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BRIGHT LEGACY
One half the Income from this Legacy, which was recelred in 1880 under the will of
JONATHAN BROWN BRIGHT
of Waltham, Massachusetts, it to be expended for book!
for the College Library. The other half of the income
ii devoted to icholarships in Harvard University for the
benefit of descendants of
HENRY BRIGHT, JR.,
who died at Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1686. In the
absence of sach descendants, other persons are eligible
to the scholarships. The will requires that this announce
ment shall be made In every book added to the Library
under Its provisions.
�����ONE THOUSAND
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Brief Biographical Sketches of New
Hampshire Men and Women, Na
tive or Resident, Prominent in Public,
Professional, Business, Educational,
Fraternal or Benevolent Work.
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EDITED AND COMPILED BY
HENRY HARRISON METCALF
ASSISTED BY
FRANCES M. ABBOTT
PUBLISHED BY
THE RUMFORD PRINTING COMPANY
CONCORD, N. H.
1919
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�FOREWORD
It is not claimed for this,iittle volume thatdt'js a complete "Who's Who"
for the State of New Hanipshire. The purpose of the compiler has been
to bring together, in compact form, so as to.- bo readily accessible for refer
ence in newspaper offices, libra'ries""and elsewhere, brief biographical
sketches of one thousand representative New Hampshire men and women,
native or resident. Undoubtedly a thousand more, equally worthy of
mention, might have been included, had time and opportunity permitted,
and it is to be hoped that another volume, embracing the same, may be
hereafter brought out by some interested person.
As in "Who's Who" in America and New England, the design has been
to include only living subjects, and this purpose has been departed from
in only two or three exceptional cases. Nevertheless quite a number of
those whose sketches are presented have died since they were arranged for
and printed, the fact of death in each case so far as known being noted in
the "Addenda," along with material facts, developing in regard to other
subjects since their sketches were put in type, and the noting of certain
errors which have been detected in some cases, while doubtless others
have been overlooked. It is practically impossible to avoid mistakes,
typographical and otherwise, in a work of this kind; but it is hoped that
this volume is as free therefrom as is usually the case. The pages devoted
to "Addenda and Errata" are inserted before the body of the work, and
attention thereto should be duly given.
The abbreviations used are simple and readily understood, such as "b."
for born, "d." for died, "s." for son, "dau." for daughter, "m." for married,
and the customary abbreviations for names of states, orders, organizations,
societies, etc. It has not appeared necessary to insert a table of abbre
viations.
The printing of the volume having been commenced as soon as material
came to hand and was properly prepared, the sketches are necessarily not
arranged in alphabetical order. To have done that would have involved
delay until the last sketch was procured before printing was commenced,
and a consequent delay of many months more before the appearance of the
work. No inconvenience results however, since an alphabetical index of
subjects has been prepared, reference to which will enable one to find any
particular sketch as readily as would have been the case with an alpha
betical arrangement of sketches.
iii
�A distinguishing feature of this work, and one which adds immensely to
its interest and value, in these days when illustration is a leading feature
even of the daily newspapers of the country, is the presentation of portraits
of subjects. More than half of the sketches are accompanied by portraits
of the parties in question. This feature obtains in the latest edition of
the Canadian "Who's Who," and vastly enhances its interest. That it
will be appreciated by the general public is not to be doubted.
The compiler has had the preparation of this work in mind for many
years. His only regret is that he has not been able to make it more com
plete. New Hampshire has always been prolific of men and women who
have been active and prominent in the varied fields of human effort, at
home and throughout the country, and is no less so at the present than
in the past. The recorded achievements of her sons and daughters in former
years, constitute an important part of the nation's history. The work of
her children, native and resident, who are still on the stage of action, is
equally worthy of record. Scattered in various volumes are biographical
sketches of many of these. Tens of thousands of dollars have been ex
pended for the presentation of the same in state and county genealogical
and biographical publications of various descriptions the work upon
which, literary and mechanical, has been done abroad, and the money for
which has been taken outside the state. This volume is entirely a New
Hampshire product. All the work, editorial and mechanical, has been
done in the state, and the comparatively small amount of money expended
therefor has remained in the state instead of going abroad for the benefit
of outsiders.
If interest in the state of their birth or residence, and pride in the worthy
record of its sons and daughters, is in some degree stimulated by this vol
ume, and it proves what it is designed to be—a ready and convenient ref
erence book for every day use, the compiler will feel that his labor of the
last two years has not been entirely in vain, and will indulge the hope that
some one else may be sufficiently interested, in the not distant future, to
continue the enterprise, and prepare and publish another volume along
the same line, for which ample field will be found.
H. H. Metcalf.
Concord, N. H., May, 1919.
�ADDENDA AND ERRATA
Abbott, Fiances Hale, p. 139; should be printed
Abbot.
Anderson, George Weston, p. 311; appointed
U. S. District Judge. July, 1918; trustee maiorib- stock B. A M. R. R.. held by N. Y.,
N. H. & Hartford R. R., Dec. 27, 1918.
Ballard, William Preston, p. 169; grandson,
Frank Edward Silva, b. Nov. 8, 1918.
Bancroft, Charles Parker, p. 171; trustee N. H.
State Hospital.
Barnabee, Henry Clay, p. 134; d. Dec. 16, 1917.
Bartlett, Benjamin T., p. 544; erroneously
printed Benjamin G; trustee N. H. State In
dustrial School.
Barton, Jesse Morton, p. 105: member N. H.
constitutional convention, 1918; acting Gov
ernor of New Hampshire, Dec. 31, 1918 to
Jan. 2, 1919.
Benton, John Edwin, n. 57; solicitor U. S. In
terstate Commerce Commission, Washington,
since Feb., 1918.
Bingham, Harry, p. 18; chairman Grafton
County Legal Advisory Board, N. H. Dis
trict Selective Service.
Brackett, John Q. A., p. 71; d. April 6, 1918.
Brennan James F., p. 119; secretary Hillsbor
ough County Selective Service Board, Div.
No. 2.
Britton, William John, p. 95; elected solicitor
for Carroll County, for 1919-20, Nov., 1918.
Brown, Alice, p. 266: bom Dec. 5, 1857, in
stead of 1887 as printed.
Brown, George Henry, p. 441; president Cen
tral N. H. Congregational Club two years;
Mason, 32d degree.
Brown, John Henry, p. 413; trustee N. H. Hos
pital, 1919-.
* Bugbee, Marion Louise, p. 83; member Com
mittee on Aid to Dependents of Soldiers and
Sailors, Aug. 17, 1917; served with Childrens'
Bureau. American Red Cross, in France.
March 1, to Oct. 1, 1918.
Burroughs, Sherman Everett, p. 35; re-elected to
U. S. house of representatives, Nov., 1918.
Buxton, Willis George, p. 105; member N. H.
constitutional convention, 1918.
Carter, Solon Augustus, p. 115; d. Jan. 28, 1918.
Chandler, William Eaton, p. 3; d. Nov. 3, 1917.
Chase, Arthur Horace, p. 51; chief clerk, Dis
trict Board of Appeals, N. H. Selective Serv
ice, 1918; s. Robert M., lieutenant Coast Ar
tillery Corps, U. S. A., April, 1918, to date.
Chase, Olin Hosea, p. 27; m., Dec. 20, 1917,
Hattie A. Reed, Newport, N. H.; removed to
61 Rumford St., Concord, N. H.
Chase, William Martin, p. 19; d. Feb. 3, 1918.
Child, Edwin Leighton, p. 353; master Pem
broke Grange, 1916-17; member Canton
Wildey, No. 1, P. M.; s. Ford Leighton, b.
Feb. 22. 1895, instead of Feb. 2 as printed;
Roswell Towle, b. May 12, 1898.
Claggett, Fred Porter, p. 359; medical referee
for Sullivan County, 1919-.
Clark, Allan Chester, p. 331; d. Sept. 23, 1918;
s. Allan Chester Jr., b. Oct. 17, 1918.
Clow, Fred Ellsworth, p. 438; trustee N. H.
State Sanatorium.
Colby, Ira Gordon, p. 153; member N. H. con
stitutional convention, 1918: Judge Advocate
General staff of Gov. John H. Bartlett.
Colony, Horatio, p. 467; d. Nov. 11, 1917—
killed by automobile accident.
Cook, George, p. 5; chairman N. H. Selective
Service Board, 1917-19.
Corning, Charles Robert, p. 7; president N. H.
Historical Soc., 1919-, Concord Charity Or
ganisation, 1919-.
Couch, Benjamin Warren, p. 6; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1919-20; director
Mechanicks National Bank, N. H. Spinning
Mills, Beecher Falls Co.
Cummings, Allen Curtis, p. 186; resigned as
Master of Stevens high school, Claremont,
on account of ill health, in April, 1918, and
has been recuperating at his old home at
North The tford. Yt. ; resumes work in the fall.
Curtis, Warden Allan, p. 417; should be printed
Wardon.
Dixon, Frank Haigh, p. 421 ; Professor of Trans
portation, Princeton University, 1919.
Donovan, Michael Henry, p. 54; s. Daniel B.,
b. Nov. 3, 1878; civil engineer; six years resi
dent engineer in charge of barge canal section
between Utica and Oneida Lake, N. Y.; engi
neer in charge of road construction at Camp
Merritt, N. J., 1917-18; fatally injured at
Dumont, N. J., and d. at Englewood, June
13. 1918; John B. (Harvard 1906) studied law,
now in insurance in New York City; Joseph
C. (Boston Univ. Law School, 1917) lawyer
in practice in Concord.
Drake, James Frank, p. 94; Lieutenant-Colonel
Ordnance Department, U. S. A., Pittsburgh
Pa.; chairman Committee on Claims, Pitts
burgh Division.
Drew, Irving Webster, p. 149; appointed U. S.
senator by Gov. Keyes, Sept. 1, 1918, to fill
vacancy occasioned by death of Jacob H.
Gallinger.
Dudley, Harry Hubbard, p. 305; s. Charles H.,
second lieutenant, Sanitary Corps, U. S. A. ,
Regular Army, 1918-.
Duncan, Charles, p. 98; secretary State Board
of Health since Sept. 6, 1918.
Eastman, Samuel C.,p. 37; d. Aug. 31, 1917.
�VI
ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Edes, Samuel Harcourt, p. 30; Captain Co. G.
103d Infantry, 26th Division ; sailed for
France Sept., 1917; transferred, 1918, to
Headquarters 6th Army Corps; still on duty
in France; m. Aug. 30, 1917, Nellie E. Presby, dau. of Hon. Winthrop B. Presby, a
lawyer of Portland, Ore.. and native of Brad
ford, N. H.
Elwell, Rufus Newell, p. 7; appointed N. H.
Insurance Cora missioner. Nov. 16, 1917; d.
Feb. 9. 1919.
Emerson, Charles Sumner, p. 15; chairman
Hillsborough County, Dist. No. 2, Selective
Service Board: s. Dean A. (Dartmouth '14,
Thayer School '18), lieutenant in Aviation
branch, A. E. F.; Sumner B. (Dartmouth '17),
lieutenant balloon section, Aviation branch.
Emerson, Francis P., p. 202; Maj. Med. Res.
Corps, 1918.
Evans, Alfred, p. 207; member N. H. constitu
tional convention 1918; retired as judge of
Probate, from age limitation, March 31, 1919.
Fairbanks, George Arlington, p. 65; retired; s.
Harold G.. enlisted May 5. 1917; served in
Portsmouth C. A. C. at Fort Constitution, on
guard duty at Fort Devens and Springfield,
Mass.; transferred, with rank of sergeant,
April 22, 1918, to Intelligence Dept.. War
College, Washington; commissioned 2d lieu
tenant, Q. M. C, July 25, 1918, and went over
seas Aug. 7; connected with Chief Purchasing
Office, and located in Spain.
Farmer, William Parker, p. 159; president Man
chester Historical Ass'n.
Farrand, George Edward, p. 38; appointed
postmaster of Concord, Sept. 19, 1918.
Faulkner, Philip Handerson, p. 391; trustee
N. H. State Sanatorium.
Felch, Albert Dustin, p. 73; delivered historical
address at 150th anniversary of town of Sunapee, Sept. 2, 1918.
Fowler, George Winthrop, p. 58; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1919-20.
Fowler, William Plumer, p. 147; Acting Cor
poration Counsel, City of Boston, 1917-18;
d. July 3, 1918.
French, James Edward, p. 181; member N. H.
constitutional convention, 1918; house of rep
resentatives. 1919-20.
Frisselle, Frank Monroe, p. 191; returned to
the Manchester Union, 1919.
Gallinger, Jacob Harold, p. 15; d. at Franklin,
N. H., Aug. 17, 1918.
; Goss, Winifred Lane, p. 226; mother's name
should be printed Lorena instead of Lovena.
Gould, Alfred Josiah, p. 102; member Sullivan
County Pomona Grange, instead of Merri
mack County as printed; d. Dec. 14, 1918.
Graves, Robert John, p. 89; Major U. S. Medi
cal Reserve Corps, U. S. General Hospital
No. 2, Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, Md.
Green, Henry Francis, p. 5; d. May 9, 1917.
Gunnison, William Towne,p. 47; m. Grace Horney, not Homey; sons, Arvin, Dartmouth
22, Golf Champion of N. H.: John VinaJ,
Student at Phillips Exeter Academy.
Hall, Daniel, p. 101; wife d. Dec. 1, 1918.
Hamlin, Frank Wilbert, p. 480; trustee N. H.
State Industrial School.
Hammond, Oris G.( p. 51; wife d. Feb. 10, 1918.
Harriman, Walter C, p. 193; d. June 29, 1918.
>Harris, Sarah Neal, p. 504; d. March 5, 1917.
Hatch, Albert Ruyter, p. 106; member legal ad
visory board, Rockingham County, N. H.
Selective Service.
Herring. Crawford Dawes, p. 77; wife died June
5, 1918.
Hirst, Edgar Clark son, p. 30; general manager
N. E. Sawmill Units. Bonar Bridge, Scot
land, June, 1917 to Sept., 1918; Industrial
Examiner, U. S. Forest Service, and Assistant
to State Fuel Administrator, Hovey E. Slayton, fall of 1918; sons, Heston, b. Nov. 8,
1915, John Minot, March 5, 1918.
Hodgman, Burns Plummet , p. 43 ; director First
National Bank, Concord; treasurer and di
rector Eagle and Phenix Hotel Co.; treasurer
and director Hill Associates; director Concord
Mutual Fire Ins. Co.; clerk Concord Water
Board; Chairman Concord Public Safety
Committee; and Chairman Fuel Committee
for Concord during the war.
Hollis, Allen, p. 49; N. H. director W. S. S.
Holiis, Henry French, p. 81; member U._ S.
Liquidation Commission, adjusting claims
growing out of the war in Europe. Appointed
Feb., 1919.
Hook, Andrew Jackson, p. 33; member N. H.
Senate, 1919-20: vice-president N. H. Old
Home Week Ass n.
Hopkins, Ernest Martin, p. 243; chief of In
dustrial Relations Branch of the Quarter
master's Corps, Feb. 20, 1918 to Dec. 15,
1918—Assistant to the Secretary of War.
Howard, Charles Danforth, p. 127; residence,
100 School St., Concord, N. H.
Howard, Charles Woodbury, p. 59; disbursing
officer and agent United States and State of
New Hampshire, Selective Service board,
district of New Hampshire.
Hoyt, Horace F., p. 163; member N. H. consti
tutional convention 1918; doorkeeper N. H.
house of representatives, 1919-20.
Hutchins, Harry Burns, p. 236; resigned as
president of Univ. of Mich., March, 1919, to
take effect with close of college year; will
engage in literary work.
Hutchins, JohnCorbin, p. 74; trustee N. H. Col
lege, 1918; mem. State Bd. of Education, 1919.
Ives, Henry Goodson, p. 59; enlisted, Aug. 21,
1917, at Montreal, in 5th Royal Highlanders,
re-enforcing the "Black Watch," or 1stQuebec
Reg.; served in the orderly room till March,
1918, when detailed for service with the
British Chemical Co., at Trenton, Ont. . under
control of the Imperial Munitions board ; dis
charged Feb. 2, 1919. Resigned as pastor at
Andover, N. H.. and accepted a call to Unity
Church, Amherst, Mass., m., Jan. 19, 1918,
Grace E. Mackintosh, Sharon, Mass.
Jackson, James Robert, p. 71; secretary N. H.
constitutional convention, 1889; d. Nov. 22,
1917.
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
* Jackson, Lydia Drew, p. 81; teacher of French,
St. Mary's School, Concord, N. H., 1918-19.
Jackson, Robert, p. 58; vice-president L. H.
Shattuck. Inc.
Jameson, John Butler, p. 257; b. Aug. 2, 1873,
great great grandson Capt. Thomas Jameson,
who settled in Antrim in 1783; Democratic
candidate for U. S. senator to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Jacob H. Gallinger, Nov., 1918, lacking less than 1,000 votes
of election.
Jewett, Stephen Shannon, p. 119; member" legal
advisory board for Belknap County, N. H.
District. Selective Service; trustee N. H.
State Prison, appointed April, 1919.
Johnson, Jesse p. 283; d. Oct., 1918.
Johnson, Perley Albert, p. 16; chairman New
port Chapter, American Red Cross; Federal
food administrator for eastern Sullivan dis
trict; member Liberty Loan and W. S. S.
Committees.
Keeler, Irad Eugene, p. 25; re-elected Register
of Probate, Nov., 1918.
Keyes, Frances Parkinson, p. 335; author "The
Old Gray Homestead," Houghton, Mifflin
Co., 1919.
Keyes, Henry Wilder p. 211; elected U. S. sen
ator for six years, to succeed Henry F. Hollis,
Nov., 1918.
Kimball, George Morrill, p. 277; president N. H.
Savings Bank, succeeding the late Samuel C.
Eastman.
Lake, Harry Foss, p. 51; Democratic candidate
for Congress, 2d N. H. District, 1918; chair
man N. H. War Speakers' Bureau.
Lauder, George Burns, p. 259; daughter, Mil
dred, graduated from St. Mary's School,
1913.
Leonard, Charles Hall, p. 330; d. Aug. 27,
1918.
Lyford, James Otis, p. 53; son Richard (Har
vard 1918) First Class private. Battery A.,
101st Regiment, Field Artillery, 26th Divi
sion; served in France from September, 1917
to April. 1919.
Mann, William Hazelton Gage, p. 290; in
structor Dartmouth College, S. A. T. C,
1918.
Martin, Nathaniel Everett, p. 89; Democratic
candidate for Governor of New Hampshire,
Nov.. 1918.
Mason, Nathaniel Robert, p. 198; chief of staff,
Base Hospital 51, Tout, France, 1918; recom
mended for promotion to major, and com
mission made out when the armistice was
signed.
McAllister, George Isaac, p. 446; A. O. U. M.
should be A. O. U. W.
McCollister, Lee Sullivan, p. 407; should be
printed McCollester.
McCrillis, John, p. 24; s. John, b. Jan. 1, 1897,
(Dartmouth 20); instructor in Thayer School
Training Detachment, June to Dec., 1918;
William Henry, b. April 24, 1898 (Worcester
Academy, 20), TJ. S. Marine Corps, Oct.,
1918 to March 12, 1919.
McHugh, Bartholomew Franklin, p. 333; trus
tee N. H. State Prison.
McLane, John Roy, p. 159; a. Charles Bancroft,
b. March, 1919.
McQuaid, Elias Alfred, p. 383; on staff of New
York World, 1919-.
Merrill, Robert Josiah, p. 54; resigned as in
surance commissioner, Nov., 1917, to become
secretary of the United Life & Accident Ins.
Co., Concord.
Miller, Ida Fair, p. 62 ; member Soc. for
Preservation of N. E. Antiquities, not Pre
tention as printed.
Morrill, Arthur Putnam, p. 170; member N. H.
state senate, 1919-20 (president).
Morrison, Henry Clinton, p. 77; assistant secre
tary Connecticut State Board of Education
since 1918; removed to Middletown, Conn.
Moses, George Higgins, p. 127; elected U. S.
Senator from New Hampshire to fill unex
pired term of the late Jacob H. Gallinger,
Nov. 5, 1918; assigned to committees on agri
culture, the library and printing; s. Gordon,
now midshipman, U. S. Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Md.
Murchie, Alexander, p. 47; secretary Demo
cratic state committee, Feb. 1, 1918, to Sept.,
1918—chairman since; legal adviser for New
Hampshire, to the U. S. Custodian of Alien
Property; dau. Jean, b. Nov. 30, 1917. Resi
dence, 7 Pine St., Concord, N. H.
Murchie, Robert Charles, p. 9, major, National
Army, Adjutant General's Dept.; graduate
Army General Staff College, Dec. 31, 1918;
honorably discharged, Feb., 1919.
Murphy, David Edward, p. 261 ; President Con
cord Board of Trade, 1906-10.
Niles, Edward Cullen, p. 49; resigned as Public
Service Commissioner, July 27, 1918, to be
come assistant to the director of Public Serv
ice, U. 8. Railroad Administration, Washing
ton, D. C.
Niles, Harold Herbert, p. 451; trustee of N. H.
State Prison, 1919-.
Parker, Edward Melville, p. 91; chaplain N. H.
State Guard; s. Henry Melville, b. Jan. 9,
1919; named for his grandfather, a Massa
chusetts lawyer, native of Jaffrey, N. H.
Parker, Hosea Washington, p. 9; member and
temporary president N. H. constitutional
convention, 1918.
Pearson, Edward Nathan, p. 3; trustee Kimball
Union Academy; vice-president Northern
Bankers Ass'n, vice-president and director
N. H. Bible Soc.
Pillsbury, Rosecrans William, p. 55; proprietor
Manchester Mirror, 1918-.
Powers, Samuel Leland, p. 49; s. Leland, b.
July 1, 1890; Dartmouth, A.B. 1910 (Phi.
Beta Kappa), A.M. 1911; Harvard, LL.B.
1914; admitted to the bar and since a mem
ber of the firm of Powers & Hall, Boston;
member Mass. house of representatives
1918-19 (chairman committee on bills in the
third reading; m., 1913, Barsheba T. Threewit, Denver, Colo.; two children, Polly and
�Vlll
ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Samuel Leland. Residence, Newtonville,
Mass.
Powers, Wilbur Howard, p. 33; s. Walter (Dart
mouth 1906, Harvard Law School, 1909),
Major in Ordnance Department, A. E. F.,
serving in France.
Quimby. Frank Pierce, p. 103; member N. H.
constitutional convention. 1918.
Ramie, Herbert Williamson, p. 425; s. Donald
Garland, b. March 6. 1919.
Ranney, William Bradford, p. 313, member
N. H. house of representatives, 1919-20;
chairman Merrimack County delegation.
Richardson, Albert James, p. 62; president Lit
tleton Board of Trade.
c Richardson, Ellen Ruddick, p. 121; d. March 10,
1919.
Robie, Edward, p. 98; d. Sept. 20, 1917.
Rollins, Dillwyn Sidney, p. 28; trustee Kim
ball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H.
Rossiter, William S., p. 118; called to Washing
ton in July, 1918, as member of staff of Dean
E. F. Gay, director of the Central Bureau of
Planning and Statistics; prepared progress
reports of the Navy for the President; re
signed Feb., 1919; chairman joint committee
of the American Statistical and American
Economic Ass'ns to advise the director of the
Census on the 14th Census of the United
States; President of the Rumford Printing
Co., since the death of William E. Chandler.
Rowe, Stewart Everett p. 39; re-elected treas
urer Rockingham, County, Nov., 1918;
commander N. H. Division, S. of V., 1918.
Ch. Rock. Co. United War Works Campaign.
Sargent, Orison Clark, p. 219; d. Feb. 26, 1019
Sherman, Lillian Adelaide Tourtelotte, p. 146;
War historian for town of Warner; press
correspondent. Dept. of N. H., National
W. R. C.
. Shockley, Alice Porter, p. 45; president New
Bedford College Club, vice-president New
Bedford Woman's Club, vice-president
Y. W. C. A., supervisor New Bedford Junior
Red Cross.
Slayton, William Harvey, p. 239; superintendent
of schools, Portsmouth, N. H., since 1918.
Smith, Edward M., p. 50; d. March 13, 1919.
Spaulding, Rolland Harty, p. 21; N. H. Direc
tor TjTW. W., trustee N. H. Historical Soc;
m., Dec. 18, 1918, Vera A. Going, Rochester,
N. H.
Stone, George Weare, p. 158; member N. H.
constitutional convention, 1918; secretary
Division 1, Merrimack County legal advisory
board, N. H. Selective Service.
Storrs, John Williams, p. 293; member N. H.
Public Service Commission since Dec. 23,
1918.
Streeter, Frank Sherwin, p. 45; President State
Bd. of Education, 1919-.
Sullivan, Dennis Edward, p. 103; CaptainU. S. Medical Reserve Corps, Base Hospital,.
Camp Upton, Long Island, N. Y., July 5 to
Dec. 14, 1918; detailed to duty, Harvard
8. A. T. C, Dec. 2 to Dec. 12.
Taylor, Levi Colby, p. 91; m., Dec. 8, 1874, in
stead of 1879 aa printed.
Thayer, William Wentworth, p. 61 ; in charge of
War Trade Board, American Embassy,
London, England.
Theriault, Marcel, p. 269; general manager
Abbot-Downing Co., Concord, 1919-.
Towle,FredScates,p. 217; Captain Medical Re
serve Corps, U. S. A.; d. Oct. 10, 1918, in a.
fire at U. 3. Base Hospital, Colonial, N. J.
Tufts, James Arthur, p. 69; member N. H.
senate, 1919-20; chairman committee on
education.
Turner, Huffman George, p. 407; should heprinted George Huffman.
Tuttle, James Patterson, p. 97; resigned aa
Attorney General, April 16, 1918, to return to
private practice in Manchester.
Wallace, James Burns, p. 170; member N. H.
constitutional convention, 1918.
Walker, Charles Rumford, p. 6; member Mer
rimack County Selective Service Board,
District No. 1; s. Charles R., Jr., first lieu
tenant, U. S. Coast Artillery, in service since
Oct., 1917; served in England; last at Fort
Eustis, Va.
Wason, Edward Hills, p. 251 ; re-elected to Con
gress Nov., 1918; m. and has a son.
Wason, George Butler, p. 167; re-elected toMassachusetts executive council, Nov., 1918.
Watson, Irving Allison, p. 22; d. April 2, 1918.
Webster, Harold Adams, p. 134; m., June 1,
1918, Charlotte White, Concord. Residence,
Concord, N. Jf .; son, Harold Adams, Jr., b.
April 18, 1919.
Webster, Rev. Lorin, p. 363; Author "Chips
from a Busy Workshop" (volume of verse).
The Gorham Press, 1919.
Wendell, Caroline R., p. 167; temporary presi
dent N. H. W. C. T. U., March. 1919-.
Whipple, Sherman Leland, p. 131; counsel for
U. S. Shipping Board, 1918-; s. Sherman Le
land, Jr.; returned from service in France,
entered Harvard R. O. T. C, and later sta
tioned at Camp Lee, Va.; m., April 15, 1919r
Margaret Cassandra Jones, St. Louis, Mo.
Whitcher, William Frederick, p. 113; d. May
31, 1918.
Willis, Eben Marston, p. 106; d. Jan. 1, 1919.
Winslow, Sherburn J., p. 430; d. Feb. 19, 1919.
Wood, Mary Inez Stevens, p. 179; New Hamp
shire director, W. S. S.
Woodbury, Gordon, p. 66, in Y. M. C. A. service
in France. 1918.
Woolson, Augustus A., p. 202; d. Dec. 15, 1918.
��Hon. William E. Chandler
�ONE THOUSAND
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Chandler, William Eaton
Lawyer, statesman, publicist; b., Con
cord, N. H., Dec. 28, 1835; s. Nathan
S. and Mary Ann (Tucker) Chand
ler; ed. public and private schools,
Thetford, Vt., and Pembroke, N. H.,
academies, and Harvard Law School,
LL.B. 1854; admitted to the bar, 1855,
commencing practice in Concord; re
porter of N. H. Supreme Court, 1859;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1862-3-4 and 1881 (speaker in
1863-4) ; member, N. H. constitutional
conventions, 1876, 1902; solicitor and
judge-advocate-general, U. S. Navy
Dept., March 9 to June 17, 1865; first
assistant secretary of the treasury,
June 17, 1865 to Nov. 30, 1867; ap
pointed solicitor-general of United
States, March 31, 1881, but rejected
by the Senate; secretary of the navy,
1882-5; inaugurated the "new navy"
movement and built four cruisers;
organized Greeley relief expedition,
1884; U. 8. senator, 1887r1901; presi
dent, Spanish Treaty Claims Commis
sion, 1901-7; Unitarian; Republican;
secretary, Republican state committee
of New Hampshire, 1858-60; secretary,
Republican national committee, 1868
-76; delegate-at-large, Republican na
tional convention, 1876, 1902; leader
in movement for erection of a statue
of President Franklin Pierce, and mem
ber of the commission which carried
out the project in 1914; founder
and president of Daniel Webster
Birthplace Ass'n; received honorary
degree of A.M. from Dartmouth Col
lege in 1866, and LL.D. in 1901 ; con
tributing editor of Concord Monitor
and Statesman for more than forty
years, and author of many monographs
and pamphlets discussing public ques
tions; m., 1st, June 29, 1859, Ann
Caroline, dau. Gov. Joseph A. Gilmore,
who d. March 20, 1871; 2d, Dec. 23,
1874, Lucy Lambert, dau. Hon. John
P. Hale, who d. Oct. 15, 1915; children,
Joseph Gilmore, b. 1860; William
Dwight, b. 1863; Lloyd Horwitz, b.
1869; John P. Hale, b. 1885. Address,
Concord, N. H.; summer home,
Waterloo, N. H.
Pearson, Edward Nathan
Teacher, editor, bank official; b.
Boscawen, N. H., Sept. 7, 1859; s.
John Couch and Elizabeth (Colby)
Pearson; ed. Kimball Union Academy,
Penacook Academy, and Dartmouth
College, Phi Beta Kappa, A.B. 1881,
A.M. 1883; public school teacher,
Washington, D. C., 1881-2; city edi
tor, associate editor, managing editor,
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Concord Evening Monitor, 1882-98;
business manager, Republican Press
Ass'n, 1892-8; business manager, Rumford Printing Co., 1898-9; public
printer, 1893-7; N. H. secretary of
state, March, 1899 to May, 1915; di
rector and cashier, First National Bank,
Concord; director, Peterboro & Hillsboro R. R., Concord Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., United Life & Accident
Insurance Co., Concord Investment
Co., Concord Shoe Factory; Republi
can; Congregationalist; member, Wonolancet Club, Capital Grange, P. of H. ;
m., Dec. 6, 1882, Lebanon, N. H..
Addie Maria Sargent; children, Edward
N. Pearson, Jr., Robert H. Pearson
(Dartmouth, 1907), d., John W. Pear
son (Dartmouth, 1911), Mildred (Mrs.
Howard A. Morrison.
Residence,
Concord, N. H.
McDuff ee, Willis
Editor and publisher; b., Rochester,
N. H., March 15, 1868; s. Franklin and
Mary Frances (Hayes) McDuffee; ed.
public schools and Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1890; six months' tour abroad
following graduation; editor of the
Rochester Courier and president Cour
ier Publishing Co. since Oct., 1891;
Republican; representative in N. H.
legislature, 1895-6; member, Rochester
school board, three years; trustee,
Rochester public library, 1899 to date;
trustee, N. H. College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts, 1914-16; director,
Rochester National Bank; Congrega
tionalist; Mason, Knight Templar;
was one of the originators of the Pro
gressive movement in New Hampshire,
but refused to support Roosevelt in
1912, and presided at the meeting of
"Taft Progressives" which was largely
responsible for the Republican pri
maries going for Taft; personal cam
paign manager for Roll and H. Spaulding in his successful campaign for
governor in 1914; m., July 22, 1897,
Dora Haley; children, Franklin, b.
May 2, 1898; Maude Chase, b.
June 12, 1901. Residence, Rochester,
N. H.
Colby, Frederick Myron
Author and probate attorney; b.,
Warner, N. H., Dec. 9, 1848; s. Levi O.
and Mary (Durrell) Colby; ed. public
schools and Colby Academy; com
menced writing in early life, for various
publications, including the Youth's
Companion, St. Nicholas, and other
periodicals for the young; author of an
interesting series of articles on "His
toric Mansions of New Hampshire";
long time contributor to the Granite
Monthly, writing on topics of local,
state and general interest; author of
various published volumes, including
"Pharaoh's Daughter," "Bonnie Lads
and Bonnie Lasses," "Kings and Girl
Queens," etc.; Liberal; Democrat;
member, board of education, 187888; town treasurer, 1885-6, 1895;
postmaster of Warner, 1894-9; super
intendent, Simonds Free High School,
1910-15; Democratic candidate for
Congress, N. H. second district, 1908;
member, Manchester Press Club, Wonolancet Club, Concord; m., 1st, Dec.
25, 1882, H. Maria George of Warner,
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authoress, who d. March 29, 1910; 2d,
June 29, 1915, Ella S. Palmer. Resi
dence, Warner, N. H.
Cook, George
Physician; b., Dover, N. H., Nov. 16,
1848; s. Solomon and Susan Ann
(Hayes) Cook; ed. Franklin, N. H.,
Academy, Concord high school, Univer
sity of Vermont Medical College,
Dartmouth Medical College, M.D.,
1869; practiced at Henniker, N. H.,
1869-70; Hillsborough, 1870-5; Concord
since 1875; Episcopalian; Republican;
superintendent of schools, Hillsborough,
1874; city physician, Concord, 187884; member, N.H. house of represent
atives, 1883-4; inspector, state board
of health, 1885; assistant surgeon,
N. H. N. G., 1879; surgeon, 1882;
medical director, 1884; surgeon-general,
1893-4; U. S. pension examining
surgeon, 1889-93; member, staff,
Margaret Pillsbury Hospital, since
Oct. 20, 1884; president, N. H.
medical examining and registration
board since 1897; member, N. H.
Medical Soc., Center District Medi
cal Soc. (president, 1882), Ass'n.
Military Surgeons of U. S., American
Medical Ass'n.; major and chief sur
geon, 1st Div., 2d Army Corps, U. S. V.
Spanish American
War;
Mason,
Odd Fellow, S. of V., member, N. H.
Historical Soc.; grand president,
Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternity for
ten years; vestryman, St. Paul's Epis
copal church, Concord, for thirty
years past; member, N.H. Draft Re
gistration Board. * Residence, Con
cord, N. H.
Green, Henry Francis
Merchant, banker, manufacturer;
b., Lyndon, Vt., Feb. 6, 1844; s. Harry
and Mariila (Smith) Green; ed. pub
lic schools; engaged for a time in rail
way service in Vermont and in manu
facturing in Indiana; settled in Little
ton, N. H., in March, 1877; engaged
for two years in the grocery trade with
Charles Eaton, then entered the service
of the Saranac Glove Co., with which
he has since continued, except for a
short period, pending reorganization,
when he was engaged in lumbering.
Since the reorganization he has been
vice-president and treasurer of the
Saranac Glove Co.; president, Little
ton National Bank, and trustee,
Littleton Savings Bank; Congregationalist; Republican; long active in
party affairs; selectman, 1892-9;
member board of education eleven
years; several years general manager,
Littleton Water & Light Co.; repre
sentative in the N. H. legislature, 1883
and 1901, serving as chairman com
mittee on appropriations the latter
year; six years member, board of
commissioners for Grafton County;
member, N. H. executive council,
1899-1901;
member, constitutional
convention,
1902; member, state
board of bank commissioners, 1905-11
chairman, board of selectmen, and
member, Carnegie Library building
committee, 1905; Mason, 32d degree,
and Knight Templar; m., June 18,
1872, Jennie Smith, Indianapolis, Ind.
Residence, Littleton, N. H.
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Walker, Charles Rumford
Physician and surgeon; b., Concord,
N. H., Feb. 13, 1852; s. Joseph B. and
Elizabeth L. (Upham) Walker; de
scendant in the fourth generation from
Rev. Timothy Walker, first minister of
Concord; ed. Concord public schools,
Phillips Exeter Academy, 1870, Yale
University, 1874, Harvard Medical
School, 1878, supplemented by ex
tended study in Europe, at Dublin,
London, Vienna and Strassburg; com
menced practice in Concord in 1881,
where he has continued; member,
N.H. Medical Soc. (president in 1899),
American Medical Soc.; on staff and
consulting staff, Margaret Pillsbury
Hospital, Concord, since its foundation;
consulting staff N. H. Memorial Hospi
tal for women and children ; physician
at St. Paul's School, sixteen years;
Congregationalist; Republican; mem
ber, Concord board of aldermen, 1892;
representative in N. H. legislature from
Ward5, 1894; trustee and member of
the investment committee, N. H. Sav
ings Bank; president, board of trustees,
Rolfe & Rumford Asylum; member,
board of trustees and treasurer of the
Timothy and Abigail B. Walker Lecture
Fund; member, Concord water board;
member, Wonolancet Club, Snowshoe
Club; m., Frances Sheafe, Jan. 18,
1888; children, Sheafe Walker, b. Nov.
16, 1888; Charles R. Walker, Jr., b.
July 31, 1893. Residence, Concord,
N.H.
Couch, Benjamin Warren
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H., Aug.
19, 1873; s. Benjamin Warren and
Susan Cornell (Woodward) Couch;
ed. Concord high school, Dartmouth
College, 1896, Harvard Law School,
1899; admitted to the bar, June,
1899; entered office of Leach &
Stevens; admitted to the firm, Jan.
1, 1901; now member of the firm
of Stevens, Couch & Stevens formed
Jan. 1, 1914; Unitarian; Republi
can; member and president, Con
cord city council, 1905-6; member,
Concord police commission, 19069; trustee, N. H. State Hospital,
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
1907-13; member, N. H. house of
representatives and chairman ju
diciary committee, 1911-13-15-17;
member, N. H. Board of Control, 191315; chairman, State Board of Trustees,
1917-; trustee, Merrimack County Sav
ings Bank; treasurer, Concord Gas
Light Co.; Mason; member, Wonolancet, Passaconaway, Beaver Meadow
and Bow Brook clubs; m., Nov. 10,
1900, Gertrude A. Underhill of Con
cord. Residence, Concord, N. H.
ElweU, Rufus Newell
Lumberman,
general insurance
agent, manufacturer; b., Detroit, Me.,
Aug. 24, 1862; s. George H. and Han
nah E. (Prentiss) Elwell; ed. common
schools and Maine Central Institute;
removed with parents to Newton,
N. H., when 18 years of age; has re
sided in Exeter for the last thirty
years; extensively engaged in lumber
ing in New Hampshire and Maine;
manages a general insurance agency
(fire and .casualty) in Exeter, with
over seventy sub-agencies; director
of Exeter Co-operative Bank for the
last thirty years; director and man
ager, Abbot Downing Co., of Concord;
Baptist; Republican; member, staff of
Gov. Hiram A. Tuttle, 1891-3, with
rank of colonel; U. S. collector of
customs at Portsmouth, 1898-1905;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, eight years, taking a prominent
part in the work of legislation, both
on the floor and in the committee
room; speaker, 1905-6; associated with
the Odd Fellows, Red Men, Sons of
Veterans, Denyfield Club of Man
chester and the American Peace So
ciety; m., March 14, 1888, Mary E.
Boswell. They have two children,
George W. and Clinton W. Residence,
Exeter, N. H.
Corning, Charles Robert
. Lawyer, author; b., Concord, N. H.,
Dec. 20, 1855; s. Robert Nesmith and
Mary Lougee (Woodman) Corning;
ed. Concord schools, Phillips (Andover) Academy, private teachers; studied
law with Marshall & Chase and at
Harvard Law School; admitted to the
bar March, 1882; Republican, elected
to N. H. house of representatives,
1878 and 1883; member, state sen
ate, 1889; assistant attorney, U. S.
Department of Justice, 1892-5; mayor
of Concord, 1903-9; member, Concord
board of education, 1881-2, 1884-7,
chairman, 1899-1908; judge of probate
for Merrimack county since 1899
trustee, Concord city library, 1887-91
trustee, N. H. state library, 1887-92
trustee, N. H. normal school, 1906-13
member, Blazing Star Lodge, A. F. &
A. M. of Concord, member, N. H.
Historical Soc. ; author of "Aalesund to
Tetuan," a volume based on travels in
Europe and of many historical ad
dresses, biographies and monographs;
delivered the historical address at the
50th anniversary of the city of Con
cord, Aug. 21, 1905, and the 150th an
niversary celebration of Concord,
June 7, 1915; received honorary
degree of A.M. from Dartmouth
College in 1887. Residence, Concord,
N. H.
�Hon. Hosea W. Parker
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Parker, Hosea Washington
Lawyer, statesman, publicist; b.,
Lempster, N. H., May 30, 1833; s.
Benjamin and Olive (Nichols) Parker;
ed. Tubbs Union Academy, Green
Mountain Liberal Institute and Tufts
College; studied law with Edmund
Burke of Newport; admitted to the
bar in 1859; commenced practice in
Claremont in 1860 and there con
tinued; has been counsel for the town
of Claremont for nearly fifty years,
and president of the Sullivan County
bar since 1905; was tendered a com
plimentary banquet by the bar on his
eightieth birthday anniversary; Demo
crat; served many years on town and
state committees; represented Lemp
ster in the N. H. house of representa
tives in 1859 and 1860, and presided
at the legislative reunion in Concord
in 1915; member, U. S. house of
representatives, 1871 to 1875, serving
on the education and patents commit
tees and largely responsible for the re
fusal of patent extensions resulting in
the overthrow of the sewing machine
monopoly; Universalist; superinten
dent, Claremont Universalist Sunday
school for the last fifty-seven years;
twice president of the Universalist gen
eral convention, and president of the
state convention for the last twelve
years; Mason, Knight Templar, elected
Eminent Commander Sullivan Commandery in 1869, serving twenty-one
years in all ; trustee of Tufts College, and
for some years president of the board;
received honorary degree of A.M., in
1883, and of LL.D. from Tufts in 1912;
m., May 30, 1861, Caroline Lovisa
Southgate, who d. Sept. 14, 1904;
their dau., Lizzie S., b. June 17, 1865
(Smith College, 1888), is the wife of
Rev. Lee S. McCollester, D.D., dean
of the Tufts College Divinity School.
Residence, Claremont, N. H.
Murchie, Robert Charles
Lawyer; b., Creetown, Kirkcud
brightshire, Scotland, Jan. 22, 1885;
s. William and Agnes Janet (Kellie)
Murchie; removed to America in
early childhood; ed. Concord high
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school and University of Michigan,
Law Department, graduating LL.B.
in 1909; admitted to the New Hamp
shire bar, June 26, 1909; employed
for a time in the office of Henry F.
Mollis: subsequently became a mem
ber of the firm of Remick & Hollis;
upon dissolution of this firm became
a member of the firm of Hollis &
Murchie and so continues; Democrat;
elected solicitor of Merrimack County
in Nov., 1912; re-elected in 1914;
resigned, Jan. 1, 1917, to enter upon
his duties as representative from
Ward 3, in the N. H. house of rep
resentatives, to which he had been
elected in November previous; mem
ber of the house judiciary committee;
secretary, N. H. Democratic state
committee, since 1912; member, Dem
ocratic national committee for New
Hampshire, since June, 1916; spoke
extensively for the Democratic party
on the stump in the last three cam
paigns; affiliated with the Elks.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Parker, Hiram
Fanner and merchant; b., Lempster,
N. H., July 3, 1830; s. Benjamin and
Olive (Nichols) Parker; ed. Lempster
tion in 1899; vice-president, N. H.
Old Home Week Ass'n; member,
Silver Mountain Grange, P. of H.,
Lempster; m., Oct. 11, 1854, Helen G.
Moore, who d. Dec. 13, 1911; children,
Fred C. (N. H. College, 1879), Jennie
L. (Mrs. H. F. Olmstead), Carl A.
Residence, Lempster, N. H.
Allison, Henry Darracott
Merchant, real estate, postmaster;
b., Dublin. N. H., Feb. 2, 1869; s.
James and Sarah Jane (Darracott)
Allison; ed. public schools, Bryant
& Stratton Business College, Boston,
1888; after graduation was em
ployed for a time as bookkeeper and
taught penmanship, then entered mer
cantile business in his native town and
has since continued; Unitarian; Pro
gressive; representative in N. H. leg
islature in 1913-14, serving as chair
man, committee on public improve
town and high schools; resided on the
old homestead and engaged actively
in agriculture for many years; served
for twelve years or four terms, from
1875 to 1887, as a member of the
N. H. board of agriculture for the
County of Sullivan; for the last
thirty years or more has conducted a
general country store at Lempster
"Street," the principal village of the
town; Universalist; Democrat; has
served his town many years as select
man, clerk and moderator, and unani
mously re-elected to the latter office at
the last election, at 86 years of age;
postmaster at Lempster for twenty-four
years, from 1889; member, N. H.
house of representatives, 1863-4; dele
gate in N. H. constitutional conven
tion, 1912; leading spirit in celebration
of "Old Home Day," which has been
observed in Lempster since its institu
ments, and member of the committee
of five on redistricting the state, y
also chairman of the Progressive legis
lative caucus; chosen candidate of Pro-
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gressive party for governor in 1914;
member and past master, Altemont
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Peterborough,
Peterborough Royal Arch Chapter,
St. John's Council and Hugh de
Payens Commandery, Keene; Paquoig Lodge, I. O. O. F., Marlboro;
m., Feb. 3, 1891, Florence Gowing
Mason; three children, Hildreth M.
(Dartmouth College), Elliott S. (Keene
high school), Christine. Residence,
Dublin, N. H.
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under name of Roby & Swart. Having
purchased the Underhill Edge Tool
Elant in Nashua, in 1894 the retail
usiness was consolidated with F. D.
Cook & Co., the manufacturing and
wholesale business being retained and
conducted by the Roby & Swart Mfg.
Co., Mr. Swart being a director in the
former company and director and
treasurer of the latter; director and
treasurer of the Nashua Building Co.,
Weed, Charles Frederick
Lawyer, banker; b., Claremont,
N. H., Oct. 22, 1874; s. Charles Harvey
and Hattie Maria (Redfield) Weed; ed.
Stevens High School, Claremont, Trin
ity College, Hartford, Ct., A.B., 1894,
A.M., 1897, AKE, PBK; Harvard
Law School, LL.B., cum laude, 1898;
practiced law in Boston eighteen years;
president, Boston Chamber of Com
merce, 1917; vice-president, First
National Bank; vice-chairman, Mass.
Committee of Public Safety; member,
school committee of Brookline; Re
publican; Episcopalian; m., Sept. 10,
1901, Mary Duncan Walker of Clare
mont; children, Frances Duncan, b.
April 13, 1904; Frederick Redfield,
b. June 3, 1906; Mary Duncan, b.
Sept. 23, 1916. Residence, 30 Griggs
Rd., Brookline, Mass.; office, 53 State
St., Boston.
Swart, William Dumond
Manufacturer; b., New Kingston,
N. Y., July 9, 1856; s. William R.
and
Eliza (Dumond) Swart; de
scendant on both sides of Dutch an
cestors among the first settlers of New
York; grandson of Samuel Swart, a
soldier of the War of 1812; ed. pub
lic schools and Wesleyan Academy,
Wilbraham, Mass.; for seven years,
from eighteen years of age, in employ
of wholesale dry goods houses in New
York City; engaged for an equal
time in decorative aft in Newark, N. J.;
traveled two years and, in 1890, lo
cated in Nashua, N. H., where he has
since remained; engaged first in retail
lumber business with Charles A. Roby,
of the Nashua Paper Box Co. and
the American Box and Lumber Co.;
president, Nashua Trust Co., Nashua
Development Co., Nashua Country
Club ; president, Nashua Board of Trade,
1893-5, 1897-8; Republican; member,
Nashua common council, 1893-5, and
president the last two years; repre
sentative in N. H. legislature, 1909-10;
senator from District 19, 1911-12, and
president of the senate; colonel on
staff of Gov. Geo. A. Ramsdell, 1877-8;
candidate for councilor, receiving a
plurality vote, in 1912; councilor,
1917-18; delegate at large to Republican
national convention at Chicago, 1916;
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Mason, 32d degree, Knight Templar
and Shriner; m., Oct. 7, 1890, Lizzie
A., dau. of Luther A. Roby; children,
Elizabeth and William Roby. Resi
dence, Nashua, N. H.
ship with the Masons (33d degree),
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and
Elks; secretary of the Masonic grand
bodies of New Hampshire, since Dec,
1909; m., Dec. 19, 1893, Mary E.
Vose; children, Esther, b. April 3,
1896; Kathryn, b. April 25, 1897.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Cheney, Harry Morrison
Printer and publisher; b., Newport,
N. H., March 8, 1860; s. Elias
Hutchins and Susan W. (Youngman)
Cheney; ed. Colby Academy, New
London, N. H., and Bates College,
Lewiston, Me., graduating from former
Stevens, Henry Webster
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H., March
5, 1853; s. Lyman Dewey and Achsah
Pollard (French) Stevens, his mother
in 1882 and latter in 1886; engaged in
journalism in Lebanon, after leaving
college, in the office of the Lebanon Free
Press, of which his father was long
proprietor, and was himself for a
number of years publisher of that
paper; Unitarian; Republican, and
long active in party affairs; auditor,
state printer's accounts, 1889-90; mem
ber, N. H. house of representatives
from Lebanon, 1893, 1895, and speaker
in 1903; state senator in 1897-8; mem
ber of council of Gov. Frank W.
Rollins, 1899-1900; holds member-
also having been born in Concord in
the Countess of Rumford House at the
South end of Main St.; ed. Concord
schools, Phillips (Andover) Academy,
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1875, Boston
University Law School, LL.B., 1877;
admitted to N. H. bar in 1878 and since
in practice of law in Concord, first
with his father, Hon. Lyman D. Stev
ens, then with Edward G. Leach until
1900, when Benjamin W. Couch
joined the firm; in 1913 Mr. Leach re
tired and in 1914 William Lyman
Stevens was admitted, the firm name
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being Stevens, Couch and Stevens;
Episcopalian; Republican; city so
licitor, 1885-6; alderman, 1894; mem
ber, house of representatives, 1887;
state senator, 1901-2; trustee, city
library; president, Margaret Pillsbury
General Hospital: trustee, N. H.
Historical Soc; vice-president, Mechanicks National Bank; president,
Merrimack County Savings Bank;
clerk, Northern R. R.; director, Board
of Trade Building Co.; member,
N. H. Bar Ass'n, American Bar Ass'n,
Alpha Delta Phi Soc, Wonolancet
Club, Concord, N. H., University
clubs, Boston and New York; recre
ation, reading and gardening; m.,
Exeter, N. H., Oct. 27, 1880, Ellen
Tuck Nelson, second dau. of William
R. Nelson, b. Peekskill, N. Y. Resi
dence, 73 Warren St., Concord, N. H.
Cook, Charles Fred
Educator; b., Sennett, N. Y., Jan. 24,
1866; s. Charles E. and Cyntha A.
(Bowen) Cook; ed., Munro Collegiate
Institute, 1886, St. Lawrence Uni
versity, Canton, N. Y., 1891; princi
pal, high school, Old Town, Me.,
1891-3; sub-principal and principal,
Coney high school, Augusta, Me.,
1893-6; headmaster, Concord, N. H.,
high school since 1906; while in Maine
served as president of Maine Teachers
Ass'n, Maine Schoolmasters' Club,
Maine Ass'n of Colleges and Secondary
Schools; in New Hampshire, president,
N. H. Teachers' Ass'n, N. H. School
masters' Club; N. H. Classical Ass'n;
Mason, lodge, chapter, council, commandery, Scottish Rite, 32d degree;
member, Wonolancet Club; Unitarian;
Republican; m., July 12, 1905, Char
lotte Partridge. Residence, Concord,
N. H.
Spaulding, William Waldemar
Teacher, manufacturer, banker; b.,
Lempster, N. H., March 10, 1846; s.
William and Emma Eliza (Miner)
Spaulding; ed. Green Mountain Lib
eral Institute, South Woodstock,
Vt., 1861-2; A.B. Tufts College, 1867,
A.M. 1907; for fourteen years a
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teacher, in Adams, Boston and Haver
hill, Mass., in which latter city he has
continued to reside; for a number of
years a member of the school board
and served as its chairman; he is a
member of the Whittier Club, the
local historical society, and for more
than forty years has been a member of
the Monday Evening Club, a literary
association founded in 1860; is one of
the senior trustees of Tufts College,
serving on the finance committee;
from 1881 to 1910 he was engaged in
manufacturing shoes, senior member
of W. W. Spaulding & Co., Haverhill,
Mass.; for several years director in the
Hampton Co., a mercerizing and fin
ishing plant located in Easthampton,
Mass.; also interested in cotton manu
facturing from 1892 to 1916, being a
director, and for several years vicepresident of the West Boylston Mfg.
Co., located in the same town; he
was, for many years, trustee of the
Hale Hospital, of Haverhill, and for
several years its treasurer; he is a
director of the Citizen's Co-operative
�Hon. Jacob H. Gallingeb
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Bank, also of the Morris Plan -Insti
tution, recently organized; has been
a director of the First National Bank
for twenty years and more and is the
president of the Haverhill Savings
Bank and chairman of its investment
committee. By inheritance and other
wise, Mr. Spaulding is Republican in
politics and Universalist in religion;
he is a strong supporter of the local
Universalist church; m., Oakdale,
Mass., Nov. 25, 1868, Evelyn Alcie
Harris; they have a son and daughter,
both of whom, together with their
children, are residents of Haverhill.
Gallinger, Jacob Harold
Physician, statesman; b., Cornwall,
Ontario, Canada, March 28, 1837; s.
Jacob and Catherine (Cook) Gallinger;
ed. common schools and by private
tutors; M.D., Medical Institute, Cin
cinnati, 1858; New York Homeopathic
Medical College, 1868; A.M., Dart
mouth, 18S5; of German ancestry on
the paternal side, his great-grandfather,
Michael Gallinger, having emigrated to
this country and settled in New York in
1754, later removing to Canada, while
his mother was of American stock; one
of twelve children, he learned and
worked at the printer's trade, before
entering upon the study of medicine;
located in medical practice in Keene,
but removed to Concord in 1862, where
he has since resided; early allied himself
with the Republican party and entered
actively into politics; member, N. H.
house of representatives, in 1872 and
1873, and again in 1891; member,
constitutional
convention,
1876;
state senate, 1878-9-80, being presi
dent the last two years; surgeongeneral on staff of Gov. Natt Head,
with rank of brigadier-general, 187980; chairman of N. H. Republican
state committee for eighteen years;
at one time N. H. member Republican
National Committee; chairman of
the New Hampshire delegation in the
Republican national conventions of
1888, 1900, 1904 and 1908; member,
U. S. house of representatives,
1885-9; elected U. S. senator for six
15
years from March 4, 1891 and four
times re-elected, present term ending
March 4, 1921, being the oldest mem
ber of the Senate in point of service;
president pro tem of the Senate in the
sixty-second Congress, minority floor
leader since 1915, and long regarded
as a leading champion of the protective
tariff policy; chairman of the Senate
committee on District of Columbia
for many years and instrumental in
promoting many public improvements;
member of the important committees
on Appropriations, Finance, Library,
Printing and Rules; chairman of the
Merchant Marine Commission of 19045; member of the board of trustees of
the Columbia Hospital for Women, and
of the board of visitors to the Providence
Hospital; member of the National For
est Reservation Commission, the Na
tional Washington Monument Ass'n.,
and vice-chairman of the Water Ways
Commission; Baptist; Mason, Odd
Fellow, Patron of Husbandry, member
of University Club and Lock Tavern
Club of Washington, D. C.; m., Aug.
3, 1860, Mary Anna Bailey, dau. of
Maj. Isaac Bailey of Salisbury, who d.
in Washington, Feb. 2, 1907, having
been the mother of six children, of whom
one only, Mrs. H. A. Norton of Winches
ter, Mass., survives, the last to pass
away being Dr. Ralph E. Gallinger, a
successful practitioner in his native city
and physician at the New Hampshire
State Prison. Residence, Concord, N.H.
Emerson, Charles Sumner
Merchant—house furnishings; b.,
Milford, N. H., April 2, 1866; s.
Sumner B. and Martha A. (Bales)
Emerson; ed. Milford public schools,
Gushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass. ;
Republican; member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1907, 1909, chairman,
committee on public improvements at
both sessions and actively instrumen
tal in securing the enlargement and
remodeling of the state house and the
three trunk line highway bill; moder
ator, Milford, since 1910; president,
Milford Building & Loan Ais'n; vicepresident, Granite Savings Bank; pres
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ident, Milford Hospital Ass'n; Congregationalist; ex-superintendent, Sunday
school; moderator, N. H. Conference
Congregational churches, 1915-16;
member, I. O. O. F., lodge, encamp
National Bank, removed to Newport,
N. H., in 1885 to accept the position
of cashier of the newly organized
Citizens National Bank; Methodist;
Republican; member, Newport school
board, seven years; town treasurer
and treasurer town school district
many years; member, N. H. house of
representatives, and chairman com
mittee on banks, 1911; cashier,
Citizens National Bank of Newport,
since organization in 1885; treasurer,
Sugar River Savings Bank, since
organization in 1895; director, Citizens
National Bank, Newport, and People's
National Bank of Claremont; one of the
original incorporators of the Peerless
Mf'g Co., with factories at Newport,
N. H., and Barton, Vt., a director from
the start, treasurer for many years,
now president; member, Knights of
ment and Rebekah lodge; past grand
master, New Hampshire; grand rep
resentative to S. G. L. for ten years;
member, Milford board of trade
(president, 1901, secretary, 1908-11);
member, standing committee, N. H.
board of trade on Pilgrim Tercen
tenary; chairman, N. H. committee,
Pilgrim Tercentenary; m., June 13,
1889, Estelle F. Abbott; children,
Dean A., Sumner B., Ruth, Mark F.
Residence, Milford, N. H.
Johnson, Perley Albert
Banker, manufacturer; b., Unity,
N. H., Oct. 24, 1860; s. William B., and
Flora (Severns) Johnson; ed. public
schools and St. Johnsbury, Vt.,
Academy, 1878; was a teacher and
bookkeeper for a time; served three
years as a clerk in the Barton, Vt.,
Pythias, Newport Board of Trade,
president 1909-10; m., Jan. 19, 1886,
Katie G. Coe; children, Carroll D.,
Margaret L. Residence, Newport,
N. H.
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Huntress, Harriet Lane
Deputy Superintendent Public In
struction; b., Meredith (now Cen
ter Harbor), N. H.; daughter of
James Lewis and Harriet Perkins
(Page) Huntress; ed. in private schools
in Massachusetts, graduating from
Prospect Hill School, Greenfield, in
1879; chief clerk, N. H. Depart
ment of Public Instruction, from April,
1889, serving under Superintendents
Patterson, Gowing, Folsom and Mor-
Sibley, Mary Matilda Putnam
(Mrs. Frank A.) ; manufacturer, club
woman; b., Croydon, N. H., March 27,
1860; dau. Marshall and Matilda
(Carroll) Putnam; ed. public schools
and Kimball Union Academy, Meriden,
1883; m. Frank A. Sibley of Newport,
June 19, 1884. Upon Mr. Sibley's
death, Oct. 26, 1909, took charge of
the business of the Sibley Scythe Co.,
at North Newport, which had been in
the family for more than seventy years,
rison, till Sept., 1913, when appointed
deputy superintendent, which position
she now holds, being the first woman in
New England appointed to such po
sition; member of the Concord Wo
man's Club, Country Club, Friendly
Club, Woman's City Club of Boston,
N. H. Historical Society, Capital
Grange, P. of H., Rumford Chapter,
D. A. R., Mt. Vernon Ladies' Ass'n
(vice-regent for New Hampshire),
N. H. Equal Suffrage Ass'n (member,
advisory board); Unitarian. Address,
Concord, N. H.
and has successfully conducted the
same; long interested in club, philan
thropic, benevolent and patriotic
work; member, Newport Woman's
Club (president, 1908-9); chairman,
conservation committee, State Federa
tion, 1912-13; regent, Reprisal Chap
ter, D. A. R., 1911-13; conservation
chairman, N. H. D. A. R., 1916-17;
member, National Conservation board,
D. A. R., 1916-17; deeply interested
in conservation of New Hampshire
birds and forests; president, Newport
Equal Suffrage League; member, board
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of education, 1908-1910; trustee,
Newport Home for Aged Women;
raised money for soldiers' monument
at North Newport; has traveled ex
tensively in this country and Europe;
children, Homer Taft, b. 1887, Dart
mouth A.B., 1907, A.M., 1908, Univer
sity of Goettingen, Germany, 1909-14;
Helen, b. 1889, The Elms, Springfield,
Mass., 1905-8, Mt. Holyoke College,
1908-10,
Germany,
1910-11, m.
Charles E. Winter, 1912, children, Mary
and Frank; Dean Sheridan, b. 1894,
Mitchell Military School, Billerica,
Mass., 1908-10, Germany, 1910-11,
Worcester, Mass., Academy, 1911-13,
Dartmouth, 1913-14, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 1914-17.
Residence, North Newport, N. H.
Towne, Omar Alvah
Printer and publisher; b., Stoddard,
N. H., Feb. 2, 1851 ; s. Hollis and
Elzina M. (Corey) Towne; ed. public
schools, Penacook and Wolfeboro
academies; commenced business as a
printer and bookseller in Franklin in
1875; bought the Franklin Transcript
in 1884 and the Merrimack Journal m
1889, and consolidated the papers
under the name of the Journal-Tran
script, which he still publishes, and is
also engaged in real estate business;
Baptist; Republican; member, Frank
lin' board of education, twenty-two
years from 1888; member, N. H. con
stitutional convention, 1889; justice,
Franklin police court, 1905-13; justice,
Franklin municipal court, since 1915;
secretary and treasurer, Franklin
Building & Loan Ass'n; clerk, Webster
Birthplace Ass'n; clerk, Franklin
Hospital Ass'n; clerk and treasurer,
Gyro Pump Co.; president, N. H.
board of trade, 1915-16; member and
first president, N. H. Weekly Pub
lishers Ass'n; member, N. H. Press
Ass'n, president 1914-15; member,
Merrimack Lodge No. 28, I. O. O. F.,
Webster Encampment No. 13, Meri
dian Lodge No. 60, A. F. & A. M.,
St. Omar Chapter, R. A. M., No. 22,
Pythagorean Council No. 6, Laconia;
Knights Templar, Scottish Rite and
N. H. Consistory; m., June 6, 1884,
Elizabeth C. Morrill, who d. Feb. 17,
1916; one dau., Addie E. Residence,
Franklin, N. H.
Bingham, Harry
Lawyer; b., Columbus, O., March 14,
1864; s. Edward F. and Susan (Gun
ning) Bingham, his father, a brother
of the late Harry and George A.
Bingham, of Littleton, having been a
circuit court judge in Ohio, and later
chief justice of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia; ed. Columbus
public schools, Columbus high school,
1882; studied law in the office of
Bingham, Mitchell & Batchellor at
Littleton, 1884 to 1887; admitted to the
New Hampshire bar at Concord, July,
1887; removed to Washington, D. C.;
Episcopalian; Democrat; captain, U. S.
Vol. Inf., Spanish War, June 20, 1898,
to March 1, 1899; assistant U. S.
district attorney, Washington, D. C.,
1900-5; returned to Littleton. April,
1912, at the time of the death of his
brother-in-law, William H. Mitchell,
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and took up practice of law in suc
cession to the firm with which he had
studied; Judge of Probate for the
County of Grafton since Dec. 2,
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1880, Fanny Hallock Rouse. Office,
111 Broadway, New York City; resi
dence, 85 Berkeley Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
Chase, William Martin
Jurist; b., Canaan, N. H., Dec. 27,
1837; s. Horace and Abigail S. (Martin)
Chase; ed. public schools, Canaan
Union Academy, Kimball Union
Academy, Dartmouth College, B. S.
1858, hon. A.M. 1879, LL.D., 1898,
admitted to N. H. bar, 1862, and in
practice in Concord, as a member of
the firms of Marshall & Chase, Sargent
& Chase and Chase & Streeter, till
1891, when appointed associate justice
of the N. H. supreme court, serving
till 1907, when he resumed practice
alone; Congregationalist; Democrat;
clerk, N. H. senate, 1871; member,
Concord board of education, for twenty
years; trustee, N. H. state library, 1874,
N. H. state normal school, 1876-8;
member, Concord board of water
1913; m., Sept. 10, 1902, Frances
Thompson, dau. of the late Hon. John
G. Thompson of Ohio. Residence,
Littleton, N. H.
Carpenter, Philip
Lawyer; b. Bath, N. H., March 9,
1856; s. Alonzo P. and Julia R.
(Goodall) Carpenter; ed., St. Johnsbury, Vt., Academy, 1873, Dartmouth
College, 1877; studied law; admitted
to the N. H. bar, and practiced in
Bath and Lancaster, N. H., 1880-5;
since 1885 in New York City; Congregationalist; Republican ; judge advocate
general, N. H., staff of Gov. Moody
Currier, 1885-7; first associate district
attorney, New York county, 1897;
member, Union League, Republican
and Dartmouth Clubs, New York City,
New Hampshire Soc. and Dartmouth
Alumni Ass'n in New York, N. H.
Historical Soc.; Mason; m. Sept. 3,
commissioners, 1877-91; chairman,
commission to revise and codify the
laws of New Hampshire under act of
�Hon. Rolland H. Spaulding
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1889, upon whose report the Public
Statutes were enacted in 1891 ; member,
N. H. senate, 1909-10, serving on
judiciary revision of statutes and other
committees; director, First National
Bank of Concord, from 1870; clerk,
Concord & Montreal Railroad; trustee,
Dartmouth College, since 1890 and
clerk of the corporation; member, N. H.
Historical Soc, N. E. Historic-Geneal
ogical Soc, Wonolancet Club, Con
cord, honorary member Dartmouth
Phi Beta Kappa Soc; engaged as a
lawyer in much important litigation,
and extensively consulted as counsel;
m., March 18, 1863, Ellen S. Abbott;
one s., Arthur H. Chase. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Spaulding, Rolland Harry
Manufacturer,
ex-governor; b.,
Townsend Harbor, Mass., March 15,
1873; s. Jonas and Elvira (Chase)
Spaulding; ed., Phillips Andover Acad
emy, Andover, Mass., class of 1893;
entered business in 1895, and has since
continued, in the firm established by
his father, now Jonas Spaulding Sons
Co. (Inc.), manufacturers of leatherboard, counters, novelties, etc., at
Townsend Harbor, Mass., Rochester,
North Rochester and Milton, N. H.,
and Tonawanda, N. Y.; vice-presi
dent, Spaulding & Frost Co., Fremont,
N. H.; director, Spaulding & Sons
(Ltd.), London, England, Inter
national Leather Co., Atlas Leather
Co., First National Bank, Rochester,
N. H., United Life and Accident Ins.
Co., Concord, N. H.; Protestant; Re
publican; delegate, Republican national
convention, 1912; governor of New
Hampshire, 1915-16; vice-president,
New Hampshire Defence League, 1917;
vice-chairman, executive committee,
New Hampshire Committee of Safety.
Residence, North Rochester, N. H.
Bean, Edwin Curtis
Secretary of state; b., Gilmanton.
N. H., Feb. 20, 1854; s. John C. and
Climenia (Burleigh) Bean; ed. com
mon schools, Tuton Seminary and
private tutors; engaged for thirty years
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in mercantile business in Belmont,
N. H.; Baptist; Republican; town clerk,
1881-2; postmaster, 1878-84; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1887,
1913, 1915 (speaker in 1915); delegate
to Republican national convention,
1904; delegate, N. H. constitutional
convention, 1912; colonel on staff of
Gov. John McLane, 1905-6; secretary
of state since 1915; trustee, City
Savings Bank, Laconia, Iona Savings
Bank. Tilton; president, N. H. Retail
Merchants Ass'n three years; member,
Lawrence Grange, P. of H., Knights of
Pythias, Mason; m., Oct. 10, 1882,
Marietta Bowman, Eastport, Me.;
children, Helen M., John C. (d. March
23, 1910), Arthur E., Edna Ci Resi
dence, Belmont, N. H.
Felker, Andrew Llewellyn
Farmer; b., Barrington, N. H., July
6, 1869; s. Andrew J. and Lydia A.
(Seavey) Felker; ed. Pond Hill school,
Barrington, Austin Academy, Strafford,
New Hampton Literary Institution,
New Hampton, N. H. ; engaged in farm
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ing in the town of Meredith since
Jan., 1897; Free Baptist; Independent
Democrat; selectman, Meredith, 18989; member, school board, ten years;
appointed commissioner of agriculture
by Gov. Samuel D. Felker in 1913;
twice nominated for reappointment by
Gov. Rolland H. Spaulding in 1916,
council refusing confirmation on par
tisan grounds; renominated by Gov.
Henry W. Keyes in 1917, and unani
mously confirmed; member, Chocorua
Lodge", A. F. & A. M., Meredith,
Wicwas Lake Grange, P. of H.,
master, 1904; district deputy; lectu
rer, N. H. State Grange, 1910-14,
overseer since 1914; secretary, N. H.
Old Home Week Ass'n since 1914; has
spoken extensively on agricultural and
kindred topics at farmers' institutes,
Grange gatherings and various public
meetings throughout the state; m., Dec.
5, 1894, Eva J. Perkins of Meredith;
three sons, Louis K. and Harold P.,
students at New Hampshire College,
and Walter A. Residence, Laconia,
N. H.; address, Concord, N. H.
Watson, Irving Allison
Physician; b., Salisbury, N. H., Sept.
6, 1849; s. Porter B. and Luvia E.
(Ladd) Watson; ed. common schools,
Newbury (Vt.) Seminary and Colle
giate Institute; studied medicine; at
tended lectures, Dartmouth Medical
College and University of Vermont;
grad. from latter, M.D., 1871 (A.M.,
Dartmouth, 1885); practiced Groveton,
N. H., 1871-81; since then in Concord;
several years superintendent of schools
at Groveton, member N. H. legislature,
1879-81 ; secretary N. H. state board of
health since organization, Sept., 1881;
secretary N. H. commissioners of lun
acy; registrar vital statistics of New
Hampshire; president of state board
cattle commissioners from 1891 to
1913; secretary, American Public
Health Ass'n, 1883-97; president, Inter
national Conference State and Provin
cial Boards of Health, 1903; assistant
secretary-general, first Pan-American
medical congress; permanent member,
American Medical Ass'n; honorary
member, Academia Nacional de Medi
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cina de Mexico ; member, Societe Fran
chise d' Hygiene of Paris; president, N.
H. Medical Soc, 1903; National Ass'n
for the Study and Prevention of Tuber
culosis; compiled and edited: Physicians
and Surgeons of America; N. H. regis
tration reports since 1881; reports
state board of health since 1882; re
ports American Public Health Ass'n,
1883-97; Reports N. H. commissioners
of lunacy; author of many papers on
medical and sanitary subjects; m., 1872,
Lena A. Farr of Littleton, N. H., who
d. Jan. 30, 1901; one dau., Bertha M.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Gay, George Washington
Physician and surgeon; b., Swanzey, N. H., Jan. 14, 1842; s. Willard
and Fanny (Wright) Gay; ed. com
mon schools, Mt. Caesar Seminary,
Swanzey, Powers Institute, Bernardstown, Mass., Harvard Medical School,
M.D., 1868, A.M. Dartmouth, 1895;
has practiced continuously in Boston
since graduation,specializing in surgery ;
surgeon, Boston City Hospital, since
1872; instructor in clinical surgery,
1888-1900, Harvard Medical School,
and lecturer, 1900-07; member, Mass.
Medical Soc. (president, 1906-8), Amer
ican Medical Soc, American Surgical
Ass'n, British Medical Ass'n, St. Botolph Club, N. H. Historical Soc; presi
dent, Suffolk Storage Warehouse Co.;
trustee, Wrentham School for Feeble
minded; Unitarian; m., 1st, Nov., 1868,
Mary E. Hutchinson, who d. Feb., 1873;
2d, Nov., 1875, Grace Greenleaf Hathorne. Office, 665 Boylston St., Bos
ton, Mass.; residence, Chestnut Hill,
Mass.
Allen, Carl Addison
Physician; b., Lempster, N. H., Oct.
27, 1847; s. Stephen and Phoebe
(Lewis) Allen; ed. common schools,
private academies, Kimball Union
Academy, Meriden, 1871; Long Island
College Hospital, M.D., 1874; com
menced medical practice at Acworth,
N. H., Dec, 1874, continuing till 1890
when he removed to Holyoke, Mass.,
where he continues; Congregationalist;
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Independent; superintendent of schools,
Lempster, 1872, Acworth, 1876-86;
president, Connecticut River Medical
Soc, president, Hampden County
Medical Soc. ; president, Holyoke Medi
cal Soc; president, Holyoke AntiTuberculosis Soc; Secretary, Holyoke
chapter, American Red Cross; member,
I. O. O. F. ; m., 1st, Sophie E. Stearns,
May 19, 1875, who d. Dec 19, 1888; 2d,
March 25, 1891, Hattie M. Murdough;
children, Walter S. (Amherst, 1900),
Sto
.S.
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**
P
w\
superintendent of the laboratory of the
General Chemical Co., New York;
Fred H. (Amherst, 1902, Harvard
Medical School, 1907), in practice in
Holyoke, specializing in diseases of chil
dren; Sophie E. (Mt. Holyoke, 1909),
secretary to the dean of Columbia Col
lege, New York; Carl W. (Massachu
setts Agricultural College, 1914), chem
ist in employ of the General Chemical
Co., New York; Raymond P., pay
master, Farr Alpaca Co., Holyoke; Leland C. at home. Residence, Holyoke,
Mass.
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Bean, George Fremont
Lawyer; b., Bradford, N. H., March
24, 1857; s. Stephen Sibley and Nancy
E. (Colby) Bean; ed. Warner public
schools, Simonds free high school,
Warner, Colby Academy, New London,
N. H., 1877, Brown University,
A.B., 1881, A.M., 1884; studied law
with Hon. Samuel C. Eastman of
Concord, and graduated, LL.B., from
Boston University Law School, 1885;
admitted to the bar in Boston same
year and has been in general practice
there since, establishing his residence
in Woburn; Congregationalist; Re
publican; mayor of Woburn, 1901-2;
member, Woburn school board from
1896 to 1908, half the time as chairman,
and declining further election; member,
Mass. house of representatives, 1910;
trustee, Choate Memorial Hospital,
Woburn; trustee, Warren Academy;
chairman, trustees of the Brown
Alumni Loyalty Fund; member, advi
sory board of the Brown Alumni;
member, Towanda Club of Woburn;
m., Sept. 2, 1896, E. Maria Blodgett,
who d. April 16, 1917; Mrs. Bean was
a sister of the late Judge John T. Blod
gett of the supreme court of Rhode
Island, a graduate of Wellesley, a
teacher and earnest worker along edu
cational, church and charitable lines;
children, Esther (Mrs. Orel M. Bean),
Wellesley, 1909; Stephen Sibley,
Brown, 1914. Residence, Woburn,
Mass.; office, Rice Building, Boston.
Perley, Sir George Halsey
Lumber manufacturer; high com
missioner; b., Lebanon, N. H., Sept. 12,
1857; s. William G. and Mabel Ticknor (Stevens) Perley; ed. Ottawa
grammar school, St. Paul's School,
Concord, N. H., Harvard University,
A.B., 1878; vice-president, Hull Lum
ber Co.; president, Argenteuil Lumber
Co.; director, Bank of Ottawa; many
years vice-president, Canada Atlantic
Railway ; elected to House of Commons
for Argenteuil, 1904, 1908, 1911; on
defeat of the Laurier Administration,
in 1911, became a member of the
Privy Council, and accepted a seat in
the Borden Cabinet without portfolio;
in charge of office of High Commissioner
for Canada, in London, since June,
1914; m., 1st. June 4, 1884, Annie
Hespeler Bowlby, who d. Aug. 10, 1910;
2d, June 11, 1913, Emily Colby White;
one dau. Residence, 233 Metcalfe
St.; office, Citizen's Building, Ot
tawa, Ontario.
McCrillis, John
Lawyer, insurance, banker; b.,
Goshen, N. H., Aug. 5, 1858; s. Wil
liam H. and Abby (Huntoon) McCril
lis; ed. Newport high school, Kimball
Union Academy, Dartmouth College,
1883; principal, Morris,
Minn.,
high school, 1883-4, Springfield, Vt,
high school, 1884*6; read law with
Albert S. Wait of Newport; admitted
to the bar, 1889; clerk of Supreme
or Superior Court for Sullivan County
since 1886; extensively engaged in
insurance;
Unitarian;
Democrat;
many years member N. H. Democratic
state committee; member, Newport
board of education, 1887-90; auditor,
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Sullivan County, ten years; trustee,
N. H. State Hospital, ten years; mem
ber, Newport water and sewer com
mission, eight years, cemetery com
mission, seven years; president, First
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many of the leading pastorates and
rising to a presiding eldership in the
latter state. He has been a resident of
New Hampshire since 1877; educated
in the public schools, graduating from
Keene high school in 1886; after a
year of clerical work in New York
City, he came to Concord, in 1887,
where he has since resided; was for
twenty-five years a correspondent
consecutively of the Manchester Union,
Manchester Mirror, Boston Globe and
various metropolitan dailies; also con
ducted a general insurance business;
a tenor soloist and member of several
choirs of Capital city churches and of
various secular organizations during a
period of twenty-five years; Repub
lican; member of the legislature of
1911 from Ward 6, Concord, serving
on appropriations and insurance com
mittees; nominated in 1912 for regis
National Bank of Newport; trustee,
Newport Savings Bank; director, Dex
ter Richards & Sons Co.; treasurer, di
rector and clerk, Brampton Woolen Co.;
member and past master, Mount Vernon
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Newport; Sulli
van Commandery, K. T., Claremont:
m., Sept. 26, 1895, Mary E. Wilmarth
of Newport; two sons, John Wilmarth
and William Henry. Residence, New
port, N. H.
Keeler, Irad Eugene
Register of probate of Merrimack
County; b., Greenport, N. Y., March
7, 1868; s. Rev. Samuel Crofut and Lydia
(Williams) Keeler, both of whom were
natives of Connecticut; his father
divided about equally between the
states of New York and New Hamp
shire a service of nearly half a century
in the Methodist ministry, filling
ter of probate for Merrimack County,
carrying 31 out of 37 towns and wards,
in competition with two well-known
and active opponents; elected to this
office in 1912, and twice re-elected
�Lilian C. Streeter
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without opposition in the primaries
and having the highest majority over
his Democratic opponents of any
candidate on the Republican ticket;
member, Eureka Lodge No. 70, A. F.
A A. M., South Congregational Church,
Capital Grange, Wonolancet Club and
N. H. Historical Society; m., Dec. 17,
1901, Edith M. Burleigh of Concord;
one son, Richard Hall. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Streeter, Lilian Carpenter
(Mrs. Frank S.) J b., Bath, N. H., July
22, 1854; dau. Chief Justice Alonzo P.
and Julia R. (Goodall) Carpenter
(grand-daughter of Rev. David Goodall, first minister of Littleton, N. H.);
ed. by private teachers and at St.
Johnsbury, Vt., Academy; m., Bath, N.
H., Nov. 14, 1877, Frank Sherwin
Streeter of Concord; Episcopalian,
member St. Paul's church, Concord;
active in social, charitable and philan
thropic work; founder and first presi
dent of the Concord Woman's Club,
and of the N. H. Federation of Women's
Clubs, of which latter she is now honor
ary president; one of the organizers of
the Concord Charity Organization, and
vice-president from 1903 till 1910;
secretary, N. H. Board of Charities
and Correction, from 1899 to 1901, and
chairman 1901-11; chairman, Com
mittee on Dependent Children, State
Conference of Charities and Cor
rection, since 1901; chairman, N. H.
Children's Commission, 1913-15, her
report having been called for from all
over the country by social workers and
state and college libraries; secretary,
Concord District Nursing Association,
from its organization in 1899 till 1909
and president from 1909 to 1913—now
honorary president; member, Ameri
can Academy of Political and Social
Science-National Conference of Chari
ties and Corrections, National Organi
zation for PublicIHealth Nursing; mem
ber of the Social Service Commission
of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of
New Hampshire; member of the Social
Service Commission of the Provin
cial Synod of New England—the only
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woman on the board; representative
from New Hampshire at the National
Conference on Dependent Children,
held at the White House in Jan., 1909,
on call of President Roosevelt; mem
ber, visiting committee, Orphans'
Home, St. Paul's School, Concord;
member, Rumford Chapter, D. A. R.;
treasurer, National Society Colonial
Dames of America, for New Hampshire;
member, executive committee, N. H.
Branch National Civic Federation;
member,
Woman's,
Shakespeare,
Friendly, Golf and Country clubs,
Concord, and Mayflower Club, Boston,
Mass.;
anti-suffragist. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Pillsbury, Albert Enoch
Lawyer; b., Milford, N. H., Aug.
19, 1849; s. Josiah Webster and Eliza
beth (Dinsmoor) Pillsbury; ed. Law
rence Academy, Groton, Mass., grad
uating 1867, Harvard University,
1867-9 (honorary A.M., 1891; LL.D
Harvard University, 1913); admitted
to the Massachusetts bar in 1870, and
since in practice in Boston; Repub
lican; member, Mass. house of rep
resentatives, 1876-7-8; Senate, 18845-6 (president, 1885-6); attorneygeneral of Massachusetts, 1891-4;
lecturer on constitutional law, Boston
University Lav? School, 1896; director
and trustee in various banking insti
tutions; trustee, Lawrence Academy;
member, World Peace Foundation,
International Law Ass'n, American
Academy of Political and Social
Science, N. H. Historical Society,
Algonquin, Art and University clubs,
and various other organizations. Res
idence, 175 Bay State Road; office,
6 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
Chase, Olin Hosea
Printer and publisher; b., Spring
field, N. H., Aug. 24, 1875; s. Hosea B.
and Eveline H. (Kidder) Chase; ed.
Newport High School; learned print
er's trade in Republican Champion
office, Newport, commencing in 1893
and continuing in that establishment
until May, 1917, becoming editor and
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publisher Jan., 1900 ; Republican ; served
as town clerk of Newport for twelve
years, from March, 1904; representa
tive in N. H. legislature in 1913-14
and 1915-16, being elected speaker of
the house upon the resignation of
Carrie F. Wright Hospital, 1913;
Mason; member, Sullivan Commandery, K. T., Claremont; Bektash
Temple, N. M. S., Concord; University
Club, Boston; University Club, New
York; m., Aug. 17, 1909, Louise F.,
dau. of the late Col. Seth M. Richards
of Newport; children, Bettina, b. 1910;
Linda, b. 1911; Louise, b. 1915. Resi
dence, Newport, N. H.
Chamberlin, Henry Eastman
City clerk; b., Newbury, Vt., May
28, 1854; s. Charles and Ruth (East
man) Chamberlin; ed. public schools;
went west in early youth and learned
railway telegraphy, at Union City,
Ind., returning in 1873; employed as
train dispatcher for the Northern
R. R., at Concord, under George E.
Todd, 1873 to 1875, when appointed
Edwin C. Bean to take the office of
secretary of state; commissioner of
motor vehicles since Sept., 1916;
second lieutenant in First N. H. Vols.
in the Spanish war, and captain for five
years in the N. H. National Guard;
Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner;
unmarried. Residence, Newport, N. H.
Rollins, Dillwyn Sidney
Woolen manufacturer; b., West
Newbury, Mass., Nov. 25, 1881; s.
Charles F. and Alice Greenleaf
(Purington) Rollins; ed. Newburyport,
Mass., high school, Dartmouth College,
1904; Congregationalist; Republican;
treasurer, Dexter Richards & Sons Co.,
Newport, N. H.; president, N. H.
Manufacturers Ass'n, 1915-16; trustee,
Richards Free Library, since 1910;
member, school board, 1913; trustee,
station agent at Penacook, continuing
eighteen years; superintendent, Concord
Street Ry., from April, 1893 till April,
1901; superintendent, Street Ry.,
Dallas, Tex., 1902; city clerk and
overseer of the poor, Concord, N. H.,
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since 1903; Republican; member,
Concord board of aldermen, from Ward
1, 1893-4; member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1897-8; Mason, mem
ber lodge, chapter, council and commandery, S. of V., past commander,
N. H. Div.; m., Nov. 23. 1875, Mary
E. Livengood; three daus., Myla,
Iyla, and Ruth Elizabeth. Residence,
West Concord, N. H.
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mission, 1915, reappointed 1917; mem
ber, I. O. O. F., Wonolancet Club,
Concord; m., June 30, 1915, Marion L.
Burns. Address, Concord, N. H.
Cutter, Guy Henry
Lawyer; b., Jaffrey N. H., Aug. 1,
1882; s. Lucius A. and Corrisende
Mclntyre, Daniel
Clergyman; b., Jamestown, Scot
land, May 23, 1866; s. Finlay and
Ann (Donald) Mclntyre; came to
Dover, N. H., May 29, 1873; ed. pub
lic schools, Dover, graduating from
high school in 1886; Bowdoin Col
lege, Brunswick, Me., 1892; Andover,
Mass., Theological Seminary, 1894;
(Lawrence) Cutter; ed. Jaffrey and
Winchendon, Mass., high schools,
Clark College, 1905, Harvard Law
School, 1908; admitted to the bar in
Massachusetts, 1908, in New Hamp
shire in 1909; practiced three years,
with offices in Jaffrey and Winchen
don, Mass., residing in Jaffrey, where
he still retains his legal residence;
Congregationalist; Democrat; member,
N. H. house of representatives from
Jaffrey, 1909-11-13; state auditor,
1914; member, N. H. bank com-
ordained and installed pastor, Con
gregational church, Barrington, N. H.,
Sept. 5, 1894, continuing till 1900, East
Fairfield, Vt., 1900-03, Pawlet, Vt.,
1903-6, Townshend, Vt., 1906-11,
Westminster West, Vt., 1911-14,
Barnstead, N. H., 1914-16; became
pastor of Second Congregational
church at Ossipee, and chaplain of
Carroll County almshouse and jail,
July 1, 1916; Republican; super
intendent, of public schools, Town
shend, Vt., 1907-11; Mason, Odd
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Fellow, Knight of Pythias, Patron
of Husbandry; m., Mary Louise Hol
land Drew, Feb. 2, 1900; children,
Jonathan Drew, b. July 19, 1901;
Carrie Ellen, b. July 8, 1908; Mary
Elizabeth b. May 17, 1917. Residence,
Ossipee, N. H.
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Newport, and
N. H. Historical Soc; unmarried.
Residence, Newport, N. H.
Edes, Samuel Harcourt
Editor and publisher; b., Newport,
N. H., Nov. 9, 1881; s. George C. and
Elizabeth Mary (Lyons) Edes; ed.
Hirst, Edgar Clarkson
Forester; b., Yellow Springs, Ohio,
Aug. 31, 1882; s. John Janney and
Mary (Bowe) Hirst; ed. Yellow
Springs public schools, Antioch Pre
paratory School, Ohio State University
(B.A), Yale Forest School, (M.F.); en
gaged in lumbering previous to appoint-
Newport high school, University of
Georgia, University of Virginia; editor
and proprietor of the N. H. Argus and
Spectator, at Newport since 1907;
captain, company M, 1st N. H.
Infantry, serving seven months in
the expedition to the Mexican border,
1916-17; Congregationalist; Democrat;
member, N. H. senate from Dis
trict No. 7—a normally Republican
district—in legislature of 1913-14,
serving on committees on judiciary,
education, state hospital and soldiers'
home, and joint standing committee
on engrossed bills; member, Mt. Vernon
ment as state forester of New Hampshire
when the department was organized
on its present basis, in 1909. In addi
tion to regular duties has spoken
extensively on forestry topics, at
farmers' institutes, board of trade
gatherings, Grange meetings, etc.;
Unitarian; Mason; member, Delta
Epsilon fraternity, Cosmos Club,
Washington, D. C., Wonolancet Club,
Concord; m., Dec. 1, 1914, Mary
Walker Stillings, dau. Dr. F. A.
Stillings of Concord; one son. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
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Everett, Frederic Elwin
Civil engineer: b., New London, N.
H., April 16, 1876; s. Benjamin G.
and Sarah E. (Johnson) Everett; ed.
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from the Harvard Law School in 1897
and admitted to the Massachusetts
bar; associated in practice with Hon.
Geo. Fred Williams, ex-minister to
Greece, whose partner he was for
many years, prior to 1910 under firm
name of Williams & Halloran; member,
bar of U. S. Supreme court; counsel
for Town of Norwood, Mass., since
1907, and incumbent of various other
town offices; experienced in corpora
tion matters; associate justice, North
ern Norfolk District court; director,
Norwood National Bank, Norwood,
and Prudential Trust Co., Boston,
Mass.; (trustee, Norwood Civic Ass'n;
member, Norfolk County Bar Ass'n,
Massachusetts Bar Ass'n, American
Bar Ass'n, Massachusetts State Board
of Trade (vice-president eleven years),
Norwood board of trade (president,
1903-5), Boston Athletic Ass'n, Har
Colby Academy, New London, class
of 1896; three years in Massachu
setts Institute of Technology; en
gineer, park department, Cambridge,
Mass., 1900-6; division engineer, N.
H. highway department, 1906-14;
N. H. Commissioner of Highways
since 1915; Episcopalian; Republican;
Mason, Knight Templar, member,
Wonolancet Club, Patron of Hus
bandry; m., Sept. 12, 1900, Gertrude
E. Lamson; children, Douglas Newton,
Barbara, Miriam. Residence, Con
cord, N. H.
Halloran, James Ambrose
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H., Oct. 11,
1870; s. Dennis and Mary (O'Brien)
Halloran; ed. Concord public schools
and by private tutors; studied law in
the office of the late Judge John M.
Mitchell of Concord; graduated, LL.B.,
vard and Economic clubs; Catholic;
Independent Democrat; unmarried.
Residence, Norwood, Mass.; office,
15 State St., Boston.
�Hon. Wilbur H. Powers
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Powers, Wilbur Howard
Lawyer; b., Croydon, N. H., Jan.
22, 1849; s. Elias and Emeline (White)
Powers; ed. common schools, Kim
ball Union Academy, 1871, Dart
mouth College, 1875, Boston Univer
sity Law School, 1878; admitted to
the bar in New Hampshire, Aug.,
1878, and in Massachusetts in No
vember following, opening an office and
commencing practice in Boston Jan.
22, 1879, where he has since continued;
the late Henry H. Folsom was for
some years associated with him, and,
later, his son, Walter Powers, was ad
mitted to the firm, which was known as
Powers, Folsom & Powers; Unitarian;
Republican; member, Mass. house
of representatives, 1890-91-92; park
commissioner, Hyde Park, 1893-1902,
chairman three years; member, school
committee, Hyde Park, 1900-9, chair
man seven years; presidential elector,
1896; holds membership with the
Masons, Golden Cross, Royal Arca
num, Sons and Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution; president, National
Fraternal Congress of America, 191314; retains a deep interest in his
native town and state, and was orator
of the day at the 150th anniversary
celebration in Croydon, Aug. 24,
1916; m., 1st, May 1, 1888, Emily
Owen, who d. Dec. 13, 1912; 2d,
Lottie I. Koehler (nee Mills), May 17,
1914; children, Walter Powers, b.
Aug. 3, 1885, now in partnership with
his father; Myra, b. May 20, 1889,
d. March 4, 1916. Office, 209 Wash
ington St., Boston; residence, 114
Naples Rd., Brookline, Mass.
Ahern, William Joseph
Secretary, N. H. board of charities
and corrections; b., Concord, N. H.,
May 19, 1855; s. William and Bridget
(Leary) Ahern; ed. Concord public
schools; engaged many years in mer
cantile life; Catholic; Democrat; com
missioner, Merrimack county, 1887-91,
chairman last two years; deputy sheriff
and jailer, 1891-2; member, N. H.
house of representatives, eleven terms,
serving generally on appropriations
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committee (chairman in 1913), a longer
legislative service than that of any
man now living with a single excep
tion; secretary, state board of charities
and correction, since 1901; chairman,
trustees State School for Feeble Minded,
1901-14; chairman, Board of Control
of State Institutions, 1914-15; active in
party affairs and several times member
of Democratic state committee, treas
urer, 1001-2; delegate Democratic Na
tional Convention, 1900; member, A.
O. H., Knights of Columbus, Foresters
of America, Elks and Wonolancet Club;
m., Nov. 30, 1876, Catherine Cotter;
children, Frank G., Mary Grace (Mrs.
John F. Sullivan), William J. Jr.,
John M itchell , Robert Leo . Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Hook, Andrew Jackson
General business; b., Cornish, N. H.,
Dec. 7, 1864; s. Moody and Eliza B.
(Carroll) Hook; ed. common schools
and Bryant & Stratton's Business
College, Manchester; in employ of A.
C. Carroll & Son, general merchants, at
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Warner, for six years; landlord,
Kearsarge Hotel, one year, in retail
grain trade, seven years; postmaster of
Warner, 1898 to 1916; since then has
maintained a general business office
conducting a large lumber, real estate
and insurance business. He is a
trustee of the Sugar River Savings
Bank of Newport and agent for the
Citizens National Bank of that town.
Republican; has served as town clerk,
selectman, member of the high school
Brown, Edmund H.
Register of deeds Merrimack County ;
b., Fisherville (now Penacook), N. H.,
Oct. 29, 1857; s. Henry H. and Lucretia (Symonds) Brown; ed. Penacook
Academy (class of 1876), Massachu
setts Institute of Technology, special
course; superintendent, Concord Axle
Co., 1887-97; member, mercantile firm
of Foote, Brown & Co., Penacook,
1897-1911; register of deeds for Mer
rimack County since 1911; Repub-
committee, and has been town treasurer
for the last twenty years; member of
the N. H. house of representatives,
1917-18, serving on the committee on
insurance, and chairman of the com
mittee on liquor laws, taking an active
part in the enactment of the Lewis pro
hibitory bill, also as chairman of the
Merrimack County delegation. He is
a 32d degree Mason and Shriner, also a
Patron of Husbandry and present sec
retary of the N. H. Grange Life Insu
rance Assn.; m. Nov. 24, 1888, Florence
Bell Colby of Warner; no children.
Residence, Warner, N. H.
lioan; representative from Ward 1,
Concord, in N. H. legislature, 1893-4,
1905-6; state senator from District
No. 11 (old), 189.5-6; trustee, Colby
Academy; director, Concord Axle Co.,
trustee, Loan & Trust Savings Bank;
Baptist; member, Penacook Baptist
church, forty-six years (deacon twenty
years) ; member, Horace Chase Lodge,
A. F. & A. M. (past master), Trinity
Chapter, Horace Chase Council, Mt.
Horeb Commandery (commander); re
ceived all Scottish rite degrees to and
including the 32d; m., Oct. 11, 1881,
Mary Belle Proctor; children, Helen
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L., b. Oct. 3, 1882; Howard H., b.
June 15, 1884; William P. (died in
infancy). Residence, Penacook, N. H.
Fellows, William Bainbridge
Lawyer; b., Sandwich, N. H., July 5,
1858; s. Col. Enoch Q. and Mary E.
(Quimby) Fellows; ed. Tilton Seminary,
1876, Dartmouth College, 1880;
studied law with Hon. E. A. Hibbard
of Laconia; admitted to the bar, Sept.,
1883, in practice at Tilton since 1885;
Republican; sergeant-at-arms, N. H.
senate, 1881 ; clerk, U. S. senate com
mittee on claims, 1885-7; solicitor, Bel
knap county, 1889-91, 1893-7; judge
of probate, Belknap county, 1895-1909;
N. H. state auditor, 1909-1 1 ; secretary,
state board of equalization, 1901-8;
member, N. H. special tax commission,
1908; member and secretary, N. H.
tax commission, since 1911; member,
N. H. constitutional conventions,
1902, 1912; treasurer, town of Tilton,
1902, 1906; trustee, Tilton Seminary,
1896—; trustee, Tilton & Northfield
Library Ass'n, 1887- ; trustee, Hall
Memorial Library building, 1901-;
m., 1st, Nov. 1, 1881, Ida G. Scribner,
who d. Jan. 14, 1908; 2d, Aug. 24, 1909,
Clara D. Merriman; children, by first
wife, John H., Paul R. Residence,
Tilton, N. H.
Burroughs, Sherman Everett
Lawyer; b., Dunbarton, N. H.,
Feb. 6, 1870; s. John H. and Helen
M. (Baker) Burroughs; descendant,
on paternal side, of George Burroughs
who served under General Heath at
the siege of Boston, and on the ma
ternal side, of Captains Joseph Baker
and John Lovewell of Indian and
Colonial War fame; ed. public schools
of Dunbarton and Bow, Concord
high school, class of 1890, Dartmouth
College, A.B., class of 1894, Columbian
University Law School, LL.B., 1896,
LL.M. 1897; admitted to the District
of Columbia bar, 1896, New Hamp
shire bar, 1897; commenced practice
in Manchester in 1897; continued alone
two years, then becoming a member of
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the firm of Taggart, Tuttle, Burroughs
& Wyman, where he has continued,
the firm now being Taggart, Burroughs,
Wyman & McLane; Republican;
private secretary to Congressman
Henry M. Baker, 1894-7; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 19013; elected to the U. S. house of repre
sentatives, to fill the vacancy occa
sioned by the death of Cyrus A.
Sulloway, May 29, 1917; member,
state board of equalization, 1909-10;
member, state board of charities and
corrections, 1901-1917; chairman from
1911; president, N. H. Children's Aid
and Protective Soc.;- Episcopalian;
treasurer, Grace Episcopal church, and
trustee, Orphans' Home, Concord,
N. H.; member, Washington Lodge,
A. F. & A. M., Manchester; Scottish
Rite Mason; member, Derryfield and
Country clubs; m., April 21, 1898,
Helen S. Phillips; four sons, Robert
Phillips, John Hamilton, Sherman
Everett, Jr., and Henry Baker. Resi
dence, Manchester, N. H.
�Hon. Samuel C. Eastman
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Eastman, Samuel Coffin
Lawyer, banker, manufacturer; b.,
Concord, N. H., July 11, 1837; s.
Seth and Sarah (Coffin) Eastman, and
descendant of Capt. Ebenezer East
man, first settler of Concord; ed. public
schools, Rockingham Academy, Hamp
ton Falls, N.H., Brown University,A.M.,
1857,Harvard LawSchool,LL.B., 1859;
commenced practice of law in Concord
and has since continued, giving special
attention to insurance and corporation
law; Episcopalian; Republican; city
treasurer of Concord during Civil
War period; for twelve years member
of the Concord board of education;
member N. H. house of representa
tives in 1883, and elected speaker;
again member of house in 1893,
serving on judiciary committee and
chairman national affairs; president,
Concord Mutual Fire Ins. Co., which
he organized in 1895; president, N. H.
Savings Bank, for the last twenty
years; president, Concord & Ports
mouth R. R.; president, Eagle &
Phenix Hotel Co.; director and treas
urer, Profile & Flume Co.; pres
ident, N. H. Spinning Mills; presi
dent, Abbot & Downing Co.; several
years director and treasurer, Eastern
R. R. in New Hampshire; some time
president of the Margaret Pillsbury
General Hospital; member, Reorgan
ization Committee, St. Louis & San
Francisco R. R.; member, N. H.
Historical Society, which he has served
as corresponding secretary, librarian
and president, and was instrumental,
with B. A. Kimball, in establishing
location of its new building, as he was,
with W. E. Chandler, in fixing the
site of the U. S. Government build
ing; president, Associated Alumni of
Brown University, 1906-7; member,
Union Club of Boston and Alpha
Delta Phi and University Club, of
New York; member and past presi
dent, N. H. Bar Ass'n; member,
American Bar Ass'n., and delegateat-large to the Universal Congress
of Lawyers and Jurists at St. Louis
in 1904; for some years part owner
of the Concord Monitor and In
dependent Democrat, writing ex
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tensively for the same, also serving
as legislative reporter for the Monitor;
has traveled extensively in Europe
and written interestingly of his travels;
versed in various languages and has
translated books from the French,
Danish and Norwegian; edited East
man'a White Mountain Guide Book; has
delivered various public lectures based
on observations in foreign lands and
other subjects; president of the day at
Concord's 150th anniversary celebra
tion, June 7, 1915 ; received honorary de
gree of LL.D. from Brown University on
60th anniversary of his graduation,June,
1917; m., July 11, 1861, Mary Clifford,
daughter of Judge Albert G. Greene of
Providence, R. I., who d. Oct. 19, 1895;
two children, ason, dying in infancy, and
adaughter, Mary C., educated at Vassar
College, and first president of the
Friendly Club of Concord, who d. Dec.
25, 1913. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Brown, Henry Currier
Merchant; b., Hopkinton, N. H.f
Sept. 30, 1849; s. George and Rosetta
(Currier) Brown; ed. common School
and Hopkinton, Contoocook and Colby
academies; removed to Concord in 1870
and entered the employ of the Prescott
Organ Co., learning the business; was
subsequently engaged as clerk in mer
cantile establishments, till 1890, when
he engaged in the clothing trade, with
Charles C. Currier, under firm name of
Brown & Currier, continuing till 1898,
when Mr. Currier retired and Bennett
Batchelder came into the firm since
known as Brown & Batchelder; Repub
lican; member, Concord board of educa
tion, nine years, common council two
years; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1909-10; trustee, Loan &
Trust Savings Bank since Sept. 30, 1901 ;
member. investment committee, since
Jan., 1902, president since April 7, 1913;
Baptist; deacon, PleasantSt. church, for
more than thirty years; m., Nov. 25,
1872, Sarah B. Sweatt of Webster; chil
dren, Eleanor Abbott (Mrs. John C. Tilton), Vassar, 1903; Grace Currier,
Mt. Holyoke, 1911, N. E. Conservatory
of Music, 1915. Residence, Concord.,
N.H.
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Farrand, George Edward
Merchant; b., Penacook, N. H.
(Ward 1, Concord), May 1, 1872; s.
William and Elizabeth (Jones) Far
rand; ed. public schools of Pena
cook and Manchester; Democrat;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, from Ward 1, Concord, 1909-10,
1911-12; candidate in the primary
for senatorial nomination, 1912; dele
gate in constitutional convention,
1912; state treasurer, 1913-14; bank
commissioner, 1915; acting postmaster
of Concord, July, 1917; chairman,
Democratic State Committee, 1914
and since; Episcopalian; Knight of
Pythias, member, N. H. Historical
Soc., and Wonolancet Club; m., June
21, 1899, Ruth A. Minot of Con
cord; children, Elizabeth Howland,
Mary Minot. Residence, Penacook,
N.H.
Kempton, Elisha Moody
Teacher, farmer; b., Claremont, N.
H., May 22, 1831; s. Elisha and Har
riet (Vickery) Kempton; ed. public
and high schools in Sullivan County;
taught school many terms in early
life; engaged in farming in Acworth;
enlisted as private in Third N. H.
Regiment in the Civil War, Aug. 19,
1861; appointed corporal Sept. 13,
1862; wounded at Morris Island,
siege of Charleston, July 10, 1863;
discharged for disability, Nov. 10,
1863; Baptist; Republican; register
of deeds for Sullivan County, 1872-6;
register of probate for the past thirty
years; Mason and member G. A. R.,
past commander Fred Smyth Post of
Newport; m., 1st, March 30, 1370,
Louisa E. Alden, who d. June 7, 1883;
2d, May 11, 1885, Sarah Isabel Strong;
children, Mary Louisa, a teacher since
graduation at New London Academy;
Alvan Alden, graduate of Colby Acad
emy and Brown University, associate
principal of Vermont Academy at Saxtons River, where he d. in 1905, and
Will Elisha, employed in his father's
office. Residence, Newport, N. H.
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Chase, Levin Joynes
Manager, Concord Electric Co.;
b., Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 6, 1862;
s. Reginald Heber and Susan (Stanwood) Chase; ed. Philadelphia private
schools; engaged for many years in
employ of Wells-Fargo Express Co.,
at San Francisco, Cal.; became man
ager of the Concord Electric Co.,
Jan. 1, 1909; Episcopalian; Repub
lican; represented Ward 3, Concord,
in N. H. house of representatives in
Rowe, Stewart Everett
Lawyer, poet; b., Jan. 22, 1881; s.
Benjamin F. and Hattie A. (Truett)
Rowe; ed. Kensington north district
school, Exeter high school, 1899,
Phillips Exeter Academy, 1904, Bos
ton University Law School; studied
law three years with the late AttorneyGeneral Edwin G. Eastman; admitted
to New Hampshire bar July 1, 1911,
and since in practice in Exeter; Re
publican; moderator, clerk, auditor
1913 and 1915; member, Sons of the
American Revolution, Elks, Wonolancet Club, Beaver Meadow Golf
Club, Snowshoe Club, Concord Board
of Trade—president since Sept., 1915;
trustee, Concord public library; fre
quent speaker upon board of trade
topics and questions of public interest,
and earnest advocate of equal suffrage,
to which cause he gave hearty sup
port during his service in the legis
lature; m., Jan. 2, 1905, Bertha
Louise Adams. Residence, Concord,
N. H.
library trustee, member school board,
ballot and election inspector, tax col
lector and delegate to the constitu
tional convention of 1912, in which he
took an active part, while a resident
of Kensington ; moderator, school meet
ing in Exeter, where he now resides;
treasurer, Rockingham County, elected
Nov., 1916; Congregationalist, clerk of
Phillips church, Exeter; member, Odd
Fellows, Sons of Veterans, Senior Vice
Commander N. H. Division, Patron of
Husbandry, Gamma Eta Gamma Legal
Fraternity; Swamscott Club; cam-
�Gen. William F. Thayer
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paign and Memorial Day speaker;
active in politics and frequent con
tributor to the press in verse and
prose; m., March 26, 1913, Lillian
A.. Whitman of West Barnstable,
Mass. Residence, Exeter, N. H.
Thayer, William Fiske
Banker; b., Kingston, N. H., March
13, 1846; s. Calvin and Sarah Wheeler
(Fiske) Thayer; ed. public schools and
Kimball Union Academy, Meriden,
N. H.; commenced business life as
clerk in Concord, N. H., postoffice,
becoming chief clerk; entered First
NationalBank as clerk in 1871 ; became
cashier in 1874 and has been president
since 1885; Congregationalist; Repub
lican; quartermaster general on staff
of Gov. John McLane; city-treasurer,
Concord, for thirty-four years; treasu
rer, Republican state committee, since
1892; delegate in Republican national
conventions in 1908 and 1912; treasurer,
Union Trust Co.; director, Northern
R. R.,; Mason, K. T; m., Oct. 20,
1874, Sarah Clarke Wentworth, who
d. Jan. 24, 1916; children, Margaret
(Mrs. Frank J. Sulloway), William W.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Worthen, Thomas Wilson Dorr
Educator; public service commis
sioner; b., Thetford, Vt., Oct. 3, 1845;
s. Joseph Hewes and Elizabeth (Chase)
Worthen; ed. Thetford, Vt., academy,
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1872, A.M.,
1875; principal, Woodstock, Vt., high
school, 1872-4; tutor in mathematics,
Dartmouth College, 1874-6; tutor in
Greek and mathematics, 1876-8; in
structor in mathematics, 1879-83;
assistant professor, 1883-93; head of
departmentof mathematics, 1893-1911 ;
other positions held at the college at
different times, instructor in gymnas
tics, clerk of the faculty, inspector of
college buildings, director of gymnas
ium, director of summer school for
teachers; Congregationalist, eleven
years deacon of college church; Demo
crat, elected to N. H. house of repre
sentatives from Hanover, 1904, though
the town was normally Republican,
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three to one; defeated as a Democrat
for N. H. Senate, 1906, by less than 500
votes in a district Republican by 1,300;
justice of the peace; justice of the
Hanover police court fourteen years;
precinct commissioner; trustee, Mary
Hitchcock hospital, Howe library and
Thetford academy; member, Phi Beta
Kappa and Kappa Kappa Kappa
societies at Dartmouth, Dartmouth
Scientific Ass'n, American Mathemati
cal Soc., American Ass'n for the
Advancement of Science, etc.; mem
ber, N. H. public service commission,
since 1911; m., 1st, Louise M., dau.
Brias D. and Adeline (Dodge) Wilcox,
who d. 1878; one child, Louise W.
(Smith, 1901); 2d, Elizabeth A., dau.
Gov. Peter T. and Almira (Hopkins)
Washburne ; three children, Thacher W.
(A.B., Dartmouth, 1907, A.M. and
M.D., 1911), Joseph W. (A.B., Dart
mouth, 1909, B.C.L., Oxford, 1913),
Mary (Mrs. Gray Knapp, Smith, 1914).
Residence, Hanover, N. H.; address,
State House, Concord, N. H.
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McGregor, George Wilbur
Physician; b., Bethlehem, N. H..
June 15, 1853; s. Willard A. and
Almira G. (Blandin) McGregor; ed.
Tilton Seminary, New Hampton Insti
tution, 1875, Dartmouth Medical Col
lege, 1878; studied with Dr. L. B.
How of Manchester; practiced a short
time in Lunenburg, Vt., then removed
to Littleton where he has continued in
successful practice; Congregationalist ;
Democrat; has served on the boards of
health and education in Littleton,
represented the town in the legislature
in 1905 and has been four times elected
moderator ; was a member of the execu
tive council of the state, 1913-14, and
•of the state board of control, 1913-15;
member of the N. H. delegation
in the Democratic national conven
tion at Baltimore in 1912; Knight
Templar Mason, Knight of Pythias,
and an ex-president of the Grafton
County and N. H. Medical societies;
m., Feb. 24, 1880, Ella Augusta
Eaton of Franconia. Residence, Little
ton, N. H.
Shepard, Joseph Eastman
Farmer, fruit-grower and general
contractor; b., West Concord, N. H.,
Nov. 18, 1865; s. Omar L. and Martha
S. (Jackson) Shepard; ed. public
schools, Pembroke Academy and Prof.
J. H. Larry's School of Practice;
always interested in apple culture and
among the first to practice spraying,
commencing in 1886, and continuing
successfully; had charge for two years
of the farming interests of the late
Moses Humphrey, president of N. H.
board of agriculture; Congregationalist ;
Republican; active in political affairs
and for sixteen years president, Ward
3, Republican club; moderator for
several years and representative in
N. H. legislature, 1903-4; assessor for
Ward 3 under old city charter, con
tinuously except 1903-4, till adoption
of new charter, serving as clerk of the
board four years, and chairman, two
years; only member of old board
elected under the new charter, in 1911,
and chairman since that time; in 1912,
with his associates, Messrs. Morris
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and Donovan, inspected and revalued
all the real estate in Concord; member,
Rumford Lodge, I. O. O. F., Concord;
Patron of Husbandry, past master,
Capital Grange, and charter master,
Penacook Park Grange, West Concord,
which he helped organize twenty-six
years ago; past secretary, lecturer and
treasurer, Merrimack County Pomona
Grange; secretary, Merrimack County
Pomona Grange Fair Ass'n, and
president, N. H. Grange Fair Ass'n;
m., Sept. 19, 1891, Lilian Rose; chil
dren, Ernest Rose, Joseph Phillips,
Mary Grace and Ella Almira. Address,
West Concord, N. H.
Hunt, Edwin Sumner
Lawyer, banker; b., Charlestown,
N. H., Nov. 12, 1865; s. Thomas J.
and Clara M. (Swett) Hunt; ed.
Charlestown public schools, Vermont
Academy, Saxton's River, Vt., 1886,
Amherst College, A. B., 1890, Columbia
University, LL.B., 1895; practiced
law in New York City, 1895 to 1901 ;
in Waterbury, Conn., 1901 to 1906;
treasurer, Waterbury Savings Bank,
since 1906, also director and secretary;
director, Citizens National Bank,
Waterbury; tax collector, Waterbury,
1904-5; president, Savings Bank Ass'n
of Connecticut, 1912-14; Episcopalian;
Republican; member, Waterbury Club,
Country Club; m., June 11, 1900, Helen
Trowbridge Hunt; three children.
Residence, Waterbury, Conn.
Pingree, Samuel Everett
Lawyer; b., Salisbury, N. H., Aug.
2, 1832; s. Stephen and Judith (True)
Pingree; ed. Salisbury, Andover and
Mclndoes Falls academies and Dart
mouth College, 1857; studied law with
Hon. A. P. Huntoon of Bethel, Vt.,
admitted to the Vermont bar in 1859;
settled at Hartford, Vt., and has there
continued, with offices at Hartford and
White River Junction, practicing in
Grafton and Sullivan counties, N. H.,
as well as in Vermont; Baptist;
Democrat previous to the Civil War,
Republican since; town clerk of Hart
ford since 1859, except during the
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Civil War; lieutenant-governor of Ver
mont, 1882-4; governor, 1884-6; chair
man, Vt. railroad commission, 1886
to 1894; president and trustee, White
River Savings Bank, 1886 to 1912;
private, lieutenant, captain, major,
lieutenant colonel in Third Vermont
Regiment in the Civil War, and
twice wounded in battle; colonel,
Eighth Regiment,Vt. National Guard,
1864-5; member, U. S. Medal of
Honor Legion and Modern Wood
men of America (honorary); m., Sept.
15, 1869, Lydia M. Steele of Stanstead, P. Q.; one son, William S.
Pingree (Norwich Univ. and Boston
Univ. Law School), now state's attorney
for Windsor County, Vt. Residence,
Hartford, Vt.
Hodgman, Burns Plummer
Lawyer, clerk, U. S. District Court;
b., Littleton, N. H., Dec. 30, 1875; s.
Charles and Sarah E. (Taylor) Hodg
man; ed. Littleton high school, Boston
University Law School, 1898, cum
laude; admitted to N. H. bar, 1898,
�Gen. Frank S. Streeter
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and commenced practice of law with
Bingham, Mitchell & Batchellor, at
Littleton, with whom he had been
associated since 1891; remained with
the firm until Nov. 24, 1899, when made
deputy clerk, U. S. courts; appointed
clerk U. S. District court for N. H.,
Aug. 1, 1900, also U. S. commissioner;
Episcopalian ; Republican ; never sought
public office but has served as master
in chancery in many important cases
in the federal and state courts; m.,
Jan. 16, 1901, Anne L. Hackett.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Streeter, Frank Sherwin
Lawyer; b., East Charleston, Vt.,
Aug. 5, 1853; s. Daniel and Julia
(Wheeler) Streeter; ed. public schools,
St. Johnsbury Academy, Bates Col
lege and Dartmouth College, grad
uating from the latter in 1874;
taught school at Ottumwa, Iowa; re
turned east and studied law with
Alonzo P. Carpenter of Bath, N. H.,
chief justice, N. H. supreme court;
admitted to the bar, March, 1877;
commenced practice in Orford, but
soon removed to Concord, where he
has continued, in various partnerships,
but for some years past as head
of the firm of Streeter, Demond,
Woodworth & Sulloway; has been
largely engaged in corporation prac
tice, and was for many years counsel
of the Boston & Maine R. R.; Uni
tarian; Republican; member, N. H.
legislature, in 1885, serving on ju
diciary committee; president, Repub
lican state convention, 1896; pres
ident, N. H. constitutional conven
tion, 1902; judge advocate general,
staff of Gov. Charles A. Busiel, 1895-6;
member, International Joint Com
mission, March, 1911 to Aug., 1913;
delegate at large, Republican national
convention, 1896; member, Republican
national committee, 1907-8; member,
Republican state committee, since 1892 ;
trustee, Dartmouth College, since 1892
(life member since 1897); member,
N. H. Historical Soc. (president, 191416), American Historical Ass'n, N.
H. Bar Ass'n (president, 1903-4),
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American Bar Ass'n; delegate, Uni
versal Congress Lawyers and Jurists,
St. Louis, 1904; member, N. H. League
to Provide for National Defence and to
Enforce International Peace (president
since March, 1916); member, executive
committee, League to Enforce Peace,
since organization; member, National
Security League; member, Snowshoe
Club and Wonolancet Club (president
last fifteen years), Concord, N. H.,
Metropolitan, Cosmos, University and
Chevy Chase clubs, Washington, D. C,
Algonquin and Union clubs, Boston,
Mass., and Derryfield Club, Manches
ter; Odd Fellow; Mason, 32d degree;
LL.D., Dartmouth, 1913; m., Nov. 14,
1877, Lilian, dau. Alonzo P. and Julia
(Goodall) Carpenter of Bath; children,
Julia (Mrs. Henry Gardner), b. Sept.
8, 1878; Thomas W., b. July 20, 1883.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Burleigh, Alvin
Lawyer; b., Plymouth, N. H., Dec.
19, 1842, s. Samuel C. and Sally Heath
(Whipple) Burleigh; ed. Dartmouth
college, A.B. 1871; served in the 15th
N. H. Infantry in the Civil War;
studied law, admitted to the N. H.
bar in 1873, and has since practiced in
Plymouth, having been long associated
in partnership with the late George H.
Adams; Republican, member and
speaker, N. H. house of representatives,
1887-8; sometime trustee N. H. Nor
mal School; chairman, Plymouth
school board; director, Plymouth
Guaranty Savings Bank; Methodist;
trustee, Plymouth M. E. Church;
trustee, Tilton Seminary; president,
Emily Balch Hospital Ass'ns; m.,
Jan. 6, 1873, Elvira Pace of Haverhill.
Residence, Plymouth, N. H.
Shockley, Alice Porter
(Mrs. A. Lincoln Shockley), teacher,
musician, club woman; b., Concord,
N. H., Oct. 31, 1887; dau. Gen.
Howard L. and Alice R. (Hammond)
Porter; descended from Colonial and
Revolutionary stock on both paternal
and maternal sides; ed. Haverhill,
Mass., high school, 1906, Wellesley
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
College, 1910; after graduation from
college taught history and English
in Leicester, Mass., academy; later
was head of the English department in
of the College News, one of the editors
of the class Alumnae Record, and is
permanent corresponding secretary
of her college class. Since her extended
trip through California and the
Hawaiian islands, she has given illus
trated lectures on her travel through
the so-called "Garden of the World."
Residence, 591 County St., New Bed
ford, Mass. Summer home, Padanaram.
Aspinwall, Ada Mae
Musician; b., Concord, N. H., Feb.
10, 1866, dau. Charles C. and Ednah
(Eastman) Aspinwall; ed. Concord
public schools, New England Con
servatory of Music and by private
teachers, including G. H. Howard,
Milo Benedict and Arthur Foote;
teacher of pianoforte in Concord since
1890, first teacher in the city to take
up the work of instruction in the
Arlington, Mass., high school, leaving
to accept a similar position in New
Bedford, where she met Doctor
Shockley. Since her marriage, Feb. 10,
1916, she has continued her interest
along educational lines, being a member
of the executive committee of the large
New Bedford Woman's Club, and
chairman of its education committee;
vice-president of the Young Women's
Christian Ass'n and chairman of that
education committee; a very active
member of the New Bedford College
Club, the Wellesley Club of South
eastern Massachusetts, the Boston
Wellesley Club and the old Dartmouth
Historical Soc. She has always been
especially interested in music, having
been president of the Glee club and the
mandolin club in her high school
course, president of the mandolin
club of Wellesley College and a member
of the college choir; she was an editor
"Progressive Series of Piano Lessons";
organist and choir director at the First
Universalist church in Concord for
the last twenty-five years; pianist and
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accompanist for the Concord Choral
Union, and its successor, the Concord
Oratorio Society, since organization,
appearing in festival and concert work
with the most noted artists, also as
accompanist in outside festival work
and chamber concerts; member, Con
cord Woman's Club, Music Club,
Rumford Chapter, D. A. R., Capital
Grange, P. of H., Fidelity Rebekah
Lodge, I. O. O. F. Residence, 68
Washington St., Concord, N. H.
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Ass'n, Wonolancet Club, Concord;
m., July 19, 1910, Gladys Nelson Ham
mond; daughter, Janet, died in infancy.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Murchie, Alexander
Lawyer; b., Creetown, Kirkcud
brightshire, Scotland, March 1, 1887;
s. William and Agnes Janet (Kellie)
Murchie; removed with parents to
Concord, N. H., in childhood; ed.
Gunnison, William Towne
Lawyer, b., Greenville, Miss., Sept.
22, 1869; s. Arvin Nye and Sarah
Helen (Putnam) Gunnison; ed. Milford, N. H., Phillips Exeter Academy,
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1892, Har
vard Law School, LL.B., 1895; ad
mitted to the bar the same year, and in
practice in Rochester since Sept.,
1895, as a partner with Ex.-Gov.
Samuel D. Felker; Congregationalist;
Republican; member, N. H. constitu
tional convention of 1902; judge,
Rochester district court, 1913-15;
Concord high school and law depart
ment of the University of Michigan;
studied with Henry F. Hollis; admitted
to the bar in 1909; member, law firm of
Mollis & Murchie; Democrat; city
solicitor of Concord since 1911; mem
ber, N. H. Bar Ass'n, American Bar
judge, Rochester municipal court,
1915; member, N. H. public service
commission since 1916; director, Roch
ester Loan & Banking Co.; Mason;
m., Oct. 11, 1898, Grace Homey; two
sons, Arvin and John Vinal. Resi
dence, Rochester, N. H.
�Hon. Samuel L. Powers
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Powers, Samuel Leland
Lawyer; b., Cornish, N. H., Oct. 26,
1848, s. Larned and Ruby (Barton)
Powers; ed. Kimball Union Academy,
Phillips Exeter Academy, Dartmouth
College A.B., 1874; studied law with
Verry & Gaskill of Worcester, Mass.,
and at the University of New York;
admitted to the bar in 1875, and com
menced practice in company with his
college classmate, Samuel W. McCall,
in Boston. For some years past he has
been head of the firm of Powers & Hall,
with extensive practice, at 101 Milk
St., Boston; Unitarian; Republican.
Residing in the city of Newton since
1881, he has held various local offices;
elected to Congress from the twelfth
Massachusetts district, serving in the
fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth Con
gresses, with membership on the judici
ary and District of Columbia commit
tees; heard often in debate in Congress,
and a frequent campaign and afterdinner speaker; member, Mass. state
board of education; president, Boston
Art Club, Middlesex Club of Mass.;
member, Exchange Club of Boston,
Newton Club of Newton, Atlantic Con
ference; m., June 21, 1878, Eva Crowell;
one son, Leland. Residence, Newton,
Mass.; office, 101 Milk St., Boston.
Hollis, Allen
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H., Dec. 20,
1871; s. Major Abijah and Harriet Van
Mater (French) Hollis; ed. Concord
public schools, and Harvard Law
School; studied in the office of Chase &
Streeter, and admitted to the bar in
1893, and since in practice in Concord;
served as special counsel for the state
in the railroad rate investigation before
the Public Service Commission in
1911-12, also for the special rate com
mittee of the N. H. legislature of 1913,
and associated with the attorneygeneral in the Grand Trunk R. R. tax
appeal case in 1912; he is extensively
interested in public utilities; reorgan
ized, in 1901, the properties now owned
by the Concord Electric Co., of which
corporation he has been president since
1904; president, Exeter, Hampton &
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Amesbury St. Railway Co., Exeter &
Hampton Electric Co., White Mt.
Telephone & Telegraph Co.; vice-presi
dent, Laconia Gas & Electric Co., and
Exeter Railway & Lighting Co.; di
rector, Concord Shoe Factory, and
Charles H. Tenney & Co. (public utility
operating engineers) ; vice-president,
secretary and director, United Life &
Accident Insurance Co. ; trustee, North
Boston Lighting Properties; fifteen
years clerk of the Union Trust Co.,
Concord, resigning to become a director
(Class C) in the Federal Reserve Bank
of Boston; president, N. H. Forestry
Soc; secretary and treasurer, Squam
Lake Improvement Ass'n ; director,Connecticut Valley Waterways Ass'n . ; vicepresident, N. H. Fish and Game League
and Lake Sunapee Fishing Ass'n;
Royal Arch Mason; member, Wonolancet, Canoe, and Beaver Meadow
Golf clubs of Concord, Harvard and
Exchange of Boston ; Congregationalist ;
Republican; member, N. H. house of
representatives in 1907 and 1909,
serving on judiciary committee; assist
ant secretary, Republican national
convention, 1908; moderator, Ward
4, Concord, 1910-16; m., Nov. 10,
1897, Amoret Nichoson of Dubuque,
la.; children, Allen, Jr., b. Feb. 1, 1900;
Franklin, b. March26, 1904. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Niles, Edward Cullen
Lawyer; b., Hartford, Conn., March
28, 1865; s. William Woodruff and
Bertha (Olmsted) Niles; ed. public
and private schools, Concord, N. H.,
St. Paul's School, Trinity College,
1887, Harvard Law School, 1892;
commenced practice of law in Berlin,
N. H., in 1892; removed to Concord in
1896 where he continued in practice,
in various partnerships, till 1915, hav
ing been associated at different times
with the late Harry G. Sargent, Henry
F. Hollis, Arthur P. Morrill, James W.
Remick and Robert W. Upton; Repub
lican; town clerk and member, board
of education, in Berlin, 1895-6; com
mon council and board of aldermen,
Concord, 1901-5; president, Concord
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
board of education, since 19 10 ; member,
constitutional convention, 1902; chair
man, N. H. public service commission,
since its establishment in 1911; first
vice-president^ and member, valuation
and legislative committees, National
Association of Railway Commissioners;
member, commission to revise the
charter of the city of Concord; counsel
on constitutional questions to the Tax
Revision Commission of 1908; Episco
palian, chancellor, and member, stand
ing committee of the diocese of New
Hampshire; deputy to the general
convention of the Episcopal church,
1904-16; judge of the ecclesiastical
court of review, province of New
England; Mason; member, Wonolancet
club, Concord; m 1st, July 12, 1893,
Ethel Abbe, who d. 1910; 2d, July 31,
1916, Ellen Tower Abbe; three children
by first wife, Edward Abbe (Trinity,
1916, Harvard Law School, Rhodes
scholar), James Huntington, Rose
Terry. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Smith, Edward M.
Lawyer and insurance agent; b.,
Alstead, N. H., Feb. 6, 1838, s. Alden
and Lurinda (Partridge) Smith; ed.
select schools, Alstead Academy, and
law department of the University of
Albany, graduating LL.B., March,
1861; admitted to the N. Y. bar,
March 4, 1861; admitted to Cheshire
County, N. H., bar, Oct., 1864,
and since in practice at Alstead,
where he has done an extensive office
and general business, including the
settlement of nearly four hundred
estates; Congregationalist ; Republican ;
tax collector, 1881, and for fourteen
years; member of school board twelve
years; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1889; town counsel for the
last thirty years; member, National
Geographic Soc, Washington, D. C,
Alstead and Langdon Thief Detecting
Soc; m., Nov. 24, 1880, Fannie
Washburn, who d. Dec. 5, 1913. Resi
dence, Alstead, N. H.
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Chase, Arthur Horace
Lawyer, librarian; b., Concord, N.
H., Feb. 16, 1864; s. William M. and
Ellen S. (Abbott) Chase; ed. Concord
high school, 1882; Dartmouth College,
1886; studied law in office of Chase
& Streeter, Concord; attended Boston
University Law School one year;
admitted to the bar in 1890; member,
firm of Streeter, Walker & Chase till
Jan. 1, 1895, when appointed librarian
of the N. H. state library, which
position he still occupies; clerk, N. H.
supreme court since 1914; secretary,
N. H. Bar Ass'n; served ten years in
N. H. N. G. retiring with rank of
major; Congregationalist; Republican;
Mason, 32d degree; member, Alpha
Delta Phi and Sphinx societies of
Dartmouth, Wonolancet, Passaconway
and Outing clubs of Concord; m., Sept.
16, 1889, Alice M. Fisk; children,
Marjorie Fisk, Vassar, 1914 (Mrs.
Henry W. Merrill); Robert Martin,
Dartmouth, 1917. Residence, Con
cord, N. H.
Hammond, Otis Grant
Librarian; b., Manchester, N. H.,
May 4, 1869; s. Isaac Ware and
Martha Ann (Kimball) Hammond; ed.
Concord high school, Trinity College;
honorary A.M., Dartmouth, 1908,
Trinity, 1912; assistant state historian,
New Hampshire, 1890-1915; assistant
state librarian, 1896-1913; superintend
ent and secretary, N. H. Historical
Soc, since 1913; president, Concord
Foundry & Machine Co.; captain,
Company E, 1st N. H. Vols., SpanishAmerican war; captain and adjutant,
1st Inf., N. H. N. G.; major and aide-de
camp, staff of Gov. Spaulding; major,
1st Inf., N. H. State Guard; member,
N. H. Historical Soc, American Anti
quarian Soc, American Historical Ass'n ;
N. E. Historic-Genealogical Soc; Ma
sons, A K E, Wonolancet and Beaver
Meadow Golf clubs, Concord; Episco
palian; Republican; m., Jan. 19, 1898,
Jessie A. Prescott; one dau., Priscilla.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
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Lake, Harry Foss
Lawyer; b., Pembroke, N. H., Nov.
28, 1876; s. Moses R. and Mary J.
(Batchelder) Lake; ed. Pembroke Acad
emy, 1894, Middlebury College, 1899,
having spent one year in teaching be
fore entering college; studied law in the
office of the late Hon. John M. Mitchell
of Concord, and one year at Boston
University Law School; admitted to
the bar in June, 1904, immediately
becoming a member of the firm of
Mitchell, Foster & Lake; upon Mr.
Mitchell's appointment to the superior
court bench in 1910, became member
of the firm of Foster & Lake and
so continues; Methodist; Democrat;
elected member of the board of educa
tion for Union School District, Con
cord, for three years, April, 1917; mem
ber, Pembroke Grange, P. of H.; m.,
Nov. 29, 1904, Fanny M. Sutton of
Burlington, Vt., a classmate at Mid
dlebury ; one daughter, Mary Elizabeth.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
�Hon. James 0. Lyford
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Lyford, James Otis
Lawyer, editor, publicist; b., Boston,
Mass., June 28, 1853; s. James and
Mary I. (McLane) Lyford; ed. Boston
public schools, Tilton, N. H., Seminary,
graduating in 1872; educated for the
bar, and practiced law at Tilton,
N. H., from 1880 to 1882; editor,
People newspaper, Concord, N. H.,
1877 to 1879; personal clerk to Gen.
R. N. Batchelder, depot quarter
master, Washington, D. C., from 1882
to 1887; chairman of N. H. savings
bank commission from 1887 to 1895;
city auditor, Concord, N. H., 1896
to 1898; member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1893, 1895, 1897, and
1915; and active in leadership on the
floor and in committee in all sessions;
member, N. H. constitutional con
ventions, 1876, 1902, and 1912; naval
officer of customs, District of Boston
and Charlestown, Mass., 1898 to 1913;
editor, Nashua Telegraph, 1914 and
1915; secretary, Concord board of
trade, 1914-15; secretary, N. H.
Republican state committee, 1896;
chairman, N. H. savings bank commis
sion since 1915; trustee, Tilton Semi
nary; editor, History of Concord,
N. H., 1903; author, Life of Edward
H. Rollins, 1907, and History of
Canterbury, N. H., 1911; Republican;
Unitarian; member, Wonolancet Club,
Concord; Derryfield, Manchester; and
City and Algonquin clubs, Boston;
m., May 2, 1882, Susan Ayer Hill, of
Concord, N. H., daughter of William
P. and Clara West Hill; and grandaughter of Gov. Isaac Hill; children,
Agnes McLane, b. April 6, 1884, d.
Jan. 21, 1901; Katharine Batchelder,
b. Nov. 11, 1888, d. Feb. 1, 1893;
Richard Taylor, b. Jan. 6, 1896.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Woodworth, Mary Parker
(Mrs. Albert B.); b., Sugar Hill,
Lisbon, N. H., May 3, 1849; dau.
Charles and Amelia (Bennett) Parker;
ed. St. Johnsbury Academy (being the
only girl in a graduating class of nine)
and Vassar College, entering in the
sophomore year and graduating in 1870
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—the first New Hampshire graduate;
taught at St. Johnsbury Academy and
St. Agnes Hall, Bellows Falls, Vt.; m.
the late Albert B. Woodworth, after
ward mayor of Concord, Sept. 30,
1873; interested in music, literature
and social and educational work; first
woman member of the Concord board
of education, serving nine years,
1890-9, and declining are-election; presdent, Concord Woman's Club, 1897-9;
chairman, Scholarship Fund, N. H.
Federation of Women's Clubs, de
igned to aid in the normal training
of girls for teaching in rural schools,
since its establishment in 1904; mem
ber of the Vassar and Collegiate
Alumnae Ass'ns, and twice president
of the Boston branch; Episcopalian,
communicant of St. Paul's Church,
Concord; president of N. H. Diocesan
Woman's Auxiliary to the General
Board of Missions since 1912; writer
and speaker in behalf of causes in
which she is interested; children, Ed
ward Knowlton, of the law firm of
Streeter, Demond, Woodworth and
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Sulloway; Grace, and Charles Parker,
assistant treasurer of the Woodstock
Lumber Co. at Boston, Mass. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
Merrill, Robert Josiah
Insurance commissioner; b., Claremont, N. H., Oct. 18, 1878; s. Martin
V. and Helen E. (Barker) Merrill;
ed. public schools, Claremont and
Charlestown, Charlestown high school,
1895; taught school three years in
Charlestown; law clerk and court
stenographer in Claremont till 1905
when engaged in insurance business in
that town; Episcopalian; progressive
Republican; representative in N. H.
legislature from Claremont, 1907, 1909;
state senator, 1911, serving on judi
Donovan, Michael Henry
Machinist; b.,Concord, N.H.,Sept. 6,
1853; s. Daniel and Mary (Donovan)
Donovan; ed. Concord public schools;
in service of Concord, Northern and
Boston & Maine railroads, 46 years;
Catholic; Democrat; chairman, Demo
cratic city committee, 1907-11;
member, Concord board of assessors,
since 1911; member, Concord Lodge,
No. 1210, B. P. O. E., Foresters of
America, Capital Grange, P. of H.;
interested in music, church singer for
many years; m., June 11, 1876, Eliza
beth Jane Bland; they have eleven
living children, seven sons and four
daughters. Residence, Concord, N. H .
ciary committee; appointed insurance
commissioner for the state of New
Hampshire, Nov., 1911, since con
tinuing in that office; m., Sept. 14, 1904,
Abbie M. Robertson. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Musgrove, Mary Donker
Editor and publisher; b., Bristol,
N. H., Oct. 22, 1875; dau. RichardW.
and Henrietta M. (Guild) Musgrove;
ed. Bristol schools and New Hampton
(N. H.) Institution, 1896; engaged since
graduation in the office of the Bristol
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Enterprise; first associated with her
father, and since his death, in February,
1914, as editor of the Enterprise, and
proprietor of the "Musgrove Printing
House," with an extensive line of job
work, including considerable state
printing; Methodist; recording stew
ard, M. E. church in Bristol since
1914; member and secretary, Sawhegeuit Chapter, 0. E. S. ; member, Red
Cross and Bristol Suffrage Ass'n.
Residence, Bristol, N. H.
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Pillsbury, Rosecrans William
Lawyer, manufacturer, publisher,
farmer; b., Londonderry, N. H., Sept.
18, 1863; s. William S. and Sarah A.
(Crowell) Pillsbury; ed. Pinkerton
and Phillips (Andover) Academies and
Dartmouth College, class of 1885;
Plummer, John Wesley
State treasurer; b., Hebron, N. H.,
Sept. 1, 1871; s. Philip and Eliza J.
(Ferrin) Plummer; ed. Concord public
schools; employed as mercantile clerk
and bookkeeper in Concord till 1901;
member, Concord common council,
1899-1902, president, 1901-2; deputy
state treasurer from 1901 to 1915;
treasurer from 1915; Christian Scien
tist; Republican; Mason, Knight
Templar; m., Jan. 22, 1895, Etta F.
Sleeper; one dau., Laura. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
studied law with Robert J. Peaslee,
and at Boston University Law School;
admitted to the bar in 1890; long en
gaged with his father in shoe manufac
turing in Derry ; treasurer and manager,
Union Publishing Co., publishing Man
chester Daily and Weekly Union, 1896
to 1911; extensively engaged in
agriculture in Londonderry, making a
specialty of apple culture on an
unusual scale; Republican; represent
ative from Londonderry in N. H.
legislature in 1897, 1905 and 1909,
serving the last year as chairman of
special committee on railroad rates;
candidate for Republican gubernatorial
nomination and strongly supported
in 1906, 1914 and 1916; trustee, N. H.
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts for sixteen years; alternate in
�Josiah E. Fernald
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Republican national convention, 1892,
and delegate in 1904, serving on com
mittee to notify Theodore Roosevelt
of his nomination; Presbyterian;
Mason, 32d degree and K. T., Knight
of Pythias, Patron of Husbandry, first
master of Derry Grange; m., 1st, in
1885, Annie E. Watts of Manchester,
who d. Aug. 10, 191 1 ; 2d, at Yokohama,
Japan, Feb. 25, 1913, Mrs. Harriet F.
Valentine; children, Maria (Mrs.
Harold S. Taylor), Horace Watts
(D. S. Navy), Dorothy. Residence,
Londonderry, N. H.—Derry P. 0.
Feraald, Josiah Eastman
Banker; b., Loudon, N. H., June 16,
1856; s. Josiah and Mary Esthet
(Austin) Fernald; ed. public schools of
Loudon and Pittsfield, N. H., academy;
came to Concord in March, 1875, and
entered employ of the National State
Capital Bank, working his way up from
messenger boy to president, holding
latter position since 1905; vice-presi
dent, Loan & Trust Savings bank ; pres
ident, Concord Axle Co.; president,
New England Cable Co.; treasurer,
Capital Fire Insurance Co.; treasurer,
Abbot-Downing Co.; treasurer and
trustee of Mary Baker Eddy estate;
treasurer, N. H. Centennial Home for
the Aged; treasurer, Concord board of
trade since organization; member, First
Baptist church, Concord; holds the
medal of the Mass. Humane Soc. for
gallantry in saving life at Ogunquit,
Me., July 29, 1899; m., Dec. 8, 1880,
Anna White; children, Edith F. (Mrs.
James A. Giberson), Mary F. (Mrs. Ed
ward S. Willis), Ruth F. (Mrs. Engelhart
W. Hoist). Residence, Concord, N. H.
Musgrove, Frank Abbott
Editor and publisher; b., Bristol,
N. H., July 19, 1872; s. Capt. Richard
W. Musgrove, a veteran of the Civil
War, and Henrietta M. (Guild) Mus
grove; ed. Bristol graded schools, New
Hampton Institution, 1892, Dartmouth
College, 1899; in college member Var
sity track and baseball teams; member,
Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Casque
and Gauntlet senior society; editor-
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in-chief of Dartmouth, senior year;
trained in newspaper work from boy
hood; proprietor, Dartmouth Press,since
graduation in 1899; representative in
General Court, 1907, 1909, 1911;
speaker in 1911; state senator, 1915;
supervisor of census, 1910; state audi
tor, 1911-13; secretary, Republican
state committee, 1910; chairman, Pro
gressive state committee, 1912; now
president and manager of The Dart
mouth Press (Inc.), book and job
printers, Hanover, N. H., and editor
and publisher of The Hanover Gazette.
Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Benton, John Edwin
Lawyer; b., Maidstone, Vt., May 14,
1875; s. Josiah H. and Harriet B.
(Niles) Benton; ed. Phillips Exeter
Academy, 1896, Boston University
School of Law, 1898; began legal prac
tice in the office of Charles F. Choate,
Jr., Boston, in 1898, removed to Berlin,
N. H., in 1901, and to Keene in 1903,
where he has since resided ; Episcopalian ;
Republican; city solicitor of Berlin,
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1902; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, from Ward 4, Keene, 1907;
city solicitor of Keene, 1909; mayor,
1910; member, N. H. public service
-commission, 1911-15; Mason; mem
ber, Lodge of the Temple, Cheshire
Royal Arch Chapter, Hugh de Payens
Commandery, B. P. O. E., P. of H.,
University Club, Washington, D. C.;
m., Sept. 4, 1909, Kate Lanmou Nims.
Residence, Keene, N. H.
Morris, James Henry
Lawyer; b., Aug. 15, 1862; s.
Thomas and Ann (Connelly) Morris;
ed. Concord public schools; studied
law with Albin & Martin; admitted to
the N. H. bar, July 20, 1888; Catholic;
Democrat; city auditor of Concord,
1899, 1900; secretary, Democratic city
committee, 1907-11; member and
clerk of Concord board of assessors
since the new charter went into effect,
in 1911; member, Concord Lodge,
No. 1210, B. P. O. E., Wonolancet
Club, Concord Gun Club; unmarried.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Fowler, George Winthrop
Editor, farmer, banker; b., Pem
broke, N. H., Nov. 1, 1864; s. Win
throp and Anne Lydia (Locke) Fowler;
ed. Pembroke Academy, 1882, Dart
mouth College, 1886; Congregationalist; Democrat; member, Pembroke
school board, nine terms; member, N.
H. constitutional convention, 1912;
member and clerk, N. H. board of
control, 1913-15; state purchasing
agent, 1913-15; director, Suncook
Valley R. R.; director, N. H. Fire
Insurance Co.; trustee, Pembroke
Academy and president of the board;
treasurer, Suncook Bank, since organ
ization, Oct., 1916; member, Pembroke
Grange, P. of H; reared to farm life
and always interested in agriculture,
in which he is incidentally engaged to a
considerable extent, but devoted him
self for some time to the Newspaper
business, as editor of the Nashua Ga
zette, 1890 to 1895; editor, Manchester
Union, 1895-1905, editor and business
manager, 1905-13; m., 1st, in 1888,
Etta Bartlett, who d., 1905; 2d, Grace
M. Smith; children, George Sherburne,
b. 1890; Harold Bartlett, b. 1898; Win
throp John, b. 1904; Mary Anne, b.
1910; Charles Smith, b.1914. Resi
dence, Pembroke, N. H.
Jackson, Robert
Lawyer; b., Dover, N. H., May 21,
1880, but reared in Littleton, his
parents' permanent home; s. James R.
and Lydia A. (Drew) Jackson; ed.
Littleton high school, Dartmouth
College, 1900, Harvard Law School;
pursued legal study in the office of
U. S. Judge Edgar Aldrich, and of
Remick & Niles, Concord; Admitted
to the bar in 1907, and practiced for
a time with Remick & Niles, and later
with Judge James W. Remick; member
of firm of Remick & Hollis, 1910 to
1912, Remick & Jackson, 1912 to 1916
and since in practice above; Episcopa
lian; Independent Democrat; chairman,
Democratic city committee, Concord,
1914-18; member, N. H. excise com
mission, 1915- ; secretary, N. H. com
mittee of public safety, 1917-; m.,
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Oct. 14, 1909, Dorothy Witter Branch
of Manchester; children, Sarah Branch,
July 26, 1910; Hope, b. Jan. 21, 1915.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
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Anti-Saloon League, Red Cross League,
National Municipal League, Harvard
Club, and Twentieth Century Club of
Boston, Pennsylvania Alumni Soc,
Harvard Alumni Soc, Merrimack
County Farmer's Ass'n. Deeply in
terested in agriculture and engaged in
breeding registered Hereford cattle at
bis farm in Andover, believing that the
cheap pasture lands of New Hampshire
are well adapted for beef. M., Feb. 2,
1909, Susan Whiting of Newton, Mass.,
who d. Dec. 6, 1913. Residence,
Andover, N. H.
Ives, Henry Goodson
Clergyman and farmer; b., London,
England, May 26, 1872; s. James
Thomas Bostock and Mary Collins
(Johns) Ives; ed. English private
schools, University of Pennsylvania, B.
Sc. 1897, Harvard University, S.T.B.
1904; Democrat; Unitarian; pastor
Unitarian Church, Andover, since 1904,
also pastor All Souls' Union Church,
Potter Place, built 1911; field agent,
Proctor Academy, Andover, 1904-16;
assistant curator, W. S. Vaux Collec
tion of Minerals, Academy of Natural
Howard, Charles Woodbury
Furniture manufacturer, adjutant
general; b., Nashua, N. H., Oct. 28,
1869; s. Joseph Woodbury and Nancy
Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa., 1891-3;
Good Templar, Mason; member,
Eastern Star, Patrons of Husbandry,
Mineralogical Club of Philadelphia,
National Economic League, American
Ass'n for Advancement of Science,
N. H. Peace Soc, N. H. Woman Suf
frage Ass'n, N. H. Single Tax Soc,
Jane (Hesselton) Howard; ed. Nashua
public schools,Phillips Exeter Academy,
class of 1890; Unitarian; Republican;
member, Nashua common council,
board of education, six years; N. H.
house of representatives, 1905, 1907;
senate, 1915; enlisted as private in
N. H. N. G., March 17, 1891; second
�John H. Fahey
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•and first lieutenant, Co. K, 2d N. H.
regiment; adjutant, 2d Infantry; ap
pointed asst. adjutant general, 1st
Brigade, March 7, 1899, continuing till
Dec. 1, 1907, when he became a major
in the adjutant general's department,
serving till May, 1915, when he be
came the adjutant general; trustee,
Hunt Home for the Aged; member,
Nashua Country Club; member, A. F.
& A. M., to and including the 33d de
gree; past commander in chief, N. H.
Consistory; Knight Templar; m., June
14, 1894, Blanche Louise, daughter of
Josephus Baldwin, first mayor of
Nashua; children, Woodbury Howard,
b. 1902, Lucy Baldwin, b. 1905. Resi
dence, Nashua, N. H.
Fahey, John H.
Newspaper publisher, investment
banker; b., Manchester, N. H., Feb.
19, 1873; s. Peter and Maria Fahey;
ed. public schools; graduate of Man
chester high school; began newspaper
work as reporter on Manchester papers;
manager, Associated Press, New Haven,
Conn.; New England Supt., Associated
Press, Boston; editor and publisher,
Boston Traveler, 1903-10; second vicepresident, Associated Press, 1909-10;
now president and publisher, Worces
ter Evening Post, and engaged in in
vestment banking business in Boston;
long active in business men's organiza
tions; one of the organizers of the
Boston chamber of commerce and
seven years director and member
executive committee; member, organ
ization committee, Chamber of Com
merce of the United States, later chair
man executive committee, president,
1914 and 1915, now honorary vicepresident; member, permanent com
mittee of International Congress of
Chambers of Commerce; appointed by
President Wilson member of interna
tional high commission organized in
1915 under auspices of U. S. govern
ment to promote uniform legislation
among the countries of the Western
Hemisphere; chairman, delegation of
American chambers of commerce visit
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ing European countries in 1911; mem
ber, U. S. commission visiting South
America in 1916; member, American
chamber of commerce in Paris, honorary
member, Bolsa de Comercio, Buenos
Ayres, Worcester chamber of commerce;
chairman of the American committee on
commercial arbitration between Argen
tina and the United States; awarded
decoration of the Order of the Golden
Sheaf by Chinese government in 1916
for service in promoting commercial
relations between China and the United
States; director and chairman, execu
tive committee, Commercial Research
Co.; director, American Core-Twine
Co.; president, Jiffy Brush Co.; mem
ber, Bankers' Club, New York, Boston
City Club, Economic Club, Tedasco
Country Club, Brae-Burn Country
Club, National Americanization Com
mittee, executive committee, League
to Enforce Peace; Catholic; m., Mar
garet Quinn, Boston, 1901; two dau.,
Margaret and Eleanor. Address, Bos
ton, Mass.
Thayer, William Wentworth
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H.t April
15, 1884; s. William Fiske and Sarah
C. (Wentworth) Thayer; ed. Concord
public schools, including Concord high
school, Harvard University, B.A., 1905,
LL.B., 1910, Oxford University, B.A.,
1908, M.A., 1913; admitted to the bar,
1910; practiced in office of Streeter,
Demond & Woodworth till 1913, and
alone since; Congregation a list; Repub
lican; elected solicitor for the County
of Merrimack in Nov., 1916, for the
term beginning April, 1917; appointed
by the court to fill vacancy occasioned
by resignation of Solicitor Murchie,
Jan., 1917; trustee. Union Trust Co.;
director, First National Bank of Con
cord; assistant treasurer, Northern
R. R. ; director, American Peace
Soc.; vice-president, Concord Char
ity Organization; president, Alumni
Ass'n of American Rhodes Scholars;
member, Kearsarge Lodge, K. of P.,
Capital Grange, P. of H. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
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Miller, Ida Fair
(Mrs. Edwin C.)i club woman and
lecturer; b., Littleton, N. H., April
26, 1863; dau. Maj. Evarts W. and
Ellen F. (Burpee) Farr; ed. public
schools, St. Mary's Academy, Man
chester, N. H., Museum of Fine Arts
School, Boston, and Wellesley Col
lege; past president, Melrose (Mass.)
Woman's Club and Kosmos Club,
Wakefield, Mass.; organizer and past
president, New Hampshire's Daugh
ters Society, Boston; chairman, For
estry Committee, Mass. State Federa
tion of Women's clubs; member, For
estry Committee, N. H. State Federa
tion of Women's clubs, 1908-11; mem
ber, Wakefield, Mass., school board
since 1906; member, N. E. HistoricGenealogical Soc; member, Society
for Prevention of N. E. Antiquities;
past matron, O. E. S.; organizer and
first regent, Faneuil Hall Chapter,
D. A. R., etc.; lecturer on forestry and
historical subjects; m., Jan. 30, 1884,
Edwin Child Miller; children, Barbara
(Miller) Wicker, Henry Franklin,
Edith Louise. Residence, Wakefield,
Mass.
Ray, Robert Allen
Lawyer, judge of probate; b., Palmer,
Mass., April 7, 1851; s. Alexander
Hamilton and Sarah Jane (Maynard)
Ray; ed. Burr & Burton Seminary,
Manchester, Vt., Kimball Union Acad
emy and Dartmouth College, A.B.
1877, A.M. 1885; studied law; admitted
to bar, 1879, and practiced from 1879 to
1889, in Concord, N. H., in partnership
with Reuben E. Walker, now associate
justice N. H. supreme court, and with
him edited and published "Ray &
Walker's N. H. Citations"; later for
some years principal of Hinsdale, N. H.,
high school, removing thence to Keene,
in 1893, to resume practice; Baptist;
Republican; member from Ward 6,
Concord, in N. H. house of represen
tatives, 1885; judge of probate for
Cheshire County since 1906; also acted
as judge in Sullivan County probate
court several months, during a va
cancy, in 1917; member, Sons of Vet
erans; m., 1st, March 18, 1881,
Harriet Annett Ballou, who d. 1900;
2d, May, 1907, Clara Adell Case;
one dau., Agnes Helen (Mrs. Fred H.
Robbins, Philadelphia, Pa.). Resi
dence, Keene, N. H.
Richardson, Albert James
Farmer, postmaster; b., Lyndon,
Vt., Oct. 29, 1866; s. Henry and Mary
J. (Clark) Richardson; removed to
Littleton, N. H., in infancy, and edu
cated in Littleton public schools; en
gaged extensively in agriculture and
dairying for a series of years; Demo
crat; member of school board; select
man, 1907-8; inspector for N. H.
license commission, several years pre
vious to Jan., 1914, when appointed
postmaster of Littleton; Patron of
Husbandry and long active in the or
der, serving as master of White Moun
tain Grange two years, Northern N. H.
Pomona Grange four years, and execu
tive committee, N. H. State Grange,
six years; member, Burns Lodge, A. F.
& A. M., Franklin Chapter, St. Gerard
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Commandery and Bektaah Temple;
m., Oct. 6, 1888, Lillian M. Curtis;
one daughter, Edith Mabelle. Resi
dence, Littleton, N. H.
Plummer, William Alberto
Jurist; b., Gihnanton, N. H., Dec.
2, 1865; s. Charles E. and Mary H.
(Moody) Plummer; ed. Gilmanton
Academy, Dartmouth College, Boston
University School of Law, 1889; lo
cated in practice in Laconia; Congregationalist; Democrat; member, La
conia school board, nineteen years
(president sixteen years); member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1893,
1907; justice, N. H. superior court,
Dec., 1907 to Dec., 1913, since then
justice, supreme court; member,
Knights of Pythias, Elks, Masons, 33d
degree (Grand Master, Grand Lodge
of N.'H., 1806-8); member, N. H. Bar
Ass'n., American Bar Ass'n., N. H. His
torical Soc.; director, Laconia Nat'l
Bank; trustee and vice-president, City
Savings Bank of Laconia; director, La
conia Building & Loan Ass'n.; m., Jan.
1, 1890; one son, Wayne M., b. March
21, 1891, Boston University School of
Law, 1917, admitted toN. H. bar, June
30, 1917. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Mitchell, Abram Whittemore
Physician and surgeon; b., Lempster, N. H., Feb. 8, 1862; s. Andrew J.
and Mary (Whittemore) Mitchell; ed.
common and high schools, Kimball
Union Academy, 1883, New York Uni
versity Medical School, 1887; located
in practice at Epping, N. H.; Metho
dist; Independent; member, school
board and board of health, Epping;
physician to Rockingham County In
stitute for thirty years; member and
past president of Rockingham County
Medical Soc. and N. H. Medical Soc.;
president, Epping Water Co.; Odd
Fellow and Mason to and including
32d degree, Knight Templar and
Shriner; m., Oct. 17, 1888, Hattie F.
Perkins; children, Avis W. (Mrs. C.
Cann), Karl P., Richard A., Philip W.
Residence, Epping, N. H.
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Smith, Ezra M.
Lawyer; b., Langdon, N. H., Jan.
25, 1838; s. Orrin and Marinda (Par
tridge) Smith; ed. Cold River Acad
emy, Tubbs Academy. Law Depart
ment, University of Albany, LL.B.
1861; admitted to N. H. bar, May,
1864; commenced practice in Peter
borough, N. H., June 1, 1865, and has
since continued; Congregationalist;
Republican; ten years a member of
the school board; selectman, twenty-
five years (many years chairman of the
board); member, N. H. house of rep
resentatives, six terms, taking active
part in committee work and debate;
state senator, 1915-16; member, con
stitutional conventions, 1876, 1912;
member, Peterborough Grange, P. of
H., Peterborough Lodge, No. 15, I. O.
O. F., Union Encampment, No. 6; m.,
Oct. 4, 1886, Mary S. Fairbanks; chil
dren, Etta M. (Harlan B. deceased),
Orrin F. Residence, Peterborough,
N. H.
�George A. Fairbanks
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Fairbanks, George Arlington
Woolen manufacturer, farmer; b.,
Newport, N. H., March 24, 1863; s.
George H. and Helen M. (Nourse)
Fairbanks; ed. public schools, graduat
ing from Newport high school, June
24, 1881, followed by one year at Tilton
Seminary; a successful merchant in
Newport for fourteen years; with
George A. Dorr purchased Granite
State Mills, April 1, 1899, and from a
business practically dormant, it has
today over one hundred fifty employes
on its pay-roll, working in day and
night shifts; director of Citizens' Na
tional Bank for fifteen years, its presi
dent since 1913; trustee and treasurer,
Carrie F. Wright Hospital, since its
establishment; for many years a
trustee, M. E. church, and for a long
time a member and generous contrib
utor to its welfare. Continually identi
fied with the best interests of Sullivan
County Y. M. C. A., he has been a
liberal supporter in all its work; mem
ber school board for twelve years and
active worker for the welfare of pupils
and teachers; trustee, Tilton Seminary;
Mason, member and past high priest,
Chapter of Tabernacle, No. 19, R. A.
M.; Shrine; Republican; candidate for
presidential elector, 1916, member,
house of representatives, 1917-18 and
chairman railroad committee; occupies
a spacious home on a knoll overlooking,
the town, on the spot where stood the
house of his birth; m., Oct. 22, 1885,
Margaret A. Gilmore of Newport;
three children, Helen M., a successful
kindergartner, Marian S., graduate of
Boston University and vocal soloist in
local churches, Harold G., graduate of
Tilton Seminary and now learning the
woolen business in his father's mill.
Residence, Newport, N. H.
Boutwell, Harvey Lincoln
Lawyer; b., Meredosia, 11l., April 5,
1860; a. Eli Allen and Harriett W.
(Weeks) Boutwell; removed to Hopkinton, N. H., when two years of age
and reared in that town where his great
grandfather, Maj. William Weeks, of
Washington's staff, had settled in 1792,
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on land said to have been granted him
by the government and a portion of
which he, himself, now owns; ed. com
mon schools, Hopkinton and Contoocook academies, New Hampshire Col
lege, 1882, and Boston University Law
School, 1886; spent some time in
teaching, at Claremont, N. H., gram
mar school, Boston Asylum Farm
School, and Eliot Evening School, Bos
ton, meanwhile taking up the study of
law, first with the late John Y. Mugridge of Concord, N. H., and later with
Wilbur H. Powers of Boston; admitted
to Massachusetts bar in 1886 and com
menced practice in Boston in Aug. of
that year, continuing alone about
twenty years, since then in partnership
with William H. Hastings of Malden,
under firm name of Boutwell & Hast
ings, offices in Rogers Bldg., Washing
ton St.; Baptist; Republican; mem
ber, Malden, Mass., common council,
1893-4; Mass. house of representatives,
1895-6-7-8, taking a prominent part in
legislation each year; city solicitor,
Malden, since 1907; trustee, New
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Hampshire College, since 1910 and
president of the board since 1913; first
vice-president. Second National Bank
of Malden; director, F. W. Ransholb
Co., Samuel E.Jordan Brush Co.; Ma
son, Odd Fellow; member, Boston City
Club, University Club of Malden, Mai
den Deliberative Assembly, Middlesex
Club, Mass. Republican Club; a fre
quent public speaker on political, pa
triotic and other occasions; m. Nellie
C. Booth, Dec. 28, 1886; one son,
Louis E., b. Feb. 15, 1892, Boston Uni
versity School of Law, 1917. Resi
dence, Malden, Mass.
Gile, John Martin
Surgeon; b. Pembroke, N. H., March
8, 1864; s. Brainerd and Mary A.
(Kimball) Gile; ed. Pembroke Acad
emy, Dartmouth College, 1887, Dart-
^^r
^^t!
a
H. Republican state convention, 1910;
member, N. H. executive council,
Fourth District, 1911-12; member,
American Medical Ass'n, N. H. and
Mass. Medical Socs.; trustee, Dart
mouth College; trustee, Mary Hitch
cock Memorial Hospital; Mason;
member, Graduates Club, Kappa
Kappa Kappa, Hanover Country Club ;
director, Lake Tarleton Club; m.,June
8, 1892, Vesta Fowler; children, John
F., Archie B., Madelain, Dorothy.
Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Woodbury, Gordon
Lawyer, farmer, journalist; b., New
York City, Sept. 17, 1863; s. Freeman
Perkins and Harriet A. (McGaw)
Woodbury, his father being a descendantof John Woodbury (Beverly, Mass.,
1624) and his mother a granddaughter
<A W
i
mouth Medical School, 1891; com
menced practice at Tewksbury, Mass. ;
Professor of Practice of Medicine, 1896
-1910; Dean and Professor of Clinical
Surgery, 1910 -., Dartmouth Medi
cal School; Republican; president, N.
of Matthew Thornton, signer of the
Declaration of Independence; ed
Phillips Exeter Academy, 1882, Har
vard College, 1886, Columbia Univer
sity Law School, 1888; located in
Bedford, N. H., in 1889, upon the old
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McGaw homestead, his mother's birth
place, where he has continued his legal
residence, engaging extensively in agri
culture; Presbyterian; Democrat; rep
resentative from Bedford in N. H.
house of representatives, 1891, serving
on committee on revision of the stat
utes; candidate for senator in District
No. 19, 1892; member, N. H. delega
tion in Democratic national convention,
18%; delegate in N. H. constitutional
convention, 1902; member, advisory
council, N. H. Dept. of Agriculture;
1913-1 5 ; Democratic candidate for Con
gress, First N. H. District, 1916; editor
and publisher, Manchester Daily and
Weekly Union, 1896-1906; ed. History
of Bedford, 1903; Mason; member,
Derryfield Club, Manchester;
m.
April 18, 1894, Charlotte E., dau. Geo.
E. Woodbury, Methuen, Mass.; chil
dren, Eliza Gordon (Bryn Mawr),
Peter, George. Residence, Bedford,
N. H., Manchester P. O.
Baynes, Ernest Harold
Naturalist, lecturer; b., Calcutta,
India, May 1, 1868; s. John and
Helen Augusta (Nowill) Baynes; ed.
College of the City of New York; re
porter for N. Y. Times, 1891-2;
assistant to his father in photographic
modeling. 1893-1900; has written and
lectured extensively on natural history
since 1900; contributed series of ar
ticles on "Wild Life in the Blue Moun
tain Forest" to Boston Transcript in
1904; member, American Bison Soc,
Harvard Travelers Club, Tavern Club,
Boston, Meriden, N. H., Bird Club,
general manager; chairman, Sullivan
Co. Boy Scout Commission. Resi
dence, Plainfield, N. H.
Haynes, Martin Alonzo
Printer and editor; b., Springfield,
N. H., July 30, 1842 ; s. Elbridge Gerry
and Caroline R. (Knowlton) Haynes;
ed. public schools, Manchester, N. H.;
learned the printer's trade, also served
on reportorial staff of both the Union
and Mirror in Manchester; served
three years as a volunteer private in
the Second N. H. regiment in the
Civil War; established the Lake Vil
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lage Times, at Lake Village (Gilford),
N. H., now Lakeport (Ward 6, Laconia), in 1868 and conducted thp same
for twenty years; Universalist; Repub
lican; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, from Gilford, 1872-3;
clerk, N. H. supreme court for Belknap
County, 1876-83; member, U. S. house
of representatives (First N. H. Dis
trict) in 48th and 49th Congresses,
1883 to 1887; U. S. Internal Revenue
agent many years, serving in different
sections of the country, and for a time
transferred from the Treasury to the
War Department, and, under commis
sion of Elihu Root, Secretary of War,
established the Internal Revenue in
the Philippines; holds membership
with the Odd Fellows and G. A. R.,
department Commander for the latter,
1881-2; as president of the N. H.
Veterans Ass'n' in 1882, made the an
nual reunions at Weirs a fixture; m.,
March 9, 1863, Cornelia T. Lane;
children, Mary Addie (Mrs. Eugene S.
Daniell), Cornelia A., adopted. Resi
dence, Lakeport, N. H.
�Hon. John B. Nash
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Nash, John Barzillia
Lawyer; b., Windham, Me., May 17,
1848; s. Barzillia and Lovina (Hick)
Nash; ed. common and private schools
and Gorham, Me., Academy; studied
law and located in practice in Conway,
N. H.; admitted to the N. H. bar in
1878;Universalist; Democrat; delegate
in N. H. constitutional convention,
1889; representative in N. H. house
of representatives, 1891, 1893; solicitor
for Carroll county, four years; Demo
cratic nominee for Congress 1894, 1896;
president, N. H. Democratic state
convention, 1896; delegate in Demo
cratic national convention at Kansas
City in 1900, and elected to the Denver
convention in 1908, but unable to
attend; appointed U. S. naval officer
of customs, port of Boston and Charlestown, by President Wilson in 1913, and
still in that office; has spoken exten
sively on the stump for the Democratic
party in many campaigns; m., Nov.,
1871, Susan J. Libby; children, Nathan
G., Jessie (Mrs. Clifford H. Craig).
Residence, Conway, N. H., P. O. ad
dress, Intervale.
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emy, since 1878; Unitarian; Pro
gressive Republican; member, N. H.
house of representatives, 1905, 1907
and chairman committee on education
each year; trustee, N. H. College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Robin
son Seminary, Exeter, Exeter Public
library, Kensington Social Library;
member, Modern Language Ass'n of
Porter, Eleanor Hodgman
Musician and author; b., Littleton,
N. H., Dec. 19, 1868; dau. Francis F.
and Llewella (Woolson) Hodgman; ed.
public schools, N. E. Conservatory of
Music, and by private teachers; m.,
May 3, 1892, John Lyman Porter of
Corinth, Vt.; Congregationalist; en
gaged for several years as choir and
concert singer, and music teacher;
since 1901 devoted to authorship; has
written several published volumes that
have attracted wide attention, "Pollyanna" being the most notable, as well
as a great number of short stories for
magazines and newspapers. Resi
dence, Cambridge, Mass.
America, American Dialect Soc., Amer
ican Philological Ass'n, N. E. Ass'n
Colleges and Preparatory Schools;
honorary member, Cliosophic Soc.,
Princeton Univ., associate member,
N. H. Soc. Cincinnati; m., Dec. 21,
1878, Effie Locke; children, Effie Mir
iam (d.), Irving Elting, Theodora, Delmont Locke, James Arthur, Jr., Helen.
Residence, Exeter, N. H.
Tufts, James Arthur
Educator; b., Alstead, N. H., April
26, 1855; s. Timothy and Sophia P.
(Kingsbury) Tufts; ed. Phillips Exeter
Academy, 1874, Harvard College, A.B.,
1878, A.M. Dartmouth, 1914; Pro
fessor of English, Phillips Exeter Acad
Minot, Fanny Elizabeth Pickering
(Mrs. James); b., Barnstead, N. H.;
dau. Hazen and Martha Ann (Drew)
Pickering; ed. Concord high school,
1865, Wheaton Seminary, Norton,
Mass., 1867 (valedictorian of each
class) ; m., Capt. James Minot, cashier
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Mechanicks National Bank, May 13,
1874 (d. Nov. 15, 1911); member,
South Congregational church; national
president, Woman's Relief Corps, 1904
F. and Sarah J. (Dodge) Perley; ed.
Kimball Union Academy, Meriden,
1873, Dartmouth College, 1878;
teacher, 1878 to 1883—principal
Charlestown, N. H., high school;
studied law with Hon. Ira Colby of
Claremont, N. H.; admitted to the
N. H. bar in 1883, Mass. bar, 1883,
Minn. bar in 1884, having removed to
the latter state and located at Moorhead, Clay co., opposite Fargo, N. D.,
where he has continued in legal practice
and also engaged extensively in the
handling of loans and real estate, con
ducting the "George E. Perley Farm
.Loan and Land Agency;" Christian
Scientist; Progressive Republican;
alderman, city of Moorhead, four years;
member, Minn. house of representa
tives, 1903, 1905, chairman, committee
on education, the latter year; member,
Moorhead board of education, fifteen
years; trustee, Fargo College, Fargo,
-5; member, Concord board of educa
tion, since 1908 (secretary); Woman's
Club of Concord (president, 1904-5);
president, N. H. Female Cent Inst.,
1901-8; president, Concord Female
Charitable Soc, 1911-15; member,
educational committee, General Fed
eration Women's Clubs, 1912-14;
regent, Rumford Chapter, D. A R.,
1905-8; president, Federation of
Women's Missionary Societies, Con
cord; member, Woman's Board of
Missions (life), Avon (Shakespeare)
Club, Friendly Club, Charity Organ
ization Soc, District Nursing Ass'n,
Red Cross, Nat. League for Woman's
Service, Wheaton Seminary Alumnae
Ass'n, N. H. Historical Soc. Resi
dence, 23 S. State St., Concord, N. H.
Perley, George Edmund
Lawyer, loans, real estate ; b., Lempster, N. H., Aug. 19, 1853; s. Asbury
N. D., twenty-five years; Royal Arca
num; m., May 9, 1884, M. Etta Jones;
one daughter, Grace Perley Hess, Min
neapolis. Residence, Moorhead, Minn.
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Jackson, James Robert
Lawyer, writer; b., Barnet, Vt., Oct.
5, 1838; s. William and Prucia (Mor
rill) Jackson; removed with his par
ents to Littleton, N. H., in childhood;
ed. Littleton public schools and in the
law office of Hon. Harry Bingham;
Episcopalian; Democrat; clerk, N. H.
house of representatives, 1871; U. S.
Consul to Sherbrooke, 1893-7; author,
History of Littleton; m. July 16, 1879,
Lydia Drew, Dover, N. H.; children,
Robert (Dartmouth, 1900), Andrew
(Dartmouth, 1903), Harry B., William
M., Elizabeth, Katharine (d.), Rachel.
Residence, Littleton, N. H.
Brackett, John Q. A.
Lawyer; b., Bradford, N. H., June
8, 1842; s. Ambrose S. and Nancy
(Brown) Brackett; ed. public schools,
Colby Academy, New London, 1861,
Harvard College, 1865 (class orator),
Harvard Law School, 1868; located in
practice in Boston and there continued;
Unitarian; Republican; member, Bos
ton common council, 1873-6 inclusive
(president, 1886); member, Mass.
house of representatives, 1877-81 and
1884-6 inclusive, chairman judiciary
committee, 1884, speaker, 1885, 1886;
lieutenant governor, 1887-9 inclusive;
governor of Massachusetts, 1890; delegate-at-large,
Republican
national
convention, 1892 (member committee
on resolutions); presidential electorat-large, 1896, and chairman, Massa
chusetts electors; again, in 1900, elector-at-large;
president,
Middlesex
(Republican) Club, 1893-1901; de
clined a public dinner tendered by
Governor Walsh and the living exgovernors of the state on the occasion
of his seventy-second birthday anni
versary in June, 1914, but was made a
special guest of the Middlesex Club at
its annual meeting, June 6, in honor of
his birthday and the twenty-first anni
versary of his election as president of
the club, as well as the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the movement resulting
in his nomination for governor. In
May, 1917, elected delegate from the
Eighth Congressional district to the
Massachusetts constitutional conven
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tion, and on the evening of June 5, the
night before the meeting of the con
vention, in recognition of his seventyfifth birthday, his election as a delegate,
and as the senior living ex-governor of
the state, he was given a public dinner
at Hotel Somerset in Boston, by the
Boston Club, largely attended by
prominent men of both parties through
out the state; long prominent as a
public speaker, delivering many nota
ble addresses on important occasions,
aside from political speeches in many
campaigns, among them being those at
the Bradford centennial in 1887, the
dedication of the Pilgrims monument
at Plymouth, Mass., and the centen
nial anniversary of the birth of Gen.
Nathaniel P. Banks in Waltham,
Mass., Jan. 30, 1916; member, Joseph
Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Middle
sex Club, Boston Club, Arlington Boat
Club; director, Exchange Trust Co.,
Boston; vice-president, Mass. Real
Estate Exchange; m., June 20, 1878,
Angeline M. Peck; children, John Gaylord (Harvard, 1901, Law School, 1904)
and Beatrice. Residence, Arlington,
Mass.
�Marilla M. Ricker
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Ricker, Mariila Marks Young
Lawyer, author, humanitarian; b.,
New Durham, N. H., March 18, 1840;
dau. Jonathan B. and Hannah D.
(Stevens) Young; ed. public schools,
Colby Academy, New London, N. H.,
1861 ; m., 1863, John Ricker of Madbury, N. H., who died Oct. 6, 1868;
went abroad in 1872, spending some
years in study in Germany, thoroughly
mastering the language of that coun
try; returning home took up the study
of law in Washington, D. C., with Al
bert G. Riddle and Arthur B. Williams;
admitted to the District of Columbia
bar in 1882, taking the examination
with eighteen men, all of whom she
outranked; practiced in Washington
for many years, where she became
known as "the prisoners' friend," from
her custom of aiding poor and friend
less prisoners; associated with Col.
Robert G. Ingersoll in the famous
"Star Route" trials; appointed exami
ner in chancery by the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, 1884, also
U. S. commissioner, in which capacity
she heard many cases; admitted to the
N. H. bar in 1890, being the first woman
admitted; admitted to the bar of the
supreme court of the United States,
1891. Woman suffragist and pioneer
worker and speaker for the cause; first
woman in New Hampshire to demand
the right to vote, and paying taxes
under protest since refusal. Republi
can; offered herself as a candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination of the
party in 1910; Free Thinker, writing
much and strongly in championship of
Free Thought doctrines; author of
"The Four Gospels," 1911, "I Don't
Know, Do You?" 1915, and "I Am
Not Afraid, Are You?" 1917. An
early abolitionist, pioneer suffragist,
and ardent disciple of Paine and Inger
soll, she has traveled widely and spoken
much and forcefully, as well as written,
in advocacy of her principles. Resi
dence, Dover, N. H.
Felch, Albert Dustin
General business; b., Sunapee, N.H.,
March 23, 1863; s. John and Sarah
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J. (Bartlett) Felch; ed. Sunapee publie schools; Progressive; Republican;,
justice of the peace, notary public,
health officer, trial justice, member,
school board, six years, tax collector,.
1892, member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1911, chosen by the largest
majority ever given a candidate in the
town with a single exception, and serv
ing as chairman of committee on roads,
bridges and canals, and as a member
of the rate committee investigating
B. & M. R. R. fares and freights; Pro
gressive candidate for state senator in
Seventh district in 1912; secretary,
Sunapee Mutual Fire Ins. Co.; secre
tary and treasurer, Lake Sunapee Pro
tective Corporation; treasurer, town
trust fund; local examiner, state au
tomobile department; treasurer, Trow
Lumber Co., several years previous to
1916; Methodist; superintendent of
Sunday school five years; treasurer,
board of trustees, Sunapee M. E.
church; m., May 2, 1888, Lilla Ingalls;
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-children, Ruth A., serving in state auto
mobile department, as stenographer
and notary public, Rose C, trained
nurse. Residence, "Pleasant Place,"
Sunapee, N. H.
Hutchins, John Corbin
Druggist and jeweller, lumberman;
b., Wolcott, Vt., Feb. 3, 1864; s. Lewis
8. and Marcia M. (Aiken) Hutchins,
and grandson of Parley Hutchins of
Edinburgh, Scotland, who settled in
this country immediately after the
Revolution; ed. public schools and
Hardwick, Vt., academy, graduating in
1883; taught school and pursued post
graduate course; removed to North
Stratford, N. H., in 1884, where he
entered a drug and jewelry establish
ment, learned the business, and two
years later purchased, and has since
conducted the same, while for the last
few years engaging extensively in lum
bering operations; attends Baptist
church; Democrat; has held all town
offices; member, N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1899, state senate, 1913,
serving on education (chairman),
banks, manufactures and revision of
the laws committees, and recognized
minority leader; delegate in National
Democratic Conventions of 1908 and
1916; candidate for Democratic guber
natorial nomination in 1914 and de
feated by only two votes, and nomi
nated by a large majority in 1916;
president, Farmers Guaranty Savings
bank of Colebrook; director, Farmers
and Traders National bank; trustee,
Guaranty Trust Co., Berlin; director
and vice-president, Coos Telephone
Co.; affiliated with the Odd Fellows,
Elks, Knights of Pythias (Grand
Chancellor, New Hampshire, 1900),
Masons, 32d degree and Knight Tem
plar; m., Oct. 24, 1889, SaideeH. Mayo;
children, Ralph M., Paul A. Residence,
North Stratford, N. H.
Dearborn, Josiah Greene
Teacher, lawyer; b., Weare, N. H.,
March 20, 1829; s. Josiah and Sarah
(Greene) Dearborn; descendant in
seventh generation from Godfrey
Dearborn, one of the company from
Exeter, England, who, under the leader
ship of Rev. John Wheelock, founded
Exeter, N. H., in 1639; ed. public
schools, Francestown Academy, New
Britain, Conn., Normal School; taught
several years in Manchester schools;
submaster in Lyman Grammar School,
Boston, 1865 to 1870, meanwhile enter
ing senior class at Dartmouth College
and graduating in 1867; master in
Boston Latin School, 1870 to 1874;
Liberal; Democrat; member, N. H.
house of representatives, 1854, 1855,
and oldest surviving member present
at the "Legislative Reunion" in Con
cord in 1915; register of probate for
Hillsborough County, 1860-5; N. H.
state treasurer, 1874-5; postmaster of
Manchester, 1889-93; member, N. H.
BarAss'n; member, Manchester board
of education, 1885; auditor for Hills
borough County many years; trustee,
Merrimack River Savings bank, twen
ty-five years; m., Oct. 16, 1851, Sabrina
L. Hayden, who d. Aug. 14, 1880;
children, Julia A. (Mrs. Luther C.
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Baldwin), Cora M., Josephine G. (Mrs.
G. F. Russell). Residence, South
Weare, N. H.
Sanborn, Jeremiah Wilson
Farmer, educator, publicist; b., Gilmanton, N. H., Feb. 4, 1847; s. George
W. and Mary A. (Brown) Sanborn;
-ed., Pittsfield and Gilmanton acade
mies and private library; Congregationalist; Republican; superintendent
of schools, Gilmanton, 1868, 1869;
member, N. H. board of agriculture,
1873-82; member, N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1875 and 1876, serving as
chairman of committee on Agricul
tural college; appointed superintend
ent of the State college farm at Han
over, 1876, and in that year began
publication of monthly bulletins of re
search work which were continued dur
ing the six years of his connection there;
these covered various fields, including
plant and animal nutrition, and were
the first regular publications of the
kind in the country; in Sept., 1882,
made dean of the agricultural depart
ment of the University of Missouri, and
while there continued elaborate investi
gations of various problems, and car
ried on many important experiments;
served as secretary of the Missouri
board of agriculture, 1882-6, and gath
ered the material for the state's agri
cultural exhibit at the World's Fair in
New Orleans; secretary of the Kansas
City Fat Stock Show, and state statis
tician for Missouri for U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, 1884-7; in 1889
became president of and organized the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Utah, and was director of the expe
riment station; during five years here
organized the faculty, its courses of
study, its extensive research work, and
Utah's agricultural exhibit at the Co
lumbian Exposition at Chicago; re
turned to New Hampshire in 1894 to
become agricultural editor of the Mir
ror and Farmer, and to resume tem
porarily suspended work of organizing
on a large scale extensive and intensive
farming on his estate in Gilmanton,
where he has redeemed and added to
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the machine tillage area 170 acres, so
that about 500 acres are included in
one body out of the hill estate of 2,000
acres; served three years as trustee of
the State College, and again in the
legislature in 1909, being chairman of
committee on national affairs; trustee
of Gilmanton Academy; chairman,
town school board; an officer of the
N. E. Milk Producers' Union, and,
since 1911, member of the advisory
council of the State Department of
Agriculture; Patron of Husbandry and
past master, Catamount Grange, Pittsfield; has lectured extensively before
farmers' institutes and other organiza
tions, in New England, New York and
the West, and written much for the
press; author of the section on agricul
ture in Gateley's great work on the
World's Progress. The New Hampshire
and Utah state colleges have conferred
on him the degree of B.S., M.S. and
LL.D. ; he is now elaborating his youth's
dream of a fine hill estate around the
site first deeded to his ancestor for
colonial services; m., June 4, 1872,
�Hon. Clarence E. Carr
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Belle Grayham Osborne; children,
Harry Wilson, b. July 14, 1875; Alice,
b. Dec. 13, 1878; Carl J., b. Aug. 9,
1887. Residence, Gilmanton, N. H.,
Pittsfield P. O.
Carr, Clarence Edgar
Lawyer, manufacturer, publicist; b.,
Enfield, N. H., Jan. 31, 1853; s. John
P. and Emily A. (Cochran) Carr; re
moved with his parents to Andover,
when ten years of age, where he has
since resided; ed. public schools, Ando
ver, New London and Kimball Union
academies and Dartmouth College,
1875; studied law with the late Hon.
John M. Shirley of Andover; ad
mitted to the bar in 1878 and prac
ticed several years in partnership with
Mr. Shirley, but abandoned practice
on account of health and in 1883, en
gaged in hame manufacturing business
with father and elder brother, retiring
therefrom in 1912; Democrat; mem
ber, N. H. house of representatives,
187&, 1879, serving on normal school
and judiciary committees and chair
man of special railroad committee; sev
eral years member Democratic state
committee;
president, Democratic
state convention, 1902; Democratic
candidate for governor, 1908, 1910,
making a vigorous campaign each year;
Unitarian; president, N. H. Unitarian
Conference, twelve years; director,
American Unitarian Ass'n, 1906-12, a
vice-president since 1912; trustee and
treasurer, Proctor Academy, formerly
N. H. Unitarian Educational Society;
president, N. H. Defense League, 1916;
chairman, executive committee, N. H.
League to Provide for National De
fense and to Enforce International
Peace, 1916-; member, executive com
mittee, N. H. Committee on Public
Safety, also of executive committee,
N. H. Red Cross Ass'n; first president,
United Life and Accident Insurance
Co., Concord, now chairman board of
directors and executive committee; a
trustee of John H. Pearson fund, also
of Franklin Savings Bank; member,
Kearsarge Lodge, A. F. & A M., and
Blackwater Grange, P. of H., Andover;
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m., 1st., Ella, daughter of Rev. Thomp
son Barron, who d. in 1876 leaving one
daughter, Ella, educated at Wellesley
and Radcliffe colleges and in Germany,
now living in Andover; 2d, Carrie E.,'
daughter of Amos H. and Emeline M.
Proctor—two sons, Proctor (Harvard,
1904), general sales agent, U. S. Hame
Co., Buffalo, N. Y. (married, one
daughter), and John P. (Harvard, 1911,
Law, 1914), now a lawyer in Boston,
Mass. Residence, Andover, N. H.
Hening, Crawford Dawes
Lawyer, supreme court reporter; b.,
Philadelphia, Pa., June 19, 1866; s.
Edmund W. and Mary (Dawes) Hen
ing; ed. Episcopal Academy, Philadel
phia, Pa.; studied law in the office of
Charles Biddle, Philadelphia; ad
mitted to the bar in 1894, and com
menced practice in Lancaster the same
year; subsequently practiced for a
time in Berlin, N. H. ; later returned to
Philadelphia, where he served as as
sistant city solicitor, 1911-14; again
took up his residence in Lancaster, and
engaged in the work of preparing a
digest. of the N. H. law reports; ap
pointed reporter for the N. H. supreme
court, 1916; Episcopalian; m., in 1896,
Mabel Thompson; children, Sally F.,
Edmund W., Alice C. Residence, Lan
caster, N. H.
Morrison, Henry Clinton
Educator; b., Oldtown, Me., Oct. 7,
1871; s. John H. and Mary Louise
(Ham) Morrison; great-grandson of
John Morrison of Sutherlandshire,
Scotland, who settled at St. James,
N. B., in 1803; ed. public schools and
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1895, being
valedictorian of his class; principal,
high school, Milford, N. H., 1895-9;
superintendent schools, Portsmouth,
N. H., 1899-1905; state superintend
ent of public instruction since Oct. 25,
1905; a consistent and presistent ad
vocate of all measures calculated to
promote the efficiency of the state's
educational system, especially state su
pervision of the public schools, which
has been extended under his adminis
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tration till it covers nearly the entire
state; member, N. H. Teachers' Ass'n
(president, 1903) ; many years director,
National Educational Ass'n; member,
Manchester; in November of that
year became a clerk in office of Sixth
Auditor of the Treasury, Washington,
D. C., serving till Aug., 1873, and
twice promoted; transferred to N. E.
division, U. S. Railway Mail Service,
and served as first local agent at Con
cord, N. H., for two years; again trans
ferred to train service, running between
Boston and St. Albans, Vt. , till 1884,
when he resigned, and became travel
ing salesman for Blanchard & Co , flour
and grain dealers, of Concord; two
years later joined the firm of Moseley
& Co., in the same business, traveling
for them over New Hampshire and
Vermont, till, in 1898, he bought out
the business, which he has since suc
cessfully conducted under the name of
Cressy & Co., his son Harry R. later
becoming a member of the firm; Uni
tarian, Republican; member, Concord
board of aldermen, 1901-2; member,
American Institute of Instruction (pres
ident, 1908-9); Mason, Patron of
Husbandry, member, N. H. Historical
Soc, Concord Board of Trade, Wonolancet Club, Phi Beta Kappa and Psi
Upsilon fraternities and Casque and
Gauntlet Soc. at Dartmouth; received
degree of M. Sc. from the New Hamp
shire College in 1906; Episcopalian;
Independent in politics; m., July 29,
1902, Marion Locke, Andover, Mass.;
children, John A., Hugh 8., Robert D.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Cressy, Frank
Manager, Cressy & Co. ; b., Bradford,
N. H., Oct. 21, 1840; s. William P. and
Mary G. (Gould) Cressy; ed. public
schools and Colby Academy, New Lon
don, N. H.; taught school several
years; established a graded school in
Bradford; appointed U. S. mail clerk
in 1865, running between Bradford and
N. H. house of representatives, 1892;
member, Boston chamber of commerce,
and two years president N. E. Grain
Dealers' Ass'n; member Concord board
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of trade (president, 1913-15), Wonolancet Club, White Mountain Travel
ers' Ass'n (twice president and treas
urer the last twenty years); ardent
equal suffragist, ready after-dinner
speaker; m., March 31, 1862, Annette
M. Ring, who d. Dec., 1916; children,
Will Martin, Mary F. (d. Feb., 1917),
Harry R. Residence, Concord, N. H.
79-
Woman's Club, N. H. Historical Soc.,
N. H. Memorial Hospital for Women
and Children (life member and on
board of monthly visitors), Friendly
Club and Red Cross, also of several
local charity associations; m. Benja
min Stodder Rolfe, June 6, 1877; child,
Benjamin Henry Rolfe, b. Nov. 27,
1886, who m. Josephine James, Oct. 12,
1909. Residence, 48 South St., Con
cord, N. H.
Rolfe, Jennie Clapp
(Mrs. Benjamin S.); b., May 13,
1855, Nashua, N. H.; dau. Henry W.
and Sabina A. (Taylor) Clapp; de-
Blake, Amos Jewett
Lawyer; b., Rindge, N. H., Oct. 20,.
scended from Thomas Clapp, who set
tled in Dorchester, Mass., July, 1633;
ten ancestors who fought in the Revo
lution; graduated from Concord high
school, 1874; charter member, Rumford Chapter, D. A. R. (registrar four
years, regent 1914-17); number in
National D. A. R., 25, 774; chairman,
committee to secure N. H. state flag
for Continental Hall, Washington;
member, committee to secure final pay
ment on Continental Hall; member,
South Congregational church, Concord
1836; s. Ebenezer and Hephsibeth
(Jewett) Blake; ed. public schools,.
Marlow Academy, Mt. Caesar Semi
nary, Swanzey, Green Mt. Liberal
Inst., Woodstock, Vt., Appleton Acad
emy, New Ipswich, 1859;' studied law
with F. F. Lane of Keene; admitted
to N. H. bar, 1862; U. S. district
court, 1867;Congregationalist; Repub
lican; superintending school committee
Rindge, two years, Fitzwilliam, eleven
years; selectman, Fitzwilliam, threeyears; moderator, ten years; member,
�Hon. Henry F. Hollis
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N. H. house of representatives, 1872-3,
1901 ; state bank commissioner, 18769; assistant assessor, U. S. internal
revenue, 1862-70; member, N. H.
constitutional convention, 1889, 1902,
1912; census enumerator, 1880, 1890;
trustee and president, Fitzwilliam Sav
ings Bank, for several years; super
visor, Fitzwilliam town library, for
thirty-five years; historical student
and writer; author, "Life and Charac
ter of Gen. James Reid," published in
Vol. 1, Proceedings of the N. H. His
torical Soc; sketch of Fitzwilliam.
Granite Monthly, June, 1898, ana
"Life and Character of Col. Amos
A. Parker," Granite Monthly, Oct.Dec, 1904; Free Mason since 1862;
member, N. H. Historical Soc, Sons
of the American Revolution; m., 1st,
Dec. 26, 1865, Ann E. Howe; who
d. June 22, 1867; 2d, Jan. 2, 1883,
Flora E. Stone; one son, Leroy S.
Blake, of Fitzwilliam, b. Nov. 5, 1883.
Residence, Fitzwilliam, N. H.
Hollis, Henry French
Lawyer, U. S. Senator; b., Concord,
N. H., Aug. 30, 1869; s. Maj. Abijah
and Harriette Van Mater (French)
Hollis; ed. Concord high school, class
of 1886, private tutors, Harvard Col
lege, 1892, A.B., Magna cum laude, hav
ing engaged in civil engineering work
for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
R. R., between high school and college
courses; studied law at the Harvard
Law School and in Concord offices and
admitted to the bar in March, 1893;
commenced practice in Concord imme
diately upon admission, having been
associated for six years with the late
Hon. Harry G. Sargent and Edward
C. Niles, for six years later with the
late Attorney General, Edwin G. East
man, later with Hon. James W. Remick, Alexander Murchie, Robert Jack
son and Robert C. Murchie, under the
firm name of Remick & Hollis, and
finally with the Murchie brothers in
the firm of Hollis & Murchie, enjoying
an extensive practice in all connections;
Democrat; member, Concord board of
education, 1896-9; Democratic candi
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date for Congress, second N. H. dis
trict, 1900; candidate for governor,
1902, 1904; chairman, Democratic
state committee, 1902; member, Dem
ocratic congressional committee, 190001; elected U. S. Senator from New
Hampshire by the legislature on the
42d ballot, to succeed Henry E. Burnham, March 13, 1913, being the first
Democrat elected to the Senate from
the state since 1852; assigned to serv
ice on the Senate committees on en
rolled bills (chairman), banking and
currency, civil service and retrench
ment, District of Columbia, expendi
tures in the Interior Department,
transportation and sale of meat prod
ucts, University of the United States
and woman suffrage; author and mana
ger in Senate of National Farm Loan
Act; Unitarian; member. Phi Beta
Kappa, Harvard; Harvard Club, Bos
ton; Metropolitan and Chevy Chase
clubs, Washington; Regent, Smithson
ian Institution, 1914— ; m., June 14,
1893, Grace Bruerton Fisher, Norwood,
Mass.; children, Henry French, Jr.
(Cornell, 1917); Anne Richardson, 2d.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Jackson, Lydia Drew
(Mrs. James R.) teacher, lecturer;
b., Newmarket, N. H., Dec. 3, 1854;
dau. George K. and Lucy (French)
Drew; ed. public schools, Dover, N.
H. (high school, 1874); taught five
years in Dover grammar schools before
marriage to James R. Jackson of Lit
tleton, July 16, 1879; has since taught
in Littleton and Lancaster high schools
and given instruction to hundreds of
private pupils; Episcopalian; member
and past president, Friday club of Lit
tleton; honorary member, Unity
Club, Lancaster—the only woman thus
recognized; trustee, Littleton public
library; secretary, Littleton branch,
N. H. Chapter, American Red Cross;
has given numerous lectures on educa
tional and historical subjects before
women's clubs and other organizations
throughout northern New Hampshire
(see sketch of James R. Jackson).
Residence, Littleton, N. H.
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Thompson, Edwin Payson
Lawyer; b., Gilmanton, N. H., July
28, 1852, on farm purchased by his
grandfather in 1836, which he now
one of twenty members serving in both
conventions; member, Laconia city
council, seven years, from March, 1905,
and sometime acting mayor; trustee,
City Savings Bank, Laconia, since
1907; director, Laconia Building and
Loan Ass'n, since 1904; director, La
conia National Bank, since 1909; di
rector and treasurer, Casino Building
Co.; member, Belknap County Bar
Ass'n, and N. H. Bar Ass'n; m., Dec.
9, lb96, Minnie E. James, dau. of
Orrin F. and Bedora (Durgin) James,
b. Thornton, N. H., Sept. 17, 1867; no
children. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Roberts, Ernest Porter
Banker; b., Brunswick, Me., Feb.
18, 1869; s. John and Lydia Sylvester
(Porter) Roberts; ed. Concord public
schools; employed as clerk in general
freight office, Concord R. R.; money
order clerk in Concord postoffice under
owns; s. William B. and Luezer J.
(Asher) Thompson; ed. public and
private schools and Gilmanton Acad
emy; studied law with Col. Thomas
Cogswell of Gilmanton and Hon. Erastus P. Jewell of Laconia; admitted to
the bar, April 1, 1876; practiced in
company with Colonel Cosgwell at
Gilmanton one year, and alone until
Oct., 1879, when he removed to Bel
mont and was in practice there until
appointed clerk of the supreme court,
for Belknap County, Jan. 1, 1885, con
tinuing till April 1, 1901, when the
court was abolished and he was ap
pointed clerk of the superior court,
since continuing; held residence in
Belmont till 1900, when he removed to
Laconia; Republican; town treasurer
in Belmont and moderator for sixteen
years; delegate in N. H. constitutional
convention of 1889, and in convention
of 1902 from Ward 4, Laconia, being
Postmaster Henry Robinson; clerk in
superintendent's office, Concord Div.,
B. & M. R. R., under Supt. Horace E.
Chamberlin; entered N. H. Savings
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Bank as clerk, Feb. 1, 1899; appointed
treasurer, N. H. Savings Bank, Aug. 3,
1914, being fifth in succession since the
founding of the bank in 1830; Congregationalist; Republican; clerk of Ward
4, Concord; treasurer, First Congrega
tional Church, Concord; director,
Concord Y. M. C. A.; treasurer, Red
Cross war fund; Mason; member,
Wonolancet Club; m., Sept. 14, 1899,
Esther Burpee Jackman; children,
Porter, b. June 26, 1903; John Harlan,
b. Jan. 16, 1909, Mary Elizabeth, b.
June 28, 1913. Residence, Concord,
N. H.; Sunapee Lake (summer).
Hazelton, Gerry Whiting
Lawyer; b., Chester, N. H., Feb. 24,
1829; s. William and Mercy J. (Coch
ran) Hazelton; ed. Pinkerton Acad
emy, Derry, and by private tutor;
studied law in New York and removed
to Wisconsin in 1856, locating at Co
lumbus; Republican; member, Wis
consin state senate, 1861 and 1862, and
president pro tern; district attorney for
Columbia County, 1864-6; U. S. col
lector internal revenue, 1867-8; mem
ber, U. S. house of representatives,
1871-5; U. S. district attorney for
Wisconsin, 1875-85; U. S. commis
sioner since 1898; removed to Mil
waukee in 1875, when he accepted the
office of district attorney at the re
quest of President Grant, at the time
of the "Whiskey Frauds" excitement,
the former incumbent having been sus
pended; Elder in Presbyterian church,
for twenty years; member and former
president, Milwaukee Bar Ass'n; hon
orary member, Wisconsin State Bar
Ass'n; member and former president,
'Old Settlers' Club and Phantom Club
—a social and literary organization;
former trustee, Fox Lake Seminary and
Carroll College; author of many pub
lished articles upon legal, historical and
biographical subjects, including one on
the "Construction of the Federal Con
stitution," published in the American
Magazine of National History, "John
Jay and the Treaty of 1794," New
York Legal Times, "The Author of the
Book of Job," Bibliotheca Magazine,
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and sketches of Webster, Hamilton,
Franklin, Greeley, Blaine and Thurlow
Weed, published in volumes issued by
the Phantom Club; m. in 1854, Martha
L. Squire, Great Barrington; one
daughter, Anna. Residence, Milwau
kee, Wis.
Bugbee, Marion Louise
Physician and surgeon; b., Hartford,
Vt., Sept. 2, 1871; dau. Jonathan and
Ellen A. (Lewis) Bugbee; ed. Tilden
Seminary, West Lebanon, N. H., 1889,
Woman's Medical College, N. Y. In
firmary, M.D., 1897; postgraduate
course, Polyclinic and Postgraduate
hospital, New York Citv; in general
practice, Hartford, Vt.", 1898-1909;
physician in charge, N. H. Memorial
Hospital for Women and Children,
since 1909; member, American Medi
cal Ass'n, N. H. Medical Soc, Center
District and Merrimack County Medi
cal Soc, Concord Woman's Club,
Concord Woman's College Club, Rumford Chapter, D. A. R., Concord Dis
trict Nursing Ass'n, Concord Charity
�Orlando B. Douglas, M. D.
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Organization Soc. (member tuberculosis
committee), N. H. Charities and Cor
rections, N. H. Children's Aid and
Protective Ass'n; president, Associates
N. H. Memorial Hospital; member,
National Security League, Council of
National Defense, Concord Equal Suf
frage League. Residence, Concord,
N. H.
Douglas, Orlando Benajah
Physician and surgeon; b., Corn
wall, Vt., Sept. 12, 1836; s. Amos and
Almira (Balcom) Douglas; academic
education, Brandon, Vt.; M.D., Uni
versity Medical College, New York
University, 1877; private, lieutenant
and adjutant, 18th Mo. Vols, and act
ing assistant adjutant-general in Civil
War; twice wounded; assistant surgeon,
1877-83, surgeon and director, 18831902, consulting surgeon, 1902—, Man
hattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital;
professor, diseases of nose and throat,
New York Post-Graduate Medical
School and Hospital, 1889-1901; presi
dent, 1891, and treasurer, 1879-87,
Med. Soc. of County of New York;
treasurer, N. Y. Acad. Medicine 188898; member, N. Y. State Med. Soc.,
N. H. Med. Soc., N. H. Surg. Soc.,
N. H. Ass'n Military Surgeons; hon
orary member, Vt. Med. Soc.; com
mander, Dept. of N. H., G. A. R.,
1914-15; companion, first class, Loyal
Legion, U. S. A.; medical director of
Survivors of Battle of Shiloh; Mason
(32d degree, Shriner) ; medical director,
Dept. N. H., G. A. R.; president,
N. H. Orphans' Home 1904— ; vicepresident, Soc. for Protection N. H.
Forests; member, State Ex. Com.,
Y. M. C. A. of N. H., 1902— ; past
treasurer, N. H. Woman Suffrage Ass'n;
lifelong advocate of prohibition; mem
ber, Baptist church, 1855— ; SundaySchool teacher, 1857- ; Republican; m.
1st, Mary A. Rust of Orwell, Vt., Dec.
27, 1864 (d. Aug. 31, 1873); 2d, May
L., dau. Rev. A. C. Manson, Sept. 16,
1875 (d. Jan. IS, 1913). Son, Edwin
Rust Douglas, mechanical engineer,
M.E., Stevens Institute, Hoboken;
Sc.M., Harvard University; b., 1872;
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m. Caroline Sleeper; res. Philadelphia.
Grandchildren: Dorothy, Henry and
Mary. Doctor Douglas is the author
of "Is the Cure of Chronic Nasal
Catarrah as Difficult as Has Been Sup
posed?" "The Upper Air-Passages and
Their Diseases"; "Modern Methods of
Treating Diseases of the Nose and
Throat." Residence, Auburn St., Con
cord, N. H.
Kellom, Franklin Pierce
Journalism, banking; b., Concord,
N. H., Aug. 16, 1852; s. Stephen W.
and Sarah E. (Ferrin) Kellom; ed.
Concord public schools; employed four
years in youth as mercantile clerk;
connected with the New Hampshire
Patriot and People and Patriot, Con
cord, as bookkeeper, cashier and busi
ness manager from 1873 to 1892;
Democrat; member, N. H. house of
representatives from Ward 3, Concord,
1881; treasurer, Merrimack County,
1893-4; U. S. national bank examiner,
1893-7; removed to Winchester, N.
H., and became cashier of the Win
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
cheater National Bank, 1897, since
continuing; member, N. H. house of
representatives from Winchester, 1903,
serving on committees on banks and
apportionment; engaged extensively in
lumbering for the last five years; Meth
odist; m., April 8, 1884, Mary M.
Patton; children, James S. (Wesleyan
University, 1914); Franklin Patton
(Wesleyan University, 1916); George
C. (Wesleyan University, 1919). Resi
dence, Winchester, N. H.
Little, Cyrus Harvey
Lawyer; b., Sutton, N. H., Aug. 14,
1859; s. Lieut. Hiram K. (of Co. F,
11th N. H. Vol. Regt., who was mor
tally wounded in front of Petersburg,
Va., and died in Government Hospital,
David's Island, New York Harbor,
July 4, 1864) and Susan H. (Wood
ward) Little; descendant in ninth gen
eration of George and Alice (Poor)
Little, who settled at Newbury, Mass.,
in 1640 ; great grandson of Bond Little,
who served with distinction in French
and Indian and Revolutionary wars;
connected on his mother's side with the
Harvey family, of which Congressman
Jonathan Harvey and Governor Mat
thew Harvey were members; left an
orphan at age of five; ed. New Hamp
ton Literary Institution, Bates College,
A.B., 1884; engaged in mercantile
business for a time; member, school
board, Sutton, 1885-9; studied law
with Hon. James F. Briggs and Hon.
Oliver E. Branch, Manchester; Bos
ton University Law School, LL.B.,
1896; has practiced in Manchester
since 1896; member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1897-1902 (speaker,
1901-2); member, state constitutional
convention, 1902; chairman, state
board of license commissioners, 190313; trustee and president, board of
corporators, New Hampton Literary
Institution; has delivered many ad
dresses on historical, political and other
subjects; Republican; Congregationalist; Mason, Knight Templar; mem
ber, Sons of American Revolution,
Massachusetts Commandery, Military
Order of the Loyal Legion, N. H. Bar
Ass'n, and N. H. Historical Soc. Resi
dence, Manchester, N. H.
Whipple, Henry Chandler
Woolen manufacturer; b., Hanover,
N. H., June 25, 1846; s. David C. and
Clementine (Chandler) Whipple; ed.
Hanover public schools; employed in
country store in Hanover for ten years;
removed to Enfield, becoming a mem
ber of the firm of Dodge, Davis & Co.,
in 1873, continuing till 1884, when the
business was removed from the Shaker
Mills to the Holden Mill in Bristol,
purchased by the firm; resident man
ager till 1887 when the firm was incor
porated; treasurer since, and president
since 1897; Congregationalist; Demo
crat; member, N. H. constitutional
convention, 1912; president, Bristol
National Bank; trustee, Bristol Sav
ings Bank; Mason, Knight Templar;
m., June 2, 1875, Lilla J. Plummer,
Enfield;
children, Fay, Margaret,
Ashley P. Residence, Bristol, N. H.
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De Meritt, Jennie Mabelle
Librarian, historian; b., Madbury,
N. H., June 2, 1863; dau. Ezra E. and
Louisa (De Meritt) De Meritt; ed.
public school, private tutors and Rob
inson Female Seminary, 1882; Uni
tarian; Progressive; assistant in Bos
ton Athenaeum Library, Boston, Mass.,
Feb., 1892 to Feb., 1901; at present
engaged in historical work in same
library; member, board of education,
Madbury, 1914-17; for eleven suc
cessive years active member, N. H.
Federation of Women's Clubs, serv
ing as chairman of literature and li
brary extension committees, 1906-08;
chairman, reciprocity and club exten
sion committee, 1908-9: second vicepresident, 1909-11; first vice-presi
dent, 1911-13; president, 1913-15;
General Federation State Secretary,
1915-17; during her incumbency as
president occurred two important
events—the institution of the system
of district conferences, upon various
subjects, held throughout the state,
and the joint publication of the wo
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man's edition of the Manchester Union,
whereby $1,800 was realized for
advancing the work of the Federation;
member, Dover Woman's Club, since
1904, president, 1907-8, Margery Sul
livan Chapter, D. A. R., Dover, viceregent, 1905-06, historian, 1915-17, and
chairman various committees for historic
work; N. H. Historical Soc, N. H. Equal
Suffrage Ass'n, Dover Equal Suffrage
League; active member, New Hamp
shire's Daughters, in Boston, Mass., and
of the Boston Browning Soc. since 1894.
Residence, Madbury, N. H.
Woodward, Sarah Jones
Educator; b., Concord, N. H., June
1, 1883; dau. Charles Webster and
Susan Jones (Wentworth) Woodward;
ed. Concord high school, 1901, Wellesley College, B.A., 1905, M.A., 1911,
Teachers College, Columbia Univer
sity certificate to teach Greek and
Latin, 1907; teacher in Lancaster, Pa.,
1907-8, Kansas City, Mo., 1908-9;
Wellesley College, 1909-12, psychol
ogy, 1911 alumnae editor, 1912 official
college reporter; Packer Collegiate In
stitute, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1912— psy
chology and philosophy; pursued grad
uate work at Columbia University,
1905-Feb., 1907, in education and
Greek and Latin; Cornell University
Summer School, 1915, psychology,
philosophy and mathematics. In col
lege at Wellesley, member, freshman
crew, class and college basket-ball
teams for four years; class indoor meet
team, four years; president, Athletic
Association, senior year; Tree Day
solo dancer; village senior; Shakes
peare Society; took clown's part in
three public outdoor plays. In teach
ers College, member, basket-ball team;
president, Self Government Ass'n of
Whittier Hall—dormitory for 350
women. Member, Wellesley College
Alumnae Ass'n, New York Wellesley
Club, Wellesley Teachers Ass'n, Wel
lesley Shakespeare Soc, Ass'n of Math
ematics, Teachers of Middle States and
Maryland, Private School Teachers
Ass'n of New York, AE Sorority
of Columbia University; Episcopalian;
suffragist. Residence, Concord, N. H.
�Hon. Nathaniel E. Martin
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Martin, Nathaniel Everett
Lawyer; b., Loudon, N. H., Aug. 9,
1855; s. Theophilus B. and Sarah L.
(Rowell) Martin; great-grandson of
James Martin of Pembroke, a soldier
of the Revolution; ed. common schools
and Concord high school, class of 1876;
studied law with Sargent & Chase; ad
mitted to the bar Aug. 14, 1879; lo
cated in practice in Concord and has
since continued; has had several part
ners; now head of the firm of Martin
& Howe; Democrat; solicitor of Mer
rimack County, 1887-8, and first solici
tor in the state to rigidly enforce the
prohibitory liquor law ; mayor of Con
cord, 1899-1900; member, constitu
tional convention, 1912; state senator,
1915-16, 1917-18; delegate in Demo
cratic national convention at St. Louis,
1904; treasurer, Concord Building and
Loan Ass'n, since organization Sept.,
1887; member, Rumford Lodge, I. O.
0. F., Canton Wildey, P. M., Concord
Lodge, B. P. 0. E., Wonolancet Club,
Concord Gun Club (president); in
terested in agriculture owning the an
cestral farm in Loudon; also, in lum
bering and real estate; m. 1st, March
27, 1902, Jennie P. Lawrence, who d.
Oct. 20, 1911; 2d, June 14, 1915, Marfaret W. Clough. Residence, Concord,
I. H.
Blanchard, Grace
Authoress, librarian; b., Dunleith,
lll.; dau. George A. and Frances (Sar
gent) Blanchard; removed to Concord,
N. H., in early childhood; ed. Concord
public schools, Smith College, North
ampton, Mass., 1882; frequent con
tributor to magazines and newspapers
for many years; author, "Phil's Happy
Girlhood," 1910, "Phillida's Glad
Year," 1913; librarian, Concord Public
Library, since 1895; has frequently
spoken before library associations on
pertinent topics, and at woman's club
meetings; Unitarian; member, Con
cord Woman's Club, Stratford (Shakes
peare) Club, Concord Woman's Col
lege Club and the N. H. Smith College
Cuib. Residence, Concord, N. H.
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Graves, Robert John
Surgeon; b. June 22, 1878, Boscawen, N. H.; s. Dr. Eli Edwin and
Martha A. (Williams) Graves; ed.
Concord high school, 1896, Harvard
University, 1900, Harvard Medical
School, 1903; interne, Massachusetts
General Hospital two years, Boston
Lying-in Hospital, six months; studied
in the hospitals of Germany, France
and Switzerland, 1914; practised, Con
cord, N. H., 1905— ; Fellow, Ameri
can College of Surgeons; surgeon to
Boston & Maine R. R. and Margaret
Pillsbury General Hospital; Congregationalist;
Republican;
member,
iEsculapian Club, Boston, Harvard
Club, Boston, Mass. Medical Soc,
N. H. Medical Soc, American Medical
Ass'n, Center District Medical Soc,
N. H. Historical Soc, Wonolancet,
Bow Brook and Passaconaway clubs,
Concord, and the Masons, Odd Fel
lows, Elks, and Capital Grange, P. of
H.; m. Oct. 10, 1905, Helen McGregor
Ayers, dau. of Augustine R. and Clara
�-90
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(Kimball) Ayers; children, Katharine,
b. Aug. 3, 1906; Jane Phillips, b. Jan.
-28, 1909; John Kimball, b. April 29,
1912. Residence, Concord, N. H.
ing plant in Northern New England;
Democrat; Mason; Odd Fellow; mem
ber, Wonolancet Club; m., Sept. 28,
1888, Angie B. Watson of Littleton;
one son, Harold W. Residence, Con
cord, N. H.
Bridge, John Davis
Printer and publisher; b., Warwick,
Mass., Aug. 23, 1859; s. Henry M.
and Elizabeth T. (Cady) Bridge; re
moved with parents to Colebrook, N.
H., in infancy; ed. in public schools;
learned the printer's trade in office of
Colebrook News; bought the paper,
Dolloff, Charles Hall
Physician; Superintendent N. H.
State Hospital; b., Cambridge, Mass.,
Dec. 29, 1877; s. Benjamin W. and
Henrietta (Hull) Dolloff; ed. Everett,
Mass., high school, 1896, Dartmouth
and, later, bought the Colebrook Senlinel and united the two; after a time
sold out, and worked as a compositor
-on Boston and New York papers: in
1887 purchased the Journal at Little
ton, N. H., and published the same for
three years; removed to Lancaster and
published the Coos Democrat about a
dozen years, meanwhile publishing
papers in Haverhill, Whitefield, Groveton and Berlin; removed to Concord
in 1902, to become manager of the
Rumford Press, which, since that time,
has become the most extensive print-
College, 1900, Dartmouth Medical
School, M.D., 1903; interne, U. S.
Marine Hospital, Chelsea, Mass.; ap
pointed assistant physician, N. H. State
Hospital, Oct., 1903; assistant super
intendent, 1907; superintendent, July,
1917; consulting physician, Margaret
Pillsbury General Hospital; Mason;
member, Merrimack County Medical
Soc, N. H. Medical Soc, American
Medical Psychological Ass'n, N. E.
Soc. of Psychiatry, Wonolancet Club,
Beaver Meadow Golf Club; Baptist;
Republican; m. Sept. 1, 1909, Gladys
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Marie Booth; one daughter, Elizabeth,
b. March 3, 1916. Residence, Concord,
N. H.
Parker, Edward Melville
Clergyman, Protestant Episcopal
Bishop of New Hampshire; b., Cam
bridge, Mass., July 11, 1855; s. Henry
Melville and Fanny Cushing (Stone)
Parker; descendant on both paternal
and maternal sides from English Puri
tan stock, his first American paternal
ancestor being Abraham Parker of
Chelmsford, Mass. (1649), while his
great-greatrgrandfather, Abel Parker, a
soldier of the Revolution, fought at
Bunker Hill, and was buried at Jaffrey,
N. H.; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord,
N. H., and Oxford University, Eng
land, B.A., 1878, M.A., 1881; was at
St. Paul's, as a student, from 1868 to
1874; studied five years at Kelle Col
lege, Oxford, one year being devoted
to graduate work; master at St. Paul's
School, 1879-1906; in charge of St.
John's Church, Dunbarton, 1880-1906,
and of church work in East Weare,
1893-1906; bishop coadjutor of New
Hampshire, 1906-14; bishop since
1914; deeply interested in sociological
work, especially as it relates to the
condition of our immigrant population ;
member, Stark Grange, P. of H., Dunbarton; president, N. H. Conference
of Charities and Corrections; m., 1st,
in 1885, Grace Elmendorf, Racine, Wis.,
who d. 1888; 2d, 1914, Isabella Good
rich, Concord, N. H.; children, Ed
ward L., b. Jan. 21, 1888; Caroline
Williams, b. Nov. 9, 1915. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Taylor, Levi Colby
Dentist; b., Lempster, N. H., Dec.
12, 1841; s. Erastus Day and Mary
(Colby) Taylor; ed. public schools
and Henniker, N. H., Academy;
studied dentistry in the office of Dr.
George Bowers, an eminent dentist of
Springfield, Vt.; began practice in
Holyoke, Mass., in 1868, continuing
till 1875, when he removed to Hart
ford, Conn., upon solicitation of the
famous Dr. John M. Riggs, with whom
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he was for a time associated, and where
he has since remained in practice; lec
turer on Oral Prophylaxis and Ortho
dontia, N. Y. College of Dental and
Oral Surgery, 1892-1904; president,
Connecticut Valley Dental Soc, 18778; first president, Hartford Dental Soc;
member, Connecticut Dental Ass'n,
Massachusetts Dental Ass'n, North
eastern Dental Ass'n, National Dental
Ass'n; honorary member, N. H.
Dental Ass'n, Institute of Stomatology
of N. Y. ; Congregationalist; Progressive
Republican; m., Dec. 8, 1879, Nellie
Thayer, Peterboro, N. H.; children,
Charles Brackett (d.), Maude Winifred
(Tufts, M.D., 1905), Leon Everett.
Residence, Hartford, Conn.
Keyes, Anson L.
Lawyer; b., Lempster, N. H., Feb.
6, 1843; s. Orison and Lucina Ann
(McClure) Keyes; ed. Kimball Union
Academy, Dartmouth College, 1872,
Albany Law School, 1873; studied law
and settled in practice in Faribault,
Minn., since continuing; Congrega-
�Frank P. Carpenter
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tionalist; Republican; member, Fari
bault board of education, 1894-5;
county attorney, Rice County, Minn.,
1889, 1890, 1897, 1898; city attorney,
Faribault, 1893-6; local attorney for
Rock Island and Pacific R. R. ; Mason;
m., June 30, 1873, Harriet A. Lufkin;
one daughter, Mrs. Luella K. Strong.
Residence, Faribault, Minn.
Carpenter, Frank Pierce
Merchant, manufacturer, banker; b.,
Chichester, N. H., Oct. 28, 1845; s.
David M. and Mary (Perkins) Car
penter; ed. public schools of Concord,
N. H. (high school 1863); went to
Manchester in 1864, where he entered
the flour and grain business; in 1885
bought the Amoskeag Paper Mills of
which he is still president; treasurer,
Mechanics' Savings Bank; director,
Amoskeag National Bank; director,
N. H. Fire Insurance Co. and member
of Finance committee; director, Amos
keag Mfg. Co.; vice-president and di
rector, Burgess Sulphite Fibre Co. of
Berlin, N. H.; director of the Boston
and Maine Railroad, and Federal
Trustee of the Boston and Maine stock
owned by N. Y., N. H., & H. R. R.
Co.; president of the Morris Plan Co.;
regular attendant at the Franklin St:
Congregational Church, Manchester,
and president of its Society; Demo
crat; chairman of commission which
erected statue of President Franklin
Pierce in 1914; received honorary de
gree of A.M. from Dartmouth College
m 1915; the donor of the Carpenter
Memorial Library to the city of Man
chester, in memory of his wife. [This
building, by far the largest and best
equipped of any city library in the
state, compares in dignity and beauty
with the buildings of the N. H. His
torical Library and the N. H. State
Library at Concord.—Editor.] m.,
Sept. 12, 1872, Elenora Blood,
daughter of Aretas Blood, who d. Jan.
30, 1910; children, Aretas Blood, b.
Feb. 14, 1875, who m. Alice Burnham;
Mary Elizabeth, b. May 11, 1882, m.
Charles B. Manning; four grandchil
dren. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
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Scales, John
Teacher, editor, historian; b., Not
tingham, N. H., Oct. 6, 1835; s. Samuel
and Betsey (True) Scales; ed. Colby
Academy and Dartmouth College,
Phi Beta Kappa, A.B., 1863, A.M.,
1866; from 1863 to 1883 principal of
these academies in succession,—Straf
ford Academy, Wolfeborough Acad
emy, Gilmanton Academy, and Frank
lin Academy, Dover, N. H., the latter
from 1869 to 1883; editor and publisher,
Dover Enquirer and Dover Daily
Republican, 1883 to 1898; editorial
writer for Foster's Democrat, 1906 to
1912; editor of history of class of 1863,
Dartmouth College, also a volume of
Historical Memoranda of Old Dover,
History of Strafford County, N. H.;
also copy for a history of Dover, ready
for the printer (1917); member of the
advisory board of editors, who super
vised the proofs of Stackpole's History
of New Hampshire, published in 1916;
he has delivered numerous historical
addresses, many of which have been
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published; member of the N. H. His
torical Soc; N. H. Soc. of Colonial
Wars; N. H. Soc, Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution; Northam Colonist
Historical Soc; Piscataqua Pioneers;
Masons; St. Paul Commandery,
Knights Templar; First Parish Church
(1633); member of school committee;
trustee of Normal School at Plymouth;
m., Oct. 20, 1865, Ellen A. Tasker;
their son, Burton True Scales (Dart
mouth, 1895, is a professor in Girard
College, Philadelphia. Resident of
Dover since 1869.
May 10, 1876, and has since continued;
admitted to membership in the N. H.
Medical Soc. in 1878, being the first
woman accorded membership in that
organization, and undoubtedly the
first member of any state medical so
ciety in the country; delegate in 1882,
from Center District Medical Society,
to American Medical Ass'n. meeting in
Washington, D. C.; Baptist; member,
Woman s Advance Club, Manchester,
N. H. Medical Soc, American Medical
Ass'n; unmarried. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
Danforth, Mary Shepherd
Physician; b., Derry, N. H., May 18,
1850; d. Charles and Rebecca F.
(Batchelder) Danforth; ed. public
schools, Manchester, N. H., Pinkerton
Drake, James Frank
Publisher; b., Pittsfield, N. H.,
Sept. 1, 1881; s. Nathaniel Seavey
and Mary Agnes Rogers (Green)
Drake; descendant of Robert Drake,
who settled in America about 1640; ed.
Pittsfield, N. H., high school, Kimball
Union Academy, Meriden, Dartmouth
College, A.B., 1902, Master of Com
mercial Science, Tuck School of Ad
ministration and Finance (Dartmouth),
1903;
Episcopalian;
Independent:
secretary, Springfield, Mass., board of
trade, 1903-8; secretary, Phelps Pub
lishing Co., 1908-Nov., 1914, and since
director and treasurer; also treasurer,
Patriot Publishing Co., Worthington
Realty Trust, Myrick Building Trust,
Home Correspondence School, all of
Springfield; vice-president, Mass. state
board of trade, 1903-8 ; director, Spring
field board of trade, 1908-15, vicepresident, 1914-15; trustee, Spring
field city library, 1910-12; member,
Springfield common council, 190812 (president. 1910-12), Springfield
River Front Advisory Commission,
1910-12, Springfield Municipal Bldg.
Commission, 1909-13, Springfield City
Planning Commission since 19 13 ; mem
ber, American Philatelic Soc, S. A. R.,
Chamber of Commerce of the U. S. A.,
Dartmouth Alumni Council, Spring
field Fish and Game Ass'n, Theta Delta
Chi Fraternity, Country Club of Spring
field (secretary, 1906-11), University
Club, Washington, D. C.; part author,
"Springfield Present and Prospective,"
1905; recreations, tennis, fishing, hunt
Academy, Derry, 1869, Woman's Med
ical College, Philadelphia, M.D., 1875;
secured her education by her own ef
forts, teaching in different places, being
for some time principal of the grammar
school at Danielson, Conn.; com
menced practice in Manchester ,N. H.,
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ing; m., July 25, 1907, Mildred Augusta
Chase of Plymouth, N. H.; children,
Ruth Elliott, Virginia, James Frank,
Jr., and Constance Chase. Residence,
91 Mulberry St.; address, care of
Phelps Publishing Co., Springfield,
Mass.
Britton, William John
Lawyer; b., Wolfeboro, N. H., June
18, 1872; s. John and Margaret
(Macauley) Britton; ed. public school,
Brewster Free Academy, Boston Uni
versity Law School; law student with
W. D. H. Hill; admitted to the bar,
June 22, 1905, and has since practiced
in Wolfeboro; Progressive Republican;
moderator and town clerk of Wolfeboro,
holding the latter office fourteen
years; member, N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1903, serving on com
mittee on revision of the statutes;
solicitor of Carroll County, 1913-14;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, again in 1913, nominated as
Progressive candidate for speaker, and
elected to that office upon the sixth
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ballot, the Democratic nominee having
withdrawn; received the votes of the
Progressives and of some Republicans,
at one stage of the contest for the
United States senatorship in that legis
lature; member, N. H. board of
license commissioners, 1913-15; mem
ber and past master, Morning Star
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Wolfeboro,
Eastern Star, and Carroll Chapter,
R. A. M. and Pilgrim Commandery,
K. T., of Laconia; also of the Odd
Fellow and Rebekah lodges and
Lake Shore Grange, P. of H., of
Wolfeboro.
Residence,
Wolfeboro,
N. H.
Chase, Ira Arthur
Lawyer; b., Bristol, N. H., March
25, 1854; s. Ira Stephen and Cordelia
Page Simonds Chase; ed. Bristol pub
lic schools, New Hampton Literary
Institution (1872), Dartmouth Col
lege, 1877; studied law and located in
practice in Bristol, where he has con
tinued; Congregationalist; Republican;
assistant clerk, N. H. senate, 1881-3r
�Hon. James P. Tuttle
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clerk, 1885-7; member, N. H. house
of representatives, 1897; senate, 1901;
N. H. constitutional convention, 1902;
moderator, Bristol, the last twenty-five
years; member, Bristol board of educa
tion, 1883-8 and since 1907; trustee,
Minot-Sleeper library, Bristol, since
1884; clerk, Mason-Perkins Paper Co.
since 1886 and of Bristol Water Power
Co. since 1884; director, Bristol Aque
duct Co., and Bristol Cemetery Ass'n;
was for many years a member of the
N. H. Antiquarian Soc. ; past master,
Union Lodge, No. 79, A. F. & A. M.,
Bristol, and past grand master M. W.
G. L. of Masons in New Hampshire;
m., July 6, 1881, Abby Maria Taylor.
Residence, Bristol, N. H.
Tuttle, James Patterson
Lawyer, attorney-general; b.-, New
Boston, N. H., July 17, 1856; s. James
Moore and Rachel Patterson (McNeil)
Tuttle; ed. New Boston public schools,
Francestown Academy, Cushing Acad
emy (1880), Boston University Law
School (1885) ; admitted to the bar in
1885 and commenced practice Sept. 1,
of that year in Manchester; continued
alone till July 1, 1901, when he became a
member of the firm of Taggart, Tuttle
& Burroughs—Taggart, Tuttle, Bur
roughs & Wygman after Jan. 1, 1904—
withdrawing in 1912 upon appointment
as attorney-general; Congregationalist;
Republican; superintendent of schools,
New Boston, 1881, 1882; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1887;
solicitor, Hillsborough County, 18931903; attorney-general of New Hamp
shire since Jan. 22, 1912; member, Joe
English Grange, P. of H., Ridgeley
Lodge and Wonolancet Encampment,
I. O. O. F., Bible Lodge, A. F. &
A. M.; m., Jan 1, 1887, Elizabeth J.
Bunton (Colby Academy and N. H.
State Normal school) ; children, Doro
thy Moore, (Simmons, 1913) wife of
Dr. David B. Hagerman, Grand Rapids,
Mich; Rachel Winifred, (Mt. Holyoke,
1914) Florence Elizabeth, (Mt. Hol
yoke, 1916) Margaret Esther, (Wellesley, 1917). Residence, Manchester,
N. H.
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Woodward, Nellie Fostina Tupper
(Mrs. Josiah Nichols Woodward);
b., Nashua, N. H.; dau. of Freeman
Eastman and Susan Elvira (Howe)
Tupper; ed. in public and private
schools of Nashua; m., Jan. 6, 1881,
Dr. Josiah Nichols Woodward (d.
Nov. 28, 1910); member of the Nashaway Woman's Club, president, 1909^
11, treasurer, 1902-4, member of
civics committee; president of N. H.
Federation of Women's Clubs, 1911-13,
inaugurated the State Endowment
Fund known as the Prosperity Fund of
the N. H. Federation, served on staff
of editors for the Woman's Edition of
the Manchester Union published in the
interest of the Fund; chairman, polit
ical science committee of Federation,
1915-17; General Federation State
Secretary, 1913-15; member of the
Fortnightly Club, Matthew Thornton
Chapter, D. A. R., Woman's Auxiliary
of Y. M. C. A., King's Daughters'
Benevolent Ass'n, Nashua Equal Fran
chise League (president); honorary
vice-president of the Audubon Soc.
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of New Hampshire; director, N. H.
Children's Aid and Protective Soc.;
member, N. H. Daughters of Boston;
Congregationalist. Residence, Nashua,
N. H.
Robie, Edward
Clergyman; b. Gorham, Me., April
5, 1821 ; s. Dea. Thomas S. and Clarissa
(Adams) Robie; ed. Gorham Academy,
1836, Bowdoin College, 1840, Andover
Theological Seminary, 1843, Univer
sity of Halle, Germany (two years);
teacher of languages, Gorham Acad
emy, 1846-8; assistant professor of
Hebrew, Andover Theological Sem
inary, 1848-51; pastor, Congregational
church, Greenland, N. H., 1851-1917.
He was ordained and installed, Feb.
25, 1852, but had supplied the pulpit
from September previous. His pas
torate surpasses in length that of any
other pastor of his time, and is ex
ceeded by only two in the history of
the State— those of Rev. Laban Ainsworth of Jaffrey which continued
seventy-five years and five months,
and Rev. Joseph Adams of Newington,
sixty-seven years and seven months.
He received the degree of D.D. from
Dartmouth College in 1876, and from
Bowdoin in 1893. In 1893, when over
seventy years of age, he took a special
course at Harvard in order to master
certain subjects with which he pro
posed to deal in his sermons. During
his remarkable pastorate in this little
country town he has officiated at about
two hundred marriages and six hun
dred funerals; m., Dec. 28. 1852,
Susan P., dau. of Thomas and Eliza
beth (Lord) Jameson, of Effingham,
N. H., d. June 12, 1878. Residence,
Greenland, N. H.
Duncan, Charles
Physician, bacteriologist; b., Chelsea,
Mass., March 18, 1872; s. James and
Margaret (Patterson) Duncan; ed.
Chelsea high school, Dartmouth Col
lege, 1898, Harvard Medical School,
1903; appointed bacteriologist, N. H.
State Board of Health in 1903 and has
since continued; bacteriologist and
pathologist, N. H. State Hospital,
Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital
and N. H. Memorial Hospital for
Women and Children; Congrega
tionalist; Republican; member, Con
cord board of education, 1915-; ward
supervisor, 1917-; member, Center
District and Merrimack County Med
ical Soc. (secretary, 19 13-); N. H.
Medical Soc., American Medical Ass'n;
Theta Delta Chi and Casque and
Gauntlet college societies; Wonolancet
Club; m., June 28, 1905, Charlotte
Usley, Chelsea (A.B. Radcliffe, 1900);
children, Lawrence 11sley, b. Oct. 5,
1906; Eleanor, b. Nov. 8, 1908; Mar
garet, b. Feb. 27, 1913; Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Baker, Dana Wingate
Insurance and real estate; b., Ports
mouth, N. H., Aug. 1, 1861; s. Samuel
and Caroline (Wingate) Baker, greatgrandson of Paine Wingate, of the Con
tinental Congress and colleague of John
Langdon in the first U. S. Senate; ed.
Exeter public schools and Phillips Exe
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ter Academy, having removed to Exe
ter with his family in 1872; employed
eight years as a drug clerk, in youth,
and, later engaged for eleven years in
the retail boot and shoe trade; en
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Sept. 7, 1886, Fannie E. French;
two daughters, Florence (Robinson
Sem., 1909, Bradford Acad., 1912);
Beatrice (Robinson Sem., 1911, Brad
ford Acad., 1913). Residence, Exeter,
N. H.
Junkins, William Oliver
Physician and surgeon; b., Berwick,
Me., May 13, 1845; s. Alexander and
Elizabeth Leighton (Staples) Junkins;
ed. common schools, Eliot and South
Berwick, Me., academies, Bowdoin
College Medical Department, 1870;
located in practice at Kittery Point,
Me., in 1870, soon removing to Green
land, N. H., where he continued twenty
years; removed to Portsmouth in 1891
remaining in practice there till 1917;
Methodist; Democrat; mayor of Ports
mouth, 1895, 1896; U. S. pension ex
aminer under Presidents Cleveland
gaged in insurance and real estate
business the last twenty years; general
agent for Connecticut General Life
Insurance Co., as well as conducting a
large miscellaneous business; Congregationalist, member of Phillips
Church, Exeter, clerk of the church and
treasurer of the parish for several years
past; Republican; moderator, 1914,
1916; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1911-12, 1913-14; presi
dent, Rockingham County Republican
Club, 1913-15; first treasurer, Exeter
school board under the new law; past
president, Pacataqua Congregational
Club; several years secretary, Exeter
board of trade; member, I. O. O. F.
(past grand of Sagamore Lodge); P.
of H. (past master Gilman Grange);
I. O. R. M. (past Sachem Wehanownowit Tribe); member, Renaissance
Club, Music Club, etc., Exeter; m.,
and Wilson; president, Candelaria
Fruit Co., Porto Rico; Mason, 32d
degree, Knight Templar and Shriner;
charter member, Portsmouth Lodge,
B. P. O. E.; member, Portsmouth
�Mrs. Sarah F. S. Dearborn.
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Yacht Club; m., Sept. 5, 1872, Julia
E. Hill, d. March 7, 1916. Residence,
Portsmouth, N. H.
Dearborn, Sarah Frances Stevens
(Mrs' * Joseph Henry Dearborn),
club-woman, ' owner and manager of
extensive real estate; b., Concord,
N. H., dau. of Major Josiah and Ann
H. (Head) Stevens. Major Stevens
served in the Second N. H. Vols.
during the Civil War. Mrs. Stevens
was the sister of Gov. Natt Head of
Hooksett. Their daughter,
Mrs.
Dearborn, was born on the estate lying
on the road to St. Paul's School, which,
later, was sold to Rev. Mary Baker G.
Eddy, the founder of Christian Science.
Mrs. Eddy made her home here during
the last fourteen years of her life in
Concord. Sarah F. (Stevens) Dear
born was educated in the public schools
of Concord and Manchester, N. H.,
graduating from the Manchester high
school, 1872. State Regent, N. H.
D. A. R., 1910-11; president, N. H.
Daughters in Boston, 1912-14; pres
ident, Historic Art Club, Manchester;
member, Grace Episcopal church,
Manchester, Buntin Chapter D. A. R.,
Suncook (regent, 1896-8), N. H. Soc.
Colonial Dames of America, Woman's
City Club, Boston, Brookline Woman's
Club, Massachusetts, Presidents' Club,
Boston, Order of Eastern Star, Order
of Rebekahs, Past Master of Pem
broke Grange, P. of H., noted for
having the first set of woman officers
in the country; N. H. Historical Soc.;
m., Nov. 9, 1880, Joseph Henry Dear
born, wholesale manufacturer, Har
vard University, A.B. 1871, who d.
March 24, 1911; children, Jenness
Stevens Dearborn, b. Aug. 17,
1881, N. H. College, class of 1904,
who m. Edith Dalton of Suncook, June
19, 1907; Joseph Jewell, b. Dec. 6,
1882, A.B. Harvard, 1907, postgraduate in forestry, superintendent,
Diamond Match Co., Athol, Mass.,
who m. Inez Jones Emery, Sept. 24,
1910; Sarah Elizabeth, b. March 17,
1885, who m. Arthur Dryden Camp
bell of Boston, Nov. 6, 1915; grand
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children, Lucy, Joseph Henry, Frances,
Joanne, Lewis Emery Dearborn.
Residence, Pembroke Street (Suncook),
N. H.; York Beach, Me.; Boston,
Mass.
Hadlock, Albert Emerson
Lawyer; b., Amherst, N. H., Feb.
9, 1863; s. John and Sarah E. (Carlton)
Hadlock; ed. publie schools of Milford,
N. H., Phillips Exeter Academy,
Dartmouth College, 1887, Harvard
Law School, 1893; entered the office
of Evarts, Choate and Beaman as a
clerk in 1893, immediately after grad
uation from law school, and has en
gaged in general practice of the law
since that time, when the duties of
public office have not required all his
time; Republican; secretary to the
president of the borough of Richmond,
city of New York, 1898-1902; assistant
corporation council, 1902-4; chief of
law and adjustment division, depart
ment of finance, city of New York,
1910-16; deputy comptroller of the
city of New York since 1916; member,
*T fraternity, Casque and Gauntlet Soc.
(one of the founders), Bar Ass'n of the
City of New York, and City Club;
m., 1902, Marion Canfield; children,
Albert Emerson, Jr., Canfield and
Marion. Address, Municipal Building,
New York.
Hall, Daniel
Lawyer, publicist; b., Barrington,
N. H., Feb. 28, 1832; s. Gilman and
Eliza (Tuttle) Hall; ed. public schools,
Strafford Academy, N. H. Conference
Seminary, Tilton, Dartmouth College,
1854, teaching school in winter to aid
in payment of college expenses; studied
law in the office of Daniel M. Christie;
admitted to the bar, May, 1860; school
commissioner for Strafford County,
1859-60; clerk, special committee of
the U. S. Senate investigating the
surrender of the Norfolk Navy Yard,
1861, and later clerk, U. S. Senate
Committee on Naval Affairs, of which
John P. Hale was chairman; commis
sioned as aide-de-camp on the staff of
Gen. A. W. Whipple, with the rank of
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captain, in March, 1862, and partici
pated in the battles of Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, being
slightly wounded in the latter; Provost
Marshal, 1st N. H. District, 1864-5;
graceful writer and speaker and has
delivered numerous occasional ad
dresses, notably that at the dedication
of the statue of John P. Hale in Con
cord, in August, 1892; m. Jan. 25, 1877,
Sophia, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah
(Hanson) Dodge of Rochester; one
son, Arthur Wellesley, b. Aug. 30, 1878
(Harvard, 1902), now practicing law
in Dover. Residence, Dover, N. H.
Gould, Alfred Josiah
Farmer, fruitgrower; b., Newport,
N. H., Jan. 18, 1840; s. Gideon and
Sally (Ward) Gould; ed. public school
and Newport Academy; owns and
occupies the old homestead established
by his grandfather, Nathan Gould, a
century and a quarter ago; extensively
and successfully engaged in fruit culture,
along with general farming; Liberal;
Republican; member, Newport board
clerk, S. J. court for Strafford County,
1866-74; judge, Dover police court,
1868-74; reporter, N. H. supreme
court, 1876-7; U. S. naval officer of
customs,
Boston,
1877-85; Free
Thinker; Republican; president, N. H.
Republican state convention, 1876;
chairman, Republican state committee,
1874-7; delegate to Republican na
tional convention, 1876, and chairman,
N. H. delegation; colonel on the staff
of Gov. Walter Harriman and judge
advocate under Gov. Frederick Smyth;
member, board of managers, N. H.
Soldiers' Home, Tilton, 1889— ; mem
ber, Loyal Legion of the United States
and Post 17, G. A. R.; commander,
N. H. Department, G. A. R., 1892-3
trustee, Strafford savings bank, 1883—
director, Strafford Nat'l Bank, 1897—
trustee, Dover public library, Wentworth Home for the Aged; he is a
of selectmen, four years; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1889;
member, Sugar River Lodge, I. O. O. F.,
Sullivan Grange, P. of H., Merrimack
County Pomona Grange; director,
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First Nat'l Bank, Newport; trustee,
Newport savings bank (president for
ten years); m. 1st, Sarah Jane Ayers,
Cornish, Dec. 15, 1861, d. Oct. 6, 1864;
2d, Orpha A. Honey, Lempster, Feb.
3, 1866, d. April 18, 1902; 3d, Ida M.
Parker, Newport, May 4, 1905; one
daughter, Mary Alice, b. June 1, 1886
(Newport high school, 1905). Resi
dence, Newport, N. H.
Sullivan, Dennis Edward
Physician; b., Augusta, Me., Aug.
23, 1863; s. Daniel W. and Catherine
(Mann) Sullivan; ed. public schools of
Augusta, Bowdoin College Medical
School, Brunswick, Me. (two years),
Bellevue Hospital, New York, M.D.,
1885; Catholic; Democrat; member,
Concord board of education since 1908;
N. H. state board of health, since 1913;
secretary, N. H. Medical Soc; mem
ber, American Medical Soc; U. S.
pension examining board; staff of
Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital
since 1885; member, Wonolancet Club,
Knights of Columbus, Ancient Order
of Hibernians; m. Mary E. Scanlan,
July 9, 1889; children, Edward Scan
lan, b. Jan. 25, 1892 (A.B. Harvard,
1914, M.D. Harvard Medical School,
1918); Paul Mann, b. May 1, 1887,
entered Harvard, 1915. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Quimby, Frank Pierce
Secretary, Concord Building and
Loan Ass'n; b., Concord, N.. H.,
Sept. 22, 1856; s. John and Lydia
(Colby) Quimby; ed. Concord public
schools and Bryant & Stratum Busi
ness College, Manchester; entered em
ploy of Concord R. R. as section hand
in 1871, passing through the various
positions as switchman, yard brakeman, fireman and clerk in the treasur
er's office; appointed chief clerk and
paymaster upon the organization of the
Concord & Montreal R. R. corpora
tion, serving in such capacity until the
lease of the road to the Boston &
Maine, when he was made assistant
paymaster of the entire system, with
headquarters at Concord; Jan. 1,
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1912, after more than forty years of
faithful service, he resigned this
position to assume the duties of secre
tary of the Concord Building Ass'n,
which office he still holds; Republi
can; alderman from Ward 7, Concord,
four years; member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1893; in this year he
introduced a bill in the house which
was passed in that body, but defeated
in the senate, providing that "All
money loaned upon real estate, in the
state of New Hampshire, where the
rate of interest does not exceed five
per cent, shall be exempt from taxa
tion." (This measure, of which Mr.
Quimby was the author, has recently
become the law of the state.) Chair
man, Republican city committee, ten
years; Past Master, Eureka Lodge,
A. F. & A. M.; Past High Priest,
Trinity Royal Arch Chapter; member
Horace Chase Council, Mt. Horeb
Commandery, K. T.; Past Potentate,
Bektash Temple, Mystic Shrine; mem
ber and Worthy Patron, Epiphany
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star;
�Hon. Willis G. Buxton.
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charter member of the Wonolancet
Club, Concord; m., May 6, 1880,
Millie B. Smith, d. July 29, 1899; one
dau., Marie B., b. March 13, 1893.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Buxton, Willis George
Lawyer and insurance agent; b.,
Henniker, N. H., Aug. 22, 1856; s.
Daniel M. and Abbie A. (Whittaker)
Buxton; ed. Clinton Grove and New
London academies, Boston University
Law School, 1879; admitted to the bar
in 1879 and commenced practice in
Hillsborough, remaining till 1882, when
he removed to Penacook (Boscawen
side); partner one year with the late
Judge Nehemiah Butler; since in
practice alone; Congregationalist; Re
publican till 1912, since then Pro
gressive; member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1895, serving as chair
man of committee on elections, and
member committee on revision of
statutes; member, N. H. Senate, 1897,
serving as chairman judiciary com
mittee; delegate in N. H. constitu
tional conventions, 1889, 1902, 1912;
delegate to Progressive national con
ventions of 1912 and 1916; served
twenty-two years as member of Re
publican state committee and five
years as member of Progressive state
committee; associate justice of the
Concord district court two years, and
since justice of the Boscawen munici
pal court; many years town treasurer,
library trustee, member of local board of
health and board of education ; treasurer
and superintendent, Penacook and Bos
cawen water precinct; Knight Templar
Mason and Odd Fellow; member, N. H.
Historical Soc, Union Club; trustee,
Merrimack Co. Savings Bank; trustee
and secretary, N. H. Orphans' Home,
Franklin, since 1895; m., June 4, 1884,
Martha J. Flanders; a daughter, Grace
H., died in childhood. Residence, Bos
cawen (Penacook P. O.), N. H.
Barton, Jesse Morton
Lawyer; b., Newport, N. H., Jan.
21, 1870; s. Levi W. and Elizabeth F.
(Jewett) Barton; ed. public schools,
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Kimball Union Academy, 1888, Dart
mouth College, 1892; principal, Pena
cook grammar school, 1892-3; principal,
Simonds free high school, Warner,
1903-6; studied law with his father,
with the late Albert S. Wait of Newport,
and at the Boston University Law
School; was admitted to the bar, March,
1899, and has since practiced in New
port; Methodist; Republican; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1901-2;
member, N. H. constitutional conven
tions, 1902, 1912; judge of probate for
Sullivan County, 1906-17; trustee,
N. H. Industrial School, appointed by
Gov. Henry B. Quinby; member and
president, N. H. state senate, 1917-18;
chairman, Republican state committee,
May, 1912 to Oct., 1914; Mason, Odd
Fellow; trustee, Newport Savings
Bank, Richards Free Library, Method
ist church; president, Newport board
of trade; m., Sept. 29, 1911, Emma
Byars; one dau., Jean Elizabeth, b.
March 4, 1914. Residence, Newport,
N. H.
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Hatch, Albert Ruyter
Lawyer; b., Portsmouth, N. H.,
Aug. 10, 1882; s. John and Alice
Spencer (Benton) Hatch; ed. Ports
mouth High School, 1900, Dartmouth
College, A.B., 1904; Harvard Law
School, LL.B., 1907; admitted to the
bar June 27, 1907; commenced practice
with John W. Kelley, and remained
with him, under firm names of Kelley,
Harding & Hatch and Kelley & Hatch
until his death in 1912, since when he
has practiced himself under the firm
name of Kelley & Hatch; Episcopalian,
member and vestryman, St. John's
Episcopal church, Portsmouth; Re
publican; solicitor for Rockingham
County, 1915-17; chairman, Greenland
Republican town committee, 1912-;
member, St. John's Lodge, A. F. & A.
M., B. P. O. E., K. of P., Warwick
Club, Portsmouth Athletic Club,
Portsmouth Country Club, treasurer
and director, Emery Rubber Heel Co.;
director, Southern N. H. Agricultural
Ass'n; m. Rosalie F. Littlefield, Jan.
10, 1905; children, Harris and Francis
March Hatch, 2d. Office, 45 Pleasant
St., Portsmouth; home, Greenland,
N. H.
Willis, Eben Marston
Manufacturer; b., Claremont, N. H.,
May 11, 1871; s. Algernon and Susan
L. (Marston) Willis; ed. Concord
public schools, high school class of 1889;
entered employ of Page Belting Co.,
of Concord immediately after grad
uation and has been connected there
with ever since in one capacity or
another, having been treasurer and
general manager since 1914; Universa
lis (grandson of Rev. Lemuel Willis,
a prominent Universalist clergyman
seventy-five years ago); Republican;
member, Concord common council,
1897-8, board of aldermen, 1899-1900,
1901-2; member, N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1903-4, 1905-6; director,
Page Belting Co., Mechanicks Na
tional Bank, Capital Fire Insurance
Co.; trustee, Merrimack Co. Savings
Bank; vice-president and director,
Northern Securities Co.; Mason, 32d
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degree ; member, Wonolancet and Snowshoe clubs; m., Oct. 2, 1895, Lena Vira
George; one dau., Mary "Elizabeth, b.
July 25, 1899 (Wellesley, 1920).
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Sutton, Samuel Train
Educator; b., Hillsborough, N. H.,
Oct. 16, 1849; s. Jeremiah and Rebecca
(Train) Dutton; ed. Yale College, A.B.,
1873; A.M., 1890; LL.D., Baylor Uni
versity, 1912; Superintendent schools,
South Norwalk, Conn., 1872-8; princi
pal, Eaton School, New Haven, 187882; Superintendent schools, New
Haven, 1882-90, Brookline, Mass.,
1890-1900; professor of school admin
istration, Teachers College (Columbia
University),
1900-1915; professor
emeritus since 1915; lecturer on Peda
gogy, Harvard, 1896-7, University of
Chicago, 1897-8, Boston University,
1898; secretary, N. Y. Peace Soc;
chairman, Nat'l Arbitration and Peace
Congress, 1907; trustee, Constanti
nople College for Women, Canton,
China. Christian College, World Peace
Foundation, American Scandinavian
Foundation ; honorary secretary, Japan
Soc; member, International Commis
sion on the Balkan War, 1913; member,
Yale and Authors clubs, New York;
author, "Social Phases of Education,"
"School Management," etc.; associate
editor, Christian Work; m., Oct. 8, 1874,
Cornelia North, New Haven, Conn.
Residence, Hartsdale, N. Y.; address,
70 Fifth Ave., New York.
Emerson, Charles Franklin
Educator; b., Chelmsford, Mass.,
Sept. 28, 1843; s. Owen and Louisa
(Butterfield) Emerson; ed. Westford,
Mass., Academy, Appleton Academy,
New Ipswich, N. H. and Dartmouth
College, 1868, having taught school in
Massachusetts a part of three years
before entering college; upon gradua
tion appointed instructor in gymnastics
in Dartmouth College, and instructor
in mathematics in the N. H. College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts,
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then connected with Dartmouth; also
tutor in mathematics in Dartmouth,
1868-72; associate professor of natural
philosophy and mathematics, 1872-78;
Appleton professor of natural philoso
phy, 1878-99; dean of the college, 18931913, retiring in the latter year, after
forty-five years of continuous service
—the longest record held at that time
by any person connected with the in
stitution; Congregationalist; member,
Church of Christ, at Dartmouth;
Republican; served fifteen years as
chairman of supervisors of check lists
for Hanover; member, N. H. house
of representatives, 1915-16, 1917-18;
member, Alpha Delta Chi, and Phi
Beta Kappa societies; life member,
American Ass'n for Advancement of
Science; m., Jan. 20, 1875, Caroline
Flagg; two daus., Martha Flagg,
librarian of the State College at Dur
ham, and Emily Sophia, wife of Prof.
Edmund E. Day of Harvard Univer
sity. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
�Hon. Edgar J. Knowlton.
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Knowlton, Edgar Jay
Journalist; b., Sutton, N. H., Aug.
8, 1856; s. James and Mary F. (Mar
shall) Knowlton; ed. common schools;
entered office of the Manchester Union,
under Campbell & Hanscom, as an
apprentice to learn the printer's trade,
when sixteen years of age; later be
came a reporter and soon promoted to
city editor, which position he held
when Stilson Hutchins purchased the
Union in 1879 and made it a morning
paper, and in which he continued till
June, 1880, when he became editor of
the Daily Union at Lockport, N. Y.,
but returned to Manchester the follow
ing year to become city editor of the
Mirror and American, continuing till
1884, when he became city editor of
the Union, serving till Feb., 1890,
when he resigned to accept the posi
tion of secretary of the Manchester
board of trade; elected mayor of
Manchester in Nov., 1890, and re
elected, two years later by the largest
majority that had ever been given a
candidate for the office; resigned in
May, 1894, to accept the office of post
master of Manchester, to which he had
been appointed by President Cleve
land, and which he held till July 1898;
previously, in 1886, elected to the N. H.
house of representatives from Ward 6,
Manchester. When not in office he has
been connected with one or the other
of the Manchester daily newspapers;
is now and has been for several years
past, on the staff of the Mirror; also
many years correspondent of the Boston
Globe; Universalist; Democrat; ap
pointed by Governor Keyes, in 1917, a
member of the State Board of Trus
tees of State Institutions; member for
twenty years of the Manchester board
of water commissioners and many years
clerk of the board; author, city garden
plan of 1917, utilized by 1500 people;
member, P. of H., K. P., I. O. R. M.;
m., Nov. 2, 1880, Genevieve I. Blanchard, Nicholville, N. Y., d. April 28,
1912; two daughters, Bessie Genevieve
(Mrs. Arthur O. Friel, Brooklyn, N. Y.)
and Belle Frances. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
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Mitchell, John Louis
Lawyer; b., Hooksett, N. H., Feb.
1, 1873; s. Abram and Angeline D.
(Eastman) Mitchell; ed. Pembroke
Academy, 1890, Dartmouth, 1895;
studied law in the office of Page &
Bartlett of Portsmouth while serving
as principal of the Whipple grammar
school, 1896 to 1901; admitted to the
bar and commenced practice in 1901;
member, firm of Page, Bartlett &
Mitchell; Unitarian; Democrat; city
solicitor, Portsmouth, 1905-6; mem
ber, board of instruction, 1905-8, 1916-;
N. H. constitutional convention, 1912;
legal representative of the government
in appeal cases from exemption board
in 1st Rockingham district, 1917;
member, Warwick Club; m., Dec. 19,
1907, Alma Natalie Kirsch; one son,
John S., b. April 15, 1911. Residence,
Portsmouth, N. H.
Blaisdell, Carlyle W.
Violinist, musical instructor and
conductor; b., Concord, N. H., Nov.
11, 1878; s. Henri G. and Lilla D.
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(Leonard) Blaisdell; ed. public and
private schools, Concord and Laconia.
He is of the third generation of one of
New England's best known musical
families, personally ranking among its
leading violinists; leader of the famous
Blaisdell Orchestra for twenty years;
conductor of the New England Sym
phony Orchestra, and violin instructor
of long experience; prominent in musi
cal festival, concert and general orches
tral work, playing and conducting in
different parts of the country; asso
ciated in concerts with the most noted
singers, and offered a position with the
famous Boston Symphony Orchestra;
his experience in orchestral work com
pares favorably with that of any man
of his age; member, St. Paul's Episco
pal church, Concord, B. P. O. E.,
Wonolancet Club, American Federa
tion of Musicians, and Lake Winnipesaukee Club; motor boating is his
diversion; won the New England
championship for speed boat racing
in 1916 after ten years of winning;
m. Florence M. Toof, Sept. 1, 1899;
one son, Paul Henry, b. May 9, 1908.
Residence, Concord, N. H.; summer,
Weirs, N. H.
Sanborn, Alden F.
Farmer and lumberman; b., Fre
mont, N. H., Aug. 20, 1855; s. Aloah
and Nancy (Page) Sanborn; ed.
public schools and New Hampton
Literary Institution, 1877; Congregationalist; Republican; chairman,
board of selectmen, fourteen years;
member, board of education, twelve
years; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1895-6; member, state
board of agriculture, 1902-13; member
and treasurer, Rockingham County
Farmers' Ass'n since its organization;
Mason; Patron of Husbandry, past
master Fremont Grange; owns and
occupies the old homestead which has
been held in the family for over 150
years, and has also been extensively
engaged in lumbering; m., Jan. 26,
1882, Luna A. Gove, of Raymond;
two sons, Moses Hermon (N. H. Col
lege, 1908) and Edson Dana (N. H.
College, 1910), president, N. H. C.
Alumni Association, 1917. Residence,
Fremont, N. H.
Burnham, William Henry
Educator; b., Dunbarton, N. H.,
Dec. 3, 1855; s. Samuel and Hannah
(Dane) Burnham; ed. Harvard College,
A.B., 1882, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins,
1888; instructor, Wittenberg College,
1882-3, State Normal School, Pots
dam, N. Y., 1882-5, Johns Hopkins,
1892-1900; assistant professor peda
gogy, 1900-06; pedagogy and school
hygiene, Clark University, Worcester,
Mass., since 1906; member, American
Psychological Ass'n, Soc. College
Teachers of Edn.; member, permanent
com., International Congress, Schools
of Hygiene; member Council, American
School of Hygiene Ass'n; assistant
editor, Pedagogical Seminary; author,
articles on Hygiene in Universal Cyclo
pedia; departmental editor (Hygiene),
Cyclopedia of Education. Home, Dunbarton, N. H.; address, Worcester,
Mass.
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Day, Arthur Kehew
Physician; b., Dover, N. H., Sept.
12, 1862; s. Warren Kelsey and Martha
Shackford (Brooks) Day; ed. Concord
high school, 1881, Harvard University,
A.B., 1886, Harvard Medical School,
M.D., 1889; attending physician,
Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital,
Concord, twenty-five years; state bac
teriologist, April, 1901 to Oct., 1903;
pathologist, N. H. Memorial Hospital
for Women and Children, Concord,
1895-; examining surgeon, U. S. Pen
sion Bureau, 1897-; member, N. H.
Medical Soc, Merrimack County Med
ical Soc. (president, 1911); first lieuten
ant and assistant surgeon, 1st N. H.
Vols., during the Spanish War (1898),
following three years' service as assist
ant surgeon, N. H. N. G.; Unitarian;
Republican; member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1907-8; author, "Pul
monary Tuberculosis—Its Early Diag
nosis and Treatment," "Modified Milk
as a Food for Infants"; m., March 23,
1892, Annie Butler Stevens, Boston,
Mass.; children, Helen Downing, b.
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July 19, 1893; Philip Stevens, b. Sept.
8, 1894 (West Point Military Academy,
1917); Robert Brooks, b. March 9,
1896, sergeant, 101st U. S. Engineers.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Pender, John
Insurance; b., Sturbridge, Mass.,
June 7, 1843; s. Hugh and Margaret
Lenox (Paton) Pender; ed. public
schools and private tutors; Congregationalist;
Republican;
alderman,
Portsmouth, N. H., 1869-70; mayor,
1902; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1871, 1872, 1897, 1915-17;
N. H. senate, 1911; sheriff, Rocking
ham County, 1898-99-1900; member,
staff of Gov. Samuel W. Hale; chair
man, N. H. Ocean Boulevard Comm.;
secretary and treasurer, Portsmouth
Building and Loan Ass'n; member,
N. H. Historical Soc, St. Andrew's
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. (Grand Master,
Grand Lodge of New Hampshire,
1892-3), Damon Lodge, K. of P.,
N. H. Lodge, I. O. O. F., Portsmouth
Lodge, B. P. O. E., Warwick Club; has
�Hon. Wm. F. Whitcher.
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conducted a large and successful in
surance business in Portsmouth since
1885; has contributed extensively to
the Metropolitan press, and for several
years successfully conducted the Ports
mouth Evening Post; m., Nov. 20, 1863,
Ellen S. Ryan, Newton, Mass., who d.
Jan. 26, 1907; children, George E.
(Dartmouth, 1893, N. Y. University
Med. Col., 1896), medical referee for
Rockingham Co.; Horace G. (Dart
mouth, 1897, Harvard Law School,
1900), graduate manager of athletics
at Dartmouth College; John L. of the
Boston Globe staff, and Helen P., wife
of Harry E. Boynton, treasurer of the
Portsmouth Savings Bank. Residence,
Portsmouth, N. H.
Whitcher, William Frederick
Clergyman and journalist; b., Ben
ton, N. H., Aug. 10, 1845; s. Ira and
Lucy (Royce) Whitcher; ed. public
schools, N. H. Conference Seminary,
Tilton and Wesleyan University,
Middletown, Conn., graduating from
the latter, with honors, in 1871;
from the Theological Department of
Boston University in 1873, and was for
nine years a member of the Southern
N. E. Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence, holding pastorates in Provi
dence and Newport, R. I., and New
Bedford, Mass. Abandoning the min
istry he was for eighteen years en
gaged in journalistic work in Boston,
as reporter and editor, first with the
Traveler, and later with the Adver
tiser, with residence in Malden, where
he served several years as member and
chairman of the school board; re
moved to Woodsville, N. H., in 1898,
where he purchased the Woodsville
News and conducted the same till
1916; Republican; moderator for the
town of Haverhill sixteen years; mem
ber of N. H. house of representatives,
1901, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1911; member
of the judiciary committee each year;
trustee, N. H. state library, nine years;
earnest advocate of the measure
providing for the erection by the state
of a statue of Gen. Franklin Pierce,
and one of the speakers at the dedica
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tion of the same, Nov., 1914; mem
ber, N. H. constitutional convention,
1912; has served as director and clerk
of trustees of Woodsville Savings
Bank and clerk and treasurer of Opera
Block Ass'n; member and president,
N. H. Soc. S. A. R.; Phi Beta Kappa,
Alpha Delta Chi, A. F. & A. M., R. A.,
A. O. U.; deeply interested in his
torical matters; has written "Some
Things about Coventry, Benton" and
Descendants of Chase Whitcher, and
numerous genealogical works, and is
engaged in the preparation of a "His
tory of Haverhill"; m., 1st, Dec. 4,
1872, Jeannette Marie Burr, Middletown, Conn., d. Sept. 22, 1894; 2d,
Nov. 4, 1896, Marietta H. Hadley,
Stoneham, Mass.; one son, Burr
Royce Whitcher (Dartmouth, 1902),'
a practicing physician in West Somervifle, Mass. Residence, Woodsville,
N. H.
Parks, Isabel Merial
Educator; b., Davenport, Iowa,
Nov. 13, 1857; dau. Milo Kent and
Althera M. (Hosmer) Parks; ed.,
Davenport high school, 1876, Salem,
Mass., Normal School, 1880 (four
years' course), special student, Radcliffe College, 1894-5; teacher, St.
Agnes' Hall, Bellows Falls, Vt., 1880-1,
1882-3; first assistant, Littleton, N. H.,
high school, 1883-93; head instructor,
Miss Comegys and Miss Bell's School,
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1895-8;
instructor, St. Mary's School for Girls,
Concord, N. H., 1893-4; assistant prin
cipal, 1898-1900; head mistress, 1900-;
Episcopalian; Republican; member,
Concord Woman's Club, Friendly
Club, Woman's College Club, N. H.
Conference of Charities and Corrections,
N. H. Children's Aid and Protective
Soc, Concord Charity Organization
Soc, Concord S. P. C. A., District
Nursing Ass'n, American Red Cross,
N. E. Ass'n of Teachers of English,
Nat. Home Economics Ass'n, N. H.
State Teachers' Ass'n, Woman's Aux.
to Board of Missions of the P. E.
Church of America. Residence, Con
cord, N. H.
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Rand, John Prentice
Physician; b., Francestown, N. H.,
Nov. 8, 1857; s. Thomas Prentice and
Lydia (Wheeler) Rand; descendant of
Robert Rand, immigrant ancestor, who
settled at Charlestown, Mass., in 1635;
engaged on his father's farm in youth,
ana taught school to obtain money for
preparatory education; graduated from
Francestown Academy in 1880 and
N. Y. Homeopathic Medical College
and Flower Hospital, M.D., 1883;
associated in practice in Monson, Mass.,
with his elder brother, Dr. N. W. Rand,
till 1888, when he took a post-graduate
course at the New York Polyclinic and
removed to Worcester, Mass., practic
ing there ten years, then returning to
Monson, on account of his brother's
death, and continuing practice till
1905, then again locating in Worces
ter, where he now resides; member,
savings bank and public library cor
porations while in Monson, also mem
ber school committee; now consulting
physician, Westborough state hospital,
attending physician, Worcester Hahne
mann hospital; member, American Inst.
of Homeopathy, National Ass'n for
the Study and Prevention of Tuber
culosis, Alumni Ass'n, N. Y. Homeo
pathic Medical College and Flower
Hospital (president, 1908), Mass.
Homeopathic Medical Soc. (president,
1907), Mass. Surgical and Gynecolog
ical Soc. (president, 1899), Sons of the
American Revolution, Worcester Cor
poration, Sons and Daughters of New
Hampshire (president, 1891-2); asso
ciate editor, North American Journal
of Homeopathy, 1910-12; trustee,
Mass. State Sanatorium, 1903-10;
lecturer for ten years, from 1906, upon
the "History of Medicine" and "Hom
eopathic Therapeutics" in Boston Uni
versity School of Medicine; author,
with N. W. Rand, of "Random Rimes,"
volume of original verse (1897), three
editions; has also published occasional
poems and medical papers; member,
A. F. & A. M., and Economic Club;
Congregationalist; Independent; m.,
1st, Jan. 17, 1889, Harriet M. Ander
son, of Monson, Mass. (Mt. Holyoke),
d. May 6, 1892; one child, Frank
Prentice Rand, teacher of English,
Mass. Agricultural College; 2d, Sept.
3, 1904, Lena M. Adams (Wesleyan,
A.M.), of Weathersfield, Conn. Ad
dress, 5 Benefit St., Worcester, Mass.
Wood, Leonard
Major general, U. S. A.; b., Winches
ter, N. H., Oct. 9, 1860; s. Charles J.
and Caroline E. (Hagar) Wood; ed.
Pierce Academy, Middleboro, Mass.,
Harvard Medical College, M.D., 1884;
LL.D, Harvard, 1899, Williams, 1902,
University of Pennsylvania, 1903; ap
pointed assistant surgeon, U. S. A.,
Jan. 5, 1886; captain and assistant
surgeon, Jan. 5, 1891; colonel, 1st
U. S. Vols. (Rough Riders), May 8,
1898; brigadier general, July 8, 1898,
for services at Las Guasimas and San
Juan Hill; major general, Dec. 7, 1898;
honorably discharged from volunteer
service April 12, 1899; military gov
ernor of Cuba, Dec. 12, 1899 to April
20, 1902; brigadier general, U. S. A.
Feb. 4, 1901; major general, Aug. 8,
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1902; governor Moro province, Philip
pine Islands, July, 1903 to April,
1906; commander, Philippine Division,
U. S. A., 1906-8; commander, Depart
ment of the East, 1908-9 ; special ambas
sador to Argentine Republic, 1910;
chief of staff, U. S. A., 1910-14; com
mander, Department of the East,
1914-17, Southeastern Department,
1917—; awarded Congressional medal
of honor, March 29, 1898, "for distin
guished conduct in campaign against
the Apache Indians, while serving as
med'cal and line officer"; m. Louisa A.
Condit Smith, Washington, D. C.,
Nov. 18, 1890.
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colored troops till close of war; brevetted lieutenant colonel; Unitarian;
many years moderator of the Concord
Unitarian Soc. and past president,
N. H. Unitarian Ass'n; Republican;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1869-70; state treasurer of New
Hampshire, 1872-1913—the longest
term ever filled by any incumbent;
past commander, Keene Post, G. A. R.;
past president, N. H. Veterans' Ass'n;
member (senior vice commander),
Perley, Mary Elizabeth
Educator; b., Lempster, N. H., July
2, 1863; dau. Asbury F. and Sarah J.
(Dodge) Perley; ed. N. H. Conference
Seminary, Tilton, Boston schools
(high), Washington State University,
A.B. ; University of Wisconsin (master's
degree in German; special advanced
study in Hanover, Berlin and Paris);
teacher of modern languages in Tilton
Seminary six years; professor of mod
ern languages at Tabor College, Tabor,
Iowa; professor of German at Fargo
College, Fargo, N. D., since 1906; as
an avocation writes occasional Sunday
newspaper articles and short stories.
She has also written German playlets,
adapted to high school or college dra
matics, several of which have been pre
sented in the schools of North Dakota
and Wisconsin. Residence. Fargo,
N.D.
Carter, Solon Augustus
Ex-state treasurer; b., Leominster,
Mass., June 22, 1837; s. Solon and Lucretia (Joslin) Carter; ed. public schools
of Leominster; taught district schools
in youth; removed to Keene, N. H.,
where he became superintendent of the
gas works in 1859; Aug., 1862, enlisted
in 14th Regiment, N. H. Vols., in the
Union service, continuing till July,
1863; commissioned by President Lin
coln assistant adjutant general of vol
unteers, with rank of captain, July 25,
1864, and served with a division of
Loyal Legion; chief of staff of Gov.
Benjamin F. Prescott; Mason, 33d
degree; M. W. Grand Master, 1878-9;
R. E. Grand Commander, K. T., 1875;
director, First Nat'l Bank, Concord;
president, Union Trust Co.; member,
Concord water board,twenty-four years,
(president, fifteen years); president
State Dwelling House Fire Insurance
Co.; member, Wonolancet Club, N. H.
Historical Soc; m., Dec. 13, 1860,
Emily A. Conant, d. June 2, 1916; chil
dren, Edith Hinks, b. Jan. 1, 1864
(Concord high school, 1881), employed
since graduation as assistant in state
�Hon. John S. Runnells.
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treasurer's office, having charge of two
or more important departments;
Florence Gertrude, b. Feb. 24, 1866,
m. Edward P. Comins and d. June 8,
1905—their dau., Sara Comins, b. Sept.
7, 1892, grad. Smith College, 1915.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Runnells, John Sumner
Lawyer; president of The Pullman
Co.; b., Effingham, N. H., July 30,
1844; s. John and Huldah (Staples)
Runnells; great-grandson of Ralph
Farnham, last survivor of the battle of
Bunker Hill, who died in 1860, aged
105 years; ed. New Hampton In
stitution, Amherst College, 1865; com
menced the study of law with Wheeler
& Hall of Dover, N. H., but removed
to Des Moines, la., where he com
pleted his studies and was admitted
to the bar in 1873, having meanwhile
served as U. S. Consul at Tunstall,
England, in 1869 and 1870; Epis
copalian; Republican; reporter, su
preme court of Iowa, 1875-81; U. S.
district attorney for Iowa, 1881-5;
chairman, Republican state central
committee, 1879, 1880; member, Re
publican national committee, 1880-4;
delegate in Republican national con
vention of 1880, voting for James G.
Blaine until the last ballot, when he
voted for General Garfield; continued
legal practice in Des Moines, largely
along corporation lines, till 1888,
when he removed to Chicago, where he
soon became general counsel of The
Pullman Co., holding this position until
1895, when he was made vice-presi
dent and in 1911 became president,
since continuing. He takes a par
donable pride in the reform in methods
and practices effected by the manage
ment of this great company, employ
ing from 20,000 to 30,000 men, in
creasing efficiency and production,
and reducing expenses and waste,
while insuring a more liberal reward
for labor. Connected with many
corporations, being a director of The
Pullman Co., the National Biscuit
Co., the Guaranty Trust Co. of New
York, the Merchants' Loan and Trust
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Co., Chicago, the Pullman Trust
and Savings Bank, Chicago, and the
Roseland State Savings Bank, Chi
cago; member of the Society of
Colonial Wars; active in club life in
Chicago, having been president of the
Chicago Club ten years, and president
at various times of the Union Club,
the Saddle and Cycle Club and others;
m., March 31, 1869, Helen Rutherfurd, dau. of Hon. Nathaniel B. Baker,
Governor of New Hampshire, 1854;
children, Mabel (Mrs. Robert I.
Jenks, New York), Lucy (Mrs. Albert
A. Jackson, Philadelphia), Clive( vicepresident of the Pullman Co., Chicago;
educated at Pomfret and Harvard) and
Alice (Mrs. William James, Cambridge,
Mass.). Residence, 1525 No. State
Parkway, Chicago, 1ll.
Scales, Burton True
Musician and educator; b., Dover,
N. H., Aug. 10, 1873; s. John and Ellen
(Tasker) Scales; ed. Dover high school
and Dartmouth College, A.B., 1895;
made special study of music in Boston
and New York; graduate of New
School Methods in Public School Music ;
managing editor of The Dartmouth?
in college; member of the editorial staff
of the Doner Daily Republican, 1895-7:
supervisor of music in Dover and
Newmarket public schools, 1897-9; sec
retary of N. H. Music Teachers' Ass'n,
1896-9; instructor in music at the
Plymouth, N. H., Normal School's sum
mer session, 1898-1908; director of
music and aid to the Headmaster of the
William Penn Charter School for Boys,
Philadelphia, Pa., 1899-1914; director
of music, Girard College, Philadelphia,
19 14-; director of the University of
Pennsylvania Glee Club, and Mask
and Wig Glee Chorus, 19 10-; lecturer
at the Institute of Musical Art, New
York City; instructor in the Music
Department of the New York Univer
sity Summer School, 1908-13; in
structor in music at Cornell University
Summer School, 1914-. In college he
was member of the Delta Kappa
Epsilon Fraternity; Casque and Gaunt
let Soc; Republican; Presbyterian;
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member of Moses Paul Lodge, A. F. &
A. M., Dover, N. H.; N. H. Soc.
S. A. R.; Musical Art Club, Philadel
phia; m., Sept. 10, 1900, Kate Hub
bard Reynolds of Dover; children,
Catherine Bradstreet, b. Jan. 11, 1903;
Benjamin Reynolds, b. March 24,
1907. Residence, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rossiter, William S.
Publisher; b., Westfield, Mass.,
Sept. 9, 1861; ed. Columbia (now
George Washington) University, Am
York; author, "An Accidental Romance
and Other Stories," 1895; report on
Printing and Publishing, Census of
1900 and 1905; "A Century of Popu
lation Growth in the U. S."; "The
Population Problem in Vermont," 1911;
magazine contributor and writer on eco
nomic and statistical subjects; Repub
lican; Congregationalist; deacon, South
Congregational church, Concord; m.
Nellie C. Budd, New York, Oct. 21,
1891; one dau., Marjorie (Smith, 1917).
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Ayers, Helen McGregor
Teacher, club woman; b., Loudon,
N. H., Dec. 26, 1843 (reared in Can
terbury); dau. Jonathan and Mary
(Rogers) Ayers; ed. Tilton Seminary,
Boscawen Academy and by private
herst College, A.B., 1884; assistant
business manager and special writer,
N. Y. Tribune, 1884-8; circulation
manager, N. Y. Press, 1S88-9; coorganizer, 1889, and member till 1900,
N. Y. Printing Co.; expert special agent
printing and publishing twelfth U. S.
Census, 1900; chief clerk of the Census
and chief of publication division, 1904
to July 1, 1909; resigned to engage in
private business; vice-president, Rumford Press, Concord, N. H., 1909-;
member, American Economic Ass'n,
National Municipal League, American
Political
Science Ass'n, American
Statistical Ass'n, Cosmos Club, Wash
ington, D. C, Republican Club, New
instruction; preliminary teaching in
country schools; teacher, 1865-83,
Concord, N. H., Fort Wayne, Ind.,
Denver, Col., as assistant and principal
of grammar schools, also high school
work; member, South Congregational
church
and president, Woman's
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Board of Foreign Missions, 1890-6, also
president, Home Missionary Soc., sev
eral years; Republican; national secre
tary, W. R. C., 1904-5, and department
secretary, 1907-8; regent, Rumford
Chapter, D. A. R., 1912-14; on com
mittee for Preservation of Historic
Spots, Nat. Soc. of D. A. R.; one of the
founders and for many years president,
Avon (Shakespeare) Club; director,
Concord Female Charitable Soc.;
charter member, Concord Woman's
Club; member, Concord District
Nursing Ass'n, Charity Organization
Soc, Concord S. P. C. A., American
Red Cross. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Jewett, Stephen Shannon
Lawyer; b., Gilford, N. H., Sept.
18, 185S; s. John Glines and Carrie
E. (Shannon) Jewett; ed. public
schools, Laconia, Gilford Academy;
studied law with the late Hon. Charles
F. Stone, admitted to the bar, March,
1880, and has since practiced law in
Laconia; member, bar of U. S. dis
trict, circuit and supreme courts;
Congregationalist; Republican; en
grossing clerk, N. H. legislature, 1883;
clerk, supreme court for Belknap Co.,
1884; assistant clerk, N. H. house of
representatives, 1887-9; clerk of same,
1891-3; member, N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1895-7, speaker the former
year; member, N. H. senate, 1899;
member, N. H. executive council,
1907-8; secretary, Republican state
committee, 1890-1 ; chairman of same,
1892-4; delegate at large and chair
man, N. H. delegation to Republi
can national convention at St. Louis,
1896; city solicitor, Laconia, eighteen
years; member, staff of Gov. David
H. Goodale, with rank of colonel,
1888-9; many years member Bel
knap Rifles, Co. K, N. H. N. G; Ma
son, 33d degree, past grand master,
grand lodge of N. H.; past grand
commander of grand commandery of
Knights Templar; past grand master,
grand council; member, Bektash Tem
ple, Mystic Shrine, Concord; society of
Veteran Free Masons, N. H.; Knights
of Pythias and Elks ; member, American
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Bar Ass'n, N. H. Bar Ass'n, Belknap
and Carroll Co. Bar Ass'ns, Home
Market Club, Boston, Derryfield Club,
Manchester, N. H. Historical Soc, N.H.
Soc. S. A. R., N. H. Horticultural Soc,
American Fisheries Soc; director,
Laconia Nat'l Bank, Laconia Building
and Loan Ass'n; trustee, City Sav
ings Bank, Laconia; director, Ma
sonic Temple Ass'n of Laconia; clerk,
Winnipesaukee Telephone Co.; m.,
June 30, 1880, Annie L. Bray; one
son, Theo Stephen Jewett, b. Dec. 24,
1891 (Dartmouth, 1913), now in part
nership with his father. Received hon
orary degree of A. M., Dartmouth,
1913. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Brennan, James F.
Lawyer; b., Peterborough, N. H.,
March 31, 1853; s. Hubert and
Mary (Mahoney) Brennan; ed., public
schools, Peterborough Academy, Mary
land University, 1884; admitted to the
bar in 1884 and commenced practice
in Peterborough, where he has con
tinued, with success; Catholic; Demo-
�Maj. James F. Brennan.
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crat; member. N. H. house of represent
atives, 1913-4, 1915-6, 1917-8, being
the first Democratic representative
from this overwhelmingly Republican
town in sixty years; candidate of his
party for speaker in 1915 and 1917,
and minority floor leader; introduced
twenty-six measures in the house dur
ing those sessions, of which twentythree were enacted into law, including
that establishing the new department
of weights and measures; member
state board of library trustees, 1903-9,
state board of charities and correction,
1899 to the present time; member
staff of Gov. Felker, with rank of
major, 1913-5; appointed on the new
state library commission by Gov.
Keyes, 1917 and elected its chairman;
member of the Peterborough, the
American-Irish and the N. H. Histori
cal Societies and is historiographer of
the first two; many years a member of
the Democratic state committee and
of the executive committee of that body
and a frequent speaker for his party
on the stump; delegate to Democratic
national convention, 1916; chairman
executive committee, Peterborough
board of trade; deeply interested in his
torical matters, particularly the history
of hisown town, of which he has the most
complete record extant; has travelled
extensively in America and Europe.
Residence, Peterborough, N. H.
Brown, Calvin Luther
Jurist; b., Goshen, N. H., April 26,
1854; s. John H. and Orrisa (Maxfield)
Brown; removed with his parents to
Minnesota in 1855, residing at Shakopee till 1871, when they removed to
Willmar, which has since been the
family home; received a high school
education and studied law in his
father's office; admitted to the bar in
Feb., 1876, and in 1878 located in
practice at Morris, Minn.; served as
county attorney, 1882 to 1887, and
as district court judge from 1887 to
1899, when he was appointed associate
justice of the supreme court of Min
nesota, and in 1912 was made chief
justice, which position he now holds,
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having removed to Minneapolis in
1904; descendant of William Brown,
of Bradford (son of John Brown of the
same place); private in Col. Henry
Dearborn's regiment, N. H. Conti
nentals, in the war of the Revolution;
Congregationalist; member, Sons of the
American Revolution, Loyal Legion,
Masons, American Bar Ass'n, and other
civil associations and clubs; m., Sept. 1,
1879, Annette Marlow; children, Alice A.
(Mrs. B. J. Branton, Willmar), Montre-
ville J. (Univ. of Minn., 1907), Edna M.
(Univ. of Minn., 1910) and Margaret
E, now a student in the University.
Residence, Minneapolis; official ad
dress, State Capitol, St. Paul, Minn.
Richardson, Ellen Ruddick
(Mrs. George W. Richardson); b.,
St. John, N. B., Dec. 27, 1848; dau. Dr.
James and Ellen (Skinner) Ruddick;
ed. private schools, St. John, and public
schools, South Boston, Mass.; deeply
interested in temperance and charitable
work; president, Grafton Co. W. C.
T. U. eleven years; president, N. H.
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W. C. T. U. since 1899; widely known
speaker on temperance topics; charter
member, N. H. Peace Soc; member,
ConcordEqual Suffrage League,Friendly Club, District Nursing Ass'n, Wo-
Kimball Union Academy and Dartmouth College, A.B., 1898, A.M., 1904;
served in Co. E., 1st N. H. Vols.,
Spanish American War, in expedition
to Porto Rico, May to Dec., 1898;
Teacher, Kenyon Military Academy,
Gambier, O., 1899-1902; instructor,
Dartmouth College, 1902-4; Kenyon
Military Academy, 1904-6; University
School, Cleveland, O., 1906-9; Berk
shire Hills School, Great Harrington,
Mass., 1909-10; Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., 1910-11; Nichols School,
Buffalo, N. Y., 1911 to the present
time; deeply interested in his work of
preparing boys for college and for life,
and successful in winning their confi
dence and respect; Congregationalist;
Independent; member, N. H. Histori
cal Soc, American Historical Ass'n,
American Political Science Ass'n;
retains his interest in New Hampshire
man's Council of National Defense,
Woman's Liberty Loan Com., N. H.
Woman's Memorial Hospital Ass'n
(monthly visitor), W. R. C., N. H.
Settlement Ass'n; trustee, W. C. T. U.
Mercy Home, Manchester; member,
Baker Memorial M. E. church, Con
cord; m. George W. Richardson, Dec.
24, 1870; resided at East Haverhill,
N. H., 1870 to 1908, where her husband
was a merchant and postmaster, remov
ing to Concord in the latter year; one
son, Guy Richardson, b. Dec. 9, 1873,
editor Our Dumb Animals, Boston; Sec
retary, Nat'l Humane Educational Soc.
and Mass. S. P. C. A. Residence, Con
cord, N. H.
Mitchell, William Hugh
Educator and farmer; b., Acworth,
N. H., April 10, 1872; s. Jonathan T.
and Amelia T. (Dodge) Mitchell; ed.
and his native town, where, in company
with his brother, Martin L. Mitchell,
he is the owner of several farms; his
specialties in teaching are mathematics
and history, but he takes due pride in
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Lis connection with agriculture, which
lie hopes, ultimately, to make more in
timate. Residence. 44 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Nason, William Francis
Lawyer, b., Sanford, Me., Nov. 22,
1857; s. Joseph T. and Susan E.
(Frost) Nason; ed. public schools,
South Berwick, Me., Kennebunk high
school; studied law with Bud C.
Carter at Wolfeboro; admitted to the
bar, Jan., 1879, and commenced prac
tice in Dover that year; Congregationalist; Republican; city solicitor of
Dover seven terms, county solicitor
three terms; mayor of Dover, 1896-7;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1887-1901-3, 1907-9; member
judiciary committee each term, chair
man ways and means, 1909; associate
justice, Dover police court, 1892;
judge, municipal court, 1915-; member,
A. F. & A. M.; m., July 3, 1902, Dr.
Inez H. Ford. Residence, 9 Hamilton
St., Dover, N. H.
Upham, Warren
Geologist, librarian, archaeologist;
b., Amherst, N. H., March 8, 1850; s.
Jacob and Sarah (Hayward) Upham;
ed., common schools, Amherst, N. H.,
Appleton Academy (now McCollum
Institute), Mont Vernon, and Dart
mouth College, A.B., 1871, A.M., 1894,
D.Sc, 1906; assistant on state geologi
cal surveys, New Hampshire, 1875-8;
Minnesota, 1879-85, and 1893-4:
United States, 1885-95; librarian and
secretary, Minnesota Historical Soc,
1895-1914, and its archaeologist since
1914; Congregationalist; Republican;
corresponding member, N. H. Histori
cal Soc, member, Boston Soc. of Natu
ral History, Geological Soc. of America,
American Ass'n for Advancement of
Science, Minnesota Historical Soc,
Mississippi Valley Historical Ass'n,
Archaeological Soc, of America, Vic
toria Institute, London, etc.; author,
chapters in Vols. I and III, Geology of
New Hampshire 1874-8; "Upham and
Amherst, N. H., Memories" (with
sister, Mrs. Mary U. Kelley), 1897, 66
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pp. ; two papers in "Colonial Amherst,',
1916; many chapters in Reports of
Geology of Minnesota, 1884, 1888,
1899; The Glacial Lake Agassiz, mono
graph XXV, 1896, U. S. Geological
Survey; "Greenland Icefields and Life
in the North Atlantic, with Causes of
the Ice Age" (with Prof. G. F. Wright),
1895; editor, and author of papers for
Vols. VIII-XV, 1898-1915, Minn.
Hist. Soc. Collections; "Minnesota in
Three Centuries," Vol. I, 1908; also
many geological reports and papers in
scientific magazines, chiefly relating to
glacial subjects; "Groseilliers and Radisson, the First White Men in Minne
sota, and the Progress of Discovery of
the Mississippi River," in Vol. X,
Minn. Hist. Soc Collections; m., Oct.
22, 1885, Addie M. Bixby, Aurora,
Minn.; one dau., Pearl, b. and d., Sept.
26, 1887. Residence, St. Paul, Minn.
Amsden, Charles Hubbard
Manufacturer, U. S. customs official;
b., Boscawen, N. H., July 8, 1848; s.
Henry Hubbard and Mary (Muzzey)
�Hon. Charles H. Amsden.
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Amsden; ed. public schools and Appleton Academy, New Ipswich; entered
his father's office and in 1867 became a
partner with his father and brother in
the furniture manufacturing business.
In 1869 his father died and his brother
two years later, when he took up and
carried on the business alone, greatly
increasing the volume so that in the
course of twenty years more than
$1,000,000 had been paid in wages to
employes. In partnership with John
Whittaker in lumber business several
years, cutting 3,000,000 feet annually;
one of the organizers of the Concord
Axle Co., and a director and president
for more than ten years; director in
Mechanicks National Bank, Concord,
Granite State Fire Ins. Co., Ports
mouth and Portland and Ogdensburgh
R. R.; president of Penacook & Boscawen water board, having been one of
the originators and active promoters of
the water works system ; instrumental
in establishment of the Concord Mfg.
Co.'s business (now Brampton Mills)
at Penacook, and secured the establish
ment there of the Whitney Electrical
Instrument Co., formerly of Manches
ter, and erected a building for its use.
Upon withdrawal of the foreign insur
ance companies from the state, upon
the enactment of the " Valued Policy "
law of 1887, Mr. Amsden was instru
mental, with other prominent manufac
turers, in organizing the N. H. Manu
facturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
of which he was chosen president, the
purpose being to protect the interests
of manufacturers in the existing emer
gency. Before removing from Pena
cook to Boston he presented W. I.
Brown Post, G. A. R. of Penacook, an
elegant memorial volume, at a cost of
$100, containing the record of each
Penacook soldier in the Civil War. He
secured the extension of Concord Street
Ry. to Contoocook River Park, and
sold the land for same at a nominal
price; retired from business in 1893.
Democrat; alderman from Concord,
Ward One, 1873-5, being a citizens'
candidate and unanimously elected the
latter year, an honor never accorded
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any other candidate in the ward; state
senator, 1883-4; Democratic candidate
for governor, 1888 and 1890, receiving
the largest vote ever cast for a candi
date of that party in the state, there
being, however, no choice by the peo
ple, a majority of all the votes being
then required, the election went to
the legislature, and, through the seat
ing, contrary to precedent, of certain
members, elected "if entitled," under
the new census not then officially pro
claimed, the choice was given to the
Republican candidate. Represented
New Hampshire at the centennial cele
bration of the inauguration of Wash
ington as president, in New York, in
1889; president, N. H. Democratic
state convention, 1892; president,
N. H. Board of Commissioners for the
World's Columbian Exposition, Chi
cago, 1893; Baptist denomination, and
one of its most liberal supporters;
Mason; member, Horace Chase Lodge,
Penacook, Mt. Horeb Commandery,
Concord, Aleppo Temple, Boston ; mem
ber, New Hampshire Club, Boston, Bos
ton City Club; president, Boston Mer
cantile Library Ass'n; appointed dep
uty naval officer of customs at Boston,
July 12, 1894, serving until a change
of administration; continued in custom
house service, thereafter, and now
(1917) acting deputy naval officer; m.,
1st, Oct. 29, 1870, Helen Ardelle
Brown, who d. Aug. 6, 1891 ; children,
Henry Hubbard, b. July 15, 1872;
Mary Ardelle, b. Jan. 31, 1878, d. Oct.
20, 1883; Ardelle Brown, b. Dec. 3,
1885, d. June 9, 1887; 2d, Nov. 26,
1908, Alma E. Deane, Middlebury, Vt.
Residence, 20 Oakley Rd., Belmont,
Mass.
Wood, George Albert
Insurance, real estate; b., South
Acworth, N. H., Aug. 24, 1862; s.
James A. and Mary E. (Bowers) Wood;
ed. public and select schools, South
Acworth, and Vermont Academy,
Saxtons River, Vt.; entered the U. S.
railway mail service in 1883, continuing
with promotions, till 1898; chief deputy
collector, U. S. Internal Revenue,
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District of New Hampshire (including
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont),
1898-1913; elected president, First
Division, National Association of Rail
way Postal Clerks, 1896, and secretary,
National Association, the following
year, when he commenced and carried
out the organization of a mutual acci
dent insurance department, also for
ten years edited the official magazine
of the Association; relinquishing his
connection with the Association, and
retiring from the internal revenue office,
upon the advent of the Democratic ad
ministration in 1913, opened a real
estate and insurance office in Ports
mouth, and now conducts the same;
Unitarian; Republican; resided in Medford, Mass., from 1889 to 1898, then
removing to Portsmouth; member,
Portsmouth board of aldermen, 1901-2;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1915-16, 1917-18; has served as
as president and secretary of the Saga
more Club of Medford, and Unitarian,
Warwick, and Paul Jones clubs, Ports
mouth Improvement Co., and Associ
ates Land Co., of Portsmouth; m., Oct.
14, 1884, Mary I. Stevens of Saxtons.
River, Vt.; children, Helen Margaret,
Wellesley, 1907 (Mrs. Gordon M.
Campbell, WellsviUe, N. Y.); Albert
J., connected with the Western Elec
tric Co., Chicago; Mary Elizabeth,
Wellesley, 1909 (Mrs. Robert L.
Lamont, Manchester, Conn.); Keith
A., Dartmouth, 1913.
Residence,
Portsmouth, N. H.
Quimby, Fred Elihu
Publisher and printer; b., South
Berwick (Junction), Me., Dec. 15,
1857; s. Elihu Hayes and Sarah Eliza
beth (Tibbetts) Quimby; ed. high
school and supplementary studies:
engaged many years in printing and
publishing business in Dover, mainly
in connection with the Dover Enquirer?
Methodist; Republican; supervisor of
check lists several years; member,
school committee, 1886 to 1891 in
clusive; member, Dover common
council, 1892, 1893 (president in 1893);
city clerk from March 24, 1894 to date;
member, Olive Branch Lodge, No. 6,
K. of P.; Mt. Pleasant Lodge, No. 16,
I. O. O. F.; Prescott Encampment, No.
23, 1. O. O. F.; Dover Lodge, No. 184, B.
P. O. E.; Strafford Lodge, No. 29,
A. F. & A. M.; Belknap Chapter, No. 8,
R. A.M.; St. Paul Commandery, K.T.;
Grand Lodge, K. of P.; Grand Lodge,
B. P. O. E- Grand Lodge, A. F. & A.
M.; Grand Chapter, R. A. M.; member,
N. H. Genealogical Soc. and secretary
from date of incorporation; member,
Northam Colonists Historical Soc.;
m., Nov. 10, 1878, Marietta Scales;
children, Edward Harold, b. Oct. 2,
1880; William Leroy, b. June 29, 1883.
Residence, Dover, N. H.
Doe, Haven
Railroad agent; b., Rollinsford, N.
H., April 23, 1870; s. Chief Justice
Charles and Edith Haven Doe; ed.
Berwick, Me., and Philips Exeter acad
emies and Mass. Inst. of Technology;
has been engaged for many years as
station agent of the B. & M., railroad
at Somersworth; Agnostic; Democrat;
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held about every town office in Rollinsford and Somersworth; member, N.
H. house of representatives, 1893-4;
member, state senate, 1907-9; member,
Masons and Eagles; director, Salmon
Falls Mfg. Co., thirteen years; director
and treasurer, Somersworth & Berwick
Community Farm Ass'n.; m., Mora
Hubbard, Rollinsford, Dec. 28, 1895;
children, Edith, b. Dec.25, 1896; Joseph
Roberts, b. Aug. 27, 1903; Mary, b.
Oct. 18, 1906. Residence, Somers
worth, N. H.
Cheney, Elias Hutchins
Printer, publisher, dean of New
Hampshire journalists; b., Holderness
(now Ashland), N. H., Jan. 28, 1832;
s. Moses and Abigail (Morrison)
Cheney; ed. public schools and Phillips
Exeter Academy; entered office of the
Peterboro Transcript as an apprentice,
and, in 1853, became editor and pro
prietor of the paper; in 1855 removed
to Concord where he published the N.
H. Phenix; subsequently he was em
ployed in the office of the N. H. Sen
tinel at Keene, and the Sullivan Repub
lican at Newport, and in 1861, pur
chased the Free Press at Lebanon, to
whose readers he is still known as the
"senior editor"; Baptist; Republican;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1867, state senate, 1885; U. S.
Consul, Matanzas, Cuba, 1892-5;
Curacao, Dutch West Indies, for
fifteen years from 1899; m., 1st, Jan.
22, 1852, Susan Youngman, Peterboro.
d. Dec. 29, 1904; four children, Fred
Willard, Harry Morrison, Susan Youngman (d. in infancy), Helen Grey; 2d,
Oct. 11, 1907, Mrs. Clara M. (Hardin)
Smith, Brewer, Me. Residence, Leba
non, N. H.
Howard, Charles Danforth
Chemist; b., Westford, Mass., July
31, 1873; s. Calvin L. and Jennie
(Hale) Howard; ed. Westford Acad
emy, Worcester Polytechnic Insti
tute, 1893; postgraduate assistant
with Dr. Wolcott Gibbs (professor of
chemistry emeritus, Harvard Univ.),
Newport, R. I., 1893-4; assistant chem
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ist, N. H. College Experiment Station,
Durham; associate chemist, West
Virginia University Experiment Sta
tion, Morgantown, West Va.; chemist,
N. H. board of health since 1905;
collaborating chemist, U. S. Bureau of
Chemistry, Washington, D. C.; Congregationalist; Republican; member,
American Chemical Soc., American
Public Health Ass'n, N. E. Water
Works Ass'n, Ass'n of Official Agri
cultural Chemists, Wonolancet Club;
honorary member, N. H. Medical
Soc.; Fellow, American Ass'n for the
Advancement of Science; chairman,
N. H. Committee on Dust and Fumes
in Factories; member, Council of
National Defense; m., Aug. 5, 1901,
Pittsburgh, Pa., Ada Yates; children,
John Adams, b. Jan. 29, 1909; Char
lotte Danforth, b. July 16, 1916.
Moses, George Higgins
Journalist, diplomat; b., Lubec, Me.,
Feb. 9, 1869; s. Rev. Thomas Gannett
and Ruth (Smith) Moses; ed. Phillips
Exeter Academy and Dartmouth Col-
�Hon. Geo. H. Moses.
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lege, A.B., 1890, A.M., 1893; entered
office of Monitor and Statesman, Con
cord, immediately after graduation and
has continued since, serving as re
porter, news editor, editorial writer and
editor; president, Monitor and States
man Co., since 1898; Congregationalist
member standing committee, South
Congregational Church Soc., Concord,
three years; Republican; private sec
retary to governor of New Hampshire,
1889-91, 1905. secretary to chairman,
Republican state committee, 1890;
secretary, N. H. Forestry Commission,
1893-6; member, Concord board of
education, 1902-3, 1906-9, 1913-16;
U. S. Envoy Extraordinary and Min
ister Plenipotentiary to Greece and
Montenegro, April, 1909 to Nov., 1912;
delegate at large to Republican na
tional convention, Chicago, 1908, 1916;
president, N. H. Republican state con
vention, 1914; chairman advisory com
mittee, Republican state committee,
1914, 1916; president, Greek Products
Co., New York (office, 32 Nassau St.)
since 1913; member staff, Republican
Publicity Ass'n, (Real Estate Trust
Bldg.), Washington, D. C.; member,
Athenian Club, Athens, Greece; Uni
versity, Army and Navy and National
Press clubs, Washington, D. C., Re
publican club, New York, Wonolancet
and Passaconoway clubs and Capital
Grange, P. of H. Concord; author,
"John Stark," 1890; editor, "New
Hampshire Men," 1893; magazine
contributor, lecturer and campaign
speaker; m., Oct. 3, 1893, Florence
Gordon, Franklin, N. H.; one son,
Gordon, b. Oct. 5, 1900 (Phillips
Exeter Academy, 1918). Home, 5
Auburn St., Concord, N. H.
Preston, Frank Buchanan
Insurance and real estate; b., Straf
ford, N. H., Feb. 11, 1856; s. Wingate
T. and Mary (Jewell) Preston; ed.
public schools, Franklin Academy,
Dover, and New Hampton Literary
Institution; Free Baptist, president,
True Memorial Soc., F. B. Church,
Rochester; Democrat;
moderator,
Rochester, 1887-8; member, N. H.
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constitutional convention, 1889, 1912;
Democratic candidate for presidential
elector, 1900; mayor, Rochester, 191314; member, Democratic state com
mittee, six years; member, Rochester
school board, six years (president, two
years) ; trustee, Gafney Home for the
Aged; president, People's Building and
Loan Ass'n, since incorporation in
1909; member, I. O. O. F., Rebekah
Lodge, Rochester Grange, P. of H.,
and Eastern N. H. Pomona Grange;
m., May 28, 1881, Fannie C. Foss, d.
May 10, 1907; three children, Vinton
W., b. Rochester, May, 1882 (New
Hampton Inst., 1902); Mary Florence,
b. June 25, 1891 (New Hampton Inst.,
1909); Verne F., b. Dec. 15, 1893 (New
Hampton Inst., 1915, Boston Univ.,
1919). Residence, Rochester, N. H
Welch, John Tapley
Journalist, public official; b., Dover,
N. H., Dec. 15, 1856; s. Joseph Wil
liams and Mary Elizabeth (Tapley)
Welch; ed. public schools and Dart
mouth College; Congregationalist; Re
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publican; reporter on Whiteside Senti
nel, and correspondent, Chicago Times,
Morrison, 1ll., 1877; city editor, Dover
Daily Republican, 1880; several years
Dover correspondent, Boston Globe;
city editor, Dover Daily Times, 1889;
clerk, Dover police court, 1881-2; reg
ister of probate, Strafford County,
1882-7; member, N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1889-90; chief time clerk,
government printing office, Washing
ton, 1890-4; member, N. H. state sen
Hannah S. (Davis) Hazlett; ed. Ports
mouth schools, high school, 1863; con
fidential clerk to Gov. Ichabod Good
win, 1863-72; connected with First
National Bank of Portsmouth (founded
1824) since 1872; cashier for more than
thirty years, beginning 1884; now vicepresident; trustee, Piscataqua savings
bank; agent, N. H. Fire Insurance Co.,
Manchester, more than forty years;
trustee, Portsmouth public library,
since 1884; park commissioner; presi
dent, Portsmouth Improvement Ass'n,
1903; life trustee, Weeks Memorial Li
brary, Greenland, N. H.; for many
years warden of records of North Con
gregational parish (founded 1640) ; sec
retary, T. B. Aldrich Memorial; trustee
of Soc. for Care of South Cemetery;
president, Piscataqua Pioneers; chair
man, John Langdon Club; director,
N. fl. Pioneers; member, N. H. His
torical Soc, N. H. Genealogical Soc,
St. Andrews Lodge, A. F. and A. M.,
Osgood Lodge, I. 0. O. F., Warwick
Country and Portsmouth Auto clubs;
for several years member of city coun
cil, also assessor; Republican; Congregationalist; in., Josephine Richardson,
Manchester, N. H., Dec 10, 1884;
author of "Portsmouth Historical and
Picturesque," "Portsmouth in 1824";
editor, "Historical Calendar of Ports
mouth" (pub. 1907), "History of Rock
ingham County" (pub. 1915); advisory
editor of "History of New Hampshire"
(four vols., 1916). Residence, Ports
mouth, N. H.
ate, 1897-8; postmaster, Dover, 18981915; city treasurer, Dover, 1915 to
date; member, school committee, 18828; trustee, Dover public library, 18838; member, I. O. O. R, K. of P., S. A.
R., N. H. Historical Soc, N. H. Gen
ealogical Soc, Bellamy Club, Dover;
m., Dec. 1, 1884, Elizabeth A. McDaniel; one son, George Gregg, b.
Sept. 18, 1885, d. March 24, 1915.
Residence, Dover, N. H.
Hollis Abijah
Granite business; b., Milton, Mass.,
Nov. 13, 1837; s. Thomas and Deborah
Clark (Allen) Hollis; ed. public schools,
Milton, Milton Academy, Chauncey
Hall School, Boston, Phillips Exeter
Academy, 1858, Harvard Law School,
LL.B., 1860; enlisted in the Civil War,
Aug. 26, 1862, becoming second lieutenant, 45th Mass. Vols.; later captain,
56th Mass. Vols.; brevetted major,
April 2, 1865; Agnostic; Democrat;
moved to West Concord, N. H., Nov.
1, 1865, and engaged in the granite
business, retiring in 1895; selectman for
Hazlett, Charles Albert
Banker, historian; b., Portsmouth,
N. H., July 21, 1847; s. William and
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several years; representative, N. H.
legislature, 1876; member, constitu
tional convention, 1889, 1902, 1912.
Major Hollis is a great lover of nature
and the outdoor life, is much interested
in forestry and for many years was an
enthusiastic fox-hunter, m., July 9,
1864, Harriette Van Mater French,
Cambridge, Mass., dau. Judge Henry
Flagg French, gr. dau. Chief Justice
William M. Richardson of N. H.; d.
May 29, 1911; children, (1) Thomas,
b. May 5, 1865, m., 1st, Mary Letchworth Coonley of Chicago, 2d, Mary
Dwight Brooks, Pearl Creek, N. Y.,
children, Thomas, John Coonley, How
ard Coonley; (2) Anne Richardson, b.
July 9, 1867, m. Dr. Arthur Hutchins
Cilfey of New York City, children,
Grace (d.), John Kelly; (3) Henry
French (see p. 81); (4) Allen (see p.
49); (5) Harriette Van Mater, b. Sept.
21, 1874, d. April 10, 1877; (6) Mary
French, b. April 27, 1880, m. Ralph
E. Dakin of Concord, Mass., children,
Morrill, Harriette Van Mater, Mary
and Hollis. Residence, West Concord,
N.H.
Fletcher, Robert
Educator, civil engineer; b., New
York City, Aug. 23, 1847; s. Edward
H. and Mary A. (Hill) Fletcher (both
from Cavendish, Vt); ed. public
schools, College of City of New York
(three years); U. S. Military Academy,
West Point, 1868; second lieutenant,
U. S. Artillery, serving at Brownsville,
Tex. and Fort Trumbull, New London,
Conn.; instructor in mathematics, U.
S. Military Academy, 1869-70; re
signed to become senior professor and
director, Thayer School of Civil Engi
neering, at Dartmouth, 1871, serving
to the present time; consulting engineer
on water works and sanitation; engi
neer in charge of construction of Han
over water works, Enfield, N. H.,
water works, reservoir for Hartford,
Vt., water works, steel bridges—four
spans each—across Connecticut River
at West Lebanon and White River at
Hartford, Vt.; conducted part of the
New Hampshire-Vermont Boundary
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survey, 1917; contributor to technical
papers and N. H. Bulletins on sanita
tion and engineering construction;
Baptist; Republican; school trustee,
seventeen years; member, N. H. state
board of health since 1895 (president
since 1913); president and engineer,
Hanover Water Works Co.; member,
American Soc. C. E., forty-four yeare,
member and past president, Soc. for
Promotion of Engineering Education;
fellow, A. A. A. S., *BK (hon.),
Graduate Club, Hanover; received hon
orary A.M., Dartmouth, 1871, Ph.D.,
1881; m., July 2, 1872, Ellen M. Hunt
ington; children, Mary A., Robert H.
Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Whipple, Sherman Leland
Lawyer; b., New London, N. H.,
March 4, 1862; s. Dr. Solomon Mason
and Henrietta Kimball (Hersey) Whip
ple; descendant of Matthew Whipple,
a freeman of Ipswich Hamlet, now
Hamilton, Mass., in 1638, and greatgrandson of Moses Whipple, one of the
first settlers of Croydon, N. H., and
�Hon. Sherman L. Whipple
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long a leading citizen of the town, who
commanded the town company at
Bennington, where he served under his
kinsman, General William Whipple,
signer of the Declaration of Independ
ence, in command of the Second N. H.
Brigade; ed. public schools, Colby
Academy, 1877, Yale College, A.B.,
1881 (a Commencement orator), and
Yale Law School, LL.B., 1884 (Townsend orator). Admitted to the bar,
Connecticut and New Hampshire in
1884, Massachusetts, 1885; practiced
a few months in Manchester, N. H.,
and in 1885 removed to Boston, where
he has established a practice in his
profession said to be the largest in New
England. He has conducted heavy
litigation in many notable causes in
volving large sums of money and
attracting considerable popular interest ;
in 1917 he acted as counsel for the
Committee on Rules of the House in
conducting the famous "Leak Investi
gation" as to advance information to
the Stock Exchange relating to the
President's Peace Note to belligerents;
Democratic nominee for United States
Senator in Massachusetts legislature
in 1911 and 1913; delegate-at-large to
the constitutional convention of 1917;
member of Committees on Rules and
Procedure and Initiative and Refer
endum; member of American, Massa
chusetts State, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bos
ton bar associations; University, Algon
quin, Country, Yale (Boston), Yale
(New York), and Twentieth Century
clubs; lives at Brookline; summer
residence at Plymouth, where he owns
an estate of some 1500 acres devoted
to farming—Guernsey cattle and Chev
iot sheep, especially; owner of the
historic grove at Brook Farm and
Pulpit Rock, where John Eliot, "the
Apostle," preached to the Indians;
m., Dec. 27, 1893, Louise (d. July 20,
1914), daughter of the late Hon. Lucien
B. Clough; children, Dorothy (Mrs.
Russel Thurston Fry), Katharyn Carleton (Mrs. Lothrop Withington), Sher
man Leland, Jr., volunteer in American
Field Service work in France.
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Waterman, Thomas Palmer
Lumberman, banker; b., West Leb
anon, N. H., Dec. 10, 1844; s. Silas and
Sarah (Wood) Waterman; grandson of
Thomas Waterman, first male child
born in Lebanon; ed. public schools
and Kimball Union Academy, Meriden; engaged in lumber business from
early life, owning and operating a mill
on the Mascoma River, on the first
privilege utilized by the early settlers
of the town; Congregationalist; Re
publican; long prominent in public af
fairs of the town, serving sixteen years
as a member of the board of selectmen,
as a member of the N. H. legislature in
1878 and 1879 and again in 1913-14,
and delegate in the N. H. constitutional
convention of 1912; he is president of
the People's Trust Co. of Lebanon, a
member of the Langdon Club, and
served several years as a member of
the board of trustees of the Rockland
Military Institute; Patron of Hus
bandry and member of Lebanon and
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Mascoma Valley Pomona Grange; m.,
Dec. 11, 1886, Rosamond Wood; one
dau., died in infancy. Residence, West
Lebanon, N. H.
Warren, Joseph
Farmer, lumberman, brick manu
facturer; b., Pembroke, N. H., July 12,
1857; s. Hugh T. and Lydia A. (Moore)
Warren; ed. common schools and Pem
broke Academy; engaged for several
years in the manufacture of brick in
Pembroke, then removing to Rochester
where he continued extensively in the
business, making as many as 17,000,000
brick in a season; Democrat; member,
Rochester board of aldermen, 18923-4; member, N. H. house of represent
atives, 1903, 1913; mayor of Roches
ter, 1910, 1911-, chosen for second
term without opposition; inspector of
state highways, 1914; appointed com
missioner of insurance in Dec., 1914, by
Gov. Samuel D. Felker and removed by
legislative address for partisan reasons,
in January, 1915; appointed postmaster
of Rochester by President Wilson, Feb.
3, 1916, since continuing; m., Aug. 4,
1878, Addie G. Elliott of Pembroke;
one daughter, Sarah W. (Mrs. Albert
D. Jones of Rochester). Residence,
Rochester, N. H.
Barnabee, Henry Clay
Musical comedian; b., Portsmouth,
N. H., Nov. 14, 1833; s. Willis Barna
bee; ed. public schools; mercantile
clerk in youth in Portsmouth and Bos
ton; appeared in entertainments of
Boston Mercantile Library Ass'n, com
mencing in April, 1854, and soon de
veloped much talent as a singer and
comedian; sang many years in church
choirs in and around Boston, including
nineteen years as a member of the quar
tette of the Church of the Unity; in
1865 gave up mercantile life and or
ganized the Barnabee Operetta Co.,
which was succeeded in 1870 by the
Barnabee Concert Co.; subsequently
appearing in monologue work in Ly
ceum courses; joined the Boston Ideal
Opera Co., in 1879, appearing as Sir
Joseph Porter in "Pinafore" and in
other leading roles; in 1887, with Tom
Karl and others, organized The Bostonians, in which he created leading
opera roles, notably the "Sheriff of Not
tingham" in Robin Hood; first ap
peared in vaudeville in Brooklyn, Sept.
12, 1904; member, Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery Co., Boston; author,
"My Wanderings," 1913; m., 1859,
Clara, dau. Maj. Daniel George of
Warner, N. H. Residence, Jamaica
Plain, Mass.
Webster, Harold Adams
Commissioner of weights and meas
ures; b., Ashland, N. H., Aug. 12, 1885;
s. Rev. Lorin and Jennie Josephine
(Adams) Webster; ed. public schools
of Ashland and Plymouth, and Holderness School for Boys, 1904; Episco
palian; Republican; member, school
board and library trustee, Ashland;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1913-14, 1917-18, serving each
session on appropriations committee;
appointed commissioner of weights and
measures, by Governor Keyes, upon the
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establishment of the office, in 1917;
for several years curator of the Holderness School, of which his father has
long been rector; also for some time
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American Chemical Soc., N. H. His
torical Soc., Psi Upsilon, Alpha Kappa
Kappa, Delta Omicron Gamma College
organizations, Graduate Club, Hano
ver, Ouroboros Club; m., July 9, 1879,
Caroline Elizabeth Rice, Milwaukee,
Wis. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Colony, John Joslin
Woolen manufacturer; b., Keene,
N. H., Nov. 14, 1864; s. Horatio and
Emeline E. (Joslin) Colony; ed. Keene
schools and Harvard University, A.B. ,
1885; Unitarian; Democrat; member,
Keene city council, school committee>
N. H. house of representatives from
Ward 5, Keene, 1893; delegate from
N. H., Democratic national convention,
1908; treasurer, Cheshire Mills, Harrisville, N. H.; director, Ashuelot Nationa
Bank, Keene, Winchester Nationa
Bank, Winchester, N. H; Mason
Knight Templar, Patron of Husbandry ;
a director of Camp Wachusett, a sum
mer camp for boys at Squam Lake;
member, Derryfield Club, Manchester,
Wonolancet, Concord. Residence, Holderness, N. H., Plymouth, P. O.
Bartlett, Edwin Julius
Educator; b., Hudson, O., Feb. 16,
1851; s. Samuel Colcord and Mary
Bacon (Learned) Bartlett; ed. Chicago
public schools, Lake Forest Academy,
1868, Dartmouth College, 1872,
Rush Medical College, 1879; associate
professor of Chemistry, Dartmouth
College, 1879-83, professor since 1883;
Congregationalist; Republican; mod
erator, town of Hanover, 1906-12;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1913; president trustees, Mary
Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Han
over; Fellow, American Ass'n for Ad
vancement of Science; honorary mem
ber, N. H. Medical Soc.; member,
m.,Oct. 16, 1907, Charlotte Whitcomb
children, Emeline J., b. Nov. 25, 1£08
John J., Jr., June 11, 1915. Residence
Keene, N. H.
�Mrs. Emma Blood French
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French, Emma Blood
Philanthropist; b., Manchester, N.
H., Oct. 15, 1863; dau. Aretas and
Lavinia (Kendall) Blood; ed. in the
Manchester schools and at Dr. Gannett's boarding-school, Chester Square,
Boston, Mass.; m. Dr. L. Melville
French of Manchester, June 1, 1887
(d. Dec. 21,1914); daughter, Margaret
Lavinia, b. April 20, 1888, m. Carl
Spencer Fuller of Manchester, June 9,
1910; grandchildren, Mary Spencer,
1911, and Henry Melville, 1914. In
1916 Mrs. French erected and en
dowed a building for the Manchester
Institute of Arts and Sciences, an in
stitution in which she had long been
interested. This building is adjacent
to the Carpenter Library, erected in
memory of her sister, Elenora Blood
Carpenter, by the latter's husband,
Frank P. Carpenter. With Mrs. Car
penter, Mrs. French gave the maternity
and children's ward to the Eliot Hos
pital and endowed it; and in 1918 Mrs.
French built and endowed the L. Mel
ville French children's ward for the
same hospital. Mrs. French started
the first Shakespeare Club in Man
chester, 1872; president of the Woman's
Aid and Relief Home, founded by her
Earents, 1899-; vice-president, Pemroke Sanitarium; director, District
Nursing Ass'n; member, Franklin
Street Congregational church, N. H.
Soc. of Colonial Dames, D. A. R.,
Board of Council of the Manchester
Institute, Y. M. C. A., Children's
Home, Red Cross, Navy League,
Y. W. C. A. War Relief (patron),
N. H. Memorial Hospital for Women
and Children at Concord. Residence,
North River Road, Manchester, and
Little Boar's Head, N. H.
Brennan, Vincent John
Woolen manufacturer; b., Manches
ter, N. H., Sept. 25, 1847; s. William
J. and Mary (Murphy) Brennan; ed.
public schools; removed to Rockford,
Conn., in childhood and reared there;
entered the New England Mill in Rockford in early life continuing five years
and becoming an overseer at the age of
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21; superintendent of carding in Salis
bury Mills, Amesbury, Mass., six years;
Asabet Mfg. Co.'s Mills, Maynard,
Mass., superintendent of carding five
years; superintendent, Ottequechee
Woolen Co., North Hartland, Vt., six
years; superintendent, A. G. Dewey &
Co., Quechee, Vt., twelve years; re
moved to Newport, N. H., in 1906 as
general agent of the Brampton Mills,
since continuing; served also as general
agent, Dexter Richards & Sons Mills,
1912-16; Catholic; Democrat; member,
Newport board of trade; m., 1st, April,
1871, Cora F. Keyes, Orland, Me., d.
Feb., 1891; 2d, Nov., 1891, Edith L.
Reed; children, Vincent John, Jr., su
perintendent, Brampton Mills; Ralph
A. (Philadelphia Textile School) ; Maud
E. (Wheaton College, 1914, Mary
land College, 1916). Residence, New
port, N. H.
Chandler, Fred Gray
Teacher, farmer; b., Penacook,
N. H. (Concord, Ward One), Dec. 31,
1845; s. Nathan and Louisa (Ferrin)
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Chandler; descendant in the tenth gen
eration from William Chandler, the
immigrant ancestor, who settled in
Roxbury, Mass., 1637, and in the fifth
generation from Rev. Timothy Walker,
first minister of Concord (1730-82);
ed. Penacook schools, Elmwood Acad
emy, Boscawen; teacher of schools in
Boscawen and Webster, and principal
of Penacook grammar school several
years, since when he has followed agri
culture on the ancestral homestead,
specializing in dairy farming; member,
Congregational Church since early
youth; Republican, suffragist, prohibi
tionist; member, board of selectmen,
several years; member, Concord com
mon council, 1876-8; m., June 21,
1877, Mary S. Abbott; one dau.. Annie
Mary, b. July 12, 1880, studied piano
with Milo Benedict, organ with John
Herman Loud, Boston, musical theory
with Claude P. Landi (now of Rome,
Italy), school methods with Charles S.
Conant; teacher of the piano, and or
ganist, Baptist church, Penacook, since
1903; for several years supervisor of
music in the Penacook schools.
dence, Penacook, N. H.
Resi
Colby, James Fairbanks
Lawyer, educator; b., St. Johnsbury,
Vt., Nov. 18, 1850; s. James K. and
Sarah A. (Pierce) Colby; ed. St. Johnsbury Academy, 1868; Dartmouth Col
lege, 1872, Columbian (now George
Washington) University, LL.B., 1875;
practiced law in New Haven, Conn.,
1878-85; instructor in economics
and history, Sheffield School, Yale Uni
versity, 1879-81; lecturer on inter
national law, Yale Law School, 1883-5;
Parker professor of law and political
science, Dartmouth College, since 1885;
honorary A.M., Yale, 1877; LL.D.,
Dartmouth, 1901; Congregationalist;
Republican; member, N. H. forestry
commission, 1893-8; N. H. constitu
tional convention, 1902; member, N. H.
Bar Ass'n, American Bar Ass'n, Amer
ican Political Science Ass'n, American
Soc. International Law; editor, Manual
of N. H. Constitution, 1st ed., 1902,
2d ed., 1912; Maitland and Montagu's
Sketch of English Legal History, and
legal and political essays; unmarried.
Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Day, Harry Brooks
Organist, musician and composer; b.,
Newmarket, N. H., Sept. 5, 1858; s.
Warren K. and Martha (Brooks) Day;
moved in childhood to Concord, N. H.;
ed. Concord high school, 1878, studied
music in United States, England and
Munich, grad. Akademie der Tonkunst Miinchen, 1899; ten years, or
ganist and choirmaster, St. Ann's
church, Lowell, Mass.; then at New
ton, Mass.; musical director and or
ganist at the Cambridge Theological
School; visiting choirmaster of St.
Mary's, Newton, Church of the Mes
siah, Auburndale, St. Paul's, Brookline
and St. John's, Cambridge, also director
of the Neighborhood Choristers, 150
voices; director of music in the Newton
Club and organist for the festival serv
ices of the Mass. Choir Guild; at Mu
nich, 1897-9, special pupil of Joseph
Rheinburger, chosen from sixty appli
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139
cants; then in London, studying boychoir training and organ accompani
ment at St. Paul's Cathedral; since
1900 has lived at Brooklyn, N. Y.,
organist at Epiphany, St. Michael's ana
St. Luke's, officiating twelve years at
the latter church; Episcopalian; mem
ber, Altair Lodge, Brooklyn, American
Guild of Organists, St. Wilfred Club,
Clef Club (president), N. Y. Musicians'
Club and many other musical organ
izations; composer of Kobold Song,
schools, Wilton, N. H., Pembroke
Academy, Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., 1887, Smith College,
B.L., 1891, Woman's Medical College
of the New York Infirmary, M.D.,
1896; assistant physician in various
state and private hospitals for the care
of the insane, in Massachusetts, since
1898; now assistant physician in the
Boston State Hospital; Congregationalist; member, American MedicoPsychological Ass'n, American Medi
The Sirens, Lochinvar, Easter Cantata
and Christmas Postlude, orchestral ac
companiment; for the organ, Nocturne
in D Flat, Allegro Symphonique, Suite
in C Major, Prelude, Romanza Finale,
Legende in A Flat Major, also of much
church music and hymns, carols and
songs; m. Roselle M. Barker, Oct. 18,
1900. Residence, Brooklyn, N. Y. and
Peterboro, N. H.
cal Ass'n, Mass. Medical Soc, N. E.
Soc. of Psychiatry, Ass'n of Collegiate
Alumnae, Smith College Alumnae Ass'n,
College Club, Boston, Nat'l Geographic
Soc; unmarried; anti-suffragist; taught
in Pembroke Academy, 1891-2, and in
Bermuda (private family), 1892-3.
Address, Boston State Hospital, Mattapan, Mass.
Abbott, Florence Hale
Physician; b., Wilton, N. H., Oct.
20, 1867; dau. Harris and Caroline
Ann (Greeley) Abbot; ed. public
Greenleaf, Charles Henry
Hotel proprietor; b., Danville, Vt.,
July 23, 1841; s. Seth and Lydia Hal
(Burnham) Greenleaf; ed. public and
private schools, Concord, N. H.; con-
�Col. Charles H. Greenleaf
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
menced hotel life in the summer of
1857 at the Profile House, White Mts.,
remaining there four seasons, then two
seasons at the Crawford House, then
two years in New York and Washing
ton, returning to the Profile House in
1865 as a member of the firm of Taft,
Tyler & Greenleaf, succeeded in 1868
by Taft & Greenleaf, which continued
until 1897, although Mr. Taft died in
1881. In 1897 a stock company was
formed, with Mr. Greenleaf as presi
dent and general manager, which has
continued to the present time. Since
1886 Mr. Greenleaf has also been a
member of C. H. Greenleaf & Co., op
erating Hotel Vendome, Boston. No
hotel man in the country has had a
longer experience or a wider acquaint
ance among the highest class of tour
ists. Baptist; Republican; member,
staff of Gov. Benjamin F. Prescott,
with rank of Colonel, 1877-8; delegate,
Republican national convention, 1888;
member, N. H. house of representatives,
1895-6, 1901-2; N. H. senate, 1897-8;
executive council, 1905-6; presidential
elector, 1908; eleven years treasurer
and manager, Profile & Franconia
Notch R. R; m., 1st, May 2, 1867,
Abbie Frances Burnham, Plymouth,
N. H., who d. April 17, 1914; 2d, June
25, 1915, Miss Mabelle Furst, Lock
Haven, Pa. Address, Profile House,
N. H., or Hotel Vendome, Boston.
Wellington, Leonard
Lawyer; b., Walpole, N. H., Sept. 12,
1841; s. William and Achsah (Kidder)
Wellington; ed. Walpole schools, Mt.
Caesar Seminary, Swanzey, Bernardston, Mass., Academy, Kimball Union
Academy, Meriden, Albany, N. Y.,
Law School, 1865; studied m office of
the late Don H. Woodward of Keene;
admitted to the bar in 1865 and has
practiced there since; in partnership
with Mr. Woodward ten years from
July, 1866, since then alone; Congregationalist; Republican; member,
Keene board of health, fifteen years;
solicitor for Cheshire County, 1869-71 ;
member, Lodge of the Temple, A. F. &
A. M., Keene; m., Jan. 19, 1870, Har
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riet Lyon Chandler; two sons, Clarence
E., b. April 11, 1872, and Lyon
Chandler, b. Jan. 24, 1879. Residence,
Keene, N. H.
Kimball, Henry Ames
Iron founder; b., Concord, N. H.,
Oct. 19, 1864; s. Benjamin Ames and
Myra Tilton (Elliott) Kimball; ed.
Phillips Andover Academy and by
private tutors in Europe; Congregationalist; Republican; member, South
Congregational Church, Concord; di
rector of and liberal contributor to
Concord Y. M. C. A.; in 1887, ad
mitted (on examination) a Fellow of the
Society of Science, Letters and Art,
London, England; life member, N. H.
Historical Soc, and recording secre
tary, 1905-13; member, Sons of the
American Revolution and the Society
of Colonial Wars; partner and asso
ciate manager, Ford & Kimball and the
Cushman Electric Co.; trustee, Merri
mack County Savings Bank; director,
Mount Washington R. R.; author
genealogy, "The Elliotts of Boscawen,
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N. H.," Rumford Press, 1918; m., Nov.
17, 1904, Charlotte Atkinson, dau.
John Harrison and Josephine B. (At
kinson) Goodale, Nashua, N. H. (Wellesley, 1898). Residence, Concord,
N. H.
Baker, Walter Smith
Merchant tailor; b., Wellfleet, Mass.,
Jan. 15, 1850; s. Capt. David and
Betsey M. (Higgins) Baker; grandson
Eleazer Higgins of Wellfleet who served
under Washington and during the Rev
olution was captured by the British and
imprisoned in England; also, descended
in the eighth generation from Stephen
Hopkins of the Mayflower; ed. schools
of Wellfleet, including high school;
moved to Concord, N. H., 1874; mer
chant tailor in Concord, 1875-1914;
director of Concord Y. M . C. A. twentyfive years and of N. H. Anti-Saloon
League since organization, 1899; trus
tee of Tilton Seminary, Tilton, N. H.;
charter member, Baker Memorial
(Methodist Episcopal) church and sec
retary and treasurer of board of trus
*N
tees of church; delegate to Ecumenical
Convention, Indianapolis, 1914; mem
ber, N. H. Historical Soc, N. H. Sons
of American Revolution and Concord
Equal Suffrage League; RepublicanProhibitionist; m. Martha Sparrow of
Wellfleet, Feb. 11, 1875; children,
Helen M., ed. Goucher College, teacher
in private schools; Bessie J., Teachers'
College, Columbia University and Miss
Wheelock's Kindergarten, Boston,
kindergarten teacher, public schools,
Somerville, Mass.; Walter Stanley,
B.S., Wesleyan University, 1901, has
succeeded his father in business, m.
Alice Holbrook of Philadelphia, Feb.
22, 1908 (ch.: Robert Holbrook, Alice,
Helen Elizabeth, Louise); James Her
bert, B.S., Wesleyan University, 1903,
bond salesman for E. H. Rollins' Sons,
d. Sept. 9, 1910; Leland Vincent, Con
cord high school, 1908, International
Y. M. C. A. College, 1916, enlisted
U. S. Signal Corps, 1917, studying
U. S. School of Military Aeronautics,
Princeton, N. J. Residence, Concord,
N. H.
Hackett, Wallace
Lawyer; b., Portsmouth, N. H., May
1, 1856; s. William H. and Mary W.
(Healey) Hackett; ed. public and priv
ate schools, and Harvard Law School,
1879; studied in the office of his grand
father, the late Hon. W. H. Y. Hackett,
and has practiced law in Portsmouth
since admission to the bar in 1879, but
has devoted his attention largely to
business affairs; Unitarian; Republi
can; city solicitor, three years; mayor
of Portsmouth, 1907-8; member, N. H.
house of representatives, 1909-10;
president, Republican state convention,
1908; member, N. H. Historical Soc,
Aldrich Memorial Ass'n (president),
A. F. & A. M., B. P. O. E.; m., 1883,
Abby M. Winchester; one dau.,
Marion. Residence, Portsmouth, N. H.
Hanson, Benjamin Frank
Liveryman; b., Somersworth, N. H.,
Dec. 12, 1848; s. Benjamin F. and
Mary E. (Libbey) Hanson; ed. public
schools, Sanford, Me., and Lebanon
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143
Me., Academy; engaged in the livery
business in Somersworth since early
life; Baptist; Democrat; city treasurer,
Somersworth, three years; commis
sioner, Strafford County, six years;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1913; mayor of Somersworth,
five terms; judge, Somersworth dis
trict court, 1913-15; director, Somers
worth National Bank; chairman, board
of cemetery trustees; president, Han
son Family Ass'n; member, A. F. &
(Lawrence) Gerrish; ed. public schools
and Phillips Andover, Mass., Academy,
1874. For a time, after graduating at
Andover, he was employed in the N. H.
Savings Bank, Concord, but, prefer
ring an outdoor life, he purchased a
farm at Boscawen Plain, where he has
since lived. Congregationalist; Repub
lican; selectman, Boscawen, 1880-4,
1891-6, 1901-17; commissioner, Merri
mack County, 1886-8; treasurer, 18926; trustee, N. H. Savings Bank, since
A. M., lodge, chapter and commandery; Patron of Husbandry, past master,
Somersworth Grange, Eastern N. H.
Pomona Grange; district and Pomona
deputy, N. H. State Grange; m., Oct. 25,
1866, Fannie T. Thompson, Shapleigh,
Me.; one son, Bert, b. July 26, 1867
(Phillips Exeter Academy, Yale College,
1890, Cornell University Law School,
1893). Residence, Somersworth, N.H.
1911; life member, N. H. Historical
Soc; with John and Benjamin A. Kim
ball, donor of the Boscawen public
library building, dedicated Aug. 20,
1913; m., March 22, 1888, Isabel Seavey. Residence, Boscawen, N. H.
Gerrish, Frank Lawrence
Farmer; b., Boscawen, N. H., May
19, 1855; s. Enoch and Miranda O.
Emery, Fred Parker
Educator; b., Pembroke, N. H.,
April 11, 1865; s. Natt M. and Abbie H.
(Sargent) Emery; ed. Pembroke Acad
emy, Dartmouth College, A.B., 1887,
A.M., 1890, Universities of Paris and
Berlin; instructor in English, Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology, 1887-
�Hon. Reuben E. Walker
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91; professor of English, Dartmouth
College, since 1894; Republican; mem
ber, EKE, *BK, St. Botolph
Club, Boston, Mass.; editor of text
books for college work in English; m.,
1889, Mary Elizabeth Chesley. Resi
dence, Hanover, N. H.
Walker, Reuben Eugene
Jurist; b., Lowell, Mass., Feb. 15,
1851; s. Abial and Mary (Powers)
Walker; ed. Warner public schools,
Colby Academy, New London, 1871,
Brown University, A.B., 1875; LL.D.,
Dartmouth, June 1916; studied law
with Sargent & Chase, Concord; ad
mitted to the bar in 1878, and com
menced practice in Concord; in part
nership five years with Robert A. Ray
under name of Ray & Walker, subse
quently some years alone; member,
firm of Streeter, Walker & Hollis, 1891
to 1901; Unitarian; Republican; super
intending school committee, Warner;
solicitor, Merrimack County, 1889-91;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1895, N. H. constitutional con
vention, 1902; appointed associate
justice, N. H. supreme court, March
28, 1901; trustee, Concord public
library since 1901 (president since
1903); member, N. H. Historical Soc,
N. H. Bar Ass'n, American Bar Ass'n,
(vice-president for New Hampshire),
Brown Alumni Ass'n, American Uni
tarian Ass'n, Council of National De
fense, WonolancetClub; co-author, Ray
& Walker's N. H. Citations; m., June
18, 1875, Mary E. Brown, d. June 21,
1903; one dau. Bertha May. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
Rolofson, Mary Currier
(Mrs. Warren T. Rolofson); writer;
b., Wentworth, N. H., May 24, 1869;
dau. Lorenzo and Josephine (Pillsbury)
Currier; ed. public schools, St. Johnsbury, Vt., Academy, 1889, Smith Col
lege, and special course in English lit
erature at Wellesley, 1895; a lover of
literature from childhood, she began
writing early, contributing many stories
and poems to well-known periodicals.
Published works: "Among the Granite
145
Hills," 1894; "A Summer in New
Hampshire," 1904; "A Few Songs,"
1905; "Songs to One Silent," 1905.
Congregationalist; m., July 30, 1907,
Warren T. Rolofson; removed in 1914
to Powell, Wyoming, with her husband.
where they located a claim on the
Shoshone Project of U. S. Reclamation
Service and now reside.
Laycock, Craven
Dean of Dartmouth College; b.,
Bradford, England, Sept. 30, 1866; s.
John and Martha (Berry) Laycock;
came to New Hampshire in 1S82; ed.
common school in England, N. H. Con
ference Seminary, Tilton, 1892; Dart
mouth College, 1896; instructor, Art
of Public Speaking, Dartmouth Col
lege, 1897-1900; assistant professor of
Oratory, 1900-10; professor of Oratory,
1910-13; assistant dean, 1911-13, dean,
1913-; Congregationalist; Republican;
member of the N. H. bar, having
practiced law for some years in Han
over: member, A. F. & A. M., Delta
Kappa Epsilon and Casque and Gaunt
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let societies; author, "Argumentation
and Debate," 1904, Manual of Argu
mentation, 1906; m., April 19, 1900,
Florence Annette Hill, of Tilton, N.H.;
two daughters. Residence, Hanover,
N. H.
Sherman, Lillian Adelaide Tourtelotte
Writer; b., Maxfield, Me., April 28,
1875; dau. Franklin and Mary E.
(Bryant) Tourtelotte; ed. public
schools and Foxcroft, Me., Academy,
1890; direct descendant, on paternal
side, of Gabriel Bernon, Duke of Bur
gundy, who renounced his title and
estates and led to this country the first
Huguenot Colony in New England; on
maternal side a near kinswoman of the
late William Cullen Bryant, whose
literary talent she reflects in large
measure; has written extensively for the
press since early youth, and many of
her poems have been widely copied;
Baptist; member, P. of H. (6th de
gree), D. A. R., W. R. C S. of V. Aux
iliary, Suffrage Club; ardent advocate
of woman's enfranchisement, and fre
quent reader and speaker at publie
gatherings; m., Aug. 12, 1906, Joshua A.
Sherman. Residence, Warner, N. H.,
Contoocook, R. F. D.
Hanson, Bert
Lawyer; b., Sanford, Me., July 26,
1867; s. Benjamin F. and Fannie
(Thompson) Hanson; ed. public schools
of Somersworth, N. H. (in which town
he was reared), Phillips Exeter Acad
emy, 1886, Yale College, A.B., 1890,
Cornell University Law School, LL.B.,
1893; admitted to the New York bar
in 1894, and in practice in New York
City since 1895; Democrat; third
deputy commissioner of police in New
York City, under Gen. Theodore A.
Bingham from Jan., 1907 to June, 1909;
appointed assistant attorney-general
in charge of customs cases, by Presi
dent Wilson in May, 1914, which posi
tion he still holds; member, A. F. &
A. M., Zeta Psi Fraternity; National
Democratic Club, Cornell University
Club, Yale Club and Reform Club
(trustee), of New York City; Metro
politan Club and University Club,
Washington, D. C, and Municipal
Art Soc. (director), New York City;
unmarried. Residence, 50 Vanderbilt ave.; business address, 48 Broad
way, New York City.
Owen, Ellery Scott
Bond salesman; b., July 17, 1860,
Belchertown, Mass.; s. Rev. Eleazar
and Mary Abigail (Walker) Owen;
ed. public schools of Springfield and
Westfield, Mass., and Portsmouth,
N. H., Portsmouth high school, 1877;
in 1882 began travelling for the
Boston publishing house of D. Lothrop
& Co.; 1886-92, associated with the
Kansas City Investment Co., first at
Kansas City, last three years in Hart
ford, Conn., managing their branch
office; 1892-1909, represented Conn.
General Life Insurance Co. of Hartford,
during greater part of the time man
ager for New Hampshire, moving from
Portsmouth to Concord in 1902; since
1909 N. H. representative of Baker,
Ayling & Young, investment bankers
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of Boston; independent Republican;
member, South Congregational church,
Concord (deacon since 1904), moder
ator of the N. H. State Congregational
Conference, 1906; director, Portsmouth
147
Holyoke College, 1919; Harold Holmes,
b. Portsmouth, Nov. 2, 1899, Amherst
College, 1921; Eleanor, b. Concord,
Aug. 25, 1910 (d. Dec. 2, 1913). Resi
dence, 79 Warren St., Concord, N. H.
Fowler, William Plumer
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H., Oct. 3,
1850; s. Judge Asa and Mary Cilley
(Knox) Fowler; ed. Concord high
school, 1867, Dartmouth College, A.B.,
1872; studied law in the office of
Sumner Albee, Boston, and at Boston
University Law School; admitted to
the bar in Boston in 1875, and since
then in practice in that city; Uni
tarian; Republican; appointed member
of the Board of Overseers of the Poor
of Boston in April, 1889, elected chair
man of the board in 1891, and since
annually re-elected; chairman, Licens
Y. M. C. A. and instrumental in organ
izing the same, 1888; director, Concord
Y. M. C. A., 1903-14 (president two
years); member, state executive com
mittee of Y. M. C. A. for N. H., 18921912 (chairman, 1901-3, an incorpora
tor, 1904, treasurer, 1904-7); member,
Belknap Lodge, No. 14, I. O. O. F.,
Meredith, N. H., Wonolancet Club,
Concord, Concord board of trade; m.,
1st, June 14, 1888, Elizabeth Moody
Flagg, dau. John H. and Emma D.
(Moody) Flagg, Portsmouth, N. H.
(d. June 22, 1894); 2d, Oct. 14, 1896,
Alice Goldsmith Holmes, dau. Rev.
Theodore J. and Ellen L. (Goldsmith)
Holmes, Hopkinton, Mass.; children,
Forest Flagg, b. Hartford, Conn., May
23, 1890, A.B., Dartmouth, 1913; Mar
gery Heard, b. Portsmouth, July 1,
1893 (d. Feb. 7, 1895); Margaret, b.
Portsmouth, July 28, 1897, Mount
ing Board, City of Boston; Institution
Registrar, City of Boston; director,
Manchester & Lawrence R. R.; presi
dent, Manchester Mills; director, War
ren Brothers Co.; in conjunction with
�Hox. Trvinc: W. Drew
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
his aster, Clara M. Fowler, gave the
city of Concord the Fowler Library
building in 1888; m., Oct 14, 1899,
Susan Farnham Smith; children, Wil
liam Plumer, Jr., b. Aug. 5, 1900,
(Dartmouth, 1921); Katharine Stev
ens, b. June 12, 1902; Philip, b. June 6,
1906. Office, 18 Tremont St.; resi
dence, 1 Plymouth St., Boston, Mass.,
and Little Boar's Head, N. H.
Drew, Irving Webster
Lawyer; b., Colebrook, N. H., Jan.
8, 1845; s. Amos Webster and Julia
Esther (Lovering) Drew; ed. public
and private schools, Colebrook acad
emy, Kimball Union Academy, 1866,
Dartmouth College, 1870; studied law
in the office of Ray & Ladd at Lan
caster; admitted to the bar in Novem
ber, 1871, and succeeded Hon. Wil
liam S. Ladd, upon his appointment as
a justice of the Supreme Court, in
partnership with Hon. Ossian Ray,
under the firm name of Ray & Drew;
subsequently the firm became suc
cessively, Ray, Drew & Heywood, Ray,
Drew & Jordan, Drew & Jordan,
Drew, Jordan & Buckley, Drew, Jor
dan, Buckley & Shurtleff, Drew, Shurtleff & Morris, and Drew, Shurtleff,
Morris & Oakes, Mr. Drew's connec
tion continuing to the present time;
admitted to practice in U. S. Courts in
1877; Episcopalian; Democrat till
1896, Republican since; moderator
town of Lancaster; member, N. H.
state senate, 1883-4, N. H. constitu
tional convention, 1902, 1912; delegate
in Democratic national conventions of
1880, 1892 and 1896 (withdrew);
major 3d Reg. N. H. N. G., 1876-9;
director, Lancaster National Bank;
trustee and president, Siwooganock
Guaranty Savings Bank; president,
Upper Coos R. R.; trustee and presi
dent, Lancaster Library; member,
N. H. Bar Ass'n. (president, 1899),
N. H. Historical Soc., A. F. & A. M.
(Knight Templar), I. O. O. F.; presi
dent of the day at Lancaster's one
Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary
Celebration, Aug. 12, 1914; m., Nov.
4, 1869, Caroline Hatch Merrill,
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Colebrook; children, Paul b. Feb. 20,
1872 d. Oct. 1, 1872; Neil Bancroft,
b. Sept. 9, 1873, d. May 7, 1905; Pitt
Fessenden, b. Aug. 27, 1875, m. Mabel
Swain; Sara Maynard, b. Dec. 19,
1876, m. Edward Kimball Hall. Resi
dence, Lancaster, N. H.
Odlin, Arthur Fuller
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H., April
25, 1860; s. Woodbridge and Abby
Pratt (Comstock) Odlin; ed. Concord
high school, 1876, Dartmouth College,
Boston University Law School, 1885;
Unitarian; Republican since 1896 (for
merly Cleveland Democrat) ; attorneygeneral, Porto Rico, 1899-1901; judge,
Court of First Instance, Philippine
Islands, 1901-4; vice-president, Florida
State Bar Ass'n, 1916-17; m., Oct. 5,
1886, Mary Emma Allen, Lancaster,
N. H., children, Lawrence Allen, b.
1889, now assistant paymaster, U. S.
Navy; Evelyn, b. 1893, m. Oct. 11,
1917, James Kennedy Atwood, Jackson
ville, Fla. Judge Odlin has appeared,
occasionally, on the public lecture plat
form, and has written occasional arti
cles for legal magazines, generally in
English, sometimes in Spanish. Resi
dence, Arcadia, Fla.
Abbot, Charles Greeley
Astronomer; b., Wilton, N. H., May
31, 1872; s., Harris and Caroline Ann
(Greeley) Abbot; ed. Wilton high
school, 1888, Phillips Andover Acad
emy, Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, S.B., 1894, S.M., 1895; Congregationalist, Republican; director,
Astrophysical Observatory, Smith
sonian Institution, Washington, D. C.,
1906 to the present time; member,
National Academy of Sciences, Royal
Astronomical Soc. of Great Britain,
Soc. Astron. de France, Meteorologische
Gesellschaft of Germany, Academy of
Modena, Italy, etc.; discovered vari
ability of the sun; invented numerous
scientific instruments, some widely in
use in the world; author of "The Sun,"
and numerous scientific articles; m.,
Oct. 13, 1897, Lillian E. Moore. Resi
dence, Washington, D. C.
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Jones, Fred Andros
Lawyer; b., Stoneham, Mass., April
9, 1884; s. Andros B. and Lizzie J.
(Young) Jones; ed. Nashua high school,
Dartmouth College, 1906, and Harv
ard Law School; admitted to N. H.
bar, 1909; Congregationalist; Repub
lican; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives from Lebanon, 1913-14;
member, executive committee, Repub
lican state committee since 1914; mod
erator, Lebanon, since 1914; judge,
Infirmary, 1887; Congregationalist;
member, Manchester Medical Soc,
Hillsboro County Medical Soc., N. H.
Medical Soc, American Medical Ass'n,
W. C. T U., Florence Nightingale Club,
Manchester
Federation Woman's
Clubs, staff of Beacon Hill Hospital,
president trustees, N. H. Memorial
Hospital for Women and Children,
Concord. Residence,
Manchester,
N.H.
Roote, Clarence Burgess
Educator; b., Francestown, N. H..
Oct. 3, 1853; s. Martin Nelson, and
Abigail Kimball (McEwen) Roote; ed.
Francestown Academy, 1872, Williams
College, 1876, Boston University Law
School; admitted to Massachusetts
bar, 1884; headmaster, Northampton,
Mass., high school since 1888; member,
Phi Beta Kappa and Chi Psi societies,
Massachusetts High School Masters'
Club, Headmasters' Club of Western
Mass., Mass. State Teachers' Ass'n,
Classical Ass'n, of New England,
Monday Evening Club, Northampton,
Lay Readers' League; Episcopalian;
Democrat; senior warden and lay
reader, St. John's Church, Northamp
ton; member, Board of Religious Edu
cation, Diocese of Western Mass.;
three times delegate to Provincial
Synod, Province of New England; m.,
Oct. 3, 1882, Idelle M. Bothwell. Resi
dence, Northampton, Mass.
Lebanon municipal court, since 1915;
member, A. F. & A. M. (32d degree),
Knight Templar and Shriner, B. P.
O. E..K. of P., P. of H., S. of V., Langdon Club and Sunset Club; m. Mary
Elizabeth Bennett, Sept. 23, 1907;
children, Eleanor, Lucille, Robert.
Residence, Lebanon, N. H.
Wallace, Ellen Alfreda
Physician; b., Hill, N. H., April 24,
1853; dau. Edmund Rundlett and
Mary Johnson (Flanders) Wallace; ed.
New Hampton Literary Institution,
1873, Medical College, New York
Foster, George J.
Newspaper publisher; b., Concord,
N. H., Feb. 13, 1854; s. Joshua L. and
Lucretia A. (Gale) Foster; ed. public
schools, Portsmouth high school, 1869;
learned the newspaper business in his
father's office and has been connected
with Foster's Democrat in Dover for the
last forty-five years, or more, most of
the time as publisher; Methodist;
Republican; member, Dover school
board, twenty-nine years (chairman,
1903-8); member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1893-4; mayor of
Dover, 1906, 1909-10; trustee, Straf
ford Savings Bank, Wentworth Home
for the Aged; Mason, 32d degree,
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K. of P., I. O. R. M., B. P. O. E.,
Bellamy Club, Dover; m., July 22,
1880, Annah C. Clark; children, Bertha
F. (Mrs. Harry C. Glidden), b. Aug. 3,
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mont; one dau., Ruth Porter, b. Con
cord, N. H., Sept. 19, 1878 (Smith,
1900), wife of Dr. Harmon Newell
of Claremont. Residence, Claremont,
N. H.
Bridgman, Don Seavey
Agriculture and business (retired);
b., Hanover, N. H., April 4, 1856; s.
John Ladd and Hortensia Arnold
(Wood) Bridgman; ed. Norwich, Vt.,
(Norwich Fitting School, 1876) and
Hanover, N. H.; engaged for many
years extensively in farming, dairying
being his specialty, producing butter
for the Boston market, keeping over
seventy cows and operating an up-todate creamery; poultry and swine were
also prominent lines; in recent years
has devoted his attention to the care
of large real estate interests in Han
over village; Baptist; Republican;
member, Hanover school board, nine
1883; Arthur, b. March 29, 1885;
Frederick, b. Dec. 9, 1887. Residence,
Dover, N. H.
Brown, Frank Herbert
Lawyer; b., Claremont, N. H., Feb.
2, 1854; s. Oscar J. and Lavinia (Por
ter) Brown; ed. Claremont high school,
Dartmouth College, Boston University
Law School, 1876; admitted to the bar
in Boston and in New Hampshire, 1876,
and, after a time in Boston and Con
cord, commenced practice in Clare
mont in 1879, where he has since con
tinued, serving as counsel for various
corporations; organizer and counsel for
Claremont Railway and Lighting Co.;
Republican;
moderator;
member,
Stevens high school committee; solici
tor for Sullivan County, 1899-1907,
1909-13; member, N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1901-3-5; m., Oct. 9,
1887, Susan Farwell Patten of Clare
and a half years from 1896; member,
board of selectmen, eighteen years
from 1899; superintendent, Hanover
Water Works Co., from 1916; Mason,
�Edna Dean Proctor
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32d degree, I. O. O. F., P. of H.; promi
nent many years in Grange work, Gen
eral Deputy, N. H. State Grange, two
terms, 1906-10; m., Oct., 30, 1882,
Jennie May Burton. Residence,
Hanover, N. H.
Proctor, Edna Dean
Poet; b. Sept. 18, 1829, Henniker, N.
H.; dau. John and Lucinda (Gould)
Proctor; ed. in early years at home by
her mother, later at Mt. Holyoke Semi
nary and at Concord, N. H., but in a
larger way by life and the society of
thinking men and women. Miss Proc
tor, New Hampshire's poet, born on
Proctor Hill overlooking the fair Contoocook river ("Monadnock's child of
snowdrifts born"), has made the hills
and vales of her native state known
round the world. A traveller in many
lands, intimately associated since young
womanhood with gifted and famous
people, she is still a genuine daughter
of New England. Her devotion to the
scenes of childhood does not preclude
her love for alien lands. In fact, her
wide-reaching sympathies have made
her peculiarly successful in interpreting
the spirit of foreign scenes and peoples.
Longfellow showed his appreciation of
this by including so many of her pro
ductions in his "Poems of Places."
Born with "eyes from out the East"
she has a marvellous understanding of
the Orient. Allah, Arabia, Islam live
in her verse with its lyric impetuosity
and impassioned fervor. Love of na
ture, of humanity and all that is high
est and best in art are her distinguish
ing characteristics. Her song, "Blazon
Columbia's Emblem, the Bounteous
Golden Corn," should ere this have
made the maize our national flower
for never has fitting symbol been so
gloriously celebrated. Her "Song of
the Ancient People," relating to the
Pueblo Indians, was so highly consid
ered that the late Mrs. Mary Hemenway of Boston (Hemenway Southwestern Archeol. Expedition) was at much
expense for its illustrations and it is
now read and studied in the schools.
Her "Russian Journey" was the fruit
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of two years of travel in Europe. In
cidental references in her poems show
her familiarity with most of the fa
mous scenes and objects of the world.
Her recent poem, "The Glory of Toil,"
has evoked much interest. In the last
decade she has crossed the Andes,
spending a season in South America;
but she rarely fails to visit her native
town each summer. Her inspiring per
sonality as well as her genius have
made her an uplifting influence whereever she has dwelt. For many years
her home was in Brooklyn, N. Y., but
she has spent much time in Washing
ton and Atlantic City. Her books are:
"Poems" (1866), "A Russian Journey"
(1871), "Poems" (1890), "A Russian
Journey" (revised 1890), "The Song
of the Ancient People" (1892), "The
Mountain Maid" (1901), "Songs of
America" (1905), "The Glory of Toil,"
(1916). Res., Framingham, Mass.
Winchell, F. Mabel
Librarian; b., Boston, Mass.; dau.
Rensselaer
and Harriet Newell
(Brooks) Winchell; ed. public schools,
Lowell School, Boston, and Amherst
College Library School; Congregationalist; Republican; librarian, Manches
ter public library, since 1902; member,
N. H. Public Library Commission,
1917-, American Library Ass'n, N. H.
Library Ass'n, Mass. Library Club.
Manchester Institute of Arts and
Sciences; Library Art Club (vice-presi
dent), Manchester Boys Club (trustee),
Manchester Historic Ass'n, Manches
ter Federation Woman's Clubs, N. H.
Federation Women's Clubs, N. H.
Children's Aid and Protective Soc,
National Security League, Red Cross,
Woman's Auxiliary to Y. M. C. A.,
Manchester District Nursing Ass'n,
N. H. Ass'n for Prevention of Tuber
culosis, etc. Residence, Manchester,
N. H.
Colby, Ira Gordon
Lawyer; b., Claremont, N. H., Jan.
11, 1872; s. Ira and Louisa M. (Way)
Colby; ed. Stevens high school, Clare
mont, 1890; Dartmouth College, 1894,
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Boston University Law School, 1897;
admitted to the bar in 1897, and prac
ticed in Claremont since then; in
partnership with his father until the
Academy and Dr. Hixon's School,
Lowell, Mass.; studied law, admitted
to the bar in 1874, and commenced
practice in Canaan, 1875; Republican;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1879; 1899-1900 (speaker) ; clerk,
N. H. senate, 1883-4; president, 18878; secretary, Republican state com
mittee, 1882-90; naval officer, port of
Boston, 1890-4; member, U. S. house
of representatives, 1901-13; defeated
for re-election by Raymond B. Stevens;
since in retirement. Residence, Ca
naan, N. H.
Chamberlin, Alonzo Laban
Lawyer; b., Pomfret, Vt., Sept. 14,
1858; s. Alonzo L. and Mary S. (Car
roll) Chamberlin; ed. common schools;
studied law and admitted to the New
Hampshire bar in Concord, July, 1895;
in practice since in Lebanon; Uni
death of the latter, June 27, 1908, and
afterwards alone; Methodist; Repub
lican; supervisor of checklist since
1899; member, N. H. constitutional
convention, 1902, N. H. house of
representatives, 1905; trustee, Fiske
Free Library, since 1905; member,
Stevens high school committee, fifteen
years; trustee, trust funds, town of
Claremont; director, People's Na
tional Bank, Monadnock Mills; mem
ber, Alpha Delta Phi, Dartmouth, Phi
Delta Phi, B. U. Law School; m.,
June 7, 1899, Mary Agnes Coburn;
children, Harriet Louise, Caroline
Leland, Ira Gordon, Jr., Margaret
Coburn, Grace Mary. Residence,
Claremont, N. H.
Currier, Frank Dunklee
Lawyer; b., Canaan, N. H., Oct. 30,
1853; s. Horace S. and Emma C. (Plastridge) Currier; ed. Kimball Union
tarian; Democrat, active in party
affairs and member of the Democratic
state committee, eight years; ap
pointed postmaster of Lebanon by
President Wilson in 1914, and now in
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office; member, Rising Sun Lodge,
A. F. & A. M. Residence, Lebanon,
N. H.
Carlton, Charles Elijah
Banker; b., Concord, N. H., Aug. 1,
1872; s. Elijah Winship and Sarah
Alner (Gawler) Carlton; ed. Concord
public schools, high school, 1889; Epis
copalian; Republican; entered employ
of the banking house of E. H. Rollins
& Sons, in Concord, in 1891; removed
to Boston with the corporation in 1892,
and has continued with the same since;
elected treasurer in 1916, which posi
tion he now holds; treasurer, Colorado
Securities & Realty Co. ; member, Mizpah Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Cambridge
Royal Arch Chapter, Boston Commandery K. T., Aleppo Temple, Mys
tic Shrine, Engineers Club, Economic
Club. Residence, 19 Trowbridge St.,
Cambridge, Mass.
Bugbee, Perley Rufus
Banker; b., Corinth, Vt., Nov. 6,
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1865; s. Justin and Abbie M. (Dana)
Bugbee; ed. public school, North
Pomfret, Vt., Dartmouth College,
1890; Congregationalist; Republican;
treasurer, Hanover village precinct,
eleven years; commissioner, Hanover
village precinct, 1901-9; chairman,
Hanover board of education, 1909-18;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1913-14, 1915-16; cashier and
director, Dartmouth Nat'l Bank;
treasurer and trustee, Dartmouth
Savings Bank; clerk and treasurer,
Hanover Water Works Co., since
organization, May, 1893, director since
1904; incorporator and treasurer, Stockbridge Ass'n (boys' club), since organ
ization in 1897; treasurer, Dartmouth
College Alumni Ass'n, since 1897;
secretary, treasurer and trustee, Howe
Library, since organization in 1900;
member, Sigma Chi Fraternity, Grad
uates' Club; m., Oct. 16, 1901, Eliza
beth C. Campbell; one dau., Elizabeth
Mary. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
�Hon. Samuel D. Felker
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Felker, Samuel Demeritt
Lawyer; b., Rochester, N. H., April
16, 1859; s. William H. and Deborah
A. (Demeritt) Felker; ed. Rochester
schools, New Hampton Literary In
stitution, 1878, Dartmouth College,
A.B., 1882, Boston University Law
School, LL.B., 1887; admitted to the
bar in 1887 and since in practice in
Rochester; for some time past senior
member of the firm of Felker & Gunni
son; Congregationalist; Democrat;
member, N. H. constitutional conven
tion 1889; N. H. state senate, 1891-2;
mayor of Rochester, 1896-7; city
solicitor, 1899-1913; governor of New
Hampshire, 1913-14, elected by the
legislature in joint convention though
receiving 34,203 votes, at the polls, to
32,504 for Franklin Worcester and
14,401 for Winston Churchill in the
November election at which the con
stitutional amendment providing for
plurality election was ratified by the
people; chairman, Rochester school
board, four years; judge, Rochester
municipal court, since 1915; director,
Rochester Trust Co., member, City
Club; received hon. A.M., Dartmouth,
and LL.D., N. H. State College, 1913;
m., June 26, 1900, Mary J. Dudley,
Buffalo, N. Y. (Wellesley, 1883).
Residence, Rochester, N. H.
Clay, Charles Leonidas
Educator, manufacturer; b., Andover, N. H., Oct. 9, 1844; s. Horace
S. and Mary A. (Sawyer) Clay; ed.
public schools, Andover and New
London academies, Colby College,
1868; taught for thirteen years in St.
Johnsbury, Vt., and Grafton, Watertown, Whitinsville, Holbrook and Bel
mont, Mass.; removed, in 1881, to
Littleton, N. H., where he remained
till 1895, and where he was mainly
instrumental in the organization of
the Granite State Glove Co. at the
"Scythe Factory" village, now Apthorp, with whose management he was
connected, and which was the precursor
of further extensive industrial develop
ment promotive of the growth and
prosperity of the town; served from
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1886 to 1895, as a member of the
Littleton board of education; trustee
of library, 1894-5; removed to Massa
chusetts in the latter year, where he
was engaged for fourteen years as
superintendent of schools in the Harv
ard district and six years in the Dana
district, returning, then, to Littleton;
Congregationalist; Independent Demo
crat; member, A. F. & A. M. (32d
degree), P. of H., Delta Kappa Epsilon
Fraternity; m., 1st, Nov. 28, 1873,
Stella Louise Redington, Littleton, d.
May 24, 1888; children, Paul Reding
ton, b. Feb. 16, 1875 (Dartmouth 1897),
lawyer, Lawrence, Mass.; Ruth Stowell, b. Aug. 8, 1877 (Cushing Academy),
m., June 5, 1901, William G. McCrillis,
druggist, Bristol, N. H. ; Grace Ely, b.
Feb. 25, 1880 (Andover Seminary),
m. Daniel H. Dickinson, civil engineer,
West Somerville, Mass. ; Starr Sawyer,
b. Oct. 18, 1884, d. May 19, 1886;
2d, Oct. 19, 1892, Emma Fellows Lan
caster, Tilton, d. Dec. 12, 1914; one
son, Charles Lancaster, b. Dec. 6, 1896
(Springfield, Mass., Central high school,
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1915, Dartmouth College, 1919); 3d,
Oct. 3, 1916, Delia Bingham Mitchell,
Littleton. Residence, Littleton, N. H.
Eastman, Clarence Willis
Educator; b., Concord, N. H., Jan.
3, 1873; s. Charles L. and Sarah
(French) Eastman; ed. public schools
of Concord, N. H., and Worcester,
Mass., Worcester Polytechnic Insti
tute, 6.S., 1894; instructor of Modern
Languages, W. P. I., 1894-5; graduate
spring of 1917; Episcopalian; Inde
pendent; member, Amherst Golf Club,
Holyoke Canoe Club, Faculty Club
(Amherst), Modern Language Ass'n of
America, Modern Language Ass'n of
New England, Sons of the American
Revolution, Federal Training Camps
Ass'n; m., Aug. 29, 1906, Ann Hull
Dey; children, Anthony Dey, b. July
8, 1908, Philip Dey, b. Nov. 25, 1909;
Karl Dey, b. June 17, 1912. Residence,
Amherst, Mass.
Chase, Charles Parker
Educator, banker; b., West New
bury, Mass., May 6, 1845; s. Samuel S.
and Eunice (Colby) Chase; ed. Phillips
Andover Academy and Dartmouth Col
lege, A.B., 1869, A.M., 1872; tutor in
Greek, Dartmouth College, 1870-2;
professor of Latin, Olivet College,
Mich., 1872-8; instructor in political
economy, Dartmouth, 1884-92; treas
urer, Dartmouth College, from 1890—
now treasurer emeritus; Congregationalist; Republican; cashier, Dartmouth
National Bank, 1878-92, president
since; vice-president, Dartmouth Sav
ings Bank; president, Grafton County
Electric Light & Power Co.; member,
University Club, Boston, and Delta
Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa
College societies; m., July 7, 1874,
Fanny Huntington, Hanover. Resi
dence, Hanover, N. H.
study, University of Gottingen, 1895-6;
University of Leipzig, 1896-8; Ph.D.,
Leipzig, 1898; instructor in German,
1898-1901, assistant professor of Ger
man, 1901-7, State University of Iowa;
in charge of German work, University
of Missouri Summer School, summers
of 1903 and 1905; instructor, Univer
sity of Chicago, summer quarter, 1902;
associate professor of German language
and literature, Amherst College, since
1909; traveled abroad, summers of
1909 and 1912; member of Plattsburg
Training Camp, Aug., 1916; in charge
of military training, Amherst College,
Stone, George Weare
Lawyer; b., Plymouth, N. H., Nov.
11, 1857; s. Charles J. F. and Abbie
Anna (Weare) Stone; ed. New London
Literary and Scientific Institute (now
Colby Academy), 1874, Dartmouth
College, 1878, Boston University Law
School, 1882; studied law with Hon.
John M. Shirley at Andover; admitted
to the bar in 1882; in partnership with
Mr. Shirley in practice from Jan.,
1883 till the death of the latter in 1887,
since then alone; Unitarian; Democrat;
superintendent of schools, 1879-80;
member, board of education, nine
years; N. H. house of representatives,
1885, 1887 (Democratic candidate for
speaker, 1887); N. H. constitutional
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convention, 1902, 1912; clerk, Concord
& Claremont R. R.; trustee, Proctor
Academy; trustee, N. H. State Library
since Dec, 1913; member and clerk,
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Episcopalian; Progressive Republican;
Mason; treasurer, N. H. Children's
Aid and Protective Soc; trustee, St.
Paul's School, 1917-; trustee, Elliot
Hospital; member, Dartmouth Alumni
Council; director, Y. M. C. A.; m.,
June 12, 1915, Elisabeth Bancroft
(Smith, 1914), dau. Dr. Charles P.
and Susan C. (Wood) Bancroft of
Concord, N. H. (see Bancroft); son,
John Roy McLane, Jr., b. Feb. 19,
1916. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Fanner, William Parker
City assessor of Manchester; b.,
Manchester, N. H., July 19, 1856; s.
Peter and Mary (Gault) Farmer; ed.
Manchester public schools, high school,
1876; Methodist; Democrat; alderman,
Ward 6, Manchester, 1889-90; city
assessor since 1905; present clerk,
Ass'n of N. H. Assessors; delegate to
Democratic national convention, Den
Merrimack Co. Draft Board, No. 2,
1917-; member, A. F. & A. M., P. of H.;
m., April 28, 1887, Stella M. Prince, d.
Dec. 28, 1914; children, Florence G.,
b. March 20, 1889, d. Feb. 2, 1906;
Charles S., b. Aug. 3, 1892 (Dart
mouth, 1913); left Harvard Law
School, 1917, to enter Plattsburg
Training Camp; now lieutenant, Na
tional army; Fred W., b. Jan. 19, 1899
(Proctor Academy, 1917). Residence,
Andover, N. H.
McLane, John Roy
Lawyer; b., Milford. N. H., Jan. 7,
1886; s. John and Ellen L. (Tuck)
McLane; (John McLane was governor
of New Hampshire, 1905-6); ed. St.
Paul's School, Concord, N. H., Dart
mouth College, A.B., 1907, Oxford
University, B.A., 1909 (Rhodes
Scholar), Harvard Law School, LL.B.,
1912; member of firm, Taggart, Wyman, McLane and Starr, Manchester;
ver, Colo., nominating William J.
Bryan for President, 1900; member,
I. O. O. F., K. of P., I. O. R. M. (past
Sachem, Manesquo Lodge), P. of H.,
�Hon. Joseph S. Matthews
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seventh degree (past master, Amoskeag Grange); m., 1st, Jan. 12, 1882,
Lucy A. Foss, b. July 11, 1860, d. July
15, 1893; 2d, June 23, 1896, Imogene
F. Joy; one son, Martin Parker, b.
April 25, 1884, paying teller, Amoskeag Savings Bank. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
Matthews, Joseph Swett
Lawyer, Assistant attorney general;
b., Franklin, N. H., Dec. 21, 1861;
s. George B. and Emily (Howard)
Matthews; ed. Franklin high school,
1879, Dartmouth College, 1884; studied
law with Reuben E. Walker, of Concord,
now associate justice N. H. supreme
court; admitted to the bar in 1891 and
since in practice in Concord; member
firm of Matthews & Sawyer, 1898-1905,
afterwards alone; Episcopalian; Repub
lican; member, Concord board of al
dermen, two terms; member, N. H.
house of representatives, 1907-8, chair
man, committee on ways and means;
legacy tax attorney, 1906-13; assist
ant attorney general of New Hamp
shire, 1915—devoting attention to mat
ters of civil procedure; conducted the
research work and wrote New Hamp
shire's answer in the boundary contro
versy between New Hampshire and
Vermont; trustee, Merrimack County
Savings Bank; treasurer trustees, Pro
testant Episcopal Church in N. H.;
member, Blazing Star Lodge, A. F. &
A. M., Concord, Wonolancet Club;
m., Dec. 10, 1890, Clara Helen Web
ster; children, Emily Webster, b. Aug.
27, 1892 (St. Mary's School, 1911,
Hollins College, Hollins, Va., two years,
New England Conservatory), Jane
Webster, b. May 23, 1896 (St. Mary's
School, 1914, Wellesley, 1919). Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
Whippen, Frank Warren
Clergyman; b., Lynn, Mass., June
20, 1856; s. Henry Cass and Lydia
(Richards) Whippen; ed. Lynn schools
and Tufts College, A.B., 1878, B.D.,
1881; ordained to the Universalist
ministry at Shelbourne Falls, Mass
Oct. 12, 1882; has been pastor of the
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Universalist Church at Kingston for
nearly twenty years past, the church
at Kensington for a considerable part
of that time having also been in his
charge; for ten years last past, he has
been secretary of the Universalist
State Convention, and for the last
six years state superintendent of
churches; Republican; member, Kings
ton school board many years; trustee,
Nichols Memorial Library; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1913-
14; 1915-16; member, I. O. O. F.
(Past Grand, Columbian Lodge, No
85); m., Aug. 26, 1885, Miranda S.
Swan, Shelburne Falls, Mass.; six
children, Henry Cass (Tufts, 1907), d.
Feb, 11, 1912; Elsie S. (Sanborn
Seminary, 1906, now of Concord)Leonard S. (Tufts, 1913), civil engi
neer, now in U. S. Army service;
Annie (Mrs. John Bragdon, Kingston) Norman (N. H. College, 1918), in
Medical Corps, U. S. Army; Elbert W.
(Tufts, 1917), licensed preacher, pursu
ing Theological studies. Residence.
Kingston, N. H.
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Adams, Wesley
Farmer, b., Nelson, N. H., July 2,
1872; s. Israel and Ruby Ann (Elliott)
Adams; ed. Londonderry public schools,
Pinkerton Academy, Deriy, and Bryant
& Stratton's Business College; Presby
terian; Republican; selectman, London
derry, 1905-6; moderator, London
derry town and school meetings;
deputy sheriff, Rockingham County
since 1905; member, advisory board,
N. H. Department of Agriculture,
1914; member, St. Mark's Lodge, A. F.
& A. M., Derry; prominent in the order
Patrons of Husbandry, having been a
district deputy of the State Grange
four years, gatekeeper two years,
steward six years, overseer four years,
and master four years—1913 to 1917,
inclusive—and now serving a three
years' term as member of the executive
committee, elected Dec., 1917; m., June
21, 1908, Mabel M. Nevins. Resi
dence, Londonderry, N. H. (Derry
P. O.).
Tucker, William Jewett
Clergyman, educator; b., Griswold.
Conn., July 13, 1839; s. Henry and
Sarah (Lester) Tucker; ed. Dartmouth
College, A.B., 1861; Andover Theolog
ical Seminary, 1866; D.D., Dart
mouth, 1875, U. of Vt.„ 1904; LL.D.,
Williams, 1893, Yale 1895, Wesleyan,
1903, Columbia, 1906; ordained in the
Congregational ministry, 1867; pastor,
Franklin St. Church, Manchester,
1867-75, Madison Square Presbyterian
Church, New York City, 1875-9;
professor of sacred rhetoric and lec
turer on pastoral theology, Andover
Theological Seminary, 1879-93; presi
dent, Dartmouth College, 1893-1909;
president emeritus since 1909; asso
ciate editor, Andover Review, 1884-93;
lecturer, Lowell Institute, 1894; Ly
man Beecher lecturer, Yale Divinity
School, 1897; University preacher,
Harvard, 1900-01; member, Phi Beta
Kappa, American Academy Arts and
Sciences, N. H. Historical Soc., Uni
versity Club, Boston; author, "From
Liberty to Unity," 1902; "The Making
and the Unmaking of the Preacher,"
1909; "Public Mindedness," 1910;
"Personal Power," 1910; "The Func
tion of the Church in Modern Society,"
191 1 ; contributor to various periodicals;
m., 1st, June 22, 1870, Charlotte H.
Rogers, Plymouth, N. H., d. Sept. 15,
1882; 2d, June 23, 1887, Charlotte B.
Cheever, Worcester, Mass. Resi
dence, Hanover, N. H.
Sanborn, John Page
Publisher; b. Fremont, N. H., Sept.
9, 1844; s. Alvah and Nancy (Page)
Sanborn; ed. New Hampton Institute
and Dartmouth College, 1869; taught
school two years in Ohio and Maine;
editor, Newport, R. I., Daily News,
1871; in Nov., 1872, became editor
and proprietor of the Newport Mercury,
which he has since conducted, and
which claims the distinction of being
the oldest paper in the country—a large
printing and publishing plant is con
nected with the paper; Republican;
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member, Newport School Committee,
1874-81; R. I. house of representatives,
1879-82 (speaker in 1881-2); state
senate, 1885-6, and again in 1889 and
several successive years (president,
three years); again member of the
house in 1898-9, and of the senate
since 1906; member, Northern Pacific
Railway Commission, 1882; delegate
in Republican national convention,
1880, 1884; member, R. I. commission,
Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893;
ex-com. Centennial Celebration, Perry's
Lake Erie Victory, 1913; conspicuous
in Masonry, past Grand High Priest,
Royal Arch Masons of R. I., Past
Grand Commander, Grand Commandery K. T. of Mass. and R. I.; Supreme
treasurer, N. E. O. P., twenty-five
years; treasurer, R. I. Soc, S. A. R. ;
m. April 7, 1870, Isabelle M. Higbee,
Newport, N. H.; children, S. Florence
(Mrs. A. S. Howard), Alvah H., John
Royal. Residence, Newport, R. I.
Hoyt, Horace F.
Farmer and business interests; b.,
Enfield, N. H., Oct. 26, 1842; s. Horace
F. and Caroline E. (Hardy) Hoyt; ed.
public schools of Hanover, in which
town he has had his home since early
childhood; Baptist, Republican; cast
his first vote for Abraham Lincoln for
president, and has missed voting at no
election since, except the primary of
1916, when he was ill in a hospital;
selectman, Hanover, 1868-73; com
missioner for Grafton County, 18941912, nominated by acclamation eight
times; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1893, chairman, committee
on retrenchment and reform; 1915,
chairman, committee on county affairs
(vice-president Farmers' Council),
1917, chairman, committee on county
affairs, member, committee on equali
zation of taxes; superintendent, Han
over Town Farm, 1887-90; served as
tax collector for Hanover twenty-eight
years in succession; trustee of public
funds; director and treasurer, Hanover
public library; president, Etna Cream
ery Ass'n; director and trustee, Baptist
church, Etna; director, Dartmouth
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Savings Bank; Mason for more than
fifty years, member, Franklin Lodge,
and St. Andrew's Chapter, R. A. M.,
Lebanon, and has taken the Templar
degrees; Patron of Husbandry fortytwo years, chaplain, Mascoma Valley
Pomona Grange twenty-seven years,
and N. H. State Grange eleven years,
and still in office; gave much time and
effort to the establishment of a public
library at the village of Etna, whichTias
now over 2,600 volumes and many
pamphlets, and is housed in a fine
brick building, with slated roof and
hardwood floors; m., Nov. 5, 1868,
Minnie R. Coates, d. Jan. 23, 1913;
two children, Willis P., b. Nov. 7,
1869, d. Jan., 1907; Caro E. (Mrs.
John D. Ayer) b. July 6, 1874, d. June
22, 1897. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
(Etna P.O.).
Brackett, Charles Albert
Dentist; b., Lempster, N. H., Jan.
2, 1850; s. Joseph and Lydia Lucretia
(Hunt) Brackett; ed. public schools and
under tutelage of parents; commenced
�Charles A. Bracrett, D.M.D.
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study of dentistry in 1870 with Dr.
Levi C. Taylor, then of Holyoke, Mass.,
now of Hartford, Conn, (see page 91),
meanwhile pursuing the course of
study in the dental department of
Harvard University, from which he
graduated, D.M.D., in 1873, immedi
ately locating in practice in Newport,
R. I., where he has since continued.
Instructor in dental therapeutics,
Harvard Dental School, 1874-80;
assistant professor, 1880-3; professor
of dental pathology and therapeutics,
1883-90; professor of dental pathology
since 1890—making forty-four years
teaching service at Harvard; president,
R. I. State Board of Registration in
Dentistry, 1888-97; delegate, Inter
national Medical Congress, London,
1881; ninth International Medical
Congress, Washington, 1887; World's
Columbian Dental Congress, Chicago,
1893; member corporation, Newport
Hospital; chairman, committee for
drafting new city charter, Newport,
1906; trustee, People's Free Public
Library, Newport; director and vicepresident, Aquidneck National Bank
and Newport & Fall River St. Railway
Co.; director, Newport Trust Co.;
member, R. I. (ex-president), Mass.
and N. H. Dental Socs., Northeastern
Dental Ass'n (ex-president), First Dis
trict Dental Soc., New York, Ameri
can Academy of Dental Science (expresident), National Dental Ass'n;
trustee and consulting dental surgeon,
Newport Hospital; member, Repre
sentative City Council, Newport, since
1906; member, Harvard Club of Khode
Island, Harvard Club of Boston and
many other organizations; Unitarian;
Republican; m., Feb. 3, 1886, Mary
Irish Spencer, Newport. Residence,
102 Touro St., Newport, R. I.
DeMerritt, John
Railway and army service; b.,
Madbury, N. H., Aug. 8, 1856; s. Ezra
Edric and Louisa (DeMerritt) DeMer
ritt; ed. public schools, Coe's Academy,
Northwood, N. H., Phillips Academy,
Andover, Mass. (1875-7), Colby Acad
emy, New London, N. H., 1878;
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entered service of B. & M. Railroad,
as station agent at Madbury, 1879;
worked up through various depart
ments, to the position of city pas
senger and ticket agent at Boston,
Mass., which he held till 1897, when he
resigned; Unitarian; Republican; mem
ber, N. H. house of representatives,
1887, serving on finance committee;
sergeant-at-arms, N. H. state senate,
1897, 1901; appointed paymaster,
U. S. V., Spanish War, by President
McKinley, May, 1898, with the rank
of major, being the third of his name
in direct descent to hold this title, the
first being one of the heroes serving
at the capture of Fort William and
Mary, at Newcastle, in December,
1774, and the second receiving his
commission from Gov. John Langdon;
assigned to the staff of Maj. Gen.
Wesley Merritt, Dept. of the Pacific;
on duty at San Francisco during the
organization of the department, and,
later—from Aug., 1898 to Feb., 1899,
at Manila, Philippine Islands, when
he was transferred to the staff of Maj.
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Gen. Elwell S. Otis; on account of pro
longed illness from fever, he was
obliged to return to the States in May,
1899, since when he has made his home
on the ancestral estate in Madbury.
Maj. DeMerritt has a large and
interesting collection of fire arms, and
other military weapons, which he has
gathered as souvenirs. Residence,
Madbury, N. H., (Dover P. O.).
Black, Archibald
Minister; b., Rothesay, Bute, Scot
land, May 24, 1877, s. Hugh and Isa
bella (McDougall) Black; ed. Rothesay
Academy, 1892, Glasgow University,
B.A., 1906, United Free Church Hall,
Glasgow, and Union Theological Semi
nary, New York, B.D., 1909; while in
Glasgow University, editor of The
Lord Rector, sub. editor Glasgow
University Magazine; prize man in
English literature and vice-president
of Liberal Club; ordained by New York
Presbytery, 1909; minister, Bedford
Park Presbyterian church, New York
City, 1909-14, South Congregational
church, Concord, . N. H., 1914-;
trustee, N. H. Home Missionary Soc.,
secretary (unpaid), Congregational
American Missionary Ass'n; member,
Central Congregational Club of N. H.,
Merrimack
Ass'n
Congregational
Churches, Concord Ministers' Confer
ence, Anti-Saloon League (Mem. Head
quarters Com.), Nat. Security League,
N. H. Children's Aid and Protective
Soc., N. H. Historical Soc, Wonolancet
and Beaver Meadow Golf clubs; m.,
May 6, 1913, Ruth Hunter, New
Rochelle, N. Y.; one son, Robert
Hunter, b. April 8, 1915. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Herbert, John
Lawyer; b., Wentworth, N. H., Nov.
2, 1849; s. Samuel and Lydia Maria
(Darling) Herbert; ed. public schools,
Rumney, N. H., and Boston, Mass.;
Dartmouth College (1871); principal
of New Ipswich Appleton Academy
for three years; studied law with his
father; was admitted to the bar in
1875; began practice in Boston in 1880,
with ex-Senator Bambridge Wadleigh
and Frederick P. Fish, and has since
practiced there; member of the Boston
Bar Ass'n, Massachusetts Bar Ass'n
and American Bar Ass'n; is or has been
president of the Appalachian Mountain
Club, Congregational Club of Boston
and vicinity, Municipal League of
Somerville, Independent Club of
Somerville, Appleton Academy Ass'n,
Scientific Temperance Ass'n, Progress
ive League of Somerville, Mystic
Valley Club, Somerville Citizen Co.,
Federation of Churches of Somerville,
E. T. Cowdrey Co., Bear Creek Oil Co.,
and Eastern Forge Co. of Massachu
setts; director of the Somerville Journal
Co., Merchants Co-operative Bank of
Boston, The Congregational SundaySchool and Publishing Soc., Somer
ville Board of Trade, and Somerville
Young Men's Christian Ass'n; a visitor
of Tufts College; member of the
Twentieth Century Club, executive
committee of the Republican Club of
Massachusetts, Economic Club, Mass
achusetts Press Ass'n, and New
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Hampshire Club; is a member of the
Winter Hill Congregational Church,
of John Abbott Lodge of Masons, and
of De Molay Commandery; prior to
1912 he was a Republican, but he
then joined the Progressive party and
was the Progressive candidate for
Congress in the ninth congressional
district of Massachusetts; in 1913 was
the Citizens' candidate for mayor of
Somerville; in 1914 was chairman of a
committee to prepare a new charter
for the city of Somerville; m., 1st,
Aug. 1, 1872, Alice C. Guy of Peacham,
Vt., d. Feb., 1914; children, Carl G.,
and Lena F.; m. 2d, June 24, 1915,
Blanche E. Roscoe, of Flint, Mich.,
child, John Herbert, Jr. Residence,
Somerville, Mass.
Wason, George Butler
Banker; b., New Boston, N. H.,
April 20, 1869; s. George A. and Clara
L. (Hills) Wason; ed. public schools of
New Boston and Nashua (high school,
1889); removed with his parents to
Nashua at the age of fifteen; entered
employ of Wason, Pierce & Co.,
wholesale grocers, in July, 1889,
working through all departments till
1896, and representing the firm in
southern New Hampshire; upon
death of Mr. Pierce, in 1896, became
a member of the firm, assuming direc
tion of the financial end of the business;
and upon the death of his uncle,
Robert B. Wason, in 1906, became the
head of the firm; in 1906-7 Mr.
Wason was president of the Boston
Wholesale Grocers Ass'n, and in 1911
of the National Wholesaler's Ass'n of
America, traveling 50,000 miles in
the interests of the organization, and
securing the enactment by Congress
of the federal law compelling the state
ment of net weight on packages, thus
protecting the public from short
weight; upon the organization of the
Liberty Trust Co. of Boston, in 1907,
he was chosen its president, which
position he still holds; Republican;
member of Ward Ten Committee,
Cambridge, where he has resided since
1889; delegate from Eighth Mass.
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Congressional district in Republican
national convention, 1916; elected to
the Governor's Council from fourth
councillor district, Nov., 1917; member,
A. F. & A. M. (32d degree), B. P. O. E.,
P. of H., Boston City Club, Cambridge
Club (director), Belmont Spring Coun
try Club, Nashua Country Club, Cam
bridge Board of Trade; (he owns the
Wason and Hills homestead in New
Boston, N. H., where he has a fine
herd of registered Hereford cattle and
where he spends his summers) ; m., 1st,
April 20, 1896, Lillian Maud Fletcher,
South Orange, N. J., d. May 7, 1907;
2d, June 9, 1909, Estella L. Kierstead;
children, George F. (Harvard, 1920),
Richard A. (Chauncy Hall School).
Residence, Cambridge, Mass.; business
address, 197 Washington St., Boston.
Wendell, Caroline R.
Social and philanthropic worker; b.,
Dover, N. H. ; dau. Daniel H. and
Huldah (Jenness) Wendell, her father
being sixth in descent from Evert
�Miss Caroline R. Wendell
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Jansen Wendell, the first of the name
to come to America from Holland, in
1640, and a third cousin to Wendell
Phillips and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(The coat of arms of the Wendell
family in Holland, a copy of which is
owned by Miss Wendell, represents a
merchant ship, under full sail, and two
anchors crossed. This was stained in
nine panes of glass in the east window
of the old Dutch church at Albany,
N. Y., demolished in 1805.) Miss
Wendell was educated in the Dover
high school and by private instruction ;
member, St. John's M. E. Church of
Dover; many years vice-president for
New Hampshire National Ass'n for the
Advancement of Women, of which Julia
Ward Howe was president; member,
National Conference of Charities and
Corrections (corresponding secretary
for New Hampshire several years);
since 1892 president, N. H. W. C. T. U.,
Mercy Home for Girls in Manchester;
member, Committee on Dependent
Children, State Conference of Charities
and Corrections; director, N. H. AntiTuberculosis Ass'n; corresponding sec
retary, N. H. W. C. T. U., 1879-92,
president, 1892-9 and since then viceEresident-at-large; since 1899 member
oard of managers, Wentworth Home
for the Aged, Dover; member, Visiting
Committee, N. H. Memorial Hospital
for Women and Children, Concord;
seven years member, N. H. Daughters,
Boston; member, local and state Equal
Suffrage organizations, Northam Colo
nists, Dover Woman's Club and W. C.
T. U. Residence, Dover, N. H.
Ballard, William Preston
Fariner; b., Concord, N. H., Sept.
18, 1849; s. Dea. John and Hannah
Gerrish (Abbott) Ballard; ed. public
schools of Concord, including high
school; graduating in first class of
N. H. State College (then connected
with Dartmouth), 1871; member,
board of town school district, six
years, Capital Grange of Concord,
having held most of the offices, in
cluding those of steward, chaplain
and master and having taken the
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seventh degree; master, Merrimack Co.
Pomona Grange, and present chaplain;
deputy in State Grange; deacon of the
First Congregational church several
years; lives on the ancestral farm near
Little Pond, which has descended in
direct line from the great-grandfather,
Nathan Ballard, who first settled there
in 1792 (Deacon Ballard specializes in
dairy farming); Republican; m., 1st,
Dec. 2, 1874, Mary E. Bartlett of
Bath, N. H., d. Jan. 14, 1899; 2d,
March 9, 1905, Mrs. Mary G. (Martin)
Philbrick; children, Eugene Preston,
b. March 31, 1878, d. April 6, 1884;
Lucy Mabel, b. April 20, 1880, m.
George L. Spofford, June 6, 1900;
George Edwin, b. Aug. 10, 1883, m.
Mary O. Hannaford, April 13, 1906, d.
March 11, 1916, leaving four children,.
John Roger, b. Aug. 24, 1907, Grace,
b. Sept. 1, 1909, Eunice Mae, b. June
8, 1911, George William, b. Feb. 27,
1913; Lena Frances, b. June 4, 1889,
m. George A. Silva, April 28, 1910;
children. George Preston, b. Dec. 20,
1911; Gertrude, b. and d. Nov. 20,
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
1912, Evelyn Mae, b. April 5, 1916.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Wallace, James Burns
Lawyer; b., Canaan, N. H., Aug. 14,
1866; s. William Allen and Mary Dun
can (Currier) Wallace; ed. public
schools, N. H. College of Agriculture,
St. Johnsbury Academy, Dartmouth
-College, 1887, Columbia University
Law School; admitted to the bar in
New York and practiced in that state
till 1906, when he returned to Canaan,
where he has since been located in
practice; Congregationalist; Republi
can; member, Canaan school board,
1901-8; trustee, town library since
1907; trustee, town funds since 1916;
moderator since 1914; member, N. H.
house of representatives 1909-10; state
senator, 1913-14; member, N. H. exec
utive council 1915-16; member, A. F.
A A. M., lodge, consistory, commandery and shrine; P. of H., B. P. O. E.,
K. of P., Knights of Khorossan; m.,
Dec. 22, 1889, Alice Hutchinson. Re
sidence, Canaan, N. H.
Morrill, Arthur Putnam
Lawyer, insurance; b., Concord,
N. H., March 15, 1876; s. Obadiah and
Lilla (Walker) Morrill; ed. Concord
schools, Phillips (Andover) Academy,
Yale University, Ph.B., 1896; Harvard
Law School (two years); admitted to
N. H. bar, 1900; member, firm of
Sargent, Niles & Morrill till 1904, when
he joined the insurance firm of Morrill
& Danforth with which he continues;
Episcopalian; Republican; member,
N. H. constitutional convention, 1912;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1915-16, 1917-18 (speaker);
president, Ward 5 Republican Club;
chairman, Merrimack Co., Republican
Club; member executive committee,
Republican state committee, 1915;
trustee, Loan & Trust Savings Bank,
Concord; treasurer and director, State
Dwelling House Ins. Co.; vice-chair
man, N. H. branch American Red
Cross; member, Concord Committee
of Public Safety; executive committee,
N. H. Speakers' Bureau for War Pur
poses; member, Wonolancet, Beaver
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Meadow Golf, Snowahoe and Concord
-Canoe clubs, A. F. & A. M.; m. Nov.
5, 1901. Florence E. Prescott; children,
.Catherine, b. Oct. 29, 1902, d. Feb.
22, 1908; Elizabeth, b. Dec. 23, 1903;
Virginia, b. April 30, 1905. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Moore, Herbert Fisher
Educator; b., Penacook, N. H., July
10, 1875; s. John Howard and Isabel
Nancy (Brown) Moore; ed. Concord
high school, N. H. State College, 1898,
Cornell University, M.E., 1899, Master
of Mechanical Engineering, 1903; in
structor in Machine Design, Cornell,
1900-03; instructor of Mechanics one
year, and assistant professor two years,
1904-7, University of Wisconsin; assist
ant professor of engineering materials,
University of 11linois, 1907-14; research
professor since 1914; Congregationalist; member, Kappa Sigma, Sigma
Chi (honorary scientific), Tau Beta Pi
(honorary engineering), University
Club, Urbana, Ill., Players' Club,
University of 11linois, American Soc.
for Testing Materials, American Soc.
of Mechanical Engineers, Soc. for
Promotion of Engineering Education;
author, "Text Book of Engineering
Materials," and numerous articles and
bulletins of the 11linois Engineering
Experiment Station; has devised sev
eral machines and appliances for testing
the strength of materials; m., Sept. 11,
1902, Grace Agnes Mark, Gilsum,
N. H.; children, Margaret, b. Aug. 23,
1907; Mark Brown, b. Sept. 15, 1910.
Residence, Urbana, Ill.
Bancroft, Charles Parker
Physician; b., Jan. 11, 1852, St.
Johnsbury, Vt., s. Dr. Jesse P. and
Elizabeth (Speare) Bancroft; ed. Con
cord schools, Phillips Andover Acad
emy, 1870, Harvard University, A.B.,
1874, Harvard Medical School, M.D.,
1878; house officer, Boston City Hospi
tal, eighteen months; assistant, N. H.
State Hospital, nine months; general
practice, Boston, 1879-82; superin
tendent, N. H. State Hospital, 18821917, succeeding his father, Dr. J. P.
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Bancroft, who was superintendent for
twenty-five years. This record of
sixty years' service by father and son is
Erobably unequalled in the country.
a 1890 Dr. Bancroft canjed out the
movement, initiated by his father, for
state care of the insane, which trans
ferred patients from the county poorfarms and placed them under the care
of the state where better treatment is
possible. This necessitated the erec
tion of eight new buildings at the
State Hospital, 1900-11. In 1888
he established a training-school for
nurses, one of the pioneer schools in
hospitals for the insane; and many
years ago he established shops for
vocational and industrial training at
the State Hospital. At his suggestion
the state bought about 300 acres of
farm land for the colony care of the
insane. Contributor to Wood's "Ref
erence Handbook of the Medical
Sciences;" author of 14 monographs:
"Inquiry into the Causes of Insanity
with Especial Reference to Prevention
and Treatment," 1884; "Automatic
Muscular Movements Among Insane,"
1891; "Physical Basis of Sin," 1894;
"Two Cases of Homicidal, Amnesic,
Transitory Frenzy," 1897; "Sub-Con
scious Homicide and Suicide," 1898;
"Legal and Medical Insanity," 1900;
"Paresis," 1904; "Reconciliation of
the Disparity between Hospital and
Asylum Trained Nurses," 1904;
"Women Nurses on Male Wards in
Hospitals for the Insane," 1906;
"Reception Hospitals and Psycho
pathic Wards in State Hospitals for
the Insane," 1907; presidential ad
dress, "Hopeful and Discouraging
Aspects of the Psychiatric Outlook,"
1908; "Is there an Increase Among
the Dementing Psychoses?" 1914;
"Some Perils Confronting the State
Care of the Insane," 1914; "Ought
Limited Responsibility to be Recog
nized by the Courts?" 1916; often
summoned before the courts as a
medico-legal expert in the capacity of
an alienist. Vice-president, N. H.
Medical Soc; member, Boston Soc.
for Psychiatry and Neurology, Am.
�Dr. Charles P. Bancroft
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Psychological Ass'n, N. E. Soc. of
Psychiatry, Boston City Hospital
Alumni Ass'n, having been president
of the last four; director, Mechanicks'
National Bank; trustee and member,
investment committee, N. H. Savings
Bank; president N. H. State Board of
Charities and Corrections; member,
Concord Park Commission, Constitu
tional Convention (1912), N. H. His
torical Soc, Wonolancet Club, N. H.
Harvard Club, N. H. Soc. for Preser
vation of Forests, N. H. Conference
of Charities and Corrections, National
Conference of Charities and Correc
tions, N. H. S. A. R., South Congre
gational church (trustee), University
and Harvard clubs and Appalachian
Mountain Club (Boston); Republican;
m., Aug. 6, 1884, Susan Cushing Wood;
children, Charles Parker (dec),
Jennette, Elisabeth, Miriam. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H., and Pasquaney
Lodge, Newfound Lake, N. H.
Bancroft, Susan Cushing Wood
(Mrs. Charles P. Bancroft); club
woman and social worker; b., Milford,
Mass., March 15, 1861; dau. Barthol
omew and Jennette (Burke) Wood; ed.
schools of Newton, Mass., High school,
1878; taught in private school, Phila
delphia, and public schools of Massa
chusetts five years; m., Newton Center,
Mass., Aug. 6, 1884, Dr. Charles P.
Bancroft of Concord, N. H.; member,
South Congregational church, Concord
Woman's Club (president, 1895-7),
N. H. Federation of Woman's Clubs
(serving on several standing committees,president, 1899-1901) ; treasurer,
N. H. State Conference of Charities
and Corrections, 1901- ; trustee of
the N. H. School for the FeebleMinded, 1900-13; member, Concord
Board of Education, 1899-1908;
director, N. H. Children's Aid and
Protective Soc, 1913-; trustee, N. H.
Memorial Hospital for Women and
Children (secretary, 1912-); member,
Concord Female Charitable Soc. (presi
dent, 1899-1902), Woman's Com
mittee, Council of National Defense,
N. H. Division; member, executive
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committee, N. H. Branch National
Civic Federation, Soc. for Preservation
of N. H. Forests, Stratford (Shake
speare) Club (president, 1917 -),
Country Club, Friendly Club, District
Nursing Ass'n, Charity Organization
Soc, Mayflower Club and Woman's
E. and I. Union (Boston); executive
committee, N. H. Equal Suffrage
Ass'n, Concord Equal Suffrage League
(president, 1916 -); has frequently
spoken before clubs on charitable,
educational and suffrage work; chil
dren, Charles Parker, b. May 28, 1886,
d. Sept. 28, 1887; Jennette, b. Sept. 22,
1888, A. B., Vassar College, 1911, m.
Asa Shiverick of Cleveland, Ohio, Feb.
22, 1913, children, Jane and Asa, Jr.;
Elisabeth, b. May 17, 1891, A.B Smith
College, 1914, m. John R. McLane of
Manchester, N. H., June 12, 1915, son,
John R., Jr.; Miriam, b. April 24, 1894,
Abbot Academy, Andover, Mass., 1914,
nurse in training, Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital, 1917-. Residence, Concord,
N. H., and Pasquaney Lodge, Newfound
Lake, N. H.
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Beckwith, Hira Ransom
Architect and builder; b., Lempster,
N. H., Sept. 28, 1852; s. Ransom P.
and Emily L. (Parker) Beckwith; ed.
public schools, Marlow Academy and
important buildings at Windsor, White
River Junction and Bellows Falls, Vt.,
and in Massachusetts are of his design ;
Universalist; Democrat; assessor, 1908;
Mason, member Hiram Lodge, and
Sullivan Commandery of Claremont,
Bektash Temple, Concord; m., 1st.,
1878, Libbie A. Martin, Springfield,
Vt., d. 1902; 2d, 1910, Mrs. Etta M.
Wolcott Benjamin. Residence, Clare
mont, N. H.
Smith, Jonathan
Lawyer; b., Peterborough, N. H.,
Oct. 27, 1842; s. John and Susan
(Stearns) Smith; ed. New Hampton
Institution, New Hampton, N. H.,
1867, Dartmouth College, 1871; stud
ied law with Cross & Burnham,
Manchester, N. H.; admitted to Hills
borough County bar in 1875; practiced
in Manchester till 1878 when he re
moved to Clinton, Mass., where he has
Stevens High School; removed to
Claremont with his mother after his
father's death, when eleven years of
age; learned the carpenter's trade with
the. late B. P. Gilman of Claremont;
studied architecture in Boston, and
at the age of 21 formed a partnership,
with the late Levi Chase, carrying on
business together as contractors and
builders for a number of years, since
when he has continued alone, doing an
extensive business at home and abroad;
many of the finest residences in Clare
mont have been designed and built by
him, and some of the most substantial
public buildings and business blocks
are of his design, and their construction
superintended by him, including Hotel
Claremont, Union Block, and the town
Hall and Opera House; the Richards
Free Library and Sullivan County
Court house at Newport and other
since resided; Unitarian; Republican
city solicitor of Manchester, 1876-8
town solicitor, Clinton, 1889, 1891
chairman Clinton board of health,
1885, 1890; member, Mass. house of
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representatives, 1886; special justice,
second district court of Eastern Wor
cester, 1882 to 1907; standing justice
of same court from 1907 to date;
president, Clinton Home for Aged
People, 1910-; president, Clinton
Historical Soc, 1902-; member, N. H.
Historical Soc, Mass. Historical Soc,
N. E. Historic-Genealogical Soc; hon
orary member, Peterborough His
torical Soc; Master Trinity Lodge,
A. F. & A. M., 1887, 1888; High
Priest, Clinton Chapter, R. A. M.,
1885-6; district deputy Grand High
Priest, 1893-4-5; Grand King, Grand
Chapter Massachusetts, 1896; deeply
interested in the history and genealogy
of his native town, and has published
several books pertaining thereto in
cluding: "The Home of the Smith
Family," "The Reunion of the Smith
Family," "A New Hampshire Farm
and its Owner," "Peterborough, New
Hampshire in the American Revolu
tion," and "Old Trinity Lodge, A. F. &
A. M., 1778, 1892, of Lancaster, Mass";
has also prepared many articles for
the Mass. Historical Soc, appearing
in the records of its proceedings, and
written much for periodicals and newsCapers upon the history of Peterorough; m., 1st, Dec. 13, 1876, Tirzah
A. R. Dow, d. Aug. 28, 1881; 2d Feb.
23, 1886, Elizabeth C. Stearns; one
dau., Susan Dow (Smith, 1902), teacher
of English in Clinton high school. Resi
dence, Clinton, Mass.
Carroll, Annie Wilkins
(Mrs. Charles Herbert Carroll); b.,
Bedford Center, N. H., Aug. 23, 1866;
dau., Dr. William Wesley and Persis
Lucinda (Morse) Wilkins. Dr. Wilkins
enlisted in 2d N. H. Vols., May 9,
1861; was acting assistant surgeon in
the Navy, Oct. 21, 1861-Dec. 22,
1862, serving on board the Shepard
Knapp; second assistant surgeon, Aug.
19, 1863-July 21, 1864. Mrs. Carroll
was educated in the Manchester schools
and by private instruction; student of
the piano with Frederick W. Batchelder
of Manchester and Walter H. Lewis,
Boston, 1875-85; studied art in Bos
175-
ton with Samuel L. Gerry, Edward L.
Champney, George W. Seavey and
Melbourne L. Hardwick, 1885-91;
portrait painter; studied in Paris,
France, with F. Lasar, 1903; Epis
copalian (St. Paul's church); mem
ber, Concord Woman's Club (presi
dent, 1917-), Music Club, Rumford
Chapter, D. A. R. (treasurer, 1904-),
Friendly Club, District Nursing
Ass'n, Concord Female Charitable
Soc, N. H. Children's Aid and Pro
tective Soc, Red Cross, Woman'sCouncil of National Defense, Soc. for
the Preservation of N. H. Forests;
m. Charles Herbert Carroll of Concord,
Sept. 17, 1891; son, Charles Wilkins,
b. 1892; d. 1895. Residence, Concord,
N.H.
Pike, Edwin Bertram
Manufacturer; b., Salem, Mass.,
July 24, 1866; s. Edwin B. and Ade
laide (Miner) Pike; ed. Haverhill,
N. H., and St. Johnsbury, Vt., Acade
mies and New Hampton Institution!
and Commercial College, New Hamp-
�Col. E. Bertram Pike
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ton, N. H. (St. Johnsbury, 1884, New
Hampton, 1885); descendant of John
Pike who emigrated from Yorkshire,
England, to Salisbury, Mass., in 1635;
both his paternal and maternal ances
tors for six generations have been New
Hampshire citizens; traveling sales
man, A. P. Pike Manufacturing Co.,
1886-7; member firm of Danforth &
Pike, manufacturers' agents, Boston,
1888-9; general superintendent, Pike
Mfg. Co., Pike, N. H., 1890-6; treas
urer, Pike Mfg. Co., 1893-8; president,
Pike Mfg. Co., since 1908; president,
Cortland Grinding Wheel Corporation,
Cortland, N. Y.; president, Manufac
turers' Corundum Co., Toronto, Ont.;
president, Lake Tarleton Club, Pike,
N. H.; vice-president, D. A. Brebner,
Ltd., Hamilton, Ont.; vice-president
and director, National Bank of New
bury, Newbury, Vt.; vice-president
for New Hampshire, National Ass'n
of Manufacturers, 1908-12; president,
White Mountain Board of Trade, 1911;
president, Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, N. H., 1905-13; director, Eastern
States Agriculture & Industrial Expo
sition, Springfield, Mass.; Congregationalist; member, Congregational
Church, Haverhill, and Bethany Con
gregational Church, Pike, N. H.;
Republican; member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1903-4; major on
staff of Gov. Robert P. Bass, 1911-12;
Mason, 32d degree; past master Graf
ton Lodge, No. 46, Haverhill; member,
Franklin Chapter, Lisbon, Omega
Council, Plymouth, Edward A. Ray
mond Consistory, Nashua, St. Gerard
Commandery,
Littleton,
Bektash
Temple, Concord; member, N. H. His
torical Soc., Soc. for Protection N. H.
Forests, American Forestry Ass'n, Na
tional Conservation Soc., Appalachian
Mountain Club; m., Feb. 18, 1911,
Mamie Pearson; children, Constance
Harrison, b. Feb. 13, 1913; E. Bertram,
Jr., b. Aug. 19, 1915; Deborah, b. April
1, 1917. Residence, Pike, N. H.
Wadleigh, Fred Tilton
Clothing merchant; b., Sanbornton.
N. H., Nov. 2, 1870; s. John B. and
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Aruthesa (Tilton) Wadleigh; ed. pub
lic schools, New Hampton Institute,
1891 (valedictorian) ; Baptist; progress
ive Republican; member and chair
man, Milford water board; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1907-8,
serving on committee on revision of
statutes, and introducing a bill pro
viding for the direct primary, which
became the law at a subsequent session;
member, N. H. constitutional conven
tion of 1912, serving on the special
committee on woman suffrage, and
signing the minority report in favor
of the amendment; member, A. F. &
A. M., and I. O. O. F.; taught school
in youth, but has been engaged in the
clothing trade in Milford for the last
twenty-five years; great-grandson of
James Wadleigh, a soldier of the Revo
lution and one of the early settlers of
Sanbornton; m., April 19, 1899, Alice
Bancroft Conant at Boston; children,
Theodore Conant, b. Dec. 16, 1900,
Winthrop, b. Jan. 23, 1902, Ruth, b.
Oct. 18, 1903; Eleanor, b. Jan. 8, 1908.
Residence, Milford, N. H.
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Hering, Hermann Siegfried
Christian Science lecturer; b., Phila
delphia, Pa., Aug. 24, 1864; s. Dr.
Constantine and Therese (Buchheim)
Hering (Dr. C. Hering was the eminent
physician whom Hahnemann called
the "Father of Homeopathy in Amer
ica"); ed. in private schools, Univer
sity of Pennsylvania, 1886 (B.S. and
M.E. degrees), also City and Guilds of
London Inst., London, Eng.; special
course with Prof. W. E. Ayrton, Lon-
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don, 1889; professor of mechanics and
electrical engineering in Manual
Training School, Philadelphia, 188791; associate in electrical engineering,
Johns Hopkins University, 1891-9,
engaged in lecturing and research
work, making several original investi
gations and publishing results in
pamphlet form; since 1899 Christian
Science practitioner; before giving up
professional work, member Inst. of
Elec. Engineers, London, Eng., Am.
Inst. of Elec. Engineers, New York,
Engineers' Club of Philadelphia and
Franklin Inst. of Philadelphia; became
interested in Christian Science in 1893,
devoted three years to a careful invest
igation of the doctrine before uniting
with the denomination; reader, Chris
tian Science church, Baltimore, 18971902; made a teacher of Christian
Science by the Mass. Metaphysical
College, 1901; first reader of The
Mother Church, Boston, 1902-5,
later president of church and member
of board of lectureship; first reader,
Christian Science church, Concord,
N. H., 1906-9; since 1905 lecturer on
Christian Science in many parts of the
world, including the North American
continent from Mexico to Alaska,
Europe, Australia and New Zealand;
m., Marian White of Philadelphia, Pa.,
June 9, 1887; son, John Constantine,
b. May 27, 1888, d. Sept. 17, 1888.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Bachelder, Nahum Josiah
Farmer, ex-governor; b., Andover,
N. H., Sept. 3, 1854; s. William A. and
Adeline E. (Shaw) Bachelder; ed. pub
lic schools, New Hampton Institution,
Franklin Academy; hon. A.M., Dart
mouth, 1891; Congregationalist; Re
publican; superintending school com
mittee, Andover, three years; secretary
N. H. Board of Agriculture, 1887-1913;
Commissioner of Immigration during
the continuance of the office; member
and president, N. H. board of Cattle
Commissioners for several years;
trustee, N. H. College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts, 1903-14; Mason
(32d degree); Patron of Husbandry;
master, Highland Lake Grange, East
Andover, four years; first lecturer,
Merrimack Co. Pomona Grange, 1886;
secretary, N. H. State Grange, 188391; master, 1891-1903; lecturer,
National Grange, 1899-1905; member
and chairman legislative committee,
National Grange, several years, and
instrumental in securing the establish
ment by Congress of the parcel post
and postal savings banks; several
years secretary, N. H. Grange Fair
Ass'n and subsequently secretary,
Concord State Fair Ass'n; some time
treasurer, Granite State Dairymen's
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Ass'n; many years agricultural editor,
Manchester Mirror and Farmer and
for some time editor of National Grange
Weekly, organ of the Patrons of Hus
bandry; president, N. H. Board of
Traded five years; secretary, N. H.
Old Home Week Ass'n, 1899-1914;
upon conclusion of his service as secre
tary of the Board of Agriculture,
Governor Bachelder devoted himself
entirely to the management and culti
vation of Highland Farm, his ancestral
home in Andover, where his great
grandfather, Josiah Bachelder, settled
in 1782, and which has since remained
in the family, the farm and outlands
now including nearly one thousand
acres; m., June 30, 1887, Mary A.
Putney of Dunbarton; children, Ruth,
b. May 22, 1891; Henry Putney, b.
March 17, 1895, ed. Concord high
school and N. H. College, now engaged
with his father on the home farm.
Residence, East Andover, N. H.
Reed, George Harlow
Clergyman; b., Worcester, Mass..
March 24, 1858; s. Samuel G. and
Cleora E. (Harlow) Reed; descended
on mother's side from Governor
Bradford and John Alden; ed. Phillips
Exeter Academy, 1883 (class or
ator), Bangor Theological Seminary,
1886, Boston University (special
course); pastor, Winslow Congrega
tional church, Taunton, Mass., 188791; North Congregational church,
Haverhill, Mass., 1891-8; First Congre
gational church, Concord, N. H., 1898-;
(this church, founded in 1730, is
famous for its long pastorates. Dr.
Reed being only sixth in succession to
hold the office); D.D., Dartmouth
College, 1910; trustee, Bangor Theolog
ical Seminary, 1915 -; trustee, N. H.
Congregational Ministers' and Widows'
Fund, 1899- ; director and secre
tary, N. H. Bible Soc., 1913-;
trustee and vice-president, N. H. Home
Missionary Soc.; pres., N. H. Prisoners'
Aid Ass'n; chairman, committee on
Penal Institutions, N. H. Conference
of Charities and Corrections; director,
N. H. Anti-Saloon League; corporate
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member, A. B. C. F. M., 1913-16;
Republican ; member, Congregational
Club,.Y. M. C. A., Phillips Exeter
Alumni Ass'n, Bangor Theological
Alumni Ass'n, Beaver Meadow Golf
Club and S. P. C. A.; m., 1st, July 16,
1889, Ellen Virginia Deane, dau. Dr.
Asahel S. and Virginia (Hughes)
Deane of Taunton, Mass., d. June 16,
1906; 2d, May 3, 1910, Helena B.
Quinby, dau. Edwin S. and Helen M.
(Gilman) Quinby, Bangor, Me.; one
dau., Margaret, Concord High School,
1911, one year Wheaton Seminary,
Plymouth, N. H., Normal School,
1915; teacher at Plymouth Normal,
1915-. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Wood, Mary Inez Stevens
(Mrs. George A. Wood) ; club woman,
publicist; b., Jan. 18, 1866, Woodstock,
Vt.; dau. John L. and Jean Ainsworth (Brand) Stevens; ed. Black River
Academy, Ludlow ; Vermont Academy,
Saxtons River, Vt., 1883, and private
tutors; taught school one term, and m.,
Oct. 18, 1884, George A. Wood of
�Mary I. Wood
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South Acworth ; resided at West Leba
non, N. H., till 1889, removing, then,
to West Medford, Mass., and in 1898
to Portsmouth, N. H., which has since
been her home; Unitarian; suffragist;
in Medford served on the board of ed
ucation; auditor and chairman educa
tion committee, Medford Woman's
Club; president, local Consumers'
League; director, Massachusetts Con
sumers League; in Portsmouth, mem
ber and president, Graffort (Woman's)
Club; president, Civic Ass'n; presi
dent, Portsmouth District Nursing
Ass'n; president, Woman's Realty
Co.; vice-president, Portsmouth Char
ity Organization; president, Woman's
Alliance of the Unitarian Church; super
intendent, Sunday School; member,
Portsmouth Board of Instruction ; mem
ber and vice-president, N. H. Woman
Suffrage Ass'n; president, N. H. Fed
eration of Women's Clubs, 1903-5;
manager, Bureau of Information, Gen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs;
member, N. H. state board of Chaiities
and Corrections; chairman, N. H. Divi
sion, Woman's Committee, National
Council of Defense; Home Economics
Director for N. H., under Federal
Food Administration; has written and
spoken extensively in behalf of the
various causes in which she is engaged,
particularly for woman suffrage, of
which she has long been an ardent ad
vocate, and food conservation in con
nection with war work to which she
has given much time since the United
States entered into the war with Ger
many. (See George Albert Wood, p.
126.)
French, James Edward
Retired merchant; b., Melvin Village,
Tuftonboro, N. H., Feb. 27, 1845; s.
James and Evaline A. (Moulton)
French; ed. public schools and N. H.
Conference Seminary, Tilton; removed
with his parents to Moultonboro, in
1851, and has resided there since,
except for two years —1867-9— in
Somersworth; engaged in mercantile
business till 1884, when he retired;
Methodist; Republican; moderator,
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Moultonboro, 1879-1918; town treas
urer many years; railroad commis
sioner, 1879-83; U. S. Collector of
Internal revenue, 1889-93; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 187879; member, N. H. senate, 1887;
member, house of representatives,
1897-1917, having had longer legisla
tive experience than any man in the
state now living; from his long service
as chairman of the house committee
on appropriations has come to be known
as the "watch dog of the treasury";
member, board of trustees of State
institutions, 1915-17; director, Pemigewassett R. R.; member, A. F. &
A. M., P. of H.; m., 1st, July 2, 1867,
Martha E. Hill, Somersworth, a. May
7, 1907; 2d, March 15, 1914, Martha
A. Hersom, Somersworth. Residence,
Moultonboro, N. H.
Huse, Raymond Howard
Clergyman; b., Woburn, Mass.
July 24, 1880; s. John S. and Abbie
(Plumer) Huse; ed. Nute High School,
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Milton, N. H., Drew Theological Semi
nary, 1903; Methodist; Prohibitionist;
pastor at Sanbornville and Brookfield,
1903-4-5; ordained deacon at Claremont, 1905; pastor at Exeter, 1906-78-9; ordained elder at Laconia, 1907;
superintendent, Dover district, N. H.
M. E. Conference, 1910 to Sept., 1915;
pastor, Baker Memorial M. E. Church,
Concord, since latter date; member,
M. E. General Conference, 1916;
trustee, N. H. M. E. Conference; presi
dent, Interdenominational Commission
of N. H., 1916-17; member, Board of
Examiners, Conference Relations Com
mittee, Conference Claimants Com
mission, Sustentation Commission,
N. H. Conference M. E. Church; secre
tary, N. H. Anti-Saloon League;
author, "Songs of an Itinerant," 1906;
"The Soul of a Child," 1914; "Letters
on the Atonement," 1917; "Conversa
tions on the Christian Faith," 1918;
"Songs of the Sunset," in preparation;
m., Sept. 1, 1906, Mabel Hale Ridgway, Newburyport, Mass. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Morse, Harris A.
Printer; b., Hopkinton, N. H., Jan.
3, 1865; s. Ezekiel W. and Mary A.
(Stanley) Morse; ed. public schools
and Contoocook Academy; successively
employed by Concord Axle Co., at
Penacook, and Davis Bros., paper
makers, Warner, and then engaged in
the printing business, first with the
Hopkinton Times, at Contoocook, then
with the Valley Times at Pittsfield,
and subsequently, four years with the
People and Patriot, Concord, where he
was foreman of the composing room;
June 1, 1889, he removed to Tilton
where he conducted a job printing
house, selling blank book, stationery
and school supplies in connection,
meanwhile taking an active interest in
public affairs; Congregationalist; Dem
ocrat; town clerk of Tilton, 1901-3,
town treasurer, 1902, selectman, 190514; member, N. H. house of represent
atives, 1905-6; auditor for Belknap
County, 1907-14; appointed postmas
ter of Tilton by President Wilson,
April 1, 1914, and continues in that
office, to the satisfaction of the public;
member of the Congregational church
at Tilton, which he has served in va
rious positions; member and past
master of Doric Lodge, A. F. & A. M.,
of Tilton, and of the Kearsarge Club;
m., Oct. 19, 1887, Nettie F. Hill, Pittsfield; one son, Errol S., b. March 3,
1889, student in N. H. College, Dur
ham. Residence, Tilton, N. H.
Kingsbury, William Josiah
Insurance agent, florist; b., Queechee,
Vt., Nov. 10, 1866; s. Josiah Ware
Babcock and Mary Hill (Jackson)
Kingsbury; ed. public schools and
Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N. H.;
Baptist; Republican; teller, Newmarket
National Bank, 1892-6; teller, Derry
National Bank, 1896-1902, then re
tiring to devote himself to insurance
work; Patron of Husbandry, past mas
ter, Nutfield Grange, No. 47, Derry,
past master, West Rockingham Po
mona Grange; treasurer, Echo Lodge,
No. 61, I. O. O. F.; member, Rocking
ham Lodge, K. of P.; financial secre
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tary, Honesty Lodge, No. 79, N. E.
O. P.; financier, Derryfield Lodge,
No. 13, A. O. U. W, for twelve years;
member, J. O. U. A. M.; auditor,
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their removal to California in 1908;
studied law with the late John L.
Spring of Lebanon, and admitted to
the bar in June, 1898; opened an office
in Sanborn's Block in Concord in the
spring of 1899 and there practiced, a
part of the time in company with
Judge Geo. M. Fletcher, until his re
moval to California early in 1908,
where he was admitted to the bar in
Los Angeles in April, and continued
practice; Republican; member, N. H.
house of representatives, 1903-4, serv
ing on the judiciary committee and as
chairman of the Merrimack County
delegation; moderator, Ward 6, 1907;
president, Los Angeles Harbor Com
mission, 1912-16; mayor of Los An
geles since Sept. 5, 1916; member,
A. F. & A. M. (32d degree), I. O. O. F.,
Sons of the Revolution, Society of
Colonial War, Sons of Veterans, Union
League Club; vice-president and di
Deny town school district; since 1908
has built up a greenhouse industry in
Deny, with five houses and 8,500 feet
of glass; attended the World's fair in
California in 1915, and has travelled
extensively in the United States,
Mexico and Canada; m., June 20,
1900, Alice Chapman. Residence,
Deny, N. H.
Woodman, Frederic Thomas
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H., June
28, 1872; s. Alfred and Maria T.
(Gallup) Woodman; ed. public schools,
White River Junction, Vt., high school,
and private teachers; his paternal an
cestor came from England to this coun
try in 1631, and the maternal in 1628;
removed in infancy onto a farm in
Plainfield, N. H., which had been
granted to the Gallups, his mother's
family, by King George the Third in
1765, and remained in the family until
rector, First National Bank of Wil
mington, Cal. ; m. Etta M. Sanborn,
Feb. 6, 1908, d. April 16, 1916. Resi
dence, Los Angeles, Cal.
�Frank P. Hill
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Hill, Frank Pierce
Librarian; b., Concord, N. H., Aug.
22, 1855; s. Cyrus and Nancv (Walker)
Hill; ed. public schools, Dartmouth
College, B.S., 1876, Litt.D., 1906;
librarian, Lowell, Mass., 1881-5;
started first public library in New Jer
sey (under act of 1884) at Paterson,
1885; inaugurated Salem, Mass., public
library, 1888-9; in latter year inaug
urated Newark, N. J., public library,
of which he was librarian till 1901,
since which date he has been librarian
of the Brooklyn, N. Y., public library;
member, American Library Ass'n,
(secretary, 1891-5, president, 1906);
member, American Bibliographical
Soc.; as chairman of the American
Library Ass'n War Finance Committee,
was instrumental in securing $1,500,000,
through subscriptions, for the purpose
of creating library buildings in the
thirty-two camps and cantonments
established by the War Department
and furnishing reading matter to sol
diers and sailors engaged in the world
war, both here and abroad; m., Mav
17, 1880, Annie M. Wood, Lowell,
Mass. Residence, 373 Washington
Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.; address, Pub
lic Library, Brooklyn.
Rogers, Fred Ashley
Farmer; b., Hartland, Vt., Sept. 20,
1866; s. Daniel Peabody and Purah
Eliza (Lovejoy) Rogers; ed. public
schools, Perkins Academy, Woodstock,
Vt., Troy, N. Y., Business College,
1885; taught school winters and did
farm work in summer while securing
his education, and has since been en
gaged in agriculture; located in Plainfield, N. H., Jan., 1901, buying a farm
of 350 acres near Meriden Village, to
which he has added 200 acres; pursues
mixed farming, keeping over 100 head
of cattle, with horses, sheep and swine
to match; Congregationalist; Repub
lican; chairman, board of selectmen,
Plainfield, five years; member, N. H.
house of representatives and chairman
committee on agriculture, 1917; Patron
of Husbandry and active worker in the
order; member executive committee,
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N. H. State Grange, 1913-17; master,
N. H. State Grange, 1917-; member
advisory council, N. H. Board of Agri
culture, Sept., 1915-; m., Feb. 26,
1890, Addie May Round, Reading, Vt. ;
children, Carrie E. Westgate, b. March
1, 1891 (Kimball Union Academy,
1910); Lena A. Read, b. Oct. 13, 1892
(K. U. A.. 1910); Harriet A., b. Nov.
7, 1894 (K. U. A., 1913), teacher; Fred
A., Jr., b. March 4, 1898 (K. U. A.,
1917), enlisted in U. S. A., Sept. 15,
1917, promoted to corporal Dec. 1,
in service in Medical Officers' Training
Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; Flora
Belle, b. Nov. 22, 1902, now in K. U.
A.; Wendell R., b. March 14, 1906;
Herman D., b. April 30, 1908. Upon
assuming office as Master of the N. H.
State Grange Mr. Rogers at once
took steps to interest the farmers in
a state-wide movement for wood
cutting in order to increase the fuel
supply, and for increasing maple sugar
production, to relieve the sugar short
age. Residence, Plainfield, N. H.,
Meriden P. O.
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Cummings, Allen Curtis.
Educator; b., Nov. 30, 1868, North
Thetford, Vt. ; s. Harlan P. and Alpa M.
(Baxter) Cummings; ed. Thetford, Vt.,
Academy and Dartmouth College, A.
B., 1892 (commencement oration and
honorable mention in political science) ;
A.M., Dartmouth, 1895; has attended
several sessionsHarvard Summer school.
Principal high school, Littleton, Mass.,
1892-5; Ayer, Mass., 1895-8; instructor,
St. Johnsbury, Vt., Academy, 1898-
1901; principal, Orange, Mass., high
school, 1904-12; head-master, Stevens
High School, Claremont, N. H., since
1912; Conrgegationalist; Republican;
secretary-treasurer, N. H. School-mas
ters Club; member, New England His
tory Teachers Ass'n; Phi Beta Kappa
and K. K. K. societies, Dartmouth; A.
F. & A. M., and Eastern Star; unmar
ried. Residence, Claremont, N. H.
Hill, Howard Fremont
Journalist; clergyman; b., Concord,
N. H., July 21, 1846; s. John M. and
Elisabeth Lord (Chase) Hill; grandson
of Gov. Isaac Hill; descendant of Han
nah Eames, killed by the Indians in the
Framingham, Mass., Massacre, 1676;
ed. Concord High School, 1863, Nor
wich (Vt.) Univ., 1863-5; Dart
mouth College, A.B., 1867, A.M., 1870;
Episcopal Theological Seminary, Cam
bridge, Mass., B.D., 1879; A.M., Tri
nity, 1885, Bishops' College, 1888,
University of Vermont, 1911; Ph.D.,
Dartmouth, 1887 (on examination for
work); D.D., Norwich University, 1891;
Episcopalian; Democrat; member, Con
cord common council, 1907-8; board
of aldermen, 1909-10; member, N. H.
house of representatives, 1895-7; N. H.
constitutional convention, 1912; chap
lain, Vermont legislature, 1882; chap
lain, Vermont National Guard, thirteen
years; trustee, University of Vermont,
1886-9; trustee, Norwich University,
1895-1915; member, editorial board,
Concord History Committee; editor,
N. H. Patriot, 1868-73; ordained dea
con, P. E. church, 1875, priest, 1877;
rector, P. E. church, Ashland and Holderness, 1875-9; Montpelier, Vt., 187989; Amesbury, Mass., 1889-91; Pittsfield, N. H., 1895-1905; chief examin
ing chaplain, P. E. Diocese of New
Hampshire; held same office in Ver
mont; editor, Church Fly-Leaf since
1897; member, A. F. & A. M., 33d
degree, Grand Cross of Constantine,
Royal Order of Scotland; ex-president
and present secretary-treasurer, N. H.
Soc. S. A. R.; member, Soc. Colonial
Wars; m., Oct. 17, 1870, Laura L.
Tibbetts, Concord; children, John M.,
b. Oct. 30, 1871, d. Dec. 4, 1872; Maria
D. (Mrs. Archibald Campbell), b. Dec.
11, 1873, d. June 2, 1908; Grace W.
(Mrs. Zoheth S. Freeman, New York),
b. June 21, 1876. Residence, Con
cord, N. H.
Farnsworth, Kate Maria Sheldon
(Mrs. James Farnsworth); club
woman; b., Ashley, Mass., June 4,
1861; dau. Joel and Abby S. (Under
wood) Sheldon; ed. private teacher;
for twenty years, 1896-1912, cashier
and bookkeeper for the HolbrookMarshall Co., Nashua, N. H.; 1896
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1912, rec. sec, council member and
treasurer, N. H. Branch Order of King's
Daughters, president, 1912-17; inter
national treasurer, Order King's Daugh
ters, 1914-; treasurer, Nashaway
Woman's Club, 1914-15, vice-presi
dent, 1916, president, 1917-; presi
dent, Cross Bearers' Circle, Universalist Church, Nashua, 1908-; treasurer,
King's Daughters Benevolent Ass'n
caring for a children's home, 1912-;
member, Thornton Chapter, D. A. R.,
and Nashua Grange, P. of H.; active in
the Red Cross, Liberty Loan drive,
and other forms of war relief work;
Universalist; m., Nov. 8, 1910, James
Farnsworth. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Spaulding, Oliver Lyman
Lawyer; b., Jaffrey, N. H., Aug. 2,
1833; s. Lyman and Susan (Marshall)
Spaulding; ed. public schools, Mel
ville Academy, Jaffrey, and Oberlin
College, 1855; studied law, admitted
to the bar in 1858, and located in prac
tice at St. Johns, Mich.; Episcopalian,
senior warden of church at St. Johns,
twenty-five years; Republican; regent,
University of Michigan, 1858-65; Sec
retary of State of Michigan, 1867-71;
special agent, U. S. Treasury Dept.,
1875-81; member, 47th Congress,
Sixth Michigan district, serving on
committees on Indian Affairs and Mili
tary Affairs, 1881-3; chairman, com
mission to Hawaii to investigate reci
procity treaty between United States
and Hawaii, 1883; delegate, Republi
can national convention, 1896; asst.
sec'y, U. S. Treasury, 1890-3, 18971903; president, Pan-American Cus
toms Congress, 1902; declined ap
pointment as judge of Utah Terri
tory, 1870, also appointment as judge
tendered by the governor of Michigan,
1889; captain, major, lieutenant-colo
nel and colonel, 23d Michigan Volun
teers in Civil War, and brevet brigadier
general; member, A. F. & A. M., hold
ing chief office in the several Masonic
grand bodies in Michigan; member,
Loyal Legion, G. A. R., and Army and
Navy Club; m., 1st, May 29, 1856,
Jennie Mead, d. Nov. 11, 1857; 2d,
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1859, Minerva Mead, d. 1861; 3d,
Aug. 12, 1862, M. Cecelia Swegles,
dau. Hon. John Swegles, former Audi
tor General of Michigan; children,
Frank Mead, b. Nov. 4, 1861, mer
chant at St. Johns, Mich.; Edna Cece
lia, b. Nov. 17, 1870 (Wellesley, 1892);
Oliver Lyman, Jr., b. July 17. 1875
(Univ. of Mich., A.B., 1895, LL.B.,
1896), appointed second lieutenant of
Artillery by President McKinley in
1898, now colonel in the regular army;
John Cecil, b. Jan. 7, 1879 (Univ. of
Mich., 1897, Law Dept., George Wash
ington Univ., 1901), Lawyer, Detroit,
Mich.; Thomas Marshall, b. May 18,
1882 (Univ. of Mich., B.A., West
Point, 1905), now major in the U. S.
Coast Artillery. Home. 2224 N St.,
Washington, D. C.; legal residence, St.
Johns, Mich.
Sawyer, William Henry
Lawyer; Associate Justice, N. H.
Superior Court; b., Littleton, N. H.,
Aug. 18, 1867; s. Eli D., and Sarah O.
(Pierce) Sawyer; lineal descendant,
�Hon. William H. Sawyer
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on maternal side, of Robert Cushman,
who promoted the Mayflower expedi
tion, chartered the vessel, was the
financial agent of the Pilgrim Company,
and, in Dec, 1621, preached at Ply
mouth the first sermon in New Eng
land ever printed, and whose son,
Thomas, married Mary Allerton,
also a Mayflower passenger and the
last survivor of the party, from whom
Judge Sawyer is descended; ed. Little
ton high school and Boston University
School of Law, 1890, taking the three
years' course in the latter in two years;
studied a year in the office of the late
Hon. Harry Bingham; admitted to
the bar in Concord, July 25, 1890,
and practiced in the office of Bingham
& Mitchell in Concord till Jan., 1904;
was alone three years and then formed
a partnership with Joseph S. Matthews,
now assistant attorney general, which
continued about six years, then prac
ticed alone for a time; and was sub
sequently in partnership with the late
Cen. John H. Albin until the latter's
retirement; Congregationalist; Demo
crat; candidate of his party for various
offices; member, N. H. Executive
council, elected in a strong Republican
district, 1913; member, Concord board
of education, 1909-15; appointed
Associate Justice, N. H. Superior
Court, Dec. 12, 1913; m., Nov. 18,
1891, Carrie B. Lane, Whitefield, N. H;
children, Howard Pierce, b. Aug. 13,
1892 (Dartmouth, 1915, Yale Medical
College, 1918), now serving in the
Yale Mobile Field Hospital, American
Expeditionary Force, in France; Helen
Lane, b. March 13, 1895 (Mt. Holyoke,
1917), teacher of Ancient history, Con
cord high school; Marion Farr, b. July
22, 1896 (Mt. Holyoke, 1919); Robert
Cushman, b. March 13, 1899; Charles
Murray. b. Feb. 2, 1906. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Holt, Hermon
Lawyer; b., Woodstock, Vt., Sept.
7, 1845; s. Nathan L. and Rebecca
Maria (Mack) Holt; ed. Randolph,
Vt., Academy, Kimball Union Acad
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emy, 1866, Dartmouth College, 1870;
studied law, admitted to the bar and
commenced practice in Claremont in
1873, and has there continued; Episco
palian; Republican; member, N. H.
house of representatives, 1889-90,
N. H. senate, 1894-5; served several
years as a member of the Stevens High
School committee and also of the town
school committee ; trustee and president,
Claremont Savings Bank; retired from
active practice, he spends the summer
season on a farm, a mile out of town, and
the winters in the old Farwell home,
built by his wife's grandfather 100 years
ago; m., Oct. 6, 1875, Clara Elizabeth,
dau. Charles R. and Clarissa E. (Per
kins) Farwell; children, Hermon, Jr., b.
Nov. 14, 1876 (Dartmouth, 1897, Har
vard Law School, 1901), lawyer in Bos
ton; Clara Farwell (Mrs. Edward K.
Woodworth), b. May 22, 1879, d. July
20, 1917; Frances Glidden (Mrs. Henry
C. Hawkings, Jr.), b. June 7, 1881;
Marion Elizabeth, b. Sept. 19, 1886.
Residence, Claremont, N. H.
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Charron, Henry Emery
Clothing merchant; b., Vercheres,
P. Q., March 5, 1861; s. Jean Baptiste
and Hermine (Cormier) Charron; ed.
public schools of Canada and United
States; engaged in the clothing trade
for thirty-five years, conducting an
extensive business for himself in Claremont the last ten years; Catholic;
Democrat; member, N. H. house of
representatives from Claremont; 191314, 1915-16; Democratic candidate for
state senator, 1916, running largely
ahead of his ticket; member N H. Con
stitutional Convention, 1918; treasurer,
board of cemetery commissioners, for
the town of Claremont; member, St.
Jean Baptiste Soc, Knights of Colum
bus (Columbian Council No. 1820), B.
P. O. Elks, Franco Canado American
Soc; m., March 8, 1886, Almaide
Geoffrion, d. June 15, 1897; children,
Emeria, b. Feb. 14, 1887; Victor F.,
b. Dec. 31, 1891; Theresa and Aloysia,
b. Oct. 4, 1893. Residence, Claremont, N. H.
True, Reuben Cutler
Farmer; b., Lebanon, N. H., Dec.
14, 1847; s. Bradley and Sarah A.
(Smith) True; ed. public schools and
Kimball Union Academy, 1869; Con-
gregationalist; Republican; member,
board of selectmen, Lebanon, 1887,
1888; N. H. house of representatives,
1889, 1913, 1915; constitutional con
vention, 1912; member, A. F. & A. M.,
Knight Templar and Shriner, P. of
H., N. H. Historical Soc; m., Nov. 14,
1883, H. Lillian Child, Cornish; chil
dren, Mary Cutler, b. Nov. 30, 1886,
d. Nov. 27, 1898; William Bradley,
b. June 3, 1890 (Kimball Union Acad
emy, 1909) ; Olive Lillian, b. Sept. 18,
1898 (Kimball Union Academy, 1916,
N. H. State College, 1921) . Residence,
West Lebanon, N. H.
Barnard, Harry Everett
Chemist; b., Dunbarton, N. H.,
Nov. 14, 1874; s. Nelson H. and
Celestia A. (Ryder) Barnard; ed.
public schools and N. H. College of
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Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, B.S.,
1899; Ph.D., Hanover College, 1913;
assistant chemist, N. H. Experiment
Station, 1899; U. S. Smokeless powder
factory, Indian Head, Md., 1900-1;
trustee, N. H. College, 1903-6; chemist,
N. H. State Board of Health, 1901-5;
Indiana State Board of Health since
1905; state food and drug commis
sioner, Indiana, since 1907; state com
missioner of weights and measures
since 1911, food and drug inspection
chemist, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,
since 1907; president, Indiana Sanitary
and Water Supply Ass'n; member,
American Chemists Soc. (founder and
first president, Indiana Section) ; mem
ber, Soc. Official Agrl. Chemists, Nat'l
Ass'n State Food Commissioners, Fed
eral Food Standards Com., Indianap
olis Tech. Soc, Indiana member, Lake
Michigan Water Commission; hon
orary member, N. H. Medical Soc;
member executive committee, Nat'l
Conservation Congress, 1912; Irvington Athenaeum, Indianapolis Literary
Soc; m., June 20, 1901, Marion
Harvie, Providence, R. I. Residence,
5543 University Ave., Indianapolis,
Ind.
Ayers, Philip Wheelock
Forester; b., Winterset, la., May 26,
1861; s. Elias J. Ayers; ed. Cornell
University. Ph.B., 1884, Johns Hop
kins, Ph.D., 1888; tutor and fellow,
Johns Hopkins, 1886-8; general secre
tary, Associated Charities, Cincinnati,
O., 1889-95; studied penal and chari
table institutions in Europe, 1895;
general secretary, Bureau of Asso
ciated Charities, Chicago, 1895-7;
assistant secretary, Charity Organiza
tion Soc, New York, 1897-1900;
Forester of the N. H. Soc. for the
Protection of Forests since 1900;
superintendent, Summer School of
Philanthropic Work, New York Charity
Organization, 1898-1905; m. Alice
Stanley Taylor, Newton, Mass., Aug.
8, 1899. Residence, Franconia, N. H.,
business address, 4 Joy St., Boston,
Mass.
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Frisselle, Frank Monroe
Journalist; b., Boston, Mass., Dec
22, 1862; s. Isaac Monroe and Annie
(Steele) Frisselle; ed., Boston public
schools, Harvard preparatory course,
Boston Latin School; Episcopalian;
Republican; city editor, Manchester
Daily Union, 1890-2, night editor,
1905-13; city editor, Manchester Mir
ror and American, 1913-; deputy chief,
Manchester fire department, 18971900; first secretary, N. H. State Fire
men's Ass'n; president, Animal Rescue
League, 1911-17; member, Lake Winnipesaukee Improvement Ass'n, Man
chester Historic Ass'n, Sarsfield Boat
Club, Manchester; author, "Kismet
Poems," "Lady Franklin Boy Greeley
Relief Expedition" (delivered in lec
ture form) and many fugitive poems
and local historical pamphlets; orig
inator of "Observant Citizen" column,
Manchester Union; editor "O. C."
column, Manchester Mirror; for ten
years Associated Press correspondent
�Hon. Edwin F. Jones
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for Manchester; dramatic editor, Man
chester, for twenty years; m., Feb.
4, 1899, Carrie Stearns Corliss. Resi
dence, Manchester, N. H.; summer
home, Beaver Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, N. H.
Jones, Edwin Frank
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H.,
April 19, 1859; s. Edwin R. and Mary
A. (Farnham) Jones; ed. Manchester
schools, Dartmouth College, A.B., 1880;
studied law with the late Judge David
Cross of Manchester; admitted to the
bar Aug. 23, 1883, and commenced
practice as a partner of the late Wil
liam J. Copeland; after Mr. Copeland's
death, in 1886, continued alone for
sixteen years, then becoming a mem- .
ber of the firm of Burnham, Brown,
Jones & Warren, which, with some
changes in membership, is now the
firm of Jones, Warren, Wilson &
Manning, with an extensive general
practice, Mr. Jones devoting himself
mainly, however, to the interests of
various large corporations; Unitarian;
Republican; assistant clerk, N. H.
house of representatives, 1881, clerk,
1883, 1885; city solicitor of Manches
ter, twelve years, from 1887; treas
urer, Hillsborough County, 1887-95;
delegate in N. H. constitutional con
vention, 1902, and member, standing
committee on future mode of amend
ing the constitution; delegate, again, in
the convention of 1912, and president
of the convention; a frequent speaker
on the stump in the interests of his
party, and orator of the day at many
civic celebrations and historical anni
versaries; president of the Republican
state convention in 1900; delegate-atlarge from New Hampshire in the
Republican national convention at
Chicago, in 1908; trustee of Manches
ter city library since 1906; many years
trustee of Pine Grove Cemetery;
member, N. H. Bar Ass'n (president,
1906-8); American Bar Ass'n; Mason,
member, Washington Lodge (Master
in 1891), Mt. Horeb Chapter, Adoniram
Council and Trinity Commandery of
Manchester; N. H. Consistory (32d de13
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gree), and Shriner; district deputy
grand master, Grand Lodge of N. H.
in 1896, and grand master in 1910;
I. O. O. F.; member, Manchester Com
mittee of Public Safety, and chairman
Speakers' Bureau, N. H. Committee of
Public Safety; member, Phi Beta
Kappa, Derryfield and Intervale
Country clubs, Manchester Boston Art
Club, Boston; m., Dec. 21, 1887, Nora
F. Kennard of Manchester; one dau.,
Rebecca, b. July 17, 1889, d. Oct. 26,
1902. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Churchill, Winston
Author; b., St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 10,
1871; s. Edward Spaulding and Emma
Bell (Blaine) Churchill; ed. U. S.
Naval Academy, Annapolis, 1894
(hon. A.M., 1903, Litt.D., 1914, LL.D.,
1915); Episcopalian; Progressive Re
publican; member, N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1903-4, 1905-6; aide on
staff of Gov. Nahum J. Bachelder,
1903; Progressive candidate for gov
ernor of New Hampshire, 1912; mem
ber, Century Club, New York; Tennis
and Racquet, Union and Tavern clubs,
Boston; author, "The Celebrity," 1898;
"Richard Carvel," 189JL"The Crisis,
1901; "The Crossing," 304f "Coniston,"" 1906; "Mr. Crewe's Career,"
1908;- '"A Modern Chronicle," 1010.;
"Tne Inside of the Cup," 1913; "A Far
Country," 19J& "The Dwellmk Place
of Light," 1917; traveled in Europe,
1917-18, writing impressions of the
war for the American press; m., Oct.
22, 1895, Mabel H. Hall. Residence,
Cornish, N. H. (Windsor, Vt., P. O.).
Harriman, Walter C.
Lawyer; b., Warner, N. H., Sept. 8,
1849; s. Gen. Walter and Almira R.
(Andrews) Harriman; ed. public
schools and Colby Academy, New Lon
don, N. H.; commenced the study of
law in 1873, and pursued the same in
the office of Lyman D. Stevens and
that of Tappan & Albin in Concord;
admitted to the bar in 1876, and the
following year commenced practice
in Portsmouth; Universalist; born aDemocrat, and raised his first flag for
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Douglas and Johnson, in the campaign
of 1860; he has affiliated with the
Republican party generally since at
taining his majority, but stands for
country first in all emergencies; ap
pointed solicitor for Rockingham
County, by Gov. B. F. Prescott, to
succeed the late William B. Small, and
twice subsequently elected by the
people to the same office; removed to
Nashua, where he continued practice
for several years, serving also six years
as a member of the Nashua board of
education—the last year as president;
member, N. H. constitutional con
vention from Nashua in 1902. (As a
boy of fifteen Mr. Harriman was with
his father, General Harriman, in the
war, on the march to Appomattox, saw
the last battle fought and was at the
surrender of Lee); m., Sept. 3, 1878,
Mabel A. Perkins of Portsmouth;
children, Walter Hartwell, b. Sept. 19,
1881 ass't supt. Universal Winding Co.,
Providence, R. I.; Almira Andrews
(Mrs. Omar Swenson, Concord), b. Nov.
25, 1882. Residence, Warner, N. H.
Myers, Walter Crane
Clergyman; b., Kingston, N. Y.,
Dec. 24, 1858; s. Abram and Martha
(Osterhoudt) Myers; ed. Kingston
High School, Rochester University,
1883, Rochester Theological Seminary,
1887; Y. M. C. A. secretary, Waterbury, Conn., Norristown, Pa... Williamsport, Pa.; general work, Mass. State
Y. M. C. A. committee, 1901-4; pas
tor, First Baptist church, Reading,
Mass., 1904-12; First Baptist church,
Concord, N. H., 1912-; member, Ma
sonic fraternity, I. O. O. F., Baptist
Ministers' Conference (Boston), Salis
bury Baptist Ass'n, and many other
religious and philanthropic organiza
tions; independent in politics; m.,
1st, June, 1884, Ella Valkenburgh,
Kingston, N. Y., d. May, 1901; 2d,
Oct. 28, 1908, Jennie Florence Meins,
Brookline, Mass.; one son, Clifford
Ernest, b. April, 1886; ed. Kingston
High School, Normal School, West
chester, Pa.; travelling salesman; en
listed June, 1917, Company B, First
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Reserve Engineer Corps, now in
France. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Conn, Charles Fuller
Manufacturer; b., Concord, N. H..
Nov. 11, 1865; s. Dr. Granville P. and
Helen M. (Sprague) Conn.; ed. Con
cord schools, high school, 1883, Dart
mouth College, B.S., 1887; Episco
palian; Republican; served as brakeman on Concord & Montreal R. R.
summer of 1883, before entering col
lege; ticket agent, Passumpsic R. R.,
Hanover, 1884-7; brakeman and par
lor car conductor, White Mountain
trains, summer seasons, 1885-6-7;
traveling agent, Providence & Worces
ter R. R., Oct., 1887 to May, 1888;
Eurser, Fall River Line, Providence &
tonington Steamship Co.; traveling
agent (traffic and claims), Providence,
R. I.; special agent (traffic) and gen
eral agent, Boston, of same and New
York, Providence and Boston R. R.,
May, 1888 to June, 1893, when steam
ship and railroad companies were
leased; purser, Fall River Line, Old
Colony Steamboat Co., June, 1893 to
Feb., 1894; auditor, Old Colony
Steamboat Co., New Haven, Conn.,
Feb., 1894 to July, 1896; treasurer,
Boston Terminal Co., July 1, 1896,
during construction of South Station,
and treasurer, purchasing agent and
paymaster, Boston Terminal Co., to
March 31, 1901 (resigned); with Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co., chiefly
engaged in making examinations and
reports on railroad projects and
properties, April 1, 1891 to Oct. 1,
1891; manager for same company
from Oct. 1, 1891 to Feb. 1, 1904.
as chief engineer of construction and
contractors for power plant and equip
ment in the construction of the Lack
awanna and Wyoming Valley proper
ties; vice-president and general man
ager, Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley
Railroad Co., at Scranton, Pa., from
beginning of operation, Feb. 1, 1904,
to Jan., 1913; also president, Lacka
wanna & Wyoming Valley Power Co.,
and Meadow Brook Stone Co.; presi
dent and general manager, Giant Port
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land Cement Co., Philadelphia, Pa.,
Feb., 1913 to date; m., Nov. 7, 1889,
Mabel S. Dwight, Concord, N. H.; one
son, Dwight, b. Oct. 7, 1890 (Phillips
Exeter Academy, 1910, Dartmouth
College, 1914). Residence, Wayne,
Pa.; business address, Fifteenth and
Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
Mason, Ellen McRoberts
(Mrs. Mahlon L. Mason); writer,
club-woman ; b. North Baldwin (Quaker
Brook), Me.; dau. John and Charity
(Davis) McRoberts (her father, born in
Belfast, Ireland, son of a Scotch
mother and Irish father, who was an
army officer, came to this country in
youth and was at first engaged in rail
road building); ed. public schools and
academies, and Farmington, Me.,
Normal School; taught school for a
time and was married April 21, 1873,
to Mahlon Lee Mason, proprietor of
the Sunset Pavilion, a widely known
summer hotel at North Conway, where
her home has since been. Endowed
with literary taste and a talent for writ
ing, she cultivated these and made fre
quent contributions, both in prose and
verse, to the Portland Transcript, the
Press and other Maine papers; also let
ters and stories published in the Boston
Courier; served for a dozen years as
the "East Side" correspondent of the
Boston Herald; was a constant con
tributor to the While Mountain Echo
during the period of its publication,
and more recently wrote for Among
the Clouds. She is also a forceful and
convincing public speaker. She has
traveled in Germany, having been there
when the old Emperor William died;
saw the troops swear allegiance to his
son, Frederick, and realized the ap
proaching prominence of the Hohenzollern regime. Her letters to the
Boston Sunday Herald at that time
attracted wide attention. She has
translated many stories and poems
from the German, some of which have
been published in the Granite Monthly,
as have various historical articles from
her pen; she is also represented in the
"Poets of Maine" and the "Poets of
�Ellen McRoberts Mason
�Capt. Nathaniel R. Mason, M.D., F.A.C.S., M.R.C., U.S.A.
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New Hampshire"; served six years on
the Conway school board and was
mainly instrumental in securing ex
pert supervision for the schools, her
personally obtained opinions upon the
subject having also been used by State
Superintendent Morrison, in his work
of extending the system through the
state; she was also instrumental in
establishing a school library at North
Conway, effected the centralization of
the schools in the villages of the town,
and took the initiative in bringing to
North Conway the first meeting of the
American Institute of Instruction, in
1898; vice-president, N. H. Federation
of Women's Clubs, 1896-7, and inaug
urated the custom of holding yearly
field-meetings, the first one being held
at North Conway, July 8-9, 1896, while
she was president of the North Con
way Woman's Club; first chairman,
Forestry Committee, N. H. Federation,
1897-1905, and during this service in
duced many of the Women's Clubs of
the state to become life members of
the Society for the Protection of N. H.
Forests, of which she was a charter
member and had the honor of naming,
having also written much upon the
subject of forest preservation; clerk of
North Conway Public Library Ass'n
for the last thirty years; member,
book committee, of the same and of
the building committee erecting the
handsome stone structure for housing
the library; member, New England
Woman's Press Ass'n; president of the
local S. P. C. A., Suffragist; Episco
palian, and clerk of the corporation of
Christ Church, North Conway for
nearly thirty years past. One son,
Dr. Nathaniel R. Mason (see next
sketch). Residence, North Conway.
Mason, Nathaniel Robert
Physician and surgeon; b., North
Conway, N. H., April 26, 1876; s.
Mahlon Lee and Ellen (McRoberts)
Mason (great-great-grandson of Capt.
Nathaniel Hutchins of French and
Indian and Revolutionary war fame);
ed. under his mother's tutelage till
nearly ten years of age, Pierce grammar
school, Brookline, Mass., private study
in Germany, Bridgton, Me., high
school, Phillips Andover Academy,
1893, Yale University, A.B. 1897 (with
honors), Harvard Medical School, M.D.
1901; was a summer reporter for the
Boston Herald and other papers in
boyhood, and a clerk in the Sunset
House, his father's hotel, in vacation,
while at Yale and Harvard; Episco
palian (vestryman, Christ church,
North Conway); Republican; com
menced professional practice in Boston,
at "The Marlboro," on Marlboro St.,
in the fall after graduation; pursued
general practice four years, after that
specializing in obstetrics and gyne
cology; assistant in Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Harvard University Medi
cal School; First Ass't Visiting Sur
geon for Diseases of Women, Boston
City Hospital; Ass't Visiting Physi
cian Boston Lying-in Hospital; has
carried out important original inves
tigations in the Laboratory for Surgi
cal Research of Harvard Medical
School; frequent contributor to the
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal;
member Beta Theta Pi fraternity,
Yale, Mass. Medical Soc, Mass. Medi
cal Benevolent Soc, Boston Medical
Library, Obstetrical Soc. of Boston,
American Medical Ass'n, American
College of Surgeons, Ass'n of Military
Surgeons of U. S., Union Boat Club;
member of the first military instruc
tion camp, at Plattsburg, N. Y., in the
summer of 1915; received commission
as first lieutenant in the Medical Re
serve Corps of the U.S. Army, Oct. 12,
1916; commissioned as captain in the
Medical Section of the Officers' Re
serve Corps, Dec. 7, 1917; assigned to
active duty at Camp Greenleaf, Ft.
Oglethorpe, Ga., Jan. 10, 1918, serving
as instructor in surgery; ordered by the
War Department to Rockefeller In
stitute, New York, for a further course
in Medical Research; assigned to the
Division of Surgery, for foreign service,
at Base Hospital Fifty-one; m., Aug.
31, 1911, Eunice Ireland, dau. Rev.
Warren Rasselas Ireland, Winchester,
Mass.; two children, Charity Adeline,
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b. May 21, 1913; and Mahlon Rasselas,
b. April 6, 1915. Office and residence,
483 Beacon St., Boston; summer home,
North Conway.
Silver, Ernest Leroy
Educator; b., Salem, N. H., Sept.
29, 1876; s. Clinton Leroy and Paulina
Clymelia (Ayer) Silver; ed. Pinkerton
Academy, Derry,N. H., 1894, Dart
mouth College, B.Litt., 1899; super
intendent of schools, Rochester, N. H.,
1900-04, Portsmouth, 1905-9; princi
pal, Pinkerton Academy, 1909-11; di
rector, N. H. State Normal School,
Plymouth, since 1911; Methodist
(trustee, M. E. Church, Plymouth);
Progressive Republican; served as
president of Strafford and Rockingham
County Teachers' Ass'ns, and N. H.
State Teachers'Ass'n; many years mem
ber, N. H. Educational Council; presi
dent, Schoolmasters' Club; director,
American Institute of Instruction;
member, National Educational Ass'n
and National Ass'n of Normal School
Presidents: A. F. & A. M., St. Johns'
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Lodge, Portsmouth; m., 1889, Hattie
May Plummer. Residence, Plymouth,
N. H.
Nolin, William Peter
Merchant; postmaster ofClaremont;
b., Claremont, N. H., April 6, 1875;
s. Pierre and Mary (Gillette) Nolin;
ed. public schools of Claremont; en
gaged in the grocery business estab
lished by his father in 1895, and since
incorporated as P. Nolin & Sons, doing
an extensive business; now president
of the corporation, and also president
of the Nolin Shoe Co.; Roman Cath
olic; Democrat; appointed postmaster
of Claremont by President Wilson;
active member of Claremont board of
trade and interested in all public im
provements; member, committee on
public playground; director, People's
National Bank ; member and past vicepresident, N. H. Retail Grocers Ass'n;
member, Knights of Columbus, Elks,
Moose, Foresters of America, L' Union
Canadienne Francaise, St. Jean Baptiste Soc, Naturalization Club; m.
�Hon. James W. Remick
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Laura N. Courchene, Sept. 16, 1902;
children, Francis Harry, b. May 15,
1906; William Esdrase, b. Aug. 25,
1908. Residence, Claremont, N. H.
Remick, James Waldron
Lawyer; b., Hardwick, Vt., Oct. 30,
1860; s. Samuel Kelley and Sophia
(Cushman) Remick; ed. public schools,
Colebrook, N. H. Academy, Michigan
University, LL.B., 1882; admitted to
the N. H. bar, 1882; commenced prac
tice at Colebrook, remaining for two
years, when he formed a partnership
with the late Hon. Ossian Ray, with
office in Littleton, to which town he
removed; later was associated with
his brother, the late Gen. Daniel C.
Remich, under the firm name of Remich & Remick; appointed U. S. district
attorney for New Hampshire by Presi
dent Benjamin Harrison at the age of
twenty-eight years, holding the office
four years; appointed an associate
justice of the N. H. supreme court in
1901, when he removed to Concord;
resigned from the bench in 1904, to
resume private practice, becoming a
member of the firm of Sargent, Remick
& Niles, and subsequently being asso
ciated with Henry F. Hollis, present
U. S. senator from New Hampshire,
under the name of Remick & Hollis,
which latter firm was dissolved in 1911,
and the firm of Remick & Jackson
(Robert Jackson) formed, continuing
five years, since when Judge Remick
has practiced alone; Unitarian; Inde
pendent Republican; member, Little
ton board of health, 1887-9; board of
education, 1889-1901, the last six
years as chairman; member, N. H.
and American Bar Ass'ns, Derryfield
Club, Manchester, Wonolancet, Beaver
Meadow Golf and Snowshoe clubs,
Concord; trustee, John H. Pearson
fund; m., Dec. 5, 1888, Mary S. Pendle
ton, Hartford, Conn. Residence, Con
cord, N. H.
Remick, Mary Pendleton
(Mrs. James W. Remick); club
woman; b., Bangor, Me., July 81, 1864,
dau. Nathan P. and Helen M. (Smith)
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Pendleton; ed. private schools, Marl
boro and Southboro, Mass., and Hart
ford, Conn.; secretary, N. H. Confer
ence of Charities and Corrections,
1907— ; trustee and secretary, Pem
broke Sanatorium for Advanced Cases
of Tuberculosis; trustee, N. H. Mem
orial Hospital for Women and Children ;
eight years president, Hospital Asso
ciates, when $6,000 was raised for the
Maternity Fund; president, Concord
Woman's Club, 1911-13; first vice-
president, Friendly Club; served as
chairman of committee on Industrial
and Social Conditions and Prison
Reform for the General Federation of
Woman's Clubs, 1912-16; first vicepresident, N. H. Federation of Woman's
Clubs, 1916— ; chairman, Civil Service
Reform, N. H. Federation; chairman,
legislative committee of N. H. Federa
tion; chairman of garments and surgi
cal dressings under the N. H. Chapter
of American Red Cross; member, N. H.
Historical Soc., N. H. Prison Ass'n.
Stratford (Shakespeare) Club, Concord
Equal Suffrage League; Unitarian; m.,
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Dec. 5, 1888, Hartford, Conn., Judge
James Waldron Remick ; lived at Little
ton, N. H., 1888-1902; since then, Con
cord, N. H.; dau., Gladys, b. Littleton,
Oct. 31, 1891; ed. Mount Ida School,
West Newton, Mass.; m. Jesse Scott
Wilson, Sept. 30, 1915.
Emerson, Francis Patten
Physician (specialty, ear, nose and
throat since 1898); b., Candia, N. H.,
June 10, 1862; s. Moses Fitts and Abbie
(Patten) Emerson; desc. Michael Em
erson, Haverhill, Mass., 1634; ed. public
schools, Pembroke (N. H.) Acad
emy, private tutor, M.D., Coll. Physi
cians and Surgeons (Columbia Univ.),
N. Y. City, 1886; F. A. C. S., assoc. in
Laryngology, Harvard Graduate Medi
cal School; instructor in Otology, Har
vard University Medical School; asst.
Aural Surgeon, Mass. Charitable
Eye and Ear Infirmary since 1910;
member, American Medical Ass'n
(chm., section Laryngology and Otol
ogy, 1917), Mass. Med. Soc, Vt. State
Medical Soc. (hon.), American Laryn-
gol., Rhinol. and Otolog. Soc., Ameri
can Otolog. Soc, N. E. Otolog. and
Laryngol. Soc.; Boston Chamber of
Commerce, Harvard Club, Woodland
Golf Club, Washington Lodge, A. F.
& A. M.; Independent Republican;
non-sectarian; m., Nov. 16, 1886, Rena
P. Colby of Boston; children, Guy C.,
b. Aug. 22, 1887, Chester, Vt., m.,
Louise Boyd Brown, Sept. 12, 1916;
Margaret, b. May 29, 1894, Boston, m.
Donald Ballon Chapman, Dec. 21,
1915. Residence, 124 Longwood Ave.,
Brookline, Mass. Office, 520 Common
wealth Ave., Boston, Mass.
Kingsbury, Edward Newell
Physician; b., Francestown, N. H.
Sept. 7, 1853; s. John Langdon and
Abigail (Hyde) Kingsbury; of the
eighth generation from Joseph Kings
bury, Watertown, Mass., 1632, one of
nineteen men granted land by the
General Court, 1636, to organize the
town of Dedham. Mass.; ed. Francestown and Colby (New London) acade
mies, Amherst College, 1878, Hahne
mann Medical College, M.D. 1880;
practiced in Spencer, Mass., 1880-3,
Newton Center, Mass., 1883-5, Woonsocket, R. I., since 1885. Member
staff of Woonsocket hospital, 1910-16,
member medical board since 1912,
chief of staff since 1916; president,
Woonsocket District Medical Soc.,
1917-; member, R. I. Homeopathic
Medical Soc, Mass. State Homeo
pathic Soc, Mass. Surgical and Gyne
cological Soc, American Institute of
Homeopathy, Delta Upsilon, Winnesuket Country Club; m., May 5, 1881,
Clara A. Coffin, Newton Center, Mass.,
dau. D. N. B. and Sarah (Hayward)
Coffin; children, Newell Coffin, b. 1882;
Mabel Hyde, b. 1884 (Mrs. Thomas G.
Wright) and Mary Richards Kings
bury, b. 1886. Residence, Woon
socket, R. I.
Woolson, Augustus A.
Banker; real estate and insurance;
b., Lisbon, N. H., June 15, 1835; s.
Amos and Hannah D. (Temple) Woolson; ed. public schools, Kimball Union
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Academy, Meriden and Newbury (Vt.)
Seminary; went West at twenty-one
years of age, but returned, in a year or
two, to Lisbon where he has since been
in business; engaged for many years in
general mercantile business, as a mem
ber of the firm of Wells & Woolson;
later formed a partnership in real estate
and insurance, with his nephew, Augus
tus M. Clough, continuing to the
present time; Stand pat" Republican
("having no use for the initiative and
referendum, or the primary, not be
lieving in self appointed candidates,
or two elections in one"); town clerk
of Lisbon, 1861-2; moderator, 1866 to
1908, except during the years of Demo
cratic ascendency in town, from 1878
to 1886; town treasurer, fourteen years;
chairman supervisors of check list,
twenty years; member, N. H. house
of representatives, 1875 to 1878
(speaker in 1877 and 1878); deputy
sheriff, five years; assistant assessor,
U. S. Internal Revenue, 1865 to 1873
when the office expired by limitation;
delegate in N. H. constitutional con
vention, 1889, 1902; director, Lisbon
Savings Bank and Trust Co. (which
he was largely instrumental in organ
izing), twenty-eight years and presi
dent of the same, sixteen years; presi
dent of the Lisbon Village Library
Ass'n, whose organization he also
promoted, for more than thirty years;
village commissioner, seven years;
principal pension attorney for Lisbon
and vicinity since the close of the Civil
War. Residence, Lisbon, N. H.
Clough, Clarence Edward
Coal and lumber merchant; b., Danbury, N. H., Feb. 25, 1872; s. George
B. and Phoebe R. (Wiggin) Clough;
ed. Colby Academy, New London,
N. H., 1891, Yale University, 1895,
University of Chicago Divinity School,
1898; Baptist; entered the ministry
and served five years as pastor of the
church at Bloomington, Ind., during
which time a new stone church edifice
was built and the membership doubled ;
subsequently retired, and for the last
fifteen years has been engaged in the
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coal and lumber business in Lebanon,
taking an active interest in church and
public affairs, serving as deacon of the
Baptist church and member of the
Lebanon board of education; ex-presi
dent, N. H. Baptist State Convention;
treasurer and chairman executive com
mittee, trustees of Colby Academy;
Republican; member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1909-10, and a leader
of the progressive Republicans in that
body; member, A. F. & A. M., and
Langdon Club (chairman executive
committee); trustee, Mascoma Sav
ings Bank of Lebanon; m., Sept. 25,
1897, Mary E. Shepard of New Lon
don (Colby Academy, 1891, Smith
College, 1897); children, Dorothy, b.
Sept. 2, 1898; Shepard Bancroft, b.
Dec. 6, 1901; Nathaniel Paul, b.
Sept. 30, 1906; Barbara May, b. March
11, 1910; Reginald Theodore, b. Oct.
28, 1914. Residence, Lebanon, N. H.
Jackman, Charles Lyman.
Insurance; b., Concord, N. H., Aug.
4, 1871; s. Capt. Lyman and Sarah
�Charles L. Jackman
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Freese (Tilton) Jackman; direct de
scendant of James Jackman, an original
settler of Newbury, Mass.; his great
grandfather served in the Revolution,
his grandfather, Maj. Royal Jackman,
with two brothers, served in the war
of 1812, and his father, Capt. Lyman
Jackman, who wrote the history of the
Sixth N. H. Volunteers, served during
the Civil War, was wounded in the
second battle of Bull Run, and was
confined for a time in Libby prison;
ed. Concord public schools, high school,
1890; Congregationalist; Republican;
engaged in fire insurance, with his
father, after leaving school, and has
continued, developing an extensive
business, and is connected with various
corporations in other lines; president,
Capital Fire Insurance Co., Concord,
N. H., First Investment Co., Contoocook Valley Paper Co., Henniker,
N. H., Underwriters Fire Insurance
Co., Concord, Eastern Fire Insurance
Co., Phenix Mutual Fire Insurance
Co., Page Belting Co., Northern
Securities Co.; vice-president, Manu
facturers & Merchants' Mutual Insur
ance Co., Concord, Concord Real
Estate Co.; manager, New England
Underwriters Agency (Inc.), Concord;
treasurer, Concord Building Co., Con
cord, Concord Y. M. C. A., Jackman
& Lang (Inc.); assistant treasurer,
United Life and Accident Insurance
Co., Concord; director, State Capital
Co., Concord, Concord & Claremont R.
R., Concord Shoe Factory, National
State Capital Bank, Home Realty Co.,
F. G. Guilds Co., Pittsfield, Mass.;
member South Congregational Church,
Cemetery Commission, Wonolancet,
Kancamagus, Passaconaway, Beaver
Meadow Golf and Bow Brook Squash
clubs, Concord; A. F. & A. M., Knight
Templar and Shriner; member, N. H.
Historical Soc. and American Geo
graphical Soc., New York; m., 1st,
Oct. 11, 1893, Minnie M. Day, Con
cord, d. Sept. 13, 1898; 2d, May 17,
1900, Mary E. Rolfe; children, Mar
garet Sarah, b. Aug. 8, 1904; Roma A.,
b. Aug. 2, 1909, d. Jan. 11, 1912;
Ruth I. Lemmon (adopted). Resi
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dence, Concord, N. H. and Jacksland
Farm, Riverhill, Concord, N. H.
Gordon, George Henry
Railroad employee; b., Canaan, N.
H., Sept. 27, 1859; s. William and
Augusta (Sleeper) Gordon; ed. public
schools, Canaan, N. H., and Washing
ton, D. C., Proctor Academy, Andover,
N. H.; served as station agent for the
Northern R. R., at Danbury, N. H.,
several years after leaving school, and
five years as postmaster; removed to
Canaan in 1886, and has been railroad
station agent there since that time;
Baptist; Republican; town clerk of
Canaan since 1888; member, high
school board, seven years; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 18934, 1905-6; N. H. senate, 1899-1900;
A. F. & A. M., Knight Templar and
Shriner; K. of P.; New England Rail
road Agents Ass'n; B. & M. Railroad
Veterans Ass'n; m., Sept. 25, 1880,
Emma F. Noyes; children, Ralph W.,
b. Feb. 25, 1882; Earle C., Dec. 12,
1887 (clerk, N. H. senate); Harold G.,
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b. Dec. 31, 1889; Vaughn L., b. May
7, 1892; Mamie G., b. Oct. 7, 1893;
Ethelyn A., b. July 1, 1899; Ruth C.,
b. Jan. 10, 1902. Residence, Canaan,
N. H.
Wells, Christopher Henry
Lawyer, journalist, Judge of Pro
bate; b., Somersworth, N.H., July 6,
1853; s. Nathaniel and Eliza (Thom)
Wells; ed. Somersworth high school,
1871, Bowdoin College, 1875; studied
law and admitted to the N. H. bar,
Aug. 16, 1878; practiced some years in
company with his father's old partner,
William R. Burleigh, and in 1883, pur
chased the Free Press newspaper and
printing establishment, devoting his
attention largely, thereafter, to journal
ism; Congregationalist; Republican;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1881-3; N. H. constitutional
convention, 1889; aide-de-camp, with
rank of colonel, staff of Gov. Charles
H. Sawyer, 1887-8; mayor of Somers
worth, 1894-8; justice, Somersworth
police court, Jan., 1900 to July, 1914;
Judge of Probate for Strafford County
since March 15, 1898; chairman com
mittee appointed by Gov. Chester B.
Jordon to prepare rules of procedure,
and uniform blanks for use in probate
courts of the state, 1901-3; president,
First National Bank of Somersworth;
vice-president and trustee, Somers
worth Savings Bank; owner and treas
urer, since 1883, Somersworth Free
Press; member, Strafford County and
New Hampshire Bar Ass'ns, N. H.
Historical Soc., N. H. Soc. Laws of the
American Revolution; N. H. Weekly
Publishers Ass'n, Scottish Rite Mason
(32d degree), Knight of Pythia, Patron
of Husbandry, etc. ; m., June 15, 1887,
Oriana Hartford, Dover; no children.
Residence, Somersworth, N. H.
Brooks, John Graham
Author, lecturer; b., Acworth, N.H.,
Julv 19, 1846; s. Chapin Kidder and
Parmelia (Graham) Brooks; S.T.B.
Harvard Divinity School, 1875; stud
ied three years at the Universities of
Berlin, Jena and Freidburg, and be
came a lecturer on economical subjects;
instructor two years, in Harvard
University; several years lecturer,
extension dept., University of Chicago;
two years expert, U. S. Dept. of Labor,
at Washington, making report of 1893,
upon Workingmen's Insurance in Ger
many; lecturer, University of Cali
fornia; president, National Consumers'
League; author, "The Social Unrest,"
1903; "As Others See Us," 1908; "An
American Citizen," 1910; "American
Syndicalism," 1913. Address, 8 Fran
cis Ave., Cambridge, Mass.
Morrill, Osma Cornelia Baker
(Mrs. Shadrach C. Morrill); b.,
Concord, N. H., March 7, 1855, dau.
Bishop Osman C. and Mehi table
(Perley) Baker. (In 1847 Bishop
Baker was a prime mover in organiz
ing the Biblical Institute at Concord.
N. H., the first Methodist Theological
school in this country, which in 1868
became the nucleus of Boston Univer
sity.) Ed. Concord High School, 1872
(valedictorian); member, Baker Me
morial M. E. Church; first president for
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N. H. of Nat. Fed. of Musical Clubs,
1909-15; chairman of first Music
Committee in N. H. Federation of
Woman's Clubs; Conference president
of the Woman's Home Missionary Soc.
of the M. E. Church; member, Concord
board of education, 1915- ; trustee of
Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital,
1906-; member, Stratford (Shakesspeare) Club (president, 1892-5), Con
cord Woman's Club (charter member,
chairman of Household Economics,
also of Music Committee), Concord
Music Club (president, 1908-10) ; Dis
trict Nursing Ass'n, Concord Female
Charitable Soc. and Red Cross; m.,
May 22, 1883, Dr. Shadrach Cate
Morrill, who d. Oct. 9, 1904; children,
Ashley Baker, b. Sept. 6, 1884, B.S.
Harvard University, 1908, M.D. Har
vard Medical School, 1911, studied
Vienna, Paris and London, 1912, physi
cian, Chicago, 11l., 1912-17, captain,
Medical Officers' Reserve Corps, U.
S. A., 1917-; Margaret, b. Jan. 28,
1886, Concord High School, 1906,
Garland Training School, Boston,
1908, kindergartner in the Concord
schools, d. Sept. 2, 1917; Gladys, b.
June 28, 1887; Mary Stearns, b. June
22, 1892, d. Dec. 4, 1903. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Evans, Alfred Randall
Lawyer; b., Shelburne, N. H., March
2 1 , 1849 ; s. Otis and Martha (Pinkham)
Evans; grandson of Daniel Evans, an
early settler of Shelburne; ed. public
schools, Lancaster Academy, Lewiston,
Me., Latin School, Dartmouth Col
lege, 1872; studied law and admitted to
the Cods County bar in 1875, also to
the bar of U. S. Circuit Court in 1880;
Congregationalist; Republican; repre
sented Shelburne in N. H. house of
representatives in 1874-5, and 1878;
Removed to Gorham in 1880; served
as chairman of the board of selectmen
and of the superintending school com
mittee; appointed Judge of Probate
for Coos County in 1895 and has held
the office since that time; delegate in
N. H. constitutional convention, 1902
and 1912; quartermaster-general on
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staff of Gov. Charles M. Floyd, 19078, and on staffs of Governors Quinby
and Bass, as quartermaster-general of
N. H. N. G.; president, Berlin and
Gorham Bar Ass'n, since organization;
organizer, trustee and for many years
main supporter of Gorham Public
Library; president, Gorham Savings
Bank, and of the Berlin National
Bank for ten years after organization;
member, A. F. & A. M. (32d degree);
secretary, Gorham Lodge, No. 73, more
than thirty years; honorary member,
N. H. Veterans Ass'n; m., 1st, June
1, 1880, Dora J. Briggs, d. May 10,
1908; 2d, Dec. 14, 1911, at Lisbon,
N. H., Mrs. Marion J. (Bowles) Aldrich, of Colebrook. Residence, Gor
ham, N. H.
Morris, George Franklin
Lawyer; b., Vershire, Vt., April 13,
1866; s. Josiah S. and Lucina C. (Mer
rill) Morris, and grandson of William
M. and Esther P. (Southworth) Morris;
ed. common schools of Corinth, Vt.,
Corinth Academy and State Normal
�George F. Morris
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School, Randolph, Vt., 1885; taught
for some years in the schools of Vershire,
Newbury and Concord, Vt., and in the
high schools of Wells River, Vt., and
Woodsville, N. H., for two seasons in a
summer school for instruction of
teachers, at Wells River, and was for
four years examiner of teachers for
Orange County, Vt.; read law during
vacations with Smith & Sloane, at
Wells River, was admitted to the
Vermont bar at Montpelier, Oct., 1891,
subsequently to the New Hampshire
bar, and at once commenced the prac
tice of law at Lisbon, N. H., where he
remained till March 19, 1906 when he
became a member of the firm of Drew,
Jordan, Shurtleff & Morris at Lan
caster (now Drew, Shurtleff, Morris &
Oakes) where he has since resided.
As a member of the leading law firm in
northern New Hampshire, for the last
dozen years he has had a wide pro
fessional experience. Since 1914 he has
been a member of the board of State
bar examiners, succeeding Judge Wil
liam M. Chase. In 1917 he was chosen
president of the N. H. Bar Ass'n.
Republican; delegate from Lisbon in
the N. H. constitutional convention of
1902, and member of the N. H. house
of representatives from that town in
1905; solicitor for Grafton County,
1899-1903; several years member of
Lisbon board of education and has
served the last ten years in Lancaster
in the same capacity. Mr. Morris is
much interested in botany, and has a
large collection of the flora of northern
New Hampshire; also extensively
engaged in agriculture, being the owner
of one of the finest farms in Coos
County, and is president of the Coos
County Farm Bureau; m., May 16,
1894, Lula J. Aldrich of Lisbon (see
sketch of Mrs. Morris) ; one son, Robert
Hall, b. Aug. 21, 1907. Residence,
Lancaster, N. H.
Morris, Lula J. Aldrich
(Mrs. George F. Morris); club
woman; b., Libson, N. H., Aug. 4,
1872; dau. Charles and Persia (Hall)
Aldrich; ed. public schools, Lisbon
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high school, 1891; resided in Lisbon,
except for a year's absence, in Creston,
la., until removal with her husband to
Lancaster in 1906; assistant post-mis
tress in Lisbon for six years after
graduation from high school. Mrs.
Morris has always been interested in
the social life and events of the towns
where she has resided, and is widely
known among the club-women of the
state; served as president of Friends in
Council in Lisbon, 1905-6, and of Unity
Club, Lancaster, 1911-12; treasurer,
N. H. State Federation of Women's
Clubs, 1913-14; auditor of the same,
1915-16; prominent in the Order of the
Eastern Star, serving as Worthy Ma
tron, Lafayette Chapter, Lisbon, in
1901, and as Grand Matron of the
order in New Hampshire in 1909; at
present, a director of N. H. Division,
Women's Committee, Council of Na
tional Defense, and chairman, Lan
caster Branch of the Red Cross, and
active in both positions. From 1899 to
1906 Mrs. Morris worked in her hus
band's office, making a study of law in
�Hon. Henry W. Keyes
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
the meantime, and while never applying
for admission to the bar, the knowledge
of law and familiarity with court pro
cedure acquired made her a valuable
assistant in his work.
Keyes, Henry Wilder
Farmer, Governor of New Hamp
shire; b., Newbury, Vt., May 23, 1863;
s. Henry and Emma F. (Pierce) Keyes;
great-grandson' of Col. Danforth Keyes,
a soldier of the Revolution and personal
friend of General Washington; ed. Bos
ton public schools, Adams Academy,
Harvard College, A.B., 1887; promi
nent in athletics in college, and captain
of a crew which defeatea Yale; marshal
of his class, for commencement week,
at graduation; traveled in Europe after
leaving college, visiting Friesland, the
home of Holstein cattle where he made
personal selection of superior stock for
the celebrated "Pine Grove Farm," at
North Haverhill, of which his father
had been the owner, and which he has
since conducted, with great success,
breeding fine cattle, horses, sheep and
swine, and taking deep interest in all
lines of agricultural progress; Episco
palian; Republican; member, N. H.
house of representatives, 1891-2, 1893
-4, 1915-16; N. H. senate, 1903-4;
trustee, N. H. College of Agriculture
and the Mechanic Arts, 1893-6; mem
ber, N. H. board of license commission
ers, 1903-13; excise commission (chair
man), 1915-16; Governor of New
Hampshire, 1917-18; member, board
of selectmen of Haverhill, eighteen
years, most of the time chairman of
the board; director and president of
the Passumpsic and Connecticut Rivers
R. R.; director, N. E. Telephone &
Telegraph Co.; president, Woodsville
National Bank; vice-president, Nashua
River Paper Co., PeppereU, Mass.;
member, A. F. & A. M. and P. of H.;
m., June 8, 1904, Frances Parkinson,
dau. John H. and Louise (Johnson)
Wheeler, Newbury, Vt.; children,
Henry Wilder, Jr., b. March 22, 1905
John Parkinson, b. March 26, 1907
Francis, b. Dec. 4, 1912. Residence
North Haverhill, N. H.
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Stickney, Edward Huntington
Clergyman; b., Campton, N. H., Oct10, 1853; s. Benjamin and Phebe (Pulsifer) Stickney; ed. Kimball Union
Academy, Dartmouth College, 1878,
Andover Theological Seminary, 1881;
went West in 1881, and was settled as
a home missionary, at Detroit, Mich.,
remaining till 1885, when he removed
to Harwood, N. D., then a part of the
territory of Dakota, where he was mis
sionary pastor till April, 1889, when he
entered the general work as a mission
ary for the Congregational S. S. and
Pub. Soc; in 1891 was made superin
tendent for the entire state, and has
continued since, having also, for a
number of years, worked in northern
Minnesota, and for three years had
the whole of Montana in his care. In
Aug., 1909, he was made joint mis
sionary and S. S. superintendent for
North Dakota, and has since continued
in that position; one of the founders of
Fargo College, Fargo, N. D., and for
many years secretary of its board of
trustees; received the honorary degree
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
of D.D. from Fargo in 1910 and from
Dartmouth in 1915; m., Sept. 6, 1881,
Laura Hewitt Washburn; children,
Bertha Campbell; Park Washburn
(Dartmouth, 1908, Thayer School,
1909), civil engineer, N. P. R. R.;
George Edwin (Fargo, 1914, Chicago
Theological Seminary, 1917), pastor,
Congregational church, Burlington,
Wis., now in Army Y. M. C. A. work.
Residence, Fargo, N. D.
Farnum, Charles Henry
Farmer; b., West Concord, N. H.,
Dec. 30, 1837; s. Dea. Benjamin and
Emily (Farnum) Farnum; ed. Con
cord schools and Colby Academy, New
London, N. H.; in Jan., 1860, went to
California by way of the Isthmus,
remaining there till June, 1868, since
when he has been engaged in agricul
ture at West Concord, on ancestral
land, belonging to his great-great
grandfather, Ephraim Farnum, one of
the first settlers of Concord. He
represents one of three families in
Concord, living on land directly de
scended from the original proprietors
of "Pennycook," settled in 1725, the
others being Mr. Andrew J. Abbott, of
West Concord, his neighbor, and Miss
Eliza L. Walker, of 276 No. Main St.,
who lives in the very house of her greatgreat-grandfather,
Rev.
Timothy
Walker, the first minister; Republican;
Congregationalist,
member,
West
Concord Congregational Church; life
member, N. E. Agricultural Soc; mem
ber, N. H. Dairymen's Ass'n; Merri
mack County Grange Fair Ass'n; m.,
Nov. 29, 1870, Annie E. Farnum, d.
March 31, 1917; a daughter died in
infancy. Residence, West Concord,
N. H.
Farnum, Lewis Calvin
Railway official; b., West Concord,
N. H., Sept. 28, 1846; s. Dea. Benja
min and Emily (Farnum) Farnum; ed.
West Concord schools and New Lon
don Academy; went West in 1868;
conductor on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul R. R. forty-three years;
Republican; Christian Scientist; mem
ber, A. F. and A. M., Blue Lodge
Chapter and Commandery, McGregor,
Iowa, Wisconsin Consistory, Milwau
kee, Wis.; m., Aug. 9, 1874, Jennie
Amelia Tiffany, Mason City, Iowa;
one child, Emma Fay, b. Oct. 28, 1875,
grad. McGregor high school, also
N. E. Conservatory of Music, Bos
ton, Mass.; m., 1894, Fred G. Bell
of McGregor, manager and owner of
the oldest grain house in Iowa, known
as Gilchrist & Co., founded by his
father, Dea. Colin Bell, who started
the business at McGregor in 1854,
coming from West Charlton, N. Y.
Residence, McGregor, Iowa.
Jones, William Safford
Clergyman; b., Exeter, N. H.,
March 10, 1879; s. Daniel Smith and
Harriet Maria (Smith) Jones; ed.
Boston public schools, private tutor,
Meadville (Pa.) Theological School,
1896, Divinity School, Harvard Uni
versity, resident graduate, 1896-7,
1899-1900; Unitarian; Minister, Channing Memorial Church, Newport,
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
R. I., since November, 1905; member,
A. F. & A. M., Chaplain, St. Paul's
Lodge, No. 14, Newport; Board of
Reference, Charity Organization Soc.,
Newport; trustee, Natural History
Soc.; visiting committee, Woman's
College, Brown University; historian,
R. I. Soc. Sons of the Revolution; life
member, American Unitarian Ass'n
and Boston Young Men's Christian
Union; American Soc. for Psychical
Research; Meadville Alumni Ass'n;
Harvard Divinity Alumni Ass'n; Har
vard Club of R. I.; author of many
printed sermons and articles; collab
orator, "Getting Together: Essays by
Friends in Council, on the Regulative
Ideas of Religious Thought"; speaker
for the U. S. government under the
authority of the Committee on Public
Information as a "Four Minute Man";
m., June 30, 1902, Edith Adams
Nichols; one son, Edward Nichols
Jones, b. July 16, 1904. Residence,
"The Parsonage," 29 Kay St., New
port, R. I.
Shepard, Annie Bartlett
(Mrs. Frederick Johnson Shepard);
home-maker and club-woman; b., Not
tingham, N. H., Feb. 18, 1861; dau.
Thomas Bradbury and Victoria (Cilley)
Bartlett, granddaughter Judge Brad
bury Bartlett and Col. Joseph Cilley of
Nottingham, both serving in the War
of 1812 and the latter wounded at
Lundy's Lane, also great-granddaugh
ter Gen. Thomas Bartlett and Gen.
Joseph Cilley, officers in the American
Revolution; ed. public schools, Haver
hill, Mass., and Lasell Seminary, Auburndale, Mass.; state regent, N. H.
D. A. R., 1907-9; president, N. H.
Federation of Woman's Clubs, 191517; director in General Federation of
Woman's Clubs, 1916-18; member,
Deriy Woman's Club, Molly Reid
Chapter, D. A. R., N. H. Soc. Colonial
Dames, N. H. Historical Soc., N. E.
Historic Genealogical Soc., N. H.
Woman's Dept. Nat. Civic Fed., State
Advisory Com. on Food Conservation
(Chairman Derry District), Derry
Parent-Teacher Ass'n, Derry Red
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Cross (Chairman East Derry Auxiliary)
Congregationalist, anti-suffragist; m.,
Sept. 27, 1887, Frederick Johnson
Shepard, banker, Derry, N. H.; chil
dren, (1) Frederick Johnson, Jr., b.
Dec. 10, 1889, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1912;
m. Jan. 27, 1915, Caroline Rothwell
Clark of Boston; one child, Helen
Rothwell; commissioned First Lieu
tenant Ordnance Dept., U. S. A., Oct.,
1917; (2) Alan Bartlett, b. Sept. 5,
1891, Dartmouth College, 1913, Tuck
School, 1914; commissioned First
Lieutenant, Infantry Reserve at Plattsburg, Nov., 1917; (3) Henry Bradbury,
b. Nov. 23, 1893, Phillips Andover,
1912, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1916; com
missioned, Ensign, Naval Reserve
Ordnance Dept., Oct., 1917. Resi
dence, East Derry, N. H.
Brown, Frank Parker
Merchant and lumberman; b., Bow,
N. H., March 24, 1847; s. Parker and
Clara A. (Gault) Brown; ed. public
schools, Colby Academy, New Lon
don, N. H., Concord Business College;
�Hon. Frank P. Brown
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
removed to Whitefield in 1870, where
he was long engaged in lumbering and
mercantile tusiness, but for some time
past has been a grain dealer; Baptist;
Republican, and for many years active
in party affairs; member, N. H. house
of representatives from Whitefield,
1876-7; Commissary General on the
staff of Gov. Moody Currier; delegate,
Republic National Convention, Phila
delphia; member, N. H. senate, 1899;
executive council, 1907, fish and game
commissioner 1908-13; Mason (32d
degree); I. O. O. F.; m., Aug. 20, 1874,
Kate Howard Crockett, Boston, Mass.
(Mrs. Brown has been active and
prominent in charitable and benevo
lent work, and has long served as a
member of the State Board of Chari
ties and Correction); one son, Forest
Gault, b. Aug. 7, 1885, a graduate of
the Whitefield high school, has a wife
and two children, Gault and Ruth, and
is associated with his father in the
grain business. Residence, WhiteHeld, N. H.
Hartford, Fernando Wood
Publisher; b., Chateaugay, N. Y.,
Nov. 14, 1876; s. Mark and Eliza J.
(Silver) Hartford; ed. public schools
and Morse Business College, Manches
ter, N. H. ; his first newspaper work was
done at the age of ten years, as a
carrier for the Manchester Morning
Union; at thirteen engaged with the
Union as an office boy, subsequently
serving as a bookkeeper and general
utility man until at sixteen, he was
sent to Portsmouth, at $9.00 per week,
to establish a circulation in that part
of the State; subsequently he served
for fifteen years in various clerical
capacities, at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard, attaining the position of chief
clerk to the purchasing paymaster—
this early connection accounting for
the deep interest he has ever since
taken in the Navy Yard and its work;
publisher, Portsmouth Herald, since
1891, acquiring the Daily Chronicle
and N. H. Gazette (weekly) in 1893,
all of which he has since published;
Congregationalism Republican; mem
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ber, Portsmouth city council, 1892,
school board six years; member, N. H.
house of representatives 1895; dele
gate to Republican national conven
tion, Chicago, 1912; N. E. Railroad
Conference, 1914; president and treas
urer, Chronicle and Gazette Publishing
Co.; president, Portsmouth Theatre
Co.; director, Citizens Material Ry.
Co.; member and organizer of the
Portsmouth Board of Trade; member,
N. H. Press Ass'n (ex-president), Pil
grim Publicity Ass'n; Knights of the
Golden Eagle, Knights of Pythias,
Elks and Grange; Warwick, Ports
mouth Athletic, Country and City
clubs, and Boston Press club; ac
tively instrumental in the inauguration
and establishment of the new ship
building plant at Newington, and
secretary of the corporation; m., June
7, 1890, Lizzie Hill Downing of Eliot,
Me.; children, Beatrice Elizabeth (Mrs.
A. W. Scarborough), b. Aug. 21, 1891
(Bradford Academy, 1912); Emma
Helen (Mrs. William A. Nelson), b.
Sept. 18, 1893 (Smith College, 1916);
�Mary E. Neal Hannaford
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Justin Downing, b. July 21, 1900, now
in U. S. Naval Academy. Resi
dence, Miller Ave.; office, 23 Pleasant
St., Portsmouth, N. H.
Hannaford, Mary Elisabeth Neal
Historian, club woman; b., Mere
dith, N. H., Oct. 2, 1853; dau. and
only child of Smith and Sarah Elisa
beth (Smith) Neal; ed. public schools,
Sanbornton, N. H., and Tilton Semi
nary; resided in Sanbornton, N. H.,
till 1898 when she removed to 11linois;
m., Jan. 1, 1890, John P. Hannaford,
native of New Hampton; joined sec
ond Baptist Church, Sanbornton Bay,
N. H., with her mother, in 1870, and
retains membership there; member,
board of directors, Farmers State
Bank, of Chadwick, Ill., where she re
sided a few years before removal to
Rockford, Ill., their present home; has
devoted much time to historical and
genealogical work; published in 1915,
"Family Records of Branches of Sev
eral New Hampshire Families," and is
still collecting data along this line;
active in club work and has served on
the Illinois Federation Board of
Women's Clubs; member, Chicago
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, Colony of New England
Women, Chicago Chapter; N. H.
Historical Soc. and N. E. HistoricGenealogical Soc, Boston, Mass. Resi
dence, 514 N. Winnebago St., Rockford,
Ill.
Towle, Fred Scates
Physician; b., Boston, Mass., Dec.
28, 1863; s. Charles A. and Maria
(Scates) Towle; ed. Boston high school
and Columbian Medical College, 1893;
pursued post-graduate studies in New
York hospitals; practiced a short time
in Boston, and located in Portsmouth
in 1894, where he has since continued,
establishing an extensive practice;
Baptist; Republican; has served as
city physician, chairman, Portsmouth
Board of Health, surgeon for B. &. M.
R. R.; member of staff of the Cottage
Hospital, surgeon-general on staff of
Gov. George A. Ramsdell; member,
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N. H. Executive Council for District
No. 1, 1905-6; chairman, Medical Ad
visory Draft Board; member, N. H.
Medical Soc. (president, 1917-18),
N. H. Surgical Club, Portsmouth,
Strafford County, and Rockingham
County medical societies, and American
Medical Ass'n; Mason (32d degree),
I. O. O. F., R. A. (State MedicalExaminer); S. A. R.; m., March, 1885,
Martha Horne Perry, Boston; one son,
Charles Augustus, educated at Ports
mouth High School, and New York
Military Academy, Cornwall-on-theHudson; married Marion G. Roby,
daughter C. A. Roby, Nashua, N. H.,
died Oct. 2, 1916, aged 30 years. Resi
dence, Portsmouth, N. H.
Folsom, Channing
Educator, farmer; b., Newmarket,
N. H., June 1, 1848; s. Dr. William and
Irena (Lamprey) Folsom; ed. public
schools, Phillips Exeter Academy,
1866, Dartmouth College, 1870 (A.M.
1885); taught school in Durham and
Newmarket while in college; later
�Hon. Channing Folsom
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
taught two years in Amesbury, Mass.,
and four years in Portsmouth; became
principal of the Belknap Grammar
school in Dover in 1874 continuing till
1877, when he went to the Eliot School
in Boston, remaining till April, 1882,
when he was made superintendent of
schools in Dover, continuing until
appointed Superintendent of Public
Instruction for the State of New Hamp
shire, in Oct., 1898, which latter office
he held till 1904; Methodist; Republi
can; member, A. F. & A. M., Rising
Star Lodge, Newmarket (past master,
Moses Paul Lodge, Dover), Belknap
Chapter and St. Paul Commandery,
Dover, N. H. Consistory, 32d degree;
prominent for a time in Patrons of
Husbandry, and first master of Dover
Grange; m., Nov. 12, 1870, Ruth F.
Sawyer of Newmarket; children,
Henry H., b. 1871, &. 1914 (Dartmouth,
1892) ; Alice Irene, b. 1873, m. George
G. Towle, Dover; Arthur Channing,
b. 1875, in business in San Francisco,
Cal.; Emily S., b. 1876, m. Perley A.
Young, Newmarket; Mary H., b. 1881,
m. Edward J. Ackroyd, Somerville,
Mass. Residence, Newmarket, N. H.;
address, Newfields, R. F. D.
Sargent, Orison Clark
Clergyman; b., Pittsford, Vt., Oct.
1, 1849; s. Leonard and Sophia (Allen)
Sargent, grandson of Junia Sargent, a
"Green Mountain" boy who fought at
Ticonderoga under Ethan Allen; ed.
Fairfax Literary and Scientific Insti
tute, Vt., Colgate Academy, Colgate
University, A.B., 1875, A.M. and B.D.,
1878; Phi Beta Kappa; filled Baptist
pulpit at Delhi, Delaware Co., N. Y.,
one year while theological student; or
dained. Jewett City, Conn., July, 1878,
Sreached there till 1884; Randolph,
lass., 1884-8 ; asst. pastor, Second Ave.
Baptist Church, New York City, 18S8
-9; Claremont, N. H., 1889-1901; gen
eral secretary and superintendent of N.
H. Baptist Convention, 1901-14; Re
publican; member, Am. Baptist Foreign
Miss. Soc. (life), Am. Baptist Home
Miss. Soc. (life), N. H. Bible Soc.
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(director), Ministers' Conference of
Boston, Concord Ministers' Confer
ence, N. H. Historical Soc, Concord
Equal Suffrage League, Anti-Saloon
League, N. H. Y. M. C. A. (hon.),
W. C. T. U. (hon.), Nat. Geographic
Soc; president, N. H. Y. P. S. C. E.
three years during Claremont pastor
ate; owner and editor of the N. H.
Evangel, a Baptist State paper, 190714; contributor to the Watchman and
Examiner (Boston), including letters
from Europe, California and Jamaica;
also to Zion's Advocate of Maine; m.,
Anne Phidelia Sears of Delhi, N. Y.,
June 25, 1878; children, Clark Sears,
b. Dec. 2, 1879, d. Aug. U, 1880;
Elizabeth Sears, b. Oct. 1, 1881, A.B.,
Mount Holyoke College, 1903, teacher
in high schools, Woodstock, Vt., 19046, Franklin, N. H., 1906-7, Concord,
N. H., 1907-; president, Concord
Woman's College Club, 1917-. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
�Hon. Frank P. Hobbs
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Hobbs, Frank Pierce
Railroading, hotel and livery busi
ness, lumbering, real estate and fire
insurance; b., Winona, Minn., Sept. 6,
1855; s. Ezra T. and Hannah M.
(Cogswell) Hobbs; ed. public schools
of Ossipee and Tamworth, N. H.; em
ployed by the Eastern R. R. in youth,
serving successively as brakeman, bag
gage master, telegraph operator and
station agent at Wolfeboro, until 1888,
when he resigned, and engaged in hotel
and livery business, conducting first the
"Lake Shore" and later the Wolfeboro
Hotel, which he remodelled and named
"Hobbs-is-Inn," continuing till June,
1907, when he retired to go into real
estate, lumbering and insurance; Uni
tarian; Democrat; he served forty
years as a member of the N. H. Demo
cratic state committee; sheriff of Car
roll County, 1899, 1900; deputy sheriff,
Carroll, Belknap and Strafford Coun
ties, many years; postmaster Wolfe
boro, 1894-8, 1913 and since; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 191112, 1913-14; member, N. H. constitu
tional convention, 1912; justice, Wolfe
boro District Court, 1913-15; chair
man, Carroll County War Savings
Committee, 1918; member, Morning
Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Fidelity
Lodge, No. 71, I. O. O. F., and Carroll
Lodge, No. 7, A. O. U. W, of Wolfe
boro; m., Dec. 6, 1882, Emily S., dau.
Otis and Shua (Libbey) Evans, of
Wolfeboro; two daughters, Shua and
Mary. Residence, Wolfeboro, N. H.
Robbins, Joseph Henry
Clergyman; b., Yarmouth, Nova
Scotia, Aug. 21, 1846; s. Chandler and
Hannah (Holmes) Robbins, greatgrandson of Joseph Robbins who
fought under Washington at battle of
Princeton and in the capture of the
Hessians at Trenton; also descended
from Isaac Allerton and John Howland,
both Mayflower Pilgrims; Acadia Uni
versity, Nova Scotia, B.A. 1873, M.A.
1883; ordained Baptist minister, Rawdon, Nova Scotia, 1873; pastorates,
1873-1902, Rawdon, Cambridge, Bear
River and Middleton, N. S., Spring
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field, Saxton's River and Chester, Vt.,
Claremont and Concord, N. H.;
Superintendent, N. H. Anti-Saloon
League and editor, N. H. Issue, 1902-;
Independent; member, N. E. Evange
listic Ass'n, Lord's Day League of
N. E., Salisbury Baptist Ass'n, N. H.
Baptist United Convention, Good Will
Farm Home Ass'n, Franklin, N. H.
(trustee), Concord Ministers' Confer
ence, Concord Equal Suffrage League,
Capital Grange, P. of H.; author of
N. H. Prohibitory law passed in 1917;
m., Dec. 24 1872, Yarmouth, N. S.,
Mary Gould Scott; children: (1)
Joseph Chandler, b. March 20, 1874,
Brown University, A.B. 1897, Newton
Theological Seminary, 1901; served
in Spanish-American War, Co. E, 1st
N. H. Vols. 1898; seven years mission
ary in the Philippines, foreign secretary
Am. Bapt. For. Miss. Soc, 1916-, m.
Erne Starkey of Troy, N. H.; children:
Mary, d. in the Philippines, Ruth
Margaret, Joseph Chandler, Louise
Mary; (2) Louise May, b. April 14,
1875, ed. Leland Stanford University,
California, d. Jan. 17, 1917. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
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Henderson, James William
Printer, lawyer, real estate operator;
b., Rochester, N. H., Feb. 18, 1840; s.
William Millet and Maria (Diman)
Henderson; ed. public schools, Roches
ter Academy and Franklin Academy,
Dover; taught school in Rochester
and Farmington in youth; learned the
printer's trade in the office of the
Dover Enquirer, and was subsequently
employed in the Mass. State printing
office, on the Boston Journal and
Dover newspapers; member, Dover
board of education, 1870-5; read law
in the office of George W. Stevens of
Dover; went to St. Augustine, Fla., in
1877, where he continued the study of
law, was admitted to the Florida bar,
and subsequently to the U. S. District
and Supreme Courts; appointed acting
state's attorney for St. John's Co., by
Judge J. M. Baker of the Fourth Judi
cial District; meanwhile he was also
engaged in extensive real estate opera
tions in St. Augustine, including the
proprietorship of a big hotel, upon
the site of which, after its destruction
by fire, he erected a large brick block,
now the home of the Masons, Odd Fel
lows and other fraternal orders. He
also purchased at a special Master's
sale, the St. Augustine & South Beach
Railway & Bridge Co.'s property, con
sisting of half a dozen miles of railroad
and a drawbridge, spanning the Malansas River, which some two years later
was disposed of to a Boston syndicate.
Methodist; Democrat; served several
years as a member of the N. H. Demo
cratic state committee, and was active
in local and state politics; in the state
convention of 1875, presented the name
of Capt. Daniel Marcy of Portsmouth,
for the gubernatorial nomination, in a
forceful and convincing speech; m.,
May 18, 1878, Ellen Compton, dau.
Jacob Compton of Chicago, an accom
plished woman of fine artistic tastes,
who d. April 26, 1909. (Just previous to
marriage he had purchased in Dover, the
fine old residence of the late Judge Durrell of Louisiana fame, which he occu
pied as a summer home.) Two sons:
William H., b. New York City, May 27,
1879, d. St. Augustine, Fla., March
14, 1880; J. Compton, b. Clifton House,
Niagara Falls, July 8, 1880; ed. Dover,
St. Augustine and Chicago public
schools, South Division high school,
Chicago, Phillips Exeter Academy, and
South Western Univ., Jackson, Tenn.,
LL.B.; admitted to the bar of Tennes
see and Florida. and became a partner
with his father m the firm of Hender
son & Henderson, St. Augustine and
Chicago. Mr. Henderson has impor
tant real estate interests in Dover, St.
Augustine and Chicago, and divides his
time between the three cities.
Hall, Newton Marshall
Clergyman; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Jan. 10, 1865; s. Marshall Parker and
Susan Marice (James) Hall; ed. Man
chester high school, Dartmouth Col
lege, A.B. 1888, A.M. 1891, D.D. 1908,
Andover Theological Seminary, 1891;
professor, English Language and Liter
ature, Iowa College, 1891-3; pastor,
First Presbyterian Church, Owonta,
N. Y., 1894-9; pastor, North Congre
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gational Church, Springfield, Mass.,
1899- ; Congregationalist; Republican;
member-at-large, Springfield board of
education, 19 12-; chairman, board,
1916; Vice-president, Mass. Soc.
S. A. R., 1913-15; president, George
Washington Chapter, S. A. R., 191012, Chaplain, 1900-10; president,
Springfield Congregational Union,
1914-17; president, Connecticut Val
ley Congregational Club, 1913-14;
director, Mass. Home Miss. Soc., 191218; member, Nat'l Municipal League,
Springfield Country Club, Reality Club,
Conn. Valley Congregational Club,
GAX; author, "Civic Righteousness
and Civic Pride," "The Golden Book,"
"The Bible Story," "Biblical Dramas,"
"Early Days of Israel," "Days of the
Kings of Israel," "Adult Bible Classes,"
"The Critical Study of the Bible"; m.,
Aug. 20, 1891, Louise Buffum Varney,
d. 1914; one daughter, Louise Marshall
Hall. Residence, Springfield, Mass.
Erskine, James Buddington
Physician and surgeon; b. South
Scituate, R. L, May 15, 1855; s. James
and Ellen (Cromwell) Erskine; ed.
common schools, Jencks Mowry Mt.
Pleasant high school, at Mt. Pleasant,
R. I., M.D., University of New York,
1885; spent the following year in study
in hospitals of Great Britain and Paris;
on return located in practice at Bristol,
R. I., but, two years later, removed to
Colebrook, N. H., where he continued
ten years, meanwhile attending the
New York Post Graduate School and
visiting the hospitals of that city;
studied in the Metropolitan schools of
London in 1898, and upon his return to
America, located in Tilton, N. H.,
where he has since remained, having
established a much-needed private
hospital and conducted it with much
success; has specialized in surgery, suc
cessfully performing nearly every
known operation in that line. Resi
dence, Tilton, N. H.
Metcalf, Harry Bingham
Journalist; b., Concord, N. H., Jan.
25, 1871; s. Henry Harrison and Mary
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Jane (Jackson) Metcalf; ed. public
schools of Manchester and Concord
(Concord high school, 1889); Dart
mouth College, B.S. 1893, M.S. 1896;
in high school, founder and first editor
of The Volunteer; in senior college year,
editor of The Dartmouth; on editorial
staff of the Boston American since its
foundation ; previously on Boston Her
ald and various New Hampshire papers;
Unitarian; Independent Democrat; au
thor, "Stray Notes of Song" (volume
of verse), 1906; m., Dec. 18, 1899,
Katherine A. Sheehan of Lebanon,
N. H. Residence, 87 Brantwood Rd.,
Arlington, Mass.
Hoyt, Charles Burleigh
Farmer; b., Sandwich, N. H., Dec.
12, 1859; s. Benjamin Burleigh and
Caroline Elizabeth (Quimby) Hoyt; ed.
public schools and New Hampton
Literary
Institution;
Methodist;
Republican; moderator and chairman,
selectmen of Sandwich many years
(now serving on the latter board);
member, school board, several terms;
�Rev. Roland D. Sawyer
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member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1903, 1915; member, N. H. con
stitutional convention, 1918; colonel
on staff of Gov. N. J. Bachelder;
member, A. F. & A. M., Eastern Star,
Patrons of Husbandry, past master.
Mt. Israel Grange, Sandwich, and
Carroll County Pomona Grange; past
general deputy, N. H. State Grange;
past master, South Dakota State
Grange; m., Oct. 23, 1903, Miss
Florence Webster of Sandwich. Resi
dence, Center Sandwich, N. H.
Sawyer, Roland Douglas
Clergyman, publicist, writer; b.,
Kensington, N. H., Jan. 8, 1874; s.
Stephen and Phoebe (Blake) Sawyer;
Congregationalist; Fundamental Dem
ocrat; educated for the ministry at
Revere Lay College and Boston Uni
versity; has held pastorates at Brock
ton, Hanson, Haverhill and Ware (all
in Massachusetts); instructor, Revere
Lay College, 1900-04; organized AntiProfanity League, 1902, conducting
work until 1907, when the League had
30,000 members; helped organize Popu
list party in New Hampshire, 1894;
delegate to various political conven
tions in Massachusetts, 1904 (o 1907;
delegate to national convention, Inde
pendence League, 1908; became Social
ist in 1908; national lecturer and con
tributor to the Socialist press till 1913;
candidate for Governor of Massachu
setts, 1912; Democratic-Labor mem
ber of Mass. house of representatives,
1914-18; delegate Mass. constitutional
convention, 1917-18; author, "Making
of a Socialist," "Walt Whitman, the
Prophet-Poet," "Summer Days at
Kensington," and various pamphlets
on political and economic subjects;
contributor, Arena Magazine, New
York Call and Hearst newspapers;
affiliated with Patrons of Husbandry,
Odd Fellows and Moose; m., June 29,
1898, Mary L. Palmer of Kensington;
children, Ruth, b. June 22, 1899;
Rachel, b. May 12, 1901 ; Roland, b.
Dec. 26, 1902; Robert b. Aug. 24, 1904;
Rosalind, b. June 17, 1906; Ramona,
15
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b. Sept. 16, 1911. Residence, Ware,
Mass.; summer home, Mother-Earth
Camp, Kensington, N. H.
Morrison, Obe Gray
Manufacturer; b., Northfield, N. H.,
Oct. 15, 1851; s. Thomas L. and
Susan (Cappen) Morrison; ed. Tilton
public schools; in youth entered employ
of the Elm Mills Co. on Northfield side
of the Winnipesaukee River, where he
continued twenty years, mastering the
details of woolen manufacturing; later
engaged in business for himself, in a
new plant, with modern equipment,
but under the old name, and is today,
president and treasurer of the Elm
Mills Woolen Co., Tilton; Congrega
tionalist; Republican; member, school
board, fifteen years (chairman, six
years) ; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1885-6 and 1915-16; state
senator, 1917-18; member, Doric
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tilton; Knight
Templar; m., Jan. 1, 1874, Mary F.
Munsey; one dau., Edith (Mrs. Walter
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Booth), b. May 8, 1877. Residence,
Northfield; P. 0. Address, Tilton,
N. H.
Goss, Winifred Lane
(Mrs. Charles Carpenter Goss);
bank cashier and club-woman; b.,
Pittsfield, N. H., April 30, 1875; dau.
Charles Henry and Almira Lovena
(Perkins) Lane; ed. Pittsfield schools,
K. U. A., Meriden, N. H., 1894; asst.
cashier, Merchants' National Bank
(Dover, N. H.), founded by her hus
band; director, Merchants National
Bank, trustee, Farmers' Savings Bank,
Pittsfield, N. H.; member of Congre
gational Church, Pittsfield, the church
of her forbears, whose first clerk was
her maternal great-grandfather, Deacon
Jonathan Perkins, who also served as
deacon from the organization of the
church, 1789, till his death, forty years
later; her esteemed father was warden
and treasurer of this church many
years and bequeathed a trust fund
whose income is to be used for the
repair of the church buildings. Mrs.
Goss is superintendent of Junior Sun
day-school and member of Religious
Education committee, First Parish
Church, Dover; member Margery
Sullivan Chapter, D. A. R. (regent,
1905-7 and member, board of mana?ers, 1907-); state regent, N. H.
). A. It., and member, National
Board, 1913-15; regent, D. A. R.
Chapter, S. S. Rotterdam, Mediter
ranean cruise, 1914; member, state
executive board, D. A. R., 1917-18,
state executive board, Am. Red Cross;
treasurer, Dover Chapter, Am. Red
Cross, Dover Branch Woman's Civic
Fed., Dover Musical Soc, also of
N. H. Y. W. C. A. War Fund; several
years director and corresponding-sec
retary, Dover Children's Home; di
rector, N. H. Children's Aid and Pro
tective Ass'n; member, N. H. Soc. of
Colonial Dames of America, Tuesday
Study Club and Middlebrook Golf
Club (Dover), Dist. Nursing Ass'n
and other local missionary, philan
thropic and social clubs; in., June 26,
1895, Pittsfield, N. H., Charles Car
penter Goss; one child, Charles Lane
Goss, d. Feb. 24, 1903, member of
Dover High School, 1921. Residence,
74 Silver St.., Dover, N.H.
Clarke, Olive Rand
(Mrs. John B. Clarke); newspaper
and club-woman; b. Warner, N. H.,
May 26, 1841 ; dau. Joseph Noyes and
Olive (Whittier) Rand; ed. Warner
and Contoocook schools, Hopkinton
Academy, Contocook Academy, 1858;
taught school for several years; con
nected with the Manchester Mirror,
1864-86; has written extensively for
the press; letters from California
and the Northwest, 1884, afterwards
published in book form under the title
of "A Vacation Excursion"; letters
from Mexico, 1886; letters from Spain,
France, Italy, Central Europe and the
Near East, 1894; trustee of the N. H.
State Industrial School, 1888-1911,
originally appointed by Governor
Sawyer; secretary of the Manchester
Woman's Aid and Relief Soc. since its
organization, 1873-; first correspond
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ing secretary of N. H. Federation of
Woman's Clubs (declined presidency
of the Federation in 1899 and 1901);
chairman of Forestry committee,
N. H. Federation, 1905-7; chairman,
Press committee, N. H. Federation,
1907-17; founded New Century Club
of Manchester (men and women),
1898— ; president of Manchester City
Federation, 1896-8; president, Man
chester Equal Suffrage Ass'n, 1907- ;
vice-president, Warner Equal Suffrage
League; on advisory board of N. H.
Equal Suffrage Ass'n, 1917-; member,
Manchester Shakespeare Club, several
years; member, Molly Stark chapter,
D. A. R. (charter), Children's Aid and
Protective Ass'n, Soc. for Protection of
N. H. Forests, N. H. Peace Soc.; m.,
July 1, 1886, Col. John Badger Clarke,
editor and proprietor of the Manchester
Mirror (d. Oct. 29, 1891). Residence,
Manchester and Warner, N. H.
Tufts, Edith Souther
Registrar of Wellesley College; b.,
Dover, N. H., Jan. 29, 1862, dau.
Charles Augustus and Anne Blanchard
(Souther) Tufts; ed. public schools of
Dover, N. H., Wellesley College, B.A.
1885, M.A. 1895, studied at Yale
University, 1894-5; teacher at Dana
Hall School, Wellesley, 1885-94, 18958, Norwich Free Academy, Norwich,
Conn., 1898-1900, Commonwealth
Avenue School, Boston, 1900-02; in
structor in Greek at Wellesley College,
1902-3; registrar, Wellesley College,
1903-; Episcopalian; member, Boston
College Club, Boston Wellesley College
Club. Residence, Dover, N. H.
Stearns, Edward Roland
Clergyman; b., Biddeford, Me., Nov.
10, 1867; s. John Frye and Mary
(Emmons) Steams; ed. Thornton Aca
demy, Saco, Me., 1885, A.B., Bowdoin
College, 1889, Andover Theological
Seminary, 1892; minister, Congrega
tional church, New Vineyard, Me.,
1892-6, Warren, Me., 1896-1902,
Lancaster, N. H., 1902-12; field secre
tary of the N. H. Congregational Min
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isters and Widows' Fund, 1912-15;
secretary of the General Conference of
Congregational Churches of N. H. and
N. H. Home Missionary Soc., 1915-;
editor, N. H. Congregational Record,
1914- ; Independent; member, South
Congregational Church, Concord,
N. H., ,py fraternity, Mason, 32a
degree, N. H. Consistory, North Star
Lodge, Lancaster, Nat. Council Con
gregational Churches, Concord Min
isters' Union, Merrimack Ministers'
Ass'n, Central Congregational Club,
N. H. Historical Soc.. N. H. Bible Soc.
(director), Y. M. C. A., Council of
Nat. Defense; trustee, Euphrates Col
lege, Harpoot, Turkey; m., Frances
Alice Voter, Sept. 15, 1896, New Vine
yard, Me., children, Mary Everett, b.
March 10, 1898, Mt. Holyoke College,
1921; John Frye, b. Jan. 14, 1900,
Phillips Andover Academy, 1918;
Elisabeth, b. July 29, 1901 . Residence,
Concord, N. H.
�Hon. Benjamin A. Kimball
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Kimball, Benjamin Ames
Railway official, banker; b., Boscawen, N. H, Aug. 22, 1833; s. Ben
jamin and Ruth (Ames) Kimball; his
father dying soon after his birth, re
moved with his mother to Concord
when sixteen years of age; ed. Concord
high school, Hildreths Preparatory
School, Derry, Dartmouth College
Scientific Dept., graduating B.S., with
highest honors in 1854; immediately
after graduation entered the service
of the Concord R. R., as a draftsman;
two years later became superintendent
of the locomotive department; after
eleven years' service resigned as master
mechanic to attend to private business;
has been a partner in the firm of Ford
& Kimball, manufacturers of brass and
iron castings, car wheels, etc., since
1865; founder, director and president
of the Cushman Electric Co., Concord;
Congregationalist; Republican; mem
ber, N. H. house of representatives,
1872; delegate in N. H. constitutional
conventions of 1876, 1889 and 1902;
member, N. H. executive council, 1884;
alternate delegate, Republican national
convention, 1880; delgate at large,
1892; commissioner from New Hamp
shire in a convention of commissioners
from the several states arranging for
the celebration of the 100th anniver
sary of the promulgation of the Con
stitution of the United States, Sept. 15,
16 and 17, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pa.;
member of the Commission to erect the
N. H. State Library building, 1889—;
trustee and president of the old Con
cord Savings Bank; trustee Merrimack
Co. Savings Bank; director, Mechanicks National Bank, Concord, since
organization, and president since 1884 ;
chosen director of the Manchester &
North Weare R. R., in 1873; succeeded
Gov. Onslow Stearns as a director of
the Concord R. R., Jan., 1879, and
since annually elected in the corpora
tion and its successor, the Concord &
Montreal R. R., and president of the
same, and many leased roads, since
1895; incorporator and director, Man
ufacturers & Merchants Mutual Fire
Ins. Co.; member and trustee, N. H.
229
Historical Soc., and chairman of the
committee having in charge the erec
tion of its elegant new building, the
gift of Edward Tuck of Paris, to which
work he gave much time and care;
member, Alpha Omega Chapter, Dart
mouth; member, board of visitors,
Chandler Scientific School, 1890-5;
trustee, Dartmouth College, since 1895
and chairman finance committee;
member, American Social Science
Ass'n, since 1890; member, I. O. O. F.,
and South Congregational Soc. of
Concord; m., Jan. 9, 1861, Myra
Tilton Elliott of Canterbury; one son
Henry Ames (see page 141). Resi
dence, 44 So. Main St., Concord, N. H.;
summer home, "The Broads," Lake
Winnepesaukee .
Keyes, Arthur Louis
Banker, insurance; b., Wilton, N. H.,
Dec. 2, 1862; s. George H. and Abby
A. (Gutterson) Keyes; ed. public
schools, Francestown Academy (grad
uate), Tufts College; Unitarian; Re
publican; member, Milford school
board, six years, and has held various
other minor town offices; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1897-9
and 1899-1900; N. H. constitutional
convention, 1912 and 1918; trustee
and treasurer, Granite Savings Bank of
Milford, since organization in 1899;
director and clerk, Milford Home for
Aged Women; member, I. O. R. M.;
has been engaged in fire insurance busi
ness in Milford since 1894, when he
bought out the long established agency
of the late Judge Robert M. Wallace;
m., Dec. 12, 1894, Marion H. Robbe
of Peterborough. Residence, Milford,
N. H.
Jones, Elgin Alonzo
Surveyor, real estate, probate prac
tice; b., Marlow, N. H., July 30, 1852;
s. John Q. and Cynthia (Gould) Jones;
seventh in line from Hugh Jones,
Salem, Mass., 1635-1690 (his father,
John Q. Jones, was a leading citizen of
his town and county for many years);
ed. Marlow and Mont Vernon acad
emies and Dartmouth College, 1874;
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resided in Marlow until 1911, following
the business of a civil engineer, and
taking an active part in public affairs
and in all matters pertaining to the
welfare of the community; with his
father gave Jones Hall to the town,
and after the disastrous fire of 1916,
gave the ladies of the M. E. Church a
new chapel building; Christian; Demo
crat; deeply interested in education,
having served for a time as principal of
Marlow Academy, and as superintend
ent of schools for the town, and was
instrumental in organizing the first
county school board in the state;
served for more than thirty years in
different town offices in Marlow, and
represented the town in the legislature
of 1911, in which year he removed to
Keene, though still holding extensive
real estate interests in his old home
town. In Keene he has conducted an
extensive probate business in addition
to real estate, of which he has the care
and managemen' of large amounts.
He is a trustee and auditor of Cheshire
County Savings Bank, director of
Ashuelot National Bank, and an
auditor of Cheshire County; m.,
Nov. 24, 1880, Sarah C. Boynton,
Grafton, Vt. Residence, Keene, N. H.
Cavanaugh, John Bernard
Lawyer; b. June 19, 1871; s. Thomas
J. and Mary A. (Gallagher) Cava
naugh; ed. Park St. grammar school,
Manchester high school, 1889, Boston
University Law School; studied law
in the offices of Drury & Peaslee and
George W. Prescott of Manchester
and admitted to the bar and com
menced practice in 1897; Catholic;
Republican; member, N. H. house of
representatives, 1899, 1901, 1903;
N. H. senate, 1905; constitutional
convention, 1912, 1918; executive
council, 1915-16; Manchester board
of health, 1911-14; member, Knights
of Columbus, Ancient Order of Hiber
nians, Catholic Order of Foresters,
Sons of Veterans, Manchester His
torical Soc.; m., Margaret E. McDermott, Aug. 15, 1906. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
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Chapman, Charles E.
Educator; b., Franklin, N. H., June
3, 1880; s. Frank H. and Ella Frances
(James) Chapman; ed. Franklin high
school, Peekskill, N. Y., Military
Academy, Andover Academy, 1898,
Princeton Univ., Tufts College, A.B.,
1902, Harvard, LL.B., 1905, Univ. of
California, A.M., 1909, Ph.D., 1915,
Univ. of Seville, Spain (in residence)
1913; teacher of History in the Univ.
of California; representative of the state
and Univ. of California at the second
Serra Centenary in Petra, Majorca,
1913; representative of the Univ. of
California at the Congress of Bibli
ography and History, Buenos Aires
Argentina, 1916, and member of
permanent committee of said Congress.
Author of "The Founding of Spanish
California," "A History of Spain,"
"Catalogue of Materials in the Archivo General de Indias on the History
of the Pacific Coast and the American
Southwest," "A Californian in South
America," and numerous historical
articles; editor of the Spanish Ameri
can Historical Review; member Cali
fornia Historical Survey Commission,
American Historical Ass'n; m., June
22, 1907, Elizabeth A. Russell, Win
chester, Mass.; one son, Seville Dudley
Chapman. Residence, Berkeley, Cat.
Stacy, Thomas Hobbs
Clergyman; b., North Berwick, Me.,
July 26, 1850; s. Daniel Lowe and
Elizabeth Ann (Hobbs) Stacy; ed.
West Lebanon (Me.) Academy, pri
vate tutor, Bates College, A.B., 1876;
B.D. (Cobb Divinity School) 1879;
D.D., 1906. Taught in Bates College
three years, in Cobb Divinity School
one year; ordained to the Free Baptist
ministry, Sept. 17, 1879; pastor, Fairport, N. Y., 1879-82; Lawrence,
Mass., 1882-6; Auburn, Me., 1886-93;
Saco, Me., 1893-1902; Concord, N. H.,
since Feb., 1902. Member, F. B.
General Conference ten times; cor
responding secretary, F. B. Foreign
Miss. Soc., 1882-94; made tour of the
world as Mission Secretary, 1890-1;
member, General Conference Board,
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since 1904-, executive committee, since
1905 (recording secretary both bodies) ;
member, committee of twelve on con
ference with other Christian people.
1905-10 (now committee of five and
secretary of same); president, Minis
ters' Conference, Maine F. B. Ass'n,
1894-1902; trustee, Bates College;
trustee, New Hampton Lit. Inst.;
president, N. H. Sunday School Ass'n,
1903-4 (since member executive com
mittee); member, board of managers,
American Bap. Foreign Miss. Soc.,
191 1-; member, Federal Council,
Churches of Christ in America; secre
tary, N. H. Interdenominational Com
mission, 1906-. *BK. Author, "In
the Path of Light Around the World,"
1895; "Conditions of Spiritual Life,"
1901; "Life of O. R. Bacheler, M.D.,
D.D., Fifty-three Years Missionary
to India," 1904; "Wayside Garniture,"
1912; "Historical Sketch, Bengal Mis
sion," 1912, and many articles, prose
and poetry; m., 1st, Aug. 27, 1879,
Clara I. Farnham, Kennebunk, Me.,
d. March 20, 1884; 2d, Dec. 26, 1891,
�Mrs. Harriet G. Burlingame
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Leonora M. Harlow, Auburn, Me.;
children, Anne Clarabel, b. Jan. 5,
1881 (Mrs. Frank I. Spooner, Salt
Lake City); Elizabeth May, b. March
14, 1894. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Burlingame, Harriet Grace Boyd
(Mrs. William Burlingame); club
woman; b., Providence, R. I., Sept. 4,
1852; dau. Colville Dana and Harriet
M. (Campbell) Boyd; descendant of
Chad Brown, Gregory Dexter, Thomas
Angell and Obadiah Holmes, founders
of Rhode Island; ed. Swansea, Mass..
and Providence, R. I., schools; Congregationalist, member First Church
in Exeter; member and past president,
Exeter Woman's Club; president, N.H.
Federation Women's Clubs, 1910-11;
member Colonial Dames; Eastern Star
(Grand Matron, 1907); president,
N. H. Cent Institution and Home
Missionary Union—the oldest woman's
organization in the United States;
member, Exeter Current Events Club;
treasurer, Exeter Relief Soc; director,
Children's Aid Ass'n; Red Cross;
chairman, local committee, Woman's
Section, Council of National Defense;
m. William Burlingame, Aug. 22, 1877;
children (1) Harold Dana, b. June 23,
1879 (ed. Phillips Exeter and Worces
ter, Mass., academies), m. Mary
Henderson, Lynn, Mass.; with Stand
ard Steel Car Co., Butler, Pa.; (2)
Amy, b. April 15, 1884 (Vassar, 1906) ;
m. 1914 William J. E. Sander, lawyer of
Boston; (3) Robert Anson, b. Feb. 24,
1886 (Phillips Exeter, 1904, Lehigh
Univ., 1908), m., 1911, Estelle Walbert, So. Bethlehem, Pa. ; (4) Ella Winslow, b. Nov. 22, 1887 (Simmons Col
lege), m., 1910, Henry Lewis, banker
of Portland, Me. Residence, Exeter,
N.H.
Hough, Arthur Hugh
Banker; b., Woodstock, Vt., Aug.
28, 1882; s. Rev. Alfred James and
Celia Elizabeth (Harrington) Hough;
ed. public schools; Congregationalist;
Independent; treasurer, People's Trust
Co., Lebanon, N. H. (previously
for twelve years teller, First National
233
Bank, White River Jet., Vt.); treas
urer, town of Lebanon; president,
Lebanon chamber of commerce; vicepresident, Trust Co. Section, Amer
ican Bankers' Ass'n; director, Grafton
County Electric Light and Power Co.;
member, A. F. & A. M., P. B. O. E.,
Sunset Club; located in Lebanon in
1913 and organized the People's Trust
Co.—the first Trust Co. charter granted
in sixteen years; m., Oct. 20, 1899,
Elizabeth Irene Edson; children,
Katherine Celia, b. Jan. 22, 1911;
Alfred George, b. Jan. 22, 1913. Resi
dence, Lebanon, N. H.
Weeks, John W.
Banker, U. S. senator; b., Lancaster,
N. H., April 11, 1860; s. William D.
and Mary Helen (Fowler) Weeks; ed.
Lancaster schools and U. S. Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md., graduating
in 1881; midshipman in U. S. Navy
two years, resigning in 1883, to take up
the profession of civil engineer; in 1885
became a member of the firm of Hornblower & Weeks, bankers and brokers,
�Hon. John W. Weeks
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Boston, Mass., continuing till 1913;
served ten years as a member of the
Mass. Naval Brigade, the last six
years as commander; served in the
volunteer navy during the Spanish
American War, as commander of the
Second Division, U. S. Auxiliary Naval
Force on the Atlantic coast; Uni
tarian; Republican; member, Newton,
Mass., board of aldermen, 1900-02;
mayor of Newton, 1903-4; member,
U. S. house of representatives, 1905-13;
U. S. senator from Massachusetts,
1913-; member, Senate Committee on
Banking and Currency and active in
the perfecting of the Banking and
Currency Act of 1914, to which he
gave his support; has been specially
active in forest preservation legislation
and the establishment of the White
Mountain Reserve: other Senate Com
mittees, of which he is a member, are
Coast Defenses, Irrigation and Rec
lamation, Library, Military Affairs,
Post Offices and Post Roads, and Pub
lic Health and National Quarantine;
member, Board of Visitors, U. S. Naval
Academy, 1896; chairman, Mass.
Republican state convention, 1895;
has served as president of the Newtonville, Mass., Trust Co., and vice-presi
dent, First National Bank of Boston;
member, Boston Chamber of Com
merce, University Club, Army and
Navy Club, Chevy Chase Club, Metro
politan Club, Exchange Club, Country
Club of Brookline, and Societies of the
Sons of the Revolution, War of 1812,
Spanish American War, Cincinnati
and Military Order of Foreign Wars;
m., Oct. 17, 1885, Martha A. Sinclair
(dau. Hon. John G. Sinclair, Bethle
hem, N. H.); children, Katharine
Sinclair, b. Aug. 19, 1889, (Mrs. John
W. Davidge) ; Charles Sinclair, b. June
16, 1892 (Harvard, 1914), 1st Lieut.
U. S. Field Artillery, in service in
France. Residence, West Newton,
Mass.; summer home, Lancaster, N. H.
Woodworth, Edward Knowlton
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H., Aug.
25, 1875; s. Albert Bingham and Mary
(Parker) Woodworth (see page 53) ; ed.
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Concord High School, 1893, Dartmouth College, B.L., 1897, Harvard
Law School, LL.B. cum laude, 1900;
member of firm, Streeter, Demond,
Woodworth and Sulloway; counsel,
vice-president and secretary of The
Parker-Young Co.; Episcopalian; Re
publican; member, Concord Common
Council, 1907-10 (president, 1909-10);
vice-president, Dartmouth Alumni
Ass'n; trustee, St. Mary's School;
director and member, investment com
mittee, N. H. Savings Bank; member,
standing committee, N. H. Diocese of
the P. E. church, vestryman of St.
Paul's church; president, Concord
Oratorio Society; trustee, Margaret
Pillsbury General Hospital; member,
N. H. Historical Soc, N. H. S. A. R
Wonolancet, Golf, Passaconaway and
Bow Brook Tennis clubs; Knight Tem
plar; m., Clara Farwell Holt of Claremont, N. H., June 25, 1903, d. July
20, 1917; children, Constance, b. May
10, 1906; Elizabeth, b. April 9, 1909;
Margaret, b. Aug. 5, 1912; Mary, b. July
19, 1917; Residence, Concord, N. H.
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Hutchins, Harry Burns
Educator, president of the University
of Michigan; b., Lisbon, N. H., April
8, 1847; s. Carlton B. and Nancy
Walker (Merrill) Hutchins; ed. Ver
mont Conference Sem., Newbury, Vt.,
Wesleyan Univ., Middle-town, Conn.
(leaving on account of ill health);
special study in anatomy, physiology
and surgery at Vermont Univ. and
Dartmouth College; Univ. of Michigan,
Ph.B., 1871 (classorator and commence
ment speaker); supervisor of schools,
Owosso, Mich., 1871-2; instructor in
history and rhetoric, Univ of Mich.,
1872-3; asst. professor, 1873-5; in prac
tice of law, with Thomas M. Crocker,
at Mt. Clemens and Detroit, Mich.,
1875-83; Jay professor of Law, Univ.
of Mich. 1884-7; called to Cornell
Univ., Ithaca, N. Y., to organize a law
department, and continued at its head
until 1895, when it had become one
of the leading law schools of the coun
try; recalled to Ann Arbor as dean of
the law department of Michigan
Univ. in 1895, then the largest insti
tution of its class in the Union;
acting president of the University
during absence of President Angell in
Turkey, 1897-8, and again in'1909-10;
president since June, 1910; under
appointment of the supreme court of
Michigan, he revised and annotated
several volumes of the supreme court
reports; he also published in 1894 an
American edition of "Williams on
Real Property" revised, annotated, and
adapted to American Jurisdictions,
and "Hutchins's Equity Cases" in
1900. In addition to his professional
work he has given numerous addresses
before educational and other learned
bodies, including the Charter Day
Address at the Fiftieth Anniversary
of the Univ. of California, and con
tributed a biography of the late Judge
Thomas M. Cooley to the "Great
American Lawyers." Member, New
York Bar Ass'n, American Historical
Ass'n, and the Mich. Political Science
Ass'n. He received the degree of
LL.D. from the Univ. of Wisconsin in
1897 and the same degree has been
conferred upon him by Wesleyan Univ.,
Notre Dame Univ., and the Univ. of
California: m., Dec. 26, 1872, Mary
Louise, daughter of Thomas M.
Crocker, Mt. Clemens, Mich.; one son,
Harry Crocker, b. Aug. 14, 1880 (Uni
versity of Mich. B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering, 1903), civil engineer in
New York City till Jan., 1918, when
called into public service as civil engi
neer in Quartermaster General's De
partment, Washington, D. C. Resi
dence, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Folsom, William Odlin
Insurance and surveying; b., Henniker, N. H, Sept. 28, 1838 (in same
house in which Edna Dean Proctor
was born); s. John O. and Mary
(Fletcher) Folsom; ed. public schools
and Henniker Academy; reared to
farm life, and in 1861 had charge of
Horace Greeley's farm at Chappaqua,
N. Y.; taught school thirteen winters;
learned the trade of a stonecutter and
followed the same ten years; was in
trade in Henniker, 1869-71; traveled
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
in the West in 1872 ; in trade at Templeton, Mass., from Nov., 1872 till fall
of 1875, when he opened a general
store in Henniker, continuing in busi
ness twenty years; Universalist; Demo
crat; selectman in Henniker, 1863; reg
ister of deeds for Merrimack County,
1867-8; postmaster of Henniker, 18937; member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1907-8; justice of the peace for
fifty years; has been engaged in fire
insurance since 1876, and has also done
most of the surveying and civil engi
neering in town in that time; promi
nent in Odd Fellowship, being a char
ter member of Crescent Lodge of
Henniker, instituted in 1876 and
previously initiated in Rumford Lodge
of Concord; was grand master of the
N. H. Grand Lodge in 1887, and grand
representative to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge in 1888 and 1889; member,
A. F. & A. M., having passed the
chairs in Aurora Lodge and Woods
Chapter'of Henniker; m. 1st, in 1861,
Carrie F. Foster of Henniker, d. 1866;
2d, in 1869, Julia F. Whitney, also of
Henniker; one daughter, Carrie E.,
b. Feb., 1873 (Mrs. Edward K. Cogs
well). Residence, Henniker, N. H.
Abbot, Stanley Harris
Farmer, land surveyor; b., Wilton,
N. H., Oct. 20, 1863; s. Harris and
Caroline Ann (Greeley) Abbot; ed.
public schools and Cushing Academy,
Ashburnham, Mass., 1882; resides on
farm where his grandfather and great
uncle. a hundred years ago, originated
and developed the potato starch pro
cess; specially interested in forestry and
music; member or director of local
church choir for more than thirty
years; Congregationalist; Republican;
member, school board, 1906-15;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1917-18, serving on agricultural
committee; member, N. H. Vocational
Education Commission, 1917-; mem
ber and director, N. E. Milk Producers
Union (president, 1905-14) ; Patrons of
Husbandry; m., Nov. 15, 1894, Mary
Kimball, Lowell, Mass.; children,
Leonard Harris, b. Sept. 19, 1895
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(Clark College and Worcester Poly
technic Inst., leaving in junior year
to accept position in Smithsonian
Institute, Washington, D. C.); Marion
Kimball, b. March 5, 1898 (grad.
Wilton high school, now in Keene
Normal school); Howard Stanley, b.
Jan. 7, 1900 (Wilton high school, now
in N. H. College, Durham); Edith
Hale, b. Nov. 7, 1901 ; Sidney Greeley,
I
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Mfe
b. Aug. 19, 1903; Charles Mack, b.
March 15, 1905; Helen, b. July 10,
1906 (the last four are now students in
the Wilton high school). Residence,
Wilton, N. H.
Chase, Russell MacMurphy
(Mrs. Charles B. Chase); musician,
b., Fond du Lac, Wis., Sept. 29, 1871;
dau. Rev. Jesse Gibson and Lucy
Stuart (James) MacMurphy; ed.,
Home School, Racine, Wis., New Eng
land Conservatory of Music (piano),
1892, Berlin, Germany, 1895-6; head
of Piano Department, St. Mary's
College, Dallas, Tex., 1892-5, 1896-7;
West Virginia University, 1897-1903;
�LOREN D. TOWLE
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
piano instructor, University of Wis
consin, 1903-4, 1907; Wheaton Col
lege, Wheaton, 11l., 1906-11; president,
N. H. Federation of Music Clubs, 191518; chairman, music committee, N. H.
Federation of Women's Clubs. 191618 (member since 1912); director,
MacDowell Club School of Music,
1912-18; director, MacDowell clubs,
Wheaton College and Derry, N. H.,
and Derry, N. H., Woman's Club,
1914-17; has given piano and lecture
recitals in various states from coast to
coast during the last twenty-five years;
Episcopalian; m. Charles Burnside
Chase, Derry, Sept. 2, 1911. Resi
dence, Derry, N. H.
Towle, Loren Delbert
Real estate operator; b., Newport,
N. H., March 25, 1874; s. George H.
and Mary A. (Goward) Towle; ed.
public schools, Newport high school,
1892; Eastman Business College,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1893; engaged in
real estate business in Boston in April,
1894, and has since continued; Congregationalist; Republican; member, New
ton, Mass., board of aldermen, 191011; director, International Trust Co.;
trustee, Newton Savings Bank, Newton
Hospital; member, Boston Chamber
of Commerce, Boston Real Estate
Exchange, Mass. Horticultural Soc.,
Bostonian Soc., Boston City Club,
Twentieth Century Club, Braeburn
Country Club, Newton, Common
wealth Country Club, Newton Golf
Club (president), Hunnewell Club,
Newton Improvement Ass'n (presi
dent, 1911); member and deacon Eliot
Congregational
Church,
Newton ;
trustee and director, Newton Y. M.
C. A.; director, American Congrega
tional House Ass'n; member, A. F. &
A. M., Dalhousie Lodge, Newton (life
member), Newton Chapter, R. A.,
Gethsemane Commandery, K. T. Mr.
Towle has always taken a deep interest
in the welfare of his native town, and,
on June 24, 1916, made a gift of $75,000
for the erection therein of a modern
high school building, m., June 28,
1899, Helen M. Leland; children,
239
Evelene M., b. March 18, 1902, Char
lotte F., b. May 18, 1906. Residence,
215 Franklin St., Newton, Mass.
Slayton, William Harvey
Superintendent of schools; b., Leb
anon, N. H., March 17, 1878; s. George
W. and Caroline (Thomas) Slayton;
ed. Lebanon high school, 1897, Dart
mouth College, 1904 (on editorial
staff of The Dartmouth in college);
superintendent of schools in Rochester,
1905-07 ; Franklin, 1907-13 ; Claremont,
1913-18; Portsmouth, 1918-; Congregationalist; Republican; member, Chi
Phi fraternity; N. H. State Teachers'
Ass'n (president, 1914); N. H. School
masters' Club (president, 1915); N. H.
Educational Council; instructor in
English, Keene summer school, 1915;
Institute lecturer for state department
of Public Instruction; m. July 19,
1905, Marion B. Dewey, Montpelier,
Vt., children, Rachel Dewey, b. Feb.
16, 1909; Norman Thomas, b. July 16,
1910; Marion, b. Oct. 11, 1912. Resi
dence, Portsmouth, N. H.
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Flint, William Willard
Lawyer, registrar; b., Colebrook,
N. H., Aug. 16, 1850; s. Lyman
Thomas and Hannah Wilmarth (Wil
lard) Flint; ed. public schools of Con
cord—high school, 1865, Dartmouth
College, 1871, Columbian University
Law School, Washington, D. C., 1874;
Episcopalian (lay reader); Republi
can; clerk in U. S. Treasury Dept.,
Washington, 1871-5; in law practice
at Clinton, Mass., for a short time, but
returned to Concord on account of his
father's death in 1876; became con
nected with St. Paul's School in 1878,
and has been its registrar for many
years, still continuing; member, Con
cord board of education, 1876-86;
trustee, Concord public library, since
1885; member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1893-4, N. H. constitu
tional convention, 1912; trustee and
treasurer, Orphans' Home, Concord;
member, N. H. Soc. Sons of the Amer
ican Revolution, N. H. Historical
Soc; corresponding member, Nuttall
Ornithogical Club, Cambridge, Mass.;
formerly a voluntary observer of the
Weather Bureau, and furnished for the
History of Concord a chapter com
piled from weather records of nearly
fifty years; m., 1st, Jan. 4, 1888,
Caroline Chapman, Sackville, N. B.,
d. Dec. 30, 1893; 2d, July 23, 1901,
Susan Eliza Cogswell, also of Sackville;
one son, William Willard Flint, Jr. (see
next sketch). Residence, Concord,
N. H.
Flint, William Willard, Jr.
Student, war-worker; b., Concord,
N. H., July 7, 1892; s. William Willard
and Caroline (Chapman) Flint; ed.
St. Paul's School, Concord, 1908,
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1912, Prince
ton University, A.M.; at St. Paul's he
won the Ferguson Scholarship; in his
sophomore year, at Dartmouth he took
the leading part in "Oedipus Tyrannus," the Greek play given by the
classical students of the college; he
also won several scholarship prizes,
was. editor of the Dartmouth Literary
Magazine and at graduation was poet
and valedictorian of his class. He
continued classical study in the grad
uate school at Princeton, receiving his
A.M., and in December, 1913, was
awarded the Rhodes scholarship from
New Hampshire in Oxford University,
England, where, in Balliol College, for
three years from the autumn of 1914,
he was student of the classics and
philosophy, receiving the degree of
A.B. Granted leave of absence in the
winter of 1914-15, he assisted in the
work of the Belgian Relief Commission,
within the German lines. With other
Rhodes men he had the advantage of
training in the Officers' Training Corps,
and early in 1918 was given a responsi
ble position in the Quartermaster s De
partment, London, at Headquarters
of American troops in England.
Drury, Samuel Smith
Clergyman; b., Bristol, R. I., 1878;
s. Samuel Smith (M.D.) and Hannah
Wheeler (Goodwin) Drury, both de
ceased; ed. Harvard, A.B., 1901, Berke
ley Divinity School, S.T.B., 1910,
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Trinity, L.H.D., 1910, Dartmouth,
D.D., 1917; Episcopalian, deacon,
1905; priest, 1908; chaplain to Bishop
Brent, Philippine Islands, 1905-7;
rector, Calvary Church, Providence,
R. I., 1908; St. Stephen's Church, Bos
ton, 1908-10; vice-rector, 1910-fl, rec
tor, 1911- St. Paul's School, Concord,
N. H.; author, "Christian Increase,"
1910; m., Apr. 18, 1911, Cornelia Frothingham Wolcott, daughter of Gov.
Roger and Edith (Prescott) Wolcott
(great granddaughter, William H. Pres
cott, the historian) of Massachusetts;
children, Samuel Smith Drury, Jr.,
Roger Wolcott and Edith Prescott.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Hale, William Gardner
University professor; b., Savannah,
Ga., Feb. 9, 1849; s. William Bradford
Hale of Savannah and Upton, Mass.,
and Elizabeth (Jewett) Hale of Peter
borough, N. H. His boyhood was
mostly spent in Peterborough, and
it is to this town that he has always
felt himself to belong. Graduated at
Phillips Exeter Academy, 1866, Har
vard College, 1870; appointed Tutor in
Latin at Harvard, 1874, and served
there, with a year of absence at the
Universities of Leipzig and Goettingen,
until 1880; professor of Latin at
Cornell University, 1880; head of the
Latin department at the University
of Chicago since 1892; first chairman,
1895-9, and first director, 1895-6, of
the American School of Classical
Studies in Rome; received the degree
of LL.D. from Union and Princeton
universities in this country, and from
St. Andrews and Aberdeen in Scotland ;
member of various philological asso
ciations in America and England, and
of the Archaeological Institute of
Berlin, Rome, and Athens; associate
editor of several philological journals
in America and England; member of
the advisory board of the Loeb Classi
cal Library. While Mr. Hale holds
that the preeminent value of classical
studies lies in their power to develop
the literary sense, his own published
work has been mainly on the linguistic
is
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side, and, in particular, in the field of
syntax. Nor has it been confined to
Greek and Latin. He has worked and
published in the syntax of the Romance
languages, especially French, Spanish
and Italian, and the syntax of English
and German. He is chairman of the
Joint Committee on Grammatical
Nomenclature commissioned by the
National Education Ass'n, the Modern
Language Ass'n, and the American
Philological Ass'n, to prepare a re
formed terminology for use in the
schools of the United States. The
results are being rapidly incorporated
into our school grammars, especially
of English. Mr. Hale, though brought
up a Republican, is independent in
politics. He worked for the first
election of Grover Cleveland, opposed
the Philippine War, and made the
first campaign of publication (begin
ning in the N. Y. Times, Sept. 5,
1914) in favor of the participation of
America in the war to save civiliza
tion, democracy, and herself, and to
establish a world-court with power
�Ernest M. Hopkins, LL. D.
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
to enforce peace; m., June 13, 1883,
Harriet K. Swinburne of Newport,
R. I.; children, Swinburne, b. April 5,
1884; Virginia Swinburne, b. May 10,
1887; Margaret, b. Jan. 27, 1891;
Gardner, b. Feb., 1, 1894. Residence,
Chicago, Ill.
Hopkins, Ernest Martin
Educator; president of Dartmouth
College; b., Dunbarton, N. H., Nov.
6, 1877; s. Andoniram Judson and
Mary (Martin) Hopkins; ed. Wor
cester Academy, Worcester, Mass.,
1896, and Dartmouth College, A.B.
1901; secretary to President Tucker,
1901-05; secretary of Dartmouth
College, 1905-10; engaged from 1910
to 1916 in different positions having to
do with the adjustment of industrial
relations; connected with the Western
Electric Co., New York; William
Filene's Sons Co., Boston, the Curtis
Publishing Co., Philadelphia, and the
New England Telephone and Tele
graph Co., Boston; elected president
of Dartmouth College by the board of
trustees in June, 1916, and inaugurated
in October of the same year; appointed
fersonal aide to General Goethals on
ndustrial Relations, February, 1918,
and entered immediately upon work
in that capacity; Congregationalist;
Independent Republican; member,
Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon; received honorary A.M. from
Dartmouth College in 1908. Litt.D.,
Amherst, 1916; LL.D., Colby, 1916,
Rutgers, 1916; m., Feb. 2, 1911, Celia
Stone; one daughter, Dorothy Ann,
b. May 1, 1917. Residence, Hanover,
N. H.
French, Horace
Merchant and postmaster; b., Bed
ford, N. H., Feb. 16, 1837; s. Phineas
and Betsey (Foster) French; ed. public
schools and Kimball Union Academy,
Meriden, 1861; walked to White
River Junction, Vt., at outbreak of
the Civil War, and enlisted in the
Third Vermont Regiment, May 5,
1861; served four years and three
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months, engaged in twenty-two battles;
was one year in a Confederate prison,
and was mustered out as a captain;
located in West Lebanon in 1870,
where he has since resided; Con
gregationalist; Republican; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1881,
and 1917 when eighty years of age;
postmaster at West Lebanon, sixteen
years; deacon, Congregational Church,
over forty years, and still in office;
member, A. F. & A. M., P. of H., and
local clubs; m., April 4, 1865, Mary E.
Gillette of Hartford, Vt. (golden
wedding observed in 1915 with over
four hundred people attending); chil
dren, Bessie Foster (artist), b. Jan.
1, 1866, d. May 7, 1903; Nathan and
Martin (twins), b. Sept. 18, 1867, d.
in childhood; Samuel Pingree, b. May
6, 1871 (Dartmouth, A.B., 1893, Har
vard, A.M., 1904); Frederick Reginald,
b. Sept. 25, 1872 (Dartmouth, 1896);
Robert Horace, b. June 11, 1876, d.
in infancy; Ernest Eugene, lawyer, b.
May 3, 1878 (Dartmouth, A.B., 1898,
Univ. of Cal., L.B., 1904); John Mc
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Questen, civil engineer, b. April 21, 1897
(Dartmouth, B.S., 1899), d. Aug. 26,
1906. Residence, West Lebanon, N. H.
Stevens, Jabez Howes
Fariner, traveling salesman; b.,
Newmarket, N. H., July 29, 1857; s.
Nathaniel and Elizabeth T. (York)
A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., B. P. O. E.,
and P. of H., being a past master of
Scam mell Grange of Durham; m., 1st,
Feb. 10, 1879, Ada J. Drew, Strafford,
N. H., d. Oct. 24, 1903; 2d, Nov. 2,
1904, Marguriete M. G. Thompson, of
Portland, Me.; one daughter, Florence
L., b. Oct. 26, 1882, m. March 17, 1902,
Walter J. Dunlap, Augusta, Me. Resi
dence, Durham, N. H.
Hayes, Charles Carroll
Real estate and loans; b., New Lon
don, N. H., May 31, 1855; s. John M.
and Susan E. (Carr) Hayes; ed. public
schools of Manchester, N. H.; Baptist;
Democrat; mayor of Manchester, 1913
-14; president, Democratic state con
vention, 1912; trustee, Mechanics Sav
Stevens; ed. Durham public schools,
Franklin Academy, Dover, Bryant &
Stratton Commercial College, Manches
ter; Congregationalist; Republican; en
gaged in the hay trade for some years
at Durham and has been a traveling
salesman for the International Har
vester Co. of America for the last fif
teen years or more; active in public
affairs, serving as tax collector, over
seer of the poor, selectman five years
(twice chairman of the board), member,
N. H. house of representatives in 1895;
deputy sheriff for Strafford County,
1895-8, resigning to take the office of
Commissioner for Strafford County, to
which he had been elected, and to
which he was re-elected two years later,
serving as clerk of the board ; member,
ings Bank, Manchester; member, A. F.
& A. M. (33d degree), Elks, Moose,
Grange, Derryfield, Calumet and Coun
try clubs, Manchester; member, Man
chester chamber of commerce (expresident and treasurer); president,
Rimmon Mfg. Co.; clerk, Manchester
Shoe Mfg. Co.; m., 1st, Jan. 1, 1885,
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Belle J. Kennard, d. July 31, 1890; 2d,
June 20, 1900, Carrie M. Anderson;
children, John Carroll, b. Aug. 7, 1886,
now in his country's service in France;
Louise Kennard, b. Jan. 16, 1888
(Wellesley 1909), Annie Belle, b. July
31, 1890; Marion, b. June 28, 1902.
Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Chapin, Bela
Printer, farmer, poet; b., Newport,
N. H., Feb. 19, 1829; s. Phineas and
Lydia (Osgood) Chapin ; learned print
er's trade in youth, in office of National
Eagle, Claremont, and worked for a
time in different offices, then pursued a
three years' course of study at Kim
ball Union Academy, Meriden; subse
quently pursued his trade for a number
of years in Concord and other places;
proprietor of the Dartmouth Press at
Hanover from 1866 to 1870; returned
to Claremont and bought a farm at the
base of Green Mountain, where he
continued its cultivation, but spending
much time in his library in writing and
study, having a fine collection of books
and many rare volumes. He has
written much meritorious verse which
has appeared in different publications;
compiled the volume known as the
"New Hampshire Poets," published
in 1883, embracing selections from
300 poetical writers of which 3,000
copies were sold; m., March 3,
1858, Sarah Clark Melendy. Resi
dence, Claremont, N. H.
Bass, Robert Perkins
Industrial counsellor; ex-Governor
of New Hampshire; b., Chicago, 11l.,
Sept. 1, 1873; s. Perkins and Clara
(Foster) Bass; ed. Boston, Mass.,
schools, Harvard Univ., A.B., 1896,
Harvard Graduate School, Harvard
Law School; in business in Chicago for
some time, but has had his residence in
Peterborough, N. H., his mother's old
home for many years past, where he
has been much interested in agriculture
and forestry, as well as general public
affairs; Progressive Republican ; mem
ber, N. H. house of representatives,
245
1905-6, 1907-8, serving as chairman of
the committee on retrenchment and
reform in the latter session, and con
ducting a thorough investigation of the
various departments of the state gov
ernment; senate, 1909-10; drafted and
largely instrumental in the enactment
of the present primary law; member,
N. H. Forestry Commission, 1906-10
(chairman the last two years); di
rector, American Forestry Ass'n (presi
dent, 1911-12); member of various
clubs; appointed in Oct., 1917, assist
ant and counsellor to Raymond B.
Stevens, vice-chairman of the U. S.
Shipping Board at Washington, in
dealing with labor problems; upon the
departure of Mr. Stevens for England
in Jan., 1918, as American delegate to
the Interallied Shipping Council, was
placed in charge of labor matters in
volved in the operation of vessels, serv
ing as chairman of the National Ad
justment Commission. His services to
the government are gratuitous, he be
ing one of the so-called "dollar-a-year"
men. m., Jan. 20, 1912, Edith Harlan
�Rev. Edwin J. Aiken
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Bird, dau. Charles S. Bird, East Walpole, Mass.; three children, Edith,
Perkins, Joanne. Residence, Peterbor
ough, N. H.
Aiken, Edwin Joseph
Clergyman; b.. Hyde Park, Vt.,
May 3, 1849; s. Orrin Livingston and
Laura (Edmunds) Aiken; ed. schools
of New York; merchant from 1870 to
1884; ordained to the Congregational
ministry, Oct. 1, 1885; pastor, East
Congregational church, Concord, N. H.,
1885-92; since then has preached in
more than six hundred churches in
nine different states; Congregationalist; Republican; member, A. F. 4
A. M., I. O. O. F., Central Congrega
tional Club, N. H. Historical Soc,
American Bible Soc, National Council
of Congregational Churches; elected
superintendent of the N. H. Bible Soc,
1892; secretary, 1898 to 1912; treas
urer, 1913, and still superintendent
and treasurer; treasurer, N. H. Con
gregational Ministers' and Widows'
Fund since 1896; president of the Asso
ciation of New England and N. Y. City
Bible Societies, the last ten years; au
thor, "First Hundred Years of the New
Hampshire Bible Society"; m. Annah
E.Greene, May 20, 1869; one daughter,
Julia Mildred, b. Nov. 3, 1871, d. Dec.
13, 1878. After traveling throughout
our homeland and the Canadas, in
1899, Mr. and Mrs. Aiken visited Great
Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium,
Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland
and France. During 1900 they again
visited England, Belgium, France and
Germany, also Denmark, Norway,
Sweden, Finland, Russia, Hungary,
and several of the smaller provinces
of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
During 1903 they visited Portugal,
Spain, Algeria, Italy, Greece, Turkey
in Europe and Asia, the historic
places of Palestine, Egj>yt and France.
During 1905 they visited the West
Indies and South America. In 1907
they again visited Spain, Italy and
Egypt, also Arabia, Ceylon, Siam, the
Malay Peninsula, China, Japan, Ha
waiian Islands and Mexico. Mr.
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Aiken attended the centennial con
ference of missions at Shanghai, was
present at the bombardment of the
city of Wu-Chang in the valley of the
Yangtze Kiang, China, and attended
the Students' Christian Federation of
the World Conference at Tokyo, Japan.
During 1909 Mr. and Mrs. Aiken
again visited England, Ireland and
Wales. In 1910 Mr. Aiken, being a del
egate to represent the American Bible
Society at the World Missionary Con
ference held at Edinburgh, spent
several weeks in Scotland, England
and Wales. During 1913 Mr. and
Mrs. Aiken again sailed for the South
Continent, visiting the Republics of
Brazil, Uraguay, Argentine and Venezula and made a second cruise of the
West Indies and Bahama Islands. He
has lectured extensively upon the dif
ferent tours, in connection with Bible
Society work. Residence, Concord,
N. H.
Gallagher, Edward John
Journalist; b., Concord, N. H., Oct.
23, 1890; s. James and Julia Martin
Gallagher (natives of Ireland); ed.
Sacred Heart School, Concord; left
school in ninth grade owing to illness
which continued three years; engaged
in newspaper work since seventeen
years of age, mainly on the Patriot, of
which he has been the owner since
1910; Catholic; Democrat; trustee
Concord public library; member,
N. H. constitutional convention, 1912;
Major on staff of Gov. Samuel D.
Felker; member, Ancient Order of
Hibernians (state secretary, 1912-14,
state president, 1914-16), also Knights,
of Columbus, Elks and other organiza
tions; executive committee, Concord
Chapter, American Red Cross; treas
urer, N. H. Patriot Co.; director,
Champion Press Ass'n, Newport; m.,
Jan. 27, 1914, Etta Gates, Loogootee,
Ind.( daughter of Hon. George W. and
Maria (Spalding) Gates, descendants
of Maryland, Kentucky and Indiana
pioneers and Revolutionary patriots.
Mr. Gates is cashier and manager of
the First National Bank of Loogootee,
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has been twice mayor of Loogootee,
chairman, Democratic state committee
of Indiana for several campaigns, and
held various important offices in Martin
County. Mrs. Gallagher is a grad
uate of Shoals, Ind., high school, and
wasfor a time a teacher; one daughter,
Alma, b. Nov. 29, 1917. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Hall, Dwight
Lawyer; b., Dover, N. H., April 13,
1871 ; s. Hon. Joshua G. and Susan Eliz
abeth (Bigelow) Hall; ed. Phillips
(Andover) Academy, 1890, Dartmouth
College, 1894, Boston University
School of Law, 1897; admitted to the
bar and immediately commenced prac
tice in Dover, since continuing; Congregationalist; Republican; U. S. ref
eree in bankruptcy, 1898-1901; solici
tor, city of Dover, 1899-1901; solici
tor, Strafford County, 1904-10; mayor
of Dover, 1910-12; chairman, Repub
lican state committee, 1914-16; chair
man, N. H. Excise Commission, 191618; member, N. H. Soc. Sons of the
American Revolution, Soc. Colonial
Wars, Knights of Pythias; director,
Strafford National Bank; trustee, Straf
ford Savings Bank; m., Aug. 16, 1899,
Frances C. Smith, Boston, Mass. Res
idence, Dover, N. H.
Pearson, Harlan Colby
Editor; b., Webster, N. H., Nov. 24,
1872; s. John Couch and Elizabeth
(Colby) Pearson; graduate of Dart
mouth (Phi Beta Kappa) 1893; con
nected with the Concord Evening
Monitor in an editorial capacity since
leaving college; also at various times
editor of the Granite Monthly, the
National Grange Weekly, the Brown
Book and New Hampshire Farms for
Summer Homes; secretary to Senator
William E. Chandler, 1893-4, and
during their respective terms to Gov
ernors Bachelder, McLane, Floyd,
Quinby, Spaulding and Keyes; m.,
Nov. 30, 1896, Laura Prucia Metcalf
of Concord; children, Caroline (Radcliffe, 1919), Richard M. (Dartmouth,
1920), and John M.; attends the
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Universalist church; votes the Re
publican ticket; member of the Psi
Upsilon fraternity. Residence, 37
South Spring St., Concord, N. H.
Allen, Edwin Morris
Pharmacist;. b., East Middlebury,
Vt., April 2, 1866; s. Lieut. T. Wilfred
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director, People's Trust Co., Lebanon;
president, Canaan-Enfield Electric Co.;
charter member, Mt. Cardigan Lodge,
No. 31, K. of P.; member, Indian
River Grange, P. of H., Canaan
Social Club; m. Roxie L. Davis, Nov.
29, 1888; one daughter, Lena, b. Aug.
9, 1890, wife of Benjamin F. Harrigan
of the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Resi
dence, Canaan, N. H.
Metcalf, Frank Arthur
Publisher, educator; b., Acworth,
N. H., Dec. 14, 1873; s. Frank M. and
Jennie E. (Mitchell) Metcalf; ed.
Kimball Union Academy, 1896, Dart
mouth College, A.B., 1900; member,
Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Sigma Rho;
m., Aug. 7, 1901, Jennie Louise Bryant,
and Emma A. (Farr) Allen; ed. public
schools of Keene, N. H., East Middlebury and Vergennes, Vt., and Colum
bus, O., high school; learned the drug
business with John B. Coburn of
Canaan and became a registered
pharmacist in 1886, while in employ of
Dr. George E. Leet who succeeded
Mr. Coburn at Canaan; purchased
the business of Doctor Leet in 1888,
and has continued the same, enlarging
and improving it till he now has one of
the largest and best equipped establish
ments in this line in the state; Demo
crat; active in party affairs until his
appointment as postmaster of Canaan,
March 1, 1916, in which office he
continues; member, N. H. Pharma
ceutical Ass'n (president, 1908-9);
of Enfield, N. H.; Democrat; registrar,
The Home Correspondence School
Springfield, Mass., 1900-1904; presi
dent and managing director, The Home
Correspondence School, since 1904;
has organized many courses of study and
planned and projected many success
ful publications, including The Writ-
�Hon. Edward H. Wason
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er's Library ; founder and managing
editor, The Writer's Monthly. Resi
dence, Springfield, Mass.
Wason, Edward Hills
Lawyer, farmer; b., New Boston,
N. H., Sept. 2, 1865; s. George Austin
and Clara Louisa (Hills) Wason; ed.
public schools, Francestown Academy,
N. H. College of Agriculture and the
Mechanic Arts, B.S. 1886; studied
law with George B. French of Nashua
and at the Boston University Law
School, graduating LL.B., in 1890,
and in practice in Nashua since that
date; Congregationalist; Republican;
member, Nashua board of education,
1891-5 (president the latter year);
city solicitor, 1894-5; solicitor, Hills
borough County, 1902-6; sergeant-atarms, N. H. senate, 1887-9; asst.
clerk, 1891-3; clerk, 1895; president,
Nashua common council, 1897-8;
member, N. H. house of representa
tives, 1899, 1909, 1913; member,
N. H. constitutional convention, 1902,
1912; elected representative from 2d
N. H. district in the Congress of the
United States for two years from
March, 1915 to 1917, Nov., 1914; re
elected Nov., 1916; member, Com
mittee on Agriculture—an appro
priate appointment, as he is greatly
interested in agriculture, owning a
large farm in the town of Merrimack,
where registered Guernseys and other
choice lines of stock are raised; has
served as president of the New Oak
Park Fair Ass'n, and treasurer of the
N. H. Fair Ass'n of Nashua, and many
years as a trustee of the N. H. College
of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
He is a 32d degree Mason, Knight of
Pythias, Patron of Husbandry and an
Elk; president of the Nashua Inst. for
Savings and the Nashua Coal & Coke
Co., and a member of the Nashua
Country Club. Residence, Nashua,
N. H.
Paul, George Washington
Printer, accountant and probate
business; b., Claremont, N. H., Aug.
17, 1850; s. Jeremiah and Betsey (Full-
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erton) Paul; ed. Claremont public
schools; printer and accountant from
1869 to 1887, since then extensively
engaged in probate business, having
administered nearly two hundred
estates; attends Methodist Church;
Democrat; postmaster of Claremont
eight years, serving two terms by
appointment of President Cleveland;
collector of taxes, 1892-3; trustee,
Fiske Free Library, 1903-4; water
commissioner, 1903; selectman, 1905 to
1911 and 1914 to 1917 (chairman each
year), then declining re-election; mem
ber, N. H. house of representatives,
1905-6; delegate to N. H. constitutional
convention, 1918; member, board of
trustees for the George H. Stowell Trust
Estate for erection and maintenance of
the Stowell Memorial Hospital at Clare
mont; member, board of trustees of
town trust funds; director, People's
National Bank; m., April 20, 1876,
Mary Ann Robinson, d. July 26, 1917.
One daughter, Bessie Irene. Resi
dence, Claremont, N. H.
�Ruel W. Poor
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Poor, Ruel Whitcomb
Banker; president, Garfield National
Bank, New York; b., New London,
N. H., Sept. 29, 1860; s. William Gay
and Delina A. (Freeto) Poor; ed. pub
lic schools and Wilton (Me.) Academy;
in employ of Page Belting Co., Con
cord, N. H., 1877-81; Littleton Sav
ings and National banks, Littleton,
N. H., 1881-8; cashier of the latter,
January to November, 1888, when he
resigned to go to Garfield National
Bank, New York City, in which he be
came assistant cashier in 1891, cashier
in 1892 and president in 1902, since
continuing. He is also director and
president of the Garfield Safe Deposit
Co., trustee of West Side Savings Bank,
director of the Butterick Co., the
Butterick Publishing Co., all of New
York City, and of the Ansco Co.,
Binghampton, N. Y. He is a member
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
State of New York ; of Burns Lodge,
A. F. & A. M., Littleton, N. H., St.
Gerard Commandery, Littleton, and
Jerusalem Chapter, R. A. M., of New
York, (D. D. G. M. 5th Masonic Dis
trict N. H. 1888), of the Sons of the
American Revolution, the N. H. Soc.
of New York, the Maine Soc., Ameri
can Geographical Soc., Metropolitan
Museum of Art, American Museum of
Natural History, Union League Club,
Bankers' Club, Manhattan Club, New
York Athletic Club and the Masonic
Club; Episcopalian Republican; m.,
Oct. 18, 1884, Ida M. Sawyer of Wil
ton, Me. ; children, Helen Hilda, b. June
25, 1899; Ruella, b., July 17, 1905.
Residence, 320 West 101st St., N. Y.
City; business address, 200 Fifth Ave.
Melendy, Jesse George
Chemist, chemical plant executive;
b., Milford, N. H., Sept. 30, 1877; s.
George Lorenzo and Adelaide Esther
(Burpee) Melendy; ed. public schools,
New London, N. H., Colby Academy,
New London, 1897, Brown Univ., B.Ph.,
1901; active in undergraduate foot
ball and track athletics; taught in St.
George's School, Newport, R. I., 1901-
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2; since 1902 with General Chemical
Co., 25 Broad St., New York, starting
as analyst, becoming investigator; then
assistant superintendent, Camden, N.J.
works, 1904-8; assistant superintendent
Bayonne, N. J., works, 1908-10;
superintendent, Cleveland, O., works,
1910-13 ; superintendent, Buffalo,
N. Y., works, 1913-17; superintendent
Delaware works, near Wilmington,
1917-; Republican; Unitarian; mem
ber, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Beta
Kappa, Sigma Xi, University Club,
Buffalo, N. Y.; vice-president, Buffalo,
Eng. Soc., 1915-17; vice-president,
Western New York Section, Am.
Chem. Soc., 1914-16, president, 191617; member executive committee,
Cleveland Section, Am. Chem. Soc.,
1912-13; executive committee, Buffalo
Section, A. S. M. E., 1916-17; parish
council, First Unitarian church,
Buffalo, 1916-17; vice-president, Dela
ware Section, Am. Chem. Soc., 1918member, Visiting (advisory) Com
mittee in Chemistry, Brown Univ.;
�Dr. Benjamin F. Bailey
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m., April 20, 1904, Jessie May Cofran,
Boston, Mass.; child, Adelaide Burpee,
b. June 28, 1906. Residence, Wilming
ton, Del.
Bailey, Benjamin Franklin
Physician; president of the Dr.
Benj. F. Bailey Sanitorium, Lincoln,
Neb.; b., Littleton, N H., June 22,
1860; s. William and Marriete Andress
(Barnes) Bailey; ed. schools of Little
ton and Claremont, N. H., Boston,
Mass., and Hahnemann Medical Col
lege, Philadelphia, Pa., 1881; prac
ticed medicine in Wareham, Mass.,
from March, 1881 to March, 1882,
and in Manchester, N. H., from March,
1882 to June, 1886, when he went west
on account of ill health; in September
following he located at Lincoln, Neb.,
where he was in practice until he
opened his sanitorium in July, 1901,
which he has since conducted; Con
gregationalism Republican; member,
Nebraska State Board of Health, and
president of the same for ten years;
president, American Institute of Home
opathy; president, Missouri Valley
Homeopathic Ass'n; president, Ne
braska State Homeopathic Soc; presi
dent, American Institute of Drug
Proving; member, American Medical
Ass'n, American Endocrinology Soc,
American Ass'n for Advancement of
Science, American Soc. for Prevention
of Tuberculosis, and many others;
member, Song of the American Revo
lution, and Rotary, Commercial and
Country clubs (director of former);
m., Feb. 8, 1882, Minnie F. Bryant,
Wareham, Mass. Residence, Green
Gables, Lincoln, Neb.
Russell, Frank Webster
Soldier, merchant (retired); b.,
Plymouth, N. H., June 22, 1847; s.
William Wallace and Clara Jane
(Smith) Russell; ed. Miss Gilmore's
private school, Concord, N. H., Phil
lips (Andover) Academy, Boston Latin
School, Detroit, Mich., high school,
New Haven Commercial Institute,
255-
New Haven, Conn., U. S. Military
Academy, West Point, 1868; commis
sioned 2d lieutenant, 6th U. S. Cavalry,
serving in the South and West till
1872, when he resigned, returned to
Plymouth and engaged in general
mercantile business in the firm estab
lished by his grandfather, Moor Rus
sell, in 1798, continuing till retire
ment in 1911; served in the N. H.
National Guard as captain and aide
on staff of Brig. Gen. D. M. White,
1884; ass't, inspector general, 1885-9;
captain, Co. G, 3d N. H. Infantry,
May 3, 1898; mustered into TJ. S.
service, May 11, and promoted major,.
1st N. H. Infantry, July 2, 1898; mus
tered out, Oct. 3, 1898; continued in
state service as major, 3d Infantry;
on reorganization made major, 2d
Infantry, March 7, 1899, continuing
till expiration of commission in 1905,
then declining further service; Congregationalist; Republican; member,.
Plymouth town history committee;
N. H. constitutional convention, 1902;
N. H. Soc. S. A. R., Military Order
Foreign Wars, American Legion, Ass'n
Graduates U. S. Mil. Acad., A. F. &
A. M., 32d degree and K. T.; m., Oct.
1, 1873, Louisa Webster Hale, d. May
6, 1905; children, Clara Louise, died
in infancy; William Wallace, b. May
22, 1876 (Plymouth high school, 1891,
Holderness School, 1893), treasurer
National Life Ins. Co., Montpelier,
Vt.; George Moor, b. April 28, 1878
(U. S. Military Acad., 1901), major,
field artillery, in National Army in
service in France; Susan Carleton, b.
Oct. 31, 1879 (N. H. Normal School,
1898, Vassar College, 1904); teacher,
now living with her father; Walter
Hall, b. May 21, 1882 (Dartmouth,
1904, Mich. Univ. Law School, 1906), of
the Russell Lumber Co., Port Arthur,
Ont.; Louis Webster, b. March 22, 1885(Dartmouth, 1906), with Alexander
Hamilton Inst., of New York, located
at Akron, O.; Frank Henry, b. June
18, 1887, d. May 2, 1904; Mary Louise,
died in infancy. Residence, Plymouth,
N. H.
�John B. Jameson
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Jameson, John Butler
Mining, insurance, manufacturing
and general business; s. Nathan
Cleaves and Idabel (Butler) Jameson;
ed. public schools and college of the
City of New York; Presbyterian;
Democrat; chairman, N. H. Demo
cratic state committee, 1906-12, and
active in the management of party
affairs; delegate to Democratic na
tional convention, Kansas City, 1900;
chairman, N. H. Committee on Public
Safety, 1917-18, taking an active part
in organizing the state for work in sup
port of the national government in the
prosecution of the war against German
aggression; treasurer, United Life
and Accident Ins. Co., Concord;
director, First National Bank, Con
cord; officer and director in various
other corporations; interested in vari-ous business enterprises in New Hamp
shire, Missouri and Oklahoma; received
honorary degree of Doctor of Science
from N. H. State College, May 1, 1918;
m., Nov. 19, 1913, Marion Dudley
Eidlitz, New York City; children, John
Butler, Jr., b. Jan. 21, 1915; Robert
Dudley, b. Jan. 30, 1916; Jane, b. Nov.
20,1917. Residence, Antrim, N. H.;
business address, Concord, N. H.
Wilder, Ella Caroline Abbot
(Mrs. Arthur S. Wilder); b., Wilton,
N. H., April 22, 1862; dan. Harris and
Caroline A. (Greeley) Abbot; greatgranddaughter of Major Abiel Abbot
of Wilton, commissioned officer in
Colonial Army, great-grand-niece of
Nathan Hale, also of Rev. Abiel Abbot
of Peterboro, N. H. (see pp. 139) ; ed.
public schools; Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., 1882; Smith College,
B.A. 1889; teacher for ten years pre
vious to marriage; principal high school,
Brewer, Me. 1889-91; principal high
school, Peterboro, N. H., 1891-5; assist
ant, Sanborn Seminary, Kingston,
N. H., 1895-6; principal high school,
Sterling, Mass., 1896-8; member,
Congregational church, Smith College
Alumnae Ass'n; active in church and
war relief work; m., Aug. 9, 1898,
Arthur Silas Wilder; children, Florence
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C., b. Aug. 3, 1899; Katharine A., b.
Aug. 12, 1901; Frank H., b. April 26,
1903; Edwin A., b. March 13, 1906;
Anna Hale, b. Jan. 14, 1909. Resi
dence, Sterling Junction, Mass. [See
Dr. Florence Hale Abbot, p. 139;
Charles Greely Abbot, p. 149; Stanley
Harris Abbot, p. 237.]
Emery (William) Stanley
Clergyman; b., Portsmouth, R. I.,
May 6, 1858; s. Charles and Susan
Lavinia (Kelly) Emery; ed. St. Paul's
School, Concord, N. H., 1876; Trinity
College, B.A., 1881; General Theologi
cal Sem., New York, B.D., 1884;
ordained deacon, 1884; priest, 1887;
master, St. Paul's School, 1884-:6; in
charge, Church of St. John the Baptist,
Sanbornville, N. H., 1887-92; vicar,
Calvary Chapel, New York, 1892-7;
rector, Christ Church, Norwich, Conn.,
1897-1900; rector, Trinity Church,
Tilton, N. H., and m charge, St. Jude's
Mission, Franklin, 1900-1908; vice-rec
tor St. Paul's Church, Concord, N. H.,
1908-. Republican; member, N. H.
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house of representatives from Tilton,
1907-8; member executive committee,
N. H. State Conf. Charities and Cor
rections; standing committee, Diocese
of New Hampshire, Protestant Epis
copal Church; m., Jan. 18, 1887, Ethel
Naunton Julian, St. Andrews, N. B.;
four daughters and two sons. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
Otis, Edward Osgood
Physician; b., Rye, N. H., Oct. 29,
1848; s. Israel Taintor and Olive
Morgan (Osgood) Otis; ed. Phillips
Exeter Academy, Harvard College, A.B.,
1871, M.D., 1877; commenced practice
1879, in Boston in 1880, specializing in
pulmonary diseases, particularly tuber
culosis, and writing and speaking on
its prevention; sometime visting phy
sician for Free Home for Consumptives
in Boston and connected with various
medical institutions; physician to tuber
culosis department, Boston Dispensary;
professor of Pulmonary Diseases and
Climatology, Tufts College Medical
School since 1901 ; late visiting and con
sulting physician, Mass. State Sanato
rium ;delegate,Congress of Tuberculosis,
London, 1901; International Congress
on Tuberculosis, Rome, 1912; member,
advisory board, Dennison (settlement)
House, Boston; trustee, Exeter, N. H.,
Cottage Hospital, Montgomery, Ala.,
Colored School; member, American
Climatological Ass'n (president, 1898),
American Public Health Ass'n, Na
tional Ass'n for Study and Prevention
of Tuberculosis, American Ass'n for the
Advancement of Science, and many
medical societies; ex-president, Boston
Ass'n Relief and Control of Tuberculo
sis; cor. member, International AntiTuberculosis Ass'n; member, S. A. R.,
Soc. Colonial Wars, Harvard Club of
Boston; author, 1909; "Tuberculosis—
Its Cause, Cure and Prevention," 1914,
"Pulmonary Tuberculosis," 1917; and
various contributions to medical publi
cations; m., June 4, 1894, Marion Faxon;
children, Olive, John F., EdwardO., Jr.,
William F., Brooks. Residence, 381
Beacon St., Boston.
Dunlap, Roger Allen
Clergyman; b., Charlestown, N. H.,
June 10, 1878; s. George Harlan and
Mary Catharine (Folger) Dunlap; ed.
public schools, Nelson, N. H., and Rock
Island and Stanstead, P. Q., Concord
high school, 1896; Dartmouth College,
1900, Hartford (Conn.) Theological
Seminary, 1903; Congregationalist; Re
publican; pastor, Paterson, N. J., 19039; Windsor Locks, Conn., 1909—1917;
Second Parish Church, Portland, Me.,
1918; Chaplain Connecticut house of
representatives, 1915; member Phi
Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Psi fra
ternities; m., Nov. 18, 1903, Alice Gates;
children, Esther, b. Sept. 11, 1906,
Catharine Alice, b. May 15, 1911.
Residence, Portland, Me.
Patten, Helen Philbrook
. Author; social worker; b., New Bed
ford, Mass., April 21, 1865; dau. of Rev.
Nathan Page and Hannah Hill (San
born) Philbrook; ed. Tilton Seminary,
1884, Framingham, (Mass.) Normal
School', 1888, Social Service Dept.,
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Simmons College, 1914, Social Service
crouse, Boston Univ., 1914; taught in
the Misses Patten's School, Middletown, Conn., 1889, 1891-2; Affordby
School, Baltimore, Md., 1890-1 ; active
in social service, Middletown, Conn.,
Girls Club, 1915; District Worker for
South End Settlement House, 1916-7;
author "The Year's Festivals" (Dana
Estes Co.), 1903; compiler "The Music
Lover's Treasury," 1905; compiler "In
timations of Immortality" (Small &
Maynard), 1907; contributor of many
articles and poems to various news
papers and magazines; m., Sept. 1,
1892, D. Warren Patten, Tilton, N. H.
Residence, Tilton, N. H.
Husband, Richard Wellington
Professor classical languages, Dartmouth College; b., Nov. 27, 1869, Mil
ton, Ontario, Canada; s. Richard and
Eleanor (Teeple) Husband; ed. Leland
Stanford Univ., A.B., 1895, A.M., 1896;
Univ. of Toronto, A.B., 1896; Dart
mouth College, A.M., 1915; instructor,
Mills College, 1898-9, Stanford Univ.,
1899-1900; instructor and professor,
Dartmouth College, 1900-; Episcopal
ian; Republican; office manager N. H.
District Board 1917-; secretary N. H.
Committee on Public Safety, 1917; N.
H. War Historian, 1917-; member
Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa,
American Philological Ass'n (execu
tive committee), Simplified Spelling
Board (executive committee), Amer
ican Ass'n of University Professors;
contributor of many articles on lin
guistic subjects, Roman history, and
Roman criminal law in Transactions
of the American Philological Ass'n, and
in various classical periodicals; author,
"The Prosecution of Jesus" (Princeton
Univ. Press), 1916; m., June 20, 1901,
Helene Borgman; one son, Richard B.,
b. Aug. 8, 1904. Residence, Hanover,
N.H.
Lauder, George Burns
Electrical Engineer; b., Concord, N.
H., Jan. 28, 1866; s. James Nelson and
Eliza Martha (Clark) Lauder; ed.
Concord schools, private instruction,
259
Mass. Inst. of Tech., 1889; with the
Westinghouse Electric Co., Pittsburg,
Pa., 1890; Electric Lighting Co., Den
ver, Col., 1891-3; first electrical in
spector, N. H. Board of Underwriters,
1893-8 ; manager, Concord Electric Co.,
1898-1909; consulting engineer, 1909-.
Republican; Episcopalian; life mem
ber, Humanitarian Soc, London,
Eng.; member Vivisection Investiga
tion League, New York City; Concord
S. P. C. A. (president, 1913-7); Am.
Soc. of Mechan. Engineers, N. H. Soc.
Protection of Forests, Am. Soc. for
Protection of Forests, Mass. Inst.
Tech. Club, N. H. Historical Soc,
Concord Charity Organ. Soc, Y. M.
C. A., Wonolancet, Beaver Meadow
Golf and Snowshoe Clubs; actively
connected with Red Cross work, city
and state; office manager, N. H. War
Savings Com.; with his family has
adopted French Orphan, No. 900, in
Life's French Orphan Fund; m. Eva
Belle Sanborn of Concord, June 17,
1896; children, Mildred, b. April 4,
�David E. Murphy
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1897, St. Mary's School, 1893, B.A.,
Wellesley College, 1918, at the Vassar
Training Camp for Nurses, "The
Woman s Plattsburg"; Dorothy, b.
Nov. 10, 1901, St. Mary's School,
Abbot Academy, 1920. Residence, 26
Franklin Street, Concord, N. H.
Murphy, David Edward
Merchant; b., Concord, N. H., Oct.
15, 1859; s. Bartholomew and Mary
(McCue) Murphy; ed. Concord public
schools; employed as a clerk in the
dry goods trade in Concord, at the
age of sixteen, continuing for twelve
years, when he engaged in business for
himself in which he has continued to
the present time, developing one of the
largest and most popular dry goods de
partment stores in northern New Eng
land, including Nos. 76 to 82 No. Main
St.; Catholic; Democrat; many years
member, Democratic state committee;
Democratic candidate for councilor in
District No. 5, in 1916, running largely
ahead of his ticket; trustee, N. H. In
dustrial School, 1905-13; member,
N. H. Committee of Public Safety;
State Merchant Representative, United
States Food Administration; director,
First National Bank, Concord; trustee,
Union Trust Co.; member, Knights of
Columbus, Elks, Wonolancet Club;
member, commission having in charge
the erection of a statue of President
Franklin Pierce, and marshal of the
day at dedication of the same; member,
Pierce birthplace preservation com
mission; m., April 26, 1905, Katharine
Louise Prentis, New York. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Wason, Eugene
Physician; b., New Boston, N. H.,
April 25, 1844 ; s. Abraham and Sarah T.
(Lamson) Wason; ed. public schools of
New Boston and Cambridgeport, Mass . ;
Dartmouth Medical College, M.D.,
1872; A.M.(hon.) Norwich University,
1909; practiced medicine in Nashua, N.
H., 1869 to 1874; subsequently in Lon
donderry and Hancook; since 1894 in
Milford; Episcopalian; Republican;
member Knights of Pythias, G. A. R.
(N. H. Department Commander, 1918-
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19); city physician and member board
of health, Nashua, 1872-4; member
Milford board of health several years;
member N. H. Medical Soc; N. H.
Surgical Club; m., Aug. 13, 1866,
Hattie Wilkins, d.; one son, Arthur, b.
March 20, 1888. Residence, Milford,
N. H.
Metcalf, Henry Clifton
Merchant; b., Lempster, N. H<,
July 10, 1881; s. Clifton A. and Ma
tilda J. (Scales) Metcalf; ed. public
schools of Alstead; in trade in that
town since twenty-one years of age;
Universalist; Democrat; town clerk
since 1912; trial justice since 1915
(appointed by Gov. Rolland H. Spaulding); member, N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1917-18, serving on rail
road committee and joining in minority
report against the reorganization bill;
member, A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F.;
m., July 10, 1906; Mabel M. Hatch,
Alstead; children, Alma E., b. May 17,
1907; Clarence W., b. April 13, 1910;
Carroll H., b. November 29, 1912.
Residence, Alstead, N. H.
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Saltus (Amasa) Wright
Clergyman; b., Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Oct. 3, 1859; s. Nicholas and Maria
Seymour (Sanford) Saltus; ed. St.
Paul's School, Concord, N. H., 1878,
Columbia Law School, law office of
Anderson and Man, New York; ad
mitted to the New York bar, 1883,
studied divinity with Dr. Henry A.
Coit, rector of St. Paul's School; or
dained deacon, 1891, priest, 1893; in
charge of St. Mary's church, Penacook,
1893-4; curate of St. Mark's, Orange,
N. J., and House of Prayer, Newark,
N. J., 1894-8; curate at St. Paul's
Chapel, St. Paul's School, and chap
lain of Orphans' Home, 1898-1900; in
charge of St. Mary's, Penacook, 1900-;
Republican ; Episcopalian ; member,
Rumford Grange, P. of H., East Con
cord, Fish and Game Club (president,
1914-); chaplain of First Infantry,
N. H. National Guard, under Colonel
Roby, three years; m., June 6, 1886,
Bayonne, N. J., Louisa Smith Pickslay.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Brown, Harry James
Lawyer; b., Wentworth, N. H.,
March 2, 1873; s. James B. and Eva M.
(Merrill) Brown; ed. Concord (N. H.)
high school, 1891, Dartmouth College,
1895, Columbian University Law School
(Washington, D. C.), LL.B., 1897,
LL.M., 1899; admitted to the bar in
1899, and began practice the same year
with Eastman & Hollis in Concord, N.
H., continuing with the same till 1903,
since when he has been alone; Republi
can; connected with the Department
of Agriculture in Washington from
1895 to 1899; member Concord common
council, 1905-6; secretary Republican
state committee, 1908; in general law
practice; served for several sessions
past as a legislative attorney for B. & M .
Railroad; member A. F. &. A. M. (lodge,
chapter, temple, consistory 32d degree
and shrine); Wonolancet, Snowshoe
and Bow Brook Clubs, Concord; m.,
Nov. 21, 1907, Mary K. Bride. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
Tutherly, Herbert Everett
Soldier; b., Claremont, N. H., April
5, 1848; s. William E. and Lorette C.
(Rossiter) Tutherly; ed. Claremont
schools, Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, U. S. Military Academy, West
Point, 1871; commissioned 2d lieut.,
U.S. Cavalry, June, 1872; 1st lieut., 1st.
Cavalry, April, 1879; captain, Dec,
1890; major, 11th Cavalry, Feb., 1901;
lieut.-colonel, 9th Cavalry, July, 1905;
retired upon his own application after
thirty-eight years service, Oct. 1, 1906;
on duty with N. H. Militia by order of
the President, 1906-10; brigadier gen
eral and adjutant general of N. H. N.
G., 1910-15; aavv much active service in
Indian Campaigns while in U. S. Army;
prof. military science, Univ. of Vt. 1881
-5; Cornell Univ., 1889-92; Univ. of Vt.
again, 1893-97; commanded squadron
U. S. Cavalry in Cuba during Spanish
American war, and recommended for
brevet as major for gallantry at battle
of San Juan Hill, July 1 and 2, 1898;
Episcopalian; Republican; engaged in
agriculture at Claremont since retire
ment; m., May 29, 1878, Mary Maroa
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Cotton of Claremont; one son, George
Cotton, d., Chelsea, Vt. Residence,
Claremont, N. H.
Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney
Composer and pianist; b., Henniker,
N. H., Sept. 5, 1867; dau. Charles Ab
bott and Clara Imogen (Marcy)
Cheney; studied first with her mother,
from whom she inherited her musical
ability; played difficult music, includ
ing Beethoven and Bach, at seven
years of age; at eight years of age
was taken to Boston, where she
studied with W. L. Whittemore,
Ernest Paraho, Junius W. Hill and
Carl Baermann; made d£but as pian
ist; played with the Boston Symphony
and Thomas Orchestras; later appeared
in many large cities, giving entire pro
grams of her own work. Among her
compositions are her "Gaelic Sym
phony," first given in Boston in 1896;
a Mass in E-flat, sung at the Handel
and Hadyn Soc, Boston, 1892; "Fes
tival Jubilate," for women's voices'
sung at the dedication of the women's
building, at the World's Columbian
Exposition, Chicago, 1893; also num
erous cantatas and piano works, and
many songs sung by leading singers
throughout the country; m., Dec. 2,
1885, Dr. Henry Harris Aubrey Beach,
a distinguished physician of Boston,
who died June 28, 1910. Residence,
28 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.
Simonds, Katherine Call
Musician, dramatic soprano, author
and composer; b., Franklin, N. H.,
Dec. 12, 1865; dau. Joseph L. and Mar
tha Ann (Severance) Call; ed. public
schools of Franklin; taught school four
years; studied voice culture with Mrs.
Gertrude Franklin Salisbury and Miss
Clara Munger of Boston; taught vocal
music to large classes; has sung in, and
directed, many church choirs; sang as
soprano in the First Baptist Church,
Concord, Franklin St. Congregational
Church, Manchester, Pilgrim Church,
Nashua, Unitarian Church, Franklin
and others; now director and soprano
of the Christian Church Choir, Franklin;
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has conducted many choruses and done
much general musical work; author and
composer of many songs several of
which have been published by C. W.
Thompson & Co., Boston; two Prohibi
tion songs, "The Nation's Going Dry"
and "The Land Where Old Glory
Waves," words and music by Mrs.
Simonds, were recently published by
the National W, C. T. U. Publishing
House, Evanston, I1l.; her latest and
most popular song, "There's a Soldier
Lad in Khaki Over There," written,
set to music copyrighted and published
this year, has been sung by her to great
audiences in many places, including
Tremont Temple, Boston, where twice
three cheers were given for the song and
singer by the vast crowd in attendance;
gives entire concert program of her
own songs; member of the Christian
church; Prohibitionist; Equal Suffra
gist; state secretary Prohibition party;
president Franklin Equal Suffrage
Club; president Franklin W. C. T. U.
president Merrimack Co. W. C. T. U.
state musical director, W. C. T. U.
�Hon. Raymond" Bartlett Stevens
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vice-president Golden Rule Farm
Homes Ass'n; Red Cross singer and
worker, responding to constant calls
for service; delegate to National Prohi
bition Convention'st. Paul, Minn. ,1916,
where she sang "The Land Where Old
Glory Waves"; also to National W. C.
T. U. Convention, Washington, 1917,
where she sang "New Hampshire
Voted Dry," written to celebrate the
prohibition victory in this state, to a
capacity audience in Poli's theatre; m.,
Nov. 25, 1885, Arthur B. Simonds, s.
of the late John W. Simonds, N. H.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Residence, Franklin, N. H.
Stevens, Raymond Bartlett
Lawyer, Ex-Congressman; b., Binghampton, N. Y., June 18, 1874; s.
Pliny Bartlett and Lillian (Thompson)
Stevens; ed. Harvard Univ. 2 years,
class of 1897; Harvard Law School, 3
years, class of 1899; admitted to New
Hampshire bar in 1899; in practice of
law at Lisbon, N. H., five years then, on
account of ill health, engaged in agri
culture in Landaff ; Democrat; member
N. H. house of representatives from
Landaff, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1913; chair
man Democratic legislative caucus in
1911, and member of the Judiciarv and
Ways and Means Committees, also of
the Special Committee on Railroad
Rates to whose work he devoted much
attention; elected to the U. S. house of
representatives from the Second N. H.
District in Nov., 1912, over Frank D.
Currier, Republican, but did not take
his seat in the house until his work in the
state legislature was completed, and
declined salary up to that time; mem
ber Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce, 63d Congress, and ac
tively instrumental in preparation and
enactment of the measure creating and
establishing the Federal Trade Com
mission; nominated in the N. H. Demo
cratic primary, in 1914, as the party
candidate for U. S. Senator, and ran
largely ahead of his ticket but failed of
election; special counsel for the Federal
Trade Commission, 1915-16; member
and vice-chairman U. S. Shipping
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Board, 1916-; appointed American
delegate to the Interallied Shipping
Council in London, 1918, and now
serving in that capacity; m., August 3,
1915, at Landaff, Mrs. Everest a Spink
Cunniff ; one son. Residence, Landaff,
N. H.
Edgerly, Joseph Gardner
Educator; b., Barnstead, N. H., Oct.
12, 1838; s. Samuel Johnson and Eliza
(Bickford) Edgerly; ed. Manchester
public schools, Dartmouth College,
A.B., 1867 (Phi Beta Kappa) ; Congre
gationalism Republican; taught school
five years before entering college;
elected superintendent of schools, Man
chester, N. H., the day after gradua
tion from college, serving eight years,
1867-75; superintendent of schools,
Fitchburg, Mass., 1875, to 1914; since
retired; member American Institute of
Instruction, N. E. Ass'n School Super
intendents (ex-pres.) ; president, N. H.
Teachers Ass'n 1874; Hillsborough Co.
Teachers Ass'n; Worcester Co. (Mass.)
Teachers Ass'n; A. F. & A. M. (K. T.);
I. O. O. F., B. P. O. E., K. of P.; m.,
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April 10, 1877, Mary J. Graves, Groton,
Mass.; one child, Louise Graves, b.
1879, d. 1901. Residence, Fitchburg,
Mass.
Abbott, Warren
Teacher, farmer, bank messenger; b.,
Webster, N. H., March 20, 1838; a.
Jabez and Eunice (Boody) Abbott; ed.
public schools and Elmwood Academy,
Boscawen, N. H. ; taught school winters
from eighteen years of age, and engaged
in farming in summer till twenty-six,
when he went to California and was
there engaged in teaching for eighteen
years, with much success, having re
ceived a life certificate as a teacher after
ten years service, and was the nominee
of his party for superintendent of
schools in Contra Costa county; re
turned to the old homestead in Web
ster and engaged in agriculture in 1882,
continuing until about twenty years
ago, when he removed to Penacook;
Congregationalist; Republican; several
years superintendent of schools in
Webster, selectman three years, and
member N. H. house of representatives
in 1891-2; treasurer of Merrimack
county, 1893-1, 1895-6, 1915-16. Pa
tron of Husbandry, and past master and
lecturer of Daniel Webster Grange,
Webster; also of Merrimack Co.
Pomona Grange, of which he was a
charter member and the first overseer;
for the last ten years he has served as
bank messenger between Concord and
Penacook; m., Oct. 12, 1891, Mrs.
Jennie A. Abbott, of Anoka, Minn.
Residence Penacook, N. H.
Smith, Jeremiah
Jurist; b., Exeter, N. H., July 14,
1837; s. Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Hale)
Smith; A.B., Harvard, 1856; A.M.,
1859; LL.D., Dartmouth, 1883; studied
law with Daniel M. Christie and at Har
vard Law School; admitted to the bar in
1861; practiced in Dover, 1861-7; ap
pointed associate justice of the N. H.
supreme court in 1867, serving till
resignation, on account of ill health, in
1874; partially resumed practice in
1882; appointed Story Professor of Law
in the Harvard Law School in 1890, and
removed to Cambridge; resigned pro
fessorship in 1910; trustee, Phillips
Exeter Academy, 1868-74, 1898-1902.
Visitor, Chandler Scientific School,
Dartmouth, 1885-92; m., April 5, 1865,
Hannah Webster, Dover, N. H., d. Dec.
19, 1904; one son, Jeremiah Smith, Jr.,
lawyer of Boston, b. Dover, N. H., Jan.
14, 1870; A.B., Harvard, 1892; trustee
of Phillips Exeter Academy; now (1918)
serving in France as captain in Quarter
masters' Department, U. S. Expedi
tionary Force. Residence, 4 Berkeley
Street, Cambridge, Mass.
Brown, Alice
Author; b., Hampton Falls, N. H.,
Dec. 5, 1887; spent her girlhood on a
farm; ed. Robinson Seminary, Exeter,
N. H.; taught school for a few terms,
but soon took up writing as a profes
sion, having removed to Boston; en
gaged for several years on staff of
Youth's Companion; author, "Fools of
Nature" (novel); "Meadow Grass,"
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collection of New England stories; "By
Oak and Thorn"—a record of English
Days; "Robert Louis Stevenson —a
study in collaboration with Imogen
Guiney; "Three Heroines of New Eng
land Romance" (with Harriet Prescott Spofford and Imogen Guiney);
"Life of Mercy Otis Warren"; "The
Road to Castalay" (poems); "Tiverton
Tales" (collection of stories); "The
Day of His Youth"; "The King's
End"; "Margaret Warrener"; "Para
dise"; "High Noon"; "The Mannerings"; "The Country Road"; "The
Court of Love"; "Rose McLeod";
"The Story of Thyrza"; "Country
Neighbors"; "John Winterbourne's
Family"; "The One Footed Fairy and
Other Stories"; "Secret of the Clan,"
"The Flying Teuton," etc. Residence,
11 Pinckney St., Boston, Mass.
Humphrey, Alice Caroline
Educator; b., Concord, N. H., Jan. 8,
1874; dau. Stillman and Mary Eliza
beth (Hoag) Humphrey; ed. Concord
high school, 1892, Smith College, 18924, Radcliffe College, 1914-5, Bureau
of University Travel, 1911, Summer
School, Middlebury College, Vt., 1913;
teacher of Greek, Latin and Ancient
History, St. Mary's School, Concord,
N. H., 1895-; Episcopalian; member
N. E. Classical Ass'n, N. H. Smith
College Club, N. H. Historical Soc,
Concord Woman's College Club (direc
tor), Concord Woman's Club (rec. sec,
1918-), Concord Music Club, Outing
Club (Camp Weetamoo), Friendly Club,
Suffrage League, Daughters of the
King, Beaver Meadow Golf Club;
author of BUT Sketches, 1912; contrib
utor of poems to Art and Archaeology
and American Story Magazine. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
Nute, Eugene Pearl
Shoe manufacturer; secretary, N. H.
Board of Underwriters; b., Farmington,
N. H., June 14, 1852; s. Alonzo and
Mary (Pearl) Nute; descendant of
James Nute, who came to Portsmouth,
N. H., from England in 1631, and sub
sequently settled in Dover; great-
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grandson of Jotham Nute, an early pet
tier of Milton and a soldier of the Revo
lution, serving throughout the war,
whose discharge signed by General
Washington is now in his possession;
ed. public schools, New London, N. H.,
and Phillips (Andover) Academies; en
gaged for twenty years in the manu
facture of shoes at Farmington; Congregationalist; Republican; member N.
H. house of representatives, 1883;
appointed U. S. Marshal for the Dis
trict of New Hampshire, March 4,
1898, resigned, June 30, 1914, to accept
the position of secretary of the N. H.
Board of Underwriters, which he now
holds; member A. F. & A. M., K. of P.,
Loyal Legion; m., June 4, 1881, Nellie
S. Parker of Farmington; children,
Stanley Pearl, b. Dec. 9, 1885 (Dart
mouth, 1908), in insurance business in
Detroit, Mich.; Harry A., b. March 6,
1891; Molly, b. April 7, 1893, teacher.
Residence, Farmington, N. H.
�Hon. Alvah Woodbury Sulloway
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Sulloway, Alvah Woodbury
Manufacturer; railway official; b.,
Somerville, Mass., Dec. 25, 1838; s.
Israel W. and Adaline (Richardson)
Sulloway; ed. public schools, Barre
(Vt.) Academy, Green Mountain Lib
eral Inst., So. Woodstock, Vt., Canaan
Academy; learned hosiery manufac
turing business in his father's mill at
Enfield, N. H., operating some of the
first machines made by the late Walter
Aiken; commenced business in hosiery
manufacturing in Franklin with Walter
Aiken in 1860, continuing four years;
then in company with Frank H. Daniell till 1869, after which he operated
the Sulloway Mills alone, the same
being incorporated Jan., 1888, exten
sive additions and improvements hav
ing been made from time to time till
now this is the largest woolen hosiery
manufacturing plant in the country,
employing 650 operatives and produc
ing 2,000 dozen pairs per day, nearly
allat the present time on war orders for
the U. S. government; Unitarian;
Democrat till 1896, since Independent;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1871, 1872, 1874 and 1875 (chairman
committee on manufactures, 1874);
N. H. railroad commissioner, 1874;
Democratic candidate for Congress in
Second N. H. district in 1877, and
twice renominated; member first city
council of Franklin, continuing several
years; member N. H. constitutional
convention, 1889, N. H. Senate, 1891;
delegate to Democratic national con
vention in 1876, and all subsequent
conventions, to and including 1896,
and New Hampshire member Demo
cratic Nat'l Com. for same period;
director Northern Railroad since 1880,
and president since 1885; director B. &
M. Railroad for twenty-five years
previous to 1916; president Concord &
Claremont and Peterboro & Hillsboro
Railroads since 1889; director Lake
Champlain & St. Johnsbury R. R.;
several years director Me. Central R.
R.; president and treasurer Sulloway
Mills; president Franklin Nat'l Bank
since organization in 1879; president
Franklin Savings Bank, Franklin Light
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& Power Co., Acme Machine & Needle
Co.; trustee Amoskeag M'f'g Co.;
director Monadnock Mills, Andros
coggin Pulp Co., Concord Axle Co.;
trustee Franklin Hospital, N. H. Or
phans Home; member A. F. &. A. M.
(lodge and chapter), P. of H.; m., June
5, 1866, Susan R. Daniel); children,
Alice M., b. Aug. 5, 1871 (Mrs. Fred L.
Thompson, Bellows Falls, Vt.); Rich
ard W., b. Feb., 1876; Frank J., b. Dec.
11, 1883. Residence, Franklin, N. H.
Theriault, Marcel
Lawyer; b., St. Jacques, N. B., Nov.
22, 1885; s. Adolph and Hermine
(Plourde) Theriault; ed. Nashua, N. H.,
public schools, Boston Univ. Law
School, 1914; Catholic; Republican;
member N. H. senate, 1917-8 (chair
man committee on Judiciary); State
Board Trustees of State Institutions,
1917-; member Republican state com
mittee; Secretary Hillsborough Co.,
Republican Club; Gamma Eta Gamma
law fraternity; president Montcalm
Associates; partner in Nashua Steam
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Press and Boiler Works; m., May 6,
1906, Anita Jodoin, d. Jan. 16, 1913;
children, George French, b. April 19,
1911; Albert Marcel, b. Dec. 17, 1912.
Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Foss, George Ernest
Educator; commercial secretary; s.
Horace Malvin and Abbie Hannah
(Green) Foss; b. Pittsfield, N. H., March
10, 1873; ed. Pittsfield high school,
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1897. Born
on a farm ; traveled three miles each way
to attend high school; on graduation
from college became principal of Pitts
field grammar school for one year;
principal, Meredith (N. H.) high school,
one year; principal, Dover N. H.,
grammar schools, two years; principal,
grammar school, Springfield, Mass.,
thirteen years; in latter position made
special contribution to method of
school organization by introducing the
flexible system of grading, whereby a
program is made to suit the needs of
each student who is allowed to take
work in each subject at the point where
he is ready to work, without regard to
so-called grades, and to move in each
subject as rapidly as progress is earned,
regardless of progress in other subjects;
which is merely the application of the
old district school system to a large
graded city school, and is apparently,
the first such application made in the
United States; it shortens the time
that many a pupil would otherwise
spend in public schools, and brings him
earlier through high school, college and
into his life work; Congregationalist;
Independent Republican; became sec
retary Springfield, Mass., chamber of
commerce in May, 1914, and continues;
work in this field received recognition
by appointment as director of the
National Ass'n of Commercial Organ
ization Secretaries, Sept., 1917. Mem
ber A. F. &. A. M., Educational Club,
Nayasset Club, Reality Club; m., June
28, 1899, Martha Longfellow Brown;
one son, b. May 21, 1903. Residence,
Springfield, Mass.
Brown, Alice Van Vechten
Teacher of Art; b., Hanover, N. H.;
dau. Rev. Samuel G. and Sarah (Van
Vechten) Brown; ed., private schools
and tutors; Art Students League of
New York (four years) and with vari
ous studios and artists; traveled and
studied abroad. Assistant director
and director Norwich Art School,
Norwich, Conn., 1891-97; professor
of Art, Wellesley College since 1897;
member Archeological Institute of
America and other art associations.
Residence, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.
Edgerly, John Albert
Farmer, lumber dealer and summer
boarding; b., Tuftonborough, N. H.,
Sept. 11, 1856; s. Charles G. and Mary
E. (Doe) Edgerly; ed. common schools
and Tuftonborough and Wolfeboro
Academy; member 2d Christian Church
of Tuftonborough; fifteen years super
intendent of Sunday School; president,
Rockingham Christian Conference two
years; Carroll Co. S. S. Ass'n, two
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years; Republican; member school
board five years; selectman five years;
moderator twelve years; present town
treasurer; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1903, voting against
the repeal of the Prohibitory law, hav
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(Merrill) Shurtleff; ed. public schools,
flolderness school, 1887-8, Dartmouth
College, A.B., 1892; read law in office
of Drew, Jordan & Buckley, Lan
caster; admitted to the bar m 1896,
and continued with the firm, in prac
tice (now Drew, Shurtleff, Morris &
Oakes); Episcopalian; Republican; N.
H. Fish and Game Commissioner,
1902-8; ex-judge Lancaster Police
Court; U. S. Commissioner for New
Hampshire; member A. F. & A. M.r
Lancaster Club; m., June 14, 1897,
Emilie Porter, Lancaster; children,
William Porter, b. April 29, 1898;
Merrill, Jr., June 11, 1902. Residence,
Lancaster, N. H.
Demond, Fred Clarence
Lawyer; b., Freeport, Me., Nov. 13,
1875; s. George Nelson and Mary Eme-
ing always been a strong temperance
advocate (chairman State College
committee) ; member N. H. senate,
1909-10, voting for the Preston amend
ment; Patron of Husbandry, having
been lecturer, overseer and master of
Tuftonborough Grange, also of Carroll
Co. Pomona Grange, and district and
Pomona deputy of the State Grange;
m., Dec. 25, 1880, May C. Blake, d. Jan.
8, 1917; one son, Edwin B. Edgerly,
b. March 24, 1884; m. Oct. 14, 1914,
Caroline L. Crossman; their son, John
Irving, b. July 27, 1915. Residence,
Tuftonborough, N. H., Mirror Lake
P. O.
Shurtleff, Merrill
Lawyer, b., Colebrook, N. H., March
10, 1876; s. William H. and Mary J.
line (Field) Demond; ed. common and
high schools, Freeport, Me.; studied law
with Streeter, Walker & Hollis Con
cord, N. H.; admitted to the bar March,
1899, and has since been in practice in
Concord, associated with the firm with
�Elisha Rhodes Brown
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which he studied, and its successors,
the firm name now being Streeter, Demond, Woodworth & Sulloway; Uni
tarian; Republican; member, Concord
common council, 1903-4; board of alder
men, 1905-6; Concord City charter
revision committee, 1908; member state
board of bar examiners since 1913; N.
H. constitutional convention, 1918
(member committee on Judiciary de
partment); clerk Page Belting Co.;
member N. H. Bar Ass'n; American
Bar Ass'n; N. H. Historical Soc;
Wonolancet, Snow Shoe and Passaconoway Clubs, Concord; m., Jan. 16,
1906, Mary Peabody Adams, Gorham,
N. H. Residence, Concord, N- H.
Brown, Elisha Rhodes
Banker; b., Providence, R. I., March
28, 1847; s. Colville Dana and Mary
Eliza (Rhodes) Brown; descendant on
the paternal side of Rev. Chad Brown,
first pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Providence, and the first Baptist
Church in America ; and, on the maternal
side, of Roger Williams, founder of
Rhode Island; removed with his par
ents to Dover, N. H., in 1850; educated
in the Dover public schools and by
careful reading continued through life,
he having secured a large and well se
lected library; served four years as a
mercantile clerk, and on Dec. 10, 1867,
entered the Strafford National Bank
of Dover as a teller, continuing with
that institution to the present time,
having been made cashier, Jan. 1,
1876, a director, Jan. 12, 1886, vicepresident, June 30, 1890 and president,
April 26, 1897, which position he still
holds, as, also, that of president of the
Strafford Savings Bank, of which he
was one of the incorporators, March
25, 1876; a trustee March 31, 1883, vicepresident, March 24, 1890, and became
president, Oct. 21, 1891. His fiftieth
anniversary, or the golden jubilee of
his service as a banker was duly ob
served last December. Congregationalist, member First Church in Dover,
and deacon since 1885; Republican;
appointed by Gov. Charles H. Sawyer,
Commissioner for New Hampshire to
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attend the celebration of the Centennial
of the inauguration of George Wash
ington as President of the United
States, Feb. 5, 1889; delegate from
Ward Four, Dover, in N. H. constitu
tional convention, 1912; trustee, Dover
Public Library; for some years trustee
of Franklin Academy, and president of
the board; trustee Wentworth Home
for the Aged and president since 1908;
member, official board, Dover Chil
dren's Home; trustee Pine Hill Ceme
tery; member N. H. Soc. Sons of the
American Revolution, Soc. Colonial
Wars (Governor 1900-1901), Knight
Templar and 32d degree Mason,
I. O. O. F., N. H. Historical Soc,
Dover Historical Soc, National Con
servation Ass'n, National Audubon
Soc, National Geographic Soc, Amer
ican Forestry Soc, N. E. HistoricGenealogical Soc, American Civic Alli
ance, N. H. Peace Soc, N. H. Soc. for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (vicepresident), and the Bellamy Club of
Dover; m., Oct. 18, 1870, Frances
Bickford of Dover; children, (1) Alphonso Bickford, b. Jan. 23, 1872,
Sfale, 1894, Harvard Med., 1897), d.
ct. 17, 1906; (2) Harold Winthrop, b.
Nov. 8, 1875 (Harvard, 1897), treas
urer Strafford Savings Bank; (3, 4)
Raymond Gould, Philip Carter, b.
Aug. 27, 1885—Philip graduated from
Harvard in 1906 and Mass. Inst. of
Tech., 1908; Raymond, Harvard, 1907
and from the Law School in 1910, and
is in practice in New York, while
Philip is in business in Dover. Resi
dence, Dover, N. H.
Adams, Blanche Spalding Griffin
(Mrs. William A. Adams); b.,
Thornton's Ferry, N. H., Nov. 24,
1874; dau., George Byron and Sarah
Frances (Spalding) Griffin; ed. McGaw Normal Institute, Reed's Ferry,
N. H., Wellesley College, B.A., 1898;
Congregationalist; Woman suffragist;
teacher for two years after graduation,
English department, St. Margaret's
School, Buffalo, N. Y.; m., Dec 26,
1904, William A. Adams (Harvard,
'98); children, William Byron, Mary
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Griffin, d.; treasurer Ladies Aid Soc,
Congregational church, Brookfield, 1ll.;
member and officer of Brookfield
Woman's Club; chairman Library
Com.; member Woman's Club. Resi
dence, Brookfield, Ill.
Niles, William Porter
Clergyman; b., Warehouse Point,
Conn., Nov. 29, 1869; s. William
1913 and 1916; member board of man
agers of Diocesan Missions; trustee St.
Mary's school, Concord; secretary
Convocation; Knight Templar and 32d
degree Mason; member Psi Upsilon
Fraternity, Nashua Country Club; m.,
April 30, 1903, Serena Gertrude San
ders, Laconia, N. H.; children, Serena
Olmsted, b. Jan. 16, 1904; William
Woodruff, b. Oct. 7, 1905; George
Sanders, b. Nov. 18, 1908. Residence,
Nashua, N. H.
Langdell, Samuel Frank
Manufacturer and dealer in lumber;
b., New Boston, N. H., Jan. 8, 1876; s.
George and Lydia Shaw (McNeil)
Langdell; ed. public schools, New Bos
ton, and Bryant & Stratton's Business
Woodruff and Bertha (Olmsted) Niles,
his father having been for more than
forty years bishop of the P. E. Dio
cese of N. H. ; ed. Holderness school, Ply
mouth, N. H., St. Paul's school, Con
cord, Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.,
B.A., 1893, M.A., 1896, General Theo
logical Seminary, New York, Oxford
University, England; Episcopalian;
Republican; taught at Holderness
School, Plymouth, 1893-6; ordained
deacon, 1899, priest, 1900; priest in
charge of St. James church, Laconia,
N. H., 1899-1902; rector, Church of the
Good Shepherd, Nashua, since 1902;
deputy to General Convention of Prot
estant Episcopal church, 1907, 1910,
College, Manchester; Baptist; Repub
lican; resided on the old homestead in
New Boston, which he had purchased;
having gone into the lumber business,
and the same increasing, he left the
farm and removed to Goffstown village
in 1906; and in 1913 removed to Man
chester, where in 1918 he organized the
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Langdell Lumber Co., with a capital of
$250,000, which is doing a business not
surpassed in extent in Southern New
Hampshire, the offices occupying the
entire front of the 8th floor of the
Amoskeag Bank building. In New
Boston served as selectman, and as
superintendent of the Baptist Sunday
school; has also served as superintend
ent of the First Baptist S. S. in Man
chester; member and past master of
Joe English Grange, New Boston;
president and treasurer of Langdell
Lumber Co.; m., June 6, 1900, Annie
L. Anderson; children, Merritt R., b.
Aug. 24, 1904; Ralph E., b. June 17,
1907. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Averill, Elisabeth
Educator, b., Boston, Mass., March
31, 1861; dau. John Prescott and Abby
(Foss) Averill. (Mr. J. P. Averill
graduated from Dartmouth in 1842
and for many years was a teacher in
Boston.) Miss Averill graduated from
the Melrose (Mass.) high school, 1880,
and studied four years in France and
Germany till Dec, 1885; taught in
private schools, Atlanta, Ga., and
Nashville, Tenn., 1885-91; head of
department of modern languages,
Concord (N. H.) high school, 1891-;
member South Congregational church,
State Educational Council for many
years, N. E. Modern Language Ass'n
(Boston group), N. H. State Teachers's
Ass'n, Merrimack Valley Teachers'
Ass'n, Concord Teachers'
Ass'n,
Concord Woman's Club (serving on
various committees), N. H. Female
Cent Union, Concord Female Chari
table Soc. (founded 1812), Red Cross;
has often spoken before clubs in the
South and in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts. Residence, Concord,
N. H.
Hardy, Willis Chenery
Commercial traveler and farmer; b.,
West Cambridge (now Arlington),
Mass., Nov. 11, 1851; s. Solon and
Martha (Chenery) Hardy; removed
to Hollis, N. H., in 1867; educated in
public and high schools, West Cam
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bridge and Hollis; Congregationalist;
Republican; trustee town funds; mem
ber N. H. house of representatives,
1909-10, serving on committee on Agri
culture; N. H. senate, 1917-18, serving
on committees on Judiciary, Agricul
ture, Elections, and as chairman of
Committee on Education; member of
the Grange, Sons of the American
Revolution, Ancient Order of United
Workmen, and the White Mountain,
Cape Cod, National and United Com-
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mercial Travelers Associations; m.,
Nov. 2, 1898, Lymena Thompson,
Boston, Mass.; one son, Donald T.,
now in school. Residence, Hollis,
N. H., Nashua, R. F. D.
Stevens, Roland Eugene
Lawyer; b., Peterborough, N. H.,
Nov. 24, 1868; s. Frederick L. and
Mary E. (Kimball) Stevens; ed. St.
Johnsbury. Vt., Academy, Dartmouth
College, AB., 1895; assistant instruc
tor in psychology, Dartmouth, 1895-6;
principal Hanover (N. H.) high school,
�George Morrill Kimball, M.D.
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1896-7; studied law with Ex-Gov. S.
E. Pingree, Hartford, Vt., and at New
York Law School, completing course in
1900; admitted to Vermont bar and
commenced practice that year at White
River Junction, Vt.; Congregationalist;
Republican; president Hartford Me
morial Ass'n; incorporator Mary Hitch
cock Hospital, Hanover, N. H.; con
nected with various corporations, I. O.
O. F., Dartmouth Club, Boston, Mass.,
Graduates Club, Hanover, N. H.; m.,
Nov. 7, 1900, Annie L. Morris, Hart
ford, Vt.; four sons, Robert M., Philip
R., Roland E., Jr., and Paul. Resi
dence, Hartford, Vt.; office, White
River Jet., Vt.
Kimball, George Morrill
Physician till 1898, later in business;
b., Dardanelle, Ark., June 27, 1855; s.
Samuel Sparhawk and Hannah L. (Ma
son) Kimball; ed. public and private
schools, Phillips (Andover) Academy
1875, Yale College, A.B., 1879, Harvard
Medical School, M.D., 1884, house
pupil Mass. Gen. Hospital, July, 1883
to Feb., 1885, Boston Lying-in Hospital,
April, 1885 to Aug., 1885 inclusive;
practiced medicine in Concord thirteen
years; Congregationalist; Republican;
member Concord Board of Education,
1901-10; member Concord board of
aldermen, 1909-10; trustee N. H. Sav
ings Bank, president since 1917; presi
dent Bqscawen Mills; president and
treasurer, Concord Mutual Fire Ins.
Co., Vice-president N. H. Spinning
Mills (Penacook); director Concord &
Montreal R. R., Eagle & Phenix Hotel
Co., Abbot & Downing Co., Page Belt
ing Co., Mechanicks Nat'l Bank; mem
ber Shareholders Committee of the N.
E. Co.; life member N. H. Historical
Soc; trustee N. H. State Hospital sev
eral years, also assistant Burgeon Mar
garet Pillsbury Gen. Hospital; surgeon
general on staff of Gov. Charles M.
Floyd two years, also subsequently on
staff of Gov. Henry B. Quimby; mem
ber N. H. Medical Soc, Merrimack Co.
Med. Soc, Union Club (Boston), Army
and Navy Club (New York), Wonolancet Club, Concord; m. Oct. 14, 1886,
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Annie Louise Gage, Boston, Mass.; chil
dren, Robert Gage, b. April 15, 1888,
m. June, 1916, Natalie Allen, Pawtucket, R. I.; Louise Mason, b. June 2,
1896 (Abbot Academy, 1916). Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
Cobleigh, Marshall Day
Lawyer; b., Littleton, N. H., Dec.
17, 1864; s. Ashbel W. and Hannah
(Montgomery) Cobleigh; ed. public
schools of Littleton; studied law with
Harry L. Heald and Hon. James W.
Remick at Littleton; admitted to the
bar at Concord, March 17, 1899; prac
ticed in Littleton till April 30, 1900,
when he removed to Lebanon, continu
ing till Dec. 1, 1911; then removing to
Nashua, where he continues, being
senior member of the firm of Cobleigh
& Theriault. Congregationalist; Re
publican; supervisor, Littleton, 189599; special justice, Littleton police
court, 1899-1900; solicitor Grafton
county, 1903-9; member N. H. con
stitutional convention from Ward 1,
�Miss Martha Smith Kimball
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Nashua, 1918; member P. of H., K.
of P., and the Langdon Club of Leb
anon; m., April 29, 1890, Alice J. Aldrich; children, Gerald F., b. Dec. 19,
1883 (Dartmouth, 1915, admitted to
the bar June, 1917) ; Neal W., b. June
9, 1901. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Kimball, Martha Smith
Club-woman and social service
worker; b., Portsmouth, N. H.; dau.
Edward Payson and Martha Jane
(Thompson) Kimball; ed. Portsmouth
public schools, Smith College, 1892;
Congregationalist; Equal Suffragist;
president, N. H. Equal Suffrage Ass'n,
since 1913; incorporator, Portsmouth
Historical Soc.; trustee, Portsmouth
Public Library, 1915— ; member,
Graffort (Woman's) Club, Equal Suf
frage League, Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary,
Country Club, Civic Ass'n, Ports
mouth; vice-president, Woman's Re
alty Co.; director, Army and Navy
Ass'n; Guardian of Sagamore Camp
Fire and Leader of Portsmouth Guard
ians; member of County Guardians;
director, League of Women Workers;
N. H. member, Legislative Committee,
National League for Women Workers;
member, N. H. Smith College Club,
Portsmouth College Club, Smith
Alumnae Ass'n, College Club of Boston,
Ass'n of Collegiate Alumnae, Smith
Students' Aid Soc., N. H. Conference
of Charities and Corrections, Auto
mobile Ass'n of America; chairman,
Portsmouth district, Woman's Com
mittee, Council of National Defense.
Residence, Portsmouth and Wilmot,
N. H.
Drake, Nathaniel Seavey
Shoe manufacturer, real estate and
agriculture; b., Pittsfield, N. H., Sept.
16, 1851; s. Col. James and Betsey
(Seavey) Drake; grandson of Major
James Drake, one of the earliest set
tlers of Pittsfield, and a member of its
first board of selectmen, in 1782; ed.
Pittsfield public schools and Academy;
engaged in shoe manufacturing, 18801902; since then in real estate and farm
ing; Episcopalian; Democrat; member
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N. H. house of representatives 1911;
senate, 1915; delegate in N. H. consti
tutional convention, 1912; many years
town treasurer, moderator, auditor, tree
warden and member of school board;
director and clerk, Pittsfield Aqueduct
Co.; director and clerk, Pittsfield Gas
Co. ; member Ex. Com. N. H. Old Home
Week Ass'n; vice-president Merrimack
Co. Farmers Ass'n; delegate to Na
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress,
1911; with sister, Mrs. Georgia B.
Carpenter, joint donor of Drake Ath
letic Field to town of Pittsfield, 1917
member Catamount Grange, P. of H.
m., March 17, 1873, Mary A. R. Green
children, James Frank, b. Sept. 1, 1880
Dartmouth, 1902; Major Ordnance Re
serve Corps, U. S. A. (see page 94);
Agnes, b. April 2, 1883, Lasell Sem.,
1903. Residence, Pittsfield, N. H.
Nims, Harry Dwight
Lawyer; b., Keene, N. H., Jan. 9,
1875; s. Marshall W. and Ella M.
(Goodnow) Nims; ed. Concord public
�Maj. William H. Tkickey
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schools, high school, 1894; Williams
College, 1898; honorary, A.M., 1915;
studied law, and in practice of same in
New York city since 1900; Dutch Re
form Congregationalist; Republican;
counsel for U. S. Fuel Achninistration,
Aug., 1917 to May, 1918; member
A. F. & A. M., Bar Ass'n, of New York
City, University Club, St. Andrews
Golf Club; author legal treatise on
"Law of Unfair Competition," and
various magazine articles; m., Jan. 8,
1907, Emma Collier Grant; children,
Marshall Grant Nims, William Grant
Nims. Residence, Bronxville, N. Y.
Trickey, William Henry
Clergyman; b., Exeter, Me., Jan.
22, 1841 ; s. William and Abigail (Nudd)
Trickey; ed. public schools of Wolfeboro, N. H., to which town he removed
in 1856; enlisted as a private in 3d
N. H. Vols., July 29, 1861; promoted
through each rank to that of major in
same regiment; commanded his com£any in assault on Ft. Wagner, and
is regiment in the notable assault on
Ft. Fisher; four times wounded during
the war and mustered out Aug. 2,
1865; Universalist; Republican; re
moved to Dover, N. H., in 1867, and
was employed in the manufacture of
shoes; member Dover City Council,
1870-1, and served same years in N. H.
house of representatives; entered U. S.
Railway Mail Service in 1874, contin
uing several years; entered Tufts Col
lege Divinity school in 1887, graduat
ing in 1889; held pastorates in the
Universalist parishes in Newfields,
Claremont and Hinsdale, N. H., and
Danvers, Mass. June 1, 1907, he was
appointed commandant of the N. H.
Soldier Home at Tilton, which position
he still enjoys, having been in close
affiliation with his comrades since 1861;
religious services are held at the Home
every Sunday afternoon, in conducting
which he alternates with the three
other clergymen of the town. Dele
gate from Tilton in the N. H. consti
tutional convention of 1818, and in re
sponse to the request of his associates
of the G. A. R., was accorded the honor
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of calling the convention to order.
Mason, 32d degree, and member G.
A. R.; department commander for New
Hampshire, 1872; commander Mass.
Commandery, Loyal Legion of the
U. S., 1912; m., Aug. 7, 1864, Celestia
C., dau. William Deland, of Wolfeboro,
N. H., d. May 10, 1915; children, Wil
liam D., b. Nov. 17, 1866; John H., b.
Oct. 23, 1868, d. July 18, 1869. Resi
dence, Tilton, N. H.
Johnson, Martha Evelina
Tax collector; b., Laconia, N. H.,
March 5, 1876, dau. Nathan, Jr. and
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Abbie Dewey (Wiley) Johnson; ed. La
conia high school, 1895; employed in
various city offices, 1901-05; ap
pointed collector of taxes, 1905, and
reappointed thirteen successive times,
holding the office at present; member
of First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Laconia Woman's Club, Rebekah
Lodge, Laconia Suffrage League. Miss
Johnson is a greaWreat-granddaughter of Capt. Daniel Henchman of Bos
ton who served in the Continental
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Army. His daughter, Dorothy Hench
man, married Thomas Hancock,
brother of John Hancock. Capt. Dan
iel Henchman commanded the troops
who ended King Philip's War. His
son, Daniel Henchman, Miss Johnson's
great-grandfather, was the first printer
and the first school-master in Boston.
The first Bible printed in this country
was issued from his office. Residence,
Laconia, N. H.
Stearns, George Landon
Sheriff of Hillsborough County; b.
Manchester, N. H., June 4, 1864; s.
John Edward and Sarah (Woodbridge)
Stearns; ed. public schools; Manchester
high school, 1882. Baptist; Republican;
employed by P. C. Cheney Paper Co.
eighteen years, gaining business educa
tion; twelve years clerk of Manchester
Common Council; thirteen years dep
uty collector U. S. Internal Revenue;
sheriff of Hillsborough County since
1914; member I. O. O. F., and all Ma
sonic bodies including Washington
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb
Chapter, R. A., Adoniram Council,
Trinity Commandery, K. T.; N. H.
Consistory, 32d deg. and Bektash Tem
ple, M. S. Organist at Free Baptist
Church eleven years, and First Baptist
Church the last twelve years. M., Dec.
25, 1893, Alice Thompson; children,
Edith Landon, b. April 29, 1895, Man
chester high school and Simmons Col
lege, 1916, and now teacher of Domestic
Science in Manchester high school;
Elinor Eastman, b. August 9, 1900,
student in Manchester high school.
Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Foster, William Albert
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H., Feb.
3, 1872; s. George A. and Georgia M.
(Ladd) Foster; ed. Concord public
schools, high school, 1891; Dartmouth
College, 1895; Harvard Law School,
1898; admitted to the bar in 1898,
and commenced practice in the office
of Hon. John M. Mitchell, with whom
he was associated until his elevation to
the bench, when he continued, with
Harry F. Lake, who had also been ad
mitted to the firm; Unitarian; Re
publican; member N. H. Constitu
tional convention of 1902; member
Wonolancet, Bow Brook and Beaver
Meadow Golf Clubs; trustee and
member investment committee, Loan
and Trust Savings Bank; director
State Dwelling House Ins. Co.; di
rector Stratton & Co.; director and
clerk Boston Fruit Co.; director and
clerk Contoocook Valley Paper Co.;
m., June 28, 1904, Ethel Rollins Rob
inson, Concord; children, Helen, b.
Oct. 27, 1905; Katherine, b. Nov. 4,
1910; Robert E., b., July 30, 1912.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Clough, Joseph Messer
Machinist; soldier; mail agent; b.,
Sunapee, N. H., June 15, 1828; s.
Hugh B. and Hannah (Messer) Clough;
ed. public schools and Norwich (Vt.)
Univ.; taught school; engaged as a
machinist and mill operative in Man
chester, Suncook and Lowell, Mass.;
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commander of City Guards in Man
chester and member of Lowell City
Guards, commanded by Gen. B. F.
Butter; enlisted in 1st N. H. Vols.
April 26, 1861, and made first lieut.,
Co. H.; reinlisted in 4th N. H. regi
ment, Sept. 10, 1861, and appointed
captain of Co. H.; wounded in mine
explosion at Petersburg, July 30, 1864,
and discharged Sept. 17; appointed
lieutenant colonel, 18th N. H. Vols.,
Sept., 1864; wounded in night attack
on Ft. Stedman, March 29, 1865;
brevetted brigadier general, and mus
tered out July 29, 1865. Returned to
New London, and engaged for thirteen
years as route agent in U. S. railway
mail service; commanded First Bri
gade, N. H. N. G., for seven years
prior to 1884; Republican; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1866,
1897; senate, 1881-2; m., 1st, Abiah
Bucklin, d. Dec. 17, 1873; 2d, 1874,
Cornelia Smith (Chase). Residence,
New London, N. H.
Johnson, Jesse
Lawyer; b., Bradford, Vt., Feb. 2,
1842; s. Elliot and Sarah (Taylor)
Johnson; ed. Dartmouth College,
1863; read law and engaged in prac
tice in Brooklyn, N. Y.; U. S. District
Attorney, Eastern District of New
York, 1889-93; member New York
constitutional convention, 1894 (chair
man committee on Cities); justice su
preme court of New York, 1897-8.
Author "Testimony of the Sonnets as
to the Authorship of the Shakespearean
Plays and Poems," 1898; "Glimpses of
Europe," 1906; m., 1st, Sarah E. Rus
sell, Brooklyn, d. 1897; 2d, 1902, Adaline Pritchard, Worcester, Mass.; re
tired some years since. Residence,
"Brookside," Orford, N. H.
Churchill, Mabel Harlakenden Hall
(Mrs. Winston Churchill); b., New
Haven, Conn.; dau. George B. and
Lucretia (Allen) Hall; ed. Mary In
stitute, St. Louis, Mo.; Miss Comegys'
School, Philadelphia, Pa.; Episcopa
lian; Woman Suffragist; member
N. H. Woman Suffrage Ass'n (Vice-
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president), National Woman Suffrage
Ass'n, Chilton Club, Boston, Mass. ;
m., Oct. 22, 1895, Winston Churchill;
children, Mabel Harlakenden, John
Dwight, James Creighton. Residences
Cornish, N. H., Windsor, Vt., P. O.
Woodbury, Elmer Ellsworth
Farmer; builder; b., Woodstock,
N. H., Feb. 27, 1865; s. David and Mahitable (Russell) Woodbury; ed. public
schools of Woodstock and Franconia;
Republican; selectman, six years, town
clerk and member of school board
several years; member N. H. constitu
tional convention, 1902 (member
committee on Legislative Department) ;
house of representatives, 1909 (chair
man committee on Elections); state
senate, 1915-6 (chairman Forestry
Committee and member Finance com
mittee) ; constitutional convention,
1918; member K. of P., P. of H., master
home Grange three years; master Po
mona Grange, one year; deputy State
Grange three years; writer of some
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note, under pen name of "Justus Con
rad" for various periodicals; a leader in
the movement for the development of
the Lost River region and securing the
construction of the Kinsman Notch
State road; m., Sept. 4, 1885, Florence
E. Chase of Concord; children, David
Eugene, b. June 21, 1886; Amos Scott,
Nov. 17, 1888; Florence Evelyn, July
17, 1905. Residence, Woodstock,
N. H.
Keenan, George William
Musician, violinist and conductor;
b., Penacook, N. H., July 11, 1890; only
s. Peter A. and Mary (Nolan) Keenan;
ed., Penacook high school, 1908.
Began study of the violin at the age of
twelve years, and two years later or
ganized Keenan's Orchestra, which did
much successful public work for the
next six years; studied for two years
1908-10 in Boston, with Joseph Emile
Daudelin of the Paris Conservatoire,
at the same time acting as teacher of
violin at Colby Academy, New Lon
don, N. H.; in 1910 went to Paris,
France, and studied for two years
under Professors Charles Huguenin and
Joseph White, and with M. Bertheliet
at the Conservatoire Nationale de
Musique; from Paris went to Brussels,
Belgium and successfully passed the
entrance examinations to the Royal
Conservatory, studying there for two
years, 1913-4, under Cesar Thomson;
returned to America at the beginning
of the war, in 1914, and accepted the
position of leader of the orchestra at
the Odeon Theatre, Marshalltown,
Iowa; since 1915 has been at the head
of the Violin Department at the Kansas
State Teachers' College, Emporia, Kan
sas, and during the time has conducted
the two orchestras of the college; has
received favorable press notices in
Paris and Brussels papers, also in
American papers and magazines, in
cluding Musical America, New York,
and has nattering recommendations
and testimonials from prominent people
of Paris and Brussels, including the
nobility of the latter city. Catholic.
Residence, Emporia, Kan.
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Doyen, Charles Augustus
Brigadier General, U. S. Marine
Corps; b., Concord, N. H., Sept. 3,
1859; s. Edward Nevins and Mary
Elizabeth (Tucker) Doyen; ed. Concord
public schools, U. S. Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Md., 1881; midshipman V.
S. Marine Corps, two years; 2d lieuten
ant, July, 4883, serving several years in
that rank and then promoted 1st lieu
tenant; successively promoted to cap
tain, major, lieutenant colonel and
colonel, attaining the latter rank in
1898; has seen service in all parts of the
world; stationed off Cuba and Porto
Rico during the Spanish War; at the
Philippine Islands 1904-6 and again in
1913-14; in command of U. S. Marine
Barracks at Washington at the outbreak
of war with Germany; promoted Briga
dier General March 22, 1917; left
Washington for France, in command of
the 5th regiment, U. S. Marines, June
7, 1917, and saw active service in the
front line trenches in the Verdun sector;
invalided home in May, 1918, and later
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assigned to command at the Marine
training camp, Quantico, Va.; in., 1st,
Lura Bell Dennison, d.; 2d, Nov. 16,
1892, Claude Fay, Annapolis, Md.; two
daughters, Alice Ruth, b. May 16,
1894; Fay Elizabeth, b. Jan. 1, 1901.
Residence, Annapolis, Md.
Buss, George Washington
Farmer and lumber manufacturer; b.,
Acworth, N. H., Feb. 22, 1856; s. Rod
ney and Almena (Huntley) Buss; ed.
Acworth town and high schools; resides
on the old homestead and is engaged in
agriculture and the manufacture of
lumber; Republican; prominent in
town and county affairs, having served
as health officer, member of the board
of education, tax-collector, selectman,
moderator, and member of the N. H.
house of representatives in 1905-6
when he was chairman of the committee
on mileage; also member of the board
of commissioners for Sullivan county
from April 1, 1905 to April 1, 1911 ; post
master at East Acworth from 1887 to
1896; active in "Old Home Day" ob
servances, and member of the committee
of arrangements for the celebration of
the 150th anniversary of the settlement
of the town, Aug. 21, 1918; m., Oct. 28,
1878, Flora E. Bailey of Claremont;
two sons, Roy H., b. Feb. 25, 1882 (m.,
Jessie B. Webster of Acworth, Nov. 6,
1906 and has two sons, Ezra George and
Herman Webster); associated with his
father in the lumber business ; Raymond,
b. Nov. 22, 1884 (Brown Univ. 1909,
m. Leah H. Holt of Providence, R. I.) ;
cashier of the Narragansett Electric
Light and Power Co. Residence, East
Acworth, N. H.
Goodell, Richard Carter
Manufacturer; president Goodell
Co.; b., Antrim, N. H., Aug. 10, 1868;
s. David H. and Hannah Jane
(Plumer) Goodell; ed. public schools,
and Colby Academy, New London,
N. H.; Baptist (treasurer and deacon
Baptist church, Antrim); Republican;
member staff of Gov. Henry B. Quimby ;
N. H. delegate Alaska-Yukon Exposi
tion, Seattle, 1909; trustee Colby
Academy, two years; chairman, trus
tees James A. Tuttie Library, Antrim;
treasurer Cemetery Ass'n; president
Goodell Co., Antrim; director Hillsboro Electric Light Co., Hillsboro;
member N. H. Manufacturers Ass'n,
and American Hardware Manufactur
ers Ass'n; vice-president N. H. AntiSaloon League; manager, for twentyfive years, Maple Grove Stock Farm,
Antrim, N. H; official judge for Holstein-Friesian Ass'n; m., 1st, Aug. 10,
1892, Una White of Concord, N. H.,
at Los Angeles, Cal., d. April 5, 1895;
2d, Feb. 22, 1899, Amy Clark Martin,
formerly of Concord. Residence, An
trim, N. H.
Wiggin, Joseph
Lawyer; b., Exeter, N. H., March 7,
1871; s. Joseph Furnald and Ruth
Hurd (Hollis) Wiggin; ed. Harvard
Univ., A.B. 1893; Harvard Law School,
LL.B. 1896; admitted to the bar and
commenced practice in Boston im
mediately after graduation and has
there continued; Congregationalist;
Republican; City Solicitor, Malden,
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Mass., 1899-1907; member school
board, 1909-13; vice-president First
National Bank, Malden, Mass. ; trustee
and member board of investments,
Malden Savings Bank; trustee and
treasurer Sanborn Seminary, Kingston,
N. H.; trustee Malden Public library;
member, American, Massachusetts and
Middlesex Bar Associations; Boston
Social Law Library; A. F. & A. M.; m.,
Jan. 2, 1901, Grace Parker Corbett,
Malden. Residence, 55 Clarendon St.,
Malden, Mass.; Office, 27 State St.,
Boston.
McColIester, Sullivan Holman
Clergyman, educator, author; b.,
Marlboro, N. H., Dec. 18, 1826; s.
Silas and Achsah (Holman) McColIes
ter; ed. Norwich (Vt.) Univ., A.B.,
1850, A.M., 1853; student Harvard
Divinity School, 1863; D.D., St. Law
rence Univ., Canton, N. Y., 1873;
Litt.D., Buchtel College, Ohio, 1908;
Universalist; Republican; principal
Walpole (N. H.) Academy, 1850-3;
Mt. Caesar Seminary, Swanzey, N. H.,
1850-8; Valley Seminary, Westmore
land, N. H., 1858-62; ordained to the
Universalist Ministry, 1853; pastor at
Westmoreland and West Chesterfield,
1857-61; principal Westbrook (Me.)
Seminary, 1862-9; pastor Universalist
Church, Nashua, N. H., 1869-73;
president Buchtel College, Akron, O.,
1873-8; pastor Bellows Falls, Vt., and
Dover, N. H., until 1885, since when
his attention has been given largely
to travel, authorship, missionary labor
and school supervision. He has visited
many foreign countries, and written
much for the press and published
several books; member N. H. house of
representatives from Marlboro, 188990; several years president N. H. Uni
versalist State Convention and life
member board of trustees of same; m.,
1st, Nov. 23, 1852, Sophia Fanny
Knight, Dummerston, Vt., d.; 2d,
Nov. 17, 1903, Emma Parker, Natick,
Mass., d.; 3d, Dec. 15, 1905, Elizabeth
E. Randall, Waltham, Mass. ; one son,
Lee Sullivan, b. Westmoreland, N. H.,
June 5, 1859. Residence, Marlboro,
N.H.
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Edgerly, James Bartlett
Banker; b. Farmington, N. H., Jan.
29, 1834; s. Josiah Bartlett and Cor
delia (Waldron) Edgerly; ed. public
schools of Farmington, Gilmanton
Academy; Congregationalist; Republi
can; served in Union Army in Civil
War, 1861-2; engaged in shoe manu
facturing in Farmington, 1863-79;
cashier Farmington National Bank
since latter date; trustee Farmington
Savings Bank, director National Bank;
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member N . H . Soc, Sons of the American
Revolution, A. F. & A. M., G. A. R.;
m., 1st, April, 1863, Maria T. Fernald,
d.; 2d, Dec. 1884, Martha E. Dodge;
two children, Agnes A. and Annie M.
(Mrs. Elmer F. Thayer). Residence,
Farmington, N. H.
Lord, John King
Educator; b., Cincinnati, O., Oct.
21, 1848; s. John King and Laura
Esther (Smith) Lord; ed. Dartmouth
College, A.B., 1868; A.M., 1871; Ph.D.,
1893; LL.D., Dartmouth and Univ. of
Maine, 1908; teacher, Appleton Acad-
�Hon. Alfred Franklin Howard
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emy, New Ipswich, N. H., 1868-9;
tutor Latin, 1869-72, associate pro
fessor Latin and rhetoric, 1872-80,
Evans professor oratory and belles
lettres, 1880-2; associate professor
Latin language and literature, 188292; Daniel Webster professor since
1892; acting president, 1892-3, acting
president. of the faculty, 1893-1909,
Dartmouth college; m., Jan. 20, 1873,
Emma Fuller Pomeroy. Residence,
Hanover, N. H.
Howard, Alfred Franklin
Lawyer, secretary Granite State
Fire Ins. Co.; b., Marlow, N. H., Feb.
16, 1842; s. Ervin and Philinda (Simonds) Howard; ed. Marlow Academy,
N. H. Conference Seminary, Tilton, N.
H.; studied law with Hon. W. H. H.
Allen and Hon. Shepard L. Bowers of
Newport; admitted to the bar, Sept.,
1868, located in practice at Portsmouth
where he has since resided; Congregationalist; Republican; city solicitor,
Portsmouth, 1869-71, deputy collector
U. S. Customs 1870-1 ; collector twelve
years; police commissioner twelve
years; delegate to N. H. constitutional
convention, 1876, 1902, 1918; secretary
and director Granite State Fire Ins.
Co., since organization in 1885; director
N. H. National Bank; trustee Ports
mouth Trust and Guarantee Co., Piscataqua Savings Bank; director Ports
mouth Fire Ass'n, Piscataqua Fire
Ins. Co.; trustee N. H. Historical Soc;
Member A. F. &. A. M. (St. Andrews
Lodge, Washington Chaper, De Witt
Clinton Commandery, Portsmouth);
Warwick Club; m., 1st, Oct., 1869, Eliza
Fiske, Marlow, N. H.. d. Aug., 1877;
2d, April, 1880, Mabel Young Smith;
one son, Arthur Fiske Howard, b. June,
1874. Residence, Portsmouth, N. H.
Stevens, Edwin Dearborn
Physician; b., Montgomery, Mass.,
s. Rev. N. Franklin and Mary E.
(Dearborn) Stevens (lineal descendant,
in 8th generation, of Sir Godfrey Dear
born who came from England in 1637,
and of Revolutionary ancestry on both
paternal and maternal sides) ; His great
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grandfather Isaac Stevens, a Revolu
tionary soldier, built and kept the old
tavern for years in Hartland, Vt.,and
was also sheriff in Windsor County; ed.
Powers Institute, Bernardstown, Mass.,
Montpelier, Vt. Seminary, Boston
Univ., M.D., 1895; after hospital clin
ical work commenced practice of med
icine in Francestown in Dec. 1895, where
he has contined, with success; Republi
can; chairman board of health, fifteen
years, member board of education six
years, justice of the peace and notary
public; member N. H. house of Repre
sentatives, 1917-18 (member committee
on public health); Sons of America
Revolution, A. F. &. A. M. .Eastern
Star, I. O. O. F., P. of H.; Am
erican Institute, Contoocook Valley
Medical Soc, N. H. Medical Soc,
Mass. Surgical and Gynecological Soc,
Mass. Medical Soc; m., Dec. 16, 1903,
Anne Elizabeth Hulme, daughter of
the late John T. Hulme, journalist,, long
prominently connected with various
New Hampshire newspapers. Resi
dence, Francestown, N. H.
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Townsend, Manley Bacon
Minister, secretary N. H. Audubon
Soc, lecturer and writer on nature
topics; b., New Britain, Conn., Oct. 8,
1868, s. Charles Henry and Laverna
(Bacon) Townsend; ed. New Britain
schools, high school, 1889, Canton, N.
Y. Theological School; ordained to
Universalist ministry, 1892; did mis
sionary work in Maine, organizing and
building churches at Machias, Dover,
Deering and Dixfield ; superintendent of
schools at Dixfield; entered the Unitar
ian fellowship in 1904, becoming pastor
at Randolph, Mass.; chairman special
committee on enforcement of liquor
laws at Randolph; pastor, Unity church,
Sioux City, Iowa, 1908-12; First Uni
tarian Congregational church, Nashua,
N. H., 1912- ; trustee, Proctor Academy,
Andover, N. H., 1913-; secretary of N.
H. Audubon Soc. since its organization,
1914; member A. F. & A. M., Royal
Arch Chapter, North Middlesex Min
isters' Ass'n, Nashua Ministers' Ass'n,
N. H. Unitarian Ministers' Ass'n, Am.
Unitarian Ass'n (life) N. H. Humane
Soc, Wilson Ornithological Club, Soc.
for the Protection of N. H. Forests, N.
H. Anti-Saloon League, Nat. Defense
League, Hillsborough Co. Game and
Protective Ass'n, Nashua Good Cheer
Soc., Patrons of Husbandry; has lec
tured extensively on topics like "Get
ting Back to Nature" and "Friendly
Visiting with the Birds"; has contrib
uted articles on bird life to the maga
zines and has a book in preparation; m.,
June 24, 1896, Dora Pennell, Machias,
Me.; children, Laverna Bacon and
Alice. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Fellows, Nellie E. Newton
(Mrs. Frank Beldin Fellows) ; teacher:
b., East Fairfield, Vt., dau. Lyman and
Phoebe (Foster) Newton; ed. Bing
ham Academy, Bakersfield, Vt., 1884.
Taught school ten years in Vermont,
and Nashua, N. H.; chairman, school
board, Newbury, N. H., 1914-; presi
dent W. R. C. Bradford, N. H., 1912;
president N. H. Branch, Order of
King's Daughters, 1917-; member
Sunapee Lake Grange, P. of H., Red
Cross, Woman's Council of National
Defense; Methodist, member Main
St. M. E. Church, Nashua, N. H.; m.,
March 13, 1895, Frank Beldin Felows. Resided in Nashua, 1895 to
1907—since then in Newbury.
Mann, William Hazeltine Gage
Civil engineer; b., Boscawen (Penacook), N. H.j Dec. 22, 1871; s. Sam
uel R. and Mary R. (Gage) Mann; ed.
public schools, Boscawen, Concord
high school, 1889, Dartmouth College
(C. S. D.), B.S., 1893, M.S., 1896; en
gaged in engineering since 1893; with
Mississippi River Commission, 1893;
Berlin Iron Bridge Works, 1895; New
York, New Haven & Hartford R. R.,
1896 Boston & Albany R. R., 1897-8;
Rutland Canadian, 1899, 1900; O'Brien
& Sheehan, 1901; Rutland R. R.,
1902; junior member firm of Lloyd &
Mann, civil engineer, Concord, N. H.,
since 1903; Conjp-egationalist; Demo
crat; member Sigma Chi fraternity;
Boston Soc. Civil Engineers; Thayer
Soc Civil Engineers; m., April 30, 1901,
Marion L. Marvin, New York. Resi
dence, Boscawen, N. H., Penacook,
P.O.
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Allen, Fred Hovey
Clergyman; b., Lyme, N. H., Oct.
1, 1845; s. Philander and Rhoda
(Lord) Allen; ed. Boston University,
Hartford Theological Seminary, 1875;
Berlin, Vienna and Paris. Engaged in
journalism before studying for the
ministry; ordained, Congregational
ministry, 1874; acting pastor, North
Brookfield, Mass., 1875-6; pastor E.
Street and Olivet churches, Boston,
1877-80; Abington, Mass., 1894-5;
Rockland, Mass., 1895-1902; lecturer
on art topics; member Society of
American Authors, National Geo
graphic and other societies; correspond
ing member Brooklyn Inst. Arts and
Sciences.
Author, "Glimpses of
Parisian Art," 1882; "Masterpieces of
Modern German Art," 1884; "Mod
ern German Masters," 1885; "Great
Cathedrals of the World," 1886;
"Famous Paintings," 1887, and vari
ous other works, and editor of many
pulications. M. April 26, 1881, M.
Cora Bumpus, Auburn, Me. Address,
Hotel Majestic, New York.
Whittemore, Arthur Gilman
Lawyer; b., Pembroke, N. H., July
26, 1856; s. Aaron and Ariannah
(Barstow) Whittemore; descendant on
paternal side of Thomas Whittemore,
who settled in Cambridge, Mass., in
1642, and on the maternal side from
Elder William Brewster; ed. Pem
broke Academy, Harvard Law school,
1879; admitted to the bar and com
menced practice in Dover, continuing
to the piesent time; Episcopalian
(member St. Thomas' church, Dover);
Republican; water commissioner for
Dover, 13 years; mayor, 1901-2-3,
when he helped establish the Public
Library in a new building secured by
gift of Andrew Carnegie, also secured
the building of the new high school
house, on the newly acquired grounds
forming Hale Park, where the library is
also located; presided on the occasion
of the visit of President Roosevelt, in
1903; member N. H. board of railroad
commissioners, 1903-11, chairman the
last three years; many years attorney
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and vice-president, Strafford Savings
Bank; several years president of the
Dover Board of Trade; one of the
founders of the Bellamy Club of Dover;
m., June 27, 1887, Caroline B. Rundlett (Mrs. Whittemore is a past presi
dent of the Dover Woman's Club);
children, Manuel (Dartmouth College,
1911, Harvard Law School, 1914),
practicing law in New York; Caroline
(Radcliffe College, 1919). Residence,
Dover, N. H.
Wellman, James Albert
Insurance; N. H. Agent Nat'l Life;
h., Cornish, N. H., May 4, 1867; s.
Albert Erasmus and Emily Dodge
(Hall) Wellman; descendant in tenth
generation from Gov. William Brad
ford and Elder Brewster of the Ply
mouth Colony; ed. public schools,
Kimball Union Academy, Meriden,
and Dartmouth College, 1889; en
gaged as special agent of the Connec
ticut Mutual Life Ins. Co., at Burling
ton, Vt., till 1895, when he accepted
position as general agent for New
�John Williams Storrs
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Hampshire of the National Life Ins.
Co., of Vermont, locating in Manches
ter where he has continued; Congregationalist; Republican; director Man
chester Nat'l Bank, Manchester Safe
Deposit and Trust Co., Morris Plan
Ass'n, Suncook Valley R. R., Manches'ter Y. M. C. A.; president Agents'
Ass'n, National Life Ins. Co.; member
Manchester Public Safety Com.;
County agent, Northern Hillsborough,
for sale of War Savings Certificates;
Mason, 32d degree and K. T., I. O. O.F.,
Sons of the American Revolution.,
Soc. of Colonial Wars, Order of De
scendants of Colonial Governors; m.,
June 23, 1898, Florence Vincent, Bur
lington, Vt.; two daughters, Harriet
Vincent, b. Feb. 22, 1900; Dorothy
Hall, b. Oct. 30, 1901. Residence,
Manchester, N. H.
Storrs, John Williams
Civil engineer and bridge builder; b.
Montpelier, Vt., Nov. 24, 1858; s.
William W. and Elizabeth A. (Roberts)
Storrs; moved to Concord, N. H., in
childhood; ed. in Concord schools;
studied engineering with the late
Charles C. Lund; with the B. & M.
R. R., 1890-1911; since 1906 has con
ducted a private bridge engineering
business; chief engineer of Public
Service Com., 1911- ; Republican;
first state highway engineer for New
Hampshire, appointed by Gov. Bachelder, 1903-5; member, I. O. O. F.,
Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers, Boston
Soc. of Civil Engineers; author of
"Storrs: A Handbook for the Use of
Those Interested in the Construction
of Short Span Bridges," 74 p., ill.,
1918; m., Carrie Etta Dow of Con
cord, Apr. 29, 1885; child, Edward
Dow Storrs, b. Feb. 20, 1886, Concord;
m. Ethel May Foster of Concord, May
4, 1909; in partnership with his father.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Smalley, Fred Charles
Granite and marble manufacturer ; b.,
Shrewsbury, Vt., November 18, 1866;
s. Christopher and Virginia (Guard)
Smalley; ed. Ludlow, Vt., Albany,
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N. Y. ; traveling salesman, Boston firm,
for central states, headquarters at St.
Louis, 1895-6; president S. J. Nason
Co., m'f'rs. of granite and marble, So.
Berwick, Me., 1896-1902; engaged in
same line in Dover, N. H., 1898-1903,
with partner, under firm name of
Smalley & White; sold interest in the
So. Berwick Co., in 1903 and bought
entire interest in the Dover plant,
which he has retained to the present
time; purchased granite and marble
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works in Portsmouth in 1906 and also
retains the same; his business extends
over a large territory and he is noted
for fine work; liberal supporter of all
public interests in Dover; Unitarian;
Republican; member Dover city coun
cil 1911-12, alderman 1913-14; mem
ber N. H. house of representatives
1915-16; mayor of Dover 1918-;
member A. F. & A. M., St. Paul Commandery, K. T., Olive Branch Lodge
K. of P.; Bellamy Club, Dover; m.,
1st, Aug. 9, 1899, Grace M. Hanson,
So. Berwick, Me., d. March 26, 1916;
2d, Feb. 21, 1918, Mabelle Porter
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Weeks, Greenland, N. H.; children,
Virginia G., b. May 29, 1899 (Dover
high school, 1918); Elizabeth M., b.
Sept. 18, 1904; Frederick C., b. Aug. 22,
1905; Henry R., b. Oct. 27, 1913.
Residence, Dover, N. H.
Sanders, Charles Henry
Merchant; b., Penacook (Ward One
Concord), N. H., Sept. 12, 1851; s.
Jacob P. and Sarah Ann (Dutton)
Sanders; ed. public schools, Penacook
Academy, N. H. College of Agricul
ture and Mechanic Arts, 1871, Thayer
School of Engineering, one year, Mass.
Inst. of Technology, one year; en
gaged as an architect till 1876, when
entered mercantile life with his father,
in Penacook, and has since continued
the business, dealing in boots, shoes,
and clothing; Congregationalist; Re
publican; superintendent Congrega
tional Sunday School, Penacook, many
years; for some time member Pena
cook school committee ; alderman, Ward
1, 1897; trustee Concord public library
for thirty years; trustee Loan and
Trust Savings Bank and member invest
ment committee many years; one of the
organizers of the Penacook Electric
Light Co., serving as director, treas
urer and manager; president Woodlawn Cemetery Ass'n; trustee N. H.
Orphans Home, Franklin; member
N. H. Historical Soc., Appalachian
Mountain Club, Boston (life member) ;
Mason, 32d degree and Knight Tem
plar; m., May 24, 1876, Sarah Emmeline Abbott. Residence, Penacook,
N. H.
Niles, Mary
Registrar, b., Hartford, Conn., Sept.
12, 1867, dau. Rt. Rev. William Wood
ruff and Bertha (Olmsted) Niles;
moved to Concord, N. H., in infancy;
ed. Concord high school, 1885; studied
five years at St. Mary's School, Con
cord, two years with S. B. Whitney,
organist and composer, Boston; taught
at St. Mary's School; Episcopalian;
supervisor primary dept., St. Paul's
Sunday school; corresponding secretary
and treasurer, St. Mary's Alumnae
Ass'n, 1909- (having edited two Reg
isters of the Alumna?); treasurer and
business manager of the Church FlyLeaf, 1903- ; registrar of the Diocese
of New Hampshire, 1913-; member
Concord Fem. Char. Ass'n (corres
ponding secretary, 1914-), N. H. His
torical Soc, Stratford (Shakespeare)
Club, Outing Club (Camp Weetamoo),
Wild Flower Club, Olmsted Family
Ass'n, District Nursing Ass'n, Friendly
Club, Red Cross; contributor to the
press. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Niles, Bertha
Teacher of art; b., Concord, N. H.,
Apr. 29, 1874, dau. Rt. Rev. William
Woodruff and Bertha (Olmsted) Niles;
ed. St. Mary's School, Concord, N. H.,
1891, took post-graduate course there
two years, five years at the Art Stu
dents' League, New York, supplemented
by two years of study in Paris and
Munich; elected member Art Stu
dents' League (equivalent to a de
gree), 1900; taught in St. Catherine's
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Hall, Augusta, Me., 1898-9; teacher
of art, St. Mary's School, Concord,
1900-; Episcopalian; warden, St. Anna
Guild, St. Paul's parish, 1915-16;
teacher, St. Paul's Sunday school;
member, St. Mary's Alum. Ass'n (pres
ident, 1907-9), Friendly Club (director,
1914-16, 2d vice-president, 1916-18),
Hathaway Outing Club (president two
years), Hathaway Shakespeare Club,
Concord Oratorio Soc. (on executive
committee), Wild Flower Club, Equal
Suffrage League, S. P. C. A., Con
cord Fem. Char. Soc, Red Cross;
contributor to the press; has pub
lished drawings and verse for Camp
Wyonegonic, Denmark, Mej designer
of St. Mary's School seal. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
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Sons of the American Revolution,
Conn. Historical Soc; m., Aug. 4,
1879, Abbie M. Cutler, Shrewsbury,
Mass.; two sons, Harrie C. and Aaron
C. Residence, So. Norwalk, Conn.
Sawyer, Enos Kittredge
Merchant, b., Franklin, N. H., Aug.
4, 1879; s. George W. and Louise C.
(Barnes) Sawyer; ed. public schools,
Phillips (Andover) Academy, 1878,
Dartmouth College; engaged with his
Leach, Edward Giles
Lawyer, b., Meredith, N. H., Jan.
28, 1849; s. Levi and Susan C. (Sanborn)
Leach; ed. Dartmouth College, A.B.,
1871 ; studied law and admitted to the
bar in 1874; in practice in Franklin
and Concord; member firm of Leach
& Stevens, later Leach, Stevens &
Couch; Unitarian; Republican; mem
ber N. H. house of representatives,
1893^; senate, 1901-2; executive
council, 1905-6; city solicitor, Frank
lin, 1894-1906; solicitor Merrimack
county many years; president Man
ufacturers and Merchants Ins. Co.,
since organization in 1884; member
N. H. Bar Ass'n; m., Dec. 24, 1874,
Agnes A. Robinson; two sons. Resi
dence, Franklin, N. H.
Coburn, Jesse Milton
Physician; b., Pittsfield, N. H.,
March 27, 1853; s. Rev. Jesse Milton
and Almira (Morse) Coburn; ed. pub
lic schools, Hahnemann Medical Col
lege, Philadelphia, Pa.; M.D., Boston
Univ. School of Medicine, 1874. Has
practiced in South Norwalk, Conn.,
since 1893; Congregationalist; Re
publican; mayor South Norwalk,
1889-1900; chairman board of educa
tion; secretary and treasurer Mayor's
Ass'n of Conn.; member Conn. State
Medical Ass'n, Norwalk Med. Ass'n,
father in the meat, grocery and pro
vision trade in Franklin and has con
tinued therein; Democrat; many
years chairman Democratic City Com
mittee of Franklin; elected mayor of
Franklin in 1909 and unanimously re
elected the following year; member
N. H. state senate from Dist. No. 6 in
1913 and president of the senate; can
didate for congressional nomination in
the primary in 1914 with a substantial
support; appointed Federal Director
�Will M. Cressy
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
for New Hampshire and Vermont of
United States Employment Service.
1918; member A. F. & A. M. (lodge,
chapter and council), Elks, and For
esters; m., Feb. 28, 1911, Mabel E.
White, graduate of Mass. Normal Art
School, and teacher of art in Franklin
high school.
Residence, Franklin,
N. H.
Cressy, Will Martin
Actor and Playwright; b., Bradford,
N. H., Oct. 29, 1863; s. Frank and
Annette M. (Ring) Cressy; ed. public
schools, Concord, N. H., high school;
commenced active life as a traveling
salesman, but soon relinquished this
vocation for the stage, having been
known as a versatile amateur actor in
youth. His first professional engage
ment was with Frost & Fanshawe in
1889; subsequently for six years with
Denman Thompson in his "Old Home
stead" company, appearing in the
well-remembered part of "Cy Prime,"
wherein he laid the foundation for the
remarkable popularity he has since enJ'oyed. Not only is he a master in his
ine as an actor and entertainer, but
he undoubtedly leads the world as an
author of vaudeville sketches, or one
act plays, having produced about one
hundred and fifty, and is credited with
having written about half of all the
playlets now being presented in vaude
ville^ January 19, 1900, Mr. Cressy
married Blanche Dayne of Troy, N. Y.,
who was also a member of the "Old
Homestead" company, and together,
under the widely familiar name of
Cressy & Dayne, they have since been
entertaining the amusement loving
public of this and other lands, hav
ing visited England, Ireland, Scot
land, Wales, Holland, Belgium, France,
Japan, China, the Philippines, Hawaii,
and other countries, and presented their
Clays in most of them. Much time has
een devoted by Mr. Cressy in the last
three years to giving illustrated free
lectures to orphans and poor children
in the theatres on Saturday mornings,
free transportation being given them
by the Rotary Club. Since the war
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broke out he has been deeply inter
ested in all the "drives." He is the
author of about twenty popular war
poems which have been put into book
form and sold, the proceeds being sent
to some war fund. He has turned over
$5,000 to the Tobacco fund alone; has
earned thousands for the Y. M. C. A.,
Red Cross, and War Savings Stamp
drives, and, during the various Liberty
Loan drives was instrumental in selling
hundreds of thousands of dollars worth
of bonds. He is one of eight "Four
Minute Men" at large, appointed by
the President to speak on patriotic
subjects, and made twenty-nine
speeches during a two weeks stay in
San Francisco. With his wife he en
listed in the summer of 1918, to go to
France for five months for free service
in the Theatrical Over Seas League
for the entertainment of the American
troops. Mr. Cressy has written three
books that have had wide circulation,
and is a constant correspondent of
various newspapers and magazines;
he is a Christian Scientist, a Republi
can and a member of the B. P. O. E.
Permanent residence, Concord, N. H.;
summer home, "Cressy Point," Sunapee Lake, Newbury, N. H.
Emerson, Henry A.
Paper manufacturer; b., Concord,
N. H., May 1, 1837; s. Fenner H. and
Clarinda Baker Emerson; ed. public
schools and Franklin and Penacook
Academies; entered a paper mill at
Pepperell, Mass., at seventeen years of
age and learned the business; became
a member of the Contoocook Valley
Co., at West Henniker, N. H., and was
president and manager from 1880 till
retirement a few years since; Congregationalist; Democrat for many years,
latterly acting with the Republicans;
member N. H. house of representatives
as a Democrat in 1876 and 1877, and
in 1905, as a Republican; member sen
ate in 1915; member I. O. O. F., and
Wonolancet Club of Concord; m., Jan.
1, 1864, Louise M. Lydston of Litch
field, d., Feb. 7, 1910. Residence,
Henniker, N. H.
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Thorne, John Calvin
Shoe merchant, local historian, b.,
Concord, N. H., Nov. 6, 1842, a. Calvin
and Cynthia (Morgan) Thorne; ed.
Concord schools, K. U. A., Meriden,
N. H., 1864; entered into partnership
with his father, 1864, the business being
established 1835, now the oldest in
Concord under one family name; upon
his father's death, 1884, became sole
owner; when the business was incor
porated as the Thorne Shoe Store Co.,
1911, became president, retiring in
1914; Republican; president of Con
cord common Council, 1877-8; alder
man, 1883-4; member First Congre
gational church, serving r.s deacon
1891-1913, treasurer, 1879-1913, clerk
of the society at the time of the dedi
cation of the present building, 1876;
member Merrimack Valley Congrega
tional Club (president two years), Con
cord Congregational Union, N. H.
Congregational Ministers' and Widows'
Fund (treasurer 17 years during which
the fund was increased from $10,000 to
$45,000), Prisoners' Aid Ass'n (treas
urer 20 years), N. H. Bible Soc. (di
rector 1881-1918, also vice-president,
president 1918-), N. H. Historical Soc.
(corresponding secretary 1913-, also
member of standing committee), N. H.
Soc. of Colonial Wars (governor 19036) ; deputy governor-general Nat. Soc.
of Colonial Wars, 1912-18; trustee
N. H. Savings Bank since 1880; mem
ber Concord Board of Education (18828), Soc. for Protection of N. H. Forests,
Children's Aid and Protec. Soc, Char
ity Org. Soc, N. H. Audubon Soc, Red
Cross, Nat. Security League, Nat.
Geographic Soc. Contributor to
Granite Monthly, also letters from
Europe, Mexico, the West and South
to the iV. H. Statesman and Concord
Monitnr; occasional addresses before
societies and clubs.
Publications:
Rev. Israel Evans (1902), Rev. Enoch
Coffin (1902), History and Manual of
the First Congl. Church, 1730-1907
(published and presented 600 copies),
John Calvin (1909), Thorne Genealogy,
1200-1900. (1913), Chronicle of N. H.
Soc. of Colonial Wars, 1894-1914, with
Sketches of Deceased Members (1914);
m., Mary Gordon Nichols, July 8,
1873. (See following sketch.) Resi
dence, 216 North Main St., Concord,
and Thornecroft Lodge, Pembroke,
N. H.
Thorne, Mary Gordon (Nichols)
(Mrs. John C. Thorne), club-woman;
b., Tremont, Ill., dau. Nathaniel Gor
don and Lucia Jane (Lovejoy) Nich
ols; ed. Normal University, Bloomington, Ill.; has lived at Concord, N. H.,
since her marriage in 1873; member
First Congregational church; presi
dent Woman's Board of Foreign Mis
sions several years; organized Young
People's Missionary Soc. of fifty mem
bers, 1898; president Ladies' Social
Circle many years; has taught in
Sunday school forty-four years and still
continues with a class of 35 women;
organized Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary dur
ing administration of Walter B. Ab
bott (1887-90), president many years,
carrying through several large enter
tainments to raise money for a build
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ing; president Concord Female Chari
table Soc., 1902-5; life member and
trustee of N. H. Memorial Hospital for
Women and Children and a liberal con
tributor to the furnishings and repairs;
vice-president of the Hospital Asso
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Soc, W. C. T. U., Friendly Club (one
of the organizers) ; m., John C. Thorne
(see preceding), July 8, 1873. Adopted
daughter, Elsie Chandler Thorne, b.
Concord, N. H.; (St. Mary's School,
1908); student at Gordon Bible Col
lege, Boston. Residence, Concord, and
Pembroke, N. H.
Crosby, Eva May (Emery)
Hospital superintendent, b., Ossining, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1877, dau. Asa and
Hattie L. (Currier) Emery; desc. from
John Emery, who settled in Newburyport, Mass., m 1635; great great grand
daughter Noah Emery, who fought in
Revolution; Asa Emery served in both
the Army and Navy during Civil War;
ed. Taunton, Mass., and Concord, N. H. ;
Concord high school 1896; Training
ciates; president of Concord Woman's
Club, 1915—17, having previously been
vice-president and chairman of various
committees. (During Mrs. Thorne's
presidency the club co-operated with
the city authorities in "Clean-upWeek," helped establish the free
dental clinic in the public schools and
organized the Concord Red Cross, the
largest chapter in the state. (Mrs.
Thorne represented the club at the
Thirteenth Biennial Convention of the
Nat'l Federation in New York.) Mem
ber Forestry committee of N. H.
Federation; member Am. Federation
of Arts, N. H. Historical Soc, N. H.
Soc. of Charities and Corrections, Soc.
for Protection of N. H. Forests, Chil
dren's Aid and Protective Soc, Con
cord Equal Suffrage League, Dist.
Nursing Ass'n, Charity Organization
School of N. H. Mem. Hospital for
Women and Children, Oct. 23, 1900;
Episcopalian; member Concord Nurses'
Club (president, 1914-16), Graduuate Nurses' Ass'n of N. H. (pres
ident 1915-16), Red Cross Nursing
�Hon. Henry B. Quinby
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Service, Newport Woman's Club; m.,
Edgar E. Crosby, Oct. 18, 1905;superintendent of N. H. Mem. Hospital, Con
cord, Mar. 1, 1903-Oct. 1, 1905; nurse at
the lnfirmary, St. Paul's School, Con
cord, N. H., Jan. 8, 1914-Oct. 12, 1917;
superintendent of Carrie F. Wright Hos
pital, Newport, N. H., Oct. 13, 1917-.
Residence, Newport, N. H.
Quinby, Henry Brewer
Manufacturer; Ex-governor; b.,
Biddeford, Me., June 10, 1846; s.
Thomas and Jane E. (Brewer) Quinby
(grandson of Moses Quinby, a member
of the first graduating class of Bowdoin
College); ed. New Hampton Literary
Institution, Nichols Latin School,
Lewiston, Me., Bowdoin College,
Brunswick, Me., A.B. 1869, A.M.
1872, LL.D., 1909; M.D. National
Medical College, Washington, D. C.,
1880; A.M., LL.D., Dartmouth 1909;
served for some time as a special agent
of the Quartermaster's department,
U. S. A., in Washington and the West,
and took the course in medicine while
stationed in Washington; connected
with the Cole Manufacturing Co. at
Lakeport, of which he has long been
president, and treasurer for more than
forty years, and engaged in various
other industrial enterprises; Unitarian ;
Republican; member staff of Gov.
Ezekiel A. Straw, with rank of colonel,
1872-3; member N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1887-8, taking an active
part in debate and committee work;
member N. H. senate 1889-90; execu
tive council, 1891-2 tch. state prison
com.); Governor of New Hampshire,
1909-10, the important work of the
state house enlargement being carried
out durimr his administration, also the
trunk line roads located and partly
built; active in party affairs, serving
many years as a member of the Repub
lican state committee; delegate-at-Iarge
in the Republican national convention
in 1892; president Republican state
convention 1896, delivering a notable
address; chairman committee on reso
lutions, 1902 and 1908. Trustee N. H.
State hospital, 1897-9; president La-
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conia National Bank, City Savings
Bank, Laconia Hospital; Masonic
Temple Ass'n., Laconia; trustee New
Hampton Institution, member board
of overseers, Bowdoin College, N. H.
Historical Soc, (trustee), Pepperell
Ass'n, Sons of the American Revolu
tion; Mason of the 33d degree, and
past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of New Hampshire; trustee Masonic
Home, Manchester; m., June 22, 1870,
Octavia M. Cole of Lake Village (now
Lakeport), N. H., dau. Hon. Benjamin
J. Cole; children, Henry Cole, b. July 9,
1872, lawyer in New York City; Candace Ellen (Mrs. Hugh N. Camp), New
York. Residence, Lakeport, N. H.
White, Eliza Orne
Author; b., Keene, N. H., August 2
1856; dau. William Orne and Marga
ret Eliot Harding White (her father
was a Unitarian clergyman, for twentyseven years, pastor of the Unitarian
church in Keene, and her mother a
daughter of Chester Harding the por
trait painter); ed. public schools of
Keene and Miss Hall's school, Roxbury, Mass.; traveled abroad in 18767 and again in 1914, having been in
England when the war broke out; has
lived in Brookline, Mass., since 1881,
where her family located after the
close of her father's Keene pastorate;
author of many novels and stories,
most of which have been published by
Houghton & Mifflin, Boston; among
the novels are: "Miss Brooks," "Winterborough," "The Coming of Theo
dora," "A Browning Courtship" and
"John Forsythe's Aunts," while her
children's stories include "When Molly
was Six, ""Little Girls of Long Ago,"
"An Only Child" and "A Borrowed
Sister." Some of her books have been
published in London and many have
had a wide sale. "William Orne White
—A Record of Ninety Years" (a trib
ute to her father's memory) was issued
last year. "The Blue Aunt," a patri
otic story for small children, is now in
press; Unitarian; member Boston Au
thor's Club; Woman's Alliance. Resi
dence, Brookline, Mass.
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ONE THOUSAN*D NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Fanner, James Clifton
Fanner; deputy commissioner of
agriculture; b., Newbury, N. H., April
15, 1887; s. Charles M. and Elizabeth
'Cat low; Fanner; ed. Providence, R.
L grammar school Colby Academy,
New London, N. H.; learned machin
ist's trade in youth, serving three years
as an apprentice with the Brown &
Sharpe MTg Co., Providence, R. I.,
from 1903 to 1906; since engaged in
agriculture at Newbury, N. H., mAlring
a specialty of poultry and market gar
dening, with special reference to the
summer business at Sunapee Lake;
Episcopalian; Republican; member
school board, town of Newbury, 191314, library trustee, 1915-17; member
advisory board, N. H. Department of
agriculture, 1915-17; appointed deputy
commissioner of agriculture, July 18,
1917, and now in office; Patron of Hus
bandry, including state and national de
grees; master Sunapee Lake Grange,
No. 112, Newbury, 1910, 1911, 1913;
deputy N. H. State Grange, 1912-13,
assistant steward 1914-17, steward
1917-; superintendent poultry depart
ment, Rockingham Fair, Salem Depot,
N. H., 1912-15, inclusive; frequent in
stitute speaker on poultry and market
gardening topics. Residence, Newbury
Eagerly, Winfield Scott
Soldier; brigadier-general, U. S. A.;
b., Farmington, N. H., May 29, 1846;
s. Joaiah Bartlett and Cordelia Waldron
Edgerly; ed. public schools, Effingham
Institute, Phillips Exeter Academy,
U. S. Military Academy, West Point,
N. Y., 1870; appointed 2d lieutenant,
7th Cavalry, June 15, 1870; 1st lieu
tenant, June 25, 1876; captain, Sept.
22, 1883; major 6th Cavalry, July 9,
1898; transferred to 7th Cavalry, Jan.
5, 1899; lieutenant colonel 10th Cav
alry, Feb. 19, 1901; transferred to 7th
Cavalry, March 20, 1901; colonel 2d
Cavalry, Feb. 17, 1903; brigadier-gen
eral, June 23, 1905; retired, Dec. 29,
1909; served in Indian Wars, Spanish
American War and the Philippines;
commanding Dept. of the Gulf, 1907;
Republican; member of S. A. R., Army
and Navy Clubs, Washington; New
York, Manila; Capital City, Atlanta,
Ga.; m., Oct. 27, 1875, Grace Colby
Blum, St Paul, Minn. Residence,
Farmington, N. H.
McCollester, Lee Sullivan
Clergyman; b., Westmoreland, N.
H., June 5, 1859; s. Sullivan Holman
and Sophia Fanny (Knight) McColles
ter; ed. Tufts College, A.B., 1881, B.D.
1884, D.D., 1899; ordained to the
Universalist ministry, 1884; pastor
Universalist Church, Claremont, N. H.,
1884-9, Church of Our Father, Detroit,
Mich., 1889-1912; Dean of Crane
Divinity School, Tufts College, Mass.,
1912-; president Universalist General
Convention, 1915-; trustee Buchtel
College, Akron, O.; member Sons of
the American Revolution, Soc. of
Colonial Wars, Phi Beta Kappa, Mas
ons (32d degree and K. T.), New Eng
land, University, Boston City and Min
isters Clubs; author, "Passing of theOld
Homestead," "A New Emphasis on
Four American Affirmations"; m., 1st.,
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Aug. 21, 1884, L. A. Wright, Troy, N.
H., d. Aug. 1, 1885; 2d, May 1, 1889,
Iizie S. Parker, Claremont, N. H. ; one
son, Parker McCollester. Residence.
Tufts College, Mass.
Corey, Francis A.
Magazine and newspaper writer; b.,
Fitzwffliam, N. H., Feb. 9, 1843; s.
Abram and Hannah (Perkins) Corey;
went West while a lad; graduated from
Adrian College, Adrian, Mich., 1867;
began writing for Ballou's Monthly and
True Flag while a boy in school; taught
for a short time, but soon after graduat
ing devoted his entire time to writing
for the press; wrote for most of the
leading story papers in their day, gen
erally using a pseudonym, more fre
quently that of "Rett Winwood"; a
contributor to Chimney Corner and
Frank Leslie's 11lustrated Newspaper;
wrote serials for Boston Globe, most of
which were syndicated; has written for
the McClure Newspaper Syndicate;
published a few books; Congregationalist; Republican; in., March 1, 1871,
Rebecca Elena Douds of Canton, Ohio,
who died Jan. 1873; one son, Leslie D.,
supply sergeant in Mississippi regiment;
2nd, Mrs. Ellen Medill Dilley of Can
ton, Ohio, sister of Hon. Joseph Medill
of the Chicago Tribune, who d. Feb.
1881; 3rd, Mary J. Beckley of Keene,
N. H., Feb. 1885. Residence, Keene,
N.H.
Frost, Robert
Educator; author; b., San Francisco,
Cal., March 26, 1875; s. William Prescott and Belle (Moody) Frost; ed.
Dartmouth College, Harvard Univer
sity; engaged in Agriculture at Derry,
N. H., 1900-1905; teacher of English,
Pinkerton Academy, Derry, 1905-11;
teacher of psychology, N. H. State
Normal School, Plymouth, 1911-12;
studied in England, 1912-15; now pro
fessor of English, Amherst College;
author, "A Boy's Will" (poems), 1913;
"North of Boston," 1914; "Mountain
Interval," 1916; m., Dec. 28, 1895,
Elinor M. White, Lawrence, Mass.
Residence, Franconia, N. H.
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Jones, Seth Warner
Physician and surgeon; b., Canter
bury, N. H., June 23, 1864; s. Charles
and Sarah (Pickard) Jones; ed. Lowell,.
Mass., high school, University of
Maryland Med. School 1894. In
practice at Franklin, N. H., many
years; Unitarian; Democrat; member
N. H. house of representatives, 1903,
1913 (chairman Democratic caucus
latter year); N. H. constitutional con
vention, 1912; mayor of Franklin,
1911-12; U. S. Collector Internal
Revenue since Jan. 1, 1914; Mason—
lodge, commandery and shrine; m.,
July 19, 1892, Susan Ann French,
Chichester, N. H.; children, Compton
Wilson, b. Sept. 23, 1895 (ed. Tilton
Seminary), income tax inspector, U. S.
Internal Revenue service; Warner
Edrick, b. June 17, 1897 (studied at
Phillips Exeter and Harvard), entered'
U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis,.
June, 1916. Residence, Franklin,.
N. H. Address, Portsmouth, N. H.
�Gen. Harry H. Dudley
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Dudley, Harry Hubbard
Bfcnker; b., Concord, N. H., June 11,
1859; s. Hubbard T. and Antoinette
(Gordon) Dudley; ed. Concord public
schools, high school, 1878; private
study with Amos Hadley one year; in
employ of Concord R. R. one year as
clerk in freight department; clerk in
First National Bank several years;
subsequently for some time with E. H.
Rollins & Sons, bankers, becoming
treasurer of the corporation; chosen
cashier of Mechanicks National Bank,
Concord, in February 1894, since con
tinuing; Episcopalian; treasurer and
junior Warden, St. Paul's Episcopal
church, Concord; senior Warden, St.
Andrew's church, Hopkinton; trustee
of the Protestant Episcopal church in
N. H.; treasurer board of managers for
missions, diocese of N. H.; Republican;
member Concord board of aldermen
two years; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1901-2: N. H. senate,
1903-4; Commissary General on Staff
of Gov. Frank W. Rollins, 1899-1900;
now, and for many years, member
Concord board of education, also
board of water commissioners; presi
dent, trustees N. H. Centennial Home
for the Aged; trustee, Merrimack Co.
Savings Bank; director, Concord Gas
Light Co. and Concord Light & Power
Co.; treasurer, N: H. Public Safety
Com.; treasurer, N. H. War Relief
Com.; treasurer, Beecher's Falls Co.,
of Vermont, N. H. Spinning Mills,
Penacook, Home Realty Co., Concord;
trustee, trust funds, City of Concord;
president Board of Trade Building Co.,
Concord; treasurer Minot Cemetery
Ass'n, Concord; member N. H. His
torical Soc; Capital Grange, P. of H.;
Wonolancet Club (president when
club house was built, now treasurer);
Snow Shoe Club; Beaver Meadow Golf
Club; Beech Hill Golf Club, Derryfield Club, Manchester; m., Oct. 30,
1883, Anne Bartlett Minot, Concord;
children, Dorothea M., b. March 7,
1889, d. Dec. 13, 1902; Charles H., b.
June 26, 1892 (Dartmouth, A.B. 1916;
sergeant Medical Corps, U. S. A.);
Thomas M., b. Nov. 29, 1899; Concord
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305
High School 1916, now in Dartmouth
Med. School. Residence, Concord, N.
H.; summer home, Hopkinton.
Jewell, John Woodman
Merchant; insurance agent; b.,
Strafford, N. H., July 26. 1831; s. John
Milton and Nancy (Colley) Jewell;
eighth in descent from Thomas Jewell
who settled in Braintree, Mass., in
1639; ed. public schools, Strafford and
Gilmanton Academies; clerk in general
wX.-
H^r*s
Jm
store, Bow Lake, Strafford, 1854-64;
bought the store, and continued trade,
1864-91 ; engaged in insurance at Dover
since 1891, as general agent of the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co.,
and continues actively in the business;
Democrat, and prominent in party
affairs in county and state for fifty
years; postmaster at Strafford, 1857-67;
member N. H. house of representatives
'from Strafford, 1862, and representa
tive tfrom Dover in 1902,—forty years
later, also in 1905; sheriff of Strafford
County, 1874-76; member N. H. exec
utive council, 1885-7; State senator,
1911-12 (elected in a Republican dis
trict by 339 majority); justice of the
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peace and quorum for 60 years; m.,
Oct. 9, 1853, Sarah Folsom Gale, dau.
of Bartholomew and Abigail (Morrison)
Gale of Gil man ton; children, Abby S.
(m. Rev. W. W. Brown, Evansville,
Wis.); John Herbert, b. Sept. 10, 1859
(m. Elona G. Manning, Nottingham);
Mertie Folsom, b. Sept. 10, 1863 (m.
Herbert Waldron, Strafford), who re
sides with her father, being the only
surviving child. Residence, Dover,
N. H.
Sherry, George Henry
Pharmacist; postmaster of Dover; b.,
Dover, N. H., June 29, 1871; s. John
and Julia (Scully) Sherry; ed. Dover
public schools; parochial schools of
Dover, Jersey City, N. J., and New
York City; became a registered phar
macist in Dover and pursued that busi
ness until 1916; Catholic; Democrat,
member board of aldermen of the city
of Dover, 1907, 1908, 1909; Democratic
candidate for State Senator, 1908;
Democratic candidate for Mayor, 1910;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1911-12, taking an active part in the
proceedings, oh the Democratic side;
delegate in N. H. constitutional con
vention, 1912; member house of repre
sentatives again in 1913, during which
session, after protracted ballotting,
Henry F. Hollis, the Democratic nomi
nee, was chosen United States Senator.
Mr. Sherry was secretary of the Demo
cratic legislative caucus, and manager
of pairs and quorum on the Democratic
side, and by his alertness and sagacity
contributed largely to the election of
Mr. Hollis; received a recess appoint
ment as postmaster of Dover in 1915
and his regular commission in March,
1916; member Holy Name Soc., and
the A. O. H., of Dover; m., Jennie
Cecelia Early; children, Malona, Marie
G, George H., Jr., and Mildred V.,
the latter died in 1913. Residence,
Dover, N. H.
Cochran, John Milton
Lawyer; b., Pembroke, N. H., April
11, 1849; s. Martin H. and Miriam
(Rowell) Cochran; ed. public schools
and Pembroke Academy; studied law
with Hon. Ira A. Eastman of Concord,
N. H.; admitted to Massachusetts bar
in 1871 and has practiced in Southbridge, Mass., since 1872; Congregationalist; Republican; town solicitor;
special justice first District Court, South
ern Worcester District since 1899;
vice-president and attorney, Southbridge Savings Bank, and attorney for
various other corporations; member
Mass. house of representatives, 1880;
Capt. Co. K, Mass. Volunteer Militia;
president, Quinabaug Historical Soc;
prominent in Masonry and past master
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts; mem
ber and ex-president Southbridge
Club; m., May 12, 1875, Lizaie Whitehouse, Pembroke, N. H.; one son,
Charles M. Residence, Southbridge,
Mass.
Dearborn, George Vann Ness
Psychologist, educator, author; b.,
Nashua, N. H., Aug. 15, 1869; s.
Cornelius Vann Ness and Louie Fran
ces (Eaton) Dearborn (9th generation
from Godfrey Dearborn; 8th genera
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
tion from Thomas Eaton of Haverhill,
Mass.) ; ed. Dartmouth College, Litt.B.
1890; Columbia, M.D. 1893; Harvard,
A.M. 1896; Columbia, Ph.D. 1899;
assistant in philosophy, Harvard,
1896; assistant in physiology, Harvard
Med. School, 1899; assistant professor
and director of laboratory of physiol
ogy, 1900; professor, physiology, 190116, Tufts College; professor, philos
ophy of physical education, Sargent
Normal School, Cambridge, 1906- ;
instructor psychology, School of Eugen
ics, Boston, 1912-15, consulting phys
iologist, Forsyth Dental Infirmary,
Boston, 1913-; member Medical
Reserve Corps, U. S. A., 1918; Staff
of the Forsyth Infirmary for Children,
Boston, Theta Delta Chi, Founders
and Patriots of America, Boston
Authors Club, American Philosophical
Ass'n, American Psychological Ass'n,
Mass. Medical Soc, etc.; correspond
ing member, N. H. Historical Soc,
Institut Solvay, Brussels. Author,
"A Text Book of Human Physiology,"
"The Influence of Joy," "MotorSensory Development," "How to
Learn Easily," "The Psychology of
Clothing," "The Physiology of Exer
cise" (with F. H. G. Miner), "The
Sense of Feeling," and of about 150
scientific articles; editor of "The Life of
the Child Library," and "Our Senses
Series;" associate editor of "Medi
cine and Surgery" and "The Journal
of Abnormal Psychology," m., June
18, 1893, Blanche Velina Brown,
Bloomington, 1ll.; one daughter, Lucia
Eaton, now a junior at Wellesley
College. Residence, Mason St., Cam
bridge, Mass.
Preston, George Cutler
General merchant, lumberman and
probate business; b., Manchester, N. H.,
August 17, 1848; s. Luke Woodbury
and Mary Frances (Fairbanks) Preston,
ed., public schools, Francestown Acad
emy, 1868; has been engaged in general
mercantile business in Henniker for
the last fifty years; also quite exten
sively in the lumber business, and has
given much attention to the settlement
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of estates; one of five owners of the
Henniker Inn and president of the
company; Congregationalist; Republi
can; postmaster of Henniker 1872-84;
town clerk several years; member
N. H. house of representatives, 1891-2,
State Senate, 1893-4; trustee Loan &
Trust Savings Bank, Concord; trustee
Henniker town funds; trustee and treas
urer, Tucker Free Library, Henniker;
president Preston Bros. Co., Henniker;
member A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F.,
Good Templars, Bear Hill Grange,
P. of H., N. H. Historical Soc, Red
Cross; m., Nov. 6, 1871, Emma Jane
Boynton, Francestown, N. H.; one
son, Harry Boynton, b. Dec 3, 1882
(Dartmouth 1905, Phi Beta Kappa),
sub master Kimball Union Academy,
Meriden. Residence, Henniker, N. H.
Burgum, Edwin Berry
Educator; b., Concord, N. H.,
March 11, 1894; s. Edwin Gannell
and Addie M. (Berry) Burgum; ed.
Concord high school, 1911; Dart
mouth College, A.B. (Phi Beta Kappa)
�Mrs. Larz Anderson
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
1915; Harvard A.M., 1916; Instructor
in English and Lecturer in American
Literature, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pa.; Unitarian; Demo
crat; member Modern Language Ass'n,
Dartmouth Club of Western Pennsyl
vania, Harvard Club of Pittsburgh,
American Historical Ass'n. Home,
Concord, N. H.
Anderson, Isabel Weld (Perkins)
(Mrs. Larz Anderson), writer; b.,
Boston, Mass., March 29, 1876, only
child of Commodore George Hamilton
(U. S. N.) and Anna Minot (Weld)
Perkins; ed. Miss Winsor's School,
Boston; m., June 10, 1897, Larz Ander
son, who was minister to Belgium, 1911
-12; ambassador to Japan, 1912-13;
Unitarian; member of N. H. Soc,
Colonial Dames of America and many
clubs and philanthropic organizations;
deeply interested in her father's native
state, in which she has two summer
homes, and to which she presented,
April 25, 1902, the bronze statue of
Commodore Perkins, by Daniel Chester
French, adjacent to the western front of
the State House in Concord ;has traveled
extensively and resided abroad with her
husband; first Commandant, D. C. Red
Cross Refreshment Corps; inspector of
Canteens, American Red Cross in
France; received Japanese Red Cross
Medal, Japanese Red Cross Order of
Merit; Order of Merit of Japan with 3d
Class Order of the Crown. Author of
"The Great Sea Horse," 1909; "Captain
Ginger's Fairy," 1910; "Captain Gin
ger's Playmates," 1911; "Captain Gin
ger Aboard the Gee Whiz," 1911;
"Captain Ginger Goes Traveling,"
1911; "Captain Ginger's Eater of
Dreams," 1911; "Captain Ginger's
Sun Boy," 1911 ; "every Boy and Other
Children's Plays," 1914; "The Spell
of Japan," 1914; "The Spell of Bel
gium," 1915; "The Spell of the Hawai
ian Islands and the Philippines," 1916;
"Odd Corners," 1917. George Wash
ington University, Washington, D. C.,
in recognition of her literary work, con
ferred upon her in 1918, the honorary
degree of Litt.D. Residence, "Weld,"
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Brookline, Mass.; 2118 Massachusetts
Ave., Washington, D. C.; "The Box,"
Webster, N. H., and the Perkins Home
stead, Contoocook, N. H.
Weaver, George Albert
Physician; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Aug. 5, 1868; s. George and Mary
Elizabeth (Spencer) Weaver; ed. pub
lic schools, Manchester, Phillips Exeter
Academy, 1892; Medical Dept., Yale
Univ., M.D. 1897; commenced prac
tice in Warren, N. H., in 1898, contin
uing to 1915; removed to Bradford, Vt.,
in 1916, where he continues in practice;
Episcopalian; no political affiliation—
one of the original members of the Pro
gressive party in New Hampshire and
a member to the last, unchanged and
unrepentant, each succeeding year
strengthening his belief that the course
taken by the Progressives will have the
approval of impartial history; member
Federal Board of Examining Surgeons
for Grafton Co., 1912 to 1916; candi
date of the Progressive party for Con
gress in 2d N. H. District, 1914; secre
tary and treasurer Grafton Co. Medical
Socv thirteen years, 1904 to 1916 in
clusive; m., May 4, 1904, Etta Emily
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Harrington; children, Constance, b.
Aug. 20, 1905, Sherman, b. July, 16,
1907; Residence, Bradford, Vt.
O'Leary, Thomas Mary
Vicar General of the Catholic dio
cese; b., Dover, N. H., Aug. 16, 1875,
s. Michael and Margaret (Holden)
O'Leary; ed. public and parochial
schools, Dover; B.A. 1892, Mungret
College, Limerick, Ireland; Grand
Seminary, Montreal, Canada, 1897;
ordained priest of the Roman Catholic
church, 1897; assistant priest, St.
Anne's church, Manchester, 1897-8;
assistant priest, St. John's church,
Concord, N. H., 1898-1904; chancellor
of the diocese and secretary to Bishop
Delany, 1904-15; rector of the cathe
dral, Manchester, 1910-15;' vicar gen
eral of the diocese, Dec. 1914- ; per
manent rector of St. John's church,
Concord, Jan., 19 15-; editor of The
Guidon, 1904-s contributor to the
Catholic Encyclopedia; state chaplain
of Knights of Columbus; on executive
committee War Savings Stamps; mem
ber of Bishop's Council, 1914-; dio
cesan examiner of the clergy, 1914-.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Demers, George Arthur
Priest, b., Quebec City, Canada,
Feb. 10, 1876, s. Edward and Alma
(Couture) Demers; ed. Levis College,
Quebec, University of St. Joseph, N. B.,
Grand Seminary of the Sulpician Fa
thers, Montreal, 1901; ordained priest
by Bishop Bradley, 1901, Somersworth,
N. H.; assistant, Berlin, N. H., three
months; assistant, church of St.
Francis Xavier, Nashua, N. H., 19014; assistant, St. Martin's Church, Som
ersworth, N. H., 1904-6; adminis
trator, St. Mary's Church, Newmarket,
N. H., 1906; pastor of St. Anthony's
church, Sanbornville, N. H., building
the first church and rectory, 1907-1914;
pastor, Sacred Heart church, Concord,
N. H., 1914- ; state chaplain for
N. H., Order of Catholic Foresters of
America. Residence, Pleasant Street,
Concord, N. H.
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Nealley, John Haven
Dry goods merchant; b., So. Ber
wick, Me., August 4, 1853; s. Benjamin
Mason and Mary (Pray) Nealley
(descended from William Nealley, one
of the first settlers of Nottingham,
about 1719); ed. public schools of
Biddeford, Me., and Bryant & Stratton
Commercial. College, Boston; clerk for
some years in the dry goods store of bis
brother, the late Hon. B. Frank Neal
ley; when the latter became Mayor of
Dover he bought the establishment and
continued the extensive business until
1913, when sixty years of age, having
been successful throughout, then re
tired from active management, though
retaining an interest; Congregationalist; Republican; member Dover board
of aldermen, 1902, 1903; mayor 1904,
1905; member N. H. house of repre
sentatives 1889-90; delegate in N. H.
constitutional convention, 1902; state
senator, 1907-8; Mason, prominent in
all branches of the order, and for
twenty-seven years recorder of St. Paul
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Commandery, K. T.; m., Sept. 12 1877,
Emma C., dau. Thomas Hanson and
Caroline (Torr) Cushing. Residence,
Dover, N. H.
Anderson, George Weston
Lawyer; Interstate Commerce Com
missioner; b., Acworth, N. H., Sept. 1,
1861; s. David Campbell and Martha
Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson; de
scendant in the seventh generation
from James Anderson, one of the first
sixteen settlers of the town of London
derry, N. H.; ed. public schools, Kim
ball Union Academy, Cushing Aca
demy, Ashburnham, Mass., 1882 (vale
dictorian) ; Williams College, A.B. 1886
Boston University Law School, LL.B.
(Summa cum lavde) 1900; taught school
at intervals while obtaining his educa
tion, including two years as principal
of the Mt. Pleasant Grammar School,
Nashua; commenced law practice in
Boston, where he was for six years
partner with George Fred Williams;
counsel for the City of Boston in the
�Frederick Rot Martin
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
celebrated Bay State gas investigation
in 1893; Unitarian; Democrat; member
of the School Committee, City of Bos
ton, 1895-1900; Democratic candi
date, Attorney-General, Mass., 1911—
12; Mass. Public Service Commission
for term of four years, July 1, 1913
(resigned); appointed U. S. District
Attorney, Mass., Nov. 1, 1914Oct. 1917; member U. S. Interstate
Commerce Commission, Oct., 1917-;
Mason, Phi Beta Kappa; member
Boston Chamber of Commerce, Amer
ican Bar Ass'n, Mass., Bar Ass'n,
Boston Bar Ass'n, American Statis
tical Ass'n, American Economic Ass'n;
American Association for Labor
Legislation, American Academy of
PoStical and Social Science; trustee of
World Peace Foundation, Charlesbank Homes, Cushing Academy; mem
ber Boston City, Algonquin, Twen
tieth Century, Brae Burn Country
Clubs, Boston, Cosmos Club, Washing
ton, D. C.; m., 1st, 1897, Minnie E.
Mitchell, Mason, N. H., d. 1906; 2d,
Jan. 25, 1908, Addie Earle Kennerson,
Boston; children, Clare Mitchell, b.
June 24, 1898; Robert Duncan, b.
April 18, 1900; Richard Brigham, Nov.
23, 1901. Residence, 219 Fisher Ave.,
Brookline, Mass.; business address,
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Washington, D. C.
Martin, Frederick Roy
Journalist; assistant general mana
ger of The Associated Press; b., North
Stratford, N. H. Nov. 17, 1871; s.
John Douglas and Caroline (Thompson)
Martin; ed. in public schools, Lowell,
Mass., and Harvard College, A.B.
1893; A.M., honorary, Brown Univer
sity, 1902; on staff of the Boston Jour
nal, 1893-1898; editor and publisher of
the Providence Journal, 1898-1912;
director of The Associated Press, of
which he became assistant general
manager in 1912; member of Sons of
American Revolution and Soc. of
Colonial Wars. m., Anna Frances
Wayne, Sept. 9, 1909; one dau. Nancy,
b. Jan. 31, 1911. Residence, New York
City.
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Ranney, William Bradford
Printer and publisher; b., Lynn,
Mass., June 23, 1875; s. Charles Free
man and Caroline D. (Pratt) Ranney;
ed. Newport, Vt., public schools and St.
Johnsbury Academy; engaged for a
time with his father in the printing
business at Newport, Vt.; bought the
Penacook News plant, at Penacook,
in November, 1904, and has greatly
enlarged and improved the same, carry
ing on, in connection with the paper
an extensive job printing business;
Congregationalist; clerk of the society
and deacon of the Congregational
church at Penacook; Republican;
treasurer of the town of Boscawen
since March, 1907. Mason, member
lodge, chapter, council and commandery, Past Patron Eastern Star; Patron
of Husbandry, past master Halloween
Grange, Penacook and of Merrimack
County Pomona Grange; president
N. H. Weekly Publishers' Association,
1918; m., Oct. 28, 1898, Alice M. Burbank of Webster; children, Dorothy,
b. Sept. 3, 1901; Katharine, b. Sept.
30, 1906. Residence, Boscawen, N. H.,
Penacook P. O.
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Sulloway, Frank Jones
Lawyer; b., Franklin, N. H., Dec.
11, 1883; s. Hon. Alvah W. and Susan
K. (Daniell) Sulloway; ed. Franklin
high school, St. Paul's School, Concord,
1901; Harvard University, 1905; Har
vard Law School, 1907; admitted to
Massachusetts bar, 1906, New Hamp
shire, 1907; practiced law in Boston
with Hill, Barlow & Homans from
1907 till 1911; member firm Streeter,
Demond, Woodworth & Sulloway, Con
cord, N. H. since 1911; Unitarian;
Republican; N. H. ballot law commis
sioner, 1915-; director Concord &
Claremont R. R.; chairman Concord
Chapter, American Red Cross; mem
ber B. P. O. E.; Wonolancet, Passaconway, Bow Brook clubs, Concord;
Harvard Club, Boston Athletic Ass'n,
Intervale Country Club, Boston;
Spee, D. K. E. and Hasty Pudding
clubs (Harvard), Phi Delta Phi (Har
vard Law); m., Sept. 24, 1913, Mar
garet Thayer, Concord, N. H.; children,
Gretchen, b., Oct. 10, 1914; d. Feb.
6, 1916; Alvah W. Sulloway, 2d, b. Nov.
25, 1916. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Harris, Almon Greene
Woolen manufacturer; b., Boscawen,
N. H., Jan. 24, 1870; s. Ezra Sheldon
and Sarah (Greene) Harris; ed. public
schools, Boscawen; Concord high school,
1888; Comer's Commercial College,
Boston, Mass.; Congregationalist; Re
publican; selectman, Boscawen, seven
years (chairman three years); member
board of education fifteen years, present
chairman; many years member board of
water commissioners; treasurer HarrisEmery Company, woolen manufac
turers, Boscawen, N. H.; director
Agawan Co., Agawan, Mass.; Mason,
32d degree and Knight Templar; has
served as District Deputy Grand Lec
turer, and District Deputy Grand
Master, 4th Masonic District of N. H.;
m., Oct. 3, 1912, Margaret Carroll,
Boscawen; children, Carol, b. Dec. 6,
1913; Almon Greene, Jr., b. April 1,
1917. Residence, Boscawen, N. H.,
Penacook P. O.
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Tripp, Walter Henry
Farmer; General Merchant, Insur
ance Agent; b., Epsom, N. H., April
24, 1875; s. James H. and Sarah L.
(Moses) Tripp; ed. public schools and
Pembroke Academy; Congregational-
315
Grand Lodge of N. H., 1914-1915.
Representative to Sovereign Grand
Lodge 1916; m., Oct. 12, 1898, Alice
Maud Fowler, Epsom; children, Harold
James, b. March 5, 1900; Russell
Fowler, Oct. 20, 1904; Robert Moses,
March 9, 1912. Residence, Epsom,
N. H.; Short Falls P.O.
Lamprey, Maitland Charles
Educator; b., Groton, N. H., Sept.
30, 1838; s. Ephraim and Bridget
(Phelps) Lamprey; ed. New Hampton
Institution, Dartmouth College, 1863,
A.B. 1865, A.M., later. Enlisted
while in college, Oct. 1862 in the 16th
N. H. Regiment for service in the
civil war; discharged, August 20, 1863;
teacher, Marshalltown, la., 1867-70;
professor of languages, Kansas State
ist; Democrat; selectman, Epsom, 189S
to 1903 (chairman the last year) ; mem
ber N. H. house of representatives,
1903-4, being the first Democrat
elected in the town for twenty-five
years, serving as clerk of committee
on Labor and as clerk of the Merrimack
County delegation; member Epsom
board of education, 1904 to 1910,
1914 to present time; postmaster at
Short Falls since 1905; express agent,
B. & M. R. R., since 1905; trustee Loan
& Trust Savings Bank, Concord;
trustee Pembroke Academy; treasurer,
Grange Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of N. H.;
member Patrons of Husbandry, Past
Master Suncook Valley Pomona
Grange, and for ten years an elective
officer in the N. H. State Grange;
member I. O. O. F; Grand Master
Normal School, 1870-71; principal
Berwick Academy, Me., 1873—4; prin
cipal high school, Ellsworth, Me.,
1874-5; Rochester, N. H., high school,
1876-7; Easton, Mass., high school,
1877-1901; Unitarian; Republican;
�w
"''if
William Rockwell Clough
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
delegate from Ward 7, Concord, N. H.
constitutional convention, 1902; mem
ber Psi Upsilon college fraternity,
S. A. R., Eastondale Post, G. A. R.,
Mass.; delegate in National Encamp
ment, 1898; member Council of Ad
ministration, Dept. of Mass.; m.,
July 12, 1869, Abbie Colburn Davis,
Yarmouth, Me.; children, Mary
Lavinia, b. April 29, 1870 (Boston
University, 1891), librarian Ames Free
Library, Easton, Mass.; Charles Maitland, b. Feb. 15, 1872 (Dartmouth,
1892), principal General Martin
school, Boston, Mass. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Clough, William Rockwell
Mechanical engineer, inventor and
manufacturer; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Nov. 8, 1844; s. John Chesley and
Lydia Jones (Treddick) Clough: (Mr.
Clough naturally regards Alton, his
father's home and birthplace, as his
own native town, however, as his par
ents were only stopping temporarily in
Manchester at the time of his birth);
ed. Alton public and high schools,
Franklin Academy, Dover, Eastman
Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,
1864; went to the front as a member of
the Fiftieth Massachusetts regiment in
the Civil War, serving in the Mississippi
Valley from New Orleans to Vicksburg
and at the siege of Port Hudson; return
ing home engaged as an expert account
ant in Boston, and subsequently in the
U. S. Internal Revenue Service under
William Plumer, collector of Internal
Revenue, meanwhile working on va
rious mechanical inventions, one of
which, the Gem paper clip, now in
universal use, he patented and sold;
and another the miniature or wire cork
screw he retained and developed, in
venting later, also, the automatic
machinery for its production. Remov
ing to New York he engaged in the
manufacture of these corkscrews,
under the firm name of Clough &
Williamson, with factory at Newark,
N. J. Called home by his father's
death, he there established a branch
manufactory at South Alton, the entire
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business being subsequently removed
there, and later to Alton village where
has been developed the present exten
sive business, supplying the world in
large part with its product, through
this and branch plants in various for
eign countries, in which he has traveled
extensively; Non-Sectarian; Republi
can; for some time member of Alton
board of education and justice of the
police court; member N. H. house of
representatives in 1897-8 and 18991900, and again in 1917-18, serving at
each session as chairman of the com
mittee on National Affairs, and being
instrumental, at the last session, in
securing Ambassador Naon of Argen
tina to address the House on the Ex
pansion of Trade Relations with South
America; President Rockwell Clough
Co. (inc.), Alton; former president
Clough & Williamson Co., Newark,
N. J.; Mason, 32d degree; past master,
K.T. and Shriner; past patron, O.E. S.,
member G. A. R., Ancient & Honorable
Artillery Co., and Algonquin Club,
Boston; past commander Co. H, 9th
Reg't. N G. S. N. Y.; m., April 28,
1904, Nellie Sophia Place, Alton;
children: Rockwell, Jr., b., Apr. 5, 1908;
Gertrude, daughter by a former mar
riage. Residence, Alton, N. H.
Bailey, Solon Irving
Astronomer; b., Lisbon, N. H.,
Dec. 29, 1854; s. Israel C. and Jane
(Sutherland) Bailey; ed. Tilton Semi
nary; Boston University, A.B. 1881,
A.M. 1884; A.M., Harvard, 1888;
sent to Peru, South America, m 1889,
to determine location for Harvard Col
lege observatory, Arequipa being de
cided upon, where a Southern observa
tory was established, and where he had
charge of the work for eleven years;
established, in 1893, a meteorological
station on the summit of El Misti,
19,000 feet above the sea, where obser
vations were carried on for ten years;
assistant professor of astronomy, Har
vard University, 1893-8; associate pro
fessor, 1898-1913; Phillips professor,
1913-; member American Academy
Arts and Sciences, Geographical Soc.
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
of Lima, Peru; m., 1883, Ruth Poulter,
Concord, N. H. Residence, Cam
bridge, Mass.; Address, Harvard Ob
servatory,
Wright, Robert Morrill
Lawyer; b., Sanbornton, N. H., Oct.
31, 1877; s. Rev. Elisha H. and Ambro
sia R. (Morrill) Wright; born on the
farm owned in the Morrill family for
more than one hundred and twentyfive years, and which is still his
home; lineal descendant on his
father's side of Henry Wright, who
came to Dorchester, Mass., about 1634,
removing thence to Providence, R. I.,
and related on his mother's side to
Abraham Morrill, who lived in Cam
bridge and Salisbury, Mass., and died
in the latter place in 1662, and Henry
Morrill, early settler of Hawke, now
Danville, N. H.; ed. public schools;
Franklin high school, 1896, N. H. Col
lege, 1900, Boston University School of
Law; taught school for some time after
leaving college, in Hill and Belmont,
and was afterward an instructor in the
Stearns School for Boys, Hartford,
Conn. ; was in business four years in the
town of Hill and then took up the study
of law in the office of Streeter & Mollis
in Concord; attended the Boston Uni
versity Law School in 1910, and, after
the withdrawal of Mr. I lollis from the
firm continued his studies with him and
was admitted to the bar in 1912, and
engaged in practice in Concord, remov
ing to Franklin in 1916, where he con
tinues, but always held his legal resi
dence in Sanbornton ; Protestant ; Repu
blican; selectman in Sanbornton five
years (two years chairman); chairman
Republican club since 1910; member N.
H. constitutional convention, 1912,
1918; N. H. house of representatives,
1915-16 (chairman committee on in
corporations and member committee
on revision of the statutes), 1917-18,
member judiciary committee; member
A. F. &A. M.; P. ofH.;m., 1st, Aug. 30,
1911, Nettie G. Straw, d. Sept. 14, 1916
2d, Oct., 1917, Mildred H. Stearns; one
son, Robert Morrill, Jr., b. Dec. 2,
1913. Residence, Sanbornton, N. H.;
P. O. address, Franklin, N. H.
Plimpton, George Lincoln
Educator; b., Sturbridge, Mass.,
July 8, 1865; s. James Hervey and
Elizabeth (Fairbank) Plimpton; ed.
Hitchcock Free Academy, Brimfield,
Mass., 1887; Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., A.B. 1891; instructor,
1891-6, Tilton Seminary, Tilton,
N. H.; principal since 1906; member
N. H. Ass'n Classical Teachers, Head
Masters' Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa,
Delta Kappa Epsilon, A. F. & A. M.;
Methodist; m., Aug. 10, 1892, Etta
lone Ferry, Palmer, Mass. Residence,
Tilton, N. H.
Dillingham, Thomas Manley
Physician and surgeon; farmer; b.,
Dover, Me., 1850; s. William Addison
Pitt and Caroline Price (Townsend)
Dillingham;
ed. Waterville,
Me.,
Classical Inst., Dartmouth College,
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Boston Univ. School of Medicine, 1874,
and European study; commenced
practice in Augusta, Me., removed to
New York City in 1889, and there
continued till, after 35 years of medical
practice, he bought a farm in Roxbury,
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Union Academy, 1893, Dartmouth
College, B.L., 1897; principal high
school, Middletown Springs, Vt.,
1897-9; Hillsborough, N. H., 18991901; superintendent of schools, Claremont, N. H., 1901-5; head-master
Kimball Union Academy, 1905-;
Congregationalist; Republican; dele
gate N. H. constitutional convention,
1912; treasurer board of trustees,
Kimball Union Academy; president
Meriden Electric Light and Power Co. ;
clerk Meriden Water Co.; member
P. of H., A. F. & A. M., N. H. Histori
cal Soc; m., January, 1902, Grace
It
L A
'/ jB .
'J MB
N. H., upon which he now resides; Swedenborgian; past president Swedenborgian Soc. of N. Y. ^Independent Republi
can; member N. H. house of represen
tatives from Roxbury, 1915-16; mem
ber of N. H. constitutional convention,
1918; N. Y., Mass. and Me. Medical
Societies; American Inst. of Home
opathy; ex-president International
Hahnemannian Association; Dart
mouth Chapter Theta Beta Phi; New
York City and Republican Clubs;
m., Harriet Asby Carleton. Residence,
Roxbury, N. H., Marlborough P. O.
Tracy, Charles Alden
Educator; head-master Kimball
Union Academy; b., Cornish, N. H.,
Nov. 16, 1872; s. Stephen Alden and
Agnes (Bailey) Tracy; ed. Kimball
Powell; children, Elizabeth Alden,
Stephen Powell, Charles Alden, Jr.
Residence, Meriden, N. H.
Bassett, Whitman Sears
Clergyman, Chaplain N. H. State
Prison; b., South Chatham, Mass.,
Nov. 1, 1872; s. Charles and Martha
(Sears) Bassett; ed. Nichols Latin
School, Lewiston, Me., 1895; Bates
College, 1899; Newton Theological
�Hon. Moise Verrette
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Seminary, Newton Center, Mass.,
1904; Baptist; Republican; pastor
Baptist Church, Penacook, N. H., 19041912; Chaplain N. H. State Prison,
1912-; member Bates College Club;
Bates Chapter Delta Sigma Rho; m.,
Jan. 4, 1906, Mabel T. Jordan, Lewiston, Me., d. June 28,1910; children:
Martha T., b. Nov. 9, 1906; Calvin J.,
b. June 27, 1908. Residence, Pena
cook, N. H.
Verrette, Moise
Merchant; mayor of Manchester;
b., Stanfold, Canada, March 1, 1857;
s. Moise and Elizabeth (Bourgoin)
Verrette; ed. public schools; removed
with his parents to Manchester, N. H.,
in childhood, where he has since lived;
engaged in grocery and provision busi
ness in 1885, in which he has contin
ued, building up an extensive trade,
wholesale and retail; Catholic; Demo
crat; delegate-at-large to National
Democratic Convention at St. Louis,
1916; member N. H. executive council,
1917-18 (first man of French Canadian
birth to hold the office); mayor of
Manchester, 1918-19; member CanadoAmerican Ass'n, St. John Baptist Soc,
Club Joliet, Manchester; m., July 12,
1886, Virginie Pigeon; children: Virgile
M.. b. Aug. 1, 1889 (Mount St. Louis
College, Montreal, 1908), now mayor's
secretary; Lionel G., b. Sept. 15, 1890,
manager of store; Avite J., b. July 30,
1892, now in U. S. Army serv
ice; Adrien, b. July 18, 1897, now in
St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, study
ing for the priesthood; Armand L., b.
Aug. 20, 1898 (Class of 1919, Assump
tion College, Worcester, Mass.). Resi
dence, Manchester, N. H.
Paul, Amasa Copp
Lawyer; b., Wakefield, N. H., Sept.
12, 1857, s. Hiram and Mary Porter
(Copp) Paul, desc. from Daniel Paul
who settled at Kittery, Me., before
1640 and from William Copp, who
came over in 1635, from whom Copp's
Hill, Boston, is named; great great
grandson of Capt. David Copp, a Rev
olutionary soldier, one of the original
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settlers of Wakefield; ed. in New
Hampshire public schools and was for
two years a member of class of '78,
Dartmouth College; taught in public
schools of Washington four years;
LL.B., National Univ. Law School,
1880; LL.M., Columbian Univ. (now
George Washington Univ.), 1882; as
sistant examiner U. S. Patent Office,
1881-4; in June, 1884, removed to
Minneapolis where he has specialized in
the law of patents and trade-marks
and is recognized as a leading authority
in these branches of the law; author
of "Paul on Trade-Marks" (1903),
which has had a wide circulation; Congregationalist; Republican; life mem
ber Minneapolis Soc. of Fine Arts and
Minn. Hist. Soc; member, Minneap
olis Athletic (president, 1901-2),
Minikahda and Automobile Clubs,
Masons (32d degree), Shriners, B. P.
O. E.; actively interested in civic af
fairs; m., May 11, 1881, Ella Morti
mer, dau. Dr. Mortimer Williams of
Moorefield, W. Va., d., Dec. 20, 1908.
Residence, Minneapolis, Minn.; office,
854 Security Building.
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Bickford, John Calvin
Lawyer; b., Brown's Ridge, Wolfeboro, N. H., Dec. 18, 1842; s. John
Wilmot and Abra Wentworth (Lord)
Bickford; ed. public schools and Wolfeboro and Tuftonboro Academy;
worked on father's farm in youth;
entered brother's store in Ossipee as a
clerk at twenty years of age, becoming
proprietor on brother's death, July
1863, and continued business four
years, then engaged three years in
insurance business, meanwhile remov
ing to Dover, N. H.; removed to Man
chester, Sept. 28, 1871, where he has
since resided; entered law offices of
Sulloway & Topliff in 1871, and ad
mitted to the bar, May 1874, since
when he has been in practice; Congregationalist; Republican; postmaster at
Ossipee two years; U. S. revenue
gauger, two years, while studying law,
moderator of his ward several years;
appointed clerk of the Manchester
Police Court in 1877, and served over
thirty-six years; member N. H. house
of representatives in 1881, 1901 and
1915; N. H. senate, 1903; Mason since
1864 and treasurer of Washington
Lodge, Manchester, with which he is
now affiliated, over thirty years; mem
ber K. of P., Golden Cross and A. O.
U. W. ; was Supreme Master Workman
of the latter organization from June,
1899 to June, 1900, during which time
over 35,000 new members were ad
mitted to the order; director and ad
visory counsel of the Home Benefit
Ass'n, of Boston; in., 1st, Jan. 1864,
Pamela S Thurston, Ossipee, d. Nov.
1878; 2d, March, 1880, Emma S.
Fitts, Manchester; one son, Charles
Wilmot Bickford, b. Dec. 20, 1865,
superintendent of schools, Lewiston,
Me. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Batchelder, Ernest Allen
Art instructor and designer; b.,
Nashua, N. H., Jan. 22, 1876; s.
Charles and Mary (Sleeper) Batchelder;
ed. Mass. Normal Art School, Boston,
Mass.; School of Arts and Crafts,
Birmingham, Eng.; director of art,
Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasa
dena, Cal., 1901- ; director Handi
craft Guild, Minneapolis, Minn.,
1903-8; manufacturer interior fur
nishing in tile, metal and enamel,
Pasadena, Cal., 1910- ; member
International Jury of Awards, St.
Louis exposition, 1904; American
Commission, International Congress
of Art, Dresden, Germany, 1911;
author "Principles of Design," 1901;
"Design in Theory and Practice,"
1910. Residence, 626 Arroyo Drive,
Pasadena, Cal.
Barton, Ralph Martin
Educator; b., Newport, N. H., July
21, 1875; s. Charles W. and Ida
E. (Walker) Barton; ed. Dartmouth
College, A.B. 1904; student in math
ematics, Harvard, 1907.-8; Univer
sity of Chicago, 1912; superintendent
of schools, Sunapee and Goffstown,
N. H., 1898-1902; instructor in math
ematics, Dartmouth, 1903-8, assistant
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
professor, 1908-12; professor and
head of department of mathematics,
University of New Mexico, 1912-3; pro
fessor ana head of department of math
ematics and physics, Lombard College,
1914-5, dean and acting president,
1915-6; instructor in mathematics,
University of Minnesota, 1916- ;
member American Mathematical Soc,
Dartmouth Alumni Ass'n (secretary,
1908-11); Congregationalist; Repub
lican; m., 1st, Sept. 12, 1899, Verna
C. Cate, Haverhill, Mass., d. 1906;
2d, Dec. 31, 1913, Clara Belle Porter,
Duluth, Minn. Residence, 1092 15th
Ave., S. E., Minneapolis, Minn.
Beede, Joshua William
Geologist; b., Raymond, N. H.,
Sept. 14, 1871; s. Hiram Pratt and
Lydia M. (Brown) Beede; ed. Washburn
College, Kan., B.S. 1896, A.M. 1897,
University of Kansas, Ph.D. 1899;
leacher of science, Atchison County
high school, Effingham, Kan., 18991901; instructor in geology, Indiana
University, 1901-6, assistant profes
sor, 1906-9, associate professor, 190917; geologist, department of economic
geology and technology, University of
Texas, 1917- ; servea as a member of
the geological surveys of Kansas and
Oklahoma, and as an aid in the U. S.
Geological Survey in 1901-2; author of
various scientific treatises; member
Geological Soc. of America, Paleontological Soc. of America, and
various other scientific organizations;
m., Dec. 25, 1899, Frances McKee,
Narka, Kan. Residence, 404 W. 38th
St., Austin, Tex.
Madigan, Thomas Henry, Jr.
Lawyer; b., Westfield, Mass., June
29, 1872; s. Thomas Henry and
Johanna
(Bahen) Madigan; ed.
Mechanicsville
(N. Y.)
academy,
Troy (N. Y.) Business College and by
private tutors; studied law with Sar
gent, Hollis & Niles, Concord, and was
admitted to the New Hampshire bar
in 1899; practiced in Concord till
1907, when he removed to Manchester
and has there continued; Catholic;
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Democrat; secretary N. H. constitu
tional convention, 1902; secretary
Democratic state committee, 1900-4,
chairman, 1904-8; judge advocate,
N. H. National Guard, with rank of
major, 1899-1907; chairman Demo
cratic city committee of Manchester,
1914-17; city solicitor of Manchester,
1918-; chairman local draft board,
Division No. 2, city of Manchester,
1918; member N. H. Bar Ass'n, Ameri
can Bar Ass'n, Knights of Columbus.
Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Lougee, Arthur Jewett
Physician and oculist; b., Rochester,
N. H., Nov. 1, 1870; s. Isaac W.
Lougee, M.D., and Ellen (Wheeler)
Lougee; ed. public schools of Roches
ter, Dartmouth College, A.B 1893,
and at the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, New York City, M.D.
1896; engaged in medical practice in
New York City and state for several
years and for the past fifteen years at
Fryeburg, Me., with several periods
of post-graduate study and hospital
�Lawbence Grattan
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work in the lines of his specialty, the
eye and ear; Congregationalist; Repub
lican; member Me. Medical Ass'n,
American Medical Ass'n, Masonic
order, Psi Upsilon national college
fraternity, member of selective service
local board; m., Jan. 8, 1906, Lucia
Morrill, Conway, N. H. (Wellesley
College, A.B. 1890, Columbia Univer
sity, A.M. 1898). Residence, Fryeburg, Me.
Grattan, Lawrence
Actor; playwright; b., Penacook,
N. H., August 17, 1870; s. Peter and
Ann (Keenan) Gahagan; ed. Pena
cook public schools. Began stage
career in 1890; starred in repertoire;
managed several Btock enterprises;
created Parsifal in dramatic version;
played "Justice Prentiss" in Augustus
Thomas's "The Witching Hour," a
season's run in Chicago; author of
many successful one act farces; now
co-starring with his wife in vaudeville;
Christian Scientist; member National
Vaudeville Artists Ass'n; m., April 30,
1907, Eva Taylor, one step-daughter.
Address, care Joseph Hart, N. Y.
Theatre Bldg., New York City.
Peaslee, Robert James
Juris' ; b. Weare, N. H., Sept. 23,
1864; s. Robert and Persis B. (Dodge)
Peaslee, ed., public schools, Cushing
Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., Bos
ton University Law School, 1886; ad
mitted to the bar in 1886, and com
menced practice in Manchester; mem
ber firm of Drury (William H.) &
Peaslee, 1888-98; Episcopalian; Demo
crat; associate justice N. H. supreme
court, 1898-1901, N. H. superior court,
1901-8, N. H. supreme court, 1908- ;
member Washington Lodge, A. F. &.
A. M., Intervale Country club, Man
chester; director Amoskeag National
Bank, Manchester; lecturer on Munic
ipal and Constitutional Law, Dart
mouth College, 1887-9; on Domestic
Relations, Boston University Law
School, 1911- ; hon. A.M., Dartmouth,
1898; revised Manchester City laws
and ordinances, 1892; m., 1st Sept. 12,
1893, Nellie D. Kimball, d. July 16,
1915; 2d, Sarah Congdon Hazard,
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Feb. 15, 1917. Residence, Manches
ter, N. H.
Blunt, Harry Harmon
Manufacturer; b., Nashua, N. H.,
Aug. 28, 1875; s. Edward 0. and
Lucette (Harmon) Blunt; ed. Nashua
high school, 1893, and Dartmouth Col
lege, A.B. 1897; Alpha Delta Phi,
Sphinx; member of the board of edu
cation of the City of Nashua from 1907
to 1913 (president, 1909 to 1913);
Republican; Christian Scientist; mem
ber Nashua Country Club, Vesper
Country Club, Lowell, Mass., Ex
change Club, Boston, Mass.; treas
urer, Wonalancet Co., Nashua, Boston
office, 10 High St.; director, Vacuum
Co., Boston; member executive com
mittee, American Cotton Waste Ex
change; Nat'l Ass'n of Cotton Manu
facturers; m., July 21, 1910, Irene
Marion Bradbury; children; Renee
Lucette, b. Feb. 20, 1913, and Nancy,
b. Aug. 11, 1917. Residence, 110
Concord St., Nashua, N. H. (summer) ;
and 469 Walnut St., Brookline, Mass.
(winter).
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Willis, John Richard
Postmaster of Manchester; b., Man
chester, N. H7 Feb. 18, 1862; s.
Thomas and Bridget (O'Shaughnessy)
Willis; ed., parochial schools of Man
chester; Catholic; Democrat; clerk for
eleven years in wholesale grocery busi
ness; employed about three years as
clerk in the Commonwealth and Second
National Banks, Manchester; engaged
in the coal trade from 1897 to 1914;
assistant postmaster of Manchester,
under Ex-Mayor E. J. Knowlton,
1894-1897; postmaster by appoint
ment of President Wilson, since 1914;
m., Nov. 6, 1889, Lizzie M. Sullivan,
Manchester; children: John S., b. Jan.
5, 1894; Russell L., b. April 18, 1895
(draftsman Atlantic Ship Corporation) ;
Florence L., b. Aug. 16, 1897; Richard
T., b. Dec. 3, 1901; Sylvester E., b.
Feb. 27, 1905; Alice Elizabeth, b. Aug.
1, 1907. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Drake, George Robert
Farmer, secretary N. H. State
Grange; b., Pittsfield, N. H., May 9,
1848; s. Noah W. and Mary Eliza
beth (Batchelder) Drake; descendant
of Robert Drake who settled in Exeter
previous to 1640 and subsequently re
moved to Hampton ; ed. public schools
and Pittsfield Academy; engaged in
agriculture in Pittsfield, but taught
school winters for some years in early
life; removed to Manchester in 1891,
where he has since resided; Baptist;
Democrat; member board of education
in Pittsfield; member Patrons of Hus
bandry and first master of Cata
mount Grange, Pittsfield and of Eastern
N. H. Pomona Grange, deputy N. H.
State Grange, treasurer Amoskeag
Grange, Manchester, for some years
past and secretary N. H. State Grange
since 1903; member executive com
mittee, Hillsborough County Farm
Bureau, Manchester Food Committee,
supervisor Manchester war gardens
and manager Manchester public mar
ket; m., April 14, 1875, Jane Graham
Clark, Auburn, N. H., d. Dec. 2,
1895; children, Ralph Allen, b. May
15, 1882 (now in Springfield, Mass.);
Ruth Wheeler, b. July 10, 1884
(Mrs. Charles G. Goodrich, Trenton,
N. J.). Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Shedd, John Graves
Merchant; b., Alstead, N. H.,
July 20, 1850; s. William and Abi
gail (Wallace) Shedd; ed. public
schools of Alstead and Langdon;
employed as clerk in stores in Alstead,
N. H., and Bellows Falls and Rut
land, Vt., 1867-72; entered employ
of Field, Leiter & Co., Chicago, 1ll.,
Aug. 7, 1872, since continuing with
that firm and its successor, Marshall
Field & Co., of which he is now presi
dent; director Merchants Loan &
Trust Co., Commonwealth Edison
Co., 11linois Trust & Savings Bank,
Chicago; Baltimore & Ohio, Illinois
Central, Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railroads; National Bank of
Commerce, New York, Baldwin Loco
motive Works, Philadelphia, and vari
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
ous other corporations and societies;
Republican; member Union League,
University, Commercial and many
other clubs; m., May 15, 1878, Mary
R. Porter, Walpole, N. H. Residence,
4515 Drexel Boulevard; office, 219
West Adams St., Chicago, Ill.
Shepard, Ida Frances
Trained nurse; b., Concord, N. H.,
Dec. 10, 1864; dau. Emery Nathaniel
and Caroline (Simonds) Shepard; ed.
Concord public schools; Boston City
Hospital Training School, 1900; Episco
palian; superintendent Mary Hitch
cock Memorial Hospital, Hanover,
N. H., since June, 1901 ; member N. H.
State Board of Nurses Registration
for seven years. Residence, Hanover,
N. H.
Woodbury, Charles Edward
Physician, alienist, retired; b., Acworth, N. H., Nov. 1, 1845; s. Charles
Milon and Louise (Graham) Wood
bury; ed. Kimball Union Academy,
Meriden, 1866, Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1870; Medical Dept., Univ. of
New York, M.D., 1873; assistant
physician N. H. Asylum for Insane,
Concord, 1873; McLean Hospital,
Waverley, Mass., 1873-8; Bloomington
Asylum, New York, 1881-3; super
intendent R. I. state hospital, 1882fl; inspector of institutions, Mass.
State Board of Lunacy and Charity,
1891-9; superintendent Foxborough,
Mass., state hospital, 1899-1908; Epis
copalian; Democrat; member Boston
Soc. of Psychiatry and Neurology,
American Medico-Psychological Ass'n,
R. I. Med. Soc, Mason, Knight
Templar; m., Oct. 13, 1880, Ella
Diana Ordway, Chelsea, Vt. Resi
dence, Acworth, N. H.
Adams, Charles Darwin
Educator; b., Keene, N. H., Oct.
21, 1856; s. Daniel Emerson and Ellen
Frances (Kingsbury) Adams; ed.
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1877, A.M.
1880; Andover Theological Seminary,
1879-81; University of Kiel, Ph.D.,
1891; instructor in Greek, Cushing
Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., 1881-8;
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professor of Greek, Drury College
(Mo.), 1884-93; professor Greek lan
guage and literature, Dartmouth Col
lege, since 1893; editor The Classical
Journal, 1908-13; president Classical
Ass'n of New England, 1906-7; editor
Lysias' Selected Speeches, 1906; m.,
Aug. 24, 188 1, Julia A. Stevens, Wil
ton, N. H. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Whitford, George Langdon
Lawyer and farmer; b., Concord,
N. H., July, 24, 1881; s. Edward L.
and Mabel (Ordway) Whitford; ed.
public schools, Waterloo, N. H., and
Washington, D. C., University of
Minnesota, Columbian University,
Columbian University Law School,
1905; Unitarian; Republican; dele
gate from Warner in Republican state
conventions, candidate in Republican
Second District primary for Congres
sional nomination in 1914; vice-presi
dent National River and Harbor
Commission; vice-president National
Republican Club, Washington, D C.;
member A. F. & A.M., Delta Tau Delta
�Hon. Frank Nesmith Parsons
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Greek letter Fraternity, Chevy Chase
Club, Washington, D. C.; m., Oct.
25, 1905, Florence Evans; children:
Harriet Stearns, b. Sept. 13, 1906;
Ordway, b. Oct. 4, 1914. Mr.' Whitford is a grandson of the late Hon.
Nehemiah G. Ordway, once sergeantat-arms of the National House of Rep
resentatives, and later Governor of
Dakota, and a nephew of the late
Governor Onslow Stearns. He re
sides at the old Ordway home, Water
loo (Warner), N. H.
Parsons, Frank Nesmith
Jurist; chief justice, N. H. Supreme
Court; b., Dover, N. H., Sept. 3, 1853;
s. Benjamin F. and Mary A. (Nesmith)
Parsons; ed. Pinkerton Academy,
Deny, N. H., 1870; Dartmouth Col
lege, A.B. 1874; LL.D. 1904; read
law with Greenleaf C. Bartlett of Deny,
Daniel Barnard and Austin F. Pike
of Franklin; admitted to the bar
in 1879 and commenced practice in
Franklin, where he continued, being in
partnership with the late Hon. Austin
F. Pike till 1886; Republican; for sev
eral years member Franklin school
board; delegate from Franklin in
N. H. constitutional convention, 1889;
State law reporter, 1891-5; member
N. H. executive council, 1893-4; first
mayor of Franklin, 1895; associate
justice, N. H. supreme court, 18951902; chief justice, 1902 and since;
director Franklin National Bank;
trustee Franklin Savings Bank, for
merly director and president Citizens
National Bank, Tilton; trustee Pinkerton Academy (president of the board) ;
trustee and president Franklin Hospi
tal; member Franklin board of Water
Commissioners since 1901; vice-presi
dent N. H. Historical Soc, 1911-17;
president 1917- ; member N. H. Bar
Ass'n; (president 1912-14); American
Bar Ass'n; m., Oct. 26, 1880, Helen F.,
dau. Hon. Austin F. Pike, d. March 6,
1914. Residence, Franklin, N. H.
Duffy, George Ernest
Manufacturer; b., Franklin, N. H.,
Sept. 5, 1870; s. Michael and Mary
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(Fawdrey) Duffy; ed. Franklin high
school, class of 1888, Tilton Seminary,
and Dartmouth College, B.L. 1894;
editor college paper and winner ora
torical prizes; after leaving college
entered the employ of the M. T.
Stevens Sons Co., becoming superin
tendent of their North Andover, Mass.,
mill; in 1900 became general manager
of the Charles River Woolen Co., with
mills at Franklin, Mass., and North
Bellingham, Mass.; in 1909 became
manager of the E. D. Thayer woolen
mill at Worcester, Mass., and in 1910
took over the controlling interest in
the property and formed the George
E. Duffy M'f'g Co., of which he is the
president and treasurer; Congregationalist; Republican; Mason, blue lodge,
chapter, Knight Templar, Shriner;
member Worcester Country Club,
Commonwealth Club, Worcester Cham
ber of Commerce, Alpha Delta Phi
national college fraternity and Phi Beta
Kappa scholarship soc; vice-president
Park Trust Co., Worcester, Mass.; m.,
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Oct. 16, 1896, Grace Mary Whipple;
children: Eunice M., Ralph E., Gladys
I. Residence, Worcester, Mass.
Woodbury, Frank Taylor
Physician (specialty, obstetrics); b.,
North Weare, N. H., Dec. 4, 1871; s.
Daniel Peterson and Mary Abbie
(Taylor) Woodbury, his ancestry on
both sides going back to the arrivals
on the Mayflower, and including nu
merous soldiers of the French and In
dian and Colonial Wars, as well a sthe
Revolution and later wars; ed. district
schools of Weare, Manchester high
school, class of 1889, Dartmouth Col
lege, and Harvard Medical School,
M.D. 1896; has practiced his profession
in Wakefield, Mass., since 1897;
selectman of that town in 1905 and
1906, trustee of its public library
since 1900 and tree warden since 1906;
fellow of the Mass. Medical Soc,
member of the Golden Rule Masonic
lodge, American Medical Soc. and
Kappa Kappa Kappa college frater
nity; m., Oct. 20, 1897, Mary Hodgdon
Whittle, Weare, N. H.; children:
Ruth Amelia, b. June 17, 1902, and
Dorcas Lydia, b. Sept. 19, 1907.
Residence, 21 Chestnut St., Wakefield,
Mass. Moulton, Warren Joseph
Educator; clergyman; b., Sand
wich, N. H., Aug. 30, 1865; s. Gilman
and Lydja Ann (Dearborn) Moulton;
ed. Boston Univ., Amherst College,
B.A., 1888, M.A. 1893; B.D., Yale,
1893; University of Got tinge n, Ger
many, 1895-8; Ph.D., 1898; teacher
Semitic and Biblical department, Yale,
1898-1902; ordained to the Congre
gational ministry, 1899; traveled
abroad, 1902-3; pastor Athol, Mass.
1903-5; professor in Bangor Theo
logical Seminary, since 1905; director
American School of Research in Jeru
salem, 1912-3; member Phi Beta
Kappa, Theta Delta Chi, Religious
Educational Ass'n, etc.; contributor
to various religious works; m., June
21, 1900, Helen Winifred Shute of
Boston. Residence, 331 Hammond
St., Bangor, Me.
Leonard, Charles Hall
Clergyman and theologian; b.,
Northwood, N. H., Sept. 16, 1822; s.
Lemuel and Cynthia (Claggett) Leon
ard; ed. Haverhill, Mass., Academy,
Atkinson, N. H., Academy and Brad
ford, Mass., Seminary; Theological
Seminary, Clinton, N. Y., 1848;
(D.D., St. Lawrence Univ., 1871;
LL.D., Tufts, 1905); ordained to the
Universalist ministry and became
pastor of the Universalist church at
Chelsea, Mass., 1848, continuing till
1871; established Children's Sunday
while in this pastorate, which became
a recognized institution for the second
Sunday in June throughout the coun
try; became Goddard professor of'
Homiletics and Pastoral Theology in
Crane Divinity School, Tufts College,
in 1869 and devoted his attention ex
clusively to the work after 1871;
made dean of the school in 1884,
continuing 30 years. Honorary mem
ber Phi Beta Kappa, and member
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Whittier Club, Haverhill, Mass.;
m., 1846, Phoebe Ann Bassett, New
York, d. 1872; Author, "Book of
Prayer for Church and Home," 1865;
"Steps in the Religious Life," 1868.
Address, Tufts College, Mass.
Dewey, Henry Sweetser
Lawyer; b., Hanover, N. H., Nov.
9, 1856; s. Israel Otis and Susan
Augusta (Sweetser) Dewey; ed. vari
ous schools and academies; Dart
mouth College, A.B. 1878, A.M. 1881;
Boston University, LL.B. 1882; ad
mitted to the bar and entered practice
in Boston; Congregationalist; Re
publican; member Republican Ward
and City Committees, Boston, 1884-8;
Boston Common Council, 1885-7;
Mass. home of representatives, 1889-91
(Chairman committee on judiciary,
and floor leader of the house, 1890-1);
private, corporal and sergeant, Mass.
First Corps Cadets 1880-9; judge ad
vocate of First Brigade, Mass. Militia,
with rank of captain, 1889-1900; judgeadvocate-general with rank of Colonel
in 1900; brigadier-general, 1900-05;
brigadier-general on the retired list
since 1911; master in chancery, 190312; member county board of bar exami
ners, 1891-7 (chairman, 1895-7); first
chairman Mass. state board of bar
examiners, 1897-1903; special justice
municipal court of Boston, 1896-9;
associate-justice, 1899-1902; member
Boston Bar Ass'n American Bar Ass'n,
International Law Ass'n, Alpha Delta
Phi, Sons of the Revolution, Soc. of
Colonial Wars, Athletic and Univer
sity clubs, Boston, Alpha Delta Phi
Club, New York City, Wissenschaftlichen Club, Vienna, Austria.
Morrill, Harley Winslow
Manufacturer; b., Penacook, N. H.,
March 25, 1872; s. George S., many
years chief engineer of the Old Colony
Railroad, and Clara (Moody) Morrill;
ed. schools of Penacook and Mass.
Inst. of Tech.; employed as an engi
neer by the Pennsylvania R. R., 18923, by the city of Concord, N. H., 18934, by the New York, New Haven &
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Hartford R. R., 1894-1901; since 1901
employed by the Ludlow (Mass.)
M'f'g Associates as superintendent,
general superintendent and agent
(since January, 1916) of their extensive
plant; Congregationalist; Republican;
chairman local exemption board for
Division Number Seven, State of
Massachusetts; member of Horace
Chase lodge of Masons, Penacook,
N. H., and of Springfield Commandery,
K. T., Springfield, Mass.; member
American Soc. of Mechanical Engi
neers; trustee Ludlow Savings Bank
and Springfield Co-operative Bank;
in., June 5, 1895, Lillian L. Sargent, of
Penacook; daughter, Mildred S., b.
Dec. 9, 1896. At the time of writing
this sketch (August, 1918) Mr. Morrill
was on his way to India on an impor
tant business mission for his company.
Residence, Ludlow, Mass.
Clark, Allan Chester
Journalist, lawyer; b., Center Har
bor, N. H., July 4, 1877; s. Malpheno
�Hon. A. Chester Clark
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C. and Sarah Libby (Bartlett) Clark
(kinsman, on maternal side, of Josiah
Bartlett, signer of the Declaration of
Independence); ed. public schools of
Center Harbor, Meredith high school;
New Hampton Literary Institution,
1901, Dartmouth College one year;
engaged on staff of Kennebec Journal,
Lewiston, Augusta, Me., 1901; en
gaged in real estate business and the
study of law in Meredith, 1903-5;
removed to Concord and engaged in
newspaper work, as correspondent of
the Boston American and other papers,
and pursued his legal studies as time
permitted, till admission to the bar,
June 27, 1913, after which he was in
practice in Concord; Unitarian; Dem
ocrat; delegate from his native town
in the N. H. constitutional convention
of 1902; clerk of the constitutional
convention of 1912; appointed Judge
of the Concord District Court by
Gov. Samuel D. Felker, Aug. 8, 1913;
Judge of the Concord Municipal
Court by appointment of Gov. Rolland H. Spaulding, March 10, 1915:
made a notable record in criminal
administration, especially in the en
forcement of the law regulating the
operation of automobiles, establish
ing precedents recognized throughout
the country; elected clerk of the con
stitutional convention of 1918; mem
ber and secretary of the N. H. Bar
Ass'n, American Institute of Crim
inal Law and Criminology, N. H.' His
torical Soc, A. F. & A. M. (lodge,
chapter, council and commandery),
K. of P. (past chancellor of Concord
Lodge and past deputy grand chan
cellor, N. H. Grand Lodge), Capital
Grange, P. of H., Wonokncet, Uni
tarian and Beaver Meadow Golf
clubs, Concord. Aside from news
paper work Judge Clark has written
many magazine articles, and is also
known as an occasional orator of more
than ordinary ability; m., June 12,
1917, Jennie A. Ross of New Bruns
wick. Residence, Concord, N. H.
McHugh, Bartholomew Franklin
Traveling salesman; b., Gorham,
N. H., June 6, 1860; s. John and Janet
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(O'Malley) McHugh; ed. public
schools; studied law for a time in
youth with M. A. Hastings, now clerk
of Court for Coos County; changing
his plans he learned the machinist's
trade, and was for a time in charge of
a machine shop at Troy, N. Y., and
later at Fitchburg, Mass., but re
linquished the business and engaged
in general insurance in the latter city
for five years, after which he again
changed and entered upon the life of
a commercial traveler, which he has
since followed with great success;
sold tea and coffee for C. A. Cross &
Co. for several years, putting the
"Red Cross," to which he gave the
name, upon the market; for the last
six years or more has been with Martin
L. Hall & Co. of Boston, the oldest cof
fee house in the country, winning wide
popularity for himself and his firm;
Catholic; Democrat; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1917, and
carried through the bill providing for
the re-survey of the boundary line
between New Hampshire and Maine;
reelected to the legislature, Nov. 1918;
member N. E. Fat Men's Club; noted
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among his associates as a conversa
tionalist and story-teller. Residence,
Gorham, N. H.
Abbott, Frederick Wallace
Physician, teacher, medico-legal ex
pert, orator; b., Dover, N. H., March
5, 1861; s. Sylvester and Elizabeth
Graves (Wortman) Abbott; ed. pub
lic schools of Dover, and Berwick and
So. Berwick, Me., Berwick Academy
and private schools of Olive Raynes,
So. Berwick; taught public schools,
Berwick, Eliot, and Kennebunk, Me.,
four years, while preparing for voca
tion; A.B., University of America,
1883; at medical department Bowdoin College, 1884-5; M.D., Eclectic
Medical College of Me., 1886; H.F. B.S.
(New York City), 1895; A.M., Taylor
University and Ph.D., National Nor
mal University, 1901;F.S.Sc. (London),
1908; F.S.P. (England), 1914; F.B.P.
(England), 1915; F.P.C. (London),
1916; D.P.H., Eclectic Medical Uni
versity, 1917; D.C.L., Potomac Uni
versity, 1918; academician of Toulouse,
France; life-member, Institut du Midi,
Toulouse; life-member, and medalist of
1st class (gold), Italian Academy of
Physics and Chemistry, Palermo, Sicily ;
censor Eclectic Medical College
of City of New York, 1892- ; pro
fessor eugenics in Eclectic Med
ical University, 1913- ; professor
medical ethics in Middlesex College
of Medicine and Surgery, and forensic
medicine in Middlesex College of
Chiropody, University of Massachu
setts, 1916- ; consulting physician to
Middlesex Hospital, 1916- ; associ
ate editor, Massachusetts Medical
Journal, 1894-1904; secretary-treas
urer alumnae soc. of Potomac Uni
versity, 1900- ; president Mass. Ec
lectic Medical Soc, 1894, New Eng
land Eclectic Medical Ass'n, 1900,
Am. Eclectic Materia Medica Ass'n,
1905-7, Boston District Eclectic Med
ical Soc, 1910; honorary member
fifteen State Eclectic bodies and five
others; active member twelve medical
societies; member Authors' Club,
London; member and examiner many
secret fraternities; Free Thinker;
Democrat; m., Sept. 2, 1886, Sylvina
Apphia Emery, Kennebunk, Me.;
children: Susan Elizabeth (Abbott)
Tubman, b. March 18, 1890, John
Frederick, b. Aug. 4, 1893; nationally
known as an orator, especially in fra
ternal, academic, and patriotic circles,
and as a medico-legal adviser and wit
ness; practiced at Taunton, Mass.,
since May 5, 1886.
Taylor, Maria Sanborn
(Mrs. John A. Taylor) teacher;
home-maker, club-woman; b., Frank
lin, N. H., Nov. 20, 1860; dau. George
Low and Martha Jane (Lane) San
born; father noted in musical circles
and cornetist in band of 1st N. H.
Reg't, 1861; mother daughter of Dr.
John S. Lan,e ajid from a prominent
Sanbornton, N. H., family; direct
descendant on paternal side of John
Sandborn (or Sanborn), first of the
grantees of the town of Sanbornton,
for whom the town was named; direct
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descendant on maternal side of Thomas
Dudley, second Governor of Massa
chusetts Bay Colony; also descended
from Henry Herrick who settled in
Salem, Mass., in 1629, and who traced
his ancestry to Ericke, a Danish chief
tain, who invaded Britain in the reign
of Alfred; ed. Franklin High school,
1879, Franklin Academy, McGaw
Normal Institute, N. H. Normal
School, Plymouth; taught school three
and a half years in Hooksett, Salis
bury, and Franklin, N. H.; Congregationalist, member O. E. S. (past
officer), U. O. G. C. (past officer),
Georgetown Literary Club, Melrose
Woman's Club, American Red Cross;
trustee, vice-president, and chairman
house com. Carleton Home, George
town, Mass., July, 1913 to Oct., 1916;
vice-president Maplewood New Cen
tury Club, Malden, Mass., 1900-3,
president 1903-5, honorary member
since 1910; secretary Woman's Club,
Georgetown, Mass., 1912-13, vicepresident, 1913-14, president, 1914-16;
m., Nov. 26, 1885, John Alvah Taylor;
one daughter, Agnes Dudley, b. Jan.
8, 1888, ed. Malden schools, Miss
Kimball's school for Girls, Worcester,
Mass., Tilton Seminary, 1908. Resi
dence, 32 Poplar St., Melrose, Mass.
Keyes, Frances Parkinson Wheeler
(Mrs. Henry W. Keyes), b., Char
lottesville, Va., July 21, 1885; dau.
John Henry and Louise Fuller (John
son) Wheeler; ed. Miss Winsor's
school, Boston, Mass., and in Europe;
passed examination for Bryn Mawr
College, but did not enter, having be
come engaged to Henry W. Keyes,
whom she married, June 4, 1904
(See sketch, p. 211.) Primarily a
home-maker and the worthy mistress of
"Pine Grove Farm" on the banks of the
Connecticut at No. Haverhill, known
as the seat of a generous hospitality
in all the north country, Mrs. Keyes
is a fine linguist, a great reader, an
entertaining conversationalist, and has
travelled extensively, both in this
country and Europe; Episcopalian;
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member and past president St. Cath
erine's Guild, No. Haverhill, N. H.,
member N. H. Soc, D. A. R., and
Colonial Dames (admitted to the
former on records of four officers, and
latter on seven), N. H. Civic Federa
tion, Woman's Committee, N. H.
Council of National Defense (vicepresident), American Red Cross (holds
instructor's certificate in Surgical
Dressing Work); worked extensively
in pushing the several Liberty Loans;
member executive committee and book
committee of No. Haverhill public
library since marriage. Of late Mrs.
Keyes has developed decided talent as
a writer, her contributions finding
place in the Atlantic Monthly and
other prominent publications, and
receiving warm commendation. Her
poem—"To the Haverhill", given at
the launching of the ship named in
honor of her home town, at Newington, Aug. 24, for which she was sponsor,
was given wide publication and was
much admired. Residence, No. Haver
hill, N. H.
�Leslie Perkins Snow
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Sanborn, Mary Farley
Author; b., Manchester, N. H.,
May 8, 1853; dau., Alden W. and
Elizabeth Hazeltinc, (Abbott) San
born; ed. Doctor Gannett's school.
Boston; afterwards studied vocal
music, for the concert stage, with.
Madame Enninie Rudersdorff; has
done much literary work in short ar
ticles, reviewing, etc.; author "Sweet
and Twenty," 1890; "It Came to
Pass," 1891; "Paula Ferris," 1892;
"The Revelation of Herself," 1904;
"Lafayette and the Congressman,"
1905; "The Canvas Door," 1909;
m., Oct. IS, 1876, Fred C. Sanborn,
Manchester, N. H. Residence, 30
Williston Rd., Brookline, Mass.
Snow, Leslie Perkins
Lawyer; b., Eaton, N. H., Oct. 19,
1862; s. Edwin and Helen M. Perkins
Snow (descendant of Nicholas Snow,
who came from England to Plymouth,
Mass., in 1623); his father, Edwin
Snow was a prominent business man
and leading Democrat of Carroll
county for many years; ed. Bridgton
Academy, No. Bridgton, Me., 1881;
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1886; Co
lumbian Law School (now George
Washington Univ.), LL.B. 1890; Congregationalist; Republican; served as
moderator in Eaton and as a member
of N. H. house of representatives from
that town in 1887-88; special pension
examiner for U. S. government, 1887W, serving in Kansas, Nebraska, Col
orado and Washington, D. C.; ad
mitted to the Maryland bar in 1890,
and the New Hampshire bar in 1891,
since when he has been in practice in
Rochester, at first as a member of the
firm of Worcester, Gafney & Snow,
subsequently alone; now senior mem
ber of Snow, Snow & Cooper; member
Rochester school board, 1899-1904;
N. H. constitutional convention, 1918;
Odd Fellow, 32d degree Mason,
Knight Templar and Shriner, Theta
Delta Chi College fraternity (Pres.
N. E. Ass'n 1886); president Roches
ter Nat'l Bank since 1902; vice-presi23
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dent Rochester Trust Co.; president
Gafney Home for the Aged president
Rochester Public Safety Com.; Chair
man Liberty Loan Com. ; County chair
man War Savings Com., and various
State and New England committees in
war activities; m., 1st, Nov. 28, 1888,
Susan E. Currier, Haverhill, N. H., d.
June 6, 1892; 2d. June 27, 1894, Norma
C. Currier; children, Conrad Edwin, b.
August 6, 1889 (A.B. Dartmouth, 1912;
Magdalen College, Oxford, Eng., 1914;
LL.B. Harvard Law School, 1917);
Lieutenant and Aide-de-Camp to Gen.
Babbitt in American Expeditionary
forces in France; Leslie Whitmore,
b. Dec. 9, 1890 (A.B. Dartmouth,
1912, B.S. Mass. Inst. of Tech., 1914),
Captain in American Expeditionary
forces in France. Residence, Roches
ter, N. H.
Snow, Norma Cutter Currier
(Mrs. Leslie P. Snow), b., July 3.
1863; dau. Franklin Pettingill and
Missouri Eliza (Whitmore) Currier;
ed., Haverhill Academy, _ Haverhill,
N. II., and Montebello Institute, New
bury, Vt.; after leaving school served
from 1883 to 1892 as cashier and book
keeper for the wholesale and retail
house of Carter & Churchill, Lebanon,
N. H.; m. June 27, 1894, Leslie P.
Snow, Rochester, N. H; organized and
conducted a kindergarten at Rochester,
from 1896 to 1900; Congregation alist
and active in religious and social work;
member (by several lines) Daughters
of the American Revolution, regent
Mary Tarr Chapter, Rochester,
1912-14, State secretary, N. H. Chap
ter, 1915-17; president Rochester
Woman's Club, 1903-5, 1912-14, secre
tary N. H. Federation Women's Clubs,
1913-15, Chairman Reciprocity Com
mittee; member Rochester School
Board, 1914 to the present time; chair
man board of managers, Gafney Home
for the Aged, Rochester, from organiza
tion in 1904 to the present time; organ
izer and vice-president Rochester Dis
trict Nurse Ass'n; director N. H. Ass'n
for Prevention of Tuberculosis; and
N. H. Parent and Teachers' Ass'n;
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Mrs. Leslie Perkins Snow
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chairman Rochester Surgical Dressings
Committee; chairman Garment and
Surgical Dressings Committee, Roches
ter Chapter Red Cross; member
National Committee for Preservation
of the Flag, and National Committee
of Children of the American Revolu
tion ; member Rochester Country Club,
president of Monday Club (two years).
Primarily a housekeeper and homemaker, Mrs. Snow has manifested a
high order of ability in the initiation
and direction of organized activities.
Sanborn, Alice Evelyn
Educator; librarian; b., Franklin,
N. H., Jan. 9, 1864; dau. George
Low and Martha Jane (Lane) San
born (for further ancestral facts see
sketch of Maria Sanborn Taylor);
ed. Franklin public schools, high
school, 1881; N. H. State Normal
School, 1885; Pratt Institute School
of Library Science, 1898; Chau
tauqua Literary and Scientific Circle,
1914; teacher in Franklin, N. H.,
1882, 1885-6; West Quincy, Mass.,
1886-8; State Normal School, Mil
waukee, Wis., 1888-96; Newton Cen
ter, Mass., 1896-7; cataloguer in a
N. Y. branch library (8 mos.) 1898-9;
in Princeton Univ. library (2 yrs.,
5 mos.) 1899-1901; librarian Wells
College library, Aurora, N. Y., 1901
to date; teacher Chautauqua Sum
mer Library School (five summers),
1908-12; member Presbyterian Church,
Aurora, N. Y.; American Library
Ass'n; N. Y. State Library Ass'n,
Graduate Ass'n, Pratt Institute School
of Library Science, American Red
Cross, Thursday Club, Aurora. Resi
dence, Aurora, N. Y.
Vamey, Charles Wesley
Insurance; b., Lebanon, Me., June
4, 1884; s. David W. and Abbie (Tibbetts) Varney; ed., public schools,
West Lebanon, Me., Academy, Bryant
6 Stratton's Business College, Boston,
Mass. ; engaged for a time in insurance
in Boston, but soon removed to Roch
ester, N. H., where he has established
a large business, representing over 60
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companies; Methodist; Republican;
actively interested in political life;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1913-14; State senate, 1915-16 (young
est man ever elected) ; executive coun
cil, 1917-18 (youngest man, also,
ever chosen councilor) ; Mason, Knight
Templar, 32d degree, and Eastern
Star; Odd Fellow; Patron of Husban
dry, Lecturer N. H. State Grange,
1913 to 1917; President N. H. Grange
Fire Ins. Co.; member N. H. constitu
tional convention, 1918, introducing
and carrying through resolution for
adjournment until after close of the
war; member Rochester City Club,
Waquoit Club; m. Oct. 13, 1906,
Matilda Webster Shepherd; children:
Charles W., Jr., b. Nov. 17, 1912;
Barbara Shepherd, b. May 1, 1915.
Residence, Rochester, N. H.
Pettee, Charles Holmes
Educator; dean N. H. College; b.,
Manchester, N. H., Feb. 2, 1853; ed.
Manchester public
schools — high
school, 1870; Dartmouth College,
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A.B. 1874; Thayer School, C.E. 1876;
instructor in Thayer School and N. H.
College (then a department of Dart
mouth), 1876-7; professor of Mathe
matics, N. H. College, 1877-1917; ap
pointed dean in 1888 and still con
tinues; received honorary degree
LL.D. from N. H. College in 1913;
member American Ass'n for Advance
ment of Science, Soc. for Promotion
of Engineering Education, Nat'l Geo
graphic Soc., Patrons of Husbandry
(Master Grafton Star Grange, Han
over, N. H., six years, ex-committee
N. H. State Grange, two years), Phi
Beta Kappa Soc, Kappa Kappa
Kappa fraternity; Congregationalist
(senior deacon Durham Congrega
tional church); Republican; town
auditor in Durham several years;
delegate in N. H. constitutional con
vention 1918. While living in Han
over Professor Pettee initiated the
movement resulting in the establish
ment of the town water works; he
was an early advocate of highway im
provement, and of state aid to towns
for such purpose; since removal to
Durham, with the college in 1893,
has been there interested in public
as well as college affairs. He served
as acting president of the college for
several months each, between the
administrations of Presidents Murkland
and Gibbs, Gibbs and Fairchild and
Fairchild and Hetzel; m., 1877, Luella Elizabeth Swett, at Hanover
(a native of Canaan); children; Alvena, b. 1881, (m. 1905, Edward E.
Nelson, mechanical engineer, Garfield,
Utah); Horace James, b. 1883, me
chanical engineer with the Decatur
Bridge Co., Decatur, Ill.; Sarah Eliz
abeth, b. 1886, dietetian, Roosevelt
Hospital War Unit, Base Hospital 15,
A. E. F., France; Charles Swett, b.
1895, first lieutenant, U. S. regular
army, 3d division headquarters, A
E. F., France. All his children are
graduates of N. H. College. Resi
dence, Durham, N. H .
Shontell, Frederick William
Investment banker; b., Montpelier,
Vt., June 11, 1862; s. Frederick and
Emilie (Amiel) Shontell; removed to
Penacook, N. H., in boyhood (his
father having been killed in the Civil
War), and commenced work at eleven
years of age in the old John Brown
woolen mill; ed. public schools of
Montpelier and Penacook; entered
employ of Amoskeag Mf'g Co., Man
chester, N. H., April 1, 1876, continu
ing two years; afterwards employed
by Plummer & Holton, merchant
tailors, Manchester; was with A. D.
Smith, druggist, of Nashua, two years,
returning to Manchester in 1895 in
service of the Manchester Traction
Light & Power Co., continuing till 1910
when he engaged in investment bank
ing (head of the firm of Shontell &
Varick); Unitarian; Independent Re
publican; Moderator Ward 4; mem
ber N. H. state senate, 1901, A. F. &
A. M., 32d degree and Knight Templar,
Derryfield and Joliet clubs, Sons of
Veterans; m., Oct. 20, 1903, Edith
Davis, Manchester. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
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Odell, Willis Patterson
Clergyman; b., Lake Village (now a
part of Laconia), N. H., Dec. 14, 1855;
s. Joseph L. and Abbie (Swain) Odell;
ed., public schools, Tilton Seminary,
Boston University, A.B. 1880, A.M.
1890, Ph.D. 1896; D.D., Allegheny
College, 1895; entered ministry of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, 1880; pas
tor, Cliftondale, Mass., 1880-2; Wesley
Church, Salem, 1883-5; Center Church,
Malden, 1886-9; Delaware Ave., Buf
falo, N. Y., 1890-4; Richmond Ave.,
Buffalo, 1895-7; Calvary, New York
City, 1898-1903; Germantown First,
Philadelphia, Pa., 1904-6; supplied at
Congregational Church, Meredith, N.
H., 1909-10; Pastor St. Marks Church,
Brookline, Mass., 1911-16; appointed
Superintendent, Boston District, M.E.
Churches, 1917, still holding such
position. The churches named are
among the best in the denomination,
and Dr. Odell has had special success
in financing church enterprises, build
ing edifices for several and paying
debts for others; member Theta Delta
Chi Soc. in College and admitted to
Phi Beta Kappa after graduation; A. F.
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& A. M.; Incorporator of Meredith,
N. H., Savings Bank; director and vicepresident Lakeport Nat'l Bank; direc
tor Citizens Telephone Co., Laconia;
trustee Tilton Seminary, Boston Uni
versity, Boston School of Expression,
New England Methodist. Conference,
Wesley Foundation, Harvard Univer
sity. Author "Ministries of Hope."
1904, and various pamphlets on reli
gious topics; m., 1st, June 30, 1881,
Mary F. French, d. March 26, 1904;
2d, Nov. 21, 1906, Eva J. Beede,
Meredith, N. H. Dr. Odell has trav
eled widely in his own and foreign
countries and lectured much on what
he has seen. Residence, 84 Prescott
St., Cambridge, Mass.; summer home,
Sandown, N. H.
Odell, Eva Beede
(Mrs. Willis P. Odell) ; teacher and writ
er; b., Meredith, N. H., Nov. 28. 1852;
dau. John Way and Caroline Frances
(Fogg) Beede; ed. public schools, Mere
dith, Tilton Seminary, Wellesley Col
lege; engaged in teaching several years
in Methodist institutions, including
the seminaries at Tilton, N. H., Mont-
�Samuel De Wolf Lewis
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
pelier and Poultney, Vt., Kent's Hill,
Me., and . the Centenary Collegiate
Institute at Hackettstown, N. J.,
where she was preceptress for six years.
She has traveled extensively in the
United States and Europe and lectured
much on the places visited; actively
engaged in Woman's Club work while
a resident of New Hampshire; now a
member of the Soc. of New Hamp
shire's Daughters in Boston; Author of
two volumes of folk lore stories, en
titled "Roxy's Good Angel and Other
New England Tales," and "Miss Prissy's Diamond Rings," also a volume of
poems entitled '^innipesaukee and
Other Poems"; frequent writer of
short articles for newspapers and
magazines, including the Granite
Monthly; frequently furnishes enter
tainment for societies and private
parties by reading her own stories and
sketches; m., Nov. 21, 1906, Rev.
Willis P. Odell, D.D. (See preceding
sketch.)
Lewis, Samuel De Wolf
Banker; b., Newport, N. H., Jan.
3, 1867; s. Frederick W. and Mary
J. (Travis) Lewis; ed. Newport high
school, Phillips Exeter Academy; Epis
copalian; Republican; selectman, town
of Newport, four years; aid-de
camp, staff of Gov. Frank W. Rol
lins, 1899-1901; cashier First Nat'l
Bank of Newport, since 1890, and
present vice-president; trustee New
port Savings Bank since 1893; pres
ident Brampton Woolen Co., Newport
and Sunapee, N. H.; member A. F. &
A. M., Newport Board of Trade,
Boston Athletic Ass'n; m., June 4,
1890, Maude I. Bibby, Providence,
R. I. (member Colonial Dames and
Order of the Crown); one daughter,
Goldina De Wolf, b. April 30, 1894;
educated at St. Mary's School, Con
cord, N. H., and Paris, France; now a
pupil of Mme. Marcella Sembrich.
Residence, Newport, N. H.
Ball, Sumner Nehemiah
Farmer and hotel-keeper; b., Wash
ington, N. H., June 3, 1854; s. Dexter
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and Hannah (Jefts) Ball; ed. public
schools and Tubbs Union Academy,
Washington; resided some years in
Antrim where he founded and published
the Antrim Reporter; returning to his
native town he has been extensively
engaged in agriculture, is an exten
sive real estate owner and proprietor of
the famous Lovewell Hotel; Baptist;
Republican; moderator, member of the
town board of selectmen nineteen
years; member school board twelve
years; commissioner for Sullivan Coun
ty six years; prominent in public affairs
in town and county; Patron of Husban
dry and for eight years Master of Lovell Grange, Washington; m., Nov. 26,
1884, Carrie B. Brooks; children:
John S., b. Aug. 30, 1886; Nina M., b.
Feb. 27, 1889; Phillips B., b. Oct. 11,
1900. Residence, Washington, N. H.
Tripp, Warren
Farmer and lumberman; b., Short
Falls (Epsom), N. H., Oct. 16, 1839;
s. Jeremiah and Chloe P. (Prescott)
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Tripp; great grandson of Richard and
Ann McClary Tripp, early settlers of
Epsom, and born and since residing
upon the old family homestead; en
gaged in agriculture from boyhood.
but for many years bought and sold
cattle extensively, and has since been
largely engaged in the manufacture
and sale of lumber, for some years in
company with the late James B. Tennant; Democrat and active in political
affairs for many years, serving as se
lectman, collector and town treasurer;
party candidate for state senator in
1894; Patron of Husbandry, first
Master of McClary Grange of Epsom;
member Suncook Valley Pomona
Grange; president N. H. Grange,
State Fair Ass'n, 1892-3, and later
general superintendent; member Jewell
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Hiram Chapter,
Mt. Horeb Commandery, and the
Mystic Shrine; Evergreen Lodge,
I. O. O. F., Wonolancet Club; director
Suncook Bank and Mt. Washington
R. R.; m., June 8, 1862, Katie M.
Bickford, d. Sept. 4, 1910; children:
Floras W., b. Oct. 12, 1864, d. March
29, 1894; Annie M., b. March 11, 1868,
m. Blanchard Fowler. Residence,
Short Falls (Epsom), N. H.
Cottle, Marion Weston
Lawyer; b., Buffalo N. Y.; dau.
Octavius 0. and Fannie (Petrie) Cottle;
ed. St. Margaret's School, Buffalo;
Wellesley College (special student);
New York University, LL.B. 1904;
Boston University, LL.M. 1913; Re
publican; in practice of law since 1905;
member of the bars of New York,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts and
Maine, and of the Supreme Court of
the United States; lecturer on law for
the Redpath Chautauqua System,
Washington College of Law, Washing
ton, D. C., and the Brooklyn Institute
of Arts and Sciences; member N. H.
Bar Ass'n; N. Y. County Lawyers'
Ass'n; Women Lawyers' Ass'n;
Mass. Ass'n of Women Lawyers;
Tau Zeta Epsilon Soc., Wellesley Col
lege; director Carter-Crane Co. (Inc);
Associate editor Women Lawyers'
Journal; public lecturer on law and
suffrage; law offices, No. Conway, N.
H., New York City and Tremont
Building, Boston, Mass. Residence,
New York City; country home, Sylvaof-the-Pines, Intervale, N. H.
Hoyt-Stevens, Jane Elizabeth
Physician; b., Concord, N. H.,
Sept. 23, 1860; dau., Sewel and Han
nah Elizabeth (Nichols) Hoit; ed.
Concord public schools, Wellesley
College, Woman's Med. Col., N. Y.
Infirmary, 1890; University of Leipzig,
Germany; assistant N. Y. Infant
Asylum (10th Ave. and 61st St.), 188990; resident physician, Lasell Sem
inary, Auburndale, Mass., 1890-1;
interne N. E. Hospital, Roxbury,
Mass., 1891-2; commenced medical
practice in Concord, N. H., June, 1893,
continuing since except for absence in
foreign travel and study, having made
four trips abroad, one of which covered
two and a half years, in which she
traveled extensively in Europe and
Northern Africa, studying a year and
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
a half at the University of Leipzig,
and visiting hospitals in many of the
great cities; Episcopalian; suffragist;
candidate for city physician of Con
cord against several male doctors in
1897, and coming within three votes
of election; consulting physician on
staff of Margaret Pillsbury Hospital,
Concord, 1896-7-8; member Amer.
Med. Ass'n; N. H. Med. Soc; Mer
rimack Co. and Center Dist. Med.
Socs., Woman's Med. Ass'n, N. Y.
City (life); delegate from N. H. Med.
Soc. to International Med. Congress,
Lisbon, Portugal, 1906; member N.
H. Historical Soc. (Necrologist); Con
cord Seaman's Friend Soc. (life, expresident) ; N. H. Bible Soc. (life); Con
cord Female Charitable Soc. (life);
Equal Suffrage Ass'n;- m., June 26,
1907, George Washington Stevens,
Claremont, d. April 28, 1916. Resi
dence, 83 No. State St., Concord, N. H.
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Hartford, Conn.; Congregationalist;
Republican ("born and bred"); mem
ber Conn. State Park Commission,
Public Market Commission, Hart
ford, Israel Putnam Memorial Camp
commission, Conn. Soc, Civil Engin
eers, National Municipal League,
American Civic Ass'n, American Soc.
Municipal Improvement, S. A. R.,
A. F. & A. M., Phi Sigma Kappa;
University Club, Hartford, Harvard
Club of Conn.; m., Dec. 6, 1876,
Bailey, Marshall Henry.
Physician; b., Lisbon, N. H., Jan.
24, 1859; s. Israel C. and Jane S. Hunt
Bailey; M.D., College of Physicians
and Surgeons, Baltimore, Md., 1893;
commenced practice in Boston, 1896;
Medical Adviser Harvard Univ.; phy
sician in charge Stillman Infirmary;
Republican; Congregationalist; mem
ber Mass. Medical Soc, Cambridge
Medical Improvement Soc, Boston
Medical. Library, A. F. & A. M.; m.,
June 13, 1894, Emma A. Jones, Con
cord, N. H. Residence, 1569 Massachu
setts Ave., Cambridge, Mass.
Parker, George Amos
Superintendent of Parks; b., Fitzwilliam, N. H., April 28, 1853; s.
George W. and Julia A. (Deeth)
Parker; ed. public schools, Mass. Ag
ricultural College, 1876, Boston Uni
versity, Harvard Univ.; headgardener, Vassar College, 1876-9; super
intendent, Cliffdale (Judge Boardman's estate), Ophir Farm (John
Roach's estate), supervisor station
grounds and approaches N. Y., N. H.
A H. R. R.; now director Keney Park
and superintendent public parks,
Jennie Waterman Richmond, Halifax,
Mass., d. 1894; children: Arthur V.,
A. Richmond, Robert L., Priscilla.
Residence, 100 Blue Hill Ave.; office,
Municipal Building, Hartford, Conn.
Sanborn, Walter Henry
Jurist; b., Epsom, N. H., Oct. 19,
1845, s. Henry F. and Eunice (Davis)
Sanborn. (Henry F. Sanborn was a
state senator and long prominent in
public life; Eunice Davis was a
granddaughter of Thomas Davis who
fought under Prescott at Bunker Hill,
served through the Revolution and was
�Hon. Walter H. Sanborn
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
one of the veterans present addressed
by Webster as "Venerable Men" at
the laying of the corner-stone of the
Bunker Hill Monument in 1825);
ed. Pittsfield Academy, Dartmouth
College, A.B. 1867 (valedictorian),
A.M. 1870, LL.D. 1893; principal
Milford, N. H., high school and student
at law in the office of Hon. Bainbridge Wadleigh, Feb. 1867 to Feb.
1870; removed to St. Paul, Minn. and
was admitted to the bar by the Su
preme Court, Feb. 1871; formed a
gartnership with his uncle, Gen. John
!. Sanborn and practiced with him
until commissioned U. S. Circuit
Judge for the 8th Judicial Circuit,
March 17, 1892, in which position he
has continued, having been made pre
siding judge of the U. S. Circuit Court
of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, June 4,
1903. In his long period of judicial
service Judge Sanborn has delivered
more than one thousand opinions,
many of them involving important
and intricate questions of law, which
have commanded wide attention, and
are cited as authority in all parts of
the country; Congregationalist; Re
publican; member St. Paul City
Council, 1878-80, 1885-92; receiver
Union Pacific R. R., 1893-8; Chicago
& Great Western, 1908-9; St. Louis
& San Francisco, 1913-15; member
A. F. & A. M.; E. C. Damascus Commandery No. 1, K. T., St. Paul,
1886-8; E. G. C. Grand Commandery,
Minnesota, 1889-90; president Union
League, 1890, St. Paul Bar Ass'n
1890-1; treasurer Minn. Bar Ass'n.,
1885-92; member S. A. R., Minnesota
Historical Soc, Minnesota Club; m.,
Nov. 10, 1874, Emily F. Bruce, Milford; children: Grace (Mrs. Charles
G. Hartin), b. Oct. 1, 1875; Marian
(Mrs. Grant Van Sant), b. July 6, 1879
(Vassar College) ; Bruce W., b. July 11,
1882 (Dartmouth, 1904), (lawyer in St.
Paul) ; Henry F., b. Nov. 11, 1888 (R. R.
official, St. Louis, Mo.). Residence,
143 Virginia Ave., St. Paul, Minn.;
office, P. O. Building, St. Paul; sum
mer home, Epsom, N. H., at the old
homestead, held in the family since
1752.
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Scammon, John
Lawyer; b., Stratham, N. H., Sept.
3, 1865; s. John James and Rachel
(Jewell) Scammon; ed. Exeter high
school, Phillips Exeter Academy, Bos
ton University Law School; engaged
for a time in mercantile business, and
subsequently in railway service, but
later resumed the study of law, and
was admitted to the bar in 1898, en
tering the office of Eastman & Young
in Exeter; on appointment of John
E. Young to the Supreme Court bench
became a member of the firm of East
man, Scammon & Gardiner, and has
since continued, the firm, since the
death of Gen. Eastman, beiug Scam
mon & Gardiner; Congregationalist;
Republican; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1903 and 1905, serving
on judiciary committee each session;
member and president N. H. senate,
1907; director and president Hampton
Water Works Co.; director Union
Pub. Co., Manchester; Mason, 32d
degree; m., Nov. 27, 1890, Mary G.
Dixie, Lynn, Mass.; children: Oscar
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Jewell, b. March 27, 1892; John
James, June 22, 1893; Mariana, March
17, 1895 (grad. Wheelock School);
Henry Glover, May 16, 1897; George
Albert, Aug. 20, 1899, sons all in U. S.
government service. Residence, Ex
eter, N. H.
Ryder, Herbert Daniel
Teacher, lawyer, manufacturer; b.,
Acworth, N. H., Nov. 12, 1850; s.
Daniel A. and Elizabeth A (Brigham)
Ryder; ed. public schools, Oberlin,
O., Colby Academy, New London,
N. H.; Dartmouth College, A.B. 1876,
A.M. 1879; principal Springfield, Vt.,
high school, three years; studied law
with Hon. David Cross and Henry E.
Burnham of Manchester, N. H., and
J. W. Pierce of Springfield, Vt.; ad
mitted to the bar in 1880 and com
menced practice in Springfield, re
moving to Bellows Falls a year later
where he became principal of the high
school, continuing until 1887 when he
became connected with the manufact
uring firm of Derby and Ball for three
years; resumed the practice of law in
1890 and since 1907 has been the senior
member of the law firm of Ryder and
Graham; in 1907 became manager of
the business conducted under the name
of Derby and Ball and has continued
the connection ever since; Congregationalist; Republican; chairman Bel
lows Falls board of bailiffs, 1893-5;
president of Bellows Falls Village
corporation, 1918; deputy collector
internal revenue, 1897-1904; state's
attorney, Windham County, 1904-6;
Eresidential elector, 1908; member Vt.
ouse of representatives and chairman
judiciary committee, 1913; superin
tendent of schools, Bellows Falls,
1890-7; chairman school board, town
of Rockingham, 1889-1914; examiner
of schools for Windham county about
twenty years; member Vt. State Board
of Education (secretary and treasurer),
1913-4; member A. F. & A. M. (lodge,
chapter and council), I. O. O. F., P. of
H., and Westminster Club; m., Nov.
30, 1881, Margaret E. Ball, Spring
field, Vt.; children: Jessie E., b. Feb.
18, 1884; Margaret S., b. April 26,
1885, m. Edward H. Kenerson, 1905,
d. 1909; Helen W., b. June 27, 1887,
m. Ralph D. Gilbert, 1912; Charlotte
D., b. Sept. 4, 1889, m. Edward H.
Kenerson, 1914; Katharine F., b.
July 26, 1895; Daniel F., b. Jan. 9,
1900; Mary Scott, b. June 18, 1904.
Residence, Bellows Falls, Vt.
Gibson, Harvey Dow
Banker; b., No. Conway, N. H.,
March 12, 1882; s. James L. and Addie (Dow) Gibson; ed. Bowdoin Col
lege, A.B. 1902; entered employ of
American Express Co., and became
assistant manager of the financial
department of the company in New
York; vice-president Raymond &
Whitcomb Co, for a time; in 1912
became assistant to the president of
Liberty Nat'l Bank, New York;
elected vice-president April, 1913,
?resident since Jan. 1, 1917; director
nterborough Rapid Transit Co., Pa
cific Fire Ins. Co., Mercantile Trust
& Deposit Co., and many other corpor
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
ations; appointed General Manager
American Nat'l Red Cross, July, 1917;
member War Council and War Fi
nance Com. of same; Overseer Bowdoin College; member Ass'n, for Im
proving Condition of the Poor; Theta
Delta Chi, Bankers' Club of America,
Union League, New York; Metro
politan Club, Washington, D. C.;
Presbyterian; Republican; m., June
10, 1903, Carrie Hastings Curtis,
Newtonville, Mass. Residence, 52 E,
69th St.; business address, 120 Broad
way, N. Y.
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Beal, Frank Johnson
Merchant; b., Orford, N. H., Nov.
11, 1862; s. Royal and Josephine
(Johnson) Beal; ed. public schools and
Orford Academy; engaged in furniture
business in Orford for many years;
removed to Plymouth in 1903 and en
gaged in the dry goods trade, doing
business as "The Beal Co."; Congregationalist; Democrat; member N. H.
senate from fourth senatorial district,
1913-4 (Chairman committee on rail
Albee, Ernest
Educator; b., Langdon, N. H.,
Aug. 8, 1865; s. Solon and Ellen Lucilla (Eames) Albee; ed. University of
Vermont, A. B. 1887, Clark Uni
versity, Cornell University, Ph.D.,
1894; instructor in philosophy, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y., 1892-1902,
assistant professor, 1902-7; professor
of philosophy, 1907- ; member Phi
Beta. Kappa, American Philosophical
Ass'n, American Psychological Ass'n.
City Club, N. Y. City, Town and
Gown, Ithaca, Author s, London,
Eng.; editor Philosophical Review,
1903-8; Author "A History of English
Utilitarianism," 1902. M., Dec. 23,
1911, Emily Humphreys Manly.
Residence, Ithaca, N. Y.
Abbott, Leon Martin
Lawyer; b., Richmond, N. H., Aug.
28, 1867; s. Joseph B. and Lydia C.
(Martin) Abbott; ed. Keene, N. H.,
high school, 1885, Mass. Institute of
Technology, Harvard College, Harvard
Law School, 1887-90; in practice of
law in Boston since 1891, member
firm of Bates, Nay, Abbott & Dane;
Republican; member Boston and Mass.
Bar Associations, Boston City Club;
prominent in Masonry, Grand Mas
ter Grand Lodge of Massachusetts,
and active 33d degree Mason; trustee
of many Masonic and other organiza
tions; m., April 19, 1894, Florence M.
Tallman, Boston. Residence, 797
Washington St., Brookline, Mass.;
office, Tremont Building, Boston.
roads), only Democrat ever elected in
the district; N. H. Commissioner of
Fisheries and Game, 1914-7; member
N. H. constitutional convention, 1918;
examiner in charge U. S. Department
of Labor Service; member A. F. &
A. M.; m., July 8, 1891, Elizabeth
Avery, Orford; children, Ruth Carver,
b. March 15, 1893 (Plymouth high
school, 1910, Radcliffe College, 1914),
m., June, 1916, Clinton D. Wilson,
Danielson, Conn.; Gertrude, b. March
2, 1894, d. Aue. 3, 1895. Residence,
Plymouth, N. H.
�William H. Manahan
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Manahan, William Henry
Auctioneer; general business; b. ,
New London, N. H., March 31, 1840;
s. John and Lucintha (Felch) Manahan ;
kinsman of John Manahan, who was
born in England in 1744, educated for
the army, stationed in Canada, and
left with others for New England,
joined the patriot forces, fought at
Bunker- Hill, marched with Arnold
through the wilderness to Quebec, was
with Stark at Bennington, and ulti
mately located in Francestown; frdm
his younger brother, Adam, born in
Ireland about 1760, who came to
America in search of John, after the
Revolution, William Henry Manahan
is descended, his father being Adam's
eldest son. He was educated in the
public schools. at Colby Academy, New
London, and Eaton's Commercial
College, Worcester, Mass.; he learned
the machinist's trade in youth, later
became a practical draughtsman and
pursued the calling for several years.
In 1862 he located in Hillsborough,
N. H., where he was engaged in lum
bering and milling for several years,
adding furniture manufacture to his
interests; later commenced operating
in real estate, for himself and as agent
for others, and from conducting sales
necessary to the business, ultimately
took up the work of a general auction
eer, and followed the same with re
markable success, establishing a rep
utation second to that of no man in the
business in New England; Congregationalist; Republican; moderator of
Hillsborough twelve years; justice of
the peace and quorum many years,
doing a large business; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1885-6, being
the first Republican ever elected from
Hillsborough; introduced and secured
the passage of the act to prevent the
double taxation of mortgages; mem
ber N. H. constitutional convention,
1889; m., March 31, 1862, Fannie
Harriet Chaffin, Holden, Mass.; chil
dren: Josephine Emily, b. Aug. 14,
1863, ed. Worcester Conservatory of
Music; Gertrude, b., Sept. 25, 1871
(Mrs. Charles S. Adams M.D., Wol-
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laston, Mass.) , graduate Plymouth
N. H. Normal School, member Old
South Chapter, D. A. R., Boston;
William Henry, Jr., b. Dec. 28, 1877,
ed. public schools, Colby Academy
and 11linois College of Photography,
now in business in Hillsborough.
Residence, Hillsborough, N. H.
Beaton, Alexander Angus
Physician and surgeon; b., Flat
River, P. E. I., April 7, 1872; s.
Angus and Christina Ross Beaton; ed.
public schools, Dartmouth Medical
College, 1897; commenced practice in
Webster, N. H., continuing two years;
removed to Franklin in 1899, where he
has since been in active practice;
Presbyterian; Republican; member
Franklin City council three years,
1910-2; mayor of Franklin two years,
1916-7 (elected the last year without
opposition, no candidate being nom
inated against him); Past Exalted
Ruler, Franklin Lodge, B. P. O. E.;
Past Noble Grand, Merrimack Lodge,
I. O. O. F.; member Webster Encamp
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
tective Order of Elks, Worcester
Country Club, Shrewsbury Club;
Roman Catholic; Republican, Roose
velt candidate for delegate to the Re
publican national convention of 1916;
a business man of executive ability
and a broad-minded, public-spirited
Linehan, John J.
citizen, who believes m helping to
upbuild his community" ; m. Aug. 29,
Manufacturer; b., Penacook, N. H.,
Oct. 9, 1866; s. Col. John C. Linehan, . 1893, Elizabeth J. Barrett. Resi
dence, Worcester, Mass.
many years state insurance commis
sioner and junior vice commander-inAyers, Joseph Gerrish
Surgeon; rear-admiral, U. S. N.,
retired; b., Canterbury, N. H., Nov.
3, 1839; s. Charles H. and Almira S.
(Gerrish) Ayers; ed. University of
Vermont and Columbia University,
New York; served in 15th N. H. Vols.,
as second and first lieutenant, 1862-3;
appointed acting assistant surgeon,
U. S. N., Dec. 17, 1864; honorably
discharged, Sept. 24, 1866; appointed
assistant surgeon, Oct. 8, 1866; passed
assistant surgeon, Oct. 12, 1869;
surgeon, Jan. 7, 1878; medical in
spector, Feb. 25, 1879; medical director,
Dec. 12, 1898; retired with rank of
rear-admiral, Nov. 3, 1901; fleet
surgeon, Asiatic station, 1895-7; m.,
July 11, 1864, Olinda H. Austin,
Sitka, Alaska. Residence, Port Jervis, N. Y.
ment, Patriarchs Militant, Colfax
Rebekah Lodge; member N. H. Medical
Soc, Merrimack Co. Med. Soc. (expresident) ; president Dartmouth Medi
cal Alumni Ass'n; unmarried. Resi
dence; Franklin, N. H.
chief of the G. A. R., and Mary E.
(Prendergast) Linehan ;ed. in the schools
of Penacook and Concord; president
and treasurer of the Linehan-Conover
Co. of Worcester, corset manufacturers;
director of the Park Trust Co., Worces
ter; director of the Corset Manufac
turers' Ass'n of the United States; cor
poration member, St. Vincent Hospital,
Worcester; member of the Worcester
Chamber of Commerce, Young Men's
Republican Club of Massachusetts,
Worcester County Republican Club,
Shrewsbury Camp, Sons of Veterans,
Worcester Lodge, Benevolent and Pro
Andrews, Herbert Marston
Clergyman; b., Enfield, N. H.,
Sept. 9, 1851; s. Randall and Rhoda
(Choate) Marston; ed. Dartmouth
College, A.B. 1876, A.M. 1881; Grand
Union Theological Seminary, 1879;
ordained deacon Protestant Episcopal
church, 1879, priest, 1880; in pastoral
work in New York, 1879-81; rector,
Littleton, N. H., 1881-3; stated supply
Congregational Church, Bethlehem,
N. H., 1883-4; pastor, Franklin, N. H.,
1884-5; Enfield, N. H., 1885-6;
Peacham, Vt., 1887-8;
Romeyn
Chapel (Presbyterian), New York,
1889-90;
Missionary Presbyterian
Church, U. S., in India, 1890-9; presi
dent Woodstock College, India, 18991915; retired. Residence, 2625 Frank
lin St., Bellingham, Washington.
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Woodward, Susan Jones (Wentworth)
(Mrs. Susan Jones Woodward), b.
Sandwich, N. H., Aug. 4, 1856, dau.
Col. Joseph and Sarah Payson (Jones)
Wentworth; descended from Elder
William Wentworth of Dover, the
first immigrant; great granddaughter
John Wentworth of Dover, member of
the Continental Congress; also great
granddaughter Col. Amos Cogswell
of Dover, who served eight years dur
ing the Revolution. was an original
member of the Order of the Cincin
nati and afterwards president of the
N. H. Branch; ed. Concord high school,
1875. Mrs. Woodward was the sec
ond woman to serve on the Concord
Board of Education, being appointed
Nov. 18, 1895 to fill out the unex
pired term of Parsons B. Cogswell,
elected by popular vote, 1896-1902,
and served as secretary, 1899-1902;
member South Congregational Church,
Concord Equal Suffrage Ass'n, Strat
ford (Shakespeare) Club (president,
1895-8), Concord Woman's Club,
serving as chairman of various com
mittees, Concord Female Charitable
Soc. (life), Hospital Associates, District
Nursing Ass'n, Charity Organization
Soc., Woman's Ass'n South church,
Red Cross; m., Charles Webster
Woodward of Concord, June 26, 1879
(he d. Sept. 24, 1900); child: Sarah
Jones Woodward, b. June 1, 1883 (see
p. 87). Residence, Concord, N. H.
Chase, Stuart
Writer, accountant; b. Somersworth, N. H., March 8, 1888; s.
Harvey Stuart and Aaronette (Rowe)
Chase; ed. Mass. Institute of Tech
nology, 1907-8; Harvard University,
B.S., cum laude 1910; member firm of
Harvey S. Chase & Co., Boston; direc
tor N. E. Stamp Co., member American
Institute of Accountants, Certified
Public Accountants of Massachusetts;
Phi Gamma Delta; Author "A Honey
moon Experiment," 1916; contributor
to the JVeto Republic, Survey, Good
Housekeeping, etc.; m., July 5, 1914,
Margaret Hatfield, Newton, Mass.
Residence, 1697 Commonwealth Ave.,
Boston, Mass.
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Child, Edwin Leighton
Farmer and butter maker; b.,
Cornish, N. H., May 15, 1867; s.
William H. and Ellen Frances (Leighton) Child; ed. public schools, N. H.
State College, University of Vermont
Dairy School, 1897; instructor in
dairy school for a time after gradua
tion; superintendent Cornish, N. H.,
Creamery,
1897-1909; Sanborn's
Creamery, Leavitt's Hill, Deerfield,
1909-12; Pembroke Creamery (pro
prietor) since 1912; Congregation alist
(deacon Pembroke church); Repub
lican; director and first president,
SuncookBank; member A. F. & A. M.,
Jewell Lodge and Hiram Chapter,
Suncook; I. O. O. F., Howard Lodge
(past Noble Grand), Hildreth En
campment; P. of H., Master Park
Grange, Cornish Flat, six years, dis
trict deputy, N. H. State Grange,
two years; president Suncook Board
of Trade, 1915; superintendent of ex
hibits, Granite State Dairymen's
Ass'n, 1908-17; received gold medal
for butter exhibited at Paris exposi
tion, 1900, and Pan-American, Buffalo,
1901 — ; only one coming to New
�Edward Tuck
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Hampshire in each case; m., Feb. 15,
1894, Ida L. Ford, Danbury, N. H.;
children: Ford Leighton, b. Feb. 2,
1895, d. Jan. 7, 1904; Roswell Towle, b.
Oct. 19, 1903 (N. H. College 1921);
Edna Lizzie, b. Oct. 19, 1903 (student
Pembroke Academy). Residence, Pem
broke, N. H.
Tuck, Edward
Retired banker, philanthropist, b.,
Exeter, N. H., Aug. 24, 1842; s. Amos
and Sarah Ann (Nudd) Tuck; ed.
Phillips Exeter Academy, Dartmouth
College, A.B. 1862, LL.D. 1903; U. S.
vice-consul, Paris, France, 1864-6;
engaged in foreign banking many
years, New York and Paris. Gave
the Amos Tuck Endowment Fund to
Dartmouth College in memory of his
father, Dartmouth, 1835, who was
also a trustee, 1857-66; erected the
building for the Tuck School of Ad
ministration and Finance, Dartmouth,
1899, also endowed Foundation for
instruction in French Language and
Literature, Dartmouth, making a total
of more than a million dollars given to
this institution; in 1903 founded and
endowed H6pital Stell, Reuil, near
Paris, greatly enlarged since the be
ginning of the war; 1911, gave to the
N. H. Historical Soc. the sumptuous
granite building at Concord, costing
nearly half a million; this will be
supplemented in the near future by a
magnificent museum on the same lot
for the housing of the valuable Tuck
collections. Has made liberal gifts
to his native town, including a com
pletely equipped cottage hospital;
also to Phillips Exeter Academy.
Officier Legion d'Honneur, laureate
Academie Francaise; member ad
visory council American Red Cross in
Europe; N. Y. clubs, Metropolitan
and Union League; m., 1872, London,
Eng., Julia Stell, dau. William Shorter
Stell of Philadelphia. She was made
Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur,
1917, and ably co-operates in all her
husband's benevolence. Since 1914
Mr. and Mrs. Tuck have devoted their
entire time to war relief. "Since the
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days of Lafayette no American has
done more to cement the bonds of
friendship existing between France
and the United States than has Ed
ward Tuck." Residence, 82 Champa
Elysfes, Paris, Vert Mont, Reuil
France.
Baker, Benjamin Ward
Physician, superintendent N. H.
School for Feeble-Minded Children; b.,
New Boston, N. H., Aug. 6, 1874;
s. Benjamin F. and Annie (Ward)
Baker; ed. McCollum Institute, Mont
Vernon, N. H., 1895, Dartmouth
Medical College, 1898, post-graduate
work at Harvard Medical College,
and psychiatrical studies in the hos
pitals of England and Scotland; as
sistant physician and assistant super
intendent, Taunton State Hospital,
Taunton, Mass., for eleven years;
appointed superintendent of the N. H.
School for Feeble-Minded Children,
July 1, 1910; Mason; member of Bel
knap County Medical Soc, American
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Medico-Psychological Soc, American
Soc. for the Study of the FeebleMinded, N. H. Soc. Charities and Cor
rections, New England Soc. of Psychi
atry; Episcopalian; Republican; m.,
May 22, 1912, Mary Andrews of Laconner, Washington; dau., Barbara
Ward, b. Jan. 27, 1918. Residence,
Laconia, N. H.
Graves, Eli Edwin
Physician; b., Jericho, Vt., Sept.
9, 1847; s. Daniel H. and Lusetta R.
(Nash) Graves; ed. public schools,
Essex Classical Institute, University
of Vermont, Medical Department,
M.D. 1868; Post graduate work at
Post Graduate School of Medicine,
Harvard College and Massachusetts
General Hospital; located in practice in
Boscawen, N. H., immediately after
graduation, Sept. 17, 1868, and con
tinued till removal to Penacook, Oct.
20, 1897; Congregationalist; Republi
can; superintendent of schools, Bos
cawen, 1870-1; health officer from the
establishment of the office; library
trustee from the establishment of the
town library; probation officer; mem
ber N. H. house of representatives,
1888-9; chairman Boscawen water
board; moderator Boscawen school
meetings since 1870, having been ab
sent but once; member American
Medical Ass'n, American Public
Health Ass'n, N. H. Medical Soc.,
Center District and Merrimack County
Medical Soc, N. H. Surgical Club,
N. H. Historical Soc, N. H. Horti
cultural Soc, etc.; A. F. & A. M.;
I. O. O. F.; now acting medical di
rector of United Life & Accident Ins.
Co.; surgeon for B. & M. R. R. for
Concord and vicinity; m., Dec. 18,
1872, Martha A. Williams, Essex, Vt.;
d. Jan. 29, 1893; children: Robert J.,
b. June 22, 1878 (see sketch, p. 89) ;
Katharine L. (Mrs. Henry C. Rolfe),
b. March 17, 1880. Residence, Pena
cook, N. H.
Wyman, Louis Eliot
Lawyer; b., Lynn, Mass., Aug. 2,
1878; s. Louis A. and Edith E. (Merriam) Wyman; ed. Lynn public
schools, Harvard College, 1900; Har
vard Law School, 1902; removed to
Manchester, N. H., in December, 1902,
to enter the law firm of Taggart, Tuttle
& Burroughs, with which, with some
changes in membership he has since
been connected; Universalist; Re
publican; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1909-10, serving on
Judiciary Committee and taking an
active part in legislation; member
Rotary, Calumet, Derryfield and Inter
vale Country clubs; m., June 1, 1904,
Alice S. Crosby, Manchester; children:
Eliot N., b. March 26, 1905; Esther
M., b. Dec. 19, 1907; Louis C. Resi
dence, Manchester, N. H.
Lane, Edward Austin
Lawyer; b., Carroll, N. H., Nov.
27, 1852; s. Richard and Hannah
(King) Lane, reared in the town of
Whitefield; ed. public schools, Little
ton, N. H., high school; studied law
and admitted to the N. H. bar, March,
1879, and in Jan., 1905, to the Su
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preme Court of the United States;
commenced practice in Pittsfield in
1881; was counsel for respondent in
the well-known Munsey extradition
case which was twice before the N. H.
supreme court and finally went to the
Supreme Court of the United States,
and in which many mooted extradition
points were settled; Unitarian; Re
publican; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1809-10; trustee and
president Farmers Savings Bank of
Pittsfield; trustee Pittsfield Academy;
has served as trustee of the public
library, chairman of the board of edu
cation and president of the Pittsfield
board of trade; member A. F. &
A. M., Eastern Star, K. of P. and
N. H. Bar Ass'n; chairman committee
to raise Pittsfield's quota for Y. M. C.
A. war work: member Pittsfield branch
Amer. Red Cross, and chairman home
service section; member local Liberty
Loan Committee; m., May 24, 1882,
Annie A. Barter, Concord. Resi
dence, Pittsfield, N. H.
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Cain, John Leavitt
Physician; b., Goshen, N. H.,
Sept. 26, 1856; s. George W. and
Cynthia J. (Leavitt) Cain; (reared in
Croydon where he removed with his
parents in childhood); ed. public
schools, Kimball Union Academy,
Meriden, 1880; Dartmouth College
and Dartmouth Medical School, 1884;
post-graduate course in Bellevue Med
ical College, N. Y.; commenced prac
tice in Grantham in 1883, continuing
four years, when he removed to New
port where he has since remained, es
tablishing a wide practice; Liberal;
Democrat; member of board of health
for twenty years; member A. F. &
A. M., Knight Templar and Shriner;
I. O. O. F., and other orders; Sullivan
Co. Medical Soc, N. H. Medical Soc,
American Medical Ass'n.; m., Dec. 19,
1900, Lillian G. Mathews, Sunapee;
children, John Leavitt, Jr., b. Feb. 20,
1904, d. Feb. 25, 1904; William Leav
itt, b. May 29, 1905; John Haeckel, b.
July 19, 1906; Cynthia Jane, b. March
8, 1910. Residence, Newport, N. H.
�Charles W. Robie
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Robie, Charles Warren
Express manager; b., New Hamp
ton (Winona), N. H., July 28, 1866;
s. William R. and Harriet M. (Chase)
Robie; ed. public schools, Meredith,
N. H., high school; entered the
service of the American Express Co.
at Plymouth, N. H., at eighteen years
of age and continued with the company
up to July 1, 1918, when the express
companies of the country were unified
in one concern, now known as the
American Railway Express Co.; went
from Plymouth to Lowell, Mass., as
a clerk; was soon transferred to Bos
ton, as clerk in the superintendent's
office; afterward sent to Springfield,
Mass., as route agent; after five years
was appointed superintendent, with
headquarters at Boston, holding the
position ten years; in 1906 was ap
pointed assistant general manager in
charge of the New England Depart
ment, which title was afterwards
changed to manager, and on July 1,
1918, was appointed general manager,
New England Department, American
Railway Express Co., with head
quarters in Boston; Baptist; Repub
lican; member Boston Chamber of
Commerce; City, Exchange, Algon
quin, Economic clubs, Boston; Traffic
Club of New England (president,
1917); Wonolancet Club, Concord,
N. H., and others; accompanied the
Boston Chamber of Commerce party
on a tour of Europe in 1911; also
visited South America with a similar
party in 1913; m., Sept. 4, 1890,
Lizzie M. Woodward, Lowell, Mass.;
one son, Harold William, b. Somerville, Mass., July 17, 1892; ed. Mitch
ell's Military School for Boys,
Billerica, Mass., Newton Technical
high school, N. H. College, and Cor
nell University; enlisted with 14th
(Ry.) Engineers, Co. D, June 17,
1917, was with the first regiment of
American soldiers to parade the
streets of London under arms, went
into actual service Aug. 17, was with
the British a year and has since been
with the American forces. Resi
dence and summer home, Rock Ridge
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Farm, Winona, N. H.; Boston home,
City Club; office, 43 Franklin St.,
Boston, Mass.
Claggett, Fred Porter
Physician; b., Newport, N. H.,
Jan. 18, 1869; s. Rufus P. and Frances
F. (Carr) Claggett; ed. Newport high
school, Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, 1890, Dartmouth College, 1897
Dartmouth Medical College, 1897;
Boston City hospital, 1897; in practice
4lfc
in Newport since graduation; pur
sued a post graduate course at Har
vard in 1910; Congregationalist; ReEublican; member Newport school
oard; trustee Carrie F. Wright Hos
pital, member corporation Citizens
National Bank; Mason, Knight Tem
plar; member American Med. Ass'n,
N. H. Med. Ass'n, N. H. Surgical Club,
Sullivan Co. Med. Ass'n.; m., Aug. 2,
1898, Gertrude M. Tubbs, Newport;
children: Rogers H., b. Aug. 15, 1899
(Worcester, Mass., Academy); Louise
b. Sept. 12, 1903; Barbara, b. Jan. 27,
1912. Residence, Newport, N. H.
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Barnard, Charles Daniel
Lawyer; b., Bedford, N. H., Feb. 15,
1873; s. Henry T. and H. Louisa
(Hunter) Barnard; ed. public schools
of Bedford and Merrimack, N. H.,
McGaw Institute, Reed's Ferry, and
George Washington University, Wash
ington, D. C.; studied law and was ad
mitted to the bar in 1905, commencing
practice as an associate of Hon. Cyrus
A. Sulloway and Moodybell S. Ben
nett; Congregationalist; Republican;
Bailey, Irving Widmer
Educator; b., Tilton, N. H., Aug.
15, 1884; s. Solon I. and Ruth Elaine
(Poulter) Bailey; ed. Harvard Uni
versity, A.B. 1907, M.F. 1909; as
sistant in botany, Harvard, 1909-10;
instructor in forestry, 1910-12; as
sistant professor since 1912; secretary
Bussey Institution for Research in
Applied Biology; member forestry
committee, National Research Coun
cil; Fellow American Academy, Arts
and Sciences; member Soc. of American
Foresters, Soc. Naturalists of America;
Harvard Club, Boston; m., June 15,
1911, Helen Diinan Harwood, Little
ton, Mass. Residence, 42 Shepard
St., Cambridge, Mass.
Brown, Emma Elizabeth
Author; illustrator; b., Concord,
N. H., Oct. 18, 1847; dau. John F. and
Elizabeth (Evans) Brown; ed. public
schools and private instruction; author
of Lives of Washington, Grant, Gar
field, Oliver Wendell Holmes, James
Russell Lowell and others, constitut
ing a series of fifteen volumes; "Spare
Moment Series" (6 vols.) ; "From Night
to Light"; "The Child Toilers of the
Boston Streets"; "Huldah" (verse) and
many Sunday School books; frequent
contributor to magazines. Residence,
1925 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge,
Mass.
member N. H. house of representatives
from Ward 4, Manchester, 1909-10;
secretary to Senator Henry E. Burnham, 1910-13; city solicitor of Man
chester, 1913 to Jan. 1918; member
A. F. & A. M., Knight Templar and
Shriner, I. O. O. F., Amoskeag Veterans,
Derryfield and Calumet Clubs, Man
chester; nominated as Republican can
didate for councilor from the 3d N. H.
district in the September, 1918, pri
mary; m., Dec 31, 1904, Mabelle W.
Wright; one son, Charles Henry, b.
Sept., 28, 1907 Residence, Manches
ter, N. H.
Remick, Helen Lorraine Benedict
(Mrs. Charles G. Remick), b. Corn
wall, Vt.; dau. Abel Jerome and Helen
Adaline (Peck) Benedict; ed. Middlebury, Vt., high school, Petersilea
academy, Boston. Mass.; president,
Concord Music Club, 1902-5, 1914- ;
president Concord Equal Suffrage
League, 1913-6 (secretary four pre
ceding years); vice-president Concord
Oratorio Soc, 1911- ; on committee for
biennial of National Federation of
Music Clubs, held at Peterboro, N. H.,
1918; trustee of Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary;
for several years chairman of music
committee, Concord Woman's Club;
for three years on executive board of
Friendly Club; member N. H. Histori
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cal Soc., Concord Female Charitable
Soc, District Nursing Ass'n, Charity
Organization Soc, Capital Grange,
Woman's Hospital Associates, Friendly
Club, Woman's Club, Music Club,
N. H. Audubon Soc., Woman's Board
of Foreign Missions, Woman's Council
of National Defence, Red Cross,
Concord S. P. C. A., Wild Flower Club,
Equal Suffrage League, Golf Club,
Woman's Ass'n South Church, Congregationalist; Republican; m., Con
cord, N. H., Feb. 4, 1891, Charles
Granville Remick, banker; children,
Helen Lorraine, St. Mary's School,
1914, student New School of Design,
Boston, 1914- ; Pauline, St. Mary's
School, 1914, student of violin with
Jacques Hoffmann, Boston. Resi
dence, Park Ridge, Concord, N. H.
Burnham, Sylvester
Clergyman; educator; b., Exeter,
N. H., Feb. 1, 1842; s. Edwin and
Alice (Dennett) Burnham; ed. Bowdoin College, A.B. 1862, A.M. 1865;
Newton Theological Institution, 1873;
student at different times in German
Universities; ordained Baptist minis
try, 1873; pastor, Amherst, Mass.,
1873-4; teacher Greek and German,
Worcester, Mass., Academy, 1874-5;
professor Semitic languages and Old
Testament interpretation, since 1875,
and dean, 1893-1910, Theological
Seminary of Colgate University; mem
ber Soc. of Biblical Literature and
Exegesis, American Philological Ass'n,
Council of 70 of American lnstitute of
Sacred Literature; author "Manual
of Old Testament Interpretation,"
1882, "Elements of Syriac Grammar,"
1884, "Element of Biblical Hermenentics," 1916; m., June 28, 1876, Miriam
M. Tucker, Amherst, Mass. Resi
dence, Hamilton, N. Y.
Woodbury, Frank Ernest
Lawyer; b., Dunbarton, N. H.,
July 26, 1881; s. Frank C. and Re
becca A. (Merrill) Woodbury; ed.
Concord, N. H., high school, 1899,
Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Mich.,
LL.B. 1907; admitted to the New
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Hampshire bar June 1910; commenced
practice in Suncook, but removed to
Franklin in 1911, where he has con
tinued; Congregationalist; Democrat;
member, N. H. constitutional conven
tion, 1912; judge Franklin Municipal
court, 1913-14; member Franklin
Lodge, B. P. O. E., Daniel Webster
Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, Nesmith Camp, Modern Woodmen of
America; Patrons of Husbandry, Theta
Lambda Phi law fraternity ; no . , Aug. 28,
1912, Maybelle C. Daniels; children,
Frank E., Jr., b. June 12, 1914; Fern,
b. Jan. 12, 1916; Mary, b. Sept. 6,
1917. Residence, Franklin, N. H.
Blackburne, Mary Frances Blaisdell
Author; b., Manchester, N. H., April
20, 1874; dau. Clark and Clara M.
Blaisdell; ed. public schools, Cam
bridge, Mass., training school, 1895;
taught in Brockton, Mass., 1896-1901,
Medford, Mass., 1901-1912; author
"Child Life in Tale and Fable," 1899;
"Child Life in Many Lands," 1900;
"Child Life in Literature," 1900; "The
�Rev. Lorin Webster
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ChUd Life Primer," 1901; "The Blaisdell Spellers," 1901; "The Child Life
Fifth Reader," 1902; "Boy Blue and
His Friends," 1907; "Polly and Dolly,"
1909; "Tommy Tucker's Book," 1911;
"Cherry Tree Children," 1912; "Twi
light Town," 1912; "Pretty Polly
Flinders," 1914; "Bunny Rabbit's
Diary," 1915; "Mother Goose Chil
dren," 1916; m., March 17, 1917,
Edward Best Blackburne. Residence,
West Medford, Mass.
Webster, Lorin
Clergyman and educator; b., Claremont, N. H., July 29, 1857; s. Lorin
Atkinson and Sophronia (Pierce) Web
ster; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord;
Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.),
A.B. 1880, A.M. 1883; Berkeley Divin
ity School, 1883; L.H.D., Trinity, 1908;
ordained deacon and priest, P. E.
Church, 1883; master Holderness School
for Boys, 1883-4; rector St. Mark's
parish, Ashland, N. H., 1884-92; rector
and head master Holderness School
for Boys; since 1892; proprietor and
director Camp Wachusett (for boys),
Asquam Lake, N. H., since 1903;
president N. H. Educational Council,
1908-10; N. H. Schoolmasters, 19089; president Grafton Co. Agricultural
Soc., 1893-6; president Plymouth Fair
Ass'n, 1896-9; president N. H. Music
Teachers' Ass'n, 1899-1902; member
Psi Upsilon Fraternity, Phi Beta
Kappa, A. F. & A. M. ; author of several
musical compositions, one of which has
been published in England; m., July 10,
1884, Jennie Josephine Adams, Spring
field, N. H.; children: Harold Adams,
b. Aug. 12, 1885 (See page 134); Bertha
Loraine, b. June 24, 1887; Jerome Pierce,
b. Aug. 2, 1888. Residence, Holderness
School, Holderness, N. H. (Plymouth,
P. O.).
Webster, Jennie Josephine Adams
(Mrs. Lorin Webster), club-woman;
b., Springfield, N. H., dau. Daniel
Noyes and Calista A. (Richardson)
Adams; ed. in high school and by
tutors; m. July 10, 1884, Rev. Lorin
Webster, L.H.D.; children: Harold
Adams, Bertha Loraine, Jerome Pierce;
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president Pemigewasset Woman's Club,
Plymouth, 1900-2, 1903-4; president
N. H. Federation of Women's Clubs,
1907-9; member N. H. Executive
Com., Nat. Civic Federation; N. H.
Soc. of Colonial Dames of America;
Soc. for Protection of N. H. Forests;
N. H. Board of Am. Red Cross, 1909,
1918; Am. Home Economics Ass'n,
N. H. Historical Soc, Friendly Club
(Concord), Neighbors' Friendly Club
(Holderness); Episcopalian; Suffragist;
organized Asquamchumauke Chapter,
D. A. R., Plymouth, 1911 (regent from
1911); state chairman of Com. for the
Preservation of Historic Spots,
D. A. R.
(Rev. Lorin Webster,
Harold A. and Jerome P. Webster
are recorded in this work.) Bertha
Loraine Webster was graduated from
St. Mary's School (Concord), 1905,
Vassar College, 1909; studied at the
Boston Art Museum; Art Students'
League, New York City; taught art in
the Misses Tewksbury's School, Scarsdale, N. Y.; m., William Starr, Oct. 10,
1917, and lives at Hope House, Easton,
Maryland. Mrs. Webster lives at
Holderness School, Holderness, (Ply
mouth P. 0.),N. H.
Webster, Jerome Pierce
Physician and surgeon; b., Ashland,
N. H., Aug. 2, 1888; s. Lorin and Jennie
Josephine (Adams) Webster; ed. Hol
derness School, 1906; Trinity College,
1910; Johns Hopkins Med. School,
1914; surgical interne, Johns Hopkins
Hospital, 1914; assistant resident sur
geon, 1915; appointed by Secretary Lan
sing special assistant to Ambassador
Gerard, inspecting prison camps in
Germany, March 3, 1916; returning
home with Ambassador Gerard, was
commissioned 1st lieutenant in Medical
Officers' Reserves in August, 1917,
stationed at Camp Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana, and in November transferred
to the 30th Engineers, at Camp
American University, Washington,
D. C.; in service in France since De
cember 1917; promoted 1st lieutenant
in Medical Corps. U. S. Regular
Army, and decorated with the Croix de
�Frances M. Abbott
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Guerre; Protestant Episcopal; mem
ber Psi Upsilon Fraternity (Trin
ity College), Pithotomy Club (Johns
Hopkins Med. School). Residence,
Holderness School, Holderness, N. H.
{Plymouth P. O.).
Abbott, Frances Matilda
Literary and genealogical work;
b., Concord, N. H., Aug. 18, 1857,
dau. John and Matilda (Brooks) Ab
bott; desc. from Massachusetts pioneers
(George Abbot, Andover, 1640; An
thony Morse, Newbury, 1635; Capt.
Thomas Brooks, Watertown, 1636;
Thomas Boylston, Watertown, 1635;
John Cogswell, Ipswich, 1635) ; greatgreat-granddaughter of Samuel Brooks
of Medford who was first cousin to
President John Adams, also nephew
to Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, F. R. S., who
introduced inoculation for smallpox
into America (1721); great-grand
daughter of Thomas Brooks of Charlestown, who was first cousin to Gen.
John Brooks, governor of Massachu
setts, 1816-23 ; ed. Concord schools,
high school, 1875; private instruction
with Moses Woolson; A.B., Vassar
College, 1881 (first Concord girl to
take a degree); contributor to news
papers and magazines, including, The
Forum, North American Review, The
Century, N.E'.Magazine, Popular Science
Monthly, Wide Awake, Youth's Com
panion, Frank Leslie's; wrote section
on "Domestic Customs and Social
Life" in new History of Concord, 1903;
one of the writers of The Genealogical
and Family History of New Hamp
shire, 1908; author, "Birds and Flow
ers about Concord, N. H.," 1906,
"The Simple Single," 1909; profes
sional genealogist since 1906; edited
many local memoirs and biographies;
editor of the Woman's Edition of
Concord Monitor, May 30, 1896 (first
Woman's Edition in state); life mem
ber, Appalachian Mountain Club
(Boston), N. H. Memorial Hospital
for Women and Children, Concord
Female Charitable Soc, Woman's
Auxiliary to the Y. M. C. A.; mem
ber Stratford (Shakespeare) Club
365
(president, 1898-1901), N. H. Histor
ical Soc., Concord Equal Suffrage
League, Concord Woman's College
Club, Boston Branch of Vassar
Alumnae, Ass'n of College Alumnae,
Friendly Club, Red Cross, Woman's
Ass'n of the South church; founder of
the Wild Flower Club (1896) and its
president since 1909; Congregationalist; active suffragist since 1897;
press agent N. H. Equal Suffrage
Ass'n, 1913-5; in charge of Suffrage
Headquarters, Concord, 1914-5; oc
casional speaker on suffrage and nature
topics; originator of the movement
(1910) to close the Concord retail
stores on Monday evenings, thereby
shortening the hours of saleswomen.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Morrill, Grace
Director of Religious Education; b.,
Concord, N. H., Apr. 15. 1876, dau.
Samuel Franklin and Sarah Virgin
(Parker) Morrill, descended from
Abraham Morrill, Cambridge, Mass.,
1632, great granddaughter of Gen.
Acquilla Davis, Warner, N. H., who
served in Revolution and War of 1812,
granddaughter Deacon Caleb Parker,
Concord; ed., Concord high school,
1895, Vassar College, A.B., 1899; stu
dent Dartmouth School of Religious
Education, Hanover, N. H., summer of
1916-7; student of Religious Educa
tion, Boston University, 1917-8; sub
stitute teacher for several years, one
year ii Concord high school, 19012, and later in Pembroke Academy;
director of Religious Education, South
Congregational Church, 1915- ; mem
ber International Religious Education
Ass'n; secretary N. E. League Church
Assistants, 1916-7; chairman com
mittee of publicity, National League
Church Assistants, 19 18-; secretary
N. H. Anti-Suffrage Ass'n; member
Boston Branch Vassar Alumnae Ass'n;
N. H. Historical Soc, Concord Wo
man's College Club (president, 19157), Concord Woman's Club (member
executive board six years), Friendly
Club (executive board one year), Con
cord Female Charitable Soc, Charity
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Organization Soc, Woman's Auxiliary
of Y. M. C. A., Hathaway Outing
Club, Red Cross, South Congregational
Church, Woman's Ass'n, South Church,
N. H. Female Cent Institution (presi
dent of South Church Auxiliary two
years). Residence, Concord, N. H.
Miller, Edward Sherman
Dentist; b., Ryegate, Vt., Feb. 13,
1866; s. Edward and Eliza (Gates)
Miller; ed. Peacham, Vt., Academy,
St. Johnsbury, Vt., Academy, class of
1889, Monmouth College, Harvard Uni
versity, Dartmouth College, A.M. 1893,
University of Maryland D.D.S. 1900;
member of the United Presbyterian
church; Progressive Republican in poli
tics, but not held closely by party ties;
member of the N. H. Dental Soc, Sons
of the American Revolution, National
Geographic Soc, first president Blue
Mountain Outing Club; always much
interested in out-door life, in moun
tain climbing, and in travel, spending
several years in the West, and in 1916,
with his family, taking a 10,000 mile
tour through Canada to the PacificCoast and into Mexico; the study of
the past history of the earth and the
life upon it his favorite study; m.,
June 29, 1901, Edith B. Gibson; chil
dren: Annie B. and Carmen E., died
in infancy; Edward G., b. Oct. 10,
1904, and Elmon S. G.. b. Nov. 13,
1911. Residence, Woodsville, N. H.
Blaisdell, Albert Franklin
Physician; author; b., South Hamp
ton, N. H., Aug. 31, 1847; s. John
Harper and Lydia (Tuxbury) Blaisdell;
ed. Dartmouth College, A.B. 1869,
A.M. 1872, M.D. Harvard, 1879;
practiced medicine and surgery, Provi
dence, R. I., 1879 to 1893, when he
retired; author, "First Steps with
American and British Authors," 1879;
"Our Bodies and How We Live," 1884;
"How to Keep Well," 1885; "Child's
Book of Health," 1886; "Stories of the
Civil War," 1890; "Stories from English
History," 1897; "Practical Physiol
ogy," 1897; "The Story of American
History," 1900; "Life and Health,"
1902; "English History Story Book,"
1910; "Child's Book of American His
tory," 1913; "Heroic Deeds of American
Sailors," 1915; "American History for
Little Folks," 1917; m., Mary Atwood
Emery, Chatham, Mass., Dec. 17,
1879. Residence, Manchester, Mass.
Carr, Henry James
Librarian; b., Pembroke, N. H.,
Aug. 16, 1849; s. James W. and Jane
D. (Goodhue) Carr; ed. public schools,
Manchester, N. H., and Grand Rapids,
Mich.; served as clerk and cashier in
business and railroad offices, 1867 to
1886; studied law and was admitted to
the Michigan bar in 1870, but did not
practice; librarian Grand Rapids pub
lic library, 1886-90; organized Free
Public library, St. Joseph, Mo., 18901; Librarian public library, Scranton,
Pa., since 1891; member American
Librarian Ass'n, (treasurer, 1886-93,
recorder, 1894-5, vice-president, 1896,
secretary, 1898-1900,president, 1900-1) ;
m., May 13, 1886, D. Edith Walbridge,
Springfield, 1ll. Residence, Scranton, Pa.
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Clifford, Thomas Fellows
Lawyer; b., Wentworth, N. H., Dec.
1, 1871; s. Thomas Jefferson and Sara
Jackson (Fellows) Clifford; ed. public
schools, Concord, N. H., and Boston
University Law School; studied in the
law offices of Lyman D. Stevens and
Leach & Stevens, and admitted to the
1
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division, I. A. C.; m., Nov. 10, 1908,
Marguerite E. Tucker, dau. Dr. and
Mrs. Henry Tucker, Brattleboro, Vt.;
children: Thomas Henry, b. Jan. 25,
1911, and Paul Tucker, b. May 2, 1914.
Residence, Franklin, N. H.
Child, William Henry
Farmer; b., Cornish, N. H., Dec. 22,
1832; s. Stephen and Eliza (Atwood)
Child; ed. public schools and Kimball
Union Academy, Meriden, 1856; Bap
tist, many years deacon of the church,
Sunday School superintendent twenty
years; Republican; member Cornish
school board, 1886-96; member A. F.
& A. M., master Cheshire Lodge, 186970, District Deputy Grand Master
^^^
N. H. Bar in March, 1898; located in
practice in Franklin, September,' 1899;
Unitarian; Republican; assistant clerk
N. H. senate, 1897, 1899; clerk N. H.
senate, 1901, 1903; justice Franklin
Police Court, 1900-5; city solicitor
Franklin, 1907-11, 1913-19; solicitor
Merrimack County, 1905-13; mem
ber N. H. house of representatives,
1913-15; N. H. constitutional con
vention, 1912; secretary Republican
state committee, 1900-4; assistant
secretary Republican national commit
tee, 1916; member A. F. & A. M.,
Wonolancet Club, Concord, Derryfield Club, Manchester; Captain 1st
N. H. Volunteer Inf. 1898; on staff of
Gen. John N. Andrews, 3d brigade, 3d
Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, 18712; member Sons of Temperance many
years, Patron of Husbandry since 1873;
frequent speaker at Farmers' Institutes
and other meetings, on the advantages
of tile draining, to which he has re
sorted with great success in the im
provement of swamp lands on his own
�Col. Francis L. Town, M.D., U.S.A.
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farm; devoted much time between
1897 and 1912 to the preparation for
the press of the "History of Cornish,"
published in the latter year, and which
may be regarded as the crowning work
of his life, it having commanded great
commendation as one of the best town
histories yet published; m., Jan. 1,
1857, Ellen F. Leighton; five children
born to them, one dying in infancy and
three sons and one daughter surviving.
(See sketch of Edwin L. Child else
where in the volume.) Residence, Cor
nish, N. H.
Town, Francis Laban
Colonel, U. S. Army, retired; b.,
Jefferson, N. H., Jan. 11, 1836; s.
Barton G. and Harriet Frances (Tifft)
Towne; ed. in the schools of Lancaster,
at Dartmouth College, B.S., Class of
1856, and M.D., class of 1860; in 1859
appointed school commissioner for
Coos county and member of the state
board of education; entered the Med
ical Corps, U.S. Army, May 28, 1861,
as assistant surgeon, with the rank of
first lieutenant; served in the Army of
the Cumberland; in 1863 established
the Harvey General Hospital at Mad
ison, Wis., for the disabled soldiers of
that state, and subsequently was
assigned to other important duties;
received the brevets of major and lieu
tenant colonel, March 12, 1865, for
"faithful and meritorious services
during the war"; after the Civil War
served on the Indian frontier and with
troops at various army posts; pro
moted captain and assistant surgeon,
May 28, 1866, major and surgeon,
Oct. 20, 1866; lieutenant colonel and
deputy surgeon general, July 10, 1889;
colonel and assistant surgeon general,
June 28, 1894; retired as colonel, U. S.
Army, Oct. 10, 1896, then serving as
chief surgeon of the Military Depart
ment of Texas; Episcopalian; unmar
ried; member of the Army and Navy
Clubs of Washington and New York,
of the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion, Order of the Indian Wars, etc.
Residence, Lancaster, N. H., summers;
San Antonio, Texas, winters.
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Vaughan, Charles Woodward
Journalist; b., Laconia, N. H., June
30, 1862; s. Orsino A. J. and Mary
Elizabeth (Parker) Vaughan; ed. pub
lic schools; Congregationalist; Demo
crat; member first city council of La
conia, police commissioner of Laconia
two terms; trustee N. H. State Nor
mal School; director Laconia National
Bank; trustee City Savings Bank of
Laconia; vice-president and director
Laconia Building and Loan Ass'n,
director Winnepesaukee Telephone Co. ;
president and general manager La
conia Press Ass'n, publishing the La
conia Democrat, of which he is the
editor; member A. F. & A. M., Knight
Templar and 32d degree; Patron of
Husbandry; m., Oct. 16, 1882, Florence
Elliott. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Shute, Henry Augustus
Lawyer; writer; b., Exeter, N. H.,
Nov. 17, 1856; s. George S. and Joanna
(Simpkins) Shute; ed. Harvard Col
lege, A.B., 1879; studied law and ad
mitted to the bar, 1882; Republican;
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police judge, Exeter, since 1882, ex
cept two years; treasurer Farmers'
Ins. Co.; author, "Real Diary of a Real
Boy," "Love Letters of Plupy Shute,"
"Real Boys," "A Few Neighbors, '
"The Country Band " "Farming It,"
"A Country Lawyer, etc.; contributor
to various magazines and newspapers;
m., 1st, Oct. 18, 1885, Amelia F. Weeks,
d. Jan. 26, 1895; 2d, Aug. 12, 1897,
Ella Kent. Residence, Exeter, N. H.
Sargeant, Frank Wadleigh
Insurance, president, N. H. Fire Ins.
Co.; b., Candia, N. H., March 7, 1860;
member Manchester Police Commis
sion; party nominee for executive
councilor in _ 1911, running largely
ahead of his ticket; president Sun cook
Valley R. R.; director Merchants Na
tional Bank, N. H. Fire Ins. Co. ; Mason,
Shriner; member Derryfield and Calu
met clubs, Manchester; m., Oct. 14,
1885, Lizzie A. French, Manchester;
children: French Philbrick, b. Feb. 16,
1888 (Mass. Inst. Tech., 1910), now
in Marine department, Worthington
Pump & Machine Co., Chicago; Paul
Emerson, b. March 2, 1892, first lieu
tenant of infantry, National Army.
Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Hadley, Charles John
Law and Real Estate; b., Weare, N.
H., Aug. 25, 1845; s. John L. and Eliza
beth L. (Cilley) Hadley; ed. public
schools; Baptist, Democrat; removed
to Iowa in 1865 where he studied law
and was admitted to the bar in 1871;
in 1877 returned to New Hampshire
and engaged in agriculture in his
native town; held various town offices
in Weare and represented the town
in the legislature of 1889; removed to
Manchester twenty-five years ago, and
was for twelve years engaged with A. J.
Lane & Co. in the real estate business,
since when he has been in the same
business individually; member Patrons
of Husbandry and Past Master Amoskeag Grange, Manchester; m., July 10,
1879, Ella M. Peaslee, Weare; children:
John L., b. April 3, 1881; Ralph, b.
March 16, 1886 (Brown University,
1907, Harvard Law School, 1910).
Residence, Manchester, N. H.
s. Jesse W. and Lydia Anne (Emerson)
Sargeant; ed. public schools, Phillips
Exeter Academy, 1881; entered the
employ of the N. H. Fire Ins. Co. in
Manchester in 1882 and has continued
his connection therewith to the present
time, having been promoted from one
position to another, including that of
assistant secretary and secretary, until
in 1905, he was made president of the
Company, in which office he con
tinues; Congregationalist; Democrat;
Jump, Herbert Atchinson
Clergyman; b., Albany, N. Y.,
July 21, 1875; s. Joseph Burnett and
Cynthia (Atchinson) Jump; ed. public
schools of Albany, Amherst College,
1896; Yale School of Religion, 1899
ordained to the ministry, Feb. 8, 1900.
held pastorates successively at Ham
ilton, N. Y., Brunswick, Me., New
Britain, Conn., Oakland and Redlands,
Cal. ; came to Manchester as pastor of
the First Congregational (Hanover
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Street) Church, Jan. 1, 1917, since con
tinuing; Congregationalist; Independ
ent; member A.F.&A.M., I.O.O.F.,
Theta Delta Chi fraternity, Appala
chian Mountain Club; m., April 20,
1908, May Brock, Somerville, Mass.;
children: Ellis Burnett, b. Dec. 6, 1909;
Laurence Atckinson, b. Oct. 17, 1913;
Cynthia, b. Jan. 6, 1915. Residence,
Manchester, N. H.
Conant, John Willis
Musician; b., Nashua, N. H., Dec.
20, 1866; s. Lucian W. and Sarah L.
(Baldwin) Conant; ed. public schools,
Medford, Mass., high school, 1883;
student with Calixa Lavallee and
Thomas Tapper, Boston, 1884-90;
teacher Meadville, Pa., Conservatory,
1890-2; studied abroad, 1892-3; orfanist St. Luke's Church, Scranton,
'a., 1894-1911; Park Street Church,
Boston, 1911-3; director of music,
National Cathedral School, Washing
ton, D. C., since 1913; teacher, concert
organist and pianist; Fellow American
College of Musicians, American Guild
of Organists; Episcopalian; m., May,
1895, Emily Agnes Hobbs, Medford,
Mass., d. 1906. Address, National
Cathedral School, Washington, D. C.
Conant, Ernest Bancroft
Lawyer; b., Enfield, N. H., May 21,
1870; s. Washington Irving and Fanny
Ann (Skinner) Conant; ed. Harvard
University, A.B. 1395; LL.B. 1898;
admitted to bar in Boston in 1898 and
practiced there till 1903; law lecturer
in Boston Y. M. C. A. evening schools,
1900-3; professor of law and dean,
Washburn College School of Law,
Topeka, Kan., 1900-7; professor of
law, University of Nebraska, 1907-13;
University of the Philippines, Manila,
1913-17; University of Michigan, sum
mer session, 1912; Washington Uni
versity, St. Louis, Mo., since 1917;
member American Bar Ass'n, Far.
Eastern Bar Ass'n, Phi Delta Phi,
Mason 32d degree; Episcopalian; m.,
June 26, 1906, Alice Widney, Alpha,
Ill. Address, Washington University,
St. Louis, Mo.
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Thorp, Louis Ashton
Lawyer; b.,Manchester, N. H., Dec .
7, 1876; s. Frank D. and Julia E.
(Boutelle) Thorp; ed. public schools of
Manchester, Boston University Law
School; admitted to the bar in June,
1902, and began practice in Manches
ter, Jan. 1, 1903; member of the wellknown firm of Thorp & Abbott (Lee C.
Abbott engaged in Y. M. C. A. work in
France); Republican; assistant clerk
of the N. H. senate, 1901-3; clerk,
ill
1905-7; assistant clerk, N. H. con
stitutional convention, 1902; member of
the Derryfield Club of Manchester;
m., April 26, 1905, Justyne Elizabeth
Burgess, New Haven, Conn.; children:
Floyd, b. Nov. 6, 1906; Frank J., b.
March 27, 1908. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
Cole, Samuel Winkley
Musician; b., Meriden, N. H., Dec.
24, 1848; s. Converse and Mary A.
(Winkley) Cole; ed. Kimball Union
Academy and N. E. Conservatory
of Music; began musical career at
�Hon. Alvin B. Cross
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Portsmouth, N. H., 1877; organist
Clarendon Street Baptist Church,
Boston, 1882-94; teacher in and super
intendent of sight-seeing department
in N. E. Conservatory of Music since
1883; supervisor of music, Brookline,
Mass., since 1884, Dedham, Mass..
1886-1906; teacher public school
music methods, Boston University,
1906-13; produced Haydn's Creation
with Dedham high school, 1890 and
Handel's Messiah, 1891—the first suc
cessful attempt to present an orato
rio by high school pupils; conductor
People's Choral Union, Boston, 18971911; author and compiler of various
musical publications. Residence, Brookline, Mass.; office, N. E. Conservatory
of Music, Boston.
Cross, Alvin Benton
Investment banker; b., Wilmot
N. H., July 4, 1858; s. Benjamin G.
and Sarah P. (Loverin) Cross (ances
tors settled in Ipswich, Mass., in 1635);
ed. public schools, Kearsarge School of
Practice, and private tutors; taught
school several terms in youth; unani
mously elected superintendent of schools
in the town of Wilmot at 21 years of
age; entered employ of Natl State
Capital Bank, Concord, in 1882 and
soon appointed assistant cashier, con
tinuing till 1894, when he resigned
to become the representative of the
well-known banking firm of A. B.
Leach & Co., New York, in New
Hampshire and Vermont, since con
tinuing in that position; Congregationalist; Republican; member N. H.
house of representatives from Ward 5,
Concord, 1907-8 and 1909-10; chair
man committee on banks each
session; member N H. senate, 1911-12,
then also chairman committee on
banks; treasurer, N. H. Home Miss.
Soc., since 1901; City treasurer, Con
cord 1902-3; served for some time as
clerk of the Margaret Pillsbury General
Hospital, also as director and president
of the Concord Building & Loan
Ass'n, and as treasurer of the South
Congregational Church; trustee John
H. Pearson trust estate, also of the John
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E. Kimball, Martha E. and Wm. B.
Durgin and Franklin Evans estates;
director Mt. Washington R. R. ; director
and vice-president Concord Light &
Power Co. ; member A. F. & A. M., lodge,
chapter, council, commandery and
shrine; m., Nov. 28, 1882, Elizabeth M.
Gage, dau. John Chandler and Hannah
C. (Stevens) Gage of Boscawen, a grad
uate, of Penacook Academy of which
her father was an incorporator and trus
tee; descended from noted Revolution
ary ancestry, actively interested in all
that makes for progress, serving on
boards of church and civic organ
izations, as treasurer of the Concord
Woman's Club, and now chairman of
the genealogical department, D. A. R.
and member executive board Concord
Dist. Nursing Ass'n. Residence, 19
Merrimack St., Concord, N. H.
Cross, Allen Eastman
Clergyman; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Dec. 30, 1864; s. Hon. David and
Anna Q. (Eastman) Cross; ed. Man
chester high school, Phillips (Andover)
Academy; Amherst College, 1886;
Andover Theological Seminary, 1891;
ordained to the Congregational minis
try, 1891; pastor, Cliftondale, Mass.,
1891-6; Park Church, Springfield,
Mass., 1896-1901; associate minister
Old South Church, Boston, 1901-11;
travelled and studied mission work all
over the world at various mission
stations, 1912-13; pastor MUford,Mass.,
1914-; contributor to various maga
zines and newspapers, of sermons, ad
dresses, essays, poems and hymns, the
most celebrated and widely read of
which is the American Army Hymn
(1917), which has already appeared in
numerous hymnals and patriotic col
lections; received honorary D.D.,
Dartmouth College, 1906; Congregationalist; Republican; member A. F.
& A. M., Monday Club of Congrega
tional Ministers, Boston, Mass.; m.,
June 11, 1896, Ethelyn L. Marshall, Laconia, N. II.; children: Louise Mar
shall, b., Nov. 9, 1902, d. March 30,
1915: Anna Emily, b. March 1,1907.
Residence, Milford, Mass.
�Herbert A. McElwain
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McElwain, Herbert Andrew
Investment banker; b., Enfield,
N. H., April 24, 1877; s. James and
Ella R. (Gage) McElwain; ed. public
schools, Kimball Union Academy,
Meriden, 1899, Dartmouth College,
entering the latter with the class of
1903 and leaving at the close of the
second year to engage in business;
went to Springfield, Mass., in 1901,
where he became manager of salesmen
for the Home Correspondence School
of that city. In 1907 he formed a con
nection with Alonzo Elliott, investment
banker, of Manchester, N. H.; on the
death of Mr. Elliott, in 1909, pur
chased the business, which was in
corporated under the name of Alonzo
Elliott & Co., of which corporation he
is president, and has continued the
same with much success, headquarters
being established in Beacon Block,
Nos. 308-314, Elm St., Manchester;
Republican; member Derryfield, Calu
met and Intervale Country clubs,
Manchester City and Dartmouth
clubs, Boston; Nashua Country Club,
Nashua, N. H.; m., April 18, 1909,
R. Dorothy Favreau. Residence,
Manchester, N. H.
Cole, John Adams
Civil engineer; b., Westmoreland,
N. H., Dec. 16, 1838; s. John and
Elizabeth (Shaw) Cole; ed. Kimball
Union Academy, Meriden, and special
studies; in office of Thomas Doane,
civil engineer, Boston, Mass., 1856-9;
general field agent Christian Commis
sion, 1862 to close of the Civil War, in
charge of work in the armies of the
Potomac and the James, directing ex
penditure of more than $3,000,000; civil
engineer, Washington, D. C, 1867-9;
Chicago, 1873-1904; engineer Lake
View and Hyde Park, 1ll., and consult
ing engineer for many cities; designed
and constructed many water-works
and sewerage systems; secretay and
treasurer, trustee Howard University,
Washington, D. C., 1867-71; president
Chicago Tract Soc, 1911-13; member
American Soc. Civil Engineers; Pres
byterian; Republican; m., Dec. 15,
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1870, Julia Mead Alvord, Boston, Mass.
Residence, 1346 E. 53d St., Chicago,
1l1.
Fischer, Herbert Brainerd
Banker; b., Charlestown, Mass.,
July 26, 1872; s. Anson B. and Caro
line Frances (Cutler) Fischer; ed.
Eublic schools, Charlestown and Marlorough Mass.; employed several years
in early life in the service of the Boston
& Maine R. R. at Boston; removed to
Pittsfield, N. H., in 1901, where he has
since been oonnected with the Pittsfield National Bank and the Farmers'
Savings Bank of that town, of which he
is cashier and treasurer, respectively;
Congregationalist; Republican; mem
ber N. H. house of representatives,
1907-8 (secretary committee on Re
trenchment and Reform) ; state senate,
1919; Pittsfield town treasurer, treas
urer Pittsfield Aqueduct Co., Pittsfield
Gas Co., Red Cross; chairman Pitts
field Liberty Bond Committee; and
war speaker; member Corinthian Lodge
A. F. & A. M., Pittsfield; president
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Pittsfield Board of Trade; trained
musician, for several years organist
and choir-master, Pittsfield Congre
gational Church; m., Oct. 3, 1900,
Clara H. M. Goss of Pittsfield, d.
Sept. 22, 1906; children: Herbert Car
penter, b. Jan. 25, 1902, d. Jan. 31,
1902; Robert H., b. March 2, 1905.
Residence, Pittsfield, N. H.
Robertson, John Evans
Banking, mercantile and express
business; b., Warner, N. H., May 9,
1843; s. Harrison Darling and Sarah
(Evans) Robertson; ed. Pembroke
and Henniker Academies and private
tutors; engaged in produce trade in
Montreal, P. Q., in 1864 in firm of
Buck, Robertson & Co.; two years
later returned to Warner where he was
engaged in a general store till 1874,
when he removed to Concord ana
engaged in banking, as assistant cashier
of the National Savings Bank. In
1882 engaged in the coal, wood and
ice business till 1SS8, when he sold out;
later establishing the Concord Ice Co.;
also organized the Manchester &
Concord Express Co.; Episcopalian;
Democrat; served as town clerk and
selectman in Warner and as member
N. H. house of representatives from
that town in 1871-2; treasurer of
Merrimack County two years; County
Commissioner two years; Mayor of
Concord, 1887-8; treasurer Woodsum
Steamboat Co., Sunapee Lake, many
years; A. F. & A. M., Royal Arch
Chapter, Mt. Horeb Commandery,
K. T., Mystic Shrine; White Mountain
Lodge, I. O. O. F.; Concord Lodge,
B. P. O. E.; N. H. Historical Soc;
m., Aug. 15, 1864, Martha A. F. Paige
of Montreal, at Bradford, N. H., d.
Sept. 1, 1906; three children, all born
in Warner, (1) Sarah Darling, d., Con
cord, Jan. 19, 1887; (2) Shirley Louisa,
m., Concord, Oct. 27, 1892, William A.
Whitney of Claremont (one son, John
Robertson, b. Claremont, June 23,
1895, ed. Stevens high school, Clare
mont, Lehigh University, sergeant
Q. M.'s Dept., Richmond, Va.); (3)
Carlton Evans, m. Caroline E. Crockett
of Concord, Jan. 24, 1900. Residence,
Concord, and Sunapee, N. H.
Sanborn, Eugene Dana
Farmer; fire insurance; b., Fremont,
N. H., Sept. 16, 1868; s. Alvah and
Nancy (Page) Sanborn; ed. public
schools. New Hampton Institution,
Cu&hing Academy,Ashburnham, Mass. ;
Universalist; Republican; member
N. H. house of representatives, 1901,
serving on Agricultural College com
mittee; legislative messenger three
sessions; town clerk eight years; mem
ber Fremont board of selectmen twelve
years (present chairman); A. F. &
A. M. (past master Gideon Lodge of
Kingston), U. O. A. M., P. of H. (past
master Rockingham County Pomona
Grange) ; member Bockingham County
Farm Bureau; extensively engaged in
r'culture, with dairying as a specialty;
does an insurance business as
agent of the Granite State and Rocking
ham County companies; m., Dec. 12,
1893, May L. Currier; one son, Cur
tice Sherburne, b. March 16, 1901.
Residence, Fremont, N. H.
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Ladd, Fred Newton
Banker, treasurer Loan and Trust
Savings Bank; b., Concord, N. H.,
Jan. 21, 1859; s. William Dudley and
Mary Ann (Emerson) Ladd; ed. Con
cord high school, private instruction;
started in the National State Capital
Bank, 1879, soon after accepting a
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two children: Dorris, Concord high
school, Dana Hall (Wellesley), art
student, Boston and New York, m.
Emerson Davis of Concord (children,
Barbara Annalee, Rosemary); Phyllis
Baker, student St. Mary's School, Con
cord. Residence, 113 Center St.,
Concord, N. H.; Meredith Bay, N. H.
Huntington, William Spooner
Banker, treasurer Merrimack County
Savings Bank; b., Washington, D. C,
Jan. 15, 1871, only son of William
Spooner, cashier First National Bank
(Jay Cooke & Co.), Washington, D. C,
and Fanny A. (Dearborn) Huntington;
seventh in descent from Christopher
Huntington, the first male child b. in
position with the Loan and Trust,
which connection has continued ever
since; Congregationalist; Republican;
trustee Loan and Trust Savings Bank,
director Capital Fire Ins. Co., treasurer
Concord Masonic Ass'n, treasurer
twenty-four years Blazing Star Lodge,
chairman Christian Science Church
Building Fund, member executive
committee Liberty Loan Com.; Con
cord; member Mt. Horeb Commandery, K. T., Concord, N. H., Wonolancet Club, Beaver Meadow Golf
Club (secretary-treasurer), N. H. His
torical Soc, Council of National De
fense, Red Cross, Concord Board of
Trade, Boys' City Club; m., Dec. 2,
1885, Carrie I del la Sleeper of Concord ;
Norwich, Conn. (1660), who was a
grandson of Simon Huntington, the
Puritan immigrant; moved to Con
cord, N. H., 1883; ed. Concord high
school, 1889; Episcopalian; Republi
can; treasurer N. H. Historical Soc.,
treasurer and trustee N. H. Orphans'
Home, also Holderness School for
�Hon. Clarence B. Little
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Boys, treasurer Snowshoe Club, Con
cord; trustee Merrimack County Sav
ings Bank, director Phenix Mutual
Fire Ins. Co., director State Dwelling
House Ins. Co.; secretary executive
committee Concord Liberty Loan Com. ;
member Wonolancet and Snowshoe
clubs, Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M.,
Trinity Royal Arch Chapter, Horace
Chase Council, Mount Horeb Commandery, K. T., N. H. Consistory,
32d degree, Bektash Temple, A. A.
O. N. M. S.; m., April 17, 1900, Brad
ford, Vt., Katherine L. Parker, dau.
Harry Elwood Parker (see sketch
elsewhere); child: Parker, b. Jan. 26,
1901, Exeter Academy, Dartmouth
College, 1922. Residence, Concord,
N. H.
Little, Clarence Belden
Lawyer; banker; b., Pembroke,
N. H., Nov. 18, 1857; s. George Peabody and Elizabeth Ann (Knox)
Little; ed. Pembroke Academy, Dart
mouth College. A.B. 1881; studied
law with Chase & Streeter, Concord.
and Harvard Law School; admitted
to the bar, Sept., 1883, and com
menced practice, Bismarck, N. D.;
Presbyterian; Republican; Judge of
Probate for Burleigh County, 1884-8;
president Bismarck Board of Educa
tion, 1887-91; elected to North Da
kota State Senate, 1889, serving con
tinuously for twenty years; chairman
Judiciary Committee entire period;
president pro tem, 1897. President
First Nat'l Bank of Bismarck; pres
ident McKenzie State Bank, Sterling
State Bank, Farmers' State Bank,
Wing and Moffet State Bank, Beulah
Coal Mining Co.; vice-president No.
Dakota Historical Soc; president
Dartmouth College Alumni Council;
A. F. & A. M.; Past commander,
Tancred Commandery, K. T.; mem
ber, Minnesota, University, and
Town and Country Clubs, St. Paul,
Minn., Minneapolis Club, Rocky Moun
tain Club, New York; m. Nov. 24,
1885, Caroline Gore Little of Jamaica
Plain,
Mass.; children:
Viroque
Mabel, b. Dec. 2, 1886 (Mt. Ida
School, Newton, Mass., 1900); George
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Peabody, b. July 13, 1888. Residence,
Bismarck, N. D.
Shea, Michael Francis
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Nov. 15, 1875; s. Michael and Cath
erine (Galway) Shea; ed. Old Park
Street Grammar school, St. Joseph's
high school, Manchester, Manhattan
College, New York, 1898, and Boston
University Law School; studied law in
the office of Hon. J. W. Fellows, Man
chester, admitted to the bar in Decem
ber, 1901 and has since been in practice
in Manchester; Catholic; Democrat;
member N. H. house of representatives
1905-6, 1907-8; N. H. state senate,
1917-18 (member Committee on Re
vision of the Laws, chairman of Com
mittee on Soldiers' Home); member
Ancient Order of Hibernians; m.
Sept. 20, 1904, Margaret M. Muldoon
children, Francis M., b. June 16, 1905
Kathleen A., b. July 20, 1906; George
C., b. Feb. 22, 1908; Helen M., b. Nov.
16, 1909; Justin R., b. July 31, 1913;
Neil J., b. Sept. 27, 1915. Residence,
Manchester, N. H.
�Hollis F. Townb
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Towne, Hollis Frank
Farmer; b., Stoddard, N. H., Deo.
3, 1857; s. Frank A. and Melissa Ann
(Thompson) Towne; ed. in public
schools of Stoddard, in which town he
spent his early life, and later resided
several years in Vermont; in 1890
engaged m general mercantile business
in the town of Marlow, where he con
tinued until 1899, when he disposed of
his business and removed to Newport,
N. H., remaining four years. In
1904, he purchased the fine farm on the
Merrimack River in Hooksett for
merly owned by the late William F.
Head, long known as one of the best
in Merrimack County, where he has
since been actively engaged in agri
culture, his specialty being the breed
ing of registered Ayrshire cattle, of
which he has a large herd accounted the
finest of the breed in the State; Re
publican; served three years as town
treasurer in Marlow; member A. F.
& A. M.; past Noble Grand of Forest
Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Marlow, and
member Grand Lodge; in., 1st.,
June 7, 1880, Luetta J. Lowell, Mar
low; 2d, Jan. 5, 1900, Belle C. Perry,
Rutland, Vt., d. Jan. 23, 1912; 3d,
June 7, 1913, Grace R. Young, Deerfield, N. H., d. Nov. 1916. One
daughter, Winnifred E., b. Aug. 14,
1883, d. Nov. 28, 1914. Residence,
Hooksett, N. H.
Upton, Robert W.
Lawyer; b., Feb. 3, 1884; ed. pub
lic schools of Bow, N. H., Boston
University School of Law, LL.B
(Magna cum laudc) 1907; admitted to
the N. H. bar, 1907; commenced
practice in Concord as a member of
the firm of Sargent, Niles & Upton;
subsequently of Niles & Upton, and
since the withdrawal of Mr. Niles from
practice to devote his attention to the
work of the Public Service Commission,
alone in practice in the State and Fed
eral Court; Republican; member N.
H. house of representatives from Bow,
1911-2, serving on Judiciary and Ways
and Means Committees; prepared the
original draft of the bill establishing
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the N. H. Tax Commission; also pre
pared the original draft of the Factory
Inspection Act of the last legislature
and was instrumental in its passage;
delegate in N. H. constitutional con
vention, 1918; member N. H. His
torical Soc, I. O. O. F. and P. of H.,
past secretary and lecturer Merri
mack Co. Pomona Grange; member
executive committee N. H7 Old Home
Week Ass'n; m., Sept. 18, 1912
Martha S. Burroughs, Bow, children:
Helen, b. Aug. 15, 1913, d. Dec. 30,
1914; Richard E., b. Sept. 13, 1914;
Elise, b. May 4, 1916. Residence,
Bow, N. H., Concord, P. O.
Eames, George Herbert, Jr.
Wholesale and retail grain dealer;
b., Keene, N. H., Aug. 25, 1884; s.
George H. and Margaret A. (Ander
son) Eames; ed. Keene high school,
Colby Academy, New London, Tif
fin's Business College,- Keene; Uni
tarian; Republican; member Keene
City Council, 1915; Board of Aldermen,
1916; elected acting mayor by the
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Board of Aldermen, June 19, 1916, on
the departure of Mayor Cain to the
Mexican border with the First N. H.
Regiment, and since continuously re
elected by the people to that office;
member A. F. & A. M., B. P. O. E.,
and Monadnock Club, Keene; m.,
Nov. 1, 1905, Amy M. Ballou, one son,
Herbert Howell, b. Aug. 5, 1909.
Residence, Keene, N. H.
Hendrick, Nellie Towne
General Secretary, N. H. Sunday
School Ass'n; b., Keene, N. H., Jan.
being one of only three women in
North America holding this office out
of the total number of sixty-five
general secretaries. Founder and dean
of the Northern New England School of
Religious Education (inc.) at Dart
mouth College, whose fourth session
opened at Hanover in August last;
delegate from New Hampshire in all
International and World S. S. Con
ventions for the last ten years, and
speaker in all; m., Oct. 2, 1887, George
W. Hendrick, Nashua; one daughter,
Marion. (Mrs. George E. Ray, Marblehead, Mass.) b. April 22, 1889 (Tilton
Seminary, 1906; R. I. School of De
sign). Residence, 18 Wellington St.,
Nashua, N. H.
Wagner, George Augustus
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H.F
May 28, 1873; s. Augustus and Mary
(Bastian) Wagner; ed. public schools,
Manchester high school, 1889, Phillips
Exeter Academy, 1892, Boston Uni
versity Law School, 1895; admitted to
the bar in 1895 and since in practice in
Manchester; Unitarian; Republican;
city solicitor, Manchester, 1899-1909;
judge of probate, County of Hills
borough, 1912-; chairman Republican
city committee, 1911-13; secretary
Republican state committee, 1915;
member A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter
and council, I. O. R. M., S. of V., In
tervale Country Club, Manchester;
director and attorney Manchester
Building & Loan Ass'n; m., Anna M.
Barndollar, Manchester, May 25,
1910; one son, Philip Augustus, b.
April 24, 1917. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
5, 1866; dau. John S. and Lucy (Web
ster) Hendrick ; ed. Keene public schools,
high school, 1883; taught in same for
several years; Congregationalist; Re
publican; member Nashaway Woman's
Club—corresponding secretary for severalyears; member Civics Committee,
N. H. Federation of Women's Clubs;
Elementary Superintendent, N. H.
Sunday School Ass'n for the last ten
years; General Secretary N. H. Sun
day School Ass'n for the last six years,
Bingham, George Hutchins
Jurist; b., Littleton, N. H., Aug. 19,
1864; s. George A. and Eliza I.
(Woods) Bingham; ed. public schools,
Holderness School for Boys, St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Academy, Dartmouth Col
lege, A.B. 1887; Harvard Law School,
LL.B. 1881; admitted to the bar, July,
1891; entered partnership with his
father, the late Hon. George A. Bing
ham, in Littleton, in practice of law,
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continuing until the death of the" latter
in 1895; removed to Manchester in
1898 and formed a partnership with
Hon. David A. Taggart, continuing
till 1902, after which practiced alone
till July, 1902, when appointed Asso
ciate Justice of the N. H. supreme
court, serving till June 5, 1913, when
he received an appointment as Judge
of the U.S. circuit court for the Eastern
District of the United States, which
position he still holds; Episcopalian
(vestryman Grace Episcopal Church,
Manchester); Democrat; director Mer
chants National Bank, Manchester;
m., Oct. 29, 1891, Cornelia P. Hinckley,
Chelsea, Mass.; children, Elizabeth
H., b. July 22, 1892 (Mrs, Warren
McPherson,
Cambridge,
Mass.);
George H., b. Jan. 6, 1895 (ensign
U. S. Navy); Cordelia P., b. July 26,
1896 (Smith, 1919); Sylvester H.,
b. May 22, 1901 (Dartmouth, 1922);
Robert P. and Helen W., b. April 21,
1903. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Chase, Harvey Stuart
Public accountant; b., Portsmouth,
N. H., June 18, 1861; s. R. Stuart and
Ada L. (Harvey) Chase; ed. Mass.
Institute of Technology, B.S. 1883;
superintendent and treasurer Gas and
Water Works, Great Falls (Somersworth), N. H., 1886-91; officer in
various engineering and mining cor
porations in New York and Tennessee,
1891-7; auditor and expert accountant
in Boston, Mass., since 1897, firm of
Harvey S. Chase & Co.; devised
systems of uniform reporting and ac
counting for cities, states and public
service corporations; member Presi
dent Taft's Commission on Economy
and Efficiency, 1911-12; consulting
expert accountant, U. S. Treasury,
1913; controller Liberty Loan, 1st
district, 1917; member American
Economic Ass'n, American Statistical
Ass'n, National Municipal League and
various other organizations; author of
many published works; Unitarian; m.,
Dec. 22, 1886, Nettie F. Rowe, Haver
hill, Mass. Residence, Brookline,
Mass.; Office, 84 State St., Boston.
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McQuaid, Elias Alfred
Newspaper reporter; b., Lowell,
Mass., May 10, 1873; s. Hugh and
Catherine (Connor) McQuaid. At
tended the public schools and St. Jo
seph's high school, Manchester;
learned telegraphy and at 17 joined the
reportorial staff of the Manchester
Mirror; represented the Union at
Chickamauga Park in 1898 and the
Mirror at several sessions of the legis
lature; in 1905 joined the staff of the
Boston Traveler, then under the editor
ship of John H. Fahey; secretary
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce,
1913; assistant secretary to Governor
Walsh of Massachusetts, 1915; now
with the Boston Advertiser; m., at
Epping, N. H., Sept. 11, 1907, Arethusa, younger daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Turtle Bean; four children:
Bernard J., b. July 15, 1908; Eileen,
b. Oct. 24, 1910; David Forrest, b.
Oct. 4, 1912 and Elias, Jr., b. April 21,
1917. Address, No. 80 Summer St.,
Boston; residence, Patten Hill Rd.,
R. F. D. No. 1, Candia, N. H.
�Rev. Rufus P. Gardner
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Gardner, Rufus Parker
Clergyman; superintendent N. H.
Orphan's Home; b., Orland Me., Sept.
14, 1858; s. Jesse and Abigail (Hatch)
Gardner; ed. Castine, Me., high
school; Bryant & Stratton's Business
College, Boston, 1876; Eastern Me.
State Normal School, 1878; taught two
years in Bucksport, Me., Seminary,
and engaged some time in evangelistic
work; entered Bangor Theological
Seminary in 1883, graduating in 1886;
pastor Congregational church, Waldoboro, Me., 1886-8, Marion, Mass.,
1888-92, Hampstead, N. H., 1896-1900;
superintendent, N. H. Orphans Home,
Franklin, N. H., since 1901; Congre
gationalism Republican; president
corporation of Sanborn Seminary,
Kingston, N. H., since 1898; secre
tary Tabor Academy corporation,
Marion, Mass.; chairman Executive
Committee, Franklin City Hospital;
member and past president Franklin
Board of Trade ; member A. F. & A. M.
and I. O. O. F.; m., 1st, Ada Myrick,
Hampden, Me., d.; 2d, June 8, 1886,
Belle Brown Clement, Freedom, Me.;
children, Bessie (Mrs. James S. Shaw),
b. Edmunds, Me., April 23, 1881;
(Hampstead High School, 1896, Ply
mouth Normal School, 1901, Emerson
Hospital Training School for Nurses,
1910); Harold Parker, b. Marion,
Mass., Dec. 23, 1891 (Phillips Ex
eter Academy, 1909, Dartmouth Col
lege, 1913, post-graduate work, New
York College, 1916), statistician New
York Central R. R. lines. Residence,
Franklin, N. H.
Sullivan, Patrick Henry
Lawyer; b., Nashua, N. H., Dec.
29, 1866; s. John D. and Julia (Sulli
van) Sullivan; ed. public schools,
Nashua high school, 1883; Boston
University Law School, LL.B. 1890;
admitted to the bar, 1890; commenced
practice in Manchester, N. H., 1891,
and has since continued; Roman
Catholic; Democrat; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1893 (mem
ber Committee on Revision of the
Statutes); solicitor for Hillsborough
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County, 1911-5, declining farther elec
tion which he might have had notwith
standing the strong adverse political
majority in the county; Democratic
candidate for Congress, 5th N. H.
District, special election, 1917; mem
ber N. H. Bar Ass'n American Bar
Ass'n, Knights of Columbus, A. O. H.,
A. O. U. W., Derryfield Club, Inter
vale Country Club, Manchester; m.,
June 15, 1898, Nellie J. Harrington,
Manchester; children, John, b. June
16, 1899 (Dartmouth, 1921- now in
Naval Unit at Yale); Robert C., b.
March 19, 1902, d. April 5, 1905.
Residence, 357 Walnut St.; office,
Amoskeag Bank Building, Manchester.
Lockhart , Burton Wellesley
Clergyman; b., Lockhartville, Kings
Co., N. S., Jan. 24, 1855; s. Nathan
Albert and Elizabeth Ann (Beganson)
Lockhart; ed. Acadia College, N. S.,
1878, Newton Theological Seminary,
Newton, Mass., 1882; A.M., Acadia
College, 1882; D.D., Dartmouth,
1894; pastor Second Baptist Church,
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Suffield, Conn., 1882-8; Third Con
gregational Church, Chicopee, Mass.,
1888-93; Franklin Street Congre
gational Church, Manchester, 1893- ;
Congregationalist; Republican; mem
ber Winthrop Club, Boston, Mass.;
m., Dec. 24, 1883, Fanny Mary Upson,
Westfield, Mass. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
Hadley, George Plummer
Insurance; b., Goffstown, N. H.,
Sept. 30, 1846; s. Peter Eastman and
Mary (Cochran) Hadley; lineal de
scendant of George Hadley who emi
grated to Ipswich, Mass., from Eng
land, previous to 1639, and of Roger
Eastman who settled in Salisbury in
1638; ed. schools of Goffstown, Kim
ball Union Academy, 1869, non-grad
uate Dartmouth College, class of 1873;
taught successfully in New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, afterwards became
civil engineer, which profession he
practiced a number of years. In ad
dition to his insurance business he de
votes his time to probate business and
the settlement of estates involving
matters of trust and responsibility;
takes a commendable interest in all
progressive measures, and is a rec
ognized authority on matters per
taining to the history of his native
town, having devoted much attention
for several years to the collection and
arrangement of material for a town his
tory; Congregationalist; Republican;
held office of selectman, collector,
member of school board, N. H. house
of representatives, 1885, constitutional
convention, 1912; justice of the peace
and notary public; member I. O. 0. F.,
P. of H., N. H. Historical Soc, New
England Historic-Genealogical Soc. ;
m. June 10, 1875, Edna V. Carr
of Goffstown. Residence, Goffstown,
N. H.
Taylor, Amos Leavitt
Lawyer and Lecturer; b., Danbury, N. H., Feb. 22, 1877; s. Frank
Leavitt and Nellie J. (Martin) Taylor
(descendant of Anthony Taylor, first
of the family in America, at Ports
mouth, N. H., 1636, of Anthony
Taylor, founder and first settler of the
town of Danbury (1770), fifth genera
tion in America, of Amos Taylor,
trial justice at Danbury and many
times representative in the legislature,
of Moses L. Taylor, trial justice at
Danbury, seventh generation, who
was his grandfather); ed. public
schools of Danbury and Franklin,
N. H., Phillips Andover Academy,
Brown University, A.B. 1901; Bos
ton University Law School, LL.B.
(cum laude and special mention for
graduation thesis) 1903; Unitarian;
Republican; member law firm of
Adams & Minn. Boston; lecturer Pace
Institute of Accountancy, Boston;
Author of "Corporation Law in Mas
sachusetts; member Republican town
committee, Belmont, Mass., six years;
town counsel for Belmont nine years;
delegate, Mass. Republican state con
vention, 1914, 1916; clerk American
Water Supply Co. of New England;
member corporation and counsel, Bel
mont (Mass.) Savings Bank; clerk
and director London Sponging Works
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(inc.); director Pace Agency for Place
ments; director Waverley (Mass.) Co
operative Bank; member Boston Bar
Ass'n, Middlesex Bar Ass'n, Mass. Bar
Ass'n, American Bar Ass'n, Bostonian
Soc, Economic Club of Boston, Acad
emy of Political Science, N. Y., Oakley
Country Club, A. Z. & A. U. Belmont,
Phi Gamma Delta (Biown Univ.)
Gamma Eta Gamma (Boston Univ.);
m., June 16, 1906, Myra Fairbank;
children: Amos L. Taylor, Jr., born
June 20, 1912; Elizabeth Fairbank
Taylor, b. Aug. 2, 1915. Residence,
117 School St., Belmont, Mass.; busi
ness address, 40 Court St., Boston.
Bell, Charles Upham
Jurist; b., Exeter, N. H., Feb. 26,
1843; s. James and Judith A. (Upham)
Bell; ed. Kimball Union Academy,
Phillips Exeter Academy, Bowdoin
College, A. B. 1863; studied law with
Charles H. Bell and admitted to the
bar in Exeter, February, 1866; prac
ticed in Exeter five years, removing to
Lawrence, Mass., in 1871; Congregationalist (member South Congrega
tional church, Andover, Mass.); jus
tice superior court of Massachusetts
since Sept. 16, 1898; member Mass.,
Soc. Cincinnati, Mass. Soc. Colon ian
Wars, G. A. R. (having served as a
private in the 42 Mass. Vols. in the
Civil War); m., 1st, Nov. 21, 1872,
Helen M. Pitman, Laconia, N. H., d.
March 28, 1888; 2d, Elizabeth W.
Pitman, April 10, 1894, d. June 17,
1916; children, by first wife, Alice L.,
Mary A., Joseph P., Helen P., wife of
Rev. George H. Duver. Removed from
Lawrence to Andover, Mass., Decem
ber, 1900.
Allen, John Eliot
Jurist; b., Claremont, N. H., June
26, 1873; s. Judge William H. H. and
Ellen E. (Joslin) Allen; ed. Clare
mont public schools, Dartmouth Col
lege, A.B., 1894; Harvard Law School,
LL.B., 189S; admitted to the bar and
commenced practice in Keeoe, N. H.,
in 1897; Republican; instructor, Dart
mouth College, 1900-3; Judge of Pro
bate for Cheshire County, 1900-6:
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City Solicitor of Keene, 1900-9; mem
ber of board of education, 1909- ; as
sociate justice N. H. superior court,
1917; director Keene Nat'l Bank;
member A. F. & A. M., Lodge of the
Temple, Cheshire Royal Arch Chapter,
Hugh de Payen's Commandery, K. T.;
m., June 10, 1901, Amy L. Abbott.
Residence, Keene, N. H.
Parker, Harry Elwood
Editor and publisher; b., Lyman,
N. H., June 11, 1853; s. Charles and
Amelia E. (Bennett) Parker; ed. pub
lic schools, Lisbon Academy; studied
music in youth and was leader of a
military band at Marion, Va., at 16
years of age; later learned the print
er's trade and established the Lisbon
(AT. H.) Globe; removed to Bradford,
Vt., in 1881, where he consolidated the
two local papers and has since suc
cessfully conducted the United Opiririon, being now the dean of Vermont
journalism; Congregationalist; Repub
lican; engrossing clerk, N. H. legis
lature, 1878-9; postmaster, Bradford,
Vt., 1890-4; member Vt.
Re-
�Hon. David Arthur Taggart
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publican state committee, 1894-8;
colonel on staff of Governor Fuller,
1892-4; member Vt. house of rep
resentatives, 1916; president Capital
City Press, Montpelier, Vt.; treasurer
and manager Opinion Press, Brad
ford, Vt.; vice-president Woodstock
(N. H.) Lumber Co.; director The
Parker-Young Co., Lisbon, N. H.;
member A. F. & A. M.—Lodge, Chap
ter, Council, Commandery, Shrine,
and 32nd degree—I. O. O. F., all
branches, 20 years secretary Grand
Lodge of Vermont; B. P. O. E.;
P. of H.; A. O. A. M.; m., Sept. 24,
1873, Anne M. Weston, Nashua, N. H.;
children; Leslie Weston, b. Apr. 26,
1877, d. Feb. 28, 1878; Katherine
Louise (Mrs. W. S. Huntington), b.
July 9, 1879; Sara Knowles, b. Dec. 3,
1881; Charles, b. July 1, 1884; Levi
Houghton, b. Jan. 5, 1891, d. Oct. 7,
1918 in service. Residence, Bradford,
Vt.
Taggart, David Arthur
Lawyer; b., Goffstown, N. H., Jan.
30, 1858; s. David M. and Esther
(Wilson) Taggart; ed. Manchester
high school, 1874, Harvard Univer
sity, A.B. 1878; studied law with the
late Hon. David Cross of Manchester;
admitted to the N. H. Bar, Sept. 1,
1881, and has since been engaged in
practice in that city; at first for several
years in partnership with Judge Cross,
many years past head of the firm of Tag
gart, Tuttle, Burroughs & Wyman (now
Taggart, Tuttle, Wyman & Starr) ; Congregationalist; Republican; member N.
H. house of representatives from
Goffstown, 1883; N. H. senate (pres
ident), 1889; Republican candidate
for Congress, first N. H. District,
1890; member A. F. & A. M., 32d deg-ee and Knight Templar, N. H.
ar Ass'n and American Bar Ass'n;
m., Nov. 11, 1884, Mary Elbra, dau.
Dr. A. B. Story, Manchester; children,
Esther M., (Mrs. Ernest R. Cooper),
b. March 31, 1886; Ruth Story,
(Mrs. Stanley C. Whipple), b. July
23, 1891. Residence, Manchester,
N.H.
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Norwood, Charles Miles
Box manufacturer; b., West Brookfield, Mass., Oct. 23, 1844; s. George
and Eliza (Baker) Norwood; ed. public
and private schools in Massachusetts
and Winchester, N. H.; Unitarian;
Republican; engaged in manufacture
of boxes in Keene for twenty-five
years; six years superintendent of
Beaver Mills, also doing business in
his own name, and later as C. M. Nor
wood & Son; sold out in June, 1918 to
New England Box Co. ; member Keene
city government as councilman and
alderman fifteen years; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1893-4, 1907
-8, 1911-12; N. H. constitutional con
vention, 1912: member board of com
missioners for Cheshire County since
1914; membeT A. F. & A. M., lodge,
chapter, council, 32 degree, command
ery and shrine; Unitarian Club, S. of
V.; m., Sept. 12, 1866, Louisa M.
Taft, Swanzey, N. H.; one son, Leon
C., b. March 16, 1871, partner with
his father in business. Residence,
Keene, N. H.
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Africa, Walter Greenland
Gas engineer; b. Huntingdon, Pa.,
April 11, 1863; s. John Simpson and
Dorothea (Greenland) Africa; ed. public
schools and Huntingdon Academy
(now Juniata College); clerk First
National Bank, Huntingdon, a year
and a half, then for a time with Elk ins
& Widener, gas operators; subse
quently leased and operated the Hunt
ingdon Gas Works, 1885 to 1887; re
moved to Manchester, N. H., in the
spring of 1887, and became superin
tendent of the People's Gas Light Co.
of which he is now treasurer and man
ager; director Amoskeag Nat'l Bank,
Elliott Mf'g Co., American Guild of
Gas Managers of New England (presi
dent), American Gas Institute (direc
tor), N. E. Association of Gas Engi
neers (president), and actively identified
with various other corporations; A. F.
& A. M., Past Commander Trinity
Commandery, K. T., Commander in
Chief, N. H. Consistory, Past Poten
tate, Bektash Temple, N. M. S.; mem
ber Supreme Council, 33d degree,
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.;
m., Nov. 17, 1887, Maude E. Cun
ningham, Huntingdon, Pa.; children.
Dorothea C., b. Nov. 18, 1888 (Lasell
Seminary); Esther Elizabeth, b. Jan.
22, 1890; Walter Murray, b. April 22,
1892; Maude Isabel, b. April 8, 1907.
Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Chamberlin, Edson Joseph
Railway president; b., Lancaster,
N. H., August, 1852; s. Joseph Mark
and Roeann C. Chamberlin; ed. public
schools and Montpelier (Vt.) Semi
nary; served as timekeeper and clerk
in railway office at St. Albans, Vt.,
1871-5; secretary to general superin
tendent, Central Vt. Ry., 1875-6;
private secretary to general manager,
1877-84; superintendent Ogdensburg
& Lake Champlain, 1886-1905; vicepresident and general manager Grand
Trunk Pacific Ry., at Winnipeg, Man.,
1909-12; president Grand Trunk Ry.
System, and Grand Trunk Pacific,
1912-7, resigned as president Grand
Trunk Pacific, 1917, but continued as
president Grand Trunk System and
director Grand Trunk Pacific; presi
dent Central Vt. Ry., 1912-17, now
director; m., 1876, Sara G. Place, St.
Albans, Vt. Residence, Montreal,
Canada.
Bell, Louis
Electrical engineer; b., Chester,
N. H., Dec. 5, 1864; s. Gen. Louis and
Mary A. P. (Bouton) Bell; ed. Dart
mouth College, A.B., 1884; graduate
student Johns Hopkins Univ., 1884;
fellow in physics, 1&85-8; Ph.D. 1888;
professor applied electricity, Purdue
Univ., 1888-9; editor Electrical World,
New York, 1890-2; chief engineer elec
tric power transmission department,
Gen. Electric Co.; consulting engineer
in relation to electric power transmis
sion since 1895; lecturer on power
transmission, Mass. Inst. Tech., 18951905; lecturer on public lighting,
Harvard Univ. and on illumination,
Harvard Med. School, since 1914; Uni
tarian; Republican; Fellow American
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Academy Arts and Sciences, American
Institute of Electrical Engineers, Na
tional Electric Light Ass'n., and nu
merous other organizations and clubs;
m., Dec. 3, 1893, Sarah G. Hemenway,
Somerville, Mass. Residence, West
Newton, Mass. Office, 120 Boylston
St., Boston.
Beckley, Chester Charles
Physician; b., Plainfield, N. H.,
Jan. 25, 1876; s. Charles C. and Kate
E. (Daniels) Beckley; ed. public
schools, Univ. of Vermont, College of
Medicine, M.D. 1898; post graduate
work in New York Post Graduate
Med. School, Dartmouth Med. School,
Clark Univ. and Harvard School of
Medicine; located in practice in Lan
caster, Mass., in 1899 and there con
tinues; visiting physician to Clinton,
Mass., Hospital, and Lancaster State
Industrial School for Girls; member
board of health and school physician,
Lancaster; director Clinton Anti-tuber
culosis Ass'n, Lancaster Social Serv
ice Ass'n, member Mass. Med. Soc,
American Med. Ass'n, Boston Soc.
Psychiatry and Neurology, National
Ass'n for Study and Prevention of
Tuberculosis; Unitarian; Republican;
member A. F. & A. M., 32d degree,
and Shriner, and Boston Athletic Ass'n.
Residence, Lancaster, Mass..
Barber, Daniel Fletcher
Hardware merchant; b., Antrim,
N. H., Aug. 9, 1855; s. Rev. Darnel W.
and Adeline (Haven) Barber; ed.
public schools; clerk with A. M. Gard
ner & Co., and Gardner & Chandler,
hardware, Boston, Mass., 1869-88;
partner Chandler & Barber, whole
sale hardware, 18&8-1914, since Chand
ler & Barber Co. (Inc.) ; made his resi
dence in Newton, Mass., in 1871;
alderman, Newton, 1902-4; member
Boston Chamber of Commerce; vicepresident Nat'l Retail Hardware Ass'n;
director N. E. Hardware Dealers
Ass'n (president 1896-7, 1910), presi
dent Newton Y. M. C. A., 1888-90;
member A. F. & A. M., Boston City
Club, Newton Civic Club; m., Oct. 10,
391
1888, Artena Olivia Mansfield, East
Saugus, Mass.; three children. Resi
dence, 131 Newtonville Ave., Newton,
Mass.
Faulkner, Philip Handerson
Lawyer; b., Keene, N. H., May 30,
1883; s. Francis C. and Martha B.
(Ripley) Faulkner; ed. Keene schools,
Phillips Exeter Academy, 1901, Har
vard College, A.B. 1905; Harvard
Law School, LL.B. 1907; admitted to
the bar and commenced practice in
Keene in 1907, with Hon. John E.
Allen now associate justice N. H. Su
perior Court; Republican; member
N. H. house of representatives, 1911-12;
city solicitor, Keene, 1911-15; solicitor
Cheshire County, 1915-19 (resigned
April, 1917), member Keene city. gov
ernment, 1918; member staff of Gov.
Holland H. Spaulding, 1915-17; secre
tary Republican state committee,
1912-14; chairman, 1916-18; director
Citizens Nat'l Bank; trustee Cheshire
County Savings Bank, Keene; trustee
and vice-president Standard Securities
�Rt. Rev. George Albert Guertin, D. D.
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Co., Boston, Mass., director Conn.
River R. R. Co., president trustees of
Keene Public Library, director Keene
Gas & Electric Co., Laconia Gas &
Electric Co.; treasurer and director
Greenfield, Mass. Gas Light Co.; gov
ernment Appeal agent Cheshire County
Draft Board; chairman Community
Labor Board, Keene; president Keene
Chapter, American Red Cross; m.,
June 22, 1916, Katherine H. Kingsbury
Keene. Residence, Keene, N. H.
Guertin, George Albert
Roman Catholic Bishop of the Di
ocese of Manchester; b., Nashua,
N. H., Feb. 27, 1869, s. George and
Louise (LeFebvre) Guertin; ed. St.
Aloysius' School, Nashua; St. Charles'
College, Sherbrooke, Canada; St.
Hyacinthe College, Canada; St.
John's Boston Ecclesiastical Seminary,
Brighton, Mass., 1892; ordained priest
of the Roman Catholic Church by
Bishop Bradley in St. Aloysius'
Church, Nashua, Dec. 17, 1892;
assistant priest at St. Augustine's
Church, Manchester, 1893-7; as
sistant priest, Sacred Heart Church,
Lebanon, 1897-1900; pastor St. An
thony's Church, Manchester, 1900-7;
consecrated bishop of the Diocese of
Manchester, in St. Joseph's Cathedral,
Manchester, by His Excellency, the
Most Rev. Diomede Falconio, apos
tolic delegate to the United States,
later Cardinal Falconio, March 19,
1907; doctor of divinity, Laval Uni
versity, Quebec, 1908; spokesman for
Catholic schools at Semi-Centenary of
Manchester, 1896; member of French
Historical Soc. of the United States,
1914; etc., etc. Residence, Manchester,
N. H.
Bartley, William Tenney
Clergyman; b., Concord, N. H.,
Nov. 7, 1868; s. Joseph D. and Mary
A. (Tenney) Bartley ; ed. public schools,
Yale, A. B. 1891. Ph.D. 1895; Andover
Theological Sem., 1897, S.T.B. 1899;
ordained Congregational Ministry,
1897; pastor, Salem, N. H.. 1896-1902,
Bennington, 1902-7, Bethlehem, 1907
393
-11, First Church, Hadley, Mass.,
1911-13, Middlefield, Mass., since 1913;
member North Berkshire Ass'n, Con
gregational Churches, North Berkshire
Ministerial Union; m., Feb. 6, 1900,
Carrie Belle Webster, Salem, N. H.;
one son, Irving Dana. Residence,
Middlefield, Mass.
Babbidge, Paul Freese
Superintendent Water, Sewer and
Drain Department, Keene, N. H.; b.F
Milford, Me., Jan. 17, 1858; s. John
and Angeline (Jellison) Babbidge; ed.
public schools and Oldtown (Me.)
Academy, 1876; Episcopalian; Re
publican; engaged for some time in
civil engineering in Minnesota, and
subsequently for seven years with
George E. Waring, the eminent sani
tary engineer, Newport, R. I.; located
in Keene, N. H., June 18, 1888, as
superintendent of the city's water,
sewer and drain department which
position he has since held continu
ously; has always been interested in
military affairs, served four years in
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early life as a member of the First
Reg't, Me. Volunteer Militia, and
member of N. H. National Guard
from 1888, holding all ranks up to
brigadier general with which rank he
retired, Dec. 1, 1913; captain, 1st,
N. H. Vols, in Spanish War, 1898;
Colonel N. H. State Guard, May 3,
1917-; member A. F. & A. M., lodge,
chapter, council and commandery;
Knights of Pythias and Red Men; m.,
Aug. 7, 1883, Kate M. Barrett, Keene.
Residence, Keene, N. H.
Parker, Samuel Sewall
Lawyer; b., Wolfeboro, N. H., May
9, 1855; s. Harry Stanley and Hester
A. (Stevens) Parker; descendant of
William Parker (Portsmouth, 1699)
and Judge William Parker of anteRevolution days; ed. public schools,
Wolfeboro Academy and New Hamp
ton Institute; studied law with George
N. Eastman of Farmington, Joshua G.
Hall and Robert G. Pike of Dover; ad
mitted to the bar and began practice
in Farmington in 1890, and there con
tinuing; Congregationalist; Republi
can; member N. H. state senate from
District No. 5, 1904-5; trustee Farm
ington Savings Bank; member N. H.
Historical Soc, N. H. Forestry Ass'n.,
Henry Wilson Grange, P. of H. (treas
urer), Woodbine Lodge, I. O. O. F.,
N. H. Bar Ass'n; m., May 10, 1879,
Mary E. Horne. Residence, Farmington, N. H.
Johnson, Thomas Franklin
Lawyer; b., Pittsburg, N. H., July 3,
1848; s. David and Mary (Washman)
Johnson; ed. public schools and Colebrook Academy; went to Iowa in
search of health ; studied law with Hon.
L. L. Ainsworth, admitted to the bar
and practiced one year at Postville,
la.; returned to New Hampshire and
located at Colebrook, where he has
continued in practice; Republican;
member N. H. constitutional conven
tion, 1902, 1912, N. H. bank commis
sion, 1911-13; m., March 1, 1877, Abi
gail Lovering. Residence, Colebrook,
N. H.
Bachelder, Thomas Cogswell
Lawyer; b., Gilmanton, N. H., Nov.
6, 1860; s. Samuel F. and Mary B.
(Cogswell) Bachelder; ed. Gilmanton
Academy, Harvard College, A.B. 1883,
A.M. 1886; Harvard Law School, LL.B.
1886; in practice of law in Boston since
1886; Congregationalist; Republican;
member Boston City Council, 1894-5;
Mass. house of representatives, 1896-7;
director American Stave and Cooper
age Co., Harvard Improvement Ass'n;
member Mass. Militia three years,
Colonial Club, Dorchester; m., Nov.
18, 1893, Claudia Wilma Crosby,
Boston; two children. Residence, 39
Gleason St., Dorchester, Mass.
Bailey, Charles Hardy
Phvsician; b., West Svvanzey, N. H.,
Sept."21, 1856; s. Clark and Carolyn C.
(Davis) Bailev; ed. Winchester, N. H.,
high school, N. H. College, B.S. 1879,
Dartmouth Med. College, M.D. 1S81;
located in medical practice in Gardner,
Mass., 1881, and has there continued;
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Republican; member staff Henry Hayward Memorial Hospital; school com
mittee, Gardner, since 1903; Mass.
Med. Soc, Worcester North District
Med. Soc, Gardner Boat Club; m.,
Aug. 14, 1884, Clara E. Morse, Win
chester, N. H.; three children. Resi
dence, Gardner, Mass.
Young, John Edwin
Jurist; b., Stratham, N. H., Jan. 26,
1855; s. Mark Fernald and Olive
Light (Piper) Young;
ed. public
schools, Coes Academy, Northwood
N. H., Dartmouth College, A.B., 1878;
engaged for a time in farm labor
studied law with Marston & Eastman
some time; was variously engaged in
the West and South until 1889 when he
returned East, resumed his legal study,
was admitted to the bar in 1890, and
commenced practice with Marston &
Eastman, continuing till after the
death of Gen. Marston, and later in
the firm Eastman, Young & O'Neill, and
Eastman & Young till August, 1898,
when he was appointed an associate
justice of the supreme court of New
Hampshire; April, 1901, associate
justice superior court; January, 1904,
again associate justice of the su
preme court, since continuing; Con
gregationalist; Republican; m., Jan
16, 1895, Bertha J. Hobbs, Newfields,
N. H., d. 1906; one adopted daughter
Priscilla Bertha Young. Residence
Exeter, N. H.
Barney, Charles Oscar
Editor and publisher; b., Orange,
N. H., July 21, 1846; s. Aaron and
Sarah Ann (Chase) Barney; ed. public
schools, Grafton select school, and
Canaan Union Academy; established
the Canaan Reporter, a weekly news
paper, in 1867 and has continued its
publication from that time, being the
oldest newspaper publisher in contin
uous service in the state; Methodist;
Republican; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1901 ; constitutional
convention, 1912; many years special
justice Canaan police court; clerk and
director Crystal Lake Water Co.,
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Canaan; member N. H. Press Ass'n
(president), K. of P. (Grand Chancel
lor, N. H., 1901), P. of H.; m., July,
1874, Mary E. Wilmarth. Residence,
Canaan, N. H.
English, Fred Hubbard
Merchant (retired); b., Hartland,
Vt., Jan. 8, 1857; s. John W. and
Melissa (Hubbard) English; ed. public
schools, Littleton high school; en
gaged for forty years in grocery trade
in Littleton, recently retiring; CongregationaUst; Democrat; member Lit
tleton board of health, 1892-4; board
of education, 1891-6; member N. H.,
house of representatives, 1919-20
(Chairman Committee on banks) ; vicepresident and director Littleton Nat'l
Bank; secretary Littleton Musical
Ass'n., 1893-5; director Littleton Shoe
Co.; member A. F. & A. M. to and
including 32d degree, and past E.
Commander St. Gerard Commandery,
K. T.; m., July 31, 1882, Claribel
Richardson, Littleton. Residence, Lit
tleton, N. H.
�Hon. Edmund Sullivan
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Sullivan, Edmund
Lawyer; b., Lancaster, N. H., April
19, 1865; s. Florence and Margaret
(Shea) Sullivan: ed. public schools,
Lancaster Academy, Law Depart
ment Univ. of Mich., LL.B. 1890;
admitted to the Michigan bar, but
returned to Lancaster and located in
practice there in 1892, where he was
for several years in partnership with
the late William H. Shurtleff, but in
1901 removed to Berlin and formed a
partnership with Daniel J. Daley,
which has continued, the firm doing an
extensive business; Catholic; Demo
crat; auditor, Coos County, 1900-14;
member N. H. constitutional conven
tion, 1912; chairman N. H. License
Commission from August 7, 1913,
until legislated out of office on partisan
grounds, August, 1915; clerk BerlinShelburne Power Co.; appointed mem
ber District Draft Board, July 21,
1917; chairman Berlin District Fuel
Committee, Oct. 17, 1917; member
Community Labor Board, August,
1918; member Speakers' Bureau for
War Work from organization in 1917
and frequently speaking during the
war; member Catholic Order of Fores
ters, Knights of Columbus and Elks;
m., Nov. 29, 1894, Mary Kenyon;
children, Harold C., b. Aug. 25, 1895,
in U. S. Navy from the commencement
of the war with Germany; Miriam, b.
Jan. 25, 1897, at home. Residence,
Berlin, N. H.
Madden, Charles Augustus
Lawyer; b., Feb. 4, 1881: s.
Thomas and Honora (Cain) Madden;
ed. public schools of Keene; studied
law with his brother, Joseph Madden
and was admitted to the bar July 13,
1909, since practicing in Keene; Re
publican; member Keene City Coun
cil, 1908; special justice Keene Mu
nicipal Court. appointed March 10,
1915; succeeded L. W. Holmes as
justice, April 25, 1918; member N. H.
constitutional convention, 1918; mem
ber Lodge of the Temple, A. F. &
A. M.; m., March 14, 1908, Winnifred
Comer. Residence, Keene, N. H.
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Sawyer, Herbert Noyes
Dairy farmer; b., Atkinson, N. H..
July 6, 1860; s. Jesse Augustus and
Elizabeth Bradley (Noyes) Sawyer;
ed. public schools and Atkinson Acad
emy; Universalist; Republican; mem
ber Atkinson school board since es
tablishment of the present system and
chairman for ten years, also chairman
joint boards of Atkinson, Hudson,
Salem and Danville since the forma
tion of the supervisory district; four
years member of board of selectmen
of Atkinson (chairman two years);
member N. H. House of Representa-
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tives, 1917-18, having received all but
five votes cast; vice-president N. H.
Dairymen's Ass'n; member N. E.
Milk Producer's Ass'n, serving as chair
man of county and state organiza
tions; member I. O. O. F., J. O. U.
A. M. and P. of H.; five years master
of Atkinson Grange; four years dis
trict deputy N. H. State Grange, four
years general deputy; Overseer N. H.
State Grange 1917-; m., Oct. 17, 1886
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Nettie Grace Pettengill; children,
Arthur Herbert, b. March 8, 1889 (N.
H. College, 1912); Clifford Augustus,
Aug. 30, 1894 (N. H. College, 1915)!
On Nov. 1, 1915, the two sons took
charge of the farm, and have since
managed it under the name of H. N.
Sawyer & Sons. Residence, Atkinson,
College, A.B., 1910; Episcopalian;
member Boston Woman's College
Club, St. Mary's Alumnae Ass'n,
Radcliffe Alumnae Ass'n; began train
ing as a secretary in the Associated
Chanties of Boston; graduated from
the Mass. General Hospital, Feb.,
1916; became night supervisor in that
hospital till the U. S. Army Base Hos
pital, No. 6, to which she belonged,
Fletcher, Lucy Nettie
left for France, June, 1917; became
Red Cross nurse; b., Grouville, Isle of head nurse in one of the medical wards;
Jersey, England, Feb. 18, 1886; dau. contracted cerebro-spinal meningitis
and died May 6, 1918; buried with
full military honors in the first grave in
the officers' cemetery. She was the
first Red Cross nurse in General
Pershing's army to meet death in the
performance of duty. Born in Eng
land, reared in America, died in France,
she gave her life for humanity. The
Spiker of June, 1918, a monthly
magazine for the American Army,
says: "Miss Fletcher was highly
esteemed by all soldiers, especially the
Eighteenth Engineers. It was her
tireless work and devotion to duty that
resulted in her death." Miss Parsons,
the chief nurse of the Base Hospital,
writes: "She was wonderfully brave
and patient and uncomplaining. If
all of us could be like her, heaven would
come on earth. It was a privilege to
have known her. ' '
Adams, James Meade
Journalist; b., Nashua, N. H.,
June 26, 1862; s. James P. and Anna
G. (Page) Adams; ed. public schools,
Weare, N. H.; engaged in newspaper
Charles George Ellis and Nettie Mur- work from early life; associate editor
dock (Binet) Fletcher; granddaughter American Young Folks, Manchester,
Rev. William and Lucy Antoinette N. H., 1884; editorial writer, Daily
(Murdock) Binet. Miss Fletcher's Telegraph, Nashua., N. H., 1889-99;
father and grandfather were English, member pioneer American colony in
but on her mother's side she is de
Cuba, 1900; associate editor, N. E.
scended from old Massachusetts fam
Farmer, 1910-11; contributor in prose
ilies, Mason, Dedham, and Robert and verse to many papers and maga
Murdock, Roxbury, Mass., 1692. In zines; Unitarian; Republican; mes
1902 she came to Concord, N. H., to senger, N. H. Senate 1887-90; ser
make her home with her aunts, the geant at arms, 1895-7; statistical
Misses Eliza M., Alice L. and Maude agent for U. S. Dep't of Agriculture
B. Binet; ed. St. Mary's School one for New Hampshire, 1890-3; member
year, high school, 1902, Radcliffe N. H. Press Ass'n, Unitarian Men's
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399
Club,
Brattleboro',
Vt.; author,
"Pioneering in Cuba," 1901; m.,
Sept. 22, 1890, Maria Dame, Lynn,
Mass.; children, James Greenleaf,
b. March 4, 1892; Constance May,
March 10, 1894; Leon Mitchell and
Lincoln Dame, May 16, 1898. Resi
dence, Brattleboro, Vt.
ciated Charities, Haverhill, Mass.,
1910-15; president board of trustees,
Haverhill, Y. M. C. A.; Congregationalist; Republican; m., Nov. 12,
1879, Alice Goodhue Safford, Cam
bridge, Mass.; two children. Resi
dence, 50 Merrimack St., Haverhill,
Mass.
Aldrich, George Isaac
Educator; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Dec. 1, 1853; s. Charles and Ann
(Bowen) Aldrich; ed. public schools,
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1875 (Phi
Beta Kappa); Unitarian; Repub
lican; principal Adams Grammar
School, Quincy, Mass., 1875-8, super
intendent of schools, Canton, Mass.,
1878-80; Canton and Milton, 1880-3,
Milton and Quincy, 1883-92, Newton,
1893-9; acting superintendent, Spring
field, 1900; superintendent schools,
Brookline, Mass., 1900- ; mem
ber Mass. State Board of Educa
tion, 1890-1908; member N. E. A.
Council of Education, Mass. State
Teachers Ass'n, Mass. Schoolmasters
Club; m., 1st, Oct. 27, 1880, Evelyn
L. Holbrook, Hopkinton, Mass., d.
1885; 2d, March 31, 1887, Elsie M.
Holbrook; one daughter, Evelyn
Hope. Residence, 122 Kent St.,
Brookline, Mass.
Wentworth, Joseph
Lawyer; b., Sandwich, N. H.,
Jan. 29, 1877, on the place occupied by
his ancestors for three generations; s.
of Paul and Ellen Tilton (Dunklee)
Wentworth, grandson of Col. Joseph
and Sarah Payson (Jones) Wentworth,
descended from Elder William Went
Anthony, Francis Wayland
Physician; neurologist; b., Great
Falls (Somersworth), N. H., Aug. 25,
1858; s. Rev. George Nelson and Abbie
Clark (Stuart) Anthony; ed. Harvard
Univ., A.B. 1879; teacher Patten (Me.)
Academy, 1879-80; Weston, Mass.,
high school, 1882-5; M.D., Harvard
Med. School, 1888; house officer, Hav
erhill, Mass., City hospital, 1888-9;
physician for same, 1895-1900;
physician Hale Hospital; associate
medical examiner 4th Essex Mass.
District; consulting physician, Danvers, Mass., Insane Hospital; member
corporation Waverly School for Feeble
minded; Mass. Med. Soc, Mass. Soc.
Examining Physicians (president,
1915); Essex North District Med. Soc,
Haverhill Med. Club; president Asso
worth of Dover, N. H., the first immi
grant; ed. Holderness School for Boys,
N. H., Phillips Andover Academy,
Mass., Dartmouth College, 1900
Harvard Law School, 1903; member
of firm of Choate, Hall & Stewart,
Boston; Episcopalian; Republican;
member of Alpha Delta Phi and Sphinx
at Dartmouth; member Dartmouth
Club of Boston, Boston Chamber of
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Alfred W. Abbott, M. D.
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Commerce, Boston Bar Ass'n. Busi
ness address, 30 State St., Boston,
Mass. Residence, Boston and Sand
wich, N. H.
Abbott, Alfred Wells
Physician; b., Concord, N. H., May
7, 1842; s. Alfred Chandler and Judith
(Farnum) Abbott; ed. Boscawen Acad
emy, 1863, Dartmouth Med. College,
1867; commenced the practice of
medicine in Kansas, but returned to
New Hampshire, locating in Sanbornton, whence, after ten years, he re
moved to Laconia and has there con
tinued in practice; he has written
many articles along medical lines,
some of which have appeared in lead
ing medical periodicals. As an expert
witness he has been called to testify in
court cases in all parts of the state.
He is the owner of the Alfred Abbott
farm in West Concord, on the shore of
the Merrimack, near Sewall's Falls,
which contained one of the finest tim
ber lots in the state, and has been
owned by Abbotts in direct lineal de
scent since the first settlement; it is
now used by the family as a summer
residence; Republican; president Citi
zens' Telephone Co.; trustee Laconia
Savings Bank; m., Dec. 30, 1869,
Julia A. Clay; children, Clifton S.,
physician; Blanche Newell, teacher of
Latin, Laconia high school. Resi
dence, Laconia, N. H.
Aldrich, Walter J.
Physician; b., Lyman, N. H., Nov.
3, 1866; s. Albert H. and Rula R.
(Tucker) Aldrich; ed. public schools
and St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Academy,
1888; taught in Kansas in 1889;
graduated M.D., from Bellevue Hos
pital Med. School, New York, 1893,
and immediately commenced practice
in St. Johnsbury, Vt., since continu
ing; member Vermont house of repre
sentatives, 1912-3; Progressive party
candidate for governor of Vermont,
1914; member Caledonia County and
Vermont Med. Soc. and American Med.
Ass'n; m., Nov. 1, 1893, Flora Folsom,
St. Johnsbury: one son, James F.
Residence, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Mason, Wallace Edward
Educator; b., North Conway, N. H.,
June 24, 1861; s. John E. and Lizzie
W. (Randall) Mason; ed. Fryeburg,
Me., Academy, Bowdoin College, 1882;
Harvard and Clark University and
Hyannis Summer schools; principal
Thomaston, Me., high school, 1883-8,
admitted to the bar in Colorado in
1889; practiced law in Tennessee, 188991; principal high schools, Orange,
Mass., 1892-7; Leominster, Mass.,
1879-1902; district superintendent of
schools, Leicester and Charlton,
Mass., 1902-6; superintendent of
schools and principal high school,
North Andover, Mass., 1906-11; di
rector Keene, N. H., Normal School
since 1911; Congregationalist; Repub
lican; member N. H. constitutional
convention, 1918; A. F. & A. M.; past
Patron, O. E. S., S. A. R., P. of H.,
Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Delta Phi;
member National Educational Ass'n,
American Inst. of Instruction (presi
dent); director Keene Commercial
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Club; m., June 30, 1887, Nettie Rob
inson; children, Harold Elliot, b. Sept.
13, 1888, architect in Keene; Donald
Robinson, b. March 28, 1891, U. S.
Navy; Wallace E., Jr., b. Feb. 9,
1894, farmer in Connecticut. Resi
dence, Keene, N. H.
McFarland, Annie Avery
Born, Concord, N. H.; dau. Deacon
Asa and Clarissa Jane (Chase) Mc
Farland, granddaughter Rev. Asa and
Elizabeth (Kneeland) McFarland.
Rev. Dr. McFarland was the third
minister of the First Congregationalist church of Concord, 1798-1825.
Mrs. E. K. McFarland founded the
N. H. Female Cent Institution, 1804,
and the Concord Female Charitable
Soc, 1812, probably the oldest philan
thropic societies in the country founded
by a woman. Miss McFarland was
educated in private and public schools,
graduated from Concord high school;
treasurer of N. H. Female Cent In
stitution since 1875; president Con
cord Female Charity Soc, 1904-10;
secretary Nat. Woman's Home Mis
sionary Federation, 1905-8, 191013; president Avon (Shakespeare)
Club, 1902-7; on executive committee
N. H. Anti-Suffrage Ass'n; monthly
visitor, N. H. Orphans' Home; mem
ber South Congregational church of
which her parents were among the
founders (1837) in whose memory she
has given a window of Tiffany stained
glass; member Woman's Board of
Foreign Missions, American Defence
Soc, Am. Forestry Ass'n, N. H. Histor
ical Soc, N. H. Audubon Soc, Soc.
for Protection of N. H. Forests, Nat.
Geographic Soc, N. H. Ministers'
and Widows' Fund (memorial), N. H.
Home Miss. Soc. (life), Concord
Woman's Club, Concord Friendly
Club, District Nursing Ass'n, Charity
Organization Soc, S. P. C. A., Red
Cross, Woman's Ass'n, South church,
South Church Relief Soc. (president
several years).
Abbott, Harlan Page
Surgeon; b., Antrim, N. H., July 10,
1860; s. John Rand and Hannah Os
good (True) Abbott; ed. Phillips Exe
ter Academy, 1881, Brown Univ., A.B.
1885, A.M. 1S89, Harvard Med. School
M.D. 1889; in practice in Providence,
R. I., since 1889; engaged in hospital
service; now surgeon for ear, nose and
throat, Rhode Island Hospital; Bap
tist; Republican; member Providence
Med. Ass'n, Rhode Island Med. Soc,
American Med. Ass'n and various other
medical societies and organizations;
Delta Upsilon (Brown Chapter), Medi
cal Improvement, Providence Art and
University Clubs of Providence; m.,
June 25, 1898, Cornelia Seabury Cook,
New Bedford, Mass.; two daughters.
Residence, 152 Angell St., Providence,
R.I.
Allen, Glover Morrill
Naturalist; b., Walpole, N. H.. Feb.
8, 1879; s. Rev. Nathaniel G. and Har
riet Ann (Schouler) Allen; ed. Harvard
Univ., A.B. 1901, A.M. 1903, Ph.D.
1904; graduate student, 1906-7; secre
tary and librarian Boston Soc. Nat
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ural History, 1901- ; connected with
department of Mammals, Harvard
Museum of Comparative Zoology,
since 1907; member expedition to
Bahama Islands, 1904, British East
Africa, 1909, Grenada, British West
Indies, 1910, Sudan, 1912; Republican;
Episcopalian; member Boston Soc.
Natural History, American Ornitholog
ical Union, Biological Soc, Washing
ton, D. C., Phi Beta Kappa, Travelers' ,
Naturalists' and Harvard Clubs; m.,
June 26, 1911, Sarah Moody Cushing,
Salem, Mass.; one daughter. Resi
dence, 126 Pleasant St., Arlington,
Mass.
Jackman, Samuel Hason
Teacher; farmer; b., Enfield, N. H.,
July 20, 1831, s. William and Lucy
(Eaton) Jackman; ed. public schools,
Andover (now Proctor) Academy,
Kimball Union Academy, Dartmouth
College, A.B. 1860; taught school and
engaged in farm labor in early life;
went to Bureau Co., 11linois, in 1861
and taught there till 1863, when he
joined an emigrant train for California
where he has since resided, teaching in
public schools for twenty years, except
for three years—1872-3-4:—when he
was superintendent of schools for the
city of Sacramento; in 1884 abandoned
teaching and purchased and operated a
ranch till 1909, when he retired; poli
tically a Democrat, then Republican,
next a Progressive, now a Prohibition
ist; member A. F. & A. M., joining in
1860, Social Lodge, No. 50 of Enfield,
and demitted to Tehoma Lodge of
Sacramento in 1865; Patron of Hus
bandry, since 1883, holding the princi
pal offices in subordinate and Pomona
Granges; m., Aug. 13, 1870 Ann
McDaniel. Residence, 2819 E St.,
Sacramento, Cal.
Parker, Charles Sullivan
N. H. Manager Aetna Life Ins. Co.,
b., North Andover, Mass., Oct. 21,
1845; s. Deacon Stephen Hall and
Anne Matilda (Abbot) Parker; eighth
in descent from Dea. Thomas Parker,
Reading, Mass., 1635; great great
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grandson of John Parker and great
grandson of Lieut. John Parker, Jr.,
both of whom were in the battle of
Lexington (the latter served through
out the Revolution); grandson of
Rev. Joshua Abbot of Concord, N. H.,
and great grandson of Capt. Joshua
Abbot who commanded a New Hamp
shire company at Bunker Hill; ed.
Punchard Free School, Andover and
Phillips Andover Academy; in early
years in mercantile life, Boston, Lowell
and Lawrence, Mass. ; with Page Belt
ing Co., Concord, N. H., 1876-86;
insurance business, Concord, 1886- ;
member
First
Congregationalist
church (deacon since 1908); Repub
lican; member Common Council;
director Page Belting Co.; on Ceme
tery Commission several years; mem
ber Wonolancet Club (charter, 1891),
N. H. Historical Soc, S. A. R., Parker
Genealogical Soc, I. 0. O. F. (joining
in 1867), Blazing Star Lodge, Trinity
Chapter, Horace Chase Council,
Mount Horeb Commandery, A. F. &
�Ira Francis Harris
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A. M., Concord, N. H. (Past Master
of Lodge, Past Commander Mount
Horeb), N. H. Consistory, Scottish
Rite, 32d degree; m., May 24, 1870,
Lawrence, Mass., Kate Maria Shetler;
children, (1) Alice Frances, Concord
high school, 1894, N. E. Conservatory,
Boston, 1896, also post graduate
course; m. Albert Britton Smith,
Sept. 19, 1905, now living in Marion,
Ind.; their children, Francis Parker,
Katherine Belle, Elsbeth, Charles
Sumner, Harriet Evelyn; (2) Elisa
beth Abbot, Concord high school,
1900 (valedictorian), A. B., Smith
College, 1904. Residence, 238 North
Main St., Concord, N. H.
Harris, Ira Francis
Banker, traveller, author, lecturer;
b., Nashua, N. H., Nov. 9, 1855; s.
Robert and Mary (Glines) Harris;
descendant in seventh generation from
John Harris of Charlestown, Mass.
(1658): ed. public schools of Nashua:
went West and was variously engaged
after leaving school, but returned home,
and in 1877 entered employ of Indian
Head National Bank of Nashua;
promoted assistant cashier in 1886,
and cashier in 1895, which position he
still holds; Congregationalist; Demo
crat; cashier Indian Head Nat'l
Bank; president Edgewood Cemetery
Ass'n; trustee Nashua public library;
director Pennichuck Water Works;
treasurer Nashua Development Co.;
member American Bankers' Ass'n
(vice-president for New Hampshire);
treasurer of Nashua Board of Trade,
and New Hampshire Board of Trade
many years previous to 1916; ad
ministrator of many estates; traveled
extensively in this country and Mexico,
and made a tour of the world in 1913;
has prepared and delivered many il
lustrated lectures, depicting the coun
tries and scenes through which he has
traveled, having an unusually fine
collection of views; has also devoted
much time to the study of local history,
his lectures on "Historic Nashua,"
"Colonial Homes" and the "Merri
mack Valley," no less than those on
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Mexico and "Around the World,"
proving deeply interesting, and fre
quently called for; author of "Breezes
from the Orient" (travel volume), 1914,
and various monographs and historical
papers; member A. F. & A. M. in
cluding 32d degree, Knight Templar;
m., June 7, 1881, Mary C. Proctor,
Nashua. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Hall, Harriet James
Social worker; b., Manchester, N. H.,
May 24, 1869; dau. Henry Nason
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and Nancie (Crombie) Hall; ed.
private and public schools of Man
chester, high school, 1886, St. Mary's
School, Concord, N. H., School for
Social Workers, Boston, Mass., 190910; secretary St. Mary's Alumnae
Ass'n, 1893-5; secretary Molly Stark
Chapter, D. A. R., 1906-8; visitor for
Associated Charities, Boston, 1909-11;
trustee St. Mary's School, 1909- ;
superintendent St. Stephen's Neighbor
hood Club, Boston, 1910-11; secretary
Manchester District Nursing Ass'n,
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1911- ; chairman Girls' Club, Man
chester, 1912- ; visitor Home Seivice
Section Red Cross, 1918- ; communi
cant and S. S. teacher, Grace church,
Manchester (P. E.); member Molly
Stark Chapter, D. A. R., N. H. Soc.
of Colonial Dames, Manchester Fed
eration of Clubs, Graduate Club of
School of Social Workers (Boston),
Monday Evening Club (Boston), N. H.,
Historical Soc, N. H. Settlement
Ass'n, Manchester Historic Art Club.
Residence, 289 Merrimack St., Man
chester, N. H.
Tuck, Edward Arthur
Clergyman; field secretary Lord's
Day League; b., Milford, N. H.,
Feb. 6, 1860; s. Eben Baker and Lydia
(Frye) Tuck; ed. Milford high school,
McCollom Inst., Mont Vernon, N. H.,
Worcester Academy, Brown Univ.
(one year), Amherst College, A.B.
1885, studied law in Milford one year,
Chicago Theological Sem., Newton
(Mass.) Theological Sem., Rochester
(N. Y.) Theological Sem., 1889;
ordained Baptist minister, Newburg,
N. Y., 1891, pastor there till 1896;
Nantucket, Mass., 1896-9; traveling
evangelist two years; minister Congre
gational church, Otisfield and Casco,
Me., 1901-3; missionary among lum
bermen, Maine and New Hampshire,
1904; state missionary, N. H. Home
Missionary Soc, 1905; minister at
West Stewartstown, N. H., 1906-7;
minister Congregational Church, West
Concord, N. H., 1908-13; field sec
retary, Lord's Day League, 1913- ;
Independent; member A. F. & A. M.,
Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi,
N. H. Historical Soc, N. H. Home
Missionary Soc, Anti-Saloon League
(director), A. B. C. F. M., South
African General Mission (director),
China Inland Mission, Concord Equal
Suffrage League, W. C. T. U. (hon.),
Red Cross, N. H. Audubon Soc,
Central N. H. Congregational Club,
Merrimack Ass'n Congregational Min
isters; trustee Golden Rule Farm,
Franklin, N. H.; m., Feb. 19, 1897,
Grace Evelyn Whitson, Newburg, N. Y.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Madden, Joseph
Lawyer; b., Central Bridge, N. Y.,
July 1, 1866; s. Thomas and Honora
(Cain) Madden; cd. public schools of
Keene, N. H.; studied law with Don
H. Woodward of Keene; admitted to
the bar March 13, 1889 and since in
practice in Keene; Catholic; Demo
crat; member Keene City Council and
board of aldermen, and N. H. house of
representatives in 1907-8 and 1909-10,
on committee on Revision of Laws in
former and judiciary in latter session;
member N. H. National Guard and
captain of Co. G, six years, retiring in
1916; member A. O. H., B. P. O. E.,
and Foresters of America; m., June
27, 1894, Eugenie Chalifour of Keene.
Residence, Keene, N. H.
Alexander, Thomas Branch
Physician; b., Grantham, N. H..
Nov. 12, 1875; s. Thomas Branch and
Mary Frances (Maxfield) Alexander;
ed. Newport, Vt., high school, Mont
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pelier Sem., Baltimore Med. College,
M.D. 1901; Maryland Univ., 1913;
commenced practice in Scituate Har
bor, Mass., in 1901 and has there
continued; Methodist; Republican;
school physician, Scituate; medical
examiner for New York Life and many
other insurance companies; member
Mass. Med. Soc, American Med.
Ass'n, Hatherly Med. Club; m., Oct.
15, 1907, Marion Collier Welch, Scit
uate, Mass. Residence, Scituate Har
bor, Mass.
Turner, HuffmanGeorge
Farmer; hotel keeper; b., Bethle
hem, N. H., July 29, 1859; s. James
N. and Mary A. (Hall) Turner; ed.
public schools of Bethlehem and Lit
tleton high school; Congregationalist;
Republican; selectman of Bethlehem
twelve years; treasurer of Grafton
Co. four years; county commissioner
fifteen years; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1907-8, state senate,
1909-10, Executive Council, 1911-12;
resides on the farm settled by his
great grandfather in 1798, and which
has descended in the family from that
date; has managed the same and con
ducted a summer hotel business since
the beginning of his active career;
manager Bethlehem Electric Light
Co.; trustee Littleton Savings Bank;
administrator and trustee of many
estates; Mason (K. T.); m., June 17,
1881, Susan R. White, Bethlehem;
children, Mary (Mrs. Walter S. Noyes),
b. Sept. 9, 1882, Dow Academy, 1900;
Helen Esther, b. May 8, 1885, Bethle
hem high school, 1902; James A., b.
Dec. 15, 1888, Bethlehem high school,
1908, superintendent Bethlehem Elec
tric Co.; Gertrude, b. Nov. 8, 1890,
Plymouth Normal School, 1912,
teacher in Bethlehem graded schools.
Residence, Bethlehem, N. H.
McCollister, Lee Sullivan
Clergyman; educator; b., West
moreland, N. H., June 5, 1859; s. Rev.
Sullivan Holman and Fanny Sophia
(Knight) McCollister; ed. Nashua
public schools, Buchtel College, Ohio,
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Tufts College, A.B. 1881, Tufts Theo
logical School, B.D. 1884, London
College, London, England; D.D.,
Tufts, 1892; Universalist; Independent;
ordained to the Universalist Minis
try, 1894; pastor Universalist church,
Claremont, 1884-8, Church of Our
Father, Detroit, Mich., 1889-1912;
Dean Crane Theological School, Tufts
College, 1912- ; member trustees
Universalist Gen. Con. (president
since 1913); president Universalist
Gen. Con., since 1915; Sons of the
American Revolution (Chaplain-Gen
eral National Soc); Soc. of Colonial
Wars (past Chaplain Michigan Soc);
A. F. & A. M. 32d degree and K. T.
(Detroit Commandery No. 1); Phi
Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta; Bos
ton City Club, University Club, Twen
tieth Century Club; m., May 1, 1889,
Lizzie S., dau. Hon. Hosea W.and
Caroline L. (Southgate) Parker, Clare
mont, N. H.; children, Parker, b.
Sept. 5, 1890, Detroit, Mich. (Tufts,
1911, Harvard Law School, 1914);
�Hon. John Henry Bartlett
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lawyer, legal department N. Y. C.
R. R., 1914-7; lieutenant in Transgortation Dept., headquarters A.E.F.,
irest, France; Catharine, b. Claremont, July 4, 1893 (Smith College,
1915); government service, General
Hospital, No. 6, Fort McPherson,
Ga., 1918-. Residence, Tufts College,
Mass.
Bartlett, John Henry
Lawyer, Governor of New Hamp
shire; b., Sunapee, N. H., March 15,
1869; s. John Z. and Sophronia A.
(Sargent) Bartlett; ed. Colby Acad
emy, New London; Dartmouth Col
lege, A.B. 1S94; taught school in
Portsmouth four years after gradua
tion, as principal of the Haven and
Whipple grammar schools and the
Portsmouth high school, meanwhile
studying law in the offices of John W.
Kelly and Hon. Calvin Page; ad
mitted to the N. H. bar in June, 1898,
and immediately engaged in practice
as a partner with Judge Page under
firm name of Page & Bartlett; after
wards Page, Bartlett & Mitchell;
Methodist; Republican; postmaster of
Portsmouth four years, by appoint
ment of President McKinley and four
years by appointment of President
Roosevelt; aide-de-camp on staff of
Gov. John McLane, with rank of Col
onel, and active in making the local ar
rangements for the Russo-Japanese
Peace Conference in Portsmouth in
1908; president Republican state con
vention, 1916; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1917-18, member Judi
ciary Committee, and introduced the
"54 hour act," "free employment
agency act," act removing the criminal
record of minora, a child welfare act
and other reform measures. In 1912,
by appointment of Governor Bass,
he represented New Hampshire at the
sixth annual meeting of the American
Academy of Political and Social
Science. He is a director of the N. H.
Nat'I Bank of Portsmouth, Portsmouth
Trust & Guarantee Co., Granite State
Fire Ins. Co., Piscataqua Fire Ins.
Co., president Allied Theatres Co.,
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Union Theatre Co.; trustee R. O.
Treadwell estate; member A.F.&A.M.,
K. T., I. O. O. F., B. P. O. E., P. of H., K.
of P., Amoskeag Veterans, N. H. Vet
erans Ass'n (honorary), Warwick Club,
Portsmouth Athletic Club, Yacht Club,
Country Club, Wonolancet Club, Con
cord, Denyfield, Manchester; many
years prominent as a public speaker
and occasional orator and in constant
service during the late war in patriotic
work ; unanimously nominated for Gov
ernor of New Hampshire in the 1918
primary and elected in November by
6,000 majority; m., June 4, 1900, Agnes,
dau. of Hon. Calvin Page; one son,
Calvin Page, b. Oct. 8, 1901, now a
student at Phillips (Andover) Acad
emy. Residence, Portsmouth.
Atherton, Ella Blaylock
Physician and surgeon; b., Ulverston, Eng., Jan., 1860; dau. William
and Margaret (Schollick) Blaylock;
removed to America in infancy; ed.
McGill Normal School, Montreal, Can.,
1880; Woman's Med. School, Queen's
Univ., Kingston, Can., 1887; student
N. Y. Post Graduate Med. School.
1896; teacher, 1880-2; commenced
practice of medicine, Newport, Vt.,
1887; removed to Nashua, N. H.,
1888, and has continued in practice
there; member staff of Nashua Emer
gency and St. Joseph's hospitals, at
tending physician Home for Aged
Women; member Nashua Med. Ass'n
(president, 1908), Hillsboro Co. Med.
Ass'n, N. H. Med Soc, American Med.
Ass'n, N. H. Surgical Club, Orleans
Co., Vt., Med. Soc', Fortnightly Club,
Nashua; Episcopalian; m., Sept. 8,
1898, Capt. Henry B. Atherton,
Nashua; two children. Residence, 31
Fairmount Heights, Nashua, N. H.
Cummings, Milon David
Head of Cummings Brothers monu
mental business; b., Acworth, N. H.,
March 5, 1844; s. Alvah and Polly
(Grout) Cummings, grandson Col.
Ebenezer Grout, also Rev. David Cum
mings, Baptist minister of Acworth;
seventh in descent from Isaac Cum
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
mings, Topsfield, Mass.; ed. town
schools and Tilton Sem.; engaged in
monumental business since 1863, old
est man in business on Main street,
Concord; Republican; member of
Legislature, 1911; member First Bap
tist church, Rumford Lodge, I. O. O. F.;
m., Nov. 19, 1868, Concord, N. H., Sarah
Ann Sawyer; children, (1) Ralph
Cochran, d. March 15, 1879; (2) Alvah
Cochran, high school, 1892, B.S., Dart
mouth College, 1896, Harvard Med.
School, 1901, physician, Newton, Mass.,
m. Jeannette Harris, one child, Ann;
(3) Maude; (4) Edward Sawyer,
high school, Philadelphia Dental Col
lege, 1900, in practice, Concord,
N. H., m. Fannie Stimson, one child,
Edward Sawyer, Jr.; (5) Samuel
Quincy, high school, Boston Univ.
Law School one year, associated with
his father in business, m. Mary Agnes
Donovan; (6) Ralza Milon, high school,
1905, A.B., Dartmouth College, 1909,
in charge of infant shoe department,
Filene's, Boston, m. Genevieve Warner,
one child, Jean. Residence, 1 Fiske
St., Concord, N. H.
Holden, Arthur James
Lawyer; postmaster of Keene; b.,
Townshend, Vt., Nov. 22, 1863; s.
Hollis J. and Ardilla (Puffer) Holden;
ed. public schools, Leland and Gray
Sem., Townshend, and Glenwood
Classical Sem., West Brattleboro, Vt.
(1887), meanwhile teaching school in
South Windham, Brattleboro and
Grafton; commenced study of law in
the spring of 1888, with Carpenter &
Towle, Boston, Mass.; employed as
clerk for the assessors of Malden,
Mass., three seasons, also as a teacher
in the evening schools of that city;
attended Albany Law School, fall
term of 1889, and Harvard Law School
as special student, fall and winter,
1890-1; engaged in general insurance
with Edward L. Walker at Bellows
Falls, Vt., spring of 1891, countinuing
till summer of 1894, when he entered
the law school of the Univ. of West
Virginia, at Morgantown, graduating
LL!b. in 1895, and admtted to the
W. Va. bar in June of that year; ad
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mitted to the N. H. bar on examina
tion, Feb., 1896, when he located in
practice in Keene, continuing in prac
tice till commissioned postmaster,
Feb. 11, 1914, which position he still
holds, having been reappointed in
1918; Baptist; Democrat; several
years auditor for Cheshire County;
twice Democratic candidate for Mayor
of Keene, being defeated first by a
Elurality of fifty-nine votes and the
ist time by only ten; member, A. F. &
A. M., P. of H.; m., Oct. 9, 1895,
Mrs. Stella M. (Bemis) Martin of
Athens, Vt. Residence, Keene, N. H.
Cram, Ralph Adams
Architect; author; b., Hampton
Falls, N. H., Dec. 16, 1863; s. Rev.
William A. and Sarah Elizabeth (Blake)
Cram; ed. schools of Augusta, Me.,
Westford, Mass., and Exeter, N. H.;
Litt.D., Princeton, 1910; LL.D., Yale,
1915; practising architect since 1889;
supervising architect, Princeton Univ.;
professor of architecture, Mass. Inst.
Tech;. chairman Boston City Planning
Board; member American Academy,
Arts and Sciences, Nat'l Institute Arts
and Letters; ex-president Boston Soc.
of Architects; member Royal Geograph
ical Soc. of London, etc.; author,
"The Ruined Abbeys of Great Britain," 1906; "Impressions of Japanese
Architecture and the Allied Arts,"
1906; "The Gothic Quest," 1907;
"The Ministry of Art," 1914; "Heart
of Europe," 1915, etc.; m., Sept. 20,
1900, Elizabeth Carrington, of Virf'nia. Residence, 52 Chestnut St.,
oston, and "Whitehall," Sudbury,
Mass. Office, 15 Beacon St., Boston
and 33 West 42d St., New York.
Sampson, Cassander Cary
Clergyman; b., Harrison, Me., Sept.
2, 1850; s. Thomas Roby and Harriet
(Cary) Sampson; ed. public schools of
Harrison; North Bridgton, Me., Acad
emy, Bowdoin College, A.B. 1873; Andover Theological Sem., 1878; or
dained to the ministry, May 18, 1881;
pastor at Gilmanton Iron Works, N. H.
1878-9; Pembroke, 1879-85; Tilton,
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; Oongre
trustee N. H. Conference of Congre
gational churches; N. H. Home Mis
sionary Society; N. H. Congregational
Ministers' and Widows' Fund; director
N. H. Bible Soc. Residence, Tilton,
N. H.
Robie, Samuel Hastings
Journalist; b., New Hampton,
N. H., Aug. 9, 1862; s. William R. and
Harriet H. (Chase) Robie; ed. public
schools, Meredith high school; en
gaged for nearly twenty years with
Omar A. Towne in the printing and
publishing business, issuing the Frank
lin Transcript, at Franklin, N. H.;
since 1902 editor and publisher of the
Chelsea Evening Record, Chelsea, Mass.;
Republican; City Marshal, Franklin,
N. H., 1894-98; chairman Board of
Excise, Chelsea, Mass., since 1917
(appointed by Gov. Samuel W.
McCall); trustee County Savings
Bank, director Chelsea Co-operative
Bank, Chelsea, Mass.; member I. O.
�Rev. Jonothan S. Lewis
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O. F., Massachusetts Press Associa
tion; m., September, 1881, Olive L.
Mills. Residence, Chelsea, Mass.
Lewis, Jonathan Snow
Clergyman; State Commissioner of
Law Enforcement; b., Boston, Mass.,
Nov. 14, 1864; s. Luther and Almira
Horton (Smith) Lewis; ed. public
schools of Boston, Everett and Eastham, Mass., Newton Theological In
stitution, Newton Center, Mass., B.D.,
1911 (class president); Baptist; Re
publican; pastor Baptist church, Am
herst, N. H., 1908-18; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1915-16, 191718; father of the so-called "Lewis Bill,"
the passage of which gave the state of
New Hampshire her present Prohibi
tory law; N. H. constitutional conven
tion, 1918; appointed State Commis
sioner of Law Enforcement by Gov.
Keyes, May 1, 1918; president N. H.
Anti-Saloon League; director AntiSaloon League of America; director
N. H. United Baptist Convention;
prohibition candidate for Secretary of
State in Massachusetts, 1906; chair
man Prohibition State Committee,
Massachusetts, 1907-8; nominee for
Lieutenant-Governor, 1907; delegate
from Massachusetts to National Pro
hibition Convention, and member
committee on resolutions, 1908; m.,
1st, March 31, 1886, Jessie A. Harris,
Charlemont, Mass., d. Oct. 30, 1900;
2d, July 27, 1910, Pearl Luella Wood
ward, Tyngsborough, Mass. (Simmons
College, 1908); children, three daugh
ters by first marriage, Elsie M., Ruth
E., Ethel J.; one son, F. Woodward,
by second marriage. Residence, 62
Church St., Concord, N. H.
Brown, John Henry
Public official; b., Bridgewater,
N. H., May 20, 1850; s. James and
Judith B. (Harran) Brown, ed. public
schools and New Hampton Literary
Inst., 1870; engaged as railway mail
clerk in early life, and later as railroad
freight and claim agent; Congregationalist; Republican; served as se
lectman, deputy sheriff, and post
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master in the town of Bristol, and rep
resented the town in N. H. house of
representatives in 1891; postmaster,
Concord, N. H., 1905-1917; commis
sary general, staff of Gov. Charles A.
Busiel, 1895-6; delegate Republican
National Convention, 1896 (original
McKinley man); presidential elector,
1900; member N. H. constitutional
convention, 1918; chosen member
N. H. executive council at special elec
tion, Sept. 3, 1918, to fill unexpired
term of late Hon. E. H. Carroll; elected
for full term of two years, November,
1918, by majority of 2,129; member Un
ion Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Bristol; Pemigewassett Chapter, Plymouth; Horace
Chase Council, Mt. Horeb Commandery, Concord; N. H. Consistory (32d
degree); Bektash Temple, N. H. His
torical Soc, Wonolancet Club, Con
cord; m., June 10, 1872, Marietta
Sanborn Lougee, Laconia, N. H.
Residence, 49 South Spring St., Con
cord, N. H.
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Freeman, Zoheth Sparrow
Banker; b., Hyannis, Mass., Dec.
31, 1875; s. Timothy Alden and Mary
Helen (Sparrow) Freeman; tenth gen
eration from Edmund Freeman, Lynn,
Mass., 1635, chief founder of Sand
wich, Mass., the first town on Cape
Cod; and eighth in descent from Major
and Judge John Freeman of Sandwich,
who married Mercy, dau. of Gov.
Thomas Prence and granddaughter of
William Brewster of the Mayflower;
ed. public schools of Concord, N. H.;
commenced business as a clerk in a
private banking house in Concord,
and later filled a minor position in
Hanover Nat'l Bank, New York; later
returned to Concord and held different
positions in the Mechanicks Nat'l
Bank of that city; removed again to
New York and took up the work of
the Credit Department in the Han
over Nat'l Bank; in 1906 elected
cashier of the Merchants Nat'l Bank of
that city, afterwards becoming a direc
tor and vice-president, which positions
he resigned in 1908 when he was made a
director and chosen vice-president of
the Liberty Nat'l Bank, continuing.
till 1915, when he resigned to go into
private life. In the fall of 1917, Mr.
Freeman volunteered his services to
the U. S. government and became
identified with the Alien Property
Custodian's office, in the liquidation of
various German concerns doing busi
ness in this country and finally was
made president of the Translantic
Trust Co., formerly an enemy institu
tion in New York, which position he
now holds; Episcopalian; Republi
can; president Transatlantic Trust
Co. ; director Bank of Alaska, at Skagway, Anchorage, Wrangell and Cor
dova, Alaska; trustee, under the will
of the estate of Samuel L. Clemens
(Mark Twain); member Union League
Club, New York, Bankers' Club of
America, New England Soc, Sons of
the American Revolution, Hahnemann
Hospital, New York; m., Nov. 30,
1899, Grace Watson Hill, dau. Rev.
Howard F. and Laura S. (Tebbetts)
Hill (see p. 186), great granddaughter
Gov. Isaac Hill of New Hampshire;
children: Laura, Mary. Residence,
39 West 55th St., New York City.
Hayes, Frank Lincoln
Superintendent N. H. State House;
b., Dover, N. H., Dec. 18, 1865; s.
Washington Paul and Amanda S.
(Hall) Hayes; ed. public schools,
Dover and Phillips Exeter Academy;
engaged for many years in Dover in
interior decoration and remodelling;
Episcopalian; Republican; member
Dover City council, 1898-1900;
board . of aldermen, 1901-2; mem
ber N. H. house of representatives,
1903; superintendent N. H. State
House, 1915- ; member A. F. & A. M.,
to and including 32d degree, Knight
Templar and Shriner, K. of P.; m.,
July, 1885, Ida M. Winkley. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
Copp, Owen
Physician; b., Salem, N. H., Jan.
12, 1858; s. Millet Goodwin and Row
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
ena (Wentworth) Copp; ed. Dart
mouth College, A.B. 1881, Harvard,
M.D. 1884; assistant physician Taun
ton (Mass.) Insane Hospital, 1885-95;
superintendent Mass. Hospital for
Epileptics, Monson, Mass., 1895-9;
executive secretary, Mass. Board of
Insanity, Boston, 1899-^1911; physi
cian-in-chief and superintendent Pa.
Hospital for Insane, Philadelphia, since
September, 1911; member American
Medico-Psychological Ass'n, N. E.
Soc. Psychiatry and Neurology, etc.;
m., June 15, 1886, Hattie Grace Sar
gent, Methuen, Mass. Address, 44th
and Market Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
Crocker, Herbert Samuel
Civil engineer, b., Haverhill, N. H.,
June 20, 1867; s. Samuel Hooker ana
Abiah W. (Morse) Crocker; ed. public
school and academies, Univ. of Mich.
B.S. in Civil engineering, 1889; drafts
man, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Ry., 1889-91 ; assistant engineer, North
ern Pacific Ry., 1891-4; bridge eng'neer, Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo
y., 1895-6; assistant engineer; Den.
ver, Col., Board of Public Works,
1897-1901; assistant manager, Ameri
can Bridge Co., Chicago, 1901-6;
bridge engineer, Denver City Tramway
Co., 1906-7; in private practice since
Dec., 1907; supervised construction of
all important viaducts in Denver;
member for Colorado board of directors
for Industrial Preparedness; m., April
15, 1905, Edna Louis Mitchell. Res
idence, 1333 Fillmore St., Denver, Col.
Loveland, Israel Albert
Physician; investment banker, real
estate and insurance; b., Gilsum,
N. H., Nov. 3, 1850; s. Israel B. and
Sarah (Thompson) Loveland; ed.
Marlow Academy, Dartmouth Med.
College, M.D. 1874; practiced his
profession in Westmoreland and Gilsum; removed to Keene, N. H., in
1909 and gave up the practice of medi
cine, but retained his membership in
county, state and national medical
societies; in Westmoreland he was
physician to the Cheshire County
Almshouse, and superintendent of
schools; in Gilsum he was postmaster
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and executive officer of the board of
health; since coming to Keene he has
devoted his attention to fire insurance
under the name of Loveland & Hop
kins, the real estate business, and
especially the handling as owner of
extensive timberlands,the selling of high
grade securities and legal and corpora
tion work; Republican; a Freemason
and Granger; official member Grace
M. E. church; president York Corpora
tion Trust and Law Co.; eastern man
aging director Realty Bond Co. of
Minneapolis, Minn.; senior trustee
Securities Co. of Wisconsin under a
trust deed securing a large bond issue,
and holds other important positions
of trust; m., 1st, Oct. 21, 1875, Lucy
Mahala, onlv child of the late Gen.
Daniel W. Bill, d. Nov. 17, 1910, leav
ing two daughters, Fannie V., who
married Don W. Felch of Brattleboro, Vt., and Ada M., wife of W.
Bridge Jones of Keene; 2d, Dec. 11,
1912, Miss Mary Elizabeth Gunn.
Residence, Keene, N. H.
�Hon. Calvin Page
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Page, Calvin
Lawyer; banker; b., North Hamp
ton, N. H., Aug. 22, 1845; s. Simon D.
and Judith (Rollins) Page; ed. Phillips
Exeter Academy, 1863; Harvard Col
lege; studied law with the late Hon.
Albert R. Hatch; admitted to the
N. H. bar in 1868, and commenced
practice in Portsmouth, continuing till
1910, when he retired, as head of the
firm of Page, Bartlett & Mitchell, hav
ing been identified with much impor
tant litigation; Unitarian; Democrat;
chairman Portsmouth high school com
mittee 1883- ; mayor of Portsmouth,
1883- 4, 1899; member of N. H. consti
tutional convention, 1889; member
N. H. state senate, 1893-4, 1917-18;
U. S. Collector of internal revenue,
for Maine, New Hampshire and Ver
mont, eight years, under President
Cleveland; president N. H. Nat'l
Bank, Portsmouth Trust & Guarantee
Co., Granite State Fire Ins. Co., Man
chester & Lawrence R. R., Concord &
Portsmouth R. R., and director Upper
Coos R. R.; member Inter-State
Bridge Commission of Maine and New
Hampshire; president N. H. Bar
Ass'n, 1905, Rockingham Co. Bar
Ass'n, 1917—; member A. F. & A. M.,
K. T. Eminent Commander De Witt
Clinton Commandery, Portsmouth,
three years; Warwick Club; m., Jan.
6, 1870, Arabella J. Moran, Ports
mouth; one daughter, Agnes (Mrs.
John H. Bartlett), b. Aug. 21, 1871.
Residence, Portsmouth, N. H.
Knox, William Franklin
Journalist; b., Boston, Mass., Jan. 1,
1874; s. William E. and Sarah C.
(Barnard) Knox; ed. public schools,
Grand Rapids, Mich.; Alma College,
Mich., A.B„ 1898; employed on Grand
Rapids (Mich.) Herald, 1898-1901;
publisher Sault Ste. Marie (Mich.)
News 1901-12; Manchester, N. H.,
Leader 1912-13; Manchester Union and
Leader since 1913; Congregationalist;
Republican; President Union-Leader
Publishing Co.; member A. F. & A. M.,
32d degree and Shriner, Derryfield and
Tntervale Country clubs, Manchester;
2S
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private 1st U. S. Volunteers (Rough
Riders) in Spanish American War;
major in Mich. N. G., 1908; member
board of U. S. Indian Commissioners by
appointment of President Taft; Chair
man Mich. Republican State Com
mittee, 1910-2, on staff of Gov.
Samuel D. Felker of New Hampshire,
1913; in service in U. S. Army in war
with Germany, major horse section,
battalion of 303d ammunition train,
attached to 78th division; had three
months of front line activity and was
in St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest and
Verdun battles; m., Dec. 28, 1898,
Annie Reid, Alma, Mich. Residence,
Manchester, N. H.
Curtis, Warden Allan
Journalist; author; b., in New Mex
ico, February, 1867; s. Capt. Charles
Albert (U. S. A.) and Harriet Louise
(Hughes) Curtis; ed. University of
Wisconsin, A.B. 1889; engaged on
various newspapers in the West and
South for many years; removed to
Ashland, N. H., some ten years ago,
some time contributor to the Boston
Transcript, and later several years
special correspondent of the Boston
Herald; author, "Strange Adventures
of Mr. Middleton," 1903. Residence,
Ashland, N. H.
Cummings, Edward
Clergyman; b., Colebrook, N. H,
April 20, 1861; s. Edward Norris and
Lucretia Frances (Merrill) Cummings;
ed. Harvard college, A.B. 1883, A.M.,
1885; Harvard Divinity school, 1883-5;
Graduate School (Robert Treat Paine
fellow in social science), 1888-91;
studied sociology in Great Britain,
France, Italy and Germany; instructor
in Sociology, Harvard, 1891-2, asso
ciate professor, 1893-1900; minister
South Congregational Church (Uni
tarian), Boston, since 1900, succeeding
the late Edward Everett Hale; lecturer
on social science ; president Mass. Civic
League, Benevolent Fraternity of Uni
tarian Churches; director Mass. Prison
Ass'n, Watch and Ward Soc, Industrial
Aid Soc, etc.; general secretary World
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Peace Foundation; member Twentieth
Century Club, Boston City Club; m.,
June 25, 1891, Rebecca Haswell Clarke,
Roxbury, Mass. Residence, 104 Irv
ing St., Cambridge, Mass.
Brinley, Godfrey Malbone
Clergyman; educator; b., Perth
Amboy, N. J., Nov. 22, 1864; s.
Edward and Andrewetta Sims (Rowlett) Brinley; ed. The Pingrey School,
New Jersey, St. Paul's School, Con
cord, N. H., Trinity College, Hartford,
Conn., B.A. 1888, A.M. 1895; engaged
in teaching at St. Paul's School, Con
cord, since 1888; Episcopalian; Demo
crat; ordained deacon, Protestant
Episcopal church, 1893; priest, 1897;
chaplain Orphans' Home, Concord,
1915-6; trustee, 1917—. In charge of
the Mission of the Holy Spirit, Danbury, N. H.; founder and president
of St. Paul's School Camp, Danbury;
director of the Missionary Soc. of St.
Paul's School; member Psi Upsilon
Fraternity, University Club, N. Y.
City, Church Club, Manchester, N. H.
Morris Country Club, New Jersey; m.,
June 17, 1902, Elizabeth Agnes, dau.
George Macculloch and Elizabeth
(Hoffman) Miller, New York City;
one daughter, Elizabeth Malbone.
Residence, St. Paul's School, Concord,
N.H.
Davis, Nathaniel French
Educator; b., Lake Village (now
Laconia), N. H., June 11, 1847; s. John
and Rhoda French (Maxfield) Davis;
ed. Brown Univ., A.B. 1870, A.M.
1873; studied at Univ. of Gottingen,
1892-3; LL.D., Colby Univ., 1894; in
engineering department, Providence
Water-Works, 1870-1 ; instructor Riverview Military Academy, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y., 1871-3; vice principal and pro
fessor mathematics, Keystone State
Normal School, Kutztown, Pa., 1873-4;
instructor in Mathematics, Brown
Univ., Providence, R. I., 1874-9,
assistant professor, 1879-89, associate
professor, 1889-90, professor pure math
ematics, 1890-1915, professor emeritus,
1915-; secretary N. E. College En
trance Board, 1902-13, president,
1913-5; member American Mathemati
cal Soc, Mathematical Ass'n of Amer
ica, N. E. Ass'n of Colleges and
Secondary Schools, American Ass'n of
University Professors; fellow American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Con
gregational Club of Rhode Island,
(president 1901-2), Economic and
University Clubs, Providence; m.,
Dec. 23, 1878, Lydia Martin Bellows.
Residence, 159 Brown St., Providence,
R.I.
Davis, Charles Thornton
Lawyer; judge; b., Concord, N. H.,
Jan. 12, 1863; s. Charles Augustine and
Mary (Thornton) Davis; e<i. Harvard,
A.B. 1884; studied law at Harvard Law
School and office of Bacon, Hopkins &
Bacon, Worcester, Mass. Admitted to
Massachusetts bar in 1887, and in
general practice in Boston till 1892; in
Worcester, Mass., 1893-8; chief exam
iner of titles, Metropolitan Water
Board, 1895-8; appointed Judge of
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Massachusetts Land Court upon its
creation in 1898, since continuing;
Episcopalian; Democrat; member A. P.
& A. M., St. Botolph Club; author
"Massachusetts Land Court Decis
ions," 1909; m., Sept. 12, 1888, Frances
P. Anderson, Portland, Me. Resi
dence, Brooklme, Mass.
Currier, Charles Francis Adams
Educator; b., E. Kingston, N. H.,
March 17, 1862; s. Ezra F. and Isabella
T. (Webster) Currier; ed. Harvard,
A.B. 1887, A.M. 1888; studied two
years in Berlin and Paris; professor of
History and Political Science, Mass.
Inst. of Tech. since 1891; chairman
school board, Winchester, Mass., 190112; member American Historical Ass'n;
magazine writer; m., Dec. 26, 1892,
Florence M. Morton, Somerville, Mass.
Residence, Winchester, Mass.
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Education; m., Dec. 25, 1899, A.
Louise McClure, Syracuse, N. Y. Res
idence, Kingston, R. I.
Foote, Arthur Lowell
Lawyer; b., Lewiston, Me., Dec. 25,
1863; s. William Lowell and Elizabeth
Ann (Meserve) Foote; ed. public
schools, Great Falls (Somersworth)
high school, 1883; studied law with
George E. Beacham at Somersworth,
admitted to the bar March 11, 1887,
Cram, William Everett
Farmer; author; b., Hampton Falls,
N. H., June 22, 1871; s. Rev. William
Augustine and Sarah Elizabeth (Blake)
Cram; brother of Ralph Adams Cram;
author, "Little Beasts of Field and
Wood," 1900; "American Animals"
(with Witmer Stone), 1902; "More
Little Beasts of Field and Wood,"
1912; m., June 30, 1909, Esther L. San
born, West Roxbury,Mass. Residence,
Hampton Falls, N. H.
Dickinson, Leonard Perley
Educator; b., Hill, N. H., May 3,
1876; s. Benjamin F. and Margaret
(Wilson) Dickinson; ed. Manchester
high school, 1892, Mass. Inst. Tech.,
1896; instructor in electrical engineer
ing, Univ. of Maine, 1898-9; Manual
Training School, New Haven, Conn.,
1899-1900; Armour Inst. Tech., Chi
cago, 1900-2; assistant professor phy
sics and electrical engineering, Lafay
ette College, Easton, Pa., 1903-9;
professor physics and electrical engi
neering, R. I. State College, since
1909; member Alpha Chi Rho, Ameri
can Institute Electrical Engineers,
Society for Promotion of Engineering
and commenced practice at Sanbornville, N. H., where he has continued;
Episcopalian; Republican; member
Wakefield school board; solicitor for
Carroll County, 1892-4; member N. H.
constitutional convention, 1918; mem
ber A. F. & A. M., I. O. R. M., B. P.
O. E.; trustee Wakefield pub. library;
member legal advisory board and
chairman war instruction board, Car
roll Co.; chairman for Wakefield and
Brookfield Liberty Loan Campaign,
and Carroll Co. chairman for Relief in
the Near East and Red Cross Home
�Hon. Albert O. Brown
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Relief; m., June 15, 1888, Carrie Belle
Sanborn; d., June 13, 1913; one son,
Lowell Sanborn, b. June 2, 1891 (Bowdoin College, 1912), manager Library
Bureau, Denver, Col., m. Grace Mara
Allen, dau. Lewis F. Allen, Salem,
Mass., June 4, 1917, and has one daugh
ter, Grace Shirley. Residence, Sanbornville, N. H.
Brown, Albert Oscar
Lawyer; banker; b., Northwood,
N. H., July 15, 1853; s. Charles O.
and Sarah E. (Langmaid) Brown; ed.
Coes Northwood Academy, 1874;
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1878, A.M.
1911; Boston University Law School,
LL.B. 1884; admitted to N. H. bar
in 1884, and in practice in Manchester
till 1912, having been a member suc
cessively of the firms of Burnham &
Brown; Burnham, Brown & Warren, and
Burnham, Brown, Jones & Warren;
special counsel for New Hampshire in
railroad tax appeals in Supreme Court,
1910-11; Congregationalist; Repub
lican; chairman, N. H. Tax Commis
sion since 1911; president N. H. con
stitutional convention, 1918; president
Amoskeag Savings Bank, 1905-12;
treasurer and secretary since 1912;
director Amoskeag Nat'I Bank, Man
chester Traction Light & Power Co.,
clerk, John B.Varick Co. ; member N. H.
Bankers Ass'n, Nat'I Tax Ass'n, Ass'n
N. E. Tax Officials, executive commit
tee, U. S. Council of State Banking
Ass'ns., N.H.Bar Ass'n, A. F.&A.M.,
PsiUpsilon, Derryfield Club, Manches
ter; trustee Dartmouth College, Coes
Northwood Academy, president; m.,
Dec. 20, 1888, Susie J. Clark, Ayer,
Mass. Residence, Manchester, N. II.
Mead, Edwin Doak
Author; lecturer; b. Chesterfield,
N. H., Sept. 29, 1849; s. Bradley and
Sarah (Stone) Mead; ed. public schools
and academies; worked in youth on a
farm and in a store; entered employ of
Ticknor & Fields, publishers, Boston, in
1866; studied in Europe, 1875-9; since
engaged in lecturing and literary work;
editor New England Magazine several
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years; some time president Mass. Good
Citizenship Soc, also of American Free
Religious Ass'n, and Twentieth Cen
tury Club; director World Peace
Foundation; delegate American Peace
Soc. to Congresses of Glasgow, Rouen,
Lucerne, Munich and London ; chairman
executive committee, 13th International
Peace Congress, Boston, 1904; author,
"Martin Luther—A Study of the
Reformation," "The Philosophy of
Carlyle " "The Roman Church and the
Public Schools," "Organize the World,"
"The Influence of Emerson," "The
Principles of the Founders," etc.; re
ceived honorary A.M., Dartmouth,
1913; m., Sept. 29, 1898, Lucia True
Ames. Residence, 19 Euston St.,
Brookline, Mass.
Mead, Lucia True Ames
Author; lecturer; b., Boscawen,
N. H., May 5, 1856; dau. Nathan P.
and Elvira Ames; conducted classes in
Nineteenth Century Thought in Bos
ton, and lectured on economic and
social questions and international arbi
tration, for many years; delegate to
several peace congresses; national secre
tary Woman's Peace Party; member
Twentieth Century Club; author,
"Great Thoughts for Little Thinkers,"
"Memoirs of a Millionaire," "To
Whom Much is Given," "Primer of the
Peace Movement," "Patriotism and
the New Internationalism," "Swords
and Ploughshares," etc.; m., Sept. 29,
1898. (See preceding sketch.)
Dixon, Frank Haigh
Educator; b., Winona, Minn., Oct. 8;
1869; s. Alfred C. and Caroline Dixon;
ed. Univ. of Mich., Ph.B., 1892, Ph.D.
1895; instructor in history and assist
ant professor of economics, Univ.
of Mich., 1896-8; assistant professor
economics, Dartmouth College, 18981908; professor since; secretary Amos
Tuck School of Administration and
Finance, Dartmouth, 1900-4; expert
U. S. Interstate Commerce Com.,
1907-8; chief statistician Bureau
Railway Economics, 1910- ; member
American Economic Ass'n; American
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Statistical Ass'n, etc.; executive com
mittee public safety, 1917-; author
"State Railroad Control," 1896; m.,
April 17, 1900, Alice L. Tucker, Han
over. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Greer, Benjamin Fuller
Merchant and lumberman; b., Goffstown, N. 11., Jan. 20, 1864; s. Benjamin
and Elizabeth M. (Fuller) Greer; ed.
public schools and Pinkerton Academy,
Derry, N. H.; engaged on farm till
twenty-one years of age; merchant in
general store for eighteen years; since
then extensively engaged in lumbering;
Baptist; Progressive Republican ; super
visor, member school board six years;
appointed postmaster at Grasmere
(Goffstown) in 1887, holding till 1904
when he resigned; member N. H. house
of representatives from Goffstown
1901-2, serving on committee on in
corporations; N. H. state senate, 190910, on same committee; executive coun
cil, 1911-2, chairman committee on
finance; candidate for U. S. Senator on
Progressive ticket, 1914; delegate to
Progressive national convention, 1916,
N. H. constitutional convention, 1918;
member A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F. and
P. of H.; m., June 8, 1892, Florence A.
Chappell, Manchester; children, two
sons living, Benjamin Fuller, Jr., serv
ing with A. E. F. in France, and Ray
mond Chase, Corp. U. S. T. D., Han
over. Residence, Grasmere (Goffs
town), N. H.
Nichols, William Theophilus
Journalist; author; b., Cincinnati, O.,
March 31, 1863 ; s. William N. and Isabel
M. (Blackman) Nichols; ed. Cincinnati
high school, Yale College, A.B., 1884;
on editorial staff New Haven Morning
News, 1884-7, New York Times, 188793, Cincinnati Tribune, 1894; manag
ing editor Manchester Union, 18961910; engaged in literary work till 1915;
managing editor Manchester Union
since; author, "The War for the Island,"
"Making Good " "The Safety First
Club," "The Safety First Club and the
Flood"; Congregationalism Democrat;
member Derryfield and Intervale Coun
try clubs, Manchester; m., Nov. 18,
1896, Helen F. Hull, Cincinnati, O.;
two children, Florence Hull, b. Oct.
18, 1897 (National School of Domestic
Arts, Washington, 1918) ; Leverett Hull,
b. Oct. 14, 1901 (Norwich University
and U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Class of 1922). Residence, Manches
ter, N. H.
McDougall, Henry C.
Clergyman; b., Ypsilanti, Mich.,
Nov. 22, 1850; s. George and Mary
(Muir) McDougall; ed. Mich. State
Normal School, Ypsilanti, 1872; Univ.
of Mich., A.B., 1877; Harvard Di
vinity School, 1886; principal high
school, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1878-9,
Princeton, Ill., 1879-82; ordained to
the ministry, Rockland, Mass., Oct.
6, 1886; held pastorates at Rockland,
Mass., 1886-90, Madison, Wis., 1891;
Marblehead, Mass., 1892-9, Frank
lin, N. H., since 1899; Unitarian, In
dependent Republican; minister at
large for New Hampshire since 1907;
secretary N. H. Unitarian Ass'n since
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1899; member boards of education in
Rockland, Mass., Marblehead, Mass.,
and Franklin, N. H.; president Board
of Trustees, Proctor Academy; m.,
July 23, 1890, Marion H. Gleason
Abington, Mass.; children, James G.,
captain coast artillery, U. S. service in
France; Kenneth, lieutenant aviation
corps, U. S. service in France. Resi
dence, Franklin, N. H.
Emerson, Benjamin Kendall
Geologist; b., Nashua, N. H., Dec.
20, 1843; s. Benjamin F. and Elisabeth
(Kendall) Emerson; ed. Amherst Col
lege, A.B. 1865; Universities of Gottingen and Berlin, Ph.D. 1870; LL.D.
Amherst, 1914; instructor in geology,
Amherst 1870-2, professor of Geology
and mineralogy, 1872-1917, since then
professor emeritus; professor same in
Smith College, 1878-1912; assistant
geologist, U. S. Geological Survey,
1890-6, since then geologist; member
International Geological Congress, St.
Petersburg, 1897 (vice-president) fellow
American Academy Arts and Sciences,
(vice-president 1896); American Geo
logical Soc, American Philosophical
Soc, Washington Academy Sciences;
m., 1st, April 2, 1873, Mary Annette
Hopkins, d. July 31, 1895; 2d, Sept. 4,
1901, Anna H. Seelye, Amherst, Mass.
Residence, 529 West 11th St., New
York City.
Ferry, Edwin Sidney
Physicist; b., Croydon, N. H., June
14, 1868; s. Harvey S. and Hattie W.
(Eastman) Ferry; ed. Cornell Univ.,
B.S". 1889; graduate student, 1891-3;
fraduate student and fellow in physics,
ohns Hopkins, 1893-4; graduate stu
dent, Upsala, Sweden, 1897-8; pro
fessor of physics, Purdue Univ., In
diana, since 1899; member Delta
Kappa Epsilon, Signa Xi, American
Physical Soc, American Electro
chemical Soc, etc.; author "Elemen
tary Dynamics," 1906, "Practical
Physics, 1907; "Pyrometry," 1917;
m., Aug. 21, 1900, Ruth M. White,
Ithaca, N. Y. Residence, Lafayette,
Ind.
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Meader, John Levi
Manufacturer; b., Gonic (Rochester),
N. H., Sept. 11, 1878; s. John E. and
Clara E. (Varney) Meader; ed. public
schools, Rochester, and Moses Brown
School, Providence, R. I.; after leaving
school. entered employ of. the Gonic
Mfg. Co., learning the practical end of
the business in the different depart
ments; seven years superintendent
previous to July, 1915, when he be
came agent, now holding that position;
in religion affiliated with the Friends;
Republican; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1907-8; mayor of
Rochester, 1917; member N. H. senate,
1919-20; member Republican State
Committee and chairman Rochester
City Committee since 1915; director,
clerk and agent Gonic Mfg. Co.;
director Peoples Building and Loan
Ass'n; director and treasurer Gonic
Cemetery Ass'n; member A. F. & A. M.
lodge, chapter, council, commandery
and shrine; U. O. A. M.; m., Oct. 18,
1900, Lila Anna Malvern, Chicago,
Ill. ; children, Lois Julia, b. Oct. 2, 1901 ;
�Hon. Arthur M. Heard
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Clara Lola, Oct. 31, 1902; Ann Lela,
Aug. 23, 1916. Residence. Gonic,
N.H.
Heard, Arthur Marston
Banker; bu Sandwich, N. H., Feb.
13, 1866; s. William Andrew and Emily
(Marston) Heard; ed. Tilton Seminary,
1884; Amherst College, 1888; clerk
First National Bank, Arkansas City,
Kan., 1889-93; national bank examiner,
1893-5; cashier Merchants National
Bank, Manchester, 1896-1901 ; Cashier
Amoskeag National Bank, 1902-5;
president since July, 1905; president
Peoples Gas Light Co. ; director Federal
Reserve Bank, Boston, N. H. Fire
Ins. Co. (finance committee); Man
chester & Lawrence R. R., Concord &
Montreal R. R.; trustee Amoskeag
Savings Bank, Peoples Savings Bank,
member executive committee, N. H.
Committee on Public Safety, 1917-;
Massachusetts Commandery Loyal
Legion; A. F, & A. M. (32d degree),
Exchange and Union Clubs, Boston;
Derryfield and Intervale Clubs, Man
chester; Country Club, Nashua; Congregationalist; Democrat; m., June 12,
1895, Ora B. Farrar, Arkansas City,
Kan. ; children, Marston, b. Dec. 2, 1897
(Harvard, 1920) 2d lieuV U. S. Field
Artillery; Carlton Farrar, b. March 24,
1900 (Amherst, 1921). Student Army
Training Corps. Residence, 726 Chest
nut St., Manchester, N. H.; office, 875
Elm St.
Rainie, Herbert Williamson
Lawyer; b., Aberdeen, Scotland,
March 28, 1884; s. William and Jane
(Michie) Rainie; came to America with
his parents in 1891; ed. public schools
of Concord, N. H., Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1906; Harvard Law School, LLS.
1910; admitted to the bar and settled
in practice in Concord, where he con
tinues; Methodist; Republican; clerk
of Union School District, Concord,
1916-; elected solicitor of Merrimack
County for two years in November,
1918, secretary Concord Board of
Trade, 1918-; treasurer Concord
Charity Organization; member Wono-
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lancet Club; m., Sept. 29, 1915, Ruth
Mildred Garland. As an avocation
Mr. Rainie has been greatly interested
in music, both vocal and instrumental
and is well known as a baritone singer
and cornetist; is choir director at the
Baker Memorial M. E. church of
Concord, a member of the Capital
Quartette, and a composer of some note.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Fairbanks, Arthur
Educator; art director; b., Han
over, N. H., Nov. 13, 1864; s. Prof.
Henry and Annie S. (Noyes) Fair
banks; ed. Dartmouth College, A.B.,
1886; Yale Divinity School, 1887-8,
Union Theological Seminary, N. Y.,
1888-9; Berlin and Freiburg, 1889-90,
Ph.D., Freiburg, 1890; Litt.D., Dart
mouth, 1909; instructor in Greek and
logic, assistant professor German,
Dartmouth, 1890-2; lecturer on social
science and the philosophy of religion,
Yale 1892-4, instructor in compara
tive religion, 1894-9; acting assistant
professor ancient philosophy, Cornell,
1899-1900; professor Greek literature
and archeology, Univ. of Iowa, 19006; professor Greek and Greek arche
ology, Univ. of Mich., 1906-7; director
Boston Museum of Fine Arts since
August, 1907; member American Phil
osophical Ass'n, Archeological Insti
tute of America, etc.; author various
sociological and philosophical treatises,
and contributor to religious and
philosophical publications; m., May 2,
1889, Elizabeth L. Moody, Hanover,
N. H. Residence, 26 Elmwood Ave.,
Cambridge, Mass.
Blakely, Quincy
Clergyman; b., Campton, N. H.j
April 12, 1872; s. Rev. Quincy and
Gertrude (Sykes) Blakely; ed. Dart
mouth College, A.B.j 1894 (Phi Beta
Kappa), Yale Divinity School, B.D.
1898; ordained and installed pastor
Congregational church, South Glaston
bury, Conn., Nov. 4, 1898; pastor
Farmington, Conn., since 1905; mem
ber Delta Kappa Epsilon, Casque and
Gauntlet fraternities; Twentieth Cen
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tury Club, Hartford, Conn; m., Oct.
10, 1900, Mary Twitchell. Residence,
Farmington, Conn.
Lee, William Andrew
Plumbing and heating contractor; b.,
Concord, N. H., April 10, 1861; s.
John J. and Kate (Coughlin) Lee; ed.
public schools of Concord; learned the
plumber's trade in early life and has
been extensively engaged as a contrac
tor in plumbing and heating for many
years past; Catholic; Democrat; mem
ber Concord city council two years,
board of Aldermen eight years, assessor
ten years, under the old city charter
member N. H. house of representatives
1913-14, 1915-16, 1917-18, 1919-20
N. H. constitutional convention, 1918
president and treasurer Lee Bros. Co.
member Concord Board of Trade
m., Oct. 10, 1883, Johannah Kelley
Northfield, Vt.; one son, John J., b
Nov. 4, 1893 (ed. Concord public
schools and business college), deputy
collector U. S. Internal Revenue,
Portsmouth. Residence, Concord, N.H.
Fisk, Daniel Moses
Clergyman; educator; b., New Hamp
ton, NY H., April 10, 1846; s. Rev.
Ebenezer and Miriam A. (Gordon)
Fisk; ed. Brown Univ.; Ph.B. 1869,
A.M. 1876; Ph.D., Findlay College,
1890; D.D., Hillsdale, 1897; ordained
to the Congregational ministry, 1886;
professor biology, Hillsdale College,
Michigan, 1872-86; pastor Jackson,
Mich., 1886-91; First Church, Toledo,
O., 1891-7; Compton Hill church,
St. Louis, Mo., 1897-9; First Church,
Topeka, Kan., 1899-1902; professor
sociology, Washburn College, Top
eka, Kan., 1899-; dean department
of Bible and social service, 1913-;
author, "Introduction to Sociology,"
"Rise of Democracy in Church and
State," etc.; member American Socio
logical Soc; m., 1st, Aug. 29, 1870,
Alma H. Moore, Wilton, N. H.,
d.; 2d, June 15, 1911, L. Louise Fox,
Topeka. Residence, 1516 College Ave.,
Topeka, Kan.
Crafts Albert Barnard
Lawyer; b., Milan, N. H., Sept. 4,
1851; s. Frederick A. and Maria L.
(Soule) Crafts; ed. Wesleyan Univ.,
A.B. 1871, A.M. 1874; taught school
in Connecticut, 1871-2; studied law;
admitted to the R. I. bar 1875; prac
ticed first in Westerly, R. I.; in Provi
dence since 1906; Republican; member
R. I. house of representatives, 1904-6;
member Alpha Delta Phi, R. I. Bar
Ass'n, Edgewood Yatch Club; m., 1st,
Oct. 1, 1881, Jennie Louise Blake, d.
Nov. 19, 1884; 2d, Dec. 17, 1892,
Mary A. Stark. Residence, Edgewood, Providence, R. I.
Fiske, Amos Kidder
Journalist; author; b., Whitefield,
N. H.. May 12, 1842; s. Henry and
Lucinda (Keyes) Fiske; ed. Harvard,
A.B. 1866, A.M. 1869; associated with
George Ticknor Curtis in preparation
of Life of Daniel Webster; on editorial
staff of N. Y. Times, twenty-two
years, N. Y. Mail and Express, 19002; associate editor N. Y. Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
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since January, 1903; author "Mid
night Talks at the Club," 1890;
"Beyond the Bourn," 1S91; "The
Jewish Scriptures," 1896; "The Myths
of Israel," 1897; "The Story of the
Philippines," 1897; "The Modern
Bank," 1904; "Honest Business,"
1914. etc.; m., Oct. 27, 1870, Caroline
Child. Residence, 144 East 45th St.,
New York City.
Farley, Frank Edgar
Educator; b., Manchester, N. H.,
April 25, 1868; s. George W. and
Lucina C. (Baker) Farley; ed. Harvard
Univ., A.B. 1893, A.M. 1894, Ph.D.
1897; assistant in English, Harvard,
1893-5; Radcliffe, 1894-7; instructor
in English, Haverford College, 1897-8;
instructor, associate professor and pro
fessor of English, Syracuse Univ.,
1898-1903; professor of English, Sim
mons College since Oct. 1, 1903;
author "An Advanced English Gram
mar," 1913; m., Aug. 5, 1903, Mrs.
Amy Elwell Crane, St. Louis, Mich.
Residence, 108 Fuller St., Brookline,
Mass.
Ferguson, Frank William
Architect; b., Portsmouth. N. H.,
Nov. 3, 1861; s. Stephen and Martha
M. (Marden) Ferguson; ed. public
schools and Dartmouth College, scien
tific department; member firm of
Cram & Ferguson, architects of build
ings at U. S. Military Academy, St.
Thomas church, New York, Rice
Institute, Texas, Princeton Univ.,
Williams College, etc., fellow American
Institute of Architects, Boston Soc. of
Architects, Beta Theta Pi; m., Oct. 28,
1891, Elizabeth Clark Gardner, Ports
mouth, N. H.; d. 1896. Address, 15
Beacon St., Boston, Mass.; 33 West
42d St., New York.
Ernst, Clayton Holt
Journalist; b., Franconia, N. H.,
Dec. 29, 1886; s. Frederick William
and Emeline (Holt) Ernst; ed. Har
vard, A.B., 1910; Congregationalist;
member Delta Upsilon; district com
missioner Boy Scouts of America;
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author (with Norman B. Cole, M.D.)
"First Aid for Boys," 1917; short
story contributor to magazines; assist
ant editor, The Youth's Companion,
Boston, since 1911. Residence, 34
Harrington St., Newton, Mass.
Young, James Burlington
B., Glasgow, Scotland, March 4,
1864; s. Alexander and Arabella (Mc11roy) Young; came to America in
early life; ed. Rochester public schools;
engaged in teaming and advertising;
Methodist; Republican; member Roch
ester City council six years; com
missioner for Strafford county since
1915; Mayor, Rochester, 1918; mem
ber Humane Lodge, No. 21, A. F. &
A. M.; Rising Sun Lodge, No. 7,
K. of P., Chancellor Commander four
terms; Rochester Commandery, Golden
Cross, No. 50, past commander;
Rochester Grange, No. 86, master
three terms; district deputy N. H.
State Grange four years; m., August
29, 1890, Lillian J. Evans. Residence,
Rochester, N. H.
�Fred Williams Story
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Story, Fred Williams
Telephone business; b., Hopkinton,
N. H., Dec. 9, 1861; s. David Burnham
and Sarah J. (French) Story; ed. public
schools, Hopkinton, Lake Village and
Laconia, N. H.; Unitarian; director
N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co. of
Massachusetts and assistant to the
president, director Southern Mass.
Telephone & Telegraph Co.; president
Aroostook Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
Moosehead Telephone Co., Maine Tele
phone & Telegraph Co. (all in Maine),
Coos Telephone Co., Winnepesaukee
Telephone Co., N. H., Franklin County
Telephone Co., Vt.; vice-president
White Mountain Telephone Co., and
Carroll County Telephone Co., N. H.
Gramill Telephone Co., N. Y. Heath
Telephone Co., Mass., Connecticut
Valley Telephone Co. and White River
Valley Telephone Co., Vt.; member
Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M.,
N. H. Consistory, S. P. R. S., 32°;
Union Royal Arch chapter, Pilgrim
Commandery, K. T., Mt. Washington
Chapter, O. E. S., Bektash Temple,
N. M. S.; Exchange Club, City Club,
Chamber of Commerce, Boston, Mass. ;
m., Dec. 6, 1887, Dolly Frances Wentworth, dau. Col. Joseph and Sarah
Payson (Jones) Wentworth, Concord,
N. H. Residence, Boston, Mass., and
272 Pleasant St., Laconia, N. H.
Goddard, Christopher Marsh
Engineer; b., Claremont, N. H., April
16, 1856 ;s. Edward L. and Elizabeth P.
Marsh Goddard; ed. Episcopal Acad
emy, Cheshire, Conn. ; Dartmouth Col
lege, B.S. 1877; teacher Natural
Sciences, Episcopal Academy, 18771880; with Hatch & Foote, bankers,
New York, 1880-5; electrical engineer,
Plainfield, N. J., 1885-90; active in
promoting adoption of the Nation
al Electrical Code and insurance
rating fire prevention work; Congregationalist; Republican; member
Council Underwriters' Laboratories,
Chicago; National Fire Protection
Ass'n (president 1908-9, executive
committee. 1902-15); American In
stitute Electrical Engineers; Mass.
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State Fire Protection Ass'n; m., Feb.
14, 1882, Emillie Georgette Brandner,
Brooklyn, N. Y. Residence, Newton
Center, Mass.
Gage, Walter Boutwell
Educator; b., Nashua, N. H., April
21, 1872; s. Minot Gardner and Ellena
(Boutwell) Gage; ed. Phillips Exeter
Academy, 1890; Harvard, A.B. 1894;
Unitarian; Republican; instructor
Huckley School, Tarrytown, N. Y.,
1900-8; headmaster since 1908; m.,
June 28, 1900, Florence Davis, Syra
cuse, N. Y. Residence, Tarrytown,
N. Y.
Foster, Joseph
Rear Admiral, U. S. N. (retired);
b., Gloucester, Mass., June 7, 1841;
s. Joseph and Adelaide Coues (Spald
ing) Foster; ed. public and private
schools, Portsmouth, N. H.; entered
U. S. Navy, Oct. 3, 1862; appointed
acting assistant paymaster, Oct. 19,
1863; transferred to the regular navy,
Oct. 10, 1866; advanced through vari
ous grades and made pay-director with
rank of captain, Aug. 27, 1901; ap
pointed rear admiral and retired after
40 years service, Dec. 9, 1902; served
during the Civil War in South Atlantic
Blockading Squadron; Republican;
member Portsmouth, N. H., Board of
Instruction, 1909-13; member N. H.
Historical Soc, N. E. Historic-Gen
ealogical Soc, G. A. R.. S. A. R.,
Loyal Legion, Soc. of Colonial Wars,
etc.; m., 1st, Oct. 1, 1875, Helen
Dickey, Lowell, Mass., d. March 27,
1904; 2d, March 17, 1906, Josephine
Hunt, Broxbourne, Eng. Residence,
298 Middle St., Portsmouth, N. H.
Gallagher, Thomas
Congressman; b., Concord, N. H.,
June 6, 1850; s. John and Margaret
(Tighe) Gallagher; ed. public schools;
removed to Chicago in 1886; engaged
in mercantile business: Catholic;
Democrat; member Chicago City
Council, 1893-7; board of education
1897-1903 (vice-president, three years) ;
ex-chairman Cook County Democratic
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Central Committee;
representative
from 8th Illinois District, U. S. house
of representatives, since 1909; m.,
Oct. 12, 1886, Margaret Barsh, Chi
cago. Residence, 522 South Sagamon
St., Chicago.
Winslow, Sherburn J.
General business; b., Nottingham,
N. H., March 16, 1834, but removed
to Pittsfield in infancy; s. Josiah and
Ruth (Tucker) Winslow; ed. public
schools and Pittsfield, Pembroke and
New London Academies; engaged in
farming and teaching until forty years
of age, after which engaged extensively
in lumbering and contracting; con
structed the water-works for Merri
mack County at Boscawen, also had
charge of construction of the Pittsfield
and Tilton water-works; in 1894, when
the concern was in financial straits,
became treasurer of the Exeter Mfg.
Co., and raised the necessary funds to
put it "on its feet," paying the first
dividend for years in 1896; treasurer,
without bond, of the Crockertown
Lumber Co., spending 9200,000 an
nually; Episcopalian (warden and
treasurer of St. Stephens Church,
Pittsfield, for years); Republican (last
survivor of the organizers of the party
in Pittsfield, and has voted for every
Republican candidate for President);
member N. H. house of representatives,
1899-1901 ; chairman selectmen, 19056, town treasurer, 1909-13; member
school board many years; president
Pittsfield Aqueduct Co., Pittsfield Gas
Co.; director Sun rook Valley and
Peterboro & Hillsboro R. R.; treasurer
Pittsfield Savings Bank since 1897,
deposits doubling in the time; member
Corinthian Lodge, A. F. & A. M.,
Pittsfield; Wonolancet Club, Concord;
m., March 19, 1860, Margaret Dennison; two daughters, Cora and Nellie—
Mrs. James L. Hook and Mrs. Frank
H. Sargent, M. D. ; one granddaughter,
Margaret L. Hook. Residence, Pitts
field, N. H.
Foster, Herbert Darling
Educator; b., West Newbury, Mass.,
June 22, 1863; s. Davis and Harriet
Louisa (Darling) Foster; ed. Dart
mouth College, A.B., 1885; Harvard
Graduate School, 1891-3, A.M. 1892;
Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland, Litt.D.
1909; professor English and history,
Worcester, Mass., Academy, 1885-91;
professor of history, Dartmouth Col
lege since 1894, having spent a year
previous in European study; editor
"A History Syllabus for Secondary
Schools," 1904; "The Records of the
Town of Hanover 1761-1818 " 1905;
"A Syllabus of European History"
(with S. B. Fay), 1916, etc.; m.,
July 7, 1897, Lillian Darlington Smith,
Liverpool, Eng. Residence, Hanover,
N.H.
Flanders, James Greeley
Lawyer; b., New London, N. H.,
Dec. 13, 1844; s. Walter Powers and
Susan Everett (Greeley) Flanders;
ed. Yale, A.B. 1867; Columbia Law
School, 1869; located in practice in
Milwaukee, Wis.; member Milwaukee
school board, 1875-7; Wisconsin As
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sembly, 1877; delegate Democratic
National Convention, 1896; president
Yale Alumni Association of Wisconsin,
1899-1904; member Milwaukee Bar
Ass'n, Wisconsin Bar Ass'n (president
1909-10), American Bar Ass'n; presi
dent Milwaukee Public Library, 19117, University Club, 1900-2; m., June
18, 1873, Mary C. Harvey. Residence,
161 Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.
French, Leigh Hill
Physician; soldier; capitalist.; b.,
Dover. N. H., Oct. 1, 1863; s. George
F. and Clara Shackford (Hill) French;
ed. Portland, Me., high school, Univ.
of Minn., M.D. 1894; practiced med
icine in Washington, 1897; captain
and inspector of rifle practice, 1898;
major 3d Cavalry, U. S. N. (Rough
Riders), 1898; studied law and ad
mitted to the bar 1902; engaged in
development of Alaska through build
ing of railways and hydraulic running
water-ways; president New Rochelle
Home for the Aged; member Loyal
Legion, Arctic Brotherhood, American
Institute Mining Engineers; Athletic,
Larchmont and Huguenot Clubs, New
York; Cosmos, Chevy Chase and
Army and Navy, Washington; author,
"Home Nuggets," 1902; "Seward's
Land of Gold," 1905: appointed lieu
tenant commander U. S. N., and as
signed to American embassy, Paris,
France, as naval attache^ 1918; m.,
June 27, 1893, Blanche W. Culbertson,
Louisville, Ky. Residence, 116 East
58th St., New York, N. Y.
Emery, Natt Morrill
Educator; b., Suncook, N. H.,
April 16, 1875; s. Natt B. and Abbie
H. (Sargent) Emery; ed. Pembroke
Academy, 1891; Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1895; M.A. Lehigh Univ.,
1899; Litt.D., business college, 1916;
instructor, Tilton Seminary, Tilton,
N. H., 1895-6; instructor in English,
Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, Pa., 18961902; registrar, 1899-1912; assistant
to president, 1907-10; vice-president,
1910-; member Phi Beta Kappa;
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m., June 23, 1904, Bertha Elizabeth
Snyder. Residence, 137 East Mar
ket St., Bethlehem, Pa.
Emerson, Abraham Fitts
Banker; b., Candia, N. H., June 19,
1864; s. Moses Fitts and Abbie (Patten)
Emerson; ed. public schools; entered
employ of First National Bank and
Merrimack River Savings Bank, Man
chester, October, 1884; trustee Merri
mack River Savings Bank since April,
1893; secretary of the board since
April, 1895; assistant treasurer Mer
rimack River Savings Bank since
April, 1916; acting treasurer N. H.
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts, 1895-8; treasurer Northern Tel
egraph Co. of New Hampshire; di
rector of Manchester Y. M. C. A.,
1902-13; member and treasurer Man
chester Food Committee, 1917-18;
member Manchester Board of Com
merce, Historic Ass'n, Institute of
Arts and Sciences; interested in agri
culture and forestry, and was among
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the first to recognize the importance of
conservation and reforestation; set
out, under the direction of State
Forester Hirst, a large number of
white pines on the family estate at
Candia, N. H.; Congregationalist
Republican; member A. F. & A. M.
m., May 29, 1895, Emma Etta Smith
children, Howard Patten, b. Dec. 21
1901; Walter Robie, Sept. 10, 1903
Marion, May 27, 1908; Richard Lane,
March 12, 1912. Residence, Manches
ter, N. H.
Durrell, Jesse Murton
Clergyman; b., Boston, Mass., June
26, 1843; s. WOliam Henry and Sarah
(Averill) Durrell; descendant of Philip
Durrell, who emigrated from the Isle
of Guernsey and settled in the Piscataqua region previous to 1679, and
of his son, Maj. Benjamin Durrell, of
Revolutionary fame; ed. Eliot School
and Boston Latin School, Boston,
Mass., Tilton Seminary, 1869; Boston
Univ. School of Theology, 1873. Pre
vious to his course at Tilton and the
Divinity school, studied dentistry and
practiced for four years, then, feeling
a call to the ministry, prepared as be
fore noted; while studying at Tilton
preached as supply for the Methodist
churches in Tilton and Runiney, and
for the Allen St. Church in New Bed
ford, Mass., while a student in Boston;
joined the N. H. Conference in 1869;
ordained deacon in 1871 and elder in
1873, spending a year following in
European travel and study; pastor,
Bristol, N. H., 1874-6, Wesley Church,
Haverhill, Mass., 1877-8, Rochester,
N. H., 1879-81; travelled in the East,
1882; pastor St. John's Church, Dover,
1883-5; Garden St. Church, Lawrence,
Mass., 1886-8; St. Paul's, Manchester,
N. H., 1889-90; President N. H. Con
ference Seminary and Female College
(Tilton Seminary), 1891-5; pastor
Main St. Church, Nashua, 1896-1900;
Grace Church, Keene, 1901-2; super
intendent Dover District, N. H. M. E.
Conference, 1903-4; field agent, Tilton
Seminary, since 1905, having com
pleted the task of raising a fund of
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$150,000 for the seminary, with an
excess of $30,000 in the spring of
1918; Methodist; Republican; member
Nashua school board, 1899-1900; pres
ident trustees of Tilton Seminary;
member Olive Branch Lodge, A. F. &
A. M., Plymouth, N. H.; Temple
R. A. Chapter, Rochester; St. Paul
Commandery, K. T., Dover; Israel
Hunt Royal and Select Masters,
Aaron Hughes Lodge of Perfection
14th degree A. A. S. R.; Oriental Coun
cil of Jerusalem 16th degree; St. George
Chapter Rose Croix, 18th degree; N. H.
Consistory 32nd degree, Nashua; Peabody Chapter, O. E. S., Tilton; VeteranAss'n,A.F.&A.M., Concord; Chap
lain Grand Chapter R. A. M., Grand
Council R. & S. M., St. George Chap
ter Rose Croix, and Veteran Masons
Ass'n m., July 23, 1878, Irene Sarah
Clark, Plymouth, N. H.; d. Nov. 9,
1914. Residence, Tilton, N. H.
Gerould, John Hiram
Educator; b., Stoddard, N. H., Oct.
2, 1868; s. Rev. Samuel L. and Laura
Etta (Thayer) Gerould; ed. Dart
mouth College, Litt.B. 1890; Harvard
A.B. 1892 A.M. 1893, Ph.D. 1895
traveled and studied in Europe, 1898-9
teacher natural sciences, Burr and Bur
ton Seminary, Manchester, Vt., 1890-1,
associate professor zoology, Dart
mouth 19-; Congregationalist; mem
ber American Genet c Ass'n, American
Soc. Zoologists, American Soc. Natu
ralists, American Ass'n for Advance
ment of Science, Kappa Kappa Kappa;
m., July 2, 1902, Adah May Hasbrook,
Minneapolis, Minn.; children, May Fos
ter, b. Aug. 13, 1903; Elizabeth,
Sept. 20, 1904; Virginia, Dec. 10, 1908.
Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Rotch, William Boylston
Journalism and Insurance; b., Am
herst, N. H., June 6, 1859; s. Albert A.
and Helen (Boylston) Rotch; descend
ant of the Boylston family who were
among the early settlers of Boston,
Mass.; ed. public schools of Amherst;
learned the newspaper business in
youth in the office of the Farmers'
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Cabinet at Amherst, since removed to
Milford, of which he has been editor
and publisher since 1891; also engaged
in insurance business; Congregationalist; Republican; member N. H. house
of representatives from Amherst, 1895,
also town clerk and collector, and first
president Amherst Improvement Soc.
which he organized; since removal to
Milford president Milford improve
ment Soc, secretary and president
Milford Republican Club; member
N. H. constitutional convention, 1902;
director City Guaranty Savings Bank,
Nashua; three years secretary to
Congressman Currier at Washington;
member Republican State Committee
since 1912, and member executive
committee; I. O. O. F.; m., Oct. 10,
1884, Grace Marston Burrell, Wey
mouth, Mass.; one son, Arthur Boylston, b. March 24, 1887, (Dartmouth,
1908) now in the publishing business
with his father, m. April 9, 1910,
Serena H. Elliman, New York; one
son, William Boylston, 2d. Residence,
Milford, N. H.
Gerould, James Thayer
Librarian; b., Goffstown, N. H.,
Oct. 3, 1872; s. Rev. Samuel L. and
Laura Etta (Thayer) Gerould; ed.
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1895; as
sistant librarian General Theological
Seminary, New York, 1896-7; depart
ment chief, Columbia Univ. Library,
1897-1900; librarian Univ. of Mo.,
1900-6; Univ. of Minn., 1906—; Fellow
American Library Institute; member
Bibliographical Soc. of America,
American Library Ass'n, Delta Kappa
Epsilon; director of Chapters, northern
division, American Red Cross; director
Minneapolis Associated Charities;
Episcopalian; Democrat; m., Sept.
18, 1900, Mary A. Chamberlain, Ches
ter, N. Y. Residence, 2022 Second
Ave., S., Minneapolis, Minn.
Gerould, Gordon Hall
Educator; b., Goffstown, N. H.,
Oct. 4, 1877; s. Rev. Samuel L. and
Laura Etta (Thayer) Gerould; ed.
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1899; Litt.
B., Oxford Univ., England, 1901;
instructor in English, Bryn Mawr Col
lege, 1901-2; associate professor Eng
lish philosophy, 1902-5; assistant pro
fessor English, Princeton Univ., 190516; professor English since 1916;
author, "The North English Homily
Collection," 1902; "Sir Guy of War
wick," 1905; "The Grateful Dead—
the History of a Folk Story," 1908;
"Saints' Legends," 1916; "Peter San
ders, Retired" (novel), 1917; m, June
9, 1910, Katharine Fullerton, Brock
ton, Mass. Residence, 341 Nassau
street, Princeton, N. J.
Dow, George Francis
Secretary Essex Institute; b., Wake
field, N. H., Jan. 7, 1868; s. George
Prince and Ada Bingham (Tappan)
Dow; ed. public schools and private
i utors; in trade in Boston from 1886 to
1897; secretary of Essex Institute,
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Salem, Mass., and editor of its publica
tion since July, 1898; Congregationalist; Republican; member Mass. house
of representatives from Topsfield,
1900; chairman board of trustees.
Topsfield town library; founder ana
secretary Topsfield Historical Soc,
and editor of its publications; member
Essex Institute, American Historical
Ass'n, N. E. Historic-Geneological
Soc, American Antiquarian Soc,
A. F. & A. M. Residence, Topsfield,
Mass. Business address, Salem, Mass.
Duncan, George Henry
Druggist; manufacturer; b., Leo
minster, Mass., Dec. 23, 1876; s. George
C. and Mary E. (Coolidge) Duncan; ed.
Murdock School, Winchendon, Mass.,
Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.,
class of 1899, leaving at the middle of
senior year on account of father's
death, whose business as a druggist at
East Jaffrey, N. H., he took up and
continued; Democrat; selectman, Jaf
frey, 1904; member school board,
1907-8, N. H. constitutional conven
tion, 1912, 1918, house of representa
tives, 1915 (committee on revision of
laws) ; post-master, East Jaffrey, 1915
-17; treasurer Annett Box Co.; mem
ber Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M.,
P. of H., Jaffrey Board of Trade (presi
dent three years); an earnest advo
cate of the Single Tax and the Initia
tive and Referendum and active in
organizations promoting the same; in.,
Nov. 19, 1900, Helen Prescott; one son,
George Prescott. Residence, East
Jaffrey, N. H.
McLaughlin, Agnes Winifred
Lawyer; law stenographer; b.,
Groveton, N. H.; dau. Patrick ana
Elizabeth (Hopkins) McLaughlin; ed.
Lancaster Academy, Burdett's Busi
ness College, Univ. of Maine Law
school; studied with Hon. George A.
Wagner of Manchester; admitted to
the N. H. bar, June 3, 1917, first
woman admitted in the state on exam
ination; Catholic; in academy inter
ested in elocution, debates and athlet
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ics; while attending business college
in Boston member of the Halcyon
Club, and identified with the social ac
tivities of the Cathedral of the Holy
Cross parish; in Gorham, active in
club life, serving on important com
mittees, locally and in the state fed
eration. Residence, Gorham N. H.;
office, Sheridan Building, Berlin, N. H.
Shedd, Charles Gale
Pharmacist; b., South Wallingford,
Vt., May 18, 1865; s. Capt. Charles
W. and Sarah Frances (Doty) Shedd,
his mother being a direct descendant of
Edmund Doty, of the M ayflower party ;
removed with parents to Keene, N. H.,
in early life; ed. Keene public schools,
high school, 1881; entered the phar
macy where he has since remained,
and in which he later became a partner,
in 1886, and for many years past has
conducted the business, under the
name of "The Bullard & Shedd Co.,"
with an extensive wholesale and retail
trade; Unitarian; Republican; ten
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Hon. Charles Gale Shedd
�Mrs. Charles Gale Shedd
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years member Keene board of health work of Keene Chapter, American Red
(sometime president); member Keene Cross, and chairman of the same for the
city council (president); member first two years. Three children. (See
N. H. house of representatives, 1900; preceding sketch.)
N. H. state senate, 1907, mayor
of Keene, 1911-3; secretary and Donovan, John Joseph
treasurer trustees Glencliffe sanitorCivil engineer; b., Rumney, N. H.,
ium; vice-president Keene Commercial Sept. 8, 1858; s. Patrick and Julia
club; president Keene Forestry Ass'n., . (O'Sullivan) Donovan; ed. Plymouth,
N. H., Normal School, 1877; Worcester,
Keene Park Corporation, Peoples In
stitute, Keene Chatauqua, Unitarian Mass., Polytechnic Inst., B.S. 1882;
civil engineer Northern Pacific R. R.,
club, ten years; member N. H. His
torical Soc., Keene Country club, Keene 1882-8; chief engineer Fairhaven and
Chorus club (treasurer), A. F. & A. M. Southern Ry., 1888-91; chief engineer
up to and including 33d degree (past and manager Bellingham Bay and
Grand High Priest Grand Chapter of Eastern R. R., 1891-2; chief engineer
and general superintendent Belling
N. H.), Sons of the American Revolu
tion (past president N. H. Soc), S. of ham Bay and British Columbia R. R.,
V., K. of P., I. O. R. M., N. H. N. G., 1898-1906; since 1906 engaged exclu
serving four years as hospital steward sively in lumber business; Catholic;
in the 2d Regiment; organized the Republican; member city council,
N. H. League for National Defense in Fairhaven, Wash., 1890-2; member
1915; engaged in voluntary service of committee of fifteen framing charter of
the American Red Cross, at the central the city of Bellingham, Wash.; alter
pharmacy in Paris in 1918; m., Sept. nate delegate Republican National
Committee, 1912; member and past
23, 1891, Rhoda Jane Colburn; chil
dren, Gale Colburn and Paul Wesley, president Bellingham Chamber of
b. July 14, 1892 (Phillips Exeter and Commerce; eight years trustee Belling
M. I. T.), the former serving as first ham State Normal School; vice-presi
lieutenant in 146th Field Artillery, dent Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills,
Columbia Valley Lumber Co., First
A. E. F., and the latter as first lieu
tenant in the Aviation Corps; Charles National Bank of Bellingham; presi
Herbert, b. Feb. 7, 1907. Residence, dent Washington State Catholic Ass'n;
member American Soc. Civil Engineers,
Keene, N. H.
National Civic Federation, American
Irish Historical Soc, American His
Shedd, Rhoda Jane Colburn
(Mrs. Charles Gale Shedd); b., torical Ass'n, National Municipal
Shrewsbury, Vt., Aug. 17, 1867; dau. League, and numerous other organiza
Leonard and Mary P. (Martin) Shedd; tions and clubs; m., April 29, 1883,
ed. public schools, and Black River Clara Isabel Nichols, Melrose, Mass.
Academy, Ludlow, Vt., 1886; taught Residence, Bellingham, Wash.
school several terms, before marriage,
in Swanzey, Troy and Fitzwilliam, Clow, Fred Ellsworth
Physician, b., Wolfeboro, N. H.,
N. H. ; united in marriage with Charles
Gale Shedd of Keene, Sept. 22, 1891, Oct. 25, 1881 ; s. Stephen W., and Car
and has since resided there, taking an rie (Canney) Clow; ed. Brewster Free
Academy, Wolfeboro, Harvard Med
active part in the social life and chari
table work of the city; member Ashue- ical School, 1904; commenced prac
tice of medicine in Wolfeboro, after
lot Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution (regent), Colonial graduation and has since continued;
Club, Fortnightly Club, Country Club Congregationalist; Republican; mem
(secretary for the last eighteen years), ber state board of registration in med
Hospital Aid Soc. (secretary for twenty icine, local board for Carroll County;
years); active in the organization and trustee and physician Huggins Hos
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ratal, Wolfeboro; lieutenant Medical
Reserve Corps, U. S. Army; member
A. F. & A. M. (Morning Star Lodge)
Knights of Pythias, Patrons of Hus
bandry; m., Oct. 25, 1905, Bessie
Frances Beless, Waltham, Mass.; chil
dren: Ethel Alma, b. Aug. 22,
1906; Mildred Beless, b. May 24, 1908;
Stephen Ellsworth, b. June 9, 1910;
John Hildreth, b. March 5, 1913.
Residence, Wolfeboro, N. H.
Wheeler, Bertrand Thorp
Civil engineer; b., Lempster, N. H.,
Nov. 25, 1863; s. Daniel Bingham and
Maria (Thorp) Wheeler; ed. Dart
mouth College, B.S. 1884; pursued the
profession of civil engineer for many
years in Boston and vicinity; street
commissioner of Boston under Mayors
Curtis and Hart; assistant engineer of
construction, N. Y., N. H. & Hartford
R. R.; chief engineer Me. Central R. R.
and Portland Terminal Co. since 1912;
Unitarian; Republican; member Amer
ican Soc. Civil Engineers; m., March
27, 1888, Mabel A. Cole, Fitchburg,
Mass.; three sons and three daughters.
Residence, 35 West St., Portland, Me.
Dudley, Albeitus True
Teacher; author; b., Paris, N. Y.,
June 18, 1866; s. Rev. Horace Franklin
and Josephine (Lamson) Dudley; ed.
Harvard, A.B. 1887, and German study;
teacher Phillips Exeter Academy, 188795, Noble & Greenough's School, Bos
ton, 1896-1917; Republican; antisuffragist; secretary N. H. Public Li
brary Commission, 1917-; N. H. house
of representatives, 1919-20; author,
"Following the Rail," 1903; "Making
the Nine,'7 1904; "In the Line," 1905;
"With Mask and Mitt," 1906; "The
Great Year," 1907; "The Yale Cup,"
1908; "The School Four," 1909; '!At
the Home Plate," 1910; "The Pecks
in Camp," 1911; "The Half Miler,"
1913, etc.; m., July 2, 1890, Frances
Perry, Exeter. Residence, Exeter,
N. H.
Page, Charles Tilton
Manufacturer (retired); b., Woburn,
Mass., Aug. 5, 1846; s. Moses Webster
and Mary Ann (Ayer) Page; ed. public
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schools and Eastman's Commercial
College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; engaged
with his brother, George F. Page, in.
the manufacture of leather belting at
Franklin, N. H., after leaving school,
under firm name of Page Bros. ; business
removed to Concord in 1871, when the
now extensive and widely known Page
Belting Co. was formed, of which he
became treasurer, continuing in that
position until 1913, serving also for
three years, 1872-5, as Boston agent of
the firm, during which time he resided
in Medford, but since then in Concord;
Congregationalist; Republican; active
in Y. M. C. A. work and some time
president of the Concord Ass'n; presi
dent N. H. Congregational Ministers
and Widows Fund; trustee General
Conference Congregational churches
of New Hampshire; moderator, 1910;
president Concord Board of Trade,
1910-12; m., June 2, 1870, Almira, dau.
Oliver H. and Sarah F. (Bergen) Booth
of Lebanon, N. H.; children, Grace
Farnum, wife of Dr. H. H. Amsden, b.
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Aug. 4, 1872; Elwic Lawrence, b. Feb.
22, 1876 (Williams 1900), lawyer in
Concord: Wilbur Jewell, b. Jan, 4,
1883 (Williams 1906), in employ of
U. 8. Department of Commerce.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Tobey, Charles William
Banker; b., Roxbury, Mass., Julv
22, 1880; s. William A. and Ellen H".
(Parker) Tobey; ed. Roxbury Latin
school; engaged in banking in Boston;
established his home in Temple, N. H.,
in 1903, where he purchased a farm and
engaged in agricultural pursuits; since
1916 has conducted business as an in
vestment banker in Manchester, with
office in Amoskeag Bank building, re
taining his legal residence in Temple;
Baptist; Republican; chairman select
men and school board in Temple;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1915-16, member committee on revision
of the laws; 1919, speaker; delegate in
N. H. constitutional convention, 1918;
chairman N. H. Liberty Loan Commit
tee, 1918- ; member Miller Grange, P. of
H., Temple; director Rotary Club, Man
chester; in.. June 4, 1902, Francelia
M. Lovett, Roxbury, Mass.; children.
Russell B., b. June 10, 1903; Louise
Cone, b. July 6, 1907; Francelia M.
Cone, b. June 22, 1908; Charles W.,
Jr., b. Jan. 26, 1911. Residence,
Temple and Manchester, N. H.
Elliot, John Wheelock
Surgeon; b., Keene, N. H., October,
1852; s. John H. and Emily Ann
(Wheelock) Elliot; ed. Harvard, A.B.
1874; M.D. 1878; Mass. General Hos
pital, 1878; studied in Europe, 1879-80;
began practice in Boston, 1881; physi
cian to Boston Dispensary, 1882;
assistant surgeon Free Hospital for
Women, 1883-7; surgeon, 1894-1907;
lecturer on surgery, Harvard Med.
School, 1900-5; retired from practice,
1913; Fellow American Surgical Ass'n;
chairman N. E. Surgical Dressings
Com., American Red Cross; director
Sullivan Machinery Co. ; member Tav
ern Club, Boston; frequent contributor
to medical journals; m., May 8, 1883,
Mary Lee Morse of Boston. Resi
dence, 124 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
Ellis, Carleton
Chemist; b., Keene, N. H., Sept. 20,
1876; s. Marcus and Catharine (Goodnow) Ellis; ed. public schools, Mass.
Inst. Tech., B.Sc. 1900; instructor
Mass. Inst.« Tech., 1900-2; engaged
extensively in the field of oils, fats,
waxes, paints, varnishes, illuminating
gas, etc., and has taken out more than
200 patents; president Ellis-Foster Co.,
Hydrogenated Oil Co., N. J. Testing
Laboratories; vice-president Chadeloid Chemical Co.; Charter member
Inventors Guild; member American
Chemical Soc, American Institute
Chemical Engineers, Society Chemical
Industry, London, Eng., International
Congress of Applied Chemistry, etc.;
awarded gold medal for inventions at
Jamestown exposition, 1907; author
various scientific and technical works
and contributor to technical journals;
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m., Nov. 28, 1901, Birdelia M. Wood,
Dayton, O. Residence, 143 Gates
Ave., Montclair, N. J.
Hall, Walter Perley
Jurist; b., Manchester, N. H., May
9, 1867; s. James Perley and Catherine
(Willev) Hall; ed. Worcester, Mass.,
high school, 1885; Brown Univ., 18858; Harvard Law School, 1888-90;
honorary A.M., Brown, 1910; admitted
to Massachusetts bar 1891; Unitarian;
Republican; town solicitor, Clinton,
Mass., city solicitor Fitchburg; assist
ant district attorney middle Massa
chusetts district, 1905; first assistant
attorney-general, Massashusetts, 19067; chairman Mass. R. R. Commission,
1908-11; justice superior court Massa
chusetts, Aug. 9, 1911- ; formerly cap
tain Mass. Vol. Mil.; member Repub
lican state committee; presidential
elector 1904; member Mass. Bar Ass'n;
St. Botolph Club, Boston; m., Dec. 4,
1893, Anna Bigelow Davis, Worcester,
Mass. Residence, Fitchburg, Mass.
Brown, George Henry
Optometrist; b., Hill, N. H., June
1, 1847; s. Samuel and Nancy C.
(Swain) Brown; ed. public schools,
New Hampton Institution, Detroit Op
tical Institute; engaged in the specta
cle business, as it was formerly called,
in youth, and has been in the lead in
all movements that have made optom
etry the great profession it now is;
charter member of the N. E. Optical
Ass'n, the first optical organization in
the United States, and went to New
York by request to assist in the organ
ization of the second; regent for two
years of the N. E. Optical Institute,
Boston ; charter member of the Ameri
can Optometrical Ass'n, and two years
regent; many years president of the
Granite State Optometrical Ass'n;
chairman N. H. board of examiners in
optometry from its establishment in
1911 to the present time; instrumental
in establishing courses in optometry in
several universities; pioneer in ad
vanced eye sight work in New Hamp
shire, and used the first special
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sight-testing apparatus in the state;
Congregati onalist (member Hanover St.
Congregational Church, Manchester);
Republican; member N. H. house of
representatives in 1878-9, from Tilton;
president Tilton & Northfield Fire Ins.
Co. several years, and director of Til
ton Nat'l Bank; corporate member of
Amoskeag Savings Bank of Manchester;
member Manchester Chamber of Com
merce and three years president of
same; always interested in agriculture
as an avocation, and while a resident of
Tilton, whence he removed to Man
chester over twenty years ago, pro
prietor of the famous "Brook Hill"
farm; since residing in Manchester has
continued his interest, acquiring a large
amount of land which he has greatly
improved, and adapted to the use of
modern farm machinery, and for a
number of years has been one of the
largest growers of hay and potatoes for
the local market, with extensive crops
in other lines; member A. F. & A. M.,
Knight Templar and Shriner;. m., Dec.
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25, 1870, Laura E. Thompson; one
daughter, Maude E. Brown. Resi
dence, Manchester, N. H.
Huntress, Frank
Merchant; b., Lowell, Mass., Feb.
7, 1847; s. Leonard and Lydia Ann
(McKenna) Huntress; ed. public
schools and Philips Andover Academy;
engaged in the wholesale dry goods
trade in Boston many years, and, later,
established a train of retail stores in
New England to whose interests his
attention has been devoted, one of
these being located in Keene, N. H.,
where he has made his home; Repub
lican; member N. H. house of repre
sentatives, 1907, 1909, 1911 (chair
man committee on appropriations);
senate, 1913 (chairman committee on
banks); executive council, 1915-16;
house of representatives, 1917; con
stitutional convention, 1918; director
Cheshire National Bank; trustee Eliot
City Hospital; member A. F. & A. M.,
32d degree and Shriner, Red Men,
Elks and Grange; m., 1st, Feb. 3,
1885, Minnie E. Hen ton, Ogdensburg,
N. Y., d.^Nov. 25, 1885; 2d, Oct. 15,
1891, Birdia A., dau. Hon. W. P.
Chamberlain, Keene; children, Carroll
Benton, b. Nov. 25, 1885 (St. Paul's
School and Williams College) ; William
Chamberlain, b. Sept. 5, 1892, (Dartmouth 1917) lieutenant, Motor Truck
Transport Corps, A. E. F.; Frank
Chamberlain, b. Aug. 4, 1894 (Dart
mouth 1917), lieutenant 11th machine
gun battalion; Harriet Chamberlain,
b. Oct. 12, 1898. Residence, Keene,
N. H.
Evans, Ira Hobart
General business; b., Piermont,
N. H., April 11, 1844; s. Dr. Ira and
Emeline (Hobart) Evans; ed. public
schools and Barre (Vt.) Academy,
1862; enlisted in Co. B 10th Vt. Vols.
in the Civil War, July 28, 1862; pro
moted first lieutenant, captain and
brevet major; awarded Medal of Honor
by Congress "for distinguished brav
ery" at Hatcher's Run, Va., April 2,
1S65; honorably mustered out Jan.
31, 1867; assistant assessor and deputy
collector U. S. Internal Revenue,
2d District, Texas, 1868-9; member
and speaker Texas house of representa
tives. 1870-1; general manager Texas
Land Co., 1872^-80; secretary Houston
& Great Northern R. R. Co., 1874-80;
president N. Y. & Texas Land Co.,
Ltd., 1880-6; director Austin National
Bank since 1890; director and presi
dent Austin Electric Ry. Co., 1902-3;
president board of trustees Tillotson
College, Austin, since 1909; director
Austin United Charities Ass'n, since
1910; member Texas Soc, S. A. R.
(president six years), first vice-presi
dent general National Soc, S. A. R.
1903-4; Soc. Colonial Wars, Military
Order Loyal Legion; American His
torical Ass'n, Soc. Army of the Potomac,
Texas Historical Soc, N. H. Historical
Soc, National Economic League,
American Sociological Soc, American
Social Science Ass'n, University Club,
Austin, Army & Navy Club, New
York; Congregationalist ; president
trustees, First Congregational church,
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Austin, since 1909; moderator North
Texas, Congregational Ass'n, 1883-6;
vice-president American Missionary
Ass'n, 1817-18; member National Serv
ice Commission, Congregational church
es 1917-; m., June 13, 1871, Frances A.
Hurlbut, Upper Alton, Ill. Residence,
209 West 7th St., Austin, Tex.
Hanscom, Charles Ridgley
Shipbuilder; b., Portsmouth, N. H.,
June 6, 1850; s. Pierpont and Eliza J.
(Philbrick) Hanscom; ed. public schools
and private tutors; draftsman, U. S.
Navy Yards. New York, Philadelphia,
Boston and Washington, 1873-80;
draftsman and naval expert, U. S.
Navy Department, Washington, 188090; superintendent Bath, Me, Iron
Works, 1890-6; general superintendent,
1896-1900, building government and
merchant vessels; president Eastern
Shipbuilding Co., New London, Conn.,
1900-6 (retired); designed and built
the Aphrodite and many other notable
steam yachts, and numerous large
steamers; Universalist; Republican;
director Union Bank & Trust Co., New
London; member Soc. of Naval Archi
tects and Marine Engineers; Mason,
K. T.; Thames Club, New London;
m., 1st, Feb., 1874, Eva L. Pettigrew,
Kittery, Me., d. June. 1874; 2d, Jan. 8,
1879, Adah L. Fernald, d. June, 1908.
Residence, 335 Pequot Ave., New Lon
don, Conn.
Griffin, Appleton Prentiss Clark
Librarian; b., Wilton, N. H.; s.
Moses P. and Charlotte Helen (Clark)
Griffin; ed. Boston public schools and
grivate tutors; custodian of shelves,
oston public library, 1871-90, keeper
of books, 1890-4; preparing catalogue
of books in Boston Athenaeum, 18957; assistant and librarian, Library
of Congress, Washington, 1897-1900,
chief bibliographer, 1900-8, chief assistant librarian since Aug. 14, 1908;
author of various publications relating
to bibliography; contributor to Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biograghy; member Soc. Colonial Wars,
■unker Hill Monument Ass'n; m.,
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Oct. 23, 1878, Emily C. Osgood, Cam
bridge, Mass. Residence, 2150 Florida
Ave., Washington, D. C.
Alexander, J. Grace
Banker; b., Winchester, N. H.,
Oct. 26, 1848; dau. Edward and Lucy
M. (Capron) Alexander; ed. public
schools of Winchester; Universalist;
Republican; taught school several
years; entered the Winchester Na
tional Bank in 1871 and soon became
assistant cashier, and treasurer of the
savings bank, being the first New
Hampshire woman to occupy such
responsible position; active member
Winchester Universalist Church and
Sunday School; treasurer, N. H.
Universalist Sunday school conven
tion many years; member, Electa
Chapter O. E. S. (first Worthy Matron),
Arlington Grange, P. of H., Current
Events Club, Winchester; treasurer
school district; trustee public library.
Miss Alexander occupies the old
Colonial family home in Winchester,
�Hon. Guy W. Cox
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where on the evening of her 70th
birthday anniversary, she was visited
by a host of friends from Winchester
and adjoining towns, who extended con
gratulations upon the happy occasion.
Cox, Guy Wilbur
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Jan. 19, 1871; s. Charles E. and Eve
lyn M. (Randall) Cox; descendant of
Edward Cox, a Scotch-Irish settler of
Londonderry, N. H., and Charles Cox,
one of the first settlers of Holderness;
ed. Manchester schools, Dartmouth
College, A.B. 1893 (valedictorian)
A.M. 1896; Boston Univ. Law School,
LL.B. (Magna cum laude) 1896; ad
mitted to the Suffolk bar and com
menced practice in Boston the latter
year, there continuing; member firm
of Butler, Cox & Murchie; Congrega
tionalism Republican; member Bos
ton City council from Ward Ten, 1902;
Mass. house of representatives, 1903,
1904 (chairman committee on probate
and chancery); senate, 1906, 1907
(chairman committees on elections,
metropolitan affairs and taxation);
chairman Mass. state tax commission,
1907; chairman Massachusetts delega
tion to National Tax Conference; dele
gate in Mass. constitutional conven
tion, 1917-18 (chairman committee on
taxation); member Putnam Lodge, I.
O. O. F., Boston Bar Ass'n, Social Law
Library, University Club, Algonquin
Club, Boston, etc. Residence, Hotel
Westminster; office, 77 Franklin St.,
Boston, Mass.
Guernsey, Alice Margaret
Editor; b., Rindge, N. H., April 16,
1850; dau. Rev. J. W. and Lucy Ann
(Tucker) Guernsey; ed. Salem, Mass.
Normal School, 1871; student at
Wellesley College, 1879-80; teacher
1872-87; editor books and papers for
Woman's Temperance Publicity Ass'n,
1887-94; editor and business manager
of general publications for Woman's
Home Mission Soc, M. E. Church;
author "Under Our Flag," 1903; "Home
Mission Reading," 1905; "Citizens of
To-morrow," 1907; "A Queen Esther
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Round Robin," 1911; "Lands of Sun
shine," 1916; "Under the North Lights,"
1917. Residence, East Orange, N. J.
Sleeper, Charles Martin
Physician; b., Lakeport (now Laconia,) N. H., June 20, 1856; s. Alvah
and Rebecca Gould (Davis) Sleeper; ed.
public schools, Bowdoin Med. School,
Brunswick, Me., M.D. 1883; located in
medical practice at South Berwick,
Me., in 1883, and has there continued;
Free Baptist; Democrat; member
school board and superintendent of
schools many years; member board of
trustees of Berwick Academy; York
County board of pension surgeons,
1893-7; chairman York County Demo
cratic Committee; incorporator South
Berwick Savings Bank; cUrectorSanford
Savings Bank; member Me. house of
representatives, 1909, 1911, 1912; ex
ecutive council, 1915-16; York County
Med. Soc, Strafford District Med.
Soc, Maine Med. Soc:, A. F. & A. M.,
32nd degree, National Geographical
Soc; m., June 25, 1884, Julia Florence
Uniacke; children, Bertha Mildred, b.
May 4, 1890; Roger Davis, Feb. 16,
1893. Residence, South Berwick, Me.
Sleeper, Alvah Guy
Lawyer; b., Franklin, N. H., Oct. 23,
1872; s. Charles Wellington and Clem
entine (Thompson) Sleeper; ed. Frank
lin high school, Tilton Seminary, Dart
mouth College, 1899, Harvard and
Boston University; LL.B.. Boston
Univ., 1902 (cum laude); admitted to
the Massachusetts bar in 1902 and in
practice in Boston since then; asso
ciated with the late Alfred S. Hayes
till his death in 1912; alone since; has
been counsel in many important cases
including the Hiram Barker and H. W.
Berry will cases, Bromfield St. Church
case, and the Margaret Galbraith
Chatfield litigation, all involving large
amounts; Congregationalist; Republi
can; member Somerville Lodge, A. F.
& A. M. (Junior deacon); Mt. Vernon
R. A. Chapter, Roxbury, Mass.
(King); Boston Council, De Molay
Commandery, K. T. Residence, Som
erville, Mass.
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McAllister, George Isaac
Lawyer; b., Londonderry, N. H.,
Dec. 11, 1853; s. Jonathan and Caroline
(Choate) McAllister; ed. Pinkerton
Academy, Derry; Kimball Union Acad
emy, Meriden, N. H., 1873; Dartmouth
College, B.S. 1877; studied law with
Hon. David Cross and Hon. Henry
E. Burnham; admitted to the bar in
March, 1881, and since in practice in
Manchester; member of the firm of
Burnham & McAllister for several
years; Baptist; Republican; deputy
collector Internal Revenue, November,
1885 to December, 1889; member
N. H. constitutional convention,
1902, 1918; A. F. & A. M., Grand
Master Grand Lodge of New Hamp
shire, 1900; Grand Commander Grand
Commandery K. T., 1900; received the
33 degree (honorary) Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite, 1900; A. O. U. M.;
I. O. O. F.; vice-president and chair
man trustees, Masonic Home, Man
chester; member N. H. Bar Ass'n,
Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, Thayer
Soc. of Engineers, Dartmouth College:
Manchester Institute of Arts and
Sciences, Manchester Historic Ass'n;
m., Dec. 22, 1886, Mattie M. Hayes,
dau. Hon. John M. and Susan E.
Hayes, Manchester; children, Bertha
Hayes, b. Sept. 27, 1887 (Mrs. Harry
F. Hawkins, Manchester), Harold
Cleveland, b. March 28, 1893 (first
lieutenant U. S. Army, who m. Meribah
O. French, dau. of Mr. and Mrs.
George A. French, Aug. 16, 1917).
Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Harrington, Karl Pomeroy
Educator; b., Somersworth, N. H.,
June 13, 1861; s. Calvin S. and Eliia
Chase Harrington; ed. Wesleyan Univ.,
Middletown, Conn., A.B. 1882, A.M.
1885; studied at Univ. of Berlin, 18879; Yale, 1890-1; teacher, Westfield,
Mass., high school, 1882-5; professor
Latin, Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass., 1885-7; tutor in Latin,
Weslyan Univ., 1889-91; professor
Latin, Univ. of N. C., 1891-9; Univ. of
Me., 1899-1905; Wesleyan Univ.,
since 1905; greatly interested in music;
organist and director in M. E. churches,
where located; now in Middletown,
Conn.; member Phi Beta Kappa, Psi
Upsilon, N. E. Ass'n Schools and Col
leges; Classical Ass'n of N. E., National
Geographic Soc, etc.; author many
educational works; lecturer on classical
subjects; m., Nov. 25, 1886, Jennie
Eliza Canfield. Residence, Middletown, Conn.
Hanson, Charles Lane
Educator; b., South Newmarket
(now Newfields), N. H., May 22, 1870;
s. John Clinton and Annie (Lane)
Hanson; ed. Phillips Exeter Academy,
1888; Harvard, A.B. 1892; teacher of
English, Worcester, Mass., Academy,
1892-5; English high school, Wor
cester, 1895^7; Durfee high school,
Fall River, Mass., 1897-8; Mechanic
Arts high school, Boston, since 1898;
head of the department of English,
since 1907; president N. E. Assn of
Teachers of English, 1905-7; author
and editor of various works pertaining
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to English composition; m.. June 25,
1902, Bertha Winthrop Flint. Resi
dence, 28 Linnean St., Cambridge,
Mass.
Goodall, Louis Bertrand
Manufacturer; b., Winchester, N. H.,
Sept. 23, 1851; s. Thomas and Ruth
(Waterhouse) Goodall; ed. public
schools and Kimball Union Academy,
Meriden, N. H.; engaged in Woolen
Manufacturing business in the Mousam
River Mills, Sanford, Me., in 1874
director Sanford Mills since 1886
director Mousam River R. R. Co.
organizer Goodall Worsted Co. in
1899, and since then treasurer and
agent; treasurer Harriman & North
eastern R. R. Co. (Tenn.), Sanford &
Cape Porpoise Ry., Sanford Power
Co., Goodall Matting Co.; Unitarian;
Republican; member staff of Gov.
Fernald 1909; member U. S. house of
representatives, first Maine district,
since 1917; m., July 21, 1877, Rose V.
Goodwin, Saco, Me., d. April 15, 1894.
Residence, Sanford, Me.
Goodrich, Nathaniel Lewis
Librarian; b., Concord, N. H., Feb.
9, 1880; s. Arthur Lewis and Mary
Eastman (Bachelder) Goodrich; ed.
public schools; Amherst College, A.B.
1901; B.L.S., N. Y. State Library
School, 1904; Dartmouth, A.M. 1916;
reporter Utica, N. Y. Press, 1901-2;
in charge of order section N. Y. State
Library, 1904-7; librarian West Vir
ginia Univ., 1907-9; Univ. of Texas,
1909-11, Dartmouth College since
1912; Congregationalist; Democrat;
member American Library Ass'n, Ap
palachian Mountain Club, Theta Beta
Pi; m., June 30, 1908, Alice Lyman,
Albany, N. Y. Residence, Hanover,
N. H.
Newton, Earl Frank
Telephone business; b., Fairfield,
Vt., Aug. 8, 1879; s. Frank and Estella Josephine (Croft) Newton;
moved to Nashua, N. H., 1888; ed.
Nashua high school, 1898, private in
struction the next year under l'Abbd
Man-hand of Laval University, Que
bec City, Que"; on staff of L'Impartial
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a French tri-weekly paper, Nashua,
1899, 1900; assistant teacher, Milford,
N. H., high school, 1901; entered tel
ephone business fall of 1901 ; moved to
Concord, N. H., 1905; since 1914, di
vision toll wire chief in charge of 10,000
miles of wire, the toll circuits of the
state; since 1915 also in charge of the
city plant, Concord; Republican;
member Methodist church, Eureka
Lodge, A. F. & AM.,. Concord Ora
torio Soc, N. H. State Guard (bugler,
Co. M); for several years choir singer
(basso); m., Plymouth, N. H., June
17, 1909, Ethel Susanna Mitchell
(M.D. Tufts Med. College, 1903);
children, Nyleen Eleanor, b. Feb. 12,
1912; Janice Edith, b. Feb. 12, 1914.
Residence, 50 North Spring St., Con
cord, N. H.
Warren, George Herbert
Lawyer; b., Shirley, Mass., Oct. 15,
1860; s. N. Lafayette and Mary (Bar
nard) Warren; ed. public schools, Law
rence Academy, Groton, Mass., 1882;
Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.,
1886; studied law with Burnham &
�Hon. George H. Warren
�Mrs. George H. Warren
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Brown, Manchester, N. H., 1886 to
1889, admitted to the N. H. bar on
examination in August of the latter
year; employed in the office of Burnham & Brown until Sept., 1> 1890, when
he became a member of the firm of
Burnham, Brown & Warren, which
continued till January, 1902, when
Judge Burnham retired, and Edwin F.
Jones was admitted, the firm name
continuing Burnham, Brown, Jones &
Warren; later Allan M. Wilson and
Robert L. Manning entered the firm,
with no change in the name; when in
March, 1912, Albert O. Brown retired
to become treasurer of the Amoskeag
savings bank, the firm became Jones,
Warren, Wilson & Manning, continuing
until the death of Mr. Jones, Oct. 6,
1918; in January, 1919, De Witt C.
Howe of Concorcf was admitted and the
firm is now Warren, Howe & Wil
son; Unitarian; Republican; chairman
Board of Trustees, State Industrial
School, August, 1907 to June, 1913;
chairman Board of Trustees of N. H.
Public Institutions, June, 1915 to
June, 1917; member Derryfield and
Intervale clubs, Manchester; Country
Club, Nashua; Boston City Club; Wil
liams Club, New York; N. H. Bar
Ass'n; American Bar Ass'n; m., Nov.
19, 1891, Mary Hale Palmer; children,
Helen E., b. Aug. 2. 1895; Louise, Oct.
19, 1896; Mary B., May 26, 1901;
Robert P., Oct. 24, 1902; Elizabeth H.,
Dec. 24, 1906. Residence, Manches
ter, N. H.
Warren, Mary Hale Palmer
(Mrs. George H. Warren), club
woman; b., Groton, Mass., Oct. 9, 1864;
dau. Moses Poor and Martha G.
(Eaton) Palmer; ed. public schools
and Lawrence Academy, Groton, 1884,
taught school several years before mar
riage; has traveled extensively over the
United States, Cuba, Panama, Alaska,
South America, and was on her sixth
trip to Europe when the war broke out
in 1914; m., Nov. 19, 1891, at Groton,
Mass., George H. Warren, since when
her home has been in Manchester (for
children see Bketch of George H.
Warren); Unitarian; president Man
chester Woman's Alliance, New Eng
land Associate Alliance (Unitarian),
has also served as regent of Molly
Stark Chapter, D. A. R., president
Manchester Federation of Women's
Clubs, president Historic Art Club and
New Century Club, Manchester; mem
ber art committee and Bureau of Pub
lic Speakers, N. H. Federation of
Women's Clubs, Elliot Hospital Asso
ciates, District Nursing Ass'n, Man
chester Institute Arts and Sciences,
Red Cross, Navy League, Anti-Suf
frage Ass'n; president and director
Calumet Club, Woman's Auxiliary;
speaker in Liberty Loan campaigns.
Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Rundlett, Louis John
Educator; b., Bedford, N. H., March
14, 1858; s. William Ayers and Louisa
(McPherson) Rundlett; ed. Bedford
common schools, Manchester public
schools, Dartmouth College, A.B., 1881,
A.M., 1887; principal, Penacook gram
mar school, 1881-5; superintendent of
schools, Concord, since 1885; financial
agent, Union School District; Uni
tarian; Democrat; Mason, Horace
Chase Lodge, Trinity Chapter, Mt.
Horeb Commandery; member, Wonolancet and Passaconaway clubs and
Capital Grange; P. of H., Concord;
m., Sept. 5, 1891, Carrie Belle Copley,
who d. Sept. 30- 1915; children, Copley
McPherson b. April 22, 1893 (Dart
mouth, 1916), enlisted March, 1918,
in Co. B, 42d corps U. S. Engineers,
and served in France. Lois, b. Sept. 4,
1904 (Concord high school, 1919).
Residence, Concord. N. H.
Morrison, William H.
Clergyman; b., Farmington, Me.,
Nov. 4, 1850; s. William and Esther
(Allen) Morrison; ed. Farmington,
Me., Normal School; Wilton Academy;
Westbrook Seminary, 1871; Tufts
College, A.B. 1875, A.M. 1878, B.D.
1878, D.D. 1914; ordained in the Universalist ministry, 1878; pastor, War
ren, Mass., 1878-80; Wakefield, 18805; Manchester, N. H., 1885-99; Brock
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ton, Mass., 1899-1909; Nashua, N. H.,
since 1909; Republican; member I. O.
O. F., A. O. U. W., A. F. & A. M.,
K. T.; prelate St. George Commandery,
Nashua; m., June 24, 1879, Alice W.
Beckford, Salem, Mass. Residence, 8
Auburn St., Nashua.
Masseck, Frank Lincoln
Clergyman; b., Milford, N. H.,
March 19, 1865; s. Joseph Sewall and
Sarah Frances (Hurd) Masseck; ed.
public schools, Manchester, N. H.; St.
Lawrence Univ., Canton, N. Y., B.D.
1886; summer courses, Harvard and
Clark Universities; special courses,
School of Social Economics, New York;
ordained in the Universalist ministry,
1888; pastor Universalist churches in
Huntington, Brooklyn, Mt. Vernon
and Potsdam, N. Y., North Attleboro,
Spencer, and Warren, Mass., and
Brattleboro, Vt.; now, and for some
years past, pastor at Arlington, Mass. ;
king of the international order Knights
of King Arthur, 1902-15; member
A. F. & A. M.; author (with William
Byron Forbush) "The Boys Round
Table," 1906; m., April 17, 1889,
Luella Mary Clark, Potsdam, N. Y.;
one dau., Carol Luella. Residence,
Arlington, Mass.
Hackett, Frank Warren
Lawyer; b., Portsmouth, N. H.,
April 11, 1841; s. William H. Y. and
Olive (Pickering) Hackett; ed. Har
vard College, A.B. 1861, A.M. 1864;
studied law at home, with B. H. Brews
ter of Philadelphia and at the Harvard
Law School; acting assistant pay
master, U. S. N., 1862-64; admitted
to the bar in 1866, and opened a law
office in Boston; private secretary to
Caleb Cushing, senior counsel Geneva
Arbitration Commission, 1872; in
practice at Washington, D. C., since
1873; Republican; assistant secretary
of the Navy April, 1900 to December,
1901; member N. H. Historical Soc.
(president 1912-13); author "Memoir
of W. H. Y. Hackett," 1878; "The
Geneva Award Acts," 1882; "A
Sketch of the Life and Public Services
of William Adams Richardson," 1898;
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"The Gavel and the Man," 1900;
"Deck and Field," 1909, etc.; m.,
April, 1880, Ida, dau. Rear Ad
miral Thomas T. Craven. Residence,
"Craighfen," New Castle, N. H.; of
fice, 1211 A. Connecticut Ave., Wash
ington, D. C.
Niles, Harold Herbert
Clergyman; b., Salem, Mass., Dec.
26, 1892; s. Charles H. and Henrietta
(Parkhurst) Niles; ed. public schools,
Marlboro, Mass., St. Lawrence Univ.,
Canton, N. Y., B.D. 1915; ordained
to the Universalist ministry at Hender
son, N. Y., 1914; pastor at Henderson
and Ellisburg, N. Y., 1913-15; Lyndonville, Vt., 1916-18; Concord, N. H.,
1918-; president N. H. Universalist
Sunday School Convention 1918-;
president N. H. Young Peoples Chris
tian Union 1918-; secretary Concord
Ministerial Ass'n; chaplain N. H.
house of representatives, 1919; spoke
extensively in the Red Cross, Liberty
Loan and other war work campaigns;
member Sons of Veterans, P. of H.,
�452
ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
I. O. O. F.; m., Aug. 4, 1915, Hildred
Irene Orr, Enosburg Falls, Vt.; chil
dren, Albert C., b. June 24, 1916;
Nathan O., b. May 3, 1918. Resi
dence, 98 School St., Concord, N. H.
Thompson, Willis Duer
Merchant, hardware, wholesale and
retail; b., Alton, N. H., Oct. 13, 1853;
s. John S. and Charlotte A. S. (Wood
man) Thompson; moved to Concord
in childhood; ed. Concord public
schools; treasurer Thompson & Hoague
Co.; director Nat'l State Capital
Bank;
vice-president
Merrimack
County Savings Bank; director Page
Belting Co., State Dwelling House
Ins. Co., Concord Mutual Fire Ins.
Co.; Capital Fire Insurance Co.
Trustee Margaret Pillsbury General
Hospital, Concord public library; for
some years park commissioner, also
member Concord board of education;
on examining board Concord branch of
Red Cross; Democrat; member South
Congregational church, N. H. His
torical Soc, Wonolancet Club; m.,
Concord, N. H., Oct. 27, 1887, Abby
Morris Whiton; children, (1) Ray
mond Whiton, b. Concord, Aug. 8,
1888; ed. Concord schools, Lawrenceville school, N. J., 1906, two years
Dartmouth College; with the firm of
Thompson & Hoague nine years; m.,
Margaret Carpenter, Oct. 12, 1914;
entered the service, June, 1917; seven
weeks' training at Tuck School of
Military Stores, Dartmouth College,
July, August, 1917; Camp Johnston,
Jacksonville, Fla., December, 1917June, 1918; commissioned Second
Lieutenant, Q.M.C.; d. Sept. 13, 1918,
Boston depot, Q. M. C.; (2) Willis
Duer, Jr., b. May 26, 1895; ed. Con
cord schools, A.B., Dartmouth Col
lege, 1917; enlisted Naval Flying
Corps, Flight A, April, 1917, training
at Mass. Inst. Tech.; Norfolk, Va.,
Naval Base, September, 1917-January, 1918; commissioned ensign, Pensacola, Fla., Feb. 25, 1918; convoying
ships in English Channel and patrol
work overseas, March 9-December 1,
1918. Residence, Pine street, Concord,
N. H.
Hoitt, Charles William
Lawyer; b., Newmarket, N. H.,
Oct. 26, 1848; s. William K. A. and
Sarah C. (Swain) Hoitt; ed. Dartmouth, A.B. 1871 ; taught school three
years in Nashua and Boston; studied
law with Hon. Samuel M. Wheeler of
Dover and Gen. Aaron F. Stevens of
Nashua, and was admitted to the bar
in 1877, locating in practice at Nashua;
Republican; police justice of Nashua,
1889-1907; member N. H. constitu
tional convention, 1889, N. H. house
of representatives, 1901, N. H. senate,
1903 (president); U. S. District At
torney for New Hampshire, 1907-13;
m., Jan. 14, 1875, Harriette Louise
Gilman. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Holden, Gerry Rounds
Surgeon; b., Concord, N. H., Sept.
12, 1874; s. Benjamin F. and Sarah E.
(Rounds) Holden; ed. public schools;
Yale Univ., A.B. 1897; M.D., Johns
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Hopkins, 1901 ; special student, Berlin,
1901; house surgeon, Roosevelt Hos
pital, New York, 1903; resident gyne
cologist, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bal
timore, 1905; attending gynecologist,
St. Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla.,
1906- ; Florida State Hospital of In
sane, 1910- ; Presbyterian; Fellow,
American College of Surgeons; member
American Med. Ass'n, Southern, Med.
Ass'n, Southern Surgical Ass'n, A. F.
& A. M.; m., Nov. 8, 1905, Anne
Ridgeway Milliken, Summit, N. J.
Residence, 205 Goodwin St., Jackson
ville, Fla.
Hayes, Francis Little
Clergyman ;b., New Hampton, N. H.,
Jan. 5, 1858; s. Benjamin Francis
and Arcy (Cary) Hayes; ed. Nichols
Latin School, Lewiston, Me.; Halle,
Germany; Bates College, A.B. 1880;
A.M. 1883; Cobb Divinity School,
B.D. 1885; D.D., Bates, 1902; in
structor in Greek, Hillsdale College,
Mich., 1880; professor of Greek lan
guage and literature, 1881-3; general
secretary Y. M. C. A., Lewiston, Me.,
1884; ordained Free Baptist minis
try, 1885; pastor First Church, Bos
ton, 1885-90; First Church, Minneap
olis, Minn., 1890-4; Congregational
Church, Manitou, Colo., 1896-1902;
First Congregational Church, Topeka,
Kan., 1902-11 ; California Ave. Church,
Chicago, 1911-14; Western secretary,
Congregational Board, Ministerial Re
lief, 1914- ; president Evangelical Al
liance, Boston, 1889-90; Western Free
Baptist Pub. Co., 1890-4; lecturer on
homiletics, Biblical Department, Wash
burn College, 1909-10; trustee Wash
burn College, 1902-11; director Chi
cago Theological Seminary, 1905-11;
life member American Bible Soc; m.,
June 26, 1884, Cora Walker, Washing
ton, D. C. Residence, 5415 University
Ave., Chicago.
Kidder, Daniel
Mechanical engineer; b., Lowell.
Mass., June 15, 1838; s. John and
Betsey (Metcalf) Kidder; removed
with parents to Groton, N. H., in 1844,
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where he had his home and legal resi
dence till 1908; learned the trade of
machinist in youth, and has followed
the profession of mechanical engineer
most of his life; master mechanic and
superintendent Aiken's Knitting and
Machine Shops, 1862-70; master me
chanic Mt. Washington Ry., 1870-3.
Brown's Lumber Co., Whiteneld, and
Whitefield & Jefferson R. R., 187388; afterward engaged in his profession
in different localities until 1909, when
he removed to Rumney, N. H., and is
now practically retired; Universalist;
Democrat; held most town offices in
Groton for 36 years; member N. H.
house of representatives 1891 and
constitutional convention 1902, also
representative from Rumney 1915,
1917, 1919; member G. A. R., having
served as a private in the First N. H.
Vols.; vice-president and director Na
tional Veterans Ass'n; member A. F.
& A. M., Maccabees and P. of H.,
director Union Grange Fair, Ply
mouth, and associated in the manage
�Hon. Daniel J. Daley
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ment of all fairs at Plymouth since
1870; m., 1st, May 27, 1862, Emeline
Hardy, Groton, d. Jan. 5, 1908; chil
dren, Fred, b. April 16, 1864, farmer
in Groton (m. Sept. 18, 1887, Ida M.
Dunklee, one daughter, Lena G.);
Ada, b. July 22, 1868, (m. Nov. 28,
1900, Henry W. Blanchard, one daugh
ter, Helen M., b. Sept. 8, 1902); 2d,
March 1, 1909, Carrie Abbott, Rumney.
Residence, Rumney, N. H.
Daley, Daniel James
Lawyer; b., Lancaster, N. H.,
July 27, 1858; s. John and Bridget
(Dougherty) Daley; ed. public schools
and Lancaster Academy; taught school
winters and engaged in farm work in
summer to meet his educational ex
penses; studied law with William and
Henry Heywood of Lancaster and was
admitted to the bar in March, 1885,
and on Nov. 9 of the same year located
in practice in Berlin, where he has since
remained; was for a time a partner
with Herbert I. Gobs, Edward C. Niles
being later admitted to the firm.
Since 1906 Mr. Daley has been asso
ciated in practice with Edmund Sulli
van; Catholic; Democrat; supervisor,
Lancaster, 1882-3; treasurer, Berlin,
1886-7; solicitor, Coos County, 188993; member Berlin city council, 19012-3; board of education, 1907-8-9
(chairman in 1909); member N. H.
constitutional convention, 1902; mayor
of Berlin, 1910, and four times suc
cessively re-elected by large majorities,
though the city is strongly Republican;
member N. H. senate, 1917, and re
elected for 1919—the only senator re
elected; now director of Berlin Na
tional Bank (president several years)
and of the Fidelity Savings Bank; was
also for some time president of the
Peoples Building & Loan Ass'n; and
the Berlin Water Co.; trustee Y. M.
C. A., member Berlin Yacht Club; m.,
May 8, 1886, Ardelle A. Cowan, Lan
caster; one daughter, Helen J., trained
musician (studied in Boston and
Quincy, Mass.) and teacher of the
pianoforte. Residence, Berlin, New
Hampshire.
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Noyes, Charles Hermon
Educator; b., Atkinson, N. II., Dec.
30, 1867; s. Hermon and Harriet A.
(Bailey) Noyes; ed. Atkinson Acad
emy, Dartmouth College, B.L., 1892;
Congregationalist; Republican; teacher
in Nashua since graduation; principal
high school for eleven years previous to
1918; acting superintendent of schools,
1918-19; during absence of Superinten
dent Fassett on year's leave; president
Oak Grove Realty Co.; m., June 22,
1898, Caroline R. Bemis, Burke, Vt.;
children, Hermon Bemis, b. March 18,
1899 (Dartmouth, 1921); Rebecca, b.
July 15, 1901 (Nashua high school,
1919); Beatrice Ellen, July 1, 1903.
Hartshorn, William Newton
Publisher; b., Greenville, N. H.,
Oct. 28, 1843; s. George and Mary
A. (Putnam) Hartshorn; ed. public
schools, Milford, N. H., Appleton
Academy, Mont Vernon, N. H.; Bap
tist; president of the Priscilla Pub. Co.,
publishers of the Modern Priscilla, Bos
ton, Mass.; chairman executive com
mittee International S. S. Ass'n, 1902
-11; president 1911-14; vice-president
World's S. S. Ass'n; ex-president Bos
ton Baptist Social Union, and vari
ous state and local, denominational
and charitable institutions; m., Oct.
28, 1875, Ella S. Ford, Boston, Mass.
Residence, 1 1 Fresh Pond Lane, Cam
bridge, Mass.
Harris, Thomas Jefferson
Physcian; b. Claremont, N. H.,
July 26, 1865; s. Thomas J. and Myra
(Beaumont) Harris; ed. public schools,
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1886; Univ.
of Pa., M.D. 1889; post graduate
work, Univ of Berb'n, 1890-1; prac
ticed in Philadelphia two years, since
then in New York City; adjunct pro
fessor, diseases of the nose, throat and
ear, N. Y. Post Graduate Med. School;
junior surgeon Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital; trustee Jennie Clarkson
Home for Children; member N. Y.
Med. Soc, American Med. Ass'n,
Theta Delta Chi, etc.; Baptist; m.,
Oct. 21, 1896, Lena Breed, Lynn,
Mass. Residence, Scarsdale, N. Y.
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Greeley, Harry Parker
Lawyer; b., Nashua, N. H., March
21, 1874; s. Onslow S. and Gertrude
E. (Parker) Greeley; ed. Nashua high
school; Amherst college, 1898; Bos
ton Univ. Law school, LL.B. 1900;
admitted to the bar in 1900 and in
practice in Nashua since; Congregationalist; Republican; city solicitor
Nashua, 1900, 1901, 1915-19; member
N. H. house of representatives, 1907,
serving on Committee on Revision of
Statutes, N. H. constitutional conven
tion, 1912; counsel for Nashua Build
ing and Loan Ass'n; member Rising
Sun Lodge, A. F & A. M. Residence,
24 Manchester St., Nashua, N. H.
Hartwell, Edward Mussey
Statistician; b., Exeter, N. H.,
1850; s. Shattuck and Catherine
Stowe (Mussey) Hartwell; ed. Am
herst College, A.B. 1873, A.M. 1876;
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1881; M.D.,
Miami Med. College, Cincinnati, 1882;
LL.D., Amherst, 1898; vice-principal
Orange, N. J., high school, 1874; teacher
Boston Latin School, 1874-7; asso
ciate in physical training and director
gymnasium, Johns Hopkins Univ.,
1883-91; director physical training,
Boston, Mass., public schools, 1891-7;
secretary statistical department, city
of Boston since establishment in 1897;
chairman Mass. State commission for
the blind, 1906-8; special expert agent
U. S. Department of Labor m Europe,
1888-9; author of many pamphlets
and articles upon physical training,
school hygiene, the condition of the
blind, etc.; member numerous asso
ciations and clubs; m., July 25, 1889,
Mary L. Brown, Baltimore, Md. Res
idence, 24 Burroughs St., Jamaica
Plain, Mass.
Britton, Arthur Harvey
Hardware merchant; b., Surry,
N. H., Sept. 28, 1865; s. Georg:e W.
and Sarah (Harvey) Britton; ed. public
schools, Newport, and EastmaVs Na
tional Business College, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y., 1883; removed to Concord with
his father and engaged in the hardware
trade in the establishment of Scribner
& Britton, his father being the junior
member of the firm, and succeeding to
the business on the death of Mr.
Scribner; upon the death of his father
the business passed into his hands and
he has conducted the same for the last
twenty years; Universalist (member
prudential committee First Universa
list Soc. of Concord); Republican;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1901-2; commissioner for Merrimack
County since 1905 (eight times elected;
chairman of the board); director
Mechanicks National Bank; member
A. F. & A. M.; I. O. O. F. (colonel First
Reg't, N. H. Patriarchs Militant);
P. of H.; B. P. 0. E.; Wonolancet
Club; m., Feb. 14, 1895, Myrta M.
Chase, Newport, N. H. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Gale, Stephen Henry
Shoe manufacturer; b., East Kings
ton, N. H., March 23, 1846; s. Elbridge
Gerry and Ann Maria (Barnes) Gale;
ed. public schools, Kingston Academy,
Boston Ci numerical College; at the age
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of sixteen went to Haverhill, Mass., to
learn the shoe manufacturing business,
engaging first in the factory of William
M. Chase and later with his brother,
John E. Gale; soon started out on a
small scale for himself: was then, for a
time, a partner with Samuel L. Blaisdell, but in 1869 joined his brother in
business under the firm name of Gale
Bros., with factory in Haverhill, also
building, and subsequently greatly en
larging one in Exeter, N. H., where he
removed, later, serving as president and
treasurer of the company, whose busi
ness—the manufacture of women's
shoes—became one of the most exten
sive in New England, another factory
also being established at Portsmouth;
Congregationalist; Republican; mem
ber city council and Republican city
committee while residing in Haver
hill; commissary general on staff of
Gov. John B. Smith of New Hamp
shire, 1893-5; member N. H. Senate,
1895-7; alternate delegate Repub
lican National Convention, 1896;
member N. H. executive council, 18991900; N. H. house of representatives,
1905-6, 1907-8; Republican Club,
Exeter; Derryfield, Manchester; A. F.
& A. M. to and including 32d degree;
m., Nov. 22, 1866, Anna M. Brown,
Haverhill, Mass. Residence Exter,
N. H.
Fiske, Abby Oilman
Philanthropy and club work; b.,
Concord, N. H., dau. Francis Allen
and Abby Gilman (Perry) Fiske, greatgreat-granddaughter, Rev. Timothy
Walker, first minister of Concord
(1730-82); grand-daughter of the elder
Dr. William Perry of Exeter; tenth in
descent from Edward Gilman, Hingham, Mass., 1638, who later settled
in Exeter, N. H. Miss Fiske's line
includes her great-grandfather, Col.
Nathaniel Gilman, state treasurer,
1805-14; his father, Nicholas Gilman,
state treasurer, 1775-82; and the
latter's grandfather, Judge Nicholas
Gilman, b. 1672; ed. schools of Con
cord, Bradford (Mass.) Academy,
1880-2; member board of lady man
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agers of Rolfe and Rumford Homei
Concord, founded by her grand
mother's cousin, the Countess of Rumford; president. Concord Female Char
itable Soc, 1916-19; president, N. H.
Branch of International Order King's
Daughters, 1910-14 and member of
Central Council; charter member of
N. H. Branch, King's Daughters,
1886; president, Concord Diet Kitchen
since organization, 1900; member First
Congregational church and for thirty-
five years teacher in the Sunday
School; Concord Woman's Club (secre
tary 1901-5); Concord District Nurs
ing Ass'n; Concord Friendly Club
(vice-president upon organization);
Country Club (charter, 1897); Waxwick (Shakespeare) Club (1890-1900);
Charity Organization Soc, N. H.
Home Mission Soc. and Cent Institu
tion, Woman's Board of Missions;
active Red Cross worker in surgical
dressings department. Residence in
home built by her grandfather, Francis
N. Fiske, Concord, N. H.
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Thomas, Edwin Herbert
Editor and publisher; b., Lawrence,
St. Lawrence County, N. Y., Nov. 19,
1857; s. Harris J. and Lucy D.
(Wright) Thomas; ed. public schools,
Nicholville, N. Y., and St. Albans, Vt.;
learned the printer's trade with the
St. Albans Messenger; subsequently
foreman and superintendent of a Mon
treal, P. Q., printing establishment;
served five years, from 1887, on the
reportorial staff of the Rutland, Vt.,
Herald; later assisted in establishing
the Rutland Daily Evening News; in
November, 1899, purchased the Farmington, N. H., News, removing there;
in charge of that paper till 1917 when
he retired; Episcopalian; Republican;
member N. H. house of representa
tives, 1915-16, 1917-18, serving on ap
propriations committee each session;
delegate Republican national conven
tion, 1916; secretary and treasurer
Strafford County Republican Club
president Farmington Board of Trade
trustee Farmington Savings Bank
member N. H. Pilgrim Tercentennial
committee. 1917-, Fraternal Lodge,
A. F. & A. M., Columbian Chapter,
O. E. S., Harmony Lodge, K. of P.;
m., February, 1880, Jennie I. Shi pin an,
Hardwick, Vt.; two sons, Carl S., b.
June 3, 1883, now proprietor FarmingIon News; Guy E., b. Feb. 8, 1889,
now associated with the Du Pont Mfg.
Co., Portland, Me. Residence, Farm
ington, N. H.
Rich, George Frank
Lawyer; b., Bethel, Me., Dec. 1,
1868; s. James Frank and Sarah Ellen
(Bean) Rich; ed. public schools;
Gould's Academy, Bethel, Me.; Univ.
of Me., 1892; Univ. of Mich., law de
partment, LL.B. 1893; admitted to
N. H. bar, 1894; member firm of
Chamberlin & Rich, Berlin, 1894-1904;
Rich & Marble, 1905-17; since then
alone in practice; Congregationalist;
Republican; judge Berlin municipal
court, 1894-1913; member city council,
Berlin, 1914; mayor of Berlin, 1915-19;
member Republican state committee,
A. F. & A. M., 32d degree and Shriner;
Knights of Pythias; m., June 10, 1896,
Persis M. Mason, Berlin; two children,
Robert, b. March 25, 1897 (in U. S.
Navy); Barbara, b. Aug. 2, 1904.
Residence, 143 Prospect St., Berlin,
N. H.
Goldthwaite, James Walter
Educator; b., Lynn, Mass., March
22, 1880; s. James W. and Olive J.
(Parker) Goldthwaite; ed. Lynn, Mass.,
classical high school, 1898; Harvard,
A.B. 1902, A.M. 1903, Ph.D. 1906;
assistant professor geology, North
western Univ., 1904-8; assistant pro
fessor geology, Dartmouth, 1908-11,
Hale professor geology since 1911;
engaged in summers in field work for
geological surveys of Wisconsin and
11linois, for the U. S. Geological Survey,
and Canadian Geological Survey; Fel
low Geological Soc. of America, Amer
ican Academy of Arts and Sciences,
etc.; author various geological reports
and publications; Congregationalist;
m., June 25, 1906, Edith Dunnels
Richards, Newtonville, Mass. Resi
dence, Hanover, N. H.
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Jenks, Arthur Whipple
Clergyman; b., Concord, N. H.,
Aug. 9, 1863; s. George E. and Ella J.
(Grover) Jenks; ed. public schools,
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1884, A.M.
1887; B.D., General Theological Semi
nary, 1896; D.D., Dartmouth 1911:
ordained deacon Protestant Episcopal
Church, 1892; priest, 1893; rector St.
Luke's Church, Woodsville, N. H.,
1892-5; professor ecclesiastical history,
Nashotah House, Wis., 1895-1901;
Trinity College, Toronto, Can., 190110; General Theological Seminary, New
York, 1910- ; mem., Phi Beta Kappa,
Alpha Delta Phi, American Historical
Ass'n; author "Beatitudes of the Psal
ter," 1914; "Use and Abuse of Church
History," 1915, etc. Address, General
Theological Seminary, New York.
Kendall, John Chester
Agriculturist and dairy expert; b.,
Harrisville, N. H., March 13, 1877; ed.
public schools, N. H. College, Durham,
B.S. 1902; post graduate work, Ohio
State Univ.; instructor and assistant
professor, in charge of dairying, North
Carolina Agricultural College, 1902-7;
state dairy Commissioner, Kansas,
1907-8; director N. H. Agricultural
Experiment Sta., 1910- ; director of
extension work; Unitarian; Republican;
member Ass'n for Promotion of Agri
cultural Sciences, Official Dairy In
structors Ass'n, etc.; A. F. & A. M.,
Kappa Sigma, Alpha Zeta; m., Oct. 2,
1912, Marjorie Louise Foster, Malden,
Mass. Residence, Durham, N. H.
Ross, Winfred Smith
Teacher; scholar; b., Somersworth,
N. H., Dec. 3, 1865, in the eleventh
generation from Thomas Dudley, num
bering among ancestral relatives John
Winthrop, Simon and Anne Bradstreet, John Hancock and Israel Put
nam; s. Jonathan Smith Ross, M.D.,
Surgeon-in-chief Ninth Army Corps,
Civil War, and Martha Ann, dau. Aaron
Brackett, a maker of Littleton, N. H.,
and cousin to William Baldwin, Bos
ton philanthropist; A.B., Dartmouth,
1887; A.M., Harvard, 1892; two years
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Andover Theol. Sem. Learned teach
ing under William H. Ladd, 3d prin
cipal Chauncy-Hall School since 1828;
taught twenty years, some in famous
schools. Student from childhood;
expert engrosser and illuminator;
verbatim shorthand writer; journalis
tic experience as reporter, proof-reader,
editor; speaks or reads fluently ten
languages; owns large library master
pieces of literature in many languages,
rare works of reference, seventy dic
tionaries and enclycopaedias, astronom
ical observatory, five and nine-inch
telescopes, microscopes, polariscope,
spectroscopes and chemical laboratory;
several months trustee Somersworth
public library; member Theta Delta
Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, I. O. O. F.,
Deutscher Orden der Harugari; an
officer in Libanus Lodge 49, A. F.
& A. M., Somersworth; on two oc
casions recently ran fourteen miles
and walked fifty miles without stop
ping; m., 1st, Aug. 8, 1893, Mary
Frances Allen, Honeoye Falls, N. Y.,
divorced, 1901; 2d, Feb. 19, 1912,
�Huntley N. Spaulding
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Hila Maria Guptill, Berwick, Me.,
d. Nov. 21, 1917, leaving children—
Jonathan Smith, b. Aug. 26, 1913,
and Martha Brackett, b. May 26,
1916. Mr. Roes is at present
teaching in Lawrence and Methuen,
Mass., doing expert work in higher
accountancy and preparing literary
work. Residence, Somersworth, N. H.
Spaulding, Huntley Nowell
Manufacturer; b., Townsend, Mass.,
Oct. 30, 1869; s. Jonas and Emeline
(Cummings) Spaulding; ed. public
schools of Townsend, Phillips (Andover)
Academy, 1889; entered business after
graduation in the firm established by
his father and since continued as
Jonas Spaulding & Sons Co. (Inc.),
manufacturers of leather-board, count
ers, novelties, etc., at Townsend Har
bor, Mass., Rochester, North Roches
ter, and Milton, N. H., and Tonawanda, N. Y.; Congregationalist;
Republican; Federal Food Admin
istrator for New Hampshire, 1917- ;
president N. H. League of Free Nations
Ass'n. ; member J. Spaulding & Sons Co. ;
treasurer Kenebunk Mfg. Co. ; president
International Leather Co., president
Atlas Leather Co., director Spaulding &
Sons (Ltd.), London, England; mem
ber Algonquin Club, Boston, Country
Club, Brookline, Mass., Country
Club, Rochester, N. H., Beaver
Meadow Golf Club, Concord, N. H.;
Sc.D.. New Hampshire College, 1918;
m., Aug. 11, 1901, Harriet Mason,
St. Paul, Minn. Residence, North
Rochester, N. H.
King, Charles Francis
Geographer; b., Wilton, N. H., Jan.
30, 1843; s. Sanford and Susan (Burnham) King; ed. Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1867; commenced teaching in
1867; principal Dearborn grammar
school, Boston, 1887-1913; lectured
for many years on methods of teaching
geography before educational associa
tions and institutes; founder and mana
ger National School of Methods,
Saratoga and Glenns Falls, N. Y.;
pres. Mass. Geographical Club; mem
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ber and secretary Committee of ten on
Geography; author "Methods and Aids
in Geography," 1888; "Picturesque
Geographical Readers for Home and
School/' 1889; "This Continent of
Ours," 1890; "The Land We Live In"
(3 vols.), 1892; "Rocky Mountains,"
1894; "Northern Europe," 1896;
"Round About Rambles," 1898; "Ele
mentary Geography," 1903; "Advanced
Geography," 1906, etc.; retired, 1913;
m., 1st, Aug. 1, 1867, Elizabeth Boardman, Lowell; 2d, July 6, 1897, Gratia
Cobb, Philadelphia. Residence, 107
Elm Hill Ave., Boston, Mass.
Keyes, Homer Eaton
Educator and business director; b.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Dec. 21, 1875; ed.
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn; Dartmouth
College B.L. 1900; traveled and studied
in Europe; Princeton, A.M. 1912; in
structor in English, Dartmouth, 1900-3;
assistant professor Modern Art, 190613; business director, 1913- ; Congre
gationalist; member Phi Beta Kappa,
Psi Upsilon, N. H. Historical Soc,
Archaeological Institute of America,
College Art Ass'n; editor Dana's "Two
Years Before the Mast," 1908; contrib
utor to various publications; m., April 2,
1903, Caroline Gardner Abbott, Cleve
land, O. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Kimball, Herbert Harvey
Meteorologist; b., Hopkinton, N. H.,
Feb. 13, 1862; s. Elbridge Gerry and
Mary (Butler) Kimball; ed. public
schools, N. H. College, Durham, B.S.,
1884, M.S. George Washington Univ.,
1900. Ph.D. 1910; fellow Uruv. of Pitts
burgh, 1912-13; Meteorological Observ
er, U. S. Meteorological Service, Wash
ington, D. C., 1884-5; clerk at central
office, 1886-1900; assistant editor
Monthly Weather Review, 1901-3;
librarian, 1904-8; professor of meteor
ology in charge of solar radiation in
vestigations, since July, 1908; member
National Geographical Soc, Philo
sophical Soc, Washington, Academy of
Arts and Sciences, American Astronom
ical Soc, etc.; Baptist; Independent;
author many papers on meteorological
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subjects; m., Nov. 14, 1891, Margaret
Gertrude Cowling, Washington. Resi
dence, 1819 Monroe St., N. W., Wash
ington, D. C.
Ledoux, Henri Toussaint
Lawyer; postmaster of Nashua; b.,
St. Albans, Vt., Nov. 4, 1873; s. Tous
saint and Elmire (Bourgeois) Ledoux;
ed. public and parochial schools,
Nashua, N. H. ; Theresa Classical Col
lege, Quebec, 1893; Boston Univ. Law
School, LL.B. 1896; admitted to the
bar and commenced practice in Nashua
in the latter year, there continuing;
Catholic; Democrat; member Nashua
common council, 1895, N. H. house of
representatives, 1897-9; N. H. consti
tutional convention, 1902; member
Nashua board of Public Works, 1903-6;
collector of taxes, 1907-13; Democratic
candidate for Congress, 2d N. H.
district, 1906; delegate to Democratic
national convention, Baltimore, 1912;
postmaster of Nashua since April 16,
1917; National President L'Union St.
Jean Baptiste D'Amerique, since 1911;
director American Historical Soc.;
vice-chairman Nashua Chapter Ameri
can Red Cross; secretary-treasurer
French American Chamber of Com
merce for New England; director
Citizens Guaranty Savings Bank,
Nashua, First National Bank, Van
Buren, Me.; director and treasurer
Union Novelty Co., Leominster, Mass.;
m., June 6, 1904, Agnes A. Manseau,
Nashua. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Thayer, Lucius Harrison
Clergyman; b., Westfield, Mass.,
Nov. 28, 1857; s. Lucius Fowler ana
Martha A. (Harrison) Thayer; ed.
Westfield public schools; Amherst
College, A.B. 1882; Yale Univ., B.D.
1888, Dwight Fellow, 1889; D.D.,
Dartmouth, 1909; ordained to the
Congregational ministry, 1891; pastor
North Church, Portsmouth, N. H.,
since 1890; Congregationalist; Pro
gressive Republican; president N. H.
Home Missionary Soc; member Pru
dential Committee, American Board
C. F. M.; member Psi Upsilon college
fraternity, Winthrop Club, Boston,
Mass.; m., June 29, 1892, Helen Chadwick Rand; children, Dorothy Goldthwait, b., Aug. 29, 1893 (Smith Col
lege, A.B. 1916), Lucius Ellsworth, b.
June 19, 1896 (Amherst, A.B. 1918);
Sherman Rand, b. Sept. 28, 1904. In
youth Dr. Thayer served for two years,
1876-8 as supercargo on the ship Lucy
S. Mills, and after leaving college was
engaged for a time with the Franklin
Foundry & Machine Co., Providence,
R. I. Residence, Portsmouth, N. H.
Thayer, Helen Chadwick Rand
(Mrs. Lucius H. Thayer); philan
thropist and social worker; b., Morisania, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1863; dau., Albert
Tyler and Sophia Anna (Chadwick)
Rand; ed. private schools, Brooklyn,
N. Y.; Adelphi Academy; Burnham
School, Northampton, Mass.; Smith
College, A.B. 1884; student of his
tory Newnham College, Cambridge,
Eng., 1886-7; a founder, in 1889, of
the College Settlement, Rivington St.,
New York City; president College
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Settlements Ass'n, since 1907; vicepresident Smith College Alumnae
Ass'n (secretary, 1888-92); alumnae
trustee Smith College 1901-07; mem
ber advisory board N. H. Equal Suf
frage Ass'n, College Equal Suffrage
League, Ass'n of Collegiate Alumnae,
National Congress of Mothers; director
N. H. Children's Aid Soc, N. H. Soc.
Charities and Corrections; member
State Commission for Belgian Relief,
Ass'n for Labor Legislation, chairman
Smith College Unit war work com
mittee, and active in various other
philanthropic and civic organizations;
m., June 29, 1892, Rev. Lucius H.
Thayer (see preceding sketch). Resi
dence, 664 State St., Portsmouth,
N.H.
Lane, Francis Ransom
Educator; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Dec. 23, 1858; s. John G. and Caroline
(Anderson) Lane; ed. public schools,
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1881; M.D.
George Washington Univ., 1885; A.M.
(hon.) Lafayette College, 1907; princi
pal Franklin School, Washington, D. C,
1881-2; head of English Dept., Wash
ington high school, 1882-8; principal
Central high school, 1888-94; director
high schools, Washington, 1894-1902;
principal Polytechnic Preparatory
School, Brooklyn, 1902-6; director
Jacob Tome Institute, Port Deposit,
Md., 1906-8; principal Worcester,
Mass., State Normal School, 1909-12;
headmaster Brooklyn Polytechnic
Preparatory school since 1912; m., 1st,
June 23, 1891, Elinor Macartney, d.
March 17, 1909; 2d, June 12, 1915,
Kathleen Langton. Residence, 3456
Broadway, N. Y.
Marshall, Roujet DeLisle
Jurist; b., Nashua, N. H., Dec. 27,
1847; s. Thomas and Emeline M.
Marshall; removed with parents to
Delton, Sauk County, Wisconsin, in
1854; ed. Delton Academy, Baraboo
(Wis.) Collegiate Inst. and Lawrence
Univ., LL.D. 1904; Univ. of Wisconsin,
1905; admitted to Wisconsin bar 1873;
county court judge, 1876-82; circuit
court, 1889-95; supreme court, 1895-
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1917; Republican; m., 1869, Mary E.
Jenkins, Baraboo. Residence, Chip
pewa Falls, Wis.
Amey, Harry Burton
Lawyer; b., Pittsburg, N. H., Dec.
21, 1868; s. John T. and Emily
(Haynes) Amey; ed. Public schools,
Lancaster Academy 1890, Dartmouth
College, 1894; taught school nine
years while securing education ; studied
law with Ladd & Fletcher at Lancaster,
admitted to the bar in 1898, com
menced practice that year in Milton,
N. H., removing thence to Island Pond,
Vt., where he has since remained in
practice; Unitarian; Republican; mem
ber Vt. house of representatives,
1910; state's attorney for Essex
County, 1904-8, 1910-2; state senate,
Essex County, 1918-9; attorney
Grand Trunk Ry., 1902-10; general
counsel, Central Vt., Ry., 1910-13; di
rector Island Pond National Bank;
A. F. & A. M., Knight Templar and
Shriner; m., April, 1896, GraciaJJN
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Norton; children, Henry T., b. Nov.
21, 1898; Alpa N, b. Sept. 20, 1900.
Residence, Island Pond, Vt.
Hodsdon, Ervin Wilbur
Physician; b., Ossipee, N. H., April
8, 1863; s. Edward Payson and Emma
B. (Demeritt) Hodsdon; ed. Dover
high school, Phillips Exeter Academy,
Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo.,
M.D. 1884; interne St. Louis City
hospital two years; practiced in Dover
and at Center Sandwich before locating
in Ossipee twenty-three years ago,
where he has since remained in prac
tice; Methodist; Republican; member
Ossipee board of health since residing
in town, town clerk, selectman four
years, member school committee twelve
years, postmaster seventeen years, phy
sician to Carroll county farm, medical
referee, Carroll county, twelve years;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1915-16, 1917-18, 1919-20; chairman
committee on state hospital each ses
sion; member A. F. & A. M. (past
master); I. O. R. M. (P. S. S.), A. O.
U. W., P. of H., K. of P.; N. H. His
torical Soc, N. H. Med. Soc, American
Med. Ass'n; m., Feb. 25, 1917, Mary
L. Price. Residence, Ossipee, N. H.
(Mountain View, P. 0.).
Hill, Joseph Adna
Statistician; b., Stewartstown, N. H.,
May 5, 1860; s. Rev. Joseph B.
and Harriet (Brown) Hill; ed. Har
vard, A.B. 1885; A.M. 1887; Ph.D.
Halle, Germany, 1892; lecturer, Univ.
of Pa., 1893; instructor, Harvard Univ.,
1895; went to Europe for the Mass.
Tax Commission, to investigate
European systems of taxation, 1897;
statistician, U. S. Census Bureau, since
1898; appointed chief statistician,
1909; member American Economic
Ass'n, American Statistical Ass'n (vicepresident), Cosmo Club; author "The
English Income Tax," 1899; prepared
many important reports for the last
census; contributor to various eco
nomic journals. Residence, 8 Iowa
Circle, Washington, D. C.
Chellis, Frank Otis
Lawyer; b., Meriden (Plainfield),
....
N. H., Aug. 7, 1858; s. Otis H. and
Betsey M. (Morrill) Chellis; ed. New
port high school, 1878; Kimball
Union Academy, Meriden, 1880; Dart
mouth College, A.B. 1885; studied law
with Albert S. Wait of Newport three
years; admitted to the bar 1888 and
entered practice as a partner with Mr.
Wait; taught district schools in Croy
don and Enfield before entering college,
and was principal of the Newport high
school for nine years after admission to
the bar; interested in athletic sports
while in college, and played two years
on the Varsity baseball, and two years
on the football team; Unitarian; Demo
crat ; has served as town moderator, and
two terms as solicitor for Sullivan
County (1907-8 and 1913-4), the only
Democrat elected to the office in fifty
years; several years a member of the
Newport school board and superinten
dent of schools; member Newport fire
department over twenty years and six
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years member N. H. Firemen's Ass'n;
has taken an active part in local politics
in his party's interest, and labored for
the promotion of the civic, social and
educational welfare of the community;
gave much time to war work, serving
as secretary of the Sullivan County
draft board; trustee Sugar River Sav
ings Bank, Carrie F. Wright Hospital;
member Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 15,
A. F. & A. M. (historian at its 100th
anniversary), Chapter of the Taber
nacle. No. 19, and Sullivan Commandery, K. T.; Sugar River Lodge
No. 1236, Loyal Order of the Moose,
Alpha Delta Phi, Newport Playground
Ass'n, Outing Club, Board of Trade;
m., Dec. 8, 1892, Emma G. Wilmarth;
children, Bernice Louise, b. April 20,
1894 (Newport high school, 1912,
Wellesley College 1916); Robert Wil
marth, b. Dec. 6, 1898 (Newport high
school, 1915,- Dean Academy, 1916).
Residence Newport, N. H.
McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell
(Mrs. James R. McDonald) ; author:
b., Manchester, N. H.; dau. Clark and
Clara M. Blaisdell; ed. public schools,
Mass. State Normal School, Framingham, 1891 ; taught school in Massa
chusetts, 1892-6; supervisor primary
schools, Brockton, Mass., 1896-9;
author (with Mary Frances Blaisdell)
"ChQd Life," 1899; "Child Life in
Many Lands," 1900; "The Child Life
Primer," 1901; "The Blaisdell Spell
ers," 1901; "The Child Life Fifth
Reader," 1902; "Boy Blue and His
Friends," 1907, and many child books
of travel; member Boston Authors
Club, Women's City Club, N. E.
Women's Press Ass'n; m., Aug. 3,
1899, James Richard McDonald.
Residence, West Medford, Mass.
Stoddard, Edward Percy
Insurance and Real Estate, b., Ports
mouth, N. H., Jan. 2, 1877; s. D. Fox
and Mary Joy (Pendexter) Stoddard;
ed. Dover and Portsmouth schools and
Dartmouth College; reporter for Ports
mouth Times and Manchester Daily
Union, 1900-3; U. S. deputy marshal at
31
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Concord, 1903-8; in general insurance
and real estate business at Portsmouth
since latter date; Congregationalist;
Republican; member Portsmouth city
council, 1910; N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1911-12; 1913-14; cham
pioned the movement for the Ports
mouth armory in the former session;
Republican candidate for state
senator in District No. 24, 1918; mem
ber A. F. & A. M., 32d degree, Knight
Templar and Shriner, B. P. O. E.,
K. of P., Derryfield Club, Manchester;
Athletic Club, Warwick Club, Country
Club, Portsmouth. Residence, Ports
mouth, N. H.
Richardson, Henry Sturtevant
Lawyer; probate judge; b., Brandon,
Vt., Sept. 19, 1873; s. Sidney K. and
Ella I. (Sturtevant) Richardson; ed.
public schools, Kimball Union Acad
emy, 1892; Dartmouth College, 1896.
studied law in office of Smith & Smith
at Woodsville, N. H.; admitted to the
N. H. bar, June 18, 1903; located in
practice in Claremont; Unitarian; Re-
�Hon. Horatio Colony
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
publican; judge Claremont police
court, 1912-13; member school board,
1915-17; solicitor, Sullivan County,
1917; judge of probate, 1917- ; trustee
Fiske Free Library, 1911- ; member
A. F. A A. M. (lodge, chapter, commandery and shrine), Sons of Veterans
(past commander N. H. division); m.,
June 12, 1906, Valina J. Darling; one
dau., Barbara. Residence, Claremont,
N.H.
Colony, Horatio
Lawyer; manufacturer; b., Keene,
Nov. 14, 1835; s. Josiah and Hannah
STaylor) Colony; descendant of John
olony, Wrentham, Mass., 1640; ed.
public and private schools, Keene
Academy, Albany (N. Y.) Law School,
LL.B. 1860, having studied in the
office of Hon. Levi Chamberlain; ad
mitted to the bar in New York and
New Hampshire in 1860, and practiced
in Keene till 1867, when, having ac
quired an interest in the firm of Faulk
ner & Colony, woolen manufacturers, of
which his father had been a member,
he relinquished his profession and de
voted himself thereafter to the interests
of the firm, of which he became presi
dent and treasurer upon its incorpora
tion; subsequently interested in the
Cheshire Mills, Harrisville, N. H., and
president and treasurer of the same;
Unitarian; Democrat; member first
N. H. board of labor statistics, ap
pointed by Governor Weston; first
mayor of Keene, 1874-5; member
N. H. house of representatives, 1877;
Democratic nominee for speaker and
member judiciary committee; delegate
Democratic National Convention, New
York, 1868; some time president Keene
Steam Power Co.; director Cheshire,
Ashuelot and Citizens' National banks
of Keene, and Winchester National
Bank; president Cheshire County
Humane Soc; trustee Thayer public
library and president of the board;
member A. F. & A. M., K. T., P. of H.;
m., Dec. 10, 1863, Emeline Eames Joslin of Keene; d., Oct. 11, 1907; children,
John Joslin (see page 135); Charles
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Taylor, b. April 20, 1867; Kate (Mrs.
James A. Frye). Residence, 104 West
St., Keene, N. H.
Merrill, Charles Clarkson
Clergyman; secretarial worker; b.,
Marlboro, N. H., March 3, 1873; s.
John L. and Mary L. (Murphy) Mer
rill; ed. Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., 1890, Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1894; B.D. Yale Divinity School,
1897; ordained Congregational min
istry, 1897; pastor First Church Steubenville, O., 1897-1902; North Church,
Winchendon, Mass., 1902-11; secre
tary National Council Apportionment
Commission, Congregational Churches,
1911-14; N. E. secretary Laymen's
Missionary Movement, Boston, 191417; secretary Vermont Domestic Mis
sionary Soc, 1917- ; Independent Re
publican; trustee Cushing Academy;
member Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa
Epsilon; m., Oct. 8, 1907, Bessie Louise
Nichols, Winchendon, Mass. Resi
dence, 112 Loomis St., Burlington, Vt.
Abbott, Sewall Wester
Lawyer; b., Tuftonboro, N. H.,
April 11, 1859; s. George and Phebe
Jane (Graves) Abbott; ed. public
schools of Ossipee; Hebron (Me.)
Academy, 1878; Union College of Law,
Chicago, 1883; admitted to 11linois bar
same year; practiced one year in Chi
cago; returned East and commenced
practice in Wolfeboro, N. H., Dec. 18,
1885 and has there continued; Unita
rian ; Republican ; moderator,Wolfeboro.
twenty-two years; member school board
twelve years; solicitor for Carroll
County, 1903-7; judge of Probate since
Dec. 27, 18S9; chairman Legal Ad
visory Board, Carroll County, 1917- ;
chairman fuel committee, Wolfeboro
district 1917- ; president Wolfeboro
Woolen Mills; president trustees Huggins Hospital since foundation, Dec.31,
1907; trustee Brewster Free Academy
since 1895; member A. F. A. M., lodge,
chapter, commandery and 32d degree
(Past D. D. G. M., N. H. Grand Lodge.
and member committee on trials and
appeals), O. E. S. ; I. O. O. F., Rebekahs,
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P. B. O. E., P. of H., Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution; m., June 10, 1893,
Elma King (Hodgdon). Residence,
Wolfeboro, N. H.
MacMurphy , Mary L. Stuart James
(Mrs. Jesse G. MacMurphy.)
Teacher; lecturer; b., Deerfield, N. H.,
Sept. 1, 1846; dau. Joseph Warren ana
Harriet Neeley (Hoyt) James; ed.
Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N. H.,
Salem, Mass., Normal School, first
course, 1864; advanced course, 1866;
special work Vassar College and Chi
cago University; in the autumn of
1866 became head of the Senior de
partment of the Albany, N. Y., Female
Academy; later at request of Eben S.
Stearns, principal, accepted the posi
tion of preceptress at Robinson Fe
male Seminary; on April 22, 1870,
united in marriage with Rev. Jesse G.
MacMurphy, and became a resident of
Racine, Wis., where she soon became
principal of a college preparatory
school, and lecturer to the Avon Art
Club; in 1895 she was called to Chicago
as head of the history department in the
Waller High School, remaining until
1911, when she returned to New Eng
land, but has retained a deep interest
in the work to which her active life has
been devoted and for which work she
had prepared herself by foreign travel
and close study. She was a member of
the Woman's Club and Avon Art Club,
Racine, Wis. (president of the former
1894-6; director of latter, 1879-94) -the
Chicago and Oak Park Woman's Clubs
and The Glaux Syntelia, Chicago. She
is a member of the D. A. R. and the
Derry Woman's Club, in both of which
organizations as well as the Red Cross
she is an active worker; she served as
chairman of the Art Department, N. H.
Federation of Women s Clubs, 191517. Two children. Residence, Derry
Village, N. H.
Marvin, Winthrop Lippitt
Journalist; b., New Castle, N. H.,
May 15, 1863; s. Thomas E. O. and
Anne (Lippitt) Marvin; ed. public
Schools, Tufts College, A.B. 1884;
Litt.D. 1903; reporter and night editor
Boston Advertiser, 1884-6; on Boston
Journal in various capacities, 18861903; member Mass. Civil Service
Commission, 1901-4; secretary Mer
chant Marine Commission, Washing
ton, 1904-5; secretary-treasurer Na
tional Ass'n Woolen Manufacturers
since 1908; associate editor Marine
Journal, New York City; member Phi
Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi; Universalist; Republican; m., June 17,
1885, Nellie Meloon, Portsmouth,
N. H. Residence, Marvin's Island,
Portsmouth, N. H.
McDaniel, Allen Boyer
Civil engineer; b., Exeter, N. H.,
Sept. 5, 1879 ; s. Benjamin F. and Mary
E. (Wellman) McDaniel; ed. Mass.
Inst. Tech., B.S. in architectural
engineering, 1901; structural engineer,
N. E. Structural Co., Boston, 1901-2;
Fort Pitt Bridge Works, Pittsburgh,
Pa., 1903-5; instructor in civil engi
neering, Case School of Applied
Science, Cleveland, Ohio, 1906-7;
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professor civil engineering, Univ. of
South Dakota, 1907-12; assistant
frofessor civil engineering, Univ. of
Uinois, 1912-16; professor civil engi
neering, Union College, Schenectady,
N. Y., 1917- ; fellow American Acad.
Arts and Sciences; member Amer.
Soc. Civil Engineers, etc.; m., Oct. 21,
1903, Amanda Fowler, Boston, Mass.
Residence, Schenectady, N. Y.
MacGreggor, Henry Frederick
Railroading and real estate; b.,
Londonderry, N. H., April 25, 1855;
s. Lewis Aiken and Augusta (Watts)
Blodgett; ed. Pinkerton Academy,
Derry, and Bryant & Stratton Commerical College, Manchester; removed
to Texas in youth; secretary Galveston
City R. R. Co., 1879-83; vice-president
and general manager, Houston Rail
way System, 1883-1903; engaged in
real estate operations since 1903; vicepresident and director, State Land Oil
Co.; director, South Texas National
Bank, Houston Printing Co., Glen
Park Co.; Presbyterian; Republican;
chairman, state executive committee,
1894-6; Texas member Republican
National Committee since 1912; m.,
Dec. 10, 1885; Elizabeth Stevens.
Residence, 3530 Fannin St., Houston,
Texas.
Howes, Benjamin Alfred
Engineer; b., Keene, N. H., Aug. 4,
1875; s. Benjamin Thomas and Maria
Adelaide (Holt) Howes; ed. public
schools, Mass. Institute Technology,
B.S. 1897; with Frank Sprague,
Sprague Multiple Unit System, New
York, 1897-1900; with Randfontein
Estates, mining equipment and con
struction, South Africa, and Thomas
Robins, Paris and London, 1900-3; in
research and construction work, 19035; in private practice in New York
since 1905; advisory to various ship
building undertakings in concrete,
1918; member American Soc. Mining
Engineers, American Concrete Insti
tute, American Soc. Civil Engineers,
etc.; author "Building by a Builder,"
1914, and various technical articles on
concrete and building construction;
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m., Aug. 5, 1908, Ethel D. Puffer,
Framingham, Mass. Residence, Scarsdale, N. Y.
Hoyt, Louis G.
Lawyer; probate judge; b., Exeter.
N. H., Feb. 23, 1856; s. Gilman B. and
Marianna (Jewell) Hoyt; ed. Phillips
Exeter Academy, 1873; Dartmouth
College, 1877; studied law and com
menced practice at Kingston, N. H.,
1878; member banking firm of E. H.
Rollins & Sons, Boston, 1888-1900;
Universalist; Republican; superintend
ent of schools, Kingston, 1880 to 1886;
solicitor of Rockingham County, 18921900; judge of probate, Rockingham
County, since September, 1902; trus
tee Union Five Cent Savings Bank,
Exeter; Sanborn Seminary, Kingston;
Brown's Academy, East Kingston;
secretary, Republican state committee,
1899-1901; member Gideon Lodge,
A. F. & A. M.; author "Hoyt's Probate
Practice," "Hoyt's Law of Adminis
tration in New Hampshire," "Hoyt's
Homestead Right"; m., March 30,
1893, Mary S. Towle. Residence,
Kingston, N. H.
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French, George Barstow
Lawyer; b., Tuftonborough, N. H.,
Nov. 27, 1846; s. James and Eveline
A. (Moulton) French; ed. Tilton Sem
inary, 1868; Dartmouth College, 1872;
principal Milford, N. H., high school,
1872-4; studied law with Judge Rob
ert M. Wallace of Milford and at Bos
ton Univ. Law School; admitted to
Suffolk County, Mass., bar in May,
1876, and N. H. bar, September, 1876,
since when he has been in practice in
Nashua; Congregationalist; Republi
can; member Nashua board of educa
tion several years, N. H. constitu
tional convention, 1889; chairman
Legal Advisory Board under Selective
Service Act, 1918; member Lincoln
Club; president non-partisan Civic
League; formerly president Nashua
Trust Co., and director Pennichuck
Water Works; D. K. E. frater
nity, Dartmouth College; Rising Sun
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; m., Dec. 24,
1879. Sarah F. Burnham. Milford,
N.»H.; children, Ruth H., b. Oct. 17,
1880 (Smith College, 1902, Teachers
College, Columbia Univ. in Domestic
Science, 1910), member of Nashua
board of education, and for over a year
past in Bureau of Military Intelligence,
U. S. War Department, Washington;
Robert A., b. Sept. 13, 1882 (Dart
mouth, 1905, Harvard Law School,
1908), lawyer in practice in Nashua
till commissioned captain, Bureau of
Military Intelligence, War Depart
ment, Washington, August, 1918;
served three terms in N. H. house of
representatives, and was associate jus
tice Nashua police court; d. in the serv
ice at Washington, Dec. 17, 1918; Helen
B., b. Sept. 5, 1884 (ed. in Nashua
high school, Abbott Academy and
Smith College one year); George M.,
b. May 2, 1888 (Dartmouth, 1911,
Boston Univ. Law School, 1914) ; prac
ticed law in Springfield, Mass., till
June, 1917, when he enlisted in the
104th infantry regiment, 26th division,
went to France in October, was made
a sergeant, served till Oct. 29, 1918,
when he was sent to a hospital and
was invalided home in November.
Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Merrill, William Bradford
Journalist; b., Salisbury, N. H., Feb.
27, 1861; s. Horatio and Sarah B.
(Whitman) Merrill; ed. Boston Latin
School, 1874-6; finished studies in
Paris, France, 1876-8; reporter on
Philadelphia North American, 1879;
telegraphic editor, 1880, Philadelphia
Press; dramatic and Sunday editor
1881-5; managing editor 1886-91;
managing editor New York Press,
1891-5; financial manager New York
World, 1901-7; managing editor New
York American since February, 1907;
author Guide to Railways of the
United States, 1881; m., Sept. 12, 1882,
Sara Louise Taylor, Georgetown, D. C.
Residence, Great Neck, L. I.
Messer, Loring Wilbur
Y. M. C. A. secretary; b., Somersworth, N. H., March 1, 1856; s. Charles
and Emily A. (Leathers) Messer; ed.
public schools; A.M. Northwestern
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Univ., 1908; with B. & M. R. R., Bos
ton, 1872-4; in dry goods trade, Read
ing, Mass., 1874-81 ; general secretary
Y. M. C. A., Peoria, Ill., 1881-3; Cam
bridge, Mass., 1883-8; Chicago, Ill.,
since April, 1888; director and instruc
tor, Y. M. C. A. College, Chicago;
trustee International Y. M. C. A. Col
lege, Springfield, Mass. ; director United
Charities; member State executive
committee, Y. M. C. A. ; member execu
tive committee National War Work
Council of Y. M. C. A. ass'ns; Union
League University Club; Republican;
m., Sept. 14, 1887, Elizabeth I. Garcelon, Lewiston, Me. Residence, 5729
Blackstone ave., Chicago, Ill.
Morrill, Albro David
Educator; b., Tilton, N. H., Aug.
29, 1854; s. Smith and Mary (Clark)
Morrill; ed. Dartmouth College, B.S.
1876, M.S. 1879; studied in Univ. of
Mich., 1876-7; teacher of science,
Lewiston, Pa., 1878-83; professor of
chemistry, physics and higher mathe
matics, Belmont College, 1883-8;
professor biology and geology, Ohio
Univ., Athens, Ohio, 1888-92; profes
sor chemistry and biology, Hamilton
College, 1892-6; professor biology
since 1896; fellow American Acad.
Arts and Sciences; member Amer. Soc.
Naturalists, Amer. Soc. Zoologists,
Boston Soc. Natural History; Pres
byterian; Republican; m., Dec. 23,
1879, Lena E. Carver, Binghampton,
N. Y. Residence, Clinton, N. Y.
Gould, Robert Truman
Dairy and fruit farmer; b., Hopkinton, N. H., May 23, 1861 ; s. Charles
and Ruth (Hill) Gould; ed. public
schools and Contoocook Academy;
Methodist; Democrat; selectman, Hopkinton, 1907, 1914-15 (chairman of the
board); member N. fl. house of rep
resentatives, 1917-18, serving on Com
mittee on railroads, and joining in
the minority report against the "re
organization" bill; member Committee
of Public Safety; chairman War Sav
ings Committee, local food representa
tive, member Liberty Loan committee
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and in Red Cross and Red Triangle
drives; member Harris Lodge A. F. &
A. M.; Patrons of Husbandry (past
master Union Grange, No. 56 and
Contoocook, No. 216). Mr. Gould re
sides upon the farm on "Gould Hill"
in Hopkinton, owned and occupied by
the Goulds for four generations; his
great-great-grandfather, Joseph Gould,
was one of the original proprietors of
Hopkinton; Thomas Hill and Moses
Hill, his maternal great-grandfather
and grandfather were both soldiers of
the Revolution and fought at Bunker
Hill, and the latter was a member of
the Committee of Safety in Hopkinton
during the Revolution, as was Robert
T. Gould during the recent war. The
Gould Hill farm is noted for its first
class fruit and excellent dairy prod
ucts; m., April 3, 1894, Mary M.
Currier; one dau., Jessie, b. May 12,
1900, graduate of Hopkinton high
school. Residence, Hopkinton, N. H.
(Contoocook, P. 0.).
�Hon. J. Duncan Upham
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Upham, James Duncan
Manufacturer; banker; b., Claremont, N. H., Nov. 7, 1853; s. James
Phineas and Elizabeth Walker (Rice)
Upham; ed. public schools, Claremont;
Kimball Union Academy, Meriden,
1870; Dartmouth College, Cornell
Univ., B.S., 1874; entered employ of
Sullivan Machine Co., Claremont, as
clerk and paymaster, continuing until
chosen treasurer and manager of the
Brandon (Vt.) Italian Marble Co..
July, 1886, which position he held until
July, 1891, when he returned to Clare
mont to become treasurer and director
of the Sullivan Machine Co., serving
as such till April, 1892, when the con
cern was reorganized and he became
treasurer and director of the Sullivan
Machinery Co. of Claremont, N. H.,
and Chicago, Ill., in which position he
continues, also member executive com
mittee of said corporation; president
Brandon Italian Marble Co., May,
1895, until sale of same in December,
1909; director, Claremont National
Bank since Jan. 10, 1893; vice-presi
dent same from Nov. 10, 1896, to
Sept. 19, 1905; president since Sept.
19, 1905; director B. & M. R. R. since
October, 1913; director United Life
and Accident Ins. Co.. Concord, N. H.,
since 1913; first president N. H. Man
ufacturers' Ass'n, 1913-14 and director
in same till 1918; vice-president for
New Hampshire American Bankers'
Ass'n, 1916-17; member and former
director, vice-president and president
Claremont board of trade; Episcopal
ian; Progressive Republican; trustee
town of Claremont trust funds since
1903; member N. H. executive council,
1907-8; constitutional convention 1912;
member N. H. public safety committee
of one hundred; chairman Claremont
public safety committee; chairman
Claremont Liberty Loan Committee;
member N. H. League for National
Defense, Red Cross, N. H. Children's
Aid and Protective Soc, N. H. Ass'n
for Prevention of Tuberculosis, N. H.
Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Ani
mals, Soc. for Protection of New Hamp
shire Forests, Lincoln Club, 1906-10;
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N. H. Historical Soc, Claremont
Country Club; Zeta Psi (Cornell Univ.),
Cornell New England club; m., Oct. 25,
1882, Katharine Hall Deane of Clare
mont; children, Katharine Duncan
(Mrs. Roy D. Hunter) and Sarah
Elizabeth (Mrs. Percy R. Brooks).
Residence, Claremont, N. H.
Miller, Charles Ransom
Journalist; b., Hanover, N. H., Jan.
17, 1849; s. Elijah T. and Chastina
(Hoyt) Miller; ed. Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1872, LL.D. 1905; Litt.D.
Columbia, 1915; on staff of Springfield
Republican, 1872-5; New York Times
since 1875; editor in chief since 1883;
director N. Y. Times Co.; director
Tidewater Paper Co. ; Century, MetroSolitan and Garden City Golf clubs,
Tew York; m., Oct. 10, 1876, Frances
Daniels, Plainfield, N. H. Residence,
21 East 9th St., New York.
Mitchell, Harry Walter
Physician; b., Plymouth, N. H.,
Nov. 6, 1867; s. Harris B. and Frances
(Blair) Mitchell; ed. Peacham (Vt.)
Academy, Univ. of Vermont, M.D.
1896; ass't physician, State Farm,
Bridgewater, Mass., 1896-9; Danvers
(Mass.) State Hospital, 1899-1907;
superintendent Eastern (Me.) State
Hospital, 1907-10; Danvers (Mass.)
State Hospital, 1910-12; State Hospital
for Insane, Warren. Pa., 1912- ; mem
ber American Med. Ass'n, Pa. State
Med. Ass'n, Mass. State Med. Soc,
Boston Soc. Psychiatry and Neurology,
etc.; Unitarian; m., Aug. 16, 1902,
Mary Paulsell, San Francisco. Resi
dence, Warren, Pa.
Melville, Henry
Lawyer; b.. Nelson, N. H., Aug. 25,
1858; s. Josiah H. and Nancy R. (Nesmith) Melville ; ed. Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1879; Harvard, A.M. and LL.B.,
cum laude, 1884; admitted to the bar
in 1885, and since in practice in New
York City; partner of Roscoe Conkling,
1885-8; captain Co. A, 8th N. Y. Vol
unteers, Spanish American War; presi
dent State Board of Managers, Elmira
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and Napanoch reformatories; member
N. Y. Bar Ass'n, Naval and Military
Order, Spanish American War, Soc. Co
lonial Wars; Republican. Residence,
69 East 55th St., New York City.
Wellman, Justin Owen
Educator; head master Colby Acad
emy; b., Belgrade, Me., Sept. 19, 1875;
s. Owen Rogers and Ella (Russell)
Wellman; ed. public schools, Augusta,
Me.; Colby College, 1898; principal
Paris Hill (Me.) Academy, 1898; mas
ter of mathematics, Bangor (Me.)
high school, 1899-1901; principal
Ricker Classical Institute, Houlton
(Me.), 1901-5; headmaster Colby
Academy, New London, N. H., 1905
to date; Baptist; Republican; town
auditor, New London, 1907-10, 1914
to date; delegate N. H. constitutional
convention, 1912; war historian for
New London, 1918- ; chairman town
War S. S. committee, 1918- ; four
minute speaker in war work cam
paign; trustee New London Hospital
Ass n; trustee N. H. United Baptist
Convention; member National Edu
cational Ass'n, N. E. Ass'n of Colleges
and Secondary Schools; N. H. Teach
ers' Ass'n; N. E. Ass'n of Mathematics
Teachers; collaborator of National
Institute for Moral Instruction; A. F.
& A. M. to and including 32d degree
and K. T., O. E. S. (past Grand Pa
tron); I. O. O. F., P. of H., American
Red Cross, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta
Upsilon; m., Aug. 14, 1901, Caroline
Blanch Walker; children, Eleanor
Blanch, b. Feb. 19, 1907; Muriel Jus
tine, b. Sept. 9, 1912. Residence, NewLondon, N. H.
Gove, Charles Augustus
Naval officer; b., Concord, N. H.,
July 5, 1854; s. Col. Jesse A. and Maria
Louise (Sherburne) Gove; ed. public
schools, U. S. Naval Academy, Annap
olis, 1876; promoted ensign, March
29, 1879; lieutenant, Aug. 4, 1891;
lieutenant commander, July 1, 1899;
commander, May 6, 1905; cap
tain, Jan. 9, 1909; rear admiral, July
11, 1914; served on all principal sta
tions and at sea twenty-one years and
six months; on U. S. S. Topeka during
Spanish American War, 1898; com
mandant of midshipmen at U. S. Naval
Academy, 1908-9; commanded the
new dreadnought, Delaware 1910, mak
ing the trip around Cape Horn and,
later in the naval review off Spithead
at the Coronation of King George V,
it being the largest warship there;
commander U. S. Naval Training
Station at San Francisco, 1912-3;
retired, Dec. 11, 1914; Episcopalian;
A. F. & A. M., member Army and
Navy Club. Washington, D. C., Bo
hemian Club, San Francisco; m., May
23, 1887, Minnie Webster. Residence,
San Francisco, Cal.
Cavis, Kate Chandler
(Mrs. Harry M. Cavis); b., Balti
more, Md.; dau. Maj. George Henry
and Elvira Sargent (Coffin) Chandler;
niece of Senator William E. Chandler
(see p. 1); granddaughter of Capt.
Samuel Coffin, Concord, N. H. (Maj.
George H. Chandler, A.B., Dartmouth,
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1860, *BK, LL.B., Harvard, 1867;
served in the 9th N. H. Volunteers
during the Civil War and was wounded
in the battle of Spottsylvania) ; Mrs.
Cavis was educated in the schools of
Concord, N. H., and at the Oldfield
School, Baltimore, Md., 1887-9; spent
much of her youth in Washington,
D. C.; became a permanent resident
of Concord, N. H., upon her marriage;
communicant of St. Paul's Protestant
Episcopal Church, warden of Guild,
St. Anna Branch, and active in church
work; member board of managers,
Orphans' Home at Millville, Stratford
(Shakespeare) Club (president, 190811), N. H. Historical Soc., Concord
Female Charitable Soc., Country Club,
Beaver Meadow Golf Club (charter,
1897), Friendly Club, District Nursing
Ass'n, Charity Organization Soc., Hos
pital Associates, S. P. C. A., N. H.
Children's Aid and Protective Soc.; m.,
Washington, D. C., May 12, 1897,
Harry Minot Cavis, lawyer of Con
cord, who d. July 8, 1915; one son,
George Chandler Cavis, b. Feb. 14,
1898; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord,
N. H., 1916, Yale Univ., 1921; in
training, Plattsburgh, N. Y., summer
of 1916; served as ambulance driver in
France (Yale Unit), five months in
1917; second lieutenant, Field Artil
lery, Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C,
1918. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Runnells, Everett Hazen
Farmer and contractor; b., Con
cord, N. H., June 7, 1851; s. Deacon
Hazen and Sarah E. (Corliss) Runnells;
sixth in descent from Sergt. Samuel
Runnells, of Bradford, Mass., before
1710; fifth in descent from Lieut.
Samuel Runnells and fourth in descent
from Lieut. Samuel Runnells, Jr., of
Boxford, Mass., both of whom served
in the French and Indian Wars, 1755-6;
grandson of Joseph Runnells, who
served in the Revolution; ed. Concord
schools; one year (1868), at Oberlin Col
lege, Ohio; Congregationalist; Repub
lican; supervisor of check list, Ward 4,
several years; m., Oct. 20, 1880, Clara
FVances Potter of East Concord, N. H.,
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descended from Robert Potter, Lynn,
Mass., 1630, great-granddaughter of
Richard Potter, who served in the
Revolution under Gen. Sullivan, niece
of Gen. Joseph H. Potter, U. S. A.
(West Point, 1843); children, (1) Clar
ence Everett, b. Dec. 10, 1881; ed.
Concord high school; employed by
Lynn, Mass., Electric R. R.; m. June
15, 1904, Katharine Isabel McClure,
Maynard, Mass.; their children, John
Franklin, b. Jan. 29, 1909; Maude
Frances, Dec. 14, 1915; (2) Maude
Edith, b. Nov. 10, 1886, d. Feb. 12,
1897; (3) Morrill Potter, b. Jan. 28,
1892; ed. Concord schools; foreman in
machine shops, U. S. Navy Yard,
Portsmouth, N. H.; m. April 8, 1917,
Blanche Evelyn Moran, Lowell, Mass.;
(4 and 5) twin sons, Ernest Potter and
Ellsworth Potter, b. April 7, 1894 (see
succeeding sketches). Residence, 6
Lyndon St.., Concord, N. H.
Runnells, Ernest Potter
Soldier; b., Concord, N. H., April 7,
1894; s. Everett Hazen and Clara
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Frances (Potter) Runnells (see preced
ing) ; ed. Concord high school; employed
National State Capital Bank; Episco
palian; Republican; entered tie U. S.
service, July 25, 1917; sailed for
France, Oct. 3, 1917; in the Medical
Corps of the 26th Division, later in the
101st Ambulance Corps; cited for
bravery by Major-Gen. C. R. Edwards
in the second battle of the Marne, July
18-26, 1918, "for rescuing wounded
comrades under heavy enemy fire";
cited by Major-Gen. C. R. Edwards
Episcopalian; Republican; member
White Mountain Lodge, I. O. O. F.;
employed in the People s Market, 1912—
17; entered the U. S. service, July 25,
1917; sailed for France, Oct. 3, 1917;
in the 103d Machine Gun Battalion,
26th Division, 52d Brigade, Co. B;
decorated with the Croix de Guerre,
Dec. 17, 1918, standing beside his
twin brother who received the Ameri
can Cross at the same time (this is
believed to be the only instance where
twin brothers were simultaneously
for "exceptionally meritorious service
and gallant conduct under a terrific
enemy artillery bombardment," Sept.
25 and 26, 1918; decorated with Dis
tinguished Service Cross (American),
Dec. 17, 1918 (see succeeding). Resi
dence, 6 Lyndon St., Concord, N. H.
decorated with French and American
crosses during the Great War); m.,
May 14 1917, Amy Isabel Milton,
Penacook, N. H. Residence, 6 Lyndon
St., Concord, N. H.
Runnells, Ellsworth Potter
Soldier (twin brother to preceding);
b., Concord, N. H., April 7, 1894; s.
Everett Hazen and Clara Frances
(Potter) Runnells; ed. Concord schools;
Gove Aaron
Educator; b., Hampton Falls, N. H.,
Sept. 26, 1838; s. John Francis and
Sarah Jane (Wadleigh) Gove; ed. pub
lic schools, I Hi in lis Normal Univ., 1861;
honorary A.M., Dartmouth, 1878;
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L,L.D., Univ. of Colorado, 1888; served
in Union Army Sept., 1861 to
Aug., 1864, when honorably discharged
as brevet major; superintendent of
schools, Normal, 111, 1864-74; superin
tendent of schools, Denver, Colo., 1874
-1904; representative of the beet sugar
industry m the arid states 1905- ; com
mander Loyal Legion, Colorado Commandery, two years; A. F. & A. M., 33d
degree; Grand Commander K. T. of
Colorado, three years; president Na
tional Educational Ass'n, three years;
Congregationalist; Republican; m.,Feb.
13, 1865, Caroline Spofford, North Andover, Mass. Residence, Denver, Colo.
McLaughlin, George Asbury
Clergyman; b., Nashua, N. H., Oct.
13, 1851; s. John and Mary A. (Towle)
McLaughlin; ed. public schools, Wesleyan University (Conn.), A.B. 1873;
A.M. 1875; D.D. Taylor Univ., 1903;
ordained M. E. ministry, 1875; pastor,
Franklin Falls, N. H., 1875-7; Whitefield, 1877-9; Littleton 1879-82; First
Church, Haverhill, Mass., 1882-5;
Laconia, N. H., 1885-8; Exeter, 188892; in evangelistic work, Chicago,
1892-1912; editor Christian Witness,
Chicago, 1901-17; author of several
commentaries and pamphlets; Pro
hibitionist; m., 1st, Oct. 27, 1875, Mary
Ella Henshaw, Middletown, Conn.;
d., Jan. 21, 1910; 2d, Oct. 20, 1914,
Mrs. Jennie Reeves Walker. Resi
dence, Los Angeles, Cal.
Marden, Orison Swett
Author and editor; b., Thornton,
N. H., s. Louis and Martha (Cilley)
Marden; ed. public schools, Boston
Univ., B.S. 1877; A.M. and Bachelor of
Oratory, 1879; LL.B. 1882; M.D.,
Harvard, 1881; author "Rushing to
the Front," 1894, and about fifty
other books; founder of the Success
Magazine in 1897, and editor of the
same to 1912; editor Consolidated
Encyclopedic Library (10 vols.), 1901;
editor New Success Magazine; presi
dent Aldine Club; president League for
the Larger Life; m., May, 1905, Clara
L. Evans, Louisville, Ky. Residence,
Sea Cliff, L. I.
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Rogers, William Nathaniel
Lawyer; b., Wakefield, N. H., Jan.
10, 1892; s. Herbert E. and Lilian A.
(Sanborn) Rogers; ed. public schools,
Wakefield, Brewster Free Academy,
Wolfeboro; Dartmouth College; Uni
versity of Maine School of Law, 1916;
admitted to the N. H. bar in 1916 and
practiced that year at Sanbornville and
Wolfeboro; since July, 1917, in Con
cord ; member firm of Streeter, Demond,
Woodworth & Sulloway; Episcopalian;
Democrat; member N. H. house of rep
resentatives, 1917-18, 1919-20; mem
ber judiciary committee both sessions;
Democratic candidate for Congress,
1st N. H. District, 1918; for speaker of
the house in the legislature of 1919;
member Phi Kappa Psi, Dartmouth;
Phi Alpha Delta, Univ. of Maine,
Knights of Pythias, A. F. & A. M.,
K. T., N. H. Bar Ass'n; m., Aug. 31,
1912, Winnie E. Stevens, Farmington.
N. H.; children, Pauline E., b. April
29, 1913; Una C., b. July 3, 1915.
Residence, Sanbornville, N. H.; bus
iness address, Concord, N. H.
�Daniel Webster Perry
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Perry, Daniel Webster
Paymaster, Nashua Mf'g Co.; b.,
Dublin, N. H., June 21, 1852; ed. pub
lic schools, Peterboro high school, 1873;
freight cashier, C. R. R., at Nashua,
1873-81; in employ of Fisk Mf'g Co.,
Springfield, Mass., 1881-4; assistant
paymaster, Nashua Mf'g Co.. Nashua,
N. H., 1884-1903; succeeded the late
Webster P. Hussey as proprietors' clerk
and paymaster in the latter year, con
tinuing until the present time, making
thirty-five years of continuous service
for this corporation; Universalist;
Democrat; member Nashua board of
education, 1906-12; treasurer First
Universalist Society, Nashua, from
1898 to the present tune; superintend
ent First Universalist Sunday School,
1894-1914; treasurer N. H. Univer
salist State Convention, since Sept.
1907; member A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F.;
m., Oct. 8, 1879, Emma Augusta Cook
of Nashua; children, Grace M., b.
Springfield, Mass., 1882 (Nashua high
school, 1901, Teachers' Training School,
1903, teacher in Nashua public schools
four years; m., 1907, Edward Otis
Brown, South Weymouth, Mass);
Fanny Gertrude, b. Nashua, N. H.,
1890; Nashua high school, 1909,
Massachusetts Normal Art School,
1914; supervisor of drawing, Milford,
N. H., schools, 1914-15; Barre, Vt.,
schools, 1916-17; now teacher of Art
in Rhode Island State Normal School,
Providence. Residence, Nashua, N. H.
Weeks, Albert J.
Pharmacist; b., Exeter, N. H., June
12, 1866; s. John W. and Caroline A.
(Colcord) Weeks; ed. public schools,
Exeter; Unitarian; Republican; mem
ber N. H. house of representatives,
1909-10, serving on the committees on
normal school and public health;
trustee Robinson Female Seminary,
Exeter Public Library; director Exeter
Co-operative Bank; member A. F. &
A. M. flodge, chapter, council and
commandery), O. E. S., I. O. R. M.
(past Great Sachem), A. O. U. W.
(past Master) ; Royal Arcanum, Grand
treasurer, N. H. Grand Council;
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Foresters of America; Sportsman's
Club, Exeter; m., June 20, 1893,
Gertrude R. Towle, Exeter; children,
Harold J., b. Dec. 12, 1894 (Dart
mouth, 1917), second lieutenant, ord
nance department, U. S. A., Middletown, Pa.; Laura T., b. Dec. 4, 1897
(Robinson Female Seminary, 1916).
Residence, Exeter, N. H.
Marshall, Harold
Clergyman; b., Kingston, N. H.,
June 8, 1866; s. James F. and Mary
Miranda (George) Marshall; ed. pubhc
schools and Tufts College; ordained to
the Universalist ministry, 1891 ; pastor
successively at Beverly, Swampscott
and Melrose, Mass., 1891-1917; now
manager Universalist Publishing House,
Boston and Chicago; president Mass.
Universalist state convention, Boston
Flower Mission; founder Marshall Hall
Forum; secretary National Open Fo
rum Council; joint author "Democ
racy in the Making," 1915; magazine
writer; m., Sept. 11, 1893, Bertha Hills,
Boston. Residence, Melrose, Mass.
Carter, William Scott
Manufacturer; b., Warner, N. H.,
Sept. 28, 1842; s. William and Hannah
(Badger) Carter; descendant of Thomas
Carter, a graduate of St. Thomas
College, Cambridge, who came from
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, in
1635, and settled in Dedham, and later
in Watertown, Mass., and became the
first minister of Woburn; ed. Warner
public schools, Henniker Academy and
Dartmouth College, leaving the latter
in his freshman year and enlisting as a
private in Co. D, 11th N. H. Volun
teers, for service in the Civil War; ap
pointed commissary sergeant and
served with his regiment at Fredericks
burg, Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., and
elsewhere; spent some time in hospital
with chills and fever, and subsequently
served as quartermaster at a convales
cent camp at Annapolis, Md.; later
returned to his regiment and served in
Grant's campaign up to the battle of
Petersburg; after discharge, in 1865,
entered the employ of H. W. Carter of
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Lebanon, conducting a large mercantile
business; five years later started in
business himself, subsequently forming
a partnership with Frank C. Churchill
which continued till 1898, when the
latter withdrew; since then Mr. Carter
has been president and manager of the
corporation known as the Carter &
Churchill Co., engaged in the manu
facture of shirts, lined coats, overalls,
jumpers, etc., in addition to this busi
ness he is also interested in manufac
turing in Pawtucket, R. I., and in the
South; Republican; has held various
town offices and served in the N. H.
state senate in 1891-2; auditor state
treasurer's accounts, 1S91; appointed
by Governor Jordan, in 1901, member
of commission to determine the position
of N. H. regiments in the siege of Vicksburg, and by Governor Bachelder, in
1903, to select a monument in com
memoration of their service; president
Lebanon Electric Light Co. for eight
years previous to 1906; director Leb
anon National Bank; trustee public
library; president 11th N. H. Reg"t
Building Ass'n; member James B.
Perry Post G. A. R., and past com
mander N. H. Department; member
A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter, commandery and shrine; m., Aug. 20,
1868, Theodora Bugbee, Lakeport, N.
H. Residence, Lebanon, N. H.
Blaisdell, Bertram
Lawyer; b., Meredith, N. H., April
13, 1869; s. Philip and Jane (Leavitt)
Blaisdell; ed. public schools, Tilton
Seminary, 1888; Brown Univ., A.B.
1892; teacher in Meredith, 1892-5;
studied law and admitted to the N. H.
bar, July, 1897; in practice at Meredith;
Congregationalist; Democrat; chair
man Meredith school board; special
justice Laconia district court, 1913-15;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1915; Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon,
A. F. & A. M. to and including 32d
degree; past grand patron O. E. S. of
New Hampshire; trustee Meredith
Village Savings Bank; president Mere
dith Casket Co.: member N. H. Bar
Ass'n; m., April 25, 1893, Georgia
Moulton; children, Beatrice, b. Dec.
14, 1898; Dorothy F., b. Jan. 19, 1901.
Residence, Meredith, N. H.
Hamlin, Frank Wilbert
Merchant; banker; b., North Charlestown, N. H., June 14, 1863; s. George
Washington and Ellen L. Hamlin; ed.
public schools of Charlestown; proprie
tor of the Hamlin Department Store,
Charlestown, N. H., since 1887;
Episcopalian (treasurer and junior
warden St. Luke's Church); Republi
can; justice municipal court; trustee
town trust funds, trustee and treasurer
Silsby Free Library; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1903; Senate,
1909; constitutional convention, 1918;
president and director Connecticut
River National Bank, Charlestown;
member I. O. O. F., Charlestown
Lodge, No. 88; Evening Star Encamp
ment, No. 25, Claremont; Canton
Oasis, No. 18, Claremont; Rebekah
Lodge, No. 77; m., Dec. 26, 1887, Ada
E. Perry. Residence, Charlestown,
N. H.
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Prescott, Charles Henry
Editor; banker; b., Barnstead, N. H.,
Aug. 3, 1857; s. James Lewis and
Harriet Morrill (Tripp) Prescott; ed.
Berwick (Me.) Academy; Boston
Univ.; studied law and admitted to
the Maine bar, 1880; founder and sole
proprietor Biddeford (Me.) Daily Jour
nal, 1884- ; Republican; member Me.
house of representatives, 1883-4; sen
ate, 1895-6; member governor's staff,
1893-7; executive council, 1901-6;
treasurer York County, Me., 1887-90;
delegate at large Republican National
Convention, 1888; president York
County Savings Bank, First National
Bank, Biddeford; director North Ber
wick Mfg. Co., Union Mutual Life
Ins. Co., Portland; m., Jan. 17, 1882,
Ellen S. Hobbs, No. Berwick, Me.
Residence, Saco, Me.
Porter, John Lincoln
Surgeon; b., Alstead, N. H., June 2,
1864; s. Samuel H. and Harriet (Emer
son) Porter; ed. public schools; North
western Univ., M.D. 1894; interne,
St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1894-5;
frofessor orthopedic surgery, Univ. of
Uinois Med. School, 1900-17; same
in Northwestern Univ. Med. School,
since 1917; attending orthopedic sur
geon, St. Luke's Hospital; appointed
member advisory board on orthopedics,
U. S. A., Aug., 1917; member American
Med. Ass'n, American Orthopedic
Ass'n (president, 1918-19, 11linois State
Med. Soc.); Republican; member Uni
versity, Quadrangle and Flossmoor
Country clubs; m., Feb. 9, 1899, Ethel
Quigg. Residence, 51 16 Kenwood Ave.,
Chicago.
Lord, Harry True
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H., May
7, 1863; s. Harrison Dearborn and
Juliette (True) Lord; ed. Manchester
public schools (high school 1882);
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1887; stud
ied law with Hon. David A. Taggart
and admitted to the N. H. bar in
1894, since when he has been in prac
tice in Manchester; Episcopalian; Re
publican; president Manchester Com32
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mon Council, 1899-1902; member
N. H. constitutional convention, 1902;
N. H. house of representatives, 19056, 1907-8; N. H. Senate (president),
1909-10; executive council, 1911-12;
member local Draft Board, Div. No. 1,
city of Manchester, 1917-19; member
A. F. & A. M., Knight Templar and
Shriner; I. O. R. M.; N. H. Soc., Sons
of the American Revolution (vicepresident); Manchester Historical Soc.
(treasurer); Calumet Club, Manches
ter (secretary, 1893-1914); m., 1st,
Sept. 29, 1897, Flora I. Cooper, Man
chester, d.; m., 2d, Oct. 16, 1912,
Florence M. Stanley; one daughter,
Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1899, now in
school of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Lund, Fred Bates
Surgeon; b., Concord, N. H., Jan. 4,
1865; s. Charles C. and Lydia (French)
Lund; ed. public schools, Phillips Andover Academy; Harvard College,
A.B. 1888 (summa cum laude, Phi Beta
Kappa); A.M. 1892; M.D., Harvard
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Med. School, 1892; interne Mass. Gen
eral Hospital, 1900-3; in practice in
Boston since latter date; established
wide reputation for surgical skill; in
U. S. Medical Service in France during
war with Germany. Address, 529
Beacon St., Boston.
Kimball, William Henry
Farmer; lumberman; b., Columbia,
N. H., Nov. 18, 1853; s. Edward Walter
and M. Jannette (Lucy) Kimball; ed.
public schools of Stratford, N. H.;
engaged in agriculture in early life, and
has since carried on extensive lumber
ing operations; Methodist; Democrat;
member Stratford school board sev
eral years ; selectman twenty-five years ;
member N. H. house of representa
tives, 1901-2, 1909-10, 1917-18; com
missary-general of New Hampshire
1913-14; member Democratic state
committee since 1910; member Knights
of Pythias; director Coos County
National Bank, Groveton; m., Dec. 31,
1885, Emma J. Bass of Stratford;
children, George Marden, b. March 27,
1891 (Shaw's Business College, Port
land, Me., 1908); Lina Jannette, b.
Sept. 1, 1897. Residence, Stratford,
N. H.
Peterson, Oscar William
Clergyman; b., Lingdal, Wardnas
Parish, Ostergolland, Sweden; s. Peter
Johan Johanson and Johanna (Andersdotter) Peterson; ed. public schools in
Sweden, Rice Collegiate Institute,
Paxton, Ill.; Bangor Theological Sem
inary, 1902; Bowdoin College, Bruns
wick, Me., 1906; Congregationalist;
Republican: pastor Congregational
churches, Phillips and Strong, Me.,
1902-4; Cornish and East Baldwin, Me.,
1904-9; principal Parsonfield (Me.)
Seminary, 1909-10; pastor Congrega
tional churches, Brownfield and Den
mark, Me., 1911-13, Newcastle, Me.,
1913-17, Claremont, N. H., 1917- ;
member A. F. & A. M., Phi Beta
Kappa; published, 1909, patriotic
hymn, "God Save the President"; in
1910, "Songs and Lyrics," translated
from the Swedish; in 1917, "Abigail
Goodhue Bayley," a memoir; exten
sively engaged as a speaker for various
war causes; m., 1905, Emma Augusta
Stubbs, Strong, Me.; children, Alma
Stubbs, Hilda Stubbs. Residence,
Claremont, N. H.
Chutter, Frederick George
Clergyman; b., Chard, Somerset,
England, Sept. 12, 1857; s. George and
Hannah Chutter; ed. Phillips Andover
Academy, Colburn Institute, Colby
College (A.B. and A.M.), Andover
Theological Seminary (B.D.). Oxford
University, Edinburgh and Paris;
preached m various places in Maine and
New Hampshire while pursuing his
studies; ordained in the Congrega
tional ministry and installed pastor of
the church at Littleton, N. H., Sept. 9,
1887; resigned on account of ill health,
Sept., 1890; traveled in Europe ana
the East two years; later for several
years in mercantile business in Little
ton; resumed ministerial work as pas
tor of the Congregational Church at
Norwich, Vt., and later at Lebanon,
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
N. H., where he is now engaged; Re
publican; member Littleton board of
education, 1888-90; 1895-8; president
trustees Littleton public library sev
eral years; has lectured on various
topics suggested by his travels, and
published a book on the "Art of the
Lagoons"; m., Oct. 19, 1887, Caroline
Clark, Newton, Mass.; two children,
Mildred Caroline, b. Aug. 29, 1892;
Reginald Frederick, b. Aug. 23, 1893.
Residence, Lebanon, N. H.
Riley, Phil Madison
Editor; writer; b., Belmont, N. H..
Sept. 25, 1882; s. James Francis and
Elizabeth L. (Williams) Riley; ed. pub
lic schools, Burdett's Business College;
secretary and director, Laconia, N. H.,
Lumber Works, 1899-1904; teacher,
Waltham, Mass., public schools, 19045; associate editor, Photo Era, Boston,
1905-10, 1913-16; architectural editor,
Country Life in America, 1910-3; on
editorial staff, India Rubber World,
New York, since 1916; Congregationalist; Democrat; co-author, "The Wood
Carver of Salem," 1916; "The Colonial
Architecture of Salem," 1918; con
tributor to various magazines on archi
tecture and photography; m., Dec. 24,
1910, Caroline Mabell Sanderson,
Springfield, Mass. Residence, 6 Dear
born St., Dorchester, Mass.
Tilton, George Henry
Clergyman; b., Nashua, N. H., Jan.
31, 1845; s. William Wells and Sarah
Ann (Morrill) Tilton; ed. Williston
Seminary, Easthampton, Mass., 1866;
Amherst College, A.B. 1870; Andover
Theological Seminary, 1873; ordained
to Congregational ministry, Hopkinton, N. H., 1874; pastor, Attleboro
Falls, Mass., 1874-5; Wolfeboro, N. H.,
1876-7; Rehoboth, Mass., 1878-91;
Lancaster, N. H., 1891-6; Woburn,
Mass., since 1896; Republican; mem
ber Rehoboth school board, 1885-6;
founder and first president Rehoboth
Antiquarian Soc; interested in his
torical matters and botanical study ; m.,
June 6, 1876, Ella Minerva Mann,
Attleboro Falls, Mass.; two children.
Residence, 41 Elm St., Woburn, Mass.
483
Brehaut, James William
Educator; b., Murray Harbor, P. E.
Island, July 7, 1863; s. Thomas S. and
Janet (Clow) Brehaut; ed. Prince of
Wales College, Dalhourie Univ., Har
vard Univ., A.B. 1892; Congregationalist; Republican; principal high school,
North Attleboro, Mass., 1894-8; super
intendent of schools, same town, 18981907; proprietor Bryant & Stratton
Business College, Manchester, N. H.,
since Aug. 1, 1907; Local War Historian
of Manchester; member I. O. O. F.,
P. of H.; m. Dec. 27, 1894, Annabel!
Hawkins; children, Wilfred Hawkins,
b., Oct. 22, 1895 (Phillips Exeter, 1914;
Harvard, 1918), first lieutenant 56th
Regiment Coast Artillery Corps, at
front from July to Oct. 18, 1918; Ellerton James, b. April 6, 1897 (Harvard,
1918), corporal in S. O. S. of the
Quartermaster's Dept., went to France
in June, 1918. Residence, Manches
ter, N. H.
�Charlotte Stewartson Smith, M.D.
�J. Brodie Smith
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Smith, (Joseph) Brodie
Electrician; b., Richville, St. Law
rence County, N. Y., April 6, 1861; s.
William Priest and Sarah (Hungerford)
Smith; ed. public schools of Richville,
N. Y., and special course in higher
mathematics m Manchester, N. H.,
fitting himself to become an expert
electrician; came to Manchester in
1880 and engaged in the drug business
with his brother Amasa D.Smith, Ph.C.,
becoming a registered pharmacist in
both New Hampshire and New York;
retired from the drug business in 1885
to devote his time to electrical work;
in 1886 elected the first superintendent
of the Ben Franklin Electric Light Co.
of Manchester, N. H., which was after
ward consolidated with the Manchester
Electric Light Co., and, later, purchased
by the Manchester Traction, Light &
Power Co.; Republican; vice-president
and general manager, Manchester Trac
tion Light & Power Co.; general man
ager Manchester St. Ry., Manchester
& Nashua St. Ry., Manchester & Derry
St. Ry.; trustee Manchester Savings
Bank; president Elliot Hospital trus
tees; director Manchester Chamber of
Commerce; member Manchester Water
Board, member N. H. Pharmaceutical
Ass'n; Associate Member American
Institute of Electrical Engineers; secre
tary and treasurer of the Association of
Public Utilities of New Hampshire;
member council of Manchester Insti
tute of Arts and Sciences; vice-president
for New Hampshire, New England
Street Railway Club; appointed, April
3, 1918, associate member and N. H.
director U. S. Naval Consulting Board;
president N. H. Ass'n for Prevention of
Tuberculosis, 1917-18; member Ridgely
Lodge, I. O. O. F., also Wonolancet
Encampment and Canton Ridgely;
member Washington Lodge A. F. &
A. M.; Mount Horeb Royal Arch
Chapter, Adoniram Council and Trinity
Commandery, K. T.; past master Ado
niram Council and past grand master
Grand Council of New Hampshire;
member Bektash Temple, A. A. O. N.
M. S., Concord, N. H.; member
Scottish Rite bodies of Nashua, N. H.,
32d degree; received 33d degree in
Scottish Rite Masonry at Indianapolis,
Ind., in 1905: trustee Masonic Home,
Manchester, N. H.; member Rotary,
Derryfield, Calumet and Intervale
Country clubs, Manchester, and
Nashua Country Club, Nashua, N. H. ;
m., July 14, 1909, Charlotte Dodd
Stewartson, M.D. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
Smith, Charlotte Stewartson, M.D.
Physician; b., West Medway, Mass.,
Jan. 22, 1864; dau. Robert E. and Sylvia
F. (Bisbee) Stewartson; descendant
of Charles Bisbee, the seventh pioneer
of Sumner, Me., a soldier of the Revo
lution and a direct descendant in the
5th generation from Thomas Besbedge
(the original spelling) who sailed from
Sandwich, England, in the ship,
Hercules, and landed at Scituate Har
bor in 1634; from Charles the descent
is traced through his son, Elisha, a
lieutenant in the Revolution, and his
wife Molly Pettingill, their son, Daniel,
and his wife Sylvia Stevens, their
daughter Sylvia F. Bisbee and her hus
band, Robert E. Stewartson; ed. in the
West Medway schools and special
courses in Manchester, N. H.; grad
uated M.D., Tufts Medical College,
1900; externe one year, Mass. Home
Hospital, Boston; interne, one year,
Woman's Charity Club Hospital, Bos
ton; in practice of medicine, in Man
chester, N. H., since 1902; member
Mass. Med. Soc, N. H. Med. Soc,
Hillsborough County Med. Ass'n,
Manchester Institute Arts and Sciences;
m., July 14, 1909, J. Brodie Smith,
Manchester. (See preceding sketch.)
Richardson, William Cummings
Architect; b. .Concord, N. H., March
12, 1854; s. David Cummings and
Henrietta G. (Barnard) Richardson;
ed. Lawrence, Mass., high school, 1872;
special course in architecture, Mass.
Inst. Tech., 1873-5; spent several
years as assistant in architecture offi
ces and made several trips abroad for
observation and study; m practice in
Boston since 1881; member firm of
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Hartwell & Richardson many years;
now Hartwell, Richardson & Driver;
designed Youth's Companion building,
Boston; First Church, Plymouth;
Springfield, Mass., high school; Abbot
Academy buildings, Andover, Mass.,
Cambridge, Mass., Latin School and
other notable structures; Swedenborgian; Republican; fellow American
Inst. of Architects; Boston Soc. of
Architects; A. F. & A. M., K. T.; m.,
Oct. 5, 1882, Frances Shippen Webster,
Northampton, Mass. Residence, Newtonville, Mass.
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Thurber, Lester Freeman
Manufacturer; banker; b., Washing
ton, Vt., Aug. 24, 1858; s. Liberty Free
man and Sarah E. (Chapman) Thurber;
ed. public schools and Goddard Semi
nary, Barre, Vt.; private secretary to
Gov. Roswell Farnham of Vermont,
1880-2; removed to Nashua, N. H.,
in 1882, where he has since been ac
tively engaged in business; Congrega-
Quincy, Josiah Hatch
Lawyer; b., Rumney, N. H., March
8, 1860; s. Samuel Hatch and Sarah
Ann (Webster) Quincy ; ed. New Hamp
ton Institute, Phillips Exeter Academy,
Dartmouth College, B.L., 1884 (Phi
Beta Kappa), Boston Univ. Law
School, LL.B. 1887; admitted to the
bar in 1887, and in practice in Boston
since; Episcopalian (senior warden
Emmanuel Church, West Roxbury);
Republican; director Boston Y. M.
C. A. sixteen years; director Mass.
S. P. C. A., Wells Memorial Ass'n;
member Mass. and American Bar
Ass'ns, Social Law Library, Boston
City Club; m., Oct. 11, 1899, Irene
Margaret Brown. Residence, 37 Strat
ford St., Boston.
Ladd, William Palmer
Clergyman; b., Lancaster, N. H.,
May 13, 1870; s. William Spencer and
Mira Barnes (Fletcher) Ladd ; ed. public
schools, Dartmouth College A.B., 1891;
studied two years in Europe; B.D.
General Theological Seminary, New
York. 1897; A.M., Harvard, 1903;
ordained deacon, P. E. Church, 1897;
priest, 1898; rector St. Barnabas
Church, Berlin, N. H., 1897-1902;
professor church history, Berkeley
Divinity School, Middletown, Conn.,
since Sept., 1904, acting dean, 1917-18;
dean, 1919; examining chaplain, Conn.,
since 1905, N. H. since 1913; m., Jan.
17, 1916, Ailsie Taylor, London, Eng
land. Residence, Middletown, Conn.
tionalist; Republican; served in both
branches Nashua city government, six
years member board of education
(president one year); member N. H.
house of representatives, 1895, serving
on railroad committee; delegate to
Republican national convention, Chi
cago, 1908; member executive commit
tee N. H. committee of public safety,
1918- ; president Second National
Bank, City Guaranty Savings Bank,
and Wonalancet Co., Nashua; treasurer
and manager White Mountain Freezer
Co., Nashua (president, 1914); mem
ber N. H. Bankers' Ass'n, A. F. & A.
M., 32d degree and Knight Templar;
Nashua Country Club and Derryfield
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Club Manchester; m., April 25,
1885, Lizzie Ellen, daughter of George
P. and Elizabeth A. Little, Pembroke,
N. H.; children, George Freeman, b.
Feb. 5, 1888 (Dartmouth, 1911),
Dorothy (Mrs. Frederick W. Cox), b.
April 25, 1892. Residence, Nashua,
N. H.
Lamb, Fred William
Machinist; journalist; b., Manches
ter, N. H., Jan. 22, 1876; s. Franklin
Lee and Josephine Augusta (Savory)
Lamb; ed. Manchester public schools;
employee of the Amoskeag Mf'g Co.,
and associate editor of the Amoskeag
Bulletin; Congregationalist ; Republi
can; member N. H. house of represen
tatives, 1911-12 and 1913-14, serving
in both terms on education and state
library committees, being clerk of the
former committee in the Tatter session;
during the sessions of 1915 and 1917
served as library messenger of the house
of representatives of which he was again
a member for 1919-20, serving on the
Normal School and School for FeebleMinded committees and clerk of the
former; former member and past presi
dent, N. H. Soc., S. A. R.; former mem
ber and past commander W. W. Brown
camp S. of V.; member Amoskeag
Textile Club, Franklin St. Congrega
tional Church and the Manchester
Historic Ass'n, of which he is curator,
corresponding secretary and librarian,
being deeply interested in historical
pursuits; has written much upon the
early history of Manchester and vicin
ity, and also several historical and gen
ealogical monographs, particularly one
upon the "Great Tornado in New
Hampshire," in 1821; has a fine his
torical library specially covering the
Indian, Colonial, Revolutionary and
Civil War periods. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
Robinson, Maurice Henry
Educator; economist; b., Meredith,
N. H.; s. Joseph Wadleigh and Eliza
Frances (Weld) Robinson; ed. public
schools, Dartmouth College, B.L. 1890;
Yale, Ph.D., 1902; superintendent of
schools in North Dakota and Minne
sota, 1890-6; assistant in political
science, Dartmouth, 1896-8; instructor
in economics, Yale, 1899-1902; profes
sor of economics, Univ. of 11linois,
since Sept., 1902; special expert Census
Bureau, 1903, in valuation of railways;
expert on supervision of corporations,
11linois efficiency and economy commis
sion, 1914-5; author various economic
treatises, including a "History of Tax
ation in New Hampshire"; Episco
palian; m., Sept. 10, 1890, Elinor
Corse, West Dover, Vt. Residence,
Urbana, 11l.
Robie, Virginia Huntington
Writer; b., Salmon Falls, N. H.;
dau. Rev. Thomas Sargent and Vir
ginia Dare (Pendleton) Robie; ed. pubBe and private schools, Boston, Mass.,
School of Decorative Design, Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston, Art Institute of
Chicago; associate editor, "The House
Beautiful," 1903-13; editor, 1913-15;
author, "Historic Styles in Furniture,"
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1905, 1916; "By Paths in Collecting,"
1912; "Quest of the Quaint," 1916;
member Pen and Brush Club, New
York; Woman's Club, Chicago. Resi
dence, East 29th St., New York; Yar
mouth, Me. (summer).
Richardson, Leon Josiah
Educator; b., Keene, N. H., Feb. 22,
1868; s. Josiah Crosby and Isabel J.
(Chamberlain) Richardson; ed. public
schools, Univ. of Mich., A.B. 1890;
studied in Europe, 1895-7; teacher,
Greek and English literature, Jackson,
Mich., high school, 1890-1 ; assistant in
Latin, Univ. of California, 1891-2;
instructor, 1892-5 and 1897-8; assist
ant professor, 1898-1907; associate
professor since 1907; dean Univ. of
California summer school several years ;
president board of trustees, Berkeley
fublic library; adjutant Intercollegiate
ntelligence Bureau, Univ. of Cali
fornia, 1917- ; author several educa
tional works; member Berkeley, Fac
ulty and Claremont Country clubs;
m., April 26, 1900, Maud Wilkinson.
Residence, Berkeley, Cal.
Learned, Henry Barrett
Educator; writer; b., Exeter, N. H.,
March 31, 1868; s. John C. and Lucelia
(Wakefield) Learned; ed. Harvard
Univ., A.B. 1890; A.M. 1897; Univ. of
Chicago, A.M. 1894; Ph.D., Yale,
1909; studied at the Univ. of Leipzig,
1899-1900; principal private school,
Plymouth, Mass., 1890-2; teacher of
history, University School, Chicago,
1892-3; head of department of history,
Armour Institute of Technology,
Chicago, 1894-6; assistant in history,
Harvard, 1897-8; literary editor Hart
ford Couranl, Hartford, Conn., 1900;
instructor in history, Sheffield Scien
tific School (Yale), Hartford, 1900-6;
lecturer on history, Wesleyan Univ.,
1909-10; in Bureau of Investigation,
Dept. of Justice, 1917- ; member Dis
trict o f Columbia Board of Education,
1917-20; member American Historical
Ass'n, American Political Science Ass'n;
trustee. All Souls (Unitarian) Church,
Washington; author "The President's
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Cabinet," 1911 ; "The Vice-Presidency,"
1918: m., June 14, 1899, Emily Cheney,
South Manchester, Conn. Residence,
2123 Bancroft Place, Washington, D. C.
Putnam, George Martin
Dairy and fruit farmer; b., Hopkinton, N. H., Jan. 18, 1864; s. Charles
and Almira (Eastman) Putnam; ed.
public schools and Contoocook Acad
emy ; proprietor of the M t. Putney dairy
farm, on Putney Hill, upon which he
was born, and for which he has estab
lished a reputation as one of the best
dairy farms in New Hampshire, and
which is also noted for fruit production;
Unitarian; Democrat; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1899-1900,
serving on committee on agriculture;
N. H. constitutional convention, 1902;
N. H. board of agriculture, 1912-13;
member Agricultural Advisory Com
mittee, appointed by Governor Bartlett; member and first president Merri
mack County Farm Bureau; president
Merrimack County Farmers' Exchange;
president N. H. State Farm Bureau
�Hon. True L. Norris
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Federation; member State Emergency
Food Production Committee, 1918;
president West Hopkinton Telephone
Co.; member Patrons of Husbandry
(past master) ; m., Jan. 19, 1899, Flora
E. Clough, Hopkinton. Residence,
Hopkinton, N. H. (Contoocook, P.O.).
Norris, True Livingston
Lawyer; editor and publisher; b.,
Manchester, N. H., May 4, 1848; s.
Arthur F. L. and Olive (Wallace)
Norris; ed. public schools; served as a
private in the 5th Mass. Vols, in the
Civil War, 1864-5; studied law and
admitted to the bar in 1868; practiced
in Boston. 1868-72; Washington, D. C.,
1872-6; Concord, N. H., 1876-80; on
staff of New York Herald, 1883-5,
Boston Globe, 1885-8; editor Ports
mouth Times daily, and States and
Union, weekly, from 1888, and editor
and proprietor from 1893 to 1918;
Democrat; member N. H. executive
council 1893; resigned to accept ap
pointment as Collector of Customs for
the District of New Hampshire, which
he held till 1898; New Hampshire mem
ber Democratic national committee
1896-1908; delegate at large from New
Hampshire to the Democratic national
convention at Kansas City in 1900, and
St. Louis, 1904; member N. H. con
stitutional convention 1902; trustee
N. H. state normal schools, by ap
pointment of Gov. Samuel D. Felker,
1913-18; member St. John's Lodge,
A. F., & A. M., Portsmouth, Ports
mouth Lodge, No. 9, B. P. O. E., and
Storer Post, G. A. R., Portsmouth; m.,
May 20, 1890, Lillian G. Hurst, Eliot,
Me. Residence, Portsmouth, N. H.
Pillsbury, Arthur Judson
Editor; b., Londonderry, N. H..
Jan. 31, 1856; s. Josiah Hobart ana
Frances Alnora (Pervier) Pillsbury;
ed. public schools; Kansas Agricultural
College; studied law and admitted to
Kansas bar, but went into journalism
and published the Tulare Register,
1883-1903; editorial writer Oakland
Herald (Cal.), 1903-4; secretary Cali
fornia State Board of Examiners, 1904
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-7; editor Sacramento Union, 1907-8;
founder California Weekly, organ of
Progressive Republicans, and editor
same till its merger in the California
Outlook, 1911; chairman Industrial
Accident Board of California 1911- ;
Unitarian; m., Sept. 15, 1881, DeEtta
Warren, Lawrence, Kan. Residence,
224 Pala Ave., Piedmont Station, Oak
land, Cal.
Hoyt, Deristhe Lavinta
Teacher; lecturer; b., Wentworth.
N. H.; dau. Dr. Peter Livingston ana
Elizabeth (Aspinwall) Hoyt; ed. Kim
ball Union Academy, Meriden, 1864;
teacher Appleton Academy, New Ips
wich, N. H., 1865-7; Reading, Mass.,
high school, 1869-70; studied in South
Kensington, Art School, London, Eng.,
1872-3; teacher Mass. Normal Art
School, 1874-91; lecturer in same on
history of painting, 1891-1913; author
"Historic Schools of Painting," "The
World's Painters and Their Pictures,"
"Barbara's Heritage." Residence,
Malden, Mass.
Pollard, John William Hobbs
Physician; educator; b., Brentwood,
N. H., Feb. 22, 1872; s. Francis Dow
and Mary Jane (Gray) Pollard; ed.
Dartmouth, B.L. 1895; M.D., Univ.
of Vermont, 1901 ; student in physical
culture, Harvard summer school, 1896,
1902; post-graduate work in medicine,
Harvard, 1905-6; physical director
and instructor, Union College, Schenec
tady, N. Y., 1897-1900; physical di
rector, Lehigh Univ., 1901-2; Univ. of
Rochester, 1902-5; professor of physi
cal education and lecturer on hygiene,
Univ. of Alabama, 1906-10; professor
of physical education and associate
professor of biology, Washington and
Lee Univ., 1910-15; professor of hy
giene and physical education, 1915-;
president South Atlantic Intercolle
giate Athletic Ass'n, Virginia State
Public Health Ass'n; member Ameri
can Ass'n for Advancement of Physical
Education, etc., A. F. & A. M., K. T.
and 32d degree, N. H. Historical Soc.;
commander First Reg. Med. Res.
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Corps, 1917—on active duty at Fort
Rodman, Mass.; m., Dec. 8, 1898,
Kate Marion Blunt, Haverhill, Mass.
Residence, Lexington, Va.
Setzer, William Judson
Minister; b., Johnson City, Tenn..
Nov. 10, 1889; s. Daniel Monroe ana
Margaret Bell Dora Kate (McNees)
Setzer; ed. public schools, Johnson
City; Carson-Newman College (Jeffer
son City, Tenn.), A.B. 1913; Newton
Theological Institution (Newton Cen
ter, Mass.), B.D. 1916; ordained to the
Baptist ministry, Jefferson City, Tenn.,
1911; preacher to rural churches in
Tenn., 1911-13; preached at Centerville C. E. chapel, Beverly, Mass.,
1913-16; minister of Pleasant St.
Baptist Church Concord, N. H., since
Feb. 1, 1916; appointed chaplain with
rank of lieutenant for overseas service,
October, 1918, but prevented from
going by the signing of the armistice;
member Concord Ministers' Ass'n,
Y. M. C. A., United Baptist Conven
tion of New Hampshire, Salisbury
Ass'n, Newton Theological Institution
Alumni Ass'n, N. H. Soc. for Charities
and Corrections, Anti-Saloon League,
Red Cross, North End Tennis Club.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
Sawyer, Frederick W.
Banker; b., Milford, N. H., April 16,
1862; s. Frederick T. and Sarah (Lovejoy) Sawyer; ed. Milford high school,
Chauncey Hall school, Boston; assist
ant cashier Souhegan National Bank,
Milford, 1883-98; cashier, 1898-1919;
vice-president,
1911-9; president,
1919-; Congregationalist; Republican;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1901-2, 1903-4 (chairman banking
committee) ; treasurer town of Milford,
Milford school district and Milford
Board of Trade many years; member
N. H. Bankers' Ass'n (chairman execu
tive committee), A. F. & A. M., Grand
Master Grand Lodge of N. H., 1908-9;
m., Oct. 26, 1893, Bertha M. Wilkins,
Amherst, N. H.; three children. Resi
dence, 18 Myrtle St., Milford, N. H.
Sawyer, Edward Allen
Physician; b., Acworth, N. H., Nov.
7, 1857; s. Edward J. and Orpha J.
(Allen) Sawyer; ed. Amherst College,
A.B. 1881, A.M. 1886; M.D., N. Y.
Univ. Med. College, 1883; in practice
in Gardner, Mass., since latter date;
Episcopalian; Republican; consulting
physician, Henry Heywood Memorial
Hospital; medical examiner, Worcester
North Dist., since 1890, and various
insurance companies; local surgeon
B . & M . R. R. ; member board of health,
and school board, 1885-1905, Mass.
Med. Soc. (councilor), A. F. & A. M.
(lodge, chapter and commandery); m.,
Myra B. Tebault, Norfolk, Va.; two
children. Residence, 402 Elm St.,
Gardner, Mass.
Howland, Fred Arthur
Lawyer, b., Franconia, N. H., Nov.
10, 1864; s. Moses N. and Sylvia Ann
(Howland); ed. Phillips Andover Acad
emy, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1887;
studied law with Hon. W . P. Dilling
ham, Waterbury, Vt.; member firm of
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Dillingham, Huse & Howland, 18921903; counsel National Life Ins. Co.,
Montpelier, 1893- ; vice-president,
1909; president, 1918; Republican;
clerk, Vermont house of representa
tives, 1896; state's attorney, Washing
ton County, Vt., 1896-8; secretary of
state, 1898-1902; chairman committee
to revise banking laws of Vermont,
1910; secretary Vt. Historical Soc.;
member Dartmouth College alumni
council; m., 1st, Sept. 24, 1894, Rena
Forbush, Lancaster, N. H., d. Oct. 24,
1894; 2d, Feb. 1, 1899, Margaret
Louise Dewey, Montpelier, Vt.; four
daughters. Residence, 120 State St.,
Montpelier, Vt.
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cago. Residence, 1325 No. Cascade
Ave., Colorado Springs; Newport,
N. H.
Preston, Frank Wesley
Educator; b., Barrington, N. H.,
Jan. 2, 1855; s. Nathaniel and Margaret
Jane (Horne) Preston; ed. Franklin
Academy, Dover, N. H.; New Hamp
ton Literary Institution, 1877; A.M.,
Dartmouth, 1887; special study in
science and law, Cornell Univ., 1893;
Barry, William Henry
Lawver; b., Nashua, N. H., March
13, 1878; s. Patrick and Honor (Moran) Barry; ed. parochial and pub
lic schools, Nashua; Holy Cross Col
lege, A.B. 1898; Boston Univ. Law
School, LL.B. 1901; admitted to the
bar and in practice in Nashua to the
present time; Catholic; Democrat;
city solicitor, 1907-9; mayor of
Nashua, 1911-14; director Nashua
Coal and Coke Co.; member Fra
ternal Order of Eagles, B. P. O. E.,
A. O. H., Knights of Columbus. Resi
dence, 104 Palm St., Nashua, N. H.
Richards, William Francis
Manufacturer; banker; b., Newport,
N. H., Jan. 28, 1867; s. Dexter and
Louisa (Hatch) Richards; ed. Phillips
Andover Academy, 1885; Harvard Col
lege, A.B. 1889; traveled in Europe,
1889-90; president Dexter Richards
Sons Co., Newport, since 1910; presi
dent First National Bank, Newport;
trustee Newport Savings Bank; vicepresident Colorado National Bank,
Colorado Springs, Col.; Congregationalist; Republican; member N. H. house
of representatives, 1902-3; colonel on
staff of Gov. Chester B. Jordan, 1901-2;
member A. F. & A. M., K. T., S. A. R.,
N. H. Historical Soc., Penowan Club,
Newport; Harvard Club, Boston, El
Paso Country Club, Colorado Springs;
m., April 4, 1914, Leora Moore, Chi
teacher, New Hampton Literary Insti
tution, 1878-86; associate principal,
1887-97; principal, 1898-1919; now
president; Baptist.; Republican; mem
ber N. H. house of representatives,
1909 (chairman committee on educa
tion), 1911 (chairman committee on
education), 1915 (chairman committee
on education and member committee
on appropriations); author of the
famous "Preston Amendment," pro
hibiting transportation of spirituous
liquors from license into no license
towns; member Social Fraternity, New
Hampton Literary Institution; m.,
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Hubbard;
Margaret
Residence,
1879, Adrietta Goodwin
children, Nathaniel M.,
L., Frank P., Lovell H.
New Hampton, N. H.
Powers, Jennie B. Carter
Humanitarian; b., Brattleboro, Vt.,
Jan. 5, 1869; dau. Capt. E. W. and
Isabel Bigelow Carter (Capt. Carter of
the Fourth Vt. Vols, in the Civil War,
participated in many battles, and re
ceived wounds which made his case one
of the most famous in the history of
medical science. Nursed by his wife,
who left their daughter, a few weeks
old, in charge of her sister, and re
moved to a private hospital from one
in which every patient died of gangrene,
he recoveredf and was subsequently
commander of the famous Ransom
Post, G. A. R., at St. Louis, and was
buried with full military honors, in Jef
ferson Barracks); ed. public schools in
Canada and Brattleboro, Vt., with a spe
cial course at Mass. Agricultural College,
Amherst; Unitarian; agent for Cheshire
County Humane Soc., and special
deputy sheriff since 1903; previously
for seven years agent of the Vt. State
Humane Soc., which position she still
holds, but goes into that state only in
extreme cases; honorary life member
Mass. Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, and Animal Rescue
League of Boston; charter member
Audubon Soc., Vt.; has investigated and
attended to over 5,000 cases of cruelty,
neglect and crime; arrested about 100
Eersons, and shot about 300 suffering
orses and cattle and many smaller
animals; has also cared for hundreds
of neglected children, for many of
whom good homes have been secured;
m., 1881, Frank A. Powers (divorced).
Residence, Keene, N. H.
Richards, Charles Herbert
Clergyman; b., Meriden (Plainfield),
N. H., March 18, 1839; s. Cyrus S. and
Helen D. (Whiton) Richards; ed. Kim
ball Union Academy, Yale College,
A.B. 1860, Andover Theological Sem.,
1865; served on Christian Commission
in Civil War; pastor Congregational
Church, Kokomo, Ind., 1866-7; First
Church, Madison, Wis., 1867-90; Cen
tral Church, Philadelphia, 1890-1903;
secretary Church Building Soc., since
1903 ; president Wis. Home Missionary
Soc., 1885-90; trustee National Coun
cil Congregational Churches, 1901-7;
president Penn. Evangelical Alliance,
1890-3; trustee Howard Univ., Wash
ington, D. C.; author many religious
books, and editor sons books and
hymnals; m., 1868, Maria M. Miner,
Charles City, Ind. Residence, Montclair, N. J.
Sanderson, Henry Stephen
Mining engineer; b., Rochester,
N . H., Aug. 25, 1878 ; s. Stephen Francis
and Nellie (Strout) Sanderson; ed.
public schools; Univ. of Minnesota,
Metallurgical Eng., 1901; U. S. min
eral surveyor, 1901- ; consulting engi
neer; director Pingrey Mine Co. ; Meth
odist; Republican; A. F. & A. M., 32d
degree; m., Sept. 29, 1903, Margaret
Ella Jamieson. Residence, 642 Cor
ona St., Denver, Col.
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Brown, Edmund^Towle
Physician; b., Bridgewater, N. H.,
July 18, 1871; s. Josiah and Sarah
(Towle) Brown; ed. public schools,
New Hampton Literary Institution,
Univ. of Vt. Med. College, M.D. 1897;
postgraduate work, New York, 1898;
Univ. of Vienna, Austria, 1909; in
practice in Burlington, Vt., since 1909,
specializing in diseases of eye and ear;
fellow Amer. Med. Ass'n, Vt. State
Med. Soc., A. F. & A. M., K. T. and
Shriner; m., Sept. 5, 1899, Mollie J.
Hardacre, Winooski, Vt. Residence,
381 South Union St., Burlington, Vt.
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sity, City and other clubs; m., Jan. 12,
1899, Juliet Barrett, Chicago. Resi
dence, Cornish, N. H.
Mann, Hosea Ballou
Railroading and mercantile life; b.,
Benton, N. H., May 27, 1858; s. George
W. and Sarah (Bisbee) Mann (George
W. Mann was long prominent in the
public and political life of Northern
New Hampshire, an active Democrat
and many years representative in the
Burbank, Charles E.
Lawyer; b., Claremont, N. H., July
5, 1866; s. Jason and Edna M. (Willey)
Burbank; ed. public schools, Boston
Univ. School of Law, LL.B. 1894;
admitted to bar same year and since
in practice in Boston; member firm
of Stebbins, Storer & Burbank since
1903; Progressive; member Mass.
state senate, 1914; Mass. Bar Ass'n,
Economic Club; m., Oct. 10, 1906,
Lilly Owen Baker, Boston. Residence,
East Bridgewater, Mass.
Rublee, George
Lawyer; b., Madison, Wis., July 7,
1868; s. Horace and Kate (Hopkins)
Rublee; ed. Groton, Mass., 1886, Har
vard, A.B. 1890; LL.B. 1895; in
structor, Harvard Law School, 1896; in
practice in Chicago—Rublee & Burl
ing, 1897-8; removed to New York
City in 1898, and there in practice;
appointed member Federal Trade
Commission by President Wilson,
March 5, 1915; member commission to
report on operation of Adamson eighthour law, 1916; member Commercial
Economy Board, appointed by Coun
cil of National Defence, 1917; special
counsel for Treasury Dept., 1917; ap
pointed to represent U. S. Shipping
Board and Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion on Priorities Committee of War
Industries Board, 1917; Progressive;
Trustee Groton School, Mass.; member
Bar Ass'n, City of New York; Univer
state legislature); ed. public schools
and, like several of his brothers long
known to the traveling public, engaged
in early life in railway service; conduc
tor on White Mountain Division, B. &
M. R. R., for eighteen years previous
to 1898, when he retired and engaged
in the furniture trade in Littleton where
he had removed from Woodsville in
1886, continuing till 1916; Liberal;
Democrat; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1919-20, serving on
Committee on Public Improvements;
member Littleton Board of Trade;
m., Oct. 6, 1886, Ida E. Ladd. Resi
dence, Littleton, N. H.
�Gen. Joab N. Patterson
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Patterson, Joab Nelson
Soldier; public official (retired); b.,
Contoocook (Hopkinton), N. H., Jan.
2, 1835; s. Joab and Mary (Lovering)
Patterson; ed. public schools, Contoo
cook Academy, Dartmouth College,
1860; taught school winters while
securing education; on the outbreak of
the Civil War opened a recruiting
office at Contoocook and raised a com
pany; was commissioned lieutenant
of Co. H, 2d N. H. Regiment, June 4,
1861, and promoted to captain May
23, 1862 (wounded at Gettysburg July
3, 1863); lieutenant-colonel, June 21,
1864; colonel, Jan. 10, 1865; brevetted
brigadier-general for courage and good
conduct, to date from March 13, 1865 ;
mustered out, Dec. 19, 1865; Episco
palian; Republican; member N. H.
house of representatives from Hopkin
ton, 1866-8; appointed U. S. Marshal
for the district of New Hampshire in
1867, serving nineteen years; com
mander First Regiment N. H. Militia,
1866-8 and brigade commander 186871; colonel 3d Regiment N. H. N. G.,
1878; brigadier-general in command,
1889; second auditor, U. S. Treasury,
Washington, four years from 1889;
captain First Regiment N. H. Volun
teers, in Spanish War, on staff of Gen.
J. P. Sanger; superintendent of public
buildings in Havana, Cuba, three
years; U. S. pension agent at Concord,
May, 1908, to Jan., 1913; agent for
the state of New Hampshire for trans
portation of soldiers of the state to
attend fiftieth anniversary of the Battle
of Gettysburg, 1913; member N. H.
Soc. O. A. R. (president, 1917), A. F.
& A. M., K. T. and 32d degree, Wonolancet Club, Concord; m., Nov. 12,
1867, Sarah Cilley, dau. Rev. Nathaniel
and Elizabeth Ann (Cilley) Bouton;
children, Louis Marston, b. Nov. 11,
1869 (treasurer Me. Central R. R.;
m. Alice Harriman Osborn and has two
daughters): Julia Nelson, b. Oct. 26,
1872, m. Edward Warren Guyol, four
children; Allan Bouton, b. Jan. 27,
1875 (formerly in United States Forest
service; now in Napa, Cal.). Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
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Harriman, Alice Stratton
Teacher; clubwoman; b., Mattawamkeag, Me., July, 9, 1874; dau.
Guilford Dudley and Eva (Wing)
Stratton; ed. public schools, Gorham,
N. H. (high school, 1892); private
training school for kindergartners,
Portland, Me., 1895; N. H. State Nor
mal School, Plymouth, 1903; principal
of a private kindergarten in Brunswick,
Me., two years; public kindergarten
in Paterson, N. J., one year; assistant
in kindergarten and primary depart
ment, Plymouth Model School, two
years; teacher in Laconia graded
schools two years; Unitarian; member
Laconia Woman's Club (president,
1908-9), Laconia Parent-Teacher Ass'n
(president, 1913-5), Woman's Alli
ance, Unitarian Church, Laconia (pres
ident, 1909-10); president N. H. Fed
eration Women's Clubs, 1917-19;
president N. H. State Parent-Teacher
Ass'n, 1916-19; member executive
committee N. H. Civic Federation,
women's committee, Council of Na
tional Defense, N. H. War Savings
Stamp Committee, N. H. Womarvs
Liberty Loan Committee, N. H.
League of Free Nations (executive
committee), Children's Aid Protective
Soc. (executive committee), Mt. Wash
ington Chapter, O. E. S. (Matron 191 1),
Interlaken Grange, P. of H., Daughters
of the American Revolution, Laconia
Park Commission, 1915-20; m., Oct.
4, 1904, Alpha H. Harriman, physician,
Laconia; one dau., Louise, b. Dec. 17,
1906. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Sanborn, Frank Berry
Engineer; b., Hampton Falls, N. H.,
Jan. 15, 1865; s. Albert J. and Sarah
Ann (Johnson) Sanborn; ed. Dart
mouth College, B.A. 1887; Thayer
School (Dartmouth), C.E. 1889; Har
vard, M.S. 1898; expert in fire protec
tion engineering; assistant professor,
civil engineering, Tufts College, 18991901, professor, 1901- ; substitute
professor, Univ. of Illinois, 1908-9;
author, "Mechanics' Problems for
Engineering Students," 1902; "Public
Health Survey," 1912; inventor of
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many engineering appliances;- pro
prietor Sanborn Company, manufac
turers scientific instruments; m., Sept.
21, 1892, Grace Adelaide Cobb, Boston.
Residence, 8 Buena Vista Park, Cam
bridge, Mass.
Crowley, James Benedict
General insurance; b., Nashua, N. H.,
Nov. 19, 1866; s. Timothy B. and Mary
F. (Danahy) Crowley; ed. Nashua
public schools, high school, 1883;
actively engaged in general insurance in
Nashua for more than thirty years;
Catholic; Democrat; member Nashua
board of police commissioners twelve
years; mayor of Nashua since Jan. 1,
1915; member Knights of Columbus
(past state deputy), Foresters of
America, Ancient Order of Hibernians,
Sons of Veterans; treasurer O'Donnell
Memorial Ass'n, Nashua Hospital
Ass'n; president Nashua Oratorio
Soc.; director Second National Bank;
trustee City Guaranty Savings Bank;
member Nashua Country Club. Resdence, Nashua, N. H.
Burley, Benjamin Thomas
Physician; b., Epping, N. H.,
Nov. 26, 1874; s. Joseph Cilley and
Sarah Elizabeth (Haley) Burley; ed.
Phillips Exeter Academy, 1893; Har
vard, A.B. 1897, M.D. 1901; post
graduate work in hospitals of Boston,
Worcester, Vienna and London, 19014; in practice in Worcester since 1904,
specializing in diseases of the nervous
system; visiting neurologist, Worcester
City and Memorial Hospitals; mem
ber American Med. Ass'n, Mass. Med.
Soc., American Academy Arts and
Science, etc. Residence, 25 High
St., Worcester, Mass.
Burton, George Dexter
Inventor; b., Temple, N. H.,
Oct. 26, 1855; s. Dexter L. and Emily
F. Burton; ed. Appleton Academy,
New Ipswich, N. H., and Comer's
Commercial College, Boston, Mass.;
editor and publisher New England
Star, New Ipswich, 1873-7; inventor
of the Burton Stock car, and of a
Erocess of heating and welding metals
y an electric current, and of various
other electrical processes for different
purposes; president American Elec
tric Forge Co., Electro-chemical Pulp
and Paper Co., Reno, Nev.; Re
duction Works; the Burton Co.,
yarns and fibers, Clinton and Holliston, Mass.; lecturer on electrical sub
jects before various societies, etc.;
has received over 500 patents, and a
dozen gold and silver medals for his
different inventions and processes;
m., Jan., 1894, Frances C. James,
Newton, Mass. Residence, New Ip
swich, N. H.
Campbell, Alfred Hills
Educator; b., Litchfield, N. H.,
Sept. 28, 1850; s. Smith and Sophia
(Hills) Campbell; ed. Bridgewater,
Mass., Normal School, 1870; McCollum Institute, Mount Vernon,
N. H., 1872: Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1877, A.M. 1880; Ph.D., Univ.
of Vt., 1888; Universities of Leipsig
and Jena, 1895-6; principal Kingston,
N. H., Academy, 1877-9; associate
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principal Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., 1879-84; principal John
son, Vt., Normal School, 1884-95;
principal Plymouth, N. H., Normal
School, 1896-1900; superintendent
schools, South Hadley, Mass., 19004, Glastonbury, Conn., 1904-7; prin
cipal Campbell School for Girls since
1903; principal Normal Dep't, Home
Correspondence School, Springfield,
Mass., since 1907; manager American
Teachers Agency since 1908; presi
dent Vt. State Teachers Ass'n, 1892,
N. E. Normal Council, 1893; Congregationalist; Republican; member Phi
Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi; life
member Soc. Science Literature and
Art, London, England; Royal Arch
Mason. Residence, Windsor, Conn.;
office, Myrick Building, Springfield,
Mass.
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officer of various other clubs and organ
izations; contributor of zoological def
initions to Webster's International
Dictionary. Address, Field Museum
of Natural History, Chicago, Ill.
Glessner, John George Macbeth
Trustee of State Institutions; b.,
Chicago, Ill., Oct. 2, 1871; s. John J.
and Frances (Macbeth) Glessner; ed.
Chicago schools, Harvard Univ., 1894;
came to New Hampshire with his
Busiel, John Tilton
Manufacturer; b., Laconia, N. H.,
Oct. 12, 1847; s. John W. and Julia
Maria (Tilton) Busiel; ed. public
schools; Phillips Exeter Academy,
1864; Harvard, A.B. 1868; Congre
gationalism
Republican;
member
N. H. house of representatives, 1883,
constitutional convention, 1902, 1912;
trustee Laconia public library (presi
dent); president Peoples' National
Bank, Laconia, Laconia Savings
Bank; m., July 6, 1870, Marian Pinkham, Schaghticoke, N. Y. Residence,
Laconia, N. H.
Osgood, Wilfred Hudson
Naturalist; b., Rochester, N. H..
Dec. 8 1875; s. Marion Hudson and
Harriet Amanda Osgood; ed. public
schools and Leland Stanford Jr. Univ.,
A.B. 1899; biologist in U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, 1897-1909; in
charge U. S. biological investigation
in Alaska, 1899-1909; studied in Eu
ropean museums, 1906, 1910; special
investigator for U. S. government in
fur seal question, 1914; member Amer
ican Academy Arts and Science, Amer
ican Ornithologists Union; founder and
first president Cooper Ornithological
Club of California and member and
parents as a summer visitor, in 1877,
and spent a part of each year for many
years at Bethlehem, where his father
established a summer home and devel
oped one of the finest estates in North
ern New Hampshire, long well known
as "The Rocks," and here he has
resided permanently since 1906; en
gaged with his father in the Harvest
ing Machine business in Chicago from
1894 to 1906; Republican; town audi
tor Bethlehem, three years; member
N. H. house of representatives, 1913-14,
1915-16; member board of trustees of
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state institutions from 1915 and secre
tary of the board; president Littleton
Hospital Ass'n; trustee Littleton Sav
ings Bank; member Passaconaway,
Wonolancet and Bow Brook clubs,
Concord, and St. BotolphClub, Boston;
m., June 7, 1898, Alice Hamlin; children,
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 12, 1899; Frances,
Dec. 7, 1900; John J., 2d, April 27,
1902; Emily F., May 3, 1904. Resi
dence, Bethlehem, N. H. (Littleton
P. O.).
Chandler, William Dwight
Editor and publisher; b., Concord,
N. H., Feb. 3, 1863; s. Hon. William
sole owner same since April 1, 1918;
trustee N. H. State Library, 1896-1914
(chairman 1902-14), 1918- (chairman):
member all Masonic bodies up to ana
including 33d degree A. A. Scottish
Rite, having been presiding officer in
most subordinate bodies, and now an
officer in the Grand Council, Chapter
and Commandery and 2d lieut. com
mander, N. H. Consistory; member
Capital Grange, P. of H. and Wonolan
cet Club, Concord; m., Feb. 9, 1885, Lil
lian M. Porter, Winona, Minn.; child
ren, Clark P., William Dwight, Jr.,
Horton L. (see following sketches),
Katharine, b., Jan. 1, 1902. Residence,
121 School St., Concord, N. H.
Chandler, Clark Porter
U. S. Army Officer; b., Winona,
Minn., March 30, 1886; s. William
Dwight and Lillian M. (Porter) Chand
Eaton and Ann Caroline (Gilmore)
Chandler; ed. St. Paul's School, Con
cord, 1882 and by travel and study in
Europe, 1882-3; Episcopalian; Repub
lican; assistant cashier First National
Bank, Winona, Minn., 1883-92; vicepresident and treasurer, Republican
Press Ass'n, 1892-S; publisher Concord
Evening Monitor and Independent
Statesman, and treasurer Monitor and
Statesman Co., 1898-1918; editor and
ler ; oldest grandchild of the late Senator
William Eaton Chandler; ed. Concord
high school and U. S. Military
Academy, West Point, 1907; in contin
uous service since graduation, with sue
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cessive promotions, present rank being
lieutenant-colonel, in Tank Corps;
present chief of staff, Nantes, France;
Unitarian; A. F. & A. M., lodge and
chapter; m., Jan. 4, 1908, Shirley
P. Walker, Boston, Mass.; children,
William Eaton, 2d (oldest great grand
child of the late Senator William Eaton
Chandler); b. Oct. 28, 1908; Thomas
Walker, b. Dec. 3, 1911 ; Stuart Penn, b.
Jan. 21, 1915.
Chandler, William Dwight, Jr.
U. S. Naval Officer; b., Winona,
Minn., May 30, 15,90; ?. William
Dwight and Lillian M. (Porter) Chand
ler; grandson of late Senator William E.
Chandler; ed. public schools, U. S.
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1911;
in continuous service in U. S. Navy
since graduation, with regular pro
motion, present rank being lieutenant
commander; engaged four months in
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U. S. S. Huntington; Unitarian; A. F.
& A. M., lodge and chapter; m., April
24, 1912, Amy Richardson, Washing
ton, D. C.; children; Amy, b. June 15,
1913; Betty, b. May 1, 1916; Charles
R., b. Jan. 19, 1918.
Chandler, Horton Lloyd
Student; b., Concord, N. H., May 1,
1898; s. William Dwight and Lillian M.
(Porter) Chandler; grandson late Sen
ator William E. Chandler; ed. Concord
high school, 1914; Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1918; in training at Camp Zachary
Taylor (Kentucky) 1918-19; commis
sioned 2d lieutenant, U. S. F. A. R. C.J
Jan. 29, 1919; Unitarian; member Sigma
Chi fraternity, Dartmouth College.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
convoy duty this side the Atlantic, at
the opening of the late war, and four
teen months in overseas duty with the
destroyer force; now navigating officer
Perin, Florence Hobart
(Mrs. George L. Perin); author; b.,
Brookline, N. H., Aug. 17, 1869; dau.
George W. L. and Lydia Maria (Sawtelle) Hobart; ed. public schools,
Salem, Mass., Normal School; author
"The Optimist's Good Morning," 1907;
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"The Optimist's Good Night," 1910;
"Sunlit Days," 1915; m., Nov. 6, 1901,
Rev. George Landor Perin. Resi
dence, 23 Naples Road, Brookline,
Mass.
Aldrich, Edgar
Jurist; b., Pittsburg, N. H., Feb. 5,
1848; s. Ephraim C. and Adeline Bedel
(Haynes) Aldrich; ed. public schools,
Colebrook, N. H., Academy; Univ. of
Mich. Law Department, LL.B. 1868;
admitted to the New Hampshire bar
in the latter year, and practiced in
Colebrook from 1868 to 1881, serving
as solicitor of Coos County, 1872-4 and
1876-9; associated for four years of
this time with the late William H.
Shurtleff, and three years with James
I. Parsons, and alone the balance of the
time; removed to Littleton, Jan. 1,
1881, where he formed a partnership
with the late Judge George A. Bing
ham, which continued until Judge
Bingham's second appointment to the
bench of the N. H. supreme court, the
late Daniel C. Remich having been
previously admitted to the firm, which
continued as Aldrich & Remich, until
Mr. Aldrich's appointment as U. S.
district judge for New Hampshire,
Feb., 1891; Republican; member N. H.
house of representatives from Littleton,
1885, and speaker of the house; mem
ber N. H. constitutional convention,
1902; U. S. district judge for New
Hampshire since 1891, serving also,
extensively, on the bench of the U. S.
Circuit Court of Appeals for the First
Judicial Circuit, under the act of
March 3, 1891; author of many his
torical papers and addresses; m., Oct.
7, 1872, Louise M. Remick; children,
Florence M„ b. July 1, 1874 (Mrs.
Howard S. Kniffin, Cedarhurst, Long
Island, N. Y.), ed. Tilden Seminary,
West Lebanon, St. Mary's School,
Concord, and Abbott Academy, Andover, Mass.; Ephraim Fred, b. June
9, 1878 (Phillips Andover Academy,
Boston Univ. Law School, LL.B.
1902), in practice of law in Boston,
who d. in Littleton, Sept. 13, 1916.
Dartmouth College conferred upon
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Judge Aldrich the honorary degree of
A.M. in 1891, and the Univ. of Michi
gan that of LL.D. in 1907. Residence,
Littleton, N. H.
Bullock-Mahan, Lillian Gertrude
Physician; b., Manchester, N. H.,
May 13, 1867; dau. Silas Warren and
Cynthia Annie (Eaton) Bullock; ed.
Manchester public schools (high school
1886); Eclectic Med. College, New
York City, 1895; in practice in Man
chester since graduation; Episcopalian;
examiner for Fidelity Life Ins. Co. and
N. E. Life Ins. Co.; member Hills
borough County Med. Soc., N. H. Med.
Soc., American Med. Ass'n, Medical
Women's National Ass'n; member and
ex-vice-president National Eclectic
Med. Ass'n; first woman member and
first woman president (1902) Mass.
Eclectic Med. Ass'n; member and expresident Boston District Eclectic
Med. Soc.; member and state chairman
American Women's Hospitals (for war
service); member Manchester Infant
Aid Ass'n (past two years in charge of
baby clinic—now under control of
Board of Health); member N. H. Me
morial Hospital Ass'n for Women and
Children; member and secretary N. H.
Animal Rescue League; member and
department superintendent W. C.
T. U.; member American Red Cross,
Woman's Relief Corps, Daughters of
Veterans, Florence Nightingale Club,
Manchester Federation of Women's
Clubs, Manchester Institute of Arts
and Sciences, N. H. Settlement Ass'n,
N. H. Children's Aid and Protective
Soc., Manchester College Women's
Club; m., July 30, 1912, James Henry
Mahan. Residence, Manchester, N. 11.
Paul, Sarah Woodman
Educator; b., Tamworth, N. H.,
Feb, 8. 1859; dau. Samuel and
Eliza A. (Hidden) Woodman; ed.
public schools, Wellesley College, A.B.
1881; studied in Cambridge, England,
1895; teacher, Washington, Dec., 18837; instructor Wellesley College, 188890; secretary same, 1890-5; principal
Kent Place School for Girls, Summit,
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N. J., since 1896; Presbyterian; mem
ber Women's University Club, New
York; Fortnightly Club, Summit,
N. J.; m., June 23, 1887, Edward A.
Paul, Washington, D. C.; d., 1888.
Residence, Kent Place, Summit, N. J.
Harris, Sarah Neal
(Mrs. Augustus G. Harris); teacher
of literature and elocution; b., Ports
mouth, N. H., May 4, 1841; dau.
George W. and Minerva (Neal) Jeffts;
grand dau. Capt. Joseph and Polly
(Dearborn) Neal; ninth in descent
from Godfrey Dearborn of Exeter,
N. H., 1639, later of Hampton; ed. in
private schools, Hampton and Ports
mouth, Hampton Academy, N. E.
Conservatory, Boston; m., Dec. 14,
1864, Augustus Gray Harris of Con
cord (d., Dec. 20, 1906); children, (1)
Edward Neal, b. Sept. 10, 1865, d.
Sept. 10, 1867; (2) Arthur Henry, b.
Dec. 5, 1866, d. June 24, 1903; (3)
Julia Atherton, b. April 29, 1874, m.
June 23, 1910, Robert Whiting Har
rington of Newton, Mass., artistdesigner, graduate of Eric Pape Art
School, Boston, 1904; their children,
Robert Whiting, Jr., b. Concord, N. H.,
April 14, 1911; Richard Bartlett, b.
Concord, N. H., Nov. 1, 1912; Edward
Neal, b. Medford, Mass., May 4, 1914.
Upon her marriage Mrs. Harris moved
from Hampton to Concord, which be
came her home till 1913, when she
moved to Massachusetts with her
daughter; in 1876 began her teaching
career which continued for twenty
years; classes at Gray's English and
Classical School, Concord; Pembroke
Academy; Hampton Academy; Miss
Morgan's School, Portsmouth; Sauveur
Summer School of Languages, Exeter;
special classes at Dartmouth College.
Hundreds of private pupils in Concord,
Manchester and other New Hampshire
cities and in Newburyport, Mass., have
profited by the inspiration of her
teaching; communicant of St. Paul's
P. E. Church, Concord, charter mem
ber of the Shakespeare Club, founded
in 1877, the oldest literary society in
continuous existence in Concord; pub
lication, "Voice, Gesture, Expression,"
188 pp. Concord, N. H., 1891. Resi
dence, 73 Perkins St., West Newton,
Mass.
Osgood, Etta Haley
(Mrs. Edward S. Osgood); journalist
and club woman; b., Chatham, N. H.,
Jan. 21, 1853; dau. Thomas Jewett
and Lucretia Eaton (Colby) Haley;
ed. Mt. Holyoke Seminary (now col
lege), special course in German later,
and graduate work, Univ. of Washing
ton, Seattle; some time correspondent
at Bar Harbor, Me., for Boston Globe,
New York Herald and other papers;
special writer for Portland Argus, Ex
press and Telegram; correspondent
Philadelphia Public Ledger; founder
and first president Civic Club, Port
land, Me.; life member Portland,
Maine State, and National Woman
Suffrage Ass'ns; first president Maine
Federation of Women's Clubs (now
honorary president) ; officer and parlia
mentarian, General Federation of
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Women's Clubs from organization till
1904; member Livingston Manor
Chapter, D. A. R., Washington, D. C.;
m., Oct. 20, 1877, Edward Sherburne
Osgood, Portland, Me.; Congregationalist. Residence, 37 West Louden
St., Philadelphia, Pa.; summer home,
"Rippling Waters," Stone Harbor,
N.J.
Pattee, Fred Lewis
Educator; author; b., Bristol, N. H.,
March 22, 1863; s. Lewis F. and Mary
P. (Ingalls) Pattee; ed. public schools,
Dartmouth, A.B. 1888; A.M. 1891;
professor of English Literature, Penn
sylvania State College, since 1894;
author, "The Wine of May and Other
Lyrics," 1893; "Pasquaney—A Study,"
1894; "A History of American Litera
ture," 1896; "Reading Courses in
American Literature," 1897; "The
Foundations of English Literature,"
1900; "Mary Garvin," 1902; "Elements
of Religious Pedagogy," 1909; "The
Breaking Point," 1911; "Compelled
Men," 1913; "History of American
Literature since 1870," 1915; m.,
March 9, 1889, Mary L. Plumer, Bris
tol, N. H. Address, State College,
Center County, Pa.
Orcutt, William Dana
Author; typographic expert; b.,
West Lebanon, N. H., April 18, 1870;
s. Hiram and Ellen (Dana) Orcutt;
ed. Harvard Univ., A.B. 1892; as
sociated with the Plimpton Press,
Norwood, Mass.; lecturer on the
higher phases of printing as an art;
author, "Good Old Dorchester—A
Narrative History of the Town," 1893;
"The Princess Hallisto," 1902, 1911;
"Robert Cavelier," 1904; "The Flower
of Destiny," 1906; "The Spell," 1908;
"The Lever," 1911; "Writer's Desk
Book," 1912; "Madonna of Sacrifice,"
1913; "The Bachelor," 1915; "Bur
rows of Michigan and the Republican
Party" (2 vols.), 1917; m., 1st, 1893,
Alice Wilson, Cambridge, Mass., d.
1894; 2d, 1896, Louie Thompson, St.
Louis, Mo. Residence, 333 Common
wealth, Ave., Boston. Mass.
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Peavey, George Smith
Farmer and cattle broker; b., Green
field, N. H., Feb. 14, 1835; s. Zebadiah
and Mary B. (Patterson) Peavey; ed.
public schools, Tubbs Union Academy,
Washington, N. H., and Hopkinton
Academy, under Dyer H. Sanborn;
large landholder in Greenfield and
vicinity, and extensively engaged in
cattle dealing since early life, being
now the oldest man in the business of
sending cattle to the Boston markets;
taught penmanship in early life, and
served in state militia; his land holdings
include two fine parks in Greenfield,
open to the public—Lake & Mountain,
and Otter Lake parks; Congregationalist; Democrat; has served many
times as moderator, town clerk, select
man, school committee and highway
agent in Greenfield; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1867-8; con
stitutional convention, 1902; state
senate, 1893^4; house of representa
tives again, 1919-20 (oldest member
of the body, receiving an ovation on
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his 84th birthday); member com
mittee on banks and ways and means;
member Altamont Lodge, A. F & A. M
Peterboro; m., June 16, 1872, Sarah
Patch of Greenfield; one son, George
Frederick, b. May 13, 1890, auto
mobile dealer in Milford. Residence,
Greenfield, N. H.
Tilton, Frank Pierce
Lawyer; judge of probate; b., Little
ton, N. H., March 4, 1880; s. Frederick
A. and Hattie G. (Sawyer) Tilton; ed
public schools, Spokane, Wash. ; Boston
University Law School; admitted to
N. H. Bar in 1902; member law firm of
Shannon & Tilton, Laconia, until the
death of E. H. Shannon in 1918; since
then alone in practice; Congregationalist; Republican; solicitor, Belknap
County, 1907-13, judge of probate
since 1912; member school board since
1914; member Belknap County Selec
tive Service Board; clerk and counsel
for various corporations; member A. F.
& A. M., lodge, chapter, commandery,
shrine and 32d degree; B. P. O. E.,
P. of H.; m.. Jan. 30, 1906, Leonora B.
Gould; children, Frederick A., b. Oct.
24, 1906; Richard G., b. March 15,
1909; Frances B., b. Feb. 29, 1912
Sarah W., b. May 22, 1913; Robert P.,
b. May 11, 1917. Residence, Laconia,
N. H.
Varick, Thomas Rice
Merchant; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Oct. 3, 1863; s. John Barnes and Jane
Isabella (Rice) Varick. (Descendant
of Richard Varick, lawyer of New York,
who joined the Revolutionary Army
in 1775, and was appointed captain in
the 1st N. Y. Continental Infantry,
made deputy muster-master general,
Northern Department, April 10, 1777,
was present at the surrender of Burgoyne, served as inspector general at
West Point, and later as recording
secretary of the official and private
correspondence of General Washing
ton, the commander-in-chief; was re
corder of the city of New York in 1783,
speaker of the N. Y. Assembly in 1787
and 1788, attorney general in 1789 and
elected mayor of New York city in
1790, serving till 1801; president of the
New York Soc. of the Cincinnati, which
he founded in 1800, till his decease,
July 30, 1831 ; also grandson of Thomas
Rice, Jr., of Newton, Mass., for whom
he was named, who was an extensive
paper manufacturer and eminent citi
zen, an elder brother of Gov. Alexander
H. Rice, and served in both branches
of the Mass. legislature and the execu
tive council, and other positions of
responsibility); ed. Phillips Exeter
Academy, 1883; Harvard College, 1887;
Episcopalian; Republican; member
Manchester police commission, 191013; president People's Savings Bank;
vice-president People's Gas Light Co.;
treasurer John B. Varick Co.; director
Amoskeag National Bank, N. H. Fire
Ins. Co., Manchester Traction, Light
and Power Co., all of Manchester, and
of the Franklin and Tilton R. R.;
hereditary member of the New York
State Soc. of the Cincinnati, succeeding
in the right of Col. Richard Varick,
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above mentioned; m., June 26, 1889,
Mary Miller. Residence, Manchester,
N.H.
Patrick, Mary Mills
Educator; b., Canterbury, N. H.,
March 10, 1850; dau. John and Harriet
(White) Patrick; ed. Lyons College, la.,
1866-9; A. M., Univ. of Iowa, 1890;
Universities of Heidelberg, Zurich,
Leipzig and Berlin, 1892-5; Ph.D.,
Univ. of Berne, 1897; LL.D., Smith
College, 1914; president American
College for Girls, Constantinople, since
1890; member Psychological Con
gresses, Munich, 1896, Paris, 1900;
Philosophical Congresses, Paris, 1900,
Bologna, 1911; author "Sextus Empiricus and Greek Skepticism," 1899;
"Sappho and the Island of Lesbos,"
1912; contributor to Hastings Diction
ary of Religion. Address, Constanti
nople College, Constantinople, Turkey.
Norris, Harry Waldo
Educator; b., Pittsfield, N. H., Sept.
11, 1862, s. Moses Leavitt and Lydia
Ann (Joy) Norris; ed. public schools,
Iowa (now Grinnell) College, A.B.
1886, A.M. 1889; Cornell Univ., 188890; Univ. of Nebraska, 1890-91; Univ.
of Freiburg, 1901-2; instructor, natural
history, Grinnell College, 1888; pro
fessor biology, 1891-1903; professor
zoology since 1903; Congregationalist;
fellow Iowa Academy of Science,
American Academy Arts and Sciences;
American Soc. Zoologists; American
Ass'n of Anatomists; exchange lecturer,
Harvard Univ., 1913-14; author (with
M. L. Macy), "Physiology for High
Schools," 1899; engaged in research on
comparative anatomy of the nervous
system; m., June 14, 1893, Harriet
Victoria Ruliffson, Lincoln, Neb.
Residence, Grinnell, Iowa.
Hadley, Elbridge Drew
Lawyer; banker; secretarial work;
b., Deering, N. H., Sept. 16, 1842; ed.
New London Literary and Scientific
Institution (now Colby Academy),
New London, N. H.; Appleton Acad
emy, Mont Vernon, 1862; enlisted in
507
Co. D, 14th N. H. Vols., Aug. 15,
1862, first sergeant; promoted to
second lieutenant Co. F ; first lieutenant
Co. H; brevet captain of volunteers,
for gallant and meritorious service in
the Battle of Winchester; discharged
as of Dec. 29 for disability from wound;
studied law with Judge David Cross of
Manchester; admitted to the bar at
Nashua, Sept. 20, 1869; in practice
at Manchester until Dec, 1871; re
moved to Iowa, and practiced at De-
Witt until January, 1873; removed to
Luverne, Minn., and practiced there till
1880, when he became a partner in the
Bank of Luverne, and later, after its in
corporation, cashier and vice-president,
continuing till 1887, when he returned
to DeWitt continuing till 1896, since
when he has resided in Des Moines;
Congregationalist; Republican; taught
school in Weare two winters before
enlistment; taught in Manchester
while studying law, and served on the
school board in that city in 1868, also
as clerk of the common council several
years; county attorney and judge of
probate for Rock County, Minn., while
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located at Luverne, also president of
the school board, and editor of the Rock
County Herald; member A.F. &. A. M.,
lodge and chapter; G. A. R. ; Sons of the
American Revolution (secretary Iowa
Soc. continuously since 1898); Loyal
Legion (recorder Iowa commandery
since 1909) ; author of many historical
articles, published in Granite Monthly
and elsewhere; m., Jan. 30, 1873, Mary
Elizabeth Bourne, DeWitt, la. Resi
dence, Des Moines, la.
Frost, Stephen A.
Manufacturer; b., Halifax, N. S.,
Jan. 15, 1862; s. John Lewis and Mary
Ann (Winters) Frost; removed with
parents to Massachusetts in childhood;
ed. public schools of South Natick and
Shirley Village, Mass.; commenced
work in the leather-board factory of
Hill & Cutter at Shirley, Mass., going
later into that of Jonas Spaulding at
Townsend Harbor, Mass., where he
continued till removal to Fremont,
N. H., where Mr. Spaulding had es
tablished a large cooperage plant of
which he assumed the management,
and has there continued, with the ex
ception of four years at Gloucester,
Mass., where he was associated with
Mr. Spaulding in a similar enterprise
which was disposed of in 1893, when
the Fremont concern was reorganized
and incorporated as the Spaulding &
Frost Co., with Mr. Frost as clerk,
treasurer and manager, in which
capacity he has continued, the busi
ness having become one of the most
extensive of the kind in New England;
Universalist; Republican; has served as
member of the school board, town audi
tor, trustee of town trust funds; dele
gate in N. H. constitutional conven
tion, 1918; A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F.,
P. of H.; m., June 13, 1885, Catherine
G. Fertig, Cleveland, O.; four daugh
ters, two of whom, Lillian E. and
Lizzie J., survive. Residence, Fre
mont, N. H.
Oakes, Frederick Warren
Clergyman; b., Troy, N. H., Sept.
28, 1860; s. Appleton and Lucy J.
(Stickney) Oakes; ed. public schools,
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Bates College, Lewiston, Me., A.B.
1888, A.M. 1893; Yale Divinity School,
B.D. 1891; ordained deacon P. E.
Church, 1893; priest, 1894; rector,
Church of All Saints, Denver, Col.,
1893-7; founder, in 1894, and superin
tendent since, Oakes Home (church
home for invalid strangers), Denver;
chaplain Church of Our Merciful
Saviour; Republican; member A. F. &
A. M., lodge and chapter; Denver
Country Club; m., June 16, 1891,
Mabel Underhill, Yonkers, N. Y.
Residence, 2903 West 22d Ave., Den
ver, Col.
Brown, Fred Herbert
Lawyer; b., Ossipee, N. H., April 12,
1879; s. Dana J. and Nellie (Allen)
Brown; ed. Dow Academy, Franconia,
N. H., Dartmouth College, Boston
University Law School; student at
law in office of James A. Edgerly; ad
mitted to the N. H. bar in 1907, and
commenced practice in partnership
with Mr. Edgerly, continuing until the
death of the latter in 1908, since when
he has been alone in practice; Demo
crat; city solicitor of Somersworth,
1908-14; mayor of Somersworth, 1914
to present time; U. S. district attorney
for New Hampshire since July, 1914;
delegate in N. H. constitutional con
vention, 1912; presidential elector,
1912; member A. F. &. A .M., lodge,
chapter and commandery; K. of P.
Residence, Somersworth, N. H.
Fassett, James Hiram
Educator; b., Nashua, N. H., Jan.
11, 1869; s. James Boutelle, and Ellen
Maria (Morrill) Fassett; ed. public
schools, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1890;
principal Mount Pleasant grammar
school, Nashua, 1890-3; superintend
ent schools, Nashua, since 1893; Uni
tarian; Republican; trustee N. H. State
Normal School; author, "Colonial Life
in New Hampshire," 1899; "History of
Education in New Hampshire," 1900;
"The Beacon Series of School Readers,"
1914; m., June 23, 1897, Bertha Chester
Smith, Northampton, Mass.; one son,
James Adams. Residence, 14 Abbott
St., Nashua, N. H.
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Prentiss, John W.
Farmer and lumberman; b., Walpole, N. H., Nov. 20, 1857; s. John W.
and Emetine (Slade) Prentiss; ed. pub
lic schools, Boston, Mass., and Walpole
Academy; resided in Walpole till 1910,
when he removed to Alstead, purchas
ing a large farm near the village, where
he has been extensively engaged in
agriculture, which pursuit he has
always followed, though teaching school
to some extent in youth; interested in
breeding Morgan horses and Berkshire
swine, but more particularly noted for
his superior herd of pure-blooded
Holstein-Friesian cattle; also largely
interested in lumbering; Unitarian;
Democrat; tax collector in Walpole
three years, road agent four years,
selectman ten years; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1907-8, 190910; N. H. Senate, 1911-12, 1913-14,
serving as chairman of the judiciary
committee the latter term; member
I. O. O. F. and P. of H.; m., Dec. 1,
1883, Katie M. Fisher, of Alstead;
children, Flora May, b. March 26,
1885 (Mrs. W. R. Long, Walpole;
three daughters); John W., Jr., b. July
17, 1889 (took two years course at
State College; married Minnie Clark of
Alstead, and has a son and daughter;
is associated with his father in business
under the name of J. W. Prentiss &
Son) ; Ethel M., b. Sept. 26. 1890 (Mrs.
R. M. Galloway of Walpole; three
sons). Residence, Alstead, N. H.
Nelson, Edward William
Naturalist; b., Manchester, N. H,.
May 8, 1855; s. William and Nancy M.
(Wells) Nelson; ed. public schools,
Cook County, IE, Normal School,
1875; engaged in scientific explorations
in Alaska, 1877-81; naturalist of the
U. S. S. Corwin, on the search for the
Jeannette, 1881; with Bureau of Bio
logical Survey, U. S. Department of
Agriculture, 1890- ; member Death
Valley expedition, 1890-91; several
years engaged in scientific explorations
m Mexico; chief field naturalist, 1916;
president American Ornithologists'
Union, 1908-9, 1912-13; president
Biological Soc., Washington, 1912-13;
member Washington Academy of
Sciences; author many scientific mono
graphs and reports. Address, U. S.
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C.
Morrill, Charles Henry
Banker; real estate operator (re
tired); b., Concord, N. H., July 14,
1843; s. Ephraim and Mahala Morrill;
ed. public schools and Colby Academy,
New London, N. H., private, 11th
N. H. Vols., 1862-5; emigrated to
Nebraska; private secretary to Gov.
Nance, 1879-83: president Stromsberg
(Neb.) Bank, 1883-90; Farmers' and
Merchants' Bank, Stromsberg, 1890-2;
president Lincoln (Neb.) Land Co.,
since 1895; also president Lancaster
Land Co., So. Platte Land Co. and
Boston Investment Co.; collector of
customs, 1897-1901 ; regent Nebraska
state university and president board
of regents, 1891-1901 ; twice chairman
Republican State Committee of Nebras
ka, and member Republican National
Committee from Nebraska, 1904-8;
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founder Morrill Geological expeditions
from Univ. of Nebraska: Morrill
County, Neb., was named in bis honor;
m., 1863, Harriett Currier, Nashua,
N. H. Residence, Stromsberg, Neb.
Nichols, Herbert
Civil engineer; author; b., Walpole,
N. H., Feb. 7, 1852; s. Amos and Lydia
Nichols; ed. public schools, Worcester,
Mass., Polytechnic Institute, B.S. in
architecture, 1871 ; Ph.D., Clark Univ.,
1891; civil engineer, Pennsylvania R. R.
1871-85; instructor in psychology,
Harvard, 1890-3; lecturer, Johns Hop
kins, 1896; author, "The Psychology of
Time," 1891; "Our Notions of Number
and Space," 1894; "A Treatise on
Cosmology," 1904; also many mon
ographs and magazine articles; m., Oct.
1, 1900, Jenny L. Clark, Somerville,
Mass. Residence, 219 Commonwealth
Ave., Chestnut Hill, Mass.
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N. Y., 1899-1903; president, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., board of education,
1909-11; member American Economic
Ass'n; author, "French Revolution in
San Domingo," 1891; "Practical Eco
nomic Problems," 1893; "Labor Prob
lem," 1895; "Outlines of Economics,"
1906; m., July 30, 1890, Mary Louise
Sansbury, Palmyra, N. Y. Resi
dence, 106 Academy St., Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
Dearborn, Burt Stephen
Contractor and merchant; b., Thorn
ton, N. H., Feb. 18, 1881; s. Clarence
Morse, Edward Leland Clark
Educator; b., Dover, N. H., June 12,
1855; s. Moses L. and Louisa (Clark)
Morse; ed. public schools, Harvard,
A.B. 1877; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ.,
1893; post-graduate work, Univ. of
•Chicago ; principal Phil Sheridan School,
Chicago, since 1892; member American
Historical Ass'n, American Political
Science Ass'n, Modern Language Ass'n
of America, Illinois Bar Ass'n; Epis
copalian; member Harvard Club, Chi
cago; author, "Spanish American Life,"
1917; m., April 27, 1897, Louisa Penn
Weaver. Residence, 7650 Saginaw
Ave., Chicago.
Mills, Herbert Elmer
Educator; b., Salem, N. H., Aug. 8,
1861; s. Edward and Esther (Butterworth) Mills; ed. Univ. of Rochester,
A.B. 1883; A.M. 1886; Ph.D., Cornell
Univ., 1890; principal Marion, N. Y.,
Collegiate Institute, 1883-4; Union
School, Palmyra, N. Y., 1884-6; in
structor in history, Cornell Univ.,
1887-90; associate professor, history
and economics, Vassar College, 18902; professor economics since 1892;
president board of managers, State
House of Refuge for Women, Hudson,
and Torrie Bryant (Broad) Dearborn;
ed. public schools; Laconia high school
commercial department; engaged in
business with the late William Wallace
of Laconia, and is now head of the con
cern—The Wallace Building Co., con
tractors and builders and dealers in
building supplies, wood and coal;
Congregationalist; Republican; super
visor of check list; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1915-16
(chairman Belknap County delega
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tion); N. H. Senate, 1919-20 (chair
man committee on roads, bridges and
canals, clerk committee on finance and
manufactures, and member claims
and forestry committees); member
A. F. & A. ML, to and including 32d
degree shriner, and O. E. S.; Knights of
Pythias (all bodies), P. of H., Laconia
Gun Club, Board of Trade, etc.; m.,
Feb. 8, 1905, Clara Bessie Wallace,
dau. William Wallace, Laconia; three
daughters. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Hurd, Henry Norris
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H.,
March 6, 1871-; s. Irving Austin and
Caroline (Norris) Hurd; ed. Claremont public schools (Stevens high
school 1890), Dartmouth College,
A.B 1894; studied law with Thomas
F. Johnson of Colebrook; attended
Harvard law school 1896-7; admitted
to N. H. bar July, 1897, and later to
the Federal courts of the N. H. Dis
trict and First Circuit; practiced in
Exeter from 1877 to 1879, in the office
of the late Attorney General Eastman ;
succeeded Hon. Robert J. Peaslee as
partner of the late William H. Drury
in Manchester. 1899-1901, and con
tinued practice in Manchester till
May 9, 1910, when he removed to
Claremont, and has there continued in
practice; Episcopalian; Republican;
member N. H. house of representa
tives from Ward 2, Manchester, 1907-8,
1909-10; delegate Republican state
convention, 1908; delegate in N. H.
constitutional convention from Clare
mont, 1912; solicitor Sullivan County
1915-17, 1919-20; water commissioner,
Claremont, 1912-15; trustee Fiske
Free Library, 1916- ; member Stevens
high school committee, 1919- ; member
Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sullivan
Lodge, I. O. 0. F., Claremont Grange,
P. of H., David R. Roys Camp, S. of
V., Claremont, N. H.; m., Nov. 14,
1902, Zoa Mildred Plummer, Mon
mouth, Me. Residence, Claremont,
N. H.
French, Daniel Chester
Sculptor; b., Exeter, N. H., April 20,
1850; s. Hon. Henry F. and Anne
(Richardson) French; ed. Mass. Inst.
of Tech.; studied under Dr. William
Rimmer of Boston and Thomas Ball,
Florence, Italy; hon. A.M. Dartmouth,
1898; Yale, 1913; Columbia Univ.,
Litt.D. 1913; had studio in Washing
ton, D. C., 1876-8; Boston and Con
cord, Mass., 1878-87; in New York
since 1887; among notable works pro
duced are "The Minute Man of Con
cord," at Concord, Mass.; Statute of
Gen. Cass in the Capitol at Washing
ton; Rufus Choate, in Boston court
house; John Harvard, at Cambridge,
Mass.; "Dr. Gallaudet and his first
Deaf Mute Pupil," the Milmore
Memorial; collossal statute of "The
Republic,"at Chicago Exposition, 1893;
bronze doors of Boston public library;
four groups—Europe, Asia, Africa
and America—in front of New York
custom house; statute of E. Rockwood
Hoar at Worcester, Mass., of Abraham
Lincoln, at Lincoln, Neb., etc.; mem
ber National Commission of Fine Arts,
1910-15 (chairman 1912-15); trustee
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Metropolitan Museum of Art; member
National Sculpture Soc., Architectural
League, American Academy of Arts
and Letters, Academia di S. Luca,
Rome; m., Mary French, Washington,
Dec., 1888. Residence, 12 West 8th
St., New York; Stockbridge. Mass.
Quimby, Charles Elihu
Physician; b., New Ipswich, N. H.,
June 21, 1853; s. Elihu and Nancy A.
(Cutler) Quimby; ed. Dartmouth
College, A.B. 1874; A.M., 1877; N. Y.
Univ. Med. College, M.D., 1878; Bellevue Hospital, 1879; in practice in New
York City since 1882; assistant pro
fessor practice of medicine, Univ. of
New York, 1889-90, adjunct professor
1890-5, clinical professor since 1895;
visiting physician N. Y. City Hospital
since 1895; trustee Mary Fletcher
Hitchcock Hospital, Hanover, N. H.;
member Amer. Med. Ass'n, New York
Academy of Medicine, etc.; m., Sept.
28, 1881, Julia M. Cobb, Hanover,
N. H. Residence, 278 West 86th St.,
New York, N. Y.
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resentatives, 1900-1-2-3 ; president
and director Union Trust Co., Alpha
Investment Co.; trustee and mem
ber finance committee, Melrose,
Mass., Savings Bank; director Melrose
National Bank; vice-chairman Mass.
State Board of Charity; Melrose His
torical Soc., Malden Historical 'Soc.,
Boston Art, City and Press clubs.
Residence, 66 Orient Ave., Melrose,
Mass.
Lang, Walter Monroe
Real estate and insurance; b., Fulford, P. Q., Jan. 20, 1867; s. Henry and
Putnam, Stephen Greeley
Artist; wood engraver; b., Nashua,
N. H., Oct. 17, 1852; s. Abram and
Clarissa (Greeley) Putnam; pupil of
H. W. Herrick, Frank French and E. J.
Whitney; student at Brooklyn Art
School, and New York Art Students'
League; received bronze medal for
wood engraving, Paris Exposition,
1889; Chicago Exposition, 1893; Paris,
1900; Buffalo, 1901; m., May 21, 1881,
Fanny Vetter, New York. Residence,
College Point, Borough of Queens,
N.Y.
Adams, Charles Henry
Journalist; b., Rochester, N. H.,
April 22, 1859; s. Samuel and Hannah
W. (Lord) Adams; ed. public schools;
went to Boston at seventeen years of
age and entered employ of Boston
Advertiser and Record, continuing with
same through various positions to that
of manager, which he held up to union
of Advertiser with the Herald; Repub
lican; member Mass. house of rep34
Mary E. (Wright) Lang; ed. schools of
Magog, P. Q.; came to Manchester.
N. H., in early life, and was engaged
for several years in connection with
different mercantile enterprises, after
which he commenced business in the
line of real estate and insurance, in
which he has been highly successful;
became, in 1893, state manager for the
Prudential Life Ins. Co., continuing
for several years, until his real estate
business so demanded his attention
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that he relinquished this position,
though continuing as district manager.
He is agent for other important com
panies, including Aetna of Hartford,
Conn.; has attended many important
insurance conventions in all parts of
the country; Christian Scientist; Re
publican; member Manchester city
council, 1900; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1907-8 (chairman
committee on insurance); member
I. 0. O. F. (encampment and Patri
archs Militant), White Mountain
Travelers' Ass'n, Calumet Club of
Manchester; president and treasurer,
Walter M. Lang Realty Co., Manches
ter; m., Dec. 18, 1889, Clara E.
Magoon; one dau., Marion E. Lang,
b. Sept. 15, 1893. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
Streeter, Thomas Winthrop
Corporation law and business; b.,
Concord, N. H., July 20, 1883; s.
Frank Sherwin and Lilian (Carpen
ter) Streeter (see their sketches else
where); ed. St. Paul's School, Con
cord, 1900; Dartmouth, B.L., 1904;
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1907;
admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1907;
in practice in Boston; member firm of
Streeter & Holmes, Shawmut Bank
building; Unitarian; Republican; treas
urer American International Corpor
ation, New York City; president
Contoocook Mills Corporation, Mex
ican Investment Co.; chairman execu
tive committee Mascoma Light &
Power Co.; member Wonolancet Club,
Concord, N. H.; Tennis & Racquet
Club, St. Botolph Club, Harvard
Club, Brookline Country Club, Bos
ton, Mass.; m., July 23, 1917, Ruth
Cheney, dau., Mrs. William H. Schofield (see sketch elsewhere); one son,
Frank Sherwin Streeter, 2d, b. March
25, 1918. Residence, 112 East 74th
St., New York City.
Pratt, Louise
Educator; b., White River Junc
tion, Vt.; dau. Myron Jefferson and
Jennie Louise (Currier) Pratt; niece of
Hon. Frank D. Currier of Canaan;
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moved in childhood to Concord, N. H.;
ed. Concord high school, 1895, Radcliffe College, 1897-8; instructor in
history, Bishop Thorpe School, South
Bethlehem, Penn., 1900-2; head of
department of history at the Castle,
Tarrytown, N. Y., 1902-10; instructor
in French and German, St. Mary's
School, Concord, N. H., 1910-18;
appointed a Y. W. C. A. secretary for
overseas work, Feb., 1918; stationed
at Lyons, France, returning Feb., 1919,
this being her fifth trip abroad; Epis
copalian; official visitor Orphans'
Home, Millville; secretary Modern
Language Section of the N. H. Teach
ers' Ass'n; member Radcliffe Alumnae
Ass'n, N. H. Children's Aid and Pro
tective Soc, Beaver Meadow Golf
Club, S. P. C. A.; letters from France
in N. H. papers; speaker on war work
before woman's clubs. Residence,
Concord, N. H.
Kivel, John
Jurist; b., Dover, N. H., April 29,
1855; s. Patrick and Catherine Kivel;
ed. public schools, Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1876; studied law with the late
Frank Hobbs; admitted to the bar in
1879, and engaged in practice in Dover;
Catholic; Democrat; solicitor for
Strafford County, 1887-93, member
State Board of License Commissioners,
1903-13; appointed associate Justice
N. H. Superior Court May 26, 1913;
chief justice, Oct. 4, 1917; m., Oct.
12, 1879, Eva G. Ennis. Residence,
Dover, N. H.
Cole, Anna B. Taylor
Physician; b., Sugar Hill (Lisbon),
N. H., dau. Joseph L. and Laura
(Gove) Taylor; ed. public schools,
Whitefield, N. H.; Western Mass.
Normal School; Boston University
School of Medicine, M.D. 1884; com
menced practice in Charlestown, Mass.,
but removed to Somerville in 1890,
and has there continued, specializing
in diseases of women; Universalist;
member Mass. Homeopathic Med. Soc,
Boston Med. Soc, Boston Surgical and
Gynecological Soc, Woman's College
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Club, Professional Woman's Club,
N. H. Club of Somerville; m., March
31, 1894, Herbert A. Cole. Resi
dence, Somerville, Mass.
Lewis, Homer Pierce
Educator; b., West Claremont, N. H.,
July 28, 1849; s. George Gilbert and
Adeline (Labaree) Lewis; ed. public
schools, Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., Dartmouth College, A. B.,
1874; principal Pinkerton Academy,
Derry, 1874-5; grammar school, Dav
enport, la., 1876-80; high school,
1880-83; Omaha, Neb., high school,
1883-96; Worcester, Mass., English
high school, 1896-1901, South high
school, 1901-3; superintendent schools,
Worcester, Mass., 1903-1918; member
Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon, National
Educational Ass'n; American Institute
of Instruction, etc.; founder Worcester
Economic Club; m., 1st, 1878, Kate
Roberts (Vassar, 1875); 2d, 1891, Elisa
beth Goodson (Univ. of Mich.), 1878).
Residence, 82 Elm St., Worcester, Mass.
Rice, George Samuel
Mining engineer; b., Claremont,
N. H., Sept. 8, 1866; s. George Samuel
and Abby (Parker) Rice; ed. public
schools, College of the City of New
York, two years; Columbia Univer
sity School of Mines, 1887; assistant
engineer, Colorado & Utah R. R., 1887 ;
mining engineer with Colorado Fuel
Co., 1888-90; mining engineer, Whitebreast Fuel Co., Ottumwa, la., 1890;
chief mining engineer same and allied
companies, Chicago, 1897; consulting
mining engineer, Atchison Topeka &
Santa F6, and Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Rys., 1900-08; chief mining
engineer, U. S. Bureau of Mines since
formation in 1910; Episcopalian; mem
ber American Institute Mining En
gineers, American Academy Arts and
Sciences, etc.; in., Dec. 23, 1891, Julia
Sessions, Kalamazoo, Mich. Resi
dence, Woodley Road and 35th St.,
Cleveland Park, Washington, D. C.
Bradley, Mark Spaulding
Physician; b., East Jaffrey, N. H.,
Jan. 16, 1868; s. Dr. Oscar H. and
Julia A. (Spaulding) Bradley; ed. pub
lic schools; Columbia College Physi
cians and Surgeons, N. Y., M.D., 1892;
interne, N. Y. City Hospital, 1892-4;
in practice in Hartford, Conn., since
1894; aurist, American School for the
Deaf since 1908; visiting physician,
Hartford Hospital; assistant medical
director, Conn. Mutual Life Ins. Co.;
director Glazier Woolen Mfg. Co.,
Williams Bros. Mfg. Co., Glaston
bury, Conn.; Baptist; Republican;
member Hartford Med. Soc., Conn.
State Med. Soc., American Med. Ass'n;
m., July 5, 1904, Jessie E. Goodnow,
East Jaffrey, N. H. Residence, 956
Asylum Ave., Hartford, Conn.
Prescott, Samuel Cate
Bacteriologist; b., South Hampton,
N. H., April 5, 1872; s. Samuel M. and
Mary E. (Cate) Prescott; ed. Mass.
Inst. Tech., B.S. 1894; post-graduate
study in Europe; assistant in biology,
Mass. Inst. Tech., 1895-6; instructor,
1896-1903; assistant professor indus
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trial biology and bacteriology, 19039; associate professor, 1909-14; profes
sor industrial microbiology, 1914- ;
instructor bacteriology, Simmons Col
lege, 1902-9; director Boston Bio
chemical Laboratory, 1904- ; fellow
American Academy Arts and Sciences;
member American Chemical Soc.,
American Soc. Naturalists, etc.; m.,
June 30, 1910, Alice Durgin Chase,
Brookline, Mass. Residence, 79 Cy
press St., Brookline, Mass.
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Maurice P., b. March 29, 1899; Bar
bara, Sept. 24, 1904. Residence, Westfield, Mass.
Randolph, William J.
Printer and editor; b., London,
England, June. 15, 1859; s. William
F. and Lucy Randolph; ed. Twyford
Hall school, London; learned the
printers' trade in the office of the
Bristol, N. H., Enterprise; afterward
employed on the Laconia Democrat
Pulsifer, Harry Bridgman
Mining engineer; b., Lebanon,
N. H., Dec. 23, 1879; s. Charles Ed
ward and Ellen Diantha (Bridgman)
Pulsifer; ed. public schools, Mass.
Inst. Tech., B.S. 1903; post-graduate
work, Univ. of Munich, 1906-7; in
structor in chemistry, N. H. State
College, 1903-4; assayer and mining
engineer, Sonora, Mex., 1905; superin
tendent placer mine, Oregon, 1907; in
structor in metallurgy, Armour Inst.,
Chicago, 1911-15; assistant professor,
1915-17; professor metallurgy, Mon
tana State School of Mines, 1917- ;
member American Inst. Mining Eng'rs,
American Academy Arts and Sciences,
etc.; m., Sept. 9, 1909, Sarah C. Canthon, Salt Lake City, Utah. Residence,
Butte, Mont.
Chadwick, Henry Dexter
Physician; b., Boscawen, N. H.,
Jan. 2, 1872; s. Jeremiah C. and
Eliza A. (Austin) Chadwick; ed. public
schools, Harvard Med. School, M.D.
1895; house officer Boston City Hos
pital, 1895-6; began practice in Waltham, Mass., 1896; in charge private
sanatorium, Rutland, Mass., 1903-6;
superintendent Vt. Sanatorium, Pittsford, Vt., 1907-9; superintendent
Westfield, Mass., State Sanatorium
since March, 1909; acting assistant
surgeon, Spanish American War; as
sistant surgeon 5th Reg. M. V. M.,
1899-1900; member National Ass'n
for Study and Prevention of Tubercu
losis, American Med. Ass'n, Mass. Med.
Soc.; m., May 24, 1898, Edith Nichols
Clark, Cambridge, Mass. ; two children,
and in the government printing office
at Washington; later in the Courier
office at Lowell, Mass., removing to
Plymouth, N. H., in 1886, where he
was employed on the Record; for
four years editor and manager of the
Meredith News; for twenty years
regular correspondent of the Boston
Globe and Manchester Union and now
temporarily doing that work for his
successor who is absent some months
in the year; Methodist; Republican;
selectman in Plymouth, 1904; census
enumerator in 1900; school committee,
1907-8; auditor, 1918; register of
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deeds for Grafton County since 1908;
member A. F. & A. M., K. T.; m.,
Nov. 30, 1885, Ardella Bagley, dau.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Eastman
Bagley, of Plymouth. Residence,
Plymouth, N. H.
Sanders, Loren Addison
Surgeon; b., Grafton, N. H., July
5, 1874; s. George S. and Prudence
Sargent (Parker) Sanders; ed. public
bury General Hospital, N. H. Memorial
Hospital for Women and Children;
some time deputy medical referee for
Merrimack County; fellow American
College of Surgeons, member N. H.
Med. Soc, Merrimack County Med.
Soc, N. H. Surgical Club; A. F. &
A. M.; m., 1st, Sept. 29, 1898, Marga
ret A. Clough of Warner, N. 6.; d.
Sept. 7, 1916; 2d, Oct. 18, 1917, Mad
eline Currier. Residence, 22 West
St., Concord, N. H.
Clark, George Langdon
Teacher; real estate; b., Sandwich,
N. H., March 11, 1844; s. Langdon
Goddard and Maria (Beede) Clark;
ed. Beede's Private Academy, Sand
wich Center, N. H., New Hampton
Literary Institute, 1866; taught dis
trict schools in Sandwich; teacher
Highland Military Academy, thirteen
years; treasurer and business manager,
twenty-four years; steward State
Hospital, seven years; in real estate
business since 1912; trustee Pinkerton Academy; treasurer Hospital
Cottages for Children, Baldwinsville,
Mass.; auditor Worcester State Hos
pital and Asylum; Congregationalist;
Republican; member Worcester City
government two years; A. F. & A. M.;
m., July 1, 1885, Caroline Aiken
Pinkerton, Derry, N. H. Residence,
12 Schussier Rd., Worcester, Mass.
schools, Latin-Scientific Course, Tilton Seminary; University and Bellevue Hospital Med. College, New York,
M.D. 1899; associated with the late
Dr. Granville P. Conn, in medical
practice in Concord, N. H., from grad
uation until death of the latter; since
then alone; Baptist; Republican;
member Concord city council four
years; board of aldermen two years;
board of health several years; member
N. H. house of representatives, 191112; attending surgeon Margaret Pills-
Child, Samuel Mitchell
Lawyer; b., Temple, N. H., Sept.
10, 1862; s. Nahum Abbott and
Ellen (Sargent) Child; descendant
William Child, Watertown, Mass.,
1630; ed. Phillips Exeter Academy,
1886; Harvard College, one year,
Harvard Law School, LL.B. 1890;
admitted to the bar in 1890 and prac
ticed in Boston since; Democrat;
member N. H. constitutional conven
tion, 1889, from Temple; member
executive committee Young Men's
Democratic Club of Massachusetts,
1892-5; appointed assistant corpora
tion counsel, Boston, 1895, resigned
Jan., 1907; member Boston Bar Ass'n;
Mass. Bar Ass'n; A. F. & A. M. (32d
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degree, K. T.); Harvard and Univer
sity Clubs; m., Aug. 14, 1901, Margaret
I. Rea, Boston. Residence, 57 Ver
mont St., Boston, Mass.
Collins, Clarence Morton
Shoe manufacturer; b., South Dan
ville, N. H., Aug. 12, 1858; s. Leonard
W. and Aletha J. Collins; ed. public
schools and New Hampton Literary
Institute, New Hampton, N. H.; Free
Baptist; Republican; has held most
town offices; member N. H. consti
tutional convention, 1912; State sen
ate, 1917-18; house of representa
tives, 1919-20; A. F. & A. M., K. T.,
32d degree and O. E. S.; m., in 1883,
Ada F. Coffins, Saugus, Mass. Resi
dence, South Danville, N. H.
Marble, Thomas Littlefield
Jurist; b., Auburn, Me., Dec. 24,
1876; s. Dr. Henry and Mercy (Littlefield) Marble; ed. Edward Little high
school, Auburn, Me., 1894; Bowdoin
College, 1898; Harvard Law School,
1904; admitted to the N. H. bar and in
practice at Berlin, until appointed
associate justice of the superior court by
Governor Keyes, Oct. 4, 1917; Universalist; Republican; member Phi
Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon,
A. F. & A. M., K. T.; m., Aug. 15, 1906,
Harriet E. Fuller. Residence, Gorham, N. H.
Branch, Oliver Winslow
Jurist; b., New York City, Oct. 4,
1879; s. Oliver E. and Sarah (Chase)
Branch: ed. Manchester high school,
1896; Phillips Andover Academy, 1897;
Harvard College, A.B. 1901, A.M. 1902;
Harvard Law School, LL.B. 1904:
admitted to the bar and commenced
practice in Manchester, in partnership
with his father, continuing until ap
pointment as associate justice of the
superior court by Gov. Samuel D.
Felker, November, 1913; Congregationalist; Democrat; president Man
chester Y. M. C. A.; m., Nov. 27, 1910,
Isabel Dow Hoyle, Rochester, N. Y.;
children, Jane Montgomery, b. April
II, 1913; Oliver Winslow, Jr., b. Aug.
2, 1914. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
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Yantis, Erne Earll
(Mrs. Arnold S. Yantis); illustrator;
lecturer; social worker; b., Skaneateles,
N. Y., June 28, 1869; dau. John Mur
ray and Julia Brown Earll; ed. Skan
eateles Academy, 1886; Clinton Liberal
Institute, 1886-8; Cornell Univ., 1893;
m., 1st, 1893, Mark Vernon Slingerland, professor economic entomology,
Cornell Univ., teacher, writer and lec
turer, who died in March, 1909, leaving
one daughter, Kathryn Lillis, b. Ithaca,
N.Y., June 2,1895 (Ithaca and Auburn,
N. Y., high schools, Smith College,
1918; fellow Cornell Univ., 1919, and
candidate for degree of M.A.); m., 2d,
in Ithaca, 1912, Rev. Arnold S. Yantis,
Universalist clergyman of Auburn,
N. Y., native of Harper's Ferry, W. Va.,
graduate of Western Maryland Col
lege and George Washington Univ.,
who practiced law for a time in Wash
ington, but has been in the ministry the
last twenty-five years, holding pastor
ates in Brooklyn, Fort Plain and
Auburn, N. Y., and in Manchester,
�Edward W. Rollins
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N. H., since 1915 (member A. F. &
A. M. and B. P. O. E.)j before mar
riage to Mr. Yantis she did illustrating
for scientific books and made lantern
slides for colleges and universities;
organized the Housekeeper's Club in
Auburn, N. Y., and in Manchester the
Homemakers' Club, of which she is
president; during the late war worked
on the Woman's Committee, Council of
National Defense, organizing food com
mittees and lecturing throughout the
state; lectured under the War Work
Council of Y. W. C. A., and served on
the State Speakers' Bureau, and Food
Conservation Committee; put on the
War Pageant" Awakening of America";
member N. H. Sunday School Ass'n,
Universalist State Sunday School
Board, Elliott Hospital Associates,
Universalist Church, N. H. Federation
of Women's Clubs (on Economics Com
mittee in both state and city federa
tions). Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Rollins, Edward Warren
Banker; b., Concord, N. H., Nov.
25, 1850; eldest child Edward H.
(U. S. Senator, 1877-83) and EUen
(West) Rollins; ed. Concord high
school, B.S. 1871, Mass. Inst. of Tech.;
civil engineer, Col. Central R. R.,
1871-6; banking business, Denver,
Col., 1876-99; president E. H. Rol
lins & Sons, investment bonds, 18911908; succeeded by his brother,
Frank W. Rollins (governor of New
Hampshire,
1899-1901),
1908-15,
meanwhile serving as chairman of the
board; on the death of the latter again
became president, 1915- ; helped start
Denver Electrical Light Co., 1881, be
came its president, serving till 1899
when he moved to Boston; Episcopa
lian; Republican; active in promoting
the Denver Country Club, the Denver
Club, Denver Athletic Club (president
of latter seven years) ; member Univer
sity Club, New York; University
Club, Boston; Brookline Country
Club; Midwick Country Club, Los
Angeles; Technology Clubs of New
Hampshire and New York; Old Col
ony Club of Boston, New York, etc.;
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Press Club of Boston; Middlebrook
Golf Club, Dover, N. H.; president
N. H. Ass'n of Technology; in 1919
gave $25,000 to the Wentworth Hos
pital, Dover, for a Nurses' Home in
memory of
his daughter-in-law,
Gladys B. Rollins; m., 1st, Feb. 27,
1878, Jessie V. Witter, Denver, Col.;
child: Ashton, m. Gladys A. Brown,
Wellesley Hills, Mass., Sept., 1908,
who d. July 19, 1917, leaving Jessie,
b. Sept. 22, 1909; Edward, b. Sept. 4,
1911; Ann, b. Sept. 17, 1913; Eliza
beth, b. Nov. 18, 1915; m., 2d, Nov.
25, 1891, Clara S. Sherwood, St.
Louis,
Mo.;
child:
Sherwood,
m., Oct. 20, 1917, Lucia Goldsmith
Russell, Somersworth, N. H. Resi
dence since 1901, Three Rivers Farm,
Dover, N. H., in which town his an
cestor, James Rollins, settled in 1644;
business address, 200 Devonshire St.,
Boston, Mass.
Sulloway, Richard Woodbury
Manufacturer of hosiery; b., Frank
lin, N. H., Feb. 15, 1876; s. Hon. Alvah
W. and Susan (Keith) Sulloway; ed.
St. Paul's School, Concord, and Har
vard College, 1898; engaged in the
Sulloway Mills, manufacturers of hos
iery at Franklin, since graduation;
Unitarian; Democrat; member Frank
lin city council, six years; trustee N. H.
State College, nine years; treasurer and
manager Sulloway Mills corporation;
vice-president Franklin National Bank;
m., Oct. 31, 1914, Bertha, dau. the late
Hon. Albert S. Batchellor of Littleton;
one daughter, Mary Jeannette, b.
Feb. 19, 1917. Residence, Franklin,
N. H.
Cox, Channing Harris
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Feb. 28, 1879; s. Charles E. and Eve
lyn (Randall) Cox; ed. public schools;
Dartmouth College, 1901; LL.B., Har
vard Law School, 1904; in practice in
Boston since graduation; Congrega
tionalism Republican; member Mass.
house of representatives, 1910-18
(speaker three years) ; lieutenant-gov
ernor of Massachusetts, 1919- ; mem
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ber Boston and Mass. Bar Ass'ns,
A. F. & A. M.; Lincoln, City, Univer
sity and Country clubs, Boston; m.,
Feb. 18, 1915, May Emery Young,
Brookline, Mass. Residence, 91 Westland Ave., Boston; office, Tremont
Bldg.
Cox, Louis Sherburne
Jurist; farmer; b., Manchester, N. H.
Nov. 22, 1874; s. Charles E. and Evelyn
M. (Randall) Cox; ed. Manchester
public schools, Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1896; Boston Univ. Law School,
LL.B. 1899; admitted to the bar and
located in practice in Lawrence, Mass.,
continuing until his appointment as
justice of the Mass. Superior Court in
1918; Congregationalist; Republican;
member Mass. state senate, 1906; post
master of Lawrence, 1906-14; district
attorney, Eastern Mass. district, 191418; justice superior court, 1918-; mem
ber A. F. & A. M. to and including 32d
degree and K.T., I. O. O. F., B. P. O.
E., P. of H., Mass. Republican Club,
Essex Republican Club, Salem Club,
Home Club, Merrimack Valley Coun
try Club, English Social Club, Con
gregational Club; m., Oct. 16, 1902,
Mary I. Fieles, Lawrence, Mass.;
children, Randall T., b. March 16,
1904; Dorothy, b. Nov. 25, 1908;
Judge Cox has a fine dairy farm outside
the city in attention to which he finds
his chief recreation. Residence, Law
rence, Mass.
Carpenter, Georgia Butters Drake
(Mrs. Josiah Carpenter); philan
thropist and social worker; b., Pittsfield, N. H., Jan. 15, 1836; dau. Col.
James and Betsey (Seavey) Drake;
ed. public and private schools; Pittsfield Academy; Episcopalian; organ
ist St. Stephen's Episcopal Church,
Pittsfield, for many years; m., Sept.
1, 1858, Josiah Carpenter, grandson of
Josiah Carpenter, first minister of
Chichester, and descendant of William
Carpenter, freeman of Weymouth,
Mass., 1640. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter
had two children—a daughter, Georgia
Ella, wife of Frank M. Gerrish, de
ceased some years since, and a son who
died in infancy. They resided in
Pittsfield, after marriage, where Mr.
Carpenter was cashier of the bank,
until March, 1877, when they removed
to Manchester, where Mr. Carpenter
was active in the organization of the
Second National Bank, and the Me
chanics Savings Bank of which he was
cashier and treasurer, respectively.
He died May 22, 1913. Mrs. Car
penter was State Regent of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution for
New Hampshire from 1895 to 1901 and
has since been Honorary State Re
gent; during her regency fourteen
chapters were organized; charter
member National Soc. Colonial Dames
of America, in the State of New Hamp
shire; corresponding secretary of same,
1913-16; historian, 1916- ; treasurer
United Offering, for P. E. Diocese of
N. H., 1895-1916; president Man
chester Children's Home since 1895;
vice-president Woman's Aid and Re
lief Soc., Manchester, since 1881;
president Woman's Auxiliary, Grace
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Church, Manchester, 1902-13; hon
orary president since 1913; director
Manchester District Nursing Ass'n
since 1914. Among her many bene
factions may be mentioned the fol
lowing memorial gifts: For her hus
band, a brick gymnasium and $5,000
scholarship fund at Holderness School
for Boys; for her father a splendidly
equipped Athletic Field of thirteen
acres, in Pittsfield; for her mother a
fund for a course in Domestic Science
at Hampton Academy; for her brother,
Frank James Drake, $5,000 scholarship
fund at Dartmouth College; with her
husband, in memory of their daughter,
a beautiful stained glass window and
a stone parish house to Grace Episcopal
Church, Manchester, and to the town
of Pittsfield, a library building of
brick and stone construction. Mrs.
Carpenter has traveled extensively at
home and abroad, and holds her in
terest in national and international as
well as social and community affairs.
Residence, 1667 Elm St., Manchester,
N. H.
Copeland, Elmer Humphrey
Physician; b., Acworth, N. H.,
March 1, 1861; s. Hezekiah and Olive
S. (Nichols) Copeland; ed. public
schools; Amherst College, A.B. 1889,
A.M. 1897; M.D., N. Y. Homeopathic
Med. College, 1893; in practice at
Northampton, Mass., since 1893; Congregationalist; Republican; member
staff Cooley Dickinson Hospital,
Northampton, since 1907; director
Y. M. C. A. since 1900; member Mass.
Homeopathic Med. Soc. (orator 1904);
president Seth Pomeroy Chapter, S.
A. R., A. F. & A. M. ; m., Aug. 23, 1893,
Anna Covell, Shelburne Falls, Mass.;
four children. Residence, 168 Elm St.,
Northampton, Mass.
Doyle, Jeremiah Joseph
Lawyer; b., New Boston, N. H.,
Jan. 23, 1861; s. John and Julia
(O'Neill) Doyle; ed. public schools;
studied law and admitted to the bar in
1884, and has since practiced in
Nashua, N. H.; Catholic; Democrat;
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delegate Democratic National Conven
tion, Chicago, 1896; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1887-8, 188990, 1903-4; mayor of Nashua, 1903-4;
A. O. H. (having held all offices), For
esters of America; Knights of Colum
bus; m., Luella J. Lucier. Residence,
Nashua, N. H.
Carpenter, Dumont Hamilton
Electric railway inspector; b., Con
cord, N. H., Oct. 26, 1867; s. Henry
Harrison and Mattie (Cotton) Car
penter (H. H. Carpenter served
three years in the 6th Maine Vols,
during the Civil War) ; ed. Concord
schools; employed on Boston & Lowell
R. R., 1887-1901; superintendent
Concord Electric R. R., 1901-2; in
spector Concord Electric R. R., 1902- ;
Republican; Congregationalist (South
Church); Knight Templar, A. F. &
A. M.; member I. O. O. F., Sons of
Veterans, Veteran Railroad Men, N. E.
Street Railway Ass'n, Charity Organi
zation Soc., N. H. Children's Aid and
Protective Soc., Fish and Game
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Spaulding, Daniel Minot
Teacher; farmer; b., Sullivan, N. H.,
Sept. 10, 1859; s. Henry O. and Sarah
college both sessions and also on banks
and state library in latter session);
A. F. & A. M. (past master), P. of H.,
past master Cheshire Grange, Keene,
and of Cheshire County Pomona
Grange and past D. D. N. H. State
Grange; secretary Cheshire County
Farm Bureau; president Monadnock
National Farm Loan Ass'n; in., April
14, 1891, Kate M. Barker; one son,
Earl Barker, b. Feb. 16, 1892. Res
idence, Keene, N. H.
E. (Houghton) Spaulding; ed. public
schools, Keene high school, 1878,
Amherst College, A.B. 1884, Phi Beta
Kappa; engaged in teaching for sev
eral years—instructor in French and
Science, Arms Academy, Shelburne
Falls, Mass.; principal, high school,
Methuen, Mass.; farmer in Keene since
1894; Congregationalist; Republican;
member Keene board of education since
1911, Keene city council, 1916; member
N. H. house of representatives from
Ward 5, Keene, 1917-18, 1919-20
(member committee on agricultural
Estabrook, Fred Watson
Manufacturer; financier; b., Graf
ton, Mass., Sept. 23, 1852; s. John
W. and Julia (Howe) Estabrook;
ed. public schools of Grafton and Marl
boro, Mass.; Bryant & Stratton Busi
ness College, Boston, Mass.; com
menced work as bookkeeper in a shoe
factory, and at 23 years of age was
made manager of the factory of Crane,
Leland & Moody at Nashua, N. H.;
in 1879 organized the firm of Esta
brook & Anderson Bros., manufacturers
of shoes, whose product gained high
reputation; with greatly increasing
business the concern was incorporated
as the Estabrook-Anderson Shoe Co.
in 1895, Mr. Estabrook continuing till
1912, when he retired to devote his
attention to other interests, including
extensive mining enterprises in the
West;
Episcopalian; Republican;
member Republican national com
mittee for New Hampshire, 1908-20;
director General Development Co.,
Miami Copper Co., N. Y.; National
Shawmut Bank, Boston; Second Na
tional Bank, Nashua; Nashua Sad
dlery Hardware Co.; president and
director White Mountain Freezer Co.,
Telegraph Publishing Co., Nashua;
director and vice-president Sioux City
Stock Yards Co. ; director and treasurer
Estabrook Gold Dredging Co., Boston
& Idaho Gold Dredging Co.; director
Manchester Traction Light & Power
Co., Wonolancet Co. Nashua; trustee
Protestant Episcopal Church, St.
Mary's School, Concord, N. H • mem
ber Nashua City Club, Vesper Country
Club; Union League, New York;
League, Concord Gun Club, Council
of National Defense, Red Cross, Pro
hibitionist, Suffragist; in., Oct. 25,
1898, Eva May Stevens of Concord;
one dau., Martha Phyllis, b. June 7,
1901, Concord High School, 1919.
Residence, Pleasant St., Concord,
N. H.
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Algonquin and Boston Athletic Clubs,
Boston, Mass.; m., Nov. 5, 1879,
Alice, dau. Judge Geo. Y. Sawyer of
Nashua (deceased); one son, Winthrop Howe, who served as captain of
engineers during the late European
war. Residence, Nashua, N. H.;
office, 201 Devonshire St., Boston,
Mass.
Bowman, George Ernest
Editor; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Jan. 5, 1860; s. George A. and Ernestine
(Lord) Bowman; ed. public schools,
Hartford, Conn., Yale College, A.B.
1883; has long been engaged in com
piling the history of the Mayflower
passengers and their descendants;
founder and editor of the Mayflower
Descendant, quarterly magazine, and
Pilgrim Notes and Queries, monthly;
founder Boston Chapter, S. A. R.,
first secretary and second president of
same; life member Mass. Soc., May
flower descendants; Soc. Colonial
Wars; order Colonial Governors, N.E.
Historic Genealogical Soc., etc.; com
piler various volumes of vital records;
Congregationalist; Republican; A. F.
& A. M. Residence, 81 Pinckney St.,
Boston, Mass.
Sweet, William Isaac
Clergyman; b., Throop, N. Y., June
6, 1863; s. Vaughan and Julia Ferris
Sweet; ed. Union College, Auburn,
N. Y., Theological Seminary, 1887;
ordained to the ministry May 7, 1887,
PennYan, N. Y.; pastor Presbyterian
Church, Fair Haven, N. Y., 1887-8 ; Con
gregational Church, Farmington, N.H.,
1888-92; Passaic, N. J., 1892-7; Ever
ett, Mass., 1897-1911 (church member
ship increasing from 250 to 700 during
pastorate)) Pittsfield, N. H., 1911- ;
Congregationalist; Independent; al
ways interested in civic affairs; head of
Boy Scout movement in Pittsfield, also
chairman Red Cross; member West
N. H. Congregational Club, A. F. &
A. M., I. O. O. F.; m., Aug. 6, 1884,
Jennie E. Johnson; three daughters,
Harriet M., Elizabeth J., E. Louise.
Residence, Pittsfield, N. H.
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Amey, John Tillotson
Lumberman; member, N. H. Tax
Commission; b., Pittsburg, N. H., Oct.
16, 1858; s. John Tillotson and Emily
(Haynes) Amey; ed. public school,
Pittsburg; employed at eighteen years
of age by one of the large lumber
operators of that region, and has fol
lowed that business most of the time
for forty years, having been associated
with the Van Dyke interests for several
years; Democrat; elected to the N. H.
house of representatives for 1889, from
the town of Stratford, where he was
then conducting a lumber business for
a Massachusetts corporation ; sheriff of
Coos County, 1893-4; chairman N. H.
Democratic State Committee, 18941902; appointed minority member
N. H. Tax Commission when the board
was created, and has continued a
member of the same; delegate from
Lancaster in N. H. constitutional con
vention, 1918; member A. F. & A. M.,
lodge, chapter, commandery and shrine,
m., 1st, 1S81, to Emeline Higgins of
Pittsburg, to whom one son and two
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daughters were born, all of whom are
living, married and have children; 2d,
Feb. 28, 1897, to Elsie Dolloff of Lan
caster, who died Aug. 13, 1912; 3d,
June 30, 1915, to Katherine O'Dowd,
Lancaster, now living. Residence,
Lancaster, N.H.
Tenney, George Amos
Banker; cotton manufacturer; b.,
Claremont, N. H., Feb. 11, 1864; s.
Edward J. and Frances M. (Hall)
Tenney; ed. public schools of Clare
mont, Stevens high school; engaged
for a time as clerk in the auditing de
partment of the Boston & Lowell R. R.,
Boston; went through the various de
partments there, and later was located
in Concord, N. H., in charge of the
Northern R. R. freight account; in
1888 went West and engaged in bank
ing business in St. Joseph and Kansas
City, Mo., Ellsworth, Kan., and
Nebraska City, Neb.; upon organiza
tion of the People's National Bank
in Claremont, N. H., in 1892 he re
turned home to accept the position of
cashier, in which he has continued and
is also vice-president and director; in
1907 became treasurer and general
manager of the Monadnock Mills of
Claremont, of which he is also a director,
as well as of the Claremont Gas Light
Co., of which he is treasurer and general
manager; director, also, of the Sugar
River Savings Bank of Newport and
the Sullivan Co. R. R.; Episcopalian;
Republican; member staff of Gov.
Charles M. Floyd with the rank of
colonel; member Algonquin Club of
Boston, and of the Triton Fish and
Game Club of the Province of Quebec;
m., June 2, 1891, Sarah E. Ballou,
No. Adams, Mass.; two sons, Edward
Ballou, b. May 4, 1892 (ed. St. Ste§hens College and Philadelphia Textile
chool); George P., b. Nov. 17, 1900
(ed. St. Paul's School). Residence,
Claremont, N. H.
Boynton, Roy J.
Physician; b., Hillsboro, N. H.,
July 31, 1881; s. David E. and Lydia
(Roberts) Boynton; ed. public schools,
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Dartmouth College; M.D., College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Boston,
1904; began practice in Boston same
year; professor materia medica and
therapeutics, and theory and practice
of medicine, College of Physicians and
Surgeons since 1901; secretary and
professor materia medica and thera
peutics, Middlesex College, Medicine
and Surgery; consulting physician,
Middlesex Hospital; president N. H.Vt. Lighting Co., American Electric
Light & Power Co.; Mass. Gas &
Electric Co.; m., Nov. 20, 1911,
Beatrice H. Underwood, Providence,
R. I. Residence, Framingham, Mass.
Crossfield, Frederic S.
Physician; b., Keene, N. H., July 29,
1854; s. Kendall and Rebecca (Martin)
Crossfield; ed. Dean Academy, Frank
lin, Mass., Bellevue Hospital (N. Y.)
Med. College, M.D. 1878; in practice
in Hartford, Conn., since latter date;
Episcopalian; Republican; larvngologist to Hartford Hospital and Wildwood Sanatorium; consultant to Cyril
and Julia Johnson Memorial Hospital,
Stafford Springs, Conn., and Isolation
Hospital, Hartford; member American
Med. Ass'n, Conn. and Hartford Co.
Med. Socs., etc.; m., July 21, 1898,
Mary Evelyn Affleck, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
one son. Residence, 148 Kenyon St.,
Hartford, Conn.
Dearborn, Sam Starrett
Physician; b., Milford, N. H., Jan.
30, 1872; s. Sam Gerrish and Henrietta
(Starrett) Dearborn; ed. Phillips Exe
ter Academy, 1890; A.B., Harvard,
1894; M.D. 1898; in practice in
Nashua since 1899; member visiting
staff Nashua Emergency Hospital and
St. Joseph's Hospital; city physician,
Nashua, 1900-2; chairman board of
health; member board of education;
director Second National Bank, Wonolancet Co.; member Nashua Med. Soc,
Hillsboro County Med. Soc, N. H.
Med. Soc, N. H. Surgical Club, A. F.
& A. M. (32d degree); Unitarian; Re
publican; m., Oct. 12, 1898, May H.
Chandler. Residence, 6 Concord St.,
Nashua, N. H.
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Livingston, Frank Channing
Lawyer; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Nov. 10, 1858; s. Charles F. and Carrie
E. (Guild) Livingston ; ed. Manchester
public schools, high school, 1877;
studied law with Hon. Joseph W. Fel
lows; admitted to the bar in 1881 and
since in practice in Manchester; Uni
tarian; Republican; treasurer H illsbo ro County, 1893-1905; associate
justice Manchester municipal court,
1910-12; delegate N. H. constitutional
convention, 1918; chairman Commu
nity Labor Board, replacement com
mittee for returning soldiers and sailors ;
director Manchester Safe Deposit &
Trust Co.; Mason 32d degree, past
commander Trinity Commandery, K.
T.; member Grand Commandery of
New Hampshire, Bektash Temple,
N. M. S.; Ridgley Lodge, I. 0. O. F.,
past chief patriarch Wonolancet En
campment; m., Nov. 13, 1890, Minnie
A. Campbell; children, Carolyn Guild,
b. Nov. 4, 1891 (Simmons), m. Daniel
D. Chase; Alice Carey, b. Feb. 27,
1893 (Simmons); Allen Campbell, b.
Feb. 27, 1893 (Dartmouth), sergeant
1st class, U. S. Engineers; one and a
half years service with American Ex
peditionary Forces in France. Resi
dence, Manchester, N. H.
Taylor, Frederick Wellington
Educator; b., Wooster, O., Jan. 25,
1876; s. Samuel and Susan (Albright)
Taylor; ed. public schools and Wooster
College; Ohio State Univ., B.Sc. 1900;
in service of the Ohio Experiment Sta
tion, 1896-1901; U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, 1901-3;
professor of agriculture, N. H. State
College, since 1903; now dean of the
Agricultural Department and agrono
mist for the Experiment Station;
"Methodist by birth, Congregationalist by adoption, Republican always" ;
selectman of Durham, 1916; member
Alpha Zeta, Sigma Xi and Alpha Tau
Alpha college fraternities, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amer
ican Breeders' Ass'n, etc.; Farm Insti
tute lecturer and author of many bulle
tins and circulars; m., Dec. 23, 1903,
Jessie L. Stocker; three children, Ralph
S., Julia A. and Samuel F. Residence,
Durham, N. H.
Merrow, Lyford A.
Manufacturer; b., Center Ossipee,
N. H., Sept. 8, 1865; s. Daniel and
Maria Elizabeth (Brewster) Merrow;
descendant of Henry Merrow, Read
ing, Mass., 1661; direct descendant on
maternal side of William Brewster of
the Mayflower; ed. public schools, New
Hampton Literary Institution; engaged
in manufacture of oils, paints and var
nishes since 1882; president and man
ager New England Oil, Paint and Var
nish Co.; president Burbank & Ryder
Varnish Co., Hoffman Paint & Varnish
Co.; director Hildreth Varnish Co.,
George T. McLauthlin Co.; Congregationalist; Republican; colonel on
staff of Gov. Charles A. Busiel, 1895-6;
member N. H. executive council, 190910; delegate at large from N. H. in Re
publican National Convention, 1912;
member N. H. board of trustees of
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state institutions, 1915-17;N. H.Home
Missionary Soc, Boston City Club; m.,
Dec. 17, 1902, Elizabeth Rena McLauthlin; one son, Parker McLauthlin.
Residence, Malden, Mass.; Mountainview (Ossipee), N. H.
Floyd, Charles Miller
Clothing and lumber dealer; b.,
Deny, N. H., June 5, 1861; s. Sewall
and Sarah J. (Sleeper) Floyd; ed.
public schools and Deny Academy;
engaged in clothing trade in Manchester
since 1886; Congregationalist; Repub
lican; member N. H. senate, 1901-2;
executive council, 1905-6; governor
of New Hampshire, 1907-9; director
Manchester National Bank, Manchester
Building & Loan Ass'n, Manchester
Traction, Light & Power Co.,
Derryfield Lumber Co.; partner in
Batchelder & Floyd Lumber Co.; m.,
June 16, 1886, Carrie E. Atwood,
Haverhill, Mass. Residence, Manches
ter, N. H.
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Keyser, Frank Nathaniel
Railway conductor; b., North Haver
hill, N. H., Sept. 12, 1866; s. Scott W.
andMaryE. (Stocker) Keyser; ed. pub
lic schools; entered railway service in
1888, and has continued to the present
time, having been for many years past
one of the best known passenger con
ductors on the White Mountain divi
sion of the Boston & Maine R. R.;
Methodist; Republican; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1915-16,
Straw, Herman Foster
Manufacturer; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Dec. 31, 1849; s. Ezekiel A. and
Charlotte Smith (Webster) Straw; ed.
St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H.,
Harvard Univ.; associated with his
father in the management of the
Amoskeag Mfg. Co.'s establishment at
Manchester, after leaving school, con
tinuing to the present time ; agent since
1885; m., Sept. 18, 1873, Mary O.
Parker of Boston. Residence, Man
chester, N. H.
Spalding, James Alfred
Surgeon; b., Portsmouth, N. H.,
Aug. 20, 1846; s. Lyman Dyer and
Susan Parker (Parrott) Spalding; ed.
public schools, Dartmouth, A.B. 1866;
Harvard, M.D. 1870; in practice in
Portland, Me., since 1873; ophthalmological and aural surgeon, Me.
General Hospital, 1881-1914 (now
consulting); member American Acad
emy of Medicine, Me. Medical Ass'n,
etc.; m., Nov. 16, 1882, Sarah Chase
Shepley, Boston, Mass. Residence,
627 Congress St., Portland, Me.
serving on Fish and Game committee,
and 1917-8, when he was a member
of the same committee and that on
Liquor Laws, from which the state
prohibitory law was reported; member
N. H. senate, 1919-20, being chairman
committee on Labor, and a member of
the Incorporations, Railroads (clerk),
Towns and Parishes and Fisheries and
Game (clerk) committees; member
A. F. & A. M., 32d degree, K. T., and
Shriner; Railway Conductors of Amer
ica and Anchor Club of Boston; m.,
May 1, 1894, Addie M. Kimball.
Residence, North Haverhill, N. H.
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Donahue, John Joseph
Insurance; b., Keene, N. H., Aug. 7,
1859; s. James and Margaret (Quintan)
Donahue; ed. Keene public schools;
engaged in early life in mercantile pur
suits in Keene and Peterboro, N. H.;
in insurance business since 1890, in
Keene and Manchester, removing to
the latter city nearly twenty years ago;
Unitarian; Republican; member N. H.
house of representatives, from Ward 2,
Manchester, 1903-4, 1905-6 (chairman
Insurance Committee each session);
U. S. pension examiner, 1907-14; dep
uty sheriff, Hillsboro County, 191719; member N. H. senate (District No.
16), 1919-20; chairman committee on
Revision of the Laws; clerk committee
on State Hospital ; member committees
on Judiciary, Education and Towns and
Parishes; appointed Insurance Com
missioner for N. H., April 2, 1919, to
succeed the late Rufus N. Elwell;
member Republican state committee,
and executive committee for Hillsboro
County; chairman Republican [city
committee of Manchester; member I.O.
R. M. (past Great Sachem for )New
Hampshire), K. of P., Amoskeag
Grange, Amoskeag Veterans, tlNew
Century Club, Manchester Institute
of Arts and Sciences; m., Jessie E.
Rice. (See following sketch.) Resi
dence, Manchester, N. H.
Donahue, Jessie Edith Rice
(Mrs. John J. Donahue) ; clubwoman,
social worker and literary pursuits; b.,
Jaffrey, N. H., Nov. 7, 1873; dau.
George Laban and Lucy Harriet (Bald
win) Rice; ed. Keene schools; school
teacher for some time; later had practi
cal experience in life insurance and as
secretary and claim adjuster for a
health and accident insurance com
pany; Unitarian; for six years director
National Alliance of Unitarian Women:
vice-president and director National
Unitarian Sunday School Soc; director
Star Island Summer Meetings Ass'n;
past president Manchester Federation
of Women's Clubs (during her term of
office introduced playgrounds to Man
chester); chairman Art Committee,
N. H. Federation of Women's Clubs;
past president Manchester New Cen
tury and Shakespeare clubs; vice-pres
ident National Shakespeare Federation ;
vice-president Manchester Institute of
Arts and Sciences, and president of its
literature section; member Historic Art
Club; director Settlement Ass'n of New
Hampshire; state superintendent of
Americanization of W. C. T. U.; regent
Molly Stark Chapter, D. A. R.; vicepresident Manchester Equal Suffrage
League; member Amoskeag Grange,
P. of H., Boston Arts and Crafts Soc,
Haverhill, Mass., Arts and Crafts Soc.,
and instructor in wood carving in the
latter organization in which art she is
an experienced teacher, and skilled in
various other handicrafts; has also con
ducted classes in Americanization for
some years; special correspondent of
the Boston Transcript, and frequent
contributor to other newspapers and
periodicals; m., John J. Donahue;
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children, Helen Rice, b. May 17, 1895
(Radcliffe 1916); Esther, b. Oct. 24,
1901.
Fairbanks, Charles Albert
Physician; b., Portsmouth, N. H.,
Dec. 17, 1849; s. Albert A. and Lydia L.
(Brock) Fairbanks; ed. public schools,
Dartmouth College Scientific Depart
ment, 1871; Harvard Med. School,
M.D. 1877; commenced practice in
Dover, N. H., in 1878 and has there
continued; Republican; city physician,
Dover, 1882-98; U. S. pension exam
iner, 1897-1913; mayor of Dover, 18981900; member school committee, 18821917 (chairman, 1909-17); member
board of water commissioners, N. H.
house of representatives, 1907-8, 190910, 1919-20, A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F.,
I. O. R. M.; Strafford County Med.
Soc., N. H. Med Soc. Residence,
Dover, N. H.
Currier, Clinton Harvey
Educator; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Jan. 1, 1876; s. Harvey L. and Eliza
True (Kenny) Currier; ed. Manches
ter public schools; Brown Univ., Ph.B.
1898, A.M. 1899; Univ. of Gottingen,
1910-11; instructor in mathematics,
Brown Univ., 1899-1914; instructor in
mathematics and astronomy since
1914; instructor at R. I. School of De
sign, 1901-9; member Ass'n of Math
ematics Teachers of N. E., American
Mathematics Soc, etc.; m., June 4,
1910, Theresa M. Connolly, Residence,
311 Wayland Ave., Providence, R. I.
Hamblett, Charles Judson
Lawyer; b., Nashua, N. H., Jan.,
1862; s. Judson A. and Mary A.
(Perkins) Hamblett; ed. Francestown
Academy, 1883; LL.B., Boston Univ.,
1889; hon. A.M., Dartmouth, 1900;
admitted to the bar in 1889 and since
in practice in Nashua; Republican;
assistant clerk N. H. senate, 1887-89;
clerk, 1891-3; city solicitor, Nashua,
1901-4; U. S. district attorney for
New Hampshire, 1898-1907; m., 1st,
Oct. 4, 1894, Georgie Ellen Stevens; 2d,
Dec. 23, 1914, Mrs. Belle F. (Small)
Fletcher. Residence, Nashua,\N. H.
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Young, Harrie Minot
Civil engineer ; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Sept. 26, 1866; s. Hiram P. and Mary
S. (Ayer) Young; ed. public schools of
Manchester—high school, 1884; civil
engineer for the city of Manchester
many years; Universalist; Republican;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1895-6, 1897-8 (chairman committee
on Military Affairs), 1899-1900 (chair
man Appropriations) ; ass't clerk, house
of representatives, 1902-4, 1905-6;
clerk, 1907-8 and since; president
Realty Investment Co., Manchester,
N. H.; director The Real American;
clerk Manchester Institute of Arts and
Sciences; clerk and treasurer Amoskeag
Veterans; clerk of trustees of Pine
Grove Cemetery; chief of records,
Agawam Tribe, I. O. R. M.; member
Minnehaha Council Degree of Poca
hontas, and the Great Council of N. H.,
D. of P.; great chief of records of the
Great Council of N. H., I. O. R. M.;
member and reading clerk of the Great
Council of the U. S., I. O. R. M.; mem
ber Manchester Lodge, B. P. O. E.,
�Mrs. William H. Schofield
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Amoskeag Grange, P. of H., Union
Pomona Grange, and has received the
state and national degrees of the order;
member N. H. Good Roads Ass'n,
Manchester Cadet Veteran Ass'n,
Manchester Y. M. C. A., Manchester
Historical Ass'n, Manchester Turn
Verein and Calumet Club; m., July
8, 1911, Idella Frances Corser, Contoocook, N. H. Residence, 277 Concord
St., office City Hall, Manchester, N. H.
Schofield, Mary Lyon (Cheney)
(Mrs. William H. Schofield) ; b., New
Britain, Conn., Dec. 24, 1869; dau. Dr.
Edwin Bradbury and Charlotte M.
(Ward) Lyon ; special student at Wellesley College, 1888-90; m., 1st, April 27,
1893, Charles Paine Cheney of Boston,
A.B. 1892, Harvard, who d. 1897; chil
dren, (1) Charles Ward, b. April 28,
1894, Lieut. Engineer Corps, A. E. F.;
(2) Ruth, b. Oct. 2, 1895, m. Thomas
W. Streeter (see sketch elsewhere) ; (3)
William Halsall, b. Jan. 15, 1897,
Lieut. Aviation Corps, A. E. F., killed
in Italy, 1918; m. 2d, Sept. 24, 1907,
Prof. William Henry Schofield, Ph.D.,
head of Department of Comparative
Literature, Harvard Univ. Mrs. Scho
field has always been greatly interested
in civic and economic problems and has
spoken throughout New Hampshire on
Preparedness (before the United States
entered the war) ; on the Liberty Loan,
especially women's new financial obli
gations; and on Opportunities for
Women in Agriculture; has established
training courses for women at her estate
in Peterborough and was instrumental
in the establishment of a Dairying
Course for Women at the N. H. State
College, Durham; chairman N. H.
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee,
1917-19; president Woman's Land
Army of America; member new board
of trustee of N. H. Schoo for Feeble
minded Children; chairman committee
on training courses, N. H. Woman's
Committee, Council of National De
fense; chairman N. H. Committee,
Woman's Committee of National Civic
Federation; chairman committee on
war relief, N. H. Soc. of Colonial Dames
533
of America; member N. H. Council of
Americanization; Lyceum Club, Lon
don, England; Chilton Club and May
flower Club. Boston; Episcopalian;
Residence, Boston, Mass., and East
Hill, Peterborough,N. H.
Minot, Lena Margaret
Bank clerk; b., Concord, N. H., July
9, 1873; dau. George Edward and Mary
Jeannette (Floyd) Minot; grand dau.
George Minot, president of the Mechamcks Bank, 1854, and treasurer of
the B. C. & M. R. R.; tenth in descent
from Elder George Minot, one of the
first settlers of Dorchester, Mass., and
representative, 1635-7; ed. Concord
high school, 1891; clerk for A. J. Shurfrlen, clerk of Supreme Court, later for
J. S. Matthews; clerk in Mechanicks
National Bank, Feb., 1901-17; clerk
in Merrimack County Savings Bank,
1917- ; communicant St. Paul's P. E.
Church and assistant treasurer of St.
Paul's parish; member St. Anna
Branch and St. Agnes Chapter of
Guild of St. Paul; treasurer Woman's
Auxiliary of St. Paul's parish; treasurer
Concord Chapter of American Red
Cross; member Woman's Council of
National Defense and active in war
work; charter member (1896) of Outing
Club (Camp Weetamoo) and president
several years; charter member Hatha
way Shakespeare Club (secretarytreasurer. 19 17-); charter member
(1904) Hathaway Outing Club (presi
dent, 1919-); charter member (1911)
Concord Friendly Club (treasurer 1911
-14); member N. H. Historical Soc.,
Concord Woman's Club, District Nurs
ing Ass'n., Concord Female Charitable
Soc., S. P. C. A. Residence, Concord,
N.H.
Wyman, William D.
Insurance; b., Hillsboro Bridge,
N. H., April 24, 1859; engaged in em
ploy of Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co.,
at Chicago, 1883, becoming general
agent; appointed state manager Berk
shire Life Ins. Co. of Pittsfield, Mass.,
1889; now president; president Chi
cago Life Underwriters' Ass'n, 1892-3,
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1897-8; National Ass'n Life Under
writers, 1901-2. Residence, Pittsfield,
Mass.
Barnes, George Washington
Farmer and general business; b.,
Lyme, N. H., March 18, 1886; s. Hiram
and Esther B. (Gillett) Barnes; ed. pub
lic schools, Thetford, Vt., Academy,
St. Johnsbury Academy, 1891 ; Meth
odist; Republican; member school
board of Lyme; selectman nine years
director Connecticut & Passumpsic
Rivers R. R. and Connecticut Valley
Telephone Co.; member N. H. Public
Safety Committee, and National De
fense League; local food administrator;
war historian; district chairman War
Savings Stamp work, etc.; trustee
estate of the late Herbert H. Barnes,
with large holdings in Boston, where he
has an offica and spends much time;
has a large farm in Lyme, specializing
in the raising of Hereford cattle, sheep
and poultry; also has extensive real
estate interests at White River Junc
tion, Vt.; member A. F. & A. M., P. of
H., N. H. Historical Soc., and Boston
City Club; m., 1897, Laura A. Smith.
Residence, Lyme, N. H.
Snow, Alpheus Henry
Lawyer; b., Claremont, N. H., Nov.
8, 1859; s. Alpheus F. and Sarah Maria
(Dean) Snow- ed. Trinity College,
1876-7; A.B., Yale, 1879; LL.B., Har
vard, 1883; in practice of law at
Hartford, Conn., 1883-7; Indianapolis,
Ind., 1887-95; engaged in literary work
at Washington since 1895; lecturer on
Colonial Government, George Wash
ington Univ., 1908-9; member board of
trustees, George Washington Univ.;
executive council American Soc. In
ternational Law; American Bar Ass'n;
American Political Science Ass'n;
American Historical Ass'n, and various
clubs; m., June 29, 1887, Margaret
Maynard Butler, Indianapolis. Resi
dence, 2013 Massachusetts Ave., N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
and present chairman of the board;
trustee town trust funds; member
N. H. house of representatives, 1915-16,
also 1917-18 (chairman committee on
Public Improvements); N. H. senate,
1919-20 (chairman committee on Pub
lic improvements, also serving on
State Library, Forestry, Public Health,
School for Feeble-minded [clerk] and
State Hospital committees); trustee
Dartmouth Savings Bank, Hanover,
and North Thetford church funds;
Whipple, George Hoyt
Pathologist; b., Ashland, N. H.,
Aug. 28, 1878; s. Ashley Cooper and
Frances Ann (Hoyt) Whipple; ed.
Yale, A.B. 1900; M.D., Johns Hop
kins, 1905; assistant in pathology,
Ancon Hospital, Panama, 1905-6;
pathologist, Bay View Hospital, Bal
timore, 1908; associate professor path
ology, Johns Hopkins, 1911-14; pro
fessor research medicine, Univ. of
California, and director Hooper Foun
dation for Medical Research since 1914;
member American Med. Ass'n, Inter
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national Ass'n of Medicine, etc.; m.,
June 2, 1914, Katherine Ball Waring,
Charleston, S. C. Residence, 2085 9th
Ave., San Francisco, Cal.
Weston, Robert Spurr
Sanitary engineer; b., Concord,
N. H., Aug. 1, 1869; s. Lon and Mar
tha B. (Greenman) Weston; ed.
Brockton, Mass., high school, 1887
Amherst College, B.S. 1891 (A.M
1900); Mass. Inst. of Tech., 1894-5.
Univ. of Berlin, 1897-8; assistant
chemist Louisville Water Co., 1895-8
Superior Water, Light & Power Co.
1898-9; in private practice since
assistant professor public health en
gineering, Mass. Inst. Tech. since 1913,
member American Soc. Civil Engineers,
American Chemical Soc, American
Public Health Ass'n, etc.; member
Boston Chamber of Commerce, Twen
tieth Century, City, Engineers and
Appalachian Mountain clubs; m.,
Dec. 21, 1909, Josephine Fitz Randolph,
Plainfield, N. J. Residence, 81 Griggs
Road, Brookline, Mass.
Wright, George E.
Lawyer; b., Brookline, N. H., Jan.
20, 1867; s. William and Eliza A.
(Elliot) Wright; ed. Lawrence Acad
emy, 1884; Phillips Exeter, 1885;
Harvard, A.B. 1889; A.M. and LL.B.
1892; in practice in Seattle, Wash.,
since 1893; Congregationalist; Demo
crat; ex-president Seattle Public Li
brary; Seattle Bar Ass'n, Municipal
« League of Seattle; member Phi Beta
Kappa, Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Phi,
University Club; m., July 16, 1895,
Mary Estelle Wyckoff, Seattle. Res
idence, 1227 38th Ave. N., Seattle,
Wash.
Turtle, George Thomas
Physician; b., Northwood, N. H.,
March 18, 1850; s. Thomas and Olive
Furber (Garland) Tuttle; ed. Dart
mouth College, A.B. 1872; M.D.,
Harvard, 1878; commenced practice
in Boston, 1878; second assistant
physician, McLean Hospital, 1879-80;
first assistant, 1880-1904; medical
535
superintendent since Jan. 1, 1904;
Republican; member Mass. Med.
Soc, American Medico-Psychological
Ass'n, Boston Soc. Psychiatry and
Neurology, etc. Address, McLean Hos
pital, Waverly, Mass.
Ayer, Frank M.
Merchant; b., New Durham, N. H.,
Aug. 25, 1873; s. Joseph F. and Har
riett (Downs) Ayer; ed. public schools
of New Durham and Farmington; in
mercantile business at Alton (dry goods
and automobiles) ; Liberal; Republican;
selectman, 1907-8, 1910-12, 1917-18
(chairman four years) ; town treasurer,
1909; justice Alton municipal court
since March, 1915; member Republi
can town committee seven years;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1919-20, serving on Railroads and
Education committees; member and
past master Winnipesaukee Lodge,
A. F. & A. M., Alton; past patron
Alpha Chapter, O. E. S.; past grand
patron O. E. S. of New Hampshire;
member Cocheco Lodge, I. O. O. F.,
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
and Merry Meeting Grange, P. of H.;
m., March 3, 1909, Stella Francis.
Residence, Alton, N. H.
Jones, Andros B.
Shoe manufacturer; b., Pownal, Me.,
Aug. 5, 1846; s. Sewall L. and Mary A.
(Libby) Jones; ed. public schools;
engaged in shoe manufacturing in
Massachusetts for some years after
haying served three enlistments in the
Union Army, during the Civil War, in
the Fifth and Sixty-Second Mass.
Vols, and Battery I., 5th U. S. Artillery;
removed to Nashua, N. H., thirty
years ago, and has there continued,
serving first as superintendent of the
Brackett shoe factory and later, as
foreman for Estabrook & Anderson;
Congregationalist; Republican; mem
ber Nashua city council, 1891; alder
man, 1892; member N. H. house of
representatives, 1893-4; N. H. senate,
1901-2; police commissioner, 1903-5;
mayor of Nashua, 1905-6; police com
missioner, 1916-18; member N. H.
house of representatives, 19 19-20; mem
ber A. F. & A. M., K. of P., G. A. R.;
m., Nov. 2, 1871, Lizzie J. Young; one
son, Fred A. (see sketch p. 150). Resi
dence, Nashua, N. H.
Atwood, Charles Edward
Journalist; b., Waltham, Mass., Jan.
11, 1858; s. Luther and Katherine L.
(Marsh) Atwood; ed. Exeter public
schools, Phillips Exeter Academy,
1877; Harvard Univ., 1880; engaged
now, and for many years past, with
John Templeton on the Exeter News
Letter, long known as one of the best
managed and finely printed weekly
newspapers in New England; Congre
gationalist; Republican; trustee Ex
eter Public Library ; member Swamscott
Club. Residence, Exeter, N. H.
Smith, Archibald Lavender
Real estate business and service in
France; b., Hillsborough, N. H., Feb.
1, 1889; s. John Butler (governor of
New Hampshire, 1893-5) and Emma E.
(Lavender) Smith; ed. Hillsborough
grammar school, Noble and Greenough's preparatory school, Boston;
Harvard Univ., A.B. 1911; Republican;
Congregationalist, uniting with the
Hillsborough Church, Sept. 10, 1905;
member Pi Eta Soc., Harvard College,
and the Harvard Club; enlisted in the
Quartermaster's Department, U. S. A.,
Aug. 7, 1917, and attached to the 301st
Co., Motor Supply Train 401 ; m., Made
leine Fellows of Manchester, N.H., Nov.
1, 1916; child, John Butler, b. Aug. 2,
1918; Lieut. Archibald L. Smith died at •
Tours, France, while serving in the U.S.
Army, Aug. 21, 1918. A lieutenant's
commission was announced almost sim
ultaneously with his death. At the
memorial service at the Smith Mem
orial Church in Hillsborough, named in
honor of Gov. John B. Smith, Rev. E.
D. Towle said: "In Archibald Smith
flowered the finest traits of New Eng
land culture. . . . Modest, rev
erent, teachable, respecting the rights
of others, but never self-assertive, he
grew in wisdom and power until the
end. ... A beautiful courtesy
lent distinction to his bearing. . . .
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His innate refinement kept him from
the coarser things, but pure democracy,
for which he died, was also something
by which he had always lived. . . .
Concerning the part he played in this
critical period of the world's life, a
soldier-friend in Europe wrote: 'He
is doing a wonderful work and doing it
well.' . . . He had much to give
and he gave all, for he had learned that
service of humanity crowned with love
to God is the sum total of life's mean
ing."
Morrill, Ellen Rebecca (Bryant)
(Mrs. Ezekiel Morrill); b., Canter
bury, N. H., April 27, 1843; dau. John
Joseph and Harriet Maria (Hoag)
Bryant; moved to Concord in child
hood; ed. Concord high school, 1861;
m., Sept. 21, 1863, Dr. Ezekiel Morrill,
a prominent Concord physician, surfeon in the 13th N. H. Vols, and 1st
[eavy Artillery during the Civil War;
he d. April 18, 1908; children, (1) Ed
ward Dewey Bryant, b. Concord,
N. H., Oct. 2, 1864; d. Aug. 26, 1881;
(2) Alpheus Baker, b. Salem, Mass.,
Dec. 25, 1867; ed. Dummer Academy,
Byfield, Mass., Dartmouth College,
1891, M.D. 1895, Hahnemann Med.
College, Philadelphia, post-graduate
at Johns Hopkins Univ., N. Y. Med.
College and N. Y. College of Physi
cians and Surgeons; practising physi
cian, Concord; d. July 12, 1908; (3)
Annie Stickney, b. Concord, May 26,
1877; d. April 6, 1879. After her mar
riage Mrs. Morrill lived at Portsmouth,
Va'., while her husband was in camp,
then at Salem, Mass., returning to
Concord in 1874 upon the death of Dr.
Alpheus Morrill, Dr. E. Morrill's
father. She has spent many months
in California at seven different times,
and in 1896 visited Egypt, Palestine,
Greece and modern Europe; in 1881
she founded the club which in 1883 was
formally organized as the Stratford
(Shakespeare) Club, the second oldest
literary society in town; president,
1889-92; charter member of Concord
Woman's Club, 1893, and chairman of
various committees; life member, Home
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for the Aged; member Friendly Club,
Woman's Alliance, Unitarian Church,
Red Cross; Suffragist, Republican.
Residence, Concord, N. H.
French, Frank
Artist; b., Loudon, N. H., May 22,
1850; s. Hiram W. and Lydia W.
French ; at a very early age he showed
aptitude for drawing and in this was
encouraged by an elder sister, Clara,
who was a painter of some prominence;
went to Manchester when about
twenty and had charge of the art de
partment on the Manchester Mirror
under John B. Clarke; became a pupil
of Henry W. Herrick; two years later
went to New York where he made a
name for himself with the Tract Soc.;
later was a partner of the engraving
firm of Smithwick and French at 70
Fifth Ave.; m., Alice Hendricks,
Brooklyn, April 22, 1875; made resi
dence in East Orange, N. J., and New
York City until about ten years ago
when the longing for New Hampshire
decided the family to remove to
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Manchester. Mr. French has received
the highest honors for his work at
notable exhibitions; medal at Colum
bian Exposition, Chicago, in 1893;
Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, in
1901; Paris Exposition, 1900; gold
medal, St. Louis Exposition, 1904.
his specialty is portraits; member of
Artists Fund Soc, Kit Kat Club,
Salmagundi Club of New York; author
of "Home Fairies and Heart Flowers,"
and other works. While acting as
secretary of the Soc. of American Wood
Engravers he caused to be completed
the "Portfolio" of fine original wood
cuts by the foremost engravers and
published by Harper and Brothers.
Mr. French now maintains his studio
in the Odd Fellows Building, Manches
ter, 81 Hanover St.; is president of the
Studio Shop and has associated with
him his daughter, Mabel Edna and son
Frank A., the latter assuming the
active management of the business.
Young, Oscar L.
Lawyer; attorney general; b., Ossipee, N. H., Sept. 11, 1874; s. Timothy
B. and Isabel S. (Buzzell) Young; ed.
Brewster Free Academy, Wolfeboro,
N. H., 1895; Boston University Law
School, LL.B. 1900; admitted to the
N. H. bar, 1900, and commenced prac
tice in Wolfeboro, removing to Laconia
in 1901, where he has since remained in
practice; now member law firm of
Young & Cheney (Thomas P. Cheney),
with office in BaldiBldg., Laconia; Free
Baptist; Republican; justice Laconia
police court, 1903-13, Laconia munici
pal court, 1915, 1917; clerk Board
of Railroad Commissioners, 1909-11;
chairman Republican state committee,
1908-10; attorney general of New
Hampshire since April 15, 1918;
trustee Laconia Savings Bank, Brew
ster Free Academy, Wolfeboro, N. H.;
president Lake City Club, Laconia;
member A. F. & A. M., I. O. 0. F.,
P. of H.; m., July 11, 1909, Anna M.
Paris, Wolfeboro, N. H. Residence,
84 Whipple Ave., Laconia, N. H.
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Hetzel, Ralph Dora
Educator; b., Merrill, Wis., Dec. 31,
1882; s. Henry Clayton and Sadie
(Dorn) Hetzel; ed. Merrill, Wis., public
schools; Univ. of Wisconsin, A.B. 1906;
LL.B. 1908; LL.D., Dartmouth, 1918;
instructor in English, Oregon State
College, 1908-9; assistant professor,
1909-11 ; professor English and political
science, 1911-3; director of Extension
Service, 1913-17; president N. H. Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
since August, 1917; admitted to the
Wisconsin bar, 1908; Oregon bar, 1910;
member Delta Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi,
Gamma Sigma Delta, American Ass'n
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations (chairman Extension Section,
1915); m., Aug. 4, 1911, Estelle Helene
Heineman, Merrill, Wis. ; four children.
Residence, Durham, N. H.
Whoriskey, Richard
Professor of modern languages; b.,
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 2, 1874; s.
Richard and Anne (Carroll) Whoriskey;
ed. Harvard College, 1897; Harvard
Graduate School, 1897-8; professor of
modern languages, N. H. College of
Agriculture and Mechanics Arts, Dur
ham, since 1899; former president mod
ern language section, N. H. Teachers'
Ass'n; former president, N. H. School
masters' Club; member Modern Lan
guage Ass'n of America, Kappa Sigma;
author of various monographs; chief of
the division of cooperating agencies on
the staff of Huntley N. Spaulding,
federal food administrator for New
Hampshire; speaker for the League of
Nations. Residence, Durham, N. H.
Weston, George Franklin
Educator; b., Hancock. N. H., Oct.
3, 1853; s. Ephraim and Almira H.
(Gates) Weston; ed. New London
Literary and Scientific Inst., New
London, N. H., 1874; Brown Univ.,
1878, A.M. 1881; principal, Elmwood
grammar school, Providence, R. I.,
1878-95; principal, Technical high
school, Providence, since 1895; mem
ber R. I. Institute of Instruction, R. I.
Ass'n Mech. Eng'rs, R. I. Historical
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Soc., etc.; m., Oct. 14, 1879, M.
Louise Stewart, Keene, N. H. Resi
dence, 89 Oriole Ave., Providence,
R. I.; summer home, Hancock, N. H.
Foster, William Hamilton
Vice-rector, St. Paul's School; b.,
Concord, N. H., Aug. 27, 1861; s.
Judge William Lawrence and Harriett
Morton (Perkins) Foster; grandson
Judge Hamilton E. and Clara B.
(George) Perkins; eighth in descent
from John Foster, one of the early set
tlers of Salem, Mass.; ed. St. Paul's
School, 1883; honorary M.A., 1885,
Dartmouth College; master St. Paul's
School, Concord, N. H., 1883-1911;
vice-rector St. Paul's School, since
July 1 , 19 1 1 ; Episcopalian ; Republican ;
member N. H. Historical Soc, N. H.
Soc. of Colonial Wars, Wonolancet
Club; m.. June 28, 1888, Alcina E.
Gordon, dau. Nathaniel and Alcina E.
(Sanborn) Gordon of Exeter, N. H.;
child: Harriett Evelyn, m. Frederick
Merrick Gardiner of Philadelphia,
Sept. 22, 1913; their children, Evelyn,
b. 1915; Isabel, b. Nov. 2, 1917. Resi
dence, St. Paul's School, Concord,
N. H.
O'Kane, Walter Collins
Entomologist and writer; b., Colum
bus, O., Nov. 10, 1877; s. Henry and
Catherine (Van de Water) O'Kane; ed.
Ohio State University, A.B. 1897;
A.M. 1909; engaged in newspaper and
magazine work, 1897-1909; circula
tion manager Farm and Fireside, Wom
an's Home Companion and Twentieth
Century Farmer; professor economic
entomology, New Hampshire State
College, 1911- ; deputy commissioner of
Agriculture, state of New Hampshire,
1911- ;Congregationalist; member Beta
Theta Chi, Sigma Xi, American Ass'n
for Advancement of Science, Entomo
logical Soc. of America; president
American Ass'n Economic Entomolo
gists; author books relating to agri
culture; m., Dec. 30, 1902, Clifford
Hetherington; two sons and two daugh
ters. Residence, Durham, N. H.
Neal, John Herbert
Physician; b., Parsonfield, Me.,
March 20, 1862; s. John and Sarah Jane
(Lord) Neal; ed. public schools, North
Parsonfield, Me., Seminary, Bowdoin
Medical College, Brunswick, Me., and
Long Island College Hospital, Brook
lyn, M.D. 1886, having also studied
with Dr. J. M. Leavitt of Effingham,
N. H.; commenced practice at Sanford,
Me., in 1886, removing to Rochester,
N. H., in 1894, thence to Portsmouth, in
1907; Republican; member boards of
health in Sanford and Rochester; mem
ber Rochester board of education
three years; member N. H. state
senate, 1903-4; promoter of the law
abolishing the office of coroner in New
Hampshire and establishing that of
medical referee; first medical referee of
Strafford County ; U. S. examining sur
geon for pensions ten years; chairman
N. H. State Board of Arbitration and
Conciliation; chairman Portsmouth
board of health; ex-president Strafford
and N. H. Med. Socs.; member Amer
ican Med. Ass'n, A. F. & A. M., 32d
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degree and K. T.; m., Nov. 28, 1888,
Lula E. Clark, Sanford, Me.; son,
Cecil M., b. Oct. 25, 1890. Residence,
Portsmouth, N. H.
Smith, John Warren
Meteorologist; b., Grafton, N. H.,
Sept. 21, 1863; s. John R. and Mary
E. (Wadleigh) Smith; ed. public
schools, N. H. College, B.S. 1888;
M.S. 1900; Lawrence Scientific School,
Harvard, 1891-2; summer school,
Ohio State Univ., 1902; entered
service U. S. Weather Bureau, 1888;
director New England section, 18906; Montana section, 1896-7; Ohio
section, 1898-1909; district forecaster,
St. Louis, 1909-10; professor meteor
ology and director Ohio section, 191015; professor meteorological science,
Ohio State Univ., 1910-15; chief
division of agriculture, meteorological
Weather Bureau, Washington, 1916- ;
president Ohio Academv Science,
1914-15. Residence, 10 E."Oxford St.,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Stone, Winthrop Ellsworth
Educator; b., Chesterfield, N. H.,
June 12, 1862; s. Frederick L. and
Ann (Butler) Stone; ed. Mass. Agri
cultural College, B.S. 1882; Boston
Univ., B.S. 1886; Ph.D. Gottingen,
1888; LL.D., Mich. Agricultural Col
lege, 1907; assistant chemist, Mass.
Agricultural College Experiment Sta
tion, 1884-6; chemist, Tenn. Agri
cultural Experiment Station, 1888-9;
professor chemistry, Purdue Univ.,
1889-90; vice-president, 1892-1900;
president since 1900; member Ind.
State Board of Education, and various
associations and societies. Residence,
Lafayette, Ind.
Tilden, George Thomas
Architect; b., Concord, N. H.,
March 19, 1845; s. Rev. William
Philips and Mary J. (Foster) Tilden;
ed. Phillips Exeter Academy, Mass.
Institute Tech.; in architectural offices
of Ware & Van Brunt, Boston; studied
in Paris under Emil Vaudremer;
associated in practice with Arthur
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Rotch, as Rotch & Tilden, Boston,
1880-94; since alone; designed and
erected many church, library and
school buildings; fellow American In
stitute of Architects; member Boston
Soc. Architects, etc. Residence, 55
White St., Milton, Mass.
Billings, Warren Tracy
Newspaper writer and advertising
specialist; b., Cambridge, Mass., Jan.
11, 1868; s. Emilius G. and Lillieore
(Tracy) Billings; lineal descendant of
Lieut. Thomas Tracy, born in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, England, in
1610, who crossed to the Massachu
setts Bay Colony about 1630, was in
Salem till Feb. 23, 1634, and in 1660
became one of the proprietors of Nor
wich, Conn., removing to that town,
where he died Nov. 7, 1685; also lineal
descendant of Nathaniel Billings who
crossed to Boston and was in business
there in 1630; ed. public schools, leav
ing at thirteen years of age, and at
seventeen becoming entire support of
a family of four, continuing several
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years; Liberal; Republican; engaged for
twenty years as reporter and traveling
correspondent of the Boston Herald
and other newspaper enterprises; estab
lished industrial departments on Bos
ton & Maine and Maine Central Rail
roads in 1907, retiring voluntarily on
change of managements 1911; Mem
ber Sons American Revolution; m.,
1st, July 19, 1890, Lucy L. C. Bigelow;
2d, Dec. 11, 1908, Marina A. H. Whit
ney; children, Constance, b. Dec. 4,
1894; Warren Dudley, b. Sept. 20,
1897. Residence, Gilford, N. H.
Cogswell, John Ross
Physician; b., Landaff, N. H., April
18, 1840; s. George W. and Harriett
(Taylor) Cogswell; ed. public schools.
Lisbon, N. H7, New Hampton Literary
and Scientific Institute, 1859 (one
year of college course), Dartmouth
Medical College, M.D. 1864 (post
graduate course in Harvard, 1869);
practiced at Franconia, N. H., 186474; removed to Warner, N. H., in
1874, and since in practice there: Congregationalist; Democrat; superintend
ing school committee in Franconia five
years; member school board in Warner
three years; high school superintendent
three years; member A. F. & A. M.,
lodge, chapter and commandery; I. O.
O. F. (district deputy grand master,
15th district, five years) ; P. of H. (past
master Warner Grange, No. 90; past
lecturer Merrimack County Pomona
Grange); member White Mountain
Medical Soc. (secretary), Center Dis
trict Medical Soc. (past president),
N. H. Medical Soc, holding various
offices; m., 1st, July 9, 1867, Ella M.
Knight, Lisbon; d. Aug. 31, 1869,
leavmg one son, Edward K., b. Aug.
30, 1869, now in mercantile business in
Keene; 2d, Sept. 18, 1872, Ellen L.
Hildreth, Lisbon, d.; one son, Lloyd H.,
b. Dec. 7, 1879, now physician in War
ner. Residence, Warner, N. H.
Smith, George Albert
Physician; b., Wakefield, N. H.,
Nov. 9, 1858; s. Alfred F. and Susan
E. (Mordeaugh) Smith; ed. public
schools, Bellevue Hospital Med. Col
lege, Univ. of N. C., M.D. 1881;
physician, assistant superintendent
and superintendent N. Y. Asylum for
the Insane, Hart's Island, 1882-95;
medical superintendent Central Islip
State Hospital for the Insane since
1895; member Med. Soc. State of
N. Y., American Medico-Psychological
Ass'n, Associated Physicians of Long
Island, etc.; Republican; m., Dec.
8, 1886, Amelia M. Kaus, New York.
Address, State Hospital, Central Islip,
L. I., N. Y.
Smith, William Clarke
Educator; b., Manchester, N. H.,
Feb. 22, 1857; s. Judge Isaac W. and
Amanda W. (Brown) Smith; ed. pub
lic schools, Dartmouth College, Univ.
of Berlin, M.A. 1894-5; instructor,
Univ. of Wyoming, 1887; master and
part owner, St. Luke's School, Wayne,
Pa.; Episcopalian; Republican; mem
ber Alpha Delta Phi, Soc. of Philadel
phia; author, "About Us and the
Deacon," 1911; "The Vigil," 1912;
"Songs from the Foot-hills," 1915, etc.
Residence, Wayne, Pa.
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Morrill, Sibley Gage
Physician; b., Oct. 3, 1873, Concord,
N. H.; s. Luther Sullivan and Mary
Agnes (Gage) Morrill; grandson Dr.
Charles P. Gage, who began practice
in Concord in 1838; grandnephew Dr.
Alpheus Morrill, who began practice in
Concord in 1848, being succeeded by
his sons, Drs. Ezekiel and Shadrach C.
Morrill and his grandson, Dr. Alpheus
Baker Morrill, making a period of over
seventy years that the Morrill name
has stood at the head of the medical
profession in Concord; ed. schools of
Concord and Harvard Univ.; M.D.
1898, Harvard Med. School; specialty,
internal medicine; physician to and
president of staff of Margaret Pillsbury
General Hospital; consulting physician
to N. H. Memorial Hospital for Women
and Children and to Pembroke Sana
torium for Consumptives; member
N. H. State Board of Health and City
of Concord Board of Health, Fellow
American Medical Ass'n, member N. H.
Medical Soc. and Center District Soc. ;
Independent Republican; member St.
Paul's (P. E.) church, Sons American
Revolution, Blazing Star Lodge, A. F.
& A. M., Mount Horeb Commandery,
Knights Templar and Bektash Temple,
Mystic Shrine; publications in medical
journals, especially on the subject of
Acidosis; m., Oct. 16, 1905, Georgia
Sherman, dau. Roger and Mary (Gilman) Sherman of Lincoln, Mass., who
d. Oct. 6, 1918; children, Sibley Sher
man, b. May 13, 1908; Roger Sherman,
b. June 8, 1913. Residence, Concord,
N.H.
Parker, Walter Matthew
Banker; b., Manchester, N. H.,
July 18, 1850; s. Nathan and Charlotte
M. (Riddle) Parker; descendant of
Capt. James Parker, Woburn, Mass.,
1640; ed. private tutors, Dartmouth
College, A.B. 1871; entered employ of
Manchester National Bank, of which
his father was president, after gradua
tion, later becoming cashier, and
succeeding his father as president in
1894; Congregationalist; Republican;
served on Manchester school board and
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as a member of the common council;
member N. H. house of representatives,
1883; vice-president N. H. Fire Ins.
Co.; director and treasurer Manchester
Gas Light Co.; director Concord &
Montreal R. R.; m., July 29, 1896,
Christina Holmes, Cape Breton, N. S.;
one dau., Charlotte, b. June 4, 1897.
Residence, Manchester, N. H. .
Conant, Charles Sumner
Musician; b., Greensboro, Vt., July
2, 1860; s. E. Tolman and Mary J.
(Fisher) Conant; descendant, on pater
nal side, in the ninth generation, from
Roger Conant, who settled Salem,
Mass., in 1623; on maternal side de
scendant of Dea. Samuel Fisher, early
settler of Londonderry, N. H.; ed.
public schools of Greensboro and St.
Johnsbury, Vt., Academy; devoted his
attention from youth to vocal music,
studied under private teachers in St.
Johnsbury, Boston, Mass., New York
City and London, England (under the
tutelage of William Shakespeare in the
latter city); taught singing in the
schools of St. Johnsbury, Vt., in 1886,
and in various places in Northern New
Hampshire ana Vermont, in 1887; re
moved to Concord, N. H., in 1888, to
accept the position of teacher of music
in the schools of the city, in which posi
tion he has continued; spent two days
per week in Laconia, for four years—
1888 to 1892—introducing music into
the schools of that city; has been direc
tor of the Concord Oratorio Soc, since
its organization in 1899; director of
church choirs in Concord and Man
chester twenty-four years in all; has
taught hundreds of private pupils, and
still continues the work; member and
past president N. H. Music Teachers'
Ass'n; member and former vice-presi
dent National Music Teachers' Ass'n;
member Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M.,
Concord; Congregationalist; Republi
can; m., Jan. 22, 1883, Martha P.
Burnham, St. Johnsbury, Vt.; one son,
Roy W., b. May 4, 1885, now in auto
mobile business in Kansas City. Resi
dence, Concord, N. H.
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Bartlett, Benjamin G.
Lawyer; b., Haverhill, Mass., Nov.
9, 1872; s. Thomas B. and Victoria E.
Williams (Cilley) Bartlett (descendant
of Gen. Joseph Cilley and Gen. Thomas
Bartlett); ed. Dean Academy, Frank
lin, Mass., 1891, Williams College,
A.B. 1895, Boston Univ. Law School,
LL.B. 1898; in practice of law at Derry,
N. H., since latter date; member of
firm of G. K. & B. T. Bartlett; Universalist; Republican; member N. H.
house of representatives, 1915-16 and
chairman Committee on Revision of the
Laws; N. H. senate, 1919-20; chair
man judiciary committee and member
committees on military affairs, elec
tions, State Prison, Industrial School
and Soldiers' Home; justice Derry
police court, 1906-13; member N. H.
Bar Ass'n, N. H. Historical Soc, A. F.
& A. M., K. T. and Shriner, I. O. O. F.,
Eagles, Derryfield Club, Manchester,
N. H.; m., June, 1907, Lillian G. Nel
son, Haverhill, Mass.; four children.
Residence, Deny, N. H.
Dolloff , Amy Josephine Babb
Physician's assistant; social worker
and writer; b., Lowell, Mass., Aug. 30,
1870; dau. John William and Josephine
(Damon) Babb (direct descendant on
maternal side of John Hancock, min
ister in Lexington, Mass., in 1696,
grandfather of Gov. John Hancock,
and on paternal side of John Mason,
grantee of New Hampshire in 1629);
ed. public schools, Lakeport, N. H.,
and Providence, R. I., and private in
struction in college branches at Han
over, N. H.; m., May 5, 1888, Albert
Simeon Dolloff, M.D. (Dartmouth Med.
College, 1891), a native of Meredith,
N. H., b. Aug. 19, 1862, who practiced
some time in Beverly, Mass., and, later,
for fifteen years, at New Hampton,
N. H., removing to Lewiston, Me., in
1916; but retaining a summer home in
New Hampton. Dr. Dolloff, who is on
the staff of the C. M. G. Hospital at
Lewiston, holds a captain's commis
sion in the U. S. Medical Service, did
relief work in France during the war,
and after its close was sent on a Red
Cross expedition to Montenegro, where
he established a hospital and dispen
sary at Niksitck and has charge of re
lief work in a district embracing 55,000
people. Mrs. Dolloff has been physi
cian's assistant and nurse for more than
twenty years, and was actively en
gaged in her husband's sanatorium at
New Hampton; in Lewiston she has
been police matron since Feb. 22, 1918;
Baptist (superintendent Sunday school
at New Hampton nine years); mem
ber Cosmos Guild, W. C. T. U., Red
Cross, Y. W. C. A., Hospital Aid Ass'n,
Housewives League (treasurer); poeti
cal writer of note and frequent mag
azine contributor; One son, Albert
Franklin, b. Nov. 23, 1896; graduated
from New Hampton Literary Institu
tion 1915; entered Bates College in
class of 1919; enlisted in U. S. Coast
Artillery, April 19, 1917; in active
service as corporal one year in France,
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returned in March, 1919, and will com
plete his college course. Residence,
Lewiston, Me.: summer home, New
Hampton, N. H.
Leighton, George Bridge
General business; b., St. Louis, Mo.,
July 19, 1864; s. George Eliot and
Isabella (Bridge) Leighton; ed. Har
vard Univ., A.B. 1888; Episcopalian;
Republican; member N. H. Republi
can State Committee; colonel on staff
of Gov. Henry B. Quinby, 1909-10;
member N. H. Forestry Commission ; N.
H. Conservation Commissioner; pres
ident Los Angeles Terminal Ry. (Calif.);
Leighton & Howard, 1889-1900; Steel
Company, St. Louis, 1899-1903; Lone
Star Ship Building Co., Allegheny By
product Coke Co.; vice-president N.
H. Historical Soc., Copper Exploration
Co.; director, American Steel Foun
dries, Emerson-Brantingham Agricul
tural Implement Co., New York Rail
ways Co.; member Committee on
Safety Appliances, Amer. Ry. Ass'n,
1898-1903; Master American Railway
Guild, 1899-1900; chairman Committee
on Geology, Harvard University;
founder and first president Associated
Harvard Clubs; member Cincinnati,
Loyal Legion, Society of Colonial
Wars, S. A. R., Pepperell Ass'n, Lewisburg Memorial Ass'n (honorary trus
tee), Somerset Club, Boston, Mass.;
Union and University clubs, New
York; Harvard Clubs, Boston, New
York, Chicago, New York Farmers;
owner of Monadnock Farms, Dublin,
N. H., and strongly interested in agri
culture; m., April 12, 1893, Charlotte
Kayser, St. Louis; children, George
Elliot (Harvard, A.B. 1917), Ensign
U. S. N. R.; John Langdon (Harvard,
A.B. 1919), ensign U. S. N. R.; Henry
K., U. S. N. R. Address, Monadnock,
N. H.; Ill Broadway, N. Y.
Scott, Clarence Watkins
Educator; b., Plymouth, Vt., Aug.
20, 1849; s. Hon. Charles A., M.D.,
and Betsey E. (Watkins) Scott; ed.
Vermont State Normal School, Ran
dolph, 1867; Black River Academy,
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Ludlow, Vt., Kimball Union Academy,
Meriden, 1870, Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1874, A.M. 1877; LL.D., N. H.
College, 1913; librarian, Dartmouth
College, 1874-8; instructor N. H. Col
lege, 1876-81 (admitted to Vermont
bar, 1879); professor English, N. H.
College, 1881-94; professor history and
political economy, 1894-1913; profes
sor history since 1913; Congregationalist; Republican; member Phi Beta
Kappa, Kappa Kappa "Kappa, Ameri
can Historic Ass'n; m., 1888, Harriet M.
Field, Duluth, Minn.; three children,
Charles Field (B.S.), b. Jan. 23, 1891;
Sue H. (A.B.) July 30, 1895; Alice H.,
Aug. 12, 1899. Residence, Durham,
nTh.
Jackson, Andrew
Lawyer; b., Littleton, N. H., Jan. 8,
1882; s. James R. and Lydia (Drew)
Jackson; ed. Littleton high school,
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1903; in
structor at Lyndon Institute, Lyndon,
Vt., 1904; instructor in the Rochester
(N. H.) high school, 1905, and later
elected superintendent of schools in
that city; in 1908 entered Boston Univ.
Law School, graduating with highest
honors. Upon his admission to the
Massachusetts bar in 1910, he became
associated with the firm of Hurlburt,
Jones & Cabot, remained with this
firm two years, then formed a partner
ship with Paul Hurlburt, son of Hon.
Henry F. Hurlburt of Boston, and
opened an office in Rochester, N. H.,
under the firm name of Jackson &
Hurlburt. The success of the new
firm was immediate and during the
next five years there was little litiga
tion of importance in Strafford county
in which it was not engaged on one
side or the other. On the entry of this
country into the war, he enlisted in the
1st N. II. Reg. of Infantry, and was en
rolled in Company C as a private; his
two brothers, Harry B. Jackson and
William M. Jackson having enlisted in
the same organization. He went over
seas in the 103rd Infantry. In the
Second Battle of the Marne, in an at
tack on Hill 190, north of Chateau
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Thierry, he was wounded in the left
wrist by a machine gun bullet and for
his conduct in refusing to be evacuated
and continuing in action and rescuing
the wounded under heavy fire till over
come by loss of blood, was cited for
bravery, recommended for the Dis
tinguished Service Cross and pro
moted to Sergeant-Major. His regi
ment on this occasion lost 770 of 890
men engaged, and of 234 men in his
company but ten remained unscathed
after the attack; following the cessa
tion of hostilities he was designated by
the government for a course of in
struction at the University of Can.
Pearson, Edward Nathan, Jr.
Investment banker; b., Concord, N.
H., March 4, 1884; s. Edward N. and
Addie M. (Sargent) Pearson; ed. Con
cord high school and Dartmouth Col
lege (class of 1906, non-graduate);
member of the firm of Schwabacher &
Company, investment bankers, San
Francisco, Cal.; m., July 6, 1910, E.
Jean Povor; dau., Jane, b. May 31,
1914. Residence, Oakland, Cal.
Pearson, Robert Houghton
Engineer; b., Concord, May 30,
1885; s. Edward N. and Addie M.
Pearson; ed. Concord high school,
Dartmouth College (class of 1907) and
Thayer School of Civil Engineering;
engineer on Panama Canal, June, 190710; assistant foreman of construction
on the Gatun Locks, laid the first con
crete in that structure; d., Medford,
Mass., Jan. 5, 1911.
Stone, Harlan Fiske
Lawyer; educator; b., Chesterfield,
N. H., Oct. 11, 1872; s. Frederick Lauson and Ann Sophia (Butler) Stone;
ed. Amherst College, B.S. 1894; A.M.
1897; Columbia Univ. Law School,
LL.B. 1898; lecturer on law, Colum
bia Univ. Law School, 1899-1902;
professor of law, 1902-5; dean since
1910; member firm of Satterlee, Canfield & Stone, New York City; I di
rector Atlantic & Charlotte Air Line
Ry., Woman's Hotel Co.; president
Ass'n American Law Schools; member
American Bar Ass'n (com. on legal
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
education), etc.; m., Sept. 7, 1899,
Agnes Harvey, Chesterfield, N. H.
Residence, 2 Chestnut St., Englewood,
N.J.
Pearson, John Walter
Investment banker; b., Concord,
N. H., Nov. 6, 1888; s. Edward N. and
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field municipal court since 1902; mem
ber board of education; treasurer
Lancaster & Jefferson Electric Co.;
member A. F. & A. M., lodge, chapter
and commandery; S. A. R., P. of H.;
m., Aug. 30, 1904, Marie Halligan,
Boston. Residence, Whitefield, N. H.
Morrison, Howard A.
Manufacturer; b., Jersev City, N. J.,
March 30, 1891; s. Henry K. and
Emma M. Morrison; removed in child
hood with his parents to Concord,
N. H., and prepared at the Concord
high school for the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology (class of 1914);
superintendent of transportation, Scoville Manufacturing Co.; m., Oct. 14,
Addie M. Pearson; ed. Concord high
school and Dartmouth College (class
of 1911); with Bonbright, Herrick &
Co., investment bankers, Cleveland,
O.; assistant paymaster, with rank of
ensign, in U. S. Naval Reserve, July,
1917-March, 1919; m., Margaret
Withee of Grand Rapids, Mich., July
3, 1917. Residence, Cleveland, O.
Bowker, Edgar Marshall
Lawyer; b., Lisbon, N. II., April 18,
1876; s. Mitchell H. and Laura P.
(Brooks) Bowker; ed. Whitefield,
N. H., high school, 1893; George
Washington Univ. Law School, 1903;
admitted to N. H. bar, 1905, and
in practice in Whitefield, N. H., since;
Baptist; Republican; justice White-
1916, Mildred, daughter of Edward N.
and Addie M. Pearson of Concord,
N. H.; s. Howard A. Morrison, Jr., b.
March 5, 1919. Residence, Waterbury, Conn.
Metcalf, Henry Harrison
Journalist; b., Newport^N. H., April
7, 1841 ; s. Joseph P. and Lucy (Gould)
Metcalf; ed. public and private schools,
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
Mt. Caesar Seminary, Swanzey, N. H.,
Law Department of the Univ. of Mich
igan, LL.B. 1865; studied law in the
office of Hon. Edmund Burke, New
port, N. II.; admitted to the Sullivan
County bar, Sept., 1866; engaged in
journalism as editor of the White
Mountain Republic, Littleton, N. H.,
1867-8; editor of The People, Concord,
N. H., 1868-72; editor of the White
Mountain Republic, 1872-4; founded
The Democratic Press, Dover, N. H.,
1874, and edited and published the
same till 1879: meanwhile founded The
Granite Monthly, which he removed
to Concord in the spring of 1879; in
November of that year sold the maga
zine to John N. McClintock and en
gaged in the service of Stilson Hutchins
as managing editor and editorial
writer for the Manchester Daily Union,
then established as a morning paper,
continuing till 1882, when he returned
to Concord as editor of The People and
New Hampshire Patriot, continuing ten
years in that position; purchased The
Granite Monthly in 1892 and published
the same for two years, then sold it to
the Republican Press Ass'n; many
years N. H. correspondent of the New
York World, Herald and Times, and of
the Boston Post; editorial writer for
the Portsmouth, N. H., Times, twelve
years and for the Cheshire Republican,
Keene, N. H., five years; regained con
trol of The Granite Monthly again in
1906 and continued its publisher till
1919; received hon. A. M., from Dart
mouth College, 1913. Member First
Universalist Church, Concord, N. H.,
moderator parish four years, superin
tendent Sunday school seven years;
vice-president N. H. Universalist state
convention, 1906-15; member board of
trustees, 1918- ; Democrat; secretary
N. H. Democratic state committee,
1869-70; delegate Democratic Nat'l.
Conv., 1876; president N. H. Demo
cratic state convention, 1900; chairman
Democratic city committee, Concord,
several years; Democratic candidate
for representative in Congress, Second
N. H. District, 1910; appointed editor
of State Papers (state historian) July
1913; member board of education,
Littleton Union Dist. 1873-4; auditor
Union School District, Concord, since
March, 1906; member N. H. Constitu
tional Convention, 1918; Concord
Board of Trade (secretary, 1893-8,
1900-13) ; secretary N. H. State Board
of Trade, 1907-16; member N. H. Soc.
S. A. R., serving as necrologist; member
board of managers and vice-president
at different times (president, 1918-19);
member executive committee N. H.
Old Home Week Ass'n, 1899-1914,
president since 1914; member N. H.
Historical Soc., Patrons of Husbandry,
(first lecturer and past master Capital
Grange ; lecturer Merrimack County Po
mona Grange eleven years; N. H. State
Grange, 1897-1903; m., Dec. 18, 1869,
Mary Jane Jackson, Littleton: children,
Harry Bingham, b. Concord, N. H.,
Jan. 25, 1871 (Dartmouth, 1893);
Edmund Burke, b. Littleton, N. H.,
July 7, 1872 ; Laura Prucia, b. Littleton,
N. H., Feb. 4, 1874 (m. Harlan C.
Pearson). Residence, Concord, N. H.
�ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBJECTS
NAME
Abbot, Charles Greeley
Abbot, Florence Hale
Abbot, Stanley Harris
Abbott, Alfred Wells
Abbott, Frances Matilda
Abbott, Frederick Wallace
Abbott, Harlan Page
Abbott, Leon Martin
Abbott, Sewall Wester
Abbott, Warren
Adams, Blanche Spalding Griffin
Adams, Charles Darwin
Adams, Charles Henry
Adams, James Meade
Adams, Wesley
Africa, Walter Greenland
Ahern, William Joseph
Aiken, Edwin Joseph
Albee, Ernest
Aldrich, Edgar
Aldrich, George Isaac
Aldrich, Walter J
Alexander, J. Grace
Alexander, Thomas Branch
Allen, Carl Addison
Allen, Edwin Morris
Allen, Fred Hovey
Allen, Glover Morrill
Allen, John Eliot
Allison, Henry Darracott
Amey, Harry Burton
Amey, John Tillotson
Amsden, Charles Hubbard
Anderson, George Weston
Anderson, Isabel Weld Perkins . .
Andrews, Herbert Marston
Anthony, Francis Wayland
Aspinwall, Ada Mae
Atherton, Ella Blaylock
Atwood, Charles Edward
Averill, Elisabeth
Ayer, Frank M
Ayers, Helen McGregor
Ayers, Joseph Gerrish
Ayers, Philip Wheelock
PAGE
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139
237
401
365
334
402
349
467
266
273
327
513
398
162
390
33
247
349
503
399
401
443
406
23
249
291
402
387
10
463
525
123
311
309
352
399
46
409
536
275
535
118
352
191
NAME
Babbidge, Paul Freese
Bachelder, Nahum Josiah
Bachelder, Thomas Cogswell. . . .
Bailey Benjamin Franklin
Bailey, Charles Hardy
Bailey, Irving Widmer
Bailey, Marshall Henry
Bailey, Solon Irving
Baker, Benjamin Ward
Baker, Dana Wingate
Baker, Walter Smith
Ball, Sumner Nehemiah
Ballard, William Preston
Bancroft, Charles Parker
Bancroft, Susan Cushing Wood. .
Barber, Daniel Fletcher
Barnabee, Henry Clay
Barnard, Charles Daniel
Barnard, Harry Everett
Barnes, George Washington
Barney, Charles Oscar
Barry, William Henry
Bartlett, Benjamin T.
Bartlett, Edwin Julius
Bartlett, John Henry
Bartley, William Tenney
Barton, Jesse Morton
Barton, Ralph Martin
Bass, Robert Perkins
Bassett, Whitman Sears
Batchelder, Ernest Allen
Baynes, Ernest Harold
Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney
Beal, Frank Johnson .
Bean, Edwin Curtis
Bean, George Fremont
Beaton, Alexander, Argus
Beckley, Chester Charles
Beckwith, Hira Ransom
Beede, Joshua William
Bell, Charles Upham
Bell, Louis
Benton, John Edwin
Bickford, John Calvin
Billings, Warren Tracy
PAGE
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178
394
255
394
360
345
317
355
98
142
343
169
171
173
391
134
360
190
534
395
493
544
135
409
393
105
322
245
319
322
67
263
349
21
24
351
391
174
323
387
390
57
322
541
�550
ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
NAME
Bingham, George Hutchins
Bingham, Harry
Black Archibald
Blackburne, Mary F. Blaisdell. .
Blaisdell, Albert Franklin
Blaisdell, Bertram
Blaisdell, Carlyle W
Blake, Amos Jewett
Blakely, Quincy
Blanchard, Grace
Blunt, Harry Harmon
Boutwell, Harvey Lincoln
Bowker, Edgar Marshall
Bowman, George Ernest
Boynton, Roy J
Brackett, Charles Albert
Brackett, John Q. A
Bradley, Mark Spaulding
Branch, Oliver Winslow
Brehaut, James William
Brennan, James F
Brennan, Vincent John
Bridge, John Davis
Bridgman, Don Seavey
Brinley, Godfrey Malbone
Britton, Arthur Harvey
Britton, William John
Brooks, John Graham
Brown, Albert Oscar
Brown, Alice
Brown, Alice Van Vechten
Brown, Calvin Luther
Brown, Edmund H
Brown, Edmund Towle
Brown, Elisha Rhodes
Brown, Emma Elizabeth
Brown, Frank Herbert
Brown, Frank Parker
Brown, Fred Herbert
Brown, George Henry
Brown, Harry James
Brown, Henry Currier
Brown, John Henry
Bugbee, Marion Louise
Bugbee, Perley Rufus
Buuock-Mahan, Lillian Gertrude
Burbank, Charles E
Burgum, Edwin Berry . .
Burleigh, Alvin
Burley, Benjamin Thomas
Burlingame, Harriet Grace Boyd
Burnham, Sylvester
Burnham, William Henry
PAGE
382
18
166
361
366
480
109
79
425
89
325
65
547
525
527
163
71
516
519
483
119
137
90
151
418
456
95
206
421
266
270
121
34
495
273
360
151
213
509
441
262
37
413
83
155
503
495
307
45
498
233
361
110
NAME
PAGE
Burroughs, Sherman Everett. ...
Burton, George Dexter
Busiel, John Tilton
Buss, George Washington
Buxton, Willis George
35
498
499
286
105
Cain, John Leavitt
Campbell, Alfred Hills
Carlton, Charles Elijah
Carpenter, Dumont Hamilton. .
Carpenter, Frank Pierce
Carpenter, Georgia Butters Drake
Carpenter, Philip
Carr, Clarence Edgar
Carr, Henry James
Carroll, Annie Wilkins
Carter, Solon Augustus
Carter, William Scott
Cavanaugh, John Bernard
Cavis, Kate Chandler
Chadwick, Henry Dexter
Chamberlin, Alonzo Laban
Chamberlin, Edson Joseph
Chamberlin, Henry Eastman. ...
Chandler, Clark Porter
Chandler, Fred Gray
Chandler, Horton Lloyd
Chandler, William Dwight
Chandler, William Dwight, Jr. . .
Chandler, William Eaton
Chapin, Bela
Chapman, Charles E
Charron, Henry Emery
Chase, Arthur Horace
Chase, Charles Parker
Chase, Harvey Stuart
Chase, Ira Arthur
Chase, Levin Joynes
Chase, Olin Hosea
Chase, Russell MacMurphy
Chase, Stuart
Chase, William Martin
Chellis, Frank Otis
Cheney, Elias Hutchins
Cheney, Harry Morrison
Child, Edwin Leighton
Child, Samuel Mitchell
Child, William Henry
Churchill, Mabel H. Hall
Churchill, Winston
Chutter, Frederick George
Claggett, Fred Porter
Clark, Allan Chester
357
498
155
523
93
522
19
77
366
175
1 15
479
230
474
517
154
390
28
500
137
501
500
501
3
245
231
190
51
158
383
95
39
27
237
353
19
464
127
12
353
518
367
283
193
482
359
331
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
NAME
Clark, George Langdon
Clarke, Olive Rand
Clay, Charles Leonidas
Clifford, Thomas Fellows ...:...
Clough, Clarence Edward
Clough, Joseph Messer
Clough, William Rockwell
Clow, Fred Ellsworth
Cobleigh, Marshall Day
Coburn, Jesse Milton
Cochran, John Milton
Cogswell, John Ross
Colby, Frederick Myron
Colby, Ira Gordon
Colby, James Fairbanks
Cole, Anna B. Taylor
Cole, John Adams
Cole, Samuel Winkley
Collins, Clarence Morton
Colony Horatio
Colony, John Joslin
Conant, Charles Sumner
Conant, Ernest Bancroft
Conant, John Willis
Conn, Charles Fuller
Cook, Charles Fred
Cook, George
Copeland, Elmer Humphrey ....
Copp, Owen
Corey, Francis A
Corning, Charles Robert
Cottle, Marion Weston
Couch, Benjamin Warren
Cox, Channing Harris
Cox, Guy Wilbur
Cox, Louis Sherburne
Crafts, Albert Barnard
Cram, Ralph Adams
Cram, William Everett
Creasy, Frank
Cressy, Will Martin
Crocker, Herbert Samuel
Crosby, Eva May (Emery)
Cross, Allen Eastman
Cross, Alvin Benton
Crossfield, Frederic S
Crowley, James Benedict
Cummings, Allen Curtis
Cummings, Edward
Cummings, Milon David
Currier, Charles Francis Adams .
Currier, Clinton Harvey
Currier, Frank Dunklee
PAGE
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226
157
367
203
282
317
438
277
295
306
542
4
153
138
515
375
371
519
467
135
543
371
371
195
13
5
523
414
303
7
344
6
521
445
522
426
411
419
78
297
415
299
373
373
527
498
186
417
409
419
531
154
NAME
551
PAGE
Curtis, Wardon Allan
Cutter, Guy Henry
417
29
Daley, Daniel James
Danforth, Mary Shepherd
Davis, Charles Thornton
Davis, Nathaniel French
Day, Arthur Kehew
Day, Harry Brooks
Dearborn, Burt Stephen
Dearborn, George Vann Ness . . .
Dearborn. Josiah Greene
Dearborn, Sam Starrett
Dearborn, Sarah Frances Stevens
DeMeritt, Jennie Mabelle
DeMeritt, John
Demers, George Arthur
Demond, Fred Clarence
Dewey, Henry Sweetser
Dickinson, Leonard Perley
Dillingham, Thomas Manley. . .
Dixon, Frank Haigh
Doe, Haven
Dolloff, Amy Josephine Babb . .
DollofT, Charles Hall
Donahue, Jessie Edith Rice
Donahue, John Joseph
Donovan, John Joseph
Donovan, Michael Henry
Douglas, Orlando Benajah
Dow, George Francis
Doyen, Charles Augustus
Doyle, Jeremiah Joseph
Drake, George Robert
Drake, James Frank
Drake, Nathaniel Seavey
Drew, Irving Webster
Drury, Samuel Smith
Dudley, Albertus True
Dudley, Harry Hubbard
Duffy, George Ernest
Duncan, Charles
Duncan, George Henry
Dunlap, Roger Allen
Durrell, Jesse Murton
Dutton, Samuel Train
455
94
418
418
Ill
138
511
306
74
527
101
87
165
310
271
331
419
318
421
126
544
90
530
530
438
54
85
434
285
523
326
94
279
149
240
439
305
329
98
435
258
433
107
Eames, George Herbert, Jr
Eastman, Clarence Willis
Eastman, Samuel Coffin
Edes, Samuel Harcourt
Edgerly, James Bartlett
381
158
37
30
287
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
NAME
PAGE
NAME
PAGE
Edgerly, John Albert
Edgerly, Joseph Gardner
Edgerly, Winfield Scott
Elliot, John Wheelock
Ellis, Carleton
Elwell, Rufus Newell
Emerson, Abraham Fitts .
Emerson, Benjamin Kendall ....
Emerson, Charles Franklin
Emerson, Charles Sumner
Emerson, Francis Patten
Emerson, Henry A
Emery, Fred Parker
Emery, Natt Morrill
Emery, (William) Stanley
English, Fred Hubbard
Ernst, Clayton Holt
Erskine, James Buddington
Estabrook, Fred Watson
Evans, Alfred Randall
Evans, Ira Hobart
Everett, Frederic Elwin
270
265
302
440
440
7
431
423
107
15
202
297
143
431
257
395
427
223
524
207
442
31
Floyd, Charles Miller
Folsom, Channing
Folsom, William Odlin
Foote, Arthur Lowell
Foss, George Ernest
Foster, George J
Foster, Herbert Darling
Foster, Joseph
Foster, William Albert
Foster, William Hamilton
Fowler, George Winthrop
Fowler, William Plumer
Freeman, Zoheth Sparrow
French, Daniel Chester
French, Emma Blood
French, Frank
French, George Barstow
French, Horace
French, James Edward
French, Leigh Hill
Frisselle, Frank Monroe
Frost, Robert
Frost, Stephen A
529
217
236
419
270
150
430
429
282
540
58
147
414
512
137
537
470
243
181
431
191
303
509
Fahey, John H
Fairbanks, Arthur
Fairbanks, Charles Albert
Fairbanks, George Arlington ....
Farley, Frank Edgar
Farmer, James Cliiton
Farmer, William Parker
Farnsworth, Kate Maria Sheldon
Farnum, Charles Henry
Farnum, Lewis Calvin
Farrand, George Edward
Fassett, James Hiram
Faulkner. Philip Handerson
Felch, Albert Dustin
Felker, Andrew Llewellyn
Felker, Samuel Demerritt
Fellows, Nellie E. Newton
Fellows, William Bainbridge ....
Ferguson, Frank William
Fernald, Josiah Eastman
Ferry, Edwin Sidney
Fischer, Herbert Brainertl
Fisk, Daniel Moses
Fiske, Abby Gilman
Fiske, Amos Kidder
Flanders, James Greeley
Fletcher, Lucy Nettie
Fletcher, Robert
Flint, William Willard
Flint, William Willard, Jr
61
425
531
65
427
302
159
186
212
212
38
509
391
73
21
157
290
35
427
57
423
375
426
457
426
430
398
131
240
240
Gage, Walter Boutwell
Gale, Stephen Henry
Gallagher, Edward John
Gallagher, Thomas
Gallinger, Jacob Harold
Gardner, Rufus Parker
Gay, George Washington
Gerould, Gordon Hall
Gerould, James Thayer
Gerould, John Hiram
Gerrish, Frank Lawrence
Gibson, Harvey Dow
Gile, John Martin
Glessner, John George Macbeth .
Goddard, Christopher Marsh. . . .
Goldthwaite, James Walter
Goodall, Louis Bertrand
GoodelL Richard Carter.
Goodrich, Nathaniel Lewis
Gordon, George Henry
Goss, Winifred Lane
Gould, Alfred Josiah
Gould, Robert Truman
Gove, Aaron
Gove, Charles Augustus
Grattan, Lawrence . . .
Graves, Eli Edwin
Graves, Robert John
Greeley, Harry Parker
429
456
247
429
15
385
23
434
434
433
143
348
66
499
429
458
447
286
447
205
226
102
471
476
474^
325
356
89
456
�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
NAME
PAGE
Green, Henry Francis
Greenleaf, Charles Henry
Greer, Benjamin Fuller
Griffin, Appleton Prentiss Clark .
Guernsey, Alice Margaret
Guertin, George Albert
Gunnison, William Towne
5
139
422
443
445
393
47
Hackett, Frank Warren
Hackett, Wallace
Hadley, Charles John
Hadley, Elbridge Drew
Hadley, George Plummer
Hadlock, Albert Emerson
Hale, William Gardner
Hall, Daniel
Hall, Dwight
Hall, Harriet James
Hall, Newton Marshall
Hall, Walter Perley
Halloran James Ambrose
Hamblett, Charles Judson
Hamlin, Frank Wilbert
Hammond, Otis Grant
Hannaford, Mary Elisabeth Neal
Hanscom, Charles Ridgley
Hanson, Benjamin Frank
Hanson, Bert
Hanson. Charles Lane
Hardy, Willis Chenery
Harriman, Alice Stratton
Harriman, Walter C
Harrington, Karl Pomeroy
Harris, Almon Greene
Harris, Ira Francis
Harris, Sarah Neal
Harris, Thomas Jefferson
Hartford, Fernando Wood
Hartshorn, William Newton ....
Hartwell, Edward Mussey
Hatch, Albert Ruyter
Hayes, Charles Carroll
Hayes, Francis Little
Hayes, Frank Lincoln
Haynes, Martin Alonzo
Hazelton, Gerry Whiting
Hazlett, Charles Albert
Heard, Arthur Marston
Henderson. James William
Hendrick, Nellie Towne
Hening, Crawford Dawes
Herbert, John
Hering, Hermann Siegfried
451
142
370
507
386
101
241
101
248
405
222
441
31
531
480
51
217
443
142
146
446
275
497
193
446
314
405
504
455
215
455
456
106
244
453
414
67
83
130
425
222
382
77
166
178
NAME
Hetzel, Ralph Dora
Hill, Frank Pierce
Hill, Howard Fremont
Hill, Joseph Adna
Hirst, Edgar Clarkson
Hobbs, Frank Pierce
Hodgman, Burns Plummer
Hodsdon, Ervin Wilbur
Hoitt, Charles William
Holden, Arthur James
Holden, Gerry Rounds
Hollis, Abijah
Hollis, Allen
Hollis, Henry French .... .\ ... .
Holt, Hermon
Hook, Andrew Jackson
Hopkins, Ernest Martin
Hough, Arthur Hugh
Howard, Alfred Franklin
Howard, Charles Danforth
Howard, Charles Woodbury ....
Howes, Benjamin Alfred
Howland, Fred Arthur
Hoyt, Charles Burleigh
Hoyt, Deristhe Lavinta
Hoyt, Horace F
Hoyt, Louis G
Hoyt-Stevens, Jane Elizabeth . . .
Humphrey, Alice Caroline
Hunt, Edwin Sumner
Huntington, William Spooner . . .
Huntress, Frank
Huntress, Harriet Lane
Hurd, Henry Norris
Husband, Richard Wellington. . .
Huse. Raymond Howard
Hutchins, Harry Burns
Hutchins, John Corbin
Ives, Henry Goodson
Jackman, Charles Lyman
Jackman, Samuel Hason
Jackson, Andrew
Jackson, James Robert
Jackson, Lydia Drew
Jackson, Robert
Jameson, John Butler
Jenks, Arthur Whipple
Jewell, John Woodman
Jewett, Stephen Shannon
Johnson, Jesse
Johnson, Martha Evelina
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30
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43
464
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49
81
189
33
243
233
289
127
59
469
492
223
491
163
469
344
267
43
377
442
17
512
259
181
236
74
59
203
403
545
71
81
58
257
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305
119
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281
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
NAME
PAGE
Johnson, Perley Albert
Johnson, Thomas Franklin
Jones, Andres B
Jones, Edwin Frank
Jones, Elgin Alonzo
Jones, Fred Andros
Jones, Seth Warner
Jones, William Safford
Jump, Herbert Atchison
Junions, William Oliver
16
394
536
193
229
150
303
212
370
99
Keeler, Irad Eugene
Keenan, George William
Kellom, Franklin Pierce
Kempton, Elisha Moody
Kendall, John Chester
Keyes, Anson L
Keyes, Arthur Louis
Keyes, Frances Parkinson W. . . .
Keyes, Henry Wilder
Keyes, Homer Eaton
Keyser, Frank Nathaniel
Kidder, Daniel
Kimball, Benjamin Ames
Kimball, George Morrill
Kimball, Henry Ames
Kimball, Herbert Harvey
Kimball, Martha Smith
Kimball, William Henry
King, Charles Francis
Kingsbury, Edward Newell
Kingsbury, William Josiah
Kivel, John
Knowlton, Edgar Jay
Knox, William Franklin
25
285
85
38
459
91
229
335
211
461
529
453
229
277
141
461
279
482
461
202
182
515
109
417
Ladd, Fred Newton
Ladd, William Palmer
Lake, Harry Foss
Lamb, Fred William
Lamprey, Maitland Charles
Lane, Edward Austin
Lane, Francis Ransom
Lang, Walter Monroe
Langdell, Samuel Frank
Lauder, George Burns
Laycock, Craven
Leach, Edward Giles
Learned, Henry Barrett
Ledoux, Henri Toussaint
Lee, William Andrew
Leighton, George Bridge
Leonard, Charles Hall
377
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488
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356
463
513
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295
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Leonard, Henry Barrett
Lewis, Homer Pierce
Lewis, Jonathan Snow
Lewis, Samuel De Wolf
Linehan, John J
Little, Clarence Belden
Little, Cyrus Harvey
Livingston, Frank Channing ....
Lockhart, Burton Wellesley
Lord, Harry True
Lord, John King
Lougee, Arthur Jewett
Loveland, Israel Albert
Lund, Fred Bates
Lyford, James Otis
489
516
413
343
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MacGreggor, Henry Frederick . .
MacMurphy, Mary L. S. James .
Madden, Charles Augustus
Madden, Joseph
Madigan, Thomas Henry, Jr.. . .
Manahan, William Henry
Mann, Hosea Ballou
Mann, William Hazeltine Gage . .
Marble, Thomas Littlefield
Marden, Orison Swett
Marshall, Harold
Marshall, Roujet DeLisle
Martin, Frederick Roy
Martin, Nathaniel Everett
Marvin, Winthrop Lippitt
Mason, Ellen McRoberts
Mason, Nathaniel Robert
Mason, Wallace Edward
Masseck, Frank Lincoln
Matthews, Joseph Swett
McAllister, George Isaac
McCollester, Lee Sullivan ....
McCollester, Sullivan Holman. . .
McCrillis, John
McDaniel, Allen Boyer
McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell
McDougall, Henry C
McDuffee, Willis
McElwain, Herbert Andrew
McFarland, Annie Avery
McGregor, George Wilbur
McHugh, Bartholomew Franklin
Mclntyre, Daniel
McLane, John Roy
McLaughlin, Agnes Winifred. . . .
McLaughlin, George Asbury. . . .
McQuaid, Elias Alfred
469
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�ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
NAME
PAGE
Mead, Edwin Doak
Mead, Lucia True Ames
Meader, John Levi
Melendy, Jesse George
Melville, Henry
Merrill, Charles Clarkson
Merrill, Robert Josiah
Merrill, William Bradford
Merrow, Lyford A
Messer, Loring Wilbur
Metcalf, Frank Arthur
Metcalf, Harry Bingham
Metcalf, Henry Clifton
Metcalf, Henry Harrison
Miller, Charles Ransom
Miller, Edward Sherman
Miller, Ida Farr
Mills, Herbert Elmer
Minot, Fanny E. Pickering
Minot, Lena' Margaret
Mitchell, Abram Whittemore ...
Mitchell, Harry Walter
Mitchell, John Lewis
Mitchell, William Hugh
Moore, Herbert Fisher
Morrill, Albro David
Morrill, Arthur Putnam
Morrill, Charles Henry
Morrill, Ellen Rebecca (Bryant) .
Morrill, Grace
Morrill, Harley Winslow
Morrill, Osma Caroline Baker . .
Morrill, Sibley Gage
Morris, George Franklin
Morris, James Henry
Morris, Lula J. Aldrich
Morrison, Henry Clinton
Morrison, Howard A
Morrison, Obe Gray
Morrison, William H
Morse, Edward Leland Clark . . .
Morse, Harris A
Moses, George Higgins
Moulton, Warren Joseph
Murchie, Alexander
Murchie, Robert Charles
Murphy, David Edward
Musgrove, Frank Abbott
Musgrove, Mary Donker
Myers, Walter Crane
421
421
423
253
473
467
54
470
528
470
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Nash, John Barzillia
Nason, William Francis
69
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555
PAGE
Neal, John Herbert
Nealley, John Haven
Nelson, Edward William
Newton, Earl Frank
Nichols, Herbert
Nichols, William Theophilus
Niles, Bertha
Niles, Edward Cullen
Niles, Harold Herbert
Niles, Mary
Niles, William Porter
Nims, Harry Dwight
Nolin, William Peter
Norris, Harry Waldo
Norris, True Livingston
Norwood, Charles Miles
Noyes, Charles Hermon
Nute, Eugene Pearl
540
311
510
447
511
422
294
49
451
294
274
279
199
507
491
389
455
267
Oakes, Frederick Warren
Odell, Eva Beede
Odell, Willis Patterson
Odlin, Arthur Fuller
O'Kane, Walter Collins
O'Leary, Thomas Mary
Orcutt, William Dana
Osgood, Etta Haley
Osgood, Wilfred Hudson
Otis, Edward Osgood
Owen, Ellery Scott
509
341
341
149
540
310
505
504
499
258
146
Page, Calvin
Page, Charles Tilton
Parker, Charles Sullivan
Parker, Edward Melville
Parker, George Amos
Parker, Harry Elwood
Parker, Hiram
Parker, Hosea Washington
Parker, Samuel Sewall
Parker, Walter Matthew
Parks, Isabel Merial
Parsons, Frank Nesmith
Patrick, Mary Mills
Pattee, Fred Lewis
Patten, Helen Philbrook
Patterson, Joab Nelson
Paul, Amasa Copp
Paul, George Washington
Paul, Sarah Woodman
Pearson, Edward Nathan
Pearson, Edward Nathan, Jr. . . .
Pearson, Harlan Colby
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ONE THOUSAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES
NAME
PAGE
Pearson, John Walter
Pearson, Robert Houghton
Peaslee, Robert James
Peavey, George Smith
Pender, John
Perin, Florence Hobart
Perley, George Edmund
Perley, Mary Elizabeth
Perley, Sir George Halsey
Perry, Daniel Webster
Peterson, Oscar William
Pettee, Charles Holmes
Pike, Edwin Bertram
Pillsbury, Albert Enoch
Pillsbury, Arthur Judson
Pillsbury, Rosecrans William. ...
Pingree, Samuel Everett
Plimpton, George Lincoln
Plummer, John Wesley
Plummer, William Alberto
Pollard, John William Hobbs ...
Poor, Ruel Whitcomb
Porter, Eleanor Hodgman
Porter, John Lincoln
Powers, Jennie B. Carter
Powers, Samuel Leland
Powers, Wilbur Howard
Pratt, Louise
Prentiss, John W
Prescott, Charles Henry
Prescott, Samuel Cate
Preston, Frank Buchanan
Preston, Frank Wesley
Preston, George Culler
Proctor, Edna Dean
Pulsifer, Harry Bridgman
Putnam, George Martin
Putnam, Stephen Greeley
547
546
325
505
Ill
501
70
115
24
479
482
339
175
27
491
55
43
318
55
63
491
253
69
481
494
49
33
515
510
481
516
129
493
307
153
517
489
513
Quimby, Charles Elihu
Quimby, Frank Pierce
Quimby, Fred Elihu
Quimby, Henry Brewer
Quincy, Josiah Hatch
513
103
126
301
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Ramie, Herbert Williamson
Rand, John Prentice
Randolph, William J
Ranney, William Bradford
Ray, Robert Allen
Reed, George Harlow
Remick, Helen L. Benedict
Remick, James Waldron
425
114
517
313
62
179
360
201
NAME
PAGE
Remick, Mary Pendleton
Rice, George Samuel
Rich, George Frank
Richards, Charles Herbert
Richards, William Frances
Richardson, Albert James
Richardson, Ellen Ruddick
Richardson, Henry Sturtevant .
Richardson, Leon Josiah
Richardson, William Cummings
Ricker, Marilla Marks Young. . .
Riley, Phil Madison
Robbins, Joseph Henry
Roberts, Ernest Porter
Robertson, John Evans
Robie, Charles Warren
Robie, Edward
Robie, Samuel Hastings
Robie, Virginia Huntington
Robinson, Maurice Henry
Rogers, Fred Ashley
Rogers, William Nathaniel
RoSe, Jennie Clapp
Rollins, Dillwyn Sidney
Rollins, Edward Warren
Rolofson, Mary Currier
Roote, Charles Burgess
Ross. Winfred Smith
Rossiter, William S
Rotch, William Boylston
Rowe, Stewart Everitt
Rublee, George
Rundlett, Louis John
Runnells, Ellsworth Potter
Runnells, Ernest Potter
Runnells, Everett Hazen
Runnells, John Sumner
Russell, Frank Webster
Ryder, Herbert Daniel
201
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Saltus, (Amasa) Wright
Sampson, Cassander Carv ......
Sanborn, Alden F
Sanborn, Alice Evelyn
Sanborn, Eugene Dana
Sanborn, Frank Berrv
Sanborn, Jeremiah Wilson
Sanborn, John Page
Sanborn, Mary Farley
Sanborn, Walter Henry
Sanders, Charles Henry
Sanders, Loren Addison
Sanderson, Henry Stephen
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NAME
PAGE
Sargeant. Frank Wadleigh
370
Sargent, Orison Clark
219
Sawyer, Edward Allen
492
Sawyer, Enos Kittredge
295
Sawyer, Frederick W
492
Sawyer, Herbert Noyes
397
Sawyer, Roland Douglas
225
Sawyer, William Henry
187
Scales, Burton True
117
Scales, John
93
Scammon, John
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Schofield, Mary Lyon (Cheney) . 533
Scott, Clarence Watkins
545
Setzer, William Judson
492
Shea, Michael Francis
379
Shedd, Charles Gale
435
Shedd, John Graves
326
Shedd, Rhoda Jane Colburn .... 438
Shepard, Annie Bartlett
213
Shepard, Ida Frances
327
Shepard, Joseph Eastman
42
Sherman, Lillian A. Tourtelotte . 146
Sherry, George Henry
306
Shockley, Alice Porter
45
Shontell, Frederick William. ... 340
Shurtleff, Merrill
271
Shute, Henry Augustus
369
Sibley, Mary Matilda Putnam . .
17
Silver, Ernest Leroy
199
Simonds, Katherine Call
263
Slayton, William Harvey
234
Sleeper, Alvah Guy
445
Sleeper, Charles Martin
445
Smalley, Fred Charles
293
Smith, Archibald Lavender
536
Smith, Charlotte S., M.D
486
Smith, Edward M
50
Smith, Ezra M
63
Smith, George Albert
542
Smith, Jeremiah
266
Smith, John Warren
541
Smith, Jonathan
174
Smith J. Brodie
486
Smith, William Clarke
542
Snow, Alpheus Henry
534
Snow, Leslie Perkins
337
Snow, Norma Cutter Currier. . . . 337
Spalding, James Alfred
529
Spaulding, Daniel Minot
524
Spaulding, Huntley Nowell
461
Spaulding, Oliver Lyman
187
Spaulding, Rolland Harty
21
Spaulding, William Waldemar. . .
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NAME
557
PAGE
Stacy, Thomas Hobbs
Stearns, Edward Roland
Stearns, George Landon
Stevens, Edwin Dearborn
Stevens, Henry Webster
Stevens, Jabez Howes
Stevens, Raymond Bartlett
Stevens, Roland Eugene
Stickney, Edward Huntington. . .
Stoddard, Edward Percy
Stone, George Weare
Stone, Harlan Fiske
Stone, Winthrop Ellsworth
Storrs, John Williams
Story, Fred Williams
Straw, Herman Foster
Streeter, Frank Sherwin
Streeter, Lilian Carpenter
Streeter, Thomas Winthrop
Sullivan, Dennis Edward
Sullivan, Edmund
,
Sullivan, Patrick Henry
Sulloway, Alvah Woodbury
Sulloway, Frank Jones
Sulloway, Richard Woodbury . . .
Swart, William Dumond
Sweet, William Isaac
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Taggart, David Arthur
Taylor, Amos Leavitt
Taylor, Frederick Wellington ...
Taylor, Levi Colby
Taylor, Maria Sanborn
Tenney, George Amos
Thayer, Helen Chadwick Rand. .
Thayer, Lucius Harrison
Thayer, William Fiske
Thayer, William Wentworth ....
Theriault, Marcel
Thomas, Edwin Herbert
Thompson, Edward Payson
Thompson, Willis Duer
Thorne, John Calvin
Thorne, Mary Gordon (Nichols) .
Thorp, Louis Ashton
Thurber, Lester Freeman
Tilden, George Thomas
Tilton, Frank Pierce
Tilton, George Henry
Tobey, Charles William
Towle, Fred Scates
Towle, Loren Delbert
Town, Francis Laban
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Towne, Hollis Frank
Towne, Omar Alvah
Townsend, Manley Bacon
Tracy, Charles Alden
Trickey, William Henry
Tripp, Walter Henry
Tripp, Warren
True, Reuben Cutler
Tuck, Edward
Tuck, Edward Arthur
Tucker, William Jewett
Tufts, Edith Souther
Tufts, James Arthur
Turner, George Huffman
Tutherly, Herbert Everett
Tuttle, George Thomas
Tuttle, James Patterson
381
18
290
319
281
315
343
190
355
406
162
227
69
407
262
535
97
Upham, James Duncan
Upham, Warren
Upton, Robert W
473
123
381
Varick, Thomas Rice
Varney, Charles Wesley
Vaughan, Charles Woodward . . .
Verette, Moise
506
339
369
321
Wadleigh, Fred Tilton
Wagner, George Augustus
Walker, Charles Rumford
Walker, Reuben Eugene
Wallace, Ellen Alfreda
Wallace, James Burns
Warren, George Herbert
Warren, Joseph
Warren, Mary Hale Palmer
Wason, Edward Hills
Wason, Eugene
Wason, George Butler
Waterman, Thomas Palmer
Watson, Irving Allison
Weaver, George Albert
Webster, Harold Adams
Webster, Jennie Josephine A. . . .
Webster, Jerome Pierce
Webster, Lorin
Weed, Charles Frederick
Weeks, Albert J
Weeks, John W
Welch, John Tapley
177
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Wellington, Leonard
Wellman, James Albert
Wellman, Justin Owen
Wells, Christopher Henry
Wendell, Caroline R
Wentworth, Joseph
Weston, George Franklin
Weston, Robert Spurr
Wheeler, Bertrand Thorp
Whippen, Frank Warren
Whipple, George Hoyt
Whipple, Henry Chandler
Whipple, Sherman Leland
Whitcher, William Frederick. ...
White, Eliza Orne
Whitford, George Langdon
Whittemore, Arthur Oilman ....
Whoriakey, Richard
Wiggin, Joseph
Wilder, Ella Caroline Abbot. . .
Willis, Eben Marston
Willis, John Richard
Winchell, F. Mabel
Winslow. Sherburn J
Wood, George Albert
Wood, Leonard
Wood, Mary Inez Stevens
Woodbury, Charles Edward ....
Woodbury, Elmer Ellsworth. . . .
Woodbury, Frank Ernest
Woodbury, Frank Taylor
Woodbury, Gordon
Woodman, Frederic Thomas ....
Woolson, Augustus A
Woodward, Nellie F. Tupper
Woodward, Sarah Jones
Woodward, Susan Jones W
Woodworth, Edward Knowlton .
Woodworth, Mary Parker
Worthen, Thomas Wilson Dorr. .
Wright, George E
Wright, Robert Morrill
Wyman, Louis Eliot
Wyman, William D
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One Thousand New Hampshire Notables: Brief Biographical Sketches Of New Hampshire Men & Women, Native Or Resident, Prominent In Public, Professional, Business, Educational, Fraternal Or Benevolent Work
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September 1986 Business Highlight Puddledock Press-NAPA Auto Comes To Town
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September 1986 business highlight for NAPA Auto, written by Pam Bouchard, for the Puddledock Press.<br /><br />The article reads: <br /><br /><em>A new NAPA Auto Parts Store has recently opened in town on Route 11. Proprietor , Mr. Cameron Kirkpatrick is an Alton resident with 20 years in the auto parts business. The new locale of the well-known store chain will be a convenient and dependable place of business.<br /><br /></em>These photos are stored together. They are from different periods of time. Last pulled together for possible use in August 1986. <br /><br />FHS-Kyle Leach
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�INTRODUCTORY.
Nearly three centuries have elapsed since the territory now
included within Dover's limits was first visited by white men
and this vast period of time has been so crowded with incident,
has witnessed so many stirring and decisive events and has brought about
so great a number of radical changes in modes of government, manners of
living, habits of thought, and methods employed in manufacturing and in
•commerce, that even were this brief sketch to be so extended that it would fill a goodly volume it
-would still be but an incomplete record of the doings which have transformed a howling wilderness
into one of the most important, flourishing and beautiful cities in New Hampshire. The Seventeenth
;
Century had but barely opened when the expedition, which was to number among its results the first
visitation by civilized man of this region, left England, for it was the tenth day of April, 1603, that
two tiny vessels sailed from the port of Bristol, sent out by the enterprising merchants of that place
on a voyage of discovery and exploration. Tiny indeed were these vessels— so tiny in fact that both
of them could easily be stored in a corner of the hold of one of the great steamships now so common,
for the larger vessel was of but fifty tons burden while her companion was only half that capacity.
But, small as they were, they reached the shore of the new world in safety under the skillful captain-ship of Martin Pring, and from them a boat expedition was sent up the Pascataqua River for a
-distance of twelve miles or so.
"Very goodly groves and woods and sundry sorts of beasts" were
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little band of explorers, but no attempt to found a settlement was made, the purpose of
being merely to gain an idea of " the lay of the land."
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ITS POIXTS
Eleven years later, or March 3, 16U,no less a personage tban Capt. John Smith, of Pocahontas fameembarked from London and reached Monhegan on the thirtieth day of the following month. After
arriving at this point he built seven boats, and in one of these, accompanied by eight men, he entered
the Pascataqua. At this time there was not, so far as is known, a single European residing at any
point on the long coast line extending from Plymouth to the French settlement on the island of Blount
Desert, although scattered along it at sparse intervals were places temporarily visited by fishermen.
This state of affairs continued for nearly a decade after Smith's visit, the time and manner of its-
termination being stated in Hubbard's "History of
New
England
"'
thus
:
THE KIRSX SETTLEMENT.
other gentlemen in the west of England, belonging to the cities of Exeter,.
having obtained patentsShrewsbury, and the towns of Plymouth, Dorchester, etc.,
made some attempts at beginning a
for several parts of the country of New England,
They sent over
plantation in some place about the Pascataqua River about the year 1623.
"Some merchants and
Bristol,
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
�DOVER ASD
ITS FOISTS
OF IS TBREST.
But happily it is no longer necessary to depend upon mere probabilities
a dav's journey distant.
to establish the date of Dover's settlement, for a few years ago there was discovered among the files
This paper is
-of Suffolk Court, an original document which determines it beyond a reasonable doubt.
in the form of a petition for a confirmation of a sale of territory made by Tahanto, Sagamore of
The
Penacook, in 1636, to William Hilton, Sr., and his son, 'William Hilton, Jr., the petitioner.
than
was presented
petition
-extract
in
1660, and fully covers the point at issue as will be seen
by the following
:
William Hilton, came over into New England about the
yor petitioner came about one yeare & an halfe after, and in a little
tyme following settld ourselves upon the River of Pascataq with Mr. Edw. Hilton, who were the
"'
first English planters there
" MVJiereas,
^eare
Anno
:
your
Dom
petitioner's father,
1621,
:
&
—
The petitioner was a nephew of Edward
known that his father came to Plymouth in
Hilton and bore a high reputation for integrity.
the ship Fortune,
November
11,
1621,
and that
It
is
his
wife and children followed in July or Aua'ust, 1623, or in other words after an inter\-al of about a year
- the evidence is conclusive that Edward
Hilton settled at
:and a half, as stated in the petit:
Dover in 1623, and as such is
the fact Dover is entitled to the
bonor of being the first settled
town in Xew Hampshire, and
Hilton to the distinction of having been the first permanent
settler in the State.
The exact
itively
is
of the
locality
settlement
original
known, that
is
not pos-
is
to say
it
not established by record, but
tradition places it at the extreme
southern point of Dover, and
authorities very generally agree
that this tradition is worthy of
credence.
Certainly
a
more
advantageous spot could not
have been selected, for it was
-easy of access by waterways,
which always form the chief and
St.
means of commuvirgin and wooded country
Thomas" Chtech a.xd Lafayette's Headqcaetees.
-often the only
the broad expanse of water on all sides but one rendered
impossible for the savases to approach in anv considerable force unseen, and the great
abundance of fish, so easily available at certain seasons, afforded an unlimited and invaluable food"
-supply which insured the settlers against that famine which was a by no means uncommon experience
nication in a
;
it practically
•of
Xew
England pioneers
less
fortunatelv located.
From an
aesthetic point of view, also, the choice
is now a popular summer resort.
Despite these advantages of location the work of settlement proceeded very slowly, Hubbard
stating that in 1631 "there were but three houses in all that part of the country adjoining the
was
a wise one, for the scenery
is
beautiful and varied in this region which
Pascataqua River. There had also been some expense about salt works."
The title under which Edward Hilton and his associates in England held their lands was some-what vague and unsatisfactory so they made application to have it more specifically defined. All the
territory on this continent between the fortieth and the forty-eighth degrees of north latitude was
controlled by an organization generally called the ''Plymouth Council," which held and disposed of
4he lands within these limits by virtue of letters patent received from the King, November 3, 1606,
�DOVER AND
6
ITS POINTS OF INTEREST.
body which made the grant desired by the Dover settlers and those associated witht
was issued March 12, 1630, and as all the land titles in Dover and several neighboring townsproceed from it it is of sufficient interest to warrant our giving it almost verbatim
anrl
it
them.
wa-s this
It
:
"
Now know
yee that the said President
&
Councell by Virtue
&
Authority of his Majties said
Letters Patents, and for and in consideracon lliat Edward Hilton & his Associates hath already at his
and their owne proper costs and charges transported sundry servants to plant in New England aforesaid
by the natives Wecanacohunt otherwise Hiltons' point lying som two leagues from
New England aforesaid where they have already Built som
houses, and planted Corne, And for that he doth further intend by God's Divine Assistance, to
transport thither more people and cattle, to the good increase and advancement & for the better
settling and strengthing of their plantacon as also that they may be better encouraged to proceed in
soe pious a work which may Especially tend to the propagacon of Religion and to the Great Increase
of Trade to his Majties Realmes and Dominions, and to the advancement of pulilique plantaeon, Have
given granted Enfeoifed and Confirmed, and by this their p'sent writing doe fully clearly and
absolutely give grant enfeoffe and confirm unto the said Edward Hilton his heires and assignes for
ever, all that part of the River Pascataquack called or known by the name of Wecanacohunt or
Hiltons' Point witb the south side of the said River, up to the flail of the River, and three miles into
Together with all the Shoares, Creeks, Bays Harbors
the Maine Land by all the breadth aforesaid.
and Coasts, alongst the sea within the limits and Bounds aforesaid with the woods and Islands next
adjoyneing to the said Lands, not being already granted by the said Councell unto any other person or
persons together alsoe with all the Lands River mines Minerals of what kinde or nature soever, woods
Quarries, Marshes, Waters, Lakes, ffishings. Huntings, Hawkings ffowlings, Comodities Emolurats and
hereditaments whatsoever withall and singular their or to the said Lands lying within the same Limitsunto the said Edward Hilton his heirea,^
or Bounds belonging or in any wise appertaining
Associates and Assignes forever to the onely proper use and behoof of the said Edward Hilton hi»
heires Associates & Assignes for ever, yielding and paying unto our Soveraigne Lord the King oneflSftb part of Gold and Silver Oares, and another ffifth part to the Councell aforesaid and their
successors to be holden of the said Councell and their successors by the rent hereafter in these p'sentsReserved, yielding and paying therefor yearly for ever unto the said Councell tlieir successors or
Assignes for every hundred Acres of the said Land in use the sume of twelve pence of Lawfull
money of England into the hands of the Rent gatherers for the time being of the said Councell yr
successors or Assignes for all services whatsoever."
at a place there called
the
mouth
of the River Pascataquack in
.
.
.
Nearly a year and a half elapsed before the actual delivery of the land, this ceremony being^
performed July 7, 1631, by Thomas Lewis, acting under power of attorney from the Council. It wasdelivered on the premises, the witnesses being Thomas Wiggin, William Hilton, Samuel Sharpe, and
James Downe.
No
record appears of any history of the Dover settlement during the time between the date of
the grant and the formal delivery of the land, and indeed the records of the early history of this
colony are exceptionally meagre and unsatisfactory, especially when compared with those of the
and the reason of this difference is plain. Men possessed of
resulting from them, naturally take care to see that full
and clear records are made of the origin and progress of that movement, that their ways may be
justified and their convictions and sacrifices appreciated by their successors, and in time, by all manThen again, the history of such an undertaking cannot but be of peculiar interest to the
kind.
student of humanity and must of necessity contain more of romance and of unusual happenings than
the history of an enterprise carried on by those seeking to better merely their worldly position, and so
Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
colonies,
peculiar ideas and identified with a
movement
actuated by the commonplace motives which animate people in general. The Pilgrims of Plymouth
and the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay did not leave the old country because they could not gain a.
satisfactory livelihood there, or because they thought the New World offered more opportunities for
�DOVER AND
ITS POINTS
OF INTKHEST.
7
the accumulation of wealth, but because they sought that liberty of conscience which was denied them
in England
but while this motive was common to them both there was one essential point of
difference between them which is now generally overlooked, the result being that Puritan and Pilgrim
are almost synonymous terms in the popular mind, the only distinction made being that the Puritans
settled at one point on the coast and the Pilgrims at another.
Yet their convictions were radically
;
different, for the Pilgrims felt themselves obliged to separate entirely
from the Church of England and
but had conscientious
scruples concerning some of its ceremonies.
The New Hampshire colonists belonged to neither i)arty.
They held no peculiar ideas concerning Church or State and had no theories of terapoi-al or spiritual
to discountenance iis
existence, while the Puritans recognized
that church
Central Avenue, Looking South.
government differing from those accepted
in England, their only object in braving the dangers and
being the acquisition of wealth.
Of course this motive was
mixed with various others, such as a liking for a life of adventure and an ambition to gain a social
position denied to many of them in the Old World but they were guided in their affairs and encouraged
in their efforts by no dominating, conscientious conviction peculiar to themselves, and so the early
discomforts of
life
in the wilderness
;
historians gave but
the
number
little
heed to their enterprises and the records now extant'have mostly to do with
of beaver skins and other furs obtained
from the Indians, the amount^^of
fish
cured for
the English market, and other prosaic happenings.
The most prominent man among those witnessing the delivery of the lands to Edward Hilton was
Captain Thomas Wiggin, who probably represented the Bristol merchants who hadjtaken that portion
�8
DOVER AND
ITS POINTS
OF INTEREST
now comprised within Dover's limits as their own. He returned to England the following year to get^
men and means to carry on the work of settlement bnt proceedings were delayed on account of
negotiations for the sale of the property, they being brought to a successful conclusion in 1633. The
Bristol men disposed of their interests for the sum of 2150 pounds, and it is said that the purchasers
were the Puritan Lords, Say and Brook, George Willys and William Whiting, but there were
evidently others besides these judging from the subsequent records relating to the property. This
change in ownership brought about a change also in the religious auspices under which the colony was
conducted, for
Edward Hilton was an adherent
of the
Church of England, while his successor, Captain
Thomas Wiggin, was of Puritan sympathies.
He is spoken of in a letter written
June 22, 1633, to Governor Winthrop, of
Massachusetts, as follows
:
"Before I end, I must not forgett to
put you in minde of one that is cominge
whoe hath deserved exceedingly
your father & the plantation, many
wayes he discovered ( under God ) our
enemies plotts, ifc helpt to prevent them
he hath also dispossest our enemies of
their hope, Pascataqua, and intends to
plant him selfe and many gracious men
there this sommer.
Noe doubt but this
to you,
of
;
;
may
be and wil be by diverse
reported to you
;
in this shipj)
but out of the mouth of
diverse witnesses the truth
is
confirmed.
and you all have cause to blesse
God that you have soe good a neighbour
as Capt. Wiggin."
I have,
October
10,
1633,
Wiggin landed
at
Salem, Mass., with "about thirty" colo-
Dover, "some of whom were of
and of some account for
religion," and the party proceeded withnists for
good
estate
out delay
Point.
to the settlement
at
Hilton's
They were accompanied by Rev.
William Leverich, " an able and worthy
Puritan Minister," and a meeting-house
was built the following year, or in 1634,
First Pakish Courch.
so that this parish has the honor of being
the first to be established in New Hampshire.
Captain Wiggin did not long remain in control of the
colony, being succeeded in 163V by Rev. George Burdett, who was made Governor by agreement
of the people who were otherwise destitute of civil government, as the corporation under whose
auspices the settlement was being developed had been organized merely for planting and trading
purposes and had no governing powers.
About December, 1638, he was succeeded by Captain John Underbill, who came to Dover that
Underbill was a brave
year on account of his being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
soldier but^appears to have been unprincipled and utterly untrustworthy, both in private and public life.
Underbill was succeeded as chief magistrate by Thomas Roberts, ancestor of the very large
family of that name to be found throughout New Hampshire and Maine.
The Pascataqua plantations came under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts in 1641, this change
being made with the full consent of the people, as important concessions were made to individuals and
�DOVER AND
ITS POINTS OF INTEREST.
9
to the towns, and the colonists ( those of Dovpi- especially were tired of the confusion arising from
the contests of those favoring and those opposing annexation. They knew that no effective resistance
could be made if Massachusetts sought to gain her end by force of arms, and, as they made excellent
)
terras (Massachusetts granting everything in exchange for the simple title of sovereignity,) their
The Pascataqua towns
their course was undoubtedly the wisest one that could have been taken.
remained under Massachusetts jurisdiction for nearly forty years, and so fully were their rights
respected and so much did they prosper while this state of affairs continued that the majority of the
people were reluctant to accept the mandate which made New Hampshire a royal province and severed
their connection with Massachusetts.
The thirty years following the anne.^ntioii of Dover tn ^Iissachusotts was comparatively
Morrill nLocK, Franklin Square.
tineventful, hut this period was to be followed
by one the
like of
which the colony had never known
for they had thus far lived at peace with the Indians, who had cordially welcomed the early settlers
but long-continued abuse, cheating and contempt of the redskins by many of the colonists at last had
their natural effect, and in 1675 the first general war with the Indians commenced, the first blood-shed
;
•occurring at Oyster River, in September of that year.
Interesting and romantic as the history of these Indian troubles
influence upon the fortunes of the colony,
is
and important
we cannot give them even passing notice
as
was their
as the exigencies of
space compel us to proceed at once to the events attending the birth of the present Dover, for old as
the town is in one sense, in another it is comparatively young, for it was truly " born again" after the
advent of the manufacturing enterprises which inspired it with such life and vigor that in a few years
�DO VER AND
10
ITS POINTS
OP INTEREST.
caught up with and passed by every town in New Hampshise but one, Dover being second only to>
Portsmouth in population for nearly a score of years.
The last year in which Dover blood was shed upon Dover soil was in 1725, during the French and
it
Indian War, but many of the townspeople lost their lives during the Revolution, for the people were
heart and soul in favor of that war and were well represented in the Continental armies.
The
population of the town in 17V6 was less than it had been in 1700, being but 1666, and at the close of
it was still less and the town, and in fact the entire country, was poor, much indebt,
and struggling against the many disadvantages of a worthless currency.
The effects of the war
the Revolution
continued long after the close of the struggle, but soon after the establishment of the Constitution the
industries and commerce of the country began to revive, although years elapsed before Dover began
new order of things.
The first United States census, taken just a.
found Dover with a population of 1998, an increase of 132 in fifteen years, and
the result of the census of 1800 was even more discouraging, while that of 1810 was but little better,.
to feel the full benefits of the
century ago,
in 1790,
Franklin Square, Dover.
and that of 1820 indicated slow progress, but from 1820 to 1830 the old town " made up for lost time""
in a most decided manner, and progress was so rapid and pronounced thereafter that in 1855 it
wa»
deemed necessary to have a city charter in order that the business of voting could be carried out in one
day, instead of extending over two or three as was frequently the result of the unwieldy towi*
organization, and in order that all public business might be more efiiciently and promptly transacted.
At this time the area of Dover was practically the same as now, it having been greatly reduced
from the original township which included the present City of Dover, Somersworth, Rollinsford,
Durham, Wadbury, Lee, Newington and probably a part of Greenland. A small portion of the lower
eastern end of Rollinsford was restored to Dover in 1879.
�DO VER AND ITS PO/M'S OF INTEREST.
DOVEK AS A
li
CIXV.
Dover was signed June 29, 1855, and the charter was aewptc<l
August 15, 1855, the first mayor taking the oath of office and
the city government being inaugurated March 25, 1856.
The great increase in wealth and population which caused the town government after an cxisience
of 222 years to be superseded by a city organization, was chiefly brought about by the cotton industry
which had its origin here in 1812, when the Dover Cotton Factory was incorporated with a capital of
$50,0(10, this company building a factory two miles above the Lower Falls, as it was then thought
This
that the i)ower at the latter point was fully taken up by the saw and grist mills there located.
establishment was long known as the Upper Factory and was not so successful as its projectors had
The
by
act incorporating the City of
the townspeople at a meeting held
supposed
it
would be
;
but they had strong faith
in the
future of the cotton industry and
in
1821 they
Centkal Square, Dovjsk.
extended their operations very considerably, obtaining control of the Lower Falls and building thefirst cotton mill erected in the village ; the capital of the company having been increased to $500,000.
It was again increased, June 17, 1823, to $1,000,000 and the name of the corporation was changed from
the " Dover Cotton Factory " to the " Dover Manufacturing
Company," a
third increase of capital
The company failed to make the enterprise
being made June 20, 1826 when it became $1,500,000.
profitable, however, and was succeeded by a corporation which still exists and which has made the
undertaking one of the most extensive and best-known of the kind in the world. This is the " Cocheco
Manufacturing Company," incorporated June 27, 1827, with a capital of $1,500,000, and now operating
Connected with this
five mills and manufacturing some 32,000,000 yards of cloth per annum.
Works their product amounting to about 50,000,000 yards per
two establishments consuming 12,000 bales of cotton a year. Employment is given to
The plant of machinery in these mills
2,000 operatives and the monthly pay-roll amounts to $50,000.
includes 100,000 spindles and 2,443 looms.
enterprise are the Cocheco Print
annum
;
the
;
�DOVER AND
12
Some conception
ITS POINTS
OF INTEREST.
of the effect which the establishment of cotton manufacturing and of other
may be gained by comparing the increase in population in the years
following their introduction with that of previous years. In 1790 the population of Dover was 1998
in 1800 it was 2062, a gain of 64 in ton years.
In ISIO it had become 2228, a gain of 166, and in 1820
it was 2871, a gain of G-t3.
But during the decade following, or that in which the cotton business was
founded, there was an increase in population of almost 100 i)er cent., the number of inhabitants in 1830
being 5449, or 2578 more than in 1820, And the increase in wealth was even more decided, for the
industries had upon the town
;
taxable property more than doubled in amount and the legitimate consequence of the era of prosperity
which had dawned upon the community was to be seen in the many new streets which had been laid
out, the new bridges which had been built, the hundreds of new dwelling houses which h.ad been
constructed, and the new church edifices which had been erected. Nor were these the only results of
the changed condition of affairs. This same decade witnessed the opening of the Dover Bank and of
the Savings Bank of the County of Strafford, the incorjioration of the Dover Aqueduct Company and
Central Avenue, Dover, Looking North.
the establishment of two newspapers, the Gazette and the Inquirer, making three local publications of
Dover Sun, had been founded some thirty years before.
this kind, as the
From
1830 to 1840 the growth of the town was by no means so large as during the preceding
was not confined to Dover for the whole country was injuriously
•decade, but this check in progress
affected by the conditions then prevailing.
There was great uncertainty as to the action of the
government on the nullification and tariff questions, disastrous speculations in Eastern land had shaken
•confidence and unsettled values, and this condition of affairs was aggravated by the suspension of
specie payments and the subsequent financial panics which destroyed some great business enterprises,
crippled many more and caused capital to be as timid as it had formerly been venturesome.
The gain in population from 1840 to 1850 was almost double that of the preceding ten years it
being 1728, making the total number of inhabitants 8186.
This decade witnessed the advent of the
�i
DOVER AAD
ITS POINTS
OF INTEREST.
i;j:
As a whole these changes wereand in some cases were utterly destroyed, notably,
that conducted by the Dover Packet Ccmpany, which had been in successful operation for many yearsas it furnished the sole means of intercourse between Dover and the business world and so transported
Many vessels were utilized and at one time Dover's commerce
all the freight to and from the town.
with Boston was greater than that of any other place east of New York, Portsmouth exceptedNaturally " the Landing" had long been the centre of business but later the opening of the Boston &
Maine Railroad, in 1841, and the building, a few years later, of the Cocheco Railroad to Alton,,
business deserted the Landing gradually and established itself convenient to the railroad.
Within the;
past ten or twelve years the shipping interests of Dover have revived and a large, well-equipped fleet;
of coasting vessels now sail from this port.
railway, which worked great changes in the business of the town.
beneficial
but
individual
enterprises suffered
Residenck of Jonathan Sawyer, Esq.
Dover's importance as a distributing point for trade in the interior declined very materially, of
was more than compensated for by the development
course, after the building of the railroads, but this
of local interests.
But
little
this period the
town became a
city
of gas in the houses and streets,
eflicient
made from 1850 to 1860, the increase being but 316, but during
and many valuable improvements were inaugurated, such as the use
better sidewalks and roadways, a police court and a more prompt and
gain in population was
enforcing of the laws.
become 9,874, showing an increase of 1,.372 during the decade, and in
1880 the figures were 11,693, a gain of 1,819 in ten years.
By the census of 1890 Dover has a
population of 12,780, showing an increase of 1,093 and proving that she is fully maintaining her
In 1870 the population had
among New Hampshire cities.
As has before been stated, the rapid development
position
of Dover during the years immediately preceding and following the adoption of a city charter, was not due entirely to the cotton industi-y but to-
�DO VSR A^D ITS POINTS OF INTER EST.
14
the combined effects of this and other branches of manufacture, prominent among the latter being
the woolen industry which was established here by Alfred I. Sawyer, founder of tlie enterprise now
on by the Sawyer Woolen Company and known throughout the country.
The boot and shoe industry has been and is another potent factor in the building up of the town
and city, it having attained large proportions since its introduction in 1847. In fact, when the business is good, more hands are employed in this than in any other local industry and the very magnitude
of the trade prevents our giving it the attention it deserves, for were we to make anything like
•carried
detailed mention of each of the houses engaged in
As
it,
the limits of our space
far back as 1854 there were eight shoe factories in town,
period, and at the present time
with any
Dover has some establishments
some
would be far exceeded.
of which were very large for that
of this kind that will
compare favorably
in the State.
Boots and shoes are not the only leather goods that are manufactured in Dover on a very large
Williams & Sons are extensively engaged in the production of leather
belting and lacings, thej' operating one of the largest factories of the kind in the country.
The banks of Dover have rendered such efficient aid in developing the resources of the city, that
the history of each and all of them will well repay careful study.
The educational facilities of Dover are excellent and the history of their origin and development
is very interesting, but the necessity of keeping this sketch within its assigned limits compels us to
pass it by. Franklin Academy, incorporated in 1805, has a high reputation and numbers among its
graduates many men who have won distinction in public, professional and business life. The pnblic
schools are liberally supported and efficiently conducted, so that by no means the least of Dover's
many advantages as a place of residence is the opportunity afforded to give one's children a sound,
practical and thorough education.
scale, for the firm of Isaac B.
The Church societies of the city embrace nearly
commodious church edifices adorn the streets.
all
the
more prominent
religious sects, and
many
Fraternal and benevolent societies are also well represented, the Masons being especially numerous
and
Orphan Council, No. 1, was organized April 2.3, 1832, and has the honor of being the
oldest council in the State. The Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor, and other prominent societies have large memberships and do much to promote sociability and alleviate distress.
influential.
It is just
about a century since the
first
newspaper published
in
Dover appeared, and the history
many journalistic failures and successes since that time would make a large but very interesting
volume. The great political parties have for some j'ears been very ably represented in this city by
of the
daily as well as by weekly publications, and as regards devotion to the interests of all people, literary
merit, enterprise, circulation and advertising patronage, the Dover newspaper press will not suffer by
comparison with that of any other New Hampshire city.
No mention has been made in this sketch of the advantages offered by Dover as a purchasing
center, for these are very fully set forth in the pages devoted to description of the more prominent
mercantile and manufacturing enterprises, the high standing of which in comparison with those of
other communities, conclusively proves that the conditions under which operations are carried on here
are, on the whole, exceptionally favorable.
New enterprises, and })articularly new manufacturing enterprises, will be cordially welcomed by
the people, both in their private and in their corporate capacity, and the natural and other advantages
offered are such as may well attract those contemplating the establishment of new plants or the
removal of those now established under unfavorable conditions. Dover is an excellent city to live in as
well as to do business in, and judging from present indications her development during the next ten
years will have made her more prominent than ever among New Hampshire cities when the opening of
the twentieth century finds her well on her way towards her three hundredth birth-day.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER,
garment
at a very low price, for working wear; and in either case will give
full value for every dollar received
and spare no pains to satisfy you fully
in every respect.
Extensive facilities,
broad experience, and exceptional executive ability are essential to the successful carrying out of so liberal and
comprehensive a policy, and the fact
that it is successfully carried out
proves that none of these conditions
are wanting.
l\Ir. W. S. Bradley, the
jiroprietor of this representative enterprise, is a native of Fairtield, Vt. and
is widely and favorably known in business circles throughout this section of
the State.
He gives close supervision
to the various departments of the undertaking, and has the business so thoroughly systematized that the responsibility for any mistake can be easily
placed
and as a consequence, mistakes are of ver}' rare occurrence.
From six to ten assistants are employed in the store, and from twenty
to fifty in the workrooms
so that
despite the magnitude of the business
callers are assured prompt and careful
attention and all orders can be filled
at short notice.
The premises utilized comprise two
floors and a basement, each measuring 40 X 90 feet, and a
large proportion of this extensive space is taken up by
the heavy stock of clothing, gentlemen's furnishings, hats,
caps, etc., which is complete in every department and
comprises the latest fashionable novelties.
Goods are
cheerfully shown, and visitors to Dover as well as residents
of that city should make it a point to call at 4.36 and 438 Cen
tral Avenue, and examine as clean and desirable a stock of
clothing and furnishings as can be found in the State.
,
—
;
Dover Clothing
and Jlerchant Tailors;
4i!6 and 438 Central Avenue,
Dover Clothing Company began operations in 1880, and during the past decade have built up a
business which is remarkable alike for its magnitude and
its scope.
The great secret of this company's general
W.
S.
Co., Clothiers
Bradley, Proprietor.
Dover, N. H.
— The
popularity lies in the fact that all classes of trade are
catered to vpith equal care and ability.
They will make
as choice a custom garment as any tailor in New
England, and they will furnish you with a strong, durable
you
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
16
Thomas H. Dearborn & Co., dealers in Foreign and
Domestic Dry Goods, 452 and 454 Central Avenue, Dover,
N. H. It would require much more space than we have
at our command to properly describe the stock carried by
Messrs, Thomas H, Dearborn it Co., at their spacious
establishment, Nos. 453 and 454 Central avenue, >and even
if we had the necessary space such a description would be
of doubtful utility, for however accurate it might be at
the time of writing it would be deficient before it reached
our readers, for the firm in question make a practice of
giving their customers an opportunity to choose from the
latest novelties, and as a necessary consequence tlieir stock
is constantly being renewed in one department or another.
They deal in foreign and domestic dry goods of every
description, and two floors of the dimensions of 90 X 45
feet each are required to accommodate the heavy stock
carried.
The handling of cloaks, shawls, etc., forms an
important department of the business, and a very varied
and desirable assortment of these articles is always on
hand to select from. This firm was organized in 1884,
—
the partners being Mr. Thomas II. Dearborn, a native of
Northfield, N. H., and Mr, Frank N. French, a native of
Exeter, N. II.
Both these gentlemen are thoroughly
familiar with the dry goods business, and give their enterprise careful personal supervision, maintaining the service
Employment
at the very highest standard of efficiency.
is given to ten competent assistants, and we need hardly
add that prompt and polite attention is assured to every
From the very beginning, the policy of the firm
caller.
has been to ofler thoroughly dependable goods at the very
lowest market rates, and that such methods are appreciated is proved by the extensive and steadily increasing
patronage.
Clark &, Aldrich, New and Secondhand Furniture
and iMusical Instruments, Auctioneers. No. 463 Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.^The establishment conducted
by Messrs, Clark & Aldrich at No. 463 Central avenue, is
popular among both buyers and sellers, for the firm deal
largely in new and second hand furniture, musical instruments, etc.
"Picture-framing" is also done in the best
possible manner at this establishment.
Messrs, Clark &
Aldrich do a commission business, selling articles at auction and at private sale, and keeping the best of faith with
their customers at all times.
This enterprise was inaugurated a good many years ago. and in 1881 came under the
control of Messrs. J. W. Foss & Co., who were succeeded
by the present owners in 1890. Jlr. F. G. Clark is a
native of this city, and Mr, B. S. Aldrich, of Whilefield,
N. H., both these gentlemen giving clofe personal attention to the supervision of affairs, and sparing no pains to
assure prompt and satisfactory attention to every caller.
The premises utilized are 20 X To feet in dimensions, and
as they comprise one floor and a basement, opportunity is
given to carry a large and varied stock. There is no
establishment in town where a dollar will go farther in the
purchase of dependable goods, and the assortment is sufficiently varied to suit all tastes and all purses.
Mone^'
will be loaned on personal property at moderate rates, and
all such business can be quickly and privately transacted.
Converse & Hammond, wholesale and retail dealers in
Eastern and Western Long and Short Lumber, Lime,
Cement, Calcined and Ground Plaster, Roofing. Slate, Fire
Brick. Kaolin, Plastering Hair, Plum Inland Sand, Superphosphates, Guano and Ground Bone General Agents for
E. Frank Coe's Super-Phosphates; 17 Cocheco Street,
Dover, N. H. The undertaking carried on under the firmname of Converse
Hammond was founded in 1874, by
Messrs. Converse & Blaisdell, who in 1876 were succeeded
by Mr. J, Converse, he giving place to Messrs. Converse &
Hobbs in 1878. In 1883 Messrs. Converse & Wood assumed
control and in 1884 the existing firm name was adopted, it
being still retained although Mr, Converse retired in 1889,
his interest being taken by Mr. A. C. Place, a native of
;
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New
Hampshire,
who
is
associated with Mr. M. B.
Ham-
mond,
a native of Albion, Maine.
The firm utilize extensive premises located at the head of navigation and comprising numerous storehouses and ample yard room, for a
very heavy and varied stock is carried, made up of Ea'-tem
and Western long and short lumber, lime, cement, calcined
and ground plaster, rooting slate, fire brick, kaolin, plastering hair. Plum Island sand, super phosphates, ground
bone and guano. They do both a wholesale and retail
business and are general agents for E. Frank Coe's SuperPhosphates, which are generally conceded by practical
men everywhere to have no superiors in the market. The
firm are in a position to quote bottom prices on the many
commodities handled, and to fill the most extensive orders
at very short notice.
The oflice is at No. 17 Cocheco
street, and as it has telephone connection, orders can be
sent without trouble from any point in this vicinity.
D. Lothrop & Co., Jobbers and Retailers of Pianos,
Organs and Sewing Machines, Dover, N. H. Importer*
and Publishers, Boston, Mass. The story of the origin
and development of the many important enterprises conducted by Messrs. D. Lothrop & Co., is of exceptiona)
interest, but to do it justice would require much more
space than the necessity of keeping this book within reasonable limits places at our disposal, and we regret this
the less from feeling assured that the large majority of
our Dover readers are already familiar with the more
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Were a novelist to present as
characters three brothers, each_ active, enterprising and
self reliant, each having strong individualitj', and each a
man of affairs as well as of business, and represent them
as agreeing to combine fortunes and share equal profits
while carrying on widely distinct enterprises, and finally
represent them as implicitly keeping this agreement for
more than forty j'ears, his characters would be criticized
as utterly impracticable, and yet this is the state of affairs in
the firm of D. Lothrop & Co,
The partners are Daniel,
James E. and John C. Lothrop, all of whom are natives of
Rochester, N. H.
As importers and publisliers the firm
have an international reputation, and the members of it
are also largely interested in the drug business, and the
clothing business, but the present article is confined to a
consideration of an enterpiise which, although of quite
recent origin as compared with their other undertakings,
has developed so rapidly and continuouslj' as to have
become the largest of its kind in the State if not in New
England. We refer to the jobbing and retailing of pianos,
organs, music and musical merchandise, and sewing ma
The firm began to handle these goods in 1873 and
chines.
a very fortumite venture it has proved to be fortunate
not only for the proprietors but also for the purchasing
public, who find at this establishment a full selection of
thoroughly reliable articles offered at the lowest market
rates.
The piemises made use of comprise two floors, of
the respective dimensions of 20 X 80 and 24 X 'i^S feet, and
contain a very latge and complete stock at all times.
Employment is given to twelve assistants, and despite the
magnitude of the business orders are filled with the greatest promptitude, so well considered a system being in operation that all confusion is avoided.
The resident partner,
James E. Lothrop, exercises a general supervision over
the enterprise, and we need hardly add that the service is
maintained at the highest standard of efficiency.
Mr.
Lothrop has been connected with the Cocheco National
Bank since 18.58 iind has officiated as president since 1876.
He has served as Slate Representative and as mayor of
Dover, his service in the latter capacity proving of special
value to this community, one of the most noteworthy
features of it being the establishment of a free public
library.
Mr. Lothrop is the financial head of all the enterprises with which he and his brothers are identified, and
although nominallj' supervising the Dover business only.
his counsel is frequently called for in the direction of the
firm's undertakings in Boston and elsewhere.
salient facts in the case.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
17
Walter H. Rines, Merchant Tailor Ladies' and Gents'
Clothing Dyed and Repaired
484 Central Avenue, over
enjoy an additional advantage in the fact that the stock,
carried is so large and varied that it is easy to find goods
Boston Hninch, Dover, N. H. To many people, a suit of
clothes is a suit of clothes, and that is all there is to it.
therein which are particularly suited to the present business in hand. This undertaking was founded in 1840 and
after several changes in its management came into the possession of the present firm in 1880.
The premises occupied are located in Cocheco Block, and comprise one floor
and basement each 20 X 50 feet in dimensions.
Two
efflcient assistants are employed, and an extensive retail
Paints, oils and varnishes of every
business is done.
description will be supplied in quantities to suit at the
very lowest market rates, and special attention is given to
handling brushes, artists' materials and window glass ;
also sperm, cylinder, lard and spindle oils of warranted
quality, all orders being accurately filled without delay.
Jlr. Andrew P. Folsom is a native of Dover.
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They apparently believe, that given a certain quantity
matt-rial it makes no difference how it is put together
of
so
long as it takes the shape of a suit and hence they are
easily imposed upon by such dealers as are disposed to
vrork off their goods more by their appearance when new
than by their real merits. It may be taken as an axiom
that the §5.00 spent for superior workmanship and trimmings are invested to better advantage than any other
portion of the purchase money, and those who will accept
and act on this hint, will tiud their reward in the
improved appearance and superior durability of their
wearing apparel.
To assure the best of material put
together in the most skillful manner, an establishment of
repute must be patronized, and none better can be chosen
than that conducted by Mr. Walter 11. Rines, at No. 484
Central avenue. This undertaking had its inception in
1886, and has been steadily conducted since that date
with constantly increasing success. Mr. Rines is a native
of Dover.
lie has that thorough understanding of his
business so essential to the highest success.
choice
stock of foreign and domestic cloths is carried, and firstclass clothing is made to order, a perfect fit and good
workmanship being guaranteed. Ladies' and gents' clothing dved and repaired in a most satisfactory and thorough manner, at very reasonable prices. Six experienced
assistants are employed, and equitable rates prevail, while
every order is given the promptest attention.
ery,
in
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Whips, Blankets, Robes, Fly
Horse Boots, Trunks,
Nets,
Bags,
etc..
Repairing
a
Spe-
cialty, 49.5 Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.
It is both safer and
cheaper to use a good harness
—
than a poor one, and there need
be no difficulty about getting a
good harness if you go to the right kind of a place. VVe
have no hesitation in recommending that now carried on
by Mr. .J. T. Peaslee at No. 49.5 tientral avenue, for this
establishment was founded bj' yiv. Geo. W. Ilayes in 1839,
the present proprietor assuming full control of the business in 1888.
Jlr. Peaslee is both able and willing to produce fine harnesses at prices as low as the lowest for similar work.
His establishment is 2.5X40 feet in dimensions,
and is completely fitted up for the manufacture of harness
of every ddscription, and the doing of repairing in general.
A well-selected stock, is constantly carried, comprising
whips, blankets, robes,
fly nets, horse boots
also trunks,
bags, etc., these articles tseing offered at moderate prices,
as well as guaranteed to prove as represented.
Mr. Peaslee was born in Dover, and has a large circle of friends
throughout the vicinity and numbers among his customers
some who have traded with the house for many years.
His reputation for turning out vmiformly reliable work is
as high as it is de.served, and applies to rep.iiring as well
as to the making of harnesses to order.
Selected material
is used in the filling of every order, and as skilled help is
employed, work can be done at very short notice.
Avenue
and Kirkland Street, Dover,
X. H.
In about every community there is a more or
—
less brisk
I
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'"r-HAn
7^^^
'^
demand
for single
busi-
and double teams for
ness
^ and
this
or
it is
pleasure purposes,
to be regretted that
demand
is
indifferently
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catered to by a certain proporliou of stable keepers, for on account of the poor
accommodations offered at some establishments of this
kind the general public have formed such an opinion of
public stables that a " livery stable team " is considered as
synon)'mous with a broken down horse and a more or less
worthless carriage.
There is no justice in judging every
establishment by the policy followed in the management
of comparatively few, and certainly no competent judge
can make use of the facilities provided by Mr. G. W Parker, at his stable, corner of Central avenue and Kiikland
street, without conceding that " livery stable teams" are
by no means necessarily poor. This livery stable was
originally established by Wm. Roberts, who gave place to
Mr. Sam'l Mitchell, about fifteen years ago, he being succeeded in 1884 by the firm of Parker
Kennedy. In 18.S6
Mr. Parker assumed the entire control of the business, and
has constantly striven to improve the service rendered.
There are twenty five stalls on the premises and an extensive hack, livery, l)oarding and sale business is done,
employment being given to three assistants, and every order
being assured prompt and careful attention. The proprietor is uniformly moderate in his charges, and as he makes
every effort to please his patrons, it is not at all surprising
that his establishment should stand high in public favor.
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J. B. Folsom &, Co., dealers in Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Brushes, Artists' Mi'terials, Window Glass, Sperm, Cylinder, Lard and Spindle Oils, Cocheco Block, Dover, N. H.
Much of tlie protective value of paints and varnishes
depends upon the character of the ingredients used in
their composition, and as these articles are used quite as
much for their preservative as for tlieir decorative qualities, it follows that care should be taken to purchase them
from a concern which may be depended upon to furnish
honest and reliable goods. No paint and varnish house in
Dover has a better record in this respect than that conducted by J. B. Folsom & Co., and customers of this firm
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corner Centra!
G.
A
J. T. Peaslee, manufacturers
of Fine Harnesses, and dealer
W. Parker, Hack, LivBoarding and Sale Sta-
ble,
A. E. Parker, dealer
Gloves, Corsets.
in
Ladles'
Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery,
Underwear, Infants' Wardrobe,
Dress and Cloak Trimmings, .'576 Central Avenue, Dover,
N. H. Every business establishment has a character of
its own as surely as every individual has, and as the dis-
—
tinguishing characteristic of the enterprise carried on by
Mr. A. E. Parker is reliability, it is natural that it should
be very popidar with the purchasing public, for all of us
like to feel assured of getting what we pay for, and it is
Mr. Parker's invariable policy to represent his goods just
He
as they are and return full value for money received.
is a native of Wolfboro, N. H., and has been identified
with his present enterprise since 1877, having at that time
The premises occusucceeded Messrs. Andrew Brothers.
pied are located at No. 376 Central avenue, and have an
The stock comprises dry and
area of 1200 square feet.
fancy goods, hosiery, gloves, corsets, underwear, infants'
wardrobe, dress and cloak trimmings, etc., and is so complete in every department that not only all tastes but all
purses can easily be suited. Mr. Parker quotes prices as
low as can be named on first class goods, and with the
help of four efficient assistants is enabled to give every
caller immediate and courteous attention.
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LEADINO BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER
IS
&
Co., dealers in Coal and "Wood, of
O. H. Trickey
every descriptioQ sole agent for Breed's "Fire King:"
II.
office, First Street, Dover, N.
We have no doubt
but that many of the oldest and best-informed residents of
Dover would be surprised to learn the total amount of
;
coal and
wood consumed
consumption
is
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in this citj'
and
vicinity, lor the
steadily and rapidly increasing and it is
not directly engaged in the business to
difficult for those
&
Co. supply a
keep track of it. Messrs. C. H. Trickey
large proportion of the local demand, for this firm have
carried on operations for about eighteen years, and have
built up a large trade by furnishing goods of standard
quality at the lowest market rates, and by sparing no p.iins
The
to ensure promptness and accuracy of delivery.
business was founded many years ago and was at one
time in the hands of Mr. Moses B. Page, he being succeeded by the present firm in 1873. The partners are
Messrs. C. H. Trickey and G. W. Avery, both of whom
Mr. Avery has served
are New Hampshire men by birth.
on the board of aldermen. Jlr. Trickey is thoroughly
identified with the commercial growth and prosperity of
He is largely engaged in the purcbase
this community.
of timber, or standing growth, purchasing either tbe land
and timber, or the timber alone, which is put on the market at figures very advantageous to buyers. Mr. Trickey
and his ancestors have for upward of fifty years attended
to all the hauling of the Cocheco Manufacturing Company and Print Works, and also attends to all heavy
transportation of goods of every description for manufacturers or merchants. From fifteen to twenty-five men and
some sixteen horses are employed, so taal large or small
orders will be filled accurately, promptly and at bottom
figures.
The firm deal in coal and wood of every description, special attention lieing given to handling the choicest
brands of anthracite and bituminous coal. The office is
located on First street, and yard on Cocheco street, head
of tide-water, and sufficient storage capacity is available
to accommodate 4000 tons.
Dr. A. J. Young, Dentist, No. 392 Central Avenue>
Dover, N. H. It would be absurd to say that anj' dentist,
no matter how skillful and carefnl, or how perfectly sup"
plied with the latest improved appliances, can practice his
profession without inflicting the least pain upon his
—
patients, but that some are more successful in this respect
than others, is a fact so obvious as to be known to all.
For instance, it is well understood in Dover and vicinity
that Dr. Young is one of the most gentle and successful
operators to be found in this .section, and it is also understood that this gentleness b)' no means interferes with the
thoroughness witb which his work is done, for, on the
contrary, by thus gaining the confidence of his patients,
he is enabled to accomplisb results which would otherwise
be impossible. Dr. Young is at the he.id of his profession,
a graduate of the Pennsylvania Dental College. Owing
to failing health from a long and continued practice of his
profession of thirty-seven years in Dover the doctor
spends his winters in the beautiful city of St. Augustine,
Fla., in his orange groves, returning to Dover to practice
his profession at 392 Central avenue, from Ma_v to DecemHis rooms are large and conveniently fitted up, the
ber.
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comfort of patrons having been given great consideration.
The facilities at hand are such that dentistry in all its
branches can be successfull)' carried on in accordance with
the most approved methods, and these facilities by lessening the labor involved in doing a given piece of work,
enables Dr. Young to make his charges very reasonable
11 fact which is duly appreciated by the public.
Thomas Spurlin, dealer in Glassware and Crockery,
Wooden, Tin, Agate, Iron, and Fancy Ware. Agent for
the Boston Dinner Set Company, always a full line in stock,
394 Central Avenue, Dover. N. H. A tasteful dinner set
or tea set adds so much to the enjoyment of a meal and to
the appearance of a table, that it may justly be classed
Jiigh among the things which make a home attractive, and
—
beautiful sets can now be bought for so small an amount of
money, that there is no reason why all should not possess
them. Should any of our readers doubt this statement,
we will not waste their time and our own in argument,
but will simply advise them to visit the establishment
conducted by Mr. Thomas Spurlin, for here may be found
the latest novelties in glassware and Crocker}', besides a
full stock of wooden, tin, agate, iron and fancy ware.
The lowest market rates are quoted on all the goods handled, which comprise not only the styles of ware already
mentioned, but full lines of the Boston Dinner Set Company's goods, for which Mr. Spurlin is the agent. The
store is located at No. 394 Central avenue and is about 500
square feet in dimensions. The stock is fresh, varied and
attractive, the articles composing it are guaranteed to
prove as represented, and prompt and polite attention is
assured to every caller. Mr. Spurlin is a native of Tuftonboro, N. H., and has carried on his present establishment
since 1887.
He has built up a large business by enterprising methods and fair dealing, and those who have dealt
with him will agree that his success is the legitimate outof earnest and intelligent eff'orts to serve the public to
the best advantage.
come
D. C. M. Pierce, dealer in Beef, Pork, Hams, Mutton,
Fish, Oysters and Vegetables, 502 Central Avenue, Dover,
N. H. The secret of success is much the same, no matter
—
what business ma\' be engaged
in.
If you can furnish
at bottom prices, and give
to all orders, you need have no fear but
that a satisfaclor}' trade will soon be built up.
Such has
been the experience of ]\Ir. D. C. M. Pierce, who is
engaged in the meat and vegetable trade at No. 502 Central avenue, for since he succeeded Messrs. Howard
Thompson in 1865, his efforts to extend operations have
met with unquestionable success. Since 1887, Sir. Pierce
has been located at his present address, having at that
customers with reliable goods
prompt attention
&
time bought out Mr. Horace Dearborn. He is thoroughly
acquainted with the wants of family trade, and has shown
both intelligence and liberality in catering to the same.
The premises are 20 X 40 feet in dimensions and are sufficiently spacious to accommodate a large and varied stock
of choice meats, fish, oysters and vegetables. All tastes
and all purses may be accommodated at this store, for the
prices are in every instance in accordance with the lowest
market rates, and the choicest goods are handled, as well
as those of less variety and cost.
Competent assistants
are employed, and orders will be attended to immediately
and carefully, being accurately delivered to any address.
H. L. Brew.ster, Electrician, Morrill's Block, 472
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.
Many and useful have
been the applications made of electricity since that subtle
"fluid" or " force," or whatever you may choose to call
it was first pressed into the service of mankind, and during
the past decade more progress has been made than in all
the previous years. The cost of electric bells, lighting
apparatus, etc., has been materially reduced and these
great conveniences thus placed within the means of the
general public. There is now no rea.son why everv dwelling house, store and factory should not be equipped with
electrical appliances, and as the efficienc}' of such apparatus is chiefly dependent upon the manner in which they
are put up, we take pleasure in calling the attention of our
readers to the facilities offered by Mr. H. L. Brewster, of
No. 472 Central avenue, for he is an expert and thoroughly
practical electrician and is prepared to furnish and put up
electric bells, burglar alarms, lighting apparatus, and in
short to do electric work of every description.
Mr. Brewster is in a position to supply electrical apparatus at manufacturer's prices, and can figure very closely on contracts to
supply such appliances and put them in practical operaEstimates will be cheerfully and promptly furnished,
tion.
and WDrk will be done under a guarantee that the results
will be strictly in accordance with representations.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
&
Son, Fancy Goods, Fine Millinery,
T. P. Cressey
?Laces, Kid Gloves, etc., 390 Central Avenue, Dover, N.
H. It is safe to say tliat no business man in Dover is
more generally and favorably known than Mr. T. P Cressey, for he has carried on operations here for more than
forty years and has long been prominent in mercantile and
Mr. Cressey is a
financial circles as well as in public life.
native of Gorham, Maine, and founded his present business in 1S40. In 1873 the existing firm was formed by the
-admission of Mr. E. P. Cressey, a native of this city. The
-senior partner was formerly a director of the Dover
National Bank, and has served as councilman and as
-chairman of the school committee, holding the latter position three years.
The firm are extensively engaged in the
handling of fine millinery, fancy goods, laces, kid gloves,
trimmings, etc., doing both a wholesale and retail business
and carrying a large and varied stock, which always
includes the latest fashionable novelties, and for that and
•other reasons is highly esteemed by the ladies of Dover
and vicinity. The store is located at No. 390 Central avenue, and callers may safely depend upon receiving prompt
and courteous attention. Fine millinery work to order is
a very important department of the business, and during
the season twelve assistants are required to properly
:^ttend to the many orders received, as the prices are mod-erate and the work is uniformly first-class.
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White, dealer in Sewing Machines, Needles, Oi'.
and Attachments of all kinds. Agent for Best
Makes Piantjs and Organs. Repairing a Specialty. No.
350 Central Avenue, Dover, N. [I. It is all very well for
sewing machine manufacturers to claim that their individual machine is the " best in the market," and in fact is
" the only machine worth buying," but the public have
their own ideas on such points and generally kno-w pretty
well what tliey want and why they want it. Therefore such an establishment as that conducted Ijy Mr. H. L.
White, at No. 350 Central avenue, is bound to be popular,
for the simple reason that Mr. White deals in many of the
leading sewing machines and consequently 3'ou can " pay
your money and take your choice " at his store without
being importuned to buy any particular make. Of course,
the advantage of each style will be pointed out if desired,
and any required information given, but the main point is
the great latitude of choice made possible by the scope of
the business. Mr. White is agent for the best makes of
pianos and organs, and we ma}' add is in a position to
-quote bottom prices on all the goods he handles. A large
stock of sewing machine supplies is carried, including
Jlr.
needles, oil, belts, and attachments of all kinds.
White is a native of Dover, and inaugurated liis present
H.
It.
Belts,
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enterprise in 1885.
His reputation for fair dealing is of
the best, and customers may depend upon all representations made and also upon getting full value for every dollar expended.
Dover Navigation Company. President, Thomas B.
'Garland, Dover, N. H.
That the prosperity and development of a community are directly dependent upon the
transportation facilities available is a self-evident proposition, for, other things being equal, it is obvious that those
manufacturers and merchants who enjoy the best facilities
for the reception and shipping of goods, are best prepared
to meet the sharp competition now existing in practically
-every line of business. The present importance of Dover
as a manufacturing and trade centre is of course largely
-due to advantages of location, but tliese of themselves
would have availed nothing and in less enterprising hands
would not liave been nearly so well utilized as is now the
case.
The undertaking carried on by the Dover Navigation Company is of almost inestimable benefit te this city,
and indirect!}' to all the adjacent country, for this company
offers exceptionally desirable transportation facilities, and
from the origin of its business, in 1879, has shown most
•commendable enterprise in catering to the demands of its
constantly increasing trade. Some of the most prominent
—
men in this section of the State are identified
it, and naturally the company is in a position to render much more intelligent service under these circumstances than would be possible were its affairs controlled
by resident.s of other sections, no matter how able and
well-meaning they might be.
The president is Sir.
Thomas B. Garland, and the secretary and treasurer is Mr.
B. Frank Neally, while the managing committee is constituted of Messrs. Charles H. Trickey, B. Frank Neally,
John .1. Hanson, ,1. Frank Seavey, .John Holland an<i
Thomas B. Garland. The company has a capital of $180,000, and owns eight schooners now in commission, their
names and capacities being as follows John BraceireU,
Thomas B. Garland, 319 tons Zimri S. Wal335 tons
John J. Hanlingford, 295 tons
J. Chester Wood, 55 tons
Jonathan Sairyer, 400 tons J. Frank Season, 656 tons
vey, 400 tons
John Holland, 1000 tons. The vessels are
kept in first-class condition, are in charge of experienced
and reliable men, and enable the company to offer a serbusiness
with
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vice unsurpassed for
economy and
practical efficiency.
John Mclntire, Meat and Vegetables, 345 Central
Avenue, Dover, N. H. It is true that the business done
at the establishment conducted by Mr. John Mclntire is a
rapidly growing one, but those who think Mr. Mclntire,
—
the energetic proprietor of the establishment in question,
is dependent upon " luck " for the popularity of the enterprise under his charge, make a great and inexcusable mistake.
say " inexcusable," for it seems to us as if no
intelligent person could visit this store, examine the variety and cWiracter of the goods offered for sale, observe the
We
uniform promptness and courtesy with which
all callers
are attended to and note the care shown in the delivery of
orders, without acknowledging that .such methods were
sure to build up a large trade, quite independent of
3Ir. SIcIntire has been
"luck," or anything like it.
engaged in this line of business for the past ten years, and
has therefore had sufficient experience to know what the
public want and to know how to supply them in the most
satisfactory manner.
Since 1887 he has occupied his present premises, which are located at No. 345 Central avenue,
and are about 400 square feel in dimensions. The stock
dealt in consists of meals and vegetables of all kinds.
Five assistants are employed, thus ensuring prompt and
painstaking attention to every customer, and the facilities
for the delivery of goods at short notice are in every way
desirable.
Mr. Mclntire also runs four carts, and warrants his goods to prove as represented, and invariably
gives all purchasers the full worth of their money.
J. Herbert Seavey, Hardware, 300 Central Avenue,
Dover, N. II. The manufacture of hardware has become
one of the leading industries of the country, and as the
goods produced vary as greatly in quality- as they do in
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kind, a retail dealer who proposes to furnish articles that
can be depended upon must have ability and experience as
Mv. J. Herbert Seavey has been
well as good will.
engaged in the handling of hardware, farmer's tools, etc
in this city for a long time, and succeeded Messrs. G. F.
Rollins & Co., in the ownership of the establishment with
which he is now identified more than ten years ago. The
natural presumption is therefore tliat he is thoroughly
familiar witli the merits of the articles in which he deals,
and this presumption becomes certainty on examining his
The store is located at No.
stock and noting his prices.
300 Central avenue, and comprises one floor and a basement, their dimensions being 20 X 75 feet. A very complete and extensive stock is carried, a specialty being made
of agricultural tools and the productions of the most sucA full line of
cessful manufacturers being represented.
cutlery, general hardware, etc., is also offered, and as
employment is given to two assistants callers are assured
prompt and courteous attention. Mr. Seavey is a native
of Rochester, N. II., and has a large circle of friends in
,
Dover and
vicinity.
�I.KADINO BUSINESS
20
MEN OF DOVER.
H. B. Dearborn, dealer
in
Pork,
Beef,
Mutton,
Vege-
Veal, Lamb, Lard,
Eggs
Goods, No.
Butter,
tables,
Canned
Fourth St
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,
and.
3,
Dover, N. H.
not uncommon to
hear people say they don't
know where to get good
meats; they are willing topay a lair price for firstclass goods but find it very
dillicult to get such artiIt is
cles at
any
figure.
Now,
such a statement would
not excite much of anyif made by the
residents of some out-ofthe-way place or other,
but coming from the lipsof one residing in Dover,
it certainly calls for more
than passing mention, for
Dover is a prominent trade
center and it would be
strange if tiisi
were not obtainable here. Of
course they are to be had, however, and in any desired
quantities, too, and as sure a way of getting them as we
know of is to place the order with Mr. H. E. Dearborn,
doing business at No. 3, Fourth street, for this gentleman
makes a specialty of handling first quality fresh beef, pork,,
mutton, veal, lamb, lard, vegetables, butter, eggs, and
canned goods. A store and basement, each measuring 22 X
50 feet, are occupied and a large stock is carried at all seasons, there being ample storage facilities to accommodate
Employment is given to competent
a heavy assortment.
assistants, and despite the magnitude of the business customers are served with a promptness and care to be looked
The proprietor,
for in vain in many much smaller stores.
Mr. H. E. Dearborn, is a native of Milton, N. H. He
established his business in Dover in 1880, and has been
All orders are
located at his present address since 1889.
promptly filled and the lowest market prices quoted.
remark
J. H. Randlett, Carriage and Slcigli manufacturer, 'J'J:'.
Central Avenue, Dover, New Hampshire. The establishment conducted by Mr. J. H. Kandlett at No. 233 Central
avenue, is regarded by many as Ihe headquarters for carriages, sleighs, harnesses and horse goods in general, for
the proprietor has carried on business in Dover for very
nearly a quarter of a century, during which time he lias
built up a most enviable reputation for furnishing standard
He is a native of
articles at the very lowest market rates.
Lee, N. H., and has been identitied with his present enterprise since 1860.
Mr. Kandlett has served on the City
Council, and is one of the mos-t widely known of our local
manufacturers. He utilizes very commodious premises,
comprising three tloors measuring 100x60 feet. Employment is given to from fifteen to twenty assistants, and
order work can be turned out at very short notice; repairing of all kinds being assured immediate and skillful attention.
A varied assortment of carriages and sleighs is
always on hand to choose from, and the stock of single
and double harness, robes, whip», blankets, brushes, and
other horse furnishings is one of the most desirable and
complete to be found in the State. The productions of
reputable manufacturers only are handled, and every article bought at this representative establishment is fully
warranted to prove as represented.
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:
Wiggin & Stevens, manufacturers of Flint, Sand, Emery
and Match Papers. Emery Cloth and Glue, New England
Ruby Paper, Dover, N. H. Such of our readers as are
mechanics by trade, or are engaged in any other occupation,
which familiarizes them with the standing of the various
flint, sand and emery papers on the maiket do not need to
be told that the productions of Messis. Wiggin & Stevens
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O. McOlellan, Merchant Tailor, No. 30 Third Street,
Dover, N. H.
We hear sometimes of the competition
between custom tailors and dealers in ready-made clothing,
but as a matter of fact there is no such competition, or if
are equal to the best, for these goods have an unsurpassed
reputation and are largely used throughout the country.
confined to those tailors, who turn out garments but little if any superior to ready-made work.
Reallv first-class custom clothing is so far superior to that
bought ready-made, that there can be no comparison, and
the much greater durability of custom garments goes far
not
—
there
is, it
is
compensate for any difference in the first cost. Among
the merchant tailors, located in this section of the State,
prominent and favorable mention should be made of Mr.
C. McClellan, for this gentleman turns out work equal to
the best, and his prices will compare very favorably with
those quoted by others producing equally desirable garThis merchant tailoring
ments.
establishment was
founded in 1881 by T. McGuire, the present proprietor
assuming entire control in 1887. The premises occupied
are located at No. 30 Third street, and are equipped with
to
all
necessary
facilities to
enable operations to be carried
on to the best advantage. Ten comjjetent assistants are
employed, and a beautiful and varied assortment of
imported and domestic fabrics is constantly on hand to
select from.
A specialty is made of ladies' garments, and
suits or single garments for either gentlemen or ladies, will
be made up in a uniformly superior manner, orders being
filled promptl)' and entire satisfaction as regards fit, prices,
etc.,
being confidently guaranteed.
England flint paper and New England ruby paper
famous and popular brands, and their popularity is due
New
are
less to their uniformity than to their comparative excellence, for while paper of about any manufacture is occa-
sionally good, it is but rarely a brand can be found which
The
practically never varies from its established standard.
firm have works at Maiden (Edgeworth), Mass., besides
those in this city, and some idea of the magnitude of their
business may be gained from the fact that while their Dover
plant is devoted to the manufacture of glue exclusively,
and produces from fifty to sixty-five tons per year, the concern do not sell glue, but use all they make in the manufacture of flint, sand, emery and match papers, and emery cloth,
at their Jlalden factory. The Dover factory affords employment to from six to eight assistants, and is under the superintendence of Mr. E. Wentworth. This business was
in 1858 and has reached its present extensive
proportions by a steady process of legitimate development.
The present proprietors are the estate of the late Russel B.
Wiggin, and Messrs. William S. and Everett J. Stevens;
both these gentlemen being natives of New Hampshire.
Mr. William S. Stevens has held the position of mayor,
and neither partner needs introduction to our Dover
We need hardly add that a concern with facilities
readers.
such as we have pointed out is in a position to fill the largest orders without delay.
founded
�LEADIKO BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
Dr. O. W. Tasker, Dentist. No. 3 6
Central Avenue, Dover, N. 11.
A libendowment of conunon sense is
one of the most valuable legacies which
—
eral
»nj person can receive, for cuninion
is really one of the most uncomattributes of character, and the
t
1 lunate possessor of
a large fund of
It IS sure of "reasonable success in the
w 11 Id and to avoid serious evils simpU on account of his capacity to reason from cause to effect and tluis steer
ckai of the errors on which so many
lie wrecked.
For instance, one who
h IS a fair share of common sense
Is not apt to abuse his teeth or to allow
them to remain uncared for, until Ihey
are miured beyond repair, for he knows
essential to the
tliat good teeth are
mamtcnance of good health, insomuch
IS the province of the teeth is to prepare the food for the stomach, and it is
badly decayed
as absurd to expect
teeth to do proper work as it would be to expect broken
The average person
mill-stones to turn out perfect flour.
is restrained from having his teeth given proper attention
by one or more of three things carelessness, fear and a
The first is no exdesire to avoid the necessary expense.
-ense
mon
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H. A. Worthen, AI iiiiifacuii'er of Light aud Heavy
R-ipairiug Neatly and Promptly
Carriages, and Sleiglis
Done. No9. 13, 10 aud 17 Locust" Street, roar City Hall,
Dover, N. H. The Dover Carriage Factory is the oldest
established factory of the kind in town, and is probably
at least as well kuown as any in this section of the State,
for its productions have always held a high rank in the
market and have gone e.xtensively into general use. The
enterprise was inaugurated forty years before the present
proprietor became identified with it, and this occurred a
-quarter of a century ago, he beginning operations in 18G5
Co., and
as a member of the firm of H. A. Worthen
assuming sole control about a score of years ago. Mr.
"Worthen manufactures light and heavy carriages aud
sleighs, and the commodious premises utilized by bim are
to enable opefitted up with all necessary machinery, etc
They are
rations to be carried on to the best advantage.
located at Nos. 13, 16 and 17 Locust street, rear of City
Hall, and comprise two good sized buildings, one two and
the other three stories in height. Employment is given to
from ei.ght to twelve assistants, and all orders are assured
immediate and painstaking attention, repaifing being
strongly, durably and neatly done at the shortest possible
notice.
Mr. Worthen is in a position to quote the lowest
market prices at all times, and customers may safely depend upon getting full value for every dollar tliey pay out,
"Whether for repairing or new work,
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,
G. Howard Churbuck, Retail Grocer, 112 Washington
Street, Dover, N. H.
It would be very difBcult to find a
more popular grocery store than that carried on by Mr. G.
Howard Cliurbuck at No. 112 Wasliington street, and
—
those who argue tliat popularitj- is the result of " iro'id
luck " would do well to investigate the causes of the favor
in which this establishment is held, for "luck" has liad
little or nothing to do with it, it having been brought
about by hard, intelligent and persistent work, and a consistent policy of giving full value for all money received.
The firm of Faxon & Churbuck began operations in 1880,
and in 1883 the present proprietor assumed sole control.
He is a native of Centerville, Mass.. and has had long and
"varied experience in the grocery business, so that the close
personal supervision he gives to the details of his present
enterprise is a powerful factor in assuring its continued
success.
Euiployment is given to five assistants, and if
every caller does not receive prompt and courteous attention it is no fatdt of the management, for the rule is equal
—
service to all large or small, young or old, rich or poor,
business being conducted so far as is possible on the
"first come, first served" principle. An immense stock
of staple and fancy groceries is constantly carried, and
positively the lowest market rates are quoted on goods of
standard merit.
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everyone should appreciate the importance
of having the teetli looked after; the second had some
weight in former da3'S, when instruments were crude and
methods wtre imperfect, but does not apply to day when
science has done so much to obviate the least necessity for
the infliction of pain, and the third is more than foolish,
for the healtli is the greatest of all wealth, and imperfect
For dental
teeth necessarily entail imperfect health.
operations we would refer our readers to Dr. C.W. Tasker.
located at No. ".GO Central avenue, who is conceded to be
as skillful and thorough a practitioner as the Stale can
show. Dr. Tasker is a native of liochester, N. II., and
began the practice of his profession here in 18C9. His
rooms are conveniently located and equipped with the
most improved instruments and other facilities for operating to the best advantage. The doctor is gentle as well as
thorough in his methods. He uses gas, ether and cocaine
for the extraction of teeth, and the most nervous or timid
may avail themselves of his services in tiie full assurance
that all unnecessary discomfort will be carefully avoided.
cuse at
for
all,
Excelsior Dining Rooms, A. E. Ashby, Proprietor,
No. ! Third Street, near B. & M. Depot, Dover, N, H.—
Probably each of our readers has his own ideas as to how
a dining-room should be carried on for "different people
have different tastes," especially where eating is concerned,
The most hat the proprietor of a public restaurant can do
" Excelis to suit the majority, and the popularit}' of the
sior Dining Kooins," No. 4 Third street, close by B. & M.
proprietor, Mr. A. E. Ashby,
depot, shows how well the
I
has succeeded in attaining this result. He is a native of
England, and has carried on his present establishment
since 1889, having at that date succeeded Mr. O. B. IreHis rooms have sufficient seating capacity to
land.
accommodate fifty patrons at one time, and as he employs
snflicient force of experienced and efficient assistants, he
a
The bill
is able to meet all the demands made \ipon him
of fare is varied, the food first class, the cooking all that
could be wished, aud the service prompt, intelligent and
courteous, so that it naturally follows that no similar
establishment in the city stands higher in the estimation of
Meals will be served at all hours, thus accomthe public
modating all classes of patrons. The prices are very reasonable, for Mr. Ashby feeds a great many people, and, of
cour-e, not only buys his provisions, etc., in large quantities, and therefore at low rales, but can get along with a
small profit on each patron.
A well conducled diningroom is a great public convenience, and we take pleasure
in unreservedly commending the Excelsior Dining Ftooms,
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
22
Wm. W. Hayes &
Elbridge A. Shorey, Dentists, No.
3 Bnicewell Biiililing, Dover, N H. The elegant rooms
of Drs. Wm. W. Hayes and Elbridge A. Shorey, No. 3
Bracewell Building, are fully equipped with the latest and
most approved appliances for operations of all descriptions
upon the teelh, and an extended and growing practice fully
attests to the skillful treatment and thorough manner in
which all operations are performed at their office. Dr.
Hayes is a native of Dover, and has practiced his profession since 1871.
Dr. Shorey is a native of Rochester, N.
H. studied with Dr. Hayes, and took the full course at
the dental department of Harvard Uuiversity, receiving
—
,
the degree of
D.M.D.
in the class of 1890.
W.
A. Morrill, dealer in Carpetings, Crockery, China
and Glass Ware, Feathers, Window Shades and Fi.xtures,
No. 74 Washington Street, Cocheco Block, Dover, N. H.
It is simply impossible to properly describe the stock
carried by Mr. W. A. Morrill, within the necessarily narrow limits of the present article, for that gentleman occupies two floors and a basement each 33 X 46 feet in dimensions in addition to a spacious storehouse, and deals in an
—
immense variety of goods, including carpeting, crockery,
china, and glass ware.
The premises occupied are located
at No. 74 VVashington street, Coclieco block, and are easy
and convenient to reach, but even if they were not we
•would still advise such of our readers as want anything in
Mr. Morrill's line to give him a call, for he quotes positively bottom prices and makes it an invariable rule to repres^ent things precisely as they are.
He is a native of
Salisbury. Mass., and is ver}' widely known throughout
Dover, having been connected with his present business
since 1859, the business being founded at that date under
the style of Morrill Brothers, Mr. W. A. Morrill assuming
full control of affairs in 1872.
Mr. Morrill sells his goods
at extremely low prices, and certainly it would be difficult
if not impo.ssible to parallel elsewhere the inducements he
offers,
a fact whicli is generally understood and appreciated by the residents of this city.
prominent department of the business is that devoted to the handling of
feathers, window shades, and fixtures, etc.
Those looking
for genuine l)argains in these lines may profitably give Mr.
Morrill a call.
Competent assistants are employed, and
the assortment of goods offered is always large, varied and
in short generally desirable.
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&
Nute
Wolcott, dealers in Groceries and Grain, 0.55
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.
Sixteen years is either a
long or a short time, according to the point of view from
whicli it is regarded, but it is certainly a very short time
in which to build up such a business as that now carried
on by Messrs. Nule & Wolcott, and this firm may well
congratulate themselves on the exceptional degree of success which they have attained.
Still this gratifying success was not the result of luck or chance but was brought
about by hard work, persistent enterprise, and by an intelligent determination to so serve the public that a heavy
patronage would result as a matter of course. Business
was begun in 1874 by the firm of D. A. Nute & Co., and
80 continued until 1883, when the firm name was changed
to Nute & Foss the present firm of Nule & Wolcott being
formed in 1883. These gentlemen are both well known
throughout Dover and vicinity. 5Ir. Nute has held the
office of councilman, and is a native of Wolfboro, N. H.,
while Mr. C. L. Wolcott is a Massachusetts man by birth.
The premises occupied are located at No. 555 Central avenue, and comprise one floor 30 X 75 feet in dimensions,
where is carried an extensive stock of groceries, grain,
etc.
also a basement, which is used as a meat market.
Considering their extensive facilities it becomes almost
unnecessary to add that Messrs. Nute & Wolcott are prepared to supply these commodities in quantities to suit at
the very lowest market rates.
These gentlemen give personal attention to the filling of orders, and as they employ
only competent assistants it will be seen that customers
are assured prompt and polite attention and that the
heaviest orders can be filled without delay.
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John Baty,
dealer in Stoves and Furnaces Plumbings
Street, Dover, N. H.
Many a hot air furnace and;
a steam-heating apparatus have been condemned,
wlien the fault lay in the way in which the plant was set
up and not in the furnace or apparatus itself, and therefore
when placing orders for stoves or furnaces of any kind, be sure
that the setting-up receives skillful and painstaking attention.
No little experience and skill are required in order
to put in heating apparatus so that it will yield the best,
possible results for the conditions vary so greatly that what
is advisable in one house would be height of folly in
another, and consequently the onl}' sure way of having the
work done to the best possible advantage is to entrust it
to such a man as Mr. John Baty, for this gentleman gives
special attention to furnace work, plumbing, iron piping
and general jolibing. He deals extensively in stoves, furn:
—
Locust
many
aces, etc., and is prepared to guarantee satisfaction to every
Operations were begun in Dover by Mr. Baty
in 1878.
He has had thirty years experience at his business
as a plumber, etc., and it is safe to say that no one in
Dover, is better prepared to meet the wants of the public
in the above lines of business.
The premises occupied
are about 1000 square feet in dimensions and are located
on Locust street,
heavy and valuable stock is carried,
plumbing work of all kinds is done in the most satisfactory
manner, while the lowest market rates are quoted in every
department of the business. Employment is given to six
customer.
A
experienced and careful workmen, and general jobbing
will be done in first-class style, at short notice.
Edward W. TaflF, Clothing, Hats, Caps and Furnishing
Goods, 479 Central Avenue, under American House,,
Dover, N. H. The undertaking carried on by Mr Edward
W. Taff, was founded in 1887, by Mr. Dan'lM. Hill, who
was succeeded by Jlr. Frank Roberts in 1888, and one year
—
assumed entire management of
the businesss.
The premises have an area of 1250 square
feet and are located at No. 479 Central avenue.
A very
carefully selected stock is carried, comprising fine readymade clothing, fashionable hats, caps, gentlemen's furnishing goods, etc. The clothing sold at the store has a
well-deserved reputation for uniform superiority, and Ihia
reputation is due not only to the excellence of the materials
used, the shapeliness of the garments and the perfection,
with which they fit, but also to the honest workmanship,
shown in every detail of their making, for this causes
them to be as durable as tliey are liandsome. A common
objection to readj'-made gainicnts is their liability to
become nii.sshapen after a little wear, but this does not
apply to those furnished. by Mr. Taff, for they are .so skillfully and carefully made, that they will hold their shape
equal to first- class custom work. Low prices are quoted,
not only on clothing but also on all the goods handled, and
should any of our readers wish a complete " outfit " at a
very reasonable expense, we can give them no better counsel than to |visit the popular establishment referred to.
Efficient assistants are employed, and immediate andi
polite attention is assured to all.
later the present proprietor
W.P.Page, dealer in fine Boots, Shoes and Rubbers
Sole Agent for the J. F. Bliss' Ladies Fine Goods, No. 487
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.
To obtain a slioe that
combines comfort, style and durability with cheapness such is the aim of about every bu3'er, and any
information that will serve to make the attainment of this,
object easier and surer cannot fail to be of general interest.
It is evident that to suit a variety of customers a
variety of goods must be carried, aud one of the primfr
reasons for the high esteem in which the establishment
carried on by Mr. W. P. Page, at No. 487 Central avenue,
is held, is the fact that the assortment shown contains artiThe inception of this enterprise
cles suited to all tastes.
occurred many years ago, and after two or three changes
in its management came into the possession of the present
proprietor in 1887.
Mr. Page is a native of Dover, and i&
very well known throughout the vicinity. He is indef&;
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
tigable in his efforts to not only maintain but to add to tlie
He
hiirh reputation so long enjoyed by his establishment.
is sole agent for J. F.'^Bliss' ladies' tine goods, and also
maUes a^specialty of the Day sewed flexible shoe, which is
as easy as hand sewed, being entirely free from wax thread
and tacks. He keeps a close watch on the market, ready
at all times to take advantage of any opportunity to offer
store measuring
his patrons exceptional advantages.
30x40 feet is occupied, and two competent and polite
So complete an assortment of
assistants are employed.
sizes and widths is kept in stock that the most difficult feet
can almost invariably be fitted perfectly, and not an article
leaves the store tlial'is not fully warranted to prove just as
A
represented in every respect.
John T. Hill, Furnaces. Ranges and Heating Stoves,
Glass and Wooden Ware, Steam Washers, Clothes Wringers, Sheet Lead and Lead Pipe, Soil Pipe, Gas and Water
Pipe, 19 Third Street, Dover, N. H.— The premises occupied by Jlr. John T. Hill, comprise one floor and basement each 20x50 feet in dimensions, and it is safe to say
that were thev double that size the proprietor could profitably use them, for Mr. Hill carries a very heavy and varied
stock and does a business which although already large is
constantly increasing. Jlr. Hill is a native of Northwood,
N. H.. and is widely known in Dover and vicinity, in social
Employment is given to six
as well as business' circles.
competent assistants, and in addition to dealing in glass
and wooden ware, steam washers, clothes wringers, sheet
lead and lead pipe, soil pipe, gas and water pipe, furnaces,
ranges, heating, oil and.gasoline stoves, etc., do an extensive business in plumbing, tin roofing, tin. lead, copper,
zinc and sheet iron work, also all kinds of stove repairs,
and wood and copper pumps made to order, all work
being promptly executed, while moderate charges are
every instance. The stock carried is exceptionally varied and complete, the prices quoted comparing
favorably with those named at any establishment dealing in
Cooking and heating stoves are
the same line of goods.
offered at very low prices, and those in need of an article
of this kind, would do well to procure it of a man who
guarantees his goods to prove as represented and has an
enviable reputation for faithfully carrying out every
agreement.
made
in
;
affords.
We
treatment
an order.
when we have occasion to visit
Now when we say that all
attention and civil
a store and give
these desirable
things are to be secured by dealing with M. it T. Chicoine
needed, for the
Co.. we think no further explanation is
popularity of this store. The business was started in 1888
t. Chicoine at No. 69 Main street. They moved
by M.
their store to their present location, corner of Main and
T.
Portland streets in 1889. The present firm of M.
Co. was formed in 1890. These gentlemen are
Chicoine
sugar, pork, lard, bams, beans, molasses,
dealers in flour,
They also make a specialty of
teas, coffees and spices.
The assortment of the goods
fresh meat and provisions.
is excellent and the prices named for them is as low as the
Messrs. M. and T. Chicoine are
will permit.
market
Mr. Frank Blair is a native of Dover.
natives of Canada.
—
is also a matter of common
nothing contradictory in this state
of affairs, for demand and .supply follow the same laws in
professional as in mercantile life, and it is as natural to
find many dentists in a country where their services are in
great request, as it is to find the most lawyers in lands
where labor affecting persons and property are most perOur American temperature has much to
fectly executed.
do with the poorness of our teeth as a nation, but there
has certainly been a marked improvement since more
attention has been paid to the care of these useful mem-
tists are
the best in the world
knowledge.
There
is
bers.
Decay of the teeth is invariably progressive, and
no one, once noticing symptoms of such decay should hes-
moment to place himself under the care of a thoroughly competent dentist. There are many in this vicinity, and one of the most popular of these is Dr. Fred H.
Hayes, for this gentleman is not only an experienced and
skilled operator, but is noted for the gentleness and consideration with which he discharges his responsible duties.
This faculty cannot be acquired, in our opinion, its exercise can be made much more easy by education and practice.
To combine thoroughness with gentleness should be
the aim of every dental practitioner.
We take pleasure in
itate a
noting the success Dr. Hayes has gained in this respect.
He is a native of Dover, and a graduate of the Boston
Dental College. He is well known in this locality, having been established here since 1883. Those needing the
services of a good dentist can do no better than to consult
with him at his office, No. 372 Central avenue.
all like to
receive
prompt
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&
B. Frank Nealley, Dry (ioods, Bracewell Building,
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.— There is but little use of
our saying that the enterprise conducted by Mr. B. Frank
Nealley is a most popular one of its kind in this section of
Dover, for the facts are very generally known, and there
are few if any people who are at all acquainted in this section, but what have remarked the popularity gained by its
The enterprise in question was established in
proprietor.
1865, therefore its popularity has long been established.
Mr. B. Frank Nealley is a native ot Seuth Berwick, Me.,
ami is personally too well known in this city to render it
necessary to make extended personal mention, suffice it to
say that at present he is mayor of Dover, and has been
The premises occupied comrepresentative and senator.
prise one floor and a basement each 20 X 65 feet in dimensions, an extensive retail business is carried on. employment
A
comprehenefficient and polite assistants.
skillfully selected assortment of dry goods is discourteous attention is
Careful and
played at this store.
extended to every caller, and as the store is conveniently
located in Bracewell Building, Central avenue, the public
will find it advantageous to inspect the stock before pur-
being given to
sive
Fred H. Hayes, D.D.S., 372 Central Avenue, Dover,
N. H. Americans have been so frequently informed that
they have the worst teeth in the world, that the fact should
be pretty generally understood, and that American den-
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M. T. Chicoine Co., dealers in Flour, Sugars, Pork,
Lard, Hams. Beans, Molasses, Teas, Coffees and Spices
also Fresh Meat and Provisions a Specialty, corner Main
and Portland Streets, Dover, N. H.— This establishment
has proved very successful and popular and but a comparatively small amount of investigation is required to ascerEverybody likes to be
tain the cause of this popularity.
sure of getting the worth of their money when they make
purchases, and to know that the groceries and provisions
they are consuming are as pure and fresh as the market
and
chasing elsewhere. The prices are very low, the proprietor enjoying the most favorable relations with wholesalers
and producers, and fixing his rates accordingly.
O. T. Henderson, retail dealer in Corn, Flour, Meal,
Seeds, and Choice Family Groceries, Henderson's
Block, corner JIain and Chapel Streets, Dover, N. H
Among the oldest established enterprises of the kind in
this section of the State, is that conducted by >Ir. C. T.
Henderson, for its inception occured nearly half a century
ago, operations having been begun about 1848 by S. H.
Henderson & Son, this firm giving place to H. M. Henderson in 1858, the business finally coming into the possession
of the present proprietor, Mr. C. T. Henderson, in 1870.
Mr. Henderson has recently remodeled and refitted his
Salt,
—
He is a native
is one of the finest in the city.
and is widely and favorably known throughout
the city. He occupies premises at the corner of Main and
Chapel streets, Henderson's Block, comprising a s-tore
22 X 75 feet in dimensions and a basement 40 X 22 feet.
The stock handled includes corn, flour, meal, salt, seeds,
and choice family groceries of all kinds. Every facility is
at hand for the proper accommodation of the various commodities dealt in, and the arrangements for the prompt
delivery of orders and economical handling of the stock
A large retail business is
are complete and well devised.
done, and customers may depend upon having their comfaithfully executed, while the lowmissions promptly and
est market rates are quoted in every department.
store so it
of Dover,
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V.
H.
McDaniel, Notary Public.
Auctioneer
and
dealer iu Heal Estate, 337 Central Avenue,
Surprise is frequently expressed because
certain men are able to transact sucli a great amount of
business and successfull)' carry on many enterprises varied
and distinct in character, but in the large majority of such
instances the explanation is to be found in the answer
given by a man of this type to one who inquired how he
could accomplish so much.
"Simply by making use of
the best obtainable facilities," was the reply. Many of us
take strangely roundabout methods of doing a thing, and
a prominent example is to be found in the practice of
inquiring of friends and making a personal tour when
searching for desirable real estate to buy or rent. This of
course is all very well so far as it goes, but as long as there
are well-equipped real estate agencies it is foolish to dispense with (heir ai J, for time and money may be saved by
patronizing them. There for instance is the office of 5Ir.
Ap()raisei',
Dover, K.
II
—
V. H. McDaniel at No. 327 Central avenue.
Mr.
McDaniel is a native of Strafford, N. H., and has carried
on business iu this city for about sixteen years. He is a
notary public, auctioneer, appraiser, and dealer in real
estate and enjoys a very high reputation for intelligence
and integrity.
Commissions will be executed at very
short notice in the most skillful and painstaking mauner,
and miiderale charges are the rule in every instance. Jlr.
McDaniel always has some very desirable city and
suburban propert}' on his books, and is in a position to
render valuable assistance to those wishing to buj', sell,
exchange, or rent real estate. In addition to the above
business Mr. McDaniel manages the sale of the American
Rubber Paint for metal, shingle and marine uses. It is
warranted not to crack, cleave or peel. It is a sure protection against fire, water and lightning.
It has become
generally known and meets with a rapidly increasing sale
throughout the
New
England and Middle
States.
Charles A. Tufts, Apothecary, Central Square, Dover,
N. H. If ever}- apothecary were also a physician, the
convenience of the public would undoubtedly be much
better served, but as such is not the case, the best thing to
do is to take advantage of the opportunities offered by
those who do combine these important points. Among
—
these we take pleasure in calling particular attention to
Dr. Chas. A. Tufts, whose store is located at 85 Washington street. Central square, Dover, N. H.
Dr. Tufts is a
graduate of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, as
well as the medical department of Dartmouth College, and
has been proprietor of this establishment since 1S47, at
which time he succeeded Mr. Asa A. Tufts, who started
this business in 1813.
This being one of the oldest apothecary stores in the county. The premises occupied comprise a store 18 X 60 feet in dimensions and a storehouse.
Two reliable and well informed clerks are employed, and
the large stock of drugs, medicines, chemicals, toilet and
fancy articles, etc
is carefully selected from tlie most
reliable sources, and always kept complete in every
department.
Prescriptions are compounded at short
notice, and the charges made are always as low as is consistent with the use of ingredients oif the best quality.
Customers are assured courteous treatment and prompt
attention.
Dr. Chas. A. Tufts, who is a native of this
,
very widely known in this vicinity, and has been
councilman, alderman, town clerk, associate judge of
police court and senator.
city
is
M. P. Bennett, Junk Dealer, No. 19 New York Street,
Dover. N. H. It seems a somewhat curious thing that iu
—
where there are facilities at hand for
the manufacturing of everything required in modern life,
in any quantity that may be called for, there is actually
much less waste than there is in lands where ordinary
commodities are much harder to obtain, what is known in
this country as a " junk store." does not exist in barbarous
regions, for the simple reason that there are no means at
hand to work the "junk" over again and thus greatly
increase its commercial value.
It is very convenient for
the average householder to have a man come and carry
off the accumulation of old rags, iron, etc., that gather
civilized countries,
MEN OF LOVER.
so quickly in the ordinary home, and indeed, such a
visit proves both convenient and profitable, for the junk
dealer stands ready to pay a fair price for the articles that
are of use to him, and thus not only carries away your
rubbish, but pays you for the privilege.
Mr. M. P. Bennett, doing business at No. 19 New^York street, Dover,
has become well known as one who pays the highest cash
prices and manages his business with liberality as well as
skill
lie deals in old iron, rags, and all kinds of old
junk, and also runs a tin cart. He is enterprising and liberal in all his business transactions, and is very generally
known and esteemed throughout Dover and
G. P. Butterfield, Agent
vicinity.
National Life Insurance
Co. Office 9, National Block. 4.50 Central Avenue, Dover,
N. _H.— The National Life Insurance Company of Jlontpelier, Vt., was incorporated in 1848 and is as successful
an example of a purely mutual company as the country
can show. The word " mutual " is used very loosely in its
relations to insurance organizations and has come to mean
almost anything, or rather almost nothing but as an illustration of what " mutual " insurance actually should be,
we would refer our readers to the insurance afforded by
the instalment bonds of the National Life Insurance
Company— characterized by Elizur Wright as " The
grandest step in fair dealing within the "history of life
insurance." The claim of the company that these bonds
are in many respects better than a savings bank or a government bond, is fully justified by the facts, for not only
do they make the saving of money easy and sure, but from
the time the first payment is made they ensure that your
dependents will b>; provided for in case of your death" the
full face value of the bond being then payable at once.
The iu-talmcnts are far below the premium charged for
ordinary endowment policies, having twenty years to run,
and the actual co.^t of insurance is definitely known and is
reduced to a minimum.
We have not the available space
to make the principle and the practical workings of these
bonds f-nlirelj' clear, but we trust we have sufficiently
interested our readers to induce them to call on Mr.
George P. Butterfield, at office 9, National Block, No. 450
Central avenue, for he is agent of the company for this
section of the State and is ready, able and willing to give
clear and exhaustive information concerning the methods
and resources of this representative corporation. Mr. Butterfield is a native of Great Falls, and has a large circle of
friends throughout this vicinity.
He has represented the
company here since 1889 and is greatly developing its
business in this section.
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E. S. Tash & Co., Choice Family Groceries, Shoe Tools
and Findings, 499 Central Avenue, Dover, N. II.— The
establishment now conducted by E. S. Tash A Co., may
truthfully be said to be one of the old business houses of
Dover, having been founded in 1850. Tlie firm of A. S.
Tash
Co., assuming control in 1854.
In 1865 the style
was changed to G. W. Tash
Co., the present firm being
formed in 1887. the individual members of which are Mr.
Edwin S. Tash. and. Mr. George W. Gray, both of tliem
are natives of New Durham, N. H., and are very widely
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and favorabl}- known throughout Dover and vicinity. Mr.
Tash served in the army during the late Southern war,
was messenger to the governor's coimcil during the legislature of 1887, and has held the office of both councilman
and alderman, while iMr. Gray has been overseer of the
poor for five years. The premises occupied are located at
No. 499 Central avenue, and comprise one floor and base-
An immense
ment, each 20 X 75 feet in dimensions.
stock is carried, made up of teas, coffees, spices, extracts,
choice famil}' groceries, canned goods, flour, grain, proThe
duce, etc together with shoe tools, and findings.
firm do an extensive retail business and emploj' thoroughly
competent assistants. As for their methods these should
certainly be well understood in this vicinity by this time
and hardly call for description in these columns. Suffice
it to stiy that tlie governing principles of the enterprise is
the returning of full value for monej' received, and so ably
is this carried out that an honestly dissatisfied customer is
a great rarity at this popular store.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
Savings Baak for the County of Strafford, Washiugtou
Sliow iii.^ a c muiry without savStreet, D.iv.r. N. 11
ings banks or their equivalent, and 1 will show you a
people without ambition or resources," says a noted
writer on economic subjects, and certainly all must allow
that where savings banks most abound, prosperity, good
citizenship, comfortable homes and educational privileges
abound also. We hear a great deal of talk nowadays
about the "capitalist" and the " wage-earner," and many
speak as though their interests were directly opposed and
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they could have nothing in common with each other, but
It must be borne in mind that the majority of intelligent
•wage-earners are capitalists themselves in a small way, it
—
is true,
but
enough so to bring il home to them that
wage earners have rights, and that
one class works injury to all. Therefore the
still
capitalists as well as
injustice to
educitional inlluences of savings banks cannot properly be
left out of the reckoning in summing up their usefulness,
and no person will deny that during the nearly seventy
years that the savings bank for the county of Strafford has
been in successful operation it has made its depositors
This worthy institution was
wiser as well as richer.
incorporated in 1823, and for many years has ranked high
among the representative savings banks of New E igland.
late statement showed deposits of .fS, 800, 000 with surbut
plus and premiums of over half a million dollars
what still more fully justifies the implicit confidence
reposed in the enterprise is the standing of the men identified with it, for figures are not always conclusive, but
the characters of a numoer of prominent men in a community are fully and generally understood, and assure the
stability of any undertaking upon whose successful conThe president is Mr.
tinuance they are dependent.
Oharles H. Sawyer, the vice-presidents are Messrs. Elisha
R. Brown and Samuel (J. Fisher, and the board of trusCharles H. Sawyer, Elisha
tees is constituted as follows
R. Brown, Samuel C. Fisher, William S. Stevens, .lohn
John Holland, B. P. Nealley, Daniel Hall,
H. Ilurd,
The secretary and treasurer is Mr.
Robert G. Pike.
Albert O. JIather, and the executive ofilcer is Mr. E, R.
Brown. The banking rooms are located in the Strafford
Bank Building, Washington street, and are so commodious and so conveniently arranged as to allow business to
be speedily and accurately transacted, all unnecessary
delay being absolutely avoided, and the convenience of
depositors thereby greatly served.
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Rooney & Burnham, Contractors and Builders, Cabinet
Work. Washington Street, Dover, N. H. It is unquestionably a f.acl that many peo|)le are deterred from build-
—
ing houses for themselves, by the stories current regarding
the difficulty of knowing beforehand just what a given
structure is going to cost, for there is hardly one of us but
what has had stories related to him tliat are enough to discourage any man of humble means from building at all.
But the question comes up, is there any need of this
uncertainty V In our oviinion there is not. Builders are
governed by the same rules that control those carrying on
other branches of industry, and there is no reason why
they should not as a class, adhere as closely to their agreements, as other business men do. Of course, if when
your house is half finished you want one part of it made to
look like the one across the way, or another part changed
to correspond with some ideas you have got since accepting
the original plans, you must expect to have to pay for such
alterations, and it is really right here that most of the
trouble comes. Place your orders with reputable builders,
as for instance Uooney & Burnham of Washington street,
and you need have no fear but what they will do their part
They employ a sufficient force of
if you will do yours.
workmen to enable them to fill orders either for building
Mr. II. P. Uooney has been
or repairing at short notice.
engaged in this business since 1884. The present firm of
Rooney & Burnham was formed in 1800 Their terms are
very reasonable, and their reputation for durable work is
-unsurpassed. Tiiey have fulfilled many commissions to
the satisfaction of all concerned. They attend to orders
ior cabinet work, as well as for contracting and building.
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National Bank, Dover, N. II,— The Strafford
National Bank may be said to have had its inception some
eighty-seven vears ago, for it was organ iz -d as a Slate
bank in 1803, having reorganized under the national
banking laws in 1805, with a capital of $120,000 wliich
The record it
has since been increased to |200,000.
has made is a most honorable and creditable one. for
' brilliant" financiering has been carefully avoided, while
on the other hand, undue conservatism has also l)een left
uupracliced. It is often a delicate matter to properly discriminate between " old fogyism " ami recklessness, for the
principles of one age may not apply to another, and il is
notorious that since the close of the war values have been
but
revolutionized and business mothods totally changed
the Strafford National Bmk has always been managed by
business life and hence
men who were actively engaged in
were in a position to know at the earliest possible moment
We need not say
of impending changes of conditions.
that this bank has greatly aided in the development of
Dover's interests, for were the contrary the fact it could
never have attained its pre.sent popularity or have posBut it
sessed the influence it now unquestionably wields.
by no means rests its claims to patronage on past services
on the contrary, no bank in this section receives the
accounts of firms, corporations, instituti(ms and individuals on more favorable terms, or offers a more efficient
service in connection with the collection of drafts, the
purchase and sale of standard securities, the reception of
deposits and the discounting of approved commercial
paper.
Finely appointed rooms are utilized, located in
StraflFord
;
—
Building, Washington street, and the
enable business to be promptly transthose identified with this bank are some of
Dover's leading manufacturers and merchants, the president being Mr. William S. Stevens, the cashier Mr. E.
R. Brown, and the assistant cashier Mr. C. S. Cartland.
The board of directors is constituted of Messrs. Wm. S.
Stevens, John McDuffee, Jeremiah Smith, E. R. Brown,
C. n. Sawyer, S. C. Fisher, Geo. S. Frost.
the Strafford
Bank
facilities avai,lable
Among
acted.
Foot
&
Snell, dealers in Foreign
and Domestic Hard-
Mowing Machines, and
all kinds of Agricultural
Implements, etc., ."ilO Central Av., Dover. —It is difficult to
get an idea of the magnitude and the character of the
business carried on by Messrs. Foot tt Snell, without a
personal visit to the premises occupied by them, for the
simple statement that they deal in hardware and carry a
very heav3' and varied stock although true enough as far
as it goes still utterlj' fails to convey an adequate concepIts
tion of the importance of the enterprise in question.
inception occurred about forty five ytars ago, Mr. H. A.
Foot, being the oriffinal founder. In 1866 be was succeeded by Jlr. G. E. Foot, who conducted it alone for
three years, and in 18C9, associated himself with Mr. T.
II. Snell, under the preseut firm uame of Foot & Snell.
Under their fostering care the ancient reputation, of the
enterprise has been more than maintained, for it is now
conceded that no establishment in Dover offers greater
inducements to purchasers of hardware in general. The
premises occupied are located at No. .510 Central avenue,
and comprise two floors, each 20 X 60 feet in dimensions,
Such ample
in addition to a storehouse 90 feet long.
accommodations argue a very extensive stock, and such is
complete in every
indeed carried, it being exceptionally
department, including as it does, foreign and domestic
hardware, mowing machines, and all kinds of agriculliiral
implements. Very low prices are quoted, and sufficient
assistance is employed to ensure prompt and accurate
Messrs. G E. Foot and T. H.
attention to every order.
Snell are both natives of Dover, and very well known
throughout the social, as well as business circles of this
Mr. Foot was in the army four years, during our
city.
late Southern war, and has also been connected with the
ware,
—
—
government as alderman and councilman. Mr. Snell
has also held the the office of alderman. These gentlemen have had a long and varied experience in their present line of business, and are thoroughly familiar with it in
every detail.
city
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
26
guaranteed to give satisfaction to the most fastidious.
Callers are assured prompt and courteous attention and all
orders are tilled accurately and when promised, and no onewho calls at this highly popular establishment will hav&
reason to regret having done so.
Valentine Mathes, wholesale and retail dealer in Coal,.
Grain, Hay, Lathes, Shingles and Superphosphate,
Street, Dover, N. H.— The enterprise conducted
by Mr. Valentine Mathes is of the very first importance tothe residents of Dover and vicinity, for Mr. Jlathes dealsin a variety of standard commodities, and quotes such low
prices that a good deal of money can be saved by placingorders with him. He solicits a trial order from those
wisldng anything in his line, and feels confident that in
many cases he can enable customers to save ten per cent.,,
from the amount they formerly expended for coal, grain,
etc.
Mr. Jlathes was born in Durham, N. H and hascarried on his present business since 18T9.
The premisesutilized are located on Folsom street, and comprise a grain
elevator, coal and wood sheds, etc., a very heavy stock of
coal, wood, grain, hay. lathes, shingles, superphosphate,
etc., being constantly carried, enabling the most extensivewholesale or retail orders to be filled without delay.
Employment is given to fifteen assistants, and all goods-
Wood,
Folsom
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Charles E. Bacon, ilealer in Diamoncis, Watches,
Clocks, Jewelry unci Silverware, Spectacles a Specialty.
Watches, .lewelry and Clocks Repaired.
Engraving
neatly executed.
No. 388 Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.
This establishment occupies ii prominent position among
the oldest, most complete, and most attractive establishments of the kind in Dover, and contains a reliable stock
of goods, embracing a tine variety of diamonds, watches,
clocks, jewelery and silverware. "Mr. Bacon also carries a
largejiue of artistic brass goods that are elegant in style
and l]nish. (Piano ]am|)s are very attractive and useful,
and make a very suitable wedding present) and hundreds
of things which our limited space'will not admit of mention.
The store is located at No. 388 Central avenue, and
is of the dimensions of 20 X 40 feet.
Altogether this store
is one of the most attractive in town, and "has been under
the able management of Mr. Charles E. Bacon since 1857,
he conducts his business on a high plane of honor with
fair representation of all goods, and one price, that the
very lowest. Mr. Bacon is a native of Biddeford, Maine,
and has conducted his business in Dover from the start in
a highly satisfactory manner, both to himself and his
patrons.
Two competent and reliable assistants are
employed and an extensive retail business is done. !Mr.
Bacon is sole agent for the Diamond spectacles, and gives
special attention to watch, clock and jewelry repairing
also enffraving is neatly executed, and the most intricate
jolis will be satisfactorily performed in a thoroughly work-
—
;
manlike manner at exceedingly moderate prices.
No
misrepresentations are permitted" at this store, and callers
may feel assured that all articles bought here will prove
just as represented.
A.
Eilloren, Groceries. Cigars and Confectionery,
314 Central Ave., Dover, N. H.— Tlie store occupied by
the Killoren Bro's is one of the most popular in the town,
the stock is complete in every department, and is made up
of carefully selected goods, which may be confidently
relied upon to be precisely as represented, Messrs. Andrew
and .John Killoren have carried on their present enterprise
for over ten years, both gentlemen are well known in
political as well as business circles.
The premises utilized
at 314 Central ave.. cover an area of over 800 feet and
are very conveniently fitted up, enabling the firm to display their goods to excellent advantage, and with the aid
of three assistants to handle their business without «onfusion or delay.
Fine groceries, teas, coffees, flour, etc.,
ciffars of all the best brands, and pure confectionery are
offered at the very lowest market rates, and all goods are
A. J.
are delivered in the compact part of the city tree.
Ordersby mail or telephone are assured immediate and careful
attention, and a team will call regularly to take orders if
desired.
Mr. Mathes makes it a rule" to deliver goods
promptly at the time promised, and no small share of thepopularity of his establishment can be traced to this practice.
Walton B. Sha-w, dealer in Boots, Shoes and Rubbera
of all kinds. 101 Washington Street, Dover, N. H.— Considering the important influence that is exerted by what i»
worn on the teet not only on one's personal appearance,
but also on one's health as well. it is not surprising that
many people should find it harder to select a durable pair
of shoes than any other article of dress, therefore, in order
to obtain reliable and satisfactory foot covering dependence must be placed in the dealer, and when we say Mr.
Walton R. Shaw guards the interests of his customers asthongh they were his own, we only voice the opinion of
many of those familiar with his business methods. Thisestablishment was originally founded by Mr. O. C. Ingraham, who conducted the business for over fifteen years.
Since 1889 it liae been under the sole control of Mr. Walton Shaw who is a native of Holbrook, Mass. The premises occupied at No. 101 Washington street are 'iO x OO
feet in dimensions, and boots and shoes of all kinds are
handled, and the stock carried is sufficiently comprehensive to include all sizes, shapes, kinds and conditions of
foot-wear.
The proprietor of this store warrants every
article leaving this establishment to prove as represented.
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G.
N.
W. Home & Co.,
— Among the
H.
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Brick
Dover,
manufacturing
Manufacturers,
representative
which have made Dover -what it now
would never do to omit mention of that carried on
enterprises
is. it
under the firm-name of G. W. Home & Co., for this was
inaugurated many years ago and has attained a reputationwhich is by no means confined to this section. Mr. Home
is dead, and the business is now owned by his daughter, it
being carried on under the direct management of Mr.
Wingate Bunker, who is well and favorably known in
manufacturing and general business circles, and who ia
very successful in maintaining the high reputation so long^
Home
associated with this undertaking.
Messrs. G. W.
Co., utilize s-pacious premises and are very extensively engaged in
the manufacture of
brick.
The
sheds used for storage purposes cover a very wideexpanse of gronnd, and as a general thing a heavy stock
of finished brick is carried.
The average annual production is abont 2,000,000, and the largest orders can be
filled at short notice and the lowest market rales.
Thebricks are remarkalily uniform in quality, and are highly
spoken of by all who" have made use of them.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
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P. Gorman, dealer in Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables,
Choice Butter, Cheese and Eggs, 11 Locust St., Dover, N.
H. It is becoming generally understood that the food we
eat has more to do with our bodily health than any other
one thing. Disorders and even diseases that were once
treated with powerful drugs and medicines, are now corrected and almost entirely cured by careful attention toIt is also conceded that the man who most perfectly
diet.
suits his food to his temperament ami his occupation, will,,
Therefore
other things being e(iual, enjoy the best health.
it is of the highest importance to know where reliable food
products may be best obtained. We are happy to be able
to call the "attention of our readers to so deserving and
well-managed an establishment as that carried on by Mr.
He commenced opeP. Gorman, at No. 11 Locust street.
rations here in 1881, and has already built up a largeconstantly on hand
An extensive stock is
retail trade.
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George & Langmaid, Granite Cutters, and dealers in
Monuments. Tablets and Cemetery Enclosures, Kiver St.,
Dover, N. H. It is undoubtedly a fact that tirst-class stone
—
is not to be had at second or third class rates, but it
should be remembered that all first-class rates are by no
means identical, and that there is really no need of payin.s;
fancy figures in order to get work equal to the best. A
work
practical
illustration
of
the truth of
these
quality.
assertions
by visiting the establishment conducted by IMesars. George & Langmaid, at No. 31
for this firm do stone cutting in genRiver street,
making a specialty of granite monuments and
eral
cemetery work, and quoting uniformly moderate prices
on work that will bear the most critical inspection. This
business was at one time carried on by Mr. Ira A. Butterfield, who was succeeded in 1883 by Jlr. Stephen W.
George and Levi Elder, and iu 18S6 Mr. George assumed
entire control of the business and continued until 1889,
when !Mr. Linville F. Langmaid was admitted to partnerMr. George is a native of Vermont and Mr. Langship.
maid of New Ilampshire, both partners being skillful
stonecutters who have had long and varied experience. A
great variety of designs is offered to choose from, and estimates will cheerfully be made on application, all orders,
large or small, being assured prompt and painstaking attenMessrs. George & Langmaid have recently opened a
tion.
granite quarry in Nottingham, which is located ten miles
from Dover. This granite is the best this side of Concord.
It is light in color, and very nice for cemetery and build-
may
consisting of groceries, fruits and vegetables, choice butcheese and eggs. Mr. Gorman obtains his goods from
the most reliable sources, and is therefore in a position toguarantee that they will prove as represented. Two competent assistants are employed, and no trouble is spared toMr. Gorman caters to family trade
satisfy all customers.
and quotes the lowest market rates on goods of standard
ter,
be obtained
;
ing work.
City Employment Bureau, W. C. Williams, 327
In
Avenue. SIcCarty Block, Dover, N.
theory, an employment bureau cannot fail to be of great
public convenience and so deserves liberal support, but in
practice many establishments of this kind are of no use
whatever and are carefully avoided by well-informed persons in search of desirable help. The fault of course is
with the management, for the principle involved is sound,
and when intelligently and honorably carried out the
results are sure to be eminently satisfactory to all parties
concerned. Therefore we take pleasure in calling attention to the City Employment Bureau, located at No. 327
Central avenue, in McCarty Block, for since this office was
opened, in 1889, it has made an enviable record for efficiencv and reliability. The proprietor, Mr. W. C. "Williams, is a native of New York Slate, and served iu the
armv during the Rebellion. He is associated with the
leading employment offices in Boston, and is in a position
to supply private families, hotels, restaurants, boarding,
mountain and seashore houses with help at short notice.
He constantly has the names of male and female help of
all nationalities on his books, and can furnish new arrivals
The office is open from 8 A. m.
to those preferring turh.
to 8 P. M., and is in charge of Mrs. Williams, prompt and
courteous attention being assured to every caller. All
first-class help will be furnished with situations at short
Central
notice.
H.—
& Harvey, Livery, Boarding and Baiting
Hacks furnished for Funerals, Private Parties,
Jenness
ble.
Staetc.
Rear of American House, Dover, N. U.— The firm of Jenness & Harvey, .have shown great enterprise in catering to-
A visit to their stable will disclose the fact,
the public.
that first-class teams may be obtained there at very reasonHorses will be taken toable rates and at short notice.
board at a moderate price and are assured proper care,
good food and suitable stabling. The stable which is
located at the rear of the American House, contains thirty
Hacks will be furnished when desired for funerals,
stalls.
These gentlemen do a large business
private parlies, etc.
Those who have patronized them in
in horse clipping.
this line, can testify to the careful and skillful manner in
which the operation was performed. Four capable assistants are employed, and the interests of their customers are
This enterprise has been conducted
faithfully consulted.
by the present proprietors since 1888. Mr. C. E .Jenness
who is a native of Dover, N. H., was formerly proprietor
Mr. F. C. Harvey is a native
of the Hawthorn Stable.
All having business dealings
of South Berwick, Maine.
with these gentlemen will find them "thoroughly reliable
their aim to keep a first-class stable,
and honorable. It is
where first-class teams may be obtained at all times, and
thus far they have succeeded to the satisfaction of all!
interested.
The City Laundry, the original Dan Guilfoyle,
Proprietor, corner of Third Street and Central Avenue,
Dover, N. H.-— There are many people who object to having washing done at home and yet do not feel disposed toBut there is noentrust their linen to public laundries.
more necessity of having your clothes injured at a laundry
than there is of having them done up at home, for The
City Laundry now run by ]Mr. Dan Guilfoyle at the corner of Third street and Central avenue, does careful work
and avoids injury to the most delicate fabric. Mr. Guilfoyle has conducted his present enterprise since 1884, and
has built up a thriving business, employment being given
The uniform
to only thoroughly experienced assistants.
superiority of the work turned out at this establishment is
evident to the most fastidious. A very important feature
of the business is the fact that all clothes are dried out in
the open air, no chemicals used whatever, while the pricesare so low that all can afford to take advantage of the
Laundry work of all kinds is done
opportunities offered.
at short notice, and work is called for and delivered
promptly as promised. Mr Guilfoyle is a native of Dover,
and well known throughout the city and vicinity.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
28
James W. Hartford, Harness MaUer,
9 Locust Street,
no iiiun is to be blamed for trying
g.jods lie requires as cbeaply as possible,
still, it should alwaj-s be remembered that articles of
standard merit have a much more uniform or standard
price than those which are simply made to sell, as
the saying is, and that the lowest priced article is therefore not necessarily the cheapest. This principle applies
to every line of business and particularly to that devoted
to the manufacture and sale of harnesses, whips, collars,
•etc., for these goods vary greatly in quality, as good mate-
Dovur, N.
II.
to purchase
— Whik'
tin-
rial and skillful workmanship have to be paid for.
Mr.
James W. Hartford has built up an enviable reputation in
the production of the above named goods, having been
engaged
in the business for over thirty years
His shop
looited at No, 9 Locust street, Dover. N. H.
The
premises have an area of about 300 feet, while the employment of an experienced assistant enables him to serve his
customers in a prompt and satisfactory manner. These
articles are offered at the very lowest market rates.
Mr.
Hartford is a native of Dover, N. H., and is almost uni"versally known in this vicinity as he has been deputy
sheriff.
Orders for custom work or repairing will be
filled at very short notice.
is
J. Frank Roberts, dealer in Groceries, Flour and
Produce, Teas, Coffees and Spices, E.vtracts and Canned
at the lowest cash prices, 498 Central Avenue,
Dover, N. H. The great magnitude of the grocery busi-
Goods,
—
ness in this city, is significantly indicated by the number
and importance of the houses engaged in this line of trade,
and of these, none occupies a more prominent position
than that of Mr. J. Prank Roberts, doing business at Ko.
498 Central avenue. This enterprise was inaugurated in
1879 by the present proprietor. In 1887 he associated
himself with Mr. Foss. under the firm style of Hoberts &
Foss, which was continued until 1890, when Mr. Roberts
again assumed entire management of the business. Mr.
Roberts is a native of Maine, and is well known throughout Dover and vicinity as an enterprising and sagacious
business man.
No retail grocery house in this city enjoys
more favorable relations with producers, wholesalers, etc.,
and the consequence of
this state of affairs is to be seen
in the exceptional advantages the proprietor is enabled to
offer his customers in the purchase of many standard
commodities. The premises occupied comprise a store
and storeroom, each 20 X 40 feet in dimensions, and are
well fitted up for the accommodation of the large and
varied stock dealt in, which includes groceries, flour and
produce also teas, coffees, spices, e.xtracts and canned
goods. Three competent assistants are employed and all
orders are assured immediate and careful attention, while
the prices quoted are invariabl3' in accordance with the
very lowest market rates.
;
Boston Five and Ten Cent Store," Tin Ware, Glass
Ware, Toys, Crockery, 108 Washington Street, Dover, N.
H. A very attractive establishment lor the housekeeper
to visit is that known as the " Boston 5 and 10 Cent
Store," which is located at No. 108 Washington street, for
"
—
here may be seen a fine assortment of crockery, glassware,
and tinware also a well selected line of toys, and many
other goods too numerous to mention.
Business was
begun here in 1880, and has already attained extensive
proportions. The premises utilized are of the dimensions
of 20 X 50 feet, and the stock on hand is displayed to
excellent advantage.
Children are well provided for at
this establishment, for a complete assortment of toys and
games is offered to choose from, and the prices are as
attractive as the goods themselves. The latest and most
successful novelties may be bought here at the prices
quoted, when they far exceed in value goods offered at
other houses for twice the amounts.
Two competent
assistants are given employment and all customers are
assured prompfand polite attention, while every article
offered for sale will be found to be exactly as represented.
;
D. H. Wendell's Fire and Life Insurance Agency;
corner of Main auil School Streets, Dover, N. H.— A wel^
known insurance agency is a great convenience to any
business community and we therefore need make no apology for calling the attention of our readers to that of D.
H. Wendell's on the corner of Main and School streets,
Dover, N. H., established in 1852, and has furnished
insurance of the most reliable character at the lowest market rates, and those wishing any information in relation
to fire or life insurance would do well to give him a call.
He is a native of Dover and widely known in the community as one of Dover's heavv tax payers.a justice of the peace
and quorum
for the State,
was representative of the town
the city charter, and was appointed insurance
commissioner for the State in the year 18G6, but resigned
on account of his other business. And at the time of the
passage of the act known as the Valued Policy Law in the
year of 1S8~), was agent for the following old well-known
fire insurance companies, r:!; : Home Insurance Company
of New York, Insurance Company of North America,
Pennsylvania
Hartford of Hartford, and Pha>nix and
prior to
;
National of Hartford, representing some $25,000,000
of a.ssets, and is now agent and broker for tlie Old
New Hampshire Fire Insurance company of Manchester,
N. H., that lias more than a million and a half of assets,
and is also agent for the Old Manhattan Life Insurance
Company of New York that has some eleven million and
a half dollars of assets.
E. H. Frost, manufact'irer of Building Finish, Brackets,
Frames, Planing, Sawing, Turning,
Folsoni Street, Dover, N. H.
"The use of
machinery has greatly mollified the building business, and
there are now but verj' few parts of a house but what can
be more cheaply and accurately made by machinery than
Window and Door
—
etc., to order,
b}' hand.
Of course the result lias been to materially
diminish the cost of building and thus to enable many a
man to own the house he lives in who otherwise would
have to occupy less desirable rented quarters. This is a
distinct gain, and it follows that such enterprises as that
carried on by Mr. E. H. Frost deserve liberal patronage,
for Mr. Frost is a leading manufacturer of building finish,
brackets, window and door frames, etc. being jirepared
to furnish anything in that line at short notice and at the
lowest market rales. lie is a native of Elliot, Maine, and
is very well known personally in Dover and vicinity, at
present being a member of the city council. He succeeded
Mr. F. O. Marshall in the ownership of his present business in 1887, and gives it close personal attention, sparing
no pains to fully satisfy every customer. The mill is
located on Folsom street, and is two stories in height and
40 X 70 feet in dimensions. It is fitted up with improved
machinery, driven liy steam-power, and special attention
is given to doinu planing, sawing, turning, etc., to order.
Mr. Frost manufactures de.cks and does other cabinet,
work to a considerable extent, quoting the lowest market
rates in every department of his business and employing
an adequate force of experienced assistants.
;
�—
I.KADING BUSINESS
Sawyer Woolen
Mills, manufiictiirers of
Fancy
;
it
commodious
are various
structures,
among which
is
X
30 feet
in height, and 70
in size, another of similar dimensiims, having three stories
30 feet, with two stories
and a basement another 58
and a basement; another comprising hree stoiies and
one two stories and a basement
X
;
40 feet another, also three stories high,
145 X 40 feet in dimensions, and also another three stories
high measuring 185 X 65 feet. There are also two brick
storehouses, four stories high and 126 X 40 feet in dimensions
one brick storehouse 100 x 30 feet in size and two
an ofHce building, two stories high and
stories in height
57 X 40 feet in dimensions, together with a dry house,
measuring 58
X
;
;
;
repair shop, stable, etc., and fifty tenements of good size,
with slated or gravel roofs. Power is afforded by two
forty-inch Hercules turbine wheels and a 250-horse Corliss
The mills are lighted by gas and have a complete
engine.
and admirably arranged fire-extinguishing plant, including
automatic sprinklers of the most improved type. Employment is given to 450 operatives, and the value of the
annual product is between one and two million dollars.
Messrs. F. A. and J. Sawyer act as selling agents and the
goods are shipped to all "parts of the Union, the demand
From the selection of
for them being steadily increasing.
the raw material to the completion of the last process incidental to production, every detail is given close and skillful supervision, and the care exercised in the designing
and manufacture of the fancy cassimeres and suitings
made by the Sawyer Woolen Jlills, together with the
enterprise and ability shown in reducing the expense of
production to the lowest figure consistent with the use of
dependable material, is the secret of the success the company has met with in producing goods that give the be.st
of satisfaction to consumers and the trade and are accepted
as the standard wherever introduced.
2»
S. H. Foye, dealer in
Marble and Slate Headstones, Monuments, Tablets,
Grave Enclosures,
Counter and Table Tops ;
also Soap-Stoue Work of
kinds
shop Central
all
Cassi-
meres and Suitings, Dover, N. H.— The manufacture of
textile fabrics is one of New England's leading industries
and represents the investment of an enormous amount of
capital, but among all the many establishments demoted to
this branch of production those \itilized by the Si«}cr
Woolen Mills must be given a leading position a^ u-CHids
magnitude, perfection of equipment and uniform e\((l
"Sawyer woolens" are
lence of the results attaineil.
almost universally known in this country, and Iheir high
sequence of the enterprising and
reputation is the natural
painstaking methods which have characterized their man
ufacture from the first, for the aim of the productis has
ever been to turn out goods that woulil have no superior
in their special line, and to attain this end nether trouble
nor expense has been spared, and a raanufactuiing pUnt
has been established which combines all the most valuable
improvements in machinery and methods, and is consequently a marvel of completeness and elBciency. This
representative enterprise was inaugurated in 183S by Mr.
Alfred I. Sawver and in 1849 passed under the control of
Messrs. Z. & J. Sawyer, who were succeeded by Jlessrs
the present company being
F. A. and J. Sawver in 1852
incorporated in 1873. Mr. Charles II. Sawyer is president,
Mr. Jonathan Sawyer, treasurer, and Mr. T. M. Clark,
superintendent, and the capital of the company is $600,000.
The Sawyer Wuok-n Jlills are located on Bellamy Bauls
River, and the company controls the power afforded by
In 1863-4 a reservoir was built in
the three lower falls.
Harrington and in 1881 it was enlarged, its area now being
4.")0 acrcs.
The lower mill is located on tide-water, the
stream being navigable for coal barges, light-draft sloops,
etc., and further transportation facilities are afforded by
the Portsmouth and Dover branch of the Eastern railroad,
which has a station at these mills. The lower mill is a
brick structure, three stories and a basement in height and
225 X 38 feet in dimensions, having an addition comprising two stories and a basement, measuring 90 X 25 feet.
Both water and steam power are available, the latter Ijeing
The
furnished by a seventy flve-horse Corliss engine.
upper mill is also brick, and is four stories in height and
272 X 40 feet io dimensions. Connected with or adjacent
to
MEN OF DOVER.
:
Street, opposite
New
City
Building, Dover, N. H.
Mr S. H. Foye is a native
of Lee, N. H., but has resided in Dover for many
\ e irs,
having long ranked
w ith the most prominent
business men of this city.
Although giving close
at-
to mercantile afhe has found time to
of some very important public offices.
discharge the duties
He has served on the board of aldermen two years, and was
on the board of engineers from 1854 to 1872, two years of
which was chief engineer. Mr. Foye has served as mayor
of Dover, and was'also representative during the years
He became identified with ihe granite
1856 and 1857.
business as early as 1846, and in 1855 began to handle mar-
tention
fairs
up the granite business altogether in 1873.
extensively engaged in the manufacture and
sale of marble and slate headstones, monuments, tablets,
grave enclosures, etc., together with counter and table
Mr.
tops and soap-stone work of every descrijition.
Foye's shop is located on Central street, opposite the newarea of about 1500'
City Building, the premises having an
square feet. Employment is given to a sufficient number
of assistants to ensure the prompt filling of every order,
and the finish and general character of the work turned
out are unsurpassed, while the prices quoted are uniformly
moderate.
ble also, giving
He
is
now
Dover Steam Laundry and Dye House,
T. G. Hill.
Proprietor, No. 6 Orchard Street, Dover, N. H.— No more
perfect sign of advanced civilization could be given than
that offered by a modern steam laundry, for its presence
in a community shows, first, that cleanliness prevails, and
second: that the people have learned to avoid one fruitful
cause of domestic trouble. There is really no more reason
why washing should be done at home, than there is why
our shoes should be made at home, or any other operation
performed that can be more easily and cheaply attended
Some of our readers may take exctp' ions to theto outside.
"cheap" clause iu tliat sentence, and say, that it is not
justified by the facts, but if they will go to the trouble of
estimating all the drawbacks consequent upon drunestic
extra fuel burned, the time occupied, the
space taken up, the risk run, the constant and exasperating trials to strength and patience experienced— we think
that they will find on comparison that we aie not so (ar
wrong after all, and then the results attained. Look at
the work turned out in the ordinary course of business by
Uie Dover Steam Laundry, and see how it compares with
Is it not superior ?
flie best that can be done at home.
every facility is at hand— skilled labor is employed, constant
wonder that the results
supervision exercised— is it any
are more satisfactory ? The enterprise in question was
originated by Mr. Webster and has been under the conit
trol of its present proprietor, Mr. T. G Hill since 1883
spacious,
is located at No. 6 Orchard street, and comprises
premises covering an area of over 1200 feet. The propriIn connection with the
etor is a native of Biddeford, Me.
laundry a large trade is done in dyeing, scouring and clean-
washing— the
;
A
which is done in the most satisfactory manner.
is made of dyeing and cleaning garments without
ripping and no painsare spared to serve the public in the
best manner. A large business has been established which
shows every sign of a continuous and pronounced increase.
Eight experienced and reliable assistants are given employing,
specialty
ment.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
30
Walter T. Perkins, Steam and Gas Fitter dealer in
Steam Heating and Gas Liglitiug Apparatus, Wrought
Emerson, proprietors of the Dover trunk factory, so much
Iron and Brass Pipe, Valves, Fittings, etc.; Gas Fixtures,
Glass Globes and Shades, Xo. 44 Locust Street, Dover, N.
H. There are some kinds of work which mav be done la
.a "good enough" fashion without any bad results, but
goods will prove as represented and give the best satisfaction.
This factory was opened by Mr. W. O. Whittier, in
1887, and passed into the possession of the present firm in
1889.
The premises comprise two floors measuring 25x50
feet, and are located at Nos. 63 and 04 St. Thomas street.
All kinds of trunks are manufactured and both a wholesale and retail business is done, the facilities being such
that the largest orders can be filled at short notice,
while the smallest commissions will be promptly and carefully executed.
A fall assortment of .sizes and kinds is
carried in stock and all tastes, all circumstances and all
;
—
when
it
comes
to
steam and
gas-fitting,
it is
simply foolish
be satisfied with anything but the best, for inferior
in this line is dangerous, troublesome and expensive, to say nothing of its not answering the purpose for
which it was designed. It is easy enough to have firstclass piping if you apply to the proper party, and certainly
no wiser course can be taken than to leave your order
with Mr. Walter T. Perkins at No. 44 Locust street, for
he is a thoroughly competent steam and gas-titter. He has
the facilities and the men to enable him to execute all
to
work
commissions at short notice, and in the most approved
and satisfactory manner, the best of materials being used.
He is uniformly moderate in his charges, and as he gives
close personal attention to his business he is in a position
to keep the service to a very high standard of efficiency
and to guarantee complete satisfaction to his patrons.
The premises occupied comprise one floor and basement
32 X 60 feet in dimensions. Mr. Perkins is a dealer in
steam-heating and gas-lighting apparatus, wrought iron and
brass pipe, valves, fittings, etc., gas fixtures, glass globes,
and shades, steam and water gauges, engineers' supplies,
etc.
Mr. Perkins, who is a native of Dover, N. H., has
been the proprietor of this establishment since 1874. He
has gained an honorable position among the business circles of this neighborhood.
Jlr. Perkins is also agent for
the Gurney Hot Water Heater which is conceded to be
the best hot water heater in the market. He has put in
several in this vicinity which give the best of satisfaction.
&
Hayes
Hodgdon, dealers in Choice Groceries, Teas,
Coffees, Spices. Confectionery, and Fruit, 103 Washington
Street, Dover, N. H.
The ability to suit a business enterprise to the particular class of trade it is designed to reach
principally, is an indispensable factor in attainment of success, and it is owing in a great degree to the skill displayed
in this direction, that the firm of Hayes
Hodgdon has
attained the high reputation and popularit}' it now enjoys.
This concern is made up of Messrs. E. J. Hayes and F. P.
—
&
Hodgdon. The establishment now conducted by them was
founded in 18T0 by Mr. W. M. Courser, Messrs. Hayes &
Hodgdon assuming full control in 1889. The premises
utilized are located at No. 103 Washington street, and are
tlie better,
for in that case j'ou
may
purses can easily be suited.
J. H. Winslo-w, dealer in Boots, Shoes, Rubbers and
Shoe Findings, French Calf Skins and Sole Leather, No.
410 Central Avenue, on the Bridge, Dover, N. H. Mr. J.
H. Winslow has been engaged in the boot and shoe business in Dover since 1801, and has conducted his present
enterprise sinee 1885.
The establishment in question was
originally established in 1842 by Mr. Oliver Libey, and
after several changes in its management came into the
possession of the present proprietor, at the above named
date.
The premises occupied cover an area of about 900
square feet, and a very heavy stock is carried, for Mr.
Winslow deals in boots, shoes, rubbers, shoe findings,
—
French calfskins, and
sole leather, and caters to all classes
of trade.
His assortment includes goods suited to all
kinds of wear, and whether a dress boot, or a working
shoe, is wanted, he can fill the want in the most satisfactory manner. Dealing with only reputable manufacturers'
wholesalers, he is in a position to guarantee the quality of
the goods he handles, and although he does not pretend to
sell " below the cost of manufacture," still there is no
more likely place at which to look for bargains, for Mr.
Winslow is a careful and discriminating buyer, and by
watching the market is often able to secure standard articles below the regular rates, but a full assortment of sizes
in all standard styles is kept in stock, the result being that
a perfect fit is easily obtainable.
The latest novelties are
offered as soon as they appear in the market, and at prices
that will bear the severest comparison with those quoted
elsewhere. Mr. Winslow is a native of Nottingham, N.
H., and is very •well known throughout the business circles of Dover.
Those in want of anything incUuled in the
line of foot-wear will find it at his establishment of warranted quality.
A
of the dimensions of 20 X 80 feet.
.stock of fine groceries is carried, which includes all the almost endless
variety of goods now handled by a first-class establishment
also tiour of all grades, selected teas and
of this kind
pure coffees, spices, etc.; also pure confectionery and fruits
of all kinds in their season. Mr. H.ayes is a native of
Medbury and Mr. Hodgdon of Dover, N. H. Both gentlemen are well known and esteemed by all who know them.
Employment is given to a reliable assistant and courteous
and prompt attention is assured to all callers. All orders
will be accurately delivered at short notice, and prices will
be found to compare favorably with the lowest market
A. N. Ward,
Undertaker and
Practical Embalmer. Caskets, Robes,
Plates and Flowers,
;
rates.
Dover Trunk Factory, Whittier & Emerson, Proprietors, successors to W. O. Whittier, manufacturers of all
kinds of Trunks, wholesale and retail, 02 and 64 St. Thomas
St., Dover, N. H.
If an3'0ue doubts that it is good policy to
buy a thoroughly well-made trunk, let him visit the nearest railway station especially •when "business is rushing,"
and watcli the train hands and expressmen wrestle with
the baggage.
Time is worth a good deal to them and the
baggage belongs to other persons, consequently they save
ten cents worth of time at the expense of ten dollars worth
•of baggage, and think nothing of it.
It is not for us to say
where the fault lies, but the moral at least is plain see that
i/our trunk is of a kind that will stand the racket.
Such
la trunk cannot be bought for nothing, but it maj' be pur•chased at a reasonable figure if you patronize the right dealer
And if that dealer gets his trunks of Messrs. Whittier &
—
—
—
confident that his
feel
Hearses
riages
and CarFurnished
;
Residence over
H
—
Store, Nos. 12
and
14 Thirl stitLt Dover N
Considerable expense as
well as no smxil degree of executive ability is required in
order to discharge the icsponsible duties of an undertaker
satisfactorily, for it is of course highlj' important to so
manage as to avoid all confusion or delays on the occasions
when the services of an undertaker are required. Mr. A.
N. Ward has often been called upon to ofliciate in this
capacity during the past six years. He is a native of
Brockton, Mass., and began operations in Dover in 1884.
He is an undertaker and practical embalmer. His establishment and residence, are both conveniently located at
Nos. 12 and 14 Third street. A carefully selected stock
is carried, comprising caskets, coflSns. burial robes, and
funeral goods in general. Flowers, hearses and carriages,
will also be furnished when desired.
Jloderate prices are
quoted in every department, and the variety of goods
offered is sufficiently large to admit of all tastes being
suited.
Orders for embalming will receive immediate and
careful attention, and the entire direction of funerals will
be assumed if desired, thus enabling much anxiety and
trouble to be avoided.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
H. A. Pattee,
)!^^^ dealer iu Carpets
'[,
Furniture,
;iiul
Side-
lieddiug,
lioards,
Desks,
Curetc., 337
LouDges,
tains,
Central Avenue,
Dover. N.
The
first
H.—
step to-
wards going
to
house keeping
to get a wife,
is
no
doubt, but after
little matter
to
attended
that
is
the question
of
f\irniture comes
tip to be settled.
J
'
Some
marked
have
[Changes
•
j
ncciirred in the
furniture trade
if
years,
late
I
and
it
is
now
possible to furnish a house at a
very
moderate
expense.
spend money
N. E. Hanson, wholesale and retail dealer in Family
Groceries and [Provisions, Flour, Grain, Fish, etc.. special
attention paid in selection of choice Teas and Coffees. No.
Among the many grocery
1 Silver Street, Dover. N. H.
and provision stores located iu this city, few are better
known than that now carried on by Mr. N. E. Hanson, for
this establishment was founded in 1864 by J. T. Hanson &
Co., and lias long been highly popular with the most careThe present proprietor, Mr. N. E. Hanson,
ful buyers.
assumed full control of the business in 1872. Premises of
the dimensions of 25 X 75 feet are occupied, and courteous and reliable assistants are required to attend to the
heavy patronage enjoyed. The stock carried at this establishment will compare favorably in all essential features
with that of any similar house in the city, for it is both
large and varied, and comprises family groceries, provisions, flour, grain, fish, etc., special attention being paid to
Mr. Hanson does
the selection of choice teas and coffees.
not place his prices so high that none but the favored few
can afford to trade with him, but offers such decided
inducements that experienced buyers feel they can hardly
Everything sold here is guarafford to trade elsewhere.
anteed to prove just as represented, and tlie prices average
as low as the lowest when the quality is considered.
—
Of
course you can
if
—
you want to $-500 can be spent for a single chamber set.
if you wish, but a small house can be very comfortably
But when it comes to exercisfitted up for that amount.
ing wise economy, the first thing to do is to find a dealer
who is satisfied with a small margin of profit, and who
carries a stock sufficiently large and varied to allow of all
tastes being suited, and hundreds of people have solved
this problem to their entire satisfaction by placing their
orders with Mr. H. A. Pattee located at No. 337 Central
This gentleman is a native of New Hampand established his present business in Dover in 1887.
carpets, and furniture of all kinds, including
handles
avenue, Dover.
shire,
He
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quoted are surprisingly
low, considering the character of the goods handled, and
both economy and convenience are served by trading here.
to his customers, for the prices
bedding, sideboards, desks, lounges, curtains, etc. The
premises occupied comprise five floors, each 20x60 feet in
dimensions, thus affording ample space for the carrying of
an exceptionally heavj- stock. The proprietor offers some
very decided bargains in every department. In regard to
these bargains, we do not ask j'ou to take our word for
them, and in fact do not want you to do so, but what we
want is to have you call and see for j'ourself, for you
will be sure to find something that you need at a price that
will compel you to purchase.
No detailed description of
the goods dealt in is possible here, l)ut suffice it to say that
the assortment is most complete, the prices low, and that
all callers are assured prompt and polite attention.
(fo
W. C. Leavitt, dealer in Meat, Fish, Poultry, Fruit,
Vegetables and Country Produce, No. 5 Silver Street,
Dover, N. H. To those who are familiar with the advantages enjoj'ed b}' those dealing with Mr. W. C. Leavitt at
No. 5 Silver street, the large retail business done by this
gentleman needs no explanation, for self-interest is a very
powerful motive, and those placing a trial order with the
gentleman in question, generally learn by the result that
it is plainly for their interest to deal with him altogether.
The enterprise was established by Mr. Geo. W. Parker,
who was succeeded by Messrs. Berry & Leavitt in 1884,
Mr. W. C. Leavitt. the present proprietor, assuming full
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He is a native of JIassachusetts, and is
known throughout Dover. Employment is given to
competent and polite assistants. The premises occupied
•control in 1889.
well
are about 600 square feet in dimensions, and a heavy stock
is carried including meats, fish, poultry, fruit asd vegetables of every description together with country produce in
general. Th« favorable relations Mr. Leavitt enjoys with
producers and wholesalers are by no means without benefit
Rackley's Variety Store, Corner Washington Street and
The secret of success is much
Central Ave., Dover, N. H.
the same no niatter what business may be engaged in,
if you can furnish customers with reliable goods at Ijottom
prices, and give prompt attention to all orders, you need
have no fear but what a satisfactory trade will soon be
Such has been the experience of Samuel Rackbuilt up.
ley, who carries on a business devoted to tlie sale of crockery and glass and tin-ware, for since he succeeded Jlr.
Meldon in 1888, who was the original founder of the business, his efforts to extend operations have met with
Mr. Rackley is a native of Maine,
unquestionable success
and is well known in Dover; he is tlioroughly acquainted
with his business and has shown both intelligence and
liberality in conducting the same; the premises occupied
are of the dimensions of 20x30 ft. ahd iire well stocked with
a select stock of crockerj', glass ware, granite-iron ware
wooden ware and 5 and 10 cent goods, also a full line o
tinware, all purses can be accommodated at this store, fo
the prices are in every instance in accordance with th
lowest market rates and the best goods are handled, as
well as those at low cost.
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J. W. Merrow, dealer in Groceries and Provisions,
Flour, Butter, Cheese and Eggs. 5 Chestnut Street, Dover,
N. H. One of the recently established and at the same
time one of the most reliable enterprises carried on in this
section of Dover, is that conducted by Mr. J. W. Jlerrow,
at No. 5 Chestnut street, for the proprietor is well and
favorably known throughout this vicinity and has had
sufficient experience in his present line of business to be
thoroughly familiar with it in every detail. Mr. Merrow
is a native of Ossipee, N. H. and as before stated is well
known throughout Dover. The store is about 700 square
feet in dimensions, and is very conveniently fitted up,
the space available being sufficiently extensive to admit of
the carrying of a large and varied stock, comprising selected
family groceries and provisions of all kinds, also flour,
This stock is new, fresh, and
butter, cheese and eggs.
"clean" in every department, and therefore, Mr. Merrow
has no undesirable goods to work ofi " but is in a position
to supply articles that will satisfy the most fa.stidious.
Orders are filled at short notice and every caller may safely
depend upon receiving courteous and painstaking attention.
This establishment was founded about 1885, by Mr. Thos.
Steel, and has been under the able management of Mr.
Those giving his establishment
J. W. Merrow since 1887.
a trial, will find him prepared to fill either large or small
erders without delay and at the lowest market rates.
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LEADING BUSINESS
H.
E.
Livery
Canney,
Stable,
Boardinjr,
Hacking
and Bailing. Haclis
Furnished for Wed-
dings and Funerals,
17-23 St. Thomas
Street.
-The
.
Dover. N, II.
question of
whether it is cheaper
for one living in the
cily to
own
or hire
a horse, is one that is influenced so much by circumstances
in each individual case that it is impossible to answer it
until those circumstances are duly considered, but at all
events it will be agreed that such an establishment as that
carried on by Mr. H. E. Canne3' at Nos. 17-23 St. Thomas
street, deserves hearty support, for here a desirable, safe
and stylish team may be hiretl at a moderate cost, or a
horse may be boarded by its owner at a reasonable expense,
so that all who use horses for business or pleasure can be
accommodated. This enterprise was inaugurated in 1S84,
and now ranks among the leading undertakings of the
kind in Dover. The premises in use are spacious and
well-arranged, lighted with electricity, and contain every
convenience, there being twenty eight stalls and ample
carriage accommodations. Single and double teams can
be furnished at short notice, and the most fastidious customer will have no reason to complain of any detail of the
turnout, for horse, carriage, harness, robe, etc., are all
first-class, the best trade being catered to and no pains
spareii to assure satisfaction.
Hacks for public occasions,
such as balls, weddings, funerals, etc., can be supplied in
any numlier desired, experienced and careful drivers
being furnished, who will be found not only competent
but courteous also. Animals boarded here will be given
the best of care, and in short the high reputation of the
estaljlisbmeut will be fully sustained in every instance.
MEN OF DOVER.
John J. Hanson vice-president, Eli V. Brewster; secretary
and treasurer, Isaac F. Abbott trustees, Eli V. Brewster,
William A. ilorrill, Ephraim H. Whitehouse, William H^
Vickery, John ,T. Hanson, Isaac F. Abbott, Edmund M.
Swan, Henry A. Wortheu, James F. Seavey, Dennis Cash,.
Solomon H. Foye.
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Dover National Bank, Dover, N. H. The Dover
National Bank is a thoroughly representative institution
in every sense of the word, and since its incorporaticm in
1865 has exerted a most powerful influence in developingthe interests of this section.
It has a capital of |100,000'
which has been further augmented by a surplus of $20,000.
The following gentFemen, widely and favorably
known in financial and general business circles for their
prudence and just methods, are the officers and directors
President, Oliver Wyatt vice-president, Eli V. Brewster ;.
cashier, Isaac F. Abbott
directors, Oliver Wyatt, Eli V.
Brewster, Joshua 6. Hall, Jloses D. Page, Henry A. Worthen, Richard N. Boss, John J. Ilans'on.
The banking
rooms are spacious and well-appointed, affording ampleaccommodations to patrons, and possessing every convenience for facilitating the despatch of business. A general banking business is transacted, including the receplioDi
of deposits, the discounting of approved commercial
paper, the collection of drafts, and the dealing in government and other first-class securities. This is one of thebest-managed and most popular banks in New Hampshire,,
and from its foundation has deserved and enjoyed the
confidence of the public to an exceptional degree. The
investments of the Dover National Bank have always been
carefully and judiciously made, and its ventures of capital
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all times well secured
while the officers are obligingefficient in their dealings with the public and spiire nopains to extend the usefulness of the institution they represent.
The following statement shows how thoroughly
the public confidence is justified
Report of the Condition of the Dover National Bank at
Dover, in the State of New Hampshire, at the c'o«e of busi-
are at
;
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we therefore take pleasure
comment upon which is
following list,
quite unnecessary
President,
in presenting the
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ness,
Dover Five Cents Savings Sank, Dover, N. H.
Every well-managed savings institution is a benefit to the
public, insomuch as its tendency is to encourage thrift,
industry, and other qualities which go to make up good
citizenship
but the Dover Five Cents Savings Batik is
especially worthy of encouragement and support from
the fact that, as its name indicates, it will receive on
deposit 30 small a sum as five cents and it is the saving
of small sums that must be inculcated iC prudent habits
are to be established.
The wage earner who can and will
save cents, can and will save dollars, and were this fact
more generally understood and taken advantage of it
would be of almost inestimable advantage to the comm\inity.
Numberless instances might be quoted of where
men have obtained their start in business life from savings
accumulated when their earnings were by no means large,
and it maj- be stated as a rule almost without exception
that he who saves nothing when receiving small pay will
save nothing if his wages be doubled. "Once form the
habit of putting aside a portion, however small, of your
weekly or montlily earnings and the rest is eas_v. Should
your pay increase, your savings will increase correspondingly, and in any event
you will have ;the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing your best to improve
your condition, and how gratifying that feeling is, only
those who have experienced it know.
The facilities
offered |by the Dover Five Cents Savings Bank are not surpassed by those of any similar institution, and money
entrusted to its care is as absolutely secure as any funds
well can be. The management is able and conservative
and the financial condition of the liank is exceptionally
favorable, a late statement showing that there is about
$223,000 due depositors, while the guarantee fund is .^11,1.50 and the surplus §;2.700.
But after all, the best evidence concerning the standing of such an enterprise is that
afforded by the character of those identified with it, and
.
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February
28, 1890.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts
United States Bonds
$91,403.3$100,000.00
31,775.11
to secure circulation. ..
Stocks, securities, judgments, claims, eic
Due from approved
reserve agents
Banking house furniture and
14,887.05
fixtures
8,200.0fr
Other real estate and mortgages owned
Current expenses and taxes paid
Premiums on United States Bonds
Checks and other cash items
Bills of other bauks
Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents
2,853.72
2,59.83-
20,389.58-
1,527.59
4,713.00'
86.33-
7,762 50-
Specie
Legal tender notes
Redemption fund wiUi
(5
3,195.00-
L'nited States Treasurer
per cent, of circulation)
4, .500.00'
$291,553 03
Total
LIABILITIES.
$100,000 0020,000.00
8,206.34
Capital stock paid in
Surplus in fund
LTndivided profits
National Bank notes outstanding
Dividends unpaid
Individual deposits subject to check
Cashier's checks outstanding
88,100.001,577.5069,388.2.S
4,280 93
Total
$291,553 03
State of New Hampshire, County of Strafford, ss
1, Isnac F. Abbott, Cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
Isa.ac F. Abbott, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of
George W. Benn, Notary Public^
March, 1890.
Correct Attest
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Oliver Wtatt,
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Eli V. Brewster,
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Henry
A.
Worthen.
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Directors^
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
JOHN
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GLIDDEN,
A.
Special Care in Preparing for Burial.
MY PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL
Residence and Office, 20 and 24 Locust Street,
George
B.
Wentworth
&
Co.,
manufacturers
of
Broaans and Plow Sboes, Central Avenue, Dover, N. II.
The enterprise carried on under the lirm-name of George
B. Wentworth & Co., was inaugurated about thirty-five
years ago and has long held a leading position among
other New Hampshire undertakings of a similar character.
Mr. George B. Went-north, the founder of the business,
died in 1888, and it has since been conducted by his sons,
Messrs. Charles B. and Fred N. "Wentworth, no change
being made in the firm name. The concern are extensively
engaged in the manufacture of brogans and plow shoes for
the Southern and Western trade, and their productions are
highly thought of by dealers and consumers as the}' are
unsurpassed for ease, strength and durability the three
fundamental characteristics of desirable working shoes.
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of our readers may be surprised to learn that there
are degrees of merit in such coarse goods as brogans and
plow shoes, but such is the fact and no little experience
and skill are required in order to attain the best results in
The premises utilized by this firm
their manufacture.
comprise four floors of the dimensions 45 X65 feet, and are
very thoroughly fitted up, power being furnished by a
twenty-five horse engine and employment being given to
too operatives. The output averages 1000 pairs per day
and the firm are prepared to fill the largest orders at comparatively short notice, and to quote the lowest market
The business is conducted under the immediate
rates.
supervision of Mr. Chas. B. Wentworth who spares no
pains to maintain the high reputation of tbe product.
Some
Mary Byrne, Millinery and Fancy Goods, 63 Washington
— An old established and very popu-
Street, Dover, N. H.
lar enterprise of its
kind is that of which Miss Mary
Byrne is the proprietress, and which is carried on at No.
63 Washington street, founded in 1847 by Miss Byrne and
which is tbe oldest millinery establishment in town. This
business has since been continued without change of any
kind in its ownership, and the experience gained by its
manager through all these j-ears, now enables her to offer
Inducements to her customers which it would be very
hard to equal elsewhere. One floor is occupied of the
dimensions of 25 X 40 feet, and the stock carried is not
only large but varied, containing as it does, ribbons, laces,
embroideries, collars, handkerchiefs, hosiery,
white goods, underwear and fancy goods of all kinds, and
in fact a complete assortment of such goods as are only
handled by a first class establishment of this kind. !Miss
Byrne is very well known in Dover and vicinity, in both
feathers,
business and
social circles.
She emploj's an efficient
and assures all customers prompt and polite
and handles only goods that she can recommend,
and guarantees that they will prove strictly as represented,
and no trouble is spared to fully maintain the enviable
reputation for enterprise and fair dealing this establish-
assistant
attention,
ment has held
so long.
ITS DETAILS.
New
Dover,
A. P. Drew,
Mouldings of the
Ilampsliire.
Picture Frames and
Photographer
latest patterns
Life Size Crayons a Spe420 Central Avenue, Rooms 10, 17 and 18, Dover,
N. II.— Those who deny the title of " artist" to any photographer no matter how skillful he may be, or how beautiful the work he may produce, occupies a precisely
similar position to that held by those asserting the same
thing in connection with the process of engraving on wood.
There may be room for an honest difference of opinion on
this subject, but it is difficult for us to see how any competent judge can declare art to be entirely absent from
some of the wonderful photographic work to be seen nowadays, notably that produced by Mr. A. P. Drew, at his
studio. No. 420 Central avenue, for this gentleman ranks
with the leading photographers, and does the largest busiJlr. Drew is an artist of high
ness of the kind in Dover.
merit, he gives special attention to all branches of photography, and has produced portraits that are worthy of the
name, and that have called forth much favorable comment;
throughout this community, life size crayons being »
He established
specialty. Mr. Drew is a native of Dover.
his profession in 1859, and now occupies three large rooms,
16, 17 and 18, at No. 420 Central avenue, where every provision is made for the comfort and convenience of patrons.
Mr. Drew does not confine his business to photography
alone, but deals in picture frames, and mouldings of the
latest patterns.
The extensive business transacted by Mr.
Drew requires the services of seven competent assistants.
Art lovers can visit this studio with pleasure and profit,
The
for a fine selection of finished work is to be seen.
views of Dover illustrated in this book were taken by him,
cialty
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O. H. Horton, Book Binder, 97 Washington Street,
Dover. N. H. Mr. C. H. Horton was born in New York
City, but has been engaged in active business life in Dover
for nearly forty years, during which time he has become
thoroughly identified with the advancement of the best
interests of that city, and has done much to bring about
—
that
advancement
"by
the zeal, intelligence and fidelity
with which he discharged the responsible duties devolving
upon him in the various official positions to which he has
been elected. Mr. Horton has served as councilman, as
alderman, as mayor and as representative. He is now
councilor of district No. 1 to Governor Goodell, and we
need hardly add that few if any of our local business men
He carries on a book bindare more universally known.
ing establi.'hment at No. 97 Washington street, and is prepared to fill either wholesale or retail orders at short notice
and at moderate rates. As his facilities for binding pamphlets, books, etc., are well known to neighboring printers, publishers, etc., we will not dwell upon them, but
will call attention to the service he is prepared to render
in connection with the binding of magazines, music, etc.,
The work is done in a neat and
for retail customers.
durable manner and the charges are uniformly moderate.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER.
stationery, picture frames, wall
papers, etc.
This business was
originally established by Mr. C.
H. Ilovey who was succeeded in
1884 by the present proprietor.
Under the able management of
Mr. C. W. Smith, the establishment has been greatly extended
and has become the local headquarters for books, stationery,
picture frames, wall papers, artists' materials, etc.
The goods
displayed in the above named
lines, show marked taste and
judgment in their selection.
(Japalile and reliable assistants
are constantly employed.
The
store is neat and attractive in
all its appolntmenls, and every
customer is treated in a polite
and attentive manner, and the
wants of the public are studied
in every respect.
Mr. Smith is
a native of Maine, and a gentleman combining business talent
with fairness in all his dealings.
He is well qualified to push
his business to
still greater usefulness and importance.
He is
well
known throughout this
vicinity and is regarded as a
reliable and representative bus-
ine!S
Woodbury Brothers, wholesale manufacturers of Buskins and Slippers, and Women's aud Misses' Boots and
Boston office: 31 Lincoln Street. Factories: BevShoes.
erly. Mass., and Cor. Park and Dover Streets, Dover,
N. H. Shoe manufacturing is steadily increasing in New
Hampshire, and present indications are that it will increase
still more rapidly in the future, for manufacturers find
that operations can be carried on in this State' to excellent
advantage, and it is becoming common for the leading
Massachusetts concerns to establish branch factories here.
The establishment conducted by Messrs. Woodbury Brothers can hardly be called a "branch," however, for the
firm manufacture all their women's and misses' boots aud
shoes at this factory, the one in Beverly, Mass., being
utilized for the production of buskins and slippers.
Messrs Woodbury Brothers rank with the leading boot
and shoe houses of New England, their goods being
very widely known among consumers and the trade. They
have carried on operations in Beverly for about a score of
This is
years, and opened their Dover factory in 1886.
located in a five-story building, 336x40 feet in dimensions, situated on the corner of Park and Dover streets.
The plant of machinery in use is of the mo.st improved
type, and power is furnished by a seventy five horse
engine; the capacity of the establishment being 3,400 pair
per day.
Employment is given to 250 persons, and
operations are carried on under the direct supervision of
Mr. J. T. Woodbury. No trouble is spared to maintain
the high reputation of the product, and as the firm are in
a position to quote the lowest market rates they find no
difficulty in disposing of the output.
The Boston office is
located at No. 31 Lincoln street, where a full line of samples may be seen.
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C. W. Smith, Books, Stationery, Picture Framing and
Wall Papers, Bracewell Block. Dover, N. H. This popuand stationer, during the six years he has
been established here, has attained a prominent position
among Dover's business men. He occupies a store 30x80
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lar bookseller
feet in dimensions, located in Bracewell Block, Central
avenue, which contains a fine selected stock of books.
Iron and Brass Castings, Machine
C. E.
Dovei',
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MARSTON,
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New
Work,
Prop.,
Hampsliii^e.
The Dover Foundry and Machine Works may be said to
have been established more than half a century ago, for
the enterprise had its inception as far back as 1838, and
after various changes in ownership, passed under the control of C. K. Marston, the present proprietor, about fifteen
Mr. Marston is a native of Great Falls, N. H.,
years ago.
and is very widely known in manufacturing circles, he
having filled many important contracts and being accepted
and often quoted as a competent authority on matters relating to piping, steam heating and constructional iron
work.
The Dover Foundry and Machine Works are
spacious and well equipped, the foundry alone having an
area of about 6,000 square feet.
There is a large twostory machine shop, besides various out buildings, etc.
Every facility is at hand for the production of iron and
brass castings and the doing of general machine work
and among the more important articles manufactured may
be mentioned plumbers' pipe and fittings steam and hot
water heating and ventilating apparatus, radiators lamp
posts, hitching posts, iron columns: pulleys, shafting, and
hangers; feed-water heaters, pumps, Babbitt metal, etc.
Mr. Marston also deals extensively in wrought iron pipe,
radiators, engines, gas fittings, steam fittings, gas fixtures,
brass valves and boilers, and is in a position to figure very
closely on piping, steam or hot water healing, and on iron
work of all kinds. Estimates will clieerfully be made on
application, and we need not dwell upon the advantages
gained by placing orders in such experienced and responsiEmployment is given to from twenty to forty
ble hands.
assistants, and tlie most extensive commissions can be executed at short notice, while the smallest orders are assured
immediate and careful attention.
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LEADIXO Bi'SINESS MEN OF DOVER.
&
Sons, 'I'aiiI. B. Williams
ners aud manufacturers of OakTanned Leather Belting, KawHido, and Tanned Lace Leather,
RAWHIDE LACE LEATHER.
Dover. N. II,
Never before was there so extensive
demand for strictly first-class leather belting as is
now the case, and it is easy to account for this condition
of affairs, for the tendency is to constantly increase the
speed of machinery and. other things being equal, the
It is welihigher the speed the better the belt re(iuirtd.
koown that electric dynamos call for especially high grade
belts if the best results are to be attained, and the rapidly
increasing number of dynamos in use is of itself enough
Under
to account for a large share of the demand noted.
these circumstances it is not surprising that the producSons should meet with
tions of Messrs. I. B. Williams
a ready sale, for tlie purchaser of belting has to depend
chietl3' upon the reputation of the maker to ensure being
supplied with a satisfactory article. The belting and lace
leather made by this firm have an unsurpassed reputation
throughout the country. The business was founded nearly half a century ago by Mr. I. B Williams. The e.visting firm name was adopted in 1878, and remains unchanged, although the senior member Mr. L B. Williams
^iedin .luly. 188.j. His sons, Messrs. F. B. and G. II
Williams, still continue the business and are now sole proprieiors.
They are both natives of Dover, and prominent
citizens.
The firm are tanners and mauuficturers of oaktanned leather belting, raw hides and tanned lace leather,
producing a full line of these goods, and quote the lowest
market rates on goods of standard excellence.
The
Ckjcheco raw hide lace leather (one of their specialties)
being as famous and popular a brand as can be found in
the market.
very large and complete plant is operated
the main building being four stories in height and 150 X 50
feet in dimensions. The most improved machinery is used
throughout the works and power is' afforded by a sixtyhorse engine. Employment is given to sixty men, and
some idea of the extent of the business may be gained
from the fact that .500 butts, equaling 1000 sides of leather,
are consumed weekly into belting, and .^00 green hides per
week are made into lace. The productions are shipped
"1;hroughout the United States and hold a leading position
wherever .they have been introduced.
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Crawford, Tolles & Co., Insurance, Rooms 18 aud 14
National Blo'ck, Dover, N. H. Messrs. Crawford. Tolles
Co., began operations in this city in 1886, and the magnitude and character of the business built up since that
comparatively recent date, show better than anything else
could what is thought of the facilities they offer by the
property owners of Dover and vicinity. The firm is constituted of Messrs, E. A. Crawford, A. D. Tolles and E.
A. Leighton, Messrs. Crawford and Leigbton being natives
of New Hampshire, while Mr. Tolles was born in Vermont, Offices are maintained at Great Falls and Farmington in addition to the one in this city, and Mr, Crawford
represents the firm here and also his charge of the Farmington agency.
No concern in New Hampshire is better
prepared to place large lines of insurance on desirable
risks at short notice, and the smallest commissions
will
be promptly and faithfully executed, and no
pains spared to make the service reliable and satisfactory in every respect.
Insurance is placed on the most
favorable terms and some idea of the facilities offered may
be gained from the following list of companies represented;
New RampHhire Departiiunl. ^Etna Insurance Company,
of Hartford, Conn., in Great Falls and Farmington;
Anglo Nevada Insurance Company, of California Insurrance Company of North America, of Philadelphia. Pa.;
Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company,
London & Lancashire Insurance Company,
of England
of England
National Insurance Company, of Hartford,
Conn,; Sun Fire Insurance Company, of England;
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company of
Springfield, Mass
Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Fitchburg, Mass. Peoples' Fire Insurance Company of Manchester, N. H,; Granite State Fire Insurance
Company of Portsmouth, N. H. Portsmouth Fire Association of Portsmouth. N. H.
Capital Fire Insurance
Company of Concord, N. H, Underwriter's Fire Association of Concord, N. H.
also eight New Hampshire mutuals.
Maini Department. Royal Fire Insurance Company
of England Queen Fire Insurance Company of England
Pennsvlvania Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia,
Pa. Union Fire Insurance Company of California Traveller's Accident Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn,;
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Charles E. Hodsdon, Diamonds, Jewelry, and Rich
Repairing and Engraving skillfully done,
444 Central Avenue, Dover, N. H. The stock carried by
Charles E. Hodsdon is worthy the careful inspection of al]
who contemplate the purchase of anything in the line of
diamonds, jewelry, and rich fancy goods, for the assortment shown is unusually complete in every department,
and what is more, the prices quoted are remarkably low,
Fancy Goods.
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Jlr. Hodsdon was
considering the quality of the goods.
born in Dover, and is well known throughout the city.
The premises occupied are located at No. 444 Central
Avenue, and is shared with Mr. Cash, dealer in boots and
Some very beautiful designs in jewelry and fancy
shoes.
goods, are offered to select from, and the most fastidious
cannot fail to find articles to please them at this establishment, for not only a full line of staple goods is carried,
but also many of the latest and most fashionable novelties
Wliile especial attention
in jewelry, watches, clocks, etc.
is paid to the quality of the optical goods dealt in, eye
glasses and spectacles suited to all defects of vision being
The proprietor has with him Mr. Geo.
always on hand.
R. Hodsdon, a practical optician and graduate from Dr.
Five competent
School of Optics, N. Y.
Bucklin's
assistants are employed, and particular care is taken to
representations that are not fully justified bjf the
make no
facts, and hence the most inexperienced buyer may trade
here with the assurance of obtaining just what he pays
Special attention is given to repairing and engraving,
for.
and those who have valuable articles that need cleaning or
repairing, wdl find Jlr. Hodsdon prepared to do the work
in a skillful as well as perfectly satisfaclory manner.
E. Morrill Furniture Co., dealers in Furniture, CarBedding, Dra]ierics. Curtains, and Upholstery Goods.
American Hall Building and 95 Washington Street, Dover,
N. H. The enterprise now conducted by the E. Morrill
Furniture Co., was established about forty years ago by
Mr. Edward Morrill, the present company being organIt is composed of Messrs Henry J. Grimes
ized in 1889.
and Mr. Charles E. Cate, these gentlemen are natives of
Dover, and both are too well known in the vicinity to
render extended personal mention necessary. This company occupy premises consisting of a furniture store including three floors at No 95 Washington street, alsoa
pets,
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factory about 7.000 square feet in dimensions, located in
Accuracy and economy are
the American Hall Building.
combined in the various processes of production, and
e.\plain3 in a great
supDiy thoroughly
measure the ability of the company to
goods at bottom prices. Em-
first-class
is given to thoroughly competent assistants iiii
compauj' doing one of the largest,
business in furniture transacted in New Hampshire. The
heaviest orders can generally be filled at very short notice,
and it is worthy of note that durability as well as appearance is provided for in the construction of all work
done at the factory, the stock being carefully selected and
every detail of the work is executed under intelligent
supervision. The legitimate result of such methods, is to
be seen in the large and increasing demand for the company's goods.
The stock dealt in comprises furniture,
carpets, bedding, draperies, curtains, and upholstery goods,
and the public will find that no more popular and desirable
goods can be obtained than those offered by this enterprising company.
ployment
botii establishments, the
A. T. Ramsdell, Architect, 450 Central Avenue,
National Block, Dover, N. H. There are many advantages gained by obtaining the services of a competent
architect, and in the large majority of instarces it is much
cheaper to employ such aid than to try to get along without it. This is true, whether a dwelling house, a factory
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is to be built, and in a somewhat extended
we have yet to see the man who regretted
employing a skillful architect, while we can recall many
cases where an opposite course was bitterly regretted, we
or a warehouse
experience
take pleasure in calling attention to the facilities otTered
by Mr. A. T. Uamsdell, for he is thoroughly well equipped
to practice his profession and is very careful in his methods and regardful of the best inlere'sts of his clients. He
is a native "of York, Maine, and began operations in Dover
His oflice is located at No. 450 Central avenue,
in 1889.
in National Block, and all communications to th-.it address
Plans and
are assured prompt and painstaking attention.
specifications will be drawn up al very short notice, and
putting the ideas of patrons
particular attention is given to
as to construction, arrangement, etc., into practical and
convenient form. The work of building will be personally
supervised if desired, and the contractors kept strictly up
to their agreements as regards material, workmanship, etc.
Richard A. Drew, Carriage Making and Repairing.
Broadway, Dover. N. H.— People have been so often told
that a thoroughly built vehicle was the cheapest as well as
the best, and that it is always advisable to place orders for
anything of this kind with" a thoroughly reliable concern,
that it would seem entirely uncalled for to repeat such
advice were it not for the fact that the sale of cheap and
worthless wagons and carriages is steadily increasing. If
these vehicles gave satisfaction, or anythiUit approaching.
�lUSroiUCAL SKETCH OF OHEAT FALLS.
we woulJ
liave notliing to say against tliem,
is tliey are made merely to sell, and are not
only the most expensive but also the most dangerous to
•Satisfaction,
but the fact
use in the long run. Compare them with the carriages
that are made by Mr. Richard A. Drew, and the difference
is plain even to one who has not had much experience in
the seleclion of such articles, and the longer the vehicles
are put to practical use the greater will be the ditlerence in
Mr. Drew is a native of Barriugton, N.
their appearance.
H., and has carried on his present business in Dover since
1839.
The premises occupied are located on Broadway
and are of the ilimensions of 30 X 40 feet, they are tilted
up with in\proved tools and other facilities to enable firstclass work to be done ai short notice as well as at moderMr. Drew is in a position to guarantee entire
ate rates.
Carriage making and repairing
satisfaction to customers.
of all kinds will be done in a careful and durable manner
at very reasonable prices.
O. L. Churbuck, Exchange Market, Meat, Fish and
"Vegetables, Canned Goods, etc., No. 6 Third Street, near
The trade in meat, fi.«h
5'ranklin Square, Dover, N. H.
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and vegetables has long been one of Dover's leading
sources of wealth, and the establishments devoted to thii
line of business here located will compare favorably as
regards resources and general standing with anj' in the
State.
Some of them have of course special claims upon
the favor of the public, and that carried on by Mr. Orlando
\j. Churbuck is of particular interest from the fact tliat it
is one of the most ably managed in the city.
This establishment was originally founded by Mr. K. S. Trask. who
was succeeded in 1886 by Messrs. Seavey & Randall, and
they in 1888, by tiie present proprietor. Mr. Churbuck
was born in tliis city and it is unnecessary to add, needs
The premises
no introduction to our Dover readers.
occupied are located at No. 6 Third street, and known as
the Exchange Market.
It is about 800 scpiare feet in
dimensions.
A. very large stock is constantly carried, Mr.
Clinrbuck being an extensive retail dealer in fresh and salt
meats of all kinds also fresh and shell- fish, vegetables,
canned goods, etc. Employment is given to four competent assistants and the business is so thoroughly systematized that every order is assured immediate and careful
attention.
Mr. Churbuck keeps three teams constantly
employed in delivering goods.
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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF GREAT FALLS.
The
village of Great Falls is located in the town of Somerswortb, which was originally a part of
but was set off and incorporated as a separate parish by an act passed December 19, 1729.
The first settlement in the territory comprised within the original town was made about 200 years
ago, in 10-30, or perhaps a year or so earlier, and about 1634 a saw mill and a " stamping mill for
3I)over,
come "
(as
it
is
described in the early records) were built at Salem Falls in the present town of
The first settlement
is made up of territory set apart from Somersworth in 1849.
Rollinsford, which
within the present limits of the town was made about 1670, near Ilussey's Pond, so it will be seen that
the section afterward incorporated as Rollinsford had a start of about forty years over the northern
section
and for many years the " meeting house," the " training
;
the parish and town of Somersworth were located close by \vhat
is
lot,"
now
and the centre of business of
Rollinsford Junction.
The original township of Dover comprised so large a territory that the residents of the more
remote portions found themselves greatly inconvenienced, and in 1729 the inhabitants of the north-eastern section asked to be set off as a separate parish, for reasons clearly presented in the following
petition
:
"The
petition of the subscribers inhabitants of
humbly sheveth
— That
the
North East part of the town of Dover,
the dwelling places of yo' petitioners are at a great distance from the houses
worship of God in the town of Dover where your petitioners live by which their attendance thereon is rendered very difficult more especially to the women and children of their families and
that in the winter season and in stormy weather, So yt they cannot pay that Honour and Worship to
<Tod in publick as it is their heart's desire they could, therefore for the advancing the interest of
Religion and for the Accommodation of yo'' Petitioners it is humbly prayed by them that your
Excellency and the Honourable Assembly will please to sett them off as a Parrish for the maintaining
tahe public worship of God amongst themselves and that they be dismiss'd from the Town of Dover as
-of the public
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to the supporting of the Settled Ministei' there,
And
that the
Bounds of
that tlieir Parish
may
begin?
Cocheco river, and from thence to run to Varney's Hill and front
thence the Town bounds on a North West point of the Compass & Your Petitioners shall ever pray
as in duty bound," etc.
at the Gulfs a place so called at
The
in the house of representatives, April 25, 1729, but action was delayed on?
was not until December 19, 1T29, that the parish was incorporated.
The first minister was the Reverend James Pike, who had began preaching in this part of DoverHe lived to a ripe old age and was thein the latter part of 1727 and was regularly ordained in 1730.
" guide, consoler and friend " of the people of Somersworth for more than sixty years, his last sermon»
being delivered in 1790. Mr. Pike was a very powerful man, a fact which was of much service to
petition
was read
various accounts so that
it
I5ird's-Eye
[
him
in
the settlement of disputes.
happened upon two men who were
mary
It
View of Great
Falls.
Fi-om High School Building.]
is
said
fighting.
that he and another minister in the course of a waltr
The combat was brought
to an abrupt
end by a sum-
separation of the fighters, each minister taking one bodily upon his shoulders and walking ofT
with him. Mr. Pike made every one in his large parish his personal friend, and meagre as his salary
was he refused to accept any of it during the hardest period of the Revolution. About all the legal
documents of the parish and town relating to that time were written by him.
The parish became a town April 29, 1754, and by the setting apart of Rollinsford, July 3, 1849^
the township was reduced to its present size.
Somersworth was a prosperous and quite largely populated town when the Revolution broke out,,
although the number of inhabitants had diminished somewhat during the preceding decade, thfc
population being 1044 in 1767 and but 965 in 1775.
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" voted thai twenty men immediraeetiiK' was held Fiiilay, April 21, 1775, at vvliich it was
march from town to meet the enemy, and those who shall go shall have wages." Liberal bounbefore the war was over.
ties were voted from time to time and more than fifty men were furnished
In 1783 the total population was but 888, eighteen of that number being negroes.
There were 285 buildings in town, 126 dwelling houses and 159 barns. The people \verc very
progress from
poor, and the unsettled condition of affairs following the Revolution prevented much
being made, so nothing of special note occurred until 1820, when Isaac Wendell came from Dover,
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ately
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purchased the privileges at the Great Falls, together with a large area of land adjoining the privileges
goods.
on both sides of the Salmon Falls River his idea being to establish the manufacture of cotton
This scheme was destined to revolutionize the quiet old town and to give birth to one of the most
beautiful and prosperous villages in New England.
A saw-mill and grist-mill had been built at this point in 1750, by Andrew Horn, who bought all
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the land in the vicinity, and the name of " the Great Falls had been given to this part of the stream
from
years before because the largest fall on the Salmon Falls River is here located, the water dashing
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ledge to ledge down a distance of a hundred feet or more.
Mr. Wendell erected a wooden building for a cotton factory, carding houses, work shops for the
High Street, Great Falls.
this property being purchased in 1823 by the Great Falls
Manufacturing Company, which had been incorporated June 11th of that year with a chartered capital
of $500,000. The corporation held its first meeting at Dover, July 10, 1823, Abraham Wendell being
elected president, and Jacob Wendell treasurer.
A contract was made with Isaac Wendell to furnish by the following January 1,280 cotton
spindles, with all other machinery essential to the production of cotton goods, at $25 per spindle,
W'endell to receive for this contract and for the property previously described the sum of $70,224.18.
He was also made resident agent of the corporation. At this time there were but two dwelling houses
on the site of the present village.
In 1824 a second cotton factory of 4000 spindles was built, and in 1825 a woolen mill, having a
capacity for producing 200 yards of fine broadcloth daily was erected. Another building was
In 1826 the charter was so
utilized for carpet weaving and as a woolen picker and dyeing house.
amended as to authorize a capital of §1,000,000, and in 1827 it was again amended, the authorized
building of cotton machinery, and a store
capital
becoming $1,500,000
at
;
which amount
it
still
remains.
The company made every
effort
to
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woolen maiitifacturiiig on a paying basis expensive experiments being carried out and
goods being produced that compared favorably in texture, color and finish with the finest fabrics then
imported but the business was found to be unprofitable and was gradually discontinued, the manufacture of carpets being given up in 1833, and in January of the following year the directors were
empowered to stop the production of all woolen goods. All the stock and machinery were sold by
July, 1835, and cotton machinery was substituted.
The work of improving the water power, adding machinery and otherwise developing the undertsftking went steadily on and by 1859 the company had seven mills, 83,120 spindles, and 2120 looms.
Steam power was first utilized in 1849, when a 180-horse engine was put into operation.
A reservoir for water for fire purposes and ordinary uses in the mills was built on Prospect Hill,
at a cost of $100,000, in 1S64; and water pipes have since been laid through all the chief streets in
the village, the service being very efficient for the extinguishing of fires as the water has a " head " of
establish
;
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some 130
feet.
Great Falls and Dam From Berwick
Side.
adding new buildings, substituting
new stone dam was
built in place of the old wooden one on the upper level, and the Milton Three Ponds dam was
The whole amount expended for this and other work from 1870 to 1874 exceeded
raised two feet.
$900,000. The mills have been consolidated from time to time, and a striking illustration of the
extent to which this has been carried out is afforded by the fact that only three mills are now
operated as compared with seven mills in 1S59, but these three mills contain nearly 115,000 spindles
and nearly 3000 looms, while the seven mills contained but 83,120 spindles and 2120 looms.
Employment is given to from 1800 to 2200 operatives, and between twenty and thirty million
yards of shirtings and sheetings are produced annually.
The company control one of the most extensive and valuable water privileges in New Hampshire,
it being estimated that there is about 4,000 horse-power on the three levels at Great Falls.
A large
amount of steam-power is also available, so the mills can be run to excellent advantage under all
Between 1866 and 1869 some $700,000 were expended
in
turbine for breast-wheels, and in otherwise improving the plant, and in 1872 a
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is president of liie coipoiatidii, J. Howard Xicliols is treasurer,
The selling agents are Minot, Hooper & Co., of Boston.
Somersworth Machine Company is another corporation which has done much to build u]) the
circumstances.
George P.
and Charles H. Plummer,
Tiie
FAI^LS.
G:irilner
agent.
town during the past forty years. It was incorporated in 1848 but did not begin business until 1851,
when the manufacture of the once-famons " White Mountain " wood stove was begun at Salmon Falls.
This stove was for a long time the best and most popular in the market, -ind even now a demand
exists for it.
The company still manufacture stoves and ranges of all kinds, together with furnaces,
sinks and hollow ware at Salmon Falls
and at Great Falls and Dover they manufacture pulleys,
employment being given to si.\ty men at
•shafting and hangers, and iron castings of all descriptions
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the Great Falls works. O. S.
The Great Falls Woolen
They
Brown is president of this corporation and E. H. Gilman is treasurer.
Company was organized in 1S62 and its mills were completed in 1863.
Woodvale, about a mile-and-a-half from Great Falls village, and are very finely
up for the manufacture of fancy cassimeres and other woolens. Employment is given to from
75 to 100 assistants, and the total value of the annual product approximates $300,000.
are located at
fitted
View of Dam Fkom Great Falls
Side.
The Great Falls Gas Company originated with the Great Falls Manufacturing Company and is
said to have been the first gas company incorporated in New Hampshire, the necessary act having
%een passed June
The service is reliable and efficient and is very generally utilized.
29, 1850.
The manufacture of boots and shoes seems destined to become a very important local industry
and even now is extensively carried on here, a single firm, that of C. D. Packer & Sons, employing
400 hands and producing from 2300 to 2500 pairs daily. This enterprise was not inaugurated until
1885 and its immediate and decided success affords significant indication of the advantages of the
village as a manufacturing centre.
Tanning is also largely carried on here and so are wood-working and stone-working, there being
-extensive and valuable granite deposits in the immediate vicinity of the village.
The banking facilities are excellent, being furnished by the Great Falls National Bank and the
Somersworth Savincrs I3ank.
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The former was incorporated as a Slate bank in 1846 and reorganized under the national banking
laws in 1865. It has a capital and surplus exceeding 8200,000, and the bank building is equipped with
burglar-proof vault, safe and locks, costing more tlian ten thousand dollars.
The Somersworth Savings Bank was incorporated in 1845 and has been and is of great bendfit toIt is very ably managed and its affairs are in a most prosperous condition^ thethe village and town.
total
surplus profits amounting to iSl02,532.23
January
1,
1890,
the increase for the
year being^
17,272.84.
As a trade centre Great Falls has a more than local reputation, for the stores of the village are
numerous, commodious, varied in kind and excellent in character. The magnitude of the trade
enjoyed and the excellence of the railway facilities enabling local merchants to buy cheap and sell
cheap, a fact very generally appreciated by the residents of adjoining sections as well as of thi»town. The stocks carried are large, varied and very carefully and skillfully chosen, and it is but
simple justice to say that the merchants of Great Falls as a whole have a thoroughly well-deserved
reputation for practicing strictly legitimate methods and selling goods on their true merits, the
natural result being that their trade is established on a sound and permanent basis.
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Few
villages offer
more varied
attractions as a place of residence
;
the magnitude and diversity of
the local industries affording exceptional opportunities for obtaining congenial and remunerative
employment, and the cost of living being low both
as regards rents
and the prices of clothing and
food products.
The climate
make
fied as to
is
healthful and agreeable, and the surface of the country round about
the scenery notable for
its
is
so diversi-
beauty even when compared with that of other
New
Hampshire towns.
The
school system
well-considered and efficiently conducted so that ample opportunity
is givea
an excellent library in town, knowa
as the Manufacturers and Village Library, and containing some nine thousand volumes.
It wasorganized in 1841 and during its nearly half-century of existence has been of very great benefit to the-
is
for the obtaining of a good
common
school education, and there
is
community.
Several of the more prominent religious bodies have large and prosperous church societies
and take it all in all the village lacks nothing
England manufacturing community.
Great
Falls,
to
make
it
a fine example of a typical
lit-
Newr
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Somersworth Savings Bank, Great Falls, N.H. It is obvious that knowledge of a perfectly secure and reasonably
remuueralive means of investment is of great aid to one
desirous of saving money, for when a safe and profitable
place of deposit for small sums is known to one he is
encouraged to go ahead and put by everj' dollar of his
surplus earnings, first, because "money makes money,"
and a snug sum will soon accumulate with the aid' of
interest, and second, because every man worthy of the
name wants to secure his dependents and himself against
being dependent upon charity in case of sickness or other
trouble.
Therefore the Somersworth Savings Bank has
unquestionably been the means of causing many thousands
of dollars to be .saved during tiie forty-five years of its
existence, for it has alwaj-s stood high in the confidence of
the public and that confidence has never been abused, but.
on the contrary, been more fully deserved with every
succeeding year. At the present time tliere is more than
one million dollars on deposit in this institution, and the
surplus over all liabilities is such as to prove very conservative management and to indicate that no safer place of
deposit can be found in New England.
This impression
will be conflrmed by an examination of the following
statement, issued April 1, 1890
:
LIABILITIES.
Due
depositors
.|1,041,61(!
Guarantee fund
Undivided earnings
64
48,000.00
47, .530. 76
Premium
43.371.00
RESOURCES.
Loans on real estate
Loans on personal security
Loans on collateral security
State bonds
County, city, town and
district
bonds
Bank
stock
Railroad bonds
Other bonds
Real estate
Cafh
$1,180,508.40
Market value.
1135.586.19
33,841.54
49,110.00
12,000.00
549,481.00
63.300.00
245, 150.00
24,000.00
68,478.29
20,561.38
$1,180,508.40
is
That the progress of the bank is " upward and onward "
shown by the increase in surplus profits, as given below:
President.
ISAAC CHANDLER.
Vice-Presidents.
EDWARD HARGRAVES,
Secretary
ALBERT
A.
J.
STICKNET..
and Treasurer.
A.
PERKINS.
I^-usiees.
ISAAC CHANDLER,
EDWARD HARGRAVES,.
A. STICKNEY,
O. J. BAGLEY,
6. JAMESON,
H. C. GILPATRICK,
JESSE R. HORNE,
SAMUEL A. SEAVEY.
J.
THOMAS
The Great Falls National Bank, corner Market and'
Prospect Streets, Great Falls, N. H. The banking facilities of Great Falls are at least equal to those of any community of no greater size in the State, and indeed it is
probable that they exceed those available in the majority
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of villages of similar population.
There are reasons for
this gratifying condition of affairs of course, but it is not
within our province to consider them here, our present
purpose being to call attention to the excellence and comprehensiveness of the service offered by the Great Falls
National Bank, the oldest bank of discount and deposit in
town, and one which has been of inestinjable service in
aiding in the development of local and adjacent resources.
It was incorporated nearly half a century ago, being organized as a State bank in 1845, and receiving a national
charter twenty years later.
The institution has ever been
ably and conservatively managed, and as a natural consequence has steadily held the full confidence of the public,
but conservatism has never been allowed to degenerate
into stagnation, the management being progressive as well
as prudent.
The banking rooms are located at the corner
of Market and Prospect streets, and are very completely
and conveniently fitted up, the equipment including a burglarproof vault, safe and locks costing more than §10,000.
In this connection it is pertinent to note that the bank will
receive any amount of money and issue certificates of
deposit, pa.yable only to the order of the depositor, and on
demand. As fire proof safes afford no protection against
the professional burglars who infest the country and make:
the keeping of any considerable sum in one's house positively dangerous, the value of this service is obvious.
Deposits subject to check at sight are also received, and in
short a general banking business is done
checks, draftsand coupons being cashed and received on deposit. Draffson Boston, good throughout this country and Canada, sold
at moderate rates.
Orders for the purchase or sale of all
marketable stocks and bonds in Boston or New York markets executed, etc.
('ollections are a.ssured prompt attention, blank forms being furnished on application.
The
banking hours are from 9 to 13 a. m., and 3 to 4 p. m.
daily, with the exci-ption of Saturday afternoon, when the
bank is closed. The institution has a capital and surplus
of §300,000, and its financial condition is excellent in every
respect.
The officers are as follows
President, AlbertA. Perkins
Cashier, J. A. Stickney
Directors, Joseph
A. Stickney, William S Tibbets, John C. Lothrop, Isaac
Chandler. Albert A Perkins, John W. Bates, S. Augut us;
SURPLUS PROFITS.
January
January
January
January
January
January
January
1,
1
,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1,
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
$65,193.45
68,303 61
74,133.28
76.945.87
86.380.18
95,359.39
103,533.33
These figures tell their own story, and if further assurance of ths standing of the institution be nee cd it may be
in the names of those identified with its management, as this is in the hands of men prominent in financial
and general business circles and widely known as prudent
investors the officers for the current j-ear being as follows
found
:
:
;
Seave}'.
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LEADING BUSINUSS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
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Wimpfheimer
&
Company,
dealers in
Dry and Fancy
corner Main and Fore Streets, Great Falls, N. H
forty five years since Mr. A. VVimpflieiuier
started this Uoiise as a "dealer in dry and fancy goods of all
kinds.
In 1866 he was succeeded by Wimpfheimer Bros.
Co. The present firm of Wimpfheimer & Co. assumed
control in 1873. This establishment certainly merits prominent mention among the enterprising firms of tliis section
as a represeatative business undertaking in this class of
trade.
Energetic men who believe in building up their
trade by honesty and fair dealing, are sure to accomplish
their desired project and will sooner or later obtain a large
and remuner.itive patronage, which is not to be obtained
in anj' other way.
It did not take long for this liouse to
gain popularity or custom and this has been retained
through the several changes of firms and managements,
and it stands to-day as an example of well direcfeii energy
and application to business The premises con.sists of two
floors, one J4xC0 feet in dimensions, the other 24x-t0 feel.
Employment is given to four competent assistants The
jstock is large and varied, comprising foreign and ilomestic
dry goods in almost endless variety.
We heartily recommend this establishment to the attention of our readers as
an excellent one for those who wi.sh to supply themselves
with really good and desirable articles. They will not be
disappointed.
<jrOf)ds,
It
is
now
&
afterwards working in New York City, and in Haverhill,
Weymouth, and Quincy, Mass. Was afterwards cutter
for H. Vesehoff, one of New Hampshire's best known
tailors, whom he left in 1878 to enter business in his own
name and established bis present business in Great Falls
in 1878.
He occupies premises located in Burleigh Block,
on High street, comprising a store and work room of the
respective dimensions of 20 X "10 and 18 X 50 feet, and
employs from
fifteen
to
twenty competent assistants
being prepared to fill all orders at short notice. Mr. DuffiU's prices are uniformly moderate, and as his work is
strictly first class we have no hesitation in guaranteeing
satisfaction to all who may lake advantage of the facilities
he offers.
James & Sons, Tea and Coffee Store, High Street.
Great Falls, N. H
The admirably equipped store known
by the name of James & Sons' lea and coffee store, is in
all respects an excellent and noteworthy house and is one
of the finest and best ordered concerns devoted to this
important branch of commercial activity in Great Falls,
where patrons niaj* at all limes feel assured of receiving
only first class goods and the most courteous treatment.
—
one of the old establishments, liaving been conducted
for about ten years, when the firm
& Sons and has so continued for
about twenty years, thns having been known to this vicinity for thirty years.
A large stock is carried comprising
every thing usually kept in a first class grocery.
Three
floors and basement, each 15 X '"iO feet in dimensions, are
required for this stock. Mr. A. H. James is well known as
breeder of Light Brahmas and Pekin Ducks.
He also
sells eggs for hatching and is manufacturer of Oiange
Farm Eig Food. Mr. Samuel James with his sons A. H.
and L. M. James, who constitute the firm, are natives of
Lebanon, Maine. Orders are filled in the most careful and
accurate manner. Mr. A. H. James also makes a specialty
of raising strawberry plants in great variety for market
It is
by Mr. Samuel James
name became James
;
the
demand
for
them h
is
becone quite extensive.
Thomas
The Cash Tailor, Burleigh Block,
Bind Stand, Great Falls, N. H.—
no question but that it "pays" to be well dressed
when one's occupation is such that "good clothes" can be
wora without injury, for appearances go for a good deal
High
P. Duffill,
Street, opposite
Tliere
is
in business as in social atlairs, and, other things being
equil, the well-dressed man will make a much more favorable impre.ssion, sell more goods, and attract a more desirable class of customers than one who is shabby and slouchy
This may seem singular to some of our
in his apparel.
readers, but it is a fact, nevertheless, and one that many
•successful business men appreciate and profit by. The
residents of Great Falls and vicinity are very favorably
situated to obtain first class clothing at moderate rates,
:and no local establishment does more valuable service in
this direction than that conducted by Mr. Thomas P.
Dufiill, for he is an experienced and skillful merchant
tailor, carries a fine assortment of imported and domestic
fabrics and is prepared to make garments te order in
accordance with the latest dictates of fashion, the workmanship, trimmings, lit, and style being satisfactory to
the most
critical.
He was
born in England, where he
.learned his trade, working on the bench with his father
Great Falls Hotel, Henry S. Gray, Proprietor oppoBoston and Maine Depot, Great Falls, N. H
It is
important to have gool hotel accommodations in any
community, but particularly so in such a place as Great
Falls, for there are lew if any towns of no greater popu;
site
—
which are called upon to entertain so
many non-residents at all seasons of the year. Great
Falls is not only an important manufacturing and mercantile centre, but also a very popular summer resort, and
when we come to sum up the number who visit here on
business or pleasure trips in the course of a year the result
The Great Falls Hotel average a very large
is surprising.
amount of arrivals per annum, and the prospects are
that this average will be materially increased in the near
future, for not only are more being attracted to Great
Falls every year but a larger proportion are putting up at
this house, which, under its present management ranks
with the most popular in this vicinity. Mr. Henry S. Gray,
the proprietor, is a native of New Durham, N. H., and
has had charge of the Great Falls Hotel since 1882, the
house having been orignally established over sixty years
ago.
He makes no extravagiint announcements and does
not profess to give two dollars worth of accommodation
for every dollar paid, but he does take pains to see that
each patron gets full value for his money and he spares no
effort to keep his hotel in first-class condition throughout,
and to promote the comfort of his guests in all possible
ways. The beds are comfortable, the bill of fare varied
and abundant and the service prompt and efficient, so the
popularity of the Great Falls Hotel is not at all difficult to
account for. The hotel contains fifty guest rooms, and
the dining room has a seating capacity for a very large
number. The house is centrally and conveniently located
opposite the Boston and Maine depot, it is heated bj- steam
and lighted by electricity, and offers many solid advantages to both commercial travelers and pleasure tourists.
lation in the State
�a
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF OREAT FALLS.
F. C.
Ham,
Druggist, No. 3 Fore Street, Great Falls,
business couducted by Mr. F. C. Ham has
present position for so long a time that it is safe to
saj' no one at all familiar with Great Falls cau be unacquainted with it. This business was started several years
ago by Mr. F. C. Ham, and in 1883 Mr. Chas. E. Cater
entered the employ of the proprietor and in 1888 became
manager.
There is probably no other branch of trade
known to commerce in wliich so great a responsibility is
incurred as there is in that carried on by the dniggist.
Dealing as he does in drugs and chemicals unfamiliar to
the general public, many of which agents are deadly in
their effects wlien used in certain quantities, or when combined improperly with olher materials, he must rely absolutely and entirely on the knowledge, care and skill of
himself and employees for the assurance, that by no fault
of his, or those for whom he is morally, if not legally
responsible, shall the life, or even the comfort, of theliundreds whom he daily serves, be endangered. This store
managed by Mr. Cater is an example of what a prescription pharmacist's should be.
The premises are 20 X 40
feet in dimensions, and contain a valuable stock of drugs
and chemicals.
He has also a good assortment of toilet
articles and fancy goods such as are generally to be found
in a first-class store of this kind.
Customers are served
promptly and carefully. Mr. F. C. Ham is a resident of
South Berwick. Me., and is worthy the confidence of the
public whom he so faithfully serves.
N. H.
held
— The
its
Thomas Morgan, Groceries, South Street, Great Falls,
II.
One wlio has had a long and variid e.xperiene in
the grocery business in Great Falls ought to be well qualified to cater to the demands of local trade, and the popularity of the establishment conducted by Mr. Thomas
Jlorgan affords convincing evidence that the experience of
its proprietor has not been thrown away, and also shows
that the residents of Great Falls and vicinity are prompt
to recognize efficient and reliable service.
Mr. Morgan
founded his present enterprise in 1880, and is so well
known throughout this section as to make extended personal mention entirely unnecessary.
He gives very close
supervision to eveiy detail of the "business, is where business expenses are very low and customers are accorded
the benefit, and as only thoroughly competent assistants
are employed, orders can be promptly and accurately filled
at all times in spite of the magnitude of the trade.
Spacious premises are occupied on South street, and a
very heavy stock of staple and fancy groceries, teas, coffees and spices, etc., is always on hand to choose from
the goods being especially selected for family trade and
being guaranteed to prove just as represented. The prices
are invariably as low as the lowest, quality considered, and
the service is so carefully systematized that delay or mistake
in tlie delivery ot orders is of very rare occurrence
point experienced housekeepers will thoroughly appreN.
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ciate.
A. D. Paunce & Son, Furnishing Undertakers, manuand dealers in CofHns. Caskets, Rolies, Habits,
Flowers loose or made in any shape for Funeral
Decorations.
Salesroom
Rollins Block, High Street,
Residence, Highland St.. Great Falls, N. H.— Mr. A. D.
Faunce has been engaged in the undi rtaking business in
tlii-5 town for the past fourteen years, during which time
he lias become widely and favorably known throughout
this section, and has attained a high reputation for promptness, reliability and good taste in the discharge of the
difl3cult and responsible duties which an undertaker is
called upon to perfrrm.
Mr. A. D. Faunce succeeded Mr.
Benj. Hill in business in 1876, and in 1883 admitted his
son. Mr. A. L. Faunce, as partner.
These gentlemen are
both natives of Oxford, Maine, and have actively interested themselves in public as well as in business affairs of
Great Falls. Mr. A. L. Faunce served in the Army durour late southern war.
Messrs. A. D. Faunce & Son's
facturers
etc.
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salesroom and workshop are located in RoUin's Block,
Higli street.
A heavy and very carefully chosen stock is.
constantly carried, for this firm ar(^ furnishing \indertakers,
and manufacturers as well as dealers in coflins, caskets,
robes, habits, etc.
They are prepared lo furnish anything
in
their line at short noti('e.
Also flowers, loose or
made in any shape for funeral decorations. Their residence is on Highland street, and orders left here or at their
salesroom are assured prompt and careful attention.
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E. W. Folsom, Jeweler and Optician, Watches, Clocks,
Silver and Plaled Ware, No. 8 Main Street,
opposite B. & i\I. Depot, Great Falls, N. H.— The stock
offered for sale by Mr. E. W. FoLsom at his spacious store
at No. 8 Main street, is remarkably attractive and tlie
more closely it is examined the more attractive it becomes,
for it is made up of goods that have been obtained from
the most reliable sources and are fully guaranteed to prove
as represented.
No detailed description of it is possible
within the limited space at our command, for it is as varied
as it is extensive and includes full lines of watches, clocks,,
jewelry, silver and plated ware, sporting gooels, etc.
Inspection is cordially invited, and our readers will find
the time spent in looking over this stcck both profitableand pleasant. The goods are displayed to excellent advantage and callers are sure of receiving prompt and courteous attention, while the prices quoted are strictly in
accordance with the lowest market rates. This house is of
very long standing, having been founded in 18"i0 b}' Mr.
S. B. Cole, who was succeeded in 1870 by Mr. A. F.
Chandler. In 187.5 Folsom &, Foss assumed control of the
Jewelry,
•
businessandsocontinuedunlill878 when Mr. E.W. Folsom
became sole proprietor.
The premises occupied will
measure 18 X -iO feet in dimensions. Employment isgiven^
to three competent assistants, thus assuring prompt altention to customers.
Mr. Folsom gives his personal attention to his business for which he is admirably adapted.
E. A Tibbets <& Son, wholesale and retail dealers in
Hardware, Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Carpenters', Mechanics' and Manufacturers' Tools and Supplies, and
every variety of Carriage Wood and Iron Work
Steam
;
.
Fitting a specialty
Plumbers' Sujiplies a specialty; Great
Falls, N. H.
There aie few if any business centres having a larger proportion of old established enterprises ihao
Great Falls, but the underlaking conducted by Messrs. E.
A, Tibbets & Son is exceptional for the length of time it
has Ijeen carried on, even in that community of time honored establishments.
The business in question having
been founded about half a century ago. "The earliest proprietor being Mr. Luther C. Tibbets, who founded it in
1841, the firm name being changed in 1845 to Tibbets &
Brooks, and again in 1847 to Tibbets Brothers, the present
firm assuming control in 1881.
It is constituted of Mr. E.
A. Tibbets, a native of South Berwick, Me and his son,
Mr. W. S. Tibbets, of Great Falls.
Mr. E. A.Tibbet.shas held the office of representative of Great Falls, and
both members of the firm are so well known in this vicinity as to render extended personal mention unnecessary.
The business, which is both wholesale and retail, has
reached very large proportions, but has by no means attained its lull growth yet. for its development is still
steadily going on, and with a continuance of present
—
;
;
,
•
methods can hardly
fail to keep doing .so.
The premises
floors, 24x49 feet each in dimensions,
Great Falls in addition to a spacious
storeroom in Berwick. A very heavy stock is constantly
carried, made up of liardware, paints, oils and varnishes.
Also carpenters', mechanics' and manufacturers' tools and
supplies, as well as agricultural tools of all kinds. A large
assortment of plumbers' supplirs are also dealt in, and a
specialty is made of steam fitting and every variety of
carriage wood and iron work.
Employment is given to
thoroughly competent assistants, and small as well a»>
large buyers are assured iminediale and painslaking atten-
in use
comprise four
and a storehouse
tion.
in
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
*
°°'
Main Street, Great
p » *?t°T?°''t" »ery natural
that particular confidence
.",',, ",—"'?
sliouUI be placed in a druggist who is thorouglily
educated
in his business, for although we are
happv to say that the
large majority of our
Hampshire
^'•"gg'sts,
New
'pharmacists are
educated, competent and reliable men, still
there is a prevailing impression that he who tills such
a responsible and
exacting position as that held by a dispenser of
drugs and
medicines to the general public, cannt)t liuow
too much
concerning the properties and effects of the
agents he handles
Consequently the popularity of the establishment
-conducted by Z Piovencher& Co., on jMain street,
is not to
be wondered at in the least, for Mr. Provencher
is master of
his profession.
This business was established in 1887 by
Ager .t Provencher, then the present proprietors
succeeded them
in 1890, and have become
widely and liivorin this vicinity.
The premises occupied bv
are 32
50 feet in dimensions, and contain
Unown
ably
them
and varied
X
a large
stock, made up of drugs, medicines,
chemicafs
toiet articles, and the usual line of selected
fancy goods
to be found in a druggist's store.
The compounding of
physician s prescriptions is given ihemost careful
personal
attention, and we need hardly say
that no trouble is
spared to avoid the least possible error, while
the charges
made are very moderate. A careful assistant is employed
and polite attention is given to every caller.
Dorr & Hobson (.Successors to M. Bates & Co
deal^'^"""' building'. Great
''^]
v!uT^ J;~^'?'' ^''°??. ?°'''^'- now conducted
establishment
by Messrs
^.
£'^;t
Dorr & Hobson is one of the oldest in town, and
allhou-rh
i
•
•comparisons are odious, it woula not be just
the pioo°er
thin.i; to say it is the most reliable,
it is cenainly as trustworthy and popular an establishment as can be
found
in
the entile btate.
Tlie business was founded in 1833 by
Ba-es, the name being changed lo Bates
Son and
then to Moses Bates
Co., ihe present firm assuming full
control of affairs in 1883
The present firm is made up of
Mr L. M. Uorr, a native of Great Falls, and Mr J E
Hobson, of Limerick, Me., and for many years
a resident
of bleep Falls, Me.
They are both so generally known in
Great 1- alls and vicinity that we feel
extended personal
mention would be absurdly superflous. Nor
is any eulogy
of their methods necetsary in these columns,
for
know the men know that their business policythose who
in a nut
shell IS,
lull value for money received,"
and the magnitude ot their trade ^hows how successfully
this is carried
out.
Ihe premises made use of comprise a store 1750
square
and containing a heavy, varied and
'", d'raensious,
'f*-;'
skiUfii ly chosen stock of dry and
fancy goods, the styles
offered comprising the latest novelties as
well as fulf lines
ot stap e goods. The prices are always
in sirict accordance
with the lowest market rates, all classes of
trude being
successfully catered to. and the employment
of three com
petent assistants assures prompt, intelligent
and courteous
attention to every caller.
Moses
&
&
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being so varied that all tastes and
purses can be suited'^8'^':° 'o '"" efficient assistants, and no
t,-,^fl
r^'"'*"
^^
and
'"
attention to
ovarii fi
A
every caller and to 'Sf,"''' 1"°™P'
till orders in a manner
that will prove
SHt^factory to the most fastidious.
Mr. Hanson was born
needs no e.Ktended personal mention in
these
rni?r^'„°f "w h„s
coumns He
been identified with his present establishment since 1889, having at that time
succeeded the firm
of Hanson & Her.sou.
He has attained a high reputation
as an enterprising and honorable
merchant, and his methpolite
•
comm Jnil™''
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P°P"''"' ^'"""S "" <^'asses in the
Daniel Hodsdon, manufacturer of
and dealer in Stoves
and Hanges of every kind
also Plumbing, Roofing and
/"'•'"^'^'^d promptly and at low
prices, 36
Arl';-L , dr^'
Maiket btreet, Great Palls, N. H,-In view
of the great
«'''"™°",^ ^'"-i'-ty
l^ol^V k' f"""d in the market of stoves, ranges and furf
it seems almost incredible
H?.ff nn
that one need not be so very old
to be able to
when stoves were almost unknown outside remember
the larger
;
^'"'- ",""
" "ff°'"-' ^n impressive
e^m'nfe'",'H""''^'
example ol the progress made during the
past quarter of
S''^'*' "'""''''-' no^'adays is to choose satisf.^?n, i'l'/f
factoiily from .'S
the many styles offered, but this
may be
easily overcome by telling a
reputable dealer- of the attending circumstances and being guided
by his advice for
ot course he knows what is
best suited to your pur^"' ^''
'° ^a'i<V his Customers,
,"
i^f'^''''^'
? T'^ ^^ followed than to place the order
wi^l Arl."'i?
with Mr. Daniel Hodsdon, for he is an
extensive dealer in
stoves, ranges and tinware of all
kinds, and not only handles the most popular styles but
has a well earned reputation tor uniformly fair dealing.
Mr. Hodsdon is a native
of Piermont, N. H., and has
been identified with his
lousiness since 1865, it having been established
by
Nnh
r
^f"'!!''"^
Messrs. Pierce & Hodsdon, who were
succeeded by Hods
don Brothers in 1870, the present proprietor,
Mr Daniel
Hodsdon assuming full control of affairs
in 1883
Mr
Hodsdon invented and put in market the Tip
Top rangein eight different styles-in
1880.
Improved same in 1884
and again in 1,S90 said range now being
the most convenient and durable range the
marlwt affords.
Four
thousand of these celebrated ranges have
been sold, and
hundreds
of testimonials been given as to their
value as a
complete cooking apparatus. The premises
are located at
No. 26 Market street, and compri.e one
floor and a basement, each covering an area of 1500
square feet. Besides
carrying a full line of stoves, tinware,
etc., Mr. Hodsdon
IS prepared to do plumbing,
roofing and gas fitting in a
ttioroughly workmanlike manner at
moderate rates
Employment IS given to ten competent assistants,
and all
work undertaken will be most thorouehlv
and satisfac"
torily e.xecuted.
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^"'S^ •'^"'' Medicines, Orange
H.-Tl.ere are many skillful aid
Hampshire, tho'ugh but few
can be found who can do the good work
with the actual
experience of .1. W. Preston, M. D., who
now Cirries on
the business on Orange street.
This store was opened
many years since, and after several changes it passed
into
the control of J. W. Preston, M. D.,
in1s84. The premises occupied measure
30x50 feet. He carries as carefully
chosen a stock of drugs, medicines and
chemicals as can
be found in this section of the State,
for a
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H. M.Hanson, dealer in Meats, Provisions,
and Groceries Green street. Great Falls, N.
H.-Although the
advantages of housekeeping lar outweigh its
dis";idvautages, it must be confessed that the
trialS and disappointments of the average housekeeper are many,
and tli.at the
larger portion of them are connected
with the obtainincr of
food supplies, for it is at times very difficult
to
obtain food
and
especially meats, that will prove altocelher
satisfac^
1 his IS by no means entirely the fauft
of the dealer
nevertheless a great saving of time,
money and
patience,_ may be made by trading
with a reputable and
well equipped house, and hence we
feel that we are doins
"?,.o."i' eaders a service
by calling to their attention
f?™?
the facilities possessed by Mr.
J[. Hanson, for furnishing meats, provisions, .and groceries of
standard quality at
the lowest market rates.
The store is located
Gi^en
-street and is suflicieDtly roomy
to accommodate a complete line of the commodities mentioned,
the assortment
tory.
but
H
m
mf' Tr^''^^^^\ N.
bt leet Great Falls,
reliable pharmacists in
made
of
New
specialty
is
the compounding of physicians'
prescriptions
necessary materials and apparatus are at hand
to
enalile such orders to be satisfactorily,
accurately and
and
all
promptly filled at moderate rates. A fine
assortm'ent of
fancy goods, toilet articles, stationery and
notions is also
always at hand to choose fnm. Mr". J. W.
Preston who
IS a native of Canada, formerly
kept a drug store at Bristol, A. H.
He practiced medicine for seventeen years in
Plymouth, making a total practice of thirty-five
that profession.
years ia
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
Chas. F. Blake, dealer in Groceries, Provisions, Countrj'
Produce and Ice, corner Orange and Washington Streets,
Among the various dealers in food
^Great Falls, N. H.
:8iipplies doinp business in ttiis vicinity, jMr. Chas. F. Blnke
should be given prominent mention, tor he is very successful \n catering to all classes of trade, and makes it an
invariable rule to sell goods strictly on their merits, being
-convinced that such a policy is for Ids own interests as
well as for those of his patrons. Judging from the present
•e.xtent and the steadily increasing magnitude of his trade,
his methods are appreciated by the residents of this section.
It is certainly pleasant to note a success won by the emplo}'ment of such a legitimate and liberal policy. His store has
an area of 1,200 square feet and contains a heavy stock of
groceries, provisions and coiintrj' produce, the assortment
being so varied tliat all purses, as well as all tastes, can
•easily be suited.
Ice is also dealt in extensively, and as he
is the only dealer in this commodity in town, the demand
He is prepared to supply this very desirable
is great.
Employment
article in any quantity that may be ordered.
is given to twelve assistants, thus assuring every customer
immediate and courteous attention. Mr. Blake is a native
•of New Hampshire and is well known, having been in the
grocery business about twenty years.
He has also been
selectman.
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Eastman & Davis, Millinery Novelties. Trimmed Goods
Savings Bank Building, High Street,
Great Falls. N. H.
Were a vote to be taken to establish
tlie comparative popularity of the various mercantile establishments located in Great Falls, it is sure that tlie ladies
would come out very strong in favor of that conducted
xmder the firm name nf Eastman & Davis, for this is of
in great variety.
—
•especial interest to the fair sex, as the firm deal exclusively
in millinery goods and offer inducements which are ver)'
hard to parallel elsewhere. The business was founded in
1889 by the present firm, the individual members of which
are Mrs. E. Eastman, a native of York, Me., and ^liss H.
L. Davis, of Newfield, Me
These ladies have a large circle
of friends and patrons in Great Falls and vicinity. Tliey
:give personal attention to the filling of orders, employing
sufficient assistance to enable commissions to be executed
at short notice. The stock of millinery includes the latest
fashionable novelties as well as trimmed goods in great
variety.
The premises occupied are located in Savings
Bank building. High street, and cover an area of some 800
-square feet.
The prices quoted here will bear the severest
•comparison with those named elsewhere on equally desirable and fashionable goods.
F. A. Hussey, dealer iu Crackers, White Bread, Cake,
and Pastry, Great Falls, N. H. It it were possible to
make
—
first-class bread,
cake and pastry out of second-class
materials, more public bakeries would be worthy of patronage than is now the case, although it is only fair to say
that our New Hampshire bakers will as a class compare
very favorably with those of other States, but still there
are some establishments which deserve special commendation and among these the bakery conducted Mr. F. A.
Hussey holds a leading position.
This was originally
opened by .J. A Locke, who after several changes was succeeded by the present proprietor in 1878.
He is a native
of Great Falls, and knowing his business thoroughly is
enabled to turn out crackers, while bread, cake, and pastry of the finest quality, at prices winch puts his productions within the means of all.
A store is miintained on
High street, and a rapidly growing business is done both
wholesale and retail, orders being accurately filled at short
notice and at the lowest market rates.
This bakery covers
an area of about 1300 square feet, containing a stock
which is so frequently renewed as always to be fresh and
attrarctive.
Mr. Hussey uses first-class materials, also em-ploys six competent assistants, and can safely guarantee
satisfaction to the most fastidious customer
He has
been a member of the board of selectmen, and is highly
leputed thriiiigliDut town as an energetic and reliable
AT
W. H. Tasker, Wall Papers, Borders and Ceiling DecoDrapery Poles, Sash Hods
and Trimmings. Upholstering and Furniture Repairing
Burleigh Block, High
and old Furniture lie-covered.
One of tlie must complete and
Street, Great Falls, N, H.
desirable stocks of imported and domestic wall papers to
be found in Great Fails, is carried Ijy Mr. W. H, Tasker,
located in Burleigh Block, High street, and as he quotes
bottom prices on all the goods he handles, it is well worth
rations, also Curtains, Fixtures,
—
while to visit his establishment when an}-thing in the line
of wall papers, borders and ceiling decorations is wanted.
There is a sufficiently large force of assistants employed,
and callers may depend upon receiving prompt and polite
attention and being given every opportunity to make deliberate and satisfactory choice, while goods are guaranteed in every instance to prove just as represented.
The
latest artistic designs in curtain fixtures, drapery poles,
sash rods and trimmings are included in this stock, and
new styles are constantly being received.
Orders for
upholstering and furniture repairing will be executed in a
superior manner at short notice.
Furniture recovering
forms a very important department of the business, a force
of experienced workmen being" employed and all orders
executeil under a guarantee that botli stock and workmanship shall be strictly first-class, every detail of the work
being done under careful supervision.
John A. Dumas, Dry and Fancy Goods, Small Wares,
Bank Building, High Street, Greait Falls, N. H —We
etc.,
have no fear but whiit the
will agree yfiih us when
in this vicinity is looked
ladies of Great Falls and vicinity
say that no "shopping" tour
as complete unless it includes
we
upon
the establishment conducted by Mr. John A. Dumas on
High street, for this store is in some respects unique and
always offers many attractions impos-iible to find elsevv'here.
And tlien, again, these inducements ate constantly varying because you have visited the store Monday is no reason whj' you cannot profitably visit it again Tuesday or
Wednesday, for the stock is constantly being renewed,
fresli novelties being added at such frequent intervals that
the only way to " keep up with the times," so far as this
popular store is concerned, is to visit it early and often.
The business was originally founded by Mr. S. S. Chick,
Mr.
the present proprietor assuming control in 1887.
Dumas is a native of Canada and is too generally known
hereabouts to render extended personal mention necessary.
He gives close attention to the supervision of affairs, and
spares no pains to maintain the enviable reputation so long
associated with this enterprise. Mr. Dumas is an extensive
retail dealer in dry and fancy goods, small wares, cloaks,
etc, and is prepared to quote the lowest market rates on
;
large or small orders.
The
stock
is
exceptionally varied
and complete and is made up of articles that can safely be
guaranteed to prove as represented. Employment is given
to seven well informed assistants.
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Smith
Son, dealers in all kinds of Fresli, Pickled and
Fish, Oysters, Lobsters, Clams, Fresh Halibut,
Mackerel and Salmon in their .season, corner of WashingThis business
ton and Green Streets, Great Falls, N. H.
was formerly conducted by Mr. Bradford Jones, who was
succeeded in 187.5 by the present firm of Smith & Son.
They carry on a large trade in fresh oj'sters, fish and
lob.sters, as well as all kinds of fresh, pickled and smoked
halibut,
oysters,
lobsters and clams.
Fresh
fish,
mackerel and salmon in their season.
Those wishing
anything in this line and desiring strictly fresh and
reliable goods at moderate prices would best serve their
own interests by giving tliis enterprising firm a call. This
house is run on true business principles in whicli a genuine spirit of accommodation prevails, and prompt and
courteous attention raaj' be confidently expected by every
patron. The store occupied contains about 300 square
feat, and it is completely fitted for the firstclass retail
Mr. L. E. Smith is a native of
trade carried on here.
Sandwich. N. H.. and his son, Mr. J. L. Smith, was iiorn
Orders are promptly attended to and dein Great Falls.
livered when promised.
Smoked
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
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&
Son, dealers in all kinds of Flour,
C. S Beacham
Grain, Feed and Sliorts, Market Street, Great Falls, N. H.
tbe prominent New Hampshire houses engaged
in the handling of flour, grain, feed, shoris, etc., the tirm
of C. S. Beacham & Son must be given a leading position,
both on account of the magnitude of its business and the
many years that it has been f-uccessfuUy conducted. The
enterprise has been controlled by various firms, among the
earliest being that of Wright & Co., who were succeeded
by Messrs. Blood & Co., who conducted it for many years,
they giving place to the present concern in 1882. It is
composed of Mr. Charles S. Beacham and his son, Mr. 0.
Arthur Beacham. Both these gentlemen are natives of
Ossi'pee, N. H., and are personally well known throughout
Great Falls and vicinity. An exclusively retail business is
done and exceptional facilities are enjoyed for filling the
The premises occupied are
heaviest orders without delay.
located on Market street and cover an area of some 1,470
square feet, and is fitted up with every facility and convenience for handling the stock dealt in, the railroad
running by the rear door. Every order given in person or
sent by either mail or telegraph is assured immediate and
painstaking attention, while the firm are in a position to
quote bottom prices on all the commodities they handle.
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John S. LeGro, dealer in Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton and
Lamb, Poultry and Vegetables, Washington Street Mar-
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There is no at tide of food that
ket, Great Fails, N.
varies so much in quality as meat, and as a natural conse
quence there is no other kind ol food which is so diflicult
to select, for even experts are deceived sometimes, and it
The only
really impossible to always judge correctly.
sensible way to do is to find the most experienced and
reliable dealer within your reach, tell him just what you
want and take what he selects, for. although he will make
a mistake liimself occasionally, still he will cheerfully correct it when his attention is called to the matter, for it is
plainly for his interest to satisfy his customers, and he will
spare no pains to do so. Jlr. John S. LeGro, who is the
proprietor of the " Washington Street Market," does business on this basis, and the magnitude of the trade he has
built up since he commenced operations here in 1863
shows that this method has been a successful one. He is
is
is widely known throughout this section. His market always contains a fine stock
of beef, pork, veal, mutton and lamb, poultry and vegeAll classes of trade are
tables of all seasonable kinds.
catered to, and every order is assured prompt and careful
attention.
The lowest market rates are quoted, and all
the commodities dealt in are guaranteed to prove as repre-
a native of Lebanon. Me., and
sented.
Granite State Hotel, C. L. Bodwell, proprietor. Good
Livery Stable connected. High Street, Great Falls, N. H.
a traveler is the more readily he
puts up with unavoidable discomforts and the less growling
he does when no responsible person is at hand to complain,
to
but all the same he means to be comfortable if any
act of his can make him so, and when he comes across a.
well managed liotel he notes the fact and takes particular
pains to put tip there again should he revisit the locality.
This is one reason for the steady patronage enjoyed by the
Granite State Hotel, for it has been in operation for many
— The more experienced
:
years, and traveling men and others appreciative of good
hotel accommodations, have long since learned that such
may be found at this commodious hostelry. The Granite
State Hotel has been under the able management of itspresent proprietor since 1880 and has always held a leadingposition among the representative hotels of this section of
the State.
Mr. C. L. Bodwell is a native of Sanford, Me.,
Theis highly respected throughout Great Falls.
they are spaciouspremises are located on High street
forty guests.
and well arranged and can accommodate
The sleeping rooms are attractive and comfortably furnished and the hotel is kept in excellent condition, employment being given to six assistants, and the service at theAn
table and elsewhere being prompt and courteous.
abundance of the best food the market affords is supplied
at all seasons, and as the terms of the house are moderateit certainly well deserves its high and extended popularity.
A good livery, sale and boarding stable is also maintained.
and
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A. Gaudette, dealer in all kinds of Wood and Kindling,
and Job Teaming, Washington St., Great Falls, N. H.— In
spite of the great quantity of coal used in this vicinity,,
there is still a large demand for hard and soft wood, and.
one of the most prominent of tlie local dealers engaged in
supplying this demand is Mr. A. Gaudette, doing businesson Washtngton street. He carries a large stock of hard
and soft cut wood, slab wood and kindlings. He is prepared to give prompt and painstaking attention to every
order and to fill the same at the lowest market rates. Mr.
Gaudette is a native of Canada and has a well earned
reputation for enterprising and reliable business methods.
In addition to his wood business he does an extensive jobteaming business, and is prepared to execute all orders in
this department of his business promptly, carefully and
Employment is afforded to six eflicient
satisfactorily.
assistants and no pains are spared in either branch of the
business to maintain the high reputation this establishment
has borne so long. Mr. Gaudette began operations here in
Great Falls about 1880, and has for some time ranked with
the leading
men
in his line of business.
Edwin
A. Lewis, Cigar Manufacturer, Moore's Block,
261^ Market Street, Great Falls, N. H.— There are few
persons who are not in the cigar business that have any
idea of the iiumense number that are consumed in the
United States every year, and not the least remarkable
thing about the demand for cigars is its rapid and steady
In spite of all that is urged against smoking, the
increase.
habit has become so general that the man who does not
smoke is a rare exception, for the sensible man can see
that it is the abuse of tobacco which is hurtful, and the
enjoyment derived from its proper or moderate use can be
obtained in no other way. The finer grades of tobacco are
especially harmless, and therefore it is gratifying to know
that Mr. Edwin A. Lewis, who makes a specialty of manufacturing fine cigars, is meeting with great success in his
efllorts to introduce a superior article among the trade.
His brand " Great Sachem," is a delicately flavored Havana
He started
hand-made cigar, and is in great demand.
business in Great Falls in 1871, but removed to Berwick,
He has been located in Moore's block.
Me., in 1873.
Market street. Great Falls, since 1888. The premises that
he occupies contain about 900 square feet. Employment
is given to six assistants, as he does a wholesale business.
Goods will be delivered promptly, as all orders are attended
to as soon as received.
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N. Roy, :Meat JIarket, Union
Stieet, Great Falls,
N. H.
It is all very well to argue that m«at is by no meansessential to health, and tha't a person can work hard and
thrive on a diet composed exclusively of vegetables, cereals,,
but the great majority of us can't consider anything
etc.
:
unless it includes
are really hungry meat
a "square meal
"
meat
in
abundance,
the only thing that
Even assuming that one may
will actually satisfy us.
thrive on a strictly vegetable diet, that is no re.ason why we
should give up the enjoyment of meat eating, for little if
any money would be saved by so doing, and tbe enjoyment lost could not be gained so cheaply in any other way.
Of course in order to really enjoy meat it must be of good
quality, and one sure way to get such is to buy of Mr. N.
Roy, for he makes a specialty of meats, and offers grade*
He occupies a spacious
suited to the most critical taste.
meat market, located on Union street, and carries a full
assortment of beef, pork, mutton, veal and lamb, together
with poultry and game in their season. The lowest market
rates are quoted at all times and the stock is sufficiently
varied and complete to admit of all tastes and all pursesbeing suited. Mr. Roy is a native of Canada and is almost
universally known in this vicinity, and has been connected
with his present business since 1888.
and when we
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
Guttman, Dentist, established 1857, Market Square,
Whatever may have been the case in
Great Falls, N. II.
days gone by, those wlio neglect and abuse their teeth
nowadays can advance no admittable excuse for doing so,
for the matter has been so often and so thoroughly discussed that every person of average intelligence must appreciate, to some extent at least, the importance of keepJ.
—
ing the teeth in proper condition. The many who fail to
do" this excuse their action or rather inaction by various
more or less ingenious pleas, but when all of these are
summed up and divested of side issues it will be found
that they ma3' be classed under not more than lour heads,
First, lack of time
second, lack of money
as follows
third, lack of courage, and fourth, lack of di-ipositiou.
Regarding the first, it need only be said that those who
have not time to care for their health have no time to live
regardat all, for without health life is not worth living
ing the second, competent dental service may be obtained
at moderate rates, and is within the means of all who
regarding the third, improved apparatus,
real!}' desire it
:
;
;
;
;
facilities,
and methods
liave
combined
to
do away with
and rethe pain formerly attending dental operations
garding the fourth, that of course is no excuse at all, and
There are many excellent dentists
requires no answer.
practicing in Great Falls and vicinity, and occupying a
leading position among them is Dr. ,1. Guttman, who has
finely furnished and conveniently located premises in
Market square, Great Falls. The most improved facilities
for the practice of dentistry in all its branches are provided, and operations are executed at short notice and in a
thoroughly satisfactory manner.
skillful, durable and
Special attention is given to manufacturing and adminisDr. Guttman is a native of
tering Xitrous Oxide Gas.
Prussia in Germany, and has bconie widely and favorably known in Great Palls since he began the practice of
his profession here in 185T, having gained an enviable
reputation as a competent, gentle and careful operator.
His charges are moderate, and his methods are in accordance with the accepted principles of modern dentistry, insuring results that can scarcely fail to be permanently satisfactorj- in every instance.
;
J. Bickford, Groceries and Provisions, Market Square,
Great Falls, N. II. It is always a good idea to trade with
an enterprising house whenever such a course is possible,
for the customers of a wide a-wake and progressive concern are sure to be treated with liberality and are also sure
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to receive their share of any increase in the concern's
prosperity.
The latter statement may be disputed by
some people who pride themselves on their shrewdness,
and who will say that no firm is going to give its customera anything more than it has to
but all the same we
know it to be true, and we also know that the really
successful business men are not those who keep every
advantage to themselves, but rather those who share with
customers and thus largely increase their trade and income,
although they may lessen the percentage of their profits.
The enterprise now conducted by Mr. J. Bickford in Market
;
Square is a good example to mention in this connection,
and we hold that Mr. Bickford is in a much better position
to day than he would have been had he pursued the shortsighted policy too common in his business. A co-operative
store was established in 1864, Mr. Bickford being the
manager. In 1873 Mr. Bickford assumed full control of
the business, since which date the name has been as at
present. J. Bickford.
He has built up a large retail trade,
requiring the services of well informed assistants.
Tlie
premises occupied comprise one floor and a basement, each
covering an area of 800 square feet.
A large stock is
carried, including choice staple and fancy family groceries
of all kinds. Mr. Bickford is a native of Rochester, N. H.,
and is very well known throughout Great Falls. He has
every facilit}' at hand to enable the many orders received
to be filled with promptness and accuracy.
The prices
quoted are very low and the goods are strictly first-class in
every respect.
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Home,
dealer in Choice Family Groceries, Teas,
Coffees, Sugars, Spices, etc.. High Street, (Jreat Falls, N.
H. There is no question but tliat tlie taste of the community has been educated up to a point where the diflerence between superior and inferior teas, coffees and spices
can be readil}' detected, for there is a constantly increasing
demand tor really desirable goods of this kind, while the
inferior grades once so popular, are rapidly becoming
practically unsalable.
Mr. S. C. Ilorne, dealer in choice
family groceries, teas, coffees, sugars, spices, etc., is entitled to much credit for enabling the residents of this
section to become familiar with these choice goods, for lie
has handled them for several years. He began operations
here in 1880, as a member of the firm of Plummer
Home. In 1887, Jlr. Home became sole proprietor. He
is a native of this place, and we need hardly say has a
large circle of friends here.
His store is large, being
2.5x50 feel in dimensions, and he also occupies a basement
for some of his stock.
Visitors may always find a large
and varied stock to choose from, the goods being warranted to prove as represented, while the prices are wonderfully low, quality considered.
A large liusicess is done
here, and his trade is steadily growing.
Mr. Home has
been a member of the school committee.
S.
O.
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Mrs. A. H. Webber, Pure
Soft Candies at wholesale and
fresh every day.
Old fashioned Molasses
a specialty.
Fore Street, Great Falls N. H.
There are very few people but what are fond of nice confectionery, that is when it is made of first class materials
and is properly flavored and invitingly displayed. It is
very easy to get such articles if you only know where to
go for them. Mrs. A. H. Webber, who keeps a store on
Fore street, is a wholesale and retail dealer in pure soft
candies that are made fresh every day, as Mrs. Webber
makes her own candy. She also has a fine assortment of
bread, cake and pastry, and her ice cream will bear comparison with any in this vicinity.
Mrs. Webber has
recently enlarged her business by opening a dining room,
where she will furnish meals at all hours and also table
board for regular boarders.
In her store she makes a
specialty of old-fashioned molasses candy, for which she
has become well known.
The premises occupied are
Careful assistants are em20x40 feet in dimensions.
ployed that customers may be promptly attended to. Mrs.
Webber, who is a native of Boston, Mass.. commenced
business here in 1889, and the large and increasing patronage which she has gained proves that she understands her
business and has served her customers in a satisfactory
manner. Her stock is kept fresh and her prices moderate.
retail,
made
Candy
&
Hurd
Grant, dealers in Family Groceries, Flour,
Corn, Meal, Pork, Lard, Molasses. Cash paid for Country
Produce. Opposite No. 2 Mill, Main Street, Great Falls,
N. H
The business conducted by Messrs. Hurd & Gran6
is located opposite No. 2 Mill, Main street.
For many
years it has held a deservedly high reputation for furnishing first-class family groceries. The business was founded
in 1873 by Cowell & Hurd, who were succeeded in 1875 by
Hurd & Cate. In 1888 the present proprietors, Messrs. E.
P. Hurd and G. F. Grant, assumed control.
These gentlemen are both natives of Maine. Mr. Hurd has been representative.
They have spared no pains to maintain and
even to increase the high repute of the enterprise, the
result being that it is constantly growing in popularity,
and with increased patronage the firm are enabled to offer
increased inducements to their customers. The premises
occupied are 25x50 feet in dimensions. A heavy stock is
carried, including flour, corn, meal, pork, lard, molasses,
syrup, butter, cheese, fish, salt, sugars, teas and coffees,
spices, fruit, confectionery, extracts, and a complete line
of family supplies
These goods are carefully chosen and
are fully guaranteed to prove as represented.
The lowest
market rates are quoted on all these goods. Prompt attention is assured to every caller.
Orders are carefully filled
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and delivered.
�LEADING BUblNESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
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O. Marin, Meats and Vegetables, Main Street, Great
That the successful managenieni of a retail
Falls, N. 11.
meat market is by no means the easy task it may seem to
some is not likely to be disputed by any one who has had
—
:i practical experience in the matter; for in point of fact, to
so carry on an establishment of this kind as to be prepared
to meet all of the reasonahlc. and not a few of the unreasonable, demands of customers, and at the same time
avoid being loaded down with an overstock, requires both
experience and brains, and cannot be accomplished by
everybody. But, however, there are not a few who seem
to " have the business down tine," as the sajing is, and
among these due mention should be made of the market
conducted by Mr. O. Marin, located on Main street. Great
This business was originally founded by Boucher
Falls.
Brothers in 18S7. (hey being succeeded in 1890 by the
present proprietor. This gentleman Ins already attained
a liberal patronage, and may be fairh- considered as one of
our representative business men. Mr. Marin is a native of
Canada by birth, and has not a few friends in tliis community. He is steadily adding to them by the liberal and
enterprising business methods he makes constant use of,
and we can strongly advise any one who appreciates firstclass provisions and square dealings to patronize Mr.
Marin, as both of these are assured to every customer.
Competent assistants are employed, and the stock of
meats, vegetables, etc., carried is varied enough to satisfy
all tasies
and conditions of purses.
Anson Chick, Picture Framing and Job Carpentering,
Wa.shington Street, Great Falls, N. H. It may be safely
set do%vn as an invariable rule that it is always best to obtain the advice and assistance of a practical man when an
enterprise of any importance is contemplated, and j'et,
obvious as this may seem, it is often neglected by those
who propose to build or who require the services of a reA reputable and experienced builder can
liable carpenter.
give many valuable hints as to the details of a plan, even
it is not desired to have him draw it up altogether, and
if
it should always be borne in mind that alterations made
in a plan, alter contracts are signed and the work is well
under way, are apt to cost double what they would had
they been suggested in the preliminar}' stages. Mr. Ansel
Chick is a job carpenter as well as a picture frame maker,
and is well able to give advice relating to the planning of
a house, or the alterations that may be desired in stores or
houses. Mr. Chick does quite a business making screen
doors and windows to order. He is prepared to do gen-
—
eral jobbing, also saw filing, and those desiring the services of a careful and thorough workman will do well to
obtain such a man. Picture frames will be made to order
in a neat and substantial manner at short notice, and at
large variety of styles being on hand
moderate prices.
from which a selection can be made, that cannot fail to
A
please those
who
are familiar with fine work.
E. Pattee, Livery, Sale and Boarding Stable, Orange
There are soiue livery stable
Street, Great Falls, N. H.
keepers who seem to think that Iheir customers are either
millionaires or else are prepared to spend half their earnS.
—
ings on horse hire, for the charges made are away beyond
the means of the most of us, and the consequence is we
are obliged to do without the enjoyment and healthfulness
Now, of course it costs money to keep
of driving.
horses, to pa_v help and to maintain carriages, harness,
etc., in good" order, and no sensible man expects to get
"sometliing for nothing," but still there is reason in
everything, and many stable keepers would make more
money by charging lower prices. Mr. S. E. Pattee has
struck the " happy medium" in his charges, for his prices
are high enough to enable him to furnish first class turnouts at a fair profit and at the same time are low enough
to suit anybody who doesn't want the earth for a ten-acre
lot.
It is evident that Mr. Pattee means to do the square
thing by his patrons, and his livery, sale and boarding
Mr. Pat
iiess Indicate that his policy is appreciated.
is a native of Goflstown, N. H., and has been identiwith his present enterprise since 1888, succeeding at
that time the firm of J. O. Lord
Son. He gives close
personal attention to the supervision of affairs, and is prepared to let single or double teams for pleasure or business
uses at very reasonable terms.
The stable is located on
Orange street, and callers may depend upon receiving
prompt and polite attention at all times. Horses are also
taken to board, and will receive every attention and care
requisite for their comfort and health.
Special attention
being given to selling horses for either carl or driving purposes.
Many fine horses suitable for such purposes being
constantiv on hand.
tee
fied
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A. B. Jeneau <& Co., one price Clothiers and Gents'
Furnishers. Corner Fore and Main Streets, Great Falls,
N. H. The question of where to get fashionable, well
made and durable clothing at the lowest market rates is
one of great importance in everj' civilized community, for
proper self-respect prompts us to dress well, and ordinary
prudence counsels us to get the largest possible return for
our money. A large proportion of the residents of Great
Falls and vicinity have answered this question to their
entire satisfaction by making their purchases at the establishment conducted by Messrs. A. B. Jeneau & Co., and
all competent judges who will examine the goods there
offered and note the prices, will agree that one might
easily go a great deal farther and fare a great deal worse,
for the stock is remarkably complete and attractive and
the prices are as low as the lowest
Messrs. A. B Jeneau
Co. founded their business in Great Falls in 1886, and
the clothing business tmder their direct management is
maintained at a high standard of efficienc}'. The store is
located on Main street and covers an area of some 1200
square feet of space. It is well arranged and contains a
full line of ready-made clothing, together with a complete
assortment of gentlemen's furnishings, hats, caps, trunks
and bags. The latest fashionable novelties are well represented and the goods are sold strictly on their merits and
at bottom prices.
Five competent and well informed
assistants are employed, and every caller Is assured courteous, as well as prompt attention.
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Belleville
Daigle, dealers in Groceries and Provisions,
Flour, Fruit and Confectionery, cor. Franklin and Union
Streets, Great Falls. N. H.
There is often as much ingenuit}' shown in explaining the success as in accounting
for the failure of a business enterprise, but when an undertaking has been successfully conducted for several years It
is always safe to assume that its popularity is due to solid
merit.
Such is the case with that now carried on under
the firm name of Belleville & Daigle, for this enterprise
was inaugurated bj' Messrs. Gagmon
Demers in 1883.
In 1887. Mr. O. Demers assumed the entire management of
the business, and so conducted it until 1890, when he was
succeeded by the present firm of Belleville & Daigle, who
now hold a leading position among similar undertakings
in this section of the State.
The gentlemen comprising
this firm are Mr. Fred. Belleville and Jlr. Napoleon Daigle, both natives of Canada, and are energetic and reliable
business men.
The premises are located at the corner of
Franklin and Union streets, and cover an area of 2400
square feet, and are fully occupied by a heavy and complete stock of groceries, provisions, flour, fruit and confectionery of the best quality.
The policy which has
made this enterprise so prominent among Great Falls'
mercantile undertakings is followed to-da_v as strictly as
ever, and when one has remarked the reliability of the
goods, the lowness of the prices, and the promptness and
accuracy of the service, he is not obliged to ask what that
policy is, nor need he be told that its ett'ect is to assure
entire satisfaction to ever}' reasonable customer.
Employment is given to three competent assistants, and all
orders are assured immediate and careful attention.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS.
John Martin, Boots and Shoes, 30 Market Street.
"Somerworth Mineral Spring," Great
iprietor of the
H.— It
always provoking to be
•especially so when you are purchasing
of foot wear, for one's comfort is so
•quality and til of the boots or shoes
N.
is
ProFalls,
imposed upon, but
anything in the line
dependent upon the
worn, that unsatis-
factory foot-wear is enough to make the best natured man
••cranky." Hence one way to maintain that even, good
temper wliich makes friends, prolongs life and is one of
the most valuable possessions a man can have, is to buj'
your boots, shoes and rubbers of Mr. John Martin, who
has a newly fitted up store at No. 30 Market street, where
lip has a complete and carefully chosen stock of boots,
shoes, slippers and rubbers, suited to all needs in size,
widths and quality, adapted to all ages, all occupations,
both rexes and all tastes, and he sells them for what they
are, giving every customer the bottom facts regarding the
Mr. Martin is a native of
g'lods, and also bottom prices.
Vermont, but has long resided in Great Palls. He opened
:this store in 1890, but was formerly in the same line of
the store now occupied is 20 X 60 feet
trade in this town
in size and is conveniently fitted up for this business.
Mr. Martin is the owner of a valuable mineral spring
locaied on hjs place, but a few moments' walk from the
depot. The water comes boiling up out of the earth from
a white, sandy bottom, is cold, of pleasant taste, but
;
medicinal in its effect. Many in this vicinity have tested
It
merit and give unqualified testimony ol its virtues.
is the purpose of Mr. JIartin to introduce this valuable
spring to the public so that its benefit may be enjoyed by
thousands who now are ignorant of its benefit.
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H. Mellen, wholesale and retail dealer in
Groceries and Provisions, Flour, Tea, Coffee and Spices,
Market Street, Great Falls, N. H. The wholesale and
Chzurles
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not one to be chosen by a man
who dislikes e.xertion, for if there is a business outside of
Bawing wood or shoveling dirt that demands hard work
and plenty of it from those carrying it on, it is just that
This may .seem an extreme
whicli we have mentioned.
statement to those who have not "been there," but we
no fear that anyone who has bad any personal expehave
rience in the trade will contradict us in the slightest degree.
Grocers who really strive to accommodate their patrons
earn every cent they make, and it is therefore with pleasure that we note the prosperity of Mr. Cliarles II. Mellen,
who succeeded Mr. Moses Weeks in business in 1889. Mr.
Mellen has conscientiously endeavored to render an adequate equivalent for every cent paid to him and fully
deserves tbe large measure of success be has attained. Ills
store is located on Market street and covers an area of
some 1,300 square feet. A large stock is carried, including groceries and provisions of all descriptions, flour, tea,
coffee and spices.
With a well stocked and well equipped
•retail
grocery bu-iness
is
store, with every facility for handling goods economically
and expeditiouslj-, customers can rely on having their
orders promptly iiiled. Mr. Mellen is a native of Great
Falls and is one of our most energetic and public spirited
local dealers and one who has the respect and confidence
of the people in general.
B. Etter, Artistic Pliotograpber, Market Square, Great
Falls, N. H.^The eminent painter who replied " with
brains, sir," when asked with what fie mixed his colors in
order to obtain the wonderful effects noticeable in his
work, concisely stated a truth which is too often overlooked.
Want of ability is not to be compensated for by
the most improved facilities, and this principle applies as
forcibly to the work of the photographer as to that of the
artist in colors.
Anybody can procure photographic apparatu-i, and, by tlie way, about everybody nowadays does
do so, but to attain artistic results in photography is quite
another matter. Therefore, when we say that Mr. B. Etter
is an artistic photographer and has the latest improved
-app-iratus at his studio, we by no means explain tbe great
-success he meets with in making accurate and beautifully
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portraits
but when we add tliat he " mixes
brains " with his chemicals the cause of his success becomes evident. Jlr. B, Etter, who is a native of Nova
Scotia, succeeded Mr. John H. Parker in the proprietorHe carries on this
ship of the studio in question in 18H7.
work in all its branches. Portraits will be copied and enlarged and finished as desired. The scale of prices will
be found to be remarkably moderate, considering tlie exTwo assi-<tants are employed that
cellence of the work.
orders may be filled at short notice, satisfaction being
guaranteed in every instance. All kinds and styles of
picture frames are furnished to order at short notice.
finished
;
Peter Guilraet, wholesale and retail dealer in GrocerProvisions, Beef, Mutton, Pork, Lamb, Poultry,
Eggs, etc. Also Fresli
Fruit and Vegetables of all kinds in their season, corner
Franklin and Main Streets, Great Falls, N. H —The house
of Peter Guilraet enjoys an enviable reputation in con-
ies,
Tripe, Sausages, Butter, Cheese,
nection with the sale of groceries, provisions, meats, etc.,
and on visiting the store carried on by this gentleman at
the corner of Franklin and Main streets, it soon becomes
evident that his reputation is well deserved, for one meets
with prompt and courteous attention, and the stock on
hand to choose from is certainly large and varied enough to
It embraces the leading
suit the most critical taste.
brands of groceries and provisions, as well as a superior
quality of meats of all kinds, with fresh fruits and vegeThe
tables in thair seasons,
of excellent variety.
right,
right,
the
prices
are
all
goods
are
all
and the service is all right, so tbe natural conclusion is that Mr. Guilmet must be doing a very large
wholesale and retail business a conclusion which we are
ha])py to say is fully warranted by the facts. Mr. Guilmet
began operations in 1879. and his trade has been steadily
developing ever since. He is a native of Canada, and is
widely known in social as well as mercantile circles.
Giving close personal attention and employing five com
petent assistants, it is not to be wondered at that orders
are promptly filled to the entire satisfaction of his cus-
—
tomers.
J.
H. Beacbam
&
Son, Life, Fire and Accident Insur-
ance, Central Building, Great Falls, N. H.
but few business
men
— There
are
in a position to personally investi-
the claims made by the various
and accident insurance companies, and, thereis
obvious that a competent and reputable
gate the .soundness of
fire,
fore,
life
it
•w'ho has made a special study of the
is,
in a certain sense, indispensable to a community, as he is competent to give valuable advice and
information regarding the companies that will best suit
the individual requirements of his patrons, and offer
The
valuable suggestions to those 'wbo consult him.
firm of J. H. Beacham & Son are doing this, and the
very extensive business they enjoy is sufficient evidence
that the public appreciate the courteous and liberal methThe firm is composed of Mr.
ods pursued by this firm.
John H. Beacham, Wolf boro. who has for many years been
engagedin the business, and his son, Jlr. John L. Beacham,
the junior partner, who has charge of the oflSce at No. 7
The firm also have
Central Building, Gr^at Falls, N. H
a branch office in Cloutman's Block, Farmington, N H.,
while the main offices are in Goodman's Block, Wolfboro.
Tbe firm do a general insurance business in life, fire and
accident, and are prepared to place risks in first-class
companies on the most favorable terms, and claims and
Messrs. J. II Beacham
losses are adjusted promptly.
& Son represent both stock and mutual companies, their
list including some of the strongest companies in the
world. Any information regarding life, fire or accident
insurance is gratuitously given on ajiplication, by mail
insurance broker,
subject,
or in person.
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1,1,1 \
AN SciUAKE.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BERWICK, ME.
The town
Berwick was originally a part of the ancient town of Kittery and was set apart and?
its present name in 1713.
Since that date the size of the township has been'
greatly reduced
South Berwicic being taken from the south side, in 1S14, and North Berwick fromthe northeastern side, in 1831.
A small portion of York was annexed in 1854. The present town is^
bounded on the north by Lebanon on the east by North Berwick on the south by South Berwick, and on the west by the towns of Rochester, Somersworth and Rollinsford which are in New
Hampshire, being separated from Berwick by the Salmon Falls River, on which is located thevillage of Berwick in which the business of the town is concentrated.
The stream is crossed by abridge of lOO feet span, and the railway station is on the New Hampshire side, on the line of the
Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway Railroad.
Berwick village began to be a manufacturing centre about 1854 and its growth, especially during
of
incorporated under
;
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;
Police protection has been provided sincedepartment was established in 1873 while the educational facilities are excellent, the
schools being liberally supported and very efficiently managed.
One of the most prominent of the public buildings is Odd Fellows Hall, dedicated in 1879. This
It isis a fine brick edifice, three stories in height and thirty-two by fifty-five feet in dimensions.
utilized by Echo Lodge, No. 52, and Golden Gate Encampment, No. 24
both these having been
instituted in 1876.
Another flourishing society, the Independent Order of Good Templars, is represented by Wilson Lodge, No. 75, organized in 1878.
Saw mills were erected on the site of the village at a very early date and wood-working is still
quite extensively carried on
the local establishments including a sash and door factory, a bobbin
factory, a modern equipped saw-mill, etc., as well as a large tannery, reed and harness factories, iron
and steel shops, soap factories, carriage factories, marble works, etc.
There are also some excellent stores in the village, including a very successful co-operative store
established by the Sovereigns of Industry, in 1874.
The majority of the dwelling houses have been erected since 1870 and are consequently modern
in style as well as neat and attractive in appearance.
In short, both as regards public and private
buildings, Berwick makes a very favorable showing and has no reason to fear comparison with anyvillage of no greater population.
the past score of years, has been both rapid and steady.
1849 and a
fire
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Leadiim- Business
Men
of Berwick, Me.
S. p. Home & Co., manufacturers of and dealers in
IReady-Made Doors, Sash, Blinds and JEouldings also
;Stair Work and Brackets of all sizes, Berwick Side, Great
;
placing building conFalls, N. H.— The
tracts with reliable and responsible parties cannot be overmost carefully prepared plans and
-estimated, for the
apeciflcations will not protect the interests of the builders
if their carrying out be entrusted to incompetent, careless
Therefore the residents of Great
-or dishonest hiinds.
Falls and vicinity have reason to congratulate themselves
on having so dependable a firm as that of S. P. Home &
Co. to place their orders with, especially as this house is
.prepared to figure very closely on all work submitted.
This business was started by Mr. S. P. Ilorne, who is a
native of Rochester, N. H., and carried on until 1886,
•when he took in as partner, Mr. W. L. Buttertield, a native
"Of Verniojit.
The shop, located on the Berwick side, consists of a building two stories and attic, 3-1 X 40, and storehouse, employing six men and having a ten horse-power
•engine (o turn out all their mouldings, doors, window
Orders for jobbing work will be
"frames, blinds, etc., etc.
importance of
pi I
.
'filled at short notice in a satisfactory manner and at mod-erate prices, the proprietors giving their personal supervision to all.
M.
Nute, Shoe Jlanufacturer, Berwick Side, Great
H.— This business wai founded in 1870 by
Messrs. L. AL and D. H. Nute, and changed in 1882 to the
present proprietor who is a native of Milton, N. H.. and
very well and favorably known. Realizing tint there is a
continuous demand among the trade for durable and
'thoroughly-m ule footwear at fair prices he has endeavored
to fully meet it. His shop comprises three stories, 30x 17.5
tfeet in dimensions, with a fifteen horse-power engine and
well equipped with every facility in the way of new
He gives
machinery, etc., for doing the best work.
'employment to from 100 to 150 people, turning out about
1000 pairs per day of men's, boys' and youths' calf buff and
'flesh split shoes.
The largest orders can be filled at short
notice.
Mr. Nute has an office in B )Ston at 28 High
-street, where samples are shown, but he is always pleased
"to see visitors at the factory, where they receive courteous
.attention, and to which place all m;iil orders should be
L.
N.
Falls,
•tkddressed.
James W. Harriman, Machinist
;
all
in tlie best
mechanical
;
Hotel,
1
i
I
i
i
II
W
Niles,
t
—
New
Under these circumstances the question
accommodations assumes no little importance, and
sons of the year.
of hotel
it is perfectly safe to as.sert that the enviable reputation
Great Falls enjoys among nonresidents is due to the nature
of the accommodations provided at Grant's Hotel, for this
The proprietor, Mr. E.
is a well-managed establishment.
Grant, is a native of Acton, Maine, and has been in business
since 1873.
He spares no pains to secure the comfort of
guests and together with his genial liead clerk, Mr. H. W.
Nile-!, employs a staff of seven assistants, so that the hotel
and its appointments are kept in first class condition and
The
the service is uniformly prompt and dependable.
Grant Hotel is very pleasantly located on the Berwick
The
Side, and can accommodate some thiity people.
table is supplied with an abundance of seasonable food at
all times, and the terms of the house are very reasonable.
kinds of Repairing
and at very reasonable
Berwick
rates Steam, Gas and Water Piping a Specialty
Side. Great Falls, N. H. One of the best places to get
machine repairing of any kind done with which we are
familiar is at the shop carried on by Jlr. James W. Harri"man at Great Falls on the Berwick side, for this is a verj'
well-equipped establishment and Mr. Harriman is an
expert machinist, employs experienced help, and spares no
He is a
pains to thoroughly satisfy every customer.
mative of Great Falls, and in 1890 succeeded Messrs. H.
W. Pierce & Son, who had carried on the business since
1887.
While doing all kinds of repairing in the very best
fltyle and at moderate rates, Mr. Harriman makes a specialty of steam, gas and water piping and of the building
of pipe fence for graves, lots and enclosures of any kind,
He is
•being prepared to fill orders at very short notice.
:agent for stationary engines and boilers of the most
;jipproved type and also for the Spence hot water heater.
conceded to have no superior in its special line. Mr.
Harriman is making a specialty of this branch. Turned
>done
Grant's
.nidliniii hipot.s.
Btiwick
Free Con\( ) .met
C'leik.
Great Falls is one of the most
side. Great Falls. N. 11.
Hampshire, and as it is also quite
attractive towns in
a business centre, it is visited by many strangers at all sea-
style,
;
—
and cold rolled steel shafting is also dealt in to a considerable extent, and all kinds of mill work and supplies will
be furnished at prices as low as the lowest in every
anstance.
John C. Nutter, manufacturer of and dealer in Doors,
One
Sashes, Blinds, etc.. Sullivan Square, Berwick, Me.
of the most fruitful causes of discontent and even anger in
the occupancy of a new house is to be found in the liability of the doors and sashes to "bind" and "stick" so
firmly in some cises as to defy all efforts to stir them.
Now of course this is at times unavoidable owing to a
variety of causes which it is unnecessary to mention here,
but in many instances the true explanation of the difficulty
is to be found in the defective construction of the doors
and sashes themselves. These defects may be in the workmanship, or they may be in the stock used, but in either
case they occasion much annoyance which might easily
have been entirely obviated, had well-made articles been
purchased originally. The productions of Mr. John Nutter, doing business on Sullivan square, will be found to be
always satisfactory and reliable and it is owing to the
growing appreciation of this fact that his busine-ss shows a
marked and steady increase. This business was founded
by Nutter & Tibbets, who were succeeded in 1887 by Mr.
John C. Nutter. Mr. Nutter is a dealer in and manufacturer of doors, sashes, blinds, etc., the best of work being
done and strict attention paid to the quality of the stock
Orders will be filled at short notice, and the work
used.
will be guaranteed satisfaclory.
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BERWICK.
54:
ORRIN KNOX,
Wholesale dealer in Country Produce; Retail dealer in Family Groceries..
Itsiilrosxl
.Mileag:e
Tickvlfi
Boiiglil.
iiioUl
SULLIVAN SQUARE,
siikI
Ki-nlod.
BERWICK, MAINE^
Jesse R. Home, manufacturer,
wholesale and retail dealer in.
Hemlock, Pine and Spruce Timber and Boards of all kinds.
Sawing,
Jointing,
Planing,
Matching and
Box making.
Packing Boxes, etc.. Berwick^
Side, Great Falls. N. H.— The
extensive mill and box factory
carried on by Mr. Jesse R. Horneis located
in Berwick but maybe classed among Great Falls'
establishments for Mr. Uorne
lives here and has for years, at
one time representing Greati
Falls
in the State legislature.
in HoehesteT, N.
H., and has been identified with
his present enterprise for more
than fifteen years.
The premises utilized by him are two
stories in height and 55
TOfeet in dimensions, and are fitted
up with an elaborate plant of
He was born
X
improved
woodworking
ma-
chinery, driven by an engine of
Mr.
seventy five horse power.
Home is a large manufacturer
of packing boxes, his facilities
being such as to enable him to
A. B. Spencer, dealer in Choice Family Groceries,
Country Produce, Flour, Grain, etc.: also Fiirnisliing
Undertaker and manufacturer of and dealer in Burial
Caskets and Coffins
Sullivan Square, Berwick, Maine
Mr. A. B. Spencer is a naiive of Berwick, Maine,
and started the undertaking business in 1808, having
become so thoroughly identified with the best interests o"f
the town, is loolied upon as a representative citizen, in
tlie full sense of the word, having served in the army and
holding the position as town treasurer. Mr. Spencer has
had long and varied experience as a funeral director, and
;
—
is
prepared to
till
all
orders entrusted to
him
in that capac-
with tidelity, intelligence and despatch.
He will
assume entire charge of funerals and furnish everything
ity
that is required, his facilities enabling hint to execute all
at very short notice and at uniformly moderate rales.
He retails and wholesales in coffins, occupying
a store three stories high, yO X 5.5 feet in size, and always
carrying a varied and large stock of funeral anil undertak-
commissions
ing mateiials and employing some five assistants. In 1886
Mr. Spencer combined with his other business a large
choice family grocery store, located at Sullivan square,
and his stock is always complete in every department, and
sufficient assistance is employed to assure prompt, careful,
and polite attention to every caller, while he is in a position to quote the lowest market prices on all the commodities dealt in.
meet all honorable compelition
by furnishing boxes of standard
west market rales.
Sawing and planing
without undue delay, employment being given to from sixteen to twenty-five assistants.
Mr. Horne deals extensively
in lumber and can furnish it in any desired quantity at the
lowest market rates.
quality at the
Ic
L. E. Grant, Physician and Druggist, Berwick, Me.
would be difficult to find an establishment of more genuine value to the community' than that cariied on by Mr.
L. E. Grant, who being a native of Candia, N. H., started
this undertaking in 1888, and under his able management
has largely developed into a successful trade; drugs, medicines and chemicals are supplied at both wholesale and
retail at the lowest rates that can be named on first class
goods, and as the filling of prescriptions is given especial
attention, customers may feel assured of their favors being
appreciated and of their orders being handled with that
skill and accuracy so desirable in this connection.
Every
precaution is observed that will tend to reduce the liability
of error to the smallest po.«sible amount, and every facility
is at hand that can aid iu attaining this result.
Mr. Grant
is moderate in his charges, and certainly has solved the
problem of combiuing reliable service with popular prices.
Stationery, choice brands of cigars and tobacco and druggists' sundries, form? another import.int department of hisbusine«s.
The stock carried is fresh and acceptable, two
assistanlsare employed, customers are treated wilhcourtesy,
and ronsideralion. His store is 15 X 40 feet in size.
It
�1>AM
AND Stone Bridge, Rochester.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER.
Lines of railroad as represented on a
map have been
described as " index fingers, pointing out the
and by following their indications on the map of
Strafford county, even one entirely unacquainted with that section cannot fail to appreciate to some
degree at least the comparative importance of Rochester, for railroads enter that town from six
From the north comes the
different directions and form a junction at and near Rochester village.
Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad, starting at Conway where connection is made with the
railway systems of Vermont, New York, Canada and the West and Northwest from the northwest
more prosperous and important towns and
villages,"
;
comes the Dover and Winnipesaukee Railroad, starting at Alton Bay at the southern extremity of
Lake Winnipesaukee, where connection is made with steamers to and from all the lake ports, and with
the Lake Shore Railroad, a branch of Concord and Montreal system from the northeast comes the
Portland and Rochester Railroad, giving direct communication with Portland, and extending from
Rochester in a southerly and south-easterly direction under the name of the Nashua and Rochester
The Portsmouth, Great Falls and
Railroad to Nashua, N. H., and thence to Worcester, Mass.
Conway Railroad takes a south-easterly course from Rochester and joins the Boston and Maine
Railroad at RoUinsford Junction, and the Dover and Winnipesaukee Railroad proceeds south to Dover
All these
and thence under the name of the Portsmouth and Dover Railroad to Portsmouth.
railroads are included in the great Boston and Maine system and by them Rochester is given direct
communication with all parts of this country and Canada.
Being directly on the line of travel between the sea-shore and mountain resorts an immense
;
passenger traffic passes through the town during the vacation season, and at all times of year the
passenger and freight services are frequent and efficient.
It is obvious that a town so situated must offer many advantages for the carrying on of great
manufacturing enterprises and for the conducting of mercantile undertakings, and the magnitude and
high standing of the industrial and commercial establishments of Rochester show that these advantages are largely and successfully availed of, while the steady growth of the town in population and
in wealth proves that it has hardly begun to reach its ultimate development, and gives ground for the
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insrORlCAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER.
prediction
that
the
early
part
of
the
coming century will see Rochester occupying a prominent position among NewHampshire's cities. There is certainly no
good reason why such should not be the
case for no community has better transportation
facilities,
none gives more
welcome and assistance to deserving new enterprises, and few towns are
more healthfully located or are inhabited
by a more law-abiding, sociable and
cordial
agreeable people.
remunerative
industries,
and
Low
cost of living,
employment
healthful
varied
in
climatic
hygienic conditions will do
much
and
to build
up any community and all these are to be
found in the Rochester of to-day.
The town lies in the eastern part of
High School, Rochestek.
of Straflford County and is separated from
Maine by the Salmon Falls River, this
stream forming Rochester's eastern boundary, while Farmington and Milton bound it on the north
Somersworth, Dover and Barrington on the south, and Barrington, Strafford and Farmington on the
west.
The township is one of the largest in the county and contains three villages Rochester,
East Rochester, and Gonic.
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:
Its surface is rolling and the soil is generally fertile, some of the farms being highly cultivated and
very productive. There are three rivers in town
The Salmon Falls River extending the whole length
of the township from north to south
the Cocheco River entering about midway on the northern
boundary and flowing out at the southern corner where it is joined by the Isinglass River, which first
enters Rochester from Barrington at about the point that the Nashua and Rochester Railroad leaves
the latter town, the stream then making an abrupt turn in its course and re-entering Barrington which
:
;
it
again leaves to enter Rochester just before the Dover line
The
village of Rochester
is
southern centre, and East Rochester
Somersworth and Milton lines.
By
village
more
far the greater part of the
which
like a
indeed
is
reached.
located to the east of the centre of the township
is
near the Salmon Falls River about
business and population of the town
is
many
large
and substantial mercantile edifices, many handsome stores with
plate-glass windows and other
modern appointments, and many
factories, some of which are very
large and are fitted up with
elaborate
plants of the most
improved machinery.
Such a
community
naturally
requires
extensive banking facilities, and
these
are
furnished
by one
national bank and three savings
banks,
or rather, to be
strictly
Gonic
is
in the
the
centered at Rochester
appears
prosperous city than
a village and contains
;
midway between
Market Street, Rochester.
�niSrORWAL SKETCH OF
liOClIESTKU.
57
tli;it combines the functions of a bank of discount and
The two institutions doing a
two regular savings banks.
aggregating $150, Olio and each has a large surplus. The
accurate, by one national bank, one institution
^deposit with those of a savings bank, and
general banking business have capitals
.amount of savings held on deposit approximates $1,500,000.
Manufacturing was begun in Rochester at a very early period in the town's history, among the
ifirst establishments being saw and grist mills, fulling and finishing mills, a nail factory, a scythe
factory, a cotton yarn mill, etc., but the first corporation to begin operations was tlie Mechanic's
dompany, incorporated in 1834, with a capital of $15,000. This company manufactured blankets, but
The business was
failed in 1841 and was succeeded by the Gonic Company, which also failed.
continued by private parties for a time and in 1846 passed under the control of the Norway Plains
Company, incorporated with a capital of $60,000 which has since been increased to $150,000, for the
"Company have been very successful in carrying on and develo[)ing the enterprise, and now operate
three large mills run by water and steam power employ 440 assistants, and manufacture a fine line of
;
woolen
blankets, flannels and suitings.
Residence of Horace L. ^\*OECESTEK.
of textile falirics is also carried on successfully at Gonic and at East Rochester,
no longer the representative one of the town, for of late years the business of manufacturing boots and shoes has attained immense proportions and now gives employment to more hands
than all other branches of manufacture combined. One of the local shoe factories is said to be the largest
The manufacture
but
that industry
in the State,
iS
in all New England equal to it either in size or in comtwo large shoe shops, a taiyiery, a machine shop, a box
The tannery, box factory, and
large fire-proof store-house.
and certainly there are very few
pleteness of equipment.
The
plant includes
factory numerous out-buildings and a
machine shop do no outside work whatever, they being utilized exclusively in connection with the shoe
business, and some idea of the magnitude of the latter may be gained from the fact that the capacity
A
The tannery can produce 1,200 sides of leather per week.
-of the factory is 4,000 pairs per day.
150-horse engine furnishes the motive power, and employment is given to T50 assistants.
Another large factory which turns out over 2,000 pairs per day and gives employment to some 250
operatives is carried on by one of the largest and best known shoe manufacturers in New England.
He is a resident of Lynn, Mass., and maintains shops in Athol and ^larblehead, in that State.
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58
There are some large lumber mills
The quarrying and working
in
town, besides sash and blind, house
of granite are also carried on to
some extent
;
finish and box factories^
and a comparatively new-
but very promising industry is that conducted by the Kiesel Fire Brick Company, incorporated in
188S with a capital of $200,000.
This company make a superior grade of fire brick, tile, etc., and
employ about
We
fifty assistants.
have already spoken of Rochester's
fine
mercantile edifices, and need only add that their
merchants as a rule carry very extensive and
all the adjacent country.
Someof the more prominent business men are very liberal and persistent advertisers, and the firm carryingon the largest store in town not only make liberal use of printers' ink but have their advertising signs,
spread throughout the State from the White Mountains to the sea.
contents are worthy of the buildings, for the
skillfully
local
chosen stocks and ofFer inducements which draw trade from
Main Street, Rochester.
The
local
newspapers are well edited and well supported, the
degree to the good sense shown by their managers
in
latter fact
being due
in
no smalZ
looking after and advancing their local interests.
among the archives of the town shows that it was voted to
but the next year the vote was the other way and as a natural consequence it
was soon necessary to hold a special meeting to choose agents to defend the town which "lies under a
presentiment for want of a school being kept, and to be heard and tried at the next Court of Quarter
Sessions."
Thereafter schools were kept for a number of years but finally the town became reckless
and voted to hire no teachers but to pay whatever fine might be recovered by presentment.
Thi»
The
earliest record relating to schools
have a school
in ITSO,
un-American state of affairs did not last long, however, and now for many years the schools have been
and are very largely attended.
There has been a Masonic Lodge in Rochester foi- eighty years, " Humane Lodge," F. & A. M.^
The Odd Fellows also have lodges here, and there are
having been incorporated October 2-t, 1810.
liberally supported
other fraternal societies of lesser note.
The
first
meeting-house to be built
regularly engaged in since that date.
condition, and maintain
in
Rochester was erected in 1731 and divine worship has beei>
The various
religious societies are
commodious and well-appointed church
edifices.
in a
generally flourishing;
�HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER.
59-
We have left ourselves but little space in which to present the early history of the town, our idea
being to give a sketch of the Rochester of to-day rather than an account of the Rochester of the pasf..
The town was incorporated May 10, 1722, and was named in honor of the Earl of Rochester, a
The proprietors held their first meeting at Cocheco, July 9, 1722,
brother-in-law of King James II.
they being assembled " to consider, debate, and resolve such matters and things" as were essential to
a proper observance of the conditions of the charter, the first of these being that the proprietorsshould build a house and settle a family therein within three years, and plant or sow three acres of
ground within four years, those failing to comply with these requirements forfeiting all their rights in
So the proprietors arranged to have the most commodious part of the township laid
out into what they called " home lots," and a committee was chosen to select the best location and to
So carefully was every detail looked after that th&
lay out roads and a proper " train field."
proprietors' clerk was authorized to obtain a " hook consisting of three quires of paper bound up in
parchment, at the charge of the commoners" in which to keep the records. But "the best laid schemesof mice and men" sometimes went wrong in those days even as they do now, and the beginning of
trouble with the Indians put an end to all attempts at frontier settlement for a time and so prevented
the doing of anything that could fitly be recorded in that book provided " at the charge of the
the property.
commoners."
The second meeting was held April 24, 172 7, at which a board of selectmen consisting of Captain^
Francis Matthews, Captain John Knight, and Paul Gerrish, was appointed, and these selectmen
instructed the committee, which had been appointed at the first meeting, to reconsider a plan of
division.
At the end of five months a plan was submitted but was not satisfactory, and a surveyor
was appointed to lay out the plantation in one hundred and twenty-five lots of sixty acres each, in
ranges from Salmon Falls River to the Harrington line. Each share was to consist of one lot, and the
location of that assigned to any individual proprietor was decided by a veritable " drawing of lots," it
being governed by chance entirely. The drawing was begun in Cocheco, December 13, 1727, and
The comparatively small size of the lots left by far the larger
finished the next day at Oyster River.
portion of the granted tract undisposed of and December 17, 1730, another drawing was held, each lot
The land then divided included a large part of
consisting of at least two hundred and forty acres.
the territory now in Milton and Farmington, and also a level tract which was called Norway plains on
account of its being covered by Norway pines. A considerable portion of this tract was left common
and is now the site of Rochester village, this fact putting one in mind of the biblical saying, " The
stone the builders rejected has become the corner stone of the temple."
The first settler was Captain Timothy Roberts, he established himself in Rochester, December 26,
1728.
The proprietors held their last meeting June 28, 1784, at which time the town clerk became
proprietor's clerk, all documents were placed in his custody, and the office was vested in him and his
successors forever.
it was then that the first conand one wounded and captured.
For several years thereafter the town suffered considerably from the Indians, but when the Revolution
broke out she was in a position to render great service to the cause of freedom, and made a record of
which she may well feel proud. The same may be said of her Civil War record, for she furnished
two hundred and seventy-three men, and paid in bounties the sum of $64,914 responding promptly
June
27, 1746, is a
memorable day
in
the annals of Rochester for
certed Indian attack upon the settlement was made, four
men being
killed
;
to
all calls
for aid.
Since the close of the Rebellion the town has gained wonderfully in wealth and population and
her best friend can wish her no greater good than that the promise of the past and present be justified
by her
future.
�Leading Business Men of Rochester,
Ths Rochester Loan aad Banking
Co., Rochester,
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N.
jH, The Hi)chester Loan and Banking Companj' was incorporated in 18S7 by virtue of a special charier given b}'
the New llampsliire legislature, and is under the direct
supervision of the banic commissioners, but the extensive
use whicli has already been made of the facilities offered
is not the result alone of the legal safeguards afforded (o
investors, but of these safeguards combined with the
prestige given by the high business and social standing of
those idenlifled Willi the company, the officers and directors being known throughout the State as solid and representative business men, as will be readily agreed after
reading the aniie.xed list of names
Hon. Edwin Wallace, president
Sumner Wallace, vice-president John
L. Copp, cashier; directors, Edwin Wallace, Rochester,
Hon. Frank Jones, Portsmouth, N. H. G. W.
N. H.
Wattles, Carroll, Iowa
Sumner Wallace, Rochester, N.
H.
Charles B. Gafnev, Rochester, N. H.
I Salinger,
Rochester, X. H. C. F.Caverly, Rochester, N. H. The company has a capital of $100,000, paid in, and as a recent
sworn statement .showed a surplus of .fSO.OOO and a total
absence of bad or doubtful accounts and protested or
overdue paper, the financial condition of the enterprise
must be conceded to be exceptionally sound.
Briefly
stated, the advantages oflered by the corporation are as
follows
Receives deposits subject to check
pays five
acts
per cent, interest (free of taxes) on savings deposits
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as trustee for individuals and corporations, and ottiicially,
under appointment by the court of this or other States, as
financial agent
offers for sale choice and conservative investment securities paying a snk rate of interest. These
securities are in the form of debenture bonds, bearing six
per cent, interest, payable semi-annually at the bank.
They are issued in series of $100,000, and in denominations of $100. $200, $.500 and $1,000
each series being
entirely separate from the others and secure.l by an equal
amount of real estate first mortgages on improved property worth at least two and one-half times as much as the
amount of the loan. These mortgages are duly trans
ferred to trustees, who hold tbem in trust for the benefit
of purchasers of the bonds, whicli run ten 3'ears but may
be redeemed in five should occasion require. Well informed investors regard these debentures as being practically as good as government bonds, and say that the claim
of tUe company, that its aim is absolute security to the
purchaser and the prompt payment of principal and interest, is fully justified by the facts.
At all events, these
bonds are largely held by banks, insurance and trust companies, educational and benevolent institutions, trustees
and guardians, as well as by private individuals, and the
demand for them is constantlj' increasing. But few corporations have entered the business field under more favorable auspices or with brighter prospects, judging either
by its past experience or future outlook. Its affairs will
continue to have the same energetic, enterprising and conservative management which has gained for itself that
high standing which is a guarantee to all the holders of its
securities that their interests will be protected to the
fullest extent.
The officers of the company whose names
have already been given are men of wealth and experience, and are large holders of its stock, which is a suffi•cient guarantee that the affairs of the company will be
faithfully administered.
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E. G. & E. Wallace, manufacturers of Leather, Boots
and Shoes, Rochester, X. H. The enterprise conducted
by Messrs. E. G. & E. Wallace well deserves very prominent mention in an}- review of Rochester's representative
industries, and its history has that peculiar interest which
always attaches to the story of an undertaking built up to
Operations were
vast proportions from small beginnings.
begun away back in 1845, by Mr. James Bodge who was
succeeded by Messrs, Onion & Richards, the present firm
assuming control in 1854. Both partners are natives of
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Berwick, Me., and both have served as representatives,
Mr E, Wallace having also served as senator. They are
identified with other important enterprises besides the
one under consideration, and rank with the most widely
known and influential business men of Xew Hampshire.
When Messrs. E. G. & E. Wallace assumed control of the
business it was confined to the tanning of leather and even
that was carried on on a small scale, whereas now,
although the firm tan only for themselves, they operate a
tannery having a capacity of 1200 sides per week and find
The manufacture of
that not a bit too large at times.
medium and low price boots and shoes is very extensively
carried on, the total capacity of the shops being 4,000
The plant of machinery in use is not only
pairs per day.
very elaborate but is of the most improved type, and it
comprises not only machines for the carrying out of the
various processes incidental to shoe manufacturing but
also for the production of boxes and lor the doing of
machine repairing, etc., for the firm make their own bo.xes
and repair their own machinery as well as tan their own
The premises utilized include one shop containing
stock.
three stories and a basement and measuring 170 X 3.5
with an ell 65 X 35 feet, another shop of the
dimensions of 120 X 50 feet, and four stories and a
basement in height, a very large tannery, a commodious
storehouse, and many outbuildings of varifire proof
ous sizes. A 150-horse engine is located in the centre
of the works and pjwer is transmitted in four direcEmployment is given to about 750 assistants, and
tions.
we need hardly add that the annual product is of very
feet,
amount and value. The boots and shoes made by
concern are very favorably known among consumers
trade, they ranking with the most uniformly
durable and comfortable goods in the market. No trouble
is spared to keep them fully up to the standard in their
several grades, and they are supplied at the lowest market
rates, the most extensive orders being filled at very short
great
this
and the
notice.
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D ENTI ST
No.
5
K-
McDUFFEE'S BLOCK.
ROCHESTER,
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N. H.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER.
H.—
r. E. Wallace &, Co., Hardnare, Rochester, N.
a stransier in Koehester who had no knowledge of
the fact thai it is one of the most important trade centres
in the State and distributes cxids over a very wide extent
of country would he very liable to guess pretty near the
trulh after inspecting ihe establisliment conducted by
Co for this concern do an
Messrs. F. E Wallace
extremely large business, and its magnitude is indicated
by the size of the premises occupied and the extent and
The premises comprise three
variety of the stock carried.
floors and a basement, measuring 30 X 100 feet, together
addition and a three-story storehouse 40
with a two story
feet square, and the stock includes full assortments of
hardware, agricultural tools, paints, oils, varnishes, glass,
harnesses, horse fiirnishings, etc., the productions of the
leading manufacturers being represented and the lowest
market rates being quoted on all the articles handled.
Despile the magnitude of Ihe business orders are assured
prompt and careful attention, for employment is given to
from three to six assistants, and the members of the firm
exercise close supervision over the many details of tlie
service and thus maintain it at a high standard of effiThe partners are Mr. F. E. Wallace, a native of
ciency.
Vermont, and Messrs. E. G. and E. Wallace, both of
whom were born in Berwick, lie. The junior partner
has served as town treasurer, and both his associates have
held the position of representative, all three gentlemen
being very widely and favorably known not only in business but also in social circles, while the enterprise with
which they are identified is one of the most truly repre-
Even
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sentative in this section of the State.
Dodge's Hotel, J. Thorn Dodge, Proprietor, Central
Square, Rochester, N. H.— Dodge's Hotel is so truly one
of the " instiluiions" of Rochester that those who know
the town must of necessity know the hf tel also, and it
would be well if every city and town had a public house
at which guests would be made so thoroughly comfortable
This hotel has been carried on by the
as they are here.
Dodge family for many years, and the pre.sent proprietor,
Mr. Tl. Thorn Dodge, has fully maintained its high reputation since assuming control, lor he gives the service very
careful personal supervision and is always ready to do
anything in reason to further the comfort and happiness
of his guests. Dodge's Hotel is very conveniently located
in Central square and is a commodious and well-arranged
The
structure having accommodations for about seventy.
sleeping rooms are light, airy and pleasant, the beds and
other furnishings are very comfortable and well kept, the
entire house is thoroughly heated during the colder
months, and in short the appointments, conditions and
management are such as to make Dodge's Hotel a very
The
desirable place to put up at at any time of year.
bill of fare is varied, the quality of the food is excellent
and the quantity abundant, and the cooking is 'Satisfactory
at all
times.
There
is
teams being furnished at
uniformly moderate rates.
an excellent livery connected",
all hours, at short notice and at
L. B. Moulton, Contractor and Builder, E'm Street,
Rochester, N. H.— The work of the contractor and builder
may be said to precede that of nearly every other trade,
for houses and stores must be built before they can be
occupied, and no surer index of the commercial prosperity
of a community is known than that aiforded by the condiWe have, therefore, given
tion of the building industry.
this branch of trade considerable prominence in this book,
and take pleasure in mentioning among the most reliable
contractors and builders to be found in this town 5Ir. L.
B. Moultfm. This gentleman has been engaged in business
in Rochester and vicinity for twenty seven years, and is
well known throughout the trade for the thorough character of his work and the conscientious manner in which
The premises utilized are
all agreements are carried out.
located on Elm street and all necessary facilities are at
hand to give prompt and skillful attention to orders for
6E
building of all descriptions. The shop is located over a
blacksmith shop where Mr. Movdton also attends to arriage repairing and wheelwright work, and also the filing
From one to six men are employed according to
of saws.
Mr. Moulton is very moc crate in his prices,
the season.
and by using honest maierial and insisting upon honest
workmanship he has gained a high and well-deserved rep(
utation-
Harrison Scule, Iron and Brass Founder
Castings of
kinds made at short notice Foundry near Boston &
Depot, Hocliesler, N. H.— The manufacturing
establishments located in Rochester and vicinity are so
man}' and varied that there is a wide and increasing field
for the operations of the enterprise conducted by Mr. Harrison Soule, he carrying on a very thoroughly equipped
brass and iron foundry and being prepared to make castMr. Soule was born in.
ings of all kinds at short notice.
Middleboro, Mass., and has been identified with his present enterprise since 1879, during which time he has won,<
a high reputation for turning out uniformly accurate work
and for filling all orders, large or small, without undue
The premii^es utilized are located near the Boston
delay.
& Maine depot and are 33 X tiO feel in dimensions,
exclusive of an engine and boiler room, cmtaining a
Mr. Soule employs three
twelve horsepower engine.
competent assistants and gives personal attention to the
no defective work being knowingly
filling of orders
allowed to leave the shop. The charges made are uniformly moderate, and in short there is abundant reason
for the wide popularity of this most useful enterprise.
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Hdvirard
Davis, Wholesale Confectioner, Cocheco
Experienced and enterprising
Block, Rochester, N. H.
grocers, apothecaries, variety store keepers and many
others that could be mentioned find that it pays to carry a
stock of first class confectionery, for aside from the profits
made on its sale it attracts custom to other departments of
their business, and verj' desirable custom too, for those
who appreciate high grade confectionery are almost invaDealers
first class goods also.
to obtain confectionery that will give the best of
would do well to place a trial order wiih Mr.
riably large buyers of other
who wish
satisfaction
Edward Davis, carrying on operations in Cocheco Block,
Market street, for he does an exclusively wholesale business and is prepared to furnish thoroughly satisfactory
This business was
goods at the lowest market rates.
founded in 1878 by Messrs. C. A. Davis tt Co., and came
under the sole control of the present proprietor in 1883.
He is a native of Albion, Me., and is very widely and
favorably known in trade circles his siraighlfoi ward and
enterprising methods having gained him many friends.
Every order is assured prompt and painstaking attention
and the goods are exceptionally uniform in quality and
;
may
confidently be guaranteed to prove as represented.
David Hayes, dealer in Coal, Wood, Hay, Ice also
Cement and Fertilizers; Central Square, Rochester, JS.
H. — The business now carried on by Mr. David Hayes was
founded several years ago under the firm name of D.
;
Hayes & Sou. Mr. Hayes is a native of New Hampshire,
and has been in business in Rochester for over twelve
years, and is too well known here to need extended personal mention. Mr. Hayes has an office on Central square,
and handles coal, wood, hay, ice, cement and fertilizers at
wholesale and retail, carrying a large stock and having
It is hardly necessary to say that he is
storage capacity.
in a position to quote ibe very lowest market rates on both
orders, and to guarantee that the quality
large and small
of product should be up to'representations in every
Employment is given to five assistants, and
respect.
despite Hie large l)u-<iness done all orders can, and will, be
given immediate and careful attention. The business is
given the personal attention of the proprietor who has the
The svstem
interests of his patrons in view at all times.
of delivery is unusually good, thus avoiding all unnecessary delays, and the goods furnished are strictly first cla-'^s.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCnESrEll
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N. C. Phillips, dealer in Fresh and Salt Fish, Oysters
and Clams. Central Square, Rochester, N. H. There is
hardly a physician of any note but wliat will agree that it
would be well for the health of tlie community as a
whole if more fish and less meat were consumed, for although meat is a valuable and healthful article of food,
still it is hurtful when eaten to excess, and three families
out of five do tmquestionably consume too much of it.
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The
residents of Rochester are very fortunate as far as the
is concerned, for our local markets are supall seasons with an abundance of fresh and salt
water lish of all descriptions. Among Rochester's dealers
in these products we take especial pleasure in calling attention to Mr. N. C. I'hillipi. doing business on Central
square, for he not only carries an aUractive stock of thoroughly reliable fi-h, oysters and clams, but he quotes
prices as low as the lowest and caters to all classes of
trade, making it a point to show uniform courtesy to
every caller.
Mr. Phillips is a native of Swampscott.
Mass., and founded his present business in 1884, quite an
extensive wholesale and retail trade is now carried on.
Mr Phillips employs only competent assistants, and all
orders are given prompt and painstaking attention, and
every cure is taken to handle only such articles as will
prove just as represented.
fish
supply
plied at
I. A. Collins, Photographer, Hanson Street, Rochester,
N. H.— Probably in no branch of the arts have more
improvements been made during the recent vears than in
the art of photography, and the aviditv with 'which inventions of latter days have been availed o"f bv the profession,
is a convincing proof of the spirit of enterprise, which has
been a distinguishing feature of those interested in this
most available of all arts. Business in this line was begun
at the place mentioned at the head of this article in 1S81
by Mr. .1. C. Whittimore, who was succeeded in 1884 by
the firm of Lampson
Smith, who managed matters untU
the present proprietor, Mr. I. A. Collins, became possessor
of the premises. He is a native of Vermont. The appliance and apparatus used are of the best, and comprise as
perfect an establishment of the kind as can be found in
this section.
Nothing but the very best work is here executed, while the prices are very moderate.
Great care
and attention is paid to each individual in regard to proper
light, position and other surroundings, which are very
•«S3ential in the making of a pleasing as well as a correct
picture.
Mr. Collins has also half of the store on the
street floor where he manufactures and sells picture frames,
and also sells mouldings and pictures. He emplo3's only
thoroughly experienced assistants, who give polite attention to all callers.
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O. A. Hoyt, dealer in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods,
Fancy Goods. Hosierv, Ribbons, Laces. Underwear, etc.
Hayes' Block, Central Square, Rochester, N. H.— An
•estiblishraent which stands very high in the estimation of
the residents of Rochester, is that conducted by ilr. O. A.
Hoyt. and located in Hayes' Block, Central square. This
establishment was opened by the present proprietor in
1882.
The premises occupied comprise a spacious store,
80 X 80 teet in dimensions, which contains a stock of both
foreign and domestic dry goods, and fancy soods, hosierv,
ribbons, laces, underwear, etc., which would not suffer bv
comparison with a similar stock offered by any first-cla.s"s
dry goods house. Those who wish to examine all the
latest novelties in dress goods, etc., will save time and
trouble by going direct to this popular store.
The stock
IS given close and painstaking attention,
and will be
found to be complete in everv detail. Low prices rule,
lor the maxim, "quick sales and small profits," is fully
carried out, the result being that the assortment is constantly in process of renewal, and is composed exclusively
of fresh and seasonable goods. Employment is given to
from four to six competent assistants," and everv caller
may depend on receiving immediate and courteous attention, goods being cheerfully shown on application.
Mr.
Hoyt IS a native of New Hampshire, and very well and
favorably
known
in Rochester.
S. Stringer, manufacturer of Soda and Mineral
Waters,
Belfast Ginger Ale, Laeer. Tonic, Ginger. Pineapple'
Rotit Beers, Rochester, N. H.— The development of the business conducted by Jlr. S. Stringer since
its foundation in 1884, is due to the honorable
business
methods of the proprietor. He is a native of Portsmouth,
N. H., and well and favorably known in Rochester. The
premises utilized by him in his business are located on
Hanson street, and are of the dimensions of 50 x TO feet
and are well equipped with all the necessary facilities for
carrying on the business.
Mr. Stringer is a manufacturer
and wholesale dealer in soda and mineral waters, Belfast
ginger ale, lager, tonic, ginger, pineapple, birch and root
beers, and customers may be sure of getting first-class
articles when dealing with this bouse.
Refined cider bottled for family use, and soda in syphon bottles may
be
obtained here, and soda fountains are charged to order
Mr. Stringer employs three competent and reliable assistants, and as he gives the business his own personal supervision, all orders are sure to receive prompt and jjainstaking attention. He is prepared to furnish his soods in
quantities to suit, and is also prepared to give prices on
Birch and
same which cannot
C. A. Davis,
fail to
prove satisfactory.
Manufacturing
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Confectioner,
Cocheco
Block. Rochester, N. H.
While it is a demonstrated fact
that pure confectionery is not only harmless but beneficial, it is also a fact that impure or carelessly made
confectionery is an excellent thing to leave alone", and hence
when buying candies of any kind it is good policy to take
some little pains to pa'ronize a reputable dealer. One
sure way to get first class confectionery at the lowest
market lales is to place the order with Mr. C. A. Davis
doing business in Cocheco Block, for he is a manufacturer
as well as a wholesale and retail dealer, and has won an
enviable reputation for integrity and enterprise since
beginning operations here in 1-77. Mr. Davis is a native
of Belfast. Jle., and has had long experience in the confectionery business, being thoroughly conversant with it
in every detail.
The premises utilized by him have an
area of 1700 square feet, exclusive of a basement and
a
spacious store-house, and his manufacturing facilities are
such as to enable him to fill the largest orders at short
notice.
A complete and attractive stock is constantly
carried, and as the confections are skillfully made from
carefully selected material they give uniform satisfaction
even to the most fastidious.
Charles M. Bailey, manufacturer of and dealer in Stoves
Kitchen Goods, Furnaces and Hot Water Heating,
Tin Roofing and Tin Shingles a Specialty, .Job Work
done at short notice, Market Street, Rochester, N. H.—
The establishment conducted by Mr. Chas. M. Bailey on
Market street was founded abo"ut ten years ago by Jlr.
Chas. E. Ricker. who was succeeded by the present proprietor in 1836.
This gentleman is a nalive of Littleton,
N. H., and is thoroughly experienced in his present business.
The premises occupied consist of three floors and
basement 30 x 100 feet in dimensions and two spacious
store-houses, where an extensive manufacturing and retail
business is done.
The stock handled includes stoves and
kitchen goods, pumps, lead pipes, sheet lead and zinc, all
of which are offered at market rates, and the tin, wooden,
glass and plated ware and table cutlery sold at this establishment has an enviable reputation for general excellence.
Furnaces and hot w^atar heating apparatus are made a
specialty of, as is also tin roofing and tin shingles, and all
kinds of tin ware is made to order at short notice. Mr.
Bailey has another store in Pittsfield, N. H., where he
carries on an extensive trade in coal, flour and grain, in
addition to the class of goods handled here.
He is prepared to do all kinds of job work at short notice, having
every facility at hand for the proper executi<m of such
work. Employment is given to five competent and reliable assistants, and low rales are quoted on both labor and
aiid
goods.
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BOCHESTEB.
indeed a " bargain" store and no mistake, the proprietors
being very close buyers and giving tin ir custcmiers a gen-
A. S. Parshley, General lusurance, Rochester, N. H.—
general iusurauce agency carried on by Mr. A. S.
Parshley at Rochester was^'estahlished by him in 1870. A
very large amount of insurance has been placed through
this agency during the past twenty years, and its record
The
for efficient service and prompt and satisfactory settlements of lire losses is one of which those responsible for its
imanagement have everv reason to be proud. The proprietor. Mr. Parshley, is a "native of Stafford, N. H., and has
long since become thoroughly identitied with the interests
He is a
•of Rochester, and is now cliairmau of selectmen.
pushing, energetic business man, and has been very suc-
cessful inphicing insurance in a manner which has given
He represents
entire satisfaction to all parties concerned.
a goodly list of strong stock and mutual companies, and
the most favorable rates.
is prepared to write policies at
Two thoroughly experienced assistants are employed, and
all communications by mail are given immediate and careThe following list shows the nature of the
ful attention.
Stock comservices Mr. Parshley is prepared to render
Inpanies, assets— .Etna, Hartford, Conn .$10,071,510
surance Company of North America, Philadelphia, $8.National.
Auglo"Nevada, Cal., $'3,569,553;
731,160;
London, Lancashire, Liverpool,
Hartford, $2,443,937
Eag .$2,104,080 Phffinix Assurance Corporation, LonSun Fire OfHce, London, $1,956,331;
don, $1,966,132
Providence Washington, Providence, R. I., $1,164,983
New Hampshire, JLanchester, X. H., $1,588,817 Peoples'
Manchester, $623,593 Granite State, Portsmouth, N. H
Portsmouth Fire. Fire
Mutual companies:
:$456,673.
Underwriters, Fitchburg, Cheshire Co., Concord & H. M.
.& T. Mutuals. Also National Life Insurance of Vermont.
Mr. Parshley also deals in real estate, will negotiate the
purchase or sale of same, negotiate loans or take charge of
^he renting of property.
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W. Emerson &
Co., Druggists, Main Street, Hayes'
The position of the pliarmacist
and responsibilities of both the
professional and business man. and as is always the case
it thus involves peculiar fitness and the combination of
rare and opposite characteri-tics of mind, which we sel•dom find in one individual, in order that the duties and
To the fact that these con•cares may be properly met.
editions of scientific knowledge and business enterprise
;have been exceptionally well filled, is chiefly owing to tlie
marked and increasing success which the establishment
Co. in Hayes' Block
now conducted by E. W. Emerson
E.
Block, Rochester, N. H.
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>unites the requirements
&
on Main
street.
This establishment was founded by Mr.
erous share of tlie benefits thus derived. The busine.^s
was founded by Mr. E. N. Thorn who was succeeded by
The firm is composed of H. M.
the present firm in 1889.
Hoyt and Mrs. N. F. VVallace. both of whom are natives
of Rochester, their store is of the dimensions of 65 X 20
feet and a fiae stock of imported and domestic dry and
fancy goods is carried, and also ladies' furnishings. Four
competent and relial)le assistants are constantly employed,
and prompt and courteous service is the rule of the house,
and our advice to those who wish good articles and do not
care to pay fancy prices is to give this establisliment an
early call.
J. H. Meserve & Co., manufacturers of and dealers in
Mouldings, Window Frames, Doors, Brackets, Stair l?ails
and Boxes, Planing, Sawing, Turning. Scroll Sawing, etc..
Lumber. Shingles, Clapboards, Glazed Windows, and
Builders' Finish, A'utumn Street, Rochester, N. H.^
Jlessrs. J H. Meserve & Co. have an extended reputation
for furnishing mouldings, window frames, doors, brackets,
stair rails and other house fini.sh, lumber, shingles, clapboards, etc of standard quality in quanties to suit at positively the lowest market rates, and not only is this reputation thoroughly well-deserved but it is the natural and
inevitable consequence of the facilities enjoyed and the
methods pursued by the firm, these facilities and methods
enabling all honorable competition to be easily met. The
business was founded in 1876 by Mr. .7. H. Meserve, the
Mr. Meserve is
present firm name being adopted in 1888.
native of Ruchester and is associated with Mr. George H.
McDuffee a native of Minnesota. The firm buy and clear
timber land and are very extensively engaged in the manufacture of moiddings, window frames, doors, brackets,
stair rails, and boxes, besides doing planing, sawing, turnThe premises made use
ing, scroll sawing, etc., to order.
of are located on Autumn street, and comprise a two-story
mill measuring 50 X 106 feet, besides several commodious
,
The
plant of machinery in use is of the
is very complete, enabling an
immense amount of work to be turned out and reducing
Power is furthe expenses of production to a mininuim.
nished by one fifty and one forty-horse engine and employstorehouses.
most improved type and
ment is given to from fifteen to thirty assistants. A large
stock of lumber, shingles, clapboards, glazed windows and
builders' finish is constantly carried and orders can be
filled without delay, the very lowest market prices being
quoted to both wholesale and retail buyers.
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S. F. Sanderson, who was succeeded by G. N. Shaw
Co., and so continued until the present tirm assumed conThe premises are of the dimensions of
:trol in 1889.
18x85 feel, and are fitted up with all necessary facilities
and stocked with a complete assortment of pure drugs and
Also books, stationer}',
'first-class druggists' sundries.
Two reliable assistants are emtoilet and fancy goods.
ployed, and special attention is paid to the prescription
department, which is managed with unusual accuracy.
Mr. Emerson is a native of New Hampshire, and is one of
our most successful and popular pharmacists. He has
had thirteen years' experience, having been in the business
eleven years in Farmington, N. H., and has justly earned
the esteem and appreciation of his fellow citizens.
Hsirry
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M. Hoyt
&
Co.,
Crescent
Bargain
Store,
Imported and Domestic Dry and Faucy Goods, Ribbons,
Gloves, Hoisery, Trimmings and Ladies' Furnishings, No.
4 McDuffee Block, Rochester, N. H. "All is not gold
that glitters," according to the proverb, and no doubt
there is not one of our readers but what has learned from
sad experience that all is not "cheap "that is claimed to
—
Ids so.
Indeed, the word "cheap" has a very elastic
meaning, and it mav be so used as to convey precisely
•opposite ideas at different times, but ta'ke it in the sense
-of "below the regular rates." or synonymous with the
'word " bargains," and it applies very forcibly to the estab-
lishment conducted by Harry M. Hoyt & Co at No. 4
HMcDuffee Block, for the "Crescent Bargain Store," is
,
R. Frank Tibbets, dealer in Watches, Jewelry, Silver
and Plated Ware, Spectacles, etc.. Fine Watch Repairing
and Engraving. No 16 JNIain Street, Wentworth Block,
Among the best known and most reliRochester, N. H.
—
able establishments of the kind in Rochester is that now
conducted by Mr. R. Frank Tibbets at No. 16 Main street,
Wentworth Block. This enterprise was started by W. J.
Lewis, who was succeeded by tlie present proprietor in
1882, since which date it has gained a well-earned reputation for the excellence of its wares, and the fidelity with
which orders entrusted to it are filled, hence its business is
With the advanceprosperous and steadilj' increasing.
ment of any community in wealth, intelligence and culture, the fine arts of decoration and adornment prosper,
and the skill and taste of the jeweler is brought more conTwenty years ago
stantly and generally into requisition.
it would have been impossible to have found customers
for that class of goods, which are now really in the greatThe premises utilized by Mr. Tibbets are of
est demand.
the dimensions of 40 X 20 feet, and the slock carried comfinest grades of watches, and a beautiful selecprises the
tion of jewelry, also silver and plated ware, spectacles,
Fine watch repairing and engraving is done here in
etc.
the most thorough manner, and at very reasonable prices.
competent assistant is employed, while the proprietor
gives his personal attention to the business; he is a man of
judgment and sound business principles and of superior
taste in the selection of his stock.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER.
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3. G. Morrill & Co., Groceries and Grain. Nos. 63
and 0.5 JIain Street, Odd Fellows' Block, Rochester,
N. H, By a careful examination of the commercial
facilities
enjoyed
by
the
merchants of
Roches-
—
we are led to maUe special reference to
the house of Messrs. J. G. jNIorrill
Co. as a representative one in the line of groceries and grain.
Its rank has
been secured by enterprise, energy and reliable business
methods. It is located at Xos. 63 and 6.5 Main street, in
Odd Fellows' Block, and was opened to the public by this
firm in 1884. The premises occupied comprise a double
store and basement, 60x60 feet each, with an L 1.5X60
feet, and a storehouse 22x60 feet, giving ample accommodations for the large s-tock that is constantly carried, and
for the prosecution of the business upon an e.xlensive
scale.
Kven the most casual observe r. upon visiting this
house, cannot fail to be impresse<l wilh the extent, system
and completeness of the establisbment, and it may be
safely asserted that in quantity, quality, freshness' and
variety the stock carried here has no superior in this section.
In the line of family groceries the firm ileal in the
finest
teas, the purest coffees and spices, the leading
brands of tiour, sugars, syrups and molasses, canned
goods in great variety, preserves, sauces and table delicacies of the most desirable kind.
The stock of grain is
always large, choice and complete, received direct from
the hands of the producer, and sold, both at wholesale
and retail, at the lowest market prices.
Goods are
promptly delivered, and customers are assured complete
satisfaction, not only in the character of the goods, liut in
manifest advantages in terms iind prices. The tirm is
composed of Messrs. .1. G. ilorrill, a native of Maine.
C. F Claverly and J L Swain, both natives of Rochester,
and well and favorably known in this communily.
ter,
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A. V. Sanborn, Furniture. Undertaker, Floral Designs,
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Hanson Street. Rochester, N. H. The business conducted
by Mr. A. V. Sanborn on Hanson street is one of the best
managed of its kind in Rochester.
Operations were
begun here by the present proprietor in 187y. He is a
native of Great Falls, N, H and is one of the best known
and most highly esteemed of all our resident business men.
The premises made use of comprise a store 35 X 60 feet in
dimensions, and three floors above, each measuring 50x60
feet.
Mr. Sanborn is an undertaker and dealer in furniture, general goods and floral designs, he carrying a heavy
stock, and being in a position to fill orders at very short
notice, and the stock on hand is so arranged as to make
examination very easy.
Coffins. casketsT etc
will he
supplied at very moderate rates, and the assortment is
sufficiently varied to allow all tastes and circumstances to
be suited. Three assistants are employed, and they are
thoroughly experienced and reliable. The entire charge
of funerals will be undertaken if desired, and every commission will be promptly, faithfully and intellisrently exe.
,
cuted.
Cascade House, A. A. Hayes, Proprietor, Rochester,
N. H. The Cascade House is just such an establishment
as the majority of travellers like to come across for its
proprietor pays more attention to comfort than to style,
and the consequence is that his guests obtain most satisfactory accommodations at most reasonable figures.
Of
course it is hard to define just what is meant by " style,"
for what may seem very stylish to one man niay appear
—
quite the opposite to another, but generally speaking, the
that charge the hrghest
rates for the least satisfactory service.
Jlr.A. A. Hayes'
house has become known as a most excellent place to "get
a good sul)Stantial meal and a comfortable room for very
little money, and there is not a similar establishment in
this section deserving a more liberal patronage.
The bill
of fare is always exlensive, and at all times cf year the
supply of substantials and delicacies is sufficiently abundant and varied to allow of all tastes being suited. The
premises are located on Railroad avenue" and are well
fitted up, and sufficient help is employed to prnmpthattend to the wants of all patrons.
most "stylish" hotels are those
Geo.
W. Sayward,
Rochester, N. H.
enough
— It
Dining Rooms, Hanson Street,.
might seem at first thought easy-
manage a restaurant, but there is no man whohas had much occasion to patronize these places but what
to
will say that the really good ones are a small minority.
Why, is not for us to state; we have our own theories on
the subject, but our readers want facts raiher than theories,
and are naturalh" more interested in learnirg of one good
dining-room than in hearing the reasons why a half-dozen,
are not good.
Therefore we will hasten to call Iheir attention to the dining-rooms, conducted by Mr. Geo. W. Saj'ward and located on Hanson street, for this gentleman isone of the few who know how things should be done and
spares no pains to attain satisfactory results.
Mr. Sayward was born in Maine, and opened bis present place of
business in 1886. The premises can accommodate twenty
guests and are nicely fitted up wilh all the necessary facilities.
But after all the main point to be considered in an
establishment of this kind is the food, and here Mr. Sayward comes out strong, for he supplies his customers wiih
the best the market allnrds, and takes measures to see that,
it is properh' cooked and prompti}' and coiirteously served.
Ice cream is served at all hours either by plate or quantity.
Employment is given to from two to four assistants. Theprices here are very moderate, and a trial of the accommo
dalions will result in another call.
Mrs. M. A. Richardson, dealer in Millinery. Hair and.
Fancy Goods Hair Work of every description made toorder No. 2 McDuffee Block. Rochester. There is oneestablishment in particular which the ladies of Rochester
;
—
;
and vicinity speak very highly of, and that is the one conducted by Mrs. M. A. Richardson at No. 2 McDuilee
Block. 'This enterprise was inaugurated in 1871 by thepresent proprietress, and has been under her skillful management since that date. The premises occupied consist
of half a store and are well titted up the stock on hand
being displayed to excellent advantage.
It comprises
millinery of every description and also hair and fancy
goods, and bears evidence of careful selection in every
department. JIrs, Ricbardfon is a native of Maine, and
has a large circle of friends and patrons in Rochester.
She displays excellent taste both as a milliner and hair
worker. She manufactures hair goods of everj' description, and the general appreciation of the results she attains
is shown by the large patronage enjoyed.
Seven assistants
are employed on an averflge and all commissions are
promptly executed, and uniformly moderate charges,
made. Everj' thing offered for sale here is guaranteed to
prove strictly as represented in every instance and the service is prompt and courteous at all times.
E. P. Sleeper, Meat, Vegetables, and Cannfd Goods,
Odd Fellows' Block, Rochester, N. H. An accommodating spirit and a determination to do the fair thing in every
transaction are powerful aids to success in every businessenterprise, and the}' have not failed to exercise their usual
effect in the case of Mr. E. F. Sleeper, who carries art
business in Odd Fellows' Block, Rochester. Business was
started here by Mr. J. S. Gilman, who was succeeded by
Mr. J. N. Varnej', who gave place to the present proprietor during the current year.
This gentleman is a nativeof Barnslead, N H.. and is well known in this community
as an enterprising and reputable merchant, who neglectsno honorable means to extend his business operations.
Mr. Sleeper's store is of the dimensions of 22 X 50 feet,,
and he claims to have one of the best slocks of meat, vegetables and canned goods in Rochester, and certainly the
assortment he exhibits of these goods is admirable, not
only for its completeness, but also for the standard character of the articles composing it.
A competent assistant
is given employment, and everything is so arranged as to
permit of the prompt and accurate filling of orders, andthose who want superior meat, etc at low prices should
certainly patronize the establishment conducted by Mr. E.
F. Sleeper, in Odd Fellows Block.
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER.
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McDuffee, Teacher of Instrumental Music, No. 9
McDuffee Block, Rochester, N. H. That a person may
be a most execrable musician and at the same time an
excellent teacher of music, may seem to be a paradox to
J.
—
such of our readers as have never given the matter special
thought but it is as true in the teaching of music as in
that of arithmetic or language, that personal mastery of
;
the subject does not necessarily involve the capacity to
make its details plain to others. Of late years this fact
has come to be generally appreciated, and the result is that
teaching has been elevated to the dignity of a profession,
being no longer considered merely a mechanical occupation which might be successfully followed by anj' one
having the necessary technical knowledge.
The born
teacher never loses interest in even the primary principles
of the art he or she may teach, and it is this exhibition of
interest
this ever free enthusiasm
which inspires tlie
most unresponsive pupils to exert themselves, and which
wins complete success in many a case which would otherwise have resulted in utter failure. Those who are at all
conversant with the methods followed by Mr. J. E.
jNlcDuilee need not be reminded how noticeable is the
interest which he takes in the progress of each of his
pupils, and it is hardly necessary to add that this genuine
personal interest has much to do with the success this
gentleman has met with.
He is considered by good
-lutbority to be one of the best teachers of instrumental
music in New Hampshire, and the record he has made
here proves that judgment to be well founded.
His rooms
are located at No. 9 McDuffee Block, where full information concerning hours of tuition, terms, etc will be given
upon application.
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,
Edwin W. Standley, dealer in Choice Groceries, Tea,
Coffee and Spices, Uocliester, N. H.
Such of our readers
seeking for an establishment where there may
always be found a large and complete stock of groceries,
wlifre the service is prompt and courteous, tlie goods relialile and the prices low, may very prolitably visit the store
conducted by Mr. Edwin W. Standley on Elm street, for
here is just the combination they are looking for.
Doubtless many who read these lines will not need to be told of
the fact stated, for ilr. Standley's establishment is already
well and favorably known throughout this vicinity, and
the extent to whicli it is patronized, affonls the best possible proof that the inducements offered are appreciated.
Tbe proprietor is a native of Falmouth, N, H. He began
operations here in 1883 as successor to Mr. Walter Standley who established the business here in 18?8.
The store
occupi'd Is 50 X 70 feet in dimensions, and the stock
carried is a very well-selected one, comprising choice fam-
—
as are
ily groceries, teas, coffees, spices, etc., flour
quite an assortment of crockery
ment
is
and grain, and
Employ-
also offered.
given to four assistants, and the promptness and
accuracy displayed in the tilling of orders might be profitably imitated by many establishments less extensively
patronized, for two order and delivery teams are constantly
employed in this work
Mr. Standley is in a position to
quote bottom prices, and does so every time. A very
large exchange trade is carried on in farmer's produce of
every description.
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Holt
Morrison, Machinists and Pipers. Particular
attention paid to .Job Work. (Connected with Soule's
Iron and Brass Foundry.) Opposite Union Depot, Rochestee. N.
The firm of Holt
Morrison was formed in
1890. but the business is not of such late origin as this
would indicate for it was founded in 1888 by Messrs.
H—
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Barry & Morrison, :\Ir. Barry being succeeded by Mr. J. H.
Holt, who is a native of Biddeford. Me., Mr.
N. Morrison being a native of Wolfboro, N. H. Both these gentlemen are thorough mechanit s and have an excellent idea of
the needs of steam users and manufacturers in general, so
the service they offer is both intelligent and comprehensive
and is a distinct benefit to the manufacturing interests of
this section.
The firm are machinists and pipers and con-
W
stantly carry a
good stock of
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shafting, hangers, pulleys,
pipe and fittings, engines, boilers, pumps and blowers
thus being in a position to fill orders at very short notice.
Pumps and blowers are specialties with this concern and
will be furnished in any desired size at, the very lowest
market rates. Particular attention is paid to job work,
and as the shop is very thoroughly fitted up and is connected with Soule's iron and brass foundry, almost any
work of their kind can be successfully undertaken, and
carried out with very little delay, employment being given
to six competent assistants.
The shop is conveniently
located, opposite the Union Depot, and has an area of
between 1.500 and 2000 square feet.
Joseph Pleury, Drugs and Jledicines, Orange Block,
Rochester, N, H.
It may seem a strange assertion to
make to say that the carrying on of a large number of
drug stores argue well for the public health, but there is
ground for tlie statement for the simple reason that many
drugs depend greatly upon their freshness for their effect,
and the existence of a large number of drug stores has
the result of causing each dealer to carry but a comparatively small stock of any one article, the consequence
being that physicians can depend upon having their prescriptions tilled by the use of ingredients much fresher
than would otherwise be possible— a fact which we commend to the consideration of the few who think that now
as formerly every doctor should compound his own medicines.
Mr. Howe who conducts this store is prominently known throuhout this vicinity, having been the postmaster here fot' about five years. The premises are 75x22
feet in dimensions, and contain a fine assortment of all
that is usually to be found in a first-class drug store.
Three assistants are employed, and great care and attention is given to the compounding of physicians' prescriptions.
Mr. Fleury is a native of Suncook, N. H,, and
opened his store here in 1889. He is a well known business man and the proprietor of a fine clothing establishment in his native town. Many residents of Rochester
can testify to the merits of his pharmaey, and a careful
examination of tbe methods pursued will convince any
one of the value of such an establishment.
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Rochester Shoe Co., Rochester, N.
There is every
reason to believe that shoe manufacturing is destined to
becoriie one of the most important of
Hampshire industries, for many extensive eslablishments have been
New
opened in this State of late years and the results attained
have been so favorable as to have attracted the attention
of shoe manufacturers throughout the East. The Rochester Shoe Comiiauy began operations in 1884, the proprietor, Mr. F. W. Breed, being a resident of Lynn, and one
ol the best known manufacturers in that " City of Shoes."
He also carries on a factory at Athol and another at Marblehead, Mass.. and his productions are shipped to all
parts of the country and held in high favor by both consumers and the trade. The Rochester factory is three
stories and an attic in height and 46x150 feet in dimensions, and is fitted up throughout with the most improved
machinery
employment being given to from 2."i0 to 300
assistants, and the capacity per day being about 2500 pairs
of ladies' and misses' shoes in medium and cheap grades.
The Boston oftice is at No. 286 Devonshire street, and the
facilities are such that tbe heaviest orders can be filled at
comparatively short notice and at the lowest market
;
Mr. I. L. Witherell is superintendent of the
Rochester and Athol factories, and to his close and skillful
rates.
supervision the uniformity of merit so noticeable in the
several grades produced at these establishments is to a
great extent due.
Some idea of the importance of Mr.
Breed's plants for shoe manufacturing may be gained
from the fact that his three factories have a combined
capacity of 125 sixty-pair cases per day. I\Ir. Breed is
very prominently known in New England, being one of
the World's Fair commissioners for Massachusetts for the
Chicago Fair, under appointment from President Harri-
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER.
66
proprietor "The Glolie " Crockery
Store, Market Street, Rocliester, N. H.
the establishments to which general consent has accorded the leadership in their special line is that conducted
by Mr. Wilder B. Neal on Market street, and "The
Globe" variety store, as it called, has no reason lo avoid
comparison with any similar enterprise in Rochester. We
make this assertion advisedly, and after a careful review
of the subject may add without egotism that we have had
exceptional opportunities to form an adequate opinion regarding the comparative standing of anj' eslablishment of
tlie sort mentioned.
The enterprise was established in
1884 by the present proprietor who has shown from the
first that he would not be content with any second place
in his line of business.
Mr. Neal is a native of Farmington, Me., and is widely known and highly esteemed in
this communitv, because of his honorable business methods and the enterprise at his popular store. The premises
used are 19x80 feet in dimensions. Crockery, tinware
very
and toys of all descriptions are largely dealt in.
fine and large assortment of crockery and glassware is
carried from which to select, and we need not inform those
who have patronized thi.s store that all goods are sold at
the very lowest rates, but to those who have not we will
say no greater bargains are to be found in Hochesler, and
certainly no such stock of goods from which to select.
specialty is made of picture framing, which is done to
order at short notice and at very reasonable rates.
Wilder B. Neal,
and Variety
Among
A
A
P. L. Chesley, Hatter, ]\Iarket Street, Rochester, N.
H. Among those doing business in Rochester none is
better known than Mr. F. L. Chesley, who is town clerk
and has a large circle of friends, by no mean.* confined to
any particular section The establishment now conducted
by Mr. Chesley was founded by Sir. James Smith, who
was succeeded by F. H. Orr, who gave place to C. H.
Chase about 1878, the present proprietor assuming control
—
of the business in 1883.
The premises utilized are
located on Central squar.-, and are about 500 square feet
in size, where a fine stock of all the latest styles of gents'
hats is constantly kept on hand as well as a very complete line of gents' furnishings.
Mr. Chesley's gootls are
perfectly reliable, and are, in fact guaranteed to prove as
represented.
So that no fears need be entertained that
anything bought of him will not prove satisfactory, and
the purchaser can well feel sure that all he buys will be
sold at prices as low as the lowest.
The services of a
courteous and well informed assistant are employed, and
castomers are assured polite treatment and honorable
dealings.
H. Bumham's Ladies' and Gents' Oyster and Dining
Charles W. Hoyt, Clerk; Cigars and Tobacco;
Oysters constantly on hand 9 Hanson Street, Rochester,
S.
Rooms;
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N. H
Considering that Mr. S. H. Burnham has been
engaged in feeding the public for about twenty years it
would be strange if he didn't understand the business by
this time, and as a matter of fact we believe he does know
about
there
be
known about
for his establishment at No. 9 Hanson street, is as satisfactory a place for
a hungry man (or woman eilher, for that matter) to visit
as we have ever had the good fortune to find.
Meals may
be had at all hours, and we are sure that even the most
fastidious will find no reasonable cause for complaint at
the food, the cooking or the service, for all are first-class,
and quantity is looked after as well as quality. Accommodations can be made to seat fifty guests, and six competent
assistants are employed.
Oysters are constantly kept on
hand and can be served in any desired form cigars and
tobacco are also carried, and every thing is .sold at very
moderate prices. Mr. Burnham is a native of Farmington, N. H.
he began operations here in 1861. In connection with his oyster and dining rooms, he also carries on a
bakery, and is prepared to cater to parties, etc., at short
notice and very reasonable terms. Mr. Chas. W. Hoyt
acts as clerk for the restaurant, for which position he is
all
is to
it,
;
;
indeed, well adapted.
Mansion House. N.
to the
F.
Ham,
Dramatic Profession
;
Reduced Rales
Sample Room Con-
Proprietor.
First-class
nected Heated by Steam Electric Bells. Main Street,
Rochester, N. H. The Mansion House was originally
opened by Mr. L. H. Wtntworth in 1867. Several changes
were made in the management, when Messrs. Cotton &
Ham took the management of it in 1887. During the year
Mr. Cotton retired, and Mr. N. F. Ham assumed sole control of the house, and the Mansion House has never been
more skillfully and liberally conducted than has been the
;
;
—
He is a native
case since Mi-." Ham became its proprietor.
of New Durham, N. H.. and is one of the few men who
have a " natural gift" lor hotel keeping, for it is only such
men that are able to so manage as to make their guests
While at the same
feel perfectly at home and at ease.
time maintaining that order and propriety essential to the
conduct of a really first class house. The house is located
on Main
street.
It is
out with electric
heated by steam and is fitted throughThe beds and other furnishings
Employment is
in every particular.
bells.
are strictly first-class
given to from eight to ten competent assistants, and the
service, at the table and elsewhere, is prompt, intelligent
and courteous. The house has accommodation for sixty
gives special attention to the cmsine,
Mr.
guests.
and the bill of fare is varied enough to suit all tastes,
while the best the market afibrds is placed before the
There is a' finely
guests at all seasons of the year.
equipped sample room connected with the hotel. The
terms to all are very moderate, while reduced rates are
given to the dramatic profession, and all strangers visiting
Ham
Rochester may avoid much annoyance by putting up at
the house.
good livery stable is connected with the
hotel, where first class livery accommodations can be had
at moderate charges.
A
Wm.
Bell, Dry Goods and Groceries, River Street,
Generally speaking, it is safe to say
that it always pays for a business man to keep faith with
his customers, and, although there are some who believe
differently, and think that "sharp practice" is profitable
and " smart," the success they generally meet with is not
pronounced enough to prove their position. The enviable
reputation held by the establishment conducted by Mr.
Wm. Bell on River street could never have been built up
by questionable methods, and the projirietor may well take
pride in maintaining an enterprise which has so good a
name in the community. Mr. Bell opened his present
store in 1879, since which date his business has increased
to such proportions as to require the enlargement of his
store
in connection with which he uses a roomy storeHe carries a fine stock of staple and fancy grohouse.
ceries, and also dry goods, which have been carefully
selected and are of a qualitj- which renders them acceptThe prices on all goods are
able to the most fastidious.
below the average. Only capable assistants are employed.
Orders are promptly and carefully filled, and every caller
is assured immediate attention and courteous treatment.
Rochester, N. H.
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07
ized by him in carrying on his business is of the dimen
sions of 60
25 feet in which a tine stock is to lie seen,
consisting of stoves, furnaces and ranges, and tin, iron,
Mr.
glass and wooden ware is handled in great variety.
Cooper is prepared lo (|Uote the lowest market rates on all
goods dealt in. and to guarantee everything to be exactly
From one to three expeas represented in every instance.
rienced assistants are employed who are courteous and
Roofing and furnace Wr^rk is
l>ronipt in all respects.
given special attention, and repairing of all descriptions is
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done
most thorough manner and
in a
facilities for
i;ives all
doing such work being
work
his
own
at small prices, llie
first class.
Mr. Cooper
personal supervision.
Rochester Steam Laundry, George F. Willey, Jr proCorner Main and Arrow
prietor.
All Gooils C. (). D.
sometimes hear pcple say
Streets, Rochester, N. H.
Ibey can't afford to send their clothes to a public laundry,
,
— We
butin the majority of such cases if the matter were accurately figured out it would be found that as a matter of
fact, they can't afford to have their washing done at liomi',
Everybody knows how " washif they did but know it.
day " upsets the average family, making a vast amount of
rxtra work, causing everybody to feel uncomfortable and
lining the house with steam and bad odors, and many
know
that physicians trace
many
a case of serious sickness
"economical" practice, which thus saves laundry
and gives the doctor a chance to make a dollar.
I'hose who patronize a laundry have one solid satisfaction
all events, they know just what this washing is costing
iliera, and that is much more than can be said of those
who consume fuel, hire help and expose their families to
sickness, and after all don't attain half such satisfactory
results as are assured to all sending their goods to a firstlo this
liills
il
class public establishment, as, for instance, the
Rochester
Steam Laundry, located on the corner of Main and Arrow
TiLTON
(S:
Krhards, Sole Agents.
&
Richards, Watchmakers and Jewelers, No. 3
McDufEee Block, Uociiester, N. H.— The establishment
located at No 2 McDuffee Block, occupies a prominent
It is one of
position among similar houses in this town.
the most complete and attractive stores of its kind in
reliable stock of goods embracing
Rochester, and curries a
a fine variety of watches, clocks, jewelry, and optical
goods. The store (or rather tlie half store, as part of it is
devoted to the sale of fancy goods, etc.) is 20 X 80 feet in
dimensions. The proprietors, Messrs. G. H. Tilton and F.
I. Richards are both natives of Rochester, and ire very
well known and highly esteemed gentlemen. They began
operations here in 1888 as successors to Jlr. M. H. Osgood,
who had then carried on the business for about twelve
The firm conduct their business on a high plan of
years
honor with fair representation of all goods, and one price,
They have always tried to carry on
that the very lowest.
business to the satisfaction of their patrons, and from the
amount of patronage now enjoyed it is fair to presume
they have succeeded. Special attention is paid to the
repairing of watches, jewelry, etc., and the most intricate
job will be satisfactorily performed in a workmanlike
manner at exceedingly moderate rates. Special attention
given to fitting glasses and spectacles to impaired vision.
A good line of optical goods in stock.
Tilton
Leroy G. Cooper, Stoves, Furnaces, Ranges, Repairing
Roofing and Furnace work.
of all kinds done to order.
Tin, Iron, Glass, Japan and Wooden Ware, 44 Market
Street, Rochester, N. H.— The establishment conducted
by Mr. Leroy G. Cooper at No. 44 Market street, has only
been in operation a short time, but during that time has
proved entirely successful as is only natural as the proprietor has spared no pains to completely satisfy all those
—
who have
question
is
given him their custom. The gentleman in
a native of Parsonsfield, Me. The store util-
The
proprietor of this popular enterprise, Mr.
George F. Willey, Jr., is a native of this town, and has
carried on business here 8in,ce 1885, and has built up an
extensive and desirable patronage, which is steadily
The business has increased to such proporincreasing.
tions that the old quarters occupied recently on Central
Square could not accommodate it and the proprietor was
forced to provide new quarters with greatly increaseii
facilities for doing the work, both in room and improved
machinery, hence the present site, formerly known as
Cole's estate, was obtained, and a new two-story building,
00x40 feet, was built, with a fine basement under the
whole. This building has been fitted up and new machinery added to the plant before in use at an expense of about
$7000. It includes a steam dry room of ten racks, and as
family washing is to be a specialty, a mangle for that purpose has been put in. Agencies in nearly every town in
the State are being established, the capacity being suflicient
for any amount of work, and everything is reduced to a
With these
system, so that errors are thus obviated.
increased facilities in room and latest improved machinery,
streets.
Mr. Willey is enal)led to do first-class work and quote
very low prices. All work is guaranteed, to the satisfacEmployment is given to from twelve
tion of customers.
to fifteen assistants, and the largest orders can be filled at
the shortest notice.
The
block opening on Main
office
is
in front of the
brick
street.
WORCESTER & GREENFIELD,
Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods
ROCHESTER,
N. H.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER.
This concern has a well-earned reputation for
furnishing machinery that fully bears out all claims made
figures.
concerning
it, and manufacturers throughout this section
naturally appreciate such a policy and place a large proportion of their orders with Messrs. Clark & Furnald.
The company give particular attention to repairing, and
are in a position to guarantee satisfaction in this important department of their business, not only as regards the
quality of tlie work and the charges made" hut also in connection with the promptness with which orders are filled,
as the facilities available are such as to obviate all unnecessary delay.
The premises made use of are located in
Jlechanic Square and comprise a machine shop occupying
two floors of the dimensions of 30x60 feet, together with
a spacious foundry.
Employment is given to from six to
twelve experienced assistants.
All sizes of pipe and fittings are constantly on hand and will be furnished in any
desired quantities at the lowest market rates.
&
Hofmann
Wolf, Ladies' Furnishing Goods. Kid
next to Post-Office, Rochester, N. H.— The
most successful buyer is the one who discriminates the
most sucessfuUy between "goods cheap" and "cheap
Gloves,
etc.,
it is just such a buyer who will find the most
admire in the assortment of ladies' furnishing goods,
fancy goods, .small wares, etc., offered by Messrs. Hofmann & Wolf, for these gentlemen carrv on business on
the " quick sales and small profits " system, and both the
goods and prices combine to form a powerful argument in
goods," and
to
Rochester Foundry and Machine Co. (successors to
E. Clark.) manufacturers and dealers in Engines.
Boilers, Feed Pumps. Shafling, Hangers, Pulleys, Shaving
E.xhausters, Mill JIachinery, etc., Mechanic Square, Rochester, N. H.— The Rochester Foundry and Machine Company was organized in 1887 to continue the business
founded by Mr. Charles E. Clark in 1880, the proprietors
being Messrs. C. E. Clark and J. C. Furnald, the former a
Cbiis.
favor of patronizing this store. The residents of Rochester are too intelligent not to perceive the force of an argu-
ment of this kind, and the natural result is that this store
is becoming a popular resort, and is gaining in favor daily.
The firm in question is made up of 5Iax Hofmann and
Benny'iWolf. they began their present business here in 1889.
in use are located on Hanson street, next
door to the post-office. The firm give personal attention to the business and as a result, all customers are sure
The premises
The goods dealt
guaranteed to be strictly as represented.
of being promptly and politely served.
in are
J.
M. Humphrey, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and
Repair-
—
ing and Telephone Exchange, Rochester, N. H. Every-'
body ought to have a reliable watch for time is money
nowadays and no one can afford to waste his own or anybody else's time, in business hours at all events, and one
of the first things to do if you would avoid such waste is
to get a watch that can be entirely depended upon.
Don't
say you can't afford it, for dependable watches are sold at
such low figures at the present time that they are within
the means of all.
If you doubt this fact call at the establishment conducted by Mr. J. M. Humphrey, on Main
street.
He can show you a full line of reliable watches in
gold and silver cases, and is prepared to name prices that
will compare favorably with those quoted by any other
dealer.
ises
ware and
prices on
in,
optical goods,
all
occupied are about
reliable assistants
native of Duver and the laller of Exeter.
The company
are manufacturers ot and dealers in engines, boilers, feed
pumps, shafting, hangers, pulleys, shaving exhausters,
mill machinery, etc., being prepared to furnish these and
kindred commodities at short notice and at moderate
and so is jewelry,
and Mr. Humphrey
The premsquare feet in size, and two
Clocks are also largely dealt
silver plated
names low
the goods he handles
3.iO
are employed.
Particular attention
is
given repairing, the work being done in a skillful and
painstaking manner, and orders being filled at short notice
at
moderate rates. Mr. Humphrey is a native of Boston,
and began his present business during the current
He has also a telephone exchange located in his
Slass.
year.
store.
,
�-««SW«?J«^
^jiOH 'MUtMnvitt^
)
;g^.>flt
Eyk
Biiiu's
\'iew
Farmington.
OP'
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF FARMINGTON
AND
The
history of Farmington
is
POINTS OF INTEREST.
ITS
quite devoid of those romantic and exciting features which figure
Portsmouth and other early
so prominently in the story of the settlement and development of Dover,
Farmington was not incorporated until very near the opening of the present century,
Indian troubles had ceased and nearly a score of years after the colonies had fought for
and won their independence. Thus the annals of the town record peaceful progress rather than "hair
breadth 'scapes 'mid flood and field," and those who are interested only in accounts of war and
adventure must turn to the history of Rochester to find such tales relating to Farmington's territory,
settled towns, for
long after
for the
by
all
town was
originally a part of Rochester and during the years
the hostile Indians
who
from 1745
to 1749
was overrun
terrorized that settlement.
territory was decided upon April 20, 1730,
up that portion of their grant of land which had not
previously been disposed of, into lots of not less than two hundred and forty acres each. The lots
were drawn December 17, 17.'iO, the territory affected comprising the greater part of that now included
The first settler came to Rochester in December, 1728, and it was not
in Milton and Farmington.
until seventy years afterward that that portion of the township which is now Farmington had a
sufficient number of inhabitants to warrant its being set off from the parent town, Farmington being
incorporated December 1, 1798. The first town meeting was held March 11, 1799, and Aaron Wingate
was chosen moderator Jonas C. March, town clerk and Ichabod Hayes, Ephraim Kimball, and
David Roberts were chosen as selectmen. At that time the office of constable was considered very
desirable, and hence with true Yankee shrewdness the townspeople voted " that the privilege of being
a constable in said town of Farmington the present year shall be sold at vendue to the highest bidder,
and the purchaser to give bonds to the satisfaction of the selectmen for the faithful performance of
It is evident that our forefathers did not hold to the modern maxim, " the office should
his duty."
He was granted
seek the man." Ensign Samuel Knowles bought the position of constable for §21.25.
The first recorded division of what
when the Rochester proprietors voted
;
is
now Farmington
to cut
;
�niSTORICAL SKETCH OF FARMIKOTOK.
70
a tavern license the
same year, and so were four others
and licenses to retail foreign distilled spirituBenjamin Rnndels, and Eiezear Pearl.
Farmington's territory was made about 1770 near the point now known as
ous liquors were granted to Joseph Holmes,
The
first
settlement
in
Lakeman
;
&
I\rarsh,
and that was the center of what little business there was, among those settling there
from 1770 to 1783 being Benjamin Furber, Samuel Furber, Richard Furber, Samuel Jones, Benjamin
Chesley and Paul Demeritt. Other settlers in various parts of the town were Joseph Leighton, Levi
Leighton, Moses Home, Caleb Varney, and Judge Wingate. The first school-house was built about
1791 and was located at Merrill's Corners; the first meeting-house was erected on Robert's Hill,
about two miles south of Farmington village, near the birth-place of Henry Wilson.
As its name indicates, Farmington was long a distinctively agricultural community, and, indeed,
farming is still extensively and successfully carried on, for much of the town is fertile although its
surface is very hilly and in parts mountainous.
In the southwestern portion is located Blue Job
Merrill's Corners,
:
Main Stkekt, Farmington, N.
H.,
looking South.
Mountain, so called because it was once owned by Job Allard and is one of the Blue Hill range.
There is a wide-spread and beautiful view from its summit, ranging from the White Mountains to the
ocean, ships off Portsmouth harbor being plainly visible to the naked eye.
The town is well watered,
Mad, Ela, and Waldron rivers. The Cocheco River rises in
and enters Farmington near the northern corner of the township, flowing soutlieast
across its entire width.
Farmington village is situated on this stream, between it and the Ela River,
which also rises in New Durham and empties into the Cocheco just below the village. West Farmington is located in the northwestern part of the town and Merrill's Corners in the southwestern part.
Mad River is well named, for it is a typical mountain stream, and when swelled by heavy rains or
the effects of a sudden thaw, dashes turbulently along, overflows its banks and seems possessed by a
mad desire to sweep everything before it. Sometimes a storm lasting but two or three hours will
cause it to rise many feet, move boulders weighing thousands of pounds and destroy everything in
the principal streams being the Cocheco,
New Durham
its
path.
�msTORICA L SKETCIt OF FA RMINO TOA\
71
The other rivers are much more reliable and there are some valuable water powers in town. The
outlines of Farraington are very regular, in that respect resembling those of the adjoining town of
Strafford and forming a decided contrast to the "crazy patchwork" shapes of New Durliam, Middleton
and Milton, which bound Farmington on the north and east. Rochester bounds it on the east and
south, and Strafford on the south and west, New Durham also forming a part of its western boundary.
The business of the town is principally centered at Farmington village, the site of which is situated
on what was known in bye-gone days as the "old John Ham farm." The first frame bouse to be built
The village is on the line of the Dover & Winniat this point was erected in 1781 by John Roberts.
pesaukee Railroad, a branch of the great Boston & Maine system, and as the adjoining town of
Rochester is a great railroad center, direct communication with all parts of the country is enjoyed by
Farmington business men. The completion of the Lake Shore Railroad, extending from the terminus
at Alton Bay to Lake Village, gives direct connection with
Montreal Railroad, and adds very materially to Farmington's transportation facilities.
Shoe manufacturing is the principal industry of the village and has given rise to various tributary
Shoe making,
industries, the most important of which is the manufacture of wooden and paper boxes.
of the
Dover and Winnipesaukee Railroad
the Concord
&
or rather the production of what was then
known
as "
Natick
sale
work," was begun
in
Farmington
in
1836 by Elijah H. Badger. The product was called Natick sale work from the fact that it consisted
brogan manufacentirely of brogans, and the town of Natick, Mass., at that time led the country in
Mr. Badger failed to make his enterprise profitable and in about a year left town but the
turing.
about this
shoe industry was not abandoned, Martin L. Hayes, a native of Farmington, beginning it
time on a vei-y small scale. His business steadily grew and he became the largest shoe manufacturer
;
New Hampshire. Mr. Hayes was no believer in that "dog in the manger" policy which seems to
actuate some men, on the contrary he used his best endeavors to get other manufacturers to come to
Farmington, and did not hesitate to give substantial aid to such enterprises as seemed calculated to
advance the interests of the community as a whole. Nor did his public spirit stop here. He manithe
fested it in many different ways, and to him more than to any other one man, is the existence of
in
beautiful shade trees which add so much to the attractiveness of the village due, for he not only
persuaded his fellow townsmen to plant trees, but set them the example by placing many shade and
Some of Farmington's present business men are noted for their public
fruit trees on his ow'n grounds.
by the memory
spirit, and who can say how much they have been encouraged in their good works
which Martin L. Hayes left behind him? It is true that "the evil that men do lives after them," but
" the good is oft interred with their bones."
Good is mere nearly immortal than evil
it is not true that
and the effects of good deeds remain, although doubtless in many cases the doer of them is forgotten.
Shortly after Mr. Hayes began operations, George M. Hening came from Natick to Farmington
many
and engaged in the same line of business. He also was a man who lived for others as well as for
The success
himself, and worked hard and efficiently to promote the best interests of the co.amunity.
From small beginnings
attained here in shoe manufacturing soon began to attract outside capital.
the trade has grown to its present magnitude.
The first wax-thread sewing machine ever used for shoe work in New Hampshire, was brought
He is now superintendent and manager of
to Farmington by Mr. Cloutman about the year 1855.
producthe factory of Wallace, Elliott & Co., in this village the establishment being devoted to the
three and four
tion of ladies', misses', and children's fine boots, and affording employment to between
Altogether there are five large shoe factories in Farmington and one heel factory,
hundred hands.
;
employment to about one thousand two hundred operatives of both sexes.
Farmington shoe manufacturers learned the business in Natick, being drawn to
went to
that town by the fact that the late Vice-President Henry Wilson, a native of Farmington,
Natick in 1833, commenced business for himself in 1838, and soon became a prominent manufacturer
and
this industry affords
Many
there.
in
of the early
Some of the young men from Farmington lived with his family part of the time they stayed
among them being Martin L. Hayes, whom we have before had occasion to mention. He
birth-place,
life-long friend of Henry Wilson, and deeded to the town of Farmington the latter's
Natick,
was a
marking the spot on which the house had stood by a great boulder weighing about twelve tons and
"Henry Wilson, vice-president U. S. A., born here February 12, 1812."
inscribed
:
�HISTORICAL SKETCa OF FARMINOTOK
T2
Like
all
other prosperous manufacturing villages of large population, Farmington contains
well-stocked stores and a very extensive retail trade
is
carried
on at
all
Some
times.
many
of the stores
are very spacious and are handsomely fitted up, presenting a very attractive appearance, especially in
make liberal use of the gas furnished by a local
company, which was incorporated in 1886 with a capital of §60,000. This gas is made from naphtha
and is of a very superior quality the bright, white light it gives at once attracting the attention of
The
one accustomed to the dingy yellow flame, characteristic of gas made in the ordinary way.
service thus far has given excellent satisfaction and the facilities offered by the company are being
very generally availed of.
Hon. J. F. Cloutman is president Hon. C. W. Talpey, treasurer and
Hon. E. T. Wilson, manager.
There are two banks in town
the Farmington Savings Bank, chartered June, 18G8, and the
Farmington National Bank, organized, July, 187'J, with a capital of §100,000.
Many representative
business men are identified wiih one or both of these institutions, and as a natural consequence both
the evening, for the more enterprising store-keepers
;
;
;
:
Central Square,
F,vi;mixi, iu.n, >..
11.
An idea of the standing of the
managed and enjoy the entire confidence of the public.
Savings Bank and the opportunity offered for remunerative employment in Farmington may be
gained from the following: May 1, 1882, the deposits amounted to §212, 552. 83 ; September, 1890,
are well
— a gain of some 300 per cent,
in about eight years.
have been looked after by the Faruiinr/ton Neics, published
This is a handsome and well-edited weekly, has a circulation of about 1,500
by J. E. Fernald & Son.
and a good advertising patronage, and is a credit to the town and to its managers.
Farmington has had its ups and downs the same as every live community has its prosperity has
been checked by fire, by national business depression, and by other causes from the effects of which no
town is exempt, but on the whole progress has been steady and at times rapid and, considering the
advantages of location, the ability and resources of local manufacturers and merchants, and their high
they amounted to $646,628,44
Since
March
14, 1879, local interests
;
;
confidence in the future of the community, there seems good reason to believe that confidence justified
not only from a sentimental but also from a sternly practical standpoint.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINGTON.
Sanitine
Remedy Company,
Hemedy
Proprietors of
Blake's
Cough Balsam, etc., Albert Garland, Secretary and Manager, Farmington, N. H.
There are two ways of estimating the
value of a remedy, the first is to see if the claims made
concerning its mode of action and efficacy are in accor'Vearetable
for t'onstipalion, Blake's
—
with common sense and known physiological
the second is by investigation of the results attendBy a combination of these methods
ing its practical use
the actual status of any remedy mny be readily and accurately determined.
Let us apply them then to a preparation in which the residents of Farmingtou have reason to
be particularly interested for it is manufactured here by a
dance
truths
witli
identified some of the
of this section of the State.
which are
prominent business men
most
We
refer to Blake's Vegetable Remedy, formerly known as
Blake's Sanitine, and supplied to the trade by the Sanitine
Remedy Company, the sole proprietors. The full name
of this medicine is " Blake's Vegetable Remedy for Constipation," and the claim is made that it will cure constipation, whether recent or chronic, and that it is therefore
of great value in the treatment of dyspepsia, kidnej' and
liver diseases, piles and headache, and will remove moth
patches and pimples on the face and do away with " that
tired feeling," which is so common, especially among the
gentler sex.
No well-informed person, and particularly
no experienced physician, will deny that constipation or
costiveness is the cause of a host of diseases and hence if
Blake's remedy can cure constipilion its great value in the
treatment of many serious disorders must be admitted.
But can it? Read the following testimonials and judge
for yourself:
Lynn, JIass.
Sanitine Remedt Co. I have beeu troubled with constipation all
-mj life. I wag advised to take Blake's Remedy, and it has cured me.
—
MRS. W.
K.
EATON.
SonTH Bkewick. Me.
Sanitine Remedy Co.— For three years I have suffered the tortures
of obstinate constipation have used every known remedy, and have
;
failed to tiud relief or even benefit nntil I took your valuable constip.a*
tion cure— Blake's Remedy. I have taken three bottles previous to
Uarch, '88, and consider myself cured, having taken nothing since that
time. I cannot speak too highly of it, and earnestly recommend it. It
is truly wonderful.
G. WHITEHOUSE.
JAMES
Certainl}' there is no mistaking the meaning of these letters
but perhaps some of our readers may desire direct
proof thit Blake's Remedy can cure some of the specific
diseases we have mentioned.
Here it is
;
:
Farmington,
G^wfe— For ten years
I
IN".
H.
have suffered from malarial poisoning and the
obstinate constipation.
The
disease progressed so rapidly that
kidneys were diseased. I consulted many physicians of repute,
*inong them my old army surgeon of New Jersey. I took almost everything, bat the disease gained upon me. and I was obliged to give up my
'bnsiness to my sons. I have taken Blake's Remedy four months, and
I feel like a new man. 1 feel justified in «aying that it is the most
wonderful remedy I ever saw. I would most earnestly recommend it to
'Comrades who are suffering from malaria, or anvbody else who is
•Buffering from diseased liver or kidneys.
ALONZO NUTE.
my
^y
MRS. GEO. HOLDEN.
Cape Elizabeth, Me.
Sanitine Remedy Co,— I have been troubled with bloody piles for
forty years and have tried almost every kind of medicine without
receiving any help until 1 took Blake's Remedy, which has entirely
cured me, and I cannot sav too much in its praise. Yours truly,
;
company
most
Derrt Depot. N. H.
I have been troubled with sick headache uud bad feelings in my
stomach I have taken Blake's Remedy and it has cured me.
MRS.
A
SARAH
R.
welI-know.n lady of Wolfboro, N. H., wiites
I
me
have
tried
GOULD.
:
almost everything for moth patches that have troubled
seemed to do any good. My face was
for a long time, but nothing
literally
covered, and
1
felt
ashamed
to
go
—company.
into
While
riding one morning, I noticed your advertisement "Blake's Remedy
clears the complexion "—and bought a bottle. Since then I have taken
six bottles, and my skin is clear and smooth.
The Sanitine Remedy Co. have received several thousand
just such testimonials as these and to print them all would
require an entire book the size of this one, but " a word to
the wise is sufiicient," and we will only add that these testimonials are not signed b}' people living on the other side
of the continent but come from points near at home, and
that the company will forward the original of an)^ testi-
we have presented to any person doubting its
If additional evidence of the company's
faith be wanted it may be found in the standing of
the men ideiitlQed with it, the officers and directors being
monial
authenticity.
good
as follows
president, John F. Ooutman vice president,
Jared P. Tibbetts secretary and treasurer, Albert Garland
directors, Chas. W. 'Talpey, John F. Cloutman,
James B. Edgerly, Asa A. Hall, Dwight E. Edgerly,
Albert Garland, Jared P. Tibbetts. Mr. Cloutman has
served as State senator, Mr. Garland is one of the Farmington selectmen and is a first lieutenant in the State
militia, Mr. Talpey has been State senator and is treasurer
of the Farmington Savings Bank, Mr. James B. Edgerly is
cashier of the Farmington National Bank, Mr. Hall has
been deputy sheriff and postmaster, and Mr. Dwight E.
Edgerly has beeu representative and is county commissioner.
The company was formed in 1888, but Blake's
Remedy has been on the market four years and is kept in
stock by all the Boston and Portland wholesale druggists
and by retail druggists throughout the country who sell it
for .^1.00 per bottle or six bottles for |5.00, and report a
very extensive and rapidly growing demand for it. The
company are also proprietors of Blake's Cough Balsam,
which is warranted equal to any in the market. It is
agreeable to take and is perfectly safe besides being economical to use for the dose is small, the bottle large,
and the price is but 35 cents. The balsam is sold by all
druggists and is steadily gaining in popularity as it quickly
cures coughs, colds, bronchitis and all diseases peculiar to
the throat and lungs.
All correspondence should be
addressed to Sanitine Beynedy Co.. Farmington, N. H.
:
;
;
;
:
�<
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMING TON.
A. F. & H. O. Waldron, manufacturers of Wooden and
Paper boxes, and dealers in Lumber, Farmington, N, H.
It is, of course, important for tlie manufacturers of any
article to be prepared to fill orders promptly and accurately and at tlie lowes-t market rates, but this is particularly the case with those engaged in the production of
boxes, for the competition in this branch of industry is so
close and keen that only the providing of an exceptionally
—
ensure success in it. It is evident
that Jilessrs. A. F.
H. C. Waldron thoroughly appreciate
this condition of affairs, for although they have long been
efficient service will
&
successfully engaged in the manufacture of boxes they
have recently materially improved their facilities and
hence can now fill their steadily increasing orders even
more satisfactorily and promptly than ever before. Both
wooden and paper boxes are manufactured, a s-pecialty
being made of those adapted to the wants of the shoe
trade, and the firm are prepared to furnish shoe cases and
cartons of superior quality at bottom prices, and to fill the
most extensive orders at very short notice, for they utilize
an elaborate plant of the latest improved machiuery,
including a machine for which they own the right witiiin
a radius of twenty miles of Farmington, and can furnish
product to customers within that territory.
This
its
machine turns outa carton made without scoring and with
double lieads, it being not only tnuch stronger than any
previously oflfered but also neat in appearance, wliile it
can be furnished at a figure considerably below that
quoted on cartons made in the ordinary manner. The
box factory is run by botli water and steam power so that
orders can be filled without undue delay at anj' season of
the year. The entire plant covers more than an acre and
comprises, in addition to the box factory, a large lumber
mill in which whole logs are sawed out and lumber and
builders' materials of all kinds are manufactured, t-pacious
storage sheds, offices and a commodious yard. A large
force of assistants is employed, and every department of
the business is so thoroughly systemized that the expense
of production is reduced to a minimum and all orders can
be filled promptly, accurately and at the lowest market rates.
George W. Bailey, manufacturer of and dealer io
Hardware, Stoves. Tinware, Woodenware, Paints, Oils,.
Varnishes, etc.. Steam, Gas and Water Piping and Plumbing, 14 Central Street, Farmington, N. H.— One of themost truly representative establishments of the kind to befound in this section is that conducted by Mr. George W.
Bailey, at No. 14 Central street, for this is a recognized
headquarters for hardware, stoves, tin-ware, wooden ware,
etc., and is also very widely and favorably known in connection with the doing of steam, gas and water piping and
plumbing, and the handling of paints, oils, varnishes andi
kindred goods. The proprietor is a native of Manchester,
N. H and has been identified with it since 1887. it having
been founded a number of years previous to that date.
Under the present management the busine.'s has largely,
increased and as the available facilities have increased correspondingly Mr. Bailey is better prepared than ever to fill
orders promptly, accurately and at bottom rates. The
premises have an area of .5000 square feet and contain
improved tools and machinery for the manufacture of tinware of all kinds to order, and for the doing of steam,
,
Carleton
&
Bennett,
Merchant Tailors, dealers in
Ready-nade (Jlothing, Hats, Caps and Gents' Furnishings,
Farmington, N. H. It is difficult to see what greater
inducements could be offered to those in need of clothing,
etc., than are extended by the firm of Carleton & Bennett,
for these gentlemen are not only first-elass merchant
—
but are also large dealers in ready-made clothing,
and gentlemen's furnishings, so they are admirably prepared to cater to all classes of trade, and well
deserve the extensive patronage their enterprise receives.
It was inaugurated in 1877 by Mr. F. C. Tilton, he being
succeeded in 1884 by Messrs. Tilton & Furber, and the
present firm assuming control in 188.5. The partners are
Messrs. E. E. Carleton and J. P. Bennett, the former
being a native of Farmington and the latter of Northwood,
N. H. Mr. Bennett is the present representative of Farmington in the legislature, and is prominently identified
with local business interests, he being a trustee of the
Savings Bank and a director of the Gas Company in addition to his connection with the enterprise now under consideration.
The firm utilize good-sized and conveniently
fitted-up premises and carry a large and complete assortment of foreign and domestic fabrics for gentlemen's wear
besides a fine stork of ready-made clothing, hats and furnishings.
The facilities for the doing of custom work in
a superior manner at short notice are excellent, employment being given to from five to eight experienced assistants and the business being so systemized that every order
assured immediate and painstaking attention. The
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charges made are as low as is consistent with the use of
suitable materials and the employiuent of skilled labor,
and this applies to the ready-made as well as to the custom
department, for the firm haudle no goods made only " to
sell," their policy being to deal only in such articles as can
safely be guaranteed to prove as represented, and to furnish them at prices in trict accordance with the lowest
tailors,
hats, caps
market
rates.
A
gas-fitting, plumbing, etc.
specialty is made
of tin-roofing, the best of material being used, skilled helpsatisfaction confidently guaranteed.
The
stock of hardware, stoves, tin-ware, etc., is large and complete and includes conking and heating stoves of the latest
design, made by leading manufacturers.
Reliable paints,
oils, varnishes, etc., are sold here at bottom figures, and in
fact whatever is bought from Mr. Bailey will be found toprove just as represented and will be furnished at the low-
water and
employed and
est
market
rates.
Fellov^ of the N. H. Dental Society.
Member
of the N. E.
Dental Association.
FARMINGTON,
N.
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�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINGTON.
Blake's Pharmacy, CentTal Street, Farmingtou, N.
Altliough one may uot be prepared to assert that every
dispensing chemist shouUi also be a practical physician, it
still remains a fact that no man making a business of the
handling of drugs and chemicals c^n know too much
about them and about their effects upon the human system, and as this is the popular conviction it is not surprising that the public should manifest a preference for such
pharmacies as are carried on by a medical practitioner.
What is popularly known as "Blake's Pharmacy " is an
excellent example of an establishment of this kind, it
being a well-stocked drug store conducted by W. P. Blake,
M. U., a prominent practicing physician. Tlie premises
are located on Central street, and we need hardly say are
fitted up with all necessary apparatus, etc., for the accurate and prompt compounding of prescriptions, such
orders being tilled at the lowest rates consistent with the
use of the best obtainable ingredients. Fancy and toilet
articles, druggists' sundries, etc., are well represented in
the stock, and sufficient assistance is employed to ensure
prompt attention to every caller. Dr. Blake is a native of
Barnstead, N. H., and has carried on this store since 188G.
Dr. Blake is assisted by his wife, who is a registered
pharmacist, and the only lady registered in the Slate.
Special attention is given to the compounding of prescriptions, and the service is maintained at the highest standard of reliability and efficiency.
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D. E. Edgerly, Dry and Fancy Goods, Groceries and
Provisions, Flour and Grain of all kinds. Shoo Tools and
Findings, 16 Main Street, Farmington, N. H.— "A repre"
sentative enterprise conducted by a representative man
is about as short a description as can be given of the
undertaking with which Mr D. E. Edgerly is identified,
but despite its brevity no one acquainted with the facts
will quesiion its correctness, for certainly a business
which has been honorably and successfully conducted for
thirty-five years in one commiuiity is entitled to be called
representative, and certainly the same title may properly
be applied to one who has been and is so prominent in
business and public life as the gentleman in quesiion.
Mr. Edgerly is a native of Gilmanton, N. H., and has
carried on his present business since 1880. it having been
founded by Mr. Charles VV. Wingate a quarter of a century
before that date. The present proprietor has served two
years as State representative, and now occupies the posiThe premises made use of
tion of county commissioner.
have an area of about 1800 square feet, and are located at
No. 16 Main street. They contain a large and very varied
stock, for it includes not only a complete assortment of
dry and fancy goods, etc., but also a full line of staple and
fancy groceries, provisions and flour and grain of all
An extenkinds, together with shoe tools and findings.
sive business is done but as employment is given to two
assistants all orders are assured immediate as well
efficient
Mr. Edgerly quotes the lowest
as careful attention.
market rates on all the commodities he handles, and we
need hardly say that articles bought at this representative
store will prove just what they are claimed to be in every
respect.
F.
J.
Hanson, manufacturer of Boot and Shoe Heels.
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The great industry of
Central Street, Farmington. N. H.
boot and shoe manufacturing in New England has developed other very important enterprises which are tributary
An important example of this is found
to that business.
at the factory of Mr. F. J Hanson, where he manufactures
boot and shoe heels on a very extensive scale. Mr. Hanson
has had long experience in this business but started this
factory in 1885. and has developed a prominent Industry in
Farmington.
The
factory
is
a three-story structure
30x60
and is furnished with steam power, and is equipped
good plant of machinery adapted to the manufacture
of heels for boots and shoes, and employment is given lo
from forty to fifty hands. A ready market is found for
the product among the numerous boot and shoe factories
feet,
•with a
of New England, as the standard quality of the work
turned out is not excelled by any manufacturer.
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Berry
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manufacturers of Men's and Boys'
Shoes, in Kangaroo, Dongola, Calf. Grain, Buff and Veal,.
Farmingtou, iS'. II. Sample Room, 57 Lincoln Street,
Boston. Mass. At Sample Room Wednesdays and SaturJ.
&. Co.,
days.— Ever_v ordinarily well-informed person knows that
shoe manufacturing lias become one of the most important
of New Hampshire's indvisiries, and there is every reasou
to believe that it is destined to rapidly develop far beyond
present' proportions, lor the conditions are favoratile lo'
bring about that result and the progress made during the
past decade shows what may reasonably be expected in
Among our New Hampshire shoe
the decade to come.
factories are some that will compare favorably as regards,
equipment and the quality of the goods turned out with
any in New England, and it is not necessary to go outside
of Farmington to find proof of this statement, as any competent and unprejudiced judge will admit after inspecting the establishment and the product of Messrs. J. M.
its
Berry & Co., who manufacture full lines of men's and
hoys' shoes, in kangaroo, dongola, call, grain, buff and
This firm is coni-tituted of Messrs. .f. M. ami
Arthur R. Berry, both of whom are natives of Farmington
and have had l<uig and varied experience in shoe mamiThey founded the-r present business in ViHH
facturing.
with a capital of only .$5000, and sold their goods lo only
one house, but since have enlarged operations, having
capital of $20,000. and now sell direct to the jobbing
trade; they have an intimate acquaintance with the wants
of consumers and the trade, and as a natural consequence
they have fitted up their factory with the latest improved;
machinery throughout and are prepared to furnish footwear that will hold its own, in comparison with any of
similar grade in the market, in every detail of material,
The factory is a four-story
style, fit and workmanship.
structure, having a total floor-space of nearly 18,000 squarefeet, and as the plant of machinery is correspondingly
extensive and employment is given to 100 experienced
assistants the capacity of the establishment is sufficiently
great to ensure the prompt filling of all orders, especially
as the business is so carefully systematized and supervised
Jlessrs.
as to obviate all confusion or unnecessary delay.
.J. M. Berry & Co., wholesale directly to the jobbinij trade
position to quote bottom prices on all their
and are in a
various styles. They maintain a sample room in Boston,
at No. 57 Lincoln street, where a full line of their producA member of the firm is at the
tions may always be seen.
sample room every Wednesday and Saturday and dealer*
who wish to handle shoes Ihat will sell on their merits,
yield a fair profit and build up a permanent trade would
do well to call and investigate
veal.
ii.
J.
F.
Saflford,
Watches and
.Jewelry, Silver
Ware,
etc.
Fine Watch and .Jewelry Repairing a Specialty. Barker's
Block. Farmington, N. H. If the average resident of
Farmington were asked to point out a thoroughly reliable
jewelry store, the chances are all in favor of his directing
the inquirer to that conducted by Mr. .1. F. Saflord, In
Barker's Block, for this business was established in 1867.
and has been so managed as to be well and favorably
known to practically every resident of this section. The
proprietor is a native of Rockland, Me., and served three
years in the army during the Rebellion. Probably not
one of our local business men is more generally known and
hence extended personal mention would be quite superfluous, but for the benefit of strangers in Farmington we
may say that Mr. Safford's business policy is as simple as
it is admirable, it being to give honest value for cash
A good stock of watches, jewelry,
received every time.
silver ware, optical goods, etc.. Is constantly carried, the
productions of the leading manufacturers being represented and many late and attractive novelties being shown.
Particular attention is given to the repairing of fine
watches, jewelry and optical goods, and optical work an<t
the furnishine of scientifically made optical goods are
leading specialties, so that those wanting anything in the
line of eye-glasses, spectacles, etc., would do well to give
Mr. Safford'^a call. All his work is fully guaranteed and
uniformly moderate charges are made.
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J. E. Fernald & Son, Publishers and Proprietors of the
Parminglon News. Weelily; established 1879. Corner Main
and Central Streets, Farminglon, N. H. There is little or
nothing to be gained by enlarging npon the benefits
bestowed upon a community by a well-conducted local
newspaper for these benefits are so obvious that those who
are incapable of appreciating them of their own free will
and by the exercise of their own judgment would probwbly
not be convinced by any reasoning even if it were supported by many practical examples. But happily but very
few of our Farmington readers belong to this class, and in
proof of this assertion we need refer only to the general
support given to the Fdrmiiigion News since its establishment, in 1879, for this liandsome weekly is a welcome visitor in many homes, it having a circulation of 1400 copies.
It also has quite a large advertising patronage and this is
not to be wondered at. for the business men of this section
have a well-earned reputation for enterprise and shrewdness and hence can readily see the advantages of advertising in a paper which circulates among the very people
they wish to reach. The News is owned and published by
Messrs. .1. E. Fernald & Son, and as we have said was
established in 1879, but the enterprise of which it may be
said to be the outcome was inaugurated a score of years
before that date, Mr. J. E. Fernald beginning operations
—
as a job printer in 1859.
The firm carry on a tinelyequipped steam job printing office in connection with the
Neios.nnA are prepared to'undertake the finest work in
that line and to guarantee satisfaction, not only as regards
the quality of the work and the lowncs of the prices, but
also the promptness with which even the largest orders can
be filled. The partners are Messrs. J. E. and G. W. Fernald, the former a native of Sanford, Me.,
and the latter of this town. Mr. .7. E.
Fernald is one of the oldest and best
known business men in town. Close
attention is given to their printing and
publishing enterprise and they propose
not only to fully maintain but to heighten
if possible tlie high reputation gained by
years of faithful and intelligent
Mr. G. W. Fernald is also a civil
engineer and surveyor and was recently
engaged in the survey for York Beach
Extension by the Boston & Maine Railroad Company.
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work.
Roberts & Co., Steam Grist-Mill, 70 Central
Farmington, N. H. It is unnecessary to dwell
"H. W.
Street,
—
upon the importance of being able to purchase grain,
flour, feed, etc., in any desired quantities at the lowest
market rates, for the advantages derived from an enterprise which has for its object the furnishing of an abundant and dependable supply of these staple commodities at
bottom prices are so obvious as to be understood by every
memlier of the community.
Therefore it goes without
saying that the establishment conducted by Messrs. II. W.
Roberts & Co., is popular throughout this vicinity, for
this is a finely eq lipped steam gristmill and the proprietors are in a position to meet all honorable competition in
their line of business
filling the most extensive orders at
short notice and always quoting prices strictly in accord
ance with the lowest market rates. The mill is a twostory structure of the dimensions of 30 X 40 feet, and is
fitted up with improved machinery driven by a twentyfive horse power steam engine, the boiler-room being an
annex 17 X 35 feet, thus orders can be filled wiih equal
facility at all times of year.
It is conveniently located at
No. 70 Central street, and employment is given to two
efficient assistants.
Mr. Roberts is a native of Rochester,
N. H. and has been connected with his present enterprise
since 1889, during which lime he has built up an extensive
patronage which is still steadily increasing.
;
,
A. E. Carter & Co., Furniture Dealers, Curtains,
Carpets and Bediling. Upholstering a Specialty. Roberts
Building, Main Street, opposite Opera House, Farmington,
N. H. The experienced and wise buyer of furniture,
carpets and other houseliold goods does not seek so much
for the concern that announces it is prepared to sell the
cheapest as he does for a house which lie feels he can
thoroughly depend upi<n, but of course if he can find a
concern that combines fair dealing with bottom prices, so
much the better for him and that is just the kind of a
concern we introduce to our readers when we call attention to the establishment conducted by Messrs. A. E.
Carter & Co.
Doubtless many of them know this already,
for the enterprise to which we have reference was inaugurated in 1881 and has held a leading position almost from
the beginning. It was founded by Mr A. E Carter, a
native of Maine, who in 1890 became associated with Mr.
H. O. Mooney, a native of New Hampshire, thus forming
the existing firm.
The premises utilized are located in
Roberts Building, on Main street, opposite the Opera
House, and comprise four floors, each of which measures
23x48 feet, and every available inch of space is occupied
by the heavy stock of furniture, carpets, curtains, bedding
and other house furnishing goods that is constantly carWe don't propose to describe this stock in detail
ried.
first, because we haven't the room and second, because it
is so frequently renewed that before the description would
reach our readers it would be out of date, but the stock is
always complete, always contains the latest fashionable
novelties and is always made up of goods made for use
and not simply to sell, and guaranteed to prove precisely
Callers are assured prompt and polite
as represented.
attention, and the prices quoted by this well-equipped
concern are as low as can be named on goods of equal
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merit.
�LEADINO BUSINESS MEN OF FAR MING TON.
J. P. Tibbitts, Famishing Undertaker, Carriage and
Sleigli Maniif;.cturer.
Job Wtirk, Varnisliing, Painting
and Repairing. Farniinglon, N. II. Sncli of our readers
—
as are natives of Farmington or vicinity, or have lived for
an}- length of lime in that section, will not need introduction to'jMr. J. P. Tibbitts. for he was born in this town
and has carried on the business with which he is now identified for a full score of years, beginning operations in
1870.
He is a furnishing undertaker and also a carriage
and sleigh manufacturer and repairer, being prepared to
do job work, varnishing, painting, etc. in a superior
manner at short notice. Jlr Tibbitts furnishes a large
proportion ol the coffins, caskets and other funeral goods
used in this vicinity, it being generally understood that he
is in a position to till orders very promplly and to quote
The
the lowest market rates on articles ol this kind.
premises utilized by him comprise two floors of the
dimensions of 20x60 feet, and are fitted up with all necessary tools and oiber facilities to carry on the several
departments of the business to the best advantage. The
carriages and sleighs made at this .shop have a well earned
reputation for strength and durability, for Mr. Tibbitts
uses selected material in the doing of custom work and
also in repairing, and the workmanship is always equal to
the best in ever}- respect.
,
Thomas Pride
&
Son, Granite Works, Farmington,
I'here is no question but that granite is by far the
N. H.
best material for cemetery work, especially in our New
England climate with its great and sudden ehanges of
temperature, and other characteristics which have a most
distinctive effect upon marble and other soft stones.
Granite cemetery work is not only more durable but also
more handsome than that made from any other material
and indeed its advantages are so many and so pronounced
that it now leads all other kinds in the favor ot the public.
A Farmington concern which has a liigh and well deserved
reputation for the production of artistic and thoroughly
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cemetery work at moderate rates is that of
Thomas Pride it Son, who began operations here in 1885.
Both members of the firm are Maine men by birth, and
they not only know what the public want but spare no
first-class
pains to supply that want and to thoroughly satisfy every
customer. They liave an almost endless variety of designs
for monuments, tablets, headstones, etc., embracing all
grades of work from the most simple to the most elaborate,
and suited to all tastes and pur.'^es. Emiiloyment is given
to three assistants, and orders will be filled at ver}- short
notice, and at prices as low as the lowest in every instance.
C. H. Pitman, Book. Card and Job Printer. Office over
Breen & Berry's, Central Square, Farmington, N. II. It
is safe to say that practically everybody in Farmington
and many who are not residents of the town know Mr C.
H. Pitman, or " Pit, the printer," as he is familiarly called,
for he is not only active and successful as a business man
but alf^o holds the position of town clerk and has done so
for several terms, while he is as prominent in social circles
as he is in business life.
Mr. Pitman is a native of BarnBtead, N. H., and has carried on operations in Farmington
for about ten years.
He is agent for some of the leading
life and accident insurance companies, and is prepared to
furnish such insurance to practically any desired amount
on the most favorable terms, and to give prompt and careful attention to every commission jilaced in his hands.
—
But this does not explain why he is called "Pit. tlie
printer," and those who wish satisfactory information on
that point should place an order with him for job printing
of any sort, for he is prepared to furnish posters, flyers,
dodgers, bill heads, letter heads, note heads, statements,
envelopes, receipts, tax bills, milk bills, business cards,
address cards, wedding cards, and in fact anything in the
job printing line at short notice and at very low prices.
Work will be done in black, colors or gilt and it will be well
done too, for 3Ir. Pitman has the experience, facilities, skill
and disposition to attain results equal to the best. His
office is over Breen & Berry's. Central Square, and every
order is assured immediate and painstaking attention.
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WaUace,
Elliott
Co., manufacturers of Ladies'
Misses' and Children's Fine Boots J. F. Cloutman, SuperThose who
tendent Central Street, Farmington, N. II.
are aware how extensively the shoe manufacturingindustry is carried on in Farmington will readily believe
that the firm who carry on the largest shoe factory in
town must operate a very elaborate and extensive plant
and such is in fact the case, the establishment in question
being one of the largest and best equipped of the kind in
the State. But large as it is it by no means compiises all
the firm's resources, for the proprietors, Messrs. Wallace,
Elliott & Co., also operate factories at Haverhill and
Stoughton, Mass., each of which turns out distinctive lines
of goods, so that the firm are exceptionally well picpartd
to cater to all classes of trade and it is not surprising that
their business extends to every State in the Union and
their products are accepted as the standard wherever
introduced.
The Farmington factory is located on C'entral street, and is made up of two thoroughly made brick
One of these i.s five
buildings connected by an arch.
stories in height and 165 X 40 feet in dimensioris, and the
other measures 11,5 X 70 feet. The plant of machinery in
use is of the most improved type and includes an engine
of thirty horse power with boiler sixty hor,-e. As employ;
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ment
is given to from 300 to -100 assistants it is obvious
that the annual output must be very large in amount, and
it is very great in value from the fact that it is luade up in
a large degree of fine goods.
This factoiy has beeu
devoted to the production of ladies', mi>ses' and children's
fine boots exclusively until during the current year they
have added men's, boys' and youths' calf, buff, splits and
A full line ot each is manufactured,
including the latest fashionable novelties, and among the
leading specialties are bright dongolas. kid and French
kid.
From the selection of the material to the completion
of the last process incidental to manufacture no trouble is
spared to attain the best possible results as regards all the
essentials of shajieliness, stj-le, ease and durability, and as
the best obtainable mechanical facilities are provided,
skilled labor employed and careful supervision exercised
nothing is wanting to ensure the production of goods that
will sell on their merits everywhere and give the best of
Messrs. Walsatisfaction to both consumers and dealers.
lace, Elliott & Co., began business something more than a
score of years ago, and for more than eighteen years they
have employed Hon. J. F. Cloutman as superintendent
and manager. Plis exceptional fitness for those positions
is so conclusively proved by the results attained that no
eulogy of his ability is necessary, but it is but just to state
that no one identified with this great enterprise has worked
harder to develop it to its present magnitude.
dongola goods.
George W. Lane, Jeweler, No.
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6
Main
Street,
Farming-
N. H. Among Farmington's business men are found
a good many examples of financial success won by the
energetic pursuit of honorable industry and honorable
business methods, and the}- afford a valuable object lesson
to encourage young men starting in business life at the
foot of the ladder, for some of those above referred to
ton,
commenced under most discouraging circumstances and
surroundings.
Among the young business men of Farmington who are making the creditable effort to build up a
successful business and gain an honorable livelihood upon
the merits of their work aud enterprise, mention should
be made of Mr. George W. Lane, whose place of business
located at No. 6 Main street, where be is prepared to do
kinds of watch and clock repairing and cleaning in
and all work is guaranteed to give entire
satisfaction.
lie also deals in clocks, and is prepared to
give his patrons the benefit of very low prices. All kinds
of repairing and engraving of jewelry will be done at
Umbrellas and
short notice in a workmanlike manner.
parasols will be repaired, and keys made and fitted
promptly when ordered. Mr. Lane solicits a share of the
patronage of the pub ic with the determination to render
a service in return that shall be favorably appreciated by
every patron.
Mr. Lane commenced businws during the
current year, and is a native of Lewiston, Maine.
is
all
first-class shape,
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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF
Wilson House, E. T.
Coltou, Proprietor
H. S.
Cotton, Clerk and Manager FarmingtoD, N. H.
It is said that " experience is the best teacher,"
and no doubt such is the
ca-ie in the sense that those
wlio are so taught have
to remember their
[[j reason
lesson, but tlie teacliings
of experience are sometimes prettj- hard to endure so the wise mau profits by the experience of others and thus saves himself
much unnecessary discomfort. For instance, one way to
learn what hotel in any given place offers the best accommodations is to put up at all of them, one after the other,
bnt such a course is manifestly foolish, the sensible mode
of procedure being to patronize that one which is highest
recommended, and those who would do this in Farmington would go at once to the Wilson House,— and they
would never have reason to regret doing so either. This
hotel is owned by Mr. E. T. Cotton, wlio'is also proprietor
of the Langdon House in Portsmouth. He is a native of
Bromfield, Jle., and so is Mr. H S. Cotton, who officiates
as clerk and manager of the Wilson House, and deserves
uo small share of the credit for its popularity, for he spares
no pains to secure the comfort of guests and maintains the
service at a high standard of etficiency in every department. The building is pleasantly located and commodious,
it comprising three stories and a French-roof, and containing thirty-two coiufortable beds and other accommodations
in proportion.
The dining room has seating capacity for
seventy-five, and employment is given to nine assistants,
so that even when the house is fuU the service is prompt
and satisfactory. The building is heated by steam, being
thoroughly comfortable in the coldest weather. An abundant variety of excellent food is provided at all seasons,
and the cooking will coiupare favorably with that done in
many pretentious city hotels at which the terms are much
higher than those of the Wilson House, for the prices
quoted here are very reasonable, special inducements being
held out f.ir regular boarders, although transient trade is
also accommodated at very low rates.
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Amasa W. Shackford, Photographer, Shackford Block,
Central Street, Farmington, N. H.— If improved apparatus and reliable chemicals and unbounded self-confidence
•were all that is necessary to make a first-class photographer the country would be full of such, for about every
tenth man you see nowadays practices photography for
fun or for money and can talk to you by the hour about
"negatives," and
many other things
but when it comes
"exposures," aiid "developing," and
of which you know little or nothing,
to putting theories into practice the
photographer, amateur or profe-ssional, cannot
seem to make a very excellent showing. The fact is. long
experience and considerable natural ability are absolutely
essential to the attainment of thoroughly sntisfactory
results in photography and an illustration of this may be
bad by comparing the work turned out hv Mr. Amasa W.
Shackford with that produced iiv other photographers
who might be mentioned, for Mr. "shackf.)rd has been in
the business for more tlian thirtv years and of course is
thoroughly familiar with it in eveVy detail
He was born
in Barnstead, N. H., and considering his long and honorable business career it is hardly necessary to'sta'e is very
favorably and almost universally known throusrhout this
section.
His rooms are located on the third floor of
Shackford's Block, Central street, and are heated by
steam and very thoroughly fitted up in everv wav. Photography in all its branches is carried on, "orders being
filled at short notice and at uniformlv moderate rates,
while the results attained are such that "it is perfectly safe
to fully guarantee satisfaction to all wlio may place orders
at this popular studio.
average
FAIi.\flNGTON.
Farmington Savings Bank, Farmington, N. H. — Of all
the many instituions which the progress of civilization
has developed there is not one more admirable than the
savings bank, for the operations of this are distinctly and
entirely beneficial in their effects upon individuals, upon
communities and upon the nation itself. The most valuable feature of such a bank is that it helps the people by
giving them the means to help themselves, and as this
assistance is not at all of a charitable nature, but is a
purely business transaction, the proudest have no reason
to refuse it, while those who are too willing too depend
upon others are not injured by it in the least. Those who
avail themselves of the help of such a bank are encouraged
to form industrious and frugal habits
thej' are encouraged
to deu3' themselves the gratification of injurious and
expensive tastes they are encouraged to provide for the
future b)' making the best possible use of present advantages, and in short, their character is strengthened and
improved in many ways and they profit morally, mentally
and physically by their connection with the institution.
Of course, we have reference to a savings bank which is
soundly established and ably managed, and the residents
of Farmington and vicinity need not go away fnmi home
to find an institution of this Kind, for the record the Farmington savings bank has made since it was chartered, in
1868, entitles it to a leading position among the most
sound and progressive savings banks of the State. And
we are happy to say that the facilities it offers for the safe
and profitable investment of small sums are generally
appreciated and largelj' availed of, a late statement show
ing deposits of $646,628.44. The same statement showed
that there was a surplus of $32,789.48 and a guaranty fund
of $24,000, so it will be seen that the bank is conservatively managed, but an even more satisfactory proof that
the interests of depositors will be ably and faithfully
guarded is that afforded by the standing of those identified
with the institution, as the following list of officers will
show president, H. B. Edgerly
vice president, Levi
Pearl
treasurer, Charles W. Talpey.
Trustees Charles
W. "Winsate, John H. Barker, Cha"rles W. Talpey. Jonathan R. Hayes, James B Edgerly, E. T. Willson, G. A.
Jones, Alonzo Nute, Levi Pearl, George N. Eastman, J.
F. Cloutman, H. B. Edgerly, E. P. Nute, D. E. Edgerly,
J. P. Bennett, B. P. Chesley.
;
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:
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:
Roberts <& Peavey, Druggists and Stationers. Wall
Paper, Paints and Oils. Ariists' Materials, Weekly and
Daily Newspapers and Periodicals, 21 >Iain Street, Farmington, N, H.
The firm of Roberts & Peavey was formed
in 1889, but the enterprise carried on by this concern is of
much earlier origin, its inception dating back some twenty
years as operations were begun about 1872 by Mr. A. C.
Newell. This gentleman was succeeded in 1879 by Messrs.
Emerson & Garland, they giving place in 1885 to Messrs.
E. W. Emerson
Co., who were succeeded by Messrs.
Roberts & Avery in 1887, the present firm assuming control two years "later.
The partners are Messrs. W. W.
Roberts and W. L. Peavey, both of whom are natives of
Farmington, and are too well known here to need extended
personal mention. Their store is located at No. 21 Maia
street, and has an area of 1.500 square feet, affording ample
room for the carrying of a heavy and exceptionally varied
stock which comprises not only a full line of pure drugs,
medicines and chemicals, and such other articles as are
usually found in a first-class drug store, but also an
attractive assortment of wall papers, paints and oils,
artists'
materials, fashionable and business stationery,
—
&
weekly and daily papers, periodicals, etc. Employment
is given to two assistants and callers may depend upon
receiving prompt and courteous attention at all times,
while the prices quoted are always in strict accordance
with the lowest market rates. The drugs and medicines
handled are of the best quality obtainable, and as great
care is exercised to ensure the nicest accuracy in the compounding of prescriptions it is natural that an extensive
trade should be done in this important department.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINOTON.
&
Co., dealers in General Merchamiise,
Among those old-established and representative enterprises which are known to
John H. Barker
rMain Street, Fanniugtoti, N. H.
everyone
at
all
—
acquainted with
Farniington
and
its
resources, that conducted by tlie tirm of John H. Barker
Co., deserves prominent nnd favorable mention, for this
•has been carried on for fully thirty years, and is to day
one of the best managed and most reliable and popular
general stores in this section of the State. Operations were
begun in 1860 by Mr. John Barker, father of the present
proprietor, in company with his son, Mr. J. H. Barker,
has been sole owner since his father retired, in 1880.
Mr. J. H. Barker is a native of Wolfboro, and, of course,
&
who
ds widely known in business and social circles in Farmington andvicinity. The premises utilized comprise one tloor
and a basement, each S.") X 50 feet in dimensions, and tliey
•contain about as varied a stock as it is possible to conceive
of, for this is a "general store" in the full sense of the
term and includes everything to be found in a first class
country store. The assortment is as carefully selected as
it is varied, and every article in it is guaranteed to prove
as represented, while the prices quoted will bear the
•severest comparison with those of other dealers in goods
•of equal quality.
A. Nute &
Farmington, N.
—
E. T. Willson, dealer in Groceries, Four, Grain, Crockery.
Paints and Oils, Shoe Findings and Hardware. 8, 10 and
12 South Main Street (Talpey's Block), Farmington, N. H.
The establishment conducted by Mr E. T Willson at
Nos. 8, 10 and 13 South Main street, Talpey's Block, is a
thoroughly representative one, for not only is the enterprise itself a leader in its special line but the proprietor is
a representative business man, he having done much to
advance the interests of this town and now holding the
position of State senator. Mr. Willson is a native of
TTork, Me., and has carried on his present business since
1882, it having been founded in 1870 by Mr. C. W. Talpey.
The premises occupied are very spacious and contain a
heavy and carefully chosen stock comprising staple and
fancy groceries, tiour and grain, crockery and hardware,
paints and oils, shoe findings, sporting goods, including
guns, rifles ammunition, fishing tackle, etc., the assortment
as a whole being one of the most complete and desirable
an the country. Both a wholesale and retail business is
•done and every order, large or small, is assured immediate
and careful attention, for employment is given to four
•competent assistants and every facility is provided to
enable commissions to be promptly and accurately exeUnder these circumstances it goes without saying
icuted.
'that Mr. Willson is in a position to meet all honorable com(petition by quoting the lowest market rates on goods of
(Standard and dependable quality.
—
manufacturers of Mens' Shoes,
is no establishment in town
— There
radical have been the changes in machinery and in methods since this enterprise was inaugurated but the management of it has been steadily progressive, and to-day the
establishment is a fine example of a modern shoe factory,
both as regards its equipment and the quality of the work
produced. The main structure is four st<iries in height
and 110 X 32 feet in dimensions, and there is a twostory
addition measuring 75 X 32 feet, and another one story in
Fower is furnished by a
40 feet in size.
fifiy-horse engine, and employment is given to 250 assistThe annual product is very large in amount and
ants.
consists of men's shoes, these being manufactured for
Bailey of Boston. The firm is
Messrs. Potter, White
constituted of Mr. Alonzo Nute and his sons, Messrs.
height and 100
&
Son, manufacturers of Lasts and Sole
Ii. S. Flanders
Patterns, Farmington. N. H. As the manufacture of
shoes lias long been the industry in which Newboots and
England is more largely engaged than any other section of
•the Union, we would naturally expect to find in the New
England States many of those enterprises which are tributary to this great branch of manufacture, such, for instance,
.as that conducted by Messrs. L S. Flanders & Son, manuThis concern are well
facturers of lasts and sole patterns.
and favorably known in business circles, for the undertaking they carry on was founded nearly twenty years ago
and has developed to a point where they wholesale to
Operations
manufacturers throughout New England.
were begun in 1873, by Messrs, Haynes & Flanders, the
present firm being formed in 1885 and consisting of Messrs.
L. S. and A. W. Flanders, both of whom are natives of
Concord, N. H. Mr. L. S. Flanders served as representative in 1877-8 and has long been one of the most prominent
of our local business men. The concern utilize spacious
and well equipped premises, employ experienced assistants
and are prepared to furnish lasts and sole patterns and
upper patterns of all kinds, in any desired quantities, at
the lowest market rates, all orders being assured immediand painstaking attention.
Sons,
11.
clearly entitled to be classed as representative in the
full sense of that much abused word than that conducted
by Messrs. A. Nute it Sons, and its claim to .such a title is
based not only on a long and honorable record, on a very
high present standing and on prospects of the brightest
description, but also on the powerful influence the enterprise has exerted in developing the interests of this town
and section, and on the standing in the business and social
world of the men identified with it. This undertaking
was founded many years ago, at a time when shoe manufacturing on a large scale in New Jlamp^hire was a new
and somewhat hazardous experiment, and the success it
met with had much to do with the present standing of
Farmington as a shoe manufacturing centre. Many and
more
X
&
The prominence of these genNute.
tlemen deserves more than a mere mention of their names
E
P.
in
this
and A.
1.
consideration.
The
senior
member
of the firm,
Hon. Alonzo Nute, began his connection with the boot
and shoe business when sixteen years of age, going to
Natick. Mass., for this purpose where he remained for six
years, about two of which he was in the emjjloy of VicePresident Henry Wilson and lived in his family. Return'ing to Farmington be liegan the manufacture of boots and
shoes which has developed into its present large proportions
and become one of the most important plants in the town.
When the war of the Rebellion came in 1861 he went out
as quartermaster of the Sixth N. H. Regt., and later was
placed on the staflf of Genl. R. C Hawkins of the Ninth
N. J. Zouaves. He is the present congressman from this
having long been prominent in public life. He is
vice-president of the Farmington National Bank and is a
trustee of the Savings Bank, as is also Mr. E. P. Nute,
who at one time represented Farmington in the legislature.
Mr. A. I. Nute holds the office of l]ank C(m)missioner.
But although men of affairs as well as of business the
members of the firm give the enterprise in the management of which they are associated close personal supervision, and steadily maintain the enviable reputation it has
district,
held so long.
Mrs. L. A. Small, Millinery and Fancy Goods, Central
Street, Farmington, N. H.— Although by no means every
lady has that combination of taste and skill which is essential to the attainment of satisfactory results in millinery
work, there is no reason why every lady should not know
where to place orders for such work in the full assurance
that they will be satisfactorily filled, and many residents
of Farmington and vicinity have found by experience that
Mrs. L. A. Small is admirably qualified to meet all
demands made upon her for fine custom millinery work at
Jlrs. Small was born in Alton, N. H.,
all times of year.
and has lieen identified with her present business since 1808,
so we need hardly add that she is thoroughly familiar with
She carries a largeand well-selected stock
it in every detail.
of ribbon^i, laces, velvets, feathers, flowers, trimmed and
untrimmed hats and Ijonnets, besides some fancy goods,
but particular attention is given to order work, 'and as Mrs.
Small attains results equal' to he best, is moderate in her
charges, and is prepared to execute commiss-ions at short
notice, it is natural that her establishment should be a proI
nounced favorite with
ladies
throughout this section.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINGTON
so
Dr.
N. H.
J. E. Nichols, Dentist, Barker's Block, Farmington,
Americans have the unenviable reputation of possessing the poorest teeth of any nation in the vporld, and
"Whether this reputation be deserved or not it is certainly a
fact that in this country poor teeth are the rule and perfect
ones the rare exception. Just why this is the case has
never been satisfactorily explained, although numberless
explanations have been offered, most of which were much
more remarkable for their ingenuity than for their conclusiveness.
The blame has been laid on our climate, on our
food, on our nervous temperament as a people, and on our
mode of living, as well as on many other things too numerous to mention, but no one of these has been demonstrated
to be the prevailing cause although doubtless most if not
all of them have their effect in bringing about the present
condition of things. The truth is, individual cases of
defective teeth are the result of individual causes, that is
to say, each of us can by observation and the exercise ol
common sense learn how to keep his own teetli in good
order although none of us may be able to assign just cause
for the national characteristic.
But it is necessary to
' start fair," in the first place and the only way to do this
for those whose teeth are not perfect is to visit a competent dentist and have them put in order,
after which
intelligent care will preserve them in that condition.
Of
course there is no lack of competent dentists in a country
which is conceded to lead the world in dental science, and
among those located in this vicinity. Dr. J. E. Nichols is
entitled to prominent mention, for he is a thoroughly
skillful and very gentle operator and has all necessary
mechanical facilities for the practice of his profession in
accordance witli the most approved methods. Dr. Nichols
is a native of Ashby, Mass
and located in Farmington in
1889, his office being at the corner of Central and Main
streets, in Barker's Block.
He has already built up an
extensive practice, and as his work is always thoroughly
and durably done and his charges uniformly moderate, it
is not surprising that his service should be in steadily
increasing demand
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—
,
Frank E. Farwell, Market, Central and Main Streets,
Farmington, N. H. No review of the mercantile enterprises of Farmington which omitted to make prominent
mention of the leading meat markets could be regarded as
complete, for not only are these important in and of them-
—
l)ut also because of the fact that they make the town
desirable as a place of residence than would
otherwise be possible, insomuch as they tend to reduce the
expense and increase the enjoyment of living by furnishing
nourishing and palatable food at the very lowest rates.
Not one of these establishments is more worthy of commendation and patronage than that of which Mr. Frank E.
Farwell is proprietor, for he caters successfully to all
classes of trade and has an unsurpassed reputation for
giving full value for money received. He was born in
this State, and succeeded Sir. W. I. Nutter in the owner-
selves
much more
ship of the enterpiise to which this notice refers in 1888.
The store is located at the corner of Central and Main
and is sufficiently spacious to accommodate a complete assortment of fresh, salted and corned meats and
such other commodities as are usually found in a first-class
market. Mr. Farwell employs two assistants, and spares
no pains to ensure prompt and courteous attention to
every caller, small and large buyers being treated with
equal consideration and all goods being sold strictly on
their merits, so that complete satisfaction can be safely
guaranteed.
streets,
E. E. Downing, wholesale and retail Bakfr, and dealer
Faiminglon, N. H.— The
en by Mr. E. E. Downing certainly
deserves prominent mention in a review of Farminglon's
most valuable an<l popular business underlakings, for no
in Groceries, 28 Central Street,
enterprise carried
,
establishment
in
Ibis
town or
vicinity
is
more favorably
known in connection with the sale of family food
Mr. Downing is a wholesale and retail baker and
supplies.
dealer in
groceries and is prepared to furnish bread, cake and pastry
of the best quality in quantities to suit at bottom prices.
Staple and fancy groceries are also largely dealt in, &
heavy and varied stock being carried and no pains being
spared to supply goods that rfill give unifoim satisfaction
at prices as low as can be named on articles of similar
grade. Mr. Downing is a native of this town and is very
widely known here in both business and social circles.
He was formerly a member of the firm of Downing <&
Schlenker but for some time has been sole proprietor of
the business with which he is now identified.
Spaciousand well-equipped premises located at No. 28 Central
street, are utilized, and employment is given to four
assistants.
Callers are assured prompt and polite attention, and all orders, large or small, will be carefully and
accurately filled at short notice and at the lowest markets
rales.
StraflFord House, Frank H. McAlpine, Proprietor
Good
Livery and Boarding Stable connected Farmington, N. H.
is by no means an agreeable task to recommend a.
;
— It
;
hotel to a man unless you know what his tastes are, for
some individuals go in for " style " alone and will put up.
with comfortless accommodations and poor service as long
as they know they are in a "high-toned" house, while othersput comfort before style and don't care how exclusive and
aristocratic a house isaslong as it is home like and respectable. But in recommending the Strafford House to our readerswe will avoid all possible misunderstanding by saying at
the outset that this hotel is run on the assumption that the
public want pleasant rooms, comfortable beds, an abundance of good, substantial food and prompt and polite
attendance, and that they don't want to pay fancy prices
but are willing to pay a fair amount for homelike accommodations. The Strafford was furnished new throughout
in 1889 and consequently the beds are of modern style,
comfortable and roomy, and the toilet facilities, etc.. are
convenient and complete.
The dining room will seat
thirty six guests, and the table is bountifully supplied at;
all seasons of the year, while the cooking and service
are excellent.
The proprietor of the house is Mr. Frank
H. McAl])ine. This gentleman does all in his power tosecure the comfort of guests and is very popular among the
patrons of the house, who speak in the highest terms of hisreadiness to furnish any desired information and to makethings as easy and pleasant as possible for strangers in
town. There is a good livery and boarding stable connected with this hotel, and those desiring teams for business or pleasure purposes can obtain them without delay
and at very reasonable figures.
Frank Pearl, dealer in Choice Family Groceries, Dry
and Fancy Goods, Farmington, N. H. If any of our
readers who have "kept house" for any length of time
have never experienced difficulty in getting dependable
groceries at fair prices, they have been far more fortunate
than the majority of us are, or else have exercised unusual discrimination in the placing of ordeis, for it isunquestionably an easy matter to obtain first class groceries at moderate rates provided you know what establishment to patronize; while it would be absurd and unjust
to claim that that carried on by Mr. Frank Pearl is the
only one in this vicinity at which such goods may be had,,
it may still be truthfully asserted that the inducements he
offers are unsurpassed, and hence those dissatisfied with,
—
their present service would best serve their own interests
by favoring him with a trial order. Mr. Pearl is a native
of Farmington and has conducted his present business
He occusince succeeding Mr. C. W. Wingate in 1887.
pies one floor and a basement, measuring 30 X 35 feet, and
his stock includes not only a full line of choice family groAll orders are
ceries but also dry and fancy goods, etc.
assured prompt and careful attention, and although low
prices are quoted, no trouble is spared to furnish goods
that will give the best of satisfaction to every reasonable,
customer.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMIN6T0N.
Dealer in
J. Wesley Locke, Livery and Sale Stable.
Carriages and Harnesses, Crowley Street, Farmington, N.
H. The establishment conducted by Mr. J. Wesley Locke
is of interest both to those who wish to hire and those who
wish to buy horses and carriages for Jlr. Locke not only
carries on a first-class livery stable but also deals largely in
horses, carriages and harnesses, and is prepared to give
Seme of our
big value for money received every time.
readers who have never had dealings with him ma}' think
this latter (-talement somewhat exaggerated, but let thtm
remember thai "the proof of the pudding is in the eating,"and not definitely make up their minds on the matter
until Ihey have given Jlr. Lccke a call and found out for
themselves what he is in a position to do, and we have no
fear but what they will then agree that our assertion is
correct,
itr. Locke is a native of Dover, N. H., and
Spacious
opened his present establishment in 1889.
premises located on Crowlej' street, are utilized, and from
eighteen to twenty horses are always on baEd, together
with a number of stylish and easy riding vehicles, so that
livery teams of excellent quality can be furnished without
delay, and as the charges are moderate the public make
extensive use of the faciliiies provided.
Lack of space
forbids our making extended mention of the sale business
but suffice it to say that Mr. Locke is always in a position
to sell you a good horse at a fair price and that when you
buy of him you can safely depend upon getting an animal
that will prove as represented, while he can furnish carriages and harnesses at as low prices (qualitj' considered)
as an y dealer in the State.
Hayes
&
Sons, Shoe Manufacturers, Farmington, N.
H. Not the least among the marvels of the present day is
the almost nominal price at which a pair of boots or shoes
honestl}' made from good material can be bought, and it
is, in one sense of the word, an industrial paradox, that
the more complete and costly the plant employed in manufacturing operations, the less is the expense of production.
The factory conducted b}' Messrs. L Hayes & Sons
on Grove street in this town, is a three-story building,
most convenient in construction and equipment. It having the form of a hollow square affords light and well-ventilated rooms, and is heated by steam which also furnishes
the power for the machinery, which is of the most
approved pattern. Employment is given to from 200 to
250 hands. The product reaches quite large proportions,
and is composed of full lines of men's, boys' and youths'
—
and A calf shoes. The goods
are distributed in the market through Messrs. John S.
Fogg & Co., of Boston, and are sold mostly in the Southern and Western States.
The business was established
about 1878 and has from the first been attended with
phenomenal success, in that it has had a continued and
healthy growth and development, and has acquired an
excellent reputation for its manufactured goods.
The
firm is composed of Mr. Israel Hayes and his son, E. W.
Hayes, while F. C. Hayes, another son, is clerk. Each of
these gentlemen are too well and favorably known in business and social circles to require any extended notice in
this review.
Jlr. Israel Hayes had valuable experience in
the shoe manufacturing business in Nali<k, Mass., as did
also a number of Farmington manufacturers, returning to
Farmington to establish this enterprise.
fine calf,
P
calf, veal calf
Mrs. E. H. York&Co.,Millineiy and Ladies' Furnishing
Goods, Farmington, N. H. There is reallv but one way
which to estimate the comparative standing of such an
enterprise as is conducted hy Jlrs. E. H. York & Co., and
that is to make a personal canvass of such members of the
community as would naturally be in a position to offer a
competent and an unprejudiced opinion of it, and the
result of such a canvass would be to give this undertaking
the leading position it deserves, for there is not one of a
similar nature in this section more thoroughly popular or
—
in
more generally known.
has been so
efficiently
It was established in 1880, and
managed that for some years this
establishment has been regarded as the headquarters for
the doing of fine millinery work
particular attention
being given to such orders, although millinery and ladies'
furnishing goods are quite largely dealt in and the latest
novelties in Ihce lines are constantly in stock.
But
custom woik is made a specially of and such care and
skill are shown in adapting means and methods to individual cases that those who have experieneed diflicully in
obtaining millineiy suikd to iheir needs should by all
means make trial of the service heie offered. Oidcis are
promptly filled, and moderate charges aie made in every
;
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I.
81
,
instance,
W. F. Thayer, dealer in Stoves, Tinware, Pumps, Sheet
Lead, Pipe, Kitchen Furnishing Goods, etc., Faimington,
—
N. H. The difference in price between a stove that
embodies all the latest improvements and one that contains
but few or none of tht m is but small, comparatively speaking, but even if it were ten times as much as it is it would
still be true economy to pay it, for a strictly first class
modern stove is fo economical of fuel and is so easy tomanage and so certain in its operation that it will soon pay
for itself when it displaces a stove made in accordanceOf course, in order to be sure of getting
the best possible stove for the least poesible money you
must deal with the right party, but the residents of thisvicinity need have no difficulty on that score for Mr, W.
F. Thayer is prepared to furnish the latest types of cooking and heating stoves at positively bottom prices, and tO'
guarantee that they will do all that is claimed for them if
with old ideas.
Mr. Thayer is a
used in accordance with directions.
native of Gray Corner, Me., and needs no introduction to
our Farmington readers, he having carried on his present
business here for ten years and being chief engineer of the
fire department.
He utilizes very spacious premises, comprising one floor of the dimensions of 134 X 22 feet, and
another measuring 60 X 22 feet, and carries a heavy and
varied stock of stoves, tinware, pumps, sheet lead, pipe,
kitchen furnishings, etc. Every facility is at hand for the
doing of job work in tin, brass and sheet-iron, and special
attention is given to tin roofing, such work being promptly,
In fact, all
skilfully and durably done at moderate rates.
orders of whatever nature are assured immediate and careattention, for employment is given to six competent
ful
assistants and no trouble is spared to fully maintain the
enviable reputation so long associated with this representative enterprise.
J. E. Fernald, dealer in Groceries, Hardware, Shoe
Findings, Paints. Oils, Glass, Books, Stationery, etc., etc.;
Steam .Job Printing Office connected with the Store:
Farmington, N. H.— Mr. J. E Fernald is a native of Sanford, Me., but is certainly a Farmington man by adoption
at least, for he has carried on business here for a third of a
century, and has been and is very active and successful in
promoting the best interests of this town and section. He
served en the board of selectmen, for the past eleven years
has held his present position of town treasurer, while at
one time he officiated as postmaster. In ctmpany with
Mr. George W. Fernald, his son, he owns and publishes
the Fiirmwgton Netes. and also carries on a thoroughly
equipped steam job printing office. Mr. Fernald deals in
groceries, hardware, shoe findings, paints, oils, gla.ss,
books, stationery, etc., carrying a large and complete stock
and utilizing piemises of the dimensions of 4G^ >< "^M
feet.
He founded ihis business in 1857 and it has since
become so generally known to the purchasing public
throughout this vicinity as to render extended mention
of it quite superfluous.
The people know that the goe)dsbought at this store will prove just as represented they
know that the stock is varied enough to allow all tastes
and purses to be suited they know that the lowest market
rates are quoted on all the commodities dealt in, and they
know that all orders, large or small, are assured prompt
and careful attention, and knowing these things it would
he strange if they did not give the enterprise hearty and.
continuous support, which, as a matter of fact, Ihey do.
;
;
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINOTON.
'82
P. E. Mooney, dealer in Coal and Wood, Pressed Hay
and Straw. No. 3.5 Nor'h Main Street, Farmington, N. H.
—Mr. F. E. Mooney is very generally and favorably known
in Farmington and viciniiy, for not only is be a native of
tbat town and lias a large circle of friends tbere, but be
carries on one of tbe most popular of Ibe local establisbmeats, be being extensively engaged in tbe sale of coal
and wood, pressed hay and straw, clapboards, sbingles,
latb, lime, cement, bair and brick, besides conducting a
first-class
And
livery stable.
this
stable
is
first-class in
tbe full sense of tbat often misused word, for Mr. Mooney
maintains eight good horses, has some stylish and easj'
riding vehicles and in fact can furni.sb you with a rig that
will give the best of satisfaction and appear well in any
-company. Teams may be had at very short notice and
the charges are moderate every time. Orders for coal and
wood, pressed bay and si raw are also assured immediate
and painstaking attention, for ample shed room for storage
purposes is available and a targe stock is constantly carried, while employment is given to three assistants, and
the facilities for prompt and accurate delivery are excellent.
The lowest market rales are quoted and equal care
is given to the filling of large and small orders.
'
Charles H. Berry, Fruit, Confectionery, Ice Cream,
.Main Street, Farmington.
The business carried on
by Mr. Charles H IJerry was established for some years
and passed through the bands of several proprietors before
—
etc.,
say that
as
—
M
came
into bis possession, in 1885, but it is onh" fair to
it was never so well managed and popular before
has been and is under tbe present management. Mr.
Berry is a native of Strafford, N. H., and has a large circle
of friends in Farmington and vicinity, many of whom be
has made by his straightforward business methods and the
accommodating spirit be shows in the carrying on of his
enterprise
The premises utilized by him are located on
Main street, and contain a soda fountain and other facilities for tbe carrying on of the extensive trade in soda and
ice cream which is enjoyed during tbe proper season.
A
good stock of seasonable fruits is also always on band to
select from, together with choice confectionery, cigars,
tobacco, etc. These goods are carefullj' chosen and will
suit tbe most critical, but the prices are uniformly moderate, being in fact as low as can be named on articles of
equal merit.
it
P. M. Frost, Dry and Fancy Goods, Cloutman Block,
Farmington, N. H. In these days of sudden and frequent
changes in fashion and shar]) and intelligent competition it
is no eas_v matter to carry on a really first-class dry and
fancy goods store, for tbe stock of such an establishment
must of necessity be large and varied, must be so frequently renew-ed as always to include the latest fashionable novelties, and tbe goods of which it is composed must
be sold at a narrow margin of profit in order to be disposed
of as rapidly as is necessary.
Consequently first-class
stores of this kind are not common, and as tbat of which
Mr. P.
Frost is proprietor is thoroughly first-class it
naturally follows that it enjoys a very large share of the
patronage of residents of this section. This business was
founded in 1878 and is under the direct management of
Mr. F. B. Frost, son of the owner. The premises utilized
have an area of 1200 square feet and contain as full and
desirable a stock of dry and fancy geods as can be found
in this section of the State, but we don"t propose to
attempt to describe it for tbe simple reason that it is replenished so frequently and largely that any description of it
would soon be " out of date." Suffice it to say that it
comprises full lines of staple articles as well as many of
the latest and most attractive novelties, and tbat the goods
are in every instance guaranteed to prove as represented
and are sold at positive!}' bottom figures. Callers are
assured prompt and courteous attention, employment
being given to four experienced assistants.
it
G. A. Jones &. Co., Fm-niture, Carpets and Room
Paper, No. 12 Central Street, Farmington, N. H —Those
wishing to purchase anything in the line of furniture, carpets or wall paper, if they have had much experience in
the buying of such goods, will seek a bouse that carries a
large and varied stock, that caters intelligently to all
classes of trade, and tbat has a well-earned reinitation for
sound integrity. Such houses are to be found in every
business centre, and one of them right here in Farmington
is that of G. A. .Jones
Co carrying on operations at
No. 13 Central street, where premises having an area of
4500 square feet are utilized
The business has been conducted by the present concern since 1887, succeeding Mr.
E. B. Small who had conducted the business for over a
score of years. Tlie management of this house for enterprise and fair dealing is not surpassed by that of any
house in the country. Mr. Jones is a native of Farmington, and is so well known here in both business and social
•circles as to make extended personal mention quite unnecessary.
He has striven from the first to build up the
enterprise on the sound basis of perfectly and permanently
satisfied patrons, and that he has succeeded, the present
standing of the undertaking fully proves.
The very
latest fashionable novelties in furniture, carpets and room:paper are constantly on hand to select from, and all tastes
and purses can be suited from the stock, as it is kept complete in every department.
The prices are as low as the
lowest, quality of course considered, and sufficient assist-
A
ance is employed to ensure
attention to everv caller.
,
prompt
and
painstaking
W.
A. Elliott, Ice Cream. Fruit, Cigars, etc.. Central
Street, Farmington, N. H.
It is no easy task to successfully carry on such a business as is conducted b}' Mr. W.
A. Elliott, for nearly all the articles dealt in by him are
—
of a nature that renders it necessary to continually renew
the stock if it is to be kept in an attractive condition, and
to exercise great care in the choice of tbe goods he offers
the public.
That be has succeeded in accomplishing this
task so far is proved by the popularity of his establishment, and this popularity is evidentlj' destined to steadily
increase, for he spares no pains to continually improve
the service rendered, and has considerably extended the
business since assuming control of it in 1889.
Mr. Elliott
carries on a large ice cream trade during the warmer
months, his store, which is located on Central street, being
conveniently fitted-up as an ice cream saloon, and the
service being very prompt and satisfactory, while the cream
is strictlj' first-class and the prices are moderate.
Confectionery, fruits, tonic beer and other light drinks, cigars,
tobacco, etc., are also dealt in, a well cbosen stock being
carried and all callers being assured immediate and courteous attention.
M. W. Small, dealer in Groceries, Grain, Crockery,
Glass-ware and Farming Tools, 10 Central Street, Farmington, N. H.
It is a very heavy and varied stock that is
offered by Mr. M. W. Small, and as be deals in such indispensable commodities as groceries, grain, glass-ware,
crockery, farming tools, etc., it is natural that a very
extensive business should be done, especiall}' as the goods
uniformly prove as represented and are sold at the lowest
market rates. Mr, Small was born in Raymond, Me., and
has been identified with his present establishment since
1877, during which time it has become one of the most
generally and favorably known stores of tbe kind in this
town and vicinity. The premises made use of comprise
one floor of the dimensions of 20 X 70 feet, and a basement having an area of 3000 square feet, the latter being
specially devoted to the handling Of grain, feed, flour, etc.,
as this is one of the most important departments of the
business.
The service at this popular store is remarkably
prompt and efficient, much more so than that offered at
many establishments doing a much smaller business, for
employment is given to four competent assistants and no
trouble is spared to ensure immediate and careful attention to every caller, orders being accurately delivered at
—
short notice.
�—
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OV FARMINOTON.
83:
emploj'cd, commends this store to all wishing to have
especially as the charges
prescriptions compounded,
made are uniformly moderate. Toilet and fancy goods
are well represented in the stock, many attractive novelthe most
ties being offered, together with trusses of
approved make, and a full line of fashionable and business
stationery, pocket cutlerj' is also dealt in to a considerable
—
extent, and all tlie articles handled are guaranteed to prove
as represented and are offered at the lowest market rates.
This establishment has made itself known throughout this
region as manufacturing chemists. Star Synteretic, Star
cough balsam, Star liniment, Star cordial and Star
being
among
the best
& Oo., Druggists and Stationers, 37 Main
Farminston, N. H. The business conducted by
& Co., -would be worthy of promiuent
mention on account of its age alone, even if it had no
other thing to recommend it to notice, for this is cue of
the oldest established enterprises of the kind in the State,
it having been inaugurated in 183T by Dr. D. T. Parker.
But its claims to notice, far from resting entirely on its
.antiquity, is based very largel3' on its present standing,
for under the management of the existing firm, who
began operations m 1889, this enterprise is one of the most
reliable and useful of the kind of all those carried on in
The proprietors are JMr. H. P. Fall and Dr.
this vicinity.
H. P. Wheatley, the former being a native of Farmington,
while the latter was born in Brooktield, Vt. Both give
P. Fall
.'Street,
—
Messrs. H. P. Fall
close personal attention to the details of the business, and
the advantages gaiued by having a physician connected
"with a pharmac}- are certainly too obvious to require men
tion.
The firm are drugsists and stalioners and carry a
Tery large and complete stock requiring the occupancy of
two floors, each of which measures 18 X 50 feet. The
assortment of drug:*, medicines and chemicals is not onlj'
extensive but is made up of goods selected from the most
reliable sources, which (act. combined with the facilities
'Sot handling provided and the thoroughness of the system
pills,
of their productions.
C. W. Jenness, manufacturer of Wood and Paper
Boxes Job Sawing, Planing, and Mill Work of all kinds;
Timber, Boards, Sheathing, Moulding, etc., kept on hand;
Lumber sawed by portable mills; Farmington, N. H.
The manufacture of wood and paper boxes is one of the
important industries of this section and it is also one of the
most promising for the demand for boxes is steadily and
rapidly increasing and some of our local manufacturers
show great enterprise in catering to this demand, the natural result being that Farmington is becoming a prominent
One of the most entercentre for supplies of this kind.
prising and successful of those engaged in wood and paper
box making is Mr. C. W. Jenness, who is a native of
Rochester. N. H., and began oiieraiions in this town in
1878.
The premises utilized by him have an area of 5,000
square feet _and are fitted up with improved machinery,
driven by two steam engines of forty and fifteen horsepower respectively. Every facility is provided for the
manufacture of wood and paper boxes and the largest
orders can be filled at short notice and at low rates, but
the business is by no means confined to this, it also including the doing of job sawing, planing and mill work of all
kinds, and the sale of timber, board.?, slieathing, moulding,
Mr.
etc., a large slock of which is constantly carried.
Jenness operates two portable mills, and in short is thoroughly well prepared to do business on a large scale and
to successfully meet all honorable competition, as is showa
by the steady development of his enterprise during the
;
'.""H.
known
past twelve years.
�LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF CONCORD.
84
The trade of thie
Harness of America.
house extends to every part of the inhabited globe where
American or English enterprise has gained a foothold.
the Standard
THE COIVCORD
1IARXE8!«,
MADE ONLY BY
The
firm took the highest award at the Centennial in 1876,
awards at Sidney in 1879, and was the only party
receiving two awards at the Melbourne exhibition of 1880.
Their harness also took the first prize again at Melbourne
in 1888, and have always taken the highest awards when
Barnum
Bailey are heavy
placed in competition.
patrons of this company's productions, and are using a.
complete outfit in all their departments of harness made
by this firm. While express and coach harness are a
prominent feature, j-et a specialty of the house is tlie making of fine harness, including fine carriage harness, coupfe,
rockaway, gentlemen's light driving and business harness
'I'he customer can have his
of all sorts and descriptions.
taste gratified in every respect, and, in point of style, they
are surpassed by none.
Tlie following editorial article, taken from the Coach
and l<addlerii Journal, published in New York City, showshow the trade look upon the goods manufactured by thisfirm
"George H. Emery, senior member of the firm of
James R. Hill & Co., Concord, N. H., paid a flying visit
to this city last week for the purpose of buying stock forthe firm, whose business is steadily increasing, notwithstanding their factory is located in a citj- that of itself*
The value of
offers little inducement to business visitors.
a good reputation, honorable and square dealing, wasnever made more apparent than it is with the house of
'The Concord Harness,' their trade mark being an imperturbable barrier to rival houses, and especially to that classwho have not the ability to invent new styles themselves,
and can onl}' copy and imitate others. There are such
houses in the trade, and their reputations in this respects
This house is among the pioneers and in.
are well known.
the advance ground in getting up new styles, and probably
there has been more copying from 'The Concord Harness"
than all others in the country, as it seems to be the ne plvf
ultra of some harness manufacturers of the class we have
mentioned to say they can make as good a harness as the
Concord Harness,' made hx James K. Hill & Co. It was
Mr. Emery who first conceived the idea of making a standard harness, and obtained for his house their trade mark,,
which consists of the words The Concord Harness,' andl
special
JAMES
R.
HILL & CO.,
&
ESTABLISHED
1840.
:
^
James R. Hill St, Co., the only makers of the " Concord
Harness" ant) collars, are probably as well and favorably
known as any other house in this countr}' as makers of
the celebrated and world-renowned "Concord Harness,"
and the firm's business forms no small portion of the man-
The founder of
commenced business, in a
ufacturing industry of the capital city.
the house, Mr. .James H. Hill,
bis indomitable energy and
small way, in 1840, and by
perseverance, attending strictly to business and making
good work, soon gained for him a good reputation
throughout the State. And as the railroads pushed out
into the far West, necessitating connecting lines by staging, those who had used his harness in the East, wanted
them in their new enterprises, and so as time rolled on, the
business
was
increased.
In 1851, the present senior part-
ner of the firm, George H. Emery, entered the employ of
Mr. Hill as an apprentice, commencing at the very foot of
the ladder, learning
all
the details of every part of the
was placed in charge of the manufacturing department, and, in 1865. was admitted to equal
partnership with Jlr. Hill and J. E. Dwight, the son-inlaw of Mr. Hill, and since that time, the practical management has rested on his shoulders. On the decease of
Mr. Hill, in 1884, Mr. Emery and jMr. Dwight purchased
the heirs' interest, and the business has since been managed under the same firm-name in 1888, a stock company
was formed continuing the same name, Mr. Emery
becoming president and general manager and Mr. Dwight
treasurer.
A word in regard to the workshops which are
very extensive, although the stranger passing by on JIain
street would not see the immense workshops in the rear.
The building located on North Main street, comprises a
three story building and basement, 40 X 125 feet, with a
three-story and basement building connected in the rear,
40 X 160. and a collar shop building, two stories in height,
25 X 60 feet. The company has recentlv opened a store in
Boston at 30 Sudbury street, 61-03 Portland street. Employment is given to from 100 to 150 skilled workmen,
according to the season. The company does an exten.eive
wholesale business, the largest probably of the kind in
New England. No concern in the country gives more
genuine value for every dollar received. The quality of
the work manufactured by this concern stands unrivalled,
being acknowledged not only to be the best to be had, but
trade, and, in 18159,
;
'
'
later date, another in which music is made toappear, the significance of which has been a puzzle tomany, as it was to us, to know what music had to do with:
asked Jlr. Emery for the meaning, whoa harness.
Why, what is music but harmony, and what is
said
harmony but a concord of sounds ? And in our harness
we combine harmony in their proportions, one strap with
another; hence they are 'Concord Harness.' There is nodanger of the good name of the house being sacrificed
under its present management, as both members of thefirm have had a long and practical experience, the senior
from 1851. and the junior from 1865. Knowing how and
what to buy is an attainment reached by comparatively
He isfew, but Mr. Emery is prominent among that few.
looked upon bj' the New York harness leather manufacturers as one of the most competent judges of harnessWhen David Moffat, the
leather that visits this city.
acknowledged leader in the manufacture of harness leather,
He is a
says, as he did to the editor, of Mr. Emery
thorough and critical judge of harness leather he knowsHe knows good leather at sight, and, in
all about it.
it is useless to offer him
buying, selects only the best
an}thing else. lie bu\'s close, but he buys good stock
onl}-.'
It speaks volumes in praise of tlie buj'er, and givesassurance to those who buy The Concord Harness that
they will get harness made of good stock and in a workalso, at a
We
'
;
:
'
;
;
'
'
manlike manner."
No higher endorsement can be had. The use of thefirm's trade mark, "The Concord Harness," is not limited
to any one style of harness, but is and alw-ays has been
applied and used by them for every description of harness,
of superior quality of stock and workmanship, meaning:
that the puichaser should become accustomed to reljr
�—
:
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF CONCORD.
AMERICA.
;upon the quality of any harness sold him under this name,
«nd while the motto, which is original with this house,
(altliougli it has been copied by others) " Not how cheap,
but how good." when applied to the quality of " The Concord Harness," is wholly true yet, if a cheap harness is
wanted, it can be obtained of them in any style desired, at
prices lower than the lowest. Aside from the inauufacluing of harness, the firm carry a line of all kinds of goods
carriage and stable furnishings,
belonging to the trade
horse clothing, trunks, travelling valises, and all sorts of
saddlery hardware generally. On seeing the firm's trade
mark, where the music is made to appear, the poet has
furnished the following verses, which state the facts very
III.
I.
Come,
Make
In Afric's sunny clime,
Australia's land sublime.
O'er Europe's plains.
O'er Asia's boundless ground
In fact the world around,
drivers, let us sing,
the welkin ring
With songs of praise.
Praise for the harness fine,
Made in the bci^t design.
Beauty in every line,
;
all
Strong in
is
" Concord Harness " found,
Where men draw
ways.
all
reine.
IV.
II.
;
•clearlv
" Not
how cheap, but how
Long has our motto stood
good,'
!
!
Of no fair test afraid,
by druft or pou.
:
So, with harmonious voice,
Proclaim the peoi)le'8 choice,
From near and far.
Shout, to the heaveus blue
Shout, men of every hue
Shout, for (he "Concord '' true
Before all men.
Surpassed by none e'er made.
No matter what the grade.
Concordia
!
Organized 1845
INSUR/1NCE
\VILLL\M
Crowe LL
fit
H.
BEERS, :PRESIDENT
M^Kellar GenI Agents-
CHASE'S BLOCK 15N0.MAIN
the lawyers call the " burden of proof,' 'is now
thrown on the man who is not insured, for such a revolution has occurred in public sentiment within a decade or
80, that a man who can be insured but neglects to take out
a policy, is regarded as careless and selfish unless he can
prove the contrary to be the fact. Really the only question for a sensible man to consider is where he can place
his insurance to the best advantage, and we can aid pow-^rfully in an entirely satisfactory solution of that i)j' directing our readers' attention to the facilities offered by the
York Life Insurance Company, whose State agency
for New Hampshire is in Room No. 4, Chase's Block, 1.5
No. Main St., t^oncord. Here may be found Messrs. Crowell
<fc McKellar, who are the general agents for New HampThey
shire, and control sub agents throughout the State.
established their agency in April, 1889, and have already
written a great many policies, for they are in a position to furnish the highest type of insurance at the lowest
market rates. The New York Lite is one of the strongest
and most extensive life companies in the world, and the
magnitude of its operation is most significantly shown by
the record of a single year (1889)
What
New
INCOME .\CCODNT.
From
"
policy-holders
interest, rentals, etc
Total income
$24,.585,921.10
4,.'577,.34.5.14
29,163,'266.24
DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT.
§6,2.52,095.50
Death-claims and endowments
Dividends, annuities and purchased insur5,869.026.16
ance
12,121,121.66
Total paid policyholders
These figures are impressive and would be even more so
were it not for their magnitude, which prevents their
Ijeing
income
For instance the total
entirely comprehended.
for the j'ear of 1889. over twenty-nine millions of
ST.
CONCORD. N
H.
appreciated, but its significance
becomes evident when it is learned that it .amounts to
nearly cme-fifth of the total income of all the life companies.
Look for a moment at the summary for the 45year8'
business.
Received from policy-holders in premiums,
premiums for annuities, $15,846,595.06
$207,679,689.43
Payments to
Tola! from policyholders, $223,520,284 49
policy-holders and their representatives with assets now
held as security for policies in force exceeds the amount
Interest,
received from policy-holders, $10,871,375.31.
death- losses paid, $.50,040,257rentals, etc., $.52,868,069.94
60
interest and rents exceed death-losses paid. $2,827,812.34.
Assets, $105,053,600.96; surplus, $15,600,000.00.
Wm. H. Beers, the president, has been connected with the
Co. from its infancy, advancing step by step from clerk to
cashier, actuary, vice-president, to his present position.
First vice-president, Henry Tuck second vice-president,
and actuary liulus W. Weeks, have all
A. H. Welch
reached; their present positions by advancement step by
step.
With such an administrative staff of officers, the
company have and are always advancing the interests of
its policy-holders and when we consider the fact, that the
amount of its endowment and annuity policies is larger by
more than forty millions of dollars, its forms of policies
and the results more satisfactory than any other company,
it speaks volumes for the executive ability of its officers.
The New England Branch, located at Boston, Mass., comprising the New England States, excepting Vermont, is
under the supervision of Major Ben. S. Calef. one of the
oldest and most prominent life underwriters of Massachulate insurance commissetts, with Hon. D. P. Kingsley
Messrs.
sioner of Colorado as inspector of agencies.
happy to give full and detailed
McKellar will be
Crowell
information upon application, and will gladlj' furnish the
actual results of policies which have matured and been
settled in 1880, and mail communications will be promptly
and carefully attended to.
dollars,
is
too
huge
to
lie
;
;
;
;
;
;
&
—
—
�Popular Loans
loans to avoid
are
for
— there
is
always a better use
may
not have the whole of
money.
A
short crisp sentence
the truth in
truth
the
to
it
;
but
it
is
mind than
reader's
more
likely to carry
a
of the
circumstantial
statement.
Competition for loans in the west results in lendwe all know
ing too much, and lending too much
what that leads to.
—
Western spirit is one of great cheerThere is no such word as "fail" in the
The Westerner promises anylocal vocabulary.
Rate per cent has no
thing, mortgages everything.
lend him money enough.
terrors for him, if only you
When a dozen lenders bid' for his loan the one
perhaps that
that bids most is the one that gets it
Keep out of the dozen.
loan is a good one.
How ? By looking ahead instead of behind by
by
seeing the present condition of things at least
The
tvpical
fulness.
—
;
;
using your eyes instead of
even
of
opinion,,
lenders,
lean
even of lenders,
\
on
ir,
our ears.
others.
always
late.
not you.
But this is
For you there is this one maxim
you can trust; and trust him.
for us,
We
The majority,
The current
:
Choose a lender
have a primer designed to meet the wants,
man or woman
money to lend no matter how little or much.
Shall we send it ?
The Kansas City Investment Company..
the real wants, not the whims, of a
—
with
E. Holmes, President, Treasurer, and Western Manager, Kansas
Willis G. Myers, Vice-President and Eastern Manager, Portsmouth.
Edward
Kansas
City, Missouri.
Portsmouth,
New
Hampshire.
Omaha, Nebraska.
Hartford, Conn.
Office
John
Jeffries
City.
&
Sons, Boston.
Beloit, Kansas..
Toledo. Ohio.
Dallas, Texas..
�INDEX TO BUSINESS NOTICES.
Dover Five Cents
S;iviiigs
Bank
DoTe, \ itl-Mi l;iiik
liank
Farnn,
liank
Great
.11
I'.aiikingCo
Roelie-;.'
Savin£s Bank for tlic County of Strafford.,
Strafford National Bank...r
Somersworth Savings Bank
IN',
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i
i
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I
32
32
78
& Co
Berry, J. M.
Hanson, F. J. (boot and
Hayes, I. & Sons
Nute, L. M
Nute, A. &Son8
Rochester Shoe Co
65
Books
E
34
67
22
26
30
Contraccora and Builders.
61
25
..
18
A
rriaee and Sleifch Manufncturers.
A
36
20
77
21
Sm^ll.M. W..
Standley.
Berry, Charles
Davis, C. A
Davis, Edward
Itlfrs.
and Dealers.
W
Edwin
Sleeper. E. V
Spencer, A. B
Tash, E. S.
Co.
Willson, E. T
A
James W
James R. A Co
H
82
62
Webber, A. H., Mrs
Dentists.
Garland. Albert
74
49
22
23
80
_..
Guttman, J
Hayes, W. W. & E. A. Shorey
Hayes. Fred H
E
Nichols. J.
Rowe, Dr
Taskcr, C.
60
21
18
W
Young, A. J
Dry and Fancy Goods.
William
Dearborn, Thomas H.
66
Bell,
& Co
16
& Hobson
Dumas, John A
46
47
75
82
63
62
68
23
E
Frost, P.M..
Hoyt. Harry M.
Hovt, O. A
A Co
Hofmann.A Wolf
Nealley, B. Frank
Parker, A. E
Wimpfheimer & Co
Bl.ike,W.
Emerson, E. W.
Fall, H.
1".
W
&
A Co
A Co
Peavcy
Sanitine Remedy Co..
Tufts, Charles A
Doors, Sash. Blinds,
Frost, E.
Home,
H
etc.
S. P.
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City Laundry.
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Home, Jesse R
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Gandette, A..
Hayes, David
Mathes, Valentine
Pattee, H,
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Chick, Anson (picture fra ing)
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Chesley, F. L. (hatter)
Fernald, J. E.
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Shaw. Walton R
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Blake, Chas. F
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Farwell, Frank
Fernald, J.E
Martin, John
Page, W. P
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�GAZETTEER
STATE OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
THREE PARTS
IN
CONTAININOf
1.
A comprehensive Geogi-aphical and J
Statistical
view of the whole State, con-
veniently disposed under separate heads.
description of each county, town,
2.
or location in the State ; also of its lakes,
rivers, ponds, and mountains, with many
other subjects of topographical dstail, alphabetically arranged.
A
,
Topographical and Statiitical tables
arranged ; shewing the
course and distance on a direct line from
Portsmouth, Concord, Boston, and Port*
land. Also, the number of miles by the
roads as commonly travelled.—Number of
cattle, horses, kc.
3.
1 alphabetically
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COMPILED FROM THE BEST AT7TE0BTTIES, BT
^.LIPHALET MERRILL
AND THE LATE
EXETER
PRINTED BY
C.
NORRIS
FttrNEl^A;^ PiERBILL, Esd
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& CO. FOR THE
ia-17.
AUTHORS,
�New-Hampshire
District, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this thirteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and in the fortieth year of the IndepeKdcnee of the Unitefl
States of America, ELIPH ALET MERRILL, of the said District, hath deposited in this Oflice,
the
title
of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit:
State of New-Hampshire, in three parts : containing,
Geographical and Statistical view of the \\hole State, conveniently dis-
" A Gazetter of the
"
1.
A comprehensive
posed under separate heads.
" 2. A description of each cotmty, town, or location in the State ; also of its lakes, rivers, ponds,
and mountains, with many other subjects of topographical detail, alphabetically arranged.
" 3. Topographical and Statistical tables alphabetically arranged shewing the cotirse and distance on a direct line from Portsmouth, Concord, Boston, and Portland. Also, the number of miles
by the roads as commonly travelled.— Number of cattle, horses, &c. Compiled from the best authorities by Eliphalet Merrill and the late Phinehas Merrill, Esq."
In confon*ity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books to the authors and proprietors thereof during the times therein mentioned ; and also to an Act, entiSed, " An Act, supplementary to an Act, entitled, An Act, for the encouragement of learning, by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books to the authors and proprietors of such cepies during the times therein mentioned ; and extending the benefits thereof to the Arts of Designing, Eugraring and EtcUing historical and other prints."
W. PRESCOTT, Clerk of District Court I', S., N. H. District.
A true copy.
Attwt,
W. PRESCOTT, Clerk.
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GEORGE
GBORGE
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�PREFACE.
WHEN any town
mentioned such questions as the following
who are unacquainted with it. Where
is it situated ? What towns lie contiguous to it ? What is its distance from some capital or emporium, &c. ? Morses Ga25etteer
mentions the most of our towns, but the description rarely includes
any thing more than the county in which it is situated, or at most
its distance from some neighbouring town.
The map of NewHampshire will completely answer many of these questions, but
these maps are not numerous and are very unfit for transportation.
is
perpetually recur to those
Indeed, a large proportion of our citizens feel themselves unable
means of information, but would gladly
pay the price of a condensed Gazetteer. Such an one is now offered them in the smallest space, it is thought, that can comprise
the necessary matterto obtain either of these
The method adopted
instance to collect •authentic matethe best information in every
township in the state. In these letters were enumerated the nature of the information desired.
The attention which these letters generally received deserves our warmest thanks.
rials
was
The
in this
to address letters to
men of
sources from whence
we derived our
historical informa-
&c. have been
very numerous and are the most authentic which now exist; such
as Winthrop, Morton, Mather, Prince, Hutchinson, Morse, and
^rish ; but particularly Belknap. Nor must we while noticing
authors and the liberal aid and patronage of individuals, omit to
acknowledge that of the state.
tion of the first settlement of the state, Indian wars,
Since the decease of
my
beloved brother,
who was
associated
as co-partner in this work, there has been an unaroidable delay of
but by the assistance of several literary gentlemen,
respectfully submitted to a candid public.
ita publication,
it is
now
ELIPHALET MERRILL.
Northrvood, Juney 1817.
��A GENERAL VIEW,
GEOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL
OF THE
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
ARRANGED UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADS.
AKD ExTENT. BOUNDARIES AND DIVISIONS. AlH, ClIMATE, AND SeAS0N3.
Face of the Country, Mountains. Rivers, and other Waters. Canals and
Turnpikes. Monuments, ^nd other Relics of Indians. Forest Trees and
Vegetable Phoductions. Soil and Awriculture. Domestic and Wild AniGovernment,
Caverns, Fossils, and Minerals.
mals. Birds and Fishes.
Military Strength. Fortifications. Religion.
Constitution, and Laws.
Mai^ners and Customs. Literary, and Scientific Institutions. Colleges,
Banks, Insurance Companies. PROORESstVE Population. Manufactories. Commerce, Societies, and State Prison.
"SlTtTATION
SITUATION, BOUNDARIES, DIVISIONS,
&c.
^ HE
State of New-Hampshire lies between 42" 41' and 45°
of north latitude and between 70° 40' and 72° 28' of longitude
west from the royal observatory of Greenwich. Its length from
the northern to southern extremity is one hundred and sixty
Its greatest breadth measured from the entrance
eight miles.
of Piscataqua harbour, to the mouth of west River, which falls
into Connecticut river, opposite the town of Chesterfield is nine11'
ty miles.
It is bounded on the south by the state of Massachusetts,
from which it is divided by a line, beginning on the sea shore,
at a point three miles northward of the mouth of the river
Merrimack
pursuing a course corresponding to the curvature
;
of that river, at the same distance and ending at a point 3 miles
north from Pautuck Falls in the town of Dracut.
From this
point, the line extends on in a western direction, until it crosses
Connecticut river and ends on its western bank, the distance being fifty miles.
The line called the due west line, was measured and marked
He was ordered by Gov. Belcher
1741, by Richard Hazen.
to allow ten degrees for the westerly variation of the needle.
This doctrine of the variation was even less imperfectly known
at that time than it now is.
It is supposed that the variation
at that time, and in that place, was not more than eight degrees.
�6
GENEBAL VIEW.
In 1773 each end of the line was accurately examined, by
observations, made by Thomas Wright, one of Capt.
Holland's company of surveyors ; when the western extremity
was found to decline from the eastern, two minutes and fiftyseven seconds of latitude. This was computed to make a difference of 59,870 acres of land, which would have been gained
by New-Hampshire, if the line had been run with correctness.
From the point where this line strikes Connecticut river, up
to the forty-fifth degree of latitude, the western bank of that
river is the western boundary of New- Hampshire, and eastern
boundary of Vermont.
celestial
On
its
eastern side, New-Hampshire is bounded by the Atfrom the first mentioned point, 3 miles northward
lantic ocean,
of the mouth of Merrimack river, along the shore to the middle
of the main entrance of Plscataqua harbour
which distance is
computed to he about 18 miles. Thence the boundary line runs
Up the middle of the river, to its most northerly head, which is
a pond situated partly in the town of Wakefield and partly in
Shapley, in the county of York. The distance of this pond
from the mouth of the harbour is 35 miles N., 20° W. From
the head of this pond, according to the royal determination,
in 1740, the dividing line was run N. 2° W. until 120 miles
were finished from Piscataqua harbour, or until it met with
other territories belonging to his majesty. The reason of mentioning this specific distance, in the decree, was, that 120 miles
was thf; extent of the province of INIaine. At that time no oth;
er
government subject
to
the British
crown
lay in that direc-
In 1763, the new province of Quebec was erected; and
its southern boundary was a line passing along the high lands,
which divide the rivers, that empty themselves into the river
By the treaSt. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea.
ty of peace, between America and Britain, in 1783, all the lands
southward of that line, reckoning it from the eastward to the
northwest head of Connecticut river, and thence parallel to the
middle of said river, to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude,
tion.
were ceded
The
Quebec.
United States.
bounded on the north by the British province of
to the
state
is
The
northern extremity of this
marked N. E. New-Hampshire, 1789.
line, is
a birch tree,
extends along
the high lands, seventeen miles and 207 rods, to the head of the
exat which
northwestern branch of Connecticut river
Thence the
tremity is a Fir tree, inscribed N.H. N.W. 1789.
boundary descends to the forty-fifth degree of latitude, by the
It contains
middle of the northwestern branch of the river.
9,491 square miles or 6,074,240 acres, of which at least 100,000
acres are covered with water.
This
line
;
�GENERAL VIEW.
The
state is
,
7
divided into six counties, viz. Rockingham,
and Coos, which see
Strafford, Hillsborough, Cheshire, Grafton,
their respective names.
Air^ Climate^
Seasons. The air of New-Hampshire is generally pure and salubrious;northwest,west and southwest winds are
the most prevalent, east winds prevail along the sea coast, in the
spring, which are extremely piercing and disagreeable, but not
under
y
—
unwholesome. The weather is less variable than in the middle
and especially the southern states, and more so than in Canada.
The extremes of cold and heat, according to 'Fahrenheit's
Thermometer, is from 20° below to 100 above 0. The medium
is from 48° to 50°.
The winter commonly commences in its
severity about the middle of December.
Cattle are sheltered from about the 20th November to the 1st of May. There
has been frosts in every month in the year, though not in the
same season and not in a very injurious degree.
Instances of sudden changes in the weather are noticed in the
;
earliest accounts of the country.
In 1658,
when
the apple trees
were in blossom,there came on such a sudden and severe cold,that
in a fishing boat belonging to Hampton, one man died before it
could reach the shore, another was so chilled that he died in a
few days, and a third lost his feet. This instance is remark-
The common time for the apple trees to blossom, is
about the third week in May, but they blossom earlier or later
according to the degrees of heat.
On the 11th day of May^
1769, and again on May 8, ISOt, when the trees were in blossom an unusual flight of snow covered them, and continued two
days, so as to produce sleighing.
In a very warm autumn the earliest apple trees have produced blossoms ; and roses have bloomed in the month of October ;
but these appearances are rare.
In the spring, the trees which have been cut down the preceding year, are burned in the new plantations.
If the season
be dry, the flames have spread in the woods, and a large extent
of forest has been on fire at once.
From these numerous fires, arise immense clouds of smoke,
mingled with burnt leaves of the trees, which are carried to a
great^ distance by the wind.
These clouds meeting with other
vapours in the atmosphere, sometimes produce very singular appearances.
The darkness of 19th May, 1780, was probably
caused by such a combination of vapours.
Fires had spread
very extensively in the woods, and westerly winds had driven
the smoke over the country.
It was so thick for several preceding days near the horizon, that the sun disappeared an hour
before its sitting, and in the low grounds it was almost sulTocating.
The morning of the 19th of May was cloudy, with some
able.
�GENERAL
8
\'IEW.
and a black cloud appeared in the southwest, from which
The rain water and the surface of rivwas heard thunder.
ers, was covered with a sooty scum.
The remains of a snow
drift, which had been clean the preceding day became black,
several small birds flew into the houses, and others were found
About two hours before noon
dead abroad from suffocation.
the clouds assumed a brassy appearance
after which their colour became a dusky grey and at an hour after noon, it was necrain
;
;
;
essary to light candles.
At the greatest obscurity the smoke of a chimney was observed to rise perpendicular, and then decline to the west.
thick fog which came in from the sea, moved along the hill tops
in the same direction.
The extent of this darkness was more than two hundred miles
from north to south. To the westward, it extended beyond
Albany, and it was observed by a vessel at sea, fifteen leagues
eastward of Cape Anne.
The darkness varied its appearance in some places through
the afternoon ; but in the maritime towns of New-Hampshire,
there was no variation of it ; and the evening presented a complete specimen of as total darkness as can be conceived.
Before midnight the vapours disappeared, and the next morning there was no appearance of them.
The Aurora-borealis was first noticed in New-Hampshire,
December 11th, 1719.
The aged people say it is not so common now as formerly. It sometimes appears in the form of a
luminous arch extending from east to west, but more commonly rises from a dark convexity in the north, and flashes upwards
In a calm night, and in the intervals betowards the zenith.
tween gentle flaws of wind, an attentive ear, in a retired situaThis
tion, may perceive it to be accompanied with a sound.
luminous appearance has been observed in all seasons of the
year ; in extreme heat and cold and all intermediate degrees.
The colour of the streams is sometimes variegated with white,
blue, yellow, and red, the lustre of which reflected from the
snow, is an appearance highly beautiful and interesting.
A
—
Face of the Country^ Sea-Coast, £sf Mountains. The whole exfrom its southern boundary, to the mouth
tent of the sea coast,
of Piscataqua harbour, is about 1 8 miles. The shore is generally a sandy beach, within which are salt marshes, intersected
by creeks. There are several coves convenient for fishing vessels ; but the only harbour for ships is the entrance of the Piscataqua, where the shore is rocky.
Some ledges and points of
rocks are situated to the southward of the harbour of Rye ; but
Two bluffs on*
there is no remarkable head land on the coast.
�GENERAL VIEW.
9
above the level of the sea, which are called
Boars heads these are in the town of Hampton.
For twenty or thirty miles from the sea, the country is either level, or variegated by little hills and vallies. Then commence the
first range of mountains continued through the.towns of Milton,
The
Farmington, Barrington, Nottingham, and Nl&rthwood.
several summits are distinguished by different names, as Teniy appear elevated
great and
little
;
Beyond these are several deeriff, Saddle-back, Tuckaway, &c.
tached mountains of considerable elevation. Moose mountain in
Major in Alton, Gunstock, Gilmanton
Brookfield, Mont
Farther back the mountains rise higher, and
mountains, &c.
among the third range, Chocorcea, Osslpee, and Kearsarge claim
Beyond these is the lofty ridge which is
the pre-eminence.
.commonly called the height of land. In this ridge is the grand
Monadnock,(see Jaffrey,) Sunapee, and Moosehillock (see FishThis ridge is continued northwesterly,
ersfield and Coventry.)
dividing the waters of the river Connecticut, from those of Saco
and Amariscoggin. Here the mountains rise much higher, and
the
most elevated summits
whicH see.
in this range, are the
White moun-
tains,
—
^
Nature has formed such relaother xvaters,
between mountains and rivers, that in describing the one,
we are unavoidably led to speak of the other.
Rivers^
tions
New-Hampshire is so situated, that five of the largest rivers
New-England, either take their rise within its limits, or reThese are the
ceive much of their waters from its mountains.
in
Connecticut, Amariscoggin, Saco, Merrimack, and Piscataqua.
For a more particular description of these rivers and other waters, see their respective
names.
—
Canals £?* Turnpikes. The Pemigewasset Canal Company,
incorporated June 20, 1804, for the purpose of cutting a canal
by Webster's falls in said river, near the house of Ebenezer
Contoocook Canal Company, incorporated DecemEastman.
ber 13, 1804, for the purpose of cutting a canal by the falls in
Concord, and also where said river empties into the Merrimack.
The Piscataquog Canal CompaHy,for cutting a canal from Gale's
mills, in the town of Weare, to Parker's landing in Bedford,
incorpoi'ated June 18, 1806. The White River Falls Company,
incorporated June 12, 1807, for the purpose of cutting canals
and locking the falls on Connecticut river, and making it navigable for lumber and boats, from the head of White river fails,
between Lebanon and Hartford, at the upper bar, to the foot of
the falls at the lower bar.
The great Ossipee Canal Company,
2
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GENERAli VIEW.
^
incorporated June 19, 1807, for cutting, slipping, and canalling
Ossipee river and falls, from Ossipee pond to the province line.
Bow Canal Company, incorporated June 11, 1808 ; for the purpose of cutting and opening a canal in Merrimack river, and
Turkey river falls, in the town of Bow.
The Union Locks and Canal. This company is empowered to
clear the Merrimack river from Reed's ferry to Amoskeag
falls, and to constitute and maintain such locks and dams as
shall be necessary for rendering the same navigable for boats.
The Merrimack Boating Company, incorporated June, 1812.
Winnipiseogee River Canal Company, incorporated June, 1812.
Hillsborough and Strafford Company, incorporated December
For various others, see rivers, &c.
16, 1812.
.
— The
New-Hampshire turnpike road extends
in Durham, to Merrimack river, in Concord.
Its course is westerly through Durham, Lee, a corner
of Barrington, Nottingham, Northwood, Epsom, Chichester, and
Was incorporated June, 1796. The second
thence to Concord.
turnpike road in N. H. extends from the lottery hj-idge in Claremont, to the plain in Amherst. Incorporated December 26,
Turnpikes.
from Piscataqua bridge
—
Its course is southerly, from Claremont, through Unity,
1799.
Lempster, Washington, north corner of Windsor, southwest
corner of Hillsborough, northeast corner of Antrim, part of
Francestown, southwest corner of New- Boston,
Dcering,
through Mount-Vernon to Amherst, a distance of nearly fifty
miles.
The third turnpike road extends from Bellows' falls in Walpole, on Connecticut river, through a part of Westmoreland
and Surry, thence through Keene, Marlborough, Jaffrey, NewIpswich, and a corner of Mason, to the south line of the state,
near Ashby in Massachusetts, a distance of 45 miles. Incorporated December 27, 1799.
The fourth turnpike road in N. H. extends from the east
bank of Connecticut river in the town of Lebanon, nearly opIts course is southeast
posite the mouth of White river.
through Lebanon, Enfield, a corner of Grafton, Springfield, Wilmot, Andover, and New-Salisbury, to Merrimack river in Boscawen, about 40 miles. Incorporated December, 1800. Branch
Road and Bridge Company, incorporated June 16, 1802, This
road extends from the south line of the town of Fitzwilliam to
the village in Keene about 14 miles.
Its course is northwest,
and through Marlborough. The 5th N.H. turnpike road not yet
commenced. The 6th N. H. Turnpike and Bridge Company was
incorporated June 16, 1802.
The bridge is over Connecticut
river, between the towns of Hinsdale and Brattleborough.
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i I
extends from said bridge through Hinsdale and WinDover turnchester to the line of Massachusetts at Warwick.
pike road extending from Dover landing, near the bridge,
through Somersworth to Salmon-fall river. The compan)^ was
incorporated December 21, 1803.
The Coos turnpike road leading from Haverhill to Warren ;
about 12 miles southeast course was incorporated December
The road
—
29,1803.
Orford turnpike road was incorporated December 27, 1803,
and leads from Orford bridge, to Aiken's bridge in Wentworth.
The 10th turnpike road in N. H. extends from the upper line
in Bartlett, through the notch in the White hills about 20 miles
and was incorporated December 28, 1803.
;
The Charleston
turnpike, incorporated
December
27",
1803,
and extends from the easterly bank of Connecticut river, through
the central part of Charleston and Ackworth to the second N.H.
turnpike in Lempster
about 12 miles.
The Mahew turnpike, incorporated December 29, 1803, and
extends from a Mr. Burleigh's in New-Chester, to the east side
of New-found pond, thence through Plymouth and Rumney to
the Coos turnpike
a distance of about 46 miles.
extending
Chester turnpike, incorporated June 12, 1804
about fourteen miles a southeast course from Pembroke, through
Allenstown and Candia to Chester street.
The Londonderry turnpike, incorporated June, 1804, extends from Butter's corner in Concord, to the state line near
Andover bridge, Massachusetts. Its course from Concord is
about southeast, through Bow to Isle-Hookset bridge, thence
through Chester, Londonderry, the easterly corner of Windham
and Salem to the state line, a distance of about 35 miles.
Grafton turnpike road extending from near Orford bridge
over Connecticut river through Lime, the northeast corner of
Hanover, Canaan, the westerly part of Orange, Grafton, Danbury, New-Chester
and unites with the 4th N. H. turnpike
;
;
;
;
in
New- Andover
erly,
northwest corner. Its course is south*
and distance about 35 miles, and was incorporated June
in its
21, 1804.
The Jefferson turnpike, incorporated December 11th, 1804,
extending from the extremity of the 10th N. H. turnpike, through
Bretton woods, Jefferson, and Lancaster to the meeting house,
in a northerly direction about 18 miles.
The Croydon turnpike,
incorporated June 21, 1804 ; and extends from or near the
branch turnpike, where it intersects the 4th turnpike in Lebanon, thence through or between Plainfield and Enfield, New-
Grantham, Croydon, New-Port, and Lempster, until it strikes
the 2d turnpike in Washington.
Length about 35 miles.
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GENERAL VIEW.
.
Cheshire turnpike, incorporated December 13, 1804, and extends from Connecticut river to Charleston meeting-house, in
a southerly course through Langdon, a part of Walpole, AlDisstead, and Surry to the third N. H. turnpike in Keene.
tance 20 miles.
Ashuelot turnpike, incorporated June 18,1 807, and leads from
the turnpike in Winchester through Richmond to Fitzwilliam
village in an easterly course about fifteen miles.
Ringe turnpike, incorporated June 12, 1807, and extends
from the state line in the southwest corner of New-Ipswich to
the Branch turnpike leading from Keene to Boston.
The Cornish turnpike, incorporated December 9, 1808, extends from Cornish bridge and intersects the Croydon turnpike
at
Newport, distant 11 miles.
The Fitzwilliam
Village turnpike, incorporated December 9,
The
1809, and extends from Fitzwilliam to the state line.
large
above named turnpike roads are generally completed.
number more are incorporated, and some of them Avill soon be
A
passable.
Within the
last
twenty years, the
roads in
this state
have
much improved, so that communication between the
Much however remains
distant parts of it is much facilitated.
been
be done, especially in the northern part of the state.
Several canals are in contemplation and will undoubtedly
One for uniting the wabe completed in a few years.
ters of the Connecticut with the Merrimack through Suncompany is incorporated for
apee lake— (see Sunapee lake.)
cutting a canal from Winnipiseogee lake to Cocheco river at
Dover ; this rout has been surveyed and marked. Another for
to
A
opening a communication from Winnipiseogee lake to MerriFrom the best information I can obtain, we have
river.
now open for travel 300 miles of turnpike road, and 300 more
will soon be opened.
mack
—
£if Relics of Indians.
In describing any country,
natural to make some inquiry concerning the vestiges of
It is well known, that the original naits ancient inhabitants.
tives of this part of the country were not ambitious of perpetuating their memory by durable monuments. Their invention was
chiefly employed, either in providing for their subsistence, by
hunting, fishing, and planting, or guarding against and surprisTheir houses and canoes were constructed
ing their enemies.
Their mode of travelling was to t^ke
of perishable materials.
all possible advantage of water carriage, and to shorten distances, by transporting their birch canoes, which were convenient
Their manner of
for the purpose, across the necks of land.
Monuments^
it is
�GENERAL VIEW.
taking
fish
was
lli
by entangling them in wears or in scoop
them with spears. They took quadrupeds in
either
nets, or striking
traps or pitfalls, or shot them, as well as birds, with arrows.
For the construction of their canoes and houses they used hatchIn cooking their meat they eiets, chisels, and gouges of stone.
on coals or on a wooden grate, or roasted it on
it in kettles of stone.
Their com was
pounded in mortars of wood, with pestles of stone. Their bread
was baked on flat stones set before the fire, or in green leaves
Clam shells served them for spoons, and
laid under hot ashes.
their fingers for knives and forks.
They had no sharper instruOf
ments than could be formed of stones, shells, or bones.
these, the two last are of a perishable nature but of the first, relics are often found in the places of their former residence,
generally in the neighbourhood of waterfalls and other convenient fishing places.
There is in the possession of a gentleman
of this state, a piece of bone, on which is engraven the bust of a
man, apparently in the agonies of death.
The countenance is
savage, and the work well executed.
The bone with the figure
on it was found on the shore of Little-bay ,in the riverPiscataqua.
The cellars in whichthey preserved their corn, are discovered
in the new settlements, and their graves are frequently seen.
Most of the skeletons appear to be in a sitting posture, and some
remains of the instruments, which were supposed necessary
to their subsistence, ornament, or defence, in the " country of
souls," are found with them, particularly the stone-pipe for
smoking tobacco, of v/hich there are several varieties.
ther broiled
a forked
it
stick, or boiled
;
In a piece of interval land near Ossipee pond, is a mound of
earth overgrown with pine, in which, at the depth of two feet,
several skeletons have been discovered, buried with the face
downwards. At Exeter, about 23 years ago, the remains of an
infant skeleton were dug up.
It was in a perpendicular posture, and had been enclosed in a hollow log.
Some strings of
wampum were found near it, and several spoons, apparently of
European manufacture.
Ferest trees
£sf
Vegetable productions,
—The
botany of this
would furnish an extensive subject if treated scientifically,
and with the minuteness due to its importance.
It would of itstate,
;
volume. After attending to the following dethe great variety of our vegetable productions may be eas-
self deserve a
tails,
ily
imagined.
The
grow to a degree of luxuriance, and
abundance and variety. The common forest trees are
elm, sassafras, wild cherry ,bass wood, locust, and birch, of which
we have four species ; of the oak four, walnut three, one of
native forest trees
in profuse
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GENERAL VIEW.
which, called oil nvit or butter nut, the extract of the bark of
which, is a most excellent cathartic. It neither produces gripings nor leaves the patient costive, and may be made efficacious
without hazard,by increasing the quantity administered. Its operation is easy andsafe,even to the most delicate constitution. It is a
most excellent family medicine, and well calculated for hospitals,
navies, and armies. Of the beech and pine there are three species of the former and seven of the latter
hemlock, spruce, fir,
chestnut, hornbeam, button-wood, red and white cedar, poplar,
and red, white, and black, or rock maple, which last has obtained
the nanie of sugar maple, and a variety of other trees not named, are also common in our forests.
It isnot our intention to treat systematically of the natural history of the state, or describe with botanical accuracy, the indigenous vegetables, which it contains but briefly to notice such
as are endowed with remarkable qualities, either salutary or
noxious.
Those that are salutary, are the grape, black and red currant,
wild gooseberry, cranberry, common and superb raspberry,
brambleberrj-, running and upright blackberry, strawberry, and
bayberry.
The ginseng, so much esteemed by the Chinese, is
found in great plenty in the western part of the state, and the
It was forfurther north it is found, the better is its quality.
merly thought that the ginseng grew only in China and Tartary ;
but it was discovered in America about 1750, and some specimens of it sent to England, and from thence to China, and was,
on trial, acknowledged, by the Chinese themselves, to be the
same with the oi'iental ginseng. The prickly ash is a shrub, the
bark of which, is esteemed an excellent remedy for chronic
rheumatism. The garget or American night shade, root, leaves,
and berry is used in various diseases common to the human
frame, and the root is in high repute among farmers for the use
of catde. There are two species of elder, black and red, snakeroot, maidenhair, sarsaparilla ; three species of cobelia, one of
which is a powerful emetic. The buck bean grows near the
Monadnock, and the skunk cabbage, which is very efficacious in
asthmatic complaints, grows in many parts of the state.
It may be proper to close this account of indigenous vegetables with the names of those plants, which, under certain circumstances prove poisonous
some of which however have been
brought into medicinal use, and are valued for the cure of disorders attended with spasmodic affections.
Of this latter class
are the hemlock, thorn apple, henbane, and night-shade. Others
are poisonous, such as the ivy,commonly called mercury, swamp
sumach, water-elder, herb Christopher, stinking snake weed, and
white helebore or poke.
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15
—
There is a great variety of soil in NewSoil &? Agriculture.
The interval lands on the large rivers, are con-
Hampshire.
sidered the most valuable, because they are overflowed and enriched by the waters from the uplands, which bring down a fat
These lands proslime or sediment of the consistency of soap.
duce every kind of grain in great perfection ; but are not so
good for pastures as the uplands. The wide spreading hills of
a moderate elevation and of a rocky, moist, warm, rich soil are
most esteemed for pastures. Drained swamps have a deep mellow
and the vallies between hills are generally very productive.
In the new and uncultivated parts of the state, the soil is disthus, white oak
tinguished by its various kinds of trees
land is hard and stony, the under growth consisting of br..kes
^nd fern it will not produce grass till it has been ploughed and
hoed, but is good for indian corn white and pitch pine lands
Spruce and hemlock in the eastern part of
are dry and sandy.
soil,
;
;
:
the state denote a thin, cold soil
when mixed with
birch,
it is
;
but in the western parts,
a moist soil,
good
for grass.
When
the white pine and oil nut are found on the same land, it is
commonly a deep moist loam, and considered very advantageous
for cultivation, as it bears grass, corn, and other grain without
ploughing.
The mode of clearing and cultivating new lands, has been
much improved within the last forty or fifty years. Sixty years ago
was thought impossible to raise indian corn without the
plough and hoe.
The mode of planting it among the burnt
logs was practised with great success at Gilmanton, about
the year 1 762, and this easy mode of culture soon became universal in the new plantations.
In interval lands on Connecticut river, wheat often yields 40 or 50 bushels to the acre
but
on the uplands 20 is considered a good crop. Indian corn will
average more than 40 bushels to the acre. Of all grains winter
rye grows best on new lands, and Indian corn and barley on the
old. Barley does not flourish in new lands nor is flax cultivated
to any advantage, until the land has been under preparation for
some years. The same may be said of oats and pease but every
kind of esculent roots is much larger in the virgin soil than in
any other.
The first inhabitants of New-Hampshire came principally
from the south-Western counties of England, where cider
and perry were made in great quantities.
They took
much pains to set out apple and pear trees on their
plantations, which flourished well and grew to a great size.
The first growth is now decayed
but a succession has been
preserved, and no good husbandman thinks his farm complete
without an orchard.
it
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;
;
;
�GENERAL VIEW.
16
Agriculture is, and always will be, the chief business of the
people of New- Hampshire, if they attend to their true interest.
Every tree that is cut down in the forest opens to the sun a
new spot of earth, which, with proper cultivation, will produce
It is impossible to conceive what
food for man and beast.
quantities may be produced of beef, pork, mutton, poultry,
wheat, rye, indian corn, barley, pulse, butter, and cheese ; artiFlax and hemp may be
cles which will always find a market.
As the country becomes
also cultivated to great advantage.
more cleared, pastures increase, and the number of cattle is continually multiplying.
—
Domestic Animals. This state presents a long catalogue of
such domestic animals, as have been found useful in all parts of
the woriid, situated in similar latitudes. The first neat cattle imported from Europe into New-Hampshire, were sent by Capt.
John Mason and his associates, about 1633, to stock their plants
ations and to be employed in drawing lumber.
These cattle
were of a large breed and a yellow colour, procured from DenAt what time and by whom the horse was first immark.
ported does not appear. Sheep and swine were first sent over
from England, by Laconia. Sheep have greatly multiplied, and
are considered the most profitable stock that can be raised on a
farm. The breed has been renewed and much improved by the
introduction ofmerinoes from Spain, and other parts of Europe.
While therefore the best lambs shall be reserved by the farmer
for their select flocks, well fed, sheltered from storms and careOf other
fully managed, our breed will continue to improve.
domestic animals, we possess all those that are useful, convenThe following computations
ient and common to our climate.
of neat cattle and horses are founded on the invoice taken in
1812. The neat cattle according to the above information may
the horses 32,161, and the. sheep*
be computed at 211,534
(The
according to the best calculation will amount to 364,892.
American statistical writer, the indefatigable Blodget, computes
the whole number of neat cattle in the United States in 1809,
We have no returns of the
3,660,000 ; horses 1,400,000.)
number of swine in this state, but may compute the number of
fatted swine killed annually at 35,000, and of oxen killed or driven to market 100,000.
;
* With regard to the number of sheep, lettera were directed to the representativesof each town in the state, requesting them to send to us the number of sheep
in their respective towns but we have to say in many instances our requests
were neglected, but in proportioi\ with the number returned, the above statement
;
is
correct.
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—
17
Wild Animals. The wolf first claims notice ; this animal has
been very common and noxious in the new settlements.
The bear has been
bounty of 20 dollars is paid for its head.
one of the most troublesome animals of our forests. In the months
of August and September, he makes great havoc in the fields
There is the wolverine
of indian corn in the new settlements.
and wild cat, and the other animals common to New-England.
The only mammillary biped, which we have is the bat, which
forms the connecting link between beasts and birds.
A
—
The birds of New-Hampshire are those common in
Birds.
the New-England states, for a catalogue of which see Belknap's
history of N. H.
—
Of these our number is but small. The rattleSerpents.
is the only one that is poisonous ; its numbers have been
The black snake, small
great, but are now diminishing.
water snake, small brown adder, house adder, (said to be poisonous,) water adder, striped snake, and green snake, are the princisnake
pal kinds.
Fish.
— Of
fish
we have
a
numerous
list.
A
bare enumera-
The
tion of which would be equally useless and uninteresting.
cod comes into the Piscataqua in the spring and fall, and is takThe haddock, hake, and
en at sea in all months of the year.
pollock are taken at sea in the spring and sumnTer, and being
Halibut
dried are sold under the denomination of scale fish.
is the largest fish that is taken for food ; and when full grown
it exceeds 500 pounds in weight ; those of 200 pounds are frequently brought to market and sod.
See -Portsmouth.
Caverns^ Stones^ Fossils^^ Minerals.
must be extremely imperfect
—This part of our history
many
parts of our statQ are
yet unexplored in these respects, and of those parts that are
known the knowledge is mostly confined to its surface and vege;tation.
Such things however of this kind as have occurred,
shall be noticed under their respective names.
Mineralogy is a
branch of science, that is but little cultivated. Men of genius and science have not leisure to pursue objects from which
immediate advantage cannot be drawn.
The disappointments
^hich have attended some expensive attempts, the air of mystery thrown over the subject by some ignorant pretenders
andr the facility with which every mineral may be imported,
have discouraged inquirers.
But from the specimens that
have appeared, there can be no doubt of the existence of
3
;
as
�ly
tiE>iERAL
VIEW
mineral and fossil treasures, in the search ot
generations will find employment.
Constitution^*
Governments^ Laws.
born equally free and independent
right originates from the people,
stituted for the general good.
is
;
— Article
therefore
founded
which future
I.
All
men
are
government of
consent, and in-
all
in
II. All men have certain natural, essential and inherent
rights— among which are the enjoying and defending life and
liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property
and in a
word, of seeking and obtaining happiness.
;
III.
When men
enter into a state of society, they surrender
rights to that society, in order to ensure the protection of others ; and without such an equivalent,
the surrender is void.
ly. Among the natural rights, some are in their very nature
unalienable ; because no equivalent can be given or received for
up some of
them
their natural
of this kind are the rights of conscience.
:
Every individual has
a natural and unalienable right to
worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience
and reason and no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in
the
manner and season most .igreeable to the dictates of his own
"V.
;
conscience, or for his religious profession, sentiments, or persuasion ; provided he doth not disturb the public peace, or disturb others in their religious worship.
yi. As morality and piety, rightly grounded on evangelical
principles, will give the best and greatest security to govern-
ment, and will lay, in the hearts of men, the strongest obligadue subjection
and as the knowledge of these is most
likely to be propagated through a society, by the institution
of
the public worship of the Deity, and of public instruction in
morality and religion; therefore, to promote those important
purposes, the people of this state have a right to empower, and
d© hereby fully empower the legislature, to authorize, from
tions to
;
tinie to time, the several
religious societies, within
ion, at their own expense,
public Protestant teachers
towns, parishes, bodies corporate or
state, to make adequate provisfor the support and maintenance of
of piety, religion and morality.
Provided not-withstanding s That the several towns, parishes,
bodies corporate, or religious societies, shall at all times have
the exclusive right of electing their own public teachers, and <of
this
* The Constitution of New-Hampsliire was approved by
the people, and' established by conyention, fifth of September, 1792. The former
constitution 'having been approved by Ihe people, was established by Convention
31st Octc.ber,
174?, and took effect on the first Wednesday of June, 1784.
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19
conti acting with them for their support andmaintenance. And no
person of any one particular religious sect or denomination,
shall ever be compelled to pay towards the support of the teacher or teachers of another persuasion, sect or denomination.
And every denomination of christians, demeaning themselves quietly, and as good subjects of the state, shall be equally
under the protection of the law
and no subordination of any
one sect or denomination to another shall ever be established by
:
law.
And nothing herein shall be understood to affect any former
contracts made for the support of the ministry ; but all such
contracts shall remain, and be in the same state as if this conhad not been made.
VII. The people of this state have the sole and exclusive
right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign and independent state
and do, and forever hereafter shall exercise and
enjoy every power, jurisdiction and right, pertaining thereto,
which is not, or may not hereafter be by them expressly delegated to the United States of America in Congress assembled.
VIII. All power residing originally in, and being derived
from the people, all the magistrates and officers of government
are their substitutes and agents, and at all times accountable to
them.
IX. No office or place whatsoever in government, shall be
hereditary rthe abilities and integrity requisite in all, not being
stitution
;
—
transmissible to posterity or relations.
X. Government being instituted for the common benefit, proand security of the whole community, and not for the
private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class
of men therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other
means of redress are ineffectual, the people may and of right
ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The
doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
XI. All elections ought to be free, and every inhabitant of the
state, having the proper qualifications, has equal right to elect
and be elected into office.
XII. Every member of the community has a right to be protected by it, in the enjoyment of his life, liberty and property he
is therefore bound to contribute his share in the expense of such
protection, and to yield his personal service when necessary, or
an equivalent.
But no part of a man's property shall be taken
from him, or applied to public uses, without his own consent,
or that of the representative body of the people.
Nor are the
tection
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inhabitants of this state controlable by any other laws than those,
to which they, or their representative body, have given their
consent.
XIII. No person, who is conscientiously scrupulous about
the lawfulness of bearing arms, shall be compelled thereto, provided he will pay an equivalent.
XIV. Every subject of this state is entitled to a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all injuries he may receive in his person, property, or character ; to obtain right and
justice freely, without being obliged to purchase it ; completely
and without any denial ; promptly and without delay, conformably to the laws.
XV. No subject shall be held to answer for any crime or offence, until the same is fully and plainly, substantially and formally described to him ; or be compelled to accuse or furnish evidence against himself.
And every subject shall have a right
to produce all proofs that may be favourable to himself
to
meet the witnesses against him, face to face ; and to be fully
heard in his defence, by himself and counsel.
And no subject
shall be arrested, imprisoned, despoiled, or deprived of his
property, immunities, or privileges put out of the protection of
the law, exiled or deprived of his life, liberty, or estate, but by
the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
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XVI. No subject shall be liable to be tried, after an acquittal, for the same crime or offence.
Nor shall the legislature
make any law that shall subject any person to a capital punishment, (excepting for the government of the army and navy, and
the militia in actual service) without trial by jury.
XVII. In criminal prosecutions,, the trial of facts, in the vicinity where they happen, is so essential to the security of the life,
liberty, and estate of the titizen, that no crima or offence ought
to be tried in any other county- than that in which it is committed
except in cases of general insurrection in any particular
county, when it shall appear to the Judges of the Superior
Court, that an impartial trial cannot be had in the county where
the offence may be committed, and upon their report, the legislature shall think proper to direct the trial in the nearest
county in which an impartial trial can be obtained.
XVIII. All penalties ought to be proportioned to the nature
of the offence.
wise legislature will affix the same punishment to the crimes of theft, forgery and the like, which they do
to those of murder and treason ; where the same undistinguishing severity is exerted against all offences, the people are led to
forget the real distinction in the crimes themselves, and to commit the most flagrant with as little compunction as they do the
lightest offences
For the same reason a multitude of sanguin:
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ary laws is both impolitic and unjust. The true design of all
punishments being to reform, not to exterminate mankind.
XIX. Every subject hath a right to be secure Irom all unreasonable searches and seizures of his person, his houses, his
Therefore, all warrants to
papers, and all his possessions.
search suspected places, or arrest a person for examination or
prosecutions for criminal matters, are contrary to this
the cause or foundation of them be not previously supported by oath or affirmation ; and if the order, in a warrant to
a civil officer, to make search in suspected places, or to arrest
one or more suspected persons, or to seize their property, be not
accompanied with a special designation of the persons or objects
of search, arrest, or seizure ; and no warrant ought to be issued,
but in cases, and with the formalities, prescribed by law.
XX. In all controversies concerning property, and in all suits
between two or more persons, except in cases in which it has been
heretofore otherwise used and practised, the parties have a right
to a trial by jury, and this method of procedure shall be held sacred, unless in cases arising on the high seas and such as relate to
marinerls' wages, the legislature shall think it necessary hereafter
trial, in
right,
if
to alter
it.
XXI.
In order to reap the fullest advantage of the inestimaby jury, great care ought to be taken,
that none but qualified persons should be appointed to serve ;
and such ought to be fully compensated for their travel, time
and attendance.
ble privilege of the trial
XXII. The
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS
security of freedom in a state
violably preserved.
•the
:
It
is
essential to
ought therefore to be
in-
XXIII. Retrospective laws
are highly injurious, oppressive
such laws therefore should be made, either
for the decision of civil causes, or the punishment of offences.
and unjust.
No
A
XXIV.
well regulated militia is the proper, natural and
sure defence of a state.
XXV. Standing armies are dangerous to liberty, and ought
not to be raised, or kept up without the consent of the legislature.
XXVI.
In all cases and at all times, the military ought to be
subordination to, and governed by the civil power.
XXVII. No soldier in time of peace, shall be quartered in
any house, without the consent of the owner and in time of
war, such quarters ought not to be made but by the civil magistrate, in a manner ordained by the legislature.
XXVIII. No subsidy, charge, tax, impost, or duty, shall be
established, fixed, laid, or levied, under any pretext whatsoever,
under
strict
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without the consent of the people, or their representatives in
the legislature, or authority derived from that body.
XXIX. The power of suspending the laws, or the execution
of them, ought never to be exercised but by the legislature, or
by authority derived therefrom, to be exercised in such particular cases only as the legislature shall expressly provide for.
XXX. The freedom of deliberation, speech and debate, in
cither house of the legislature, is so essential to the rights of
the people, that it cannot be the foundation of any action, complaint, or prosecution, in any other court or place whatsoever.
XXXI. The legislature shall assemble for the redress of public grievances, and for making such laws as the public good may
require.
XXXII. The
people have a right in an orderly and peaceaand consult upon the common good,
give instructions to their representatives, and to request of the
legislative body by way of petition or remonstrance, redress of
the wrongs done them, and of the grievances they suffer.
XXXIII. No magistrate, or court of law, shall demand
excessive bail or sureties, impose excessive fines, or inflict cruel or unusual punishments.
XXXIV. No person can in any case be subjected to lawmartial, or to any pains or penalties by virtue of that law, except those employed in the army or navy, and except the militia in actual service, but by authority of the legislature.
XXXV. It is essential to the preservation of the rights of
every individual, his life, liberty, property, and character, that
there be an impartial interpretation of the laws and administraIt is the right of every citizen to be tried by
tion of justice.
It is
judges as impartial as the lot of humanity will admit.
therefore not only the best policy, but for the security of the
rights of the people, that the judges of the Supreme Judicial
Court should hold their offices so long as they behave well ;
subject however to such limitations on account of age, as may
be provided by the constitution of the state ; and that they
should have honourable salaries ascertained and established by
standing laws.
XXXVI. Economy being a most essential virtue in all
no pension shall be granted,
states, especially in a young one
but in consideration of actual services ; and such pensions ought
to be granted with great caution by the legislature, and never
for more than one year at a time.
XXXVII. In the government of this state, the three essential powers thereof, to wit, the legislative, executive and judicial, ought to be kept as separate from, and independent of each
ble
manner
to assemble
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Other, as the nature of a free government will admit, or as is
consistent with that chain of connexion that binds the whole fabric of the constitution in one indissoluble bond of union afid
amity.
XXXVIII.
A
frequent recurrence to the fundamental prinand a constant adherence to justice,
moderation, temperance, industry, frugality and all the social
virtues, are indispensably necessary to preserve the blessings of
liberty and good government ; the people ought therefore to have
a particular regard to all those principles in the choice of their
officers and representatives : and they have a rignt to require
of their law- givers and magistrates, an exact and constant observance of them, in the formation and execution of the laws
necessary for the good administration of government.
ciples of the constitution,
Part
II.
Form of Government,
— The
territory formerly called the Province of
people inhabiting the
New-Hampshire, do
hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each other, to form
themselves into a free, sovereign and independent body-politic,
or state, by the name of the State of New- Hampshire.
—
General Court. The supreme legislative power, within this
shall be vested in the senate and house of representa-.
tives, each of which shall have a negative on the other.
The senate and house shall assemble every year on the first
Wednesday of June, and at such other times as they may judge
and shall dissolve, and be dissolved seven days nex6
necessary
preceding the said first Wednesday of June ; and shall bestiled
The General Court of New- Hampshire.
The general court shall forever have full power and authority
to erect and constitute judicatories, and courts of record, or other courts, to be holden in the name of the state, for the hearing, trying and determining all manner of crimes, offences, pleas,
processes, plaints, actions, causes, matters and things whatso-^
ever, arising or happening within this state, or between or concerning persons inhabiting or residing, or brought within the
same ; whether the same be criminal or civil, or whether the
crimes be capital, or not capital, and whether the said pleas
be real, personal, or mixed and for the awarding and issuing
execution thereon.
To which courts and judicatories, arc
hereby given and granted, full power and authority, from time
to time, to administer oaths or affirmations, for the better discovery of truth in any matter in controversy, or depending
before them.
And further, full power and authority are hereby given and
granted to the said general court, from time to time to make, orstate,
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all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders, laws, statutes, ordinances, directions and instructions, either with penalties, or without, so as the same be not repugnant
or contrary to this constitution, as tliey may judge for the
dain and establish,
and welfare of this state, and for the governing and
ordering thereof, and of the subjects of the same, for the
necessary support and defence of the government thereof;
and to name and settle annually, or provide by fixed laws for
the naming and settling, all civil officers within this state ;
such officers excepted, the election and appointment of whom
are hereafter in this form of government otherwise provided
and to set forth the several duties, powers and Hmits,
for
and
of the several civil and military officers of this state
the forms of such oaths or affirmations as shall be respectively administered unto them, for the execution of their several offices and places, so as the same be not repugnant or
contrary to this constitution ; and also to impose fines, mulcts,
imprisonments and other punishments ; and to impose and
fcvy proportional and reasonable assessments, rates, and taxbenefit
J
;
upon all the inhabitants of, and residents within, the said
and upon all estates within the same to be issued and
disposed of by warrant, under the hand of the governor of
this state for the time being, with the advice and consent of
es,
state
;
;
the council, for the public service, in^ the necessary defence
and support of the government of this state, and the protection and preservation of the subjects thereof according to such
acts as are, or shall be in force within the same.
iVnd while the public charges of government, or any part
thereof shall be assessed on poles and estates in the manner
that has heretofore been practised ; in order that such assessments may be made with equality, there shall be a valuation of the estates within the state taken anew once in every
five years at least, and as much oftener as the general court
shall order.
No member
of the general court shall take fees, be of counor act as advocate, in any cause before either branch of
the legislature ; and upon due proof thereof such member shall
forfeit his seat in the legislature.
The doors of the galleries, of each house of the legislature
shall be kept open to all persons who behave decently, except
when the welfare of the state, in the opinion of either branch,
sel,
shall require secrecy.
—
House of Representatives. There shall be, in the legislature
of this state, a representation of the people, annually electAnd in order
ed apcT founded upon principles of equality
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that such representation may be as equal as circumstances
will admit, every town, parish, or place entitled to town privileges, having one hundred and fifty rateable male polls, of
twenty one years of age and upwards,
may
elect
one repre^
sentative ; if. four hundred and fifty rateable polls, may elect
two representatives ; and' so proceeding in that proportion,
making three hundred such rateable polls the mean increasing number, for every additional representative.
Such towns, parishes, or places, as have less than one hundred and fifty rateable polls shall be classed by the general
court for the purpose of choosing a representative, and seasonably notified thereof.
And in every class, formed for the
abovementioned purpose, the first annual meeting shall be htld
in the town, parish, or place, wherein most of the rateable
polls reside ; and afterwards in that which has the next highest number ; and so on annually by rotation, through the several towns, parishes, or places, forming the district.
Whenever any town, parish, or place, entitled to town privileges as aforesaid, shall not have one hundred and fifty rnteable polls, and be so situated as to render the classing thereof
with any other town, parish, or place, very inconvenient, the
general court may, upon application of a majority of the voters
in such town, parish, or place, issue a writ for their electing
and sending a representative to the general court.
The members of the house of representatives shall be chosen annually in the month of March, and shall be the second
branch of the legislature.
All persons qualified to vote in the- election of senators.,
shall be entitled to vote within the district where they dwell,
Every member of the house
in the choice of representatives.
of representatives shall be chosen by ballot ; and for two ears
at least, next preceding his election, sh^U have been an inshall have an estate withia the dishabitant of this state ;
trict which he may be chosen to represent, of the value of one
hundred pounds, one half of which to be a freehold, whereof he
is seized in his own right ; shall be at the time of his election an inhabitant of the town, parish or place he may be chosen to represent, shall be of the protestant religion, and shall
cease to represent such town, parish or place, imniediately on
his ceasing to be qualified as aforesaid.
The members of both houses of the legislature shall be compensated for their services out of the treasury of the state, by
a law made for that purpose ; such members attending seasonably, and not departing without license.
All intermediate vacancies in the house of representatives, may be filled up from
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2^
time to time,
in the
same manner
as
annual
elections aver
made.
The house of representatives shall be the grand inquest of the
and all impeachments made by them, shall be heard and
state
;
tried
by the senate.
money
bills shall originate in the house of representabut the senate may propose, or concur with amendments,
as on other bills.
The house of representatives shall have power to adjourn
themselves, but no longer than two days at a time.
majority of the members of the house of representatives
shall be a quorum for doing business ; but when less than two
thirds of the representatives elected shall be present, the assent of
two thirds of those members shall be necessary to render
their acts and proceedings valid.
No member of the house of representatives or senate, shall
be arrested or held to bail on mean process, during his going to, returning from, or attendance upon the court.
The house of representatives shall choose their own speaker, appoint their own officers, and settle the rules of proceedings in their own house ; and shall be judge of the returns,
elections and qualifications of its members, as pointed out in
They shall have authority to punish by imthis constitution.
prisonment, every person who shall be guilty of disrespect to
the house in its presence, by any disorderly and contemptuous
behaviour, or by threatening or ill treating any of its members ;
or by obstructing its deliberations ; every person guilty of a
breach of its privileges, in making arrest for debt, or by assaulting any member during his attendance at any session ; in
assaulting or disturbing any one of its officers in the execution
of any order or procedure of the house ; in assaulting any witness or other person ordered to attend, by, and during his attendance upon the house j or in rescuing an)^ person arrested
by order of the house, knowing them to be such. The senate,
governor, and council, shall have the same powers in like cases :
provided, that no imprisonment by either, for any offence, exceed ten days.
The journals of the proceedings, and all public acts of both
houses of the legislature, shall be printed and published immediately after every adjournment or prorogation ; and upon motion made by any one member, the yeas and nays upon any
And any member of
question shall be entered on the journal
the senate or house of representatives, shall have a right, on
motion made at the time for that purpose, to have his protest or dissent, with the reasons, against any vote, resolve, or
bill passed, entered on the journal.
All
tives
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Senate.—The senate
27
shall consist of twelve
shall hold their office for one year
from the
members, who
first
Wednesday
of June next ensuing their election.
And that the state may be equally represented in the senate,
the legislature shall, from time to time, divide the state into
twelve districts, as nearly equal as may be without dividingtowns and unincorporated places
and in making this division,
they shall govern themselves by the proportion of direct taxes
paid by the said districts, and timely make known to the inhabitants of the state the limits of each district.
The freeholders and other inhabitants of each district, qualified as in this constitution is provided, shall annually give in
their votes for a senator, at some meeting holden in the month
of March.
The senate shall be the first branch of the legislature;
and the senators shall be chosen in the following manner,
viz. every male inhabitant of each town, and parish with town
privileges, and places unincorporated, in this state, of twenty-one years of age and upwards, excepting paupers, and persons excused from paying taxes at their own request, shall
have a right at the annual or other meetings of the inhabitants of said towns and parishes, to be duly warned and holden
annually forever in the month of March, to vote in the town or
parish wherein he dwells, for the senator in the district whereof
he is a member.
Provided nevertheless^ That no person shall be capable of being elected a senator, who is not of the protestant relig-ion^ !Lnd
seized of a freehold estate in his own right, of the value of two
hundred pounds, lying within this state, who is not of the age of
thirty years, and who shall not have been an inhabitant of
this state for seven years immediately preceding his election,
and at the time thereof he shall be an inhabitant of the district
for which he shall be chosen.
And every person, qualified as the constitution provides, shall
be considered an inhabitant for the purpose of electing and
being elected into any office or place within this state, in the
town, parish and plantation, where he dwelleth and hath his
;
'
home.
And the inhabitants of plantations and places unincorporated, qualified as this constitution provides, who are or shall
be required to assess taxes upon themselves towards the sup»^
port of govertiment, or shall be taxed therefor, shall have the
same privilege of voting for senators, in the plantations and
places wherein they reside, as the inhabitants of the respective towns and parishes aforesaid have.
And the meetings of
such plantations and places for that purpose
shall be
holden
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annually in the month of March, at such places respeciivdy
therein as the assessors thereof shall direct ; which assessors
shall have like authority for notifying the electors, collecting
and returning the votes, as the selectmen and town clerks have
in their several towns by this constitution.
The meetings for the choice of governor, council, and senators,
shall be warned by warrant from the selectmen, and governed
bv a moderator, who shall in the presence of the selectmen
(whose duty it shall be to attend) in open meeting, receive the
votes of all the inhabitants of such towns and parishes present,
and qualified to vote for senators and shall, in said meetings,
in presence of the said selectmen, and of the town clerk in said
meetings, sort and count the said votes, and make a public declaration thereof, with the name of every person voted for, and
and the town clerk shall
the number of votes for each person
a fair record of the same at large, in the town book, and
make
shall make out a fair attested copy thereof, to be by him sealed
up and directed to the secretary of the state, with a super;
;
scription expressing the purport thereof : And the said town
clerk shall cause such attested copy to be delivered to the sheriff
(if the county in which such town or parish shall lie, thirty days
at least before the first Wednesday of June, or to the secretary
of the state at least twenty days before the said first Wednesday of June : and the sheriff of each county, or his deputy, shall
deliver
all
such certificates, by him received, into the secre-
tary's office, at least twenty days before the first
Wednesday
of June.
may be a due meeting of senators on the
of June annually, the governor, and a majority of the council for the time being, shall as soon as may be,
examine the returned copies of such records, and fourteen days
before the first Wednesday of June, he shall issue his summons
to such persons as appear to be chosen senators, by a majority of votes, to attend and take their seats on that day.
Provided nevertheless^ That for the first year the said returned copies shall be examined by the president, and a majority of
the council then in office ; and the said president shall in like
manner notify the persons elected, to attend and take their seats
And
first
that there
Wednesday
accordingly.
And in case there shall not appear to be a senator elected by
a majority of votes, for any district, the deficiency shall be supplied in the following manner, viz. the members of the house of
representatives, and such senators as shall be declared elected,
shall take the names of the two persons having the highest
number of votes in the district, and out of them shall elect, by
joint ballot, the senator wanted for such district ; and in this
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GENERAL VIEW.
all such vacancies shall be filled up in every district of
the state, and in like manner all vacancies in the senate, arising
by death, removal out of the state, or otherwise, shall be supplied as soon as may be after such vacancies happen.
The senate shall be final judges of the elections, returns
and qualifications of their own members, as pointed out in this
manner
constitution.
The senate shall have power to adjourn themselves, provided
such adjournment do not exceed two days at a time.
Provided nevertheless^ That whenever they shall sit on the
trial of any impeachment, they may adjourn to such time and
place as they may think proper, although the legislature be not
assembled on such day, or
at
such place.
senate shall appoint their president and other officers,
and determine their own rules of proceedings : and not less
than seven members of the senate shall make a quorum for doing
business and when less than eight senators shall be present,
The
:
the assent of five at least, shall be necessary to render their acts
and proceedings
valid.
senate shall be a court, with full power and authority to
hear, try and determine, all impeachments made by the house
of representatives against any officer or officers of the state, for
bribery, corruption, mal-practice or mal-administration, in office,with full power to issue summons, or compulsory process, for
convening witnesses before them : but previous to the trial of
any such impeachment, the members of the senate shall respectively be sworn truly and impartially to try and determine the
The
And every officer,
according to evidence.
for bribery, corruption, mal-practice or mal-administration in office, shall be served with an attested copy of the impeachment, and order of senate thereon, with such citation as
charge
in question,
impeached
may
direct, setting forth the time and plac? of their
impeachment which service shall be made by
the sheriff, or such other sworn officer as the senate may appoint, at least fourteen days previous to the time of trial; and
such citation being duly served and returned, the senate may
proceed in the hearing of the impeachment, giving the person
impeached (if he shall appear) full liberty of producing witnesses
and proofs, and of making his defence, by himself and counsel,
and may also, upon his refusing or neglecting to appear, hear
the prj^ofs in support of the impeachment, and render judgment
thereon, his non-appearance notwithstanding and such judgment
shall have the same force and effect as if the person impeached
had appeared and pleaded in the trial. Their judgment however, shall not extend further than removal from office, disqualification to hold or enjoy any place of honour, trust, or
the senate
sitting to try the
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aO
profit,
under
this state
;
but the party so convicted, shall never-
theless be liable to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment,
according to the laws of the land.
Whenever the governor shall be impeached, the chief justice of
the supreme judicial court shall, during the
senate, but have no vote therein.
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trial,
preside in the
—
Executive poweu. Governor. There shall be a supreme
executive magistrate, who shall be stiled the Governor of the
State of New-Hampshire, and whose title shall be His ExC€lle7icy,
The governor shall be chosen annually in the month of March;
and the votes for governor shall be received, sorted, counted,
certified, and returned, in the same manner as the votes for senaand the secretary shall lay the same before the senate and
tors
house of representatives on the first Wednesday of June, to be by
them examined, and in case of an election by a majority ot votes
through the state, the choice shall be by thexn declared and pub;
lished.
And
the qualifications of electors of the governor shall be the
for senators ; and if no person shall have a majority of votes, the senate and house of representatives shall by
joint ballot elect one of the two persons having the highest numbei" of votes, who shall be declared governor.
And no persons shall be eligible to this office, unless at the
same as those
his election, he shall have been an inhabitant of this state
for seven years next preceding, and unless he shall be of the
age of thirty years, and unless he shall at the same time have an
estate of the value of five hundred pounds, one half of which shall
time of
consist of a freehold in his own right within this state, and unkss he shall be of the protestant religion.
In cases of disagreement between the two houses with regard
to the time or place of adjournment or prorogation, the governor,
with advice of council, shall have a right to adjourn or prorogue
the general court, not exceeding ninety days at any one time,
as he may determine the public good may require, and he shall
dissolve the same seven days before the said first Wednesday of
June.
And in case of any infectious distemper prevailing in the place
where the said court at any time is to convene, or any other
cause, whereby dangers may arise to the health or l^ves of
the members from their attendance, the governor may direct the
session to be holden at some other the most convenient place
within the state.
Every bill which shall have passed both houses of the general xourt, shall, before it become a law, be presented to
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the governor ; if he approve, he shall sign it, but if not, he
shall return it with his objections, to that house in which it
shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large
on their journal and proceed to reconsider it j if after such
reconsideration, two thirds of that house shall agree to pass
the bill, it shall be sent, together with such objections, to
the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and
if approved by two thirds of that house, it shall become a
law.
But in all such cases the votes of both houses shall
be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons, voting for or against the bill, shall be entered on the
If any bill shall not be
journal of each house respectively.
returned by the governor, within five days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a
law in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the legislature, bj'
their adjournment, prevent its return, in which case it shall not
be a law.
Every resolve shall be presented to the governor, and besame shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or
being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by the senate
and house of representatives, according to the rules and limfore the
itations prescribed in the case of
All judicial
a
bill.
attorney general, solicitors, all sheriffs, coroners, registers of probate, and all officers of the navy, and general and field officers of the militia, shall be nominated and appointed by the governor and council ; and every
such nomination shall be made at least three days prior to
such appointment ; and no appointment shall take place, unThe governor
less a majority of the counsel agree thereto.
and council shall have a negative on each other, both in the
nominations and appointments. Every nomination and appointment shall be signed by the governor and council, and
every negative shall be also signed by the governor or council who made the same.
The captains and subalterns in the respective regiments,
shall be nominated and recommended by the field officers to the
governor, who is to issue their commissions immediately on
receipt of such recommendation.
Whenever the chair of the governor shall become vacant, by
reason of his death, absence from the state, or otherwise, the
president of the senate shall, during such vacancy, have and
exercise all the powers and authorities which, by this constitution the governor is vested with, when personally present ; but
when the president of the senate shall exercise the office of
governor, he shall not hold his office in the senate.
officers, the
.
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32
The governor, with advice of council, shall have full power
and authority in the recess of the general court, to prorogue
the same from time to time, not exceeding ninety days in any
one recess of said court and during the sessions of said court,
to adjourn or prorogue it to any time the two houses may desire, and to call it together sooner than the time to which it may
;
be adjourned or prorogued, if the welfare of the state should
require the same.
The governor of this stats for tlie time being, shall be commander in chief of the army and navy, and all the military
and shall have full powforces of the state, by sea and land
er by himself, or by any chief commander, or other officer
or officers, from time to time, to train, instruct, exercise and
govern the militia and navy and for the special defence and
safety of this state, to assemble in martial array, and put in warlike posture the inhabitants thereof, and to lead and conduct
them, and with them to encounter, repulse, repel, resist and
pursue by force of arms, as well by sea as by land, within and
without the limits of this state and also to kill, slay, destroy, if
necessary, and conquer by all fitting ways, enterprize and means,
all and every such person and persons as shall at any time hereafter, in a hostile manner, attempt or enterprize the destruction,
and to use and
invasion, detriment or annoyance of this state
exercise over the army and navy, and over the militia in actual
service, the law martial in time of war, invasion, and also in rebellion, declared by the legislature to exist as occasion shall necand surprize by all ways and means whatessarily require
soever, all and every such person or persons, with their ships,
arms, ammunition, and other goods, as shall in a hostile manner invade, or attempt the invading, conquering or annoying,
this state ; and in fine, the governor hereby is entrusted with
all other powers incident to the office of captain general and
commander in chief and admiral, to be exercised agreeably to
the rules and regulations of the constitution and the laws of
the land : provided, that the governor shall not at any time
hereafter, by virtue of any power by this constitution granted
or hereafter to be granted to him by the legislature, transport
any of the inhabitants of this state, or oblige them to march
out of the limits of the same, without their free and voluntary
consent, or the consent of the general court, nor grant commissions for exercising the law martial in any case, without the
advice and consent of the council.
The power of pardoning offences, except such as persons
may be convicted of before the senate by impeachment of the
hottse, shall be in the governor, by and with the advice of the
council ; but no charter of pardon granted by the governor with
;
;
;
;
:
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33
advice of council, before convictioH, shall avail the party plead*
ing the same, notwithstanding any general or particular expressions contained therein, descriptive of the offence or offences intended to be pardoned.
No officer duly commissioned to command in the militia
shall be removed from his office, but by the address of both
houses to the governor, or by fair trial in court-martial, pursuant to the laws of the state for the time being.
The commanding officers of the regiments shall appoint
their adjutants and quarter-masters ; the brigadiers, their brigade-majors ; the major-generals, their aids ; the captains and
subalterns, their
non-commissioned
officers.
The
division of the militia into brigades, regiments and companies, made in purswance of the militia laws now in force,
shall be considered as the proper division of the militia of
by some future law.
issued out of the treasury of this state
and disposed of (except such sums as may be appropriated for
the redemption of bills of. credit, or treasurer's notes, or for the
payment of interest arising thereon) hut by warrant under the
hand of the governor for the time being, by and with the advice and consent of the council, for the necessary support and
defence of this state, and for the necessary protection and preservation of the inhabitants thereof, agreeably to the acts and
resolves of the general court.
All public boards, the commissary-general, all superintending officers of public magazines and stores belonging to this
state, and all commanding officers of forts and garrisons within
the same, shall once in every three months, officially and
without requisition, and at other times when required by the governor, deliver to him an account of all goods, stores, provisions,
this state, until the sam** shall be altered
No
monies
shall be
ammunition, cannon, with their appendages, and all small arms
with their accoutrements, and of all other public property under their care respectively ; distinguishing the quantity and kind
of each, as particularly as may be ; together with the condition
of such forts and garrisons
and the commanding officer shall
exhibit to the governor when required by him, true and exact
plans of such forts, and of the land and sea, or harbour or harbours adjacent.
The governor and council shall be compensated for their services, from time to time, by such grants as the general court
:
shall think reasonable.
Permanent and honourable salaries shall be established
for the justices of the superior court.
by Iaw»
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—There
shall be annually elected by ballot five counadvising the governor in the executive part of government. The freeholders and other inhabitants in each county,
qualified to vote for senators, shall some time in the month
of March, give in their votes for one counsellor ; which votes
shall be received, sorted, counted, certified and returned to the
secretary's office, in the same manner as the votes for senators, to
be by the secretary laid before the senate and house of representatives on the first Wednesday of June.
And the person having a majority of votes in any county, shall
be considered as duly elected a counsellor but if no person shall
have a majority of votes in any county, the senate and house
of representatives shall take the names of the two persons
who have the highest number of votes in each county, and
not elected, and out of those two, shall elect by joint ballot,
Council.
sellors, for
:
the counsvrllor wanted for such county and the qualifications
for counsellors shall be the same as for senators.
If any person thus chosen a counsellor, shall be elected
governor or member of either branch of the legislature, and shall
accept the trust ; or if any person elected a counsellor, shall refuse to accept the office ; or in case of the death, resignation, or
removal of any counsellor out of the state ; the governor mayissue a precept for the election of anew counsellor in that county
where such vacancy shall happen ; and the choice shall be in the
same manner as before directed : and the governor shall have full
power and authority to convene the council, from time to time,
at his discretion ; and with them or the majority of them, may
and shall from time to time hold a council for ordering
and directing the affiiirs of the state according to the laws of
:
the land.
of the council may be impeached by the house
by the senate, for bribery, corruption, mal-practice, or
The members
and
tried
mal-administration.
The resolutions and advice of the council shall be .recorded by
the secretary in a register, and signed by all the members present agreeing thereto ; and this record may be called for at any
time by either house of the legislature ; and any member of the
council may enter his opinion contrary to the resolutions of the
majority, with the reasons for such opinion.
The legislature may, if the public good shall hereafter require
it,
divide the state into five districts, as nearly equal as
governing themselves by the
portion of public taxes ; each
in case of such division, the
formable to the present mode
number of rateable
district to elect
may
be,
and proa counsellor
and
polls,
manner of the choice
:
shall
of election in counties.
be con-
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35
And
whereas the elections appointed to be made by this conon the first Wednesday of June annually by the two
houses of the legislature, may not be completed on that day, the
said elections may be adjourned from day to day, until the same
be completed ; and the order of the elections shall be as follows
the
the vacancies in the senate (if any) shall be first filled up
governor shall then be elected, provided there shall be no choice
of him by the people
and afterwards the two houses shall proceed to fill up the vacancy (if any) in the council.
stitution
:
:
:
—
Secretary^ Treasurer^ Commissary-General^ SsPc- The secreand commissary-general, shall be chosen by
joint ballot of the senators and representatives assembled in one
tary, treasurer,
room.
The
records of the state shall be kept in the office of the sethe governor and council, the sen; and he shall attend
ate and representatives, in person or by deputy,, as they may recretary
quire.
The secretary of the state shall at all times have a deputy, to
be by him appointed ; for whose conduct in office he shall be responsible : and in case of the death, removal, or inability,
of the secretary ; his deputy shall exercise all the duties of
the office of secretary of this state, until another shall be appointed.
The secretary before he enters upon the business of his
office, shall give bond with sufficient sureties, in a reasonable
sum, for the use of the state, for the punctual performance of his
trust.
—
County Treasurer^ ^c. The county treasurers and registers
of deeds, shall be elected by the inhabitants of the several towns,
in the several counties in the state, according to the method now
practised, and the laws of the state.
Provided nevertheless^ The legislature shall have authority
to alter the manner of certifying the votes and the mode of
but not so as to deprive the people of
electing those officers
the right they now have of electing them.
And the legislature, on the application of the major part of
the inhabitants of any county, shall have authority to divide
;
the
same
into
two
districts for registering deeds, if to
shall appear necessary
;
each district
them
it
f elect a register of deeds
:
and before they enter upon the business of their offices, shall be
respectively sworn faithfully to discharge the duties thereof, and
shall severally give bond, with sufficient sureties, in a reasonable
sum, for the use of the county, for the punctual performance of
their respective trusts.
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{J6
yudiciary Power. -^Tht tenure that all commissioned officers
have by law in their offices, shall be expressed in their reall judicial officers duly appointed, comspective commissions
missioned and sworn, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, excepting those concerning whom there is a different proProvided nevertheless^ the
vision made in this constitution
governor, with consent of counsel, may remove them upon the
address of both houses of the legislature.
Each branch of the legislature, as well as the governor and
council, shall have authority to require the opinions of the justices of the superior court, upon important questions of law and
upon solemn occasions.
In order that the people may not suffer from the long continuance in place of any justice of the peace, who shall fail in discharging the important duties of his office with ability and fidelity, all commissions of justices of the peace shall become void at
the ejcpiration of five years from their respective dates, and upon the expiration of any commission the same may if necessary
be renewed, or another person appointed, as shall most conduce
to the well being of the state.
All causes of marriage, divorce and alimony, and all appeals
from the respective judges of probate, shall be heard and tried by
the superior court until the legislature shall by law make other
shall
—
:
provisiono
The general court are empowered to give to justices of the
peace, jurisdiction in civil causes, when the damages demanded
^hallnot exceed four pounds^ and title of real estate is not concerned ; but with right of appeal to either party, to some other
court, so that a trial by jury in the last resort may be had.
No person shall hold the office of judge of any court, or
judge of probate, or sheriff of any county, after he has attained
the age of seventy years.
No judge of any court or justice of the peace^ shall act as
attorney, or be of counsel to any party, or originate any civil
suit, in matters which shall come, or be brought before him as
judge, or justice of the peace.
All matters relating to the probate of wills and granting letters of administration, shall be exercised by the judges of probate, in such manner as the legislature have directed, or may
hereafter direct : and the judges of probate shall hold their
courts at such place or places, on such fixed days, as the conveniency of the people may require, and the legislature from
time Lo time appoint.
No judge, or register of probate, shall be of counsel, act as
advocate, or receive any fees as advocate or counsel, in aay
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37
probate business which is pending, or may be brought into any
court of probate in the county of which he is judge or register.
—
The judges of the courts (those of probate
Clerks of Court.
excepted) shall appoint their respective clerks, to hold their office during pleasure : and no such clerk shall act as an attorney, or be of counsel in any cause in the court of which he is
clerk, nor shall he draw any writ originating a civil action.
—
Encouragement of Literature^ ^c. Knowledge and learning,
generally diffused through a community, being essentiabto the
preservation of a free government ; and spreading the opportunities and advantages of education through the various parts
of the country, being highly conducive to promote this end
it shall be the duty of the legislators and magistrates, in all future periods of this government, to cherish the interest of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries and public schools ;
to encourage private and public institutions, rewards and immunities for the promotion of agriculture, arts, sciences, commerce, trades, manufactures, and natural history of the country ; to countenance and inculcate the principles of humanity
and general benevolence, public and private charity, industry
and economy, honesty and punctuality, sincerity, sobriety, and
generous sentiments among the
social affections, and
all
people.
Oath and Subscriptions Exclusion from Offices ; Commissions ;
Writs ; Confirmation of Laws ; Habeas Corpus ; The Enacting Stile ; Continuance of Officers / Provision for a Future
Revision of the Constitution^ ^c.
Any person chosen governor, counsellor, senator, or representative, military or civil officer, (town officers excepted) accepting
the trust, shall, before he proceeds to execute the duties of his
;
make and subscribe the following declaration, viz.
A. B. do solemnly swear, that I will bear faith and true
allegiance to the State of New-Hampshire, and will support the
constitution thereof.
So help me God.
I, A. B. do solemnly and sincerely swear and affirm, that I
office,
I,
and impartially discharge and perform all the duincumbent on me as
according to the best of
my abilities, agreeably to the rules and regulations of this conSo
stitution, and the laws of the State of New-Hampshire.
will faithfully
ties
help
me God.
Any
person having taken and subscribed the oath of allegiance, aiid the same being filed in the secretary's office, he shall
not be obliged to take said oath again.
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Provided always^
When
any person chosen or appointed as
aforesaid, shall be of the denomination called quakers, or shall
be scrupulous of swearing, and shall decline taking the said
oaths, such person shall take and subscribe them, omitting the
sxvear^ and likewise the words so help me Godj subjoining
instead thereof, this I do under the pains andpenalties ofperjury*
And the oaths or affirmations shall be taken and subscribed
by the governor, before the president of the senate, in presence
of both hcusLs of the legislature, and by the senators and representatives first elected under this constitution, as altered and
amended, before the president of the state, and a majority of the
council then in office, and forever afterwards, before the governor and council for the time being ; and by all other officers,
before such persons and in such manner as the legislature shall
word
from time to time appoint.
All commissions shall be inthenameof theStateofNew-Hampshire, signed by the governor and attested by the secretary, or his
deputy, and shall have the great seal of the state affixed thereto.
All writs issuing out of the clerk's office in any of the courts
of law, shall be in the name of the State of New-Hampshire ;
shall be under the seal of the court whence they issue, and
bear test of the chief, first, or senior justice of the court ; but
when such justice shall be interested, then the writ shall bear
test of some other justice of the court to which the same shall be
returnable ; Tmd be signed by the clerk of such court.
All indictments, presentments, and informations shall conclude, agaiiist the peace and dignity of the state.
The estates of such persons as may destroy their own lives,
shall not for that offence be forfeited, but descend or ascend in
the same manner as if such persons had died in a natural way ;
nor shall any article which shall accidentally occasion the death
of any person, be henceforth deemed a deodand, or in any wise
forfeited on account of such misfortune.
All the laws which have heretofore been adopted, used and
approved, in the province, colony, or State of New-Hampshire,
and usually practised on in the courts of law, shall remain and
be in full force until altered and repealed by the legislature ;
such parts thereof only excepted, as are repugnant to the
rights and liberties contained in this constitution : provided that
nothing herein contained, when compared with the 23d article
in the bill of rights, shall be construed to affect the laws already made respecting the persons, or estates, of absentees.
The privilege and benefit of the habeas corpus, shall be enjoyed in this state, in the most free, easy, cheap, expeditious, and
ample manner, and shall not be suspended by the legislature, except upon the most urgent and pressing occasions, and for a time
not exceeding three months.
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39
'
The enacting stile in making and passing acts, statutes, and
Be it enacted by the senate and house of repre*
laws, shall be
sentatives^ in general court convened.
No governor, or judge of the supreme judicial court shall hold
any office or place under the authority of this state, except such
as by this constitution they are admitted to hold, saving that
the judges of the said court may hold the office of justice of
the peace throughout the state ; nor shall they hold any place or
office, or receive any pension or salary, from any other state,
government, or power whatever.
No
person shall be capable of exercising at the same time,
the following offices within "this state, vz.
judge of probate, sheriff, register of deeds ; and never more
than two offices of profit, which may be held by appointment of the governor, or governor and council, or senate
and house of representatives, or superior or inferior courts ;
military offices and offices of justices of the peace excepted.
No person holding the office of judge of any court (except
special judges,) secretary, treasurer of the state, attorney-general, commissary-general, military officers receiving pay from
the continent or this state (excepting officers of the militia, occasionally called forth on an emergency) register of deeds,
sheriff, or officers of the customs, including naval officers, collectors of excise and state and continental taxes, hereafter appointed and not having settled their accounts with the respective officers with whom it is their duty to settle such accounts,
members of congress, or any person holding any office under
the United States, shall at the same time hold the office of governor, or have a seat in the senate, or house of representatives,
or council ; but his being chosen and appointed to, and accepting the same, shall operate as a resignation of their seat in the
chair, senate, or house of representatives, or council
and the
place so vacated shall be filled up.
No member of the council
shall have a seat in the senate or house of representatives.
No person shall ever be admitted to hold a seat in the legislature, or any office of trust or importance, under this government, who in the due course of law has been convicted of bribery or corruption in obtaining an election or appointment.
In all cases where sums of money are mentioned in this constitution, thd value thereof shall be computed in silver at six
shillings and eight pence per ounce.
To the end that there may be no failure of justice, or danger
to the state by the alterations and amendments made in the constitution, the general court is hereby fiilly authorized and directed tQ fix the time when the alterations and amendments shall
take effect, and make the necessary arrangements accordingly.*
more than one of
;
*
See act oC 14th Dec. 1792
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40
It shall be the duty of the selectmen and assessors^ of the
several towns and places in this state, in warning the first annual meetings for the choice of senators, after the expiration of
seven years from the adoption of this constitution as amended,
to insert expressly in the warrant, this purpose among the others for the meeting, to wit, to take the sense of the qualified
voters on the subject of a revision of the constitution ; and the
meeting being warned accordingly (and not otherwise) the moderator shall take the sense of the qualified voters present, as to
the necessity of a revision j and a return of the number of votes
for and against such necessity, shall be made by the clerk, sealed up and directed to the general court, at their then next session ; and if it shall appear to the general court by such return,
that the sense of the people of the str.te has been taken, and that
in the opinion of the majority of the qualified voters in the state,
present and voting at said meetings, there is a necessity for a
revision of the constitution, it shall be the duty of the general
court to call a convention for that purpose, otherwise the general court shall direct the sense of the people to be taken, and
The delegates
then proceed in the manner before mentioned.
to be chosen in the same manner, and proportioned as the reprovided that no alterations
presentatives to the general court
shall be made in this constitution, before the same shall be laid
:
before the towns and unincorporated places, and approved by
thirds of the qualified voters present and voting on the
two
subject.
And
the
same method of taking the sense of the people, as
and calling a convention for
to a revision of the constitution,
that purpose, shall be observed afterwards, at the expiration of
every seven years.
This form of government shall be enrolled on parchment, and
deposited in the secretary's office, and be a part of the laws of
the land : and printed copies thereof shall be prefixed to the
books containing the laws of this state, in all future editions
thereof.
—
The judicial department in NewJudicial Department.
as at present organized, consists in the first place of a
superior court of judicature, composed of a chief justice and two
associate justices. This courthas cognizance of high crimes and
misdemeanors, receives appeals from the inferior courts and the
courts of probate, and determines all questions of marriage, divorce, and alimony.
It holds two sessions annually in each
county.
There are also in this state two district courts of commoa
pleas.
For this purpose the state is divided into two districts^
Hampshire
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41
of the counties of Rockingham, Strafford, and
Hillsborough, and the other of the counties of Grafton, ChesIn each of these districts there is a court of
hire, and Coos.
common pleas, composed of one chief justice who is assisted byThis court holds its
two associate justices in each county.
sessions semi-annually in each county.
There is also in each county a court of probate of wills, &c.
consisting of one judge assisted by a register.
It sits eveiy
month in diiFerent parts of each county. This court has cognizance of all matters pertaining to the descent and settlement
It exercises care over widows,
of estates testate and intestate.
orphans, idiots, and insane persons, and has the management of
one composed
confiscated estates.
For a more particular view of the laws of this state the reader is referred to the last edition of them.
Militartf Strength.
—The
militia of
New- Hampshire
is
com-
posed of every able bodied, white male citiz*. n resident there*
in, between the ages of 18 and 45 years, except those exempted
by law, among whom are persons exempted on the ground of
religious scruples relating to war.
According to the annual return of the adjutant-general in
1814, the enrolled infantry amounted to 22,654 the artillery
the cavalry to 2,1/9, total 26,309.
There were also
to 1,476
34vpieces of brass ordnance.
The militia of New-Hampshire by
a law passed December 22, 1808, is divided into three divisions, six brigades, thirty-seven regiments, and seventy-four
Each division is commanded by a major-general,
battalions.
who is allowed two aids with the rank of major.
Each brigade has one brigadier-general and a brigade-inspector, who also
performs the duty of a brigade-major. Each regiment has one
colonel-commandant, one lieutenant-colonel, and one major.
All these officers must reside within th^ limits of their respec-
—
—
tive
commands.
Fortifications*
— (See Portsmouth and Newcastle.)
—
Religion*
The constitution of New-Hampshire secures to
the people of this state the freedom of religious opinion and
worship. The laws provide equally for the protection of every
class of christians, and the constitution expressly declares, " that
no subordination of one sect or denomination to another shall
ever be established by law." The people of this state claim and
exercise the right of selecting and supporting their own religious instructors, nor can any person be compelled to contribute
towards the support of any religious denomination to which he
6
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42
For every rational purpose therefore, liberty
does not belong.
of conscience exists, in this state in the fullest sense of the
word.
The principal religious denominations in this state are seven
in
number,
viz. congregationalists, presbyterians, episcopalians,
baptists, methodists, qu;ikcrs,
and universalists.
There
is
also
a small societv of sandimanians in Portsmouth, and one of
The
shakers in each of the towns of Canterbury and Enfield.
most numerous of these sects is the baptist denomination.
The christian religion under some form is almost universally
Those few sceptics who preprofessed throughout the state.
tend to deny this religion have not as yet agreed upon any substitute for
it.
in New-Hampshire 261 houses appropriated to
religious worship, which are in general frequented every sabbath, and there are nearly the same number of school houses
and other buildings which are used in the sam^ manner.
There are
From
State
the best information
we can
222 ordained ministers, of
procure, there are iji this
100 are congregational-
whom
method^
and 107 baptists.
It is a remarkable fact that some of the above sects differ
Many of them disagree with each other much
only in name.
less than do individuals of the same society in their private
ists,
3 presbyterians, 3 episcopalians, 3 universalists, 6
ists,
opinions.
Manners
^ Customs. — It
is
a
much
easier task to describe the
manners of past times than of the present notwithstanding
however the variety in this respect which must prevail in a
whole state, there must exist some general and prominent traits
which all will recognize.
;
The
people of New-Hampshire, like the first civilized setall new countries, are in general robust, brave, and acThe advantages of early education were not formerly
tive.
of such easy access nor so generally enjoyed as the true interests of the state demanded, yet there w^ere at all times individuals who surmounted the want of those advantages, and who,
by the energy of native genius and persevering industry qualified themselves to render the most important services to their
Since the revolution however, the means of
fellow citizens.
early instruction and mental improvement as well as the facilities of general information have abundantly increased and multiplied, and unquestionably these advantages will continue to
tlers
of
increase.
of
But of however recent origin may have been the literature
New-Hampshire, the character of this state has always pos-
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VIKVV.
43
sessed those valuable qualities which have rendered it an imIts inhabitants can
portant branch of the American union.
number among their native characteristics, fortitude and patience in adversity, intrepidity in danger, and alertness in acMany of the first settlers of this state were often reduced
tion.
Their style of living was as simple as possible.
to poverty.
Their houses were constructed of logs and poles, united at their
ends by incisions where they meet.
The crevices between
these logs were plastered and filled up with stiff clay, the consistency of which was increased by a mixture of earth or straw.
The roof was either of bark, or thin portions of logs. The
fire place was merely a pile of stones, within which the fire was
kindled on the ground, while the smoke was allowed to escape
During the winter, it
as it could through a hole in the roof.
was the practice to keep a fire by night as well as day. Ovens
were situated at a distance from the houses and were constructed of stones, cemented and plastered over with clay.
Throughout the new settlements, there were to be seen many of these
rude attempts in the art of house building, which served for the
accommodation of whole families, until their industry could prepare better materials and a better situation for their dwellings.
By these modes of living our forefathers became inured to
hardships, and by subjecting themselves to abstinence and labour
their children acquired the means of raising up large families,
and rendering themselves independent freeholders.
They feel
therefore, all that dignity and pride which spring from the consciousness that their estates are the fruit of their industry.
From the traditions they have received of the fortitude, sufferings and struggles of their ancestors, they have caught the inspiration of courage and the glow of patriotic emulation.
New-H impshire possesses therefore in its local character, the
sources of manly and heroic virtue, and of all that persevering
intrepidity which can at once encounter with patience the hardships of a desert and face an enemy without dismay.
Their
martial spirit needs only opportunities for its exercise.
The
militia of this state, under the advantages of regular discipline,
and commanded by officers of trust and ability, is fully adequate
to all the purposes of local defence.
The female sex in New-Hampshire have the general characteristics which distinguish New-England women ; freshness,
delicacy, and softness of countenance, creating not unfrequently the perfection of female beauty.
Among that portion of
them who have enjoyed the benefits of early education, the traveller may find all the fascinations of manners, the charms of
conversation, and the attractions of accomplishment.
The females of this st^Xt are in general trained from their youth to
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44
the duties of domestic economy, from which the distinctions
The employof fortune are seldom considered an exemption.
ments of the needle and other domestic avocations are here
regarded as honourable, and indolence brings equal reproach
upon both sexes. In the farming towns, the women manufacTheir fabrics of linen and
ture the clothing of their families.
No part of
woollen are of the firmest and neatest quality.
the world can produce superior butter and cheese to that made
on the banks. of the Connecticut.
Gambling is i vice unknown in New- Hampshire, except
among that worthless few who are either unable, or unwilling
The gamester, the
to follow the pursuits of honest industry.
jockey, and the knave are the objects of detestation and neglect among all whose object it is to sustain an honourable
all
character.
—
The only college in this state is in
Literature &J* Science.
It was called Dartthe town of Hanover (See Hanover.)
mouth college from the Right Hon. William, Earl of Dartmouth, who was one of its earliest and principal benefactors.
There is an instiIts charter was obtained in the year 1769.
tution annexed to the college, called Moore's school, containing
between 50 and 60 scholars.
The number of academies and incorporated schools in this
One of the academies is in Exeter, and is
state is about 20.
It was founded in 1781 ;
called Phillips Exeter Academy.
its condition is very flourishing, and its reputation and usefulness very extensive. There are also smaller academies at GilFor
manton, Ncw-Ipswich, Chesterfield, Atkinson, &c. &c.
accounts of those institutions, the reader is referred to the descriptioiiS of the towns where they are situated.
—
Banks. There are four banks at Portsmouth, viz. the NewHimpshiie Bank, incorporated 1792, N. H. Union Bank, incorporated 1802, Portsmouth Bank, incorporated 1803, and the
There are also banks
Rockingham Bank, incorporated 1813.
Dovt-r, Exeter, Haverhill, and Keene, all incorporated
1803, and at Amherst and Concord, incorporated in
1806.
at
in
—
Of these institutions, there are in NewInsurance Companies.
H'^mpshire four, all of them at Portsmouth. They have power to effect insurance upon vessels and their cargoes, as well as
They insure also against fire upon
other goods !nd chattels.
buildings and merchandize, against captivity, and against loss of
life.
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Progressive Population.
—The
'
45
earliest census or authenticat-
ed estimate of the population of this state, which we have been
able to find was made in 1680, when this territory was under the
The province, as it was then called, then
British government.
contained only four towns, viz. Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter,
and Hampton. The number of qualified voters at that time,
were in Portsmouth 71, in Dover 61, in Hampton 57^ and in
Exeter 20, making a total of 209. No regular estimate of the
whole population was made before the year 1749, at which
time, the province was under the immediate government of
Gov. Wentworth.
"
The
progressive population of the state since that time is as
; in
1749, it amounted to 30,000 ; in 1767, it was 52,000 ;
in 1775, it was 82,000; in 1790, it was 141,000; in 1800, it
was 183,000; and in 1810, it was 214,460, of whom 37,200
follows
were legal voters.
The advance of population therefore in ten years was
This must have been the natural increase, because
30,602.
New-Hampshire does not gain so much by emigration from
her sister states as she loses by emigration to Vermont, NewYork, and the western country. Where land can be obtained at
so cheap a rate, and the means of subsistence are so easy as in
the new settled parts of our state, much encouragement is necessarily given to early marriage, and indeed an unmarried man,
of the age of thirty, is rarely to be found in our country towns.
Our young farmers, having cleared a small tract of land and
provided the means of present accommodation, soon experience
the truth of the old adage, that " it is not good for man to be
alone." Having the prospect of immediate support before their
eyes, they feel no dread of early connexions.
Indeed a fe-*
male soon becomes the indispensable partner of agricultural labour in our new settlements, where the land is brought to pasture and the business of a dairy has commenced, over which it
is the province of women to preside, and with whom it is at
once an object of interest and ambition.
Counties y
£s?c.
— (See various
articles in the
Gazetteer.)
Manufactories.—Th^ manufacturing interests of New-Hampshire have been recently in a state of rapid progression.
This
state contains more than thirty incorporated factories in the
many of them on an extensive
There are also several others which are not incorporated.
Most of them have been established within five or six
years past, and are, with few exceptions, now in operation.
These establishments will be particularly mentioned in the ac*
branches of cotton and woollen,
scale.
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GENERAL VIEW.
counts of the respective towns where they are situated, viz*
Exeter, Dover, Peterborough, Milford, Lebanon, New-Ipswich, &c. &c.
There is also the New-Hampshire Iron Factory Company, incorporated in 1805, the Haverhill and Franconian Iron Factory
Company, incorporated in 1808, the N. H. Mineral Company,
incorporated in 1811, the New-Bostou Wire and Iron Factory
Company, incorporated in 1812, the Bath Alum Company, incorporated in 1812, and the N.H. Glass Manufactory Company
at Keene, incorporated in 1814.
There are also several furnaces for casting iron, hollow
ware, &c. for rolling and slitting iron, casting brass cannon, and
Carding
at Exeter there is a good manufactory of small arms.
and spinning machines, all kinds of cabinet work and turnery,
wool and cotton cards, all kinds of articles in the cooper's line,
bricks, tiles, and potters wares, are manufactured in various
parts of the state, as also ardent spirits and essences of various
kinds, hats, shoes, boots, saddles, and harness, carriages of all
sorts ; tin, copper, and brass ware, clocks, bells, combs, millstones, ploughs, and all the implements of husbandry.
The earliest traffic that was known in this state was that of
the fur trade with the Indians.
I'he next trade was in fish,
and the next in lumber. In former years the banks of the Piscataqua were covered with excellent pine timber, which was
exported in various forms. The first settlers erected many sawmills on the branches of the rivers, and a brisk trade in this
branch was carried on for many years. When the lands adjacent to the rivers were stripped of their first growth, it was supThis however
posed that the lumber business would decline.
From an interior circuit of 40 or 50
*has not been the fact.
During a period
miles, timber is transported for exportation.
of several years after the revolution, the partial imposts and impolitic restrictions of our government excluded foreign vessels
from our ports, while a deficiency both of capital and enterprize, prevented the merchants of the Piscataqua from exploring
the many new sources of commerce, which were opened by
their national independence, and which their brethren in other
seaports were improving with avidity.
But the operations of
the Federal government have introduced a more equal system
of imposts and other regulations of trade by which the commercial interests of this as well as of other parts of the union have
been rapidly advanced.
The officers of the customs in NewHampshire are appointed by the national executive, and the
revenue arising from its commerce, goes into the national treasury.
The salutary effects of the attention of congress to the
navigation of New-Hampshire i* evident from the situation of
'
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47
some other states in the union.
New-Hampsituated in the bosom of Massachusetts, with only a
narrow strip of sea coast and only one port belonging to her ;
her interior country is spread extensively along the borders of
adjacent States in such a manner, as to compel her to a commerthis as well as of
shire
is
with them. All her towns which lie on her
southern border, and most of those which lie on her western
border, find it more convenient to carry their produce to the markets either of Newburyport, Boston or Hartford than to Portsmouth. The towns situated on the Saco river and those on the
northern part of the Connecticut, will necessarily communicate
with the markets in the District of Maine. The lumber, which
is cut on the upper banks of the Merrimack, is rafted down that
river and exported from Newburyport or Boston, while most
of that which is cut on the Connecticut river is carried to HartThe largest and best part of New-Hampshire is thereford.
fore cut off by nature from all commercial intercourse with her
Lumber being a bulky article, is always transonly sea port.
ported to the nearest emporium, and when it is possible, by waAll other heavy articles, such as pot and pearl
ter carriage.
ashes, beef, pork, cheese, butter, flax, &c. which require waggons or sleighs, as also live cattle, sheep, and swine will always
be sent to the most advantageous market. These circumstances
sufficiently explain the fact, that the government of NewHampshire have never been able, either before or since the
revolution, to concentrate within this state its proper commercial
advantages, nor even to ascertain the value of its native produccial connection
tions.
,
impracticable tl»erefore to describe particularly the number or value of the articles of trade which are produced in
New-Hampshire and exported from the different ports of Massachusetts and Connecticut.
To confine the detail to the port
of Portsmouth would give a very imperfect and indistinct idea
of the productiveness of the state.
Such facts and estimates
however which have been obtained on this subject, will be developed under their proper heads.
The staple commodities of New-Hampshire, m^iy be said to
consist of the following articles, viz. lumber, provisions, horses,
neat cattle, fish, pot and pearl ashes, and flax-seed. The total
value of the exportation from Portsmouth from October, 178%
to October, 1790, was ^296,839,51 cents. In 1798, the total value
in that year was $723^4U In 1810, it was only g234,650. This
diminution was caused by the existing commercial restrictions.
Since 1810, the commerce of Portsmouth has revived very
slowly.
(See Portsmouth.)
It
is
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48
—
Free Masonry. The grand lodge of New-Hampshire was
There are a
incorporated December 30, 1805, for 20 years.
number of lodges in the state subordinate to this grand lodge,
viz. Washington, St. John's, Jerusalem, Franklin, Benevolent,
&c. &c. Trinity Chapter of Royal Masons at Hopkinton, and
St.
Andrew's Royal Arch Chapter
Societies.
at
Hanover.
—The number and character of the
societies in this
honour upon the taste, intelligence and humanity of
There are two mechanical societies, viz. Newits inhabitants.
Hampshire and Walpole, both incorporated in 1805, two misa
sionary societies, the New-Hampshire and Piscataqua
marine society, a bible society, two agricultural societies, and. a
The medimedical society, which was incorporated in 1791.
cal society is divided into districts, viz. the eastern, centre, and
The eastern and centre districts contain the fellows
western.
and associates elected from the counties of Rockingham, Strafthe western contains those elected from
ford, and Hillsborough
The annual meeting is held at
Cheshire, Grafton, and Coos.
Concord on the first Tuesday of June.
There are several incorporated musical societies inthisstate,
viz. Rockingham, Concord, Handellian, Londonderry, Plymouth,
Central, &c. the professed objects of all which are the circulation
of approved tuiies, the diffusion of a classical taste, and the enjoyment of all the pleasures arising from the social cultivation
There are library societies incorporated
of sacred harmony.
There is perhaps
in every considerable township of the state.
no mode of public improvement so practicable in a small comOf these establishments,
munifv ris thot of social libraries.
New-H.impshire contains at least two hundred, comprising in
There are althe whole nearly 10,000 well selected volumes.
state reflect
;
;
so in this state a large number of societies for the distribution
of religious tracts, several for the suppression of immorality,
and several to promote the observance of the sabbath.
Education receives as much encouragement in this state as
The legislature of New-Hampshire
in any pmrt of the world.
in 1808, passed an act making the following provisions, that
the selectmen of the several towns and parishes, and places in this
state be empowered and required to assess annually upon'the
inhabitants of their respective towns, parishes and places, accordinn: to their polls and rateable estates, and also upon improved and unimproved lands and buildings of non-residents, in
a sum to be computed at the rate of seventy dollars for every
one dolhir of their proportion of public taxes for the time being,
and so on for a greater or less sum, which sums when collected
t» be appropriated to the sole purpose of keeping an English
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49
school or schools within the town or parish for which the same
sounds and powEnglish language, reading, writing, English grammar, arithmetic, geography, and such other branches
as are necessary to be taught in an English school.
And furthermore, no person to be deemed qualified to teach any such
schools, unless he or she shall procure a certificate from some
able and respectable English or grammar school-master, or
learned minister of the gospel, or preceptor of some academy,
or the president, professor, or a tutor of some college, that he
or she is well qualified to teach such school, and likewise a certificate from the selectmen or minister of the town or parish to
which he or she belongs, that he or she sustains a good moral
character ; this certificate to be presented to the selectmen or
committee for inspecting schools in the town or parish where
such school is to be kept, previous to the commencement of such
school.
Also, that each town in the state shall at their annual
meeting, appoint three or more suitable persons to visit and
inspect the schools in their respective towns or parishes, at such
time as shall be most convenient for the parties concerned, and
in a manner they may judge most conducive to the progress of
literature, morals, and religion.
shall be assessed, for instruction in the various
ers of letters in the
State Prison.
—The
state prison
some stone building erected
at
of New-Hampshire
Concord three
is
a handhigh,
stories
containing thirty-six cells.
The prison is connected with the
keeper's house, a building of four stories.
The whole is enclosed by a wall fourteen feet in height.
The workmanship
of this edifice is not surpassed by any thing of the kind in the
United States. The internal affairs of the prison are under
the superintendence of three directors and a warden who ofThese officers are appointed by the
ficiates as the keeper.
governor and council. The minister of the town officiates as
The business of the prison is regulated in a manchaplain.
ner highly creditable to the immediate officers. At present
there are about thirty convicts, most of whom are employed in
the manufactory of wooden screws, of which article, nearly
ten thousand gross were manufactured for the proprietors in
less than twelve months.
There are other articles fabricated
here, such as door hinges and almost every description of smiths
w«rk. The employment of the prisoners is constant and systematized, and their food plain and wholesome. These circumstances, in addition to the regularity of their discipline, and
the healthy situation of the prison, at once alleviate the pains
of confinement and afford opportunity for reflection and amendment. This subject naturally leads to a cursory retrospect of
r
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jU
In 1792, the folio vviag. crimes
the criminal laws of the state.
wert punishable with death by the laws then existing murder,
treason, rape, sodomy, burglary, arson, robbery, and forgery of
In June, 1812, a bill was enacted by the
public securities.
;
making great alterations in this criminal code. By
that and subsequent statutes, murder and treason only are made
punishable by death, while other crimes, before considered capital, are now made punishable by imprisonment for life in the
legislature,
state prison
;
for
minor offences the term of confinement
is
pro-
portionably shortened.
History.
—Under
this
head
it
will only be
attempted to ex-
some of the
principal outlines of the history of this state.
It will be observed that many of the events in the following
chronology belong to this state only as an integral member
hibit
of the union.
This territory was discovered in 1614, by Capt. John Smith,
and received the name of New-Hampshire from Capt. Mason,
the original patentee.
1623 In the spring of this year,
—
Edward and William Hilfrom London, with some other persons landed at Little Harbour, but not being satisfied with that place,
they erected their stage eight miles higher up the river toward the N. W. on a neck of land which the Indians called
Newichawaunat, which name was changed by the English to
Northam, and afterwards to Dover.
1624 In the month of March of this year, Mr. Edward
Winslow arrived at Plymouth in New-England. He conveyed with him in his ship three heifers and a bull, M'hich wer€
the first neat cattle ever brought into this country.
1627 Mr. Allerton of the Plymouth company went to England to procure a patent for a trading place on the Kenneton, fishmongers
—
—
bec river, the planters at Piscataqu:- having threatened to obtain an exclusive patent for the
1629
—Some
same ground.
who were
scattered over Massachusetts, wishing to make a settlement in the neighbourhood of the Piscataqua, and imitating the example of those
of the planters
Plymouth, who had purchased their lands of the Indians,
(as they conscientiously thought this necessary to give them
a just title) procured a general assembly of the Indians at
at
Swamscot Fails, (now Exeter) where a deed was obtained
from four Sycamores.
1631
The whole plantation of New-Hampshire was this
year divided into two parts.
Capt. Thomas Wiggin was appointed agent for the upper and Capt. Walter Ncal for the
fewer.
The former of these divisions contained what is now
—
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51
Durham, &c. and the latter contained Portsmouth, Rye, Newcastle, Newington, and a part of Greenland.
A house was this year erected at Strawberry Bank,
called the Great House.
Humphrey Chadbourne had the
care of the saw mills at the upper plantations
the descendants of this man are to the present day persons of considerable
cailtd Doverj
:
note.
The proprietors this year sent over from England several pieces of cannon which they directed their agents to mount at some
place most convenient for a fort.
They accordingly stationed
them on the northwest point of the great
the mouth of the Piscataqua harbour, and
island
which lies at
ground
laid out the
about a " bow shot" distance from the water side to a high
rock, on which, it was concemplated to build the principal fort.
1632 During this year the coast was alarmed by reports of
a pirate, one Dixy Bull, who with a company of fifteen, being
employed in the Indian trade at the eastward, had taken several boats and dismantled the fort at Pemaquid
Capt. Neal, collecting a small band, equipped four pinnaces and shallops from
the Piscataqua and manned them with forty men, which w.is all
the force that could be spared from the plantations ; this fleet,
after uniting with a barge containing twenty men from Boston,
sailed for Pemaquid, but were forced by contrary winds and
bad weather to return without meeting with the enemy.
This
was the first naval armament equipped from New-Hampshire.
The pirates having proceeded further eastward, arrived afterwards in England, where Bull met with his just punishment.
—
:
1633
— Neal and Wiggin joined
in
surveying their respective
and in laying out the towns of Portsmouth and
Northam, and another, which was afterwards called Hampton,
although at this place no settlement had as yet been made.
1634 By this time Mason and Georges had become, either
by purchase or common consent, the principal, if not the sole
These gentlemen, perceiving that
proprietors of this territory.
as yet only five or six houses had been erected in both plantations, renewed their exertions and sent over a fresh supply of
labourers and materials for carrying on the settlement.
They
appointed Francis Williams the first governor.
He was a
gentleman of sound sense and discretion, and so acceptable to
the people, that when they afterwards united in a body politic,
they unanimously continued him their ruler.
A meeting house
was this year erected at Dover Neck, which was the first edifice of the kind in New- Hampshire.
1635 Sir Ferdinand Georges and Capt. Mason, having bestowed upon these settlements more pains and expense than the
other members of the grand council of Plymouth, and seeing uq
plantations,
—
—
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52
|
.
prospect of any equivalent reward, fearing also from the great
clamouv in England against monopolies, that they should soon
be forced to resign their charter, entered this year upon a new
project, which was to procure a general governor for the whole
territory of New-England, to be immediately sent over, and to
In this plak
have jurisdiction from St. Croix to Maryland.
however they did not succeed.
1636 This year one Burdet who had been a minister of
Yarmouth in England, came over to Dover, and continued for
some time in high estimation with the people, until by artful insinuations he excited such a jealousy against Wiggin, the gov-*
ernor of the place, that they deprived the latter of his office and
elected Burdet in his stead, who was in reality, a vicious and
profane man.
1637 Several eminently pious persons this year removed inThat religious persecuto this colony from Massachusetts.
tion was the cause of their removal, is evident not only from
Mrs. Hutchinson, but it appears from other public proceedings, that inquisition had been enforced over their private opinions as well as over their declarations and conduct.
Toleration
in rulers, had been preached against as a sin, which would
bring down the judgments of heaven upon the land.
—
—
1638
ment
—This year John
Wheelwright commenced
his settle-
Exeter.
His followers immediately formed themselves into a church, and decreeing themselves beyond the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, they formed a separate political
body, and made choice of Nicholas Needham, Isaac Grosse, and
Thomas Wilson as their rulers for the first year. The laws
were enacted by a popular assembly and formally sanctioned
by the rulers. Treason against the country or the king, (who
was styled the Lord's-anointed !) were made capital crimes,
and sedition was punished by a fine of ten pounds. This association lasted about three years.
At this time a settlement was
formed at Winnecumet, which was afterwards called Hampton.
The first house in this place was built by Nicholas Easton, and
was called the bound-house, (See Hampton) Nicholas Easton
afterwards removed to Rhode- Island, and ereotedthe first house
Oxeh were at this time sold at Hampton for
in Newport.
twenty-five pounds sterling per head.
This year was made
memorable by a remarkable earthquake, which happened on the
2d day of June. Its approach was announced by a low rumbling noise, similar to that of distant thunder.
Its passage was
from the northward to the eastward. As the sound increased,
the earth began to shake so violently as to drive people from
the houses, nor could they stand without supporting themselves
by posts and fences. About half an hour after this, another
at
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53
shock commenced, was not so violent as the first, which was
felt even a great distance at sea.
1639 This year Capt. John Underhill was mSlae governor
As soon as he was fixed in authority, he proceeded
at Dover.
to gather a church, over which Hanserd KnoUeys was appointed minister. He was a baptist of the antinomian order, and
Belike the governor his patron, was a man of bad character.
fore the end of the year, Underhill was displaced and one Roberts was appointed in his stead.
1640 During this year the troubles at Dover increased.
One Larkeham, a native of Lime in England, and formerly minister at Barnstead, came over possessing good talents as a preachOn this
er, he eclipsed Knolleys and was chosen in his place.
occasion a council was called, composed of Simon Broadstreet,
Esq. of Boston, the celebrated Hugh Peters minister of Salem,
and Timothy Dalton, minister of Hampton. They travelled on
foot to Dover but did not succeed in effecting a permanent arrangement. Underhill, Knolleys, and Larkeham removed out
of the colony.
During all this period the people of Portsmouth, Dover, &c.
had no right of self government delegated from the British
crown, but finding the necessity of some more determinate form
than they had as yet enjoyed, they combined themselves in separate bodicspolitic, after the example of their neighbours at ExThe inhabitants of Dover, by a written instrument, subeter.
scribed by forty persons, agreed to submit to the laws of England
and to such other regulations as should be formed by a majority
of their number, until the pleasure of the king should be known.
The date of a similar association at Portsmouth is not known.
Mr. Hutchinson supposed the whole number of neat cattle in
the colony of Massachusetts in 1640, to be 12,000, and the
sheep about 4000, and he says, that " a cow, sold two years
It is probaago for 30/. may now be purchased for 5 or 6/."
ble that there were in New-Hampshire at this time, about 1200
neat cattle and 300 sheep.
1641
At this time, all the settlements by a voluntary act
submitted to Massachusetts and were comprehended in the
county of Norfolk, which extended from the Merrimack to
the Piscataqua.
By a subsequent order, a very extraordinary
concession was made to the towns of Portsmouth and Dover,
which indicated a strong anxiety on the part of the government to retain these towns under their controul. The test,
which had been established by law, was dispensed with in their
favour. Their freemen were allowed to vote in town affairs,
and their deputies to sit in the general court, although they
were not church members, (Sept. 28th»)
—
—
;
—
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GENEKAL VIEW.
—
1643 About this time, several persons at Boston were whipped, filled and banished for the crime of what was then called
heresy.
In this year also, Boston castle ^v^s built. The church
at Boston refused the church at Exeter the privilege of settling a minister. Mr. Belknap remarks, that this stretch of power, which
would now be regarded as an infringement of
christian liberty, was then agreeable to most of the fathers of
New- England.
—
1645 An union having now been formed between the settlements on the Piscataqua and the colony of Massachusetts,
their history for the succeeding forty years is of course in a
great measure identified.
In the year 1646, Mr. Winthrop was
chosen governor, and Mr. Dudley, lieutenant governor.
In
1647, an epidemic sickness passed through the continent.
English, French, Dutch, and Indians were indiscriminately the victims of it.
It was attended with a slight fever.
Those, wh©
resorted to bleeding or who used cooling medicines generally died.
Its ravages extended to the West-Indies, where 5 or
6000 were destroyed by it.
similar contagion has passed
over the country at several successive periods.
1648 This year, Rhode-Island requested admission into the
New- England confederacy, but she was not received.
The first instance of an execution for witchcraft, was in June,
1748.
Margaret Jones of Charlestown, was indicted as a
witch, condemned and hung.
She was charged with having
such a malignant touch, that if she laid her hands upon any
person in anger, the person was immediately seized with deafness, vomiting or some other violent affection.
After the execution of this woman, her husband took passage for Barbadoes
a ship which was well ballasted, and which had eighty
horses on board.
The vessel happening to roll on a sudden, in
an alarming manner, an officer was ordered to apprehend this
man and put him in confinement ; the ship was then said to
roll no more.
Such was the wonderful credulity and infatuation of that day.
Happy would it have been for NewEngland if this had been the only specimen of those fol-
A
—
m
lies.
1649
— Early
year died Gov. Winthrop, one of the faHe was succeeded by Endicot. Mi*.
Dudley remained deputy gov^frnor.
It is asserted by some
writers, that when Gov. Winthrop was on his death-bed, he was
solicited by Mr. Dudley to sign a warrant for the banishment
of one of those persons then called heretics. Winthrop refused,
and observed that " he had done too much of that work already."
thers of
in this
New-England.
�GENERAL VIEW.
55
In every age, many actions indifferent in their nature, have
been regarded as sinful and been classed among the greatest
The text in the Apostle's epistle to the Corinthienormities.
ans against wearing loJig hair^ led our ancestors to suppose that
They
tbis of course must be a sin in all ages and nations.
treated long hair therefore as one of the enormities.
It is wonderful, that a certain text in Leviticus, " ye shall
not round the corners of your head," was never urged the
It was the regulation at this period
custom of short hair.
in NfW-England, that the hair should not be worn below the
This regulation was enforced with peculiar rigour upon
ears.
clergymen. They were especially required to appear, '' patenfew years before this, the use of tobacco
tibus auribus.'^
Some of the writers of
was prohibited by a heavy penalty.
that day compare the smoke of it to the smoke of the bottomIfss pit.
Some of the clergymen however, yielded to the sin
of smoking, and tobacco was accordingly set at liberty by an
Beards as well as wigs were also
act of the legislature.
prohibited by authority.
1650 Capt. Wiggins and Edward Gibbens were added to
the council, and Mr. Endicot was chosen governor for the
It was
years 1651
3, and Mr. Dudley, lieutenant governor.
in this year, that the new District of Maine fell into the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.
1652 This year a mint was established in Boston for coinThe first pieces being shillings, six-pences, and three-pences.
ing struck in 1652, the same date was continued upon all
The court ordered, that all the
money for thirty years after.
coins should have a double ring, with the inscription of the word
*' Massachusetts," with a
tree in the centre on one side, and
New-England and the date of the year on the other. No other colony in this country ever presumed to coin money.
1656 In this year, began, what is generally and properly
fine of ten pounds
termed, the persecution of the quakers.
In
was inflicted on any person, who harboured a quaker.
October of this year, eleven of the sect, received sentence of
banishment ; and the master of the ship, which brought th-^m
from England, was required to bind himself with sureties to
the amount of 500/. to carry them all out of the country. (See
Hutch. Vol. .1 p. 97.) Mr. Hutchinson observes, that " he could
not find what law they had for this."
In this month also, an act passed imposing a fine of 100/.
upon any master of a vessel, who should bring a quaker into
the colony, and that if a quaker should arrive, he should be
immediately sent to the house of correction, receive twenty
stripes, and be confined to hard labour until he could be
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At the next session, an act passed, by which ail
transported.
persons were liable to a fine of forty shillings for harbouring
a quaker one hour. After the first conviction under this act,
the offender, if a man, was to lose one ear, and upon the third
conviction, the other ; if a woman, she was for each offence
to be whipped^ and upon the fourth conviction, the offender,
whether man or woman was to have the tongue bored through
In May, 1658, a penalty was inflicted upon
with a hot iron.
every person, who should attend a quaker meeting.
Under
this act, a child only eleven years Jd, by the name of Pa-
The imprisonment
tience Scott, was tried and imprisoned.
of such a child was as strange as any further severity would
have been horrible.
1660 Two quakers, by the names of William Robertson
and Marmaduke Stevenson, were executed on the 27th of OcSeveral persons were fined to the amount of 10/. for
tober.
entertaining quakers at their houses, and one man, of the name
of Wharton, for pilotting them from one port to another,
was ordered to receive twenty stripes. Several others were
Bishop says, " they cut off
executed, banished or whipped.
the ears of Holden, Capeland, and Rouse in prison, and
were whipped and banished upon pain of
that others
death."
In this inquisitorial persecution, the clergy were the most
The sufferings of the victims excited the compassion
active.*
of the people, many of whom resorted to the prisons by day and
night, so that the keepers were forced to establish a constant
guard to restrain them. Wendlock Christopherson among othThis man implored the court to coners was sentenced to die.
sider, whether they gained any thing by the persecution.
For
the last man, said he, that was put to death, five rose up in his
stead ; and although you have power to take my life, God can
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same principles into ten more of his servants and
send them among you, that you may have torment upon torment. This man was executed June 13th, 1660. Some of his
May those
persecuted companions were tried at Hampton.
unhappy days never return, when men suppose they are doing
God service by sporting with the lives of his children.
1662 On the 26th of January of this year, there were two
shocks of an earthquake, and on the 28th a third.
1664 The people of New- England were this year alarmed by the appearance of a very large comet, which continued
inspire the
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The pillory served George Fox for his pulpit.
From this he harangued
populace.
Inflamed by his eloquence, they raised a mob and released him,
and set in the same pillory a certain clergyman, who bad been instrumental in
the imprisonment of Fox.
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to the 4th of February.
When
appeared in the east it was without its tail. This appendage however became visible when the comet was in the
from the 17th of November,
it first
west.
1605—The
of the anabaptists, found on reWilliam Turner, Thomas Gould, Edward
Drinker, and several others were accused before the governor
and magistrates of the crime of " gathering themselves into the
form of a church, in opposition to the church of Christ established in the colony, and with intermeddling with those holy
appointments of the L.ord Jesus, which belong only to office
Several of these men were afterwards imprisoned and
trust."
cord,
was
first persecution
in 1665.
banished.
In this case, like all others, the severity against the
converts to it, and it was therefore thought expedient to desist from the persecution.
These were not the
first appearances of antipedo-baptism in the colony.
Mr. Dunstan, the president of the college joined that profession, and
was on that account expelled from his office. Mr. Chaney his
successor believed in the necessity of immersion.
In Mr.
Hooker's time it appeared that the doctrine was gaining ground,
and he expresses his belief that the converts to it would increase in number.
1666 In the course of this year the small-pox made its
appearance in the colony.
The commissioners, sent over this year by the king prevailed on some of the people of New-Hampshire to sign a petition
and complaint to his m'tjesty of the wrongs they had suffered
from Massachusetts in the usurpation of government, which
that state had exercised over them.
The inhabitants however,
of Dover, Portsmouth, and Exeter, assembled in their town
meetings, rejected this proposal and expressed their wish to be
continued as they had. been for many years, a part of Massachusetts colony.
1669 New-Hampshire had now remained in a quiet and
peaceable condition ever since the year 1641, and were heartily united in all their civil and religious concerns, with their
sister colony.
1675 In September of this year the Indians made their
first predatory incursion against New-Hampshire.
They attacked the plantations on Piscataqua river, now constituting
Durham, and here killed two men.
This species of hostility
continued till the year 1678, when a treaty was made with
Squando and other chiefs at Durham. (For particulars of this
sect
made new
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1680
Durham.)
—This
year, a royal government was established in
New-Hampshire by commission from Charles 2d. The comS
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mission arrived at Portsmouth on the first day of January.
John Cutts was appointed president for the first year, and Richard Martin, Willium Vaughn, Thomas Daniel of Portsmouth,
John Gihnan of Exttter, Christopher Husscy of Hampton, and
Richard Waldron of Dover, esquires, were appointed counselcode of laws was then established, the first of which
lors.
was of a character becoming freemen; and it provided, that " no
act, imposition or ordinance should be made or imposed upon them
but such as should be framed by the assembly, and approved by
The president, council, and asthe president and council."
sembly were constituted a supreme court of judicature.
jury was called whenever desired by the parties. Inferior
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courts were established at Dover, Portsmouth, and Hampton.
The military arrangement consisted of one foot company in
each town, one company of artillery at the fort, and one troop
all under the command of major Waldron.
remarkable comet made its appearance in November of
this year, and disappeared sometime in the next February.
Another appeared in August and continued until September.
From June, 1680, to April, 1681, there were entered at
Portsmouth twenty-two ships, eighteen ketches, one shallop,
In 1682, there were eleven six-pounders at
and one fly-boat.
the fort, and five more at the upper part of Portsmouth, not
mounted, the property of private individuals.
From 1680, to 1685, Edward Cranfield was governor and
Walter Barefoot deputy governor.
1686 A general government was this year established by
James 2d, over the whole territory, called New-England, Joseph Dudley was made first president.
1687 Sir Edmund Androse was afterwards appointed gorernor of New- England, but he was for some reason apprehended at Boston, and sent home a state prisoner.
1689 New-Hampshire by a voluntary act became agai»
war with the
united to Massachusetts under the old charter.
French and Indians returned this year with all its horrors. On
This
the 27th of June, Dover was cut off and Waldron slain.
war continued until 1693.
1692 The delusion of witchcraft at this time overspread a
Large numbers were executed,
large part of New-England.
John Usher brought over the
and many were imprisoned.
commission of Samuel Allen as governor, and he officiated himself as lieutenant governor.
1699 Richard, Earl of Bellmont, governor of New- York
and Massachusetts, this year opened his commission in NewHampshire, under whom William Partridge acted as lieutenant governor.
of horse,
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1700 New-Hampshire was required to furnish their quota
of force to assist in the defence of New- York, in case of an invasion.
This the people thought very unjust, as they had never received any assistance from that colony.
1701
In the course of this year Lord Bellmont died at NewYork, and Joseph Dudley was appointed governor.
1702* There were at this period, seven incorporated towns
in New- Hampshire, and four ordained ministers.
1703 Louis 14th, proclaimed the pretender king of Great
Britain, which circumstance rendered a war with France inevitable.
King William died early in this year and Queen Anne
succeeded him. The French and Indian war (commonly called
Queen Anne's war) now commenced in New-England. On the
10th of August a body of French and Indians, consisting
of five-hundred, separated themselves into several parties, attacked all the settlements from Cased to Wells, and either killed or captured 130 people.
On their march they burned and
ravaged every thing before them.
On the 17th of the same
month several people were killed at Hampton.
1704~This year Deerfield in Massachusetts was surprised
by the French and Indians, who there killed 40 or 50persons, and
took more than 100 prisoners.
On the 25th of April several
people were killed at Durham.
1705 There was in the course of this year a partial cessati#n of hostilities, and Queen Anne informed governor Dudley
that she was projecting an expedition against Canada.
The
governor and council thought it therefore a good season to negociate the exchange and redemption of prisoners.
The sumHtier was accordingly chiefly occupied in this business, and in repairing the fort on Great Island, and the line of pickets at
Portsmouth.
nightly parole was established along the shore
from Portsmouth to Hampton to prevent any surprise by sea,
as the coast was at this period infested by French privateers.
1706 In April of this year, the enemy appeared again in
New-Hampshire, extending their work of bloodshed and destruction to the towns of Durham, Dunstable, Kingston, Exeter, Dover, &c.
(See these towns in the Gazetteer.)
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mencement of this century was 262,000, viz.
Massachosetts,
Connecticut, Rhode-Island, -
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New-Hampshire,
N6w-York,
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colonies,
the com-
at
70,000
30,000
Pennsylvania,
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10,000
10,000
30,000
I5,00i
Virginia,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
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Maryland,
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20,000
25,000
40,000
5,000
7,000
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170/ On the 15th of September of this year, the Indians
committed some depredations at Exeter, and on the ITth, several persons were killed at Durham.
1708 At this time a large army was prepared at Canada
and Ncw-H^mpshire
against the frontiers of New-England
A troop under
was put in the best possible state of defence.
the command of Capt. Coffin, patrokd from Kingston to CoNo
checho, and scouts were continu dly kept on the lookout.
important occurrence however touk place.
1/09 This year several persons were killed at Oyster river,
Exeter, &c. (which see.) General Nicholson marched against
the French and Indians as far as to a place called Wood Creek,
but obtaining no assistance from England, and his men not being paid, for the two former years, his whole army was disbanded.
1710 An expedition (to which New-Hampshire contributed
100 men, under Col. Shadrach) was sent against Port-Royal.
This place surrendered October 5ih, and was afterwards called
Annapolis.
Col. Winthrop Hilton was this year killed in that
Some other perpart of Exeter, which is now called Epping.
sons were killed in Exeter, Dover, and Kingston.
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— The depredations of the Indians increased
in audacity
and violence. Another expedition was prepared against CanaEight transports were this year wrecked on
da, which failed.
Egg Island, in the river St. Lawrence, and a thousand people
perished.
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1712 This year was remarkable for accumulated cruelties
from the Indians. Many people were killed at Dover, Durham, Kingston, &c.
1713 Peace was now made between the colonies and the Indians, and ratified by their chiefs at Portsmouth, on the 15th
Queen Anne died and George 1st was crowned.
of July.
Daring thfse Indian hostilities, which were called King Phillip's
war, and which continued from 1675 to 1714, Massachusetts
vv-Hampshire lost 6000 young men and male children,
and
including the killed and those who were made captive, without
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ever being recovered.
1714 -Governor Dudley was removed, and colonel Burgess
appointed in his place.
1715 Governoi Burgess sold his commission, and Col. Samuel Shute was appointed his successor over both provinces.
1717 -A dispute happened between the governor and his
council as to the best mode of defence against the French and
Incti ms.
Tne greatest snow ever known in New-England fell in the
latter part of April of this year.
It was so deep, that people
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obliged to walk from their chamber windows.
It
was
said to be eight feet on a level, and has ever since been called
the ^reat snow.
1722
governor and
— John Wentworth was appointed against the
A declaration of war
mander
in chief.
all
com-
hostile
tribes of Indians was published at Portsmouth and Boston, and a
bounty of 100/. was offered for every Indian scalp. This, whidh
was called Lovell's war, was bloody and distressing, and continued until December 15th, 1725, at which time articles of
peace were signed at Falmouth.
1726 From this date, New-England enjoyed a long and
prosperous peace. Massachusetts granted to certain persons
Pennacook, now called Concord.
1727 This example was followed by New-Hampshire, and
grants were made of Epsom, Chichester, Barnstead, Canterbury, Gilmanton, and Bow.
This year was remarkable for a violent and extensive earthquake which commenced on the 29th of October, A.M. It
was announced by a loud and alarming noise this increased
until the shaking began, which continued about three minutes.
Cellar walls were broken in, and chimneys were thrown down,
but no houses were destroyed. Smaller shocks were felt for
several months afterward.
On the 10th of June, George 1st died, and on the 27th,
George 2d was proclaimed,
1728 William Burnet was appointed governor of Massachusetts and New-Hampshire, and he was succeeded by Mr.
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1734 On this year New-Hampshire was erected into a separate government.
Boundary lines were run and established,
but all disputes on this subject were not finally adjusted un;
1741.
til
1735
— During
this
year New-England was visited by a de-
and very extensive epidemic,
called the throat-distemthroat swelled, white or ash coloured specks appeared in the fauces, and an efflorescence on the skin, accompanied by a general debility and a strong tendency to putridity.
structive
per.
The
ravages commenced in May, 1735, at Kingston, N. HJ
In the;
first victim was a child, who died in three days.
course of a week it appeared at a place four miles distant,
where three children died on the third day.
Of the first forty
who were seized net one recovered. At Exeter it destroyed
114 persons; at Hampton Falls 20 families buried all their
Its
The
children.
In the province of
ftfteen
towns,
it
New-Hampshire alone, which had only
carried off 1000 people, of whom 900 were un-
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der the age of 21.
The same disorder has made its appearance in this state at several subsequent periods. (For particulars sec the towns.)
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1741
Benning Wentworth was appointe'd governor of the
province.
There was no lieutenant governor for a period of
twenty-five years.
About this time an extraordinary religious conversion took
place in the province, which was for the most part, owing t»
the arrival of the Rev. George Whitefield, and other celebrated,
pulpit orators.
1745 On the 17th of May of this year Louisburg was taken.
This was a severe loss to the French and inflamed them to obtain
retribution.
The amount of New-Hampshire troops engaged
in this expedition was about 500 men.
In July the Indians
made their appearance at Fort Dummer, and at the great
meadows near Westmoreland. (See Hinsdale.)
1755 Hostilities continued and New-Hampshire raised 500
men under Col. Joseph Blanchard for an expedition against
Crown Point. This regiment was stationed at Fort Edwards,
and on the eighth of September, it was attacked by a body of
French regulars. The enemy was beaten off with severe loss,
and on their retreat they were met by Capt. Nathaniel Folsom,
who had been on a scouting expedition, and was nov.^ returning.
Capt. Folsom stationed his men among the trees and kept up a
well directed fire until night, at which time the enemy retired
with loss, and Folsom returned to the camp.
short time after
this, another regiment was raised in New-Hampshire, and put
under the command of Capt. Peter Oilman of Exeter. These
men were as active and persevering as their brethren, although
they had not such favourable opportunities of exhibiting their
•ourage. The expedition was given up and late in the fall the
soldiers were disbanded and sent home.
These designs against
Crown Point incited the Indians to new projects of depredations on the frontier of New-Hampshire.
This year was memorable also for an earthquake, which happened on the eighteenth day of November, about four in the
morning. Smaller shocks were felt for about a fortnight after.
The soldiers of New- Hampshire were so well qualified for
every service which required alertness, and so familiarized
to fatigue and danger, that, by the express desire of lord
Loudon, three ranging companies were formed of them, who
continued in service throughout winter and summer. The command of them was given to Robert Rogers, John Stark, and
William Stark.
1757 Another expedition against Cro^vn Point was planned
by lord Loudon, and New-Hampshire on this occasion raised
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two regiments, under Cols. Meserve and GofF. The latter regiment was captured at Fort William, and eighty of the men
were massacred by the Indians. A reinforcement of 250 soldiers was raised, and entrusted to major Thomas Tash, who
was stationed at No. 4, (now called Charlestown.)
1758 Another unsuccessful campaign marked this year.
The frontiers of the province were severely harassed by the InNew-Hampshire made a new contribution of 1000
dians.
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men towards
the reduction of Crown Point, Ticonderoga, &c.
This force was entrusted to Col.Zaccheus Lovell, son ofthfcelebrated partisan who was killed at Pigwacket. The victories
of this year were splendid indeed, Niagai'a, Ticonderoga,
Crown Point, and Quebec surrendered to the English.
1760 This year New-Hampshire raised 800 men and placed them under the command of Col. John Goff.* This regiment marched to Montreal, where they were reinforced by Col.
Haviland. With this year the war ended, and George 3d was
now proclaimed king.
1761 The ability which the American colonies had displayed throughout the war, inspired the British parliament
with a spirit of jealousy against them, which discovered itself
before the declaration of peace. This year and the year after were remarkable for severe droughts.
John Temple- was
appointed lieutenant governor but nerer officiated. About 60
townships were laid out during this and the last year, some oh
the cast and some on the west side of the Connecticut ri^er.
1763 From this year may be dated the flourishing condition of New- Hampshire.
Population and cultivation progressed with unprecedented rapidity.
1765 The stamp-act which passed this year, roused t'ae
indignation of New-England.
Every method was used to inform and excite the people on this subject. At Portsmouth
coffin was carried about, on the lid
the bells were tolled.
of which was inscribed " Liberty aged 145."
procession
was formed and moved with muffled drums, minute guns were
fired, and an oration pronounced at the grave.
The coffin
was afterwards taken up, signs of life were discovered in
the corps.
The inscription "liberty revived" was substituted,
the bells struck a cheerful peal, and joy reillumined every
countenance ; the whole was conducted with decency and or-
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1766 The obnoxious act was repealed on the 19th of March
of this year, but such was the infatuation of the parliament,
and the chagrin of the authors of the act, that they framed
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The
population of New-Hampshire was at this time 34,000.
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another, imposing heavier duties on trade, under the specious
pretence of raising a revenue for the support of the provin-
governments.
1767 John Wentworth was appointed deputy governor of
N<w- Hampshire, and surveyor of the king's forests in North
America.
The act above alluded to was a duty on paper, glass, tea,
and painters' colours. A board of commissioners and a court
of a'Jmiralty were also established vith unlimited powers. The
colonies were unanimous in jtheir opposition to the revenue
act, ind they employed every expedient to interrupt the royal
Three of the
officets in the execution of their business.
commissioners escaped from the populace with the hazard of
their lives, and others sought refuge in the forts.
1770 Authentic information was received, that the revenue
act was so far repealed, as to take off all the obnoxious duThis gave
ties tixcept that of three pence per pound on tea.
no sqtisfaction to the colonies they considered the principle
Oa
of that small tax as dangerous as that of a larger one.
The
the 5|h of March the work of bloodshed commenced.
king's soldiers stationed in Boston fired upon the inhabitants,
killed three and wounded five more.
Governor Benning Wentworth died and was succeed1771
ed by his nephew John Wentworth.
1^74 General Gage arrived at Boston with a large force
of British troops, and the town of Boston was blockaded.
The general assembly of New-Hampshire, at their meeting in
the spripg, in conformity to the example of similar bodies in the
other colonies, appointed a committee of correspondence, and
transmitted letters to all towns in the province, requesting them
to send deputies to a general convention at Exeter, where delEighty-five
egates were to be chosen for a general congress.
deputies assembled at Exeter, where they chose Nathaniel Folsom and John Sullivan, esquires, to attend the proposed congress to be holden the next September at Philadelphia.
An order having been passed by the king in council prohibiting the exportation to America of gun-powder and other military stores, a copy of it was brought by express to Portsmouth
a* the moment when a ship was daily expected from Boston
with a party of troops to take possession of Fort William and
Mary at the entrance of the harbour. The committee of
Portsmouth, with all possible despatch, collected a company
from that and the neighbouring towns, and before the governor
had any suspicirtn of their intentions they proceeded to Newcastle and attacked the fort.
The whole garrison (consisting
of five men besides the Capt.) were captured, and one hundred
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gunpowder were carried
off.
Another party reof the lightest cannon and all the small arms, beMaj. John Sullivan and C -pt.
sides some military stores.
John Langdcn signalized themselves as the leaders of this affair.
The next day the Scarborough frigate and Cansean
sloop of war, with several companies of soldiers, took possession
of the fort and of the heavy cannon which had not been re-
barrels of
moved
fifteen
moved.
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1775 On the 25th of January a second convention of depuassembled at Exeter to consult on the existing affairs, and
ties
to appoint delegates to the
nt- xt general congress to be
held at
Philadelphia on the 18th of May.
Maj. Sullivan and Capt.
Langdon were chosen.
At this time every thing bore the appearance of war, but
no actual blow was struck until the 19th of April.
On this
memorable day an armed British force marched from Boston
Meeting here with some hostile treatment from
to Lexington.
a few Americans in arms, they unsheathed the sword and shed
the first blood of the revolutionary contest.
On the alarm of
this event, the people of New-Hampshire flew to arms, and to
party of Americans atthe assistance of their brethren.
tacked a battery on Jersey's Point on Great Island and carried
off eight pieces of cannon, some of which were twenty-four
and others thirty-two pounders, all which they brought to Ports*
mouth. Governor Wentworth finding his authority disregarded and his person insulted, retired to the fort.
On the second meeting of the assembly he sent a message to
them and adjourned them to the 28th of September ; they
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however never met
after that.
He
remained
in the fort
under
the protection of the Scarborough and another ship of war until all the cannon were taken on board : he then sailed for BosIn September he stationed himself on the Isle of Shoals,
ton.
and at that place issued a proclamation adjourning the ass'cmThis was the last act of his adminisbly to the next April.
tration and his last visit to the province.
Thus terminated the
British government in New-Hampshire where it had existed
ninety-five years.
On the first alarm of hostilities about twelve hundred men
marched from the adjacent parts of New-Hampshire to the assistance of their fellow citizens near Boston, who had already
taken arms.
pcjrt
of this number returned immediately,
the remainder formed themselves into two regiments under
the authority of the Massachusetts convention.
On the first
meeting of the Provincial Assembly of New-Ham.pshire, it was
voted to raise and equip two thousand men, to be formed into
three regiments, which were to be under the command of col9
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John Stark, James Read, and John Poor. The two forpresent at the memorable battle of Bunker Hill,
where they were posted on the left behind a fence here they
sorely galled the advancing bodies of the British, and cut down
whole ranks of them. In their retreat they lost several of the
number, among whom was the gallant Maj. Andrew M'Clary,
who was killed by a cannon shot after he had passed the isthonels,
mer were
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mus of Charlestown. After this time brigadier-general Sullivan
Forts were soon
commanded the New-Hampshire troops.
erected on the points of two islands which form a narrow chanOne of
two miles below the town of Portsmouth.
these was called Fort Sullivan and the other Fort Washington.
company of artillery was stationed on duty here, and a
company of rangers was posted on Connecticut river. Besides these two companies more were raised to be under the
immediate orders of the committee of safety. The whole militia of the state was divided into two regiments ; the field officers were to be appointed by the convention, and the inferior
officers to be elected by the companies ; out of the militia
were selected lour regiments of minute men who were constantly trained to military duty.
In the next winter when the Connecticut regiments withdrew
from the camp, their term of service having expired, six companies, each containing 61 men, were sent to supply their place
until the British evacuated Boston.
temporary government was established in New1776
Hampshire, to continue during the war, consisting of a house
of representatives and a council of twelve, with the addition of
an executive committee to act in the recess of the legislaThe number of this committee varied from six to sixteen.
ture.
The president of the council was also president of the execuTo this office was cajjed the Hon. Meshech
tive committee.
Weare, a man of experience, talents, and fidelity. He was alSo unbounded
so appointed chief justice of the superior court*
was the public confidence in this gentleman that no hesitation
was felt to invest him at once with all authority, legislative, execnel about
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and judicial, in which he was continued by-annual elecFor the service of this year two
throughout the war.
thousand men were raised and organized under the officers
of the preceding year. Three hundred men were stationed in
the forts ; and supplies of fire arms and ammunition were
regiment was raissent to the western parts of the state.
ed in that quarter and placed under the command of colonel
Timothy Bedel, with orders to be prepared for a march to
Canada. These three regiments marched with Gen. Washington to New- York, thence they were ordered up the Hudson
utive,
tions
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and down the lakes into Canada, under the command of
(ien. Sullivan, who met at the mouth of the river Sort! the
American army retreating from Quebec. Here Gen. Sullivan
took the command of the whole, and finding the retreat unavoidable on account of the small-pox among the New-Hamp^
he conducted this movement with great skill and
shire troops
prudence.
Not only the small-pox but the dysentary, and putrid fever raged among our troops, and it was computed that
out of the New-Hampshire regiments nearly one third were carried off this year by sickness.
When all apprehensions of an
attack on Ticonderoga were over for the season, the surviving
part of the New- Hampshire troops marched by the way of the
Minisinks into Pennsylvania, where they aided Gen. Washington in the glorious capture of the Hessians at Trenton, and
were also with him at the victorious battle of Princeton.
1777 Over the army which was raised this year the officers
were appointed by congress, and the men were enlisted for
that term or during three years.
The New-Hampshire
regiments were commanded by colonels Joseph Cilley, Nathan
Hale, and Alexander Scammel.
These troops were supplied
with new French arms, and their rendezvous was appointed at
Ticonderoga. The whole body was to be under the immediate command of Brig. Gen. Poor.
They remained at Ticonderoga until the approach of the British army under Gen. Burgoyne rendered it expedient to abandon the post. Col. Hale's
regiment was ordered to cover the rear of the invalids, on
which account he was several miles behind the main body.
The next morning after the march commenced, he was attacked by an advanced part of the enemy at Hubbardston.
In
this engagement major Titcomb was wounded
Col.Hale, captains Robertson, Carr, and Norris, and adjutant Elliot with
some other officers, and about 100 men were made prisoners.
The main army continued their retreat to Saratoga.
At Fort
Ann they had a skirmish with the enemy, in which captain
Weare was mortally wounded.
When the intelligence of this
retreat reached New-Hampshire, the assembly had finished
their spring session and had separated.
An immediate summons from the executive committee reassembled them, and in a
short sitting of three days they organized the most effectual
means for common defence. They formed the militia of the
state into two brigades, the first of which they entrusted to the
command of William Whipple, and the second ta John Stark.
One fourth part of Stark''s brigade and one fourth of three
regiments of the other brigade, were immediately despatched
under the command of Stark, to arrest the progress of the enemy against our western frontiers.
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of the militia were instructed to take away the
those persons who scrupled or declined assisting in
And a day oi public fasting and
the defence of the country.
The
officers
arms of
.til
prayer wis appointed which was observed with devotion and
solemnity.
The above mentioned appointment of Stark with the pay of
a brigadier-general in the continental armv wus peculiarly satisfictory to the public and not unpleasant to his own feelings.
In the arrangement of the general officers the preceding year, a
junior officer had been promoted while Stark was neglected.
He had written to congress on the sut)j;xt, but his letters were
He therefore left the army and
suffered to lie on the table.
returned home, he was now by the unanimous voice of his fellow citizms, invested with a separate and honourable command,
and the orders he receiv^-'d were these, " to repair to Charleston on Connecticut riv-r, there to consult with a committee of
the New-Hampsliire grams, (now Vermont) and to act in conjunction with, the troops of that new state or any other of the
states, or of the United States, or separately, as it should appear to him most expedient for the protection of the people and
In a few days he proceeded to
the annoyance of the enemy."
Charleston, and as soon as his men arrived, he sent them forward to join the forces of the new state, under Col. Warner,
who had stationed himself at Manchester, twenty miles north
At this place Stark joined him, and here he
of Bennington.
met Gen. Lincoln, who had been despatched from Stillwater by
Gen. Schuyler (commander of the northern department) to
conduct the militia to the west side of the Hudson river. Stark
informed him of his orders and of the dangers which the peoHe further observed, that he
ple of the grants apprehended.
had consulted with the committee, and that if he (Stark) joined
the continental army and left them exposed, the people were
resolved to retire to the east side of Connecticut river and thus
He therefore expressed kis
leave New-H.impshire a frontier.
dtt- rmmation to remain on the enemy's flank, and watch his
H:' accord ngly mustered his forces at Bennington
motions.
uichester.
report of this deterand Itft Co;. W.rn.r it
The orders, upon
mination w s tr.insmitted to Congress.
which it was found-rd, were there disapproved, but the wisdom
of them was Jtiestrd by subsequent events.
Gen. Burgoyne, with the main body of the British army, was
now at Fort Edward. From that station he despatched Lieut.
C')l. Bum, with about 1500 of his G.;rm »n troops and 100 Indians to spread themselves over the Grants as far as Connecticut river, with orders to collect horses and cattle for the
use of the army and to return immediately with their booty.
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The Indians, who preceded this attachment, were discoverStark despatched Col.
ed about 12 miles from Bennington.
Gregg with a body of 200 to arrest their progress. On the
evening of that day he was informed, that a body of regular
troops with a train of artillery was in full march for BenningThe next morning he advanced with his whole brigade
ton.
and some militia from the Grants, to the support of Gregg, who
found, himself unable to cope with the superior force of the enemy. Having marched about a mile, he met Gregg retreating
and the main body of the enemy within a mile of his rear.
On discovering the approach of Stark's column, Gregg halted
on an advantageous position and drew up hjs men in full view
on the eminence, but could not bring them to an engagement.
He then fell back about a mile and encamped, leaving a small
party to skirmish with the advance, who killed thirty of the enemy besides two of the Indian chiefs.
The next day was rainy. Stark kept his position and sent
Many of the Indians improvout parties to harass the enemy.
ed this opportunity to desert, declaring that the woods were full
of Yankees. On the following morning Stark was reinforced
by a militia company from the Grants, and by another from the
county of Berkshire in Massachusetts. This raised his force
He despatched Col.Nichols with 250 men to the
to 1600 men.
rear of the enemy's left wing ; and Col. Hendrick with 300 to
the rear of their right ; and stationed 300 to oppose their front
and keep them in play. Then ordering colonels Hubbard and
Stickney with 200 men to attack their right wing, and 100
more to reinforce Nichols in the n^ar of their left the attack
commenced on that point precisely at three o'clock in the afterIt was immediately followed up by the other detachnoon.
ments, Stark himself advancing with the main body. The engagement continued two hours, by which time he had forced the
enemy's line and breast-works, taken two pieces of brass cannon and a number of prisoners, and had compelled the remnant
to retreat.
Just at this moment he was informed that another
body of the enemy was within two miles of him. This was a
reinforcement for which Baum had sent when he first knew
the amount of the force he was to oppose.
It was commanded by Col. Breyman. Fortunately Warner's regiment from
Manchester met them and arrested their march. Stark rallied
and renewed the action and it was warm and desperate. He
employed with great effect the cannon he had captured, and
at sunset compelled the enemy to retreat.
H^ pursued them
until night, at which time he halted to prevent his men from
injuring each other in the dark.
Stark took in this action two
pther piedes of cannon, together with all the enemy's baggage,
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waggons, and horses, and found that they had left on the field
226 dead. Their commander Baum was taken prisoner, and
soon after died of his wounds. Besides him 33 officers, and
more than 700 privates were taken. Out of Stark's brigade
four officers and ten privates were killed and 42 wounded.
In the account of this battle which Stark transmitted to the
Nt w-Hampshire committee he said, " our people behaved with
the greatest spirit and bravery imaginable, and had every man
been an Alexander or a Charles of Sweden, they could not have
behaved better." Congress heard of this victory only from
common report. After waiting sometime in expectation of
letters, inquiry was made why Stark had not written to congress as well as to his own state.
He answered that his cor*
respondence with them had closed as they had not attended to his last letters. They immediately took the hint, and
although they had but a few days before resolved, that the instructions under which he had acted were destructive of military subordination, yet they presented their thanks to him and to
the officers and troops under his command and promoted him
The
to the rank of brigadier-general in the continental army.
northern army was now reinforced by the militia of the neighbouring states. Brig. Gen. Whipple marched with most of his
brigade, in addition to which, volunteers in abundance flocked
Two desperate battles were
to the army under general Gates.
fought, one at Stillwater and the other at Saratoga, in both of
which, the troops from New-Hampshire had a large share of
the honour gained by the American army.
In the former action two lieutenant-colonels, Adams and Colburn, and lieutenant
Thomas were among the slain and in the latter, lieutenant-colonel Conner and lieutenant M'Clary were killed with a
great number of their men.
The consequence of these repeated victories was the surrender of Burgoyne's army. After this
great object was attained, the New-Hampshire regiments
performed a march of forty miles and forded the Mohawk rivThe object
er below the falls, in the space of fourteen hours.
of this rapid movement was to arrest the progress of a British
detachment under general Clinton, who threatened Albany with
the same devastation which he had extended over the counj
try below, but hearing the fate of
etly
to
Burgoyne he returned qui-
New- York.
The American army
then marched into Pennsylvania and
huts at Valley Forge.
In addition to
those officers from New-Hampshire, who were killed at the
passed the winter
in
northward, we lost also Maj. Edward Sherburn, who was slain
After the
in a daring but unsuccessful action at Germanton.
capture of Burgoyne, all danger of a Canadian invasion ceased,
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71
and the theatre of war was removed to the southward. The
troops from New-Hampshire now formed into a distinct brigade, had their full share of the common dangers and sufferings of the army.
At the battle of Monmouth, a part of them
were closely engaged under the command of colonel Cilley and
lieutenant-colonel Dearborn, and they behaved in such a manner, as to merit the commendation of the illustrious WashingThey continued with the main army all that spring, and
ton.
were stationed at Reading during the ensuing winter.
In the summer of 1778, when the French fleet appeared on
our coast, with the intention to aid us in our struggles with
Great Britain, an invasion of Rhode Island, then in possession
of the British was projected, and general Sullivan was appointed to conduct it. Detachments of militia and volunteers irovti
Massachusetts and New-Hampshire formed a part of his troops:
but a violent storm having prevented the co-operation of the
French and driven them to sea, the army, after a few skirmishes, were under the mortifying necessity of quitting the IslThe retreat was conducted by general Sullivan with
and.
great skill and prudence.
1779 An expedition into the Indian country being determined on, general Sullivan was appointed to the command, and
the New-Hampshire brigade made part of his forces.
His
rout was up tjbe Susquehanna in the country of the Seneca's, a
track imperfectly known, and into which no troops had ever penThe order of his march was planned with great
etrated.
judgment and executed with much regularity and perseverance.
In several engagements wifeh the savages, the troops from NewHampshire behaved with a characteristic intrepidity. The provisions of the detachment falling short before the object of the
expedition was cowipleted, the troops generously consented to
subsist on such food, as could be found in the Indian counAfter their return, they were re-united to the main artry.
my and passed a third winter in huts at Newtown in Connecti-
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cut.
On
the close of this year Sullivan resigned his
command
and retired.
1780 This year the New-Hampshire troops were stationed
at the important post of West-Point, and afterwards marched
into New- Jersey, where general Poor died.
Three of its regiments were employed in the service of this year. The fourth
winter was passed in cantonments of huts at a place called
Soldier's Fortune near Hudson river.
At the close of the year
the New-Hampshire force was reduced to two regiments and
were commanded by colonels Scammel and Reid. It was on
the 21st of September this year, that the treason and desertioa
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of Arnold were discovered, which event was followed by the
capture and execution of major Andre, the British spy.
1781
This year a part of our troops remained at NewYork, and the other division marched to Virginia and were
It was at this time, that
present at the defeat of Cornwallis.
the brave and enterprising colonel Scammcllost his life.
1782 During the winter of this year the first New-Hampshire regiment, commanded by lieutenant-colonel Dearborn,
was quartered at Saratoga, and the second, on the Mohawk
river.
They kept these stations until the close of the ensuing
year, at which time the approaches of peace began to relax
In the course of a few months, the
tTie opf-rations of war.
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negociations resulted in a treaty, and
we were acknowledged
" free and independent states" from that throne, which had till
then pronounced us " revolted su!>jects."
The America, a seventy-four gun ship, built at Portsmouth,
by order of congress, was launched on the 5th of November
of this year.
This was the first line of battle ship ever built in
this country.
It was presented to the king of France.
1783 On the 31st of October of this year the civil constitution of New-Hampshire went into operation and continued until 1792.
small shock of an earthquake was felt on the 29th
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of November.
— Meshech Weare was
1784
1 785
elected president of this state.
president.
During this year
for redress of the paper money
—John Langdon was chosen
there was much popular clamour
grievances.
—
1786 John Sullivan was made president.
This year was
rendered memorable by an insurrection in New-Hampshire, the
object of which was (says Belknap) to force the legislature into a
paper money system. On the 20th of S-*ptember, about 200
mc;n equipped in various modes, surrounded the general court
then convened at Ex: ter, and held that honourable body prisoners sevf ral hours.
But the citizens of the towns immediately
ros^ in arms and crushed the insurrection in its birth.
1787 President Sullivan continued in offi-e. The tumult of
insurrection was not confined to New-Hampshire.
It appeared
in I'older forms in several of the neighbouring states.
It was ascert;iined, th:it the existing Confederacy was insufficient.
deleguou therefore from the several states, comprising much
learning, talents, and virtue, convened at Philadelphia for the
purpose of framing a federal constitution.
This convention appointed general Washington as their president, and after four
months uninterrupted attention to the subject,during which period
all the jarring interests of the states were thoroughly canvassed,
they voted to recommend a plan of federal government to the
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The delegates from New-Hampshire were John Langdon and Nicholas Oilman.
1788 The new constitution was published and offered to the
It was adopted in
several states for their formal acceptance.
New-Hampshire June the 21sE of this year, by the general court
States.
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Concord.
1789 General Washington was elected president of the
United States, and John Sullivan president of New-Hampat
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dhire.
1790
Bartlett
—Josiah the U.
of
The revenue
was chosen president of this state.
was ^4,77/',120, and the
S. for this year
expenditure ^3,797,436.
1791 Josiah Bartlett was chosen governor under the
new
—
Piscat1794—John Taylor Gilman was elected governor,
year.
aqua bridge was
1795 — John Taylor Gilman was again elected governor, and
1805.
by annual election
continued
1797— John Adams was chosen president of the United
and Thomas Jefferson vice president. The exports
constitution.
built this
until
in office
States,
of the United States now amounted to S5 7,000,000, and the
revenue of the post-office amounted to S46,000. The mails
of the United States are carried over 1,430,085 miles, in which
space there are upwards of four hundred post-offices.
1798 This year congress passed an act authorizing the
president to raise and equip a provisional army, and an act
more effectually to protect the commerce and coasts of the
United States against French depredations.
1799 Thomas Truxton commander of the U. S. Frigate
The
Constellation captured the French Frigate Insurgent.
whole American navy consisted at this time of forty-two vessels carrying 950 guns.
1800 The cow-pox was introduced into America this year.
There were now belonging to Portsmouth 28 ships, 47 brigs,
10 schooners, and 2 sloops employed in foreign commerce. Of
the above vessels 17 of the largest were built in the course of
There were also twenty coasters, and more than
this year.
that number of fishing vessels.
1801 Thomas Jefferson was elected president of the United
The exports of the
States, and Aaron Burr vice-president.
United States amounted this year to more than ninety millions
'^
of dollars.
1802 Merino sTieep Were introduced into this country byfire broke out in Portsmouth and
Col. David Humphreys.
destroyed about one hundred buildings*
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1803— The Middlesex canal by which the waters of the Merrimack are carried to Charlestown was completed this year.
1805 John Langdon was chosen governor of this state.
Thomas Jefferson president of the United States, and George
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Clinton vice-president.
1806 June 16th of this year was
—
made memorable by the
which probably ever happened.
To many parts of New-England the sun was totally obscured
The scene was at once beautiful and subfor several minutes.
lime, and yet not to be contemplated without a feeling of dread.
The sky was unusually serene, not a leaf was in motion. Immediately before the extreme darkness all nature seemed vergThe animals felt the change
ing to a state of gloomy repose.
But as the obscuraand hastened to their nocturnal retreats.
most remarkable solar
eclipse
tion gradually left the sun, the quick reanimation of every thing
was proportionably delightful,
—
1807 Bonaparte, by one of his decrees, pronounced every
neutral vessel denationalized and liable to capture, which had
submitted to be searched by an English cruiser or had touched
This was a prelude to the late war.
at an English port.
Great Britain soon issued her orders, condemning to seizure all
our vessels bound to any of the continental ports except
those of Sweden.
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808 This year was the era of the general embargo.
1809 Jeremiah Smith elected governor This year the embargo was removed.
1810 John Langdon elected governor. On the 22d of November was issued the United States* proclamation interdicting
commercial intercourse with Great Britain.
Congress
1812 William Plumer was elected governor.
voted to organize for the useof the government 100,000 militia,
and apportioned the quota of each state.
On the 18th of June of this year war was declared by the
On the 1st of July the
United States with Great Britain.
on the 8th of that month Sandwich
double duty bill passed
m Upper Canada was taken by general Hull. On the 16th general Hull surrendered the American army to the British general
Brock.
On the 1 9th of August the British frigate Guerriere was sunk
by the United States' frigate Constitution under commodore
1
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kHuII.
On the 1 7th of October the United States' sloop of war Wasp
captured the Frolic, and both of them were taken by the English seventy-four, Poictiers.
On the 25th of October the British frigate Macedonian surrendered to the American frigate United States.
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76
On the 29th of December the British frigate Java was destroyed by the United States' ship Constitution.
1813— John Taylor Oilman was elected governor of this state.
On the 22d of January general Winchester surrendered to
the British general Proctor at Frenchtown.
On the 13th of February the British sloop of war Peacock
was destroyed by the American sloop Hornet.
On the 27th of April, York in Upper Canada waa taken by
our troops, and general Pike killed.
On the 1st of June the United States' frigate Chesapeake was
taken bv the Shannon, and captain Lawrence was mortally
wounded.
On the 1st of August the British were defeated at Lower
Sandusky by general Harrison.
On the 5th of September the British brig Boxer was captured
by the United States' brig Enterprise. Botli commanders were
killed and were buried at Portland with the honours of war.
On the 10th the whole British fleet on Lake Erie was captured by commodore O. H. Perry.
On the 27th general Harrison's army took possession of
Maiden.
On
the 11th of
November
a division of general Wilkinson's
army, under generals Boyd and Covington attacked the British
General Covington was mortally wounded,
at Williamsburgh.
and the American troops recrossed the St. Lawrence, and went
into winter quarters at French Mills.
On the 22d of December of this year there was another extensive fire at Portsmouth.
1814— On the 22d of March 1200 men under colonel Clark
marched from Vermont, took a piquet guard and returned to
Burlington.
On the 1st of September the British took possession of CasOn the 11th the whole British fleet on Lake Champlain
tine.
was captured by the American commodore M'Donough. On
the same day the British array under general Prevost was defeated with great slaughter at Plattsburgh.
On the 1st of October the U. S. ship Washington of 74*guns
was launched at Portsmouth.
On the 24th the British ship
James, prize to the American privateer Portsmouth arrived at
Portsmouth. The invoice of her cargo in England was one
hundred thousand pounds sterling.
At this time about 3000 drafted militia were stationed at
Portsmouth for the protection of the town and harbour. The
commander in chief Gov. Oilman, took his quarters there in
person.
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On the
27th of November, a severe shock of an earthquake
about 7 o*clock in the evening.
In December of this year a direct tax of S6,000,000 was imposed by congress, of which !S 193,586 was apportioned to New-
was
felt
Hampshire.
The
spotted fever at this time raged very extensively in ma-
ny parts of the
—
About 400 soldiers had enlisted in this
February and had joined the western army.
state.
state since the last
1815 Jan. 15th. The U. S. frigate President was captured
by a division of the British fleet.
On the 9th of this month a decisive victory was obtained at
New-Orleans by the American troops under general Jackson.
The British lost 700 men killed and 1400 wounded, and 600prisoners.
Gen. Packenham their commander was killed, and two
The loss on our side
other generals were mortally wounded.
was only 8 killed and 9 wounded.
On the 18th of February the treaty of peace was ratified by the
U. S. senate and signed by the president. It was published at
Portsmouth on the morning of the 23d.
On the 27th of June a boat arrived at Concord, New-Hampshire, from Boston by the way of Middlesex canal in three and a
To the enterprise and perseverance of John L. Sullihalf days.
van, Esq. is New-Hampshire indebted for the great and permanent benefits, which must arise from the unobstructed navigation
of the Merrimack.
During the revolutionary war New-Hampshire furnished
about 14,000 men, 4000 of whom perished either in battle, or by
Of the amount of troops supplied by this state in the
sickness.
late war, or of the number lost, no correct estimate has yet been
made.
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
PART
A
II.
TOPOGBAPHICAI. DeSCKIFTION OF lACH COUITTT, ToWN, OK ToWNSHIP, ANW liOState and also of its Lakes, Rivers, Ponds, and Mountains,
t^ATiow IN THE
;
together with many other subjects of useful and simitak detail
Alphabetically arhangxd.
AcwoRTH, a post-township
of Cheshire county, bounded
on the N. by Unity, E. by
Lempster, S. by Alstead and
Marlow, W. by Charleston and
Langdon, containing 24,846 aIt was incorporated in
cres.
1776, and has 1523 inhabitants.
Cold-pond, extending about a
mile on the line of Unity, from
60 to 100 rods in width, and
MitcheWs pond, 120 rods long
and 80 wide, are its only ponds
Cold river takes its
of note.
Tise and name from one of the
above mentioned pools
in
N.E. corner of this town.
the
Ac-
worth has two religious societies ; 1 meeting-house for the
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alii
Charleston turnpike road
Acworth
passes through here.
is 73 miles N. W. by W. from
pel.
Portsmouth.
Adams, a township of Coos
county, situated on the E. side
of the White Mountains ;
bounded N. by unlocated lands,
E. by Chatham, S. by Bartlett,
and W. by said mountains, containing 31,968 acres of land and
In 1800, its population
in 1810, 250 souls.
Two branches of Ellis' river
pass through this town, coming
from the N. and uniting on its
S. border near Spruce mounwater.
was I80,and
tain so called.
Mountain-pond
congregational order, 1 grainmill, 5 saw-mills, 2 mills for
dressing cloth, 2 carding machines, and 1 trading Itore.
brook crosses the S. E. corner
of Adams, taking its rise from
a pool in Chatham, and falling
into Saco river in the town of
Rev. Thomas Archibald
Bartlett.
was
settled in the ministry here in
1789.
Rev. Phinehas Cook
is
the present minister of the gos-
Black, Boldface, and
its three
It has 1
elevations of note.
grain and 2 saw-mills.
Thorn mountains are
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GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHffiE.
Alexandria, a township of
Grafton county, incorporated
in 1782, and containing 409 inJhabitants, is bounded on the
N. W. by Orange
N. E. by
Bridge water, S. E. by NewChester, and on the S. W. by
Danbury. Its N. corner is situate in New-found pond on Hebron line. It contains about
14,000 acrco of land. Smithes
river flows through the S., and
several smaller streams cross
Prithe N. end of this town.
or to 1790, Rev. Enoch Whip;
was settled here. At present there are two religious so-
ple
cieties
without
ordained
an
minister.
It has
4 saw-mills, and
grain-mill,
1
mill
1
for
dressing cloth.
Allenstown,
Rocking-
in
ham
county, situated on the
E. side of the river Suncook,
is
It
has 346 inhabitants.
hounded N. by Epsom, E. by
Deerfield,
S.
by Chester, and
W. by Suncook
river.
Its
W.
corner is on the river Merrimack, 52 rods opposite the
The Sunof division
between Allenstown and Pembroke, the former of which extends over an area of 12,225
acres of land, its growth of
township of Bow.
cook'
wood
is
the line
principally
pine,
the
being light and weak
there are,notwithstanding,some
Cataexcellent farms here.
soil
;
mount hill or mountain is the
Alhighest land in this town.
lenstown has 2 grain-mills and
4 saw-mills. Buckstreet bridge
connects this town with Pem-
broke.
Allenstown^ hitherrb,
has been destitute of a settled
minister or meeting-house.
house of public worship, however, has been recently erected.
It has 3 school- houses,
and winters 536 sheep.
A
Alstead, a township of
Cheshire county, incorporated
in 1763, with a population at
present of 1644 souls, is bounded N. by Acworth and Langdon, E. by Marlow, and S. by
Walpole and Langdon, containing 24,756 acres, of which
300 are water. Here are 2
meeting-houses for congregationalists and 1 for baptists
15
school-houses, 5 saw and S
grain-mills, 1 paper and 1 oilmill, a mill for dressing cloth
and a carding machine. The
is strong and succulent,
soil
producing flax, wheat, &c. in
exuberance. Fruit trees thrive
Cheshire turnpike
well here.
;
intersects the S. W. part, and
the road from Hale's Bridge
passes through the centre of
The largest body of
the town.
water here is WarreJi's pond,250
rods in length and 150 in width.
Cold river traverses the N. E.
angle of Alstead, where it receives the waters of Warren's
pond. Several branches of Ashuelot river have their sources
Rev. Jacob
town.
ordained here over
the congregational church in
1782 dismissed in 1789. Rev.
in
this
Mann was
;
Samuel Mead settled in the
dismissed
same parish 1791
1797 since which time this
parish has had no ordained
;
;
—
�GAZETTEER OF NBW-HAMPSHIRE.
minister.
still
ish
Amherst, formerly
Rev. Levi Lankton
continues in the East par-
where he was
settled
in
Elder Jeremiah Hig1792.
bee has the pastoral care of the
baptist church in this town.
J.H.B.
The average number of
deaths in Alstead from 1807
to 1811, was 2 1 per annum.
79
called
Souhegan West, was originally
granted by Massachusetts and
is a pleasant township in Hillsborough county, incorporated
in
1762.
Its
tion consists
present populaof 1554 inhabit-
Bounded by
Merrimack on the
ants.
the river
E., S. by
Hollis, W. by Milford, and on
the N. by Mount- Vernon and
J.M.& J.H.B.
^LTON, a township in Straf- New- Boston, in lat. 42 « 54' N.
ford county, about 25 miles containing 22,435 acres, 350 of
N.W. from Dover, was incor- which are water. Babboosuck
porated 1796, and reckons 1279 pond, of 300 acres extent, lies
This town has in the N» E. corner of this
inhabitants.
English pond to the
Winnipiseogee lake and bay for town.
N. W. is 160 rods in length
its N. boundary, E. it is bounded by New-Durham, S. by and too in width, its waters
Barnstead, W. by Gilmanton {dXXxngmXo xh^Babboosuck. Souand Gilford. Its surface 35,783 hegan river flows through AmWolfeborough joins herst on the S. and receives the
acres.
waters of Beaver brook coming
Alton on the N. E. corner 1
from Mount- Vernon. Milford
Merry
mile and 216 rods.
meeting bay has a S. declina- and Mount- Vernon were formerly component parts of Am,'
tion of 1800 rods into Alton^
where it receives an excellent herst, from which they were
stream, on which Barker's severed, the former in 1794,
and Wiggin's mills are erected. and the latter in 1803. The
This bay is about 200 rods in centre of the town is a level
width.
Half-moon pondy be- plain of about a half a mile's
tween Barnstead and Alton, is extent,equi distant from the four
300 rods long, and 150 wide. cardinal points, on which a very
pleasant village is
erected.
It has several ponds of less
Here are a meeting-house, a
note.
Its soil is hard and
court-house, jail, school-house,
rocky, adapted to corn and
wheat. White and red oak, several good mill sites, on
beach,maple, pine, and hemlock which are 3 corn-mills, 5 saw-
arc its principal growth.
inhabitants are, for the
part, of the baptist order.
The
mills, 1 mill for dressing cloth,
most
4 trading stores, 3 cotton and
wool manufactories,and 1 print-
Elder John Page was ordained
here 1811. Here are 2 grainmills, 6 saw-mills, and 1 mill
for dressing cloth.
Alton winter! about 250 sheep.
ing establishment. The Aurean Academy, discontinued for
lack of funds, was incorporated
here in 1 790, and was an useful
and flourishing
institution.
A
�GAZETTEER OF NBW-HAMPSHIRE
80
public school was commenced
here 1807, and, with intervals,
has continued ever since. The
town is divided into 9 schooldistricts having 8 school-housThat which is central is
es.
situated near the meeting-house
and is a large and commodious
building.
The
first settlers
of
Amherst were from Billerica
and Middletown, (Mass.) 1 734.
In 1752, it had 7 garrisoned
houses resorted to by the in-
making an average of more
than 81 years to each.
The
oldest native of the town now
residing here, was born in the
year 1 742. So prompt was this
town in furnishing men for the
military service of the United
States that ])revious to the
The
second
turnpike
habitants in times of difficulty
shire
and danger. The first ordained
minister was Rev. D. Wilki»s,
Claremont to
who
visited this place
when
it
consisted of only 14 families.
He was settled in 1741, his being the third ordination in the
county of Hillsborough. Mr.
W. died 1783. The present
pastor, Rev.Jeremiah Barnard,
was settled March 3d, 1780.
The number of deaths here for
33 years subsequent to his ordiThe follownation was 529.
ing instances of longerity have
occurred within these last 20
Deacon Joseph Boutelle,
aged 90 years,and Rebecca, agfd 91, died in 1795. In 1803,
died widow Grace Town, aged
96; in 1805, widow Hannah
Lovejoy in the 102d year of
years.
her age, leaving descendants to
In 1806,
the number of 330.
widow Sarah Burdet, aged 94 ;
first
of April 1777, 120 persons had
engaged, of whom were 2 colonels, 1 major, 5 captains, and 9
subaltern officers.
j.F.
this
New-Hamppasses
from
town.
" Amonoosuck, an Indian
name given to two rivers in N.
Hampshire the one is called
Upper Amonoosuck, passing
:
through a tract of excellent
meadow. It rises near the N.
end of the White Hills, runs
northerly about 15 miles, where
is a carrying place of about 3
miles to Amariscoggin river.
From thence the river runs
S. W. and W. nearly 18 miles,
and empties into the Connecticut at Northumberland, near
the Upper Coos.
The other is
called Great or Lower Am-
onoosuck, which
on
rises
west side of the White
Mountains. It falls into th&
Connecticut just above the
the
in
town of Haverhill, in Lower
Coos, by a mouth 100 yards
wide.
About 2 miles from its
telle,
mouth
1808, widow Hannah Bou95 ; in 1809, widow Sarah Stuart, aged 92; in 1811,
widow Lucy Ellsworth in the
Since
90th year of her age.
the year 1803, have died twenty-f. -e persons, the aggregate
of whose ages amount to 2041,
it
receives
Wild Amon-
oosuck, 40 yards wide, from
Franconia and Lincoln Mountains. Two or three hours rain
raises the water in this last mentioned river several feet, and
occasions a current so furious
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
as to put in motion stones of a
foot in diameter, but its vio-
lence soon subsides. "(M.Gaz.)
Androscoggin, or AmeriscoGGiN River, has its sources 35 miles
N. of Errol
in this
and N. of latitude 45°.
Its most northerly branch is
called Margalloway. Its course
This
is S. for nearly 60 miles.
state
river enters the state near the
S. E. corner of the second
Dartmouth
grant
to
where
receives Dead
passing thence through
river.,
college,
also
it
Wentworth's Location into Errol where it mingles with the
waters flowing from Lakt: Umbagog, about one mile from its
outlet.
From
this
juncture
the confluent stream bears the
name of Androscoggin.
Its
course is S. till it approaches
near to the White Mountains,
from which it receives Moose
and Peabody rivers, entering
the District of Maine N. of
Mount Moriah. It then turns
to the E. and then to the S. E.,
in which course through a fertile country it passes within two
miles of the sea-coast, and then
turning N. runs over Pejepscot
or Brunswick-falls into MerryMeeting-Bay, a few miles from
Bowdoin college, and forms a
junction with the Kennebeck,20
miles from the sea. In its course
through Paulsburgh and Mainsborough it passes within 2 or 3
miles of the Upper Amonoo-
suck river.
" Amuskeag Falls, in N.
Hampshire, are on Merrimack
11
81
below the ford,
and 7 below Hookset Falls. It
consists of three pitches, one below the other, so that the water
falls about 48 feet 3 inches in
river, 16 miles
the course of half a mile.
The
second pitch, which may
seen from the roads on the
side
is
truly majestic.
be
W.
In the
middle of the upper part of the
fall, is a high rocky island, on
the top of which, are a
of
pits,
made
number
exactly round,
hogsheads, some
of which are capable of holding
like barrels or
tons; formed by the cir-,
cular motion of small stones,
impelled by the force of the descjt'eral
scending water. At the foot
of the rapids, half a mile below
the principal fall, is a bridge,
556 feet in length, and 20 in
breadth, consisting of 2000 tons
of timber, and made passable
for travellers 57 days after it
" A
was begun." (M. Gaz.)
canal has been formed around
these falls, through which boats
pass with ease imd safety. Prior
to 1670, these falls were much
visited by the aborigines.
The
sachem
Wonolans^t resided
The son of Wonolanset,
here.
engaged in hunting here about
the middle of March, discovered 15 Indians on the other side
who called to him in an unknown language, upon which
he fled, while they discharged
nearly 30 muskf-ts at him with-*
out effect." (Belknap's N.H.)
Andover, a township in
Hillsborough county, incorporated 1779, with a population
of 1259 inhabitants, is bound-
�82
GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHiRR.
ed N. W. by New Chester, N.
E. by Merrimack river which
disunites it from Sanbornton,S.
E. by Salisbury, and S. W. by
Wilmot with an area of 29,883
acres.
It has several ponds of
water, the largest of which is
Chance pond, in extent 230 rods
and 130 in width. Black Water, a branch of Contoocook
river, flows through the S, W.
Ragged
part of this town.
mountain is partly in this town,
the N. line of both town and
county passing over its summit.
The 4th New- Hampshire turnpike leads through the S. W.
part of Andover where Grafton
Its soil is
turnpike meets it.
of almost every variety, for the
most part broken and stony,
but generally good, producing
good crops of grain andEnglish
On the Pemigawasset
grass.
and Black rivers are excellent
Rev.
tracts of intervale land.
Babcock was ordained here
J.
Here are a meeting1782.
house,10school-houses,2 grainmills, 6 saw-mills,
1
mill
for
dressing cloth, i carding-machine, and 5 trading stores.
Here were wintered last season
4000 sheep. Agreeably to a bill
of mortality furnished by Rf v.
there have died in AridoJ. B.
ver since the year 1782, under
70 years of age, 287 persons,
over 70, 18 persons, over 80,
j.b.
15, over 90, 2.
Antrim, a township in
Hillsborough county, was incorporated 1777, and, in the
year 1810, contained 1277
Bounded N. by Windsouls.
sor and Hillsborough, E. by
the river Contoocook, which
severs it from Deering, S. by
Hancock, and W. by Stoddard
and a part of Nelson, of an area
of 21, 784 acres.
Gregg's pond
400 rods long and 150 wide,
lies in the S. part of the town.
Its waters fall into Contoocook
The soil of Antrim disriver.
plays great inequality of surface, but is generally producThis town annually wintive.
ters about 2000 sheep, and cattle in proportion.
The second
N. H. tuv npike bisects the N.
angle Oi Antrim.
Reverend J,
M. Whiton is their mmister.
Here are a meeting-house, 4
grain-mills,
4 saw -mills, 2 mills
for dressing cloth,
1
carding-
machine, anxl 3 trading stores,
la 1813, 45 persons died of
the prevailing fever.
ASHUELOT
River has
or
a
ASHWILLET
number
of
branches, the most remote of
which is S. of Sunapee mountain in the township of Goshen,
thence running S. through Alstead,
Marlow, Washington,
Stoddard,
where
it
&c.
to
joins with
Swansey,
a
large
stream of water from Keene,
another from the S. line of the
Below Winchester
state, &c.
it runs W. by N. and at length
empties into Connecticut river
in the lower part of Hinsdale.
Atkinson, a township in
Rockingham county, incorporated
1767, containing 55%
inhabitants and 6,839 acres.
Bounded N. by Hampstead,
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
83
N.E.by
flowing
hill,
Rumney and emptying
Plaistow, S. by Haver(Mass.) and W. by Salem.
Atiinson was formerly a part
of Haverhill, separated from
it by the state line of demarcation.
Its soil is prolific,
E.
thence
Merrimack
river
at
through
into the
Plymouth
village.
Location
Barker's
and
is
highly pleasant.
It is 30 miles from the maritime town of Portsmouth, and
bounded* N. by Lancaster, E.
by Jefl'erson, and S. and W. by
Kilkenny, and contains 3,090
has an academy which was
founded in
1789, by Hon.
Nathaniel Peabody of Exeter,
who endowed it with 1000 acresofland. John Vose, A.M.
acres.
its
situation
Here are a
is the preceptor.
handsome congregational meeting-house, 1 grain-mill, and 1
saw-mill. " In this township is
a large meadow wherein is an
island of 6 or 7" acres, which
was formerly loaded with valuable pine timber and other
forest
dow
of an
wood.
is
When
artificial
dam,
meameans
the
overflowed, by
this island
with the water, which is
sometimes 6 feet. In a pond
in the middle of the island,
there have been fish, which,
rises
the meadow has been
overflowedhave appeared there,
when the water has been drawn
oflf, and the island settled to its
when
usual place. The pond is now
almost covered with verdure.
In it a pole 50 feet long has
disappeared, without finding
bottom." (Morse Gaz.)
Barnstead,
a pleasant levcounty,
incorporated 1727, and boundel
township
in Straiford
ed as follows, viz. N. E. by
Alton, N. W. by Gilmanton,
S. W. by Pittsfield, and S. E.
by Barrington, containing 26,
000 acres. Here are two ponds
known by the name of Suncook,^
lying contiguous to each other,
one 400 rods and the other 300
long ; also Bundle pond 250
rods in extent.
Each of these
in width will average their me-
dium
lies
length.
on
Alton
Half moon pond
line, its
centre
about equi-distant from the
two towns, 300 rods long and
half as wide.
These ponds all
discharge their waters
into
Suncook river which traverses
the town.
Beaty*s, Pink, Adam^Sy and jfacob^s are small and
nearly circular pools about 100
rods in diameter. The original growth here is pine, oak,
beach, maple, and hemlock.
soil is hard, but not very
rocky, well adapted to the inof corn and grain.
crease
Barnstead reckons 1477 souls
Here are a
for its population.
congregational and baptist so-
The
B.
—
Baker's River. Its most
N. branch has its source in
Coventry, and its most S. in
Orange and Coventry. These
branches unite in Wentworth,
ciety.
Elder David
Knowl-
ton was ordained here in
1
804,
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
84
and died in 1809. Enos George
was oidaiued hy a~ congregational council 1804, and is
th»:^ir prestnt teacher*
BarnStead has 2 houses for public
worship, a number of excellent sites for water niachinery,
and already, mills of various
Cattle and sheep are raised
here in large num! cts.
In
1814, were wintered here 5,162
sheep.
Chrystal spar, plumbago, or black lead, iron ore,
alum, and vitriol are found
here.
On the S.E. side of the
town is a cave commonly call-
kinds.
ed the
Bear''s
Den.
Its
mouth
The first
18 inches wide.
course is an angle of descent
of about 20 degrees, then pressing through a narrow passage
of about 4 feet in length and
descending the same track about 9 feet, you enter an
apartment 21 feet in length, 3f
in width, and 12 in height, in
which you find a natural table
2 feet square,smooth and level,
and about high enough to stand
Stepping up
and write upon.
a few feet you then enter another room, 16 feet long, 4
wide, and 10 in height, encircled on each side by a regular
wall of stone. The rocks forming the bottonf of this cave so
exactlv correspond with the
roof, thai one needs no further
evidence that they were once
About a mile S. W.
united.
is
Barrington, a township in
Strafford county, incorporated
1722, and bounded N. E. by
Farmington and Rochester, S.
E. by Madbury and Dover,
S.W.by Nottingham andNorth•\vood, and N. W. by BarnThis town is thirteen
stead.
and a half miles long and half
as
wide, containing 58,4-00 aIt had in 1810, 3,564
cres.
inhabitants.
Here
are a lirge
number of ponds, some of
whose streams afford exctllent
Bo7v pond the largmill sites.
est, is situi'.ted in the S.W.
part of the town, in extent about 650 rods and 400 rods in
waters empty into
source of
Dover river. Bi sides this are
Chesley^Round^Mendum'^s^N^ppo^North river ^Vildgoose^Long\
Auer^s, and Trout ponds^ W.
of the Blue Hilh. The waters
of these ponds discharge into
Suncook river. The first ridge
of Frost hills, commonly c.illed Blue hilis, and one of the
three inferior summits of Agamenticus,is continued through
The N. part of
this town.
Barrington is hilly and broken,
but the soil, for the tnost part
width.
Its
Jsing-lass, a principal
is
excellent,yielding corn,grain,
flax,
cider, &c. in
abundance.
from
this spot,
on the margin
of a pond, is a rock of 150 perpendicular feet above the face
s.b.
of the water.
Here are 3 houses of public
worship, 18 school-houses, 14
grain-mdls,-2 mills for dressing cloth, 3 carding-machines,
and 4 trading stons. The major part of the inhabitants are
of the baptist order, having only one society of a different
denomination in town. Rev.
Joseph Prince was settled over
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHmE.
the congregational church 1755,
Rev. David
removed 1760.
Tenney was settled 1771, reRev. Benjamin
1784, and
Elder Smith Babdied ISIL
co' k, Micajah Of is, and Jo-
moved
Biilch
1778.
was
settled
seph Boody are the present ordaintd prj;acbu rs in this towil.
This town, from its first settlement, has betn very healthy.
Several of the first settlers lived to an advanced period of
more than 100 years.
Bartlett, a township in
the county of Coos, incorporated in 1790, situated at the S.E.
White HUls, bounded N. by Adams, E. by Chath.'im, S. by ungranted land and
Conway, and W. by Chadbourn's and Hart's locations.
angle of the
Its surface is 13,500 acres. Saco river and the 10th N. H.
turnpike road pass through this
town.
lies on
mountain
Kearsarge
E. line.
its
Bath,
a pleasant township
in Grafton county, situated on
the E. side of Connecticut riv-
opposite Rygate in Vermont, 35 miles N. by E. from
Dartmouth college is bounded N. E. by Xittleton, E. by
LandafF, S. W. by Haverhill,
and W. by Connecticut river,
It
containing 24,827 acres.
was incorporated 1769, and
has a population of 1316 souls.
Great Amonoosuck passes the
N. E. corner of BatJi and falls
er
85
Amonoosuck.
The Bath turnpike leads through the town,
and, where the river and turnpike intersect, is a very handsome village. Rev. D. Southerland is their ordained minister. Bath has 1 meeting-house,
3 corn-mills, 6 saw-mills, 1
mill for dressing cloth,
and
lery,
1 distil-
3 trading stores.
Bear Camp River, whose
W.
branch rises in Sandwich
and Burton mountains and
Bear Camp pond^ and whose
W. branch in Eaton. In Ossipee these two branches unite
and fall into Great Ossipee
pond on its W. side.
Beaver Brook, has its
source from a pond in Unity,
and, running W. 8 miles, falls
into Connecticut river in the
upper part of Charleston.
Beaver River, rises from
Derry pond and several other
small ponds in Londonderry,
and passing S. through Pel-
ham,
falls into
Merrimack
riv-
Dracut, opposite the
mouth of Concord river in
Massachusetts.
er
in
;
into the Connecticut at
its
S.W.
corner, near which it first receives the waters of the IVi/d
Bedford,
in
Hillsborough
county, situated on the W.
side of Merrimack river, incorporated in 1750, with a population in 1810, of 1296 souls.
Bounded N. by Goffstown, E.
by Merrimack river, S. by
Merrimack and Amherst, and
W. by Amherst and New-BosIt contains 20,660 acres.
ton.
Piscataquog river falls into the
�GAZl^TTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIllE.
8t>
Merrimack at the N.E. corner
oi Bedford. Here is a society of congregation alists, over
which Rev. D.M'Gregore was
ordained pastor 1 804. Rev. J.
Houston was their former minister.
Here
is
also a society
of baptists. " Near the ferry
from Manchester to Bedford,
in the spring 1760, were taken
2500 shad-fish at one draught
of a nett." (N.H.Guz.) Here
are a meeting-house, a cottonfactory, 6 grain-mills, 8 sawmills, 1 clothier's mill, 1 carding-machine, and
5 trading
stores.
Blackwater River. The
most norch
called
branch
North brook rises in Danbury,
another branch rises in Wilmot, and a third proceeds from
Pleasant pond in New-London.
The streams unite in
Andover and flowing through
Salisbury and Boscawen fall
into Contoocook river near the
N. angle of Hopkinton.
Blind Will's
Neck,
is
formed by the confluence of
Cocheco and lainglass rivers.
Sometime in March, 1677, a
party of friendly Indians, of
Blind Will was one,
were all surprised together by
a party of Mohawks, and two
or three only escaped.
Blind
Will was dragged by his hair
until he perished of his wounds
on this neck of land which still
whom
Bellamy Bank River
ris-
es in Chelsey ponds,inBarrington, and,
meandering through
the N. part of Madbury, falls
into Piscataqua river on the
VV. side of Dover neck.
beai"s his
Bethlehem,
a
township
Grafton county containing 422
bounded N. by
Coos county line, which separates it from Whitefield, E. by
Bretton Woods and ungranted
lands, S. W. by Franconia and
part of Concord, N. W. by
Littleton, containing 28,608 acres. This town is very mounwatered, and
tainous, well
was formerly known by the
name of Loyd's Hills. The
N. branch oi Great Amonoosuck
passes through the N. part,
and the S. branch waters the S.
part of the town.
inhabitants,
Bloody Point,
Connecticut river.
is
on New-
ington side of Piscataqua river.
It was called Bloody Point
from a quarrel between the agents of the two companies of
proprietors about a point of
land convenient for both, and,
there then being no government Established, the controversy had well nigh ended in
blood.
Boscawen, a township in
the county of Hillsborough, incorporated 1760, having in
1810, a population of 1829
souls.
Bishop's Brook, rises in
and waters a considerable portion of Stewartstown and empties into
name.
in
Bounded N. by
Salis-
bury, E. by Merrimack river,
which separates it from Canterbury and Northfield, S. by Concord and Hopkinton, and W.by
�GAZETTEER OF KEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Warner, containing 32,230 aThe larg^^^st pond in this
town is called Long- pond^ 350
rods in length and averaging 50
cres.
rods in width.
near the centre of
250 rods long and
waters falling into
Great pond^
the town, is
20 wide, its
Black Water
N. edge of WarWater river flows
through this town from Salisbury to Hopkinton, where it
meets the Contooeook. Warner
river crosses the extreme S.
river on the
ner. 0Miack
toll
corner.
bridge
unit&s Boscawen with CanterThe 4th N.H. turnpike
bury.
leads through the N.E. corner
of thi« town. Here are 28
mills for grinding, sawing, fullTheir first
ing, carding, &c.
ordained minister was Phinehas Stevens, who was succeeded by Nathaniel Merrill in
At present there are
1775.
Rev. Messrs.
and Price pastors. Here
are 2 meeting-houses, and at
societies,
Wood
near the river a
with about
forty dwelling-houses, and five
In 1 746, two persons
stores.
were killed and several taken
the bridge
handsome
village
captive and carried to
from
near
Bow.
river
the
Turkey
at
N. E.
part of
About a mile below
Turkey are Garvin's falls ^ now
passable by locks on Bow side.
The Londonderry turnpike
leads from Cdncord through
the E. part of this town, directly to Boston.
Here is a
house for public worship and
an ordained minister of the
regular baptist order.
Here
are 2 grain-mills, 5 saw-mills,
and
1
carding-machine.
A
W.
two
Mtrrimack
falls
ar
this
Canada
town.
Bow,
a township in Rockcounty, incorporated
1729, containing 729 inhabit-
ingham
Bradford,
a township on
of Hillsborough
county, incorporated 1760,with
a present population of 1034.
Bounded N. by Warner, S. by
a part of Henniker and Hillsborough, W.by Cheshire county line, adjoining Washington,
E. by Fishersfield and a corner of Sutton,containing 18,919
acres, 469 of which are water.
At the E. end of this town is a
pleasant pond 500 rods long
and 150 wide.
part of
Todd's pond lies in this town
W.
the
side
A
and the other part in Fishersfield.
These ponds are the
most W. source of Warner's
river. Sunapee and othermountains border on the W. part of
Rev. Caleb Burge
this town.
is
settled here
Here
ties, 1
in the ministry.
two religious sociehouse for public wor-
are
Bounded N.E. by Mer-
ship, 2 corn-mills, 2 sa^t-mills,
rimack river which divides it
from Pembroke, S.E.and S.W.
by Dunbarton, and N. W. by
Concord and part of Hopkin-
1 carding-machine, and 2 trading stores.
ants.
ton,
containing 15,753 acres.
Turkey
river
empties
into
Breakfast Hill,
tov^nship of Rye,
ble
is
In the
m<?mora-
on account of the follow-
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-IIxVMPSHmE.
88
Early in
ing circtimstances.
the morning of June 26th,
1696, a large body of Indians
made
an attack on 5 houses on
a cotton factory with
spindles
in
operation.
falls, is
800
Though
situate in the
Bre7iiwood
edge of
ExThere are two
it is
called the
Portsmouth plains, by which
14 persons were killed on the
eter factory.
scitlpcdand left for dead,
and 4 taken prisoners. The
enemy, having plundered the
houses of what they could car-
congregationalists and baptists,
beside a considerable number
spot,
ry
1
off,
set
them on
fire
and
made
precipitate retreat
a
through the Great Sxvamp.
A
companj'of militia under Capt.
Shatkford and Lieut. Libbey
pursued and discovered them
cooking their breakfast at a
phice ever since called BreakThe Indians were
fust Hill.
on the furthermost side of the
hill and had placed their captives between themselves and
the summit, that, in case of an
attack, they might first receive
the fire ^ Lieut. Libbey urged to
go rotuid the hill and come upon them below and cutoff their
religious societies in this place,
Each order has
of friends.
its
respective house of pubi||| wor-
Nathaniel TrasK was
ordained here 1752, and died
He was suc1780, aged 67.
ceeded by Rev. E. Flin*, who
died 1812
their present minColton, who
ister is Rev.
Elder S.
was settled 1815.
Shephard, recently deceased,
ship.
;
C
had the care of the baptist
church with several others.
Here are 3 corn-mills, 6 sawmills, 1 carding-machine, and
a
trading
store.
Vitriol
is
found here, combined in the
same stone with sulphur.
Bretton Woods,
a town-
Coos county, situated
or 10 miles S. E. from Con-
retreat, but the
Capt. fearing
ship in
in that case they
would
8
necticut
kill
the
rushed upon them
from the top of the hill, by
which means he retook the captives and plunder, but the Inprisoners,
dians escaped.
Brentwood, a township in
Rockingham county, incorporated 1742, contained, in 1810,
905 inhabitants. Bounded N.
by Epping, E. by Exeter, S.
by Kingston, and W. by Poplin,
of a surface of 10,465
a«-
Exeter river, on which
are many good rnill-privileges,
parses through this town. Here,
at what are called Pick-pocket
cres.
1
river,
incorporated
772,having but 20 or 30 inhab-
itants.
It is
bounded N. by
Whitefield and
Jefferson, E.
by ungranted land, S. by the
county line and Nash and
Sawyer's Location, and W. by
the county line which separates
it from Bethlehem, containing
about 24,978 acres.
JohrCs
and Israels rivers receive several branches from this town.
The
Jefferson turnpike crosses
the E. part, and Po7icl Cherry
mountain is on the N. side
Here is
next to Jefferson.
corn-mill and 1 saw-mill.
1
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Bridgewater
on the
W.
is
siiu.ited
side of Pemigexvas-
Grnfton county, incorporated 1788, and contained in 1810, 1104 inhabitants.
set river in
Bounded N. by Hebron and
Plymouth, E. by the county
dividing it from NewHampton, and W. by Netvfoiind ^nd^ dividing- it from
Bridgeivater
New-Chester.
line
The Mahas 19,785 acres.
hc'w turnpike passes near iVi?u'found pondy through the W.
Here is a
part of the town.
meeting-house, and, at the N.
part a village with a number
of mills.
Brookfield,
Strafford
a
county,
township in
about 30
miles from Dover, incorporated in 1795, with a present
population of about 657.
It
bounded N. W. by Wolfeborough, E. by Wakefield, S.E.
by Great Moose mountain^ and
89
12,664 acres, 240 of which are
water.
W.
N.
to
Nissitisset river
through
es
p-.iss-
town from the
W. and falls in-
this
to S.
Nashua
river in
Pepperell,
Massachusetts. Potanipo pondy
through which this rivt-r p tsses, is near the centre of the
town, and about a mile long,
and 120 rods wide. Here are
a meeting-house, 3 corn- mills,
5 saw-mills, and 2 tradmg
Rev. L. Wadsworth,
was or-
stores.
their present pastor
dained 1797.
Burnham's River
Lyman
rises
in
Liulcton ;tnd falls
into the Great Amonoosuck in
iind
New-Concord.
Burton, a township in the
N. W. corner of the county of
Strafford,
incorporated
1766.
conformable to
the, census of 1810, was 194
souls.
It is bounded E. by
W.by Alton, containing 13,000 Conway, N.E. by Eaton^ S. by
CsoPs pond is about Tamworth, W. by Grafton
acres.
300 rods long and 50 wide, and. county line, and N. by the line
of Coos county.
is the source of the W. branch
The White
Smithes
of Salmon Fall river.
mountains lie N. and Whiteriver rises near the former seat face moufitain W.
Swift river
passes through Burton from
of Gov. Wentworth, which is
in the S.W. part of the place,
W. to E.
near the upper line of Brookis
Its population,
jield.
C.
Brookline.
a township
in
Hillsborough ^ounty, incorporated 1784, with a population
agreeable to the census of 1810,
of 538 souls.
Bounded N. by
Milford, E. by Hollis, S. by
Massachusetts state
W.
by Mason.
12
Its
line,
and
area
is
Cambridge, an uninhabited
townshi,) in Coos county, situated at the S. end of Inkf Um-
bagog and bounded N. by ErE.by the District of Maine,
S. by Paulsburgh and Success,
and W. by Dummer.
Incor-
rol,
�GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRK.
90
1773, containing 23,
third
160 acres. Androscoggin river passes through the W. part
of this town.
field.
porated
width
in
Baldwin was
Pemigewasset rirer, incorporated 1761, and containing 873
Bounded N. by
inhabitants.
ed
Mad river^
also to Bether river
which falls into the Pemigewasset^ which latter passes the centre of the town from N. to S.
Crotchet mountain lies on the
W. and Northern mountain on
the E. part ol the town. Campion has a public meeting-house,
and an ordained minister ; 3
grain-mills, 3 saw, and 1 oilmill, 2 mills for cloth dressing,
and 2 carding-machines.
Canaan, a township
in
Graf-
ton county, of an area of 16,
049 acres, was incorporated
Its number of inhabit1761.
ants
is
1094.
Bounded N. by
Dames Gore, E. by Orange
and Grafton, S. by Enfield, and
W. by Hanover. Hart's pond^
situated nearly in the middle of
the town, is about 400 rods
On the
long and 100 wide.
near En-
river
frona
Dorchester passes through this
town. On it are 12 mdls of
various kinds.
Elder Thomas
Camptobt, a township in
Grafton county, situated on
Thornton, E. by Sandwich, S.
by Holderness and Plymouth,
containing 27,892 acres. Two
small ponds here give rise to
lies
Mascomy
settled here
in
remov1790.
Elder
the ministry 1783, and
to
Wheat
Boston
is
their present pastor,
and was settled here 1813.
Candia, Rockingham counwas incorporated 1763.
whole population was, in
1810, 1290 souls.
Bounded
N. by Deerfield, E. by Raymond, S. by Chester, and W.
by the same its area 17,734
branch of Lamprey
acres.
river passes through the N.
corner and the Chester turnpike through the S. W. part of
ty,
Its
;
A
It has 2 houses of
the town.
public worship, one of which
was erected in 1814, and btrrars
the name of liberty unioji meeting house. Here are 3 grainmills, 6 saw-mills, a mUl for
dressing cloth, and a carding-
machine. Rev. David Jewett
was ordained here 1771, and
Their late
removed 1780.
minister. Rev. Jesse Remington, was ordained in 1790, and
died March 1815. Elder Moses Bean has been ordained
here several years over a freewill baptist society.
W.
shore of this pond is the
house of public worship and a
pleasant village, through which
the Grafton turnpike leads.
Goose pond^ lying near Hanover line is about as large as
Hart's pondy also Mud pond
^00 rods in length and one
Canterbury, a township in
Rockingham county, incorporated 1727, contained
in
1810,
Bounded
1526 inhabitants.
N. E. by Gilmanton, S. E. by
Loudon, S. l)y Concord, and
S. W. by IvXerrimack river,
�eAZETTBKR OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
which separates it from Boscawf n. This town has 26,245
acres. The soil of this town is
generally good, producing corn,
and cider in ahundance.
bridge over Merrimack river connects this town with
Boscawen village.
small
branch of Suncook river crosses the N.E. corner, and a number of small ponds and streams
water the W. p^rt of the town.
Here are two houses of public
worship exclusive of the quakcr church.
Their present
minister, William Patrick, is
of the congregational order.
A. Foster and F. Parker have
been their former pastors. Elder Young, several years since,
was settled here in the freewill baptist order. On the S.E,
side of the town near Loudon,
is the Shaker^s village^ and as
the head of their family has
furnished the compilers of this
work with a particular account
of their concerns, we take pleasure in giving it in his own
'*
words.
The believers, (or
people commonly called shakers,) in Canterbury h«ve been
in the faith we now profess upwards of 30 years, and have
had one Lord and one baptism^
which is a crucifixion and
death to the nature of sin, and
unites the soul in the spirit
and power of the resurrection
of life.
have united our
flax,
A
A
We
temporal interest in one for
more than twenty years ; except some, who have since misbelieved, or those who did not
choose so to do ; as there is no
compulsion with us in such a
ca?e
:
we
91
live together in love
and union, as brothers and sisters £0 the spirit and not in the
flesh ; and as we believe carnal or self-pleasing gratifications are of, and from the man
of
sin,
who
now
is
revealed,
and is consumed, by the spirit
and brightness of this present^
second^ and last appearing of
Christy in which we believe ;
by which our former heavens
are dissolved, and our former
fleshly elements do melt with
fervent heat, (See 2d
Peter,
iii.
10th.) And we do
rejoice
in
their
destruction,
and by believing and obeying
this faith and revelation of
Christ, we are saved from our
sins, and constantly say Christ
is our Saviour
and by wearj
ing his cross, our motives are
changed and our heaven and
becomes new ; (2 Peter,
iii. 13.) and in this manner of
earth
life
we know in whom we beand who and what is of
lieve,
this world,
"As
(John
vii. 17.)
to marriages,
we
are
all
married to one, even to Christ,
who is in, and is the head of
his bodj^ the church. (Eph. v.
30 32.) But external marriages, for the purpose of grat-
—
or for begetting or
conceiving in sin, or being
shapen and brought forth in
iniquity, we have not an)'.
It
is the children of this wot-ld,
who have the marriages. Luke
xxii. 34, Sec. ; but we labour
to he of those who are duly
qualified. (See Rev. xiv. 14.
Yet we have a plenty of the
young of the flock ; and that
ification,
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92
scripture
is
which
fulfilled
more
are the children of
the desolate, than of the mar(See Isa. liv. 1.
ried wife.
saith,
.
Psi.
txiii.
29, &c.
''•D
ith
7,
Luke
8.
—The
"
xxiii.
Wc manufacture many art-
which we endeavour to make worth what the
consumer gives for them, such
as linen and woollen wheels,
measures, seives, candlesticks,
brooms, wooden ware, boxes of
wood, whips, cooper set work,
cards for wool and cotton,rakes
and sneads, leather of different
kinds, &c. we also raise garden
seeds, in which we take pains
icles for sale,
souls
who
are
do not die ; and to
the faithful soul, who departs
this life there is no sting ; nor
does the departing this lite
separate us in spirit nor in distance ; for heaven is where
Christ is, and he is in his church,
and that is terrestrial bodies
joined and united to celestial
bodies. (See Heb.xii.22.) But
to answer your mind concernWithin 30 years,
ing deaths.
30 persons, old and young,
in Christ,
—
have departed
ministers of the good oivil authority to which we !i:ive respect, and from whence we derive suport.
this life in
our
propagate the best kind.
" For several years we have
not made use of spirituous liquors except for sickness or into
firmity seeing the evil
society hert-, for whom we do
not mourn, believing they have
on the human race
the fruits of their labours.
"
have generalh' consisted of from 200 to 300 souls in
have not made
Wc
this
village.
Wc
have one
open at all
meeting-house,
times ior public worship,for
all
candid, and well
behaved people; but all who are
otherwise minded, we wish
them in better employ than to
We have 7"
come among us.
civil, discreet,
deacon's office, and a number of workshops, both for brethren and
sisters, and several mills, &c.
on an artificial stream.
"We occupy upwards of 1000
acres of land which is consecrated to the Lord, to all which
we hold a lawful and constitutional right to govern and protect from ail abuse ; and in
that we are assisted by the
dwelling-houses,
;
it
brings
and to
cape another obvious
es-
we
evil
a practice of
it
trusting or being trusted.
believe the above sketches
We
be supportable in
and
to
truth,
if it will answer your purpose
ye will insert it without vary-
ing the sense.
welcome
Ye
are
also
our names.
In
union and behalf of the people
called shakers in Canterbury."
to
FRANCIS WINKLEY.
ISRAEL SANBORN.
t
"
We can say we love one an-
other,
and we do say that our beand sisters at
loved brethren
Enfield, in this state, are nearsame number, and are
ly of the
in the
and
same
faith
and kingdom,
in similar circumstances."
r.w.
i.s.
In April 1752, two Indians,
Sahatis
and
Christie
came
to
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Canterbury, where they were
entertained in a friendly manner for more than a month. At
their departure they forced away two negroes, one of whom
made his escape and returned.
The other was carried to
Crown-Point and there sold to
an officer. The next year Sabatis with another inJian PlowAawa came aguin to Canterbury^ where being reproached for
misconduct respecting the negroes, he and his companion
behaved in an insolent manner.
Several persons treated them
freely with strong drink, and
one pursued them into the
woocls, and taking advantage
killed them
and with the help of another
ot their situation
person
buried
carelessly
that
them, but, so
bodies
were discovered by beasts of
prey and their bones lay on the
ground.
The two men that
killed Sabatis and Ploxvsaxva
were apprehended and carried
their
A
Portsmouth.
bill
was
found against them by the
grand jury and they were confined in irons, but on the night
before the day ap]iointed for
their trial, an armed mob from
the country with axes and
crows forced the prison and
to
carried
them
off in
triumph.
93
ulation was,in 1810^ about 349
inhabitants.
Its
boundaries
are Moultonborough N. E.,
Meredith neck S.E., and the
waters on the S.W., parting it
from Meredith and NewHampton, and N. by NewHoiderness and Squam lake,
having an area of 7,626 acres
of land.
There is a public
house of worship for
all orders
of christians, \ saw-mill, and 1
trading store. Part of Measley
pond lies in the south-west part
of this town.
Chadbourne and Hart's
Location, Coos county* Beginnmg at the S.W. corner of
land granted toMr.VereRoyse,
at a birch tree,
thence running
N. 470 rods, thence
W.
Hills.
Saco river finds a passage through this location, and
a turnpike road crosses it.
It
contains 3000 acres of land,
and is 75 miles N. W. from
Portsmouth.
Charleston,
a
township
Cheshire
county, on the
easterly side of Connecticut
river, bounded N. by Claremont, E. by Unity, S. by
Langdon, and W. by Connecticut river
containing 24,100
acres.
It was incorporated in
the year 1753, and its whole
population in "the year 1810,
amounted to 1501.
bridge
denominated Cheshire bridge
unites this town with Vermont. Nearly opposite to the
town are LovelPs Fort-rouger^
in
;
Centre Harbour,
a township in Straifoid county, situated on the N.W. end of Win,
nipiseogee lake and on the S.
E. end of Squam lake, from
which circumstance it has its
appellation.
It was incorporated 1777, and its whole pop-
285
rods, thence nearly N. till it
meets the Notch of the White
A
�GAZETTEER OF NRW-HAMPSHIRK.
94
and Half-moon
islands.
The
principal settlement is about a
It
half a mile from the river.
is
handsomely built, and con50 dwelling houses, a
tains
court-house,
meeting-house,
and an academy. It contains
two parishes, which are divided by a line running from ChesE. to the
corner of Unity and Acworth.
hire bridge, S. 87**
The meeting-house is in the
north parish, and through this
parish runs the Cheshire and
Charleston turnpike, which is
continued over the river by
Cheshire bridge. The former
ministers in this town were the
Rev. John Dennis, and B. Alcot.
The Rev.
J.
Crosby
is
the present minister.
Charleston contains 4 grain-mills, 6
saw-mills, 2 mills for dressing
cloth, 3 carding machines, 2
oil- mills, a distillery, and 6 retailing shops.
Charleston
has been the
scene, in former years of many
In April,
Indian cruelties.
1746, John Spofford, Isaac
Parker, and Stephen Farnsworth were taken in this town
by a party of Indians and carThey afterried to Canada.
Wtrds returned to Boston with
In the course
% flag of truce.
of the May following, a number of women in this town,
while employed in milking
their cows, guarded by Maj.
Josiah Willard and several sol-
upon by several Indians who were concealed, and who at this time killed one of the number by the
name of Putnam. While the
diers,
were
fired
Indians were scalping Putnam
they were fired upon by Willard and his party.
Two of
them were mortally wounded,
and were carried off by their
companions. Immediately after these bloody affairs, the
Massachusetts assembly sent
to this town Capt. Paine with
a body of men of whom about
20 fell into an Indian ambuscade, while on their way to
view the place of Putnam's
murder. The Indians fired,
and endeavoured to cut off
their retreat.
Capt. Phinehas
Stevens immediately came to
their relief.
A
skirmish ensukilled on
and one of the
ed, in which 5 were
each
side,
Charleston men was
taken.
The Indians retreated, leaving
some of their guns and blanIn June of the same
kets.
year, as captains Stevens and
Brown, and some others were
searching for their horses, their
dogs discovered a party of Indians lying in ambush.
Another
skirmish ensued, in
which the Indians were defeated, carrying off with them several of their killed, and leaving on the ground a quantity
of blankets, hatchets, spears,
and guns. The other side lost
In the same
only one man.
year a person by the name of
Phillips was killed
bv the Indians.
in this
town
In March, 1747, Capt. Phinehas Stevens, with a company
of rangers, consisting of thirty
"
men, came
took
to
this
possession
town and
of the fort,
which they found in a good
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HA>rPSHIRE
In a few days
they were attacked by a large
jaody of French and Indians,
under the command of a
Frenchman by the name of
Debeline. The Indians took
advantage of a high wind, and
set fire to the surrounding loghouses and fences.
In this
way they encompassed the fort
with flames. They also disState of repair.
charged into the fort a vast
number of burning arrows.
They could not however succeed in setting fire to the
fort, and after having carried
on the siege for two days, uttering all the time their savage
shouts and yells, they loaded a
wheel-carriage with dry faggots, probably intending to set
it on fire and push it to the
Before this
walls of the fort.
attempt was made, Debeline
demanded a cessation of arms
till sunrise the next morning.
This demand was granted. In
the morning, Debeline presented himself before the fort, accompanied by fifty men and a
flag of truce.
He requested
and obtained a parley.
French officer then advanced
with an Indian and a soldier,
and proposed that the besieged should bind up a quantity of
provisions, with their blankets,
lay down their arms, and be
conducted as prisoners to Montreal, and that the two commanders should meet and an
immediate answer be given to
A
Capt. Stevens
accordingly had an interview
with Debeline, who without
waiting for an answer, renewed
this
proposal.
his proposal,
95
accompanying
it
with a threat, that if his terms
should be rejected, or if any
one of his party should be killed, he would storm the fort
and put all therein to death.
Capt. Stevens answered that
nothing but extremities should
force him to accept such terms,
that he was entrusted with the
possession of the fort, and
would not surrender it until he
was convinced that the besiegers could execute their threats,
adding, that he had no encouragement to surrender if all his
men were to be put to death
for killing one of the enemy,
when it was probable they had
already killed many. Debeline
replied,
" go and see
if
your
"men dare fight any longer, and
give mean immediate answer."
Capt. Stevens accordingly put
the
question
his men,
to
whether they would fight or
surrender. They unanimously
determined to
fight.
This was
communicated to the enemy,
who renewed and continued
the attack all that day and the
following night, accompanied
with shouting and yelling. On
the morning of the third day
they requested another cessation of arms for two hours.
Two Indians came to Capt.
Stevens with a flag of truce
and proposed, that if he
would sell them provisions,
they would depart. Capt. Stevens answered, that to
sell
them provisions was contrary
to the laws of nations, but offer-
ed to pay them five bushels of
corn for every captive for
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96
whom
they would give an hosthe captive could be
brought from Canada. After
the communication of this answer, a few guns wt;re fired,
and the enemy departed.
tage
till
No
fort
lives were lost in the
and only two men were
Commodore Sir
wounded.
Charles Fnowles was so highwith the conduct
of Capt. Stevens, that he presented him with an elegant and
From this
valuable sword.
circumstance relating to Sir
Charles, the township was incorporated by the name of
Before its incorCharleston.
poration it was called No. 4.
The next spring Capt. Stevens was again appointed to
command at No. 4. with a garrison of a hundred men.
In the year 1749, near the
close of this war and after the
garrison was withdrawn, except 15 men, Obadiah Tortwell was killed, and a son of
captain Stevens was captured
ly gratified
and carried
to
Canada.
At the
war he was
and sent home.
expiration of the
set
at liberty
in the year 1749. In
the begi«ning of the year 1754,
this devoted town was again
visited bv the savages. In August the)' broke into the house
of James Johnson early in the
morning before any of the famThey seized
ily \\^ere awake.
upon him and his three sons.
The Indians however tarried
This was
the next day on acoount of
the situation of Mrs. Johnson,
who 'was then delivered of a
till
daughter, to
whom
the
name of
Captive was given. The whole
lam ily were then carried off without bloodshed.
Mrs. Johnson
was placed ou a litter, and sometimes on horseback.
Provisions soon falling short the Indians killed the horse, and
even the infant was driven to
nourishment.
to Montreal,
where Johnson obtained leave
to return home on a parole of
two months. The assembly of
New-Hampshire granted 150/.
sterling to purchase his ransom.
The severity of the winter
compelled him to defer his return to Canada till the next
spring.
He was charged with
breaking his parole, was deprived of a large part of his
horse-flesh for
its
They proceeded
money,
and
was
cast
into
prison together with his famiwhere the small-pox atly,
After eighteen
tacked them.
months, Mrs. Johnson with
her sister and two children
were sent to England, and
from thence they returned to
Mr. Johnson was deBoston.
tained three years in prison,
when he was released and
went with his son to Boston.
Ke there met his wife, and
was again imprisoned, being
of treasonable decountry, but
was soon discharged for want
of evidence. His eldest daughsuspected
signs against his
ter
was retained in a Canadian
Mrs. Johnson as-
nunnery.
serts in
her narrative that her
eldest daughter Susan returned
a few days before the surren-
der of Montreal, and she vxher gratitude to the
presses
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE:
9r
who had
the S., Grafton county on the
treated her daughter with great
kindness by adopting her as
N., and Hillsborough county
on the E. It contains in land
and water, 763,860 acres. Its
two Miss Jasson's
their child
and keeping her
at
Captive,
who is still living, afterwards
married Col. George Kimball,
and Susan married Capt. Samuel Wetherbee.
In 1755, a number of cattle
in this town were killed by the
number of townships
Indians, and in 1760, the famwere
ily of Joseph Willard
captured and carried to Mont-
Bounded N. by Oilman
Warner's location and
Mount Royse, E. by the state
line, S. by Conway, and W. by
Bartlett and Adams. It contains
A pond in this
2,856 acres.
town, called Mountain pond^ is
200 rods long and 40 wide
dressing cloth, 9 oil-mills, 7
cotton and 5 woollen factories,
23 carding-machines, 2 papermills, 69 trading stores, and
15 distilleries.
In 1813, this
county contained 28 stud-horses, 5,771 horses of 5 years old,
498 of 4 years old, 5,169 oxen
of full growth, 2,930 of 4 years
old, 14,317 cows, 9,632 cattle
of 3 years old, and 1,891 acres
of orchard land.
The chief towns in Cheshire
county are Charleston and
The superior court
Keene.
and the courts of common pleas
KimbaWs pond^
sit in
school.
Her daughter
real.
Chatham,
a
township
Coos county, incorporated
1767, containing 201
in
in
inhabit-
ants.
and
;
in the S.E.part
of the town, is about 250 rods
long and 240 wide. Kearsarge
mountain lies in the S.W. part
of the town on Bartlett line,
Thir> town contains 2 saw-mills,
1 mill for
dressing cloth,2 corn-
and a carding-machine.
Chatham is about 10 miles
in length from north to south,
Its
and four miles in width.
direction
from the White
mountains is east, 8 miles dis-
six,
and
mount
to
its
is
thirty-
inhabitants
41,042
of
a-
whom
It has
7,478 are legal voters.
52 houses for public worship,
2 academies, 109 grain-mills,
155 saw-mills, 46 mills for
these towns alternately,
and the probate court holds
three sessions in each of these
towns every year. This county sends Z5 representatives to
the state legislature, and there
is a gaol in each of the shire
mills,
towns.
tant.
Chester, a township in
Rockingham county, bounded
N. and E. by Raymond, Candia, and AUenstown.
E. by
Poplin and Sandown, S. by
Cheshire County
lies
on
the easterly bank of Connecticut river, and is bounded by
the state of Massachusetts on
13
Londonderry, and W.by Manchester and Merrimack river.
It contains
49,054 acres, of
which 962 are water. Chester
was
incorporated
in
1722,
�GAZETTEKR OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
9li
and
contains
2,030
inhabit-
ants.
3Iassabesick /»(?«f/, containing
1,512 acres is situnted in the
westerly part of this town, a
portionofit however is in ManThis pond is almost
chester.
equally divided by a narrow
strait, over which the LondonIn
derry turnpike passes.
Merrimack river, near the
north-westerly partoftliis town,
is situated the Isle of Hookset
Beaver brook has its rise
falls.
in
this
town and
tails
into
Merrimack river. So also does
one branch of Exeter river
which passes into Hiwke.
Another branch of Exeter river
passes the northeasterly corner
of this town. Chester contains
23 mills of various kinds. It
has a coiigregution,^l meetinghouse, an academy, 60 dwelling-houses, 6 retailing shops,
and one edifice for presbyterian worship. The Rt v. Messrs.
Hale, Fhigg, and Wdson were
The
formerly settled here.
Rev. N.Bradstreet is the present minister.
Rattle-snake hillKn this town
Its diis a great curiosity.
ameter is half a mile, its
form is circular, and its height
400 feet. On the south side
10 yards from its base is a
cave called the Devil's den, in
is a narrow apartment,
15 or 20 feet squart, the flooring and ceiling of which arc
formed by a regular rock.
From the wall of this apartment there are depending numerous excrescences, bearing
the form and size of pears,
which
^
which upon the approach of a
torch throw out a sparkling
innumerable hues.
2d of July,ir64, Mr.
Jam-.-s Shirley of this town,
while wiilkmg by the side of his
horse, which was led by anlustre of
On
other
the
was
person,
instantly
The
killed by lightning.
flash
was observed by persons at the
distance of a number of rods
to fall upon his head.
It tore
his hat into fragments, singed
and entered his head
just over his right temple.
It
is remarkable, that the moner
his hair,
pocket was melted, and
which were of steel
were broken. His horse was
killed although the person who
led him, escaped with slight inin his
his buckles,
jury.
In the course of the year
1724, a party of 5 Indians entered Chester and seized upon
2 persons by the names of
Thomas Smith and John Curr.
When they had brought them
oflf about 30 miles, they bound
them and laid themselves down
to sleep.
The
prisoners seiz-
ed this opportunity to escape,
and in three days arrived safely at a
garrison in
London-
derry,
Chesterfield,
a township
county.
It was
incorporated in 1752, and in
1810, its population amounted
to 1830.
It is situated on
Connecticut river opposite to
in
Ch.;.hire
Dummerston in Vermont. It
bounded N. by Westmore-
is
land,
S. E. by
Swansey and
a part of Kecne, S. by
Win-
�6AZETTEER OF NEWHAMPSHIRE.
Chester and Hinsdale, and
W.
by Connecticut river.
This
town contains a pond of
526 acres, called Spafford^s
in the S. W. part of
the town is a port of West rivThe soil of this
er mountain.
pond^ and
town is of varioi>s qualities,
and its surface is rough. It
produces different kinds of
grain, and is well suited to
pasturing,
grass,
The
&c.
Rev. Abrahann Woccj, a congregational minister, was or<lained in this town D c. 3 1st,
1772, and is still settled there.
This town contains a baptist
society, which however is destitute of a public house of wor-
The
ship.
but
village here is small,
contains an academ)-,
it
which is supported by its tuition money, subscrip'iions, and
donations.
yearly
Its
age number of students
There
40-
also a cotton factory
is
in this town,
porated
averis
in
which was incor-
1809, ana has in op-
Besides
eration 844 spirdles.
this, there are 2 distilleries, 4
grist-mills, 7 saw-mills, 2 mills
for dressing cloth, 2 cardingmachines, 5 shops, and 10
school-houses.
West river mountain, which
is partly in this town, is of
some note. , In the year 1730,
the garrison at fort Dummer
was frequently alarmed by explosions heard from this mountain, attended by the emission
of columns of smoke. Similar phenomena have been noticed at various subsequent periods.
There are two places
about this mountain where the
99
rocks bear evident traces of
h .ving been heated imd calcined. (See Belkiiap, Vol. III.)
Chichester, a township in
Rockingham county, is bounded N. E. by Pitts-field and Epsom, S. W. by Pembroke, and
N. W. by Loudon and a part
of Concord. It was incorporated in 1727, and contains 11,978
acres
and 951 inhabitants.
Suncook river flows through the
easterl}' pat of this town, into
which xw^x a sm;dl stream
falls from the western side of
the town.
In this town are 7
water mills. The New-Hampshire turnpike passes through
here to Concord. The settle-
ment of this town was commenced by Mr. Piul Morrill
in the year 1758.
The soil of
Chichester is exct Ih ntly adapted
to the cultivation of rve, corn,
and wheat.
The only high
ground of importance here is
Bear hill, situated in the N.
part of the town, the sides of
which are covered with a rich
and cultivated
soil.
In 1801, a turnpike was cut
through the woods which then
covered
nor
There were
no houses here,
agriculture com-
this spot.
at that time
had
menced
its progress.
Since
time 12 dwelling-houses
have been .erected within the
space of 2 miles. The land is
now divided into lots and fenced,and a large portion of it is al-
that
ready improved and well cultivated.
There is only one religious society in this town,
and of this the Rev. Josiah
im
�GAZEITRER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
100
Carpenter
is
is
the minister.
He
and was
1791, and is the
a congregationalist
ordained in
only minister ever settled here.
meeting-house
the
Besides
In
there are 5 school-houses.
various parts of the town are
still to be seen traces of Indian
Marks of corn
settlements.
plantations, and the ruins of
wigwams were
easily discov-
ered on the banks of Suncook
river, and several Indian hatchets were ploughed up near the
present site of the meetinghouse by one of the first settlers, captain
Samuel
Lang-
maid.
Claremont, a township on
Connecticut river in the counIt was incorty of Cheshire.
porated in 1764, and in 1810,
it contained 2,094 inhabitants.
It is bounded N. by Cornish,
E. by Newport, S. by Unity
and Charleston, and W. by the
There are here 2 ferries
across the Connecticut extending to Weathersfield in Ver-
river.
There is 1 congregational
and 1 episcopalian society in
this place, over the former of
which Rev. S.Farley, and over
the latter Rev. C. Barber are
ordained.
Their predecessors
were the Rev. G.Wheaton, A.
Hibbert, and R. Casait.
Besides these two societies, the
methodists have here a public
s.f.
house of worship.
D. D.
Clear Stream River
the northerly extremity of Millfield.
Passing thence through
the centre of the town of Errol, it falls into Ameriscoggin
river three miles S. of Umba-
gog
lake.
COCHECHO orDoVERRlVER
has its source among a number
of small ponds in the town of
New-Durham. It thence takes
a southerly direction through
the towns of Farmington and
Rochester, where it unites with
its southern branch, called Is-
mont, called Ashley's and SumHubbard^s islner's ferries.
and^ just below Ashley's ferry
is 240 rods long and 40 wide.
Sugar river passes through
this town and supplies many
valuable mill seats, on which
are erected 3 grain-mills, 3
saw-mills, and 3 mills for
dressing cloth, 1 carding-machine, 1 paper-mill, and 1
to the
From this
inglass river.
oil-mill.
ris-
mountains on the W.
side of thetownofDixville,near
es in the
place
main stream passes through
Dover, where it falls into Newichawannock or Salmon fall
the
river, thence to Hilton's point
where
meets
southern
the
it.
From
branch
this junction
which is 8 miles
the course of this
river is rapid and never freezsea,
distant,
es.
The second NewCoLEBROOK,
a township in
Hampshire turnpike passes
from Amherst through this
Coos county.
town.
rated in 17/0, and
It
was incorpo-
now
con-
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRB.
It lies
tains 325 inhabitants.
on Connecticut river 40 miles
N. of Lancaster. It is bounded N. by Stewartstown, E. by
Dixville, S. by Columbia, and
W. by the river, and contains
25,056 acres. This town is
watered by Mohawk river and
Beaver brook. It has 1 meeting-house and an orduint-d
minister.
It
contains a grain-
mill, "a saw-mill, 2
dressing cloth,
chine,
and
1
mills
for
carding-ma-
oil-mill, a distillery,
1
1 retail store.
101
Colebrook, E. by Dixville and
Erving*s location, S. by unappropriated lands and Stratford,
and W. by Connecticut river.
It contains 32,800 acres. Sims
stream and Cole brook lise in
this town and empty themselves
here into Connecticut river.
Roaring brook falls into the
same river near the lower extremity of this town.
There
are here several mountains of
a considerable size, and a number of small ponds. This town
contains 1 grist-mill, 2 saw1 mill for dressing cloth,
1 trading store, and 1 distilleThis place was formerly
ry.
mills,
Cold River
pond
in
rises in Cold-
Acworth, whence
its
most northerly branch flows,
and its most southerly flows
from Alstead. These branches
unite in Walpole, where the
main stream falls into Connecticut river.
College Lands, a tract of
land granted to the trustees of
Dartmouth
college by the state
It lies on
Connecticut river N. of Stewartstown and contains 40,960
Two streams called
acres.
Dead water and Cedar stream
pass through this tract.
It
lies 130 miles N., 9° W. from
Portsmouth.
In 1807, the
legislature in 1789.
legislature
made
to the college
another grant of land lying on
the easterly border of the state
containing 23,040 acres, equal
to 6 square miles.
This tract
lies N. 5° W., 123 miles from
Portsmouth.
Columbia, a township in
Bounded N. by
Coos county.
called
Cockburn.
Concord
is
in
Rockingham
county.
It lies on both sides
of Merrimack river, was incorporated in 1765, and now
contains 2,393 inhabitants.
It
is bounded as
follows, beginning at the junction of the Suncook and Merrimack, it runs
up the Suncook to Loudon,
thence N. 47° W. 810 rods',
and N. 21i° W. 700 rods to
Canterbury, thence on the same
course 191 rods, thence S. 72°,
W. 1370 rods across the junction of the two rivers, and by
Boscawento Hopkinton, thence
S. 20" W. 2279 rods to Bow,
thence on the same course
binding on Bow 32 rods,thence
N. 70° E. 1222 rods to Merrimack river, thence down said
river to the boundary first
mentioned. It contains 40,919
acres, 1710 of which are waThere are four ponds
ter.
in
this
town,
Turkey pondy
�GAZETTEER OF NEVV-HAMPSHIUE.
10*2
the source of Turkey river,
containing about 1000 acres,
Long pond contaimn^ about420,
Turtle pond containing about
240, and Horse-shoe pond containing about 50 acres, the waters ot which fall into the Mei'-
The Rev. Timothy
Walker was ordained in this
town in 1730, and died in
1782, aged 78 years. The Rev.
Israel Evans was ordained here
in 1789, and removed soon afThe Rev. Dr. Asa
terwards.
M'Farland is the present minrimack.
ister.
Concord is pleasantly situated on the banks of the Merrimack about 8 miles above
Hookset falls. The state legislature have for many years
held all its sessions here, and
from its central situation and
thriving back country. Concord
made
ing-houses, a spaciousmeetinghouse, 3 printing-offices, 20
and several mechanics
The village in the N.
shops.
E. part of the town contains 28
dwelling-houses, 2 stores, a
distillery, and
several mills.
The whole town contains 5
grain-mills, 8sdW-mills,4 mills
for dressing cloth, 2 cardingmachines, and a nail-factory.
The N. H, state prison is in
It is strongly built
this town.
of stone, and in November
1816, it contained ZO prisonThe first settlement of
ers.
this town commenced in 1685.
Jonathan Tyng with 19 other
persons purchased of the Indians a tract of land on both
sides of the Merrimack river,
6 miles in breadth, from Sowhegan river to Winnipiseogee lake,
stores,
and.
Mason by deed confirmed
the permanent capital of the state.
Proposals are already made for
the purchase. In August of the
same year the Indians gathered
erecting a state house here.*
families.
will probably be
One handsome
toll-bridge
Merrimack connects
town with Pembroke, an-
across the
this
other crosses the river near the
northerly extremity of the
town, over which the N. H.
turnpike passes.
The Indian name of this
town was Penacook.
granted by
When
Massachusetts
it
The
Rumford.
compact part of the town which
was
called
on the mainstreet contains about 200 dwell-
lies
principally
• These proposals were accepted by
the legislaUire in November 1816, ami
the state house is soon to be erected
of handsome stone.
and removed their
this conduct they
gave considerable alarm to
In
their English neighbours.
their corn
1
By
746, a party of Indians lay in
ambush
in this
town with an
intention to attack the people
while at public worship, but
observing them go armed to
their devotions they waited till
the next morning, at which
time they killed 5 and took "2,
prisoners.
In 1747, July 28th, the Indians again appeared in this
place and made some depredaThey
tion among the cattle.
were pursued by 50 of the English, and they retreated with
great precipitation,leaving their
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
packs and blankets behind them.
One man only was wounded
About the same
in the arm.
time a person was killed there
who had just returned from
Cape-Breton after an absence
of two years.
On the 20th of March, 1772,
died in this town Benjamin
Rolfe.
He was one of the
who adventured their
first
lives in a land of savages with
the intention of forming an English settlement at Concord,
then called Penacook and at a
distance of nearly 40 miles
from any civilizt^d habitation.
known
the
title
employed
lord
town
life.
in the
early
The town was
Germaine,
who was
then one of the secretaries of state, and who eventually
procured for him a colo-
nels commissicJn.
ing in the British
While; serv-
army he
dis-
•overed such talents for projecting military improvements,
so much mental activity and
enterprise, and such acute discernment in practical philosophy^ that his celebrity extended through foreign countries,
and attracted the attention of
the reigning duke of Bavaria,
who
mand."
During a residence of several years in Bavaria, he was
conspicuous for his unwearied
and successful
efforts to
ame-
the condition of the
poor and particularly to annihilate the evil of common beggary by providing the beggars, (a
class of people with which that
liorate
countrj;
swarmed)
with
em-
food.
(bet-
world under
Here he
then called Rumford.
married Miss Rolfe. In 1775,
he went to England, and was
of
and economy among
under his com-
troops
George
this
part of his
discipline
the
as clerk in the office
Thompson
to the
of Connt Rumford) set-
tled in
he soon signalized himself "fey
introducing a new system of
ployment and the cheapest aliment. All this time his active
and sagacious mind suggested
a variety of improvements favourable to manufactures, domestic economy, and comfort.
He particularly improved the
construction of chimneys and
stoves, and made many interesting and beneficial experiments on heat, cookery, and
Benjamin
ter
103
oflPered
Col.
Thompson
a
preferment
in
his service,
which he accepted in 1784.
Raised by this prince to the
rank of Lieut. Gen. of horse
On his leaving the German
service the duke of Bavaria
created him a count, his title
by his own choice, was taken
from the town (Rumford)
where he spent his youth.
After leaving Bavaria count
Rumford passed most of
his
time in Great Britain, where he
received the honour of knighthood and enjoyed an uncommon share of public and private respect.
By steadily directing his extraordinary talents to the promotion of the
daily comfort and general welfare of the human family he
made every civilized being his
debtor, and, while he has re-
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
104
fleeted signal honour upon his
native land, his well merited
fame has extended itself over
a large portion of the globe.
He
died in Autencil in France
in the year 1814,
Concord
in
aged
sixty.
Grafton county,
was incorporated in 1768, and
was formerly called Gunthwait.
Its
It is a flourishing town.
population has nearly doubled
within the last 10 years, and
in 1810, it amounted to 1126.
Tke value of property here
has increased with the same
It is bounded N.E.
by Littleton and Bethlehem,
S. E. by Franconia, S. W. by
Landaff, and N. W. by Lyman,
and contains 29,130 -icres.
There are here several ponds,
viz. Minksy Straters^ &c. Two
rapidity.
branches of the Great Amonoosuck meet in this town and
An iron facpass through it.
tory lies on the eastern border
of the town, adjacent to FranLarge quantities of
conia.
lime-stone are found here, and
large kilns are already erected,
in which are burnt 400 hogsheads yearly. All the iron ore,
which supplies two furnaces, is
dug from a quarry situated in
the S.E. part of the town, about
distant from the fur-
4 miles
naces.
1
There are
in this
town
meeting-house, 3 corn-mills,
5 saw-mills,
1
mill for dressing
There
and an oil-mill.
is
here a free will baptist
church, over which Elder J.
Quimby was ordained Septemcloth,
ber, 1800.
its
Connecticut River has
source among the high
which separate the
United States from Lower
Canada. One of the princi-
lands,
pal parent streams of this river
is called Indian stream, which
runs nearly in a straight line
from
its source to its junction
with the main branch.
The
most northerly branch is called Hall's stream, which, with
Perry's stream and several
others from the west, form in
conjunction one grand river
near the 50th degree of N. lati-
tude on land granted to Dartmouth college.
It has been
surveyed about 30 miles beyond the 45th degree of N. latitude to the head of its northwestern branch, and is settled
nearly all the distance to its
Its general course S.
source.
S.W. along the western border
of New-Hampshire, (between
that state and Vermont) about
170 miles, it then passes into
IVJassachusetts.
Connecticut river
in
its
course between New-Hampshire and Vermont from the
45th degree of latitude passes
between Stewartstown in NewHampshire and Canaan in Vermont, thence between Colebrook and Lexington. Here
the river bends considerably
to the E. as if to give place to
Monadnock mountain, which
shore in
lies on Lexington
receives Moopposite to this
mountain, and Jacob's brook a
Here the
few miles below.
Vermont.
hawk
river
It
�GAZETTEER OF NEWHAMPSHIRE.
river again takes a westerly
inclination and flows between
Columbia and Minchead to
Stratford opposite Brunswick
in Vermont.
At this place
Nohegan river falls into the
Connecticut from the upper extremity of Brunswick, and
Pauls stream from the lower
corner of the same town. The
river here bends to the east
on the border of Northumberland, where it receives the upper Amonoosuck, at a great
bend opposite the lower extremity of Maidstone.
From
this point its course is very
crooked to the upper part of
Lancaster, where there Is a
bridge leading to Guildhall in
Vermont. Five or six miles
below this, Israel river empties itself,
passing from Lan-
caster village falls, 3 miles above the Catbow. At Catbow
the river inclines to the west,
and passes between Dalton to
Lunenburgh, where the 15
miles falls commence.
At this
place John's riv^r empties itself from Dalton, and Neal's
brook from Lunenburgh. Here
the river makes a westerly
bend, receiving Mile's river
and passing between Litdeton
and Concord, where there is a
bridge built over the falls. It
has thence a southerly course
between Bath and Rigate,
where the Great Amonoosuck
empties itself at the lower extremity of Bath opposite the
mouth of Wells river, which
passes from Newbury, Vermont. Between Haverhill and
Newbury, the river is crook-
14
105
ed, passing under three bridges, and
rtceiving Oliverian
river from the east and a small
stream from the west at the
Great Ox-bow. As it thence
flows between Piermont and
Bradford, it receives two large
miil-streams and Wait's river
from the
latter place,
and two
small mill-streams from the
former.
It thence passes on
through Orford and Fairlee,
Lyme and Thelford to Grant's
island near the line of Windsor
A
county, Vermont.
bridge
over the falls just below Dart-
mouth college unites the towns
of Hanover and Norwich, and
another bridge four or five
miles below, near the mouth of
Mascomy
river from NewHampshire and White river
from Vermont, connects the
towns of Lebanon, N. H. and
Hartford, Vt. Between Plainfield and Hartland is a small
island
calle
!
Hart's
island,
where Queechy river and Lull's
brook empty themselves from
Vermont. From Hart's island
the river keeps nearly a straight
between Cornish and
Windsor, till it reaches the
mouth of Sugar river at Cl.reTwo very good millmont.
streams empty themselves from
Windsor and several from
course
Weathersfield opposite ClareThe mouth of Sugar
river is several miles below
Asculrey mountain^
As the
river flows on between Charleston and Springfield, it receives
mont.
Black river from the latter
town and Williams river from
Rockingham. It thence pass-
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
lOii
es between Walpole and the
lower part of Rockingham,
where the great falls commence, now known by the ap-
flows along the lower extremity of Walpole, from which
town Cold river empties it-
The
and from Westminster,
which lies opposite, Sexton riv-
width of the river above them
is at some point 22 rods, at
er falls in with several other
small streams.
It thence pass-
pellation of Bellows' falls.
more than 16. The
average depth of the channel
is about 25 feet, and is generally well supplied with water.
It is said, however, that ia
September, 1792, after a severe
drought, the waters of this river passed within a space of
twelve feet wide and two and a
large rock
half feet deep.
here divides the stream into
two channels, each about nineWhen the water
ty feet wide.
is low, the eastern channel is
dry, being crossed by a bar of
At such times
solid rock.
the whole stream falls into the
western channel, where it is
contracted to the breadth of
fefteen feet, and flows with asothers not
A
There are
tonishing rapidity.
several pitches within the distance of half a mile above
each other, the largest of which
is that, where the rock divides
Notwithstanding
the stream.
the violence of the current
here, the salmon pass up the
falls and are taken many miles
above, but the shad do not pass
falls.
In 1784, a
bridge of timber, constructed
by Col, Hale was projected
beyond the
falls 365 feet in
This bridge was supported by the great central
rock, and under it the highest
floods pass without doing injuThe river from this place
ry.
over
these
length.
self,
es
Westmoreland which
lies
opposite to Putnam and Dummerston, thence it flows by
Chesterfield situated opposite
to Brattleborough, where it receives
Wantoostilqueck
of
West
river.
Between
Hins-
New-Hampshire and
Hinsdale in Vermont is a remarkable bend, where Ashuedale in
empties itself. The
Connecticut a few miles below
this point passes over the S.
line of New- Hampshire into
Massachusetts.
Its passage
through the county of Hampshire waters some of the most
pleasant towns in the commonwealth, such as
Springfield,
Hadley, Northampton, &c. It
thence enters the limits of
Connecticut, passes over Enfield falls, thence to Windsor,
lot river
it receives Windsor ferry river, thence to Hartford,
where it meets the tide and flows
in a crooked channel into Long
At the distance
Island sound.
of 130 miles from its mouth, its
width is from 80 to 100 rods.
The whole length of this beau-
where
bordered on each
banks with some of the
most flourishing towns in the
Throughout
United States.
its whole course, it preserves a
distance of between 80 and
too miles from the sea. The
whole distance of this mag-
tiful river is
of
its
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
nificettt
to
stream from its month
above oOOiHilrs.
its soiiice is
The
celebrated
American
poet,
Barlow, thus compliments
Ha watery gleams through happier
JTor drinks the sea a loreJier
villas
wave than
CoNTOocooK, a very
river in
erable
it
shine—
thine,
consid-
Hillsborough
Great Monadnock mountain in
andRindge,and its most
northerly branch flows from
Danbury, Wilmot, &c. at a disJafFrey
more than
each
from
fifty
miles
These
other.
streams after receiving tribute
from almost every pond and
spring in Dublin, Peterborough,
Nelson, Stoddard, WashingFishersfield, Bradford,
ton,
Hillsborough, Antrim, WarNew-London,
Sutton,
ner,
Salisbury, Boscawen, and several other towns, form a junction in the northerly corner of
Hopkinton. The main stream
passing easterly from this place
8 or 9 miles falls into the
Merrimack between Concord
The Contooand Boscawen.
cook is a very rapid river and
at a distance of 10 or 12 miles
from
its
wide.
mouth
is
Just before
itself into
branches
the
itself
100 yards
it
empties
Merrimack
ber, being fatigued
and apprehending no danger laid them-
down
selves
to
sleep.
The
woman
;
Its most southerly
county.
branch has its rise near the
tance of
107
it
and forms an
which has some celebrispot where a
Mrs. Dustin performed a very
This woman
heroic exploit.
had been captured by the Indians in Haverhill, Massachuisland,
ty as being the
setts,and carried to this island.
The Indians, 8 or 10 in num-
seized one of their
tomahawks and with it killed
and scalped the whole party,
took their canoe and returned
down the river to Haverhill.
She afterwards carried the
Boston and was liberrewarded.
scalps to
ally
Conway, a township situated in the N. E. corner of Strafford county. It was incorporated in 1715, and 1810 it
contained 1080 inhabitants. It
is bounded N. by Chatham and
Bartlett, E. by the line of the
District of Maine, which separates it from Fryburgh, S. by
Eaton, and W. b)' Burton and
Hale's grant, containing 34,7'28
It was called by the InPigrvackeU
small
part of Walker* s pond and Little Pi^xvacket pond lie
in this
town. The latter is about 1 75
rods in diameter.
Saco river passes through
this town, where it receives
Swift river and several oilier
small streams. The Rev. Mr.
Porter was ordained here in
1778, and still continues the
minister of the place.
Conway
has 3 religious societies and 2
meeting-houses.
It contains
4 corn-mills, 5 saw-mills, 1
mill for dressing cloth, 2 carding-machines, ,3
distilleries,
acres.
A
dians,
and 3
retail stores.
Coos County is bounded S.
by the counties of Grafton
and Strafford, E. by' the Dis-
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
108
of Maine, N. by Lower
Canada, and W. by Connecti-
trict
cut river.
composed of
It is
22 towns, 5 locations, and a
large tract of unlocated land.
In 1810 it contained 3,991 inhabitants, of which 628 were
It contained at
rateable polls.
th. I time 262 horses, 37 four
yc trs old, 47 thrt:e ye-rs old,
503 oxen,
49 two years old
;
231 four years old, 1,383 ccws,
637 three years old cattle, and
13 Oiules,
674 two years old
and 1 jack. This county comj
prises
acres of land
128,662
and water S. of latitude 45*>
and N. of that latitude it conLancaster is the shire town
of this county, and was incorporated as early as 1763. The
county prison is here, and an
academy which was incorpoin 1808.
Coos county has 12 meetinghouses, 20 grist-mills, 27 sawmills, 5 mills for dressmg
cloth, 3 carding machines, 11
stores, and 6 dhstilleries, &c.
It stnds 27 members to the
rated
The
state legislature.
court
for
superi-
county of
county is held
the
Grafton and
this
at Huyerhill
and Plymouth
al-
ternately on the 4th Tuesday
of December, and the court of
common picas is held at Lancastiir
ou the 4th Tuesday of
May.
Croydon.
In this town are a congregaand episcopalian society, and a meetinghouse for each. In 1768, the
tionalist, baptist,
Welman was ordained
and removed in 1785.
The Rev. J. Rowel and P.
Kindreck are the present ministers.
This town contains 4
grain-mills, 10 saw-mills, 2
mills for dressing cloth, 2
carding-machines,and 4 stores.
Rev.
Cheshii-f-
a
J.
Coventry, a township in
Grafton county, bounded N.
by Landaff, E. by Peeling, S.
by Warner, and W. by Haverhill, containing 33,290 acres.
It was incorporated in 1764,
and its number of inhabitants
in 1810, was 162.
Moose-hillock and Owl-head mountains
art in this town.
Branches
and Oliverian brooh^ Baker*s
river^ and Wild Amonoosuck
Coi)take their rise here.
entry contains 2 grist-mills
and
Cornish,
A
bridge crosses the
Connecticut from this town to
Windsor. The line adjoining
Croydon p.^sses over Croydon
mountain. Governor's moun-"
tain is situated nearly between
the bridge and the road to
cres.
here
tains 160,353 acres.
or
Plainfield, E. by Croydon, S.
by Claremont, and W. by
Connecticut river, which separates it from Windsor in Vermont. It contains 23,160 a-
township
1
saw-inill.
in
-lunty was incorpo-
rated in 1763, and its population in 1810, amounted to
1600.
It is bounded N. by
Croydon, a township in the
county of Cheshire, was inIts numcorporated in 1713.
ber of inhabitants
is
862.
It
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
is bounded N. by New-Grantham and a corner of Spring-
E. by Springfield and
Wendall, S. by Newport, and
W. by Cornfsh, and contains
26,000 acres.
Croydon mountain extends
field,
in
a
direction
northeasterly
through this town from its
southwestern extremity. On
this mountain are two small
ponds.
Its soil is moist and
rocky, and produces excellent
grass, besides wheat, rye,corn,
109
Blake* s pond forms its E. corner bound. Dalton contains a
meeting-house, 3 corn-mills, 2
saw-mills, and
ing cloth.
1
mill for dress-
Danburt, situated in Grafton county 6 or 8 miles from
Merrimack
river.
corporated in
tains
^'itS
It
was
in-
1795, and con-
inhabitants.
It
is
bounded N.E. by Alexandria,
S. E. by New-Chester, S. W.
butter,
by the line of Hillsborough
county which separates it from
Wilmot, and N. W. by a corner of Orange. It contains
cheese, &c.
Croydon turnpike
passes nearly through the centre of this town.
There are
several small ponds in this
Smith''s river
19,031 acres.
waters this town and the Grafton turnpike leads through its
western extremity to Orford
town, which supply some of
the minor branches of Sugar
river, on which streams are erected 4 corn-mills, 5 saw-
bridge.
&c.
The
principal
which
this
town sends
ket, are
mills,
1
beef,
articles
pork,
to
mar-
DARTMOUTHCoLLEGE(Vide.
Hanover.)
mill for dressing cloth,
and a carding- machine. There
is in this town a house of public worship in which a congregational minister officiates.
Deerfield, a township in
Rockingham county, incorporated in 1766.
In 1810 it
contained 1851 inhabitants. It
bounded N. by Northwood,
by Candia, E. by Nottingham, and W. by Allenstown
and Epsom, and contains 23,
254 acres. Pleasant pond is
is
S.
D.
Dalton, a township in Coos
county, containing 235 inhabitants.
It is
bounded
N.W. by
Connecticut river at the great
opposite Lunenburgh in
Vermont, N. E, by Lancaster
and Whitefield, S.E.by Whitefield, and S.W. by Littleton or
falls
Grafton line.
16,455 acres.
the
It contains
jfohn's river
crosses the
northerly part of the town, and
situated in the
northerly part
about a mile
in length and half a mile in
There are here severwidth.
al other smaller ponds, one of
which is the source of the western branch of Lamprey river,
the northern branch of which
passes from North wood and
unites with the western near
The
the centre of Deerfield.
of this town and
is
�no
GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
soil of this town is for the most
part fertile, producing the various kinds of grain and grass
in
to
near the S. E.
abundance.
Eliphalet Smith was the first
ordained minister in this town
and ramoved soon after the revolutionary war. His success-
or was the Rlv. Timothy Upham, who died in the year
1811, and w^as succeeded by
the Rev. Nathaniel Wells.
is also a baptist church
increasing in numbers under the
pastoral care of Elder Peter
Young. Each of these societies has its house of public
At the part of this
worship.
town called the parade there is
a pleasant village of 15 or 20
houses, a small academy, several stores, mechanics' shops,
&c. Deerji eld contains 4 grainmills, 4 saw-mills, 2 mills for
dressing cloth, 1 carding-machine, 1 oil-mill, and 13 schoolThe average yearly
houses.
number of deaths in this town
since 1802, has been a^iout 20.
The present year an epidemic
fever prevailed of which about
20 persons died.
Formerly, moose were plenIn
ty in and about this town.
1767, Mr. Josiah Prescott killad four within a short time
near the same spot.
There
Dead River
Dimond river and falls inthe Margallaway river on
the easterly side of the state,
with
rises
in
the
northerly part of a tract of
land granted to Gilmanton and
After
Atkinson academies.
passing through those lands in
a number of streams and
also through lands granted to
Dartmouth college, it unites
Weniworth's
of
extremity
location.
DeerIng, a township in
Hillsborough county, incorporated in 1779.
Its population
in 1810 was 1363. Itisbounded
N.
Henniker and Hillsbor-
i)y
ough, E. by Weare, W. by the
southerly branch of Contoocook river which divides this
town from Antrim, and S.
by Francestown and GreenIt contains 20,057 acres.
Pecker's pond^ in this town, is
180 rods long and 50 wide and
forms the source of the northerly branch of Piscataquog river.
The 2d New-Hampshire turnpike pusses through the southwesterly part of this town. The
Rev. William Sleigh is the setminister of the place.
tled
There is here 1 meeting-house,
2 corn-mills, 1 saw-mill, 1
carding-maclothing-n\ill, 2
field.
chines,
1 distillery,
and 2 trad-
ing shops.
DiMOND River.
Its
branch has
rise
terly
its
wesin a
pond of that name in Stewartstown. Thence its course is
through Dixville, and after receivingisome tributary streams
from the lands granted to Dartmouth college, it empties itself
into
Dead
from the
river
which flows
easterly part of those
lands.
Dixville, a township
Coos county? incorporated
in
in
�Gx\ZETTEER OF NEW-HMMPSIIIRE.
1805, and in 1810, containing
It is bounded
12 inhabicants.
N. by the college lands and
lands gr.ntc^d to GilmanK>n
and Atkinson academies, E.by
the second grant to Dartmouth
Wentworth's locaand Erving's location, and W. by
Columbia,Colebrook,and Stew-
college and
tion, S.
by
iViillsfield
31,023
western border is a ridge of. mountains,
from which flow several ponds
forming the sources of two rivers, viz. Clear stream and Dimond river. This town contains
artstown.
acres.
It contains
Near
its
a grist-mill and a saw-mill.
Dorchester, a township in
Grafton county, incorporated
in 1761, and containing 537 inIt is bounded N.
by Wentworth, E. by Groton,
S. by Dame's Gore, which separates it from Canaan , and
W. by Lyme, and contains 23,
There are two
617 acres.
large ponds in this town, viz.
Slowri's pond, which is 500
rods long and 450 wide, and
Foxvler^s pond, which is 300
rod's long and 250 wide. The
habitants.
southerly branch of Baker's
river flows through the eastern
part of this town, and a branch
of the Mascemy passes its
western part.
large mountain lies near its S.E. extremi-ty, and another called Smart^s
mountain in the N. W. part of
the town. Dorchester contains
A
3 mills.
ed at the head of the tide on
Cochecho. It was incorporated
in 1633, and in 1810 it contained 2,228 inhabitants.
It is
bounded N. E. by Somersworth, S.E. by Piscataqua river, S.W. by Madbury, and N.
W. by Rochester and a corner
of Barrington
it comprises
15,112 acres. Cochecho river
flows through the whole length
of this town, and Bellamy hank
through its S. E. extremity.
turnpike road passes from
the compact part of this town
through Somersworth to Berwick in Maine.
The Indians called this place
WinJchahanat and Cochecho,
;
A
and the first settlers named
it Northam.
Its public buildings con&ist of two houses
for public worship, one for
congregationalists and one for
quakers, a court-house, printand a bank,
which was incorporated in
There is a handsome
1803.
village, containing about 70
houses, 18 stores, several offices, and mechanic shops.
packet boat, while the river is
open, passes from this town to
Portsmouth, every day except
Sundays.
Dover contains S
grain-mills, 2 saw-mills, 2 mills
for dressing cloth, 2 cardingmachines, an oil-mill, and n
woollen factory. The Revs.
John Reyner, John Pike, Nicholas Seaver, Jonathan Cushing,
Jeremiah Belknap have successively been the ministers of
ing-ofiice, a gaol,
A
this
Dover, a considerable township in Strafford county^ situat-
Ill
place.
Clary
tor.
is
The Rev.
their
J.
present
W,
pas-
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMFSHIRE,
112
Edward and William Hilcame over from London
and commenced the settlement
ton
of this township in 1623. In
1630, they obtained a patent
from the council at Plymouth
conveying to them that place
on the Piscataqua, known by
name of Hilton's point, together with a tract 3 miles
wide extending up the S.side ot
the river as far as Swamscot
falls (now Exeter.) Within this
the
tract are
now comprised
the
Durham,
of Dover,
Stratham, a part of NewingIn 1633,
ton and Greenland.
that beautiful neck of land
(now Dover) was surveyed
meetand incorporated.
ing-house was at the same time
erected there and surrounded
with intrenchmentfj, the traces
of which are still visible.
In the year 1675, immediately after the invasion of Durham, a large body of the eastern Indians negociated a peace
with Maj. Waldron at Dover,
but, as the war had not ceased
in the south, many of the Indians from that quarter mingled with their brethren of the
towns
A
and under the
false apof friendship contrived to sow the seeds of fresh
In a short time
hostilities.
east,
pearances
captiiins Joseph Syll and William Hawthoirte were ord.!;red
to march eastward in pursuit of
On
these insidious enemies.
their march they arrived at
Dover on the 6th of September,
1676, where they found 400 Indians assembled at the house of
Maj. Waldron, most of whom
were of the peace party and wh«
regarded him as a benefactor
and friend. The two captains
would have attacked this body
immediately, having orders
to seize all Indians who had
joined in the war.
Maj. Waldron dissuaded them from this,
and planned the following
stratagem.
He proposed to
the whole Indian party a training and sham-fight after the
English
custom.
He
then
formed another party consisting of his own men and those
under Capt. Frost of Kittery.
Having diverted the Indians
and permitted
a short time
them to fire the first volley, he
made
a dexterous movement
they
could un-
ajid before
derstand
his
intentions
sur-
whole body,
seized and disarmed them
without shedding blood on eiThey were immether side.
diately separated. Wonolancet,
with thePenacook tribe who had
rounded
their
made peace
ter,
the preceding win-
were amicably dismissed,
but the strange Indians (as
they were called,) to the number of 200 were secured and
sent to Boston. Seven or eight
of them who had been guilty of
former murders were hanged,
and the rest were sold as slaves
The Indians
discharged by Waldron, regarded his conduct as a
breach ef faith and swore against him eternal and implacable revenge.
In 1689, after a lapse of 13
years since Waldron's stratagem, during wliich time the
in foreign parts.
who were
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMI'SHIRE.
400 Indians who were dismissed bad not suffered their rage
against him to cool, and many
of those, who had been sold into slavery, having escaped and
and that there was no danger."
The plot which was concerted was, that two squaws should
go to each of the garrisoned
houses and ask leave to lodge
by the fire, and that in the
night, when all the men were
asleep, they should open the
doors and gates and give the
signal by a whistle,
upon
which the strange Indians, who
were within hearing were to
rush in and gratify their long
meditated revenge.
The plan having been thus
arranged, on the evening of the
27th of Juhqiftwo squaws applied to each of the garrisons
for lodging, as was not unusual
in time of peace, and they
were admitted to all but young
returned home with a burning thirst for revenge, entered into a confederacy to surprize the major and his neighbours, with whom the former
party had been living on terms
of peace and friendship.
In that part of Dover situated near the first falls in the
river Cochecho, there were
five
garrisoned houses, Waldron's, Otis', and Heard's, the
two others(Coffin's and his sons)
were on the south side of the
These houses were surriver.
rounded with timber walls, the
gates of which as well as the
doors of the houses were secured with bolts and bars.
Coffin's house.
taught by their
inhabitants,
to open the doors in case
they should wish to go out
during the night. Mesandowit
was then in Waldron's garrison and hospitably entertained
there as he had often been be-
scrutinized
with attention those wooden
fortifications.
Some
intima-
tions of mischievous plots
had
been given by certain squaws,
but in such an ambiguous manner as not to be comprehended.
Many of Waldron's men
had early apprehensions, but
he laughed at their fears and
-told them to " plant their
pumpkins and he would take
care of the Indians." The very evening before the alarm he
was informed by a young man,
that the town was full of Indians and the people very uneasy, but he answered, " that
•the Indians behaved very well
15
They were
own request
how
The Indians, as they passfed
through the town, trading with
the
113
The squaws told the
major that a number of Indians were coming to trade
with him the next day and
Mesandowit, while at supper,
fore.
,
;
in his
manner
Waldron what
usual familiar
said, " Brother
should you do, if the strange
Indians should come." The
major carelessly replied that he
would assemble one hundred
men by the motion of his hand.
In this unsuspecting confidence the family retired to
rest.
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE:
114
In the stillness of midnight
the gates were opened and the
signal was given. The Indians
immediately entered, stationed a guard at Waldron's door,
and rushed into his Apartment,
which was one of the inner
rooms. Awakened by the tumult the major sprang from
his bed, and though now burdened with the weight of 80
rcafcs,
he retained so
much
of
his youthful vigour as to drive
them with his sword through
two or three doors, but as he
returning for his other
arms, they levelled him with a
blow from behind which left
him senseless. Having dragged Jiim into his hall, they
placed kim in an elbow chair
upon a long table, and insultingly asked him, *' who shall
be the judge of Indians now."
They then compelled the people in the house to provide
th-^m food, and when they had
finished their repast they cruelly inflicted gashes on different parts of Waldron's body,
saying, " we thus cross out our
account ;" till at last exhausted with loss of blood he was
•was
from the
falling
table,
when
one of the Indians, holding his
own sword under him, in this
manner
relieved
him from
his
They also put to death his
son in law Abraham .Lee, but
made captive his daughter and
several others, and then having
fire.
next
sanoie
it
Otis' garrison,which
on
was
Waldron's, met the
Otis himself with
fate.
to
Elder Wentworth was
awakened by the noise. He
tering.
repelled those who first entered, and falling upon his back,
he kept the door closed with
his feet,
till
he had given the
Two
balls were fired
through the door, but missed
him.
Coffin's house was also
alarm.
attacked, but as the
Indians
had no particular enmity
and
a-
him they spared him
gainst
family and contented
themselves with pillage. Having found a bag of money they
his
compelled him to throw it in
handfulls on the floor, while
they amused themselves in a
scramble for it.
They then
proceeded to the house of his
son who had refused to admit
the squaws, and promising him
quarter they summoned him to
surrender. He withstood their
offers and resolved to defend
his house, but the Indians
brought forward his father and
threatened to put
Filial
affection
him to death.
overwhelmed
courage and he surrender-
his
They put both families
a deserted house, intending to make prisoners of them,
ed.
into
sufferings.
plundered the house set
several others were put to
death, and his wife and|children -w^ere taken prisoners.
Heard's garrison was saved by
the barking of a dog at the
moment the Indians were en-
but they all escaped while the
Indians were engaged in their
work of plunder.
In this affair 23 people were
killed
Five
and 29 made
captive.
or six dwelling-houses
together with the mills were
^
�GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
burned, and so rapid were the
Indians in their operations,
that they escaped with their
prisoners and booty befon; the
people could collect from the
town to oppose them as they
passed by Heard's garrison in
their retreat, they fired upon it,
but the people within having
resolved to defend it, and the
enemy being in haste it was
saved.
The preservation of
;
its
owner was
still
more
re-
Elizabeth Heard
markable.
with her three sons and a
daughter and several other persons were returning in the
night from Portsmouth. They
passed up the river in their
boats unperceived by the Indians who then had possession
of the garrisons. Apprehending danger from some noise,
which they heard, they landed
and bent their steps to Waldron's garrison, where they
observed lights, which they
supposed were held out to
those who were seeking refuge.
They knocked and entreated
admission, but no answer being given, one of the party ascended the wall, and to his astonishment and alarm, saw an
Indian stationed with his gun
at the door of the house. Mrs.
Heard in the agony of fright
power to escape, but
sh6 implored her children to
fty and save themselves, they
heavy hearts.
left her with
She soon recovered herself and
crept into some bushes and
there lay concealed till daylight, at which time she perceived an Indian approaching
lost all
115
toward her with a pistol in his
hand, who looked in her face
He immf.direturned and looked at
her again. She then spoke to
him, but without making any
answer, he went off and she
saw no more of him.
She
continued in her concealment
till the conflagration was over
and the Indians were gone.
She then went to her house
and found n. safe.
This wonderful preservation of Mrs.
Heard was a remarkable display of the power of gratitude in an Indian.
At the
time of Waldron's stratagem
in 1675^ a young Indian escaped and took refuge in her
house. In return for her kindness in concealing
him he
promised that he would never
in an}^ future war, injure her
or any of her family.
This
Indian was known to be the
one who found her concealed
on this eventful night.
On th« 25th of January,
1691, a young man in the
woods near Dover was fired
upon by a party of Indians.
Lieut. Wilson immediately assembled a body of 18 men and
went in pursuit of the aggressand went away.
ately
ors.
He
succeeded
in
his
search and killed qr wounded
the whole party except one.
This caused a temporary
ror
ter-
among
the Indians, but its
effects soon ceased.
On the 26th of July, 1696,
the people of Dover were attacked as they were returning
from public worship. Three
of them were killed and three
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
116
carried to Penobscot, who afterwards escaped and returned
home. In August, 1704, a
man by the name of Giles was
killed, and the people were again waylaid on their return
from meeting. In 1706, William Pearl and Nathaniel Tibbets were killed, and in 1710,
Jacob Garland met the same
In May, 1724, a party of 13
Mohawks marked the house- of
a Quaker by the name of Hanson for plunder, and they lay
several days in ambush waiting lor the favourable moment
of attack. While Hanson with
his eldest daughter were absent
Quaker meeting and
at a
two
eldest sons
his
were working
Indians
entered his house, killed and
scalped two small children, and
made captive his wife, her infant and its nurse, two daughters and a son.
The next
spring Hanson redeemed his
wife, the three young children
and the nurse, but could not
obtain his daughter, although
he was permitted to visit her.
He made a second attempt in
1727, but died at Crown Point
in a distant field, the
fate.
In the spring of 1711, this
town was again attacked by
the Indians, and several people
as they were returning from
meeting fell into an ambush.
John Horn was wounded and
Humphrey Fass was taken
prisoner
but by the resolute
;
courage of Lieut. Heard he
was recovered from the hands
of the enemy. In April,1712,
ensign Tuttle was killed, and
in the July following an ambush was discovered, but the
While the
people were absent in pursuit
of them, two cb^ildren of John
Waldron's were taken and
were cruelly put to death. Al-
enemy escaped.
though there was no man at
the time in Heard's garrison, a
woman who was stationed as
guard called for help with such
a resolute and commanding
voice that the Indians supposed the men were near and they
therefore departed without doing farther mischief.
On the 29th of August, 1723,
the Indians again made their
appearance at Dover, where
they surprised the house of Joseph Ham, whom they put to
death, and three of whose children thev carried off.
on
his
The
journey
to
Canada.
afterwards married a
Frenchman and never returngirl
ed.
In
September, 1725, while
the people were absent at work
in a neighbouring field, a party
ofIndians concealed themselves
in a barn in preparation for an
attack.
Two women passed
by the barn at that moment,
and had just arrived at the garrison, when the Indians com-
menced
firing.
They
killed
two men of the name of
Evans and wounded another
slightly
in
his
breast.
The
Indians, supposing from the
copiousness of his bleeding
that he was dead, proceeded to
He bore
without betraying any signs of life, and thus
strip
and scalp him.
this operation
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
he continued the appearance of
death while thc-y struck him
many blows with their guns and
departed, supposing that they
had despatched him. He then
arose and walked back naked
and bleeding to the garrison.
Fainting with his wounds, he
droppt-d at the feet of one of
his friends who met him and
who
carried him to his house.
recovered and lived fifty
years afterwards. The Indians
also at that time carried off to
Canada a lad of the name of
Evans, who was afterwards re-
He
deemed.
A
female of the
Christina,
name of
who was born
at
the year 1688, was
carried captive with her mother
to Canada soon after the destruction of Dover by the In-
Dover
in
dians. In Canada she was educated in the Roman Catholic
faith, and she was there marriUpon the death of her
ed.
husband she became very anxious to revisit the land of Jier
nativity, and an exchange of
prisoners taking place in 1714,
she returned and married Capt.
Thomas Baker, then of North-
She renounced the
Catholic religion and removed
to Dover, where she lived a
bright example of piety, and
died on the 23d of Februa-
ampton.
The number
of her
posterity of three generations
was 72, of whom 57 survived
ry, 1773.
her.
On the 25th of June, 1773,
died the Hon. George Guage
in the 72d yeai of his age.
Having distinguished himself
iir
and patriot
most important public
as a philanthropist
in the
stations, he received the high-
honours in the gift of his
country. He was several times
a member of the general assembly of the province, and a
colonel of the 2d regiment of
est
which was particularly
exposed during the war. On
the establishment of the county of Strafford, he was appointed the first judge of probate a
few months before his death.
In May, 1770, died Friend
Joseph Estes in the 74th year
militia,
of his age, who for a period
of 40 years was a public
speaker in the quaker meetings at Dover and elsewhere.
He was universally respected
and lamented.
In 1772, died Howard Henderson at the advanced age of
more than 100 years. He was
present at the capture of Gibraltar from the Spaniards in
1704.
The annual average
number of deaths in this town
from 1767
The
to
1815,hasbeen 19.
largest
number was 50
8.
During
and the smallest
the above period thirty died between the ages of 70 and 80,
six between 90 and 100, and
one over 100.
Dublin,
a township in Chesmcorporatedin 1761, and
now containing 1184 inhabitants.
It is bounded N. by
Nelson and Hancock, S. by
Jaffrev, E. by Peterborough,
and W. by Marlborough and a
part of Roxbury, and contains
26,560 acres, 600 of which are
hire,
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118
water. Centre pond^ a few rods
S. W. of the meeting-house, is
300 rods in length and 160 in
North pond is alx>ut
width.
400 rods long and 140 wide.
There are also several smaller
ponds
in this place.
A
branch
of the Ashuelot river and two
branches of the Contoocook have
The formConnecticut,
their rise in Dublin.
er falls
the
into
and the latter into the Merrimack. In the southerly part
of this town is situated the
grand Monadnock mountain.
Dublin has 6 corn-mills, 8 saw1 mill for dressing cloth,
carding-machine, a distille-
mills,
1
ry,
and
The
11 school-houses.
minister here was
the Rev. Joseph Farrar, a eongregationalist, who was ordained on the 10th of June^ 1772,
first
and dismissed in June, 17/ff.
Rev. Edward Sprague, the present minister, was settled over
the same church inl 777. There
is also a baptist church here,
over which Elder Elijah Willard was ordained in 1794.
Each of theae societies has a
meeting-house. Dublin is composed of two small villages besides
many
scattered houses.
DuMMER, a
township in Coos
county.
It was incorporated
in 1773, and now contains only
20 inhabitants. It is bounded
N. by Millsfield, E. by Cambridge, S. by Paulshurgh, and
W. by Kilkenny and some ungranted lands, and contains
27,562 acres. The Ameriscoggin and Amonoosuck river§bpth pass through this town.
There
is
here
1
saw-mill and
T
grist-mill.
DuMMER Fort.
(See Hins-
dale.)
Dumbarton, a township of
an elevated situation in Hillsborough county, bounded N.
and N. E. by Hopkinton and
Bow, E. by Merrimack river,
S. by Goffstown, and W. by
Weare, containing 20,966 acres.
It was incorporated in
1765, and in 1810 its population was 1256. There are here
four small ponds, viz. Purgatorij^ Woodbury^ Long'^znd Gorham ponds ; the waters of all
which fail into the Merrimack.
This town is connected with
Chester by a bridge thrown
over the Isle of Hookset Falls,
by which the Londonderry
turnpike passes the river. The
Rev. W. Harris was ordained
here in 1789, and is the present
minister.
There are in thia
town 1 meeting-house, 2 gristmills, and 7 saw-mills.
DuNSTABLE,a township lying
southeasterly extremity
of Hillsborough county.
It
was incorporated in 1746, and
in 1810 it contained 1049 inin the
habitants.
It
is
bounded N.
by Merrimack, E. by Merrimack river, which separates it
from Nottingham West^ S. by
the statt: line, which divides it
from Dunstable in Massachusetts, and W. by Hollis, and
comprises 18,878 acres.
At
this place
Nashua
ties itself into the
river empMerrimack,
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
forming
an
place called
island
and
the
Nashua mouths.
Pennychuck brook constitutes
northern boundary of the
the
town.
The former
ministers in this
have been the Rev.
Messrs. Swan and Kidder.
At present the Rev. Mr. Sperplace
ry
is
settled here.
The
princ-
10
dwelling-houses and 2 stores.
About a mile below at the
place called the harbour there
are nearly as many more buildipal village consists of 8 or
119
wacketonthe upper part of the
river Saco, where a formidable
tribe had once inhabited and
now occasionally resided. Lovell had with hina 46 men including a chaplain and a surgeon.
of them having lamed
themselves, returned home,and
another falling sick,his companions built a stockadefort on the
west side of the great Ossipee
pond and left him at this place
with the surgeon and 8 others
The remaining
for a guard.
Two
parties,
who were
Indian
prowling upon our frontiers.
Two men having been missed
from this town, a scouting par-
34 now pursued their march
northward about 22 miles
from the fort to a pond, on the
east side of which they encamped.
Early the next day, while
at their morning devotions,
they heard the report of a gun
and discovered a single Indian
spatched
ty consisting of 11 Avere dein search of them.
on a point of land which pro-
They were
jected
ings.
In former years
among others
this
town
suffered from the
attacked by the
Indians and 9 of them were
killed,
and the surviving 2
escaped badly wounded.
At
a subsequent period another
party from this town fell into
an ambush, but the enemy not
having an equal force retreated
leaving 1 killed and 4 woundIn 1 724, a volunteer comed.
pany under the command of
Capt. Lovell was raised from
town and became alike remarkable for its success and
this^
misfortunes.
Its first expedition was to the northward
of lake Winnipiseogee where
they killed 1 of the enemy and
made 1 prisoner. In 1725,
its
Capt. Lovell marched from
Dunstable with the design of
attacking the villages of Pig-
more than
a mile distant st^nd
into
the pond.
They
had been alai-med the preceding night by noises, which they
supposed came from the enemy, and their suspicions were
now
confirmed.
They
believ-
ed that the Indian they saw
was stationed to decoy them,
and that the body of his companions was
in their front.
A
consultation was held and they
resolved to march forward, and
by surrounding the pond to
command the point where they
observed the Indian. In preparation for action they threw
off their packs and were obliged to leave them without a
In their march they
a
carrying
place,
through which two parties containing 41 Indians, commandguard.
crossed
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120
ed by Pagus and Waha, who
had been scouting down Saco
river and were now returning
to their lower village. Having
discovered Lovell's track, they
followed it till they came to the
packs, which they seized, and
upon counting them found the
force of their enemies to be
They
smaller than their own.
accordingly stationed themselves in ambush in preparaThe Indian,
tion to attack.
who had been seen on the
point and was now returning to
the village by another path
met Lovell's party and was fired upon. He returned the fire
and wounded Lovell and one
of his companions with small
shot.
Lieut. Wyman then lev-
him and killed him
and took his scalp. Discovering no other signs of the eneelled
my,
at
Lovell's party then return-
ed to the spot where they had
left their
packs.
While they
were searching for them, the
Indians rose from their ambush
and rushed upon them with a
frightful yelling.
A brisk
fir-
ing then ensued on both sides.
Gapt. Lovell with eight others
were killed, and Lieut. Farwell
was wounded. Several of the
Indians fell also ; but as they
were superior in number to
Lovell's party and their intention being discovered, the latter retreated with the hope of
sheltering themselves behind a
rocky point and a few large
trees on the shore.
In this
forlorn condition they took
their station.
was a brook
On
their right
at that
time un-
fordable ; on their left was the
point of rocks ; their front was
partly covered by a deep bog,
and the pond was in their rear.
The enemy immediately opened a galling fire upon their
front and flanks, and could they
have used
this advantage skilmight have killed or
captured the whole of our party, who were destitute of provisions and cut off from re-
fully they
treat.
Under
the
command
of Lieut. Wyman they continued their fire and retained
their courage the whole day,
in the course of which their
chaplain,Jonathan Erie, ensign
Robbins, with one other person were mortally wounded.
The Indians made signs to
them to surrender by holding
up ropes, endeavouring at the
same time to intimidate them
by horrid yells.
Our people
were resolved to die rather
than surrender, and by a well
directed fire the ranks of the
enemy were thinned and their
yells became fainter.
At the
close of the day the Indians
abondonod their advantageous
ground carrying with them
thrir killed and wounded and
leaving the bodies of Lovell and
his comp.inions unscalped.
The
surviving remnant of our brave
countrymen found three of
their number unable to move
from the spot and eleven others of the wounded, who had
still strength enough to march,
and nine only who were uninjured.
It was an agonizing
necessity to abandon their dying companions, but there was
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
no
Ensign Robgun might
charged by his side, so
alternative.
bins desired that his
be
left
that if the
enemy should
re-
121
found the bodies of the killed,
buried them and carved their
names on the surrounding trees.
The
Indians, among many othlost Pagujs their chief.
place where the action was
turn, he might sacrificfe at least
one more of them to his revenge.
On the rising of the
ers,
moon
the south part of the
they departed from this
fatal spot and directed their
the fort where
the surgeon and the guai-d had
To their astonishbeen left.
ment they found the place deserted. On the commencement
The
fought
was Pigwacket, now
town of
Fryburgh.
march toward
of the action, one man, (whone
irame has not been suffered to
disgrace the history of this affair) fled to the
fort,where in the
language of Job's messenger,
he informed the guard of Lovell's death and the defeat of
his party, upon which they
best of their way
home, leaving behind them a
quantity of provisions which
was a seasonable relief to the
Lieuretreating survivors.
tenant Farwell and the chaplain
who kept the journal of the
march, perished in the woods
made
the
from an unavoidable want of
attention to their wounds. The
remaining few after a long series of hardships, arrived at
their
homes
They were
at different times.
received with joy
and recompensed for their sufferings and their valour by
public gratitude and affection.
A generous provision was
made for the widows and children of the
slain.
Tyng
of Dunstable^
immediately collected a company, marched to the place of
the engagement, and having
16
Capt.
DuRAND,
a small township
Coos county containing 62
inhabitants.
Bounded N. by
in
Mainsboro', E. by Shelburne,
S.hy the White mountains, and
W. by Kilkenny. Jt contains
25,672 acres. One branch of
Moose river and several branches of the Amonoosuck and Isra-^
e/rise in this town.
Durham, a township in
Strafford county, lying on Oyster river at the junction with
the Piscataqua,
It contains a
population of 1449, and is
bounded on Madbury S. 63^"
E. 1040 rods, thence S.54^°E.
to Cedar point ; on Lee N.
le^^E. 5 miles and 66 rods; on
Newmarket S. 80^ E. 700
rods to a rcck,thsnce S.56^° E.
264 rods to the head of the
creek, thence to Chelsey's little
island which is the S. corner
boundary, thence by Great and
Little
bay to Cedar point, com-
prising an area of 14,970 acres.
The N.H. turnpike from Ports-
mouth
through
to
this
Concord
passes
town.
The first settled minister in
Durham was the Rev. Hugh
Adams, who was ordained in
1717, and dismissed in 1739.
The Hev. Nicholas Oilman,
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122
Hugh Adams, and
have been
Curtis
Coe
his successors, all
of
them tongregationalists. The
compact part of the town, near
the falls contains a handsome
meeting-house, 37 dwellinghouses, and 7 stores and small
shops. Inthis town resided JVIaj.
Gen.SuUivanandCol. Adams of
Hon.
George Frost and Ebenezer
Thompson were also citizens
the revolutionary army,
of Durham, The annual average number of deaths in this
place for many years past has
been computed at less than 15.
In Durham is situated that rerkable rock weighing 60 or
m
70 tons and lying so exactly
poised on another rock as easmoved with one
to be
ily
hand.
Durham was included in
which was
Hilton*s patent
In
granted in the year 1630.
September, 1675, the Indians
made an
attack at Oyster riv-
er, then a part of
Dover and
Durham.
now constituting
They burned two house3,killed
several men and carried away
two captives.
this attack they
Two
days after
made
another,
destroyed several houses and
killed
peated
two persons. These reinsults and depreda-
tions roused the indignation of
our people and forced, them to
About 20 young
retaliate.
men, most of whom were from
Dover, obtained permission
from major Waldron to make
an attempt against the Indians
way. Having
in their own
scattered
themselves
in
the
woods, a division of them dis-
covered a party of five Indians
field
near a deserted
house, some of whom were
gathering corn, while the others were preparing to roast it.
Our people were at such a
in the
distance from their companions, that they could not make
any signal to ihem without discovering themselves. Two of
them crept silently toward the
house and rushing suddenly
upon the two Indians, who
were busy at the fire, knocked
them down with their guns.
The other three took the alarm
and escaped.
In 1694, when a large part
of the inhabitants had marched to the westward, the Indians who were dispersed in
the woods about Oyster river,
having diligently observed the
number of men in Hucking's
garrison, rushed upon eighteen
of them, as they were going to
morning devotion, and
havingcutofftheirretreatto the
house put them all to death except 1 who fortunately escaped.
They then attacked the house,
in which there were only two
boys beside the women and
children.
The boys kept them
their
off for
sometime and wounded
several of them.
At length
the Indians set fire to the house
and even then the boys would
not surrender till the Indians
had promised to spare their
lives. The latter however perfidiously murdered three or
four of the children, one of
whom they fixed upon a sharp
stake in the view of its mother.
The women and children were
�CAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
carried captive, but one of the
boys made hk escape the next
day.
The next spring the Indians
narrowly watched the frontiers
to determine the safest and
most vulnerabte points of attack.
The settlement at Oyster was selected for destruction, and preparations being at
length completed for the incursion, Sieur de Villieu with a
company of 250 Indians and a
French priest marched for this
Oyster river is
devoted spot.
the streaiw which falls into the
west branch of the Piscataqua
river just below the present
site
of
The
Durham.
settle-
ments were on both banks of
Here were twelve*
the river.
garrisoned houses amply sufficient for the reception of the inhabitants,but not apprehending
any danger, many of the families
remained
in
their unforti-,
houses, and those who
were in the garrisons were but
fied
indifferently
prepared
siege, as they
were
for
a
destitute of
powder. The enemy approached the place undiscovered and
halted near the falls.
Here
they separated into two divisions, one of which was to go
on each side of the river and
plant itself in small parties in
ambush near the houses and to
be ready for the attack at sunrise, for which a single gun
was to be the signal.
One
John Dean, whose house stood
near the falls, happening to rise
very early for a journey before
the dawn of day, was shot as he
came out of his door. This fir-
123
ing partially deranged the plan,
as several parties
who were
at
a distance,had not then arrived
at their stations.
The
inhabit-
being generall)' a-
ants also,
some of then^ had
time for escape and others to
prepare for defence. The signal being thus given, the attack
larrned,
commenced on all points,
where the enemy was ready.
Of
the twelve garrisoned hous-
were destroyed, Adams', Drew's, Edgerly's,Meader's, and Beard's.
The enemy entered Adams' without
resistance where they murdered fourteen persons, whose
graves can still be traced.
Drew surrendered his garrison
on promise of security but he
was put to death. One of his
children, only nine years old,
was compelled to run through
a line of Indians as a mark for
their hatchets. Edgerly's garrison was evacuated, the peoes
five
ple
one
having
of
fled to their boats,
whom was
mortally
attempting to escape.
Beard's and Meader's
were also evacuated and their
inhabitants escaped.
The unfortified houses were all set on
fire, the peop4e being either put
to death or captured in them.
Some escaped by concealing
themselves in the bushes and
elsewhere.
Thomas Edgerly
having hid himself in his cellar preserved his house though
it was twice set on fire.
The
house of John Bass the minister was destroyed together
with his valuable library. He
was absent at the time and his
wounded
in
,
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124
John Davis, who
family fled to the
wife of John
Dean who was the first person
shot, was taken with her daughter and earned about two miJes
up the river, where they were
left under the care of an old
Indian, while his companions
returned to their bloody work,
The Indian complained of a
pain in his head, and asked the
the house of
woman what would
enemy had reach<;d his house,
he sent off his family in a boat
and then fastening his grite he
undertook alone the delence of
his house.
Contemning alike
the promises and threats of his
besiegers, he kept up a constant fire at them, changing his
dress as often as he could, and
giving orders aloud,asifhe had
a company with him. Find-
wife
arid
woods.
The
relieve
him, she replied, occapee,
(which is the Indian name for
rum) and of which she knew
he had carried away a bottle
from her house. The medicine
beingvery agreeable to his taste
He
he repeated the dose.
soon fell asleep from its effects
and she seized the opportunity
into the woods,
to escape
where she lay concealed till
the danger was over.
The other seven garrisons
were resoluti ly and successfully defended. The gat< of Burnham's happened to be left open
man
through the night.
within, who had been kept awake by the tooth- ach, hearing the alarm gun, roused the
people and secured the en-
after
a short resist iince
sur-
rendered on terms which were
basely violated, as he and his
whole family were either killed or made prisoners. Thomas
Beckford preserved his
house in a singular manner. It
was situated near the river
and surrounded by a palisade.
Hearing the alarm before the
and his
ing their exertions unavailing, the enemy withdrew, leaving Beckford the sole master
of a fortress which he had defended with such admirable adThree other garrisons,
dress.
being seasonably apprized of
the danger. Were resolutely defended, and two Indians were
killed in attacking them. Jones'
garrison was sui-rounded before day, but its owner, hearing
his dog bark and fearing that
wolves were near, went out at
that moment to secure some
swine and returned uninjured.
Having on his return ascended his wall, and observing the
flash of a gun, he immediately
dropped backward, and the ball
entered the very place where
family happily escaped. Their
bloody purpose being thus again defeated, they attacked
he stood. The enemy from
behind a rock continued firing
on the house for some time
A
trance, just as the enemy had
reach< d it. Finding themselves
disappointed at this point, the
Indians immediately ran to
pitman's, a defenceless house
and forced open the door at
the moment that he had burst
his way through that end of
thp house, which adjoined the
garrison, to which iie
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIEE.
aftd then
'
ing
it.
Dur-
the
transactions
priest took possession
French
.
abandoned
these
of the meeting-house and employed himself in writing on
the pulpit with chalk, but the
house itself received no damage.
Those parties of the enemy,
who were on the other side of
the river, having completed
their work of destruction, assembled ip a field adjoining
Burnham's
garrison,
where
they insultingly displayed their
prisoners and derided the inhabitants,supposing themselves
out of the reach of the guns,
one of them was shot from
the sentry-box from the garriBoth divisions having
son.
then met at the falls where they
had separated the evening before, marched to Capt. Wood-
man's garrison. The ground
being broken and hilly, they
made their approach without
and kept up a continuthe hats and caps,
which our people held on sticks
above the wall. At length fearing that the inhabitants from
the neighbouring settlements
would collect against them,
the Indians retreated, having
killed or captured between 90
and 100 persons and destroyed
20 houses, 5 of which were
difficulty
al
fire
at
X
125
detained four years and endured every thing but death. She
was delivered of a child in the
winter, unsheltered from the
storms, and being unable to
nurse it, the Indians put it to
After her return to her
death.
husband she had a family of
14 children. She lived to the
age of 89 and her husband to
They died within
that of 93.
two days of each other and
were buried in the same grave.
In ir03, the Indians made
another incursion and killed
one man. In 1704, several
persons were murdered by
them, and in 1705,"a small party attacked the house of John
Drew, where they put eight
people to death and wounded
several others.
The garrison
was near but was at that time
without a man in it. The women, finding their case desperate, put on the hats of their
husbands and dressed themselves in other respects like
men, and by keeping up a brisk
Among the prisgarrisoned.
oners were Thomas Drew and
his wife who were recently
married.
He was taken to
Canada, where he continued
two years and was then ran-
drove the
before they had
plundered or even attacked the
house. John Wheeler acc^bsting this party and mistaking
them for friendly Indians, unfortunately fell into their power and was killed, together
with his wife and four childTwo of his sons secret*
ren.
ed themselves in a cove by the
bank of the river. In 1707,
two men were captured from
Durham^ and two others were
murdered as they were on a
somed.
She was carried to
Norridgewock, where she was
journey from that town to Dover.
In 1 707, a party of Mq-
fire,
they
enemy
actually
off,
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126
hawks attacked a company of
our men who were at work in
the woods under the direction
of'
Capt. Chesley.
At
the
first
firethey killed seven and wounded another. Chesley, with his
few surviving companions continued a brisk fire on the enemy, and for some time kept
them off, but he at length fell,
overpowered by numbers. He
was deeply lamented as a brave
In 1724, the Indians
another incursion into
this town, formed an ambush
near the road and murdered
officer.
made
several persons.
The family of Col. John Davis of this town (who died at
the age of 88,) were equally
remarkable for longevity and
superior stature.
Five of them
and one
lived till the age of 85,
to that of 99.
E.
deaths in this town were -283,
making an annual average of
about nine. The greatest number in any one year was 21,
and the smallest
number
2.
Since 1771, the proportion has
remained nearly the same.
Eaton, a township in the
northerly part of Strafford
county, incorporated in 1766,
and containing in 1810, 535 inhabitants bounded N. by Conway, E. by the eastern line of
the state, S. by Ossipee Gore,
and W. by Tamworth, containing about 27,637 acres. There
are several ponds in this town ;
Six Miles pond^ in the western
part of the town, Cook^s^ Litthe
tle^ Blair's^ ^c. ; and in
S. E. extremity of the town
There
rises Legion mountain.
are 5 saw-mills, 5 grain-mills,
;
and 1 clothing-mill.
Jackson is the only
Elder
settled
minister here^
East-Kingston, a township in Rockingham county,
situated in the southerly part
It was incorof that county.
porated in 1733, and contains
442 inhabitants. It is bounded
N. by Exeter, E. by Kingston,
S. by Southampton, and W.
and N. W. by Kingston, and
contains 6,200 acres of excelPowow river croslent land.
ses the S. W. extremity of this
town.
was
The Rev.
settled
Peter Coffin
here in 1772, and
has long since removed. There
is here but one meeting-house.
This town contains 3 cornFrom
mills and 2 saw-mills.
the year 1740 to 1771, the
Effingham,
a township in
Straflford county,
incorporated
and now containing
bounded N.
876 inhabitants
W. by Ossipee Gore, E. by the
state line, which separates it
from Parsonsfield, S. E. by
Wakefield, and S. W. by Ossipee, comprising an area of
34,938 acres. The great Ossipee river passes through this
town in a westerly course, ever
which is here a toll bridge 500
There is a
feet in length.
pond near this river 400 rods
On the
long and 270 wide.
western side of this town lie
the Green mountains. Rev. G.
in
1678,
:
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Burt was ordained here in 1803,
and dismissed soon after. There
are in Efingh^gp, three religious societies tt^d 2 meetinghouses, 4 grain-mills, 4 saw-
a cltothing-mill, and
carding-machine.
mills,
Ellis River
rises
a
on the
127
1 too rods long and 250 wide.
There are here also East pond
Maid pond^ and several smaller
ones, in the whole comprising
2210 acres of water.
The
fourth N. H. turnpike leading
to
Lyman's bridge passes
be-
tween Mascomy pond and the
mountain. At the west end of
of the White
hills in several small streams,
near the source of Peabody
river, and separating into two
streams which unite in Adams, empties into the Saco at
the
Bartlett.
tain near a
easterly
side
Ellsworth, a township of
mountainous land in Grafton
county, bounded N. by Peeling, E. by Thornton, S. by
Rumney, and W. by Warren.
Its whole population is 142,
and its area 15,606 acres.
There
a small pond in the
S. E. part of the town, from
which a stream flows into Pemigewasset river, and in the
north part of the town is situated Cat mountain.
There is
here 1 corn-mill and 1 saw-mill.
On
is
also a village of the shakers
E. end of the moun-
at the S.
small pond, (see
Canterbury.) Stony brook runs
through the south part of the
pond, and Mascomy rive^r falls
into the pond of that name.
'
Enfield contains 4 grain-mills,
5 saw-mills, 1 clothing-mill,
2 carding-machines, and an oilmill.
is
Enfield, a township in the
lower part of Grafton county,
incorporated in 1761, and now
containing 1291 inhabitants. It
is bounded N. E. by Canaan,
S. E. by Grafton, S. W. by
Cheshire county line which divides it from New-Grantham,
and W. by Lebanon, comprising in this space 24,060 acres.
the
town
pond stands the principal
containing 30 or 40
dwelling-houses and a handsome meeting-house.
There
village,
lies
W. side of this
the greatest part of
N.
Mascomy pond^ which
is
about
Epping, a town
in
Rocking-
ham
county, (formerly a part
of Exeter,) incorporated in
1639, and now containing a
population of 1182. It is bounded N. by Nottingham and Lee,
E. by Newmarket and Brent-
wood,
S.
by Brentwood and
W. by Nottingham
Poplin, and
and Raymond,
and contains
12,760 acres. Lamprey river
passes through Epping entering
its
southwest corner. In this
town Patuckaway and North
rivers fall into
Lamprey
river,
the former in its western and
the latter at its southeast part.
On these streams are 4 grainmills, 6 saw-mills, and 1 clothing-mill.
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123
The
of Epping is exceladapted to almost all
sorts of grain, grass, flax, &c.
In the orchard of Capt. Towle
of this town there is an appletree which in one year produced between 50 and 60 bushsoil
lently
els.
The first minister of Epping
was the Rev. Mr. Cutler who
was ordained in 1747. Rev.
Josiah Stearns, his successor,
was ordained in 1758, and died
Rev. Peter Holt, the
in 1790.
present minister, was ordained
in 1793.
In Eppiyig tht'Yt are 4 meeting-houses and 8 school-housIn the revolutionary war
es.
there were ten died among
those who went from this town.
The annual average number of
deaths is about 13.
Epsom, a township in Rockingham county, bounded N.
by Pittsfield, E. by Northwood,
S. by Allenstown, and W. by
Pembrokt and
contains about
and
in
1810
its
Chichjester.
It
19,200 acres,
population was
1156.
Suncook river passes through
the westerly part of Epsom and
receives Little Suncook from
several small ponds in Northwood. In the northeast part
of the town are several snaall
mountains, viz. M^Roy^s, Fort,
Nat^s, ^c.
The Rev. John Tuck was
ordained here in 1761, and was
succeeded by the Rev. E. Hazeltine who died inl813. Rev.
settled in 1815,
J. Curtis was
and
is
the present minister.
The principal village in Epsom contains about 20 houses,a
congregationakineeting- house,
a school-hoii|% and several
small stores.
This town, like
most others of its size in the
state, has several religious societies.
There are here many
valuable mill seats.
There are
7 grain-mills, 9 saw-mills, 2
clothing-mills, 2 carding-machines, and a cotton factory.
Maj. Andrew M^Clary, a
native of this town, fell at
the battle of Breed's hill on
June 17, 1775, after defendfew companing with
a
ions a temporary entrenchment
thrown up a! few hours before.
Attacked by an overpowering
force of the enemy they retreated about one mile.
The
major in this action displayed
great bravery and presence of
mind. Inflamed by an ardent
patriotism, like the Roman Camillus, he left his plough on the
intelligence of war, and
volunteered in the cause of his
brethren, in which he was soon
called to a command which he
executed to his lasting honour,
first
Errol, a township in Coos
county, situated on the western
branch of Umbagog lake. It
was incorporated in 1774, and
contains only 38 inhabitants.
bounded N. by Wentlocation, E. by the
district of Maine, S. by Success and Paulsburgh,and W.by
Millsfield, and contains 35,400
acres, 2,800of which are water.
It
is
worth's
Margallawa}'and Clear streams
here unite with another stream
r
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GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
flowing from Umbagog lake,
and form in junction Ameris-
coggin river. From the centre
of this town to Stratford on
Connecticut river the distance
is 25 miles.
Erving's Location is in
Coos county, 118 miles from
Portsmouth, bounded N. by
Dixville, E. by Millsfield, and
W. by Columbia andungranted
lands No. 1.
called Swamscot
aborigines, an ancient
Exeter,
by the
post townin Rockingham county, pleasantly situated at the
head of tide waters and navigation on the southwest branch
of Piscataqua river^ and equidistant from the metropolis
Newburyport
and
in
Essex
Execounty, Massachusetts.
ter was incorporated in the
year 1639, and contained according to the last census, 1759
inhabitants. The township is of
an irregular figure, of an area
of 11,800 acres, and has for its
boundaries Newmarket N. by
Stratham E. and N. E. ;
E.
Hampton and Hampton-falls
and
S. E. ; Kensington S.
Brentwood on the W. Exeter
Fresh river takes its rise from
a small pond in Sandown,
running thence on the cornPoplin,
ers of Hav/ke and
thence into Chester and thence
again into Poplin, Raymond,
Brentwood, and Exeter^ near
what are termed Pickpocket
mills, pursuing from thence
an easterly course till withone mile of the falls
in
ir
;
;
where it receives Little river
from the west, and mingles
shortly after with the tide waters of the Swamscot, in the
midst of a fine trading and
manufacturing settlement. Exeter IS the second considerable
town in the state, 50 miles N.
of Boston, and 402 N. E. of
It has a bank
Philadelphia.
with a capital of two hundred
thousand dollars. It was formerly the seat of government,
and many of the public offices
of the state are still kept here.
public edifices are two
congregational churches, a bap-'
tist meeting-house, an eleg..nt
academy, a handsome courthouse, and a gaol. Beside the
The
celebrated
Phillips
Exeter
there are here two
English schools and ten or a
dozen private schools chiefly
It is well situatfor females.
Academy
ed for a manufacturing town,
and has 2 fulling-mills, 2 carding-machines, 2 oil-mills, a
woollen factory, 2 ext; usive
cotton factories, a spinning and
weaving factory, a tin ware,
comb, and morocco factory, a
gin distillery, iron works, a
manufactory of ordnance and
small arms, a paper mill, a
great number of saw and gristmills, a printing-office, bookstore, book-bindery, &c. &c.
The saddlery, shoe-making and
diaise-making business is also
carried on here to a very great
In 1776, Col. Samuel
Hobart erected a powder-mill
in this town capable of manufacturing 2,100 pound of pow-
extent.
der per Week.
It is
not
now
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130
Before the revin operation.
olution ship-building was an
extensive and profitable branch
of business here, and vessels of
five-hundred tons burden were
and floated down the river to Portsmouth and sold, or
built
employed
in
the
West-India
Since the last war it
has altogether declined. Specimens of bog iron ore and
some considerable copper pyrites have been discovered in
Vitriol also, comthis town.
bined in the same stone with
sulphur, is found in its neighbourhood. In the year 1789,
the remains of an Indian skeleton were dug up on the east
side of the river in this town.
It was in a perpendicular position and enclosed in a birchen
hollow log. Some strings of
wampum and twelve spoons,
apparently of European manufacture, were found near it.
trade.
The
skull
was
entire, the teeth
remained in the jaws, and the
hair, which was long, straight,
and black, had sufl'ered neither
decay nor injury.
Phillips Exeter Academy in
this town is a highly respectable, useful, and flourishing inIt was founded by
stitution.
the Hon. John Phillips, LL.D.
A
part of its funds
1781.
appropriated to the support
of candidates for the ministry or
indigent scholars recommended for their genius and learnThere are in this acadeing.
my nearly 80 scholars. It has
a well selected library and a
handsome philosophical apparaThe board of trustees
tus.
in
is
NEVV'-HAIMPSHIRE.
consists of seven gentlemen, of
the Hon. J.T.Gilman is
whom
president.
The immediate instruction of the students is entrusted to a principal, a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, and an assistant.
The Rev. John Wheelwright
the
principal settler of this
town, in 1638, removed from
Braintree, (Mass.) then a part
of Boston, where he was settled in the ministry.
In the
same year he united with several others in
making
a settle-
Exeter,
He was a
gentleman of talents, piety and
ment
in
learning.
For other particulars of the
original settlement of this place
see page 52.
The
Indians did not comdepredations against this place till the year
1675, at which time they killed several persons here.
In July, 1690, Col. Winthrop
Hilton's garrison in this place
was attacked and some lives
were lost. In June, 1697, this
town was preserved in a remarkable manner from a deep
laid plot which the Indians had
mence
their
formed against it. The enemy
were planted in ambush near
the town, and were discovered
by some children who had ventured from home without a
guard.
The savages retreated without the loss on our side
of more than one person.
In 1710, Gol.
Winthrop
Hilton with a party of his
neighbours, while at work in
a field situate in that part of
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GAZKTTEER OF NEW-HAM !'S HIRE.
Exeter which is now called
Epping, were attacked by the
Indians, who barbarously murdered the colonel with two of
his party, and captured two
Emboldened with this
others.
success the enemy immediately
entered the settlement and killed several other persons, some
of whom were children.
The
southerly side.
about 500 rods long
The westerly
and' 60 wide.
side of the town is broken and
elevated, but most of its land
There
is suited for grazing.
on
its
latter is
is
in this
town
a baptist meet-
ing-house, 8 or 10 mills, and 3
stores.
a township
county, situated
on the southerly line of the
state, which separates it from
FiTzwiLLiAM,
in
F.
Farmington
in
Strafford
Cheshire
in
county was formerly a part of "Royalston and Winchendon
Massachusetts. It is bounded
incorpoIt was
Rochester.
by Richmond on the W., Marlrated in 1722, and in 18tO, conborough on the N., and Jaffrey
tained 1272 inhabitants bounded N. E. by Milton, S. E. by and Rindge on theE., and conRochester,S.W.by Barrington, tains 26,900 acres,400 of which
and N. W. by New- Durham, arc water. In this town lies
South pond^ which is 320 rods
comprising 20,811 acres.
Cochecho river flows through long and 90 wide in its narrowand also Sip's pondy
est pr.rt
the N.E. part of this town,and
Frost mountains extend 200 rods long and 100 wide.
the
;
;
through
it
from N.
to S.
From
the summh-of this ridge, called
Mount Washington^ the seacoast and a large part of the
be seen. There is
town a handsome meeting-house, several mills, and
state
may
in this
trading stores.
FisHERSFiELD, a township
Hillsborough county, incorporated in 1778, and now conin
taining 563 inhabitants.
It is
bounded N. by New-London,
E. by Sutton, 5. by Bradford,
and W. by Cheshire county
line^which divides it from Goshen and Wendell, comprising
an area of 19,332 acres. In
the north part of the town lies
Sunapee pond. Todd pond is
Fitzzvilliam
was incorporated
its population is
It is situated oii
1310.
the height of land south of the
in 1773,
and
now
Monadnock mountain, and
its
The soil is
surface is hilly.
rocky but well adapted to grass
and to the cultivation of various kinds of grain. The low
lands are covered with' pine,
hemlock, and spruce. There
are here also some valuable
and productive meadows. Near
the centre of the town is a large
remarkable for the beautifully romantic prospect which
and in the northwest
it affords
hill
;
part of the town is Gap mountain^ which at a distance appears to be part of the Monadnock, and on which are found
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134
The
It is
discovered in 1813.
not extensive, and has not
suers he was obliged to swin,
across the Hudson river three
limes.
He is now living in
been
much worked.
good health
ly part of the town.
mer
for-
v/as
The
latr
productive, and probably
v/as first
It
inexhaustible.
worked about ten years ago.
Its colour is white, mingled
with a dark shade. It is easily manufactured with the saw
or chisel, and is susceptible of
Although of a
a high polish.
soft nature, it is very adhesive
and heavy, 12 cubic feet weighAfter it is preing one ton.
pared at the quarry, it is sold
for gl,42 cts. per cubic foot. It
is used for hearths, stoves, &c.
In several parts of this town,
large rocks of a globular form
are found directly poised on the
surface of others.
Curiosities
of this kind, of. which the cause
certainly
is
mysterious, are
common to many places in this
Clay of a superior qualstate.
ity for bricks is found in large
ter
at the
is
quantities in this town, and in
some spots there have been seen
stroDg indications of iron ore.
Indeed several large pieces of
good purity have been found.
Richard
who has
,
long resided in this town, was
captured by the Indians during
the last French war in the year
Although guarded by
1756.
two warriors, he was able by
superior strength and agility
to effect his escape, but not
without the loss of all his
He wandered entirenaked between the lakes
George and Champlain for six
clothes.
ly
days, eating nothing but berries
and bark. To elude his pur-
age of 77.
L.w.
Franconia, (formerly Morristown,)
lies in
the upper part
of Grafton county, near the
western side of the White
mountains which form its eastern boundary.
Lincoln and
LandafF are its southern, Concord its western, and Bethlehem its northern boundary.
The great Hay-Stack mountain
is on the southe;isterly extremity of this town, and French
and other mountains are within
It contains 32,948
its limits.
acres.
Several branches of the great
Amonoosuck rise in these mountains and pass through this
town. Franconia was incorporated in 1760, and in 1810,
inhabitants.
contained
358
There is here an extensive iron
factory
establishment.
The
company was incorporated December 18th, 1805, and is composed principally of Boston and
Salem gentlemen. The works
consist of a blast furnace with
a reservoir of water near the
top as a precaution against fire,
an air furnace, a steel furnace,
a pounding machine to separate the iron from the cinders,
a forge with four fires and
two hammers, a turning lathe,
and a trip-hammer shop with
four fires and two hammers.
There are also in this town a
powder magazine, a saw-mill,
a grist-mill, 10 or 12 dwelling-
�GAZETTEKR OF MEVV-H AMPSHIRE
houses, a store, and a warehouse.
MojSt of the ore wrought here
conveyed from Concord
is
mountain about 3 miles from
There is also a
the furnace.
large tract of coaling ground
belonging to the company, and
a highly impregnated mineral
spring about two miles from
the furnace. Not very far from
this establishment are the: upper Vvorks, called " the Haver-
andFranconia ironworks,"
which wete incorporated in
1808. These are built on the
hill
same plan as the former, but
their operations are not as yet
so extensive.
G.
Gilford,
a township in
county, formerly a
part of Gilmanton, incorporated in 1727", and now containing
-
Strafford
about 1200 inhabitants. It is
bounded N. by Winnipiseogee
lake, E. by Alton, S. by Gilmanton, and W. by-a long bay
which divides it from GilmanThere are here several
ton.
The sumlarge mountains.
mits of two of them are witlyn
200 rods of each other, and
about 2000 feet above the level
of the towui
On
the souther-
Gunstock mountain
is Suncook pond^ which forms
the northerly source oi Suncook
ly part of
river,
^
Gilford has two meetinghouses, which belong to no
particular
of
denomination
christians, 3 trading stores, 4
grain-mills, 3 saw-mills, and a
13J
carding^machine.
The- free
will baptists have here a l.-rge
church and socit-ty under the
care of Elder Richard Martin,
an aged and respectable minis-
There is also a society of
the regular baptists under the
care of Elder Morrison.
At
ter.
Meredith bridge, which unites
town to Meredith, is a.
handsome viUage containing about 25 dwelIing-houses,stores,
&c. A meeting-house was lately erected here by the inliabitants of the two towns for the
commcfh use of all orders of
this
christians.
Gilmanton, a township in
Strafford county, incorporated
in 1727, and containing inlSlO,
4,338 inhabitants. It is bounded N. by Gilford, E. by Alton,
S. E. by Barnstead, S. W. by
Rockingham line, and N.W.by
Winnipiseogee lake and bay
which separates it from Sanbornton, comprising an area of
Suncook river
58,448 acres.
a pond of that
Gilford line, the waters of which fall into another
pond of the same name, which
is larger than the former, being
about 350 rods long and 175
wide. From thence it falls into a third pond of the same
name 500 rods long and half as
wide. There are several smaller ponds in this town, in one
of which is the source oi Bow
Cook river.
There are in Gilmanton 5
20 schoolmeeting-houses,
houses, a court house, a cotton
rises here in
name on
factory, a nail factory, 9 grain-
�GAZETTEKR OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
134
ly part of the town.
The
mer was discovered
in
It is
1813.
not extensive, and has not
suers be was obliged to swini
across the Hudson river three
times.
He is now living in
been
much worked.
good health
The
for-
latr
productive, and probably
It
v/as first
inexhaustible.
worked about ten years ago.
Its colour is white, mingled
with a dark shade. It is easily manufactured with the saw
or chisel, and is susceptible of
Although of a
a high polish.
soft nature, it is very adhesive
and heavy, 12 cubic feet weighing one ton.
After it is prepared at the quarry, it is sold
for gl,42 cts. per cubic foot. It
is used for hearths, stoves, &c.
In several parts of this town,
large rocks of a globular form
are found directly poised on the
surface of others. Curiosities
of this kind, of. which the cause
certainly
is
mysterious, are
ter
common
to
many
placefe in this
Clay of a superior qualfound in large
quantities in this town, and in
some spots there have been seen
stroDg indications of iron ore.
Indeed several large pieces of
good purity have been found.
Richard
,
who has
long resided in this town, was
captured by the Indians during
the last French war in the year
Although guarded by
1756.
two warriors, he was able by
superior strength and agility
state.
ity for bricks is
to
at the
is
effect his
without
clothes.
the
escape, but not
loss
of
He wandered
all
his
entire-
naked between the lakes
George and Champlain for six
ly
days, eating nothing but berries
and bark. To elude his pur-
age of 77.
L.w.
Franconia, (formerly Morristown,)
lies in
the upper part
of Grafton county, near the
western side of the White
mountains which form its eastern boundary.
Lincoln and
Landaff are its southern, Concord its western, and Bethlehem its northern boundary.
The great Hay-Stack Mountain
is on the southetisterly extremity of this town, and French
and other mountains are within
its limits.
It contains 32,948
acres.
Several branches of the great
Amonoosjick rise in these moun-
and pass through this
town. Franconia was incorporated in 1760, and in 1810,
inhabitants.
contained
358
There is here an extensive iron
tains
factory
establishment.
The
company was incorporated December 18th, 1805, and is composed principally of Boston and
Salem gentlemen.
The works
consist of a blast furnace with
a reservoir of water near the
top as a precaution against fire,
an air furnace, a steel furnace,
a pounding machine to separate the iron from the cinders,
a forge with four fires and
two hammers, a turning lathe,
and a trip-hammer shop with
four fires and two hammers.
There are also in this town a
powder magazine, a saw-mill,
a grist-mill, 10 or 12 dwelling-
�GAZETTPiKR OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
houses, a store, and a warehouse.
Mo3t of the ore wrought here
conveyed from Concord
is
mountain about 3 miles from
There is also a
the furnace.
large tract of coaling ground
belonging to the company, and
a highly impregnated mineral
spring about two miles from
the furnace. Not very far from
idj
carding-machine.
The free
will baptists have here a lurge
church and society urider the
care of Elder Richard Martin,
an aged and respectable minis-
There is also a society of
the regular baptists under the
care of Elder Morrison.
At
ter.
andFranconia ironworks,"
which wcte incorporated in
1808. These are built on the
Meredith bridge, which unites
town to Meredith, is a,
handsome village containing about 25 dwelling-houses, stores,
&c. A meeting-house was lately erected here by the inliabitants of the two towns for the
commtfn use of all orders of
same plan
christians.
this establishment are the upper works, called " the Haverhill
as
the former, but
this
their operations are not as yet
GiLMANToN, a township in
Strafford county, incorporated
so extensive.
G.
Gilford,
a township in
county, formerly a
part of Gilmanton, incorporated in 1727, and now containing
Strafford
about 1200 inhabitants. It is
bounded N. by Winnipiseogee
lake, E. by Alton, S. by Gilmanton, and W. by a long bay
which divides it from Gilmanton.
There are here several
The sumlarge mountains.
mits of two of them are witlyn
200 rods of each other, and
about 2000 feet above the level
of the town.
On
the souther-
Gunstock mountain
is Suncook pond^ which forms
the northerly source oi Suncook
ly part of
river.
,
Gilford has two meetinghouses, which belong to no
particular
denomination
of
christians, 3 trading stores, 4
grain-mills, 3 saw-mills^ and a
in 1727,and containing inlSlO,
4,338 inhabitants. It is bounded N. by Gilford, E. by Alton,
S. E. by Barnstead, S. W. by
line, and N.W.by
Winnipiseogee lake and bay
which separates it from Sanbornton, comprising an area of
Suncook river
58,448 acres.
Rockingham
a pond of that
Gilford line, the waters of which fall into another
pond of the same name, which
is larger than the former, being
about 350 rods long and 175
wide. From thence it falls into a third pond of the same
name 500 rods long and half as
wide. There are several smaller ponds in this town, in one
of which is the source oi Bow
Cook river.
There are in Gilmanton 5
meeting-houses,
20 schoolhouses, a court house, a cotton
factory, a nail factory, 9 grain-
rises here in
name on
*
�GAZETTEER OF NEVV-HAMPSIIIRE,
136
10 saw-mills, 2 clothing-
mills,
carding-machine, an
oil-mill, and 9 trading stores.
a
mills,
GoFFSTOWNin Hillsborough
county,
is
situated on the wes-
§5000, raised by subscription.
Merrimack river,
bounded N. by Dunbarton,
E. by Merrimack river, S. by
Bedford, and W. by NtwBoston and part of Weare, and
contains 29,170 acres.
It was
incorporated in 1761, and in
1810, contained 2000 inhabit-
There
ants.
A
handsome academy was
incorporated and built here in
1 794, and opened for the reception of studentsDecember,! 797.
It has generally from 30 to 50
students.
Its funds are about
is
here a congregational
church and society recently under the charge of the Rev. Isaac Smith,who died in March,
1817. There are several baptist societies,and one of friends.
One term of the common pleas
for the 1st district, is holden
here annually.
Hon. Joseph Badger, who
town in the year
1760, was its first magistrate,
and was highly instrumental in
settled in this
growth and prosperity. He
for many years judge of
probate, and resigned that office at the age of 70.
its
was
GiLsuM, a township in Cheshire county, incorporated in
1763, and
now
containing 513
inhabitants.
It is bounded N.
by Alstead and Marlow, E.
by Sullivan and Stoddard, S.
by Keene, and W. by Surry.
The eastern branch of Ashuelot river passes through this
town. Gilswn has 1 meetinghouse, 2 grain-mills, and 2 sawmills.
Elisha Fish who died
in 1807, was its first ordained
minister.
The annual average
number of deaths in this town
is not more than 6.
In 1813,
10 died here of the spotted fever.
terly side of
it is
In the S. W. extremity
of the town are the two Unconoonock mountains^ and in the S.
E.part is the Amoskeag bridge
and falls. Piscataquog river
passes through ihis place.
In
1771, Rev. Joseph Currier was
settled here in the congregational order.
Cornelius Waters andD.L.Morrill,have been
his successors.
There are
in
town
2 religious societies, 1 meeting-house, 8 trading-stores,
1
cotton factory
containing about '30 spindles, 7
grain-mills, 20 saw-mills, 2
clothing-milis, and 2 cardingmachines.
this
Goshen, a township
in Chescounty, incorporated in
1791, and in 1810, containing
hire
563 inhabitants. It is bounded N. by Newport and Wendell, E. by the county of Hillsborough, S.by Washington,and
W. by Lenipster and Unity,
and containsl2,02oacres. Little
Sugar river waters the north
part of the town^
Sunapee
mountain lies between Goshen
and Fishersfield.
Croydon
turnpike passes through the
west part of the town to ConThere is here
necticut river.
1 grain-mill,
2 saw-mills, 1
�im
GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
clothing-mill,
and
1
distil-
lerv.
Grafton County is bounded W. by the west branch of
Connecticut river, S. by the
counties of Cheshire and Hillsborough, E. by Strafford, and
N. by Coos. Beginning at
Connecticut river, at the west
extremity of Dalton and running on the west and south
line of Dalton to Whitefield,
thence on the west and south
line of Whitefield to Bretton
Woods, thence on the west
and south line of Bretton Woods
southeast extremity of
thence south in a
straight line across unlocated
lands to the county of Strafford
at the northerly corner of
Tamworth, thence on the north
and west line of Sandwich and
on the south line of Holderness
to Pemigewasset river, thence
down that river to the N. E.
extremity of New-Andover,
thence on the northerly line of
that town and on the northeasterly line of New-London to
the N. E. extremity of Springfield, thence on the northerly
line of Springfield, New-Gran-
to the
Weare,
tham, and Plainfield to Connecticut river, and thence by
that river to the place
tioned.
first
men-
This county contains35 townships and a large quantity of
unlocated land. Its population
by the last census was 28,462,
of whom 4,837 were rateable
There are in this counpolls.
ty 29 stud-horses, 3827 other
horses, 386 four years old, and
18
998 more than two years old,
3522 oxen,1308 four years old,
9981 cows, 50,084 three years
old cattle, and 6107 over two
years old. In 1812, there were
also in this county 52 mules
and 3 jacks, and 577 acres of
orchard.
Grafton county contains 36
houses for public worship, 1
academy, 83 grain-mills, 118
saw-mills, 24 mills for dressing
cloth, 35 carding-machines, 1
49 trading-stores,
and 1 oil-mill.
The county prison is at HaverhiU, and the superior and infe-
paper-mill,
21
distilleries,
rior courts hold alternate sessions there and at Plymouth.
The
probate courts are holden
at Haverhill,
over,
Plymouth, Han-
Bridgewater, and
En-^
field.
Grafton, a township in the
county of that name, lies about
13 miles southeast from Dartmouth
college.
It
was incor-
porated in 1773, and now contains
931 inhabitants. It is
bounded N. E. bv Orange,
S. E. by Cushing's Gore,S.W.
by the line of Cheshire county
which separates it from Springfield, and N. W. by Enfield
and a part of Canaan, and contains 21,993 acres.
Branches
of Smith's river water the easterly part of the town,and Mascomy river its west part. There
are here 2 baptist meetinghouses, 6 grain-mills, 6 sawmills, 1 clothing mill, 2 carding-machines, 2 stores, and 1
distillery.
That
(lassis
species
of
specuiaris)
mineral,
commonly
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMl^HIRE.
138
called isinglass, is found in a
state of great purity in Glass
It
hill mountain in this town.
adheres in the form of lamina
to rocks of white and yellow
The usual size of
quartz.
these lamina is about 6 inches
square, but some have been
found 18 inches. This glass
when prepared is transported
to Boston, and from thence
large quantities are exported
to England, probably for ship
It is found on the
lanthorns.
easterly side of the mountain,
which is about 200 feet high.
Many people are employed
every summer in collecting it.
Great Bay. The western
branch of Piscataqua river is
formed by Swamscot river,
which flows from Exeter, Winnicot river which comes from
Greenland, and Lamprey river
which divides Newmarket from
Durham these streams empty
into a bay 4 miles wide, called
Great Bay. The water in its
;
further progress is contracted
into a lesser bay, and there receives Oyster river from Durham, and Black river from Dover.
The whole branch
at
length meets the main stream
The tide
Hilton's point.
flows into all chese streams as
far as the lower falls in each,
and forms a very rapid current,
especially at the seasons of the
freshets, when the ebb continues about two hours longer
Piscataqua
than the flood.
bridge is thrown over the lower
extremity of Little bay. Newington lies on the eastern shore
at
this
bay, Stratham and
Greenland on the southern, and
Durham on the northern shore.
of
Great
Island.
(See
New-
castle.)
Greenfield, a township in
Hillsborough county, incorporated in 1791, and containing
in 1810, a population of 980.
It is bounded N. by a part of
Hancock and Franccstown, E.
by Francestown and Lymleborough, S. by Temple, and
W. by Peterborough, and coniains
16,904 acres, 187 of
which are water. Contoocook
river separates this tov/n from
Hancockc There is here one
pond about 200 rods long and
100 wide, besides several oth-
A
part of
Cnotchet ?nauntain rises from
the north part of this town,
and there is also a mountainous
tract in the southerly part.
Greenfield contains a congrega-
ers of less note.
tion.al meeting-house, (in
Rev.
J.
which
Walker was ordained
in 1812,) several
mills,
and 2
stores.
Greenland, a township in
Rockingham county, incorporated in 1703, and now containing592 inhabitants ; bound-
ed N. by the Great Bay and
Ncwingron, E. by .Portsmouth
and Rye, S. by Northampton,
and W. by Stratham, comprising 6,335 acres. The land
here which borders upon the
bay is of an uncommonly good
quality, and in a high state of
This part of the
cultivation.
�139
GAZETTEER OF NEW-KAMPSHIRE.
water through
is celebrated for producing excellent cider, large quantities of which are sold here
by the
The
annually.
parts of the town is light and
sandy but not unproductive.
Rev. William Allen, the first
town was the Rev. S. Perley,
who was ordained in 1779, and
was succeeded by the Rev.
William Rolf, who is the pre1
sent pastor. There is here
congregational and 1 baptist
town
soi^
in
otlier
settled minister in this town,
was ordained in 1707, and died
in 1760, at the age of 84. His
successors have been the Rev.
Messrs. M'Clintock, Neal,and
Abbot. The latter gentleman
is the present minister. There
meetingis here a spacious
house for the congregationalists, and a very convenient one
for the joint use of the methoThere are
dists and baptists.
also in this town 3 grist-mills,
2 saw-mills, and several trading
GROTON,a township
in Graf-
ton county, incorporated in
It was formerly called
1761.
Cockermouth. Its population
in 1810, was 549. It lies about
15 miles N. of Dartmouth col-
bounded N. E. by
Rumney, S. E. by Hebron, S.
W. by Orange,and W. by Dorchester, and contains 16,531
and
is
town
first
niinister
in
this
society, 1 meeting-house, 2
1
saw-mills,
grain-mills, 4
carding-machine, and 1 distillery.
H.
Hall's Stream
rises in the
highlands which separate Vermont from Lower Canada, and
falls into Connecticut rivcj at
the N. W. extremity of Stew-
Hale's Location is situatin
Coos county, and is
bounded N. and W. by ungranted lands, E. by Conway,
and S. by Burton. It is 800
ed
rods in length and 173 in width
at
its
north,
and 320
at
northerly part
is
watered
by
of the
several
branches of Baker's river, and
a number of streams which
its
south extremity.
Hampstead,
a township
Rockingham county, was
acres.
The
The
arlstown.
shops.
lege,
falling of
a box, &c.
m
in-
corporated in 1749, and contained in 1810, a population
It is bounded. N. by
of 75^'
Hawke and Sandown,
S.
E; by
New Found pond have
Plaistowy-S. by Atkinson, and
their sources here.
There is in Groton an iron
by Londonderry, and con400 of which
are water. There is here Washpond^ containing about 200
acres, and a part^yf Islandpond
Thi^
about the same size.
fall into
furnace for casting hollow ware.
This furnace is heated bywood,
and the fire is kept alive by
the action of air put in motion
W.
tains 10,623 acres,
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GAZETTEER OF NfiW-HAMPSSIRB.
which latter 897 were male^
and 828 females. The largest
number of deaths in any one
There is a year was 69, and the smallest
present minister.
number was 7.
In the year
pleasant village in this town
comprising 10 or 12 dwelling- 1737, 69 persons died here, 55
houses, a meeting-house, and of them by the throat distemOn the same year there
per.
several trading shops.
died of that disease, 99 in
Hampton, a township in Portsmouth, 88 in Dover, 210
Rockingham county, lying on in Hampton-falls, 127 in Exein Newcastle, 37 in
ter, 11
It was incorpothe sea-coast.
Gosport, 44 in Rye, 18 in
rated in 1638, and contains a
Greenland, 21 in Newington,
population ot 990. It is bounded N. E. by Northampton, S. 22 in Newmarket, 18 in StratE. by the sea, S. W. by South ham, 115 in Kingston, 100 in
Hanipton, and N. W. by a part Durham, and 22 in Chester, in
of Exeter, and contains 18, 129 all about one thousand deaths
from July, 1736 to September
acres.
Hampton was called by the 1737.
In the year 1754, the same
Its first
Indians Winicowett.
disease again visited Hampton
minister was Stephen Bacheland carried off 55 persons.
der, who was settled in 1638,
In the year 1638, the generand dismissed in 1641. His
Mr.
al assembly authorized
successors have been Timothy
Dalton, John Wheelwright, (a Dummer of Newbury ,together
brother of the celebrated Mrs. with John Spencer to erect a
Hutchinson,) Seaborn Cotton, house in Hampton, which was
John Cotton, Nathaniel Gook- afterward called the bound
house, although it was intendjn. Ward Cotton, Ebenezer
Thayer, William Pidgeon, Jes- ed .as a mark of possession
se Appleton, (now president of rather than of limit.
This step having been taken
Bowdoin college,) and J. Webtoward population, a petition
ster, the present pastor.
Hampton is a valuable and praying leave to settle here,
was presented to the assembly
flourishing township, containby a number of persons chiefing two meeting-houses, and
ly from Norfolk in England,
in its compact part, many handsome buildings and several and the prayer was granted.
An academy has re- They commenced operations
shops.
by laying out the township incently been opened here, which
has much promise of useful- to 147shares,and having formed a church,they chose Stephen
ness.
Between the years 1731 and Bacheld&r for their minister,
1791, there were in this town with whom Timothy Dalton
associated.
afterwards
884 deaths and 1725 births, of was
Rev. Henry True was settled
here in 1/52, and died in 1782.
The Rev. John Kelly is the
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
number of inhabwas 56, among whom
were John Moulton, Christopher Hussey, William Sur-
The
original
141
N.E. by Hampton, S.E. by the
marsh, S. by Seabrook, W.
by Kensington, and N. W. by
Exeter, and contains 7,400 a-
itants
salt
geant, &c.
cres.
In July, 1617, the Indians
having commenced their work
of depredation and death, the
government ordered 200,friendly Indians and 40 English soldiers under the command of
Benjamin Swett of
Capt.
Hampton and Lieut. Richardmarch to the falls of
soii to
Taconee on Kennebeck river
in the course of the march,
Swett discovered in the place
now called Scarborough, three
parties of Indians stationed on
a plain.
He separated his men
in the sa.me manner and prepared to attack them. The enemy continued to retreat, till
they had drawn ©ur men about
Theophilus Cotton, the first
minister settled here, was ordained in 1712, and died 1726.
His successors have been Rev.
Joseph Whipple, Jonah Bailey,
;
two miles from the
fort,
and
then turning suddenly upon our
youthful and unexperienced
soldiers, they threw them into
confusion.
Swett, with a few
of his most resolute companions
fought bravely on his retreat,
till he came near the fort where
he was killed and 60 more
left dead or wounded.
On the
17th of August, 1703, a party
of 30 Indians under Capt.
Tour, killed 53 persons in
Hampton, among whom was a
widow Mussey, celebrated as a
preacher
among the quakers,by
whom she was much
lamented.
Hampton Falls,
a part of
570 inhabitants
incor-
now
porated in 1712, and
tains
formerly
Hampton, was
;
con-
bounded
Paine Wingate, Samuel Langthe
presdon, D. D., and
ent minister. Rev. J. Abbot.
There are here 2 meetinghouses, 1 for congregationalists and another for baptists, S
grist-mills, 2 saw-mills, 1 cloth-
and
1 carding-maJuly 26, 1730
to September 26, 1736, there
were 210 persons destroyed
here by the throat distemper,
160 of whom were under the
age of 10, 40 between the ages
of 10 and 20, 9 above 20, and
several more than 30 years old.
ing-mill,
chine.
From
Hancock, a township In
Hillsborough county, incorporated in 1779, and now containing 1184 inhabitants; bounded
N. by Antrim, E. by Greenby Peterborough, and
the line of Cheshire
county, which divides it from
Nelson, comprising within the
field, S.
W.
by
limits 19,372 acres.
The south
of Contoocook river
separates
this
town from
There is here a
Greenfield.
pleasant village, containing about 15 dwelling houses,stores,
&c. a meeting-house, a cotton and woollen factory, S
grist-mills, 5 saw-mills,2 cloth-
branch
ing-mills,
and
t
carding-ma-
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-IIAMPSHIRE.
142
Rev. Reid Page was
chine.
ordained here in 1791, and is
the pi-esent minister.
granted and suitable provision
for the education of
Indian youth, in such a manner
as should appear most expedi-
was made
Hanover, a township in
Grafton county ,incorporated in
1761, and now containing 21 35
ent for civilizing and christianizing them, also for the instruc-
N. by
the liberal arts and sciences.
The institution, thus established, gradually grew into an use-
inhabitants
;
bounded
Lyme, E. by Canaan,
S. by
by ConnectiIt is about 6 miles
cut river.
square and contains 27,745 a-
Lebanon, and
W.
In the
cres of land and water.
river in front of the town there
are three small islands, the
largest of which is 75 rods
long and 20 wide. Moose mountain extends across the town
from N. to S. at a distance of
5 miles from the river. Grafton turnpike passes through the
N.E. part of the town to Or-
At
a short distance
from the colleges there is a
handsome bridge, which con^
ford.
nects this town with Norwich.
There are in Hanover 2 meeting houses, centrally situated
near the colleges, and 4 religious societies, 3 of which are
of the congregational, and 1
of the baptist denomination.
Th^ edifices of Dartmouth
college are situated on a handsome plain in this town, about
half a mile from the river in
This institulatitude 43° 33'.
tion derived its name from the
right Hon. William, Eari of
Dartmouth, who was one of its
first and most generous benefactors.
It was founded by
the pio4is and benevolent Dr.
Eleazer Wheelock, who in
1769, obtained a royal charter,
wherein ample privileges were
tion
of English youth in
all
and flourishing seminary.
In 1754, Dr. Wheelock, having collected large donations
from different parts of England,
Scotland, and America, and esful
pecially
from Mr. Joshua
Moor
of Mansfield, established a
school for the instruction of Indian youth in
Stockbridge,
Massachusetts, to which he
gave the name, of Moor's
school.
As
the
number of candidates
for this school increased, itJae-
came necessary
to erect suita-
That part of
the country, where it was first
established,
having become
populous, a removal was determined on. When this intention became publicly known,
proposals were made by many
private and public characters in
several of the neighbouring colonies. The prudent foresight of
the founder, sanctioned by the
adviceofthe trustees inEngland
in whose harrds the donations
were lodged, and at the head of
ble
buildings.
whom
was the Earl of Dartmouth, induced him to accept
proposals, which wer« made by
the governor of New-Hampshire and other gentlemen in
this state.
The town of Hanover was accordingly fixed up-
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
on as the most convenient situation for the school.
His excellency governor Wentworth
soon annexed a charter for an
university, December 13,1769,
which received the name of
Dartmouth college from its
principal benefactor.
The college received large
donations of land including the
whole township of LandafF, besides manv other wild tracts in
different situations, amounting
in the
whole to 44,000
acres.
A
valuable lot of 500 acres in
Hanover was selected as the
site of the school and college.
Besides these donations ofland,
the sum of 340 pounds sterling
was subscribed to be paid in
labour, provisions, and matenals for building.
September,
1770, Dr.
Wheelock removed his family
and school into the wilderness.
In
At first their accommodations
were similar to those of other
settlers.
They erected
log-houses, which they occupied till better edifices qould be
The number of
prepared.
scholars at that time was 24,
6 of whom were Indians.
In 1771, the first commencement was held, and degrees
were conferred on four students, one of whom was John
Wheelock, the son and successor of the founder.
new
The funds of this institution
consist chiefly of lands, which
are increasing in value with
the growth of the country. The
annual revenue from these
lands is not far from §2000
and that arising from tuition
143
has beenS2i00.The number of
students has generally averag-
edlOO.
A grammar school
sisting of about
ars is
con-
50 or 60 schol-
annexed to the college.
The immediate
instruction
and government of the college
entrusted to the president,
is also professor of history,) a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, a
professor
of languages,
a
professor of divinity, and two
is
(who
During the forty-three
the college was
tutors.
years
since
founded,
grees
whom
men.
it
has conferred de*
upon 1163 students, of
330 have been clergyThe whole rtumber of
students during that period has
been 1387, of whom 225 have
died.
There is attached to this seminary a handsome library and a
complete philosophical apparatus.
In 1786, a new college
was erected three stories high,
and 150 by 50 feet, containing
36 rooms for students. There
are several other buildings belonging to the institution.*
* III
consideration of the present conis now pending' on the concerns of this institution,a particular ac-;
count of its present government is
omitted. In 1815, the trustees removed from office the president (Hon. John
test,
which
Wheelock) and appointed Rev. Fran-
Brown as his successor. In the
course of the same year the legislative
and executive government of NewHampshire erected a new board of
trustees and appointed a new set of
executive officers, to whom the old
trustees and the old officers refuse to
surrender the property or the instruction of the college, until It shall be judicially decidetl, whether the legislature have any power to make the above
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144
Commencement is holden on
first Wednesday of Au-
the
There are three vacafrom commencement three and a half weeks,
another from the first Monday
of January, eight and a half
gustt
tions, the first
weeks.
The medical
ment here
is
departrespectable and
It was esextremely useful.
For the
tablished in 1798.
lectures on anatomy the professor is furnished with valuable preparations, and in the
chemical department there is a
well furnished laboratory. The
lectures on anatomy, surgery,
chymistry,materia medica, and
the theory and practice of
physic commence on the first
Wednesday of October and
There
continue eight weeks.
are about 4000 volumes in the
college library, and about 2000
in the libraries
formed by the
students.
Moor's Indian school is connected with the college, having
the same trustees and presiIts annual revenue is
dent.
from S400 to S600.
interference.
The
students generally
have followed the old government although the new-officers have taken
possession of the public rooms, the library,
apparatus.
Sic.
The
old gov-
ernment consist of president Brown,
and professors Adams and Shurtleff.
The new officers are the Rev. William
Allen (acting President,) and professors Dean and Carter. We express no
opinion on the merits of the unhappy
controversy which has produced this
singular situation of the college. It is
ardently hoped, that the questions
pending will soon be decided and the
irfstitution resume its former usefulness and prosperity. Hon. John Wheelock died in April, 1817.
Haveehill, a township on
Connecticut river in Grafton
county, incorporated in 1713,
and containing in 1810 a population of 1 105 ; bounded N.
E. b}' Bath, E. by Coventry,
S.W. by Picrmont, and W. by
Connecticut river, containing
o4,340 acres. Sugar loaf mountain lies on the eastern side of
the town bordering on Coventry.
Oliverian river passes
through the southerly extremity of Haverhill and falls into
Connecticut river at the compact village.
Fisher's brook
passes above the centre of the
town and falls into the river at
the GreatOx-bow or litde bend.
There have been three bridges
thrown from
bury, (Vt.)
this town to
There
is
New-
a hand-
some
village in the southwest
part of the town, containing
50 or 60 dwelling-houses, an
elegant meeting-house, a courthouse,
a county-prison, an
academy, 2 smaller meetinghouses, 3 grain-mills, 5 sawmills, 1 clothing mill, a carding-
machine, and an oil-mill. Irop
ore is found in this town and
also
a quarry of free-stone
suitable for hearths and chimney pieces. The superior court
hold its sessions here for the
county of Grafton.
HAWKE,a township in Rock"
ingham
in 1769,
county, incorporated
and now containing
412 inhabitants bounded N.
by Poplin, E. by Kingston, S.
by Hampstead, and W. by
Sandown, extending over 7000
:
acres.
Exeter
river
passes
�GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
over the N. W. extremity of
the town, and a part of Chub
pond lies in that part of the
town which borders on Sandown. Hatvke was formerly
a part of Kingston.
The Rev-
John Page was settled here in
1763, and died in 1783, at the
age of 43. There is here an
ancient meeting-house and several mills.
Hebron, a township in Grafton county, containing a population of 563.
Its shape is irregular and is bounded N. by
a part of Rumney, E. and N.
E. by Plymouth, S. E. by
Bridgewater and a part of Alexandria, S. W. by Orange, and
N. W. by Groton. It contains
13,350 acres, 1500 of which
are water. Hebron has 1 meeting-house, several school-houses, mills, and a distillery.
145
the town
is a pleasant village,
containing about 25 dwellinghouses, 2 meeting-houses for
congregationalists,
and
1
for
1
dis-
quakers,
1
tillery,
la another part of the
oil-mill,
and
town there is 1 meeting-house,
4 grist-mills, 6 saw-mills, 1
clothing-mill, and 1 cardingmachine. Rev. Jacob Rice was
ordained here in 1769, and his
successor Rev. Moses Sawyer
is still in office.
Hillsborough, a township
county of that name, incorporated in 1772, and now
containing 1592 inhabitants;
bounded N. by Bradford, E.
by Henniker, S. by Deering
and Antrim, and W. by Windsor and a part of Washington,
comprising an area of 27,320
acres, 500 of which are water.
in the
There
are several ponds in
town, the largest of which,
Lion pond is about 300 rods
long and 200 wide.
Contoocook river waters this town,
and the 4th N. H. turnpike
passes through it.
There is
here a small village, containing
lOor 12 dwelling-houses,4gristmills, 6 saw-mills, 1
factory, 1 carding-machine, and 1
distillery. The Rev. J. Barnes
was ordained here in 1773,
Rev. Stephen Chapin and Seth
this
Henniker, a township in
Hillsborough county, situated
on the banks of Contoocook
river, containing in 1810, a
population of 1608, and bounded N.W. by Warner and the
S. E. extremity of Bradford,
N. E. by Hopkinton, S, E. by
Weare and the N. part of
Deering, and S.W.by Hillsborough, comprising an area of
26,500 acres, 135 of which are
water.
There are only two consid
erable ponds in this town,
Long pohd^ 270 rods long and
80 wide, and Round pond. Contoocook river passes through
the town from W. to E.
On
the banks near the centre of
19
^
Chapin the present minister
have been his successors.
Hilton's Point on Piscataqua river forms the S. E. extremity of the town of Dover wher'*, the main river is
formed by the junction Ne-
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GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
wichawannock and Cochecho
southern and
rivers with the
western branches. From this
point to the sea the distance is
7 miles, and the course S.to S.
The current is here so
E.
rapid that it never freezes.
Hinsdale
lies in the S.
W.
extremity of Cheshire county,
and is bounded S. by Connecticut river
which separates
(Vt.,) N.
Chesterfield.
from Vernon
it
and
Its
by
E.
southern line extends to Mas-
sachusetts and adjoins Northfield.
Its area is 14,000 acres.
Hinsdale was incorporated
in 1753, and in 1810, it con-
tained 740 inhabitants.
Ashu-
junction
here with the Connecticut. The
6th N. H. turnpike passes
through this plar.e to BrattleboroMgh (Vt.) West river mountain rises from the bank of the
river,neai* the borders of Cheselot
river
forms
its
This town was formerly called Fort Dummer,
and its situation is pleasant.
There is here a baptist and a
terfield.-
congregational meeting-house,
and a few
mills,
several
stores.
prisoners.
How and
town were
attacked from an ambush, and
How was killed. The Indians
proceeded to the fort, where
In July,
1
775^
Mr. Grout of
Mr.
this
the families of these men residThe people within, heared.
ing their approach and being
anxious to learn the cause of
the fi.ring they had just heard,
impatiently
opened
their
doors upon the savages, whom
in the dusk of the evening they
mistook for their friends. The
families consisting of 14 persons were made prisoners, among whom was the wife of
How. (See Belknap, Vol.
III.)
HoLLis, a townshipin Hillsborough county, incorporated
in 1746, and containing in 1810,
a population of 1529 bounded
N. by Amherst and Millford,
E. by Dunstable, S. by the line
of the state, W. by Brookline,
;
Fort Dummer was built in
1740, at the expense of Massachusetts, and there was also another fort here, called Hinsdale
and Bridgeman
der the command of captain
Willard discovered a party of
the enemy in ambush near the
mill, whom they put to flight
with the loss of their packs.
On the 8th of December,1747,
Hinsdale fort was bravely defended by four families, a fort
was burnt and several persons
were killed and others taken
fort.
On
comprising
19,620
There are here
sevei-al
acres.
ponds,
the 26th of June, 1746, a
attacked
of Indian's
Bridgeman fort,killed one per-
Long^
and Rocky pondsy averaging
from 3 to 600 acres each. Nis-
son and captured several othThe inhabitants dared
ers.
go to mill without a
not
guard, and several of thera un-
sitisset river
party
\\x. Flint's^ Penechuncky
crosses its S. W»
extremity, and Nashua river
its S. E. on which are two falls
of eleven feet each. There is
�gazetteer; of new-hampshire.
here a small village containing a congregational meetingRev. Daniel Emerhouse.
son was settled here in lf43,
and died in 1810, aged 86.
Rev. Eli Smith, his successor,
is the present pastor.
There
are in this town many valuable
mill seats
and several
in
Hillsborough county, incorporated in 1765, and now containing 2216 inhabitants ; bounded
N. by Bossawen and Warner,
E. by Concord, S. by Bow,
Dunbarton,andWeare, and W.
by Henniker, comprising 26,
acres.
Contoocook river
has a serpentine course through
town
and
receives
Black water and Warner riv-
this
There is in this town a
handsome village containing about 50 dwelling-houses, a coners.
gregational meeting-house,several stores, mechanic shops, &c.
There is also in other parts
of the town a baptist and several other meeting-houses. The
soil in Hopkinton is generally
of an excellent quality. Rev.
Stephen Scales was ordained
here in 1757, and removed in
1770, his successors have been
Rev. Elijah Fletcher, Jacob
Cram, and Ethan Smith the
present paster.
Elder Abner
Jones was ordained over the
baptist church in 1814.
Hopkinton is upon the whole a
handsome
flourishing
and
town.
One term of the superior court and one of the common pleas is held here annually.
On the 27th of April, 1746,
a party of Indians entered one
of the garrisoned houses in this
town, the door having been accidentally left open.
Eight of
the people were carried off,
and several of them died in
captivity.
mills.
HoPKiNTON, a township
967
14f
Indian Stream rises in the
lands which divide this
state from Lower Canada, and
is UHdoubtedly the most northhigh
ern branch of Connecticut rivFrom its source to Stewartstown, a distance
of 30
miles, its course is direct.
er.
IflNGLAss River has its
source in Bow pond on the
county line between Northv/ood and Harrington, receives
the waters of several ponds in
Barrington and falls into Cochecho river at the south part
of Rochester.
Israel's River receives a
southerly branch which flows
from the northern side of the
White hills and the township
of Durand, and a northerly
branch from Kilkenny and
Northumberland. These bran*
ches unite at Lancaster in a
main stream which falls into
Connecticut river, on the westerly side of Lancaster village.
This is a beautiful stream, and
bordered with highly cultivated lands.
J.
jAFFREY,a township
hire
in
Ches-
county, incorporated
in
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CA^ETTfiER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
1773, and containing in 1810,
1336 bounded
N. by Dublin, E. by Cheshire
county line, which separates it
from Sharon and Peterborough, S. by Rindge and Fitzwilliam, and W. by a part of
Fitzwilliam and Marlborough,
comprizing an area of 25,600
acres, of which 987 are water.
The north boundary of the
a population of
;
town crosses the Grand Monadnock mountain, which is
more than 2000 feet in height.
Long pond m. the north part of
the town is 400 rods long and
140 wide. Gilmore pond is 300
long and 180 wide. The 3d
N. H. turnpike passes thrifUgh
this
eral
town, and near it is a minspring about one mile
S.E. of the Grand Monadnock.
company has been incorporated for the management of its
waters.
Red ochre has been
found near the spring;, and in
its vicinity have been discovered black lead, copperas^ alum,
sulphur, and an ore yielding
from the action of a common
forge, a copper coloured metal.
On the N.W.side of the mountain a cave has been discovered, difficult of access, although
it has an area 80 feet square.
Here is found also that rare
A
and valuable
tain ash.
A
tree, the mouncompany was in-
corporated in this town in 1813,
for the manufactory of cotton
and woollen goods, their fac-
on t>he turnuppermost factory on Contoocook river,and is
intended to employ 1000 cot-
tory
pike.
is
situated
It is the
ton spindles. There are several
mills in its vicinity.
Another company has been
incorporated in this town for
manufacturing
the
various
kinds of crockery and earthen
Belonging to this comware.
pany is an extensive mine of
white clay in the town of Monkton (Vt.) whence it is transported to Jaffrey. This clay
has been analyzed and compared by skilful chemists with
that from which the
white ware
is
European
made and no
has been
discovered.
The practicability of the above plan has been
fully ascertained by the progress already made in the mandifference in quality
Rev. Laban Ainsworth was ordained here in
1782, and is still in office.
There are here a baptist and a
congregational society, for each
of which there is a meetingufacture.
house.
Jefferson, a township ia
Coos county formerly called
Dartmouth, lying on the banks
of Israel's river, which passes
from its southern to its western extremity.
It was incorporated in 1765, and now contains about 200 inhabitants.
It is bounded N. by Barker's
location and a part of LanE. by Kilkenny, S.
caster,
ungranted
by
lands
and
Bretton Woods, and W^ by
Bretton Woods and Whitefield,
cres,
ter.
comprising
26,076
300 of which are
a-
wa-
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GAZEXrEER OF N^EW-HAMPSHIRE.
Pondcherry pond in this town
200 rods in diameter,
and forms the source of one
of the branches of John's river.
Pondcherry bay is about 200
rods long and 100 wide. In
the N. E. part of the town lies
Plinny mountain and in the S.
W. part is Pondcherry moimis
'
The Jefftrson turnpike
tain.
passes through this place to
Lancaster. There are here 2
grain-mills and 1 saw-mill.
John's
River
has
the
source of its most southerly
branches in Bretton Woods,
Whitefield, and Dalton, of its
middle branch in Pondcherry
pond^ and of its northern, in
Martin's meadow in LancusThese branches unite in
tcr.
the upper part of Daltan in a
main stream, which falls into
the Connecticut river at the
upper bar of the 15 miles falls.
The mouth is here 30 yards
wide.
while ascending was astonished at the singular appearance of the stones, which form
the body of the mountain as
well as of those which lie on its
They all appear to
surface.
have been once in a fluid state,
or to have composed the bottom of some sea. The large
masses, as well as the detached pieces, were full of
small pebbles of all sizes,forms,
and colours, confusedly thrown
The
together and cemented.
small stones retain their perfect shape in the solid mass of
which they form a part. The
whole appearance in short, inthese pebbles
dicated, that
were once in a separate state
and were consolidated by some
unknown
'
cause.
Kearsarge Mountain,
in
Hillsborough county, lies partly in Kearsarge Gore and partly in Sutton.
Its easterly
ex-
tremity extends to New-Salis-
This is
bury and Andover.
one of the second vange in the
K.
state.
Kearsarge Mountain,
in
Kearsarge Gore,
Coos county, lies on the dividing line between Bartlett and
This is the third
Chatham.
borough county,
range of mountains in the state.
Its height has not been ascer-
in Hills-
on the
habitants,
tained.
A
gentleman,
who
resides
neighbourhood of this
range observes, that in October, 1812, he went in company
with two of his neighbours to
view the mountain, which lies
on the north of Conway, and
in the
southerly
mountain.
lies
side of Kearsarge
It contains 152 in-
and is bounded N.,
by Wilmot, E. by Salisbury, S.
by Warner, and W. by Sutton,
comprizing an area of 428
acres.
In the year 1807, that part
of Kearsarge Gore together
with a part of New-London
was incorporated into a town
by the name of Wilmot.
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GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
Keene, one of the
pal townships
in
princi-
the county
incorporat-
of Cheshire, was
ed in 1752, and in 1810, <;on-
tained 1646 inhabitants; bounded N. by Gilsum, Surry, and
Westmoreland, E. by Surry
and Roxbury, S. by Swansey,
and W. by Chesterfield and
Westmoreland, and contains
23,843 acres.
Ashuelot river passes thro'
this town and receives here
the eastern branch of Beaver
brook. The 3d N. H. turnpike has its course through
here, and meets the branch and
Chester turnpikes and several
other principal roads.
Keene
contains a very handsome village of about 60 dwelling housbank,
es,
a meeting-house,
court-house, gaol, and several
stoies, &c. About a mile from
the village, a canal is cut from
Ashuelot river, on which is a
woollen factory,an oil-mill, and
several other mills.
were to rush
the
fort.
in
and surprize
Ephraim
who happened
to
Dounan
go out very
early discovered the ambush
and gave the alarm. He brave-
defended himself against 2
Indians, from one of whom
he took a gun and a blanket,
which he carried to the fort.
The Indians succeeded in burning several houses and barns,
and from the bones found among the ashes, it was ascertained that several of the enemy were destroyed in the
flames. John Bullard and Nathan Blake were taken captive
and carried to Canada where
Blake remained 2 years. He
died in Keene 181 1, at the age
of 99. He was one of the
of this place, to
first settlers
ly
which he removed in 1736,
from Wrentham, (Mass.) He
married a second wife at the
age of 94. Two of his brothers lived to the age of 90, and
a sister to 100.
The Rev. Jacob Bacon was
in 1738, and has
been succeeded by the Rev.
Messrs. Carpenter, Sumner,
and Hall, the latter of whom
died in 1814.
This town was formerly
settled here
Upper Ashuelot.
In
1746, the Indians commenced
their depredations here, and in
the course of the next year
they formed a plan to surprize
the fort in this place.
In the
evening they concealed themselves in a swamp, where they
intended to lie till the people
should go out to their work
the next morning, when they
called
Kensington, a townehip in
Rockingham county, incorporated in 1737, and now containing 781 inhabitants; bounded N. by Exeter, E. by Hampton Falls, S. by Soutlxampton,
and W. by East-Kingston.
Kensington was formerly a
part of Hampton. Rev. Joseph
Fogg was settled in this town
time of its incorporation
There are
and died in 1 800.
here two religious societies
and two meeting-houses.
at the
Kilkenny, a township in
Coos county, of an irregular
�GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
I'orm
and mountainous surface,
incorporated in 1774, and now
containing only 28 inhabitants ;
bounded N. E. by Durand,
Mainsborough, Paulsburg,and
Dummer, N. and S. by ungranted lands, and W. by Barker's location, Jefferson, Lancaster, and Piercy, and con-
A
branch
of Nashes stream crosses the
northerly extremity of this
tains 15,906 acres,
town and
Israel's river
its
southern.
Kingston, a township in
Rockingham county, incorporated 1694, and now containing a population of 746 ; bounded N. by Brentwood, E. by
East-Kingston, S. by Newton
and Plaistow, and W. by
Hampstead and Hawke, containing 12,188 acres, of which
Great pond^
800 are water.
containing about 500 acres, and
about 300 acres of County
pond are in this town. In these
ponds Powow river has its
source.
Ward
Clark was setand died in
Rev. Messrs. Secomb,
1737.
Tappan,and Thayer have been
post road
his successors.
leading from Boston to Portsmouth passes through this
town. There is here an ex-
Rev.
151
back mountain. Taking a southerly course,it passes into Deerfield and receives the waters
of Martin's pond, and in Candia a stream called Second river falls into
es into
it.
Thence
it
Raymond, where
passit
re-
western
a
branch.
I'hence taking a southerly direction, it unites with the waters of Jones' pond in Deerfield, and thence as it flows on
through Epping, it receives
Petuckaway river, and after a
bend to the N. E. it receives
North river. After a course
thence through Lee to Durham, it unites with Piscasick
river from Newmarket.
It
meets the tide water about two
miles above the Great bay.
ceives
Lancaster, a township
m
Coos couHty, on the eastern
bank of Connecticut river, incorporated in 1763, and containing in 1810, a population of
717 inhabitants. It is bound-
ed N. E. by Northumberland
and Kilkenny, S. E. by Barker's location and a part of
tensive
W. by Dalton,
by Connecticut river,
containing 23,480 acres.
It
lies about 50 miles above Hanover.
In this town is Martin^&
meadow pondy about 260 rods
long and 150 wide, and also
Martinis meadow hill on the
Lamprey River has its
source in the town of Northwood, on the W.sidc of Saddle
The
north side of the pond.
village is about one mile distant from the river, and contains a meeting-house, courthouse, gaol, &c. Through this
village passes Israel's river
which falls into the Connecti-
tled here in 1725,
A
plain on which stands
a commodious meeting-house.
L.
Whitefield, S.
and
W.
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152
Incut at the Great Ox-bow.
dian brook waters the other
extremity of the town. Lancaster is united by a bridge
There
with Guildhall (Vt.)
are here several grain-mills
and saw-mills, an oil-mill, a
qlothing-mill, and a cardingmachine, a nail-factory, and 2
distilleries.
The Rev. J.Wil-
lard is the minister here.
Landaff,
in
Grafton coun-
was incorporated in 1794,
and now contains 650 inhabitants.
It is bounded N. E. by
Concord (Vt.) and a part of
Franconia, E. by Lincoln and
taining 632 inhabitants.
It is
bounded N. by Charleston,
Ac worth and Alstead,
by Acworth and Walpole,
and W. by Charleston, comprising 9,891 acres. The Cheshire turnpike leading \ from
Walpole to Charleston passes
through this town. Cold river
flows through Langdon and
E. by
S.
receives
here
its
northern
branch, which passes thro' Unity, Acworth, and Charleston.
ty
part of Peeling, S. W. by
Coventry, and W. by Bath,
comprising 29,200 acres.
a
Through this town passes
Wild Amonoosuck river,
the
on the north bank of which
is
it
contemplated to extend the
Bath
Over
turnpike.
the
west extremity of Landaff^ the
Great Amonoosuck
passes.
Landa^ mountain J Cobble mountain^ and Bald head mountain
are in this town.
Landa^was
granted to Dartmouth college
in 1769. There is here a methodist meeting-house, 2 cornmills, and 2 saw-mills, 2 distilleries,
and 4 shops.
The
first
ordained minister of the town
was Elder Royse. The centre
of Landaff is about 9 miles
5^. from Connecticut river.
-
Langdon, a township in
Cheshire county, 5 miles east
from Connecticut river, incorporated in 1787, and now con-
Lebanon,
W.
in the S.
a township lying
part of Cheshire
county, incorporated in 1761,
and now containing 1808 inhabitants bounded N.by Hanover, S. E. by Enfield, S. by
the line of Cheshire county,
which separates it from Plainfield, and W. by Connecticut
river which separates it from
Hartford (Vt.) its area is
;
22,998 acres. The Croydon
turnpike and the 4th N. H.
turnpike pass through
this
town
to
Lyman's bridge. At
White river empties
this place
itself
into
the
the
Connecticut.
White river
turnpike meets the two roads
Here
also
above mentioned.
Mascomy
river flows through
Lebanon from a pond of the
same name, on the borders of
There are here 2 reEnfield.
and 1 meetinghouse for the cqngregationalists, over whom Rev. J.Porter
was ordained in 1772. Lebanon contains 8 grist-mills, 9
ligious societies
saw-mills, 3 clothing-mills,
distillery, and 4 shops.
1
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMP^SHIRE.
Lee, a township in the south
part of the county ot Strafford,
incorporated in 1 766, and now
containing a population of 1329
bounded N. by
Madbury, E. by Durham, S.
inhabitants
;
by Newmarket and Epping,
and W. by Nottingham and
Barrington, comprising an area of 11,467 acres, 165 of
which are water.
In the north part of the
lies Wheelxiiright pond,
165 acres,
containing about
and forming the principal
source of Oyster river. From
the N. W. extremity of Newmarket, Lamprey river enters
Lee, and after a serpentine
course of about seven miles it
town
Anothpasses into Durham.
er part of the town is watered
and North rivThrough the north part
of Lee the N. H. turnpike
by
Little river
er.
153
Washington, S. by Marlow,
and W. by Acworth, comprising an area of 21,410 acres.
Near the border of Washington is a pond about 320 rods
long and 80 wide, and another
lying partly in Marlow 420
long and 70 wide, besides several others of a
smaller size.
Lempster is also watered by
Sugar river and two branches
of Cold river. The easterly
pait of the town is mauntainonis, over which part passes
2d N. H. turnpike from
Amherst to Claremont.
In
the
town also the Charleston
turnpike branches off.
There
are here 7 school-houses, and
congregational
1
meetinghouse.
Rev. E. Fisher was
the first and only minister ever settled in this town.
He
was ordained in 1787, and is
this
still in office.
from Portsmouth to
Concord.
There is here a Friend's
meeting-house and another for
several grist and
the baptists
In 1812, eighteen persons
died in this town, and twelve
of them of the spotted fever.
In 1813, five others died of
that disease.
This fever first
a
appeared in Lempster on the
20th of March, 1812, and continued spreading its malignant
contagion till the 3d of April.
In 1813, it again appeared about the middle of April, and
passes
;
saw-mills,
1
clothing-mill,
carding-machine, and several
Lee was formerly a
shops.
part of Durham and Dover.
The first settled minister here
was Elder S. Hutchins, who
has been succeeded by Elder
Elias Smith, and the present
pastor Elder J.-Osborn.
Lempster, a township in
Cheshire county, incorporated
in 1761, and containing inlSlO,
a population of 845 inhabitants.
Unity,
It is
E.
bounded N. by
by Goshen and
20
in
June
it
assumed the form
of the mild typhus. In 1803,
twenty-four children died here
in two months of the scarlati-
na an^inosa.
j.s.
T.A.
Lincoln,
a mountainous
Grafton county,
incorporated in 1 764, and now
township
in
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154
100 inhabitants
containittg
bounded N. by Franconia, E.
by ungranted lands, S. by
Peeling, and W. by Landaff,
;
comprising an area of 32,456
here in 1765, and removed ia
1781.
His successors have
been Rev. Messrs. Rand and
Kennedy, and another gentleman lately ordained.
acres.
In this trown
is
situated the
Hay-Stack ?nountainy which
is
said to be the highest land in
the state excepting the White
There are also
mountains.
several other lofty eminences
in this town.
Through the centre of Lincoln passes
er
in
a
Pemigewasset
northerly
riv-
direction.
The waters descending from
the mountains here flow partly
into the Merrimack and partly
In the
into the Connecticut.
north part of this town there
are two large gulfs,
made by
an extraordinary discharge of
water from the clouds in
1774.
Litchfield, a small township in Hillsborough county,
lying on the east side of Merrimack river opposite to the
town of Merrimack.
It
was
incorporated in 1 749, and contained in 1810,382 inhabitants.
It is bounded E. by Londonderry and Nottingham West,
by Nottingham West, and
by the Merrimack. In
this town are CromwelPs falls
ThorntorCs and
and Jerry,
ReeiTs ferries, zr\d Maoris falls.
At Thornton!s ferry the Merrimack is 50 rods wide, and in
There
other points about 28.
are in this town several mills
and one meeting-house. Rev.
Samuel Cotton was ordained
S.
W.
Littleton, a township in
the northern extremity of Grafton county, incorporated in
1784, and now containing 876
inhabitants.
It
Is
bounded
N. E. by Dalton, S. E.by Bethlehem, S. W. by Concord and
Lyman, and W. by Connectiwhich separates it
from Waterford and Concord
in Vermont.
Its area is 24,
217 acres.
Zz7?/d'^on extends on the banks
of the Connecticut about 14
cut river,
It is connected with
Concord, (Vt.) by a handsome
miles.
bridge.
The southern part of
the town is watered by the
Amonoosuck
river.
There are
here several mountains, viz.
Bluberry,Black,-And Iron mountains.
There are
sevt;ral mills, a
in this
town
meeting-house,
and about a dozen dwellinghouses.
Little Harbour.
(See
Newcastle.)
Londonderry, a large and
respectable town in Rockingham county, was incorporated
in
a
1722, and contained in 1810,
population of 2766 inhabi-
bounded N. by
and M^inchester, E.
by Hampstead, Sandown, and
Atkinson, S. by S.sh m, Windham, and Nottingham West,
and W. by Litchfield, comtants.
Chester
It is
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
prising an tirea of 44,100 acres.
Derry pond
town is
the principal source of Beaver
in
this
Several other small
ponds in the west part of the
town empty themselves into
this river.
turnpike passes
here leading to Chester. There
are in Londonderry 2 presl>yterian meeting-houses, an academy, 5 grist-mills, 5 saw-mills,
2 clothing-mills, 2 carding-machines, and 6 trading stores.
The first minister here was the
river.
A
Rev. James M'Gregore, who
was ordained
the town was
when
Nui field.
17"! 9,
in
called
He
Rev. M.
died in 1729.
Clark was his successor, who
died soon after his settlement.
Rev. Alexander Thompson
was ordained in 1734, and died
in 1791, at the age of 81. His
successors have been the Rev.
Messrs. Brown and Parker,
156
an ardent thirst for
civil
and
relV-rious liberty.
A
young mun of the name
of Holmes, son of a clergyman, had travelled to America, and earned home such a
favourable report of the country, as induced his father with
three other presbyterian ministers, viz. James M'Gregore,
William Cornwell, and William Boyd, and a large part of
their congregations to emigrate
Having converted their property into money, they embarked in five
ships on the 14th of October,
17l8,-of whom about one hundred families arrived in Boston.
Sixteen of these families
soon rletermined to settle on a
tract of land of which they
into this country.
heard good reports, which was
then called Nutfield, and
Londonderry.
Karly
now
the latter of whom is the preOver the second
sent pastor.
parish the Rev. D. M'Gregore
the
spring the men left their families in Haverhill, (Mass,) and
erected some huts near a brook,
was ordained
which
in 1777.
in
1737, and died
He was
succeeded
by Rev. William Morrison
1783,
who
still
continues
in
in
office.
Londonderry was
settled in
1718, by a company from Ireland, of whom the following
A
a brief history.
company of Scotch presbyterians had
been settled in the province of
Ulster, in the reign of James
They had borne a large
I.
part of the sufferings which
were the common lot of protestants at that unhappy period,
and were thereby inspired with
is
On
in
falls into Beaver river.
the evening after their ar-
nth, 1718,) at this
sermon was preached
by Mr. M'Gregore under a
large oak tree, which to this
day is regarded by the posterrival (April
spot, a
ity
the
with real veneration. On
first administration of the
sacrament here, there were two
ministers and sixty-five communicants.
The
majority of
these first settlers had resided
in or near Londonderry in Ireland, where they had endured
the sufferings of a memorable
siege.
John Barr, William
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156
Caldwell, and Abraham Blair,
with several others, who had
suffered in that siege and
em-
barked for America, were, by
a special order of king William,
exempted from taxes in every
part of the British dominions.
The
first
town lived
80,
many
settlers
in
this
to the average df
to 90,
and others to
bove Haverhill, incorporated
in 1761, and containing 018
inhabitants bounded N. E. by
Littleton, S. E. by Concord,
S. W. by Bath, and N. W. by
Connecticut river, which divides it from JBarnet in Vermont.
The soil and productions of
;
Lyman
are similar to those of
in the northern
The pine
JDart of the state.
and hemlock indicate the most
valuable qualities in the soil.
other
100.
The spotted fever prevailed
here in 1814, and carried oif
52 persons.
towns
Over Lndoes
falls in
this
town
LouDON,a township in Rockingham county, incorporated
a bridge has been erected. Two
miles above this spot is Ste-
and now containing
a population of 148 inhabitants.
It is bounded N. E. by Gil-
pheri's ferry.
in 1673,
E. by Pittsfield and
Chichester, S. W. by Concord,
and N. W. by Canterbury,
comprising 28,25-7 acres.
Suncook river, flowing from
Gilmanton, passes through the
western part of this town.
Into this river are emptied the
waters of Crooked pond^ Rollins' pond^ and several others
which lie in this town.
In Loudon there are 2 meeting-housts, 5 grist-mills, 2
carding-machines,3 distilleries,
and 4 trading shops. Rev. J.
Tucker was ordained here in
This town was formerly
1 789.
a part of Canterbury.
manton,
S.
Lovewell's Pond
Is at
the
head of the westerly branch of
Salmon falls river, in the town
of Wakefield.
Lyman, a township in Grafton county, about 13 miles a-
er has
its
Burnhant's rivsource in this town,
and falls into the Amonoosuck
at Concord. Lyman mountain^
which is in fact a continuation
of Gardner's mountain, extends from LandaflF through
this town in a north and south
direction.
On its summit is a
pond 100 rods long and 80
wide, which forms the principal source of Burnhajn's river.
Copper and emery mixed with
been found in
iron ore have
this town.
In the year 1812,
the spotted fever prevailed in
Lyman : it attacked 70 persons,
of whom only one died.
It
is a remarkable fact, that of the
three first families who -settled
in this town there were twenty
sons, of whom seventeen are
now living here. One of the
twenty died by casualty and
the other two live elsewhere.
There are in Lyman 3 gristmills, 3 saw-mills, 2 clothing-
mills, 1
carding-machine,2 disand an oil-mill.
tilleries,
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Lyme, a township in Grafton county, incorporated in
1761, and now containing 1670
inhabitants ; bounded N. by
Orford, E. by Dorchester, S.
by Hanover, and W. by Connecticut river, comprizing an
area of 28,500 acres. There
are
several
which
ponds
form
2 saw-mi!ls, a clothing-mill,
and a nail factory. Rev. S.
Goodridge was ordained here
in 1768, died in
1809, and
was succeeded in 1810, by the
present pastor Rev. N. Merrill.
M.
Lynoe,
sources of
in
the
Grant's^ and Fairfield
brooks. Grafton turnpike pass-
Mad
Port's^
es through this
bridge.
There
town
is
to
Orford
here a small
village containing a presbyte-
rian meeting-'house, 10 dwelling-houses, 3 stores, &c. There
are also in other parts of the town
a baptist meeting-house, several grist and saw-mills, and a
carding-machine. Rev.W.Connant was settled here in 1773,
J5r
River
has
its
source,
pond on a mountain
a
in
'
in
ungranted part of Grafton county, about 10 miles
N. from Sandwich. Taking a
the
southerly course, it crosses the
S. E. extremity of Thornton
into Pemigewasset
Campton.
To this
junction from its source its
and
falls
river
at
course
is
southwest about 14
miles.
and was succeeded by the present minister, Rev. N.Lambert.
Madbury,
a
township in
Strafford county, incorporated
1755, and now containing
a population of 582 inhabitants;
bounded N. E. by Dover, S.
Lyndeborough, a township
of an irregular shape, in Hillsborough "county bounded N.
by Francestown, E. by New-
in
W.
by
Boston and Mount-Vernon, S.
by Milford and Wilton, and
W. by Greenfield and Temple.
It contains 20,767 acres, and
inhabitants,
was in1074
N.
W.
ity
and under excellent
;
corporated in 1764.
by Barrington, comprizing an area of 8,125 acres.
Bellamy bank river has its
source in Chelsey's pond in
passes
Barrington,
through
Madbury in a serpentine course
and is the only considerable
stream which waters the place.
The soil here is of a good qual-
Among
the mountains in the N. part
of the town Sowhegan river
has its source. Through other parts of the town flow Pis-
On
meeting-house, in which Elder W. Hooper officiates.
the S. side of this
mountain stands the meetinghouse of the town- There are
also in the town 2 grain-mills,
culti-
vation.
The inhabitants are
generally baptists and have a
cataquog and Rocky rivers.
Warner^s brook takes its rise
near a mountain 1450 feet in
heigh-t.
Durham and Lee, and
.
Manchester,
'
in
a township
Hillsborough county, situat-
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158
ed on the eastern bank of Merrimack river. It was incorporated in 1752, bv the name of
Derryfield, and in 1810, reIt is
ceived its present name.
bounded N. and E. by Chester,
S. by Londonderry, and W.
by Merrimack river, which
separates it from B<^dford and
Goffstown, comprizing an area
of 15,071 acres,550ol which are
Massabesick pond lies
Amuskeag
partly in this town.
falls and 3PGreg'ore^s bridge
are on the Merrimack between
Goffstown.
town and
this
Blodgct^s canal is cut round the
quarters near Memphremagog
They then adopted him as
a son and clothed him in fine
robes.
This early captivity,
from which he soon escaped,
qualified him for the duties of a
partisanofficerinthesucceeding
lake.
war, from which station he was
afterwards exalted to the rank
of major general of the continental army.
water.
on the Manchester side.
Througii the lower part of the
town Cohass brook flows from
Massabesick pond to Merrimack
river, and a canal is projected
for the purpose of making this
falls
canal navigable for boats, rafts,
Manchester has 1 meet&c.
ing-house, several mills, and
a coiton and woollen factory.
This town is the residence
of Maj. Gen. John Stark, the
hero of Bennington. There is
an anecdote related of this ven-erable man, which is not generally
known, and for that rea-
has
among
the high
lands, which separate Maine
from Lower Canada, in the N.
source
E. extremity of New-Hampshire, about 30 miles N. from
Errol. After a southerly course
of nearly 20 miles on the western border of Maine, it enters
New- Hampshire
at the S.
E. part of the 2d
grant
to
Dartmouth
where
it
college,
forms a junction with the united streams of Dead and Di-
mond
Thence after a
rivers.
southerly course of about 6
milts to Errol it receives the
waters of Umbagog lake. Afthe main
ter this junction
stream is the Ameriscoggin
river.
may
not be unacceptable
While hunting when a
here.
young man with three companions on the banks of Baker's river he was captured by
He immea party of Indians.
son
Margallaway River
its
gave the alarm to his
brother William, who was in a
canoe at some distance and
For
who thereby escaped.
giving this alarm the Indians
treated him with great cruelty
arid carried him to their head
diately
Marlborough, a township
Cheshire county, incorporated in 1776, and now containin
bounded
N. by Roxbury, E. by Dublin
ing 1142 inhabitants
;
and Jaffrey, S. by Fitzwilliam,
and W. by Swansey and a part
of Keene. Its area is 20,749 aThe 3d N. H. and the
cres.
pass
Fitzwilliam turnpikes
through this town. There are
ponds, which
here several
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-H AMPS HIRE.
form the source of some of the
of Ashuclot river.
brnnches
The soil is rocky, suitable for
grain and flax and particularly
Kev. Joseph Cumfor grass.
miugs, the fiist minister in this
town, was ordained in 1778,
and dismissed in 1780. His
successor, Rev. H. Fish, was
ordained
in
1793, and
is still
Marlborough concongregational meetinghouse, a manufactory of sithes
and hoes, and another of earthen ware, several mills, and 1
carding-machine. The annual
average number of deaths in
this town for 20 years past has
been about 1 3. Capt. Andrew
Calhoun, an officer killed in the
revolutionary war, was of this
town.
in
office.
tains
1
,
Marlow, a township situatin the centre of Cheshire county, was incorporated
in 1761, and now contains 566
inhabitants ; it is bounded N.
ed nearly
by Acworth and Lempster, E.
by Washington and Stoddard,
S. by a part of Gilsum, and W.
by Alstead, comprising an area of \S^Ti7 acres.
Several
branches of Ashuelot river
rise in the small ponds of this
town, and its western part is
watered by a branch of Cold
river.
There is here a meeting-house in
which Elder
Caleb Blood was ordained
in 1777.
He has been succeeded by Elders Becket, Dustin, and Bates, the latter of
whom
is
now
in office
and be-
longs to the order oi method-
159
ists. Here are several grist and
saw-mills, and 1 trading shop.
Mascomy Pond
lies princ-
town of Enfield,
adjacent to Lebanon.
It is
1200 rods long and about 250
wide and contains 2,375 acres.
ipally in the
The surrounding
lands fully
indicate that the surface of the
pond was once 30 or 40
higher than
its
feet
present level.
There are also appearances of
a sudden rupture, as there are
no matksof any margin between
present and former height.
Nearly a mile from its present
its
outlet there
is a declivity of
rocks 40 feet higher than the
present level of the water.
These rocks exhibit proofs,
that the water once passed over
them, but it has now formed a
channel through the solid earth,
nearly a mile in length.
Mascomy River has the
source of its northern branch
in Smart's pond between Lvme
and Dorchester. This branch
has a southerly course to Canaan, where it receives the waters of Smart's and
Goose
ponds.
In Enfield it receives
the waters of East and IVJaid's
ponds and several others, and
empties
itself into
the
south-
of Mascomy pond.
The outlet of this pond is its
S. E. extremity in Lebanon
and there receives the name of
Mascomy river, which after a
course of 7 miles, falls into the
Connecticut a few miles below
east side
Lyman's
bridge.
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160
Mason, a township in Hillsborough county, was incorporated in 1 768, and in 1810 conIt is
tained 1077 inhabitants.
bounded N. by Wilton, E. by
Milford and Brookline, S. by
the state line, which separates
it from Ashby and Townsend
in Mass., and W. by New-Ipswich, containing 18,860 acres.
Several small streams rise here
and water the town, on which
are many valuable mill seats.
The village here is called Sou-
and contains 10
or 12 dwelling-houses and 2
stores. The 3d N.H. turnpike
hegan
village
passes through the S. W. corner of the town. The soil here
is generally deep and loamy,
suitable to orchards and grain.
The surface is rough and stony.
Mason contains a meetinghouse, a large grain mill, and
several other mills,aad a cotton
Rev.
factory of 500 spindles.
minister in
J. Starles the first
this place was ordained in 1 772,
and was succeeded by Rev. E.
Hill in 1790, who is still in of-
Elder
fice.
tled over
this
W.
Elliot
is
set-
a baptist church in
town.
A
species of ochre is found
here, which in its natural state
gives a good yellow, and after
being burned yields a chocolate
In the northern part
colour.
of the town is a remarkable
channel was dug to
gulf.
turn a small stream through a
A
for the purpose of carrying
Bt;fore it was
of a small mill.
completed, a sudden freshet
hill
raised the water in one night,
so as to carry off the
to the depth of 60 feet.
Maynesborough, an
tled
ty,
township
containing
in
earth
e.h.
\
unset-
Coos coun-
34,106
acres,
and bounded N. by Paulsburgh, E. by Success, S. by
Selbunl and Durand, and W.
Ameriscoggin
by Kilkenny.
river passes through its easterly part where it receives Levi'fi
river from Success, and the
!
\
south branch of the Upper Amonoosuck from Paulsburgh.
This township lies 12 miles N.
of Mount Washington and
the same distance W. from the
eastern line of the state, and E.
from Lancaster.
Meredith, in Strafford
county, incorporated in 1768,
contained in 1810, a population
of 1940. It is bounded N. W.
by New-Hampton and Centreharbor, N. E. by the Great
bay which divides it from
Moultonborough,
S.
E.
by
Long bay and Winnipiseogee
river which separates it from
Gilford, and S. W. by San-
bornton bay and Sanbornton,
comprising an area of Z5^777
acres.
Two large bays in this
vicinity extend N. W. about 5
miles each, and on the line
of Centreharbor is Meredith
pond 2 miles in length and 1
Two mile» S. of
in breadth.
this is another pond 300 rods
long and 100 wide. The first
of these empties into Meredith
into Sanbai/y and the latter
They might
bornton bay.
,
�GAZETTEER
01
be united by a canal of 2 miles.
At Meredith bridge is a handsome village containing about
15 dwelling-houses, several
stores, mechanic shops, and a
In the whole
cotton factory.
town there are 4 meetinghouses, several mills, a carding-machine, a nail factory, 2
trading
and
distilleries,
7
stores.
The
inhabitants are generbaptist persuasion.
Elder N. Folsom is the only
ordained minister in the place.
canal has been projected
from Winnipiseogee lake to
ally of the
A
Merrimack
river,
which would
pass through Meredith, west
This plan if
of the bridge.
completed, would afford to
lumber and other heavy articles
a water carriage to Boston
and Newbury port from the
centre of
New-Hampshire.
Merrimack
River
is
formed by two branches. The
most northern of which, (Pemigewasset river) has
its
source
among the White mountains.
The other branch is a short
stream which flows from Winnipiseogee lake. These form
a junction at the S.W. extremity of Sanbornton, on the line
of Hillsborough county, and
compose the Merrimack^ the
general course of which is S.
by E. about 52 miles on a direct line (but about 80 miles as
the river runs,) to the southern
boundary of the state. From
Sanbornton corner it passes between Northfield, New-Salisbury, Canterbury, and Boscaw21
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
161
These towns are connected by bridges. The Merri"
mack receives the Contoocoofc
river on the northern line of
Concord. From this junction
en.
the Merrimack passes in a serpentine course through the centre of Concord, forming a large
tract
of excellent intervale.
Two bridges are thrown over
the river, connecting the eastern and western parts of Concord.
The Merrimack^ after
leaving this town passes be-
tween Pembroke and Bow. In
Bow there is a canal on the
western side of the river round
Garvin's falls, and just above
these falls
Turkey river empdoes Suncook riv-
ties itself, as
er at the lower extremity of
Pembroke. About 400 rods
below the mouth of the Suncook are the Isle of Hookset
falls and bridge, over which
passes the Londonderry turnpike leading to Concord. Amuskeag falls are about 8 miles
below ; these consist of three
large pitches within
tance of half a mile
fall
of 80
feet.
the dis-
making a
There is a ca-
round these
falls on the
eastern side of the river and at
this place. M'Gregore's bridge
connects
Manchester
and
nal
Goffstown. At the lower part
of GolFstownCohass brook empties itself.
At the town of
Merrimack, about 5 miles farther
down, Sowhegan
empties
river
does the
Nashua river 7 miles lower on
the western side, flowing from
the town of Dunstable.
At
this town it takes an easterly
itself,
as
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162
direction, passing into
Tyngs-
borough, Chelmsford, &c. in
Massachusetts, and at N<rw-buryport
it
falls into
the sea.
Wilton, comprising an area of
15,402 acres. This town was
incorporated in 1794, and in
1810, its population was 1118.
large portion of its land is
intervale, lying on Sowhegan
river and ics branches.
Rev.
A
Merrimack,
a township in
Hillsborough county, incorporated in 1746, and containing a
of 1047 souls ;
populatipn
H. Moore, the present minister
was ordained over the congre-
bounded N. by Bedford, E. by
Merrimack river, S. by Dunstable, and W. by Amherst and
Mollis. Babboosuckund Fenny-
gational society here in 1812.
There is also a baptist society
without any settled pastor.
chunck ponds lie partly in this
town, and Sowhegan river here
unites with the Merrimack.
a
There are
in
this
Merry-MeetingBay
arm
ot
forms
Winni-
piseogee lake, extending about
5 miles therefrom into Alton.
(Vide Alton.)
MiDDLETON,
in
Strafford
county, was incorporated in
1778, and contains 439 inhabitants bounded N. by Brookfield, E. by Wakcfirld, S, by
Milton, and W. by New-Durham, comprising 9,840 acres.
There is here a meeting-house
;
in
which
Elder
here a meeting-house,
factory erected in
1813, a screw factory, several
mills, and 2 carding-machines.
is
cotton
town a
meeting-house, several mills,
and 3 trading stores. Rev. Jacob Burnhap,D.D. was ordained
herein 1772,and is still in office.
the southeastern
There
W. Buzzel
The Great Moose
mountain extends over the N.
officiates.
Milton,
in Strafford counformerly a part of
Rochester, and \» bounded N.
W. by Middleton, E. by Salmon falls river, which divides
it
from Shapley (in Maine,)
and S.W; by Farmington. Its
area is 25,000 acres, and lii
number of inhabitants 1005.
It extends more than 13 miles
Branch
on S ilmou falls river.
river crosses the S.W. extremity of the town.
Teneriffe
mountain lies on its easterly
is
Milton
side, near which
pond. The southerly extremis
ty of IMilton is 9 miles and 82
rods dist.int from Witkefield.
There are here 3 religious societies, i meeting-house, 3 grainty,
was
mills, 3 saw-mills,
and 3 trading
mill,
1
clothing-
stores.
part of the town.
MiLFORD,
Hillsborough
county, is bounded N. by
Mount- Vernon and Lyndeborough, E, by Amherst, S. by
Hollis, and W. by Mason and
in
MiLLSFiELO, an uninhabitm Coos county, 7
ed tov/iiship
miles W. of Umhagoi:^ lake
and 35 N. from the White
hills bounded N. by Dixville,
E. by Errol, S. by Dummer,
;
�GAZETTEER OF NE\f -HAMPSHIRE.
'
lea
W. by Erving's location. the state, deriving its name
comprises 24^100 acres, and from the great numbers of
was incorporated in 1774: moose which were formerly
Clear stream waters its nortl- found here.
It is situated in
ern extremity and Phillip's
the E. part of Coventry near
river with several branches of
Peeling.
Baker's river has its
the Ameriscoggin its southern
source on the easterly side of
parts.
There are here sevt.ral this ridge. Snow has been
ponds, the largest of which is found on its summit in every
300 rods long and 140 wide.
month except July,
and
It
MoNADNOCK Mountain
is
MouLTONBOROUGH,in Straf-
Chrshirc county, on the line
between Jeffrey and Dublin,
10 miles N. from Massachusetts, 20 E. fronij Connecticut
Its base is J 395 feet
river.
and its summit 3254 above the
The diamelevel of the sea.
miles
5
ter of its base is
from N. to S., 3 from E. to
W. and its summit consists of
ford county, lies on the N. extremity of Winnipiseogee lake.
It was incorporated in 1777,
and its population in 1810, was
in
a bald rock.
,
Mohawk River has its rise
among Dixvilk mountains, and
through
Colebrook, receives some considerable streams from Stcwafter a westerly course
art^town,
ver river.
among which
It
empties
is
Bea-
N.
extremity of Stewartstown^
MoosE River
has
994
its
source
on the N. side oi the White
mountains near the township of
Durand, through which it flows
Its
into the Ameriscoggin.
mouth
Its
Shelburn.
in
is
source is within 5 miles of that
of Israel's river, which falls into the Connecticut.
MoosEHiLLOCK, one of the
highest ranges of mountains in
souls
;
bounded
N. by
S'lndwich and Tamworth, N.
E. by a part of Ossipee, S. E*
by Tuftonborough, and W. by
Ccntreharborand Squam pond,
containing 32,163 acres.
Tliis place derived its
name
from Gen. Jonathan Moulton
ot H:impton, who was one of
its eariiest and largest proprietors, and New-Hampton, which
was taken from it, was also
named
at his request after the
place of his residence.
Moultonbarough
itself in-
to the Connecticut n'^ar the
W.
^
S.
W.
lies
near the
side of the Great Ossi-
pee mountain, and it is observed, that in N. E. storms the
wind passes over the mountain
like water over a dam, and
with such force, as frequently
to unroof iiouses.
The Rev.
S. Perley was settled here in
1778, and removed the next
year.
His successor the Rev,
J.
Shaw
is still in office.
There
here a pleasant village of 10
or 12 dwelling-houses, a meeting-house, 1 store, 4 grainmills, 5 saw-mills, 2 clothing?
is
�GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
164
and a carding-machine.
is in the N. W. part of
the town, and Red hill river
mills,
Red hill
pusses through its northerly
part and falls into Winnipiseogee lake. The spotted fever
It
here in 1813.
pri' vailed
attacked some hundreds but
carried off only 30 persons.
common
many other
Bears were formerly
in this
new
town
as in
In the autumn they frequently came
down into the populous settlements and sometimes even
It freto the maritime towns.
qui.ntly devours young swine,
but seldom attacks mankind.
settlements.
Mount-Vernon,
in
Hills-
borough county, was incorporated in 1808, and contains
762 inhabitants. It is bounded N. by New- Boston, E. by
Amherst, S. by Milford, and
W.by Lyndeborough, and conThis town
tains 7,975 acres.
is watered by Beaver brook^
which has its source here, as
also have several branches of
Soxvhegan river. There is here
a pleasant village containing a
meeting-house, 12 dwellinghouses, 3 stores, &c. and several mills.
The 2d N. H.
turn-
pike passes through this
lage.
Rev.
tled here in
vil-
Bruce was set1 785, and was suc1809, by Rev. S.
J.
ceeded in
Chapin the present pastor.
unite in Paulsburgh and there
fall
into the Ameriscogeiu
river.
Nash andSawyer'sLocaThis tract is bounded
N. by Bretton Woods, E. by
the White mountains, S. by
Chadbourne and Hart*s locations, and W. by ungranted
TiONs.
cres.
Narmargungowack River
the township of Success in several branches, which
rises
in
The
21,084 a-
Jefferson turnpike
passes through
it.
Nash's Stream has its
source in the N. E. part of the
town of Stratford, and at Northumberland it falls into the
Amonoosuck 6 miles from
Connecticut river.
Nashua River has its
source in the south part of
Boylston, (Mass.) and after a
northerly course of 40 miles
it passes intoDunstabIe,(N.H.)
and empties itself into the
Connecticut at Nashua village
in Dunstable.
Nelson, in Cheshire counwas formerly called Pack-
ty,
and received its present name in 1814, by an act of
the legislature.
It is bounded
ersfield
N. by Stoddard, E. by Hancock and Antrim, S. by Dublin, and W. by Roxbury, containing 22,875 acres and 1076
inhabitants.
al
N.
It contains
lands.
ponds
in
There are severthis
town, such as
Spoonwood pond^ which communicates with Long pond by
a
strait
about
forty
rods
Long pond x\yas c\rz\\\X.ouslv into Hancock and then
long.
�GAZETTEER OF ^SEW-HAMPSHIRE.
returns to Nelson ; its length is
There are also
1300 rods.
Fish^ Pleasanty and Roaring
brook ponds^ Centre pond and
Berkshire m'ar Dublin^ comprising in all about 1,879 acres
of water.
In the S. part of
this town a branch of the Ashuelot river rises,
and
in its
N.
part a branch of the ContooThe surface of Nelson
cook.
is mountainous like that of the
Rev. J.
adjacent country.
Foster was ordained here in
Rev. G. Newhall is
1781.
present minister. There
town a meeting-house,
a cotton and woollen factory, 4
grain-mills, 3 saw-mills, and 1
the
165
was ordained over the baptist
church in 1806, and i^ still in
©ffice.
New-Castle,
commonly
in Rockingham county, 2 miles E,
from Portsmouth. It was incorporated in 1693, and contains 592 inhabitants and 45
called Great-Island^
is
This is the largest of
those islands which lie at the
mouth of the Piscataqua. It
has a meeting-house, about 100
dwelling-houses, and at its N*
E. extremity a fort and lightacres.
rough county, was incorporated in 1763, and contained by
house. Rev. Joshua Moody
was ordained here previous to
the revolution of 1689, and
has been succeeded by the
Rev. Messrs. Shurtleff, Blunt,
Elder
Chase, and Noble.
Thomas Bell resides here at
present and occasionally prea-
the last census, a population of
ches.
1810 souls. It is bounded N.
by Weare, E. by Goffstown
and Bedford, S. by Amherst
and Mount- Vernon, and W.
by Lyndeborough, comprising
county, was incorporated in
1778, and contained in 1810,
a population of 895 inhab-
is in this
clothing-mill.
New-Boston,
in
Hillsbo-
New-Chester,
in
Grafton
bounded N. W. by
Danbury and Alexandria, N.
b}^
Newfound pond, E. by
Pemigewasset river, and S. by
an area of 26,538 acres.
Several branches of Piscataquog river flow through its S.
W. extremity into Goffstown,
itants
its S.E. part the 2d
turnpike has its course.
There is here a baptist and a
presbyterian meeting-house, 7
school-houses, several mills,
and a wire-factory incorporated in 1812.
Rev. Solomon
Moore was settled in NexvBoston in 1768, died in 1803,
comprising 23,456
Grafton turnpike and
a branch of Blackwater river
pass over the S. W. part of
the town, and over its northerly part flows Smith's brook,
and
thro'
N.H.
and was succeeded in 1806 by
the Rev. E. P. Bradford the
present pastor.
Elder J.Stone
;
Andover,
acres.
which
wasset
into the Pemigeriver opposite New-
falls
Hampton.
A
ridge,
called
Ragged
mountain^ separates this town
from Andover.
There
are
�GAZETTEKR OF NEW-HAMPSHIftB,
16«
here 3 religious societies, 1
meeting-housL', 3 grain-mills,
and 5 saw-mills. In the ye:ir
1796, twenty-five persons died
here of the dysentery.
New-Durham,
in Strafford
county, was incorporated in
1762, and now contains 888
bounded N. W.
inhabitants
by WolfeI)ornugh E.bv Brookfield and Middleton, and S.W.
by Farmington and Alton,
;
comprising 22,625 acres. In
1749, this town, comprehending a tract of land 6 miles
square, was granted to Ebenezer Smith and others, on condition that 40 families should
be permanently settled in it
within 5 years from the declaration of peace, and that within
2 years after, a meeting-kouse
should be erected, public worship supported, and a grain
and saw-mill erected.
Maj. Thomas Tash
made
early exertions in forwarding
the settlement of this town, and
built the 2 mills at his own expense.
With the assistance
G^ Paul March and others, the
required number of settlers was
obtained by a bounty of 50 acres of land to each settler.
The town was incorporated by
the name of New-Durham.
Within the compass of the
original grant are 5 ponds, the
largest of which is Merry-Meetin^-bai/ pond containing about
1000 acres. The surface of
the town is very mountainous
and part of the soil so rocky as
to
be
unfit
Mount Betty
for
rises
cultivation.
630
feet a-
bove the pond, which ^vashcR
its base.
Cropple-crown mourr^
tain
is
here
is
still
higher.
The
soil
gtrnerally too moist for
grain, but suitable for grazing.
Merry- Meeting river flows
from the pond of that name
and falls into Winnipisrogee
lake.
Ela^s river flows from
Cold rain pond and passes about 4 miles through NervDurham to Farmington, on
both which streams are many
good mill seats. On the latter is a fall of 14 feet, within 4
rods of which, mills are rdready
erjcted.
Cochecho river also
has its source in this town.
The principal roads passing
through Nerv- Durham ^vt. from
.
Wolfeborough and Gilmanton
to
Dover.
There are some
curiosities
town, one of which is
a remarkable fountain of water, over which a part of Ela's
in this
passes.
By sinking a
small mouthed vessel about 6
river
feet
into
may
this fountain,
water
be
obtained extremely
The depth of
cold and pure.
it has never been ascertained
although attempts have been
made. Near the centre of the
town is a mountain called Rattlesnake
hilly
the south side of
feet high,
an hundred
and almost perpen-
dicular.
In
which
is
nearly
number of
their dens.
its
fissures a vast
have
Their numbers
rattlesnakes
have recently diminished. About a mile northeast from
this mountain is Marches pond^
which abounds with a species
of clay, much resembling when
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
dried the common chalk
pearance and qualities.
in ap-
On
N. E. side of Shazv^s moun-
the
is a remarkable cave, called the DeviPs den, the entrance
of which is about three feet
wide and ten high. The outer
room is twenty feet square;
tain
inner
the
apartments
smdlcr, until
of
fiity feet
at
grow
the distance
into the
mountain
the p'jssage becomes too small
The sides
to be investigated.
both of the giileries and the
rooms are composed of stone.
They bear the appearance of
having been once united, and
were probably separated by
some great convulsion of nature.
Several other mountains in
town contain precipices
and cavities, some of which
are forty or fifty feet in depth.
Col.ThomasTash,who spent
the last twenty years of his life
in New- Durham, was born in
Durham in 1722. He was engaged in the French war, first
in the capacity of captain and
afterwards in that of major.
In 1755, the 'annual stores,
while on their way to the northern army, were destroyed at a
place called Half-way brook,
this
between forts Edward and
William Henry. Capt. Tash
with 140 men was ordered to
.
repair to this spot with assurances that the remainder of
the battalion should immediately follow.
On arriving at
the place of his destination he
found the stores and waggons
destroyed, the men killed, and
tlitt
eaemy^ gone
off.
Ascer-
167
taining their rout, he pursued
in the woods about five
miles, and attacked them while
them
they were feasting upon their
plunder.
warm action ensued which lasted an hour,
when the enemy, conysting of
A
aboutlOOO French and Indians,
perceiving the weakness of our
force, attempted to surround
At
it.
this
moment
critical
the remainder of the battalion
arrived under major Burbank.
The enemy immediately fled,
and were pursued by Tash
many
miles into
the
wilder-
ness.
In 1757, Tash was appointed major and was stationed at
No. 4. (now Charlfston,) with
250 rtaen. This was the first
detachment of N. H. troops
that ever occupied that impor-
On the return of
peace he settled in Newmarket, and in 1776, he received a
tant post.
commission in the
and served one
colonel's
N. H.
forces,
campaign.
Toward
the
close
of the war he removed loNewDurham, where he owned several farms and a large tract of
wild land. There he devoted
himself to agriculture, and died
at the age of 87, leaving behind
him a memory still dear and
respected.
Rev.
Nathaniel
Porter,
a
was ordain-i
NcTv-Durham in 1775,
congregationalist,
ed
in
and dismissed in 1777. He
was succeeded by Elder Benjamin Randall, a zealous and
indefatigable preacher
of the
free-will baptist order, of which
sect
he
was considered
the
�GAZETTEER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
168
head, and he obtained over it
an extensive jurisdiction. He
died in 1808, at the age of 60.
T.T.
New-Found Pond lies
part-
Hebron and partly
New
ly in
in
Chester. Its length from north
to south is 6 miles, and its
width about 2^ miles. It contains 4,530 acres, nearly two
thirds of which are in NewChester.
west part of
Strafford county, incorporated
tion, lies in the
in 1777,
and now contain3l293
It is bounded N.
by Pemigewasset' river which
separates it from Bridgewater
and New- Chester, N. by Holderness, N. E. by Centrehar*
bor, and S. E. by Sanbornton and Meredith, comprising
an area of 19,422 acres.
Pemigewasset pond lies on
the border of Meredith, and is
inhabitants.
about 200 rods
New-Found River
flows
from the pond of that name,
and after a southerly course of
4 or 5 miles, falls into Pemigewasset river near Bridgewater village.
New-Grantham,
in
Ches-
was incorporated
m 1761, and now contains 864
bounded N. by
inhabitants
hire county,
;
(in Grafton county,)
E. by Springfield, S. by Croydon, and W. by Plainfield,
comprising 24,900 acres, 300
of which are water. There is
a pond in the northwest part
of the town about 1 mile long
Croydon
and 160 rods wide.
mountain extends through the
west Dart of the town, and a
turnpike passes over the north
This
part of the mountain.
town in 1775, had onlv 74 inhabitants, and in 1810 its pop-
Enfield,
was 864. Here are the
sources of several of the
branches of Sugar river^ on
which are a number of mills.
in
diameter.
There are several other smaller ponds in this town.
In the
westerly part of the town is a
remarkable spring, from which
a stream issues and falls into
Pemigewasset river after running about a mile. This stream
is
use of sevnot affected by
droughts.
toll
sufficient for the
eral mills,
and
is
A
or
bridge unites this town to
Bridgewater, from which there
is a turnpike leading to Sanbornton.
The soil here is rich and
light and very favourable to
various kinds of grain and
rains
There are in Neuo-Hampton 2 meeting-houses, 2 schoolhouses, and 2 distUleries. Rev.
grass.
S.
Hubbard was ordained over
the congregational church here
and is still in office.
Elder Dana, a baptist, is also
s.H.
settled in this town.
in 1800,
ulation
in Graf-
formerly
Moultonborough- Addi-
bounded N. by New-Hamp-
New- Hampton,
called
New-Holderness,
ton county, lies on the eastern
side of Pemigewasset river.
It was incorporated in 1761,
and contains 883 inhabitants ;
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
by Sandwich and Cenby
S.
Crntreand New-Hampton,
harbor
and W. by Pemigewasset river, which separates it from
Plymouth, comprising 24,921
acres, of which 2,500 are waton, E.
treharbor,
ter.
A
part of
Squam
lake
is
and also Squam
pond^ through which Squam
river runs and falls into the
Pemigewasset in the southwest
in this town,
169
long and of unequal
rods
breadth.
There is on it an
excellent tavern owned by the
proprietors of the bridge.
Nexmngton was formerly a
part of Portsmouth and Dover.
Its soil is excellent and produces grain abundantly. The
orchards here are very productive.
Piscataqua bridge waS'
built in
in
1
794
it is
;
2600
part
of the town.
Squam
mountain lies in its northeast
plank.
tral aich, which unites
part.
islands, is
Rev. R. Fowle was ordained
here in 1789, ovr an episcopaThere is here a
lian church.
chitecture, and
several
grainmills,
one clothing-mill, a
earding-machine, and a dispaper-mill,
tillery.
Newichawannock River
the west and main branch of
It is called
the Piscataqua.
Salmon falls river as far as the
is
lower falls
it assumes
in
Berwick, where
the above name,
which it retains till it unites
with the Cochecho, and flows
on to Hilton's point.
Ne wiNGTON, in Rockingham
contains 503 inhabiand is bounded W. by
Great and Little bays, N. E.
by Piscataqua river, which separates it from Kittery, E. by
Portsmouth, and S. by Green-
county,
tants,
land.
At Fox
point
in
the
northwest part of the town,
Piscataqua bridge is thrown
over Piscataqua river to Goat
island^ and thence to Durham
shore.
Goat island is about 48
22
feet
of which 2244 are
The chord of the cen-
length,
244
th>j
two
considered a masterly piece of arfeet.
It is
was construct-
ed by Timothy Palmer of
New-
buryport.
Rev. Joseph Adams, a con-
was the first
minister in this town. He was
ordained in 1714, and was succeeded in 1787, by the Rev. J.
Langdon, who continued in
gregationalist,
23 years. The annual
average number of deaths in
office
Newington is computed to be 7.
There is here 1 meeting-house
and 2 school-houses. There
is a spring in this town, which,
besides supplying a grain-mill
nearly all the year, is the fountain of the Portsmouth aqueduct.
In May, 1690, a party of Indians under one Hoopwood
attacked Fox point in this town,
destroyed several houses, killed 14 persons, and took 6 prisoners.
They were pursued by
Capts. Floyd and Greenleaf,
who recovered some of the captives and part of the plunder
after a severe action, in which
Hoopwood was wounded.
�th-
GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
iro
Died
in
town March
this
1765, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hight, aged 100. She never
used medicine during this long
She was married four
life.
times, had 8 children and 300
descendants more or less refifth,
mote.
New-Ip«wich, in Hillsborough county, was incorporated
and contains 1395 inIt is bounded N.
habitants.
by Temple and Sharon, E. by
Mason, S. by the line of Massachusetts, and W. by Rindge
in 1762,
Its a(in Cheshire county.)
The west
is 20,260 acres.
rea
side of the
town
is
watered by
a branch of Contoocook river,
an-J its east side by a branch
of the Sovrhcgaa river. One
branch of the latter river rises
town and another has its source on a moun The 3d N. H. turnpike
tain.
in a
pond
in this
passes through
the centre of
a
is here
this town.
There
handsome
village,
2
meet-
ing-houses, an academy, 2 cotton and 2 woollen factories, an
oil-mill, several grain and sawmills, 1 clothing-mill, a carding-machine, and 4 trading-
Farrar was
ordained here in 1760, and diHe was
ed in 1809, aged 71.
succeeded by the Rev. R. Hall
Elder
the present minister.
S. Parkhurst was settled here
in 1814.
stores.
Rev. S.
New-London,
in
Hillsbor-
ough county, was incorporated
in 1779, and contained inlSlO,
a population of 692 ; bounded
N. by Wilmot,
S. and E. by
and W. by Sunapee
pond which separates it from
Wendell. Its area is 13,560
acres, 2000 of which are water.
In this town lies part of
Great Sunapee pond^ and also
Little Sunapee about 500 rods
long and 170 wide, forming a
principal source of Blackwater
Sutton,
river.
The
soil
here
is
gener-
hard and rocky, but it
well rewards the labour of agriculture.
New-London has
several hills or mountains,such
as Bunker's^ DoWs^ and MesThe summit of Kearser''s.
sarge mountain is six miles
from the central village. The
principal road passing through,
this town leads from Hopkinton to Hanover.
There arft
ally
here 2 baptist meeting-houses.
Elder Job Scammons was ordained here in 1779, and Elder Enoch Huntingdon in 1814.
The annual average number of
deaths in this town is about 10.
There are here several mills
and 2 or 3 trading stores.
Newmarket,
ham county, was
in 1726,
itants
in
Rocking-
incorporated
contains 1061 inhab-
and
is
bounded N. by
Durham and Lee, E. by
the
W.
branch of Piscataqua
river, S. by Exeter, and W.
by Epping, comprising an area
of 11,082 acres.
Piscasick
river passes through this town,
S.
and Lamprey river crosses its
N. W. extremity and falls into the Great bay near its N. E.
corner where there is a considerable village.
At
a place
call-
�GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
ed Newfields there
is another
containing about 20
houses and several shops, &c.
Rev. John Moody was ordained here in 1730, and died in
He has been
1778, aged 73.
village,
succeeded by the Rev. Messrs.
Tombs and Thurston. Elder
J. Broadhead and Elder Osborn,both methodists, occasionThere are
ally preach here.
in the
town three religious
so-
several mills, stores,
From the year 1731 to
&c.
1770, there were in this town
948 births and 554 deaths, averaging about 28 of the former
and 14 of the latter annually.
This town was formerly a part
cieties,
of Exeter and was purchased
of the Indians in 1638, by
Wheelwright and others. Several instances of Indian cruelty and capture occurred in the
early
Col.
history
of
this
place.
Winthrop Hilton, who
was killed by the Indians in
Eppjng (then Exeter,) was buThe inried in Newmarket.
scription on his monument is
descendstill legible and his
living in this vi-
ants are
still
cinity.
Mrs. Shute
is
171
Connecticut river and the same
distance from Sutton.
Sugar
river flows through Nexoport
and receives here a number of
its branches.
The Croydon
and Cornish turnpikes unite in
this town and pass on to Amherst.
There is here a handsome village of about 20 houses and several stores.
The
town contains a baptist and a
congregational meeting-house,
a cotton factory, several milk,
and a carding-machine. Rev.
John Ramele was the first minister here, and Rev. A. Wines
is the present pastor.
Newtown,
in
Rockingham
county, was incorporated in
1749, and contained in 1810, a
population of 454 ; bounded
N. by Kingston, E. by South'
ampion, S. by Massachusetts,
and W. by Plaistow, comprising 5,250 ftcres.
County pond
town. There
here 2 religious societies
and 1 meeting-house.
Rev.
J. Ernes was ordained in 1759.
lies partly in this
are
Rev. D.Tewkesbury is the
pres«^
ent pastor.
now liv-
ing in this town, who was captured by the Indians in 1755,
when 18 months old. She lived with them till the age of 14.
NEWPORT,in Cheshire counwas incorporated in 1761,
ty,
and contains 1427 inhabitants
bounded N. by Croydon E.
by Wendell, S. by Unity, and
W. by Claremont, comprising
an area of 25,267 acres.
It
miles £. from
lies about 8
;
;
NoRTBFiELD,
in
Rocking-
ham
county, was incorporated
in 1780, and contains 1057 inhabitants ; bounded
N. by
.
Sanbornton, E. by Gilmanton, S. by Canterbury, and W.
by
Salisbury
and
Boscaw-
comprising 19,636 acres.
There are here 2 small ponds,
viz. Chesnut pond., flowing into the Winnipiseogee, and Sortdogardy pond., flowing into the
en,
Merrimack
river.
At
the
N.W.
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172
part
of the town near WebWinnipisfogee riv-
ster's falls
er
into the
falls
Pemigewas-
A
bridge over the latter
river connects this town with
New-Salisbury, and another ovcr the former unites it to
Sanbornton. There is here a
mot ting-house common to all
sects ; several miils, stores, &c.
set.
North
of Latitude 45°
a tract of land btrlongmg to
the state of New-Hampshire ;
bounded as follows, beginning
is
at the
lancL
st:U-.'s
No.
3.
and
running N. 6:° E. by the Disof Maine 3500 rods to the
high lands, thtnte by the high
trict
separate
lands, wiiich
Lower
Canada from the United States
to the most N. W. branch of
Connecticut river, ihence doA\'Ti
branch to latitude 45°,
thence by said latitude to lands
No. 3. containing 163,353 asaid
On
cres.
this
tract
is
the
North River
has its source;
North river pond on theliiir
between Northwood and Nottingham.
After a southerly
course through Nottingham,
Epping, and a part of Lee it
in
Lamprey river near
N. E- corner of Epping
and the line of Newmarket.
falls into
the
This stream affords many valuable mill privileges, on most
of which are erected mills of
various kinds.
Northumberland,
ship in
a townCoos county, lying on
Connecticut river at the mouth
of the Upper Amonoosuck.
It was incorporated in 1779,
and contained in 1810, a population of 281 ; bounded N.
by Stratford, E. by Piercy, S.
W. by Lancaster, and W. by
Connecticut river.
Its area
is
20,430 acres.
town near
It
is
in this
Cape- Horn 7noun-
tain^ that the
Upper Amonoo-
great lake Co7inecticut.
suck
Northampton, in Rockingham county, was incorporated
There are here several ponds
and mountains. The soil is
fertile though broken and une-
in 1742,
and contains 651
in-
bounded N.
by Greenland, E. by Rye and
the^sea, S, by Hampton, and
W. by Stratham, and contains
8,465 acres. This w^as formerly a part of Hampton.
Rev. Nathaniel Gookin was
habitants.
settled
has
It
here
been
is
in- 1739.
He
succeeded by the
Reverend Messrs.
Hastings,
!M'Clure,Thurston,andFrench.
The latter gentleman is still in
office.
There is here 1 meeting-house and 7 grain-mills.
ven.
falls into
A
the Connecticut.
bridge connects this
town with Maidstone
in
Ver-
mont nearly opposite GuildThere is here a meetinghouse, 2 grain-mills, a sawmill, and a carding-machine.
hall.
Northwood, a township of
elevated land in Rockingham
county, formerly a part of
Nottingham. It was incorporated in 1773, and contained in
1810, a population of 1095, of
whom 230
Northwood
were legal voters.
\& bounded N. E.
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
b}'
the line of Strafford county,
which sepnrates it from B irrington, S. E. by Nottingham,
S. and S.W. by Deerfifrld, and
N.W. by Epsom andPittsfield,
Esq.
fall
173
three different
into
Suncook, Lamprey, and
Dover, and indeed the waters,
rivers,
which
fall
from
different parts
comprising an area of 17,075
acrt-s,
1054 of which are
of the roof of a building on this
farm run into two different rivers, the Piscataqua and Merri-
water.
mack.
There are here 6 ponds, viz.
SiincQok pond 750 rods long
and 100 wide, Gennis^ pond 300
long and 150 wide, Long"
pond about JOO long and 50
generally of a moist quality.
It is excellently suited for
grazing, and in mild seasons
favourable to corn and grain.
wide-, Harvey'' s pond^ of an el-
The N. H.
The
in
soil
North-wood
turnpike
is
passes
liptical
form, about 200 long
through
and
some
mouth to Concord.
It
has
here a direct course from E.
to W. of 8 miles.
Rev. Edmund Pilsbury, the first minister in this town, was ordained
in the year 1779, over a baptist society and continued here
till
1809.
Rev. J. Prentiss
w^as ordained in 1799 over the
congregational society and is
still in office.
Rev. Eliphalet
Merrill, the present successor
of Mr. Pilsbury, was ordained in 1804. These two societies are nearly equal in number
and each has a meeting-house.
There are in Northwood 6
school-houses, 4 grain-mills,
7 saw-mills, a clothing-mill,
and 8 trading stores.
The situation of this town is
pleasant, and more elevated
than any land between it and
in
places
40 wide
j
a part o^ Great- Bow pond \& also in this town and also part of
North river pond^ Pleasant
pond^ and Little-Bow pend^ the
latter of which has two outlets
on the N. E. it discharges its waters into Great-Bow
/>i9«</, which is the head of Isinglass river, and on its north;
erly side
into
a brook flows
Long pond,
from
it
the waters of
which pass into the Merrimack
through Suncook pond and
river.
The northerly branch of
Lamprey river has its source
this town near the N. W.
extremity of Saddle-back mountain, which is a ridge of high
land separating this town from
in
Deerficld.
On the easterly
side of this ridge are found
crystals and crystalline spars of
various
Black
colours and sizes.
lead is
also
found
Thci*e are no consider-
here.
able water-falls
in this town.
height of its land is such,
that the waters flowing from
the farm of the late G. Clark,
The
this
town from Ports-
the sea.
From its height, vessels
entering the Piscataqua
harbour may be seen with the
assistance of glasses.
From
this place the light house at
Portsmouth bears S* Oi" E.
and the highest mountain in
Gilford N. lei"
W.
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
ir4
The
first
house
was erected
in this
town
1762, and
in
is
square.
There are In the town
3 grain-mills and 4 saw-mills.
now standing near- the baptist
Two of the
meetiag-house.
settlers
first
now
are
living
here in honourable old age.
The annual average number
of deaths is about 9.
Nottingham,
ham county, was
in
Rocking-
incorporated
now contains
1722, and
1063 inhabitants bounded N.
E. by Barrington, S.E. by Lee
and part of Epping, S. by Epping and Raymond, and W. by
in
;
Nottingham
township
West,
a
Hillsborough county, incorporated in 1746, and
now containing 1379 inhabitants
bounded N. by Litch*
field and Londonderry, E. by
in
;
Pclham, S. by Lyndeborough,
(Mass.,) and W. by Merrimack river, which separates it
from Dunst:ible, comprising
17,379 acres.
In this place is
Massabesick pond 230 rods
long and 70 wide, and adjacent
town
pond
Northwoodand Deerfield,com-
to
prising 25,800 acres, of which
300 are water.
There are here several ponds,
such as North river pond containing about 80 acres, Petuck-
about 25 rods wide.
There
are here 2 meeting-houses, 3
religious societies, 2 of baptists
and 1 of congregationalists.
Rev. N. Merrill the first miaister in this town, was ordained in 1737, and was succeeded
by Rev. J. Strickland in 1772.
Elder Daniel Merrill is settled
here over a baptist church.
a-way pond of about 170 acres,
^izncy pond about 45 acres,
and others of a smaller size.
In the westerly part of the
town near Deer field are Upper y
Middle^ and Lower PetuckaPetuckaway
way mowitains.
source in this
in a pond of the same
river has
town
name.
its
Little river
and sever-
streams also
North
Nottingham.
rise in
river passes through this town
and through its northerly part
the N. H. turnpike has its
al
other
small
the
There
is
Otternic
are in this
mills, S
town
saw-miHs, and
3 grain1
trad-
ing store.
Capt. Jatnes Ford
was a resident in this town.
He was with Gen. Stark at
Bennington and was there mortally
wounded.
O.
course.
Rev.
S.
Emery was
settled
1742, and Rev. B.ButSamuel Dyer, a
ler in 1758.
free-will baptist, is the present
There is a congreminister.
gational meeting-house situated in a pleasant and compact
part of the town called the
here
in
Oliverian River. The
most easterly branch of this
river rises on the west side of
Moosehillock mountain and its
northern branch from Owlhead mountain, both in the
These
town of Coventry.
branches unite
in
Haverhill,
�Ut
GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE
CN. H.) forming Oliverian rivwhich empties itself into
er^
A
mountain.
'Jacob's brook
and empties
the Connecticut.
stream
called
Orford
into Con-
rises in
itself
necticut riverabove the bridge,
Orange, formerly called
Cardigan, is in Grafton county.
It was incorporated in 1790,
and contains 229 inhabitants
bounded N.E. by Groton and
Hebron, S. E. by Alexandria
and part of Danbury, S.W. by
Cushing's Gore, and N. W. by
Dame's Gore and Canaan,
;
comprising 21,976 acres.
this
town
is
In
the source of the
southerly branch of Baker's
river and of the northerly
branch of ^ywiM's river. Cardiganmountain extends through
centre from N. to S. and
Grafton turnpike passes over its
its
extremity. In the S. W.
part of this town is found a
very valuable species of ochre.
It is, found in great abundance,
deposited in veins and of a superior quality to that which is
S.W.
imported. Two men will dig
and prepare for market about
80 pounds of this in a day.
Orford,
Grafton county,
in 1761, and
1810, a population
in
was incorporated
contained in
of 1265 bounded N. by Piermont, E. by Wentworth, S. by
Lyme, and W. by Connecticut
river, comprising an area of
;
27,000 acres. There are several ponds in this town, the
largest of which is Baker's
pond^ 260 rods long and 160
wide, forming the source of the
westerly branch of Baker's river. Indian pond is in the north
part of the town near Stadi^n
which connects this town with
Fairlee in Vermont.
On this
stream are 10 mill-dams. Sanday and Cuba mountains lie
near the centre of this town,
and Smart's mountain in its
S. E. extremity, forming the
boundary of four towns, viz.
Orford, Wentworth, Dorchester, and Lyme.
Rev. John Sawyer was settled here in 1787, and was
succeeded by the present minister,Rev.
S \muelDana. There
are here 2 religious societies
and 2 meeting-houses, and near
the river is a pleasant village
about 25 houses,
through which the turnpike
passes to Orford bridge. There
are in this town several grain
and saw-mills, a clothing-mill,
and a carding-machinc.
containing
OssiPEE, a township
in Straf-
ford county, was incorporated
in 1785, and now contains 1205
inhabitants
bounded N. by
;
Tamworth, N. E. by Great
Ossipee pond, S. E. by Wakeand S. by Wolfeborough,
Tuftonborough, and Moultonborough, comprising 36,795 acres.
This place was formerfield,
ly
called
form
is
New-Garden.
very
irregula(-,it3
Its
length
being nearly 15 miles from N.
W. to S. W. and its width in
some places not more than 4
or 5.
There are
here several
ponds, of which I^an Hole
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ire
the borders of Tuftonborough is the largest, being about 400 rods long and
200 wide. The others are on
an average 100 rods each in
diameter. Bear pond has no
Pine rivdiscoverable outlet.
er flows through the easterly
part of this town, and Bear
pond ow
Camp river passes its northern
extremitv, emptying itself into
Great Ossipee lake.
The
soil
Osgenerally fertile.
sipee contains 2 religious soci-
here
is
baptist meeting-house,
5 grain-mills, 3 saw-mills, and
1 carding-machine.
district
of
Saco
Maine, and
river,
Ossipee Mountain
ted in 1785, and now containing 425 inhabitants ; bounded
N. E. by Eaton, S. E. by Effingham, and S. W. by Ossipee,
comprising 10,331 acres.
Ossipee lake lies principally
in this town, and is about 1000
rods long from north to south,
It
and ibout 600 rods wide.
in
borough, and about 4 miles
west from Ossipee lake. Its
altitude has never been ascertained.
On its east side the
northwest wind is peculiarly
severe.
in
OvsTERRivERhas itssource
Wheehvright pond in the
town of Lee, near the southeast extremity
in Strafford county, incorpora-
is
the west part of the town of
Ossipee adjacent to Moulton-
eties, 1
Ossipee Gore, a township
falls
about 15 miles
east of Ossipee pond.
into
of Barrington.
flows from the east side of
the pond in a northeast course
It
Madbury. Thence turning
southerly it crosses the line
which separates Lee from Durham five times within the distance of two miles.
It thence
takes an easterly course, and
passing
through
Durham,
meets the tide waters at the
to
falls.
Bear Camp river on
wtsc side and Pine river on
receives
its
The waters of this
south.
lake are discharged through
P.
its
Ossipee river.
Paulsburgh,
a township in
Coos county, containing about
20 inhabitants bounded N.by
Dummer and Cambridge, E.
by Success, S. by Maynesborough, and W. by Kilkenny,
;
Ossipee River flows from
G»-eat Ossipee bike or pond
and forms a large bay or rath-
The
er three bays, connected with
each other, in the whole about
comprising 34,507 acres.
800 rods long and 600 wide.
Ameriscoggin rivers pass thro*
this town, the former in a north-
On x\\c southeast line of Ossipee these waters are contracted into Ossipee river^ which
flows in a southeast course
through Effingham into the
Upper Amonoosuck and
the
erly course to the Connecticut,
latter in a southerly
In
course to the Merrimack.
the southwest part of the town
and the
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSUmE,
a large mountain, adjoining
Maynesborough, and in its N.
E. part near Cambridge there
There are 2 mills
is another.
is
in this
town.
The
centre of
Paulsburgh is 15 miles east
from Northumberland on Connecticut river, and about 7
miles west from the District of
Maine, and about 22 (by the
road) from Lancaster court-
177
Black mountain in
part.
Among
a branch of
its
northwest
these mountains
th;;
Wild Amonoo-
a branch oi Baker's riv^r^
and Moosehillock brook have
their sources.
Although the
surface here is mountainous
*«c>^,
and a turnfrom Bath
There are but
the roads art good,
pike is projected
to this town.
2 mills in this town.
house.
Pelham,
Peabody River
in
rises
the eastern pass of the White
mountains, whtre also rises
Ellis river, a bran<-h of the
S&co.
The sources of these
two rivers are within the dis-
in
Rockingham
county, was incorporated in
1746, and in 1810, it contain-
ed 998 inh' hitants ; bounded
N. by W'ndham and Sf leni, S.
E. and Sc by Dracut, (Mass.)
and W. by Nottingham West.
Its area is '•6,333 acres, of
tance of a few feet from each
Peabady river flows in
a northerly course from the
northwest part of Adams to
which 280 are water. There
arc h^^rc two ponds, Island
pond of abouJ: 178 acres, and
Shelbume, where
Gumpas pond of about
other.
it falls
into
From
100.
length
Beaver river flows through the
town and receives the waters
Peeling, in Grafton county,
was incorporated in 1763, and
of these ponds. The surface
of the town is generally even,
although there
are several
swella of valuable land.
the Ameriscoggin.
source to its mouth
is about 10 miles.
in 1810, contained
tants
;
its
its
203 inhabi-
bounded N. E. by Lin-
coln, S. E. by Thornton, S.W.
by Thornton and Ellsworth,
and W. by Warren, Coventry,
andLaadafF, comprisingS3,359
There are here severacres.
al ponds, the largest of which
is Elbow pond about 60 rods
The middle
in
diameter.
branch of Pemigewasset river
passes through this town.
In Peeling there are three
large mountains ; Cushman^s
mowitain in its north pari, J5/we
mountain
in
its
28
centre,
and
Rev. James Hobbe was ordained here in 1765, and was
succeeded by Rev.
James
Moody. Rev. John Chureh,
the present minister, was settled in 1798.
There is here
1 meeting-house, 3 grain-mills,
3 saw-mills, 1 clothing-mill, a
carding-machine, and 3 trading
stores.
During the ten years
ending in 1808, the number of
deaths in this town wasl21, of
which 32 were of consumption.
Pembeoke, in the south
Rockingham county,
part of
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178
was incorporated
in
1759, and
nowcontains 1153 inhabitants ;
bounded N. E. by Chichester,
E. by Epsom, S. E. by Suncook
river which separates it from
Allenstown,' S. W. by Merrimack river dividing it from
Bow, and N. W. by Suncook
river diviaing it from Concord. It contains 14,060 acres.
Two bridges are erected ovtr the Suncook, one connecting this town with Concord,
and ihc other leading to Allensiown ; over the latter of
which the Cheste;r turnpike
pass^-s.
mack,
flows from the ridge
called the height of land.
Its
several sources are on the
Moosehillock mountain, the
southwest part of the White
mountains, and in the town of
Franconia.
On its western
§ide
it
receives Btiker's river,
stream from New-Found
pond, Smith's river, and many
a
smaller streams.
Its average course is south
about 50 miles,passing through
Lincoln, Peeling, Thornton,
Campton, and by Holderness,
Plymouth, Bridgewater, NewChester, and Andover.
It
Suncook and Merrimack are
sever.d valuable mill seats, on
which are erected a cotton fac-
empties into the Winnipiseogee at the lower part of Sanbornton.
After this junction
the main stream becomes the
tory, 2 paper-mills, an oil-mill,
Merrimack.
Near
the junction
of
the
a nnil factory, carding-maBeside these,there
chine, &c.
are in the town 4 corn-mills,
5 saw-mills, and a clothing-
Pembroke street is nearly
three miles long, on which are
about 50 dwelling-houses, 5
mill.
and 2 meeting-houses.
The soil of this town is generally good, and its local situation is remarkably pleasant. It
stores,
Suncook by the Inand was granted by
Massachu'^etts under the name
was
called
dians,
of
Lovewell's
town.
Rev.
Aaron Whitman was settUd
He has been
here in 1736.
succeeded by the Rev. Messrs.
Emery, Colby, Mitchell, and
Burnham, the latter of whom
is
the present minister.
Peterborough,
a township
southwest part of Hillsborough county, lying about
25 miles west from the Connecticut and the same distance
in the
east
from the Merrimack, was
incorporated in 1760, and in
1810 contained 1537 inhabi-
bounded N. by Hanand Greenfield, E. by
Greenfield and Temple, S. by
Sharon, and W. by Jaffreyand
Dublin, comprising an area of
23,780 acres.
The surface of this town is
mountainous, and its soil is
enriched by numerous brooks
and small streams, favourable
meadow and pasturage
to
ground, and supplying many
tants
;
cock
A
Pemigewasset River,
the
western branch of the Merri-
prinvaluable mill seats;
Contoocook
cipal branch of
river passes near the centre of
�GAZETTEER OF NEWHAMPSHIRE
and also Goose
this town,
riv-
flowing from Dublin
er
falling
and
into the Contoocook at
Smith'smills.
Near this juncis the
principal village,
which is much indebted for its
origin and growth to the individual exertions of the Hon.
tion
S. Smith.
Here are about 25 dwellinghouses, 2 stores, 3 cotton factories, a paper-mill, an oil-mill,
grain-mill,
fulling-mill,
saw-
mill, carding-machine, mechan-
&c.
On the Conother parts of the
town are 2 other cotton factories, a woollen factory, 2 grainmills, and 2 saw-mills.
Peterborough is one of the
most considerable manufacturNo
ing towns in the state.
one has so many factories.
The principal roads leading
ic
irs
Paulsburgh. NeartheN.E. extremity of Piercy the north and
south branches of the Amonoosuck form a junction. This
river receives Nash's stream
in the northerly part of the
town, as it flows from Stratford.
Mill and Pilot mountains are in this place.
There
are here only two mills.
The
course on a straight line from
the centre of this town to the
mouth of the Upper Amonoosuck is about 6 miles.
shops,
toocook
in
throughthe town are from Amherst to Keene, and from Hancock to New-Ipswich. There
here 1 meeting-house, in
which Rev. J. Morrison was
ordained in 1759.
He was
succeeded by Rev. D. Annan
Rev. E. Dunbar,the
in 1779.
Phillip's River flows partfrom Columbia and Dixville
mountains and partly
from a large pond in the state's
ly
No.
land
thence enlarging
passes through the
towns of Millsfield and Dummer, and taking a westerly
course, it passes through Kilkenny and enters Piercy, where
it unites with the Upper Amitself as
1.
it
onoosuck.
is
present minister, was settled in
1799.
PiERCY, in Coos county, was
incorporated in 1794, and in
1310, contained 211 inhabit-
Pierce's Island
is in
Pis-
cataqua harbour, between this
and Seavey's island the main
channel passes.
On each of
them batteries and entrenchments were prepared in 1775,
and again in 1814. The current is here narrow, rapid and
deep, and the shore bold and
rocky. (See Piscataqiia har-
bounded N. by Stratford
and ungranted lands, E. and S.
by Kilkenny, and W. by Nor-
bour. )
thumberland,comprising50,630
acres.
Piercy^s pond is on the
E. side of the town, the waters
ty,
ants
;
of which
fall
Amonoosuck
into
in
the Upper
the town of
PiERMONT, in Grafton counwas incorporated in 1764,
and in 1810, contained 877 inhabitants ; bounded N. E. by
Haverhill, E. by Warren, S.
W.
by Orford, and
W.
by the
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180
west side of Connecticut river,
which divides it from Bradford in Vermont, comprising
about 25,800 acres. Eastman's
ponds lie in this tov/n near
Warren they unite and fall
into Connecticut river in Piermont. Black motintccin lies on
;
the south side of this place and
Stallion mountain on its northern side. The Coos turnpike
passes through tlie N. E. part
of the town. Thert is here 1
meeting-house and 2 religious
societies, 2 grain-mills, 3 sawmills,
tillery.
1
fulling-mill,
The
and
1
dis-
inhabitants hre
generally farmers, and manufacture their own clothing.
Pine River flows
pond of that name in
After a N. W.
field.
through Ossipee and
Effingham, it
Ossipee lake.
falls
from a
Wake-
into
PiscATAQUA River
course
part of
Great
is
the
only large river, the whole
course of which is within the
Its source is a pond
state.
near the S. W. corner of the
town of Wakefield, and is on
the lifte of the District of
Its general course
Maine.
thence to the sea is S. S. E. adivides
It
bout 40 miles.
this state from York county,
(Maine) and is called Salmon
falls river from its source to
Berwick lower falls, where it
takes the name of Newichawannocky which it bears until it
meets the river Cochecho flowThe confluing from Dover.
ent
stream
thence
passes to
Hilton's point 7 miles from the
sea.
The western branch is formed from the Swamscot river
flov/ing from Exeter, fan Winnicot river flowing from Stratham through Greenland, and
Lamprey river, which divides
Newmarket from DurhamThese empty into a bay 4 miles
wide, called the Great bay.
These waters in their further
pr'.gress are contracted into a
smaller baj^, where they receive
Oyster river from Durham
and Black river from Dover.
They form a junction with the
other branch at Hilton's point.
The tide rises in all these bays
and branches as far up as the
falls in each.
It forms a rapid
current, especially in the season
of freshets, when the ebb continues about two hours longer
than the flood some of the ferries would be impassable were
it not for the numerous eddies,
formed by the indentures of
At the lower falls
the shore.
in each river are landing placother
es, where lumber and
country produce is discharged,
so that each branch affords a
convenient trading place not
more than 15 or 20 miles from
Portsmouth, with which a concommunication is kept
stant
;
This river therefore from
up.
the situation of its branches is
extremely favourable to navigation and commerce.
PiscATAquA Harbour
is
one of the finest on the continent, having sufficient depth of
water for vessels of any bur-
�ui
GAZETTEER OF N^VV-HAMPSHTRE.
The
den.
tect
it
adjacent lands pro-
from storms so
ally that ships
may
efFectu-
ride here
which town the stream passes
to the N.E. extremity of Bradford where it falls into the
Merrimack
any season of the year.
The current here is so narrow
and rapid that the harbour nev-
erly course of about
It is so well fortier freezes.
fied by nature that very little
PiscAsiCK River rises in
Brentwood and passes through
safely in
labour is requisite to make it
impregnable. The islands in
this harbour are numerous ;
the largest of them is GreatIsland or Nezv-Castley now incorporated into a township
(which see.) On this island
stands a light-house and the
principal fort, called Fort CcnNear the site of this
stitiition.
fort, one was erected as early
river,after a south-
Newmarket
where
ii falls
20 miles.
Durham,
Lamprey riv-
into
into
er about one mile from the
northern boundary of Newmarket.
On this stream are
numerous
mill seats.
PiGWACKET, the Indian
name of Conway, Fryburgh,
and the towns adjacent.
command
PiTTSFiELD,in Rockingham
Esq. In
1795, this was completely prepared, mounted with 16 cannon
and manned with a company of
men now under the command
county, was incorporated in
1782, and contained in 1810 a
bounded
jyopulation of 1050
N. E. by Barnstead, S. E. by
as 1660, under the
of Richard Cutts,
of Capt. Walbach. In the summer of ISl'i, Fort Constitution
was put in a complete state of
defence, and another was erected at
effreu' s point on the
easterly part of the island, another on Kittery point called
Fort M'Clary and another on
called
Fort
Pierce's island
Washington^ and several other
y
fortifications
on the main
were thrown up
islands.
;
Barrington and Northwood, S.
by Epsom and Chichester,
and N.W. by Loudon and Suncook river.
It comprises 14,
921 acres, 94 of which are wa-
W.
ter.
In the S.E. part of this town
Catamount mountain, on the
summit of which is Berry^s
pond, and on its E. side is Wildgoose pond, about 100 rods in
On the W. side of
diameter.
this pond the magnetic needle
is
The
materially affected.
of this town is very fertile.
There are here 3 grain-mills, 5
saw-mills, 2 fulling-mills, 2
carding-machines, and several
trading stores.
The first minister in Pittsfield was the Rev. R.Page. Elders Sargeant and Knovvlton of
is
PiscATAquoG River.
Its
most southerly branch rises in
Francestown and its most
northerly in Henniker
and
Deering. These after passing
through Weare and New- Boston form a junction on the W.
side
of
GofFstown, through
soil
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18-2
the baptist order are now settled here.
There is also in
this town a small society of
Friends. The number of deaths
here from 1781 to 1814, was
The spotted fever pre379.
town in 1813
and 14, of which 'JS persons
died in those two years.
The
vailed in
annual
deaths
is
this
average
about 9.
number
of
Plainfield, a township in
Cheshire county, incorporated
in 1761, and containing in 1810,
a population of 1462 bounded
N. by Lebanon, S.E. by NewGrantham, S. by Cornish, and
W. by Connecticut river,which
divides it from Hartland in
Vermont. At the lower part
of this town in Connecticut
river is HarCs island about 150
rods long and 35 wide.
IVaterquechy falls are adjacent to
this town, a bridge was erected
here in 1807.
Plainfield is
watered by a small stream
flowing from Croydon moun;
on which are erected sevThis town contains
a handsome village of 10 or
tains,
ed N. W. by Hampstead,N.E.
by Kingston andNewtown,S.K.
and
S. W.
by Haverhill,
(Mass.,) and W. by Atkinson,
comprising about 5,843 acres.
small stream from Hampstead and another from Newtown meet in Plaistow and running southerly pass into Haverhill between Plaistow meeting-house and the S. corner of
Atkinson.
There are 3 grainmills, 2 saw-mills, and 1 full-
A
Here
ing-mill.
societies
and
are 2 religious
meeting-house.
1
Rev. J'lmes Cushing was sethere in 1730, and was
succeeded in 1765, by Rev. G.
Merrill.
Elder John Herriman is the present minister and
was ordained in 1812.
tled
Plymouth, a township in
Grafton county, is situated at
the junction of Baker's and
Pemigewasset river. This town
was incorporated in 1763, and in
1775, it contained 382 inhabitants, and in 1810, it contained
937 bounded N. by Campton,
;
eral mills.
E.by Pemigewasset river,S. by
Bridgewater, and W. by He-
12
bron, comprising 16,256 acres.
The Mayhew turnpike passes through the westerly part
In the northof this town.
east part is a pleasant village,
containing about 22 dwellinghouses, a meeting-house, courthouse, 4 stores, and a distillery.
In this town are also 4 mills, &c.
dwelling-houses, several
and 2 meeting-houses.
Through this place passes the
Croydon turnpike. The present ministers here are Rev. J.
Dickerson of the congregational and Elder Cram of the baptist order.
stores,
in
Plaistow, a small township
Rockingham county, incor-
in 1764, and now containing 462 inhabitants; bound-
porated
Rev. Nathan
tled here
in
sent minister
Fairbanks.
Ward was
1765.
is
the
The
set-
pre-
Rev. D.
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Poplin, a township in Rockingham county, was incorporated in 1764, and in 1810,contained 482 inhabitants bound«d N. by Epping, E. by Brentwood, S. by Hawke and Sandown, and W. by Chester and
;
Raymond,
comprising 9,702
acres.
In the northwest part
of the town is" a small pond,
and its southerly part is wavered by Exeter fresh river.
There is here a meeting-house,
several mills, and a cardingmachine. The inhabitants are
principally of the methodist
denomination.
lis
Portsmouth, the metropoof New-Hampshire and its
only sea-port, lies on the southwest side of Piscataqua river.
It war. incorporated in 1633,
and in 1810, it contained 6,934
inhabitants
bounded N. W.
by Newington, N. E. by the
river, S. E. and S. by Rye,and
W. by Greenland and Newington.
Its area is 10,350 a;
cres.
The
northeastern boundary
of Portsmouth is by the District of Maine, following the
main channel of Piscataqua
river.
This line will include
on Portsmouth side the
folio w-
ingislands, viz. Goat'^^Pierce's^
Leach'' s^ Hospital^ Shafiiey^s^und
Salterns.
The compact part of this
town contains about 225 acres,
almost entirely surrounded by
water, the distance being only
90 rods from the south millpond to the north pond. Into
these ponds the tide flows, and
i8;i
at their outlets are flood gates
and
Portsmouth con927 dwelling-houses and
mills.
tains
18 public buildings, viz. 3 congregational meeting-houses, 1
episcopal church, 1 meeting-
house for baptists, 1 for methodists, and 1 for universalists,
an academy, 5 school-houses, a
court-house, gaol, alms-house,
and 2 markets.
A female
asylum was incorporated here
in 1808, and there are also 4
incorporated banks and several
insurance
offices.
An
athe-
naeum was recently established
and promises to be a respectable and useful institution.
The houses
erected in this
last ten years
are generally of brick and of
elegant architecture. In 1800,
there were in this town 86
dwelling-houses of one story,
524 of two stories, and 21 of
three stories, since which period the latter class have increased nearly one third ia
town during the
number and many have been
erected of four stories. P'^rtsmouth pier or tvharf was built
in 1795, by an incorporated
company, 340 feet in leKgth
and of an average width of 60
On
feet.
this
wharf was
erect-
ed a handsome range of buildings
300
feet long, three stories
high,and divided into fourteen
stores. This range was destroy-r
ed by the great fire in 1813,
new market house was built
in 1800, 80 feet long, 30 wide,
and two stories high, the upper story of which is occupied
A
as a
ket
town
is
hall
:
a
new fish mar-
also erected.
Both of
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184
these markets are excellently
supplied, especially the latter.
The harbour of Portsmouth
latitude 43°
N. and in
Greenwich
it is known to mariners by the
Agamentifollowing marks.
cus, a remarkable mountain in
is in
5'
70''4'VV. long, t'rom
the county of York, lies four
leagues due N.
Pidgeon hill
on Cape Ann bears due S. 10
leagues, and the highest of the
Isles of Shoals bears S. E. by
S. distant S leagues from the
In
entrance of the harbour.
the middle of the harbour's
mouth is Great' Is land^on which
stands the town of Newcastle,
and on the northeast point of
this island is the light-house.
The following are directions
the
harbour
for entering
*' Vessels coming from the east
should keep in 12 fathoms water, till the light-house bearsN.
half a point E. or W. distant 3
miles to avoid a ledge of rocks
which lie off the mouth of the
harbour, then bear away for
%he light-house, keeping the
western shore on board, and
coming no nearer that shore
than 9 fathoms, giving the light
a proper birth and standing over to the northern shore of
the river where they may anchor in 9 fathoms abreast of
Sparhawk? s point. Ships coming from the southward should
observe the same directions
respecting the light and keep
in 9 fathoms on the western
shore."
Between the north side of
Great Island and the Kittery
shore is the main channel, a-
bout a mile wide and 9 or 10
fathoms deep. The anchorage
is good, the shore is lined with
rocks, and the h3,rbour is landall sides and persect-
locked on
ly safe.
The
tide rises
from
10 to 14 feet. The other entrance on the south side of
Great-Island is called Little
Harbour ; the water here is
shoal and the bottom sandy.
Between the upper end of
Great- Island and the town is a
broad deep still water, called
the pool^ where the largest
ships
may
ride
very safely.
was the usual station for
the mast ships, of which seven
Tliis
have been loading here at once.
In this place the Astrea ship
of war of 20 guns was burnt
in ir44, (see Belknap.)
Portsmouth has convenient
wharves and good anchorage.
The water is deep enough for
the
largest
vessels,
and the
harbour has so many natural
advantages and is so capable
of defence, that it" might be
made a very safe and commodious naval depot.
Ships of war have been
built here at early and recent
periods.
The Falkland of 54
guns in 1690, Bedford Galley
of 32 guns in 1696, as also the
Raleigh of 32, and Ranger of
18.
In 1782, the America of
74 guns was built here and was
presented by Congress to the
king of France. In 1814, the
Washington of 74 guns was
launched.
In 1765, there were here
199 clearances and 115 entries
from foreign ports. In 1790,
�GAZETTEER
and
in
the
1791,
OJP
number of
were 223, of which 34
were ships, 87 were brigs, 84
were schooners, and 18 were
entries
sloops.
The number was
af-
terwards much increased.
In
the year 1810, there belonged
to this port 28 ships, 47 brigs,
10 schooners, 2 sloops, and 1
barge, all of them employed
There were
and ma-
in foraign trade.
also
ny
20
fishing vessels
coasters.
This town
is
intersected by
NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
185
church of England.
imprisoned and was
of the
He was
afterwards
charged.
conditionally
dis-
Rev.
Nathaniel
Rogers was ordained here in
1699; who was descended from
Rogers the
John
martyr
celebrated
the reign of queen
in
Mary. He died in 1723, and
was succeeded by Rev. Jabez
Fitch
who died
in 1746.
Rtv. Samuel Langdon was
ordained here 1747, and was
made
president
40 lanes, 12 alleys,
4 roads, and 4 public squares.
The
ter,
of Harvard
college in 1774.
32
streets,
principal streets are pav-
Rev.
ed.
town
The Portsmouth Aqueduct
Company was incorporated in
1812,
1797, and in 1800, the town
was supplied with excellent
water for domestic uses,from a
spring ia Newington about 3
miles distant from Portsmouth
It is carried into almost
pier.
every street in the town, and
on the north side of the pier is
a water-house and pump where
ships can be supplied at 10
cents per hogshead.
The greatest number of
deaths in this town in any one
of the last 3 5 years was 150,
and the smallest number 100.
The first meeting-house in
Portsmouth was erected in
1640, and a Mr. Gibson was
employed to preach in it. In
1664, another was erected. In
1671, Rev. J. Moody, the first
ordained minister was settled
here. Mr. Moody was indicted by Gov. Cranfield for refusing to administer the sacrament to him after the manner
24
Joseph
Buckminswas ordained in this
D.D.
1779,
in
aged 61,
and died in
Rev. John
Emerson was installed in the
old parish in 1715.
In 1732,
the Rev. Mr. Shurtleff was ordained in the south meetinghouse newly erected, and his
successor Rev. Job Strong was
ordained in 1749. Rev. Samuel Haven, D. D. was settled
here in 1752, and died in 1806,
aged 79. Dr. Haven and Dr,
Buckminster were among the
most distinguished divines and
eminent preachers and the most
learned
men
of their country.
Rev. T. Alden, jun. was ordained colleague with Dr. Haven in 1799, and his successor is Rev. Nathan Parker the
present minister.
keen's
now
chapel^
St.
yohn's churchy was consecrated in 1734, and in 1792,an episcopalian society was incorpoRev. A. Brown
rated here*
was
Rev.
Rev.
settled
J.
J.
C.
over
it
Ogden
in
in
1736,
1786,
Willard and C. Bur-
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186
roughs have succeeded,
latttr
of
whom
is
the
the present
In 1761, a meetinghouse was built in this town by
an " independent congregational" society, over whom Rev.L.
Druwn was settled, and was
succeeded by Rev. J. Walton
pastor.
its
present minister.
'
Mr. Robert Sandiman came
over to *.his country about the
year 1764, and formed a societv in this town, who afterwards built themselves a meeting-house. Mr. Sandiman died
David
in 1771.
ir. Danbury
Humphreys, Esq. has for many years officiated as teacher
of this little flock.
The society of universalists
in
Portsmouth
w;is collected
destroyed 107 persons between
the 20"th of July and the 6th of
October of that year. Of these
55 died of the fever and 52 of
the dysentery.
In the year 1623, David
Thompson, a Scotchman, with
several others from London
landed at the mouth of Piscataqua river on its S. side, at a
place which they called Little-
harbour.
Here they erected
salt-works and a house, which
they afterwards called Masonhall.
In 1631,
Humphrey Chad-
bourne erected a house at
Strawberry-bank. Several cannon also were placed during
this year at the N. E. point of
Great- Inland,
In 1632, the sea-coast
by the Rev. John Murray, who
preached his doctrines
first
here in 1776.
In 1784, Rev.
NoLih Parker was settled over
this society. Rev. J. Richards,
his successor, was ordained in
1799, and was succeeded by
Rev.
thL Rev. Hosea Ballou.
Sebastian Streeter is the pres-
page 51.)
ent minister.
forever.
In
1802, a baptist society
was formed
in
this
town by
Elder EliasSmith. The church
in 1 803, and now
consists of 175 members. The
methodists also have a small
society in this town.
The situation and climate of
Portsmouth
are salubrious.
The annual average number of
deaths for 25 years past has
been about 120, except the
year 1 798, whtn the town was
visited by the yellow fever and
dysentery.
This epidemic
was gathered
in
was alarmed by
the piracies and depredation of
Dixy Bull. (See General View,
vicinity
this
of
In 1 640, a grant of 50 acres
glebe land was made to
Thomas Walford and Henry
Sherburne and their successors
In 1692, the small-pox raged with great violence in Portsmouth and Greenland, and few
people being acquainted with
its
treatment,
the
mortality
and sufferings were very great.
In 1694, an attack was made
upon the houses at Portsmouth
plains by
party
;
an Indian scouting
14 persons were kill-
ed on the spot, several others
were wounded, and a number
taken prisoners.
The houses
also were plundered and burnt.
(See Breakfast hill.)
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHTU?:
In 1697, William Partridge
native of Portsmouth was
appointed lieutenant-governor.
In 1705, the line of pickets,
which enclosed Portsmouth,
extended from the mill-pond
on the S. side of the town to
the creek on the S. side, and
crossed the street a few rods
W. of the present site of the
court-house.
Portsmouth has suffered in
a remarkable manner by fire.
On the 26th December, 1802,
a fire broke out in one of the
banks and destroyed 120 builda
ings, principally in
Daniel streets.
December, 1806, another conabout 20
buildings, including St. John's
churchy but the most calamitous and destructive fire was on
22d December, 1813. It
swept over 15 acres and destroyed 173 buildings. These
fire? have been the cause of
great improvements in the
streets, the appearance, and
the
police of the town.
RrvER,
has
its
Kingston in Great
pond and County pond^ thence
source in
it
passes
the S.
mills,
and their mechanism,
W.
to-
gether with the irregularity of
the houses, scenery, Sec. give
to this spot a singularly grotesque and romantic appearance and afford on the whole
one of the most remarkable
views in this country.
R.
the 24th
flagration destroyed
Powow
the space of 50 rods falls 100
feet, carrying 1 hloomery, 5
saw-mills, 1 fulling-mill, and 1
snuff-mill, besides several other auxiliary mills.
The rapidity of the tails, the continuity
of the dams, the variety of the
Market and
On
i8r
part of
East-Kingston into Southampthence into Amesbury,
it
takes an easterly
course and passes again into
Southampton, thence returning
to Amesbury it empties into
the Merrimack between Saliston,
where
Amesbury in Essex
The falls on
this river in Amesbury are remarkable. The water within
Raymond,
Rockingham
in
county, was incorporated in
1764, and in 1810, contained
898 inhabitants
bounded N.
by Nottingham and Deerfield,
E. by Epping and Poplin, S.
by Chester, and W. by Candia
and Chester,comprising 16,317
acres, of which 360 are water.
Jones* pond 250 rods long and
150 wide, and Governor's pond
200 long and 100 wide are in
this town, both of them emptying into Lamprey river. Exeter river passes the S. E. extremity and Petuckawav river
;
N. E. extrernity of this
There is here 1 meettown.
ing-house, 2 religious societies,
1 of them of congregationalists,
over which the Rev. Mr.Stick-
the
There are in
3 grain-mills, 4 sawmills, and a fulling-mill.
ney was
settled.
Raymond^
bury and
county,
Mass.
Red
Hill
River
flows
from Red hill pond in the town
of Sandwich, and after a south-
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188
erly
course
falls
into
the
Winnipiseogce lake.
empty
into Miller's river
others
into
river.
of about 6 miles
N. E. arm of
Red and yellow
the
and
Contoocook
ochre,
aad
Rindge
lying on
crystals, crystalline spars,
township in
the S. part of Cheshire county,
Richmond,
a
1752, and
in 1810, contained 1290 inhab-
was incorporated
in
bounded N. by SwanE. by Fitzwilliam, S. by
Massachusetts, and W. by
Winchester, comprising 23,725
itants
;
sey,
Here are several ponds,
the waters of which fall into
Ashuelot, and one of them is
the source of Miller's river.
Ashuelot turnpike passes thro'
this town. There are here two
acrest
societies of baptists ;ind one of
Friends, and two meetinghouses in a small village near
There
the centre of the town.
Richmond
are also in
5 grain-
saw-miUs, 1 clothingmill, and 1 carding-machine.
Elders Bellew and Aldrich
were first settled here, Elder
mills, 5
Billings
is
the present pastor.
RiNDGE, in the N.E. part of
Cheshire county, was incorporated in 1760, and in 1810, contained 1226 inhabitants bounded N.by Jaffrey and Sharon, E.
by New-Ipswich, S. by Massachusetts, and W. by FitzW'illiam, comprising 23,838 acres, of which 660 are water.
There are in this town 12
ponds, the largest of which
(^Menomonock pond) has about
;
200
acres.
Of
some contain 100
the
others
acres and
The waothers are smaller.
ters from some of them unite
with the Menomoriock, others
vitriol are
found here.
has a pleasant village
the turnpike, containing a congregational meeting-house,several mills, &c. Rev. Seth Dean
was ordained here in 1765, and
Rev. Scth Payson succeeded
him in 1782, and is the presIn 1775, this
ent minister.
town contained only 542 inhabitants.
Rochester,
in
Strafford
county, was incorporated in
1722, and contains 2118 inhabitants ; bounded N. E. by
river, which difrom Lebanon, (in
Maine,) S.E. by Somersworth
and Dover, S. W. by Barrington, and N.W. by Farmington
and Milton, comprising 26,609
Cochecho river flows
acres.
through this town from N. to
S. and receives Isinglass river
Salmon
vides
fall
it
near Dover
line.
Near
is
a
the ce«tre of the town
village called Norway
containing a meetinghouse, a court-house, about 40
dwelling-houses, and several
There are also in this
stores.
town 4 grain-mills,4 saw-mills,
2 carding-machines, and a cot-
plains,
ton factory.
One term of the district
court of common pleas is held
here annually.
Rev. Amos Maine was ordained ia this town in 1737.
His successors have been Rev.
Messrs. Hill, Hall, and Haven,
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
the latter of
sent pastor.
whom
is
the pre-
In 1746, and in 1747, the
Indians made excursions against this town in small parties, committing many depredations and some murders.
Rockingham
County
is
bounded N. E. by Strafford
county and Piscataqua river,
E. about 14 miles by the sea,
as in Exeter,
189
there
is
a court-
house and a county gaol. The
superior court is holden for this
county at Portsmouth and Exeter alternately.
The courts
of common pleas are also holden in those towns alternately.
Probate courts are holden in
Portsmouth, Exeter, and Londonderry.
RoxBURY,
in
Cheshire coun-
was incorporated in 1812,
and is boiindefl N. by Sullivan,
E. by Nelson and Dublin, S.
by Marlborough, and W. by
Keene, ompnsing about 6000
This rown was incoracres.
E. and S. by Massachusetts,
and W. by Hillsborough county, comprising an area of 661,
646 acres of land and water.
This county contains 46 townships, and according to the
ty,
census of 1810, a population
of 50,115 inhabitants, 8,404 of
porated subsequent to the list
census arid of course its population has not been estimated.
There is her-; a meeting-house,
S.
whom
were
legal voters.
It
has 80 meeting-houses, 6 academies, 132 grain-mills, 161
saw-mills, 38 clothing-mills, 5
cotton and 2 woollen factories,
26 carding-machines, 5 papermills,
4
oil-mills,
and 130 trad-
ing stores exclusive of those
in
Portsmouth.
In 1812, the returns of cattle and horses in this county
were as follows; 19 stud-horses, 5,271 other horses, 205 of
four years old, 334 of three
years old, and 337 of two years
old ; 7,164 oxen, 3,335 of four
years old, 16,913 cows, 8,433
of three years old cattle, and
By
9,01 & of two years old.
the best estimates there were
61,340 sheep and 3,634 acres
of orcharding.
The principal towns in this
county are Portsmouth, Concord, Exeter, and LondonderIn Portsmouth, as well
ry.
i
a grain-mill, a saw-mill,
and a
clovhing-mill.
RuMNEY,
Grafton county,
in 1767, and
inhabitants ;
contains
765
bounded N. E. by Ellsworth,
E. by Campton, S. W. by Groton and Hebron, and N. W.by
Wentworth, comprising an area of 22,475 acres.
In the north partof the town
is Stinsori's pond 400 rods long
and 280 wide, from which
flows a considerable stream
in
was incorporated
called Blill hrook^
to Baker's river.
emptying inThis river
passes the southerly extremity
of the town. Stinson^s mountain lies near the pond, and a
part of Carr''s and several other mountains are in this town.
There is here a meeting-house
in which Rev. Thomas Niles
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAxMPSHIRE.
190
was first settled. Elders C.
Haines and Wilmouth have
S.
succeeded him, but at present
Through
it has no minister.
this town on the south side of
Baker's riv«r passes the great
road from Plymouth to the
Saco River has its source
on the White mountains near
what is called the notch, and
in the vicinity of the source
Coos turnpike.
which runs westerly into Con-
Rockingham county, lying on the sea-
Rye, a township
in
coast opposite to the Isles of
Shoals, was incorporated in
1719, and contains 1020 inhab-
bounded N. and N.W.
by Portsmouth, N. E. by Little Harbour, E. by the sea, S.
by Northampton, and W. by
itants
;
Greenland, comprising 7,780
On the shore there are
three very pleasant beaches,
viz. Jewiess* Sandy, and Walacres.
lace's.
Harbour
A
bridge
at
Little
unites the towns of
I^ye and Newcastle.
The
soil
of this town is not naturally
fertile, but it is made remarkably productive bj' the assistance of sea-weed, which is
ascertained to be an excellent
manure.
Rev. Nath'i Morrill was settled here in 1726, Rev. Samuel
Parsons in 1736, and the present minister Rev. Hunting-
of the
Lower Amonoosuck,
necticut river.
Saco river flows in a southerly course down the mountains
about 12 miles, then taking an
easterly direction it enters the
town of
Barllett,
where
it
re-
ceives Ellis river, which rises
in the
easterly pass of the
mountain near the source of
Peabody river.
Within the
distance of half a mile from
fountains
two large
these
streams flow down the highest
of the mountains, one of them
into Ellis river.
The former
of these is Cutler's river and
the latter is New river.
The
latter made its appearanc?^ in
October, 1775, during a long
rain.
In its course it broke
down many rocks and trees and
presented a wide spectacle of
ruin.
At its junction with
Ellis river there is a noble
cascade of 100 feet in height.
Several other branches of <9ac<3
river flow from other parts of
ton Porter in 1814.
There is here 1 meetinghouse, 2 school-houses, 3 grain
and 3 saw-mills.
In the fall of 1814, a boat
from a British fleet approached the shore at i?z/f, and on
being fired upon by the inhabitants, it immediately returned
with a loss, it is supposed, of
From Bartlett
the mountains.
the course of the Saco is S. about 10 miles to the lower part
of Conway, where it receives
several men.
miles.
Swift river from Burton, thence
in an easterly course it passes
into
Fryburgh and BrownsMaine, and from thence
field in
to the sea
ly course
has a southeasterof about forty-five
it
�GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
This river rises and overflows very suddenly in rainy
seasons and subsides very rapidly after the cessation of the
rains.
In the great flood of
1775, when the New river
broke out, the banks of the
Saco were overflowed very
suddenly, and the waters were
of a deep red colour for several days, probably from passing
over iron ore. This appearance
was superstitiously supposed to
be that of blood, and was considered as ominous of public
calamity.
On the subsiding of
the waters, it was observed,
that the bed of the river in
some places was widened and
the course of several of its
branches changed. In a great
freshet
it
has risen 25 feet, but
common
its
rise
is
about 10
191
Thefe is here also a small
society of methodists, another
of baptists, a pleasant village
of 12 or 14 houses, 4 grainmills, 3 saw-mills, a woollen
factory, a fulling-mill, and a
carding-machine.
Salisbury, a township in
N.E. part of Hillsborough
the
county, formerly
called
Ste-
phenstown,was incorporated in
1768, and contains 1913 inhabitants
bounded N. by Andover, E. by Merrimack river,
which divides it from Northfield, S. by Boscawen and Warner, and W. by Kearsarge
Gore and mountain, comprising an area of 28,600 acres.
Blackwater river, a branch of
the Contoocook passes the W.
part of this town and forms sev;
bays near the line of Andover.
toll bridge connects
the N.E. part of this town with
Sanbornton.
There is a very
eral
feet.
A
Salem New,
generally call-
ed New-Salem, is in Rockingcounty, was incorporated
in 1 750, and contains 1 1 79 inhabitants ; bounded N. by
Londonderry, E. by Atkinson
and the line of Massachusetts,
S. by this line and Pelham, and
ham
W.
by Windham, comprising
15,600 acres. In this place are
World'' s pond^ Captain! s pond^
Policy pondy &c. all of which
fall into Spiggot river.
The
soil here is well watered and
fertile.
The Londonderry
flourishing village at Webster's
fails, near the mouth of Winni-
piseogee
river.
A
Kearsarge mountain
bury^ and through
part of
is in
Salis-
town
N. H. turnpike
Dartmouth college to
this
passes the 4th
from
Concord.
On this road in the
of the town is a flour*
ishing village, containing 20 or
30 houses, stores, &c. There
S. part
town a %congregaand baptist society, 2
handsome meeting-houses, an
academy, several grain and
are in this
tional
turnpike passes through this
Rev. A. Bailey was
town.
settled here in 1 740, and Elder
Samuel Fletcher in 1780. Rev.
John Smith is the present pas-
ing-machines,
tor.
5tore«.
saw-mills,
a
clothing-mill,
wire-factory, oil-mill, 2 card-
and 6 trading
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAAfPSmRE.
192
Ri V. J. Searle was ordained
The present
in 1773.
ministers are the Rev. T.Worhert'
cester and Elder O. Robinson.
Salmon Fall River
is
the
branch of
the Piscataqua (which see.)
easti^rn
and
m.«in
Bodwell,
Elders Crocket
Sanbornton has
11 grain-mills, 13 saw- mills, 3
clothing-mills, 2 carding-machines, 1 nail-factory, an oilmill, a distillery, and 6 trading
J.
and Cheney.
stores.
Sanuown,
Sanbornton,
W.
in the S.
part of S.r. fford county, was
incorporiiU-d in 1770, and contains 2,884 inhabitants ; bound-
ed N.W.bv Ni w-Hiimpton,N.
E. by Mercdivh, E. by the
Great bay, which divides it
from Gilford, S.E. by Gilmanton, S. by Winn'piseogee lake,
and W. by Ptingeway river,
which divides it from Salisbury, Andover, and New-Chester
;
this
river
unites
Winnipiseogee lake
in
with
the S.
W.
part ol the town, at which
place the confluent streams become the ]\|errimack river.
bays and rivers, which almost encircle this town meas-
The
ure nearly 30 miles,and the bay
town and MereSalmon
pond in
this town, and is 130 rods long
and 50 wide. Salmon brook
mountain is in Sanbornton. Re-
between
this
3 miles wide.
brook pond is the only
dith
is
publican ridge connects this
town with Salisbury and Union
bridge unites it to Giltaanton.
There are
in this
town 3
re-
ligious societies, 2 of baptists
and 1 of congregationalists,
each of them owning a handsome mc»eting-house. Rtv. J.
Woodman
this
The
minister in
in 1771.
present ministers ar^Rev.
the
first
town was ordained
in
Rockingham
county, was incorporated in
1756, and in 1810, contained
504< inhabitants
bounded N.
by Chf^ster and Poplin, E. by
Hawke, S. by Hajupstead, and
W. by Chester and part
of Londonderry, comprising
8,532 acres, of which 200 are
;
water.
The
largest parts
of Chub
pond and of Angle pond are
town, one on its eastern
and the other on its northern
line ; the former is 140 rods
wide and the luttcr 100, emptying itself into Exeter river,
which passes through this
town. Rev. Josiah Cotton the
first minister here, was ordained in 1759, and was succeeded for a short time by the Rev.
in this
The inhabitants
Collins.
are generally baptists and meThere is here a
thodists.
nieeting-house
and several
S.
mills.
Sandwich, in the N. part
of Sii. fford county, was incorporated in 1763, and contains
2,232 inhabitants ; bounded
N. b)' Sand wi en mountains an
unlocated tiact, E. by Tamworrh, S.^by Moultonborough,
and
W.
by Campton,
Holder-
ness and Thornton, comprising an area of 54,600 acres.
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Red Hill pond and Bear
Camp pond are in this town,
of two
of the same names.
In the northwest part of the
town is part of Squam. mountain
and of Squam lake, (see Squam
forming the sources
rivers
lake.)
Tiiere are here three religious societies ; one of baptists,
one of methodists, and one of
friends.
Elder Quimby is a
There
settled preacher here.
are in Sandwich 6 grain-mills,
6 saw-mills, 1 clothing-mill,
1 carding- machine, and 3 trad-
ing stores.
Sawyer's Location. (See
Nash's and Sawyer's location.)
Seabrook,
in
Rockingham
county, is in the northeast extremity of the state.
It was
incorporated in 1768, and contains
774 inhabitants
N. by Hampton
;
bounded
E. by
Falls,
193
Seabrook was formerly a part
of Hampton.
It is 9 miles
from Exeter, the road passing
through it from Portsmouth
to
Newburyport.
Sharon, in the west part of
Hillsborough county, was incorporated in 1791, and con446 inhabitants ; bounded N. by Peterborough, E. by
Temple, S. by New-Ipswich
and Rindge, and W. by Jaffrey, comprising an area of
10,000 acres.
St'veral small streams rise
in this town and fall into Contoocook river. On the line between this town and Rindge is
a cragged mountain 200 feet
higher than the surrounding
tains
country.
The 3d N. H. turnpike passes over the southwest
extremity of this town.
Shelburne, in Coos county,
was incorporated in 1769, and
the sea, S. by the line of Massachusetts dividing it from
Salisbury, and W. by Southampton and part of Kensington, comprising an area of
contains
3,307 acres.
(jainx^ brook waters the east
part of the town and falls into
comprising 45,140 acres.
the sea at Hampton. This part
of the town is an extensive
salt marsh.
There are here
two societies of congregation-^
alists and one "of friends, each
having a meeting-house in a
village of about 40 houses,&c.
Rev. S. Perley was ordained
here in 1765. The present
pastor is Rev. £. Hull.
26
176
inhabitants
;
bounded N. by Success and
Maynesborough, E. by the
District of Maine, S. by unlocated lands, and W.by Durand,
Ameriscoggin river
in
its
passage through this town into
Maine, receives Peabody and
rivers
and several
Moose
smaller streams.
Mount MorzaAandsome other large mountains are in ShelburneThere
are here 2 grain and 2 sawmills.
in
Sh»als, Isles of, are seven
number and lie on the coast
�CAZETTEKR OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
194
of New-Hampshire. The celebrated John Smith gave his
own name to them, but the ingratitude of posterity has denied this small honour to his
memory. Stateti island belongs to
on
New- Hampshire, and
this is the
town of Gosport.
The
others are in the District
of Maine.
They are inhabit-
ed by about 100 fishermen and
have a meeting-house, which
serves as a land mark to seamen.
There has also been
erected here by charity a parsonage house.
There is here good moorings
and an artificial dock construct-
set river in
line.
SoMERswoRTH, in the
southextremity of Strafford
county, was formerly a part of
Dover. It was incorporated
in 1754, and contains 878 incast
Rochester,
33'.
;
bounded N.
W. by
N. E. by Salmon
river which divides
it
from Berwick, and S. and S.W.
by Dover, comprising an area
of 10,048 acres.
There are
in this town several ponds,
such as Cole's pond 150 rods
long and half as wide
Humphreys^ pond on the line of
Dover, 200 long and 120 wide.
Dover turnpike passes through
the southeast part of this town
and over Quampegan bridge
into Berwick.
SomersTvorth
fall
;
Rev. John Tuck was ordained here in 1732, and died in
1773, aged 77.
Sims' Stream rises in the
mountains in Columbia from
several ponds and springs, and
the Connecticut river near the northwest ejitremity of the town.
falls into
Smith's River rises in Orange and Grafton, near Isinglass mountain, and after an
easterly course of 16 » miles
through Danbury and Alexandria, falls into the
is
:
habitants
N. N. W. 3 leagues to Newburyport bar, S. W. 7 leagues,
N. lat. 42° 59', W. long. 70°
mouth
;
do
From Star ishmd to d)-y salvage rock the course is S. ^°
W. 8 leagues to Portsmouth,
Its
Society" LAND,in Hillsborough county, contains 199 inhabitants
bounded N. by
Deering, E. by Francestown,
S. by Greenfield, and W. by
Contoocook river which divides
it
from Antrim
its area is
Crotchet moun3,300 acres.
tain lies on its south and east
Vessels
ed by Mr. Haley.
sometimes put in here in bad
weather, but large ships cannot
this safely.
the upper part of
New-Chester.
20 yards wide.
Pemigewas-
has one meeting-house.
The Rev. James Pike was
1730, and he
has been succeededby theRev.
P. Thurston. There are in
this town 3 grain and 3 sawmills, 2 fulling-mills, and
1
trading store. The history of
this town records
a violent
thunder storm in 1779, during
which the meeting-house was
settled here in
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
consumed by lightning and its
bell was melted and fell in a
of that
name
195
opposite Litch-
field.
state of fusion.
SoucooK River
rises
from
three ponds in the southerlypart of Gilmanton,oneofwhich
The several
is Soon pond.
branches unite in Loudon, and
passing between Concord and
Pembroke,
mack
falls.
fall
river
On
this
number of
MerriGarvan's
into the
below
stream
mills
of
Spiggot River rises in
Londonderry and Hampstead
from Island pond. After passing through Salem and receiving the waters of several ponds
in that
town,
Merrimack
it
falls
into the
Me-
river between
thuen and Dracut in
Massa-
chusetts.
a large
various
is
Springfield,
in
Cheshire
kinds.
county, was incorporated in
1794, and contains 814 inhab-
SoiJTHAMPTON, in Rockingcounty, was incorporated
in 1742, and contains 427 inhabitants bounded N.by EastKingston and Kensington, E.
by Seabrook, S. by Amesbury,
and W. by Newtown, com-
itants
ham
;
prising 9,400 acres.
Powow river flows through
this town and affords many
valuable mill seats. There is
;
bounded
Grafton, S. E. by
N. E.
by
Wilmot and
New-London, and W. by Croydon and New-Grantham, com]>rising 28,330 acres, 200 of
vJiich are water. Stallion
pond
town is 230 rods long
and 140 wide
SUbj pond is
240 long and about 80 wide^
A branch of Sugar river has
in this
j
its source here.
Through the
N. E. part of the town passes
here one meeting-house. Rev.
William Parsons was settled the 4th N.H. turnpike. Springin this town in 1743, and Rev. Jield is in the N. E. extremity
N. Noyes in 1763. Southamp- of the county adjoining Hillston was formerly a part of borough and Grafton counties.
Hampton and granted by Mas- There are here 3 religious societies, 1
meeting-house, 11
sachusetts.
mills,
and
1 store.
SowHEGAN River
sources of
its
has the
southerly branch
New-Ipswich, TempIe,WilAton, and Lyndeborough.
nother branch flows from NewBoston and Mount- Vernon,
and passes through Milford
and Amherst. The two branches unite in the town of Merrimack and fall into the river
in
Squam Lake and River.
This lake
on the borders
Moultonborough, Sandwich, and Centreharbor.
It is about 6 miles
in length and nearly 5 miles
of
lies
Holderness,
wide, containing probably about 6,500 acres.
It has several small islands, the largest
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
196
There are here 17 ponds, all
of which discharge their \v;iters
into Ashuelot and Contoocook
of which is Fort''er''s, 300 rods
This
long and 120 wide.
lake mio^ht easily communicate
with Winnipiseogee lake, the
distv>nce
rivers.
A
between them being
ridge of mountains extends more than half through
this town.
There are here 2
The
500 rods wide.
stream from Sqiiam lakexo Lit-
only
Sqicam pond^ (called Squam
is 100 rods long, thence
through the pond to its outlet
Pemigewasis 400, thence to
tle
religious societies,
river)
house,
set river the distanee is 1000
The river and the pond
rods.
are in Holderness.
(See Gen-
State Prison.
eral
View, page 49.
Stewartstowv
N.
contains
is
in
the
Coos county, and
part of
176
bounded N. by
inhabitants
;
college lands,
E. by Dixville, S. by Colebrook, and W. by Vermont,
comprising 27,381 acres. Diviond pond is in this town,
forming the source of Dimond
Bishop's brook^ Dead
river.
xuater river ^ and Mohaivk river
also h >ve their sources here.
unites with the
ill's stream
H
Contoocook
in this
merous
On
town.
th se several streams
are nu-
mills.
Stoddard, in Cheshire
county, was incorporated in
1774, and contains 1139 informerly
It. was
habit.mts.
called Liratrick,and is bounded N. by Washington, E. by
Windsor and Antrim,
S.
by
]Nelson and Sullivan, and W.
b} Sullivan, Gdsum,and M.irIt contains 35,925 acres,
low.
1100 of which are water.
mills,
4
and
1
meeting3 saw-
grain-mills,
1
clothing-mill.
County
Strafford
is
and N. W. by
Grafton county, N. by Coos
county, E. by the District of
Maine, and S. by Rockingham
bounded
W.
county,
comprising 861,171
acres of land and water. This
county contains 41,595 inhabitants, 6,828 of whom are legal voters.
It has 32 townships, and in 1813, it had 50
meeting-houses, 1 academy,
920 grain-mills, 127 saw-mills,
32 clothing-mills, 4
oil-mills,
4
woollen-factory, 21 carding-machines, 10
and 88 trading
distilleries,
stores.
In 1810, there were
in this county 23 stud-horses,
4,444 other horses, 238 four
years old, 312 three years old,
and 495 two years old ; 5,685
oxen, 3,223 four years old ;
12,874 cows, 8,682 three years
old cattle, 9,395 two years old
cattle, 1 mule, 1 jack,
and
1,783 acres of orcharding.
Tlie principal towns in this
county are Dover, Durham,
and Gilmanton.
Rochester,
The superior court holds its
sessions for this county at Dover, the common pleas are hol-
cotton-factories,
1
den alternately at Rochester
and Gilmanton,and the probate
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMI'SHIRE.
court is held also in these two
towns.
The county gaol is at
Dover. StraJ^ord sends 35 representatives to the state legislature.
197
town was part of
the grant to
Hilton in 1650, called
Sivamscot patent. The charter
of Stratham was dated March
20th, 1716, and signed
by
Edward
George Vaughan then
Stratford,
Coos coun-
in
was incorporated in 1773,
and contains 339 inhabitants
bounded N, by Coluxnbia, E.
by ungranted lands No. 1., S.
by Piercy andNorthumberland,
and W. by the Connecticut
river, which separates it from
Brunswick in Vermont.
Its
ty,
ant-governor.
The
lieutt-n-
townmeeting was on the 10th of Afirst
area
is
1716, Deacon David Robinson was chosen town clerk
and held that office 47 years.
Rev. Henry Rust was ordained here in 1718, Rev. Joseph
Adams in 1747, and Rev.
James Miltimore in 1786, the
latter gentleman has since re-
town
is
moved. Elder
;
48,931 acres. This
watered by Roaring'
brooiy Strong\t brook^ and Bay
brook.
BoTv-back mountaiyi^
Peak's mountain^ and several
others are in this town.
StratJhrdh'ds one meeting-house belonging to methodists. Rev.
Sumner was settled here in
1773. In 1775, this town had
only 40 inhabitants, and in
1790, there were 150.
C
Stratham,
in
Rockingham
county jlies on the E. side of the
western branch of Piscataqua river and inl 810,contained876inhabitants;boundedN.by Greenland, S.E.by Greenland ScNorthampton, S. W.by Exeter, and
W. and N. W. by the river and
bay, which separate it from Exeter
and Newmarket.
Its area is
10,120 acres. There are here 2
religious societies,
1
of baptists
and the other of congregationalists, each of them has a meeting-house.
There are in this
town 4 grain-mills, 3 saw-raills,
This
and 1 clothing-mill.
pril,
settled
S.
over the
Shepard was
baptists
in
At
present there is no
settled minister in the town.
From the year 1798 to 1812,
inclusive, the number of deaths
in this tov/n was 186.
The
greatest number in any one
year was 20, and the smallest
number 5, averaging about 12
annually.
Between the years
1742, and 1797, inclusive, the
number of deaths was 1080,
averaging about 20 annually.
Stratham lies about 8 miles
from the sea. The land is even and well calculated for agricultural purposes.
Farming
is so exclusively the employment of the town, that, although a navigable river adjoins it, there is not a wharf,
vessel or boat helongijig to the
place.
In the easterly part of
the town, is perhaps the largest repository of peat iti the
state.
It is a meadow com-
1771.
monly known by
Temple meadow
the
name of
or
swamp-
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198
This
at
some future day
will
probably become a valuable resource.
In 1807, a bridge was erected connecting this town with
Newmarket.
It cost about
S6,obo, and the toll amounts
annually to about ^700.
revolutionarj' war
In the
town lost 23 of its inthis
habitants.
Success, an unsettled township in Coo^ county, incorporated in 1/73, and bounded N.
by Cambridge, E. by the DisMaine, S. by Sheltrict of
burne, and N. W. by Maynesborough, comprising 29,813
acr^s.
In this town rises Norniarl^ungowatk river from a pond
about 350 rods long and 2J5
wide, near the line of the state.
Live river" also has its source
in this town.
Roxbury and Keene, and W.
by Keene and Gilsum, comprising 12,212 acres.
This town is watered by
Ashuelot river, and has 2
religious societies, 1 meetinghouse, and a settled minister.
There are here 2 saw-mills and
1
grain-mill.
SuNCOOK River has the
source of its northern branch
in a pond, which forms part of
the boundary between Oilmanton and Gilford, and passing
through the easterly part of
Gilmanton, it receives the two
Suncook ponds and also Small's
pond near the line of Alton."
It
thence enters Barnstead,
where it passes through two
ponds of its own name,
and receives the waters of
Half moon and Brindle ponds.
Just below these ponds it rereives a branch from Barring-
other
ton, called Little
Sugar River
flows
from
the Avest side of Sunapee lake^
and passing westerly into Newport, receiv^es several branches
from the north, and thence entering Claremont, falls into
Connecticut river five or six
miles below Cornish bridge.
It is in contemplation to unite
this river with the Contoocook
by a canal, (see Sunapee lake.)
a tov/nship in
Cheshire county, was incorporated in 178*7, and contains 516
inhabitants ; bounded N. by
Gilsum and Stoddard, E. by
Stoddard and Nelson, S. bv
riv-
part of Pittsfield.
It thence
flows through Pittsfield into
Epsom where it receives an
eastern branch from Suncook
pond
in
Northwood.
this junction
miles through
it
flows
Epsom
From
8 or 10
and be-
tween AUenstown and Pembroke, and empties its waters
into
Sullivan,
Suncook
and another from Wild
goose pond in the northeast
er,
the
below
Merrimack 7 miles
the
near
Concord
southern extremity of Allenstown.
There is a great
variety of mills on this riv(See
its
er and
branches.
Pembroke.)
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SuNAPEE Lake
lies
partly
Wendell,(Cheshire county,)
and pTartly in Fishersfield,
(Hillsborough county.)
It is
•leven miles long and about
one mile and a half wide. Its
outlet is on its west side through
in
Sugar
river.
A
canal has been contemplated to connect the Connecticut and Merrimack river,and
this lake has been proposed as
the reservoir, it being situated
on the height of land between
the two rivers.
It
now dis-
charges its waters through Sugar river into the Connecticut.
This would undoubtedly be the
western course of the projected canal, but as to its eastern
route there are differences of
The most advantagopinion.
eous course has been said to be
through Herrick's cove and
Small pond in its vicinity, and
thence through Keazer's pond
near the north meeting-house
in Sutton, and thence through
Steven's brook into Warner's
river, which empties into the
Merrimack.
Surry, a township
ii;i
Ches-
incorporated in
1769, and now containing 564
hire
county,
bounded N. by
Alstead, E. by Gilsum, S. by
Keene, and W. by Westmoreland and Waipolc, comprising
inhabitants
;
7,917 acres.
Ashuelotriver flows through
this town, and is here between
80 and 100 feet wide. There
is one pond in this town,which
is near the summit of a mountain.
Through
Surrij the turn-
199
from Chester to
Keene.
Rev. B. Bailing, the first
pike passes
minister in this place, was setRev. P. Howe
is the present minister. There
is here
one religious society
and a meeting-house, 2 grainmills, 2 saw-mills» 1 clothingtled In 1788.
mill, 1
tillery,
carding-machine, 1 disand 2 trading stores.
SuTTON,a township in Hillsborough county, was incorporated in 1784, and contains
1328 inhabitants bounded jST.
by New-London, E. by Kearsarge Gore and Boscawen, S.
by Warner and Bradford, and
W. by Fishersfield, comprising
24,300 acres, 280 of which are
water. Long pond in this town
is 350 rods long and 80 wide.
HazerCspond\% about 150 rods
in diameter.
A branch of
Warner's river flows through
;
town.
Kearsarge mountain extends
almost over the whole length
of Sutton on its west side.
Kearsarge bills are also in the
same part of the town. On
thtsse high lands and in the
meadows at their feet are found
this
beds
of excellent clay.
Here
are found quarries of
st6nes remai-kable for their
also
shape and qualities. They are
prepared with little labour for
hearths, &c.
The soil
in this town presents
the varieties of productiveness and sterility ; and,though
the surface is diversified with
:t continued succession of hills
and vales, and is often rough
all
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200
mountainous,
and
excellent
crops of wheat are raised here,
as well as the other staple productions of the state.
In 1798, a mineral resembling black lead was found in
this town, and it has been ascertained to produce a durable
and handsome
slate
col-
and 100 rods wide.
in
The
principal road passing
through Siittcn
is
from Hop-
kinton to Dartmouth college.
The prevailing sect here are
baptists, over whom Elder S.
Ambrose was ordained ml 782.
Elder Taylor
is
also settled in
There
are here 2
meeting-houses, 3 grain-mills,
2 saw-mills, 2 clothing-mills,
1 carding-machine, and 3 trading stores.
The annual average number
of deaths in this town for the
last 10 years has been 12. Two
persons lately died here, one
over 99, and the other overlOO
years of age.
this town.
its
sm;vll villages, a cotton factory,
distillery,
our.
carding-machine, 4
grain-mills, 12 saw-mills,
Rev. T. Harrington was the
minister of this town. He
has been succeeded by Rev.
Messrs. Carpenter and Goddard.
Elder Cutler is the only minister here at present.
first
Swift River has its source
among the mountains in the
ungranted lands northwest of
Whiteface mountain, and 6 or
8 miles from Sandwich.
It
takes an easterly course through
Burton into Conway, where it
empties into Saco river.. There'
is another small river of the
riv-
the head of the
tide, which is in the compact
settlement of the town ol Exeas
er
in
Tamworth.
the
name of Exeter
Indian
is
and
3 clothing-mills.
same name
SwAMscoT River
Ashuelot
passage through
this town has a breadth of 6
or 8 rods.
The branch turnpike crosses the northeast extremity of the town.
There are here 3 religious
societies, 2 meeting-houses, 2
river
T.
far as
Tahiworth, a township
in
hire county,
was incorporated in 1766, and contains
1134 inhabitants bounded N".
by Burton, E. by Eaton, S.by
Ossipee, and W. by Sindwich,
in 1753,
comprising 28,917 acres.
ter.
(See Exeter.)
Strafford county,
;
Sw ANzET,a township inCheswas incorporated
and now containsl400
inhabitants
bounded N. by
Keene, E. by Marlborough and
f itzwilliam, S. by Richmond,
and W. by Winchester and
;
Chesterfield : its area is 28,057
acres, 200 of which are water,
Swanzey pond is 1 mile long
Bear Camp river is the only
considerable stream in this
town. This has an easterly
course into Ossipee pond. The
rapidity of its current in times
of freshets renders it almost
useless for the purposes of
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRB.
mills.
is
a
Swift river in this town
fine
stream and affords
A
many
20!
meeting-house, 4 grain-mills,
3 saw-mills, and
1
fulling-milf.
valuable mill seats.
nail factory and a carding-maConchine are erected on. it.
Webster was ordained here in 1771, and Rev. Noah Miles, his successor, in
way river falls into Bear Camp
river near the centre of Tamfvorth.
It has its source in
Burton and passes through
Conway pond. This is also a
valuable stream for mills.
few rods from the meet-
1779.
A
ing-house in this town, is a remarkable rock called ordination rock,
it
being memorable
where
Rev. S.
Hidden was ordained Septem-
as the place
ber 12lh, 1-792.
the
Its
summit
was sufficiently large to accommodate the minister and the
whole of the council. There
is in Tamworth a large church
and society under the pastoral
charge of Mr. Hidden. There
is also a free-will baptist soci-
under Elder WebThere are in this town
ety here
ster.
9 school-houses.
Temple, a township in Hills-
;
comprising 13,700 acres. Several streams which fall into
river,
rise
among
the mountains in the westerly
The prinpart of this town.
road from Amherst to
Peterborough passes through
There is here 1
this town.
cipal
congregational
society
26
and
S.
Thornton, a township in
Grafton county, was incorporated in 1781, and now contains
794 inhabitants bounded N.
and N. W. by Peeling, N. E.
by Thornton's Gore, S. by
Campton, and W. by Ells;
worth.
Its
area including
Thornton^s Gore is 28,490 a-
This Gore is bounded
E. by ungranted lands, and N.
cres.
W.
by Lincoln.
set
river
flows
Pemigewasthrough
this
town from north to south. The^
main road from Lancaster to
Plymouth
passes
throagh
ThGrnton,,
There are here 2
religious societies and 1 meeting-house, in which Rev. E.
Esterbrook was the first ordained minister.
j.G.
borough county, was incorporated in 1768, and contains 941
bounded N. by
inhabitants
Greenfield, E. by Lyndeborough and Wilton, S. by NewIpswich and Mason, and W.
by Sharon and Peterborough,
Sowhegan
Rev.
1
TuFTONBOROUGH,
a
town-
county, was
incorporated in 1795, and now
contains709inhabitants; boundship in
Strafford
ed N. W. by Moultonborough,,
N. E. by Ossipee, S. E. by
Wolfeborough, and S. W. by
Winnipiseogeelake,comprising
24,390 acres.
Beach pond is on the line of
this town, about 250 rods long
and 100 wide. Hale pond ^nd
Linious
pond
are also in
town the latter
ter Harbour bay.
*.
Near
ity
is
near
this
Win-
the southwest extremof this town, Melvin's riv-
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1202
passing from Moultonborough, falls into the Winnipiseogee pond. There is here a
baptist, methodist, and congreThere are 2
gational society.
saw-mills and 2 grist-mills in
er,
this place.
U.
Umbagog Lake. The upper part of this lake is in the
District of Maine, and only a
small part is in this state,inthe
towns of Errol and Cambridge.
On the eastern line of NewHampshire it is 2700 rods
It extends into Errol
long.
about 300 rods, and about the
same distance
AFrom
into
northeast to southwest
whole length
•"its
Cambridge.
about 20
is
In some places
miles.
it
is
10 miles wide, and in others
Its
not more than 100 rods.
outlet is on its westerly side in
the town of Errol, and its waters
flow
into
Margallaway
river.
Unity,
a township in Ches-
hire county,
was incorporated
and
in 1810,it contain-
in 1764,
bounded
ed 1044 inhabitants
N.by Claremont and Newport,
E. by Goshen, S» by Lempsier and Acworth, and W. by
Charleston, comprising 24,446
The line which sepaacres.
rates this town from Acworth,
crosses Cold pond^ leaving about 150 acres of it in Unity.
Perry's mountain lies in the
southwest part of the tcwn.
Little Sugar river rises near
this mountain, and a branch of
;
Sugar
river in the easterly part
of the town. The 2d N. H.
turnpike passes through this
place to Claremont, and also a
very direct road from Goshen
to Charleston.
There is here
a society of baptists and another ofmethodists ; each of them
has a meeting-house.
There
are in this town 2 grain-mills,
5 saw-mills, 1 clothing-mill,
and
1
distillery.
W.
Wakefield, a township ia
Strafford county, lying on the
eastern border of the state. It
was incorporated
now
in 1774, and
contains 1166 inhabitants;
bounded N. W. by Effingham
and Ossipee, E.by the District
of Maine, S. E'. by Milton,
and W. by Brook field and
Middleton.
LoveWs
pond
is the largest in this town, and
on its northeast side.
It
700 rods long and 275 wide.
lies
is
Province pond is about 450
rods long and 400 wide. Pir^/e
River pond is about 100 rods
long and 100 wide.
There
are several others of a smaller
size.
The principal branch of
Piscataqua river has its source
in this town, (see Salmon river.)
The soil of this place is generally good, but it is more favourable for mowing and grazing than for tillage. There is
here a baptist and a congregationalist
society.
Rev. Asa
minister in the
place, was ordained in 1785.
There is here a meeting-house,
a cotton factory, a carding-maPiper, the
first
�GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE
chine,
5
grain-mills,
mills,
3
fulling-mills,
handsome
village
sawand a
3
containing
several stores.
LovelPs pond in this town
derived its name from Capt.
John Lovell of Dunstable,
who, in the year 1725, being
on a scouting expedition in
this quarter, with a company
of 40 men, attacked by night
a party of Indians, whom they
found encamped by the side of
pond.
Lovell and his
a
companions surprised the enemy, who were eleven in number, and by his
dexterous
movements destroyed the whole
party.
203
bridge in this town at Bellows'
falls and another about 375
rods above Bellows' ferry.
turnpike from Charleston to
Keene, and another from Walpole upper bridge to Ktene,
pass through this town.
Cold
river falls into the Connecticut
a little below Fall mountain.
There is in this town only 1
A
religious society and 1 meeting-house.
The first settled
minister here was the Rev.
Leavitt, and the present pastor is the Rev. P.
Dickerson. There are here 4
grist-mills, 6 saw-mills, 2 fulling-mills, 1 cotton factory, and
2 carding-machines.
Robert Macklin, a remarkable instance of longevity, died
in Wakefield in 1787, at the
age of 115.
He was
born in
Scotland, and lived several
years in Portsmouth in the ocfie frecupation of a baker,
quently walked from Ports-
mouth
to Boston (66 miles,)
one day and returned in
This journey he
another.
performed at the age of 80.
in
Walpole,
a
township
in
Cheshire county, was incorporated in 1752, and now con?tains 1894 inhabitants ; bounded N. by Langdon, E. by Alstead and Surry, S. by Westmoreland, and W. by the western bank of Connecticut river.
Its area is 24,301 acres.
In the northwest part of the
town is Fall mountairiy extending from Charleston about 550
rods to Bellows' falls, and about
250 rods beyond. There is a
Warner, a township in
Hillsborough county, was incorporated in 1774, and inlSlO,
contained 1838 inhabitants
;
bounded N.
W.
by Sutton,
Kearsarge Gore, and Salisbury,
N. E. by Boscawen, S. E. .by
Hopkinton and Henniker, and
S. W. by Bradford and Sutton,
comprising an area of 27,571
acres.
This town was formerly calAlmsbury
and Warner
river ^ which passes through it
led
;
was called Almsbury river.
This river is the central branch
of the Contoocook, and a large
number of streams fall into it
as it passes through this town
and through a part of Bosca-
wen
into Hopkinton.
There are here 3 religious
societies and 2 meeting-houses.
Rev. W^illiam Kelly was
ordained in this town in 1772,
and died in 1813. The present
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
9P4
ministers aretbeRev. J.Woods
and Elder E. Wilmarth. There
are in this phice 7 grain-mills,
11 saw-mills, 2 clothing-mills,
2 carding-machines, and 5
No
stores.
town
in the state
has better grazing land than
Warner.
comprising an area of
30,760 acres, 1,550 of whirh
are water.
There are here no
less than 20 ponds.
Through
the centre of this town, a ridge
of mountains extends from N.
to S. on the summit of which a
branch of the Contoocook has
its source.
branch of the
Ashuelot rises in a pond in the
N.part of the town nea.r Sunapee
mountain.
The Croydon and
2d N. H. turnpikes meet near
the meeting-house in this place.
Washington was formerly called Campden. There are here
ster,
A
Location,
Warner's
in
Coos county, is bounded N.
by ungranted lands and Mount
Royse, E. by the District of
Maine, and S. by Chatham and
it contains
ungranted lands
stream which
2000 acres.
empties into Cold River pond
passes over the easterly side
:
A
of this location.
Warren, in
Grafton county,
was incorporated in 1763, and
inhabitants
506
contains
bounded N. by Coventry, E.
by Peeling and Ellsworth, S.
by Wentworth, and W. by
;
Piermont, comprising an area
of 27,720 acres. The westerly branch ot Biker's river flows
through Warren from Moosehillock mountain, and a large
part of Carres mountain lies in
the eastern part of the town,
and over its southeast extremity the
There
Coos turnpike
here
3 saw-mills,
is
1
passes.
grain-mill and
3
religious
Leslie was settled here in 1779,
and Rev. C. Page is the present pastor.
There are in
Washington 2 grain-mills, 3
saw-mills, 1 clothing-mill, 1
carding-machine, 2 distilleries, 2 oil-mills, and 3 trading
stores.
Wearz, a township in Hillsborough county, was incorpolated in 1764, and now contains 2630 inhabitants ; bounded N. bj' Hopkinton and Henniker, E. by Dunbarton and
Goffstown, S. by New-Boston,
and W. by Deering and Francestown, comprising an area of
33,648 acres.
A
Washington,
Cheshire
incorporated in
in
county, was
1776, and contains 820 inhabitants
;
bounded N. by Go-
shen, E. by Bradford and
Hillsl^orough, S. by Stoddard,
and
and 1
Rev. George
societies
meeting-house.
W. by Marlow and Lemp*-
principal branch of Piscataquog river passes through
Near the centre of
this town.
Weare is Mount William. Rev.
Amos Wood was ordained
here in 1789, and was succeeded by Rev. John Cayford.
Elders H. Buzzel and S. To-
�CAZETTHER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
and S. Streeter
(an universalist) at present officiate in this town.
There are here 5 religious
societies and 3 meeting-houses,
7 grain-mills, 8 saw-mills, 3
hie (pabtists,)
clothing-mills,
1
cotton-facto-
tist,
was the
first
2QS
settled minis-
ter in this town.
Wentworth,
in
Grafton
county, was incorporated in
1766, and contains 645 inhabit-
bounded N. E. by Warby Rumney, S. W.
by Dorchester,- and N. W. by
ants
;
ry,
4 carding-machines, 2 distilleries, 1 oil-mill, and 5 trad-
ren, S. E.
ing stores.
Orford, comprising an area of
22,522 acres. The north and
south branches of Baker's river unite in this town, and Pond
brook, flowing from a small
pond on the line of Orford,
falls into the northern branch.
In the N. E. part of the town
is a
part of Carres mountain.
At Aiktn's bridge, which is
thrown over the north branch
of Baker's river there is a
small vilkge, containing 10 or
12 houses. Sec. There is in this
Wendell, a township in
Cheshire county, formerly called Saville, was incorporated
in 1781, and contains 447 inIt is bounded N.
habitants.
by Springfield, E. by Sunapee
lake, which separates it from
New-London and Fishersfield
in Hillsborough county, S. by
Goshen, and W. by Croydon
and Newport, comprising 15,
666 acres, 2,860 of which are
water.
About 2,720 acres of
Sunapee pond are in this town,
and form a noble sheet of wa-
Here is the principal
Fr»m
source of Sugar rwer.
ter.
,
the southern extremity of the
pond in Fishersfield to the N.
W. point of the north bay the
This is
distance is 7 miles.
the length of the pond from N.
There are three small
to S.
ponds here containing 140 aThe outlet of Sunapee
eres.
pond IS little more than 2 miles
south of the centre of the town.
The whole pond contains
4,095 acres. Sugar river flowing from it has a westerly
course into Newport.
There
are in Wendell 3 corn-mills, 4
saw-mills, and
Elder N.
clothing mill.
Woodward, a bap1
town
1
mills,
mttrt'ng-house, 4 gr:nn5 saw-mills, 1 fulling-
mill, a
carding-machine, and a
distillery.
West River Mountain.
(See Chesterfield.)
Westmoreland
lies
on
Connecticut river in the north
part of Cheshire county.
It
was incorporated in 1752, and
contains
1,937 inhabitants
bounded N. by Walpole, E. by
Surry and Keene, S. by Chesterfield, and W. by Connecticut river, which separates it
from Putney in Vermont. Its
area is 22,446 acres.
There
are here 5 religious societies
and 3 meeting-houses, 2 of
them for baptists and the oth-
�GAZETTEKU OF NEW-IIAMPSIIIKE.
206
erfor congregationalists.
Rev.
W. Goddard
was
The
the
first
minister of the place. Elders
Bailey and Pratt have betn his
successors, '^oth oi whom still
officiate. Tiicre is in this town
a pleasant village, 5 grainmills, 6 saw-mills, 2 clothingmills, an oil-mill, 2 distilleries,
and 4 trading stores.
Wheelwright's Pond
the
the
N.
part of
is
in
Lee and forms
source of Oyster river.
This pond is memovable for
fought
the battle which was
near it in 1690, between a
scouting party of Indians and
two companies oi rangers under Capts. Floyd and Wiswall,
the engagement lasted 2 hours.
Wiswall, his lieutenant, sergeant, and 12 men were killed
and several were wounded.
Floyd continued the fight, till
his men, wearied and wounded, drew off and forced him to
The enemy
follow.
treated,
the
also re-
Avithout carrying
wounded of our
off
party.
Whitefield, an
irregular
part of
Coos county, containing by the
inhabitants;
last census 51
township
in the S.
bounded N.
W. by
W.
Dalton and
Lancaster, E. by Jefferson, S.
by Bretton Woods, and S. W.
by Bethlehem in Grafton county, comprising 20,800 acres.
part of Round pond and several others lie in this town, from
each of which John's river re-
A
ceives a tributary stream as
it
Dalton. The main
road from Plymouth to Lan-
passes to
caster passes over the west part
of the town. From the N.W.
extremity of Whitefield
to
Connecticut river the distance
is about 4 miles.
White Mountains. These
mountains were first explored
by Walter Neal and some others
1631,
in
who
described
them as a ridge extending a
hundred leagues, on which
snow lay the whole year. They
visited them with the hope of
finding precious stones, and
having picked up something
like crystal, this was sufficient
to give the ridge the name of
Crystal
hills.
Belknap,
Dr.
(the historian of
New-Hamp-
shire) describes
these
tains in the following
mounmanner;
The White mountaimt are
the
most elevated part of a ridge,
which extends N.E. and S.W.
an immense distance.
The
area of their base is an irregular figure, the whole circuit of
which is not less than 60 miles.
The number of summits within this area cannot be ascertained at present, the country
thick
ai-ound them being a
wilderness the greatest number can be seen at once from
Jefferson on the N. W. side.
;
Here seven summits appear at
view, of which four are
one
bald.
Of these, the
est are the
three high-
most distant, being
on the eastern side of the cluster, one of these is the moun-
which makes so majestic
an appearance all along the
shore of the eastern counties
It has lateof Massachusetts.
tain,
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GAZETTEER OF NBW-HAMPSHIRE.
iy received the
name
of
Having
Mount
surmounted
the
Washington, To arrive at the
foot of the mountain there is a
continual ascent of 12 miles
from the plain of Pigwacket,
upper and steepest
which brings the
traveller to
moss and bearing the appear-
the height of land between the
ance of a pasture in the beginIn some openning of winter.
Saco and Amcriscoggin
At
rivers.
this height, there is a level,
about a mile square, part of
which is now a meadow and
was formerly a beaver pond,
having a dam at each end.
.Here,, though elevated more
than 3000 feet above the level
of the sea, the traveller finds
On
himself in a deep valley.
the east is a steep mountain
out of which issues several
springs of clear water, one of
which is the source of Ellis
river, (a southern branch of
the Saco) another is the fountain of
Peabody river (a northAmcriscog-
ern branch of the
gin.)
From
this
meadow
ward
the west there
interrupted ascent in
between two
to-
an una ridge
is
gullies,
to
the
summit of Mount Washington*
The
eastern
side
of
the
mountain rises in an angle of
45 degrees, and requires 6 or 7"
hours of hard labour to ascend
Many of the precipices
are so bald, as to oblige the
traveller to use his hands as
it.
well as his feet, and to hold
by the trees, Avhich diminish in
size till they are mere shrubs
and bushes ; above these are
low vines bearing red and blue
The uppermost vegberries.
etation is a species of winter
grass, mixed with the moss of
rocks.
there
is
plain.
precipice,
a large area called the
dry heath, com-
It is a
posed of rocks covered with
ings between the rocks, there
are springs of water, in others
dry gravel. Here the grous
or heath birds resort and are
The
generally out of danger.
Sugar-loaf which stands on
apyramidnlheap of
grey rocks, which in some plac-
this plainis
formed like winding
This pinnacle has been
ascended in an hour and a half.
The traveller having gained
the summit, is recompensed for
his toil, if the sky be serene
with a most noble and exes
are
steps.
tensive prospect.
E. side, there is a
On
the S.
view of the
Atlantic ocean, the nearest
part of which is 65 miles disOn the
tant on a direct line.
W. and N. the prospect is
bounded by the high lands,
which separate the waters of
the Ameriscoggin and Connecticut rivers from those of
Lake Champlain and the St.
Lawrence. On the S. it extends to the southernmost moun"
tains of New-Hampshire, comprehending a view of Lake
Winnipiseogee. On every side
of these mountains, are long
winding gullies, beginning at
the precipices below the plain,
and deepening in the descent.
In the winter the snow lodges in
these gullies and being driven by
the
N.W.^nd N.E. winds from
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208
the top, is deepest in those on
It is obthe southerly side.
served to lie longer in the
spring on the S. than on the N.
W.
side.
During nine or ten months,
these mountains exhibit more
or less of that bright appearance, which gives them the apIn the
pellation of -white.
spring, when the snow is partly
dissolved, they have a pale
blue complexion, approaching
a sky colour, while at the distance of eight miles, they have
the proper colour of rocks.
These changes are observed
only by
constant
people, who live in
view of them, and
and observabe concluded,
that the whiteness of them is
wholly caused by the snow.
In the western pass of these
a remarkable
mountains is
from these
tions,
it
facts
may
pass called the notch^ the narrowest part of which is but 22
feet wide, between two perpendicular rocks.
From the height above, a
brook descends and meanders
when
two hunters
passed
through it. It is now part of
a road to Coos and Canada.
This gap lies from Portsmouth N. 20° W. 90 miles
on a direct line, and from
Concord 4° E. 70 miles.
These mountains are in lat15' N. ; and the line
itude 44
of perpetual congelation in that
latitude, as deduced from observations made in Europe, is
7,872 feet above the level of
<>
the sea.
From the greater
coldness
of American latitudes, this point in them must
short of the above estimate.
altitude therefore of the
White mountains cannot be supposed more than 7,800 feet
above the 1< vel of the sea.
These mountains are surroundfall
The
ed by settled towns, except
about 8 miles on the east side
between Adams and Shelburne.
Mount Washington is 82 miles
on a direct line from Ports-
mouth N. 17° W. and from
Portland N. 55° W. and from
Boston 120 miles N. 3° W.
The
following
additional
through a meadow, which was
formerly a beaver pond. It is
surrounded by rocks, which on
one side are perpendicular and
on the other rise in an angle
of 45 degrees, forming a strik-
particulars are extracted
It is
ingly picturesque scene.
about 40 rods through this gap
and tht;n the land resumes its
level appearance.
from
tific
This
defile
was known
to
the Indians, who formerly led
their captives through it to
Canada, but it was forgotten
or neglected
till
the year X77\^
account published in the
Medical Journal, by a party of
gentlemen from Boston, who
an
visited these mountains injuly,
1816, for the purpose of scienobservation.
" In the United States, exclusive, or possibly inclusive,
of Louisiana, the highest point
or ridge of land is undoubtedly
that of the White mountains
in New-Hampshire. From the
earliest settlement of the country these
mountains have
at-
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
tracted the notice of the inhab-
and of mariners along
the coast, by the distance at
which they are visible, and the
whiteness of their appearance
during three quarters of the
year.
They were for a long
itants,
time the subject of fabulous representations the Indians had
a superstitious dread of them,
;
and travellers who occasionalascended their summits, re-
ly
turned with exaggerated reports
of the difficulty and distance,
as well as of the strange productions found on the more
elevated parts of their surface.
" The earliest account of an
ascent of the White mountains
is given in Gov. Winthrop's
Journal, and appears to have
taken place in the year 1642.
This account is somewhat curious, if not otherwise, at least
for
its
antiquity.*
*"One Darby Field, an Irishman,
living about Piscat, being' accompanied with two Indians, went lo the top
of the White Hill. He made his journey in eighteen days. His relation at
it was about 160
miles from Saco, that after 40 miles
travel, he did for the most part ascend ;
and within 12 miles of the top, was
neither tree nor grass, but low savins,
which they went upon the top of sometimes, but a continual ascent upon
rocks, on a ridge between two vallies
filled With snow, out of which came
two branches of the Saco river, whicli
met at the foot of the hill where was
an Indian town of some 200 people.
Some of them accompanied him within
8 miles of the top, but durst go no further, telling him that no Indian ever
dared to go higher, and that he would
die if he went.
So they staid there
till his return, and his two Indians
his return was, that
took courage by his example and went
with him. They went divefs times
27
209
" Within the last 40 years
White mountains have
been repeatedly ascended by
different exploring parties, and
the
several accounts of their pro-
ductions and phenomena have
been published. The object of
this paper is to detail such observations as were made by a
party from Boston, who visitthrough the thick clouds for a good
space, and within 4 miles of the top,
they had no clouds but very cold.
By
the way among the rocks, there were
two ponds, one a blackish water, and
the other reddish. The top of all was
plain, about 60 feet square.
On the
north side was such aprecipice as they
could scarcely discern 'he bottom.
They had neither cloud nor wind on
the top, and moderate iieat.
All the
country about him seemed a level, except here and there a hill rising above
the rest, and far beneath them. He
saw to the north, a great water wliich
he ju(dged to be 100 miles broad, but
could see no land beyond it. The sea
by Saco seemed as if it hud been within 20 miles.
He saw also a sea to the
eastward whicli he judg'ed to be tlie
gulph of Canada he saw some great
waters in parts to the westward,which
he judged to be'tlie great lake Canada
He found there
river comes out of.
much Muscovy glass, they could rive
out pieces 40 feet long, and 7 or 8
When hje came back to the
broad.
Indians, he found them drying themselves by the fire, for they had a great
tempest of wind and rain. About a
month after, he went again with five or
six of his company, then they had some
wind on the top, and some clouds above
tliem, which hid the sun. They brought
some stones which they supposed had
been diamonds, but they were most
;
chrystal."
Winthrop''s Journal, p. 247" The relation of Darby Field, may
be considered as in the main cor>ect,
reasonable deductions
after making
for the distance, the length of the
Muscovy glass, and the quantity' of water in view, which it may be suspected has not been seen by any visitoi"
since his time."
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
210
ed them
the beginning
in
of
" Thtse mountains are situated in lat. aliout 44° 15' N.and
long. 71° 20' W. from Greenwich. They are distant about
150 miles from Boston. Their
Indian name according to Dr.
B; Iknap, w*s Agiocochook.
" Our approach to them was
made from ihe northwest, com-
mencing
at the
town of Lan-
caster, a village situated on the
Connecticut river,25miles from
their
From
base.
this
town
a road has been cut, passing
through a gap of the mountains
to Portland, and constituting
the principal outlet of the Coos
country. This road takes the
course of the Israel's river, a
Connenicur,
branch of the
Pliny
the
passing between
mountains on the left and the
Pondcherry mountain on the
right.
Tne
village of
Lancas-
situated in a valley surrounded in several directions
by very elevated ridges of land.
ter
is
A
number of the summits in
sight of this place could not be
estimated
at less
than
3000
height, judging from
the experience we had acquired of several hills of known
altitude on the road, and the
accounts given by the inhabitfeet in
ants of the time necessary for
their ascent and descent.
**
The road from Lancaster
passes through
J-.fF
rson, (for-
Dartmouth) Bretton
Woods, and Nash and Saw-
merly
yer's locations, to the notch of
T'lis road in
the mountains.
course runs over the foot of
Its
the
lies
July, 1816.
Pondcherry mountain. It
for most of the way
through thick woods but rarely enlivened with the
appearance of cultivation.
At Playstead's house, 13 miles Jrom
their base we had a fair view
of the White Hills. They presented the appearance of a continued waving range of summits, of
which
it
was
to select the highest.
difficult
At Rose-
brooks, 4i miles from the
notch, the view of them was
very distinct and satisfactory.
could now clearly discern
the character of the summits,
five or six of which were entirely bald and presented the
appearance of a grey and ragged mass of stones towering
above the woods, with which
the sides and base were clothed.
In several places we observed a broad continued stripe
descending the mountain and
having the appearance of a regular road cut through the trees
and rocks from near the base
to the summit of the mountain.
On examining these with a telescope they were found to be
channels of streams, and in
several, the water could be
seen dashing down the rocks.
We
" Between Rosebrooks and
the notch is a plain, or rather
a swamp, the waters of which
pass off in different directions,
partly to the Amonoosuck, a
branch of the Connecticut, and
partly by an opposite course
After cl-ossing
to the Saco.
several brooks running towards
the former, we came to another stream, the water of
�GAZETTEEtt OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
which was so sluggish that it
required some time to become
satisfied that it was actually
flowing in the opposite direction.
This stream has its origin in a pond of one or two
acres, situated near the road,
and hiving no other inlet
or outlet.
This pond appears
to be the prinrcipal source of
the Saco river.
" The waters of this stream
being collected from several
sources proceed directly toward the side of the mountain.
At
the point where to
al)
ap-
pearance they must be intercepted in their courst-, there
occurs one of the most extraordinar)' features of the pb'.ce,
well known by the name of the
notch.
The whole mountain,
which otherwise forms a continued range, is here cloven
down
quite to
its
base, afford-
ing a free opening to the vv>^ters of the S ico, which pass off
with a gradual descent toward
the sea.
This gup is so narrow that space has with difficulty been obtained for the
road, which follows the course
of the Saco through the Hoich
In one place the
eastward.
river disappears, being lost in
the caves and crevices of the
rocks, and under the shelves
of the adjoining precipice, at
length reappearing at the distance of some rods below. The
notch gradually widens into a
long narrow valley, in the lower part of which is situated
the town of Bartlett.
"There is no part of the mountain more calculated to excite
211
and wonder than the
scenery of this natural gap.
The crags and precipices on
both sides rise at an angle of
great steepness, forming a support or basement for the lofty
and irregultr ridges above.
One of the most picturesque
interest
objects in our view
was
a ciiff
presenting a perpendicular face
of great height and crowned at
its inaccessible summit with a
profusion of floweringshrubs.*
For mnny miles below the
commenrement of the notch
the eye meets on both sides a
succession of steep and precipitous mountains, rising to the
height of some thousands of
feet, and utterly
inaccessii)le
from the valley below. The
sid( s of these mountains conin
some parts of bald
rock, streaked or variegated
by the trickling of water, in
others they are covered with
trees and shrubs.
The occasional torrents formed by the
freshets in the spring have in
many places swept away the
stones and trees from their
course, for a great distance,
and left the vestiges of their
way in a wide path or gully over naked rocks.
" In some instances the fire
had run over the sides of the
mountain, destroying the vegetation and leaving- the dead
trunks of the trees standing
like stubble in a field, and presenting a singular appearance
of desolation for some miles in
sist
*
Rhodora Canadensis,
Tune 20th.
in full flower
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIJIE.
*2V2
Several brooks, the
of the Saco, fall
down the abrupt declivities,
forming a succession of beautiful cascades in sight of the
road.
were told that the
wind sweep-b through the notch
with great violence.
ttt times
The lightning is said to strike
frequently in the mountains
from the clouds about their
sides, and the sound of the
thunder in this place is represented as unusually loud and
severe.
The report of a musket discharged in the notch,
was followed by a long echo,
reverberated for some time
from both sides of the mounextent.
tributaries
We
tain.
" The White Hills have been
ascended by
from
various
routes,
their different sides.
The
course which is usually considered as attended with the
least difficulties,
commences
is
that which
at the plain of
Pigwacket, at present the town of
Conway,and follows the course
of Ellis river, a northern
branch of the Saco, having its
origin high in the mountain.
" The place of leaving the
road, to follow the track of
this stream is in the town of
Adams about 20 miles from
the summit of the highest part
pf the mountain.
Of this distance seven or eight miles ma)'
be rode over on horseback,
the rest must be performed on
foot.
After leaving the borders of cultivation, our course
lay through thick woods, on a
level or with a gentle ascent,
not much encumbered with an
under growth of bushes, for
six miles.
The walking was
tolerably good, except the cir-
cumstance of being obliged
once or twice to ford the
streams. Our encampment for
the night, was made at the
mouth of New river, a principal branch of the Ellis.
This
river takes its name from the
recency of
happened
its
origin,
which
October, 1775.
At this time, during a great
flood, that took place in consequence of heavy rains, a
large body of waters, which
had formerly descended by
other channels, found their
way over the eastern brink of
the mountains, and ftll down
toward the Ellis, carrying the
rocks and trees before them in
their course, and inundating
in
the adjacent country.
freshet the banks
By
this
of the Saco
were overflowed, cattle were
drowned, and fields of corn
were swept away and destroyed.
New
Since that period, the
river has remained a con-
and at the place
descends the last precipice, forms a splendid cascade
of 100 feet in height.
" From this encampment,
stant stream,
where
it
which was -seven miles from
of the mountain, >ve
proceeded- the next day, (July
2,) two or three miles by the
side of Ellis river, on a gradthe top
ual ascent, occasionally encumbered by the trunks of fallen
trees.
now left the Ellis,
for one of its principal branches, called Cutler's river, lead-
We
ing directly towards the princi-
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAM PSHmE.
summit. After climbing
by the side of this stream for
pal
a considerable
trees of the
distance,
forest
the
around us
began to diminish in height,
and we found ourselves at the
second zone or region of the
This region is enmoutitain.
tirely covered with a thick low
growth of evergrecHS, principally the black spruce, and silver fir, which risf to about the
height of a man's head, and
put out numerous, strong, horizontal branches, which are
closely interwoven
with
other, and surround the
each
moun-
tain with a formidable hedge a
quarter of a mile in thickness.
This zone of evergreens, has
always constituted one of the
most serious
difficulties in
the
White Hills. The
passage through them is now
ascent of the
much
facilitated
by
a path cut
by the direction of Col. Gibbs,
who ascended the mountain
some years
since.
*'On emerging from this thicket, the barometer stood at 25,
93, giving our elevation above
the sea, at 4,443 feet.
were now above all woods, and
at the foot of what is called
the bald part of the mountain.
It rose before us with a steepness surpassing that of any
We
213
half a mile, which must be
performed by cautiously stepping from one rock to another,
as they present themselves like
irregular stairs, winding on the
broken surface of the moi^n-
In the interstices of these
rocks were occasional patches
of dwarfish fir and spruce, and
beautiful tufts of small alpine
shrubs, then in full flower.
tain.
" Having surmounted this
we found ourselves on
This like the
a second plain.
first, was covered with withered grass, and a few tufts of
height
flowers.
Its continuity
is in-
by several declivities, one of which we descended to our left, to reach a brook
that crosses it here, from the
There remained
rocks above.
now to be ascended only the
terrupted
principal peak, the one desig-
nated in Winthrop's Journal,
the name of the Sugar-loaj\
and in Belknap's New-Hampshire, by the name of Mount
Waskington. This we accomplished in half an hour, by
climbing the ridge to the north
of it, and walking on this ridge
by
quarter of a mile,
summit.
" If the traveller could be
transported at once to the top
of this mountain, from the
country below, he would no
doubt be astonished and delighted at the magnitude of his
elevation, at the extent and variety of the surrounding sceaery, and above all, by the huge
and desolate pile of rocks, ex-
and began to climb upon the
There was here a conside.
tinued and laborious asceBt of
tending to a great distance in
every direction beneath him,
and appearing to insulate him
ground we
had passed, and
presented to view a huge,
dreary irregular pile of dark
naked rocks.
"We crossed a plain or gentle
slope, of a
to the
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GAZETTEKR OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
the rest of the world. But
the length and fatigue of the
approach, the time occupied in
the ascent, the gradual manner
in which the prospect has been
unfolding itself, are circumstances which leave less novelty to be enjoyed at the summit,
than at first view of the subject, would be expected.
"The day of our visit was uncommonly fine, yet the atmosphere was hazy, and our view
of remote objects, was very indistinct.
The Moosehillock,
one of the highest mountains
of New-Hampshire, situated in
Coventry, near the Connecticut, was visible on the south.
The Kearsarge, Double-headed mountains, and several othfroiti
ers
east.
were
in
full
view
at the
The coimtry around
in
almost every direction, is uneven and mountainous. Its
appearance is described by
Josselyn, in his *' Rarities of
New-England," published in
1672, wlio says that the country beyond the mountains to
the northward, " is daunting
terrible, being full of rocky
mole hills in a
and clothed with inthick woods."*
hills, as
thick as
meadow
finite
;
* " Messrs. J. W. and F. Boott, who
have Visited the mriuntains since, and
found the atmosphere very clear on
the suinmit at half past 7 A. M. have
favoured me with the following- bear-
" Our anticipations were not
realized, in regard to several
we had been
taught to expect at the summit.
The state of the air was
mild and temperate, so that the
over coats which we carried up
in expectation of extreme cold,
were left at the foot of the last
ascent. The thermometer stood
phenomena,
at 57, F;ihr.
on the summit
12 o'clock, and on
day
at
same
the
Conway, 25 miles dison the plain below, it was
at
tant,
The snow lay in patchof an acre in extent upon
the sides, but appeared to be
rapidly dissolving.
were
not conscious of any material
alteration in the density of the
atmosphere, as neither sound
nor respiration were perceptibly impeded.
Instead of an
absence from these barrt*n regions, of animal and vegetable
life ; we found a multitude of
insects, buzzing around
the
highest rocks ; every stone was
at 80.
es
We
covered with lichens, and some
plants
were
in flower
in
crevices, within a few feet
the summit.
"
the
of
The
ascent from our enat the mouth of
New river, including stops,
had employed us six hours and
campment
—
6. S.
long hill
having an eminence at each extremit}-,
Vermont, W. by S. a little S
Sebago
luke S.E. ^ E' McMillans Tnn.Conway,
The second highest
S. by E. ^ E.
summit of the White hills N.N.E.byE.
This summit is separated from the one
called Mount Washington, by a gulph
opening eastwardly. It is very lofty,
falling but little below a horizontal
line obtained by a level on the former
aaid by the guide to be the highest in
place.
ings of objects in sight.
The sea, supposed near Portland S.E. by E. Lake
Winnipseogee
W.— A
—
—
�«AZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
The
a half.
summit
descent from the
same
to the
place, oc-
We
cupied about five hours.
on the mountain our names
left
and the date, inclosed in a
and cemented to the
bottle,
highest rock.*
" Height of the White Moun-
The
tains.
great distance at
which these mountains are visible, and the apparent length of
their ascent, have led to estimates of their height considerexctedihg the probable
The Rev. Dr. Cutler,
truth.
who twice visited them, and
observabarometrical
took
tions computes the height in
round numbers, at 10,000 feet
above the level of the sea. Dr.
Belknap, in his history of
New-Hampshire, i? persuaded,
that this computation is too
Kioderate, and that subsequent
ably
calculations
will
mtke
the
height even greater. Mr. Bowditch has published in the
transactions of the American
Academy, a logarithmic calculation founded on the barom-
observed by Dr. Cutand Professor Peck, in
1804, which gives them an el-
eter, as
ler
evation of 7,055.
" Capt. Partridge, an engineer in the United States' serv* Parce, viator,
ciiifuhnina parcent.
Hoc
fragile
monumentum
Lemuel Shaw,
Nathaniel Tucker,
Jacob Bigelow,
Franciscus C. Gray,
Franciscus Boott,
Bostonieiises
Die
Julii 2do.
A. D. 1816,
Monte Agiocochook »uperat»,
hie reli^ueri^it.
ice, visited the
21§
mountain some
years since, and took barometrical observations on several
of the principal peaks.
His
observations now in possession
of Professor Farrar at the
University, give to the highest
summit an elevation of
only 6103 feet.
"
A
mountain barometer, of
Engleficld's construction, carried by Mr. Gray of our party,
stood on the summit at noon
at 24, 23 ; the accompanying
thermometer being at 57. At
the
same day
at
Cambridge,
the barometer stood at 29, 95,
and the thermometer at 76.
This diffv-^rence of the barome-
making the necessary corrections for temperature,
and variation in the surface of
the cistern, would give, according to Sir H. C. Englefield's formula, a difference of
6230 feet in the altitude of the
two places.
logarithmic
calculation was made, from
ter, afttr
A
same data, by Professor
which resulted in a
diffrrence of 6194 feet.
This
number being added to 3 1 feet,
the height of Cambridge above
the sea, will give 6225 feet,
which may be assumed as the
prob<ible height of the White
the
F.irrar,
Hills, above the waters of the
ocean.
" In favour of the correctness
of the observations on which
computation
is founded, "it
be observed, that the barometer employed was of the
this
may
most approved and modern
guarded a-
canstrMction,, being
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
216
gainst accidents with an express view to its use in expeditions
of
this
sort
j
that
it
went and returned without injury ; and at the end of the
journey agreed with other instruments at the University,
precisely as it had done before
its removal.
" In confirmation of the present estimate, it may also be observed, that a geometrical ad-
measurement, taken by Dr.
Shattuck, and others from the
plain in front of Rosebrook's
house, gave to the summit an
elevation of 4620 feet above
This being added
that place.
to 1648,the barometrical height
of Rosebrook's above the sea,
will give a total of
43
differing only
6268 feet,
from our
feet
estimate.
*'
W.Maclure,Esq. author of
geological
the
map
of
the
United States, informs me,that
from two geometrical admeasurements made some years
since on the eastern and western sides of the mountain, he
arrived at results nearly similar."
WiLT0H,a township in Hillsborough county, was incorporated in 1762,and contains 101
bounded N. by
inhabitants
;
Lyndeborough, E. by Milford,
S. by Mason, and W.by Temple
:
TViis
al
er,
its
is 15,820 acres.
watered by sever-
area
town
is
branches of Sowhegan rivwkich unite near its easter-
which Rev.
Livermore was ordained in
1763, and removed in 1777.
Rev. A. Fisk was ordained in
1778, and Rev. T. Bedee, the
present p.lstor, in 1803. There
are here 4 grain- mills, 4 sawmills, 2 carding-machines, and
gationalists, over
J.
2 trading stores.
WiLMOT, a township in
Hillsborough county, was incorporated in 1807, and con298 inhabitants bounded
by Springfield, N.E.by
Danbury, New-Chester, and
Andover, S. E. by Kearsarge
Gore, and S. W. by Sutton and
tains
N.
;
W.
New-London, comprising
14,
780 acres.
This town was in 1807, set
and
off from New-London
Kearsarge Gore. A branch of
Blackwater river has its source
in this town and flows through
There are here several
it.
mills.
Winchester lies in the S.
\y. part of Cheshire county
it
was incorporated in 1753,
and contains 1478 inhabitants;
bounded N. by Chesterfield
and Swanzey, E. by Swanzey
and Richmond, S. by Warwick,
(Mass.) and W. by Hinsdale,
comprising 33,534 acres, 600
of which arc water.
In Winchester is Humphreys'*
pond^ 200 rods long and 80
Ashuelot river, in its
wide.
passage through this town, receives Roaring brook and sev-
ly exiremity.
eral other streams."
There is here 1 meetinghouse and 1 society of congre-
N. H. and
The
6th
the Ashuelot turn-
pikes pass through Winchester.
�GAZETTEER OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
There are
in this
houses.
was
place 3 re-
and 2 meeting-
ligious societies
M. Lawrence
Rev.
settled here in
Rev. E. Conant
1764, and
containing each 50 or 60 acres.
turnpike crosses the northern extremity of
the town.
The 2d N. H.
There
in 1788.
4
grain-mills, 9 sawmills, 3 clothing-mills, 1 card-
are here
WiNNIPISEOGEE
1
and 2
distilleries,
Windham,
cotton factory,
in
stores.
Rockingham
county, was incorporated in
1741, and contains 742 inhabi-
bounded N, by LondonNew-Salem, S.
by Pelham,and W. by Nottingham West and Londonderry
tants
;
derry, E. by
:
One
area is 15,744 acres.
half of Policy p07id Vies in this
town, and the other half in
Salem ; it is 420 rods long and
its
140 wide ; Cabbo pond 600
rods long and 100 wide H'lteMitchells
litey
Golden^ and
ponds anxl other smaller ones
Beaver rivare in this town.
er forms the western boundary
The Londonof Windham.
derry turnpike crosses the eastern extremity of the town.
There is here 1 meeting-house,
in which the Rev.
Johnson was ordained in 1760.
Rev. J. Kinkeed, S. Williams,
and the present minister Rev.
S. Harris, have succeeded him.
;
There are in this place several
mills and stores.
in
Hillsborough
13
largest
Its
breadth
is
very une-
qual, but in no place more than
8 miles. Some very long points
of land project into this lake,
and jt contains several islands.
The
surrounding
mountains
give rise to many streams which
flow into it.
From the S. E.
extremity of this lake called
Merry -Meeting bay^ to its N.
W. point called Centreharbor,
there is good navigation in the
summer and a good road in the
winter, which is much travelled by the people of the adjacent towns.
The lake is froz-
en about 3 months in the year.
Trout are caught here weighing from 5 to 25 lb.
Cusk
are also caught here. The waters of this lake are about 470
feet higher than the tide waters of
Dover
river.
WiNNIPISEOGEE RiVER
is
the stream through which the
waters of the above lake flow
into
sues
arm
Windsor,
LaKE
body of water in
New-Hampshire,
being 22
miles in length from S.E. toN.
the
W.
ing-machine,
2
2ir
Merrimack
river.
It is-
from
the southwestern
of the lake at a place
which
remarkable for the
fish caught there.
It then opens into Long bay
between Meredith and Gilford,
thence through a lesser bay to
is
coimty, contains
number of
are here several small ponds,
Meredith bridge, thence between Gilmanton and Sanborn-
238 inhabitants, and is bounded W. by
Cheshire county, N. by Hillsborough, and S. by Antrim,
comprising S^^\i5 acres. There
�GAZETTEER OP NEW-HAMPSHlRK.
218
ton into Sanbornton bay, which
is about 7 miles long and 3 wide.
This river dividtrs Sanbornton
from Giimanton, and flows between Sanborn ion and North-
Pcmigewasset river,
The whole distance from the lake to this
junction with the PemigewasIt is in
set river is 20 miles.
field
to
(which see.)
contemplation
to cut a
from the lake
to
canal
Merrimack,
the waters of the lake being
about232 feet higher than those
of the Merrimack, and about
438 feet higher than those of
Charles river, where the Middlesex canal empties into it.
It cannot be doubted that these
would
canals
benefit the sur-
rounding country by
facilitat-
ing the transportation of its
productions and enhancing the
value of its lands.
WiNNicoNETT (commonly
called
Winnkot)
a large
swamp
river, rises in
in
Hampton,
and after a northerly course
through a part of Stratham into Greenland, it meets the tidewaters about 200 feet from the
Great bay.
by Ossipee, S.E. by Brookfield
and Ntw-Durham, and S. W.
by Alton and lake Winnipiseogee, containing 28,600 acres,
400 of which are water. Smith'*
pond^ 1050 rods long and 556
wide, in the southeast part of
the town, discharges
its waters
westerly through Crooked river into the lake.
There are
here several other large ponds,
viz. Crooked^ RusVs^ EastorCs^
and Sargeant's ponds.
At a
Smithes bridge
place called
there is a smxU village containing several mills, stores, &",.
Rev. E. Allen, a congrega-
tionalist,
and Elder Townsend,
a baptist, were the first ordained ministers in this town. They^
were both ordained on the 25th
of October, 1792.
Ehler
Townsend
There are
is
still
in this
in
office.
town 2 meet-
ing-houses, 8 school-houses, 4
grain-mills,
4 saw-mills, X
clothing-mill, and 1 cardingfamily of the
a chine.
name of Blake were the first
m
A
who moved
county, was incorporated in
1770, and in 1810, tontaint-d
into this town. Mr.
Blake and wife are still living.
At the foot of a hill which
stands on the bank of one of the
pcmds in this town, there is a
spring strongly impregnated
with a mineral substance which
said to give the water a
is
bounded N.
1376 inhabitants
W. by Moultonborough, N.E.
quality similar to those of the
j.G.o.
Saratoga springs.
WoLFEBORO,UGH,inStrafford
;
�PART
III.
Topographical and Statistical tables alphabetically ahrangkd
shewing
THE COUnSE AITD DISTAJfCE O^ A DIRECT LINE FROTI PoRTSMOCTH, CoNCOIlD, BoSTO]v, AND Portland.
Also, the NtnMBER of miles bt TiiK hoads commonly
THATEILED— NCMBER OF NeAT CaTTLE AND HORSKS TO WHICH 19 AKDED THE
PROPORTION FOR TaXES IN 1775, AND 1812 NUMBER OF INHABITANTS IN 1775
Towns having a Post-Office number or miles to the city of Washington AND Topographical Remarks.
;
—
—
;
;
TABLE
Shewing the Course and Distance on a direct line from Portsalso, the number of milks by the roads commonly
TRAVELLED ToWNB HAVING A PosT-OfFICE AND THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
I.
mouth AND Concord
;
;
iN 1775.
Course and Dis
;
�Course and Distance
from Concord.
Course and Distance from
Portsmouth.
Column
i
Concord
Concord
Conway
Cornibh
Coventry
Croydon
Dalton
Danbury
Deerfield
Droving
DixviUe
Dorchester
Dover
Dublin
Coos
121 N. 14 \V 160
Rocking.
40 N.72fW.| 45
Grafton
94 N. 52" W. 145
65 N. 13 W. 75
Strafford
80 N. 67 W. 105
Cheshire
85 N. 38 W. 120
Grafton
73 N. 67 W. 90
Cheshire
98 N. 25 W. 140
Coos
62 N. 58 W. 75
Grafton
25 N. 78 W. 30
Rocking.
Hiilsboro' 53 N. 38 W. 70
12; N. 9 W. 180
"oos
(5 raft on
75 N. 49 W. 92
Su-afiord
9 N. 41 W. 12
65 S. 82 n'. 80
f'shire
.
Dummer
Dunbarton
flillsboro'
Dunstable
do.
Durand
Coos
Durham
Strufford
R,)ck'ng.
East -Kingston
Eaton
Effingham
Eli worth
StraflTord
do.
Grafton
Enfield
do.
Epping
Rocking.
Hp_£om
Errol
Exeter
Farmington
Fishersfield
FhzvviUiam
Francestown
Franconia
Gilford
Gilmanton
Gilsum
GofFstown
Goshen
Gosport
Grafton
Greenfield
Greenland
Groton
Hampstead
Hampton
Hampton Falls
Hancock
Hanover
Haverhill
Hawke
Hebron
Henniker
Hillsborough
Hinsdale
Holderness
Hollis
Hopkinton
jaflrey
do.
107
41
N
11 V/. 150
N. 85 W.
42
S.
9l
9
16
N. 14 W.
50
64
130
W,
10
6<J
N. 63
51
57 !n. 17
47 :N. 16
74.
to
16
30
\\
W 22
W 70
W 53
N. 40 W 84
60 W 86
85 W 20
70 W. 32
6A W 180
:S.
113
Coos
11
5G W.
Rocking.
26 N. 37 W.
St rafford
Hdlsboro' 63 N. 75
72 S. 75 W.
Cheshire
Hiilsboro' 52 S. 87 W.
85 N. 29 W.
Grafton
45 ;N. 49 W.
Strafford
40 JN. 50 W.
do.
74
Cheshire
W.
ri.Usboro' 39 S. 87 W.
67 N. 75 W.
Cheshire
W
14
35
80
90
68
145
56
50
105
50
87
10*
8u
70
5^
90
30
14
16
10
S. E.
67 N. 59 W.
Hiilsboro' 54 S. 87 W.
4.1
Rocking.
S. 56
70 N. 48
Grafton
24 S. 60 W.
Rocking.
lU S. 25
do.
12 S. 33^ W.
do.
Hillshoro' 60 S. 87 W. 77
80 N-. 56 W. 98
Grafton
90 N. 40 AV 102
do.
193 S. 65 W. 25
Rocking
6,' N.
85
Grafton
49
61
WiUsboro' 54 >f. 78
58 N. 8?
80
do.
80 S. SOW 120
Cheshire
60 N. 40
75
Grafton
58
Hiilsboro' 45 S. 64
60
46 NT.
do.
65 S. 78 W.J 80
Cheshire
RockmgGrafton
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
77W
107
4
N.
E
68
9 W. 100
56
25 E. 76
34
64
60
57
14
70
34
62 W. 44
76 N. 3 W. 130
25
34 W. 30
15
64 E. 20
18
57 W. 25
110
8 E. 170
42
27
49
.)3
84 E., 40
34
52 W. 50
95
lO E. 140
9
20 W. 10
33
5 E. 42
77
9 E. 130
31
78 E. 34
34
52 E. 42
49
25 E 75
43
35 E. 60
45
12 W. 59
36
44
44
26
62 E. 32
!0
78 E, 12
104
12 E 170
34
60 E 43
25
68 E. 40
23 In 77 W. 40
43 Is. 46 W. 60
43 W. 28
3 W. 100
20 E. 30
80 E 2d
73 W. 60
18
S.
79 W. 42
70 E. 51
38^ W. 36
43 W. 40
69 E. 45
23 VV. 45
38 E. 39
60 E 51
57 E 50
56 W. 36
40 W. 55
19 W. 70
47 E. 33
40
19
16
78
30
78
62 W. 75
3 W, 45
40
5
7
78
36 S. 46 W-l 52
W
W
W
I
W
,
.
.
W
W
W
W
W
�Course and Distance from
Portsmouth.
Town*.
�Course and Distance from
�TABLE
11.
SaEVriHOTHZI^UWEBEROF MltES BY THE ROADS COWMOXLT TRATELLED, AND COURSE
AND DISTANCE, ON A DtRECT LINE FROM BOSTON AND PORTLAND, TO THE CENTRE OF EACH Township in New-Hampshire. Also the distance to theCitt
OF Washington bt the Roads,— And Topographical Remarks.
—
Course and Distance from
Boston.
Towns.
Bearings.
Counliej.
W ~'.
W 144
W 9o
N
W 68
N 50 W 95
N 5 W 98
N 39 W 48
N 24 W 86
N 43 W 75
N 7W
Strafford
65
7 W 80
do.
50 N 1 E
ll4 V 2 W
Coos
18 W 150
Grafton
128
Hdlsboro' 43 N 30 W 50
128 V 11 w 180
Grafton
24 W 70
HiUsboro'
N 37 W 58
do.
54 V23 W 68
Rocking
N 37 W 80
HiUsboro'
Rocking. 4u N 3 E 50
13UiN 7W 170
Coos
Grafton
90JN 19 W 95
N
Strafford
93
781
N 50 W 47
HiUsboro'
Strafford 106jN 4 W
150
N 2J2
Coos
Grafton 100|N 14 W 115
98!n 27 W 108
do.
Rucking. 46:N 13 W 55
69 N 17 W 75
do.
96iN 13 W 1J5
Strafford
116'N
E 57
Coos
87'N'47 W 105
Cheshire
Acwortli
N
Cheshiie
Adams
Coos
Grafton
Rocking
Alexandria
AUenstown
Alstead
Alton
Amherst
Andover
Antrim
Atkmson
Bariistead
Harrington
Bartlett
V
M
2
13
16
4ij
NT
7i
14<J
Bath
Bedford
Bethlehem
Boscawen
Boston,
118
88
53
Cheshire
78
72
Straff ird
Hillsboro' 42
do.
79
do.
63
Rocking. 3l>
New
Bow
Bradford
Brentwood
Bretton Woods
Bridgewater
Brookfield
Brookline
Burton
Cambridge
Campton
Canaan
Candia
Canterbury
Centreharbor
Chatham
Charleston
Chester
Chesterfield
Chichester
Claremont
Colebrook
Columbia
N"
6'
NT
5;.
7i'
38.
12-2
1
W
48
Rocking. 42|N 16
771 N 62 ^^
90
Cheshire
85
Rocking. 60JN 15
IN 40 AV 100
90
Cheshire
168:N 5
i\5
Coos
164 N 5
212
do.
W
W
W
�Course and Distance frorn
Boston.
Concord
Concord
Rocking. 60
Grafton
128
Conway
Strafford
Cornish
Coventry
Croydon
Cheshire
Grafton
Cheshire
Dalton
Coos
Danbury
Grafton
Deerfield
Deering
Rocking-,
Hilisboro'
Dixville
Coos
Dorchester
Grafton
N
107
95
N
118 N
89 N
137 N
39 VV
18
36
10 \V
25
W
W
N
U
N 10 W
60 N 39 W
167 NlSiW
103 N 32 W
86
51
53
60
151
Dover
StraiTbrd
Dublin
Cheshire
Dummer
Coos
Dunbarton
HiUsboro' 54
Dunstable
N22\V
X 15 W
do.
135
Durand
Coos
Durham
Epsoni
Coos
Exeter
Rocking-.
Strafford
10
53
E
W
NlSiW
N 27'
N 39W
N
3 VV
49
Strafford
35
Rocking-.
Strafford 100
do.
90
107
Grafton
95
do.
44
Rocking-.
57
do.
Errol
N
N
East-Kingston
Eaton
Effingham
Ellsworth
Enfield
Epping
Farming-ton
Fishersfield
HiUsboro
FitzwiUiam
Francestown
Franconia
Cheshire
Gilford
158
40
66
76
Strafford
do.
HiUsboro
59
55
Greenhmd
124
80
73
73
Cheshire
HiUsboro' 49
80
Cheshire
Rocking. 45
81
Grift on
HilLsboro' 55
44
Rfick.ng.
Gi'oton
Gri.l"ton
Hamp.stead
Rocking.
Ilanipron
37
36
HiUsboro' 6G
10-i
Grafton
122
do.
Rocking. 36
95
Grufuni
HiUsboro' 65
67
do.
77
Cheshire
94
Grafton
HiUsboro' 35
d«.
63
Cheshire
57
!35!X
Coos
G ilmanton
GiUum
Goirstown
G.'sr.en
Gosport
Graft on
Giet-nfield
Han.pton Falls
Hancock
Hanover
Havt-rluU
Hi-wke
Hebron
Henniker
Hillsboiough
Hinsdale
Hoidern^ss
Holhs
Hopkinton
Jaflrey
JtSei'.soit
Grafton
9
3
do.
do.
G \V
�Course and Distance from
Boston.
Course and Distance
from Portland.
Counties.
Keene
Cheshire
Kearsarge Gore
HiUsboro 75
Rocking.
36
Goos
13
Rocking. 36
Coos
142
Grafton
12
Kensing-ton
Kilkenny
Kingston
Lancaster
LandafF
Langdon
Lebanon
Lee
Lempster
Cheshire
Grafton
Strafford
71
N 56
N
N
N
N
N
N
V
N
Litchfield
Littl(-ton
Londonderry
9
5
2
7
IS
50
30
W
\\
E
W
E
\\
W
\\
W
49 N 2 E
80 N 42 W
101
Cheshire
Grafton
117 N
HiUsboro' 35 N
Grafton
135 N
Rocking.
35 N
Lincoln
29
13 VV
30
w
i2 \\
W
20
do.
Loudon
64!N 16 \\ 82
Grafton
165
Lyman
132|n 17
Lyme
do.
971 N 26 VV 126
Lyndeborough
HiUsboro' 48iN 43
58
Madbury
Strafford
52:n 8 E 67
Manchester
HUlsboro' 43iN 23 \\ 4S
64iN 57 \V 76
Marlborough
Cheshire
Marlow
do.
77|n 47 Vv 95
50
Mason
HiUsboro' 42 N 58
195
Maynesborough Coos
140! N 2
Strafford
Meredith
85jN 14 \V 93
HiUsboro' 38N34
40
Merrimack
N
Strafford
88 421S 75
Middleton
73|
Hillsboi'o' 411 N
Milford
4H 90 S 58 VV
70iN 2 E 85 4ols 49 VV
Strafford
Milton
158iN l^W 200 87, N 34
Coos
MiUsiield
120 59 S 85
Mou Itonborough Straff.rd 93; N 8
HUlsboro' 45IN 39 \V 52 87 S 55
Mount-Vernon
44;S 31 W^
Rocking.
47' N 22 E 60
New-Castle
75!S 83
Grafton
84' N 23 \V 90
New-Chester
85 47!S 60 VV
Strafford
71|N 2
New-Durham
110 94'S 86 VV
93N 33
New-Gran tham Grafton
88 N 17
110 69;S 88 VV
Strafford
New-Hampton
Rocking. 48;N 14* E 57 49;S 37
Newington
HiUsboro 46;n 34
New-Ipswich
55 102i» 55
82lN 31
New-London
do.
90 88 S 80 \V
Rocking. 44'N 8 E 58 55jS 42
Newmarket
85:x 37 ^^ 100 97 S 80
Cheshire
Newport
31'N 2 E 40 67iS 37
Rocking.
Newtown
73IN 18
do.
Northfield
79 68 S 77
40^iN 16 E 55 54 S 33^\V
Northampton
do.
l47iN 6 VV 195 87l N
iJorthuraberland Coos
56;n 6^\V 66 58 S 58
Northwood
Rocking.
60 568 50
49|N 2
Nottingham
do.
35 83i S
Nottingham West HUlsboro' 30|n 34
105' 81
Grafton
Orange
94] N 24
do.
112 N 24 VV 126i 901n 34 VV
Orford
47|n 85 VV
Strafford
Ossipee
88; N 2 VV 104
do.
Ossijjee Gore
96;N 1 VV 1181 45, N 75 VV
Cheshire
Packersfield*
65, N 50 r,' 80 103jS 65 \V
Coos
Paulsburgh
145JN 1 VV 195' 75"^ 40
113 IN 15 VV 120 76:n 72 VV
Grafton
Peeling
82 S 41 VV
Rocking.
Pelham
26 iN 27 V/ 3.-.
56 IN 19
Pembroke
59i 68,S 62 VV
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
V
W
'
Ngw
Nelson.
29
Con. river
Con. river
120
120
125
54
96
58
On Mer.
150
130
110
riv.
Mass.
line
Vmm.
river
Winnipis.
8ij
r.
100
On Mer. riv.
50
100 548
60 585 Sal. river
HO
700
65 620
128 552
66 60 An Inland
lUl 590 On Pem. riv.60 585
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funeral
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Robert Peaslee-Director
16 Main Street
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��For families and relatives, the period of time between a death and
the tlnal disposition is a period of considerable confusion.
Few people have ever had the personal experience to know exactly
what has to be done at a time like this. It is for this reason that your
funeral director stands willing to grant you all the necessary counsel
and guidance needed during the next few days.
It is his wish in presenting you with Guidelines that it might offer
some assistance during this period of uncertainty.
The purpose of this book is to provide informative guidelines and
basic factors to be considered in the making of funeral
arrangements. Expressed thoughts found in the succeeding pages
are derived from extensive physiological studies of grief therapy, and
are in no way meant to influence a family's personal request.
Copyright©! 970,1st Edition
Copyright©! 973, Revised Edition
Copyright©! 978, Revised Edition
Guidelines Publications
P.O. Box 245
Stamford, New York, 12!67
�T A B L E O F CONTENTS
Page
Banks, Safe Deposit Boxes
Cemetery Plot
Guidelines
Monuments of Memorials
Certificate of Death
Cremation
Etiquette of Acknowledgment
Flowers and Other Memorials
Forms for Record Keeping
Automobile List
CheckHst of Future Obligations
Friends Who Called at the Residence
Friends Who Assisted
Memos
Pallbearers to be Asked
Record of Flowers - Mass Cards
and Memorials Received
Record of Food Received at the Residence
Record of Telephone Calls and
Telegrams Received
Relatives and Friends to be Notified
Sympathy Cards Received
Record Gifts of Food Sent to Your Home Unmarked
Funeral
Calling Hours
Children Attending the Funeral
Cost
Experience of Value
Presence of Body
Public or Private
Insurance
Legal Aspects of Death
Selecting A Lawyer
Social Security
Applying for Benefits
Benefits
Veterans
Benefits for Survivors of
When Death Occurs Far Away
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�THE FUNERAL,
AN E X P E R I E N C E OF V A L U E
No man is an island. His death touches and affects his world of
relatives, friends, and associates in a direct and forceful way. In
arranging a funeral it is well to consider the feelings of others who
shared in or benefited by the life of the deceased. For sorrow shared
is sorrow diminished.
The funeral is a ceremony of proven worth and value for those
who mourn. It provides an opportunity for the survivors and others
who share in the loss to express their love, respect, and grief. It
permits facing openly and realistically the crisis that death presents.
Through the funeral the bereaved take that firm first step toward
emotional adjustment to their loss.
A funeral is an unique event in the life of a family. No two are
exactly alike. It should also be remembered that the funeral of every
man, famous or unknown, rich or poor, can be equally important for
those bereaved he leaves behind.
The funeral is one of the few personal events and ceremonies to
which none is invited but to which all should be able to come. In a
very real way, the funeral not only recognizes that a death has occurred, but it also is testimony that a life has been lived.
T H E PRESENCE OF THE BODY
A funeral with the body present gives identity and purpose to the
service. With the body present, a climate for mourning exists which
makes the sharing of sorrow natural. Without the body, expression
of sympathy may be forced, empty and unnatural for many people
and makes the acceptance of death difficult for others.
The funeral is a rite of separation. It confirms the reality of death.
This, psychiatrists say, is a necessary beginning toward healthy
adjustment to loss.
There are some who want to deny that a person has died and that
such a person's life on earth has ended. The presence of the body in
the casket actualizes the fact of death. Viewing the body serves to
reverse the process of denial while it promotes the acceptance of
reality.
P U B L I C OR P R I V A T E F U N E R A L
A public funeral gives the community a chance to offer its support
and share the sorrow of the immediate family of the deceased. An
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�outstanding pastoral psychologist has written that "the funeral and
the varied events that surround the ceremony are for those who live
on."
A private funeral limits those who may attend. It arbitrarily shuts
out relatives, friends, associates and acquaintances who sincerely
want to bring comfort to the bereaved.
C A L L I N G HOURS
Funeral practices vary. In some areas the greatest number of
people pay their respects to the deceased and to the survivors by
attending the funeral service. In other places, the largest number
call at the funeral home or at the mortuary while the body is lying in
state. Some do both.
Sometimes attendance at the actual funeral service is not possible
because of the hour or day when it is held, but many people will want
to pay their respects during the so-called visitation period which may
be referred to as, calling hours - visitation - a wake - or a shivah.
Having the body lying in state with members of the family present
encourages sharing the experience of death and mourning. It is
gratifying both to members of the family and to those who care
enough to call.
F L O W E R S AND O T H E R M E M O R I A L S
Many persons wish to express their sympathy by sending flowers
or some other memorial in addition to extending their condolences
in person. Others do this because they cannot be present at the
visitation or service.
Those who wish to demonstrate their feelings should be able to do
it in the way they prefer. Flowers, for example, have a message all
their own. They add beauty to the casket setting and to the funeral
service. It is considered proper for the family to suggest a certain
memorial, but it should not be done in such a manner that any other
form of expression is excluded.
EXAMPLES:
(Good) In remembrance of Mary Jones those that wish may make
contributions to the building fund of the John Doe Hospital.
(Poor) Please omit flowers
No flowers
Send no flowers
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�CHILDREN ATTENDEVG T H E FUNERAL
Authorities agree that it is not only correct to permit a child to go
to a funeral but, from approximately the age of seven, the youngster
should be encouraged to attend. The child needs to participate with
his family in offering his last respects to the deceased as well as to
express in his own way love and devotion. To shut him out of this
experience is to deny him a significant and meaningful life experience that can have important consequences for his future
emotional development. If the child is unwilling, however, he should
not be forced to attend a funeral or made to feel guilty because he
"let the family down." In any event, children should not be spared
knowledge about death.
THE CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
Your funeral director has the responsibility of seeing to it that all
the required statisitical information about the deceased, as well as
the place of interment or cremation, is placed on the original certificate of death.
He then in turn refers this official document to the deceased's
attending physician for his certification.
This certificate now becomes a permanent record with the
registrar of vital statistics in the town, village, or city in which the
death occurred.
The registrar, for a nominal fee, will issue to you certified copies
of the original death certificate which you and-or your attorney will
need for the following estate settlement purposes:
1. Insurance claims of all kinds
2. Veterans Administration benefits
3. The sale or transfer of real property
4. The sale of transfer of stock and bond certificates
5. Banking transactions
6. Motor vehicle registration transfers
7. Others
INSURANCE
Sometimes the mere word "INSURANCE" can be looked upon as
being complicated, but the filing of an insurance death claim is a
relatively simple procedure. The following steps should be taken by
the beneficiary of a deceased's insurance policy:
1. Contact if at all possible the InsuranceCompany's local office or
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�agent in your area. If you are successful, they will handle the death
claim for you. CAUTION: Do not surrender the insurance policy
without an authorized receipt.
2. If there is not a company office or agent in the area, this claim
may be processed by mail.
3. Write a letter to the home office of the insurance company whose
name appears on the face of the policy. State the name of the
deceased, the date of death, and the policy number of the insurance contract. C A U T I O N : Do not send the policy in to the
company.
4. Enclose with the above letter, one certified copy of the original
death certificate.
5. Within a two or three week period the named beneficiary should
receive the face amount of value of the insurance policy.
6. The next of kin of the deceased should always check all other
possibilities of insurance claims including unions, fraternal and
other organizations the deceased belonged to that may offer a
death benefit.
T H E L E G A L ASPECTS O F D E A T H
The earthly possessions, known as the estate of the deceased, must
be distributed after his death. Any assets that are left must be used
to pay any debts, and any balance left must be lawfully distributed
after payment of estate or death taxes. If the deceased owned or
operated a business, the business must be administered and
maintained in an orderly manner or must be liquidated.
In order to accomplish this process of distribution, legal
proceedings are necessary to decide how any property should be
distributed and who is to be in charge of this distribution. Because
of the technical nature of these proceedings and all the complications involved in settling the estate and distributing the assets,
it is advisable that a lawyer be consulted.
Some, not all, of the major matters to be considered are listed
below:
1. Did the deceased have any property? Is there any real estate,
stocks, bonds, bank accounts, personal items, or other types of
property? Is this property held in the name of the deceased, or is it
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�held jointly with someone else?
2. Did the deceased leave a Will? Where is the Will located? What
are the provisions in the Will regarding the distribution of the
property? If there is not a Will, what is the state law regarding the
distribution of the property?
3. If there is a Will, who was appointed the Executor of the Estate?
If there is not a Will, how can proceedings be brought to appoint
an Administrator? If a court is to appoint an Administrator, who
is the court to appoint?
4. Are the assets of the deceased subject to any state or federal estate
or death taxes? If the assets of an estate are less than approximately
$127,000.00, or $250,000.00 if there is surviving spouse, the estate is
not generally subject to the federal estate tax, but smaller estates are
often subject to State death taxes (the law varies from state to state).
Is a certificate of payment of taxes necessary to clear the title of any
Real Estate?
5. Is the deceased the sole owner of an automobile or trailer, or is
the vehicle owned by the deceased and another person? Does this
vehicle become part of an estate?
6. Is the deceased a sole proprietor of a business, in a partnership
with another person, or a member of a corporation doing business
under an assumed name? What are the provisions of the partnership or corporation contract in the event of death of one of its
members?
There are many other considerations that often arise, but a
competent attorney should be able to advise of any matters not
discussed above.
BANKS-SAFE D E P O S I T B O X E S
Because all banks are subjected to state and federal statutes
governing their operations, it is very difficult to satisfactorily define
the banking rules and regulations in any one given area. General
banking law also undergoes constant change from time to time
which makes it impossible to pin point local procedure in the event
of death of an owner of an account or safe deposit box.
It is recommended that the bank that holds an account or safe
deposit box of the deceased be contacted directly to find out the
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�necessary steps to take for the release of their contents. Although it
may not be absolutely necessary, generally the services of a competent attorney is desirable to handle these matters.
SELECTING A LAWYER
The basis for selecting a lawyer for legal guidance and professional
advice should be made on past experience or of a personal acquaintance
nature. He should be selected for reasons of trust, confidence, respect
and the ability to effectively settle an estate in a reasonable length of
time. In the event you do not have any previous experience with a
lawyer, a close friend, your employer or even your funeral director
will be able to recommend a competent attorney to you.
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
When a person who has worked under the social security law dies,
some member of his family should get in touch with the social security
office. If you cannot come to the social security office because you
are housebound or hospitalized, write or telephone and a social security
representative will arrange to visit you.
Long delay in filing an application can cause loss of some benefits,
since back payments for monthly cash benefits can not be made on a
retroactive basis. Cash benefits to survivors arefiguredfrom the amount
of retirement or disability benefit of the deceased.
In most cases a lump sum death benefit is paid to the dependent
of a worker under the social security program. An application for a
lump sum death payment must usually be made within 2 years of the
worker's death.
Monthly payments are also paid to dependents when a worker
dies. These dependents are:
1. Unmarried children under 18 or between 18 and 22 if they are
fulltime students.
2. Unmarried children 18 or over who were severely disabled before
they reached 18 and who continue to be disabled.
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3. A widow, regardless of her age, if she is caring for a child under
18 or disabled and the child gets payments based on the worker's
record.
4. A widow 60 or older even if there are no children entitled to
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�payments.
5. A widow 50 or older (or dependent widower 50 or older) who
becomes disabled not later than 7 years after the death of the
worker or, in the case of a widow, not later than 7 years after the
end of her entitlement to benefits as a widow with a child in her
care.
6. A dependent husband or widower 60 or over.
7. Dependent parents 62 or over after the worker dies.
8. Others: Social security benefits are subject to constant change.
For this reason, if any question of elegibility arises, contact the
social security office.
SOCIAL S E C U R I T Y P R O C E D U R E
F O R APPLYING FOR B E N E F I T S
As many as possible of the following items should be obtained
prior to your visit to the Social Security office. Do not delay contacting the office because all of the items are not available.
1. Deceased's social security number.
2. Record of deceased's earnings, if any, in year before death.
Income tax return W - 2 is satisfactory.
3. Record of deceased's earnings, if any, in year of death. Approximate wages for that year and name of employer.
4. If deceased was drawing social security, what was done with the
last check? Was it cashed? If not, the Social Security Administration will reissue it to the family.
5. Approximate amount of funeral expenses.
6. Birth record of children under 23 years of age.
7. Marriage record of widow. (Not necessary if husband is survivor).
8. Social security numbers of those above (wife and children.)
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�NOTE: Under the law and regulations, social security records are confidential. Information from your record may not be disclosed without proper authorization.
BENEFITS FOR SURVIVORS OF VETERANS
State veteran counselors and veteran service agency directors provide
specialized counseling on benefits available to the survivors of veterans
and servicemen, under the different programs established by local,
state, and federal laws.
Your funeral director may be able to offer guidance in making application for one or more of the following benefits:
BURIAL ALLOWANCE: An authorized federal government burial
allowance up to $300.00 is provided by the Veterans Administration to
the widow, children, parents, or any person who pays the funeral
expenses of an eligible war-time veteran, or certain peace-time veterans.
Claims must be filed within two years of permanent burial or cremation.
PLOT OR INTERMENT ALLOWANCE: Public Law 9343, enacted
June 18, 1973 provides for payment of an amount not exceeding $150
as a plot or interment allowance, in addition to the $300 basic (nonservice connected) burial allowance, only when the veteran is not
buried in a national cemetery or other cemetery under the jurisdiction
of the United States Government. Burial in a State, County or Municipally owned cemetery does not bar payment of the plot or interment
allowance. If the cost of the grave, mausoleum space, columbarium
niche or any other place of final disposition has not been paid, the plot
or interment allowance is applicable thereto up to $150.00. If the
amount unpaid is less than $150.00 then the balance between the unpaid amount and $150.00 can be applied to other funeral and burial
expenses, whatever they may be. If there are no unpaid plot, grave,
mausoleum, columbarium niche or other place of disposition expenses,
the entire $150.00 may be used for other expenses, including those relating to the funeral, cremation, interment receptacle, transporation
and the like.
IN SERVICE DEATH BENEFIT: Public Law 9343 also provides that
when a veteran's death is service connected, burial and funeral expenses
may be paid in an amount of $1,100.00 and is in lieu of the $300.00
basic burial allowance and the $150.00 plot interment allowance.
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�TRANSPORTATION: Transportation costs, when payable, are in addition to the non-service and service connected benefits.
A BURIAL FLAG: This is available for draping the casket of a wartime veteran, a veteran discharged or released because of a service connected disability, or a veteran who has served at least one enlistment.
The flag is presented to the next of kin following burial.
BURIAL IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES: This is available to any veteran of a war-time or peace-time service whose last period of service
(other than for training) terminated honorably. Reservists who die
while performing active duty for training, an eligible veteran's wife,husband, widow, widower, minor children, and under certain conditions,
unmarried adult children are also eligible. U.S. citizens who served in
time of war in the Armed Forces of an Allied Government may also be
eligible. All expenses incident to the grave site and actual interment are
provided without charge. Application should be made at the time of
the veteran's death.
HEADSTONE OR MARBLER: The government will furnish, free of cost
a headstone, or marker to be placed at the unmarked grave of a member
of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Confederate States of
America who died in service or whose last discharge was honorable. The
next of kin has a choice of four different markers or headstones at the
time application is made. Upon application, a monetary reimbursement
is now available to families wishing to purchase a monument or marker
other than the one provided by the Veterans Administration.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT L I F E INSURANCE: It should be
determined first if the veteran carried this insurance as a result of an
option after leaving actve duty. Application and information for filing
claims for U.S. Government life Insurance should be obtained from
the nearest Veterans Administration office. Forms may also be obtained by writing to the Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
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DEATH PENSION: A (Non-Service-Connected Death) pension is payable to eligible unremarried wodows and minor children of deceased
war-time veterans, depending upon their income and, in some instances,
net worth. Minor children may be eligible even though the widow has
remarried or is ineligible because of income. A widower, under certain
conditions, may also be eligible.
DEPENDENCY & INDEMNITY COMPENSATION: This is payable
to eligible widows, unmarried children under 18, children 18-23
if attending approved schools, certain helpless children and.
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�dependent parents, for veteran's war-time or peace-time serviceconnected death after 1-1-57. Annual income of parents is an
eligibility factor. The widowerof a female veteran may qualify if heis
incapable of self-maintenance and was, at the time of her death,
permanently incapable of self-support due to physical or mental
disability.
D E A T H G R A T U I T Y : (Six Month's Pay of Deceased) is payable to a
deceasedveteran's spouse or children (parents, brothers, or sisters, if
designated by the deceased). Veteran's death must have occurred
while he was on active duty, active duty for training or inactive duty
training, or as a resuh of a service-connected cause within 120 days
after discharge. In no case will the amount be less than $800 or more
than $3,000.
G O V E R N M E N T SHIPS H O U S E H O L D E F F E C T S : When a
serviceman I dies on active duty, his dependent surviviors have one
year to arrange for shipment of their household goods, at government expense, to any destination they choose. The property may
include one automobile, if death occurs outside the continental
United States. The shipment is authorized from the last duty
location or from wherever the household effects may be stored. The
government also will pay storage costs for up to six months, in
connection with the shipment.
A D D I T I O N A L A L L O W A N C E : In some areas of the country at a
particular state or county level there is an additional death
allowance for the next of kin of a deceased veteran. It is advisable to
check with your funeral director or local Veterans Administration
office for a local clarification.
Note: A widow visiting a Veterans Administration office should have
with her as many of the following documents and facts as possible.
Do not delay contacting the office because all of the items are not
readily available.
1. Veterans Discharge
2. Veterans G . I . Insurance Policy if covered
3. Marriage or divorce certificate
4. Birth certificates of minor children or crippled children
5. Amounts of all Life Insurance
6. Amounts of all savings accounts, checking accounts, stocks,
bonds, etc.
7. Expenses of deceased's last illness
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�8. Record of Social Security Payments
9. Certified copy of death certificate
iO. Copy of funeral statement
GUIDELINES FOR SELECTING A C E M E T E R Y PLOT
In the brief period between death and burial, cemetery plots and
graves are sometimes purchased by a family without careful thought
and often without a personal visit to the cemetery and later found to
be inadequate or undesirable.
Quite often persons buying cemetery plots in haste will not buy
enough graves, or they will purchase many more than the family will
ever utilize in future years. To avoid mistakes and to meet the
present and future needs of your family, the utmost consideration
should be given this decision.
When purchasing a cemetery plot, one should ascertain whether
the cemetery meets the requirement of the family's religion.
One should also determine just what restrictions, if any, the
cemetery might enforce in regard to the kind of outside burial vault
to be used and the type of monument or memorial to be erected.
Buying a cemetery plot for investment purposes is considered an
unwise practice. The majority of cemeteries retain the right to
repurchase a plot at the original price. For this reason, even though
the lot may have increased in value, there is rarely a profit realized
by the purchaser.
MONUMENTS OR M E M O R U L S
Within a very short time from now, you will be called upon by one
or more retail monument dealers, suggesting that you purchase a
memorial from them.
One should take particular care during this after period of
emotional strain to avoid the hasty purchase of memorials that are
of questionable quaHty or are priced beyond their means.
To give all cemetery plot owners general protection, most
cemeteries retain the right to approve the type of memorial to be
placed on a grave site. Some cemeteries have restrictions on size and
design of memorials, while others require that only a flush-with-theground bronze plaque be placed.
After determining if any cemetery restrictions prevail and
deciding just what your individual needs and desires are, H reputable
retail monument dealer should be contacted.
The quality, material, design, and craftsmanship of a memorial
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�you are going to have erected permanently deserves very careful consideration.
WHAT DO FUNERALS COST?
In the realm of everyday living, you are constantly confronted with
the age-old question: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? This holds true
whether you are purchasing an automobile, a house, a boat, television
set, or even something as small as a loaf of bread. You should likewise
be concerned with the question of cost in making funeral arrangements.
Funeral costs are no secret, but often are misleading by not being fully
explained at a time when it is difficult for families to understand.
Whether a funeral home uses a system of charging one price for the
complete funeral based on the casket selected, or they itemize their
charges individually, there are four basic factors that constitute the cost
of funerals. These are merchandise, professional services, use of funeral
home facihties, and cash expenditures.
MERCHANDISE: Merchandise may include such items as the casket
selected, the outside burial case or urn, clothing provided by the funeral
home, and memorial folders and-or acknowledgment cards.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Professional services are the personal
services of your funeral director, and the arrangements and supervision
conducted by himself and his staff of personnel.
USE OF FUNERAL HOME FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT: There
is a vast amount of cost involved on the part of your funeral director
in providing and maintaining a funeral home facOity capable of
satisfying the requirements of each and every family he serves. It is for
this reason the Funeral Home Facilities and Equipment category is
a pertinent factor in the cost of a funeral.
CASH EXPENDITURES: Cash expenditures that are occasionally
advanced to the family as a courtesy of the funeral home may include cemetery and crematory charges, clergy honorariums, church
offerings, limousines, flower cars, newspaper notices, certified death
transcripts, flowers, professional pallbearers, gratuities, etc. In certain
instances a state law or local policy may prohibit a funeral home from
extending a family cash advances.
In determining funeral expenses, consideration should be given to
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�the assets of the deceased. Insurance, veteran benefits, social
security, and other resources is the basis for a family's ability to take
financial responsiblity for a funeral of a loved one.
QUESTIONS MOST F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D
ABOUT CREMATION
Q. Do we need a casket for a cremation service?
A. Since a cremation funeral service is the same as any other, the
casket is used in the same manner and for the same purpose. For
health and esthetic reasons, most crematoriums require that a
casket or some form of combustible container be used.
Q. Is a funeral director necessary?
A. His services are exactly the same as for other forms of care, and
his services are needed for the first call, embalming, casket
selection and conducting of the service.
Q. What authorization is required for cremation?
A. Specific requirements vary with the different states, but as a
general rule written instructions from the family and a permit
from the local health authorities are required for the protection of
the family, the crematorium and the public.
Q. What are cremated remains or cremains?
A. They are recognizable skeletal fragments of the human form
which weight from 6 to 12 pounds for adults, depending upon the
size of the individual. On the average they occupy about 175 cubic
inches of space. They are not "ashes" or "dust".
Cremation is not disposition; it is only a method for preparing the
remains for memorialization. They are still human remains, and
should be placed in a dedicated place such as a columbarium,
mausoleum, family plot in a cemetery or other places where they
will receive continuing care. In rare instances a deceased will
request that his cremains be strewn over a designated area. This
practice is by far not the most common, but is permitted by law in
some areas of the country.
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�W H E N D E A T H OCCURS F A R AWAY
Because of temporary employment transfers, vacations, etc., a
death occasionally will take place far away from the deceased's
home. The distance factor automatically necessitates your home
town funeral director to call upon the professional services of an
associate at the place of death. He will direct the person called to
prepare the deceased for transfer, file all required permits and
authorizations, and make the necessary arrangements to have the
deceased transported home by funeral coach, airplane, or train
depending on the distance involved and the most effective mode of
transportation available. These additional services will be
reflected somewhat in the total funeral statement a next of kin will
receive at a later date.
MEMOS. .
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�FRIENDS WHO ASSISTED
(Before, During & After The Funeral)
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�AUTOMOBILE LIST
YOUR F U N E R A L D I R E C T O R W I L L B E I N T E R E S T E D T O KNOW T H E PROCESSION
OF CARS ON T H E D A Y OF T H E F U N E R A L . T H E S E TWO PAGES A R E D E S I G N E D
TO A I D B O T H YOU A N D HIM WITH T H E S E A R R A N G E M E N T S .
BEARERS
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You w i l l w a n t to keep a record of f l o r a l a r r a n g e m e n t s . Moss cards and other
memorials sent by your r e l a t i v e s and f r i e n d s . The f o l l o w i n g pages w i l l a s s i s t you
in the a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t of a l l of these e x p r e s s i o n s of s y m p a t h y .
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N O T E : If you number a l l the cards off the f l o w e r s given to you by your funeral
d i r e c t o r , and l i s t them a c c o r d i n g l y on these pages, you may then refer to
one p a r t i c u l a r card that has a m u l t i p l e l i s t i n g .
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DATE THANK
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�E T I Q U E T T E QF A C K N O W L E D G M E N T
We hope the following suggestions will prove helpful in
acknowledging the various expressions of sympathy you receive
during your bereavement.
The acknowledgments you receive from your funeral director
should be sent within ten days or two weeks after the funeral. In
order to give your expression of gratitude a more personal touch, a
few words may be written on the inside of these Acknowledgments.
This tends to make the recipient feel that one's thanks are as personal as if they had been expressed verbally.
C L E R G Y - Send a personal note (not a printed Acknowledgment)
thanking him for his consolation. If an offering is sent it should be
sent separately from the note.
E X A M P L E : Dear Mr. Smith or Dear Father Smith (not Dear
Reverend or Dear Rev. Smith). My husband and I wish to thank
you for the consolation you gave us during our most trying times.
Your comforting words during the funeral service will help us
tremendously.
B E A R E R S - (including honorary but not professional). Include a
message of thanks for their time and services in the
Acknowledgment.
E X A M P L E : Thank you for your kindness in acting as a pallbearer
for Father. Being one of Dad's closest friends made this very
meaningful to us.
L E T T E R S - - Replies may be brief, and written on an
Acknowledgment. At a later date you may feel more like writing a
longer note to particular persons sending letters.
E X A M P L E : Thank you for your kind words of sympathy. It is so
nice to have friends like you.
T E L E G R A M S - A few words on an Acknowledgment if you wish
is sufficient.
E X A M P L E : Your telegram was most appreciated.
F L O W E R S - A personal message may be written on the
Acknowledgment if you wish.
E X A M P L E : The vase of Roses you sent for Dad was beautiful.
M E M O R I A L S - Treat the same as flowers.
E X A M P L E : The contribution you made to the community hospital
in Dad's memory was greatly appreciated.
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�SYMPATHY CARDS - If there is a personal message on the card and
you feel you should answer it, you may do so on an Acknowledgment.
It is not necessary to acknowledge a plain sympathy card.
E X A M P L E : Your comforting words during this time were most
helpful.
E X P R E S S I O N S O F S Y M P A T H Y F R O M AN ORGANIZATION
- Send an Acknowledgment to the President or Secretary of the
organization and include in the message reference to the other
members.
E X A M P L E : Dear President Jim: The vase of Red Roses sent for
Dad by the members of the Nowhere Rotary Club was greatly
appreciated.
E X P R E S S I O N S O F S Y M P A T H Y F R O M AN UNORGANIZED
G R O U P - When a group of neighbors, employees, etc., send an
expression of sympathy, send an Acknowledgment to everyone listed
on the card.
F R I E N D S WHO V O L U N T E E R E D S E R V I C E S , CARS, OR
SENT F O O D - A personal note on an Acknowledgment is
satisfactory.
The following are suggestions of classifiednewspaper-typethankyous oftentimes used in addition to regular Acknowledgments.
C A R D O F THANKS
The family of Charles M. Smith wish to thank their relatives,
friends, and neighbors for their kindness during their recent
bereavement.
C A R D O F THANKS
The kindness and sympathy shown to us by our family and friends
during this time of sorrow will always be remembered by the family
of John J. Doe.
C A R D O F THANKS
I wish to express my sincere thanks to all my relatives, friends,
and neighbors for all their kindness and sympathy during the illness
and death of my beloved husband John Doe. Special thanks to Rev.
John Smith and the Nowhere Funeral Home.
Mrs. John Doe
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�C A R D OF THANKS
We wish to express our deepest gratitude to all our friends and
neighbors for flowers, food, cards of sympathy, and memorials sent
at the time of the loss of our wife and mother Mary M. Smith. A
special thanks to the Smithtown Hospital staff. Dr. Jones, Rev.
Brown, and the Green Funeral Home. It is such a comfort to know
so many people share our loss.
The Family
PALLBEARERS TO BE ASKED
L I S T T H E P A L L B E A R E R S OF YOUR C H O I C E A N D A L T E R N A T E S FOR THOSE
WHO MAY B E U N A B L E T O S E R V E . YOUR FUNERA L D I R E C T O R W I L L WANT
TO KNOW YOUR S E L E C T I O N S , A N D W I L L ASSIST IN T H E S O L I C I T A T I O N OF
THEIR SERVICES.
DATE THANK
YOU SENT
PALLBEARERS
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�CHECKLIST OF FUTURE OBLIGATIONS AND
APPOINTMENTS
NAME
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Hospital
Nursing Home
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Funeral Director
Registrar (Town C l e r k )
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Florist
Motor V e h i c l e Bureau
Insurance Company
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�RECORD OF FOOD RECEIVED AT THE RESIDENCE.
RECORD EACH GIFT OF FOOD RECEIVED BY INSERTING DONOR'S
NAME IN NUMERICAL ORDER AND PLACING A CORRESPONDING
NUMBERED STICKER ON DISH
Nos.
Date
D e s c r i p t i o n of Food Sent Thank You
and Kind of Container
Sent
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��" G o placidly amid the noise and haste and remember
what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible
w i t h o u t surrender be on good terms w i t h all persons.
Speak y o u r t r u t h q u i e t l y and clearly; and listen to others,
even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
A v o i d loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the
s p i r i t . If y o u compare yourself w i t h others, you'" may
become vain and bitter; for always there w i l l be greater
and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy y o u r achievements as well as. y o u r plans. Keep interested in your o w n
career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of t i m e . Exercise caution in your business
affairs for the w o r l d is f u l l of t r i c k e r y . But let this not
blind y o u t o what virtue there is; many persons strive
for high ideals, and everywhere life is f u l l of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign a f f e c t i o n . Neither be
cynical about love; for in the face of all a r i d i t y and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take k i n d l y
the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the
things of y o u t h . Nurture strength of spirit to shield y o u
in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself w i t h
imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle w i t h yourself.
Y o u are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and
the stars; y o u have a right to be here. A n d whether or not it
is clear to y o u , no d o u b t the universe is unfolding as it
should. Therefore be at peace w i t h G o d , whatever y o u
conceive h i m to be, and whatever your labors and
aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace w i t h
your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful w o r l d . Be careful. Strive to be h a p p y " .
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1970 Guide Lines Booklet C.E. Peaslee & Son Funeral Home
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A C.E. Peaslee & Son Funeral Home Guide Lines booklet. The booklet has thirty four pages and begins with explanations about funerals, presence of the body, calling hours, flowers and memorials, certification of death, insurance, and finally the legal aspects of death.<br /><br />Size:5.5" x 8.5"<br /><br />Condition: Very Good. Some minor wear.<br /><br />FHS-Kyle Leach
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Circa 1970
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Circa 1970
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Donated by Ann (Linde) Ordway
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Donald Adams Marble Obituary
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Donald Adams Marble obituary. May 26, 1931 - November 27, 2023. <br /><br />Don marble's obituaty reads:<br /><br /><em>Donald Adams Marble, 92, stepped into heaven on November 27, 2023.</em>
<p><em>Born in</em> <em>Athol, MA on May 26, 1931, he was the seventh child of Louis and Gertrude (Ward) Marble.</em></p>
<p><em>A graduate of Athol High School, he earned his degree in pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston in 1954. Married that same year to Shirley Cone, also of Athol, he served in the US Army for three years, being stationed for a time in Germany. After leaving the Army he continued to serve in the reserve and formally began his career as a pharmacist. The young couple moved to Manchester, NH, and Donald worked for a pharmaceutical wholesale company where he had the opportunity to work in pharmacies across the state filling in for owners on vacation. It was through this experience that he met Wilfred (Twink) Osgood in Farmington, NH, and in 1965 he joined Mr. Osgood as a partner in Osgood’s Pharmacy and ultimately became its sole proprietor. Donald served the town of Farmington for fifty-three years as a respected member of the business community, as a deacon and a warden at the First Congregational Church, as a member of the local Kiwanis chapter, and in supporting various causes through the pharmacy. For twenty-five years he managed the Interfaith Food Pantry overseeing food pickups, distribution days, and the keeping of financial records for the organization.</em></p>
<p><em>An avid skier, he took advantage of the ski areas in NH, primarily Gunstock, and in the summers, he took his family to cottages at Merrymeeting Lake in New Durham, NH, and Wells Beach, ME. The family found time to visit the numerous attractions and historical sites of New England, and enjoyed travelling to see family members in Maine, Massachusetts, and Ohio. As their children grew, he and Shirley visited them as they moved across the country. Always known for his quick smile, helping hands, patient demeanor, and generosity, Donald moved to Bedford Falls Care Facility in 2018.</em></p>
<p><em>His ability to interact with anyone was a gift that graced the lives of many for his empathy had no bounds. Though he did not suffer fools, he always sought to understand them, and he looked for the good in everyone. He was a servant leader long before the term was poplar for his goal in life was to care for his family and his fellow man. His word was as good as gold, and he could find humor in almost every situation –some of which he instigated! That twinkle in his eye now lights a star in heaven.</em></p>
<p><em>He is preceded in death by his wife Shirley, his parents Louis and Gertrude, and his siblings: Kingsley, Henry (Ward), Kathryn, Jane, Robert, and Richard. He is survived by his children Lyndon and Janice Marble of Manchester, NH; Dwight and Sharon Marble of Rochester, NY; Scott and Holly Marble of Colorado Springs, CO; Laura and Keith Lambert of Portland, OR; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, nine nieces and nephews, more than twenty grand nieces and nephews, and numerous great grand nieces and nephews.</em></p>
<p><em>Calling Hours will be Thursday, December 7, 2023, 5:00pm-7:00pm at Peaslee Funeral Home in Farmington, NH. A funeral service will be held Friday, December 8, 2023, 1:00pm at First Congregational Church of Farmington. A graveside service will take place Saturday, December 9, 2023, 11:00am at Jones Cemetery in Orange, MA.</em></p>
<p><em>In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to the First Congregational Church of Farmington in Donald’s honor. </em><br /><br /><br />This is a digital file and does not reside in the physical museum collection.<br /><br />FHS- Kyle Leach<em><br /></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
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C.E. Peaslee & Son, Inc.
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November 27, 2023
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From the Puddledock Press article with the photos in June issue 1986:<br /><br />"It's time personal care became personal again-" So states Garnet House Inc.'s President, Donald MacVane- Located at 115 Central Street, Garnet House has been standing behind these words for four years. <br /><br />Garnet House Inc. is a residential care facility offering four programs to meet the needs of the elderly: <br /><br />RESPITE CARE - 2^ hour supervised care for individuals enroute home, post-op, or recuperating from an illness and anticipating surgery. <br /><br />PERMANENT RESIDENCY - Independent living for those clients who re-quire supervised care on a permanent basis- <br /><br />TEMPORARY RESIDENCY - Accommodations for the elderly during a pe-riod awaiting permanent arrangements or to enable those who nor¬mally supervise their affairs to vacation or rest. <br /><br />PRE-EXAMINATION CARE - Care for those requiring assistance prior to hospital out-patient tests or between treatment as an in-pa¬tient at a hospital for an illness - <br /><br />Currently expanding, Garnet House Inc- will have five extra bed¬rooms on the first floor. The expansion is interior only, there will be no major changes to the home-neighborhood environment. Garnet House is licensed and certified, and their full-time staff membership boasts two EMT'S. The staff is well trained to meet the individual's needs and requirements.<br /><br />These photos are stored together. They are from different periods of time. Last pulled together for possible use in May 1986.<br /><br />RKL-FHS
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For description,
see " Concord," page 104.
�THE
STATISTICS
AND GAZETTEER
OF
NEW-HAMPSHIEE.
CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE
TOWNS AND VILLAGES; ALSO, BOUNDAPJES
AND AREA OF THE STATE, AND ITS NATURAL RESOURCES,
COUNTIES,
WITH OVER
ONE HUNDRED PAGES OF STATISTICAL TABLES,
PERTAINING TO ITS POPULATION, WEALTH, INDUSTRIES,
CHURCHES, SCHOOL HOUSES, SOLDIERS IN THE LATE REBELLION, AND
POST OFFICES: WITH A LIST OF STATE OFFICERS, ETC.:
TOGETHER WITH A DESCRIPTION OF
ITS
MOUNTAINS, LAKES, RIVERS AND POPULAR RESORTS FOR TOURISTS,
AND A GREAT VARIETY OF OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION.
Wve seen the prairies,
and their flowers
Beside their sparkling rills,
But nothing there that gladdens us
Like old New-Hampshire hills.
COMPILED BY
ALONZO
J.
CONCORD,
D. L.
FOGG.
N. H.
GUERNSEY,
BOOKSELLER AND PUBLISHER.
1874.
aked
�tk;
PUJ
3
Tll_D£
:
Entered according to Act of Congress, December
ALONZO
J.
FOGG, Concord, N.
7th,
A. D.
1872,
H.,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
STEREOTYPED, PRINTED AND BOUND
AT CXAREMONT, N. H.,
BY THE CLAREMONT MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
by
�TO THE
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
AND
ADOPTED CITIZENS,
RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED,
BY THE
AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER.
ITS
THIS
VOLUME
IS
��PREFACE.
New-Hampshire
It is nearly twenty years since a Gazetteer of
was published, and although the State has not increased in population,
.-till
the change in every branch of business has been quite
as great as in
any State
in
New
We
England.
have now nearly
double the miles of railway, and three times the number of miles of
we had twenty years
telegraph wire that
The wealth
ago.
the State has increased nearly one hundred per cent.
now
there were but hamlets in 1855, there are
villages,
and the busy
We are now
hum
of
life is
of
Where
large manufacturing
heard from morning
till
night.
living in the days of fast steamboat lines, railroad
express trains, telegraphs and pneumatic tubes.
All branches of business are done with railway speed, and what
it
took years to accomplish, thirty years ago,
as
many
The
focus.
is
now performed
Time and space have been brought nearly
months.
cotton merchant in Boston can do
to
in
a
more mercantile
correspondence in one week with his bi'anch house in Liverpool,
by telegraph, than could be done
Where
time.
fifteen years
now done by telegraph, in as many minutes.
required to perform a journey by stage,
rail,
in
as
ago in a long
took months to convey intelligence by mail,
it
many
days.
it is
lifeit
is
Where weeks were
now accomplished by
In our country, a generation has been
crowded into years, years into months, months into days, and days
into hours.
The
old Farmer's clock that has stood in his kitchen
corner for more than forty years with the wise monition written
on
its
dial that " time
is
money," has seen the maxim heeded and
fully carried out in this generation.
fortunes in a day
In preparing
and sometimes
this
lose
In
this
age
them quite
work we have endeavored
men make
their
as soon.
to
keep the above
�PREFACE.
VI
much
ideas constantly in view, and to give as
pertaining to the industry of
in a brief
manner.
Our
New Hampshire
general information
we
as
possibly could
readers will find that brevity has been
our aim through the book.
But
still
we have intended
to furnish
much useful information in less than seven hundred pages as
many writers, years ago, would have required two thousand to im-
as
part the same amount of knowledge.
have
assisted us
much
Figures in a tabular form
in this respect, there being nearly
We
red pages in tables.
have intended
present standing of the State than of the past
have given but a brief history of the
ographies of eminent
men who were
first
on
left their
;
consequently we
settlements,
and no
natives of the State.
It
native homes to seek their fortunes
broad ocean, and we have reserved that task
life's
bi-
would
and daughters of New-
require volumes to do justice to the sons
Hampshire who have
one hund-
show more of the
to
some
for
future biographer.
In preparing a work like
Nearly
all is a
information,
this,
but very
little
can be original.
compilation, and, in order to obtain the necessary
we have been obliged
to
many
claim the assistance of
people in various sections of the State.
In preparing a book of this character,
ly creep in, that are beyond all
town
will
have
its critics,
many
human power
and they may
see
errors
must natural-
in the
that should be different, in some respect, relative to their
of the State.
Although we
feel
obliged to persons in
for their kindness in assisting us to
many
in
some
instances,
book
own section
many towns
facts, still, that co-opera-
tion throughout the State has not been all
and
Every
to obviate.
some things
we could have
we have been obliged
to rely
desired,
on the manu-
many statistical facts relative to manuour many friends see some errors in this
script census of 1870, for
factories.
If a few of
respect, they
may
rest assured that they
the cities and large towns in the State,
and gathered such information
citizens
have seen
fit
to give us.
were correct in 1870.
we have
All
personally visited,
as to their industries,
etc.,
as the
�PREFACE.
We
have been at considerable expense
State to
is
VII
to prepare
accompany the book, and we venture the
the most accurate
map
of
New-Hampshire that
All the counties, towns, and nearly
people.
all the principal
rivers, lakes
The map
are laid down.
is
map
is
now
of the
all
it
before the
all the post
and mountains, and
before our readers,
a
assertion, that
offices
;
the railroads
and they can judge
for themselves.
To numerous
advice in our
William
friends
efforts,
Little, Esq.,
who have
assisted
especially to the
us,
and given kindly
Hon. John H. Goodale,
D. F. Secomb, Esq., Hon. Asa Fowler,
Chief Justice J. E. Sargent, Samuel B. Page, Esq.,
mental
nearly
officials
all
at the State
all
the govern-
House, the press of the State, and
of the town clerks in the State,
we tender our
heartfelt
acknowledgments.
We
etteer,
are also indebted to Dr. Belknap's History,
"New-Hampshire As
"New-Hampshire
Register,"
It
Is,"
Hayward's Gaz-
New-Hampshire Manual,"
and the U.
S.
Census of 1870, for val-
uable information.
A.
Concord, N. H., March
2, 1874.
J. F.
��OOIsTTElSTTS.
CHAPTEE
First settlement of
I.
New-Hampshire, up
to the Revolution.
CHAPTER II.
Brief history of the War of tli Revolution, Federal Constitution, and of
the Great Rebellion, Regiments, Officers, etc.
CHAPTER
III.
Topographical history of all the cities and towns in the State, giving a
brief statement of the surface, the quality of the soil, its mountains,
lakes ponds, rivers and streams; its summer resorts, villages and
manufacturers
resources, churches, public schools, libraries, hotels,
railroads, &c.
;
CHAPTER
IV.
A statistical summary of the counties
and State, pertaining to their geographical position, value of their manufactories, farm productions,
railroads,
newspapers, national banks, savings banks, insurances,
post-oilices &c.
CHAPTER
V.
Tabular statement of the population of the
cities
and towns
in the
State, ratable polls, assessed valuation of all the towns, stock in trade,
money
at interest, deposits in savings banks, proportional tax,
town
debts, clergymen, lawyers, physicians, merchants, agricultural pro-
ductions, value of farms,
number
of farms, dwellings, and families,
value of cotton manufactories, woolen manufactories, boots and shoes,
hosiery, paper mills, lumber mills, grist mills, tanneries, total manufactories in the State, various occupations of the people in 1870, number
of each kind of manufactories, in the State, in 1870, number of deaths,
by towns, in the State, in 1870, centenarians who have died since 1822,
&c., &c.
�X
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
VI.
Public Schools, Dartmouth College, Literary Institutions, Asylum for
the Insane, College of Agriculture, Orphans Home, State Prison,
State Normal School, State Capital, Reform School, Religion &c.
CHAPTER
A
VII.
brief review of the State, its climate, its grand mountain, ocean,
lake and river scenery, geology and mineralogy, a description of its
mountains, lakes and rivers, a brief account of the aboriginals of NewHampshire, New-Hampshire compared with the Western States; a
poem on New-Hampshire,
etc.
CHAPTER VHI.
New-Hampshire
Congressional, Councillor," and SenGovernor vote of
Governors of New-Hampshire since 1680
the State in 1872 and 1873
Justices of the higher courts of New-Hampshire since 1776 Wheelwright Deed Cities and Towns in the United States of 6,000 inhabi-
Constitution of
atorial Districts
;
;
State and Legislative Officers
;
;
;
;
tants
and upwards.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Agricultural College, Hanover.
Board of Trade Building, Concord.
Burleigh's Block, Franklin.
City Library Building, Manchester.
Court House, Manchester.
Dustin Monument on Dustin's Island, Concord.
Eagle Hotel, Concord.
Gage's Circular Saw Works, Fisherville.
Kiarsarge House, North Conway.
Merchant's Exchange, Manchester.
Mount Belknap House, Gilford.
Moosehillock, from Warren.
New-Hampshire Conference Seminary, Tilton.
New-London
Institution,
State House, Concord.
New-London.
(Frontispiece.)
Normal School Building, Plymouth.
Statesman Building, Concord.
Tilden Female Seminary, West Lebanon.
State
MAP.
Map
of New-Hampshire.
�INDEX.
academies will be found under the head of Literary
form also the names of the lakes under
the head of Lakes, and rivers under the head of Rivers.
The index
for
Institutions, in alphabetical
;
514
Acres Improved Land in the State
405
Dartmouth College
Agriculture of the State
403
Deposits in Savings
Agricultural College
532
Depositors in Savings Banks,
Altitudes of Mountains
578
Description of
Amoskeag
238
Dudley, Joseph
Falls
Banks
429
Number
Towns
Dustin, Hannah, Killing Indians
....429
47 to 380
8
— 10
72
Ancient Records of the State
Andros, Edward
12
Artillery, Lafayette
37
Early Records of the State
12
Heavy
36
Federal Constitution
21
for the Insane
529
New-Hampshire Battery
First Reg. N. H. Heavy Artillery
Fish in New-nampshire
36
597
Artillery, N. EL
Asylum
8
Early Laws
5
First
36
Attorney Generals from 1776
Band, Second Brigade
635
Banks. National
Banks, Savings
Barefoot Walter
419
Franconia Mountains
575
421
Franconia Scenery
159
564
Bear Killed a Child
Bear in Alstead
Belknap Dr
262
Geology of New-Hampshire
Gorges, Fernando
38
8
51
Gove, Edward
2
8
Bradley Massacre
117
627
Governor Vote in 1S72 and 1873
Governors of New-Hampshire since 16S0..632
255
Grave of Mathew Thornton
Carr Mountains
Carrigan Mountains
577
Guards, National
576
Guards, Martin
Carter Mountains
576
Climate of New-Hampshire
556
Head, Gen. Natt
Height of Mountains
Congressional Districts
624
Hilton,
Connecticut Valley
403
Insurance Companies
433
Indians in New-Hampshire
598
Birds in N.
H
5
597
Edward
37
37
38
578
3
Constitution of N. H., History of
21
Constitution of New-Hampshire
607
Indians in Charlestown
County of Rockingham Resources
County of Strafford Resources
County of Belknap Resources
County of Carroll Resources
County of Merrimack Resources
County of Hillsborough Resources
County of Cheshire Resources
County of Sullivan Resources
County of Grafton Resources
County of Coos Resources
381
Indians in
383
Indians in Keene
385
Indians in Boscawen
387
Indians in Concord
117
388
Indians in Exeter
155
391
Indians in Pembroke
296
393
Indians in Newington
276
395
Indians in Moultonborough
262
396
Indians in Nashua
267
398
Indians in Plainfield
303
Councilor Districts
(;24
Indians in Hinsdale
195
Council Members, 1873
626
Indians in Plymouth
306
7-8
Indians in Rochester
318
Indians in Rye
322
Edward
John
Cranfield.
Cutts,
7
Durham
90
138
211
72
�XII
INDEX.
Indians in Salisbury
325
Itldiai
151
Marlborough High School
Marlow Academy
Indian
Mc Collum
Indians in Somersworth
Milford High School
Indians in Peterborough
Nashua High School
Nashua Literary Institution
New-Hampshire Conference Seminary
New-Hampshire Commercial Colle
Indians in Swanzey
347
Indians in Walpole
357
Jefferson Scenery
20G
'
since 1776
Justic
'
Kearsarge Mountain
Kiarsarge Mountains
577
520
520
Institute
New-Hampton
;
520
I
Institution
New-Ipswich Appl eton Academy
JO
520
520
521
522
522
522
577
New-London Literary
6
King Philip's War
Lakes rs New-Hampshire
Lake Connecticut
Lake Ma
Lake M
LakeNewfound
take Ossipee
Newport High School
Northwood Academy
Northwood Seminary
523
Academy
Pennacook Academy
Pinkejton Academy
523
I
580
LakeSpafford
LakeSquam
Institution
523
523
Orford
523
524
Peterborough High School
Phillips Exeter Academy
High School
Robinson Female Institute
louth
Lake Sunapee
Lake
Lake
I
523
'
524
521
525
526
526
"
Rollinsford High School
'.'
High School
627
Literary In mtutioxs
in
phi
.- ;
:'
tf.
e
510
Somersworth High School
Stevens High School
Adams Female Academy
Antrim High School
517
Atkin-
517
516
•St.
Paul's School
526
526
526
527
Beede Normal Institute
517
Bristol
High School
Charlestown High School
517
Female Seminary
Troy High School
Tuhbs Union Academy
Walpole High School
517
Manufactories in the State
Chester Academy
517
406
Manufactured Cotton G ode
406
Manufactured Woolen
106
Manufactured Boots and Shoes
Manufactured Iron and Machine Work. ...406
Manufactured Lumber
406
Manufactured Leather
407
109
Manufactured Paper
Manufactured Hosiery
407
Furniture
407
Manufactured
Manufactured Other Goods
407
Austin
517
'.
Christian Institute
518
Concord High School
518
Conwaj
•
517
Clinton Grove Seminary
518
Contoocook Academy
Conanf B
I
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth dome School
Dearborn Academy
Deering Academy
Dover High School
Dumbarton High School
Exeter High School
Fannin
School
Francestown Academy
Franklin Academy
Oil man tun
Academy
Hampton Academy
Keen
Keene High School
Kingston Academy
Kimball On
i
Lane.! -
518
514
51
510
51
I
Members
519
405
Minerals of New-Hampshire
2
37
626
Militia of N. II
519
569
40
567
519
Minerals in Lisbon
226
519
Monadnock Mountain
Monadnock Mt. in Jaffrey
577
519
r,lo
519
519
Moosilauke Mountains
Mountains in New-Hampshire
Mountains in Ossipee
Mt.
520
Imp
War Loan
National Banks
520
205
576
570
-
f,
2
576
Mt. Moriah
Municipal
tie!
-'hool
528
528
Mason, John
Martin Guards
of Co
Metals and Ores
•
Manche
52S
528
i
519
519
!
Li
Til den
National Guards
276
40
419
37
�INDEX.
New-Hampshire
New-Hampsh
New-Hampshire
New-Hampshire
New-Hampshire
New-Hampshire
New-Hampshire
New-Hampshire
Newspapers
Number
Asylum
for tho
Orp
584
544
Hills
579
40
Militia
415
114
id
I
1
Ashuelot
Normal School
Reform School
State
in
1
573
6
Rebellion
Officer'! killed in
Baker's
Bui k
Bellamy Bank
Beaver
Bear Camp
Black Watei
586
-13
Home
Mo tin
5
".
State Prison
Officers of the
Ossipee
Rjtess in New-Hampshire
Upper
Ammonoosuc Lower
.
State
in
Mile
Orphans'
Insane... 529
of Agricultun
XIII
Cold
577
at
.
Pat ridge William
Connecticut
"k
9
"'
Penacook Indians
Pequawket Indiana
Poem by Mrs. Abba G. Woolson
Poem on New-Hampshire, by
I
598
Dead
601
._
Pinion d
Ellis
na Dei n
Proctor
i03
Population of Cities and towns
United States,
ol
GO00 and
in
i
Goose
Stream
the
npwa ds...G44
434—442
Post Offices
5
Presidents of U. S
22
Indian Stream....,
Isinglass
....
Israel's
Press of New-Hampshire
415
John's
Professional Business
408
Lamprey
Mad
590
Mascoma
Public Schools
590
Putney Hill
Quadrupeds
596
Railroads in New-Hampshire
409
Merrimack
590
411
Mohawk
592
Moose
Nashua
592
Nash's
592
Railroads,
number of
Miles
Rebellion
22
Records of the State
12
Reform School
Regiment N. II.,
544
_
Si
cond
Newfound
24
First
Nubanusit
-
Third
25
Oliverian
Fourth
25
Oyster
592
Fifth
2.".
Ossipee
59?
Sixth
26
593
2
Seventh
26
Peabody
Pequawket
Eighth
27
Pemigewasset
593
Ninth
Tenth
28
Philips
093
29
Piscataqua
Eleventh
29
Piscataquog
Twelfth
593
A.. 593
30
Powow
594
Xhirteentl
31
Bed
594
Hill
Fourteentli
32
Fifteenth
38
Smith's
Sixteenth
34
Salmon
Seventeenth
34
Soucook
595
35
Spig
595
36
Squamscot
Eighteenth
1st.
Reg.
1st.
N.
II.
N.
It.
lery
Religion in
New-Hampshire
Cavalry
Heavy
Revolutionary
War
Falls
<'t
Artil-
.
546
.
Little
Swift
554
20
595
595
595
596
:
Resources of the State
Review of New-Hampshire
504
594
596
596
Warner
Winnipiseogee
596
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XIV
Manufacturers by Towns 458 to 459
328
Sandwich Mountains
421 to 428
Savings Banks
429
Number
Savings Banks Depositors,
432
Savings Banks Aggregates
429
Savings Banks Deposits
661
Scenery of New-Hampshire
Scenery in Lancaster
Towns
460 to 471
State by Counties
472 to 473
Showing number Acres of Improved Land by Counties 474
Showing Number Farms in the
474
State by Counties
508
Senatorial Districts
State by
Agricultural Productions of the
216
Scenery in Lincoln
Schools in the State
Second Brigade Band
Agricultural Productions of the
625
225
of Dwelling Houses
Number
38
474
in 1850
84
Number
Number
146
1860
474
37
Settlement of New-Hamushiro
Shakers in Canterbury
Number
Number
of Families in 1860... 474
1
Shakers in Enfield
Sharp Shooters
Smyth, Frederick, governor
38
40—44
Soldiers killed
of Families in 1S50... 474
of Dwelling Houses in
of
Dwelling Houses
474
inl870
House
State Income
State Normal School
104
Number
409
Cotton Manufactures
Woolen Manufactures
State Officers
626
State Prison
536
Boot and Shoe Manufactures... 479
481
Hosiery Manufactures
State
543
of Families in 1870. ..474
475
477
544
Paper Mills
482
State Resources
408
Lumber
483
State Senate, 1S73
626
Summary
of New-Haujpshire
4ul
Table of
Population of the State
Population by Counties
443
Grain Mills
Tanneries
Total Manufactures
448
Nativity of Population
448
Occupations of the State
Select ages and sexes
449
Mechanical Industries of New-
State
Reform School
Towns
453 to 457
Proportional Tax
Debts,
453 to 457
Town
453 to 457
Ratable Polls by Counties.... 457
Valuation by Counties
457
488
491
in
the
493
State
Classification of Population.... 450
Immigration and Emigration
451
of New-Hampshire...
Ratable Polls by Towns. 453 to 457
453 to 457
Valuation by Towns
453 to 457
Stock in Trade
Stock and Money at Interest
453to437
Savings Banks, Deposits by
Mills
498
Hampshire
Number
of Deaths in
499
tlie
State
502
in 1870
Deceased
Centenarians, since
505
1823
509
Public Schools
Table of Officers in the Rebellion
Tornado in Warner
Total Income of the State
Towns, description of
U. S. Sharp Shooters
Usher, John
Unattached Company
43
361
409
47 to 3S0
37
9
38
22
Vice Presidents U. S
Stock in Trade by Counties. ..457
Waldron, Maj. Killed by Indians
Stock and Money at Interest by
457
War, Indian
War Loan
457
War
War
Counties
Savings
Banks
Deposits
by
Counties
Proportional Tax by Counties.. 457
Clergymen by Towns
Physicians, Dentists by
lawyers, by Towns
22
20
458 to 459
Woolson, Mrs. Abba G
457
458 to 459
Towns
Merchants, by Towns... 458
to 459
40
of the Revolution
Weare, Nathaniel
Wiggin, Thomas
Wheelwright Deed
Wheelwright, John
White Mountains
Counties
—
of the Rebellion
458 to 459
Town Debts by
133
6
8
—
3
635
2—4
571
601
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
CHAPTER
First Settlement of
New-Hampshire, up
In every age of the world's
history,
nacious of their religious principles
the
I.
to the Revolution.
mankind have been very
—of having the right
Supreme Ruler of the Universe agreeably
duty, and the dictates of their consciences.
to their
to
te-
worship
own views
of
This spirit of religious
freedom, was deeply imbued in the hearts of our
New England
from the land of their birth,
to seek a new home upon the rock-bound shores of New England.
The intolerance they were constantly subjected to, under the tyfathers, for years before
rannical Rulers of
they set
sail
England had a tendency
to establish a determi-
nation in their minds that they would exercise their right of religious
opinion, if they were obliged
With such determined
to seek other climes
to obtain
it.
day of September,
1620, one hundred and one men, women and children went on
board of the Mayflower, and set sail from their native shores, and
landed on Plymouth Rock on the 21st day of December, 1620.
From this little settlement, was founded New England, whose
happy homes millions to-day enjoy.
In this place it may be well enough to refer to an incident which
occurred on their voyage to the new world, to show what a brittle
thread the destiny of New England and our own happy homes hung
upon.
When midway of the ocean, a gale came on, and, through
the violence of the storm, one of the main beams in the mid-ship
was cracked and removed from its place. Accordingly, with such
danger before them, a consultation was held between the passengers
convictions, on the 6th
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
2
and
officers of the ship,
A
upon the subject of returning.
passen-
ger on board had a large iron screw he had brought from Holland,
by means of which the beam was brought to its place and made
But for this simple iron screw, no doubt the whole destiny
fast.
of New England, and perhaps of our Nation, would have been
changed, and no one can believe for the better. Truly Providence
is in
the wind.
Three years after the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock
Sir. Fernando Gorges and Captain John Mason, who had previously obtained, from the Council of Plymouth, a grant of laud which
;
they called Laconia, lying between Merrimack and
rivers, sent out
two small
parties,
Kennebeck
one of which landed on the south
shore of the Piscataqua and formed a settlement which they called
Little
Harbor and within the present
limits of
Portsmouth
—the
other party sailed up the Piscataqua, and settled at Northam, after-
wards called Dover, but by the Indians, Cocheco, or
Winni-
chahannat.
Our
fathers,
who landed
at
Plymouth
to seek a
home where
they could enjoy their religious opinions, were unlike the
tlers of
Portsmouth and Dover.
By
rying on trade with the Natives, they hoped to
return for their labor.
first
set-
and carobtain an abundant
establishing fisheries
Consequently they neglected the only
source of prosperity of any country, agriculture, and for a
num-
ber of years their progress was very slow.
Nothing of note transpired
in the colony, till
1629,
when
the
Rev. John Wheelwright, of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, purchased of the Indians a large tract of land lying between the Piscataqua and Merrimack rivers.
The Indians were paid
in
what
they called a valuable consideration, such as "coats, shirts and
Wheelwright's deed was signed by PassaconaAvay, the
Sagamore of the Indian tribes in this section of New EngThis grant,
land, and also by the Chiefs of several other tribes.
from the Indians, was part of the land previously purchased by
Gorges and Mason. Wheelwright claimed that he obtained his
right of the land from the original owners, which was far better
than through any self constituted English company.
The Plymouth company, very soon after Wheelwright's purchase,
made a new grant of the same territory to Mason and it was alleged that he and Gorges had mutually agreed to divide their
original grant, called Laconia, and take out new patents.
Mason
kettles."
•-hief
;
�FIRST SETTLEMENT.
named
new grant
this
for the
6
county where he formerly lived
in
England, Aeiy-Hampshire.
Edward
Hilton, then living at Dover, obtained a tract of land
and
by deed, including Dover, and what is
part of Newiugton and Greenland.
A grant of land was also obtained by persons living near the mouth
of the Piscataqua, including Portsmouth, Newcastle, Rye, and
part of Newington and Greenfield. The Dover settlement was
called the Upper Plantation, and the Portsmouth settlement was
called the Lower Plantation.
Captain Thomas Wiggin was appointed agent of the former plantation, and Captain Walter Neil
of the latter. Disputes frequently sprung up between the two
for himself
associates,
now Durham, Stratham and a
settlements in relation to territory, but they were, as a general
thing, settled without anything serious transpiring.
Like our people in these modern days, the first settlers of New
Hampshire had what is now called the gold fever. Parties would
be formed and start through the denes forests with spade and
pickaxe on their shoulder, to seek their fortunes among the lakes
and mountains in central New Hampshire. But the yellow lucre
was not to be found, and their fond imaginations of a fortune in a
day were blasted. By such expeditions after gold, agriculture was
neglected, and the stories told them of valuable mines of wealth in
the mountains had proved fallacious.
ships were the fruits of their neglect.
England
in
Want, privations and hardBread was brought from
meal, or in grain from Virginia, and carried to Boston
be ground, there being no mill
in the Colony.
It is no wonder,
under such circumstauces, that disappointment, and consequently
discontent, should creep in and cause many to sell all their in-
to
more enterprising ones (who had remembered the
is not gold), and return to England.
In 1633, Neil and Wiggin formed an agreement with Wheelwright that his proposed settlement at Squamscot Falls should be
called Exeter. They immediately surveyed their respective grants,
and laid out the towns of Dover and Portsmouth. Hampton was
also laid out the same year, the Indian name being Winnecummet.
In 1638, Wheelwright, through persecution, was driven from the
terests
to
the
saying, All that shines
Massachusetts colonies for his religious
belief.
He
belonged
to
a
party of the Church called Antinomians, and for a time was en-
gaged
the result of which was that, with sevwas banished from any territory belonging to Mass-
in a violent contest
eral others, he
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
4
Under
achusetts.
these circumstances, he proceeded at once to
establish a settlement on his grant at Exeter.
In this connection
it
may
be well enough to refer to this religous
Nearly
intolerance of the Massachusetts colonies.
all of
them had
been driven from their homes, in England, by the intolerance of
But, when they were once free from religious persetheir rulers.
cution,
own
and could worship God according
to the dictates of their
consciences, they forgot their persecutors,
and were unwilling
It is a
to accord to others what they had claimed for themselves.
lamented fact that they meted out more intolerant rigor to the
inoifensive Quakers than they ever received at the hands of their
It is claimed, by
religious persecutors in their mother country.
some, that the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock were never
connected with any of this religious intolerance. Perhaps this
Bay Company were strict
and many left England for the same
reason that our Pilgrim fathers did, and doubtless were accounta-
may
be the fact
;
but the Massachusetts
in all their religious views,
ble for a large portion of this religious persecution.
At
made his settlement at Exeter there
government in New-Hampshire wherefrom they
the time Wheelwright
was no general
could receive or claim any protection and they formed an independent government of their own. It was purely democratic in
;
They had one chief
form, and was based strictly on the Bible.
Magistrate and two associates chosen by the people, and holding
their office for one year.
These
officers
were sworn
to faithfully
discharge their dutie«, while the people were sworn to obey. All
laws were enacted through a general assembly chosen by the people.
The extensive
salt
marshes at
Hampton were
considered valuable
hay for cattle and, accordingly, the Massachusetts
colony sent Richard Dummer and John Spencer to commence
improvements there, and soon after they were followed by some
persons from the County of Norfolk in England. They were allowed to settle there, making their whole number fifty-six. The
first house erected, was known for many years as the Bound House.
for furnishing
Up
to
;
New-Hampshire had no
were separate and independent of
The hostile action of the Indians towards the colonies
1641, the four settlements of
combined government, but
each other.
all
led to a feeling of insecurity in being kept separate through their
form of government
;
and, accordingly, a proposition was
made
to
the Massachusetts colonies, to unite with them under one form of
�FIRST SETTLEMENT.
5
government, which they very readily accepted, having already laid
claim to a large portion of New-Hampshire.
of the towns in
New-Hampshire,
viz.
By
1642, all three
Portsmouth, Dover and
Exeter, had joined their fortunes with Massachusetts, under one
common government.
Hampton had
already been considered as
part of their province.
Considering
the prevailing
of
intolerance
the
colonies at the date of this alliance, the people of
Massachusetts
New-Hampshire
were granted one great privilege by giving them the right to act
in
any public capacity without any regard
The previous laws
to their religious belief.
in Massachusetts debarred
any person from
voting or holding a seat in the General Court, unless they were
members of
the Church.
Belknap, in his history of New-Hampshire, in speaking of the
intolerant
says:
and peculiar laws of the colonies, existing at that date,
of healths and the use of tobacco were for-
"The drinking
—the former
being considered a heathenish and idolatrous
grounded on the ancient libations the other as a species
of intoxication and a waste of time. Laws were instituted to regubidden,
practice,
late the intercourse
;
between the sexes, and the advances towards
They had a ceremony of betrothing, which preceded
Pride and levity of behavior came under the
that of marriage.
cognizance of the magistrate. Not only the richness but the mode
matrimony.
of dress, and cut of the hair, were subject to state regulations.
Women were forbidden to expose their arms or bosoms to view. It
was ordered that their sleeves should reach down to their wrists,
and that their gowns should be closed around their necks. Men
were obliged to cut short their hair, that they might not resemble
women. No person not worth two hundred pounds was allowed to
wear gold or silver lace, or silk hoods and scarfs. These pious
rulers had more in view than the political good.
They were not
only concerned for the external appearance of sobriety and good
order, but thought themselves obliged, so far as they were able, to
promote real religion and enforce the observances of the divine
precepts."
In the performance of what our forefathers regarded their duty,
none could be more conscientious than they. They had but one
single aim in view, and that was to serve God and to allow nothing
be done, where they had the power to prevent, to displease Him.
There is much in their character that claims our respect, notwith-
to
�6
NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
standing their arbitrary notions of enacting laws. They firmly
believed in thorough education, and founded a college at Cambridge, within a few years after their first settlement.
In regard to
training the youth, they believed in that true saying
'T
is
education forms the
Just as the twig
is
common mind;
bent, the tree's inclined.
Here lies one great secret of the prosperity of the people of New
England in the interest our fathers took in establishing institu-
—
tions for learning
and a general school system, which our children
to-day are reaping the benefits
of.
Many
laws they enacted, we
might consider wrong but their ideas of a true democratic form of
government were correct in the abstract, and the liberal form of
government which we are enjoying to-day originated from their
ideas of self government.
The Indians had watched the growth and prosperity of the col;
onies with a silent, jealous feeling for many years.
Their hunting
grounds they saw diminishing from day to day. They saw their
numbers gradually growing less, while their white neighbors were
They saw if the white men were not speed
would soon become sole owners of all their
constantly increasing.
ily checked, they
domain.
"With such convictions rankling in the breast of the red
man, Philip, of Mount Hope, son of the Indian chief, Massasoit, was
actuated to incite the various tribes in New Eugland against the
colonies, which brought on the great Indian war called " King
Philip's war."
New-Hampshire suffered severely—
Durham, Exeter, Hampton, Dover and Salmon Falls were attacked.
Houses were burned, cattle killed and many of the inhabitants
were murdered with horrid cruelties. The war commenced in
June, 1675, and closed, through the death of
King
Philip, in
Au-
was a short war, but bloody aud cruel.
In 1679, New-Hampshire became a royal province, after being
under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts for nearly thirty-eight
years.
The government was to be administered by a president
and council appointed by the King. Laws were enacted by an
assembly chosen by the people but the King reserved the right to
gust, 1676.
It
;
discontinue the assembly whenever he thought
it advisable.
John
merchant of Portsmouth, and highly respected,
received the appointment as President, and William Vaughan,
John Gilman and Richard Waldron received appointments to
Cutts, a wealthy
the council.
They
received their commissions January
1st,
1680,
�FIRST SETTLEMENT.
7
and reluctantly accepted the office, for fear that men might be apwho would have no regard for the welfare of the colony.
Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter and Hampton were the only towns in
the State that participated in the election, casting, in all, two hundred and nine votes.
The New-Hampshire Colony was constantly kept in a ferment
pointed
with the Masons,
who
ritory in the State.
him
still
laid claim to a large portion of the ter-
Mason was ever
certain favors in the colony,
from his land chums.
benefit
soliciting the
King
to
grant
whereby he might derive some
In the latter part of 1680, he came
from England empowered by the King to take a seat
His whole object, in securing that position, was
cil.
in the counto exert
an
by means of which he could compel the
people to take leases of him. They were indignant, and postively
refused to comply with his request.
The other members of the
council decided with the people
and he soon left his seat in the
council and returned to England.
Soon after Mason left the colony President Cutts died and Major Waldron succeeded him, and
influence in that body,
;
the affairs
in the various settlements in the State
moved along
about the same as they did under President Cutts.
Mason, ever on the move, again applied to the King for a change
of government in the
influence, one
Edward
New-Hampshire
colony, and, through his
Cranfield was appointed Lieutenant Govern-
or and Commander-in-Chief of
New-Hampshire. Cranfield acceptmaking money, and, evidently,
to be the tool of Mason, as he engaged to pay him one hundred
and fifty pounds annually, and mortaged the province for security
ed the office with the expectation of
to carry out the contract.
Cranfield received his commission in
May, 1682, which vested him with extraordinary powers. He had
the right to suspend members of the conncil, veto laws passed by
the assembly, dissolve the same at his pleasure, erect courts and
pardon criminals. The people soon began to see and feel the tyranny of Cranfield.
Waldron and Martyu were suspended, but
restored to their position on the meeting of the Assembly.
Know-
ing his tyrannical disposition, and the power he possessed, the
Assembly thought it advisable to vote him a present of two hundred pounds.
But
their kindness to him availed nothing to them
Soon Stileman, a member of the council, was suspended
and the Assembly dissolved for not yielding to his mercenary desires. The people of Exeter and Hampton were indignant
or the Colony.
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
8
at his arbitrary conduct, and meetings were holden and resolutions passed declaring for " liberty and reform." Edward Gove, one
members of the dissolved Assembly, headed this revolutionary
movement, and was arrested with several others. A court was
immediately held, and he, with the rest, was convicted of treason.
With the exception of Gove, all were soon set at liberty. He was
sent to England and imprisoned in the Tower of Londun for three
of the
yeafrs,
,
It
is
when he was pardoned and
his estate restored to him.
impossible, in this limited work, to give a detailed account
f every thing pertaining to the first settlers of
but
it
may be
New-Hampshire
well enough to state, that Cranfield was the most ty-
He
rannical Governor that ever ruled the State.
carried measures
to make comKing in relation to his conduct towards the colony.
Alter long delays Weare made out his complaint in general terms,
to such lengths, that Nathaniel
Weare was appointed
plaint to the
which was referred
ing, they
made
to the
Board of Trade.
After a lengthy hear-
He
out a report censuring the course of Cranfield.
was granted leave of absence, and
sailed
for
Jamaica.
Walter
Barefoot, his deputy, succeeded him, and continued in office
till
Dudley, as President of New-England, superceded Barefoot. This
brought New-Hampshire again under the same government with
Massachusetts.
In a few months, Dudley was succeeded by Sir
Edward Andros,
and Governor-in-chief of New-England. Andros came
among the colonies of New-England, with great pretensions of honesty, and to administer to the people a liberal form of government.
as Captain
But he soon showed himself
field.
His rule was
to
be nearly as great a tyrant as Cran-
short, to the great joy of the colonies.
Wil-
when the
colonies received the news of a change, the people assembled and
immediately imprisoned Andros, and soon after sent him to Eng-
liam III ascended the throne of England
in
1688, and
land as a prisoner.
For two years the New-Hampshire colonies were left without a
government, waiting orders from the mother country, but none
came.
In 1690, they petitioned to be admitted under the jurisdic-
tion of Massachusetts,
to the
which was granted, and delegates were sent
In the
General Court of that colony for nearly two years.
meantime, Mason died, leaving
their title to
his land
claims in
New-Hamp-
John and Robert Mason. They soon sold all
Samuel Allen, of London, who was commissioned
shire to his two sons,
�FIRST SETTLEMENT.
9
Governor, and John Usher, as Lieutenant-Governor, with power to
act in Allen's absence.
.
This change of Government was against
the express wishes of the people of
New-Hampshire, who desired
to
ba annexed to the colony of Massachusetts.
In 1689, a new Indian war broke out, instigated, in part, by the
French who had settlements in the province of Canada. On the
evening of June 27, 1G89, through apparent friendship, certain parties
in
of Indians applied for lodgings at each of the garrison houses
When
Dover.
deep
the people had retired, and all were locked in
all the gates of the garrison were
thrown open by the Indian lodgers, and the Indians without rushed
in, and an inhuman butchery of the inmates commenced.
Major
Waldrou, then eighty years of age, was put to death in the most
cruel manner.
Major Waldron was a brave man, and for many
sleep, at
a given signal,
years the Indians had stood in fear of him.
as using
the
Indians harshly in
many
He
has been charged,
instances,
and doubtless
the tortures inflicted on him were to retaliate some wrong which
some of their tribe had received at his hands. In this attack
on Dover twenty-three persons were killed and twenty-nine taken
prisoners and carried to Canada.
In this war, people were killed
in Salmon Falls, Newiugton, Exeter, Rye, Durham and many small
In Durham, Villieu, who was in Command at Penobaccompanied by a French Priest, made the attack with two
hundred French and Indians. Nearly all the houses were burned,
settlements.
scott,
and nearly one hundred of the inhabitants were
captive to Canada.
Hampshire
From
killed or carried
this time, till 1697, the
suffered severely
people of
New-
by these frequent attacks of the
In-
by the French, who were quite as savage in their mode
of warfare; and their conduct in countenancing the killing of defenceless women and children, was a disgrace to any uation which
pertains to civilization. Among the victims who fell by those middians, led on
night attacks was the widow of President Cutts.
made an
after,
In 1696, they
attack on Portsmouth, and killed fourteen persons.
Soon
peace was declared between the English and French govern-
ments, and the Indians were informed by their French
allies that
they had no further use for them, and advised to bury the hatchet,
which they reluctantly consented to. Most of the captives were
restored, and thus ended a distressing war with a cruel and treacherous
foe.
The administration of Usher was unpopular with the
people.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
10
His manners were haughty,
of Allen,
who claimed
besides, they
knew he was
ridge, of Portsmouth, superceded
Usher
in the interest
In 1696,
the land they occupied.
One of his first acts was to restore several members of
who had been suspended by Usher. In 1698, the Earl
was appointed Governor of
New
Wm. Part-
as Lieutenant Governor.
the council
Belmont
York, Massachusetts Bay and
of
New-Hampshire.
During the year, Allen came over and assumed the rule of the
There was a continual altercation between him and the
colony.
people, originating from the claim he pretended to hold on their
In the Spring of 1699, the people were relieved from the
land.
and the Earl of Belmont assumed the government of
reinstated Partridge. Allen being disappointed and provoked at the treatment he had received at the hands of
the Earl of Bellomont, and the cool reception of the people, again attempted to gain possession of the territory he had purchased of the
rule of Allen,
New-Hampshire and
Masons.
The
courts of the colony decided against him.
He
then
applied to the King, but he could not fully convince him, of the
validity of his claim
new
suits in the
;
but he was granted permissson to commence
New-Hampshire
courts.
His sudden death pre-
vented any final decision.
Allen
left
one son, who was sole heir to his claim.
the suit, but a verdict was rendered against him.
He renewed
He then ap-
pealed to the Queen, but, before a final decision, death ended the
contest.
The controversy was
claimants, under Mason's
province.
amount of
finally terminated
by yielding
to the
grant, the unoccupied portions of the
This Mason controversy had been the source of a great
trouble to
the colonies for nearly seventy-five years.
There was scarcely a year but these claims were presented to the
either by courts or by governors appointed
people, in some form
for that purpose, in the interests of the. Masons.
In 1702, the Earl of Bellomont having died, the Queen appointed
Joseph Dudley Governor of Massachusetts and New-Hampshire.
The next year Usher was again appointed Lieutenant Governor.
Dudley, on assuming his office, fearing that the Indians had a
;
feeling of discontent, called the chiefs of several tribes together,
and
again renewed their friendship which they promised to maintain.
But
in 1703, owing to the trouble between the French and English
governments, the Indians, notwithstanding the pledges they had
made
to Governorr
Dudley but a few months
before,
were iuduced
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again to dig up the hatchet, and once more the horrors of the
torch, the
tomahawk and scalping
knife flashed vividly before the
This was commonly called Queen
eyes of the infant settlement.
Ann's war, and continued for nearly ten years. At Hampton village, five persons were killed by the savages, among whom was the
The
widow Mussey, a talented speaker among the Friends.
Indians were punished severely, frequently, and many killed, but
still they were not disheartened so long as the French were their proThey attacked the settlements on Lamprey and Oyster
tectors.
In
Rivers, houses were burned, and men and women were killed.
He w as a brave officer
1710, Col. Winthrop Hilton was killed.
T
Exeter and
and was highly esteemed by all who knew him.
Dover were visited by the Indians and deeply tasted the bitter
Peace was declared at Utrecht, in 1712, to
fruits of a savage war.
the great joy of the people, and, not long after, a formal peace was
ratified with the Indians.
We
now brought to nearly ninety years since the first setcommenced at Dover and Portsmouth, and we have en-
are
tlements
deavored to give a brief account of the most important events that
had transpired up
mentioned nearly
mentioned
—from 1702
to 1741,
We
Queen Ann's war.
to the close of
all the rulers
have
of any note up to the time before
New-Hampshire and Massachusetts
were united under one general government. Benning Wentworth
was appointed Governor of New-Hampshire in 1741, and John
Wentworth,
his
nephew,
in 1767,
and held
his office
up
to the time
of the war, of the Revolution in 1775.
For
sixty years,
up
to to the date of the Revolution, there
frequent troubles with the Indians, and
fathers
many
and mothers, of future happiness
were
fond anticipations, by
in this world,
were dashed
forever out of sight by the torch and tomahawk, in a single night.
But the first settlers of New-Hampshire were adventurous men and
women, full of energy, and not to be deterred or intimidated, by any
reverses that might befall them, from their purposes. They left the
land of their birth, across the Atlantic, for the purpose of securing
a
home
them
in the wilds of
in their
New-Hampshire, and whatever danger met
path they faced with courage and with a
full deter-
mination to succeed.
"With such determined minds,
tlers of
it
might be expected that the
New-Hampshire were annually extending
and that the red men of the
forest
set-
their boundaiies,
were constantly receding.
At
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the date of the
commencement of the war of the Revolution, there
fifty incorporated towns, and eighty-
were nearly one hundred and
two thousand inhabitants in the State.
Our
limited space, in this department of the work, will not per-
mit us to give an extended account of the
trials
and hardships
which our forefathers were subjected to, in securing homes for their
children and their posterity, which thousands of the happy sons and
daughters of New-Hampshire are enjoying to-day.
Considerable space
is
given to the ancient records of the State,
boundary line between Massachusetts and NewHampshire, and some of the early organizations of the towns, which
relative to the
is
an important chain of history for the future.
We append a few extracts of the Ancient Records, from the
Rev. Joseph B. Felt's Collections
Association," giving
&c, of some
" Between
the following
for the "
American
Statistical
dates of grants, settlements,
New-Hampshire.
and Massachusetts, there was a long
parts of the State of
this State
tion arose, though others of similar kind
dis-
Before this ques-
cussion relative to their individual boundaries.
had been
agitated, the
whole being chiefly caused by the Patents largely infringing upon
each other, all the settlements of New-Hampshire had put themselves
Portsmouth and
under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.
Dover, by their own request and previous assignment of their proprietors,
became thus
subject,
October
9,
session of
May
10, 1643.
Exeter, having
was received at the
1641.
petitioned, Sept. 8, 1642, to be alike privileged,
Under such circumstances, Massachusetts
'On perusal of our Charter, it
passed the ensuing order in 1652:
was this day voted by the whole Court, that the extent of the line is
to be from the northernmost part of the Merrimac River and three
miles farther north, be it a hundred miles more or less from the sea,
and from thence upon a straight line east and west to each sea;
and
this
is
to
be the true interpretation of the terms of the limit
northward, granted in the Patent.' Subsequent to
employed two commissioners
to
run these
limits,
this action,
they
with the assistance
The report of this survey is as follows
At
Aqueduhtan (now Lake Village), the name of the head of the
Merrimac, where it issues out of the Lake called Winnapuseaki
(Winnipiseogee), upon the first day of August, 1652, we observed,
and by observation found, that the latitude of the place was 43°
of two surveyors.
40' 12", besides those
:
'
minutes which were to be allowed for three
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miles
13
into the Lake.'
This took place while
more north, which run
the regal government of the mother country was suspended, while
there was no probability that Parliament would allow the patent of
Mason, which was of doubtful authority, and while the colonists
were clearing themselves, as much as they could with safety, from
subjection to the English government.
inhabitants of
New-Hampshire were
It
was done,
also,
when the
desirous of remaining under
the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, as a protection
from anarchy
among themselves, and from the depredations of the enemy without.
Mr. Mason renewed his suit, as soon as Charles II. ascended the
throne and began to manifest his hostility to the Bay colony for
their anti-royal sentiments
in
and
practices.
A
decision
was rendered
the favor of Mason, in 1675, at the time the inhabitants of
England were
New-
the greatest power to avert
striving with
their
threatened extermination by the Indians, under the leadership of
Edward Randolph,
Philip.
ready
a relative of the
claimant, always
our shores with unwelcome messages, came over the
to visit
He visited New-Hampshire and made known the deMr. Mason to the inhabitants. Some, as is usual in such
emergences, were forward to denounce Massachusetts, and thought
by this means to make capital for the advancement of their own
interests.
The inhabitants of Dover protested against the claim
of Mason; declared that they had bona fide purchased their lands
next year.
sires of
of the Indians
;
recognized their subjection to the government of
Massachusetts, under
and by
whom
whom
they were
now
they had lived so long and happily,
assisted in defending their estates
families against the savage enemy.
leave them unmolested.
and asked
They
Portsmouth protested
for like relief
from
in a similar
his royal highness.
The
and
King
petitioned the
to
manner,
intrigues
of the political foes of Massachusetts being favored by the King,
they succeeded with him, and, in 1680, New-Hampshire, by his
orders, became a colony.
The principal inhabitants, even then
knowing that this change was to forward other purposes than their
withdrew from Massachusetts.
Such a course encroached upon the limits of the latter colony,
by withdrawing from it the following towns. The dates annexed
benefit, with reluctance
to the towns denote their incorporation
;
italics
express their In-
and Roman letters their former English names.
"Portsmouth, 1653. Piscataquach, Strawberry Bank. Settled
under David Thompson, 1643; patronized by Sir Fernando Gorges
dian names
;
—
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and Capt. John Mason and
The
others.
Harbor, called Mason Hall.
Little
It
first
house was built at
was incorporated by a char-
ter of 1633.
Dover, Sept.
Cochecho and Winnichahanat, Hilton's
8, 1642.
Northam. Settled under Edward and William Hilton,
1623, by order of an association in England, denominated the
Company of Laconia. The proprietors of Dover and Portsmouth
—
Point,
assigned
June
their jurisdiction
over these places to Massachusetts,
14, 1641.
Exeter,
May
10, 1643.
Swamscot (Falls.)—Settled, 1638, by Rev.
John Wheelwright and others exiled from Massachusetts
fessing the Antinomian principles of Anne Hutchinson.
Hampton, Sept. 4, 1639. Winnacunet or Winnaeowett.
for pro-
—By
or-
der of Massachusetts, a house was erected here as a sign of possession, 1636,
It
was
by Nicholas Easton, commonly called the 'Bound
Oyster River,
ham.
house.'
settled in 1638.
May
17, 1675.
—Part
Its inhabitants petitioned to
Great Island, Oct. 15, 1679.
of Dover.
It
now Dur-
is
be a town in 1669.
—Part
of Portsmouth.
It
is
how
Newcastle..
These six towns, except Portsmouth, were incorporated by Massachusetts."
At
the time
New-Hampshire became a separate
jurisdiction,
it
appears that Oyster River was again considered a part of Dover,
and Great Island again as part of Portsmouth.
October 16, 1672,
Massachusetts, in addition, granted Portsmouth a village, about the
bounds of Dover, which
is
thought
to
have been Newington.
the time Charles II acknowledged the claim of
Mason
to
At
New-
Hampshire, he also acknowledged his claim to the tract extending
from Merrimac River to Naumkeag River, in Salem, and called
Mariana.
Wanalaset, chief sachem on the Merrimac River, sold a large
November 5, 1685, which was afterward assigned to
New-Hampshire. The purchasers, of him, were Joseph Dudly, Samuel Shrimpton and Richard Wharton.
The territory, thus purchased, extended six miles ou each side of the Merrimac River, and
from Souhegan River on one side, to Brentou's Farm, or Littleton,
on the other, up to the southerly part of Lake Winnipiseogee.
tract of land,
By
laid
order of Massachusetts, a reservation of three miles square was
out, for certain Indians.
Twenty
proprietors,
who were
to
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title for a company.
To effect this,
Mason a relinquishment of the claim
hold equal shares, obtained the
they acquired of Robert T.
he made to
it,
and entered into a mutual agreement, May 12,1686,
whole territory. This was called the million
for the control of the
acre purchase.
June
14, 1728, the
General Court of Massachusetts, after pro-
tracted consideration, agreed that the vote pertaining to townships
in
New-Hampshire, Dec.
13, 1727,
The
should be carried into effect.
vote was, for the better protection of the inhabitants, and to diminish
the cost of defence in war, townships, each of six miles square, be
laid out,
by committees,
in a straight line,
from the north-east
cor-
ner of Northfield, to the north-west corner of Dunstable, northward
of the said line ten miles, to the south-ward five miles, on both sides
of Merrimac River, east of said river three miles, and west of
from the north part of Dunstable
miles,
to the
it
six
south part of Con-
Jan. 15, 1736, the Legislature of Massachusetts accepted
cord.
the report of a committee.
It
proposed that, for protection and
defence, a line of towns from the north-west corner of
Rumford
or
Great Falls of Connecticut River, and from these
on the east side of said river, to Arlington, and one or two
Concord,
falls,
to the
towns, between these
falls,
and the equivalent land on the west
side of this river, be laid out.
The
demanding a further prosecution of
on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1737,
"In the House of Representatives. Whereas
the following order:
several townships, heretofore granted, are now settling, and many
inhabitants have actually got on Asheuelot River, and on a township granted to Josiah Willard, Esq., and others, lying on or near
Connecticut River, and also other people are settled on several
townships, on or near Merrimac River, which have not as yet been
laid to or declared in what county they lye, and it being necessary
that those people know in what county they be in order to have
their title recorded, the King's peace preserved, and common jusnecessity of the times
their object, the Legislature passed,
—
tice
done therein, as other
ince
;
his Majestie's subjects within this prov-
wherefore, voted that the said townships, granted to Josiah
Willard, and commonly called Arlington, the two townships on
Asheuelot River, the township granted to Sylvester and company,
the several townships to the westward of Connecticut River, the four
townships on the east side and adjoining to Connecticut River, and
also three, four, eight and nine in the line of towns, and the lands
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16
lying and being within the same, shall and are hereby declared to
lie
within and be accounted part of the county of Hampshire, and
that the several townships following, the Narragansett towns, called
number three and five, the Canada towns, granted to Capt. King
and company, the townships granted to Capt. Rayment and company the township granted to the late Capt. William Tyng and
company, that granted to John Simpson and others that granted
;
to the inhabitants of Ipswich, the township granted to Capt. Gor-
ham and company, Canada
soldiers, the
township granted to the
John Lovell and soldiers at Suncook, the township
granted to Mr. John Coffin and others, and number one, two, five,
six and seven in the line of towns, shall be and are hereby delate Capt.
clared part of and belonging to the county of Middlesex together
with the lands and farms, lying within and adjoining any other
of the said townships, and that the
Canada township granted
to
Capt. Withington and company, and the township granted to Capt.
Tilton and company, that were in the
Canada Expedition, 1690,
with the lands between these townships and others, belonging to
Worcester county, shall be and are hereby declared
to
belong to
the county of Worcester, and be accounted as part thereof for the
future.
In Council Read and Concurred.
Consented
to,
J.
BELCHER.
Soon the arrangement was interrupted. As countenance had
St. James, to the claim of Mason, a
more explicit questioning of the territory belonging to Massachubeen given, at the Court of
setts,
on Merrimac River, the agent for New-Hampshire, John
Ringe, while in England, stated the following:
setts, in
the reign of
Queen Anne, taxed
That Massachu-
the people of his colony,
who
all
resi .ed five miles north of the Merrimac, and, in 1719, claimed
land for three miles on the same side of this river, from the
mouth thereof
to its head,
which they called Winnipiseogee Lake
and, in 1731, declined to relinquish jurisdiction over the townships
that they had granted, which made their bounds eleven miles and
three quarters north of said river.
The plea made on these
grounds, by Commissioners before the
own
King
Bay
dislike for the political policy of the
to decide,
April
9,
in Council, with his
1740, far more favorably to
than they had even expected.
him
New-Hampshire
Legislature, led
This decision was, that the northern
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17
boundary of Massachusetts, be a similar curve, pursuing the course
Merrimac River at three miles distance on the north side thereof, beginning at the Atlantic Ocean, and in a straight line from
of
thence due west, until
By
ments.
est
meets with his Majestie's other govern-
it
such a determination, expressly contrary to the plain-
language of our
shire.
The subsequent marks,
towns have the following
accepted
;
mark,
New-Hamp-
the dates after these
pi'efixed to
significations,
No
J settled.
which had
charter, the ensuing towns,
first
been granted by our commonwealth, were assigned to
namely
* granted
:
;
f plat
so placed, indicates incororpation.
The Indian names of towns are printed in italics, and their former.
English names in Roman letters. New Style is used as to the
years.
Amherst, fDec. 18, 1728. (West) Souhegan, Salem NarraNo. 3. Granted for service in the Narraganset Expedition
April 26, 1733 and confirmed in 1733.
—
ganset,
Bedford, fFeb. 26, 1734.
5.
— Granted
in the
(East) Souhegan, Narraganset, No.
Benjamin Smith and
to
others, June, 1732, for service
Narraganset Expedition, 1675.
Boscawen, *Dec.
and o.thers.
Bow, | Feb.
1,
1732.
8,
Dantzick.
1737.
Settled about 1737.
Contoocook.
— Granted
— Granted
to
John
for service in
Coffin
Canada
Expedition of 1690.
No.
Charlestown, fFeb. 27, 1734.
first
4.— Took
its
name from
the
one of Sir Charles Knowles, who presented a sword to Capt
Phineas Stevens, for his brave defence of
its fort
in 1747.
Chesterfield, f Jan. 15, 1736.
No. 1.
Concord, * Jan. 17, 1726. Pennicooh,
Salem, 1663.
Irish settlers were here,
right of grant,
1725.
March
22, 1724.
Settled about 1727.
—
Rumford. Granted to
and claimed Peunicook, by
Purchased of Massachusetts
March
Incorporated
in
4, 1734.
Dunbarton, and part of Weare, "("March 20, 1736. Beverly
Canada, or Hale's Town. Stark's Town. Granted for service in
Canada Expedition of 1690.
Dunstable, * Oct. 15, 1673.— Settled about 1672.
—
—Granted
to
Joseph Green, Isaac
others, for lands in Stockbridge.
Acceptance of plat
Francestown, f July 18, 1673.
Walker and
not signed by Governor.
Goffstown, fFeb. 26, 1734.
Township.
—Granted
Narraganset No.
for service
in the
4,
Amoskeag
Falls
Narraganset Expedition
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A
of 1675.
committee of
proprietors dated a notice for their
its
meeting at Dighton, in 1736.
Henniker, Jan.
to
No.
15, 1736.
John Whitman and
Hillsborough, Jan. 15, 1736.
who
sold
it
to
6,
Todd's
Town.—Granted,
1735,
others.
John Hill and
—Granted
to people of
Plymouth,
others.
Fort Dummer, Bridgman's Fort,
was part of Northfield. Resettled, 1739.
(Township, 'above Northfield, was granted to John Pynchon and
others, June 18, 1685.
His petition for it that he proposed the reHinsdale, | Dec.
1,
Settled before 1683.
1736.
It
quest to prevent " ye incroachments of ye French vpon vs on Con-
who vndovbtedly, according
necticut River, above Sqvakeag,
what
intelligence* I
have met with, are designed
to
to possess yt place
at Coassit."
Parish of Dunstable.
1 1731. Nissitkset— "West
Hollis,
Powers, born at Littleton, Ms., and his wife,
Anna
Peter
Keyes, born
at Chelmsford, and their children, settled at Hollis, Jan., 1731.
Hopkinton, Jan. 15, 1736. No. 5, New Hopkinton.
Kcene, f June 21, 1734. (Upper) Ashuelot. Ordered to be laid
—
out,
June
24, 1731.
Lempster, Jan. 15, 1736.
Lyscom and
Litchfield,
about 1656.
No.
9,
Dwpplin.
—Granted
to
Samuel
others.
July
4,
1734.
Natdcott, Brenton's Farms.
Regranted, July
Londonderry, J 1719.
sachusetts, Dec. 1, 1720.
9,
—Granted
1729.
Nutfield.
—
Settlers
warned away by Mas-
—
Lyndeborough, f June 17, 1736. Salem Canada. Granted to
Samuel King and others, for services in Canada Expedition of 1690.
Merrimac, June 6, 1733. Part of Dunstable and Bedford.
New Boston, f March 20, 1736. Piscataquog, Lane's Town.
Granted to Andrew Lane, John Simpson, and others. Had sixty
houses and a meeting-house, etc., 1740.
New Ipswich, * Jan. 15, 1736. Ipswich Canada. Granted for
service in Canada Expedition of 1690 to John Wainwright and
—
—
others.
Plat accepted
Nottingham, J 1710.
March
— Part
20, 1736.
of Dunstable.
Incorporated Jan.
16, 1733.
—
Pembroke, * Aug. 6, 1728. Suncook, Lovewell's Town. Granted
men for service, under Capt. John Lovewell, at Pigwacket fight.
Peterborough, f June 16, 1738. Granted to Samuel Harwood
and others, for service in Cauada Expedition of 1690.
to
—
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19
—
Kichmond, f July 6, 1736. Sylvester's Canada. Granted for
service in Canada Expedition, 1690.
Rindge, * Feb. 3, 1737. Rowley Canada. Granted to John
Tyler, Joseph Pike, and others, for service in Canada Expedition
of 1690. Plan of it laid before General Court, Jan. 23, 1739.
—
Appropriation made for a meeting-house, 1743.
Salisbury, * Feb. 3, 1737. Baker's Town, and Stevens's Town.
Granted for service in Canada Expedition of 1690, under Captains
John March, Stephen Greenleaf, and Philip Nelson. Plat confirmed, Jan.
2,
1740.
—
(Lower) Ashuelot. Ordered to be
June 24, 1731.
Tyng's Town, |May 1, 1736. "Old Harry Town."— East of
Bow and Gofistown. Granted in 1735 for service, under Capt.
William Tyng, in 1703, by "pursuing the Indian enemy into their
own country on snow shoes," the first attempt of that kind. Soon
Swanzey, f Feb. 21, 1734.
laid out,
settled after 1738.
Walpole, Jan.
Granted
No.
2,
to
15, 1736.
John Flint and
No.
2,
Great Fall, Bellows
others, Nov., 1736.
but called No. 3 in a petition of
its
Town.—
Marked on a map
proprietors.
Warner, * 1735. New Amesbury.
Washington, Jan. 15, 1736. New Concord, Camden.
Westmoreland, Jan. 15, 1736. No. 1, Great Meadow.
Winchester, f June 21, 1733. Arlington, to its incorporation.
Granted to Josiah Willard and others. Incorporated, June 20,
1739.
" Besides these towns, Massachusetts by the decision in favor of
New-Hampshire, Guildford, granted for service under Capt. Samuel
Gallop, in Canada Expedition of 1690, and its plat accepted, Feb.
Groton Grant,
3, 1737, aud other towns subsequently of Vermont
or equivalent of 10,800 acres, for what was included by Littleton,
Major Willard and Reed's Farms, and for loss in Indian wars,
granted, April, 1735, and confirmed, Juue 15, 1736; portions of
Salisbury, Amesbury, Haverhill, Methuen, Townsend, Ashburnham, Bernardstown, Colerain, Conway, and other territory."
;
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CHAPTER
Brief history of the
War
II.
of the Revolution, Federal Constitution,
Great Rebellion, Regiments,
The war
and of the
Officers, etc.
of the Revolution originated through the persistent
determination of the mother country to tax the colonies, without
their consent.
The
and reprehad no voice in the
colonies maintained that taxation
sentation were inseparable
;
and
that, as they
The
it had no honorable right to tax them.
tax imposed, was in 1765, and called the " Stamp Act," which
English Parliament,
first
ordained that, upon
all
business documents
and newspapers, stamps
should be fixed, which the colonies were. obliged to purchase of
This Stamp Act met with such opposition that
was repealed in 1766, but Parliament at the same tima asserted
The next
the right to bind the colonies in all cases whatever.
year they imposed a tax on tea, and several other imports. Like
the Stamp Act, it was met with powerful opposition. This tyranand
nical course of England the colonies refused to assent to
when two or three cargoes of tea arrived in Boston the people were
determined that it should not be landed, and, on the night of De-
the government.
it
;
cember 16, 1773, a party, disguised as Indians, boarded the vessels
and threw three hundred and sixty-two chests of tea into the harbor.
The English government were indignant, and were determined
that the colonies should yield to their requests, and the colonies
were quite as determined not to submit to any laws they had no
part in making. At length, the troubles between the mother
country and her colonies culminated in bloodshed, on the nineteenth day of April, 1775, at Lexington, Massachusetts, and
ter-
minated by the colonies becoming a free and independent nation.
The people of New-Hampshire had always been loyal to the
mother country, but, when their liberties were at stake, they were
quite as zealous to defend their rights as those of their sister states
�FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
and furnished
pendence.
their full quota of
But our
men
to secure
21
our American inde-
limited space will not permit us to give
extended history of the war of Independence neither
;
for every reader
is
is it
any
required,
conversant with the history of the American
Revolution.
The Revolution produced, of
course,
its
own heroes
;
and New-
Hampshire, to-day, feels proud of her Langdons, Weare, Sullivan,
Stark, Scammel, Hale, and many others, who lent a helping hand
in this great struggle
for
American
liberty.
On
almost every
northern battlefield, the blood of New-Hampshire's sons ran freely.
At Bunker
Long Island, Monmouth, Bennington, Stillwater,
many other smaller battles, they assisted in sealing
Hill,
Saratoga, and in
our independence with their blood.
FORMATION OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
—
At the close of the war of the revolution, our country what is
now called the United States was divided into thirteen colonies or
For five years
States, with separate, oi'ganized state governments.
—
the states lived under a national confederate compact
soon found that this compact had no strength in
a national government.
war and contract debts
;
;
but
itself to
it
was
maintain
The confederated Congress could declare
it had no power to pay those debts,
but
only to advise the several states to pay their respective shares of
debts thus contracted by Congress.
In May, 1787, delegates from the several states (with the excepRhode Island) met in Philadelphia to form a National Con-
tion of
stitution.
After a session of four months of careful consideration,
and looking
at the several interests of the respective states, the
we now live, was
and signed by the members of the Convention, September
17, 1787, and received the assent of the requisite number of states
George Washington was the unaniearly in the summer of 1788.
mous choice of the people for the first President under the new
Constitution, and was inaugurated in the city of New York, April
30, 1789, as President, and John Adams as Vice President of the
United States of America.
As the central government of the nation is part of the history of
New-Hampshire, and for future reference of our readers, we here-
Constitution of the United States, under which
drafted,
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
with append a list of all the presidents and vice presidents of the
United States up to the present time.
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THE GREAT REBELLION.
Southern States openly declared, in their
sion,
seats, the right of seces-
their intention of resigning their seats in the national
and
home to sustain it.
The first hustile demonstration made agaiust our national Government was the firing upon the steamer "Star of the West'' which
Congress, and returning
was sent with provisions
to
supply Maj. Anderson, stationed at Fort
The next was the
Sumter, in Charleston harbor, South Carolina.
bombardment of that
forces,
and
fort
its
capitulation to the Southern
April 13, 1861.
The firing on Fort Sumter created a great indignation throughout
the whole North, and, on the fifteenth day of April, the President
called for seventy-five thousand troops, to serve for three months.
Thus commenced one of the greatest rebellions that ever occurred
any civilized nation, which Continued for four years, and over
five hundred thousand men sacrificed their lives, doubtless they all
thought, for the good of their country. But this national calamity
brought forth some good fruits. African slavery, that had been
the scourge of the nation for so many years, was forever prohibited,
and to-day every person in our nation enjoys, under the law, every
blessing which his Creator intended for him.
New-Hampshire promptly responded to the call of the President,
and the first New-Hampshire Regiment of U. S. Volunteers was
armed and equipped and ready for the field, May 25, 1861. The
officers of the First New-Hampshire Regiment were Mason W.
Thomas J. Whipple, Laconia, LieuTappan, Bradford, Colonel
tenant Colonel
Aaron F. Stevens, Nashua, Major Enoch Q.
Fellows, Sandwich, Adjutant
Richard N. Batchelder, Manchester,
Quartermaster
Moses K. Hazeltou, Bradford, Paymaster Alpheus B. Crosby, Hanover, Surgeon
Henry C. Shaw, Hanover,
Assistant Surgeon and Stephen G. Abbott, Bradford, Chaplain.
in
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
Space will not permit us
The
officers.
first
to
give a full
regiment did not see
of the
Company
fighting,
but their
list
much
duties were quite as arduous, if not as dangerous.
They were on
picket duty on the Potomac, the larger portion of the time on the
Maryland
side of the river.
inarched through
House,
in
When
Col.
Tappan with
his
regiment
Pennsylvania Avenue, he passed the White
review before President Lincoln, and thence two and one-
half miles to his camp.
They had
scarcely reached their quarters,
before a messenger arrived from the President, complimenting Col.
Tappan
as
having the best and most thoroughly appointed reg-
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
iment that had thus far reached Washington.
August
New-Hampshire had
out at Concord,
in the service,
een regiments of Infantry
They were mustered
1861.
9,
through the rebellion, eight-
N. H. Battalion of New-England Cavalry
First Regiment N. H. Volunteer Cavalry
New-Hampshire
First Battery
First Regiment New-Hampshire Heavy Artillery,
eighteen hundred men
Company " E" First Regiment U. S.
;
;
;
;
;
Sharpshooters
shooters
Go's. "
;
National Guards
;
" G" Second Regiment U. S. SharpMartin Guards Lafayette Artillery;
F" and
;
;
and attached Company of New-Hampshire Volunteers. The last
four companies were stationed at Fort Constitution in Portsmouth
harbor, making in all that served against the rebellion, nearly
thirty-three thousand men.
The Second Regiment were three years men, and went into camp
Portsmouth, and arrived on the field just in time to participate
in the first battle of Bull Run.
The officers of this regiment were
Gilman Marston, Exeter, Colonel Francis S. Fisk, Keene, Lieutenant Colonel
Josiah Stevens, Jr., Concord, Major
Samuel G.
Langley, Manchester, Adjutant; John S. Godfrey, Hampton Falls,
Quartermaster; and Henry E. Parker, Concord, Chaplain.
The second regiment, being the first in the field of battle, saw
more service than any other, being nearly all the time in Virginia,
where more blood was spilt than in any other State in the Union.
The regiment had on its roll, over three thousand names. The
officers that have been commissioned for its own regiment, and other military organizations, are one Major General
two Brigadier
at
;
;
;
;
Generals
five
;
Colonels
five
;
ten Lieutenant Colonels
Surgeons; ten Assistant Surgeons;
Captains of the regular army
one First Lieutenant
the Volunteers
;
in
;
regular
;
eleven Majors
three Chaplains;
sixty Captains in the Volunteers;
army
;
ninety
first
Lieutenants in
seventy-one sec6nd Lieutenants of Volunteers
Captains and Assistant Quartermasters
missary of subsistence
;
;
three
;
two
one Captain and Com;
and three Medical Cadets.
The Second marched over six thousand miles, participated in
nearly thirty battles, and lost over one thousand men. The most
important battles they were engaged in, were the first Bull Run,
Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, and the battles around Peters-
burg.
They were mustered out of
19, 1865.
service at City Point, Va., Dec.
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25
AC.
The Third New-Hampshire Regiment was the next in the field.
Enoch Q. Fellows, Sandwich, Colonel John H. Jackson, Portsmouth, Lieut. Colonel; John Bedel, Major; A. A. Moulton, Surg.
;
This regiment did good service in South Cai'olina and Virginia.
They were
of them.
in
many
a hard-fought battle and lost heavily in some
They were
at
James
and several other
battles.
At
Wagner and its siege,
Bermuda Hundred, Deep Run,
Island, Fort
Drury's Bluff, Half-way House,
Wagner, they lost
at Deep Run,
as a brave and effi-
the battle of Fort
one hundred and four men, killed and wounded
They
ninety-three.
,
eient regiment,
July
stood high in the service
and were an honor
to the State.
;
Mustered
out,
20, 1865.
The Fourth Regiment was organized at Manchester, and mus-
—
The officers were Thomas
Whipple, Laconia, Colonel; Louis Bell, Farmiugton, Lieut.
tered into service in September, 1861.
J.
Colonel
Jeremiah D. Drew, Salem, Major
;
;
Henry W.
Fuller,
Concord, Adjutant; and John L. Kelley, Manchester, Quartermaster.
The Fourth Regiment did good service in the field. When they
New-Hampshire they went to Washington, and went into camp
left
near Bladensburg Toll-gate.
Nov. 29th, they arrived at Port
The regiment remained in South Carolina about
three months, when they sailed for Fernandina, arriving there,
March 5, 1862. They performed valuable service in the South,
Royal, S. C.
and were
Richmond. We have not the
movements of this regiment through
was considered one of New- Hampshire's best regi-
in several battles before
we could wish
records
the war, but
it
Mustered
ments.
out,
of the
Aug
23, 1865.
The Fifth Regiment was organized at Concord, and mustered
into service, October 26, 1861.
The officers were Edward E. Cross,
Lancaster, Colonel Samuel G. Langley, Manchester, Lieut. ColoWilliam W. Cook, Derry, Major; Charles Dodd, Boston,
nel
Mass., Adjutant; Edmund M. Webber, Somersworth, Quartermaster
Luther M. Knight, Franklin, Surgeon and Elijah R.
;
;
;
;
Wilkins, Lisbon, Chaplain.
Through the winter of 1861-2, the Fifth were in the vicinity of
Washington, on the Virginia side of the Potomac, doing picket
and drill duty, and perfecting themselves for the coming spring
campaign. On the fourth of April, they embarked at Alexandria
for the Peninsula,
and landed near Ship Point, Virginia, and went
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26
through that memorable campaign, under Gen.
Richmond,
summer
Me Clellan,
before
They were engaged in the
battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, and all through the seven days'
fight before Richmond to Harrison's Landing.
From Harrison's
Landing they sailed for Washington, and arrived in time to assist
Gen. Pope, who was hard pressed by Lee's Army, and from thence
they marched to Antietam, and were engaged in that great battle.
At the battle of Fair Oaks, Col. Cross and Maj. Cook were severely
in the
of 1862.
wounded.
We have a list of the casualties of the Fifth, in their first year's
campaign
Two officers killed and 17 wounded, 60 enlisted men
killed, 240 wounded, and 16 missing, besides 69 who died in hospitals
making a total of 404 men.
Through all the subsequent years of the war, the Fifth took the
front rank.
At Fredericksburg Maj. Sturtevant was killed, and
Col. Cross was killed at the great battle of Gettysburg.
Mustered
out, June 28, 1865.
The Sixth Regiment was organized at Keene, and left for the
The officers were Nelson Converse,
seat of war, Dec. 25, 1861.
Marlborough, Colonel Simon G. Griffin, Concord, Lieut. Colonel
Phin P. Bixby, Concord,
Charles Scott, Peterborough, Major
Adjutant; Alonzo Nute, Farmington, Quartermaster; William A.
Tracy, Nashua, Surgeon; and Robert Stinson, Croydon, Chaplain.
Soon after the arrival of the Sixth at Washington, they were
assigned to Gen. Burnside's Division, and proceeded to Hatteras,
They performed some valuable service in North
Inlet, N. C.
:
—
;
;
;
Carolina, but returned to Virginia in time to participate in the
battles of
Second Bull Run, Chantilla, South Mountain, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, and some other battles.
In some of these engagements they lost very heavily. The Sixth was at the siege of Vicksburg and capture of Jackson, Miss., and all through the battles of
the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, North Anna, Bowling
Green, Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church, and arrived before Petersburg, June 19, 1864.
regiment.
They were
Petersburg, where no
It
was a hard-marching and hard-fighting
mine explosion before
in the unfortunate
commanding
officer
could be, or ever has
been, found willing to take the responsibility of that needless disaster.
They did good
plainly shows.
service for their country, as their record
Mustered
out,
July 17, 1865.
The "Seventh Regiment" was organized
at Manchester, under
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
27
AC.
The
the immediate supervision of Gen. Joseph C. Abbott.
were Halderman
Putnam, Cornish, Colonel
officers
Joseph C. Abbott,
Manchester, Lieut. Colonel; Daniel Smith, Dover, Major; Thomas
A. Henderson, Dover, Adjutant Andrew H. Young, Dover, QuarS.
;
;
W
William
Brown, Manchester, Surgeon and James
C. Emerson, Fisherville, Chaplain,
The Seventh moved from Manchester to New York, Jan. 16, 1862.
Feb. 13 they sailed for Tortugas, then they went to Beaufort, then
to St. Augustine and Fernandina, Florida.
In June, 1863, they
sailed for Hilton Head. Up to this date they had done picket, garrison and fatigue duty the larger portion of the time, and being in
a malarious country, they had lost nearly two hundred men. The
first battle of any importance they were engaged in, was the unsuccessful assault on Fort Wagner, S. C. In this attack, Col. Putnam,
Capt. Brown, Lieuts. Baker, Cate, Bennett, and Brown were killed,
and four more officers died within a few days after the battle. Their
whole loss in killed and wounded was two hundred and twelve
men.
On the 20th of December, they were again ordered to Florida,
and placed under command of Gen. Seymour. February 20 the
whole of Seymour's forces moved towards Lake City. After a
march of fourteen miles they met the enemy in force at Olusta,
and a fierce battle ensued, in which the northern forces were defeated.
In this engagement the Seventh lost 209 men, in killed
wounded and missing. May first they were ordered to Virginia,
and landed at Bermuda Hundred, May 6, 1864. They were engaged in many of the battles before Richmond, mostly on the
north side of James River, and lost many valuable officers and
men. Although in not quite as many battles as some of the NewHampshire regiments, they faced the enemy with as much courage
and fought with as much determination to secure victory as any
regiment in the service. Mustered out July 20, 1865.
The Eighth Regiment went into camp at Manchester and was
mustered into service of the United States, December 23, 1861.
The officers of this Regiment were Hawks Fearing, Jr., Manchester, Colonel
Oliver W. Lull, Milford, Lieut. Colonel MorOrrin M. Head, Exeter, Adjutant
rill B. Smith, Concord, Major
Charles A. Putney, Manchester, Quartermaster Samuel G. Dearborn, Milford, Surgeon (but resigned) and Daniel P. Cilley, Farmtermaster
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
ington, Chaplain.
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28
The Eighth
left their
camp
in Manchester, for
dence, in Boston Harbor, Jan. 24, 1862.
all
arrived safe at ship Island, near the
camp
River, and went into
the
command
at the
of General Butler.
Fort Indepen-
March 27 the regiment
mouth of the Mississippi
upper end of the Island, under
New Orleans having fallen into
the hands of the Union forces, they were ordered to
quet,
camp ParaThrough the summer they
the vicinity of that city.
in
were performing guard and garrison duty. In October the Eighth
was part of an expedition, under General Weitzel, up the Mississippi, and were engaged in a battle near Labadieville, in which they
and forty-six wounded.
In the winter of 1862-3 they were performing camp duty in various localities in Louisiana.
The next summer they were under
lost sixteen killed
Gen. Banks at the siege of Port Hudson, and were engaged in both
which proved a failure, not, however, from any lack of
assaults
owing
valor, but
to the
impregnable position of the enemy's works.
In these two assaults the Eighth
and wounded.
in killed
They were
in the
two hundred and sixty
lost
Lieut. Colonel Lull was
Red River
among
expedition, under Gen. Banks,
considered one of the best regiments in the
Army
men
the killed.
of the Gulf.
and
In
Dec, 1863, they were changed into cavalry, and called the Second
New-Hampshire Cavalry, Finally mustered out of service, October 28,
1865.
The Ninth Regiment was recruited at Concord, and
lington
Heights, Virginia, August
Enoch Q.
25,
Fellows, Sandwich, Colonel
;
1862.
The
left for
officers
Arwere
Herbert B. Titus, Chester-
New London, Major
George H. Chandler, Concord, Adjutant; Carlton B. Hutchins,
Lisbon, Quartermaster
William A. Webster, Manchester, Surgeon and Edward M. Gushee, Dover, Chaplain.
The Ninth arrived in the vicinity of Washington about the tim
Gen. Pope was falling back, and Gen. Lee was pressing on with
They joined the Union
his victorious army, towards Maryland.
Lieut. Colonel
field,
;
George
W.
Everett,
;
;
forces under
Lee.
On
Gen. McClellan, for the purpose of checking Gen,
the fourteenth of September, only three weeks after they
New-Hampshire, they were engaged in the battle of South
On the seventeenth and eighteenth of September they
were engaged in the great battle of Antietam, and exhibited uncommon bravery. They were in the battle of Fredericksburg, and
lost heavily.
After the battle of Fredericksburg, under command
left
Mountain.
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
29
&C.
of Gen. Burnside, they went to Kentucky and Tennessee, and won
an enviable reputation in the discharge of provost and garrison
From Kentucky they went down the Mississippi, and landduty.
ed near Vicksburg. They took no immediate part in the siege of
that celebrated city, but performed fatigue duty at Harris' Bluff,
twenty miles up the Yazoo River. Ou the fall of Vicksburg they
joined the column that went into the interior of the State after
Johnston's army, who had hung in the rearof the Union forces at
the siege, and participated in the battle fought near Jackson, the
12th and 13th of July, and at the capture of that city. Soon after they were again transferred to Kentucky, and assigned to provost duty at Paris.
In the spring of
tomac, and were in
through
up
1864, they again joined the
all
Army
of the Po-
House
the battles from Spottsylvania Court
to the front of Petersburg,
and
in all battles before that
mine explosion, and did good service
would take volumes where we can only spare
pages to give a true history of this popular regiment through their
various campaigns. Mustered out June 10, 1865.
The Tenth Regiment went into camp in the summer of 1862.
The officers were Michael T. Donohoe, Manchester, Colonel John
city,
to the celebrated
through the war.
It
;
Coughlin, Manchester, Lieut. Colonel
Major
ter,
;
Jesse F. Angell, Manches-
William H. Cochran, Goffstown, Adjutant Thomas
aud John Ferguson, Manches;
Sullivan, Nashua, Quartermaster
ter,
;
;
Surgeon.
AVe have not so good a history, in detail, of this brave regiment
as we have of some others. They were in the battle of Fredericksburg, and were constantly in active service, and participated in
nearly
all
say, there
the battles around Richmond.
It is not too much to
was no Regiment which left New-Hampshire that stood
any higher in the service than they, and none that New-Hampany prouder of, than the noble Tenth. Mustered out
June 21, 1865.
The Eleventh Regiment was organized at Concord, and left for
shire feels
the front Sept. 11, 1862.
Warner, Colonel
E.
W.
S.
The
Moses N.
officers
Lieutenant Colonel
James F. Briggs, Hillsborough,
Charles R. Morrison, Nashua, Adjutant;
Ross, Somersworth, Surgeon,
ton, Chaplain.
were Walter Harriman,
Collins, Exeter,
Farr, Littleton, Major;
Quartermaster;
than
;
Jona-
and Frank K. Stratton, Hamp-
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30
The
first battle,
of any note, the Eleventh participated in, was
They fought with unusual valor, for new
two hundred officers and men. In the spriug of
1863, they were ordered to Kentucky. They staid in various parts
of that State till June 2, when they sailed for Vieksburg, and were
eugaged in that siege till its capitulation, July 4, 1863. They took
a prominent part in the capture of Jackson, the capital of MissisFrom censippi
after which they again returned to Kentucky.
tral Kentucky, they performed a march of two hundred miles, over
that of Fredericksburg.
and
troops,
lost
;
an almost trackless mountain, to Knoxville, Tennessee. They were
engaged in that siege, under Gen. Burnside, and remained there till
Gen. Longstreet was driven out of East Tennessee and joined his
forces with
Gen. Lee in Virginia.
In the spring of 1864, the Eleventh again joined the army of
They were engaged
the Potomac in Virginia, under Gen. Grant.
in all the battles in their
march
Richmond. In the battle of the
and Colonel Harriman
very heavily in all these battles, on
to
wilderness, Lieut. Col. Collins was killed
They lost
march to the front of Petersburg. The Eleventh has seen a
There has been inscribed on their
large amount of hard service.
banner, by order from the War Department, for meritorious conwas taken prisoner.
their
duct in battle, " Fredericksburg, Jackson, East Tennessee, Wilderness, Spottsylvania,
North Anna, Cold Harbor, Weldon Railroad,
Poplar Grove Church, Hatcher's Run, Petersburg.
ment was considered one of the
June 4, 1865.
On
Twelfth Regiment.
:
This Regi-
'
—mustered out
best in the service
the tenth day of August, 1862, the Gover-
nor of New-Hampshire gave permission and issued recruiting papers to raise and officer a Regiment in Belknap and Caroll counties,
it could be done in ten days.
In six days from the date of the recruiting papers, the Adjutant
General of the State was notified that ten full companies had been
raised.
They were encamped at Concord for drill, prior to their
provided
leaving for the seat of war.
The officers were Joseph H. Potter, Concord, Colonel John F.
George D. Savage, Alton,
Marsh, Hudson, Lieutenant Colonel
Major Daniel S. Beede, Meredith, Adjutant; Isaac Winch, MereH. B. Fowler, Bristol, Surgeon Charles W.
dith. Quartermaster
;
;
;
;
;
Hunt, Laconia, Assistant Surgeon, and Thomas L. Ambrose, Ossipee,
Chaplain.
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
September
26, 1862, they left
Concord
31
AC.
for
Washington, and were
placed in the defence around the Capital until the seventeenth of
October, when they made a circuitous route through Maryland,
and arrived near Falmouth, Va., Nov.
They were engaged
23.
in
the bittle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, and remained in the vicinity
of that city,
till
May
April 30, 1863.
battle of Chancellorsville
and
lost
they participated in the
3,
very heavily.
shot through the leg and taken prisoner.
Col. Potter
was
Lieutenant Colonel Marsh
and Major Savage were severely wounded. They went into the
fight with twenty-eight commissioned officers, and five hundred and
forty-nine enlisted men.
Three commissioned officers were killed,
and fifteen wounded forty-two enlisted men killed, two hundred
and twelve wounded, fifty-one taken prisoners and three missing
making an aggregate loss of three hundred and eighty, or nearly
two thirds of their Regiment engaged. July 2, 1863, they commenced the battle of Gettysburg losing ninety-two officers and
enlisted men.
July 26, they were ordered to report to General Marston, then
stationed at Point Lookout, to guard prisoners.
They remained
;
April 11, when they
more active and dangerous
Bermuda Hundred, May
Space will not permit us to give any of our Regiments,
6, 1864.
the full credit that belongs to them.
The twelfth were engaged
in many of the battles around Richmond, and at the battle of Cold
Harbor, and lost, in killed and wounded, one hundred and sixty-five
men and officers. They have seen much hard fighting aud have
done honor to themselves and the State.
Mustered out, June
there
till
service before
left for
Richmond and arrived
at
21, 1865.
The Thirteenth Regiment went
into
camp
at
Concord
in the fall
were Aaron F. Stevens, Nashua, Colonel
George Bowers, Nashua, Lieutenant Colonel
Jacob I. Storer,
Portsmouth, Major
George H. Gillis, Nashua, Adjutant
Percy
of 1862.
Its
officers
;
;
;
C. Cheeney, Peterborough, Quartermaster
;
George B. Twitchell,
Keene, Surgeon, and G. C. Jones, Nashua, Chaplain.
The Thirteenth left Concord for the defences around WashingThey remained there until the first day of
ton, October 6, 1862.
December, when they moved
for
Falmouth, Va., opposite Fred-
ericksburg, arriving there three clays prior to the battle of Fredericksburg.
They were in the thickest of the fight and lost forty-
one
men and
officers.
They remained
at
Falmouth
till
February
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32
when they moved with the Ninth Array Corps to Newport
The thirteenth of March, they moved to Suffolk, to defend
position.
On the 3d of May, at the battle of Suffolk, they lost
1863,
News.
that
thirty men, killed
and wounded.
A short
time after the battle of
Suffolk they retired to the vicinity of Portsmouth, Va., and re-
mained there until the Spring of 1864, with the exception of two
Companies who were ordered to Fort Tillinghast on Arlington
Heights, and were instructed in Heavy Artillery exercises, through
the winter of 1863-4.
May
7,
<
1864, the Thirteenth
mond, being
in the
commenced
Second Brigade,
first
to
move towards Rich-
Division of the Eighteenth
Army Corps, and participated in many of the battles around Richmond. They were in the battles of Walthall Road, Swift Creek,
Kingsland Creek, Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, Battery 5 Petersburg, Fort Harrison, besides several smaller ones. The General
commanding the Army ordered these battles to be placed upon the
national colors of the regiment.
The Thirteenth did good
service,
and were distinguished for their daring bravery. Mustered out,
June 21, 1865.
The Fourteenth Regiment was organized at Concord, in the latter
part of the summer of 1862. The officers were Robert Wilson,
Keene, Colonel Tileston A. Barker, Westmoreland, Lieut. Colonel;
Samuel A. Duncan, Plainfield, Major Alexander Gardiner, Claremont, Adjutant
Willian A. Hurd, Sandwich, Quartermaster
William Henry Thayer, Keene, Surgeon; and Elihu T. Rowe,
;
;
;
Plainfield, Chaplain.
The Fourteenth left Concord for Washington, the latter part of
Through the fall and winter they did picket duty
on the Potomac River. In the latter part of April, 1863, they
were ordered to Washington and remained there till February,
1864, doing provost duty. They furnished guard for the old Capital Prison, Central Guard House, and ten other posts in the city.
October, 1862.
Their duties, in the
city,
were so varied, that our pages
will not
permit us to give a detailed account of them.
February
at
27, 1864, they received orders to take transportation,
New York
permit to
left
or Boston, for the department of the Gulf, with the
visit their
New York
for
homes
in
New-Hampshire
New Orleans, March
before sailing.
They
20th, in the steamer Daniel
Webster, with seven companies, and Major Gardiner, in the steamer
Liberty, with three companies.
The Webster had a long, stormy
voyage, but arrived
all safe.
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
AC.
33
The Fourteenth were again ordered
New
of
Orleans
— Maj. General
6th, they were ordered to the
On
to
the
first
New
week
in July, the
to guard duty in the vicinity
Reynolds commanding. January
mouth of Red River, for camp duty.
regiment sailed down the Mississippi
Orleans, where they again sailed north to join the armies
Six companies went in the Continental, and the next
day the other four companies sailed in the steamer General Lyon.
The regiment was not united again till the nineteenth of August.
The four companies went to Washington, and the six to Bermuda
Hundred, and were in the attack at Deep Bottom. On the 31?t
in Virginia.
of July, they were ordered to Washington; and from thence, they
joined Gen. Sheridan's Army, at Berry ville, on the 18th of August.
The next day Major Gardiner rejoined the regiment with his four
companies. The Fourteenth were in the great battles of the 19th
and 22d of September and the 19th of October, at Cedar Creek.
The 19th of September they lost one hundred and fifty men. Thirteen out of twenty-one officers were killed or wounded,
Gardiner being mortally wounded.
The
duties of the
— Colonel
army
of the
Shenandoah were hard, through the fall of 1864. It was a continual marching up and down the valley, with considerable hard
fighting.
The Fourteenth was not
in as
many
battles as
some other
regiments, but was considered a reliable regiment, and performed
the duties assigned
it,
satisfactorily to its
out of service, July
8,
commanders.
Mustered
1865.
The Fifteenth Regiment was raised under the call of the President
hundred thousand men, for nine months' service, and was
for three
The officers were John
George W. Frost, Newmarket,
Lieut. Colonel
Henry W. Blair, Plymouth, Major; Edward E.
Pinkham, Laconia, Adjutant; Ira A. Moody, Dover, Quartermaster
Jeremiah F. Hall, Wolfeborough, Surgeon and Edwin M.
organized at Concord, in the
W. Kingman, Durham,
fall
Colonel
of 1862.
;
;
;
;
Wheelock, Dover, Chaplain.
13, 1862, the Fifteenth left Concord for New York
went thence across East river and encamped on the grounds
of the Union race-course, Jamaica, Long Island. They remained
there about three weeks, when they left, in three detachments, for
November
City
;
New
Orleans.
The first detachment left, Nov. 30th, and the other
two respectively, December 4th and 13th. In due time they all
arrived at Carrollton, near
December
26th.
New
They remained
Orleans, and were again united,
in that vicinity all winter, per-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
34
forming picket and provost duty. May the ninth, they received
orders to embark for Baton Rouge, and sailed on the 21st, with 26
and 546 enlisted men fit for duty. They arrived at SpringLanding, the 23d, and took up their line of march for Port
Hudson. They remained there, through the siege, till it capitu-
officers
field
and were engaged
lated to General Banks, July 9, 1863,
two assaults
made on
having nearly expired,
stores,
in the
The time of enlistment
they turned over all ordnance and camp
the enemy's works.
July 26th, and embarked, on the steamer City of Madison,
111., going thence to Chicago, by rail, and arrived in Con-
for Cairo,
Aug. 8th, and were mustered out of service, Aug. 13, 1863.
The regiment suffered much from sickness, which proved quite
From July 31st to August 13th sixteen men
as fatal as battles.
died, and of seven hundred and forty-one men and officers on the
cord,
roll,
only four hundred and eighty were
ing Port
Hudson
for
count of sickness,
No
home,
many
of
fifty
whom
for duty.
left
After leav-
on the way on
ac-
died.
regiment in the service, for nine months, was ever more shat-
by sickness than the Fifteenth.
tered
fit
men were
It
faithfully performed all duties assigned
was a good regiment and
it.
The Sixteenth Regiment were nine months men, and went into
The officers were James
at Concord, 'in the fall of 1862.
camp
Pike,
Sanbornton, Colonel
;
Henry W.
Fuller, Concord, Lieut.
Warner, Major Luther T. Townsand,
Salem, Adjutant Albert H. Drown, Fisherville, Quartermaster
Thomas Sanborn, Newport, Surgeon and R. M. Manley, NorthColonel
;
Samuel Davis,
Jr.,
;
;
;
;
field
Chaplain.
This regiment was assigned to the department of the Gulf, and
New Orleans to Port Hudson. We
have not an extended record of the service of the Sixteenth in the
leld, but it was considered a good regiment.
Like all of our regiments who went into Louisiana and Mississippi, they suffered severely from sickness, which proved fatal in many instances. In
performed guard duty from
nine months, one hundred and forty-three
They were mustered out of
service
Aug.
men and
officers died.
20, 1863.
The Seventeenth Regiment were enlisted under the
months men, in the fall and winter of 1862-3. The
call for
nine
were
Charles H. Long, Claremont,
officers
Henry O. Kent, Lancaster, Colonel
Colonel
George H. Bellows, Major
George A. Wainwright, Hanover, Adjutant
Edward H. Cummings, Quartermas;
Lieut.
;
;
;
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
35
&C.
James D. Folsom, Surgeon and George S. Barnes, Chaplain.
For some reason, never fully explained to the public, the Seventeenth was never filled up, but the men who enlisted were consolidated with the Second New-Hampshire. The officers were mustered out April 16, 1863, being in the U. S. service over three
ter
;
;
months.*
The Eighteenth Regiment was organized at Concord, in the fall of
The officers were Thofthas L. Livermore, Milford, Colonel
1864.
M. Clough, New London,
Lieut. Colonel
William I. Brown,
Major George F. Hobbs, Wakefield, Adjutant; Moses
Samuel G. Dearborn,
T. Cate, Wolfeborough, Quartermaster
Surgeon and Anthony C. Hardy, Chaplain.
The Rebellion being nearly ended the Eighteenth did not see
much service, but some companies did some hard fighting before
If the war had continued,
Petersburg in the spring of 1865.
doubtless they would have been as good a regiment as there was in
the service. Mustered out June 10, 1865.
The New- Hampshire Battalion First New England Cavalry.
The officers of this battalion were David B. Nelson, Manchester,
Major George T. Crane, Adjutant.
This battalion did good service in the field, and was organized
They were in the battles of
in the fall and winter of 1861-2,
Front Royal, Gettysburg, and many other skirmishes in their scoutJ.
Fisherville,
;
;
;
;
—
;
ing expeditions.
* In the
fall
of 1862
it
was decided by the Governor and Council
to raise
three regiments, viz,, the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth, each regiment
to be raised
from the respective Congressional
districts, the
Seventeenth com-
The records of the Adjutant General's office show
that more than the requisite number of men, in the third district, had, been
raised to fill this regiment
but the other districts failed to respond in full, and
the volunteers for the Seventeenth were, by the Adjutant General, placed in
the Fifteenth and Sixteenth, or enough to fill them up agreeably to the army
regulation.
It having been deemed unadvisable, by Gov. Berry, to execute
the State drafting law, there was no way remaining, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, but to consolidate the Seventeenth with some other regiment,
and the volunteers were ordered home for that purpose.
It is due the officers of the Seventeenth to say that the failure to fill the regiing in the Third district.
;
fill the Fifteenth and Sixteenth, was in no wise
and that they used every exertion that the regiment be
accepted for service, as a detachment, or otherwise. A special order from the
Governor, was issued, complimentary to the officers for the degree of excellence manifested by the regiment in drill and discipline.
ment, after
its
depletion to
littributable to them,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
36
The
Regiment New-Hampshire Cavalry was organized at
winter and spring of 1864.
The officers were John L. Thompson, Plymouth, Colonel Benjamin T. Hutchins, Concord, Lieut. Colonel Aaron Wyman, Manchester, Major
George W. Towle, Hooksett, Quartermaster
George W. Pierce, Winchester, Surgeon.
First
Concord
in the
;
;
;
This Cavalry regiment, for the time they were in the
much hard
They were
field,
did
Reams' Station, Winchester,
Kerueysville, Waynesboro, Kelley's Ford, Lacy Springs, and in
many skirmishes, where they lost many men in killed, wounded and
service.
taken prisoners.
from
this
at
In Andersonville Prison, Ga., twenty-eight
men
regiment died, and seven are reported as dying from
starvation.
The
larger portion of the regiment were mustered out
of service July 15, 1865.
New-Hamsphire Battery was organized at ManchesThe officers were George A. Gerrish, Captain
Edward H. Hobbs, First Lieutenant and John Wadleigh, Second
The
ter, in
First
August, 1861.
;
Lieutenant.
The
First Battery
left
Manchester, for Washington, October
They went into the Camp of Instruction and remained
one week, when they were assigned to the Army of the Potomac.
They participated in nearly all of the principal battles in Virginia.
They were in the second battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericks31st, 1861.
burg,
Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg,
Wilderness,
Spottsylvania,
North Anna River, Cold Harbor, and nearly all of the battles
around Richmond. Part were mustered out of service Sept. 25,
1864, and part were transferred to the New-Hampshire Heavy Artillery.
The " First Regiment New-Hampshire Heavy Artillery" was organby companies, at different dates, from July 22, 1863, to October
21, 1864, when it was formed into a Regiment of twelve companies.
The officers were Charles H. Long, Claremont, Colonel
Ira Mc'L. Barton, Newport, Lieutenant Colonel George A. Wainwright, Hanover, Major; Ezekiel Morrill, Concord, Surgeon and
C. W. Walker, Stratford, Chaplain.
ized
;
This regiment performed guard and garrison duty at the Forts
Portsmouth Harbor and around the defences at Washington in
It was a fine regiment, nearly all of its members
having seen active service in the field. But the war happily closed
in
detachments.
and they had no chance to exhibit their veteran valor.
mustered out of service, June 15, 1865.
They were
�37
REGIMENTS, OFFICERS, AC.
" U. 8. SHARP SHOOTERS."
New-Hampshire furnished three companies for this service Cos.
« E" « F» & " G". The history of the Sharp Shooters has received
;
less
than
its
share of public notice, for the reason they were not
connected with any State military organization, but were raised as
United States Sharp Shooters, and were represented by nearly every
State in the Union.
The officers of Co. "B" First U. S. regiment were Amos B.
William P. Austin, Claremont, First
Lieutenant, and William H. Gibbs, Hanover, Second Lieutenant.
The officers from this State, of the Second regiment, were Edward
T. Rowell, Concord, Major Geofge A. Marden, Mount Vernon,
Jones, Washington, Captain
;
;
Quartermaster, and William B. Kaynolds, Surgeon.^ The officers
of Co. " F ", Henry M. Caldwell, Captain James H. Hildreth,
;
First Lieutenant
;
Edward
T. Rowell, Second Lieutenant. Co.
"G",
William D. Mc'Pherson, Captain John A. Moore, First Lieutenant and Edward Dow, Second Lieutenant.
Co. "E" was mustered into the service of the United States,
Their principal duties were on skirmish line and
Sept. 9, 1861.
heavy picket duty. Companies " F " and " G" were respectively
;
;
mustered Nov. 28 and Dec. 10, 1861. These companies were in
over thirty battles, and generally in dangerous positions. Mechanicsville,
Gains' Mills, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Fredericks-
burg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold
Harbor, Weldon Railroad and Deep Bottom were some of the
principal battles they were in.
The " National Guards" were mustered into the
U. S. service for
guard duty at Fort Constitution. This company
was mustered in May 9, 1864. The officers were James O. ChandJames R. Carr, Manchester, First Lieuler, Manchester, Captain
tenant, James G. Burns, Second Lieutenant.
The " Martin Guards" were mustered into the service of the United States for ninety days, July 25, 1864, for garrison duty at Fort
Constitution.
The officers were George E. Houghton, Manchester,
Captain
James L. Bailey, Manchester, First Lieutenant, John E.
sixty days, for
;
;
Johnson, Manchester, Second Lieutenant.
Lafayette Artillery were mustered into U. S. service for ninety
August 1, 1864, for garrison duty at Fort Constitution. The
were John H. Tarbell, Lyndeborough, Captain Eli C. Curtis, Lyndeborough, First Lieutenant, Charles H. Holt, Lyndeborough Second Lieutenant.
days,
officers
;
�NeV-HAMPSHIRE gazetteer.
38
—
Unattached company of New-Hampshire Volunteers stationed
and mustered into service, May 15, 1862. The
James B. Gove, Concord,
officers were James Davidson, Captain
First Lieutenant, and Asa T. Hutchinson, Manchester, Second
at Fort Constitution
;
Lieutenant.
"second brigade band."
This
Band was
organized at Concord, and mustered into service
Feburary 10, 1863.
The names of the members were Gustavus W. Ingalls, Concord,
Band Master Musicians, Albert Aspenwall, Lebanon James
Allison, Concord
Samuel F. Brown, Fisherville
Freman D.
Batchelder, Concord
George W. Boody, Strafford
Lorenzo M.
Currier, Fisherville; Cyrus C. Currier, Concord
John O.Davis,
New Market Albert G. Furber, New Market Nathan W. Gove,
Concord Frederick Hoffman, Concord Andrew L. Lane, Concord"; Jonathan C. Lane, Concord; George C. Perkins, Lebanon
Phinehas Parkhurst, Templeton Ms.; Francis H. Pike, Manchester
Warren S. Russell, Amherst Henry Stark, Goffstown David F.
Thompson, Amherst Charles N. Tottingham, Keene, and Samuel
:
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
D.
Trusseli, Concord.
They were
stationed at Hilton
Head,
S. C.
and sustained a high
commanding officers. We herewith append
extract from W. T. M. Burger, Assistant Adjutant General
Department. " I can assure you, that you and every mem-
reputation with their
a short
in that
ber of your Band, stands in the highest estimation of every one in
this
Department from Major General Gilmore down.
deeply regretted and by none more than myself.
to see such another as Ingall's Post
mustered
out,
July
4,
Band
Your
loss is
We never expect
here again."
They were
1865.
The larger portion of information in relation to enlistments and
movements of the various military organizations in the State, which
served in the late rebellion, we obtained in the Adjutant's General's
Office.
Too much praise cannot be accorded- to General Natt Head,
seconded by Governor Frederick Smyth, for efforts to secure
an accurate record of
in
the war.
To a
all
the regiments in the State, which served
great extent, they accomplished what they
undertook.
In the commencement of the rebellion,
officers
who had charge
of organizing the regiments in various sections of the State, apparently did not comprehend the magnitude of the war, or the fu-
�REGIMENTS, OFFICERS,
39
AC.
ture necessity of keeping a careful record of the names of all the
soldiers, and, especially, the
names of
their places of residence, at
the time of enlistment, and apparently forgetting that there might
Up
be more than one John Brown in the State.
to 1862, tne
was very imperfect.
General Head, upon assuming the office as Adjutant General of
New-Hampshire, in March, 1864, immediately set himself to work
recor.l, as to place of residence,
to remedy, as far as could be, this imperfect record,
of vast importance to
hence.
many
General Head's version of the
sumed its
had been
duties, will give a
kept.
He
says
:
which may be
widows, twenty-five or even
"
office,
fifty
years
at the time he as-
more correct idea how the records
No
record whatever existed of thou-
sands of New-Hampshire's bravest sons who had entered the service
of the United States, in their country's hour of peril, determined to
sustain the national government, to defend our flag, to defend the
and justice, and to perpetuate those free inwhich are dear to the heart of every true American.
Hundreds of New-Hampshire's noble men, of whose names, even,
there was no record within our State, had yielded up their lives
upon the field of battle. Hundreds again had been honorably disprinciples of liberty
stitutions
charged from the service, and returned to their homes with bodies
maimed and
constitutions shattered,
and yet the State possessed no
record by which justice aud honor could be rendered these brave
men.
The
military records of our soldiers
to-day, as complete as in the
who served our
War Department at
country, are
Washington, and
Gen. Head has been complimented from that Department, that
New-Hampshire had the
eral's office of
best record of enlisted
men, of any State
This nearly perfect record, in the Adjutant Gen-
in the Union.
our State, has been accomplished through the untir-
ing energy of Gen. Head, and
when our
soldiers fully
understand
the necessity of an accurate record of their enlistment, and of their
services in the field, they will render to
he
is
him the
full credit to
which
rightfully entitled.
The
busy quiet to be seen in our
fields,
our work shops and our
mercantile streets, would hardly lead any one to believe that our
country, from centre to circumference, less than nine years ago, re-
sounded with the clash of arms, and
many
of New-Hampshire's
sons were engaged in deadly conflict, to sustain the free institutions
which to-day w e are so peacefully enjoying.
in this case, seems a fiction.
T
But
truth, apparently,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
40
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
the
number of
Soldiers
which each town furnished on the
call of July,
number of Soldiers who were killed in, or died
from the effects of the late Rebellion; number of Enrolled Militia in the State
in 1872 and amount of the Municipal War Loan awarded to each town.
and subsequent
1862,
calls; the
BELKNAP COUNTY.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
'3
B
Atkinson
14]
Auburn
Brentwood
12
*
Candia
Chester
20
10
Danville
Deerfield
,
48
,
30
12
Derry
East Kingston.,
Epping
Exeter
Freemont
Gosport
Greenland
20
187
312
92
17
49
142
171
86
Hampstead
Hamilton
Hampton
1
80
94
111
207
144
82
231
234
73
Falls.,
KeusingtoD
83
Kingston,
Londonderry
150
126
New
107
Castle
Newington
Market
62
358
140
110
164
189
New
Newton
North Hampton
Northwood
Nottingham
91
Plaistow
Portsmouth
590
163
168
253
69
251
Raymond
Rye
Salem
Sandown
Seabrook
South Hampton
48
Newmarket.
129
71
So.
Stratham
Windham
70
Total,
3,996
STRAFFORD COUNTY.
Barrington
Dover
Durham
Farmington....
Lee
Madbury
Middleton
Milton
New Durham.
Rochester
Rolliusford
Somersworth.
Strafford
143
f$3,4 66.67
6,275.00
6,875.00
11,450.00
6,033.33
3,383.33
15.233.33
9,625 00
5,266.67
11,200.00
20,575.00
4,925 00
,900.011
5,175.00
7,014.67
8,875.00
4,450.00
6,606.67
6.600.00
8,736.11
5,533.33
2,450.00
12,583.33
6,733.33
6,400.00
11,341.67
9,306.67
4,100.00
68,983.33
10,300.00
6,233.33
10,816.67
3,458.33
11,991.67
2.933.33
6,705.55
5,575.00
5,458.33
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
41
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
number of
and subsequent
1862,
from
the
the
in 1872,-
Soldiers
which each town furnished on
MERRIMACK COUNTY CONTINUED.
Northfield....
Pembroke....
Pittsfield
Salisbury
Sutton
Warner
,
Webster
Wilmot.
,
Total,
3,505
5,170
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
Amherst
Antrim
Bedford
Bennington..
Brookline
D'-ering
Francestown.
Goffstown
Greenfield
Hancock
Hillsborough
Hollis
Hudson
Litchfield
Lyndrborough....
Manchester
Masou
Merrimack
Milford
Mount Vernon....
Nashua
New
New
Boston
Ipswich
Pelham
Peterborough
Sharon
Temple
Weare
Wilton
Windsor
Total,
the call of July,
number of Soldiers who were killed in, or died
effects of the late Rebellion ; number of Enrolled Militia in the State
and amount of the Municipal War Loan awarded to each town.
calls; the
103
�42
NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
1862,
from
the
and
number
of Soldiers which each town furnished on the call of July,
subsequent calls; the number of Soldiers who were killed in, or died
number of Enrolled Militia in the State
Municipal War Loan awarded to each town.
the effects of the late Rebellion ;
in 1872;
and amount of
the
GRAFTON COUNTY CONTINUED.
<5
Lincoln
Lisbon
Littleton....
Lyman
Lyme
Monroe
Orange
Orford
Piermont
Plymouth...
Bumuey
Thornton
...,
Warren
Waterville
..
Wentworth.
Woodstock
.,
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
Commissioned
Officers of
43
New-Hampshire Volunteers; accounted for in
aggregate.
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�TOPOGRAPHICAL PREFACE.
45
TOPOGRAPHICAL PREFACE.
In
this portion of
our work, we have intended to give as minute
and accurate descriptions of
the towns and cities in the State
all
of New-Hampshire, as our limited space would permit.
in a manufacturing
New
country like ours,
Business,
constantly changing.
is
firms are being established, buildings are being burned down,
and new ones
erected, continually
—consequently there may be some
errors that cannot be avoided.
Perhaps the readers
to
them
:
but
importance
fifty
may
or one
find passages that will be of
hundred years hence,
it
Many
to those living at that date.
may
no interest
be of vast
portions of Dr.
Belknap's History of New-Hampshire, are far more valuable to the
inhabitants of to-day, than to the people
his writing.
A country
like ours, in its
who
day of
lived in the
embryo
state,
is
making
history for the future, every day.
But
in the main,
it is
written for the general benefit of the peo-
ple living in the State in this generation, to develop the resources
of the various sections of the State, ignorance of which, has had a
tendency to deplete our population and injure the State.
chusetts
while New-Hampshire, with a
has
less
We
Massa-
counts her various histories by the hundred volumes,
life
as long, within three years,
than ten.
have personally
visited all the cities
State and learned their present standing
the smaller ones,
we have
and large towns
and
in the
business, while, as to
co-operated with some of the officers of
the town, to give us the general information required.
The Town
Clerks in eight or ten small towns have refused or neglected to
answer our inquiries, after being written to two or three times.
these few cases
we have had
In
the manuscript of the cejjsus of 1870,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
46
at our
command, and have obtained the necessary information
at
that date.
There has never been a time when New-Hampshire was making
more rapid progress
in every
department of business, than
been making for the three years past, and our only fear
the
march of improvement
is
it
is,
has
that
more rapid than our most assiduous
industry can keep pace with, but
we
shall attempt to rely
on the
candor and intelligence of a generous public.
We
have endeavored
tourists stopping
give the estimated number of
to
summer
from one week to three months in the different
towns in the State, and the value of receipts obtained from this
source,
son,
which
and
nearly
if
it is
thought will average thirty dollars to each per-
anything,
all the
it is
more than that amount.
clergymen up
to .1800,
The names of
have been given from the
settlement; and also the pastors of churches in 1872-3.
fessional business, trade
and transportation, are the
The
first
pro-
class of people
employed as clergymen, teachers, lawyers, physicians, merchants,
clerks, railroad employees, day-laborers, telegraph operators, book-
keepers, &c.
The number of
or about eight
State.
this class, in 1870,
and one-half per
We have given
all
was over 27,000,
cent, of the population of the
the valuable information relative to the
kinds of employment and resources of each town in the State*
which
will
be of any benefit for future reference.
The value of
1870.
time
;
agricultural products,
The manufactories
is
taken from the Census of
are generally taken from the present
the schools, savings banks deposits and
money
are from statements given in 1872, under the law.
at interest,
�ACWORTH.
47
DESCRIPTION OF TOWNS.
CHAPTER
Topographical history of
all
III.
the cities and towns in the State, giving a brief
statement of the surface, the quality of the
rivers
and streams;
its
summer
soil, its
mountains, lakes, ponds,
resorts, villages,
and manufactories;
re-
sources, churches, public schools, libraries, hotels, railroads, &c.
ACWORTH.
hoops, 5,000 bushels of shoe pegs,
Sullivan Co. The soil of this
town is strong and well cultivated
4,000
producing good crops of corn,
wheat, oats and hay.
Rivers and Ponds. Cold River,
which takes its rise from Cold Pond
in the north-east part of the town,
is the only stream of any note.
It
affords some good water power
which is generally improved.
and
mop
boxes of clothes pins, 15,000
handles, 56,000 hoe handles
annumanufactured. Custom shoe
work, blacksmithing &c, are car175 dozens of rakes are
ally
ried on.
There are
five stores in
town.
Resources.
Annual production
of the soil $ 90,200; mechanical
labor, $ 23,200 deposits in savings
;
somewhat celebrated on account
banks, $43,817; money on hand
or at interest, $45,807; stock in
of the large Beryls that have been
trade,
Crystals of Beryls.
found there.
One
Acworth
is
of the Beryls
was
eight inches in diameter
and was sold in the city of New
York for $ 15,000. It was placed
Cabinet at Vienna.
Employments. Agriculture is the
in the Imperial
employment of the peoAcworth is noted for the
large amount of maple sugar made
$ 8,000.
.
Churches and Schools. There are
three churches in town, viz. Congregational, N. B. Nichols, pastor Baptist, J. L. Wilson, pastor
Methodist, John L. Smith, pastor.
There are thirteen school districts
;
Average
principal
and
ple.
length of schools for the
fourteen weeks.
there.
Some
years as
many
as 80,
fifteen
First
schools.
Settlers.
year,
The town was
000 pounds have been produced.
granted to Col. Samuel Stoddard
There
and sixty-four others, September
William Keyes, Samuel
19, 1766.
Harper, and John Rogers removed
is considerable manufacturing done.
Thirty one thousand
worth of shoes are annually
manufactured, employing thirtyfive males and females.
Over
700,000 feet of lumber, 200,000
dollars
to this place in 1768.
Rev. Thomas
ordained 1789; dis-
First Ministers.
Archebald,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
48
missed, 1794.
Rev. John Kimball, ordained in 1797, dismissed in
meted out to them by a peculiar
disease which has afflicted their
1813.
neat stock for
North by Unity,
Boundaries.
east by Lempster, south by Marlow, and west by Langdon and
Charlestown.
Distances. Thirteen miles south
science
from Newport and forty-four west
from Concord.
against him.
Thirteen miles to
Newport depot, on the Sugar River
railroad. Stage three times a week
to Charlestown station, 7 miles, on
principal
Railroads.
the Sullivan railroad.
ALBANY.
Carroll Co.
This town is
mountainous, but in the valleys
the soil
There are some
interval lands on the
is fertile.
very fertile
borders of Swift river.
Rivers.
Swift river, passes
through this town from west to
east and connects with the Saco
at
Conway.
There
are
several
small streams which come down
through the mountain gulches, and
furnish convenient water privileges. These brooks were formerly
well stored with trout, as the writer of this can fully verify.
Mountains.
There are several
high hills and mountains. Chocorua, is the highest mountain in
town, and received its name from
an Indian who was killed by a
party of hunters in time of
peace and before that section was
settled.
There is a legend that
before he was killed, and after
they had chased him to the highest
eminence on the mountain, he
pronounced a curse upon the white
men who should ever settle in that
vicinity. Many people in that section, have the superstitious notion
that Chocorua's curse has been
many
makes
years.
its full
When
investigation
as to the cause of this malady,
it
doubtless will find that the poor
and
Indian
his
posterity
stand
guiltless of the charges preferred
Employments. Agriculture
ple.
is
the
employment of the peo-
300,000 shingles, 200,000 feet
of boards
&c, and
70,000
clap-
boards are annually sawed. 2,800
pounds of maple sugar are annually manufactured.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil $23,131;
mechanical labor,
$ 2,500 deposits in savings banks,
$911.
Churches and Scliools. Freewill
Baptist church, Rev. T. Brown
;
'
There are six schools in
town; average length of schools
for the year, twelve weeks.
pastor.
This town
Clement March,
Joseph Senter and others Nov. 6,
1766, and was called Burton till
First Settlements.
was granted
to
1833.
North by Bartlett,
by Conway south by Tamworth and Madison, and west by
Waterville.
Area of improved
Boundaries.
east
land, 2,986 acres.
Distances.
Seventy-five miles
north from Concord, and twenty
north from Ossipee.
Portsmouth, Great
Railroads.
Falls
and Conway railroad passes
through
station
town, but the nearest
this
is
at
Conway, four miles.
ALEXANDRIA.
GraftonCo. Much of the soil in
town is good and when proper-
this
produces good crops.
There are about 2000 acres of valualy cultivated
�ALLENSTOWN.
hie interval land, which bears
every appearance of having been
once covered by New-found Lake.
At the depth of twenty feet can be
found stumps, trees, and traces of
beaver dams.
Lake and Rivers. A portion of
New-found Lake is within the limits of this town.
Smith's and Fowler's
Rivers are the principal
streams.
The improved horse
water power
Mountains.
is
into
Its
summit
is
Tables.)
$98,517;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$7,400; money at interest, $70,35;
deposits in savings bank, $8,000;
stock in trade, $2,850.
Churches and Schools.
Union
Distances.
Thirty-four
north-west from
south-east
mail
By
the express and
ALXEIVSTOWIV.
Merrimack Co.
A
portion of
town is light, though
there are some very fine farms.
The town was formerly covered
with a growth of fine timber, and
great quantities of lumber were,
the soil of this
down
annually taken
the river.
Suncook River is the
dividing line between Allenstown
and Pembroke, and affords some
excellent water power, which is
being improved by cotton mills,
&c. Bear Brook furnishes some
good mill sites. There are several
Rivers.
other small streams well stored
seventy
Enoch
and
four miles, on Bristol Branch Railroad.
end of
Rev.
forty
Haverhill,
train, daily to Bristol station,
thirteen weeks.
Minister.
miles
Plymouth.
length of schools during the year,
First
New
about fourteen south- westeidy from
with trout.
Mountains.
fifty
Concord,
from
members, Rev. Cha's
E. Rogers, Pastor.
There are
fifteen schools in town; average
Church,
to
Boundaries. North by Orange*
and Hebron, east by Bristol, south
by Hill, and west by Danbury. Improved land 14,382 acres.
divided
two granite peaks, which can
Rcsoicrces.
of a large tract
Chester, now Hill.
Railroads.
be seen for miles distant.
Employments. The people are
engaged, generally, in farming.
2, 100,000 feet of lumber is annually
sawed. 8,500 pounds of maple sugar annually manufactured. (See
soil,
ation
229.
Cardigan Mountain
is the highest elevation, and forms
the boundary between Alexandria
and Orange. Its base is rugged
and covered with a heavy growth
of timber.
49
Catamount Hill is
At the east
the highest elevation.
this hill is a precipice of
feet,
at the foot of
nearly perpendicular,
which is a cavern of
Whipple, (Congregational) settled
some
in 1788; dismissed in 1794.
The inhabitants
of this town are largely engaged
First Organization.
Alexandria
was granted to Joseph Butterfield
and others, March 13, 1757. Jonathan, John M. and Win. Corliss,
were the first settlers, in December
1769.
its
Incorporated,
November 23,
In 1821, its territorial limwere diminished by the annex-
1782.
extent.
Employments.
in manufacturing
and trade.
One
of the largest cotton mills ever
under one roof, in this State,
town. Over 11,000,000
yards of print cloth are annually
manufactured, valued at $830,000.
30,000 pairs of sale boots and shoes
built
is
in this
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
50
made, besides other mechanical
The
shops.
total value of
goods
annually manufactured is $881,300.
(See tables of manufactories.)
The
mills are situated in the village of Suncook, for a description
of which, see Pembroke.
Agricultural
Resources.
pro-
ducts, §42,334; mechanical labor,
$
500;
money
$ 18,
deposits in Savings Banks,
192,400
;
at interest,
stock in trade, $22,800;
$55,955;
from summer tourists, $6,000.
The
and Schools.
Churches
church edifices, in which the people of Allentown worship, are situated on the opposite side of Suncook River, in Pembroke. There
are four schools in town average
;
length
of
schools
for the
year,
twenty-seven Aveeks.
Bank. "China Savings Bank,"
at
Suncook Village. (See tables.)
"Suncook Hotel."
Hotel.
John Wolcott,
First Settlers.
Andrew
Smith, Daniel Evans,
Robert Buntin, and others, were
the first settlers. In 1748, on the
west bank of Merrimack River,
nearly opposite the mouth of the
Suncook, Mr. Buntin, his son, and
James
Carr, while busily at work,
were surprised by a party of Indians.
At the first alarm, Carr
made an attempt to escape, and
was immediately shot down. Bunin and his son made no resistance
and were not harmed, but taken
through the wilderness to Canada,
and sold to a French merchant at
Montreal. They remained in captivity about eleven months, when
they made their escape, and fortunately reached home in safety.
Andrew, the son, died, in defence
of his country, at White Plains,
October
years.
aged thirty-eight
Although the first settle-
28,
1776,
ment commenced in this town prior to 1748, it was not incorporated
until July 2, 1831.
North by Epsom,
Hooksett, and west by Pembroke. Area
of improved land, 3,192 acres.
Distances.
Eleven miles from
Boundaries.
east by Deerfield, south by
Concord, south-east.
Bailroads. Suncook Valley, and
a branch of Concord Railroad pass
through this town.
ALSTJEAD.
Cheshire Co. The soil of this
town is strong and productive, and
as a general thing, the farms are
well cultivated, and
yield
good
crops.
Rivers and Ponds.
Cold River
passes through the north-west part,
and some of the branches of Ashuelot have their sources in this
town. The water power is well
improved. There are also a number of ponds. Warren's Pond, 250
rods long, and 150 wide, is the
principal one.
Employments. The inhabitants
are largely engaged in agriculture
—8,388 bushels corn, 8,500 bushels
oats and barley, 41,300 lbs. butter,
38,120 lbs.
maple sugar, and .4,697
town in
tons hay, being the third
the county in
and the
first
its
in
production of hay,
maple sugar.
The
manufactories
are
important.
Leather board and straw wrapping
paper is manufactured to the value
of $ 16,600 annually. Scythe nibs
and pail handles valued at $ 13,000
carriages, $12,500
;
400,000 shingles
and laths, and 750,000 feet of boards
and dimension timber, valued at
$ 11,100, besides edge tools, plows,
chair stock, rakes, tin ware, blacksmiths, coopering, carpenters, harnesses,
&c.
The
total value of
�ALSTEAD.
goods, of
kinds, annually
nil
ufactured,
is
man-
$84,000.
There are three
the post office
villages,
under
names of Alstead,
Centre Alstead and New Alstead.
At New Alstead there are two
churches, school-house, rake shop,
Scythe nib and pail handle manufactory at the Centre, one church,
at Altown-house, school-house
stead, two churches, one large
;
;
51
respected for his upright and just
dealings with all men, and through
this course he acquired a handsome
which enabled him to pass
and quiet.
One great drawback to the progress of the first settlers was the
multitude of wild beasts which
fortune,
his last days in ease
infested
this
section,
especially
bears and wolves, which were so
$25,800; stocks and money at interest $61,988- deposits in savings
numerous as to devour their swine
and sheep, and sometimes assail
The wife of
the larger cattle.
John Beckwith took her son Richard Beckwith, then an infant, and
went to the woods to gather berShe placed her child on the
ries.
ground, and wandered through
the bushes. On her return toward
banks $57,276;
$ 19,387.
the object of her affection, judge
of her feelings as she saw a huge
graded school-house, six or eight
stores, one hotel, also manufacture
edge tools, paper, lumber, chairstock, flour, meal, &c.
Resources. Productions of the
mechanical labor,
soil, § 123,000
.
;
stock
in
trade,
Churches and Schools. CongreUniversalno pastor
pastor.
ist, Rev. W. J. Crosby,
Center, Congregational, no pastor.
New Alstead, Rev. Charles Packard, pastor Methodist, no pastor.
There are fourteen schools in
town, two of which are graded.
Average length of schools for the
year, seventeen weeks.
Humphrey House.
Hotel.
First Settlement. This town was
gational,
;
;
called Newtown, and
was granted to Samuel Chase and
others, August 6, 1763. In 1771,
there were twenty-five families,
originally
besides ten bachelors. This lonely
class cultivated their lands, and
attended to their own household
affairs, cooking their meals, &c.
General
Amos Shepard was one
of the most prominent citizens of
this
town from
1777 to the time of
He was
a
member of the General Court of
New-Hampshire, and president of
the Senate seven years. He was
his decease in
1812.
hear smelling and passing around
her sleeping babe, while she could
do nothing but silently wait the
result; but again judge of her unspeakable joy, when she saw this
voracious monster of the forest,
retire and leave her unconscious
boy unharmed.
Rev. Jacob
First Ministers.
Mason (Cong.), ordained in 1782,
dismissed in 1789; Rev. Samuel
Mead, ordained in 1791; dismissed
in, 1797; Rev. Levi Lankton, ordained in 1799, dismissed in 1828.
Boundaries. North by Acworth,
east by Marlow, south by Gilsum,
and west by Walpole. Area of
improved land, 17,714 acres.
Distances. Twelve miles southeast from Charlestown, fourteen
north from Keene, and fifty-six
west from Concord.
By daily stage five
Railroad.
miles to Bellows Falls, Vermont.
ALTON,
Belknap Co.
The
surface of
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
52
hard, and
people, although the manufactures
some portions rocky, but when
are important. Over 125,000 pairs
of sale boots and shoes are annu-
Alton
in
is
uneven, the
soil
properly cultivated produces excellent crops of corn, wheat, oats and
hay. It ranks as the fourth town
in the county in the value of its
agricultural productions.
Bays, Ponds and Rivers. Merry
Meeting Bay, connected with, or a
part of, Lake Winnipiseogee, extends south, from the lake, over six
miles, where it receives the waters
There
of Merry-Meeting River.
are several ponds, the largest of
manufactured;
ally
boards,
clap-
10,000
500,000
shingles,
475,000
&c, sawed;
feet of boards,
400,-
000 bobbins, 37,000 gross of spools
turned; besides shoe boxes, and
made, and various other
kinds of mechanical works carried
on. The village of Alton is very
pleasantly located, and is the seat
staves
of considerable trade.
Resources.
which is Half-Moon Pond, between
this town and Barnstead.
It is
nearly one mile in length, and half
200;
a mile in width.
$80,072;
$173,600;
soil,
$54,700;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
money
$10-
at interest,
deposits in
savings
banks,
stock in trade, $20,225,
The principal elevaare Mount Major and ProsHill.
The views obtained
from summer tourists, $20,000.
Freewill
Churches and Schools.
from Prospect Hill are varied and
beautiful.
In a clear day the
ocean can be distinctly seen from
its summit.
Congregational, no pastor.
At
Freewill
Baptist
East Alton,
Church, Rev. Mr. Davis, pastor.
There are twenty schools in town,
two of which are graded average
Elevations.
tions
pect
Summer
Resort.
The
fine scen-
and the varied recreations
which are found in Alton, have
ery
rendered
it
a popular resort for
At Alton Bay is the terminus of the Dover and Winnipiseogee Raih-oad
and in warm
tourists.
;
s. amboats are waiting
on the arrival of each train from
Boston, to convey travelers to any
point on the lake. There is a fine
hotel at the Bay which is filled
with tourists through the summer.
Many permanently stop here, and
for recreation and health, frequently take a steamboat ride, visiting
the different points on the lake,
and returning at night. The number who stay here for a few weeks
or months, through the season, is
Baptist, Rev. II. Ricker, Pastor;
;
length of schools for the year, thir-
teen weeks.
Banks.
Alton Five Cents Sav-
Bank (See
ings
Tables.)
Cochecho House;
Alton Bay, Bay View House.
Hotels.
weather,
estimated at over 400.
Employments.
the principal
Agriculture
is
employment of the
First Settlers.
nally called
The
first
at
Alton was origi-
New Durham
settlement was
Gore.
made by
Jacob Chamberlain and others in
1770.
It received its present
name
by one of the principal proprietors
from a town of the same name in
England.
It was incorporated,
January 15, 1796.
First Minister.
ams
Elder John Ad-
(F. B.), ordained in 1811.
Boundaries. North by Winnipiseogee
Lake,
north-east
by
Wolfeborough, east by New Durham, south by Barnstead, and west
�AMHERST.
by Gilmanton
.
Area of improve
of the finest water privileges in the
county.
Babboosuc, Little Bab-
land, 18,025 acres.
Distances.
Twenty-two miles
and Jo. English Ponds,
are the largest collections of water.
boosuc
north-east from Concord, twenty-
Summer Resorts. The fine scenery in and around Amherst, has
caused it to be a popular resort for
five miles north-west from Dover,
and about twelve south-east from
Gilford. The distance, by boat on
the lake, to Wolfeborough is ten
miles, and to Centre Harbor, about
summer
Dover and Winni-
Cochecho, Railroad
terminus in this town, at
Alton Bay.
piseogee, or
has
tourists,
who spend
their
vacation through the warm weather.
One of the finest hotels in the
State, is located in the village.
Many private residences in the
village, and in other sections of the
town, keep summer boarders.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in farming.
Over 90,000 gallons of milk is annually sold, and over 30,000 lbs. of
twenty-five miles.
Railroad.
53
its
AIUHERST.
Hillsborough Co. This town
was formerly the full Shire town
of Hillsborough county but at the
present time, only one trial term
of the Supreme Judicial Court is
holden, which commences the first
butter made. There is one large
foundery, and several other small
manufactories.
There are about
Tuesday of May. The soil on the
river is of an excellent quality, producing abundant crops. On the
hills the soil is strong, and many
valuable farms are found under a
"Farmer's Cabinet," established
here Nov. 10, 1802, is one of the
oldest and most respectable weekly
newspapers in the State.
high state of cultivation.
For many years, Amherst was
considered the most important
town in the county, but the grow-
ducts, $146,746; mechanical labor,
;
Resources.
Agricultural
pro-
$36,800; stocks, &c, $19,900; money at interest, $21,104; deposits in
savings
ing cities of Manchester and Nashua are fast taking the prestige
which made Amherst the Metropolitan town of the county, and, like
some European nations, are dividing the power of Poland among
themselves. But this venerable
town will long be respected, both
for the eminent men who were natives or citizens there, and as being
one of the finest towns in the county, and having one of the pleasant-
The
00 mechanics of all trades.
in
tourists,
free
'
banks,
$
trade, $28,600;
$12,000.
from debt
192,086
stock
;
from summer
The town
is
at the present time,
and there are but few towns in th
State, where the inhabitants are
more prosperous and happy, than
they are in Amherst.
Churches, Pastors and Schools.
Baptist, Rev. Albert Heald Con:
Rev. J. G. Davis;
Methodist, Rev. George W. Roland. There are eleven schools;
gregational,
est villages in the State.
average, length of schools for the
Pavers and Ponds. The Souhegan River is the principal stream,
and in its course to the Merrimack
year, twenty-five weeks.
River from this town, affords some
school-houses,
Value of
$10,300;
annual
amount of money, appropriated for
school purposes, $ 2,078.56.
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Library. Amherst Social Town
Library 1000 volumes.
Hotel. " Amherst Hotel," Thom-
method of preparing it, but
it must be boiled in a
kettle or pot, in a manner similar
the
concluded
as Saunders, Proprietor.
to their boiling their liquid food.
This town was
granted by Massachusetts, in 1733,
to persons then living, and the
heirs of those not living, who had
served in the Narraganset war of
1675.
It was first named Narraganset Number Three," after-
They therefore put in a quantity of
the exotic herb, and having boiled
it till they supposed it was done,
they dipped it out and sipped of it,
First Settlers.
"
Souhegan West." The
were Samuel Waland Samuel Lampson, in
wards
settlers,
first
ton
July
1734.
January
It
was incorporated
18, 1760,
under the name
of "
to
Amherst " as complimentary
Lord Jeffrey Amherst, an En-
glish general in America, during
It became the
town of the county in 1771.
Amherst did its full duty in the
revolutionary contest. We append
a few extracts from notes of Hay-
the French war.
shire
ward's Gazetteer.
The first settlers of Amherst,
coming from the old towns in Massachusetts, brought with them the
customs which prevailed at the
time of their emigration.
They
were plain and simple in their
dress.
In living, they had few or
none of the luxuries of life. Their
fare was plain and substantial.
They used considerable liquid food,
such as milk, broths, pea and bean
porridge.
Chocolate was sometimes used, and was probably esteemed as one of their greatest
luxuries. Coffee was unknown to
them, and though tea had been
introduced into the country about
sixteen years when the town was
had not
fasted of it. The first used in the
place was sent by some Boston
settled, the first inhabitants
friends to the family of the minister,
who were unacquainted with
but doubtless found it less palatable than their favorite beverage.
Wine was a great rarity, and ardent spirits were rather regarded
for medicinal purposes than as fit
for an article of drink.
Sugar
which was known in this country
as early as 1631 was used by them
as was also molasses, but only in
small quanties. " The most common conveyance was by horses
fitted out with saddles and pillions.
Two could ride in this way the
same animal, and often times an
A few
infant was superadded.
years before the revolutionary war,
it began to be the practice to trot
horses, previously, these animals
had paced. The first or second
chaise brought into town, was
owned by Mr. Benjamin Kendrick,
and he rode in it till he was eightysix years old. As late as 1810, he
journeyed with it to Boston and its
neighborhood. It presented such
an antique appearance, that it was
often called the
First
'
Old Ark.' "
Rev. Daniel
Ministers.
Wilkins, (Cong'l) ordained in
Rev. Jeremiah
1736, died in 1781
Barnard, ordained colleague, in
1780; Rev. Nathan Lord D. D.,
President of Dartmouth College,
ordained as colleague in 1816.
;
Boundaries.
North
by
New
Boston, east by Bedford and Merrimack, south by Hollis, and west
by Milford and Mount Vernon.
Area, 22,432 acres, Improved land
12,300 acres.
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ANDOVER.
Distances.
Twenty-eight miles
south from Coneord, and fortyseven from Boston.
Railroad. Nashua and Wilto/i
Railroad passes through this town.
The
surface
uneven, being broken by hills
and mountains. The soil, in many
localities, is strong, and when propis
erly
cultivated,
crops.
yields
$29,500;
money
at interest, $28,401
excellent
Not more than one third
of the area of the town, or 8,456 out
of 29,883 acres, is considered capa-
depos-
stock in trade, $33,400; from sumtourists, $2,000; professional
Churches and Schools. CongreRev. Howard Moody,
pastor; Freewill Baptist, Rev.
gational,
C. B.
Griffin,
extends along the north part of the
town it is an eminence but little
inferior to Kearsarge in height,
but its name fully describes it.
There are several small villages,
;
names of which are
East Andover. Potter Place, West
Andover, and Andover.
Employment.
The inhabitants
are principally engaged in farming; but manufacturing is an
important branch of industry.
Among the most important of
goods annually produced, is paper,
$20,000, shoe pegs $20,000, Hames
'umber $19,200; grain
$28,000,
ground $19,100, cotton and woolen
hose $10,000, besides lasts, welding composition, and other small
mechanical works.
There are
also blacksmiths, wheelwrights,
carpenters, masons, painters, &c.
The total value of goods annually
produced, is $128,600. (See tables.)
Resources.
Productions from
agriculture, $66,257
mechanical
Christain,
pastor;
Martin, pastor.
There are twelve schools, of
which two are graded. Average
Rev. A.
II.
length of schools for the year,
fif-
teen weeks.
The Kearsarge House.
Hotel.
There are
several ponds, the largest of which
Its water is very
is Loon Pond.
pure, and the scenery around it is
grand and picturesque.
Ragged Mountain
Mountain.
Ponds and River.
;
;
$84,419;
mer
ble of improvement.
the post office
banks,
savings
in
its
business, $20,000.
ANBOVER.
Merrimack Co.
$17,500;
stocks,
labor,
Stages leave here on the arrival of
the cars, in warm weather, for the
Winthrop House, on Kearsarge
Mountain, four miles distant. The
scenery from the summit of this
mountain is very fine, and visitors
are largely increasing, from year
to year.
Andover was
First Settlement.
first
1746
known
it
as Emerisstown.
was granted
Brown and others,
in
as
to
In
Edward
New Britton,
New
honor of the captors of
which expedisome of the grantees were
engaged. June 25, 1779, it was incorporated under its present name.
The first inhabitant was Joseph
Fellows, who came here in 1761.
Britton, in 1745, in
tion
Among
are
the deceased citizens who
respect by
remembered with
the inhabitants, can be mentioned
Dr. Silas Barnard, the first physiHe died June 25,
cian in town.
1795.
Dr. Jacob B. Moore, a poet
of some eminence, became a resident here in 1796; died January
10, 1818.
Jonathan Weare, Esq.,
a civil magistrate, and highly respected, died in 1816. Mr. Jona-
than Noyes was respected for his
charitable disposition.
1
"Potter,"
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the famous juggler and necromancer, was a citizen of Andover and
The
total value of manufactured
goods annually produced is $211,300.
(See tables.)
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $92,732;
mechanical labor,
one of the railroad stations bears
his name, " Potter Place."
First Minister.
A Congregational church was established in
1782, and the Rev. Josiah Babcock
money
became the
dismissed
posits in savings banks, $120,710;
Boundaries. North by Hill, east
by Franklin, south by Salisbury,
stock in trade, $19,815; from summer tourists, $900; professional
business, $10,000.
first
pastor
;
in 1809.
and west by Wilmot.
Thirty miles northwest from Concord.
Railroad.
Northern Railroad
passes through the town, in an
easterly and westerly direction.
Distances.
ANTRIM.
^
$44,100;
&c,
stocks,
at interest,
$13,700;
$27,878;
de-
Churches and Schools.
PresbyRev. W. R. Coebran pastor; Methodist, J. A. Cooledge
pastor;
Baptist,
Rev.
E. M.
Shaw, pastor. There are twelve
schools in town
average length
of schools for the year, sixteen
terian,
;
weeks.
Hillsborough Co. The west
part of this town is hilly but af-
Library.
Antrim Library Asso-
ciation.
a fine range for grazing.'
There are some valuable tracts of
interval, and some very fine upland farms yielding fine crops.
Rivers and Ponds.
Contoocook
River passes through the easterly
part of the town.
North Branch
River originates from several
ponds in Stoddard, and furnishes
several valuable mill sites, and in
of the
some parts of its course it is bordered by fine tracts of interval.
Employments. The larger por-
friends and neighbors. The town
was incorporated March 22, 1777.
fords
tion of the inhabitants are
in agriculture
engaged
but manufacturing
is a very important branch of business in town. The annual value
of sewing silk and twist manufactured is $25,000; 100,000 apple;
hand seed sowers, and
300 horse seed sowers are annu-
parers, 500
made, valued at $100,000; besides there are cribs, cradles, bed-
ally
window shades, paste board
boxes, leather, &c, manufactured
steads,
Hotels.
Appleton House, North
Branch House.
Antrim derived
town in Ireland
same name. Deacon James
First Settlers.
its
name from
a
settled here in 1768.
No
other person moved into town for
the next four years, during which
Aiken
time he suffered many privations
and hardships for the want of
First
Minister.
Rev. Walter
Fullerton, ordained in
missed
1800,
dis-
in 1804.
Botmdaries and Area.
North
by Windsor and Hillsborough, east
by Ueering and Bennington, south
by Hancock, and west by Stoddard. Area 21,173 acres; improved land, 11,730 acres.
Distances.
Thirty miles south
west from Concord, and twenty
three miles north-west from Am
;
200,000 shingles
of lumber
are
and 600,000
feet
annually sawed.
herst.
Railroad.
Seven miles by
dailj
�ATKINSON.
stage to Hillsborough Bridge,
on
;
the cultivation of the apple, and
the best fruit in the State is pro-
Farming
is
the
principal occupation of the people,
but there are about forty mechanthe larger proportion of whom
ics,
engaged in making shoes.
Thirty-six thousand pairs are annually made, and valued at $50,000.
Resources. Annual productions
are
of the soil valued at $41,476; an-
nual value of mechanical labor,
at interest, $12,-
600; stock in trade, $2,300;
;
but,
difficulty in locatit
was
set off
incorporated September 3,
1767.
Benjamin Richards, Jonathan and Edmund Page, and John
Dow
were the first settlers, and
came here about 1728.
Rev. Stephen
First Minister.
Peabody, ordained in 1772; died
in 1819.
Boundaries.
South by HaverMass., west by Salem and
Londonderry, north by Hampstead,
and east by Plaistow. Area, 6939
hill,
acres.
ing to its elevated position, and its
quiet and pleasant village, is becoming noted as a place for sum-
Thirty miles south-
Distances.
west from Portsmouth, and thirtysix south-east from Concord.
Boston & Maine.
Railroads.
If the Plaistow and Nashua Railroad is built it will pass through
Atkinson.
from
summer tourists, $6,000.
Summer Resorts. Atkinson, ow-
mer
some
and
Rockingham Co. This town
has an uneven surface but the
soil is of a superior quality, and
under a high state of cultivation.
Much attention has been given to
money
to
ing a meeting-house,
ATKINSON.
$16,287;
originally a part of Plaistow
owing
Contoocook Valley Railroad.
duced here.
Employments.
57
ASHLAND.
Grafton Co.
Ashland is a
small township taken from the
southern portion of Holderness in
1868.
The
soil is hard, but,
when
Over 200 persons
summer vacation and
properly cultivated, produces good
crops. The farmers find a ready
sale for their surplus products, in
Atkinson
one of
the thriving manufacturing village
the oldest and most respectable in-
Pemigewasset River
Rivers.
washes the extreme western part
resort.
spent their
recreation here the past year.
Schools, Libraries, &c.
Academy,
in this town, is
stitutions in the State
;
incorporat-
ed in 1791. There is a library,
connected with the academy, containing 800 volumes. The school
is now under the charge of B. H.
Weston, A. M.
Churches. Congregational, Rev.
C. F. Morse, pastor; and Universal ist Church. Valuation, $ 10,000.
This town was
First Settlers.
named in honor of Theodore Atkinson, a large land-holder and a
member
of the council.
It
was
of Ashland.
of the town. Squam River, the
outlet of Squam Lake and Squam
Pond, runs in a south-west direction, and empties into the Perni-
This river affords
gewassett.
some of the best water power in
the State, enough at all seasons of
the year, and a surplus.
power
Much
of
improved, but double
the capital could be invested on it
to good advantage.
On Squam River, and
Village.
this
is
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on the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad is situated the busy
manufacturing village of Ashland.
average length of schools for the
year, seventeen weeks.
The
business, for the size of the
village, is very extensive. There
brary.
are several large paper mills, two
hose manufactories, woolen mill,
lumber and grist mill, straw board
(see table.)
board mill, large peg
mill, glove and mitten manufacto-
was
originally a part of Holdern-
ess,
and was incorporated July
boots and shoes, besides many
other small mechanical shops.
1868.
mill, leather
ries,
Library.
Bank.
Hotel.
First
Ashland
Town
Li-
Ashland Savings Bank,
"
Squam Lake House."
Ashland
Orgauizution.
1,
stable,
Boundaries. North by Plymouth
and Holderness, east by Holderness, south by New Hampton, and
west by Bridgewater and HolderArea of improved land,
ness.
office,
3,853 acres.
There are
also
two church
edifices,
school-houses, bank, eight or ten
stores of all kinds, hotel, livery
express office, telegraph
insurance, lawyer and physician's offices, and nearly one
The
hundred dwelling houses.
scenery around Ashland is delightful, affording views wild, romantic and beautiful.
Manufacturing
Employments.
and trade are the principal employments of the
inhabitants.
Over 600,000 yards flannel,. 1,200
tons manilla paper, 140 tons leather board, 50,000 dozens cotton and
woolen hose,
175,000 shingles, 600,
Forty-four miles
Distances.
north from Concord, and six west
from Plymouth.
Bail roads. The Boston, Concord
Montreal railroad passes
through the southern section of
this town.
and
AUBURN.
Was
Rockingham Co.
ally that part of
"Long Meadow."
origin-
Chester called
It
was
incor-
000 feet boards, &c, 20,000 bushels shoe pegs, besides buck gloves
and mittens, tin ware and other
small manufactories.
The total
porated June
value of manufactured goods of
all kinds, annually produced, is
about $ 616,600. (See table.)
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $48,364;
mechanical labor,
$110,100;
money at interest,
deposits
$28,870;
in
savings
bank, $59,820; stock in trade,
Lakes and Streams. Massabesic
is the largest body of fresh
water in the county, comprising
an area of about fifteen hundred
acres. It is about six miles long,
and from two to four hundred rods
$
44,420.
Churches and Schools.
Freewill
The
soil is
25, 1845.
is broken, but the
strong and produces good
surface
crops of corn, oats and potatoes.
Lake
in breadth.
Near the centre of
the length, the Lake is nearly
divided into two parts, but is
connected together by a strait,
Baptist, Rev. L. Malvern, pastor,
church value, $6,000; Episcopal,
some two hundred rods
LeRoy, pastor, value church,
$ 4,000. There are six school dis-
town, but there are some brooks
that furnish very good water power which is generally improved.
J.
tricts
and eight schools in town,
in length.
There are no large streams
in
�BARNSTEAD.
Employments.
The
larger por-
59
into the hill, in a northern direc-
engaged in
farming, who find a ready market
for all their surplus produce in the
City of Manchester, some five
Shoernaking and
miles distant.
lumbering are the principal me-
tion,
chanical businesses; there being
annually made about 24,000 pairs
sixty persons spent their
tion of the people are
women's boots and shoes, and
1,870,000 feet of lumber sawed.
Resources. Annnal value of the
of
productions of the soil, $ 67,843
value of mechanical labor, $ 10.400
deposits in savings bank, $50,924;
money at interest, $5,993; stock in
receipts from sum$ 3,000.
There
Churclies and Sulwols.
are two churches, Methodist, Elder
James Adams, pastor; Congregational, Rev. J. L. Gay, pastor.
There are eight schools in town,
trade,
mer
$
14,020
average length of schools for the
year, 17 weeks.
Tourists. The beautiful scenery
around the Massabesic, has atthe
attention
vacation in Auburn in 1872.
Boundaries. North by Candia,
east by Chester, south by Londonderry,
and west by Manchester.
Twenty miles south-
Distances.
from Concord, and twenty-one
west from Exeter.
east
BARNSTEAD.
well as the student of nature.
The " Cave," on the westeidy
side of " Devil's Den" Mountain,
The entrance to
Barnstead
is
one
of the most wealthy agricultural
towns in the county.
lies, principally,
in
The land
large swells,
affording excellent grazing
the soil
is
;
while
easily cultivated
and
produces fine crops of wheat, corn,
oats
and hay.
are
some very
On
the river, there
fine interval lands,
be found in the State, than Barn-
resort for the pleasure seeker, as
will interest any stranger
Belknap Co.
Auburn
becoming quite a resort for summer tourists. The "Massabesic
House " located on the shore of the
Lake, is a large and commodious
hotel, and suitably adapted for
summer boarders. The Concord
and Portsmouth railroad passes
within a few rods of the house.
Trains twice a day, each way,
arrive and depart.
The Lake is
truly a pleasing and attractive
stead.
River and Ponds.
er
is
the
principal
Suncook
riv-
stream, and
some fine water power.
There are several ponds, the largest of which are Suncook, Brindle
and Half Moon Ponds. These
waters are well stored with fish.
Plumbago and bog
Minerals.
furnishes
iron ore are found in various sections of the town.
Farming is the
employment of the inhabitants. About 100,000 pairs of
sale shoes are annually made;
Employment.
principal
who will
500,000 shingles and 400,000 feet of
cave
boards and dimension timber, are
yards
annually sawed
10,000
woolen goods manufactured, be-
this
about five feet in height, and two
and a half in width. It extends
is
summer
and valuable farms.
No more
pleasant country, for farming, can
is
it.
About
height.
in
to fifteen feet
many
of
lovers of recreation, and
visit
It is divided into numerous
apartments, several of which are
fourteen feet square, and from two
pass.
;
tourists,
tracted
about eighty feet, of sufficient
dimensions to permit a person to
;
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60
sides blacksmiths, coopers, carpenters, masons, machinists, &c.
Total
value
goods annually
is
estimated at
of
manufactured
$146,000.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
mechanical labor,
§152,140;
$27,700; stocks and
money
terest, $10,325; deposits in
banks,
at in-
savings
Knowlton,
freewill Baptist, ordained in 1804 died in 1809.
Boundaries. Northeast by Alton, south-east by Strafford, southwest by Pittsfield, and north-west
by Gilmanton. Area, 26,000 acres
area of improved land, 14,805
;
acres.
Distances.
Twenty miles north-
Villages.
There are two very
pleasant villages.
At Barnstead
Parade there is a church, schoolhouse, hotel, store, saw-mill, and
twenty-five or thirty dwellinghouses. Rev. Enos George was a
from Concord, and eighteen
south-east from Gilford.
Railroads. Four miles to Pittsfield Station, on Suncook Valley
Railroad.
The Suncook Valley
Extension to Alton, when built,
will pass through this town. Also
the Concord and Rochester Rail-
resident of this village for over
road.
stock
$70,179;
in trade,
$3,000.
fifty
years.
He
died about 1859.
Barnstead Centre lies on the Suncook, about two miles north of the
Parade. Here are two stores, hotel, town-house,
church, schoolhouse, mills, shoe manufactory,
several mechanical shops, of various kinds, and about fifty dwelling
Churches and Scliools.
Christian, Rev. J. H. Nutter, Rev. J. H.
Davis, pastors Congregational, at
the Parade, Rev. W. O. Carr, pastor; Freewill Baptist, Rev. M. A.
Quinby, pastor.
;
There are
fifteen schools.
Aver-
age length of schools for the year,
nineteen weeks. (See table.)
First Settlement.
Rev. Joseph
Adams and others received a grant
of this town, May 20, 1727.
Settlements commenced 1767.
In
1775 there
town
Hotel.
;
were 250 inhabitants
in 1790, 807.
Shackford House; Cen-
tre.
A Congregachurch was organized in
1804, and the Rev. Enos George
became its pastor; Elder David
First Ministers.
tional
BARR1NGTON.
Strafford County. The surtown is broken and
face of this
rocky, the soil being principally a
gravelly loam.
What is termed
the oak ridges is of a sandy loam,
rich and productive and easily cultivated.
houses.
in
east
er
Rivers and Ponds. Isinglass rivis the principal stream, and
affords
One
some good water power.
fall in this
perpendicular.
river
is
thirty feet
There are thirteen
ponds within the limits of the
town from which flow streams,
considerable
water
furnishing
power.
Minerals. In some of the rocks,
beautiful and perfect specimens of
quartz crystals, and other tourmalin, are found.
Bog iron ore,
in considerable quantities, may be
obtained.
Cavern. About two miles from
the center of the town, there is a
remarkable cavern which is considered quite a curiosity by naturalists.
The principal room
cavern,
is
in this
sixty feet in length,
from
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BARTLETT.
twelve to
fifteen in hight,
and from
Employments.
ple,
ing
Agriculture
is
the
employment of the peo-
principal
but considerable manufacturis
carried on.
Dover
on the Boston
and Maine railroad. The Nashua
and Rochester, railroad now being
By
Railroads.
stage to
station, five miles
four to ten feet in width.
built, will pass
150,000 pairs of
through
this
town.
BARTLETT.
annually made, also
2,300,000 feet of boards &c, 685,000
shingles, and 600,000 clapboards
are annually sawed.
The value
of the potatoe crop exceeds that
at the foot of the
uneven.
The
of any
the Saco
it is
shoes
are
town
in the county.
Productions of the
$114,585; mechanical labor,
§51,525; stocks and money at inBesources.
soil,
$ 15,700
terest,
ings banks,
trade,
$
ists,
$
13,675
;
deposits in sav-
$129,176;
stock
in
from summer tour-
;
1,500.00.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. Ezra Haskell, pastor; Freewill Baptist, no pastor.
There are fifteen schools in town
average length of schools for the
year, sixteen weeks
amount of
money annually appropriated for
school purposes, $ 1,658.56.
First Settlements.
This town
originally included the town of
Strafford within its limits, and
comprised an area of 54,380 acres,
but about 29, 120 acres were taken,
in 1820, to form the latter town.
Incorporated May 10, 1722. The
first settlement was made about
ten years later.
First Ministers.
Rev. Joseph
Peiree settled in 1755, dismissed in
1768 Rev. David Tenney ordained
in 1771, dismissed in 1778.
Boundaries. North by Rochester, east by Madbury and Lee,
south by Nottingham and North;
;
wood, and west by Strafford.
Area
25,200 acres.
Distances.
Thirty miles
from Concord,
Dover.
five
west
east
from
This town
Carroll Co.
lies
White mounThe surface is rocky and
tains.
soil is various; on
very good, and fine
crops of corn, oats and potatoes are
produced.
Bivcr.
Saco River meanders
through the center of the town and
the principal stream.
Iron Ore. Prof. Hitchcock, in
his Geological survey report for
1871, says, that in the northern
part of Bartlett, occurs one of the
most extensive deposits of workable iron ore ever found in Newis
Hampshire. For full details, see
page
on mineralogy.
Farming is the
Employments.
principal employment, but lumbering is becoming an imporAbout
tant branch of business.
1,500,000 feet of boards and dimension timber are annually sawed.
Mills are being erected that will
increase their facilities to 7,000.000
feet a year.
It is also
an important point
Besources.
becoming
for tourists.
Productions of the
$68,312; mechanical labor,
$ 5,800 stocks and money at interest, $9,158; deposits in savings
stock in trade,
banks, $368;
soil,
;
$
1,450;
summer
tourists, $6,000.
Churches and ScJiools. Advent,
Rev. J. B. Dearing, pastor; Freewill Baptist, Rev. Spencer Kennison, pastor; Methodist, Kev. O.
T. Sinclair, pastor.
There are six
average length for the
year, fourteen weeks.
schools,
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62
East
House,
Bartlett
Hotels.
and Pequawkett
Branch House
House..
This town
First Organization.
was incorporated June
1790,
16,
and received its name in honor of
Governor Josiah Bartlett.
Boundaries. North by Jackson,
east by Chatham, south and west
by ungranted lands. Area 13,000
acres; area of improved lands,
5,482 acres.
Seventy-five miles
Distances.
north-east from Concord and about
twenty-five miles north from Ossipee.
Railroad. Portland and Ogdensburg railroad passes through the
town.
northerly direction through the
town, thus separating the inhabitants, who find a communication
only through a single pass in the
mountain.
In several localities
Minerals.
large veins of copper ore have been
opened, which
much
appear to be of
value, if properly worked.
The
Employments.
of maple sugar are annually manA disastrous fire ocufactured.
curred in Bath village, February 1,
1872, destroying the Congregational church edifice, Bath Hotel and
several dwelling houses, none of
which have been rebuilt.* A mill
for the manufacture of wood paper has recently
Grafton Co.
pleasantly
This
situated
in
town
the
is
val-
Connecticut.
The
high mountains around completely shield it from high winds and
ley of
the
inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
200 tons of starch and 23,000 pounds
commenced
op-
eration.
Resources.
$157,838;
$9,500; stocks
soil,
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
&c, $ 32,500; mon-
About one sixth
part of the whole town is interval.
ey at interest, $ 28,000 deposits in
savings banks, $2,875; stock in
trade, $ 14,250 from summer tour-
On
ists,
long
storms.
the hills the soil
is
generally
of a reddish loam. Much improvement has been made in agriculture, and it is now considered one
of the best farming towns in the
State.
Large quantities of wheat,
and barley are annu-
corn, oats
ally raised.
Rivers
the southerly part, and furnishes
fine
;
$
600.
Churches and Schools. CongreEdward Cleveland,
gational, Rev.
pastor;
Catholic, no pastor;
Un-
ion church, at Swiftwater village,
Rev. Arnold Adams, pastor. There
twelve school districts and
averag
thirteen schools in town
length of schools for the year,
twenty-four weeks.
are
;
Mountains.
The
River passes through
and
Ammonusuc
some
;
water power.
At Bath
village a fine bridge spans the river, 372 feet in
length.
Wild Am-
September 10,
Bath was granted to Rev.
Andrew Gardner and sixty-one
First Settlements.
1761,
others.
The
conditions
of
the
at the
charter were not complied with,
and, in March 1769, it was rechart-
Gardner's
ered to John Sawyer and others.
from the confluence of the Connecticut and Ammonusuc rivers, and extends in a
John Herrimen from Haverhill,
monusuc River
Ammonusuc, in
south-west
Mountain
unites with
this
corner.
rises
town
the
* The Church was rebuilt in the season of
1873.
�BEDFORD.
Massachusetts,
first settled
here in
Moses Pike and
1765,
and
Mr.
Sawyer commenced
in 1766,
settle-
ments.
In 1778, a Presbyterian
church was formed, but in 1791, it
was dissolved and a Congregational church organized with nineteen
members.
Rev. David
First Minister.
Sutherland a native of Edinburgh,
Scotland,
was
installed in 1806.
North by Lyman,
Boundaries^
63
three ponds in town, but it is supposed they are united beneath a
which floats upon the
and rises and falls with
large bog,
surface,
the water.
The town is watered by
Merrimack and Piscataquoag
Rivers, which afford some water
Hirers.
the
power.
Minerals. Iron ore, plumbago,
hornblende, crystallized quartz,
&c, are found here in limited
east by Landaff, south by Haver-
quantities.
and west by Ryegate
Improved land, 18,639 acres.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agricul-
hill,
Vt.
Ninety-eight miles
Distances.
Concord and
forty-two north-east from Hanfrom
north-west
7,000 bushels of corn, 19,000
bushels potatoes, and 3.200 tons hay
are produced, 5,000 clapboards,
ture.
over.
395,000 shingles,
The Boston, Concord
and Montreal and "White moun-
of boards,
Railroads.
tains
(N. H.)
railroad
passes
through this town.
BEDFORD.
ly.
and
&c,
and
are
1,300,000 feet
sawed annual-
There are also a wheelwright,
several other
mechanical
shops in town. Many thousands
of bricks are also manufactured.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $178,000; mechanical labor,
§ 16, 100 stock and money at interest, $24,000; deposits in savings
banks, $ 146,875 stock in trade,
'
Hillsborough Co. In
part, the surface is
soil is
the west
uneven, but the
strong and productive.
the
Merrimack are
Of
late years
much
On
rich intervals.
attention lias
been given to producing milk for
the Manchester market.
The
value of milk annually sold is
estimated at $75,000.
Bedford
ranks as the second town in the
county in the value of its agricultural productions.
Natural
Curiosities.
In the,
westerly part of the town is a gulf
and precipice, which are worthy of
a visit from all lovers of natural
Over the precipice a
small river plunges, falling two
curiosities.
;
;
$
17,812.
Churches and Schools.
Presby-
terian church, Rev. Ira C. Tyson,
pastor.
districts,
There are twelve school
and eleven schools in
town average length of schools
;
the year, twenty-two weeks.
First Settlements. In 1733
foi
Mas-
sachusetts granted Bedford to the
officers, soldiers and the surviving
heirs of those deceased,
who
served
in the Narragansett war,
under the
name of "Narragansett, No. 5, or
" Souhegan East."
The number
hundred feet in a distance of one
hundred yards. Excavations in
of grantees
solid stone are
and James S. "Walker, in 1737.
Col. John Goffe, Matthew Patten,
Esq., and Captain Samuel Patten,
ciently large
persons.
found here,
to contain
There are
suffi-
several
apparently
was
settlement was
120.
The first
made by Robert
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64
were added
to the settlement in
Several of the early settlers
emigrated from the northern part
of Ireland. Silas Barron, son of
1738.
Moses Barron, was born A. D. 1741
and was the first child born in
south from Concord, eight north-
from Amherst, and four west
from Manchester.
Concord Railroad
Railroads.
passes through this town. When
completed, the Manchester and
east
town. In 1745, James McQuade
and Robert Burns, who had been
to a neighboring town, on their return were surprised by a party of
Indians, concealed in the bushes,
McQuade was
near the path.
killed, but Burns, by running in a
zig-zag course, so confused the
enemy, that he made his escape
near Goff s Falls. On the bank of
the river is a plot of ground supposed once to have been an Indian
burying ground. Dr. Woodbury, in
company with others, in 1821, exhumed a part of three skeletons one
appeared to have been buried in a
sitting position all their heads lay
towards the south. Human bones
have been washed from the banks
of the river near these grounds.
Ashburnham Railroad
Hon. John Orr, a distinguished
citizen of this town was in the
battle of Bennington, under Gen.
Stark, and received a wound in the
early part of the engagement. He
died here in January 1823, aged
west section of Gilmanton, and
runs in a
southerly direction
through this town, discharging its
water into the Winnepiseogee River, and affording some very good
water privileges in its course. A
part of Suncook Mountains lie
:
;
seventy-five years.
Incorporated
May
pass through
also
BELMONT.
Belknap Co.
of the
towns
Belmont is one
most important farming
in the State,
ranking as the
twenty-first in value of agricultu-
The surface is broken with hills and valleys, affording
some very fine scenery. The soil
is deep, well cultivated, and produces excellent crops of corn,
wheat, oats and hay. No town in
the county, in proportion to the
number of acres cultivated, exceeds Belmont in value of agricul-
ral products.
tural products.
Streams and Mountains.
A con-
siderable stream rises in the north-
in
19, 1750.
will
it.
the north-east section of the
Rev. John
Houston, (Presby.) ordained in
1758, died in 1778; Rev. David Mc
Gregor settled in 1804. A Pres-
town.
byterian Church
ists,
First
Ministers.
was formed
in
Scenery.
The
beautiful and ro-
mantic scenery of
this
town
at-
many tourthrough the warm
tracts the attention of
who visit
it
Boundaries and Area. North by
Goffstown, east by Merrimack
River, which separates it from
season of the year. There is a
pleasant and busy village called
Factory Village.
Agricidture is
Employments.
Manchester, south by Merrimack
nnd west by Amherst and New
Boston. Area, 20,000 acres. Im-
people, although manufacturing is
carried on to a considerable extent.
1757.
proved land
Distances.
11,781 acres.
Twenty-one
the principal
employment of the
700,000 feet of boards,
miles
&c.,
and
450,000 shingles are annually pro-
�BENNINGTON.
duced, and 86,000 dozen pairs of
womens' cotton hose are annually
manufactured.
Resources.
soil,
§165,980;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$48,400; stocks
and money
terest, $22,400; deposits in
banks, $92,470
;
at in-
savings
stock in trade, $6,
from summer tourists, $10,000.
Churches and Schools. 1st Freewill Baptist Church, Rev. J. L.
Sinclair, pastor; 2d Freewill Baptist Church, Rev. J. Davis Pastor
Christian Church, Rev. A. Kidder,
pastor. There are twelve school
districts in this town, and fourteen
schools. Average length of schools
for the year, sixteen weeks.
Hotels. Belmont House American House.
This town
First Organization.
was disannexed from Gilmanton,
June 28, 1859, and called Upper
Gilmanton, but was changed to
Belmont in July, 1869. For first
settlers see Gilmanton.
Boundaries. North-east by GilGilmanton,
ford, south-east by
south-west by Canterbury and
north-west by
Northfield, ami
Winnepiseogee River and Lake
Area of imWinnesquame.
proved land, 10,625 acres.
Twenty-four miles
Distances.
north from Concord, and four
south from Gilford.
Railroads. Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad passes through
812;
;
the north-western section of this
town.
By
daily stage to Tilton
The Franklin
and Rochester Railroad will pass
through here when completed.
Station, six miles.
BENNINGTON.
Hillsborough Co. The surtown is uneven, but
face of this
the soil is productive
when proper-
65
Bennington
cultivated.
ly
is
a
small township taken from Deering, Francestown, Greenfield and
Hancock, in 1842.
Hirers. Contoocook River passes through this town and affords
good water power which is generally improved.
Employments. The inhabitants
are largely engaged in manufacturing. The manufactory of cutlery is very extensive; over 450
tons of paper are annually produced and 450,000 feet of lumber annually sawed; besides powder,
barrels, kits, &c., are made. Bennington Village is a busy and en;
ergetic place for business.
The
annual value of manufactured
goods produced in town is $161,500.
(See tables.)
Resources.
soil,
$21,487;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$29,400; stocks,
&c, and money
deposits in
savings banks, $30,294; stock in
at interest,
$15,850;
trade, $22,450.
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev.
Congre-
James Holmes
pas-
There are five schools in
town. Average length of schools
for the year, sixteen weeks. In
the summer of 1871 a graded
school building was erected at an
expense of $3,800. It is worthy of
notice that after the first term of
tor.
eleven weeks, with eighty scholars
in both departments, not a single
scratch upon the desks, nor a single
mark upon the walls of the school
room could be discovered.
Library. Bennington Social Library 400 vols.
—
Hotel.
Washington House.
Boundaries. North by Deering,
east by Francestown, south by
Francestown and Greenfield, and
west by Hancock and Antrim.
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66
Acres of improved land, 3,299.
Railroads. Ten miles by daily
stage to Hillsborough Bridge, on
the Contoocook Valley Railroad;
also daily stage to Wilton, fifteen
miles on the Wilton Railroad.
The Peterborough and Hillsborough Railroad will pass through
Bennington when
built.
BENTON.
Grafton Co.
Pond
is
Beaver Meadow
the only considerable sheet
of water in this town. It abounds
Oliverian river, so
with trout.
called from a
into
it
Mr. Oliver, who
(Oliver
is
in
fell
"Oliverian''''),
through the south part.
Tunnel brook is in the north part,
flows
and Baker River, the Asquamchumawke, rising in a small pond
on Moosehillock, runs easterly
The centre of
into Woodstock.
the town is studded with mounSugar-loaf Mountain
tain peaks.
is very symmetrical, and Owl's
Head is most fertile in blueberries,
thousands of bushels being picked
on its summit each year. An im-
mense
precipice, called the Face,
mountain, and when the
country was first settled, a deer,
and a hound pursuing, leaped over
the brink and fell a hundred fathoms down. The deer was killed,
but the hound, save a broken leg,
»seaped uninjured. Black Mt. is
densely wooded, and Moosehillock
ranks among the highest mounis
on
this
New-Hampshire.
Benton Avas
Settlers.
granted, January 31, 1764, to Theophilus Fitch, and it was settled
in that part called High Street by
Obadiah Eastman, shortly after
the commencement of the Revolution. James Page settled soon
after on Oliverian meadows, and
tains in
First
William Whitcher was the first
settler of North Benton.
He was
the father of sixteen children who
lived to grow up, all very tall, and
" there are more than a hundred
feet
of
Whitehers in
William
Whitcher's family," was a true
and very common expression.
Dick French, a noted hunter and
wolf-killer, formerly lived at the
north part.
Name. Coventry was the first
name, but it was changed to Benton in honor of Hon. Thomas II.
Benton, Dec. 4, 1840.
Employments. There are some
good and productive farms among
the mountains, excellent crops are
raised, much maple sugar is made,
and the farmers lead pleasant
lives.
About one million feet of
lumber are annually manufactured
and sent to market.
Summer Tourists.
Moosehillock, called by the Indians Moosilauke, from mosi, bald, and auke,
a place Bald-place, has been a
noted resort for many years.
There is a tradition that Waternomee, an Indian chief, ascended
Robert Pomeroy,
it about 1685.
one of Rogers' Rangers, died on it
in 1759.
Chase Whitcher, father
of Wni. Whitcher, was the first
white settler, and Mrs. Daniel
Patch the first white woman who
climbed it. Amos F.Clough, photographer, and Prof. J. II. Huntington, of the State Geological Survey, spent the winter of 1869 and
1870 on its summit, being pioneers
of mountain heterology, and the
first men who ever achieved so
—
perilous a feat.
There are two
bridle paths leading to the top of
—
mountain one from North
Benton and one from High Street,
and from East Warren is a good
the
�BERLIN.
67
turnpike. The Prospect House, a
small hotel, built of stone, on the
a fine opportunity for lumbering.
Rivers. The Androscoggin pass-
is kept by James
Clement, and he has hundreds of
visitors each season.
No other
es
mountain in New-Hampshire affords so grand a view. Five states,
Maine, New-Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, and New York,
with a part of Canada, are spread
out beneath. The White Mountains, the Green Mountains, and
some of the elevations in town, a
fine view of the White Mountains
highest peak,
the Adirondacks, more than a
thousand different peaks, shoot up
around.
The Connecticut, Asquamchumauke, Pemigewassett,
and Ammonoosuc rivers are at
the mountain's base. Forty lakes
and ponds are visible, and, in the
distance, on a clear day, is seen
the ocean.
Minerals.
tals, in
Perfect quartz crys-
great abundance, are
dug
through the east part, and the
Upper Ammonoosuc through the
may
be obtained. On Cate's Hill,
is a combination of minerals
rarely seen on the surface.
The
general appearance is exceedingly
promising for copper, if not for
tin
but as yet it has not been discovered where the ore is concentrated in a vein, though there are
there
;
several places
crystals of Epidote, the
best in the State, are found on
Owl's Head.
Numerous specimens of lead and copper ores
abound at High Street, and a quarry of stone, resembling Italian
marble, has been opened on Black
mountain.
Railroad Facilities. The Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad passes through the south part.
The stations are Summit and Bath.
Boundaries. North by Landau"",
east by Woodstock, south by Warren and West by Haverhill.
Distances. Six miles from Haverhill, seventy from Concord.
BERLIN.
Coos Co. The surface of Berlin
broken and mountainous, there
being but 1,340 acres of improved
land in town.
There are vast
is
tracts
of timber land,
affording
where
it is
nated through the rock.
Employments. Berlin
ond town
in the State for
dissemi-
is
the sec-
manufac-
turing lumber. Over twenty-three
million feet of lumber of all kinds
are annually sawed, valued at over
$350,000.
from the ground at North Benton.
Immense
From
west part of the town.
(See tables.)
Resources.
soil,
$
$19,800;
156,400
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
money
at
interest,
stock in trade, $15,550;
from summer tourists, $30,000.
$2,800;
Church and Schools.
L. H. Gordon, pastor.
Methodist,
There are
six schools in town.
Average
length of schools for the year,
seventeen weeks.
Library. W. W. Brown, private
library, over 400
Hotels.
volumes.
Mount Forest House,
and Berlin Falls House.
First Settlements.
This town
was granted December 31, 1771, to
Sir William Mayne, Bart, Robert,
Thomas, and Edward Mayne, and
others of Barbadoes, and was called Maynesborough till July 1,
1829, when it was incorporated by
its present name.
North by Milan,
by Success, south by Randolph and Gorham, and west by
Boundaries.
east
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68
Kilkenney.
Distances.
Area,
acres.
31,000
One hundred and
from Concord,
and twenty east from Lancaster.
forty miles north
Railroad.
Grand Trunk
Rail-
road passes through the eastern
portion of the town.
BETHIEHEM,
Grafton Co.
lehem
is
The
soil
months, according to careful esti*
was four thousand."
mation,
Large boarding-houses are being
erected every season, and are filled. If the tourists average forty
dollars each in their expenses in
town, which must be a low estimate, it will amount to the large
sum
of Beth-
good, and produces fine
crops of grain, potatoes and grass.
At present, the lumber business is
extensively carried on.
Ammonoosuc
Great
and Gale Rivers are the principal
and afford abundant
streams,
Elvers.
water-power.
Mountains. The principal mountains are Mount Agassiz and Peaked Mountain.
Minerals. Specimens of magnetic and bog iron are found in various localities.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are generally devoted to agriculture and keeping summer boardThe town is in the vicinity
ers.
White Mountain Range,
and is the Rendezvous for travelers who wish to visit the Moun-
of $160,000 for the season.
This large influx of people through
the Summer affords the farmers a
fine opportunity to market their
surplus produce at advance rates.
The lumber business is important.
Over 1,300,000 clapboards, 1,900,
000 shingles, and 8,800,000 feet of
boards and dimension timber are
annually sawed and give employment to over 100 men in its manu(See tables.)
facture.
Productions of the
Resources.
;
$137,602; mechanical labor,
$68,300; money at interest, $22,
500; stock in trade, $50,425; deposits in savings bank, $1,598;
from summer tourists, estimate,
soil,
$
160,000.
The
inhabitants in the northern
where there
of the
sections of the State,
on their return to take the
branch road from the
White Mountain Railroad has its
junction here, and extends six
appears to be the most enterprise,
have but little money deposited in
The rusty iron
savings banks.
chests in southern New-Hampshire, which contain Western Railroad stocks and bonds, Western
county, city, and town bonds, and
Western personal notes, secured by
tains, or
cars.
A
miles to the
in
Carroll.
Twin Mountain House
It will
be extended
coming season. The
village of Bethlehem is very pleasantly situated, and the scenery
around it is beautiful and hard to
be surpassed. A prominent resident of this town says: "The
future prospects of Bethlehem are
very flattering, owing to the great
rush of summer tourists.
The
farther the
number who stopped in the season
of 1872, from one week to three
mortgage on Western real
to the value of
more than $
estate,
12.000,
000 do not produce as much State
enterprise (which shows a practical State benefit) as does the $122,000 invested in mills, &c, and
$190,000 invested in hotels and
Bethlehem.
boarding-houses in
Ten thousand dollars properly invested in this State, will do more
good, and produce more business
�BOSCAWEN.
among
the people than a million
of dollars invested in Western Railroad stocks and bonds.
MethoChurches and Schools.
Rev. Charles II. Smith, pas-
dist,
members, 60, Church value,
There are eleven schools
in town. Average length of schools
for the year, fifteen weeks; total
tor,
$3,000.
69
Bista?iccs.
One hundred miles
north from Concord, and thirtysix, by rail, north from Haverhill.
Railroads.
White Mountains
Railroad passes through the northern section of the town to Carroll.
The Portland and Odgensburg is
expected to pass through some
portion of the town.
value of school-houses, $7,850.
Houses.
BOSCAWEN.
and Summer Boarding
Hotels
Merrimack County.
Sinclair House, valued at
Mount Agassiz House,
$60,000;
Prospect
valued at $20,000;
White
House, valued at $ 12,000
Mountain Boarding House, valued at $9,000: Spooner Cottage,
valued at $ 7,000 Bean's Cottage,
valued at 6,500 Turner's Cottage,
$4,000, (it is being enlarged at
an expense of $5,000.) Wilder
Boarding House, $8,000; Bailey's
;
;
;
Before
Boscawen was divided and the
town of Webster taken from its
western limits, it was considered,
with one exception, the best and
farming township in the
The soil on the river is
deep and easy to cultivate, and
when properly fertilized produces
largest
county.
excellent crops of corn.
On
the
uplands the soil is strong and good
for grazing and the raising of fruit.
The average value of production
for each acre of improved land is
$ 10. 16| the average of the county
is $9.33.
This includes pasturage
and tillage land.
Some of the
finest farms in the county are in
Cottage, $ 5,000. There are other
houses where some summer tourists stop through the summer.
Livery Stables. Clark Brothers,
30 horses, valued at $ 12,000
H.
Wilder, 16 horses, $7,000; Sawyer & Wallace, 8 horses, valued
at $3,000; Thompson & Son, 8
horses, valued at $ 3,000
Bowles
& Young, 5 horses, valued at
Farm is located in the northern
part of the town near the Merri-
$2,000.
mack.
;
;
December 27, 1769;
James Turner, Thomas and John
Hatch, Nathan and Amos Wheel-
incorporated,
and others settled here in 1790.
First Church Organization. Con-
er,
Baptist,
1800;
Boscawen. The Merrimack County
Rivers and Ponds.
Bethlehem was
First Settlers.
gregational,
;
October,
15,
1802;
Freewill Baptist,
1813.
which
Great Pond,
town anr"
Long Pond,
lies partly in this
partly in Webster, and
western section of the town,
are the principal bodies of water.
in the
Merrimack River washes
its east-
ern border, while the Contoocook
waters the south-eastern corner.
The latter River furnishes some
North by Whiteby Carroll, and ungranted lands, south by Franconia and
Lisbon, and west by Littleton.
Total area, 31,154 acres; improved
fine
land, 10,955 acres.
inhabitants, although the agricul-
Boundaries.
field,
east
water power at Fisherville,
which is situated partly in this
town and partly in Concord.
Employments.
is
the principal
Manufacturing
employment of the
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
70
town is imporand on many of the farms it
There are
is lucrative business.
34 farms in town whose annual ag-
in trade, $48,975; professional
business, $ 10,000.
Fishcrville. On the Contoocook
River, and near
its
confluence with
ricultural productions are respect-
the Merrimack,
is
situated the en-
ively valued at over $1,000; 14
over $ 1,5'00; 7 over $2,000; 5 over
terprising manufacturing
and 1
3 over $3,600;
Seven farms are valued
at $ 97,000, and have a total area
of improved land of 1,700 acres.
line
amount annually paid for
labor was $4,200; and the total
most valuable water-power on the
Contoocook is at this point, the
water falling over 60 feet in a dis-
tural interest of the
tant,
of Fisherville. It
cord,
larger portion in Concord.
total
value of farm productions $ 22, 100,
or $ 13 to each acre of improved
land. These seven farms have invested in stock and farming implements, about $ 15,000, and received
from the forest production less
30,000 pairs of shoes
;
000.
made
and
tanned, $4,500; castings
and machinery to the value of
$60,000; doors, sash, and blinds
saws,
to the value of $20,000;
300;
;'
to the value
barrels valued
300,000
feet of boards
shingles,
of over
at
$ 23,
3,100,000
and dimension tim-
axe helves, besides
carriages sleighs, excelsior, doors,
ber, 2,000 doz.
;
sash, blinds, saws, bar soap, and
various other small mechanical
shops too numerous to mention.
The total horse water-power which
is
near the mill. The total value of
all goods manufactured annually
is $907,600, employing 180 males
and 104 females, Avho annually re-
improved
in this village, is over
850; capital invested in manufac-
$ 598,000 males employed,
females and children, 245;
amount annually paid for labor,
$ 248,000 value of goods annually
manufactured, $ 1,412,900.
There are fifteen or twenty
stores, of various kinds, two hotels,
four churches, two graded schoolhouses, an academy, bank, insurance, express, post, and various
other offices common to a large
tories,
;
408;
ceive for their labor, $ 129,600.
Capital invested in manufactures,
;
$310,600.
Productions of the
soil,
;
;
flour
$ 500,000
$ 10,000 336,000 bushels of wheat
and other grain ground, and over
1,000,000 feet of lumber of all kinds
sawed. There were ground 46,800
barrels of flour in 1872, and the
barrels for the flour were made
$94,273; mechanical labor,
$129,600; money at interest, $30,
725; stocks, &c, $36,000; deposits
in savings banks, $ 103,492 stock
Foundry and machine shop,
grain ground into meal
$ 65,000
leather
Resources.
The
tance of less than a mile. In this
village there are two cotton mills,
annually manufacturing 4,386,000
yards of cotton print cloth, two
woolen mills, annually producing
flannel, cassimeres, and yarn to the
value of $ 105,000 bedsteads, bureaus, sinks, teapoys, and lookingglass frames to the value of $ 173,
than $2,500; making, after deducting for labor and taxes, over
12 per cent, on the capital invested
in farming. There are 1,488,000
yards of cotton cloth annually manufactured, 345,000 yards of flannel
woven,
village
located on the
between Boscawen and Conand is nearly equally divided
between the two towns, with the
$2,800;
$4,800.
The
is
I
�The above cut
Co., Fisherville,
represents the establishment of Gage, Porter
N. H.,
every description:
other saws.
for the
viz.,
manufacturing of
circular,
mill,
cast-steel
cross-cut,
pit,
&
saws of
wood, and
Their shops are quite extensive and located near the
Northern railroad.
A side
track
is
laid
through their yard which
enables them to convey their goods to all sections of the country
without trans-shipment.
for
more than twenty
They have been
years,
in successful operation
and their business adds much
enterprise of that thrifty village.
to the
��BOSCAWEN.
village,
and about 300 dwelling-
Some
houses.
business
the
of
and
blocks, are elegant structures,
many
private residences are pleasantly located and are costly build-
There are many wealthy
ings.
men
in this village,
but less
men
71
Rev. "Win. R.
1,500 volumes;
Jewett, N. Butler, Esq., and Isaac
K. Gage, Esq., have libraries of
over 500 volumes each.
Ambrose Hotel
Hotels.
cawen
and
Plains,
at Bos-
Penacook
House, at Fisherville.
of leisure, than in any other village
of its size in the State, and less
show of aristocracy. Evei-y man is
persons, living in
equal with his neighbor, and none
that State, for a tract of land on the
so rich that he is ashamed to labor,
but still too proud to be called in-
westerly side of Merrimack river,
and a grant was obtained, Decem-
The people are an intelligent reading class, the receipts of
the post-ollice being over S 1,100
annually, showing that the inhabitants know how to read and write,
and intend to improve their spare
ber 8, 1732, by John Coffin and
eighty others, of a territory, seven
The provisions of
miles square.
this grant were, that within four
years from the date of the confirmation of the plan, they should
settle, and have on the spot eighty
families, each settler to build a
good, convenient dwelling-house,
at least eighteen feet square, and
clear, fence, and improve, at least,
four acres of land. The tract being
properly surveyed, a settlement
dolent.
moments
in those occupations.
About two miles north of Fisherville, on the Merrimack, is located
the old, but pleasant, village of
Boscawen Plains. For many years
this village
siderable
was
trade.
the seat of con-
The
principal
First Settlement.
In 1732, certain
Newbury, Mass.,
petitioned to the General Court of
street is wide, very straight, level,
was commenced
and some portions of
Nathaniel Danforth, Moses Burbank, Stephen Gerrish, Edward
it,
beautifully
shaded. The dwellings, and their
surroundings, have an antique appearance, but show an air of respectability and wealth. It still is
a very pleasant and desirable loca-
tional,
Rev.
W.
Abigail,
Congre-
feet square,
Congrega-
R. Jewett, Pastor.
There are eight school
and ten schools in town
districts,
average
length of schools for the year,
sixteen weeks
annual amount
appropriated for school purposes,
;
;
$2,583.83.
Literary Institution. Penacook
is located in this town,
Academy
at Fisherville.
Libraries.
others.
Curtice,
Churches and Schools.
Rev. Corbin
gational,
at Fisherville,
and
daughter of Nathaniel Danforth,
was the first child born in town.
The first settlers were exposed to
Indian incursions, and, for protection, they erected a log fort, 100
tion to live in.
pastor;
Emery,
early in 1734, by
Fisherville Library,
and ten
feet in height.
This fort proved a safe defence and
protection,
itants, for
for all of the
more
inhab-
than* 20 years.
The Indians made an attack on
the settlement in 1746, and killed
Thomas Cook, a
colored man, and
Jones captive, and
carried him to Canada, where he
died.
In May, 1754, Nathaniel
Melvin and family, consisting of
himself, wife, and five children,
were taken, and carried to Canada,
took Elisha
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
from whence they escaped, after
a servitude of three years. In August of the same year, they killed
the wife of Philip Call. They were
pursued by the settlers, and secreting themselves in ambush, rushed
out upon their pursuers, took Enos
Bishop prisoner, and killed Timothy Cook, who attempted to escape by plunging into the river.
Ezekiel Flanders, and Edward
Emery were killed in 1756, while
on a hunting excursion to Newfound lake.
Thirty-seven years before the
settlement was commenced
first
Boscawen, there was enacted
within the present limits of this
town, one of the most heroic deeds
to secure liberty from the hands of
a savage foe, ever recorded on the
pages of history, and which may
be appropriately mentioned here.
in
At the confluence of the Contoocook River with the Merrimack, on
the north line of Concord, is Dustin's island, over which the Northern Railroad now passes.
This
island has become justly celebrated
on account of an exploit of a lady,
whose name it bears.
On the 15th of March, 1697, the
Indians made a descent on Haverhill, Mass., where they took Mrs.
Hannah Dustin, who was confined
to her bed, with an infant only six
days old, and attended by her nurse,
Mary Xiff. They soon despatched
the infant, by dashing its head
against a tree, and proceeded up
the Merrimack. After a long and
tedious march, they arrived at this
island.
The wigwam to which
they were conducted, and which
belongs to the savage,
them
who claimed
was inhabited
by 12 persons, viz., two men, three
women and seven young Indians.
as his property,
The prisoners were Mrs. Dustin,
the nurse, and a youth they had
taken
from
Worcester,
named
Samuel Lannardson. On this island they rested for a while, intending soon to proceed on their way,
a considerable distance farther up
the river, to an Indian town,
the captives
where
were informed that
they would be compelled to run
the gauntlet through the village.
Aware
of
the
cruelties
that
awaited her, Mrs. Dustin formed a
determination to exterminate the
whole party, should an opportunity
present itself. She prevailed on her
nurse and the boy to assist her in
carrying out this bold and hazardous undertaking. On the morning
of the 31st of March, a little before
day, finding the whole company in
a sound sleep, she awoke her confederates, and with the Indians'
hatchets despatched ten of the
twelve. One of the women, whom
they thought they had killed made
her escape, and a favorite boy they
designedly left. Mrs. Dustin then
secured the provisions in die wigwam, taking the gun of her dead
master, and the tomahawk with
which she slew him, and to prevent pursuit, she scuttled all the
canoes save one. She embarked
in that, with the boy Lannardson
and the nurse, on the then high
and turbulent Merrimack, to seek
her way to Haverhill. They had
not proceeded far, however, when
Mrs. Dustin perceived they had
neglected to take the scalps. With
her companions, she returned and
took ofl* the scalps and put them in
a bag, and with these bloody witnesses of the feat, she again turned
down the river, and in a few days
arrived at Haverhill safe. On the
21st of April, she visited Boston.
�BOW.
The General Court of Massachusetts made her a grant of £50 as
a reward for her determined and
bloody strike for liberty.
Mrs. Dustin was the daughter of
Michael and Hannah Emerson, and
tne eldest of fifteen children. She
was born December 23, 1657, and
married to Thomas Dustin, December 3, 1677. She was the mother
of thirteen children and
years of age
when
was
forty
Her
captured.
descendants by the name of Dustin,
and also her family connections by
the name of Emerson, are numerous in New-Hampshire.
On
this island,
between the
rail-
road and the Merrimack, there is
being erected a handsome granite
monument (on the precise spot
where
the
memory
The
of
wigwams stood)
Hannah Dustin.
in
proprietors gave the town-
ship the
name
of Contoocook, from
the Indian name of the river, which
touches
It
its
south-eastern border.
was incorporated, and received
its present name in 1760, in honor
of Sir Edward Boscawen, an English admiral.
First Ministers.
Rev. Phineas
Stevens, ordained in 1740; died in
Rev. Robie Merrill, ordained
dismissed in 1766. Nathaniel Merrill, ordained in 1768;
dismissed in 1774.
Rev. Samuel
Wood, D. D., ordained in 1781, and
continued in charge of the church,
for more than fifty years.
He was
1755.
in
1761;
distinguished
Under
eighty
for
his
learning.
more than
young men were fitted for
his instruction,
college,
thirty-one of
came ministers of
whom
be-
the gospel.
73
west by Webster. Area of improved land, 9,274 acres.
Distances.
Eight miles from
Concord, north-west.
Railroads. The Northern Railroad passes along the whole western border of the town.
BOW.
Merrimack County. The
face of this
sur-
town isuneven, but the
though hard, is very producand yields abundant crops,
the surplus of which finds a ready
market in Concord, Suncook, or
Manchester. There is no town in
soil,
tive,
the State in
which the people are
better provided with this world's
goods than Bow. The soil alone
produces to each man, woman and
child, $200 annually.
They have
deposited money in the savings
banks enough to give every ratable poll in town $530 each, or to
give every person in town $175.
Ponds and Rivers. Truree Pond
is the principal body of water.
Turkey River is the principal
stream, and joins the Merrimack
at Turkey Falls.
The Merrimack
washes its eastern border. The
ruins of Bow Canal, on the Mer-
rimack, at the Falls, are about three
miles below Concord. It originally cost $13,800,
and was
built for
the passage of boats, in the days
when
the Merrimack was used in
transporting merchandise up and
down its channel. Railroads have
taken the place of canals on the
Merrimack, except when they are
used to convey water power to
move machinery.
Employments. The inhabitants
all engaged in agricul-
Boundaries. North by Salisbnry
and Franklin, east by the Merri-
are nearly
mack river, which separates it from
shingles,
Canterbury and Northfield, and
ture.
40,000 clapboards,
550,000
and 675,000, feet of
boards and dimension timber are
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
74
was
thirty-eight years
Bow
gained a victory
annually sawed, valued at $13,400,
and 25,000 bushels grain ground,
ganization
$24,200.
over Concord in
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
mechanical labor,
stocks and money at inter-
$153,546;
$7,000
est, $13,430;
;
deposits in savings
banks, $122,445;
stock in trade,
MethoChurches and Schools.
Rev. J. W. Walker, pastor
Baptist, Rev. Mr. Whittemore, pasThere are fourteen schools.
tor.
Average length of schools for the
year, sixteen weeks.
dist,
Bow was
Settlement.
granted by the authorities of New-
Hampshire, to Jonathan Wiggin
and others, in 1727, and was originally nine miles square, and covered nearly
all
the territory grant-
ed to Ebenezer Eastman and others, by the authorities of Massachusetts, two years previous, under the name of Pennacook (now
Concord.) Massachusetts pretended to hold authority over a large
portion of the territory of New-
Hampshire
final
for
many
years,
till
the
boundary line was estab-
lished, in 1741, giving
New-Hamp-
more territory than it had
ever claimed. These complicated
lines of the two towns coming
from two pretended authorities,
were not settled decisively, till
after the final separtion of the two
States, and, as might be expected, the government of New-Hampshire gave Bow the preference in
its grant of 1727, and did not recognize the title of the Pennacook
grantees, and in the bill, giving a
charter for the parish of Concord,
it was worded as " taking a part
of the town of Bow," &c. Although Concord was granted and
surveyed before Bow, its final orshire
still
it.
it
two-thirds of
cord,
its
was obliged
its
original title
to yield over
territory to
Con-
Pembroke and Hopkinton,
establishing their final boundary
lines at different times,
from 1759
to 1765.
$10,300.
First
after
First Minister.
A Baptist church
was organized in 1795; the Rev.
Benjamin Sargent was ordained as
pastor in 1797, resigned in 1801.
Boundaries. North by Concord,
East by Merrimack River, which
separates it from Pembroke, south
by Dunbarton, and west by HopArea
kinton. Area, 16,000 acres
its
;
of improved land, 8,101 acres.
Seven miles south
Distances.
from Concord.
Concord
Railroad.
passes along
its
Railroad
eastern border.
BRADFORD.
Merrimack
County.
Many
parts of Bradford are hilly, but
quite a portion of it lies in a valley
about three miles wide. There are
many good
farms, which yield a
good return to the farmer for his
labor. At Bradford Mills there is
There
a pleasant, busy village.
are two churches, a school house,
several stores, two hotels, and offices of various kinds. The Presby
village.
a fine building, pleasantnear the centre of the
It is becoming quite a
summer
resort for tourists.
House
is
ly located
Brad-
ford Springs, three miles from the
railroad
depot,
is
noted for
its
much
vis-
healing qualities, and
ited
is
by invalids, and lovers of
pleasure and recreation.
Ponds and Rivers. Todd's Pond,
Newbury,
is the largest body of water in
lying in Bradford and
�BRENTWOOD.
There are several floating
which are
town.
islands in this pond,
considered objects of
forms
outlet
Its
curiosity.
the
northern
Branch of Warner River.
Pleas-
Bradford Bond, lies in the
This Pond is studded
with numerous small islands,
which with the rugged descent of
the eastern bank, and the dwelant, or
east part.
and varigated fields on the
western shore, present, in the
summer season, a wild and charming scenery. Warner River is the
principal stream, and affords many
lings
excellent mill privileges.
Farming is the
employment of the peo970,000 feet of boards, &c,
Employments.
It
75
was incorporated September 27,
and included a part of Wash-
1787,
ington.
Mrst Minister. The CongregaChurch was organized in
1803.
Rev. Lemuel Bliss, first
tional
minister, ordained in March, 1805,
died in 1814.
Boundaries. Bounded north by
Newbury and
Sutton, east by
ton.
Area, 19,000 acres.
Twenty-eight miles
north from Concord; thirty-four
north-westerly from Amherst.
Bradford is situRailroads.
Distances.
Concord
principal
ated
on the
ple.
mont
Railroad.
130,000 shingles are annually
produced. 6,500 pounds of maple
sugar is annually manufactured.
(See tables.)
Agricultural proResources.
and
ducts, $106,484;
$9,000; stocks,
mechanical labor,
and .money at in-
banks,
$59,869;
stock
from
Summer
$21,200;
in
the soil
000
and
Chtirches
Schools.
Baptist,
Rev. E. Pepper, pastor; CongreThere are
gational, no pastor.
twelve school districts and thirAverage
teen schools in town.
length of schools for the year, sixteen weeks.
Library.
The Bradford Social
commenced op-
Library has just
erations.
Hotels.
Presby House, at Brad-
ford village, Spring Hotel, at Brad-
ford Springs.
First Settlement.
first settled
in 1771,
Bradford was
by Dea. Wil-
liam Presbury and family, consistins:
Rockingham
surface of this
neither
tourists,
of his wife and ten children.
Clare-
BRENTWOOD.
trade,
$6,000; professional business, $15,
&
Daily stages be-
tween Bradford, Sutton, and New
London, connect with trains to
and from Boston.
savings
terest, $27,180; deposits in
War-
by Henniker and Hillsborough, and West by Washing-
ner, south
is it
The
County.
town is not rough,
very level.
Much
of
of a good quality and
well adapted to grass and grain.
There are many fine farms under a
is
high state of cultivation, producing
excellent crops of corn and other
farm produce, which finds a good
market at Exeter or Epping. The
county farm is located here, which
proves that the land in Brentwood
is of a superior quality, and can be
obtained at market rates.
Exeter River flows
Streams.
through the entire length on the
southerly side of the town. Little
River and Deer Hill River run
within the limits of this town.
The water power is considerable
and is generally improved. At
Pickpocket there is a paper mill,
saw mill and
Minerals.
grist mill.
Iron ore has in con-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
76
siderable quantities, been discov-
Distances.
some localities; vitriol
combined in masses of sulphur has
from Exeter.
also been found.
ter
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal vocation of the inhabi-
jected line of railroad from Salis-
tants, but considerable manufacturing of various kinds is carried
bury to Epping is built, it will pass
through a portion of this town.
ered
on.
in
Wrapping paper
ue of $ 40,000
tured,
is
Railroads.
station
Maine
to the val-
$
10,000,
miles
Four miles, to Exeon the Boston and
When
railroad.
the pro-
Grafton County.
200,000
The soil of
well adapted to grazing
excelled by very few towns
this
town
dimension timber sawed, valued at
and
is
$ 9,400, besides
in the county, in this respect.
shingles, 730,000 feet of boards
and
carriages, wheels,
west
BiUDGEWAXElC,
annually manufac-
leather,
Four
is
Good
boxes, sale boots and shoes &c.
Total value of goods annually man-
crops of corn, oats and potatoes are
produced. The west part of the
ufactured $ 124,000. (See tables.)
Resources. Agricultural produc-
town
$
$ 26,500
tions,
100,472;
;
mechanical labor,
stocks and
money
at in-
$7,500; deposits in savings
banks, $45,740; stock in trade,
terst,
$
10,275.
Churches and Sclwols. Baptist,
Rev. C. D. Sweet, pastor; Congregational, Rev. W. C. Jackson, pastor.
There are
four
schools;
average length for the year, twenty-two weeks.
First Settlement.
Brentwood
was formerly a part of Exeter,
and Avas disannexed from it, and
formed into a separate town, June
26, 1742.
The early history of Exeter is the history of this town up
to its incorporation.
In
1775, it
had 1,100 inhabitants or over one
hundred more than it had in 1870.
First Ministers.
Rev. NathanTrask, Congregational, ordained
in 1752, died in 1789.
Samuel
Shephard, ordained in 1775, died
in 1816.
iel
Boundaries. North by Epping,
by Exeter, south by East
Kingston and Kingston, and west
east
by Fremont. Area 10,465 area of
improved land, 7,063 acres.
;
is watered
by Newfound
Lake, and the east part by Pemigewasset river. There are no riv-
ponds of any note.
Employments. The inhabitants
are mostly engaged in farming.
120,000 feet of lumber is annually
produced, and 5,000 pounds of
maple sugar are annually made.
ers or
Agricultural prod-
Resources.
ucts,
$
$ 56,268
1,550;
mechanical labor,
stock and
money
at inter-
stock in trade, $ 600
deposits in savings banks, $24,207.
est,
$
;
5,775
;
Churches and Schools.
There
are three churches, Congregational,
Freewill Baptist and Union
churches; eleven school districts
and nine schools; average length
of school for the year, fourteen
weeks.
First Settlers.
inally included
Bridgewater origall
the tract of
Bridgewater Hill and Bristol. It
was first settled in 1776, by ThomIncorporated,
as Crawford, Esq.
February 12, 1788.
North by PlyBoundaries.
mouth and Hebron, east by Pemigewasset river, which separates
from Holderness and New
it
Hampton, south by Bristol, and
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BRISTOL.
divides the
west by Newfound Lake, which
town from Alexandria.
Newfound
Lakes and Hirers.
Lake about seven miles long and
Improved
three wide, lies partly in Bristol
land, 7,878 acres.
Thirty miles north
from Concord, and about seven
Distances.
south-east from Plymouth.
Railroads. From the centre of
the town to Bridgewater station, on
the Montreal railroad is four miles.
surface
and in some instances the
hills are broken and rugged, presenting to the view a charming
and romantic landscape. The soil
is generally very good, and when
well cultivated, produces excellent
crops. There is a fine manufachilly
turing village in Bristol, which at
present is growing very rapidly.
There are thirty or more manufactories of various kinds in this village. There are 20,000 pounds of
axles annually manufactured two
straw board mills produce 490 tons
of straw board, one paper mill an;
nually manufactures 400 tons of
manilla paper, and there are two
woolen mills. There are annually manufactured 1,493 dozen buck
gloves, valued at $31,600; 11,900
glove leather skins tanned, valued
$ 18,200 14,000 bedsteads, valued at § 33,000 one hose manufactory, sash and blind, and various
other manufactories, too numerous
to be detailed.
There are also
from twenty-five to thirty stores
;
;
all kinds;
a printing office,
Savings Bank, one Hotel, three
of
churches, a High school building,
three Physicians and three Law-
This village is the
terminus of the Franklin and Bris-
yers offices.
tol
Branch
railroad,
Bridgewater and Hewaters are united with
in
Pemigewasset by Newfound
River about two miles long and one
hundred feet wide. Smith's River
which forms the southern bound-
town and
Hill,
unites with the Pemigewasset near
Grafton County. The
at
the
Its
ary between this
BRISTOL.
is
and partly
bron.
which con-
nects with the Northern railroad
at Franklin.
Newfound river.
Newfound and Smith's Rivers af-
the confluence of
water
valuable
ford very
which largely
ileges
assist
priv-
the
enterprising people of Bristol in
their energetic eflbrts in
manufac-
turing.
Plumbago of a supe-
Minerals.
rior quality, has
in this
been discovered
town and
in considerable
quantities.
Employments.
Manufacturing
and mercantile trade are the principal and most lucrative employments of the people. Owing to the
romantic and varied scenery in
many
Bristol,
tourists
spend their
vacations here, and many
families derive a good income
from keeping summer boarders.
There are many good farms in
town and many prosperous farmers.
The annual value of manufactured productions of all kind
summer
is
$ 570,700.
Resources.
ucts,
$
(See table).
Agricultural prod-
$ 63,690
;
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
107,700; stocks
terest,
$
13,800
deposits in sav-
;
professional
ings banks, $ 37,470
stock in trade,
services, $ 15,000
;
;
$ 48,700;
from summer
tourists,
$6,000, (estimate).
CongreKetchum, paschurch valua-
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev. Silas
tor ;
members
124
tion,
$
Methodist, Rev. G.
13,000
;
;
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78
W.
Norris,
pastor;
number
;
;
J. Abbott, pastor
;
church valuation, $
members
10,000.
90
There
are nine school districts and twelve
schools in town; average length
of schools for the year, twenty
weeks amount of money annually appropriated for school pur;
In Bristol village
a graded school with a
building costing $ 12,000. There
are four school teachers and two
hundred and twenty-five scholars
poses, $ 1798.33.
there
is
in this building.
Libraries.
Rev. Silas Ketcham
(private), 4,000 books,
and
BROOKFIELD.
of
members, 306 church valuation,
$ 18,000 Freewill Baptist, Rev. G.
2,000
Carroll County.
this
town
produces
is
soil
fertile,
of
and
crops of corn, hay,
full
&c, when properly
cultivated.
Pavers and Ponds.
Salmon
The
deep and
Falls River has
On
\
A branch of
its
source
stream
are several valuable water privileges
which are unoccupied.
Cook's Pond is the largest body of
water in town, and is the only
pond of note, excepting a small
pond, covering about fifteen acres,
situated directly on the top of
Moose Mountain.
Employments. Agriculture is the
in Cook's Pond.
chief
this
employment of the people.
lumber is annually
pamphlets; F. H. Bartlett, 900 volumes.
Hotel. Bristol House, valued at
600,000 feet of
$25,000.
soil,
Bank.
Bristol Savings
Bank.
(See tables.)
Bristol
was
taken from Bridgewater and New
Chester (now Hill) and Incorporated June 24, 1819. Colonel Peter
Sleeper,
Productions of the
Resources.
$37,057; mechanical labor,
$3,000; stocks and money at interest, $4,740; stock in trade, $2,
First Settlements.
others
sawed.
400;
deposits
in
savings
bank,
$20,395.
Emmons and
Churches and Schools. Freewill
Methodist and Advent
denominations. There are seven
commenced a settlement
school districts and five schools.
Beujamin
here in 1770.
First Church. A Methodist society was incorporated and a
church organized in June, 1818.
Boundaries. North by Bridgewater, east by Pemigewasset River, which separates it from NewHampton, south, by Hill and west
Area 9,000 acres,
by Alexandria
area of improved land, 8,067 acres.
Distances.
Thirty miles north
Baptist,
Average length of schools
First Organization.
was
Brookfield
originally a part of Middleton,
from which
it
was taken and
Durham and Wolfe-
and west by
borough.
Railroads.
Bristol Branch of
the Northern railroad has its terminus here. New-Hampshire Cen-
Forty-five
Distances.
north-east from Concord.
when
through Bristol.
built, will
pass
in-
corporated in 1794. Nicholas Austin first settled here a few years
before the town was incorporated.
North by WolfeBoundaries.
borough and Wakefield, east by
Wakefield, south by Middleton,
from Concord, and sixteen south
from Plymouth..
tral railroad,
for the
year, fourteen weeks.
miles
The Wolfeborough
Railroad.
Branch Railroad passes through
this
town.
�BROOKLINE
— CAMBRIDGE.
BROOKLINE.
79
There are two churches and four
Brookline House.
This town
formerly belonged to Massachusetts and was included in the
Dunstable grant. It was incorporated, March, 1769, under the name
of Raby but in 1778, by a legislative act, it received its present
stores.
name.
Hotel.
Hillsborough County. The
soil, in some portions of this town,
good, Mini yields fine crops, while
parts it requires great
care in cultivating ,for the farmer
is
in other
to get a fair return for his labor.
Rivers and Ponds.
Nisitissit is
the only river in this town, and
takes its rise in the north-east part
of Mason, and runs in a southerly
direction to Potanipo Pond. From
this pond it runs through the south-
west corner of Hollis,
into
the
town of Pepperell, Mass., where
Poit joins the Nashua river.
tanipo, or Tanipus Pond,
is
situ-
ated near the center of the town.
Employments. The vocations of
the people in Brookline are nearly
First
Settlement.
;
First
Rev. Lemuel
ordained in 1797;
Minister.
Wardsworth,
died in 1817.
Boundaries. North by Milford,
east by Hollis, south by Townsend
and Pepperill, Mass, and west by
Mason. Area, 12,664 acres. Area
of improved land, 1,819 acres.
Distances.
Seven miles southwest from Amherst, eight west
from Nashua, and forty south from
Concord.
Railroads.
By
daily
express
equally divided between farming
and manufacturing. The value of
train to Pepperell station, Mass.,
furniture, annually manufactured,
Nashua Railroad.
When completed,
the Lyndeborough and
is $26,300; 78,000 cask?, valued at
$30,000; 1,600,000 feet of lumber
sawed, valued at $22,000; besides
seven miles, on the Worcester and
Brookline
Railroad
through this town.
will
pass
various other small manufactories.
(See tables.)
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $26,077; from mechan-
Coos County. The surface of
this town is uneven, but a large
labor, $38,000; deposits in
savings banks, $ 60,786 money at
portion of it is covered with a
dense, heavy growth of wood.
ical
;
interest,
$10,900; stock in trade,
$26,480.
Churches and Schools.
members,
The
soil is good and a large pormight be easily cultivated.
The town is well watered by
branches of Androscoggin River,
many of which have their rise
here. Part of Lake Umbagog is
in this town. There are but few
inhabitants in town, and they are
principally engaged in agriculture.
The annual value of agricultural
tion
Congre-
gational, Rev. F. S. Sargent, pastor,
CAMBRIDGE.
65,
church value,
$3,500; Methodist, Rev. William
E. Bennett, pastor, members, 37,
church value, $3,000. There are
seven school districts, and eight
schools in town. Average length
of schools for the year, thirteen
weeks.
Library.
Brookline
Young
Men's Library, 430 volumes.
products is $3,490; total valuation of the town $33,106.
Boundaries.
North by Erroll
and Umbagog Lake, east by the
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State of Maine, south by Success
and Milan, and west by Dummer.
Area, 23,160 acres.
Granted to Naand others, in 1793.
Distances.
One hundred and
forty-three miles north-east from
Concord, and thirty-five northeast from Lancaster.
First Settlers.
thaniel Rogers
CAMPTON.
Grafton County. The surface
of Campton is uneven, having several mountainous tracts. The soil
very good, and
produces fine crops of corn, oats,
potatoes, and hay. The high lands
in the valleys
is
The
are excellent for grazing.
forests are mostly deciduous, but
there are some pine, spruce and
hemlock. Campton is quite noted
manufacturing of maple
Some years 50,000 pounds
are made.
Rivers.
Pemigewasset River
runs north and south nearly
through the centre of the town,
and receives the waters of Mad,
Beebe and Bog Brook on the
east, and West Branch on the
west. Livermore's Falls, in Pemigewasset River, near the south
part of the town, present appearances of an interesting character
The formation of
for naturalists.
the rocks in the bed of the river,
for the
sugar.
at this point, bears conclusive evi-
dence of a volcanic eruption in
some age far in the past.
Mountains. Mount Prospect situated in the southerly part, and
the Morgan mountain range in the
easterly part, are the most noted
elevations in this town. From the
summit of Mount Prospect, a delightful view of Winnipiseogee
lake is obtained, as well as a large
portion of the southern part of the
The distance from its summit to the depot at Plymouth, on
the Boston, Concord, and MonState.
Railroad,
treal
four
is
miles.
There are but few positions from
whence so fine a view of the lake
and the surrounding country can
be had, and it is worthy of a visit
from all lovers of fine natural
scenery.
Employments. The inhabitants
are chiefly engaged in agriculture.
It produces more maple sugar than
any other town in the county.
500,000 feet of lumber are annually
sawed, and considerable business
is done in the manufacture of sale
Many thousand pairs
clothing.
of pants are annually made.
Agricultural
Resources.
pro-
mechanical labor,
$12,000, stocks and money at Interducts, §143,272;
est,
$7,266;
banks,
deposits
$23,546;
From summer
$10,629;
savings
in
stock
in
trade,
tourists,
$10,000.
Churclies
gational,
pastor
;
and
Rev.
Baptist,
fohools.
Congre-
Quimby Blakely
Rev. Mr. Tolman
Freewill Baptist, Rev.
Francis Morrison, pastor. There
are fourteen schools in town.
Average length of schools for the
year, fifteen weeks.
First Minister.
Rev. Selden
Church (Cong.), ordained in 1774,
dismissed in 1792.
Rev. John
pastor;
Webber,
settled in 1812, dismissed
in 1815.
First
Settlers.
Campton and
Rumney were
included in the
same grant to Captain Jabez Spencer, of East Haddam, Connecticut,
but his death occurred before any
settlement was made, and his
heirs and others obtained a new
charter in 1767.
Two families,
named Fox and Taylor
first set-
�CANAAN.
When
tied here, in 1765.
the pro-
two townof Campton and Itumney,
81
of Orange, and a good share from
prietors surveyed the
Dorchester and Groton comes to
ships
this place.
they built their
limits,
and from
camp within
this fact the
its
town
derived its present name. Campton
furnished her full quota in the war
of Independence, and five of her
townsmen yielded up their lives
to gain our liberties,
and
thirty
is
one
At West Canaan there
store,
sive business.
railroads,
mart
doing a very extenBefore the days of
Canaan
Street
was the
for trade of a large surround-
ing country, being situated on the
turnpike, over which the stages
and big teams used to pass, but the
West
sacrificed their lives in the late
thriving villages of East and
Rebellion, to maintain those liber-
Canaan, and Enfield, have secured
much of its former prestige. It is
a very pleasant village about two
miles from East Canaan station,
and a desirable location for any
one to reside in. It is on the bor-
ties,
bought by the blood of their
forefathers.
Hotels.
Sanborn House, and
Seymore House.
Boundaries.
Bounded north
by Thornton, east by Sandwich,
south by Holderness and Plymouth, and west by Rumney.
Area, 27,892 acres.
Distances.
Fifty
miles
north
from Concord, and fourteen from
Plymouth.
Railroads. By stage daily, from
Campton Centre to Plymouth Station, six miles, on the Boston,
Concord, and Montreal Railroad.
CANAAN.
Grafton County. The surface
of Canaan is more even than several of the adjacent towns.
The
soil is generally deep and fertile,
producing excellent crops. There
are four small villages in the town,
Canaan Street, East and West
Canaan, and Factory Village.
East Canaan, on the Northern
Railroad, is the business centre for
a large area of the surrounding
country, and is an active village.
There are four stores, three milliner's and dealers in fancy goods,
one hotel, three church edifices,
a newspaper and printing office,
besides various kinds of manufactories, offices, &c.
All the trade
ders of a beautiful lake, and consists of a single straight street, a
mile in length, lined on both sides
by magnificent shade trees, while
the residences are neat and tasty.
The town house, academy, two
churches and two stores are locaA mile beyond this is
Factory Village, also a lively place,
containing one store, and several
manufactories.
ted here.
Mascoma
River, which rises in
the north-west part of Dorchester,
winds through
some of the
this
town, affording
finest privileges in the
State, but very few of which are
improved. The principal ponds in
this town are the Heart, Goose,
Clarke, Mud and Bear Ponds.
Heart Pond, so called from its
peculiar form, is situated near
Canaan street, upon a swell of land
so elevated that at a distance, it
presents the appearance of a small
lake on a hill. There is an appar-
ently artificial
embankment nearly
around the pond, from four to five
feet high; but from frequent observations, it is found to have been
produced by the drifting of the ice
when breaking up in the Spring.
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82
The pond
is
500 rods in length,
and
The
largest portion of the peo-
ple are engaged in
agriculture;
although all vocations of industry
are pursued, which are usually
found in a New England village.
There are also several exten-
engaged in the lumbering
business, and 25,000 clapboards,
2,250,000 shingles and 3,550,000
sively
feet of boards,
&c,
are annually
sawed; 15,000 bushels of grain
ground, besides straw-board and
various other manufactures. The
total value of goods of all kinds,
annually manufactured is $124,900.
(See tables).
Agricultural productions, $119,
mechanical labor,
520;
money
its
$35,800;
deposstock
professional bus-
at interest, $28,050
;
in savings banks, $48,614
in trade, $34,900
;
;
iness, $10,000.
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Methodist, Rev. Morey
Bean, pastor; Methodist at East
Canaan, Rev. S. C. Farnham, pastor.
There are twenty school dis-
no pastor
Canaan,
The
200 in width.
;
first
Connecticut, in
1761.
settlement was in the
winter of 1776, by John Scofield.
brought all the property he
possessed on a hand-sled, a distance
of fourteen miles.
George and
Joshua Norris, Samuel Jones,
He
Samuel Meacham, and Thomas
Miner came soon after. Jonathan
Dustin, a native of Haverhill, Massachusetts, died here, July
aged 96 years.
He was
4,
1812,
grandson
intrepid Hannah Dustin,
who slew ten Indians on an Island
near the mouth of the Contoocook
to the
river, in 1697, to regain
so ruthlessly taken
her liberty
from her by the
savages.
A
was organized
town in 1780. Many difficulties were encountered and considerable opposition was manifestBaptist church
in this
ed in establishing this church. In
1783, Rev. Thomas Baldwin, D.D.,
was ordained and settled over it,
and remained until
removed to Boston.
1790,
when he
and twenty-two schools in
town; average length of schools
for the year, seventeen weeks;
Dr. Baldwin
frequently visited Concord, on foot,
through the wilderness.
It was
on one of these solitary walks, in his
meditation on the unity of God's
people, if they faithfully followed
amount of money annually
His word, that he composed the
propriated
miliar and beautiful stanzas com-
tricts
;
for
school
appurposes,
mencing with
$2,331.16.
Literary Institution, &c. Canaan
Tnion Academy, Herbert F. Nor-
There is, at East
Library Association,
owning a Library of some 400 volumes, to which an addition of nearly 100 volumes is now annually
ris,
Principal.
Canaan, a
made.
Hotel.
is
the
fa-
The only Hotel
Union Hotel
at East
in
town
Canaan.
First Settlers.
This town was
granted to sixty-two persons (all
of whom except ten were) from
"From whence
doth this union arise?"
Boundaries. North by Dorchester, east by Orange, south by Enfield, and west by Hanover.
Area
of improved land 20,403 #cres.
Distances.
Forty miles northwest from Concord, and twentyfive south of Haverhill
Railroad.
Northern (N. H.)
railroad passes through the southern part of the town. " Canaan"
and " West Canaan" are the staMail stage from West
tions.
�CANDIA
— CANTERBURY.
88
Rumney, Tuesdays and Saturdays
to Canaan Street and Factory Vil-
stock in trade, $9,200
business, $10,000.
lage, daily.
David McCandia in 1743
or 174-1, and William Turner,
John Sargent and others, came
The
County.
Candia is hard of cultivabut through the energy and
Rockingham
came
to
soil of
here in 1748.
tion,
called Charmintjrf'are
industry of the inhabitants, they
get a good return for their labor.
The site of the town
elevated and commands an extensive view of the rich scenery
of the adjacent country for many
miles around, including the White
Scenery.
is
the Wachusetts, the lights
on Plum Island, and the ocean.
Two branches of the
Rivers.
Lamprey River take their rise in
this town, and afford some water
power, which is generally imhills,
proved.
Farming is the
employment of the in-
Employments.
many excelfrom which much pro-
habitants, there being
lent farms,
duce
raised
is
market in the
which
finds a ready
Manchester.
manufacturing is
carried on, there being nearly two
hundred males and females employed in the various manufactories in town.
Many are engaged
in making men and women's
boots and shoes, there being over
300,000 pairs manufactured annucity of
Considerable
ally,
for
which the workmen
re-
ceive for their labor, nearly $60,000.
Five thousand cases of stock are
brought from out of the State,
all
prepared to be made into
shoes.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, valued at $117,413; annual value of mechanical labor,
$60,200
;
professional
First Settlements.
Clure
CANDIA.
principal
;
deposits in savings banks,
$128,288; value of stocks, bonds,
and money at
interest,
$7,500;
It
was
;
formei'ly
the
first vis-
being so well pleased with its
site, as a place of residence.
The
town received its present name in
itors
compliment to Governor Benning
Wentworth, who was once a prisoner on the island of Candia, in
the Mediteranean Sea.
First Miivisters.
Rev. David
Jewett settled in 1771
removed
in 1780. Rev Joseph Prince, ordained in 1782; removed in 1789
Rev. Jesse Remington, ordained
;
died in 1815.
Boundaries.
North by Deerfield, east by Raymond, south by
in 1790
;
Auburn and
Chester, and west by
Area, 17,743 acres.
Distances. Eighteen miles southeast from Concord, and about thirty miles west from Portsmouth.
The Concord and
Railroad.
Portsmouth Railroad.
Hooksett.
CANTERBURY.
Merrimack County. There are
some very fine
the Merrimack
interval farms on
river, but further
back from the river the town is
uneven, the more hilly parts afford-
The soil is
ing fine pasturage.
generally good, and produces fine
crops of corn, oats, potatoes, and
hay. Much attention, for the past
few years, has been given to agriand some of the best pracfarmers and producing farms
in the State, are to be found in
Canterbury.
Hills.
There is a high ridge of
land extending along the line beculture,
tical
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84
tween
which
this
town and
affords a tine
Northfield,
view of the
surrounding country.
Ponds and Streams. There are
several ponds in town, which give
rise to small streams, furnishing
some good mill sites.
Shah rs. In the south-east part
of Canterbury, is the neat and
quiet, though busy, village of the
Shakers, a sect of Christians
known
in this
first
Country about the
year 1774, when the founder, Ann
Lee, came to New York from Liverpool.
The covcnantal relation of the
was established in 1792,
society
from which covenant we extract
the following article, showing
briefly their religious
Article Four.
conscientiously
obligations.
We solemnly
and
devote
dedicate,
and give up ourselves and services,
together with all our temporal interest, to God and his people, to
be under the care and direction of
such elders, deacons or trustees as
have been, or may hereafter be established in the Church, according
to the first article of this covenant.
They subscribe
to
no sectarian
creed, but believe that as
many
as
are led by the spirit of God, will
become the children of God. The
foundation upon which they build
their faith
is
Separation from the world.
2nd, Confession of sin.
1st,
United inheritance.
4th, A virgin or pure life.
Shaker Village is situated about
twelve miles north-east from the
city of Concord.
It is built on a
high elevation of land, and com3d,
mands an extensive view
of the
surrounding country, being 440
feet higher than the ground at
the State House in Concord.
We learn from
the State Geolog-
by Dr. Charles
T. Jackson, that the latitude of
the village, by meridional altitude
of the Sun, is north 43 deg. 21 min.
ical report of 1841,
21 sec.
In the society there are
hundred and
fifty
central executive
now one
members.
The
vested in the
order of ministry, consisting of
two brethren and two sisters,
while the direct spiritual charge
of each family, however, is under
the direction of an order of Elders,
two of each sex.
Besides the various dwellings,
work-shops, barns, &c, they have
two offices or dwellings for the reception of all company not of the
order,
who
visit
is
them on business,
or to see their friends.
The meet-
ing-house, belonging to the order,
was
its
and
built in 1792,
still
retains
primitive form.
Their school
and directed
as
is
as well furnished
any
in the
town.
They own some 2,500 acres of
land, most of which is situated
near the village.
The soil, is
largely composed of Granite, is
very poor, and being abundantly
and covered with ledges and
bowlders, proves very hard for tillage. They have, however, by untiring industry and care, been able
to bring a large tract of land under excellent cultivation, so that
filled
and harrows
break their land, while the hay
the best of plows
of 300 tons or
secured by the first class
mowing machines, hay tedders,
and horse rakes, that are found in
the market.
Their largest barn is 240 feet
long, and 45 feet wide. They keep
not far from one hundred head of
cattle, a team of ten yoke of workcrop,
consisting
more,
is
�CANTERBURY.
ing oxen, fourteen horses, one
hundred and fifty sheep, three
hundred hens, and four hogs. The
Shakers, throughout the United
States, by universal consent, abandoned the use of swine's fiesh, in
its every form, as an article of
diet, as early as 1845.
The manufactures
washing machines, adapted to hotels, laundries, &c, a
mangier, consisting of a box and
weighing some
appurtenances,
1,500 pounds, for the ironing of
Both of the above are
clothes.
operated by steam. Corbett's Syrup of Sarsaparilla, bearing an
unquestionable reputation of forty
years corn brooms and brushes,
;
yarn,
and knit goods, stocking
pure oil of Wintergreen,
maple syrup, and tubs, are also
mads by them.
They have several maple orchards, from wiiich they obtain some
three or four thousand pounds of
sugar.
The assessed value
real estate
is
of their
thirty-one thousand
and their State, County,
town, and school tax, for 1672,
dollars;
was
SI, 103.58.
Eight artificial ponds or reservoirs arranged in one continuous
line, the first being placed some
three miles north of the village,
cnnipose the water power. The
mil!.-, situated on these ponds, are
lor carding and spinning wool,
weaving and coloring and dressing
cloth, grinding of grain for flour
and meal, sawing of timber and
wood, for the manufacture of tubs,
pails, broom handles, and for the
turning of wood and iron, &c, &c.
The water which supplies the
village, is
from mechanS G,000 money at inter-
of the" soil, $ 172,403
ical labor,
est,
;
;
S 9,450; deposits in savings
S 50,418; from summer
banks,
tourists, §5,000.
Churches and Schools. There are
Congrrgachurches viz.
tional, James Doldt, Pastor Free
Will Baptist, Jeremiah Clough,
Pastor; and the Shaker Church.
There are eleven schools in town.
Average length of schools for the
year, twenty weeks.
First Settlers.
This town was
granted to Richard Waldron and
others in 1727. Like many of our
three
;
consist of a
series of
flannel
85
brought in an aqueduct,
a distance of nearly a mile.
Resources. Annual productions
early settlements, the inhabitants
were exposed
Indians.
to the inroads of the
A great number of horrid
murders were committed.
number
of
years,
the
For a
pioneer
cleared and tilled his land, under
the protection of a guard, while
pursuing his daily toil, uncertain
whether the seed he sowed, might
not be dampened by his blood, or
that of an enemy.
In 1738, two
men, by the names of Blanehard
and Shepherd, were ambushed, but
through determined resistance,
Shepherd succeeded in making his
escape, but Blanehard was killed.
First Ministers. Rev. Abiel Foster, ordained in 1761, dismissed in
1770. Mr. Foster, in a great degr«
possessed the confidence of the
people. He held several responsible
offices in town, and in 1783 was
elected to Congress. He was successively returned to Congress for
nearly all the time, until 1804. He
died in 1806. Rev. Frederick Parker ordained in 1791, died in 1802.
Boundaries. North-east by Bel-
mont and Gilmanton, east by Gilmanton and Loudon, south by
Loudon and Concord, west by
Merrimack river, which separates
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it
from Boscawen, and north by
Area, 26,345 acres.
Eight miles north
Distances.
from Concord. Railroad, Boston,
Concord and Montreal.
Northfield.
This town
lies
at the north-western base of the
White Mountains. Its surface presents a rugged and mountainous
appearance, and the scenery is
wild and romantic. The soil in
some parts is strong, deep and productive; but the larger portion of
still remains a dense formaple, pine, hemlock and
spruce. Large tracts of this timber
land are owned by Messrs. A. L. &
the
town
est of
G. Brown & Co., engaged in
lumber business, at Whiteheld.
Mountains and Rivers. Pondicherry Mountain is situated in the
north part, between this town and
Jefferson, and is of considerable
W.
the
elevation.
John's and Israel's rivers, have
their rise, in part, in this
town
and the head waters of the Ammonoosuc from the neighboring
mountains, unite and also pass
through here.
Summer
Resorts.
The
wild, pic-
turesque, and
romantic scenery,
which surrounds this town on every
side, has caused it to become a
popular resort for tourists.
A
branch of the Montreal railroad,
called the "Wing road" starts
from Bethlehem and now (1873)
extends six miles to the Twin
Mountain, which is eleven miles
from the base of Mount Washington. This road will be extended
towards Mount Washington next
year. For the accommodation of
travellers,
there
large hotels, viz.,
now three
Twin Mountain
are
erected upon the ashes of the old
Fabyan House, and was opened for
travellers the present season (1873).
is large and commodious, and
no doubt will meet with success.
These three houses will accommodate over seven hundred guests nt
one time. The people are largely
engaged in hotel and lumber busi-
It
CARROLL,.
Coos County.
House, White Mountain House,
and Fabyan. This house has been
ness, although in proportion to the
number
of inhabitants, farming
is
not neglected, compared with the
towns in the county. Lumber to
the value of $ 42,400 is annually
sawed and 100 tons starch, valued
at $8,200 is made.
Resources.
Productions of the
;
$ 35,997 mechanical labor,
§ 13,500 deposits in savings banks,
$ 80 from summer tourists, $ 50,
000; stock in trade, $ 12,357.
Baptist,
Churches and Sclwols.
Royal Berry, pastor. There are four
schools in town, average length
for the year, twenty-one weeks.
soil,
;
;
;
First Settlements.
originally
named
Carroll
was
''Britton Woods"
and was granted to Sir Thomas
Wentworth, Rev. Samuel Langdon
and eighty-one others in 1772. It
was incorporated, under its present
name, June 22, 1832.
Boundaries.
North by Jefferson, east by the White Mountain
territory, south by ungranted land
and west by Bethlehem and White-
Area 24,040 acres; area of
improved land, 2,915 acres.
About one hundred
Distances.
and twenty miles north from Concord, and eighteen south-east from
field.
Lancaster.
Railroads.
Wing
Railroad,
a
branch of the Montreal, extends
Also Brown's
into this town.
lumber railroad, from Whitefield.
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CENTER HARBOR.
87
railroad to Concord
Belknap County. The surface
;
thence over
the Boston, Concord and Montreal
of Center Harbor
railroad
the soil
Lake "Winnipiseogee. From thence
is
is uneven, but
very good, mostly a rich
The town is located between Winnipiseogee and Squam
loam.
The
lakes.
little
village
" Center Harbor,"
called
located
is
in
two towns, viz., Moultonborough,
and Center Harbor. The village
is delightfully situated on the bank
of the Winnipiseogee, and is surrounded by some of the finest
scenery in this country. Red hill,
in Moultonborough,
and
is
near this
easy of access from
the Hotels, where horses and carriages are in constant readiness for
village,
the
is
accommodation of
who
all
persons
are desirous of visiting
Red
Hill or the surrounding country.
Steamboats, through the warm
weather, constantly ply between
this town and Weir's Landing, near
the Montreal Railroad, Meredith,
Alton Bay, YVolfeborough, Dimond's Island, and other places of
interest around the lake.
For
delightful scenery and
varied
recreations. Centre Harbor and
its surroundings are not to be excelled by any
of
the
summer
summer
boarders
warm weather
hundred.
resort,
in
The estimated number
the State.
Thousands
who spend
here,
is
six
call at the
various hotels for a dinner, a day,
or a week, who are not included in
this
number.
Travelers, from New York, will
secure a direct route to this place,
by taking the Norwich line of
steamers on Long Island Sound at
5 o'clock P. M. thence over the
;
Norwich and Worcester railroad
Worcester; thence over the
Worcester and Nashua railroad to
Nashua thence over the Concord
to
;
to
Weir's
Landing, on
a delightful steamboat ride on the
lake, of ten miles, brings you to the
Senter, Moulton, and Lake Houses,
and to your journey's end.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally employed in farming
and keeping summer boarders.
150,000 feet of lumber is annually
sawed, and 15,000 pairs of sale
shoes are made.
Productions of the
§52,325; mechanical labor,
§6,100; stocks and money at interest, $ 3,730
deposits in savings
banks, §4,627; estimated amount
Resources.
soil,
;
from summer
tourists,
§50,000;
stock in trade, § 3,150.
Churches and Schools.
churches,
Congregational
Two
and
Freewill Baptist. There are eight
schools in town; average length
for the year, sixteen weeks.
Library. Y. M. C. A. Library.
Hotels.
Senter House, Moulton
House and Lake House.
First Settlers. The first settlers
were Ebenezer Chamberlain and
Colonel Joseph Senter, who came
from Manchester (then Londonderry) via. the Merrimack river
in 1765. They constructed a boat
of such light material as to be easily transported around the Falls.
In this boat the families embarked
with their provisions, and household goods, and passed up the
river about sixty miles and arrived
at their log cabin on the shore of
the lake, in about the same time it
now takes a steamer to cross the
Atlantic.
The town derived its
name from Colonel Senter, but the
spelling was changed, probably for
its central location on the lake.
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Minister.
First
Rev.
with the Connecticut about two
miles from the north line, between
David
Smith, Congregationalism settled
here aa pastor, in 1819.
North-east
by
Boundaries.
Moultonborough, south east by
by New
Meredith, south-west
Hampton, and north-west by Holderness and Squam lake. Area,
7,5.30
acres;
improved land,
town and Claremont.
There are two villages
The north village is
in this town.
called North Charlestown, and
this
Villages.
many
ly situated
The main
lages in the State.
and four from Meredith
village on Boston, Concord and
Montreal railroad.
is
center,
quite
broad, and
street
beautifully
shaded with rows of stately elms
on each side, for nearly a mile.
Many of the dwellings are elegant
and of modern architecture, while
others have more of an antique
appearance but all have an exterior impress which shows that
wealth, luxury and prosperity
dwell within. There are several
CHARGES FOW \.
CharlesSullivan County.
town has a river line on the Con-
;
is
considered one of the best farming
towns in the state, there being but
two towns which grow as many
bushels of corn, oats and barley.
The soil of the upland is good, and
many of the farms are under a
fine residences.
Charlestown village is pleasanton a plain, about half a
mile from Connecticut river, and
is one of the most delightful vil-
One hundred and
twelve miles north-west from Boston, forty miles north from Concord and thirteen from Gilford,
Two miles from
Railroads.
necticut of thirteen miles, and
mechanical shops and
eral small
4,422
acres.
Distances.
church, school-house,
contains a
store, post-office, steam-mill, sev-
stores in the village, three hotels,
j
;
|
three church edifices, two large
shoe manufactories with various
other shops, offices, &c. A fine
j
high state of cultivation.
West
of the road leading to Walpole,
theiv are not less than fifteen hundred acres of fine interval land,
of a deep, rich and loamy soil,
suitably adapted to the growth
of nearly all kinds of grass and
Town House was
built in the sea-
an expense of nearly
$20,000. The Connecticut River
National, and Connecticut River
son of
1872, at
Savings Banks are located in this
village.
Employments. The employments
grain.
of
In Connecticut river
are three islands which are within
the limits of this town. Sartwell's
island (the largest,) containing ten
acres, is under a high cultivation.
The others contain about six acres
are nearly equally divided between
each.
of heavy boots and shoes, 6,450
pairs of brogans. 42,422 pairs of la-
Islands.
Rivers.
The town
watered by
Connecticut and Little Sugar rivers.
The latter waters the north
part of Charlestown, and unites
is
the
inhabitants,
agriculture,
at
present,
manufacturing
and
trade; 4000 pounds of tobacco are
annually produced, also 2,566 lbs.
One large shoe manufactory
annually manufactures 32,844 pairs
hops.
dies' fine,
sewed
shoes,
pairs ladies' slippers
valued at $229,878.
;
and
6,000
the whole
One other shoe
�CHARLESTOWN.
firm annually manufacture boots
and shoes to the value of $66,600.
annually sawed, 1,280,000
One cab manufactory (recently burned,) annually
manufactured children's cabs to
the value of .$18,000; 9.500 bushels
of grain is ground, and, besides,
there are various other small
The total value
manufactories.
of goods annually manufactured,
of all kinds, is estimated at $ 357,
There
is
feet lumber.
375.
(See tables.)
Productions of the
89
Eagle Hotel, Cheshire
Hotels.
Bridge House, and Connecticut
River House.
First Settlers. Charlestown was
granted by Massachusetts to sixty-three persons under the name
of " Number Four," December 31,
1735.
Several families by the
names of Parker, Farnsworth and
Sartwell, from Groton, Hastings
from Luningburg, Massachusetts,
and Stevens from Rutland were
the
first settlers.
The
first
child
$195,157; deposits in sav-
born in Charlestown was Elizabeth, the daughter of Isaac Parker. She was born in 1744, and
died in 1806. For many years af-
ings banks, $121,604 stock in trade,
ter the first settlement the inhabi-
from summer tourists,
Many tourists spend their
tants suffered severely by Indian
Resources.
soil,
$152,188;
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
$143,600; stocks
terest,
;
$86,675;
$ 10,000.
summer
vacation in this pleasant
town, and it is quite a source of
revenue to the inhabitants. Professional business, $20,000.
Churches and Schools. Episcopal,
Rev. Francis Chase, Rector; numchurch
ber of communicants, 45
valuation, $6,000. Unitarian, Rev.
Eugene DeNorrnandie, pastor
number of members, 65 church
;
;
value, $6,500.
Congregationalist,
Rev. H. H. Saunderson, pastor;
number of members, 24; church
value, $4,500. Methodist, Rev. A.
L.
Kendall, pastor;
number of
members, 70 church value, $2,500.
There are fifteen schools in town,
four of which are graded. Aver;
age length of schools for the year,
seventeen weeks. Total amount
of money annually appropriated
for school purposes, $2,436.
Banks. Connecticut River NaBank, and Connecticut River Savings Bank.
Libraries. Charlestown Social
George
Library, 1500 volumes.
tional
Olcott, Esq., private library, 1200.
incursions.
In the spring of
1746,
and
Stephen Farnsworth were taken
prisoners and carried to Canada.
In May following Seth Putnam
was surprised and killed; a few
days after, Captain Paine, with a
John
Spafford, Isaac Parker
party of men, was attacked, when
Captain Phineas Stevens came to
his assistance and a sharp skir-
mish ensued. Five men were killed on each side and one white man
taken prisoner. A short time after the Indians made another assault on Captains Stevens and
Brown, when they were defeated,
losing several men, and leaving
their hatchets, spears, guns and
blankets on the ground. Captain
Stevens lost but one man. In August a man by the name of Phillips
was killed and several houses and
barns were burned. In November, 1746, owing to the continuous
attacks of the Indians, the town
deserted, excepting six men
was
who were
fort.
left
in charge of the
We append a few lines of the
most important events with the In-
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dians,
emy
men who
Capt. Stevens in possession of the
fort.
Capt. Stevens, for his gallantly on this occasion, was pre-
and sketches of some of the
participated in them.
Captain Phineas Stevens was one
The town, in
was protected by his intrepidity.
He was a native of Sudbury, Mass., from whence his father removed to Rutland. At the
age of sixteen, while his father was
making hay, he, with three little
brothers, followed him to the meadows. They were ambushed by the
Indians, who killed two of his
brothers, took him prisoner, and
were preparing to kill his youngest
of the
its
first settlers.
infancy,
brother, a child four
years
old.
He, by signs to the Indians, made
them understand if they would
spare him he would carry him on
his back and he carried him to
Canada.
They were redeemed
and both returned. He received
several commissions from Governor Shirley, and rendered im-
—
portant services in protecting the
frontiers.
In 1747, when Charles-
town was abandoned by the inhabitants he was ordered to occupy
the fort with thirty men. On the
4th of April, he was attacked by
400 French and Indians, under
Mons. Dcbeline. The assault lasted three days.
Indian stratagem
with fire applied
to everything combustible abgut
the fort, had not the desired effect.
The heroic band were not appalled.
and French
skill,
They refused
to
commanders took
Frenchman showed
At
between the
capitulate.
length, an interview
place.
The
his forces,
and
described the horrible massacre
that must ensue unless the fort surrendered. " My men are not afraid
to die," was the answer made by
Capt. Stevens. The attack contined with increased fury until the
end of the third day, when the en-
returned to Canada and
left
sented by Sir Charles Knowles
with an elegant sword and from
this circumstance, the township,
;
when
it was incorporated in 1753,
took the name of Charlestown.
In 1754 the French war began,
and the inhabitants were once more
obliged to resort to the fort for
safety.
From infancy the settlers
had been trained to scenes of hard-
ship and danger
unknown
to their
descendants. When they attended
public worship, or cultivated their
lands, they proceeded forth from
the fort
armed
for battle,
and wor-
shipped or toiled under the protection of a sentinel. In their depredatory excursions, the Indians
preferred prisoners to scalps, and
generally killed but few excepting
those who were likely to escape, or
appeared too formidable to be encountered with success. On the
29th of August, 1754, the Indians,
early in the morning, attacked the
house of James Johnson, who,
with his wife, her sister, three
children and two men, Peter Larabee and Ebenezer Farnsworth,
were taken prisoners. On the second clay of the journey, about fifteen miles from Charlestown, in
the wilderness, Mrs. Johnson was
delivered of a child, who, from the
peculiar circumstances attending
The
its birth, was named Captive.
Indians halted one day on account
of the woman, and on the next
day took up their march, carrying
litter made for that
purpose. During the march, being distressed for the want of provisions, they killed the only horse
they had. and the infant was nour-
her on a
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91
ished by sucking pieces of its flesh.
When they arrived at Montreal,
Johnson obtained a parole to return and solicit funds for the re-
ren were taken prisoners. After
they hadproceeded on their journey
demption of his family and himself.
He applied to the assembly
of New-Hampshire, and at length
secured £150 sterling; but the season was so far advanced that he
uneasiness,
a few miles, the Indians, finding
that the infant child gave signs of
and fearing that it
might impede their progress, took
it aside and beat out its brains.
did not return to Canada until
He was then
spring opened.
it is believed, was among the
depredations committed by
the Indians in New England. The
prisoners taken from Charlestown
charged with having broken his
were
parole, a great part of his
money
taken from him by violence and
he was shut up with his family in a
prison, where they took the smallpox but fortunately they all survived. After eighteen months, Mrs.
Johnson, with her sister and two
;
;
daughters, were sent in a cartel
ship to England, and thence re-
turned to Boston.
Johnson was still retained in
prison for three years, and then,
with his son, returned and found
His eldest
in Boston.
daughter was retained in a nunnery in Canada. The daughter born
on the journey, as related, afterwards married Colonel George
Kimball. In 1756, Lieutenant Moses Willard, the father of Mrs.
Johnson, was killed. He was at
work in sight of the fort with his
son Moses. The Indians, having
dispatched his father, pursued the
son, and wounded him with a spear.
his wife
He however made his escape, dragging the spear with him to the fort.
In 1757 the Indians again burned
the mills which had been rebuilt,
and took Sampson Colfax, David
Farnsworth and Thomas Adams
prisoners. In 1758 Ashael Stebbins
was
killed;
and
This,
last
way
conveyed
Canada, by
to
Nearly all were
sooner or later redeemed by government or by their friends.
Charlestown originally included
to the French.
part of Langdon, and
porated July
First
2,
was
incor-
1753.
Ministers.
Rev.
John
Dennis, who, on account of the Indian war, was ordained in Northfield, December 4, 1754; dismissed
Rev. Burkley Olcott, orin 1756.
dained May 28, 1761; died June
Rev. Daniel Foster acted
26, 1792.
as pastor from 1796 to 1809. Rev.
Jaaraniah Crosby ordained October 17, 1810.
Boundaries
North by Claremont, east by Unity, Acworth and
.
Langdon, south by Langdon and
Walpole, -and west by Springfield
and Rockingham, Vermont. Area,
21,400 acres; area of improved
land, 15,654 acres.
Fifty - one
miles
Distances.
west from Concord, and twenty
miles south-west by railroad from
Newport.
Sullivan Railroad
Bail roads.
passes through the western border
of this town.
CHATHAM.
his wife, Is-
aac Parker and a soldier were captured.
In September, 1760, Joseph Willard, his wife and child-
all
of Lake Champlain, and sold
Cakroll County. The
surface
town is broken and mountainous and three-fourths of the
of this
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area is covered by a heavy growth
of timber, consisting of the various
kinds of hard wood, hemlock,
Much of
spruce, and some pine.
the soft wood is being cut and
floated down the Saco River, while
the heavy growth of hard wood,
at some day not far distant, will
yield a rich reward to some of the
enterprising
men of the
State,
who
always look at the main chance.
The soil on the streams and upland
Apples
is strong and productive.
are
successfully
grown
in
this
town, and several other kinds of
There are some very fine
fruit.
farms under a high state of cultivation.
Mountains.
rises so high
Carter's
between
Mountain
town
this
prevent the
opening of a highway, and the
people of the respective towns, in
and Jackson
as to
their intercourse, are obliged to
pass through a portion of Maine.
Kiarsarge, in the south-west corner of the town, has an altitude of
Upon the summit of
3,400 feet.
this mountain is a commodious
house for the accommodation of
The views from this
mountain are grand and very exvisitors.
In the north- west corner
is Baldface Mountain, 3,600 feet
high. Teams can be driven nearly
to its summit. From the crest of
this mountain the Tip-Top House
on Mount Washington can be
tensive.
seen, also the ocean.
Ponds and Streams.
There are
several ponds in town, the princiis Mountain Pond,
with an area of about one hundred
acres, high among the mountains,
entirely surrounded by the primeval forest. Trout have been taken
from this pond weighing six
pounds.
pal of which
There are several considerable
streams, well stored with trout,
and affording abundant water
power.
Employment.
Agriculture and
lumbering are the principal occupations of the inhabitants. There
is a clothes-pin manufactory which
has just commenced business on
an extensive scale.
Agricultural proResources.
ductions, 865,661;
est,
§1,300;
money
at inter-
mechanical labor,
$3,200.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational, Rev. E. B. Pike, pastor;
Methodist, Eliphalet Weeks, minThere are six schools in
ister.
town. Average length of schools
for the year, fourteen
First
Settlers.
granted
to
weeks.
Chatham was
Peter
Livins
and
February 7, 1767.
North by White
Boundaries.
Mountains, east by Maine, south
by Conway, and west by Bartlett
and Jackson. Area, 26,000 acres
improved land, 3,848 acres.
Ninety-two miles
Distances.
north-east from Concord, and forty
north from Ossipee.
others,
Railroads.
Twelve miles by
daily mail to Fryeburg, in Maine,
on the Portland and Ogdensburg
Railroad.
CHESTER.
Rockingham County. Chester
formerly included the present town
Auburn which was set off in
The soil of the larger portion of this town is excellent, and
some of the large ridges are surof
1845.
fertility by but few in the
There are also some very
There are
valuable meadows.
many fine farms under high culti-
passed in
State.
vation.
�CHESTER.
There are several
Streams.
email streams, the largest of which
is a branch of Exeter River, called
the Branch.
Minerals. Plumbago, in considabundance and
93
Charles Tenney, pastor; MethoRev. James Adams, pastor.
There are ten school districts, and
eleven schools. Average length
of schools for the year, seven
dist,
of good
found here. Sulphur is
also found in small quantities.
The prevailing rock is granite and
weeks.
gneiss.
twenty-five cents quarterly.
erable
quality,
is
Employments.
Agriculture
is
employment of the
for a few years past, a
the principal
people
;
but,
few have been extensively engaged in the lumbering business.
There have been annually sawed
1,300,000 feet, valued at $20,300.
Shoe business is an important
branch of industry; J. Underbill
manufactures about 24,000 pairs
valued
at
annually,
830,000.
About 30,000 pairs of shoe stock
are brought from out of the State
to be
made
into shoes, valued at
$37,000.
Hi sources.
ricultural
Annual value of ag-
productions,
$76,604;
value of mechanical labor, $25,
300; stocks, bonds, and money at
.
interest, $17,500; deposits in sav-
ings banks,
trade, $2,800;
ists,
$47,309;
stock
in
from summer tour-
access
The pleasant
town which stands
Resorts.
village in this
on a long street, with beaudwelling houses on either
side, surrounded with spacious,
shaded grounds, has solicited the
attention of the lovers of NewHampshire summer scenery for a
number of years, and it has now
become quite a resort for summer
chiefly
tiful
tourists.
There
Churches and Schools.
are three churches in the town.
Baptist, Joseph Stores, pastor;
Congregational,
200
members,
volumes. People can have
the library by paying
to
First Settlements.
Chester is
considered one of the old towns
of the State. In 1719, about eighty
persons, chiefly from Portsmouth
and Hampton, formed an association, for the purpose of securing a
tract of land in the " Chesnut
Country," (so called) and stationed
three men upon this tract, to hold
possession until they should procure
a lawful title. After considerable
difficulty they obtained a grant of
land, ten miles square.
Immediately the settlement was
commenced by several persons
from Rye and Hampton, among
whom were Samuel Ingalls, Jonathan Goodhue, Jacob Sargent,
Ebenezer Dearborn, Robert Smith,
E. Colby and S. Robie, who contributed largely to the permanent
success of the enterprise.
of May,
On
the
township
which had hitherto been called
Cheshire, was incorporated under
its present name, and comprising
an area of over one hundred and
twenty square miles. If Chester
had retained her original area, she
would have had at the present time
a population of nearly 6,500.
In
8th
$3,000.
Summer
Library. Ladies Library Association, 400
1722
the
1750, the south-west portion of the
town, with a part of Londonderry,
was set off, and forms the present township of Derry. In 1763,
town called Charmwas incorporated by the
that part of the
ingfare,
name
of Candia.
In
1765,
anothei
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
94
was cut off, and incorporated under the name of Raymond.
In 1822, a portion of Hooksett was
taken from Chester. In 1845, that
portion
portion of the town known as Long
Meadows, was incorporated under
Several
the name of Auburn.
garrison houses were kept in town
until 1749, to guard against Indian
depredations. In June, 1724, they
took
Thomas Smith and John Carr
made their
prisoners, but they soon
escape, and arrived safe at a garrison in Londonderry, in three days
after they were captured.
First
Hale
1730,
Ministers.
Rev.
(Presbyterian,)
removed
Moses
settled
in 1734; Rev.
in
John
Wilson, settled in 1734, died in
1779.
In 1740, a Congregational
church was incorporated, and the
Rev. Ebenezer Flagg was the first
minister; he died in 1796. Rev.
Nathan Bradstreet, was his successor, and so continued until 1818.
Boundaries.
North by Candia
and Raymond, east by Fremont,
south by Sandown and Derry, and
west by Auburn.
Distances.
Seventeen
miles
west from Exeter, and twentythree south-east from Concord.
Railroads. Six miles to Derry
station on Manchester and Law-
rence Railroad, six miles to Hampstead on Nashua and Rochester
R. R.
CHESTERFIELD.
Cheshire County. The western
border of this town is washed by
the Connecticut river for a distance
of six miles. Nearly the whole
space, the hills rise abruptly from
the river-side, affording but very
interval land. But it is considered one of the best farming
towns in the county, the uplands
little
being well adapted to grazing,
and the production of corn, oats,
It has the
barley and potatoes.
reputation of producing more fruit
than any town in the county.
Ponds and Streams. Spafford's
Lake is a beautiful sheet of water
situated in the north part of the
Its waters are remarkably
and pure, its bed being a
white sand. There is a fjeautiful
island in the lake, of an area of
town.
clear
six
acres,
retreat.
affording
On
its
a delightful
east side issues a
stream, called Patridge's Brook,
sufficiently large for a number of
manufactories. Cat's Bane Brook
many good mill sites.
Mountain. West River Mountain
(Wantastiquel) lies partly in this
town and partly in Hinsdale. It
is supposed to have been once sub-
furnishes
ject to a volcanic eruption.
Lava
can
be found near the (supposed)
crater. A trembling motion is often
felt, and a deep rumbling is heard
in the mountain, by those living
near its base. The first settlers,
believing the crater bed to be a
silver mine, made an excavation
of nearly one hundred feet, principally through a solid rock.
Villages.
Chesterfield has three
villages very plasantly situated in
different sections of the town. At
the center there is an academy,
Avhich was opened in 1794. Factory village is a busy place. There
is one store, one hotel, one tannery, two saw mills and one large
bit and auger manufactory.
Employments.
The larger portion of the people are engaged in
farming; but there is considerable manufacturing done in the
town.
The capital invested in
manufactories, is over $40,000,
in
considerable
now
quantities,
�CHICHESTER.
principally
and
bits,
augers
acres; improved land, 19,450 acres.
leather, 5,500
Distances.
Sixty-two
miles
south-west from Concord, and
eleven south-west from Keene.
Railroad. It is eleven miles to
Keene station on the Cheshire
consisting
$50,000;
in
lumber, 910,000 feet wheel
heads, 20,000 annually manufactured, and all valued at $85,000.
Annual value of
Resources.
productions of the soil, $145,200;
mechanical labor, $ 30,200 money
at interest, $20,000;
deposits in
savings banks, $43,413; stock in
trade, $14,000; professional business, $ 10,000
summer tourists,
sides
95
;
;
railroad.
CHICHESTER.
;
Merrimack County.
two other churches with no permanent pastor. There are fifteen
Chichesa good farming town, the
soil, in most parts, being rich,
abundantly repays the cultivator
for his labor. The surplus products
of the farmer find a ready market in Concord, Pittsfield and Suncook. Many farmers in this town
have become quite wealthy by
schools in town, average length
their industry.
;
2,000.
Churches and Schools.
Rev. Noble Fisk,
dist,
Methopastor;
And
Congregationalist, no pastor.
for the year, nineteen
Hotels.
House at Facand Lake House at
the center.
Chesterfield
First Settlers.
was
granted to twelve persons by the
name of Willard and fifty-two oth-
and originally
called "Number One." The first
settlers were Moses Smith and
William Thomas, who, with their
families, came up the Connecticut
ers Februai-y
11,
1752
in canoes, in the fall of 1761.
Their
chief subsistence through the winter
and spring of their
first
is
The east part
town is watered by Suncook
River, which furnishes some good
mill sites, and flows through some
Pinkfield Pond is in
fine interval.
Chichester from which flows a
River and Pond.
weeks.
Spafibrd
tory village,
ter
year in
the wilderness, consisted of salmon
of the
small stream south-west into the
Suncook.
Bear
In the north part
Hill.
town
of the
is
the highest eleva-
under a high state of
cultivation and very productive.
Indians.
On the banks of the
Suncook were the plantations of
the Penacooks, a powerful tribe of
Indians, who once resided in this
tion.
It is
and shad of which there was a
great abundance in the river, and
deer, which were numerous in the
vicinity.
forests.
principally engaged in Agriculture.
First Minister.
Wood,
Rev. Abraham
Congregationalist, ordained
axes &c, of
Chisels,
stone, are frequently discovered.
Employments.
The people
The manufactured goods
of 2,500 clapboards
;
are
consist
550,000 shin-
in 1772, died in 1823.
gles
;
270,000 feet of boards 25,000
North by Westmoreland and Keene, east by
Keene and Swanzey, south by
Winchester and Hinsdale, and
west by Brattleborough and Dummerston Vermont.
Area, 29,439
pairs
women's boots and shoes;
Boundaries.
(See tables).
Productions of the
soil annually valued at $85,000;
from mechanical labor, $ 10,700
carriages &c.
Resources.
stocks,
bonds and money at interest.
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96
$
$
17,500
;
deposits in savings banks,
stock in trade, $ 4,500.
Churches and Schools. There are
three churches; Advent, no pas60,055
;
Cpngregationaiast, Rev. Mark
Gould, pastor; Methodist, Elder
Samuel Beede, pastor. There are
six school districts and six schools
average length for the year, nine
weeks.
Langinade High School
tor
;
fund, $ 5,000.
Nathaniel Goo-
First Settlers.
kin and others obtained a grant of
town in 1727. The first settlement was commenced by Paul
this
Morrill, in 1753.
Rev. Josiah
First Ministers.
Carpenter, ordained in 1791, dismissed in
1827.
North-east
by
Boundaries.
south-east by Epsom,
Pittsfield,
south-west by Pembroke, and
north- west by Loudon and Concord,
Area
11,978 acres.
Eight miles
Distances.
east
from Concord.
Railroads.
Epsom
Suncook Valley at
Pine Ground vil-
station,
any, towns in the State which possess so many natural advantages
and striking beauties as Claremont.
Some of these are her location in
Connecticut River Valley her fertile meadows and uplands; high
hills, cultivated or grazed to their
very tops rapid and useful rivers
and brooks large and productive
farms on which are neat, substantial and capacious buildings and
good fences, surely indicating that
they are the abodes of taste, intelligence and thrift. There is an air
of plenty, comfort and prosperity
throughout the town found in but
very few places, even in New Eng;
;
;
The
land.
large village
is filled
with extensive manufacturing establishments, workshops, stores,
and public and private buildings,
unmistakable evidences of industry, enterprise and wealth.
The
internal and surrounding hills and
mountains are a continual source
of pride and pleasure to her citizens
and of admiration to visitors. The
citizen
directs the
attention
of
strangers to Green Mountain in the
lage.
(XAREMONT.
Sullivan County.
This is the
and most nourishing town
in the western pai't of the State.
except Keene. For many years,
up to about 1860, Claremont and
Keene were nearly equal in population and valuation, but, in conse-
largest
quence, probably, of her superior
Keene has now
left Claremontbehind in both these
railroad facilities,
Claremont retains her superiority as a farming
town.
It is bounded
north by
Cornish, east by Newport, south
by Unity and Charlestown, and
west by Weathersfield, Vermqnt.
There are but few, if there are
particulars, while
east. Flat
Rock and Bible
Hill in
the south, and Barbouis Mountain
and Trisback
Hill
part of the town
;
in
and
to
the west
Ascutney
Mountain at the north-west, in full
view from the village and from a
large section of surrounding coun-
which towers up in conical
form 3116 feet above Connecticut
River, covered to its top with fresh,
living green in summer, all the
try,
rich,
warm
tints of the season in
autumn, and a thick mantle of
snow, white, cold, majestic, in
winter, as one of the most picturesque and grand of the mountains
of Vermont, and claims a kind of
inheritance in its wonderful and
ever changing beauty.
�CLAREMONT.
The drives in and around Claremont, over good and well worked
roads, in almost every direction,
are varied, attractive and pleasant.
The people have been too much occupied with other pursuits to give
attention to the building of hotels
to "take in" strangers
with which
summer
boarders, yet there are
ample accommodations for ordinary travel. City visitors in considas
numbers are entertained by
private families, and many are
erable
hospitably received by their friends
during the hot season.
Few towns are more generally
healthy than Claremont. Epidemics and prevailing sicknesses of any
kind are unknown here, 'which is
accounted for by rapid streams,
exemption from fogs and
the causes of them, pure water,
and the generally comfortable
condition and regular habits of
entire
the people.
Claremont village
is
situated
about three miles due east from
Connecticut river, occupies a large
and varid area and through it runs
Sugar River. The fall of the river in the
fifty feet
town
;
is
two hundred and
in the village
hundred and
fifty feet in
it falls
a
a distance
of about half a mile. Each footof
fall is capable of turning one thou-
sand spindles.
ings
are
all
The private dAvellcomfortable, well
painted and well kept, while many
of them are large, elegant, and
surrounded by handsome yards,
and flower, fruit and vegetable gardens. This village furnishes an
abundant market for all the wood
and agricultural productions of
this and the surrounding towns,
and is quite a center of trade for
the western part of the county, and
adjacent towns in Vermont.
One
97
of the great advantages of
Claremont over other towns
is its
water-power, derived,
mainly, from Sugar River. This
river is the outletof Sunapee Lake,
which is nine and a half miles long
and from a half mile to two and a
superior
wide, and lies eight
hundred and twenty feet above
Connecticut River. By an act of
half miles
the
New-Hampshire
Legislature,
authorizing the Sunapee Dam Coi-poration, composed of mill owners
along Sugar River, this lake can be
feet, as may be required in any time of drouth
though this has never yet been
found necessary which insures an
abundant supply of water during
drawn down ten
—
seasons of the year. Sugar
River is about twenty miles long
from the Lake to Connecticut Rivall
which it empties. It is
what is called the South
Branch, which has its sources in
er,
into
fed by
Lempster, Unity and Goshen, the
North Branch, coming from Springfield, Grantham and Croydon, both
of which
it
of Newport,
receives in the town
and other smaller
streams along its course.
Employments. The inhabitants
of this town are engaged in agriculture, manfacturing, the various
mechanic arts, different branches
of trade, and the professions.
The
leading business, after agriculture,
is the manufacture of cotton goods.
Some of the larger establishments
are noticed in detail.
Monadnock
Mills.
Manufacture
cotton cloths from one to three
yards wide, Marseilles quilts, union
Capital,
and lumber.
flannels,
$200,000.
Employ 125 males and
Pay annually for la-
225 females.
bor, $115,000.
Produce 2,908,911
12,000 Mar-
square yards sheeting
;
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98
seilles quilts
;
Charles H. Eastman.
262,000 yards flannel.
Total value, $ 435,000.
Home Mill. A. Briggs
Capital, $20,000.
&
Leather
Employs 4 males.
Co.,
Pays, annually, for labor, $1,300.
Capital, $60,000.
Cotton cloth.
Employ 8 males and 20 females.
Pay annually for labor, $10,000.
Produce 500,000 yards sheeting,
valued at $ 40,000.
Sullivan Machine Co. Manufac-
Produces 100,000 lbs. leather, valued at $ 30,000.
Sugar River Mill Co. Manufacture flour, feed, and do custom
grinding. Capital, $30,000. Era-
ture
Steam Dimond
Drill
Ma-
chinery for quarrying rock, turbine
water wheels, cloth measuring machines, and do general machine and
mill work. Capital, $200,000. Employ 56 males.
labor,
$
$
30,000.
Pay annually
for
Products valued at
125,000.
Sugar River Paper Mill (Jo. Manufacture printing paper.
Capital
stock,
$
100,000.
and 20 females.
labor, $24,000.
Employ 30 males
Pay annually for
Produce 600 tons
paper, valued at $225,000.
Claremont Manufacturing Co.
Manufacture paper and books, and
do stereotyping and book and job
printing. Capital, $ 100,000. Employ 34 males and 34 females. Pay,
annually, for labor, $ 40,000. Products valued at $102,600.
Ritssell
Jarvis.
Manufactures
hanging paper. Capital, $25,000.
Employs 7 males and 2 females.
Pays, annually, for labor, $3,000.
Produces 330,000 lbs. paper, valued
$ 29,700.
John S. Farrington. Manufactures straw wrapping paper. Capital $ 7,500.
Employs 5 males and
1 female.
Pays annually for labor
$ 1,400. Produces 120 tons paper,
valued at $ 7,500.
Sullivan Mills. Geo. L. Balcom.
Manufactures
black
doeskins.
Capital, $40,000. Employs 20 males
and 18 females. Pays, annually, for
labor, $17,000.
Produces 65,000
yards doeskins, valued at $75,000.
at
Pay, annually, for
Grind 42,600 bush*
els of grain, valued at $ 52,000.
ploy 8 males.
labor, $3,120.
Saw
Mills.
Three saw
mills,
employ, a part of the
males. Pay, annually, for
Gapital, $8,000,
year, 10
labor,
$ 3,300.
Saw
950,000 feet of
lumber, valued at $ 13,000.
Blood & Woodcock. Monuments
and grave stones. Capital, $ 3,000.
Employ 8 males. Pay annually foi
labor, $ 3,500. Products valued at
$
10,000.
Houghton, Bucknam & Co. Sash,
doors and blinds. Capital, $8,000
Employ 8 males. Pay annually foi
labor, $4,500.
There are several boot and shoe
establishments in town, employing
about fifty hands, in addition to
which are carriage, blacksmith,
paint and tailors shops, printing
1
offices,
&o.
The United
States
census for 1870, gives thirty-three
manufactories of all kinds, employing 371 males and 375 females,
who annually receive for their labor, $244,100.
Banks. Claremont National, cap$150,000; Sullivan Savings
Institution, deposits over $ 700,000.
National Eagle,
Newspapers.
Northern Advocate, and The Comital,
pendium.
Hotels. Tremont House, Sullivan
House, and Junction House.
Churches. Trinity Church, Episcopal, Rev. I. G. Hubbard, D. D.,
rector 215 communicants. Property valued at $12,500,
Union
;
�CLAREMONT.
Church, Episcopal, West Claremont, Rev. W. B. T. Smith, rector,
33 communicants. Congregational, Rev. Levi Rodgers, pastor, 246
members. Property valued at §20,
000.
Baptist, Rev. C. A. Piddock,
pastor, 202 members.
Property
valued at §20,000. Methodist, Rev.
N. N. Bailey, pastor, 239 members.
Property valued at §13,000. Universalist, vacancy in pastorate, 45
members.
Property valued at
St. Mary's, Roman CathCornelius O'Sullivan, priest,
130
families,
about 800 souls.
Property valued at §15,000. Total
number of churches, 7; number of
members, 980; value of church
property, including parsonages,
where there are any, §90,500.
Schools. The town is divided
into nineteen school districts, with
twenty-five schools. Three of the
99
has been about ninety-five scholars.
Libraries.
The following are
the public and private libraries in
town, containing 400 volumes or
upwards. Fiske Free Library, 2000
vols. This was a donation to the
town by Samuel
native citizen,
to
it
life,
intends to add
from time to time, during his
and he and his wife have made
provision in their wills for a lib-
$10,000.
eral fund for its
olic,
their death.
have
districts
graded
Whole number of
average
schools.
scholars, 1216
attendance, 942; whole
of school money, §5,595.88.
amount
Value of school-houses and
lots,
$38,000.
Stevens High School.
Col.
Paran
Stevens, a native of Claremont,
donated to the town about §65,000
for the purpose of establishing and
endowing
It went inautumn of 1868.
All scholars in town who have arrived at thirteen years of age, and
this school.
to operation in the
pass the required examination, are
admitted to the school, free. The
town, in addition to its other school
money, has appropriated for the
support of this school from two to
three thousand dollars a year, the
balance of the expense being paid
from the Stevens fund. The school
building, the land on which it
stands,
225.6*f
and the furniture, cost §27,
The average attendance
P. Fiske, Esq., a
who
enlargement after
The use of the books
is
free to all citizens of the town.
Claremont Book Club, 500 volumes,
owned by about forty-five citizens.
Private libraries Otis F. R. Waite,
1550 vols. Bela Chapin, 1000; Drs.
:
;
N. & C. W. Tolles, medical and
miscellaneous, 1000; Ira Colby, Jr.,
law and miscellaneous, 700; Rev.
I. G. Hubbard, 800; W. H. H. Allen, law and miscellaneous, 700
Hon. H.
W.
Parker, law and mis-
cellaneous, 600; J. S. Walker, 550;
D. Baker, 1000; Rev. Levi
Rodgers, 400 A. J. Swain, 450 Dr.
S. G. Jarvis, 500.
Railroads.
Sullivan Railroad
connects with the Vermont Central
at Windsor, and with Cheshire,
Vermont Valley and Rutland and
Burlington at Bellows Falls, Vt.
E.
;
;
the Concord and Claremont RailConcord to Boston. The
road, via
Windsor and Forest Line Railroad,
from Windsor, Vt., to Greenfield.
X. II., to connect there with the
Wilton, has been chartered, a company organized and the route surveyed. The Claremont and White
River Junction Railroad has been
chartered, a
company organized,
and a preliminary survey made.
One hundred miles
Distances
north-west from Boston, and fifty
west from Concord.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
100
Soldiers.
Claremont did
its full
share in putting down the rebellion
of 1861. The whole number of
volunteers from the town, during
the four years of the war, was 370
drafted men who
dt afted men, 5
;
furnished substitutes, 74. Total,
449. Killed in battle, 33; died of
wounds, 14; died of disease, 20.
Total, 67. The quota required to
be sent from each town in the State
under all calls for troops, from July, 1863,
was proportioned
to the
enrolled militia. Claremont's quota was set down at 177, and she fur-
nished 206 recruits, being an excess of 29 over the number she was
required to furnish.
The
many
portions, is good fot
and potatoes. Fortytwo tons of starch and 11,500
pounds of maple sugar are annualsoil, in
grass, oats
manufactured.
ly
and Streams. Clarksville
Pond containing about two hundred
acres, and Carr Pond about thirty,
are the principal ponds in town
Po?ids
There are several small tributaries
to the Connecticut.
Resources.
of the
soil,
labor, $ 600
;
Annual productions
$32,248;
mechanical
money at interest and
stock in the public funds, $ 5,200.
Schools. There are four schools
town; average length
in
year, eleven weeks.
tlement was
burg,
incor-
porated in 1853.
Boundaries.
ses Spafford
for the
Town
First Settlement.
first set-
made in 1762, by ^loand David Lynde, and
a charter was granted Oct. 26, 1764,
to Josiah Willard, Samuel Ashley
and sixty-seven others. It received
its name from the country seat of
Lord Clive, a distinguished English general, who then had charge
of the British forces in the East
Indies.
The
first
white native of
Claremont was Elijah, son of Moses Spafford, born in 1763. The
minister of the town
was Rev. George Wheaton, of the
Congregational faith, who was ordained Feb. 19, 1772. The first minister of the Episcopal Church was
Rev. Ranna Cossitt, who took holy
orders in England in 1772, and in
the following year entered upon the
duties of his holy office. The Baptist society was formed in 1785, the
Methodist in 1809, and the Univer-
first settled
ealist in 1826.
broken and
hilly,
Area, 40,900 acres.
By stage from Colebrook to North Stratford station
on the Grand Trunk railroad,
about twenty-five miles.
Distances.
One hundred and
seventy-five miles north from Concord, forty-five north from Lancaster, and eleven north from ColePuiilroads.
brook.
COLEBROOK.
Coos County. Colebrook is one
of the most enterprising towns in
Northern New-Hampshire. Withthe past twenty years it has
nearly doubled its population and
trebled its valuation. It is the shire
town for the Northern Judicial
District of Coos County. The soil
in
town
but the
is
rich
and
easily cul-
Fine intervals of considerable extent stretch along the Connecticut and the uplands are fertile, producing good crops.
The
tivated.
Coos County. This town is in the
northern part of Coos county. The
is
Vt.
in this
CL.ARKSVIL.M3.
surface
North by Pittsby Gilmanton and
Grant, south by Stewartstown, and
west by Canaan and Hall's stream,
east
;
�COLEBROOK.
101
quantity of potatoes raised in this
labor, §36,800
town exceeds that of any town in
the State, averaging more than one
hundred and twenty thousand
bushels annually. The larger portion of these potatoes is manu-
§57,822
factured into starch. It is stated
that, within a radius of ten miles
from Colebrook Village, there are
annually producing in the aggregate over 1100
tons of starch, and are valued at
nearly §100,000. It ranks as the
twenty-sixth town in the State in
value of its agricultural products.
fifteen starch mills,
§866
;
;
money
at interest,
deposits in savings bank,
;
stock in trade, §30,200
summer
tourists,
;
from
§3000; profes-
sional business, §10.000.
Churches and ScJwols.
MethoRev. J. H. Knott, pastor;
Christian, Rev. William Morrill,
pastor Congregational, no pastor
Union, no pastor there are twelve
dist,
;
;
school districts and thirteen schools
in town average length of schools
for the year, twenty-four weeks
;
amount annually appropriated
for
school purposes, §1,609.13.
Elvers.
Colebrook is watered
by Connecticut and Mohawk riv-
Academy. Colebrook
has a considerable fund.
and Beaver brook. There is
considerable improved water pow-
Parsons House.
ers
er in town.
Hotel.
Monadnock House and
First Settlement. This
There
a beautiful
Academy
town was
erable business.
Coleburne and
was granted to Sir George Colebrook and others. It was incor-
or fifteen stores of all kinds,
porated June
mon
and Ministers. The
Church of Colebrook and vicinity was organized
by Rev. John Willard, Missionary,
Nov. 30, 1802, under the name of
Village.
is
village in this town, with consid-
There are twelve
two
hotels, three church edifices, court
house, academy, four lawyers, four
physicians, one dentist, besides various kinds of manufacturing comto a
New-Hampshire village.
The larger por-
Employments.
tion of the people are engaged in
agriculture
but there is considerable manufacturing and trade carried on in this town. The capital
;
invested in starch manufactories is
over §26,000, annually producing
between
five
and
six
hundred tons
of starch, and using over 120,000
bushels of potatoes.
Nearly all
branches of business are carried on
such as foundry, carriage shop, lumber mills, cabinet, wool carding,
jewelry, shoemaking, blacksmithing, tinware, and one woolen factory. Total value of goods annually manufactured, $158,200.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, §154,865; mechanical
originally
called
11, 1795.
First Church
Congregational
the
"Monadnock
Church."
It
There
was no preaching except Missionary labor until 1810, when Rev.
Dyer Burge became pastor until
May 5, 1815, when he was regular
ly dismissed, the church numbering 43 members. Rev. Nathan
Waldo preached from 1819 to 1822.
Rev. Andrew Rakin from 1822 to
July, 1823, when Rev. John L.
Hale took his place, and continued until 1824.
January, 1825, Rev. Orlando G.
Thiitcher became pastor and conconsisted of ten
members.
tinued until February, 1829.
Boundaries. North by Stewartstown, east by Dixville, south by
Columbia, and west by the Con-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
]02
necticut river.
Area, 25,000 acres
improved land,
14,870.
miles
by
North Stratford
sta-
Thirteen
Bail roads.
is done.
Productions of the
Besourccs.
Distances. One hundred and seventy miles north from Concord and
thirty-four north from Lancaster.
daily stage to
lumbering
considerable
on the Grand Trunk Railroad.
It is expected that the Montreal extension Railroad will pass through
Colebrook in a short time.
tion,
§115,400;
soil,
;
stock in trade, §2,500.
Churches and Schools. There ar»»
two churches, no regular pastors,
and ten schools average length of
;
schools
the
for
year,
nineteen
weeks.
Columbia House.
Hotel.
COLUMBIA.
mechanical labor,
§3,400 money at interest, $5,872
deposits in savings banks, §10;
First Settlement.
In
1770 this
Coos County. The surface of
this town is uneven, and broken by
town was granted and named
Cockburne in honor of Sir James
mountains along
Cockburn, one of the grantees.
Incorporated December 16, 1797;
received its present name in June,
The
its
southern lim-
soil is
generally strong
and productive.
In the spring
its.
large quantities of maple sugar are
1811.
made.
Boundaries. North by Colebrook,
by Dixville and ungranted
lands, south by ungranted lands
and Stratford, and west by Vermont. Area, 37,822 acres; improved land, 9,823 acres. A large
portion of the rest of the territory
consists of large tracts of heavy
wood and timber land.
Streams and Ponds. From the
mountains descend a number of
streams in a westerly direction into the Connecticut, affording
many
excellent water privileges.
There
are several ponds, the most noted
of which is Lime Pond, situated
near the line between this town
and Colebrook. It is about one
hundred and sixty rods long and
fifty rods wide.
The bottom is
covered
ly six
to
feet
the depth of nearwith perfectly white
which
formed
by the shells of the cyclas and planorbis species, of which myriads
ealcarious marl,
is
still living in the waters of the
pond, and are generally found collected under loose stones. Fish
Pond is well stored with trout of
large size.
Lime-stone, in considerable quantities, is found near
the outlet of this pond.
Employments.
Farming is the
principal occupation of the people.
are
some manufacturing carried on. One hundred tons of
starch are annually made, and
There
is
east
One hundred and six-
Distances.
from Concord
from Lancaster.
By daily stage to and
ty-six miles north
and
thirty north
Railroads.
from
North
Stratford
station,
twelve miles, on the Grand Trunk
The Boston, Concord
and Montreal Railroad, when completed, will pass through this town.
Railroad.
CONCORD.
Merrimack County.
(a city)
the
is
Concord
capital of
New-
Hampshire and shire town of the
county. The surface is uneven,
though it presents none of the abrupt acclivities, or
common
towns.
rivers,
in
deep valleys,
many New-Hampshire
It is
well watered by four
two of which are of consid-
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CONCORD.
erable magnitude, The Contoocook, a river eighty miles in length,
from Ilopkinton through
passes
the northern part of Concord and
joins the Merrimack on the line
between
this city
and Boscawen.
Merrimack
The
river
passes
eastern centre; the
Soucook river washes the southeastern border, and ilows in-
through
the
to the Merrimack, forming the
boundary line between this city
and Pembroke; while the Turkey
river, having its rise in Turkey
Ponds, waters a portion of its
southern part and empties into the
Merrinuiek in Bow. There is some
good water power on the Contoocook, at Fisherville, where there
are several large manufactories.
On
the Merrimack, through Con-
some good water
no wheel is turned
by its valuable power. There are
five ponds, the largest of which is
Turkey Pond, in the south-west;
and Long Pond (or Pennacook
Lake) in the north-west part. At
the outlet of Pennacook Lake is a
woolen mill, kit factory, &c. Turkey Pond is the source of Turkey
River, which furnishes some good
water power in its passage to the
Merrimack.
The intervals on the Merrimack
are of considerable width and very
cord, there are
privileges, but
fertile,
hut perhaps a
in extent
andbeauty
Connecticut.
little inferior
to those
Many
on the
of the inter-
duced three hundred and twentybushels of corn, two hundred
and seventy-eight bushels of oats,
anil made the annual agricultural
five
Another, valued
produced two hundred
and twenty bushels of corn and
two hundred bushels of oats. Anreceipts, §3,177.
at §15,000,
Also, annual rec'eipts, $2,500.
other valued at $15,000. Annual
A market farm,
receipts, $3,600.
containing forty acres, valued at
$ 8,000, paid for labor, $ 1 ,000 fertil;
Annual
$1,000.
izers,
receipts,
The above is sufficient to
show that farming in Concord pays,
when it is considered that farming
$5,900.
real estate increases in value, on
an average, at the rate of four per
cent, per annum.
City.
Concord, owing to its
great railroad facilities, the wealth
and enterprise of its inhabitants,
and as being the capital of the
State, has become one of the most
popular cities in New England.
The city contains about 2,500 dweling
houses,
14,000
inhabitants,
and has a constant and steady increase in population and wealth,
which makes investments in real
estate safe and sure to increase in
value, if purchased at market
rates.
Like
many
other
New
England
cities,
Concord has beea
afflicted
with
devastating
fires
Within the past twenty-two years,
hotels,
five churches, five
an
every business block on
Street, has been burned
Out of nearly two hundred stores and shops for trade
within the city precinct, all but
nine have been built since that
nearly
vals,
however, by careful husbandry, have been brought to a high
state of cultivation, and produce
some of the finest crops of corn
and hay in the State. The plains
Maine
down.
and the uplands, when properly
date (1852.)
excellent
produce
crops. The census of 1870, shows
that a farm valued at $18,000 pro-
est of the five cities in the State.
cultivated,
These fire casualties
have made Concord, apparently,
in the business portion, the young-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
104
Large and substantial business
blocks have been erected upon the
ashes of the former buildings, far
superior in architecture and beauBut few cities, of its size, exty.
cel it in its large and expensive
business
blocks,
hotels,
fine
its
and excellent concrete sidewalks. If any
broad and shaded
streets,
complaint can be made as to the
beauty of this city, it is in its
dense shaded streets, where, in
many places, the rays of the sun
A
view from
are nearly shut out.
the dome of the Capitol, in midsummer, gives the city the appearance of a large
forest,
with church
and domes peering above
tops of the trees; and a
spires
the
stranger,
who
obtained his
first
knowledge and view from this
stand point, would be loath to believe that a city, containing twelve
thousand inhabitants, nestled beneath the shade of the trees,
standing at his feet. Many of the
private residences are fine and ex-
Nashua and Acton, Worcester and
Nashua, Nashua and Wilton, at
Nashua; Manchester and North
Weare, at Manchester; and Suncook Valley at Hooksett or Suncook. It can be readily seen that
almost any section of the country
can be reached by railroad from
The
Concord.
total
number
of
miles of railroads in the city, besides side tracks, is over thirty.
The dividend from the railroad
tax exceeds that of any other
town or city in the State by over
$ 5,000.
The passenger station is a large
building and also contains the business offices of the Concord and
Northern railroads. The constant
increase of travel on the various
which centre at
lines of railroads,
station, with the change of
baggage and passengers from one
line of road to the other, requires
an enlargement of the depot, for
the convenience both of the passengers and of the employees of
this
pensive structures, and compare
favorably with fine dwellings in
other cities in New Hampshire.
The four
Railroad Facilities.
railroads which centre here together with their branches and
connecting lines, within a radius
of thirty-six miles, make it one of
the largest railway centres at one
the roads.
depot in New England. At this
station, passenger trains are made
up with special cars, for the Montreal Railroad, Northern, Bristol
Branch of the Northern, Concord
and Claremont, Contoocook Valley, Concord to Boston, via Lowell,
Concord to Boston via Lawrence,
and Concord and Portsmouth.
fully laid
which virtually makes eight railroads that centre here. Besides,
connections are made with the
some powerful convulsion, many
centuries ago. It was commenced
in 1816, and was finished and occu-
and Business Buildings.
Public
The State House is located on
Main Street. The grounds extend
east and west from Main to State
Streets,
Park
and north and south from
to Capitol
Streets,
forming
nearly a square plat of over two
acres. These grounds are beauti-
out with fine concrete
walks, ornamented with a variety
of shade trees, and the whole sur-
expensive
and
handsome iron fence.
The original building was
built
rounded
by an
of Concord granite, quarried from
the drifts which- were cleft from
the Concord granite ledges, by
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CONCORD.
pied in 1819, for the first time.
The whole cost, including grounds,
was about $85,000, and it was the
Chamber is on the east side
of the north wing, measuring 34
by 35 feet; and there are in this
most expensive edifice
wing, besides, two committee
rooms, measuring respectively 20
by 22 feet, and 16 by 22 £, together
with the stairway leading to the
chamber and Senate Gallery. In
In
in the State.
1805, the old capitol
was en-
remodeled, and enlarged at
an expense of over $ 150,000. It is
now considered one of the finest
buildings of the kind in New Eng-
tirely
The
land.
addition to the center
of the building was 28 by 50 feet,
and on each wing 28 by 38 feet,
making an additional area of
3,528
The
superficial feet.
first
floor contains the Doric Hall, or
what is sometimes called the
Rotunda, 45 by 52
of this
45 feet
is
:
feet; in the rear
the State Library, 26 by
on the
you enter,
right, as
Council Chamber,
measuring 22 £ by 24 feet, and connected with it, is the Govenor's
by 18 feet; in
private room, 11
the rear of this, is the Adjutant
is
the
first,
«b
General's Office, consisting of two
rooms connected by a double door.
The larger room is 22£ feet square,
In the south
the smaller 15 by 22 £
.
wing are the rooms of the Secretary
of State consisting of a small room
12 by 18 feet, and a larger room,
21 £ by 24 feet; next to these rooms
;
is
the Treasurer's Office 20 £ by 21£
beyond this, is the Insurance
feet;
Commissioner's and Superintendent of Public Instruction room,
measuring 16 by 20£ feet. On each
Senate
h.
the south
stairs
wing
is
at the
head of the
Sergeant-at-Arms'
the
room, 16 \ by 21 £
feet,
and next
the office of the Secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture, and
beyond is the State Historian's
rooms: besides there is a wide
stairway, a hall extending across
the wing, and a stairway leading
to the Representative Hall Gallery,
and
roof
to
the Cupola.
eight
affords
The French
commodious
committee rooms, well lighted,
and averaging about twenty feet
square.
A spiral stairway leads from the
base of the dome to the top of the
cupola, 140 feet from the ground,
upon which is surmounted a colosThe view obtained
sal gilt eagle.
from the windows of the cupola is
very fine.
Doric Hall naturally claims the
It is
first attention of a stranger.
supported by ten columns or pilAgainst the walls of this
lars.
hall have been placed four large
glass cases, in
which have been
a wide stairway, the one on the north leading
to the Senate Chamber the one on
the south, to the Representatives'
Hall, and a door behind each,
opening into the yard towards
the Battle
Flags of the various military organizations of New-Hampshire,
who participated in the conflict to
sustain the Union; also a list of
battles, each regiment or battery
was engaged in, is printed in gold
State Street.
leaf
side of the library
is
;
On
the second floor the
Represen-
Hall occupies the center,
extending across the building, 80
feet long, and 45 feet wide. The
tative's
regularly
arranged
upon the
glass.
The
floor is
marble, tessellated in white and
black squares and diamonds. The
wainscoting and all the wood finishing except the stairways of this
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
106
hall,
and
the rest of the build-
all
and oak, some
beautiful in color and
ing, is of chesnut
of which
is
grain.
The State Library has between
and 13,000 volumes besides
pamphlets. It is handsomely and
appropriately arranged for an in12,000
stitution of this character.
Gov-
ernors of the State from 1786 to the
present time, handsomely painted,
and set in large gilt frames. There
are also the portraits of Matthew
Thornton, Joseph Dudley, Jonathan Belcher, William Bernett,
and Simon Bradstreet. This chamber now presents the appearance
of a handsome portrait gallery.
In the Senate Chamber, are
fourteen portraits of Senators
who
have been Presidents of the Senate.
In the Hall of Representatives
Washington
and Webster in full size also Gen.
De Graaf, Gen. John Stark, Gen.
Poor, Gen. Cilley, Gen. Scammell,
Gen. Whipple and Gen. Henry
Dearborn. All these officers, with
the exception of Gen. Poor, were
at the surrender of Burgoyne, at
are the portraits of
;
Saratoga, in 1777.
Too much
credit cannot be ac-
corded to the Hon. Benjamin F.
Prescott, Secretary of State, for his
untiring effort and zeal in securing
a large portion of the portraits in
the Council Chamber, and many
of the Generals of the revolution
placed in the Hall of Representatives.
is
end of State Street
located the
is
The
State Prison.
central part
and south wing were erected
1812; the north
wing
in 1833.
in
In
present antique appearance it
imparts no beauty to the city, nor
its
the Council Chamber, are
systematically arranged, upon the
In
walls, the portraits of all the
over §40,000, and is a fine strucIn this building is a large
hall, the city offices, court room,
At the north
and county offices.
ture.
The Court House and City Hall
located on Main Street, north
of the Capitol, and considerably
elevated from the street.
It was
erected in 1855, at an expense of
much credit to the State, in its
present condition. (For fvdl particulars see State Institutions.)
The County Jail is situated one
mile west of the State House, and
was erected in 1853. It is a beautiful edifice, built of brick, and
well arranged for the purpose it
was designed for.
Tlie
Society
New-Hampshire
is
located on
Historical
Main
Street,
and owns and occupies a large
brick building. It was established
in 1823, and now has over 6,000
volumes of valuable books, besides
pamphlets and newspapers. There
is
quite a cabinet of Indian relics
and other curiosities, many of
which are of an antique character
also,
many
valuable
paintings.
These rooms are opened daily, and
are worthy of a visit from any
stranger.
The City Library is in the City
Hall building, and has over 7,000
volumes.
Newspapers.
Monitor, daily;
Independent Statesman, weekly;
Daily Patriot; New-Hampshire
Patriot,
weekly;
The People,
Herald,
weekly
Prohibition
weekly. (See tables.)
The Asylum for the Insane is
located on Pleasant Street about
one half mile south-west from the
State House.
The buildings are
spacious, conveniently arranged,
;
and present a
fine
and imposing
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appearance.
control, but
It
under State
is
heavily endowed,
and financially established on a
basis,
without requiring
solid
much State aid. (See State Instiis
tutions.)
There are many
blocks
fine
business
the
in the city precinct,
largest of
which are
Stickney's,
Brown's, White's, Sanborn's, Board
of Trade building, Eagle, ColumExchange, Merchant's, Rum-
bian,
ford,
Durgin's, State,
Hill,
City,
Phenix,
Hill's,
James R.
Phenix Hotel,
Foster's,
Pickering's,
Central, Masonic, Statesman, and
These buildings
brick structures, from
107
There are about two hundred reand shops for trade of
tail stores,
various kinds.
stores are large,
Some
of
these
and do an annual
business of nearly §100,000. Many
of them are elegantly finished,
and present a metropolitan appearance, comparing favorably
with those of any city in the State.
There are six hotels
Hotels.
Eagle, Phenix, Elm, and Sherman
House, in the city precinct, the
Washington House, at Fisherville,
and the Birchdale House, at Birchdale Springs.
The Eagle and Phenix
are
first
Moore's blocks.
class
are large,
as fine hotels, in every respect, as
three to four stories high (with
one exception), the lower floors
being generally occupied by stores
of various kinds, while the upper
are used for public halls, offices,
and mechanical work, The Board
of Trade building is located on the
corner of Maine and School
and was commenced in
the summer of 1872, and finished
streets,
in the
autumn of
1873.
It
is
with a handsome
French roof, surmounted by a
fine dome, in which has been
three
stories,
placed a large illuminated clock,
with four
dials.
The lower
story
while the upper conBoard of Trade rooms,
Young Men's Christian Associais
for stores,
tains the
tion
rooms,
offices,
&c.
The
whole expense of the building was
about $ 45,000.
The geoMercantile Trade.
graphical position, together with
extensive railroad facilities,
has caused Concord to become the
centre of a large mercantile trade.
There are six wholesale flour and
corn stores, whose annual sales
are not less than $1,800,000.
its
houses, and are considered
are found in
New
England, out-
Boston. The Elm and
Sherman are respectable, and
good houses, and receive a fair
patronage from the traveling pubThe registers of these four
lic.
hotels show the annual arrivals to
side
of
The Eagle and Phenix
be 40,000.
14,000 each,
man
12,000.
and the Elm and SherThe register of one
of the hotels, this season (1873),
shows that it was represented by
guests
from
thirteen
States in one day.
The
different
registers
of the Eagle and Phenix frequently show daily arrivals of guests
from six
to ten different States.
Birch-Dale House is located
near Birch Dale or Concord
Springs, about four miles west
from the State House, and is a
large and commodious house built
expressly for summer boarders.
Tlie
These springs possess medical
and the water is pronounced very beneficial to invalids who are afflicted with various
properties,
diseases.
lar resort,
It has become a popuand the house is gener-
ally well filled
through the
warm
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
108
season. To show the popularity
of the Concord Spring water, it is
stated that two thousand gallons
are annually sold by the glass in
the city of New York alone. The
house and springs are owned by
Dr. Robert Hall, of Concord.
The manufacManufactories.
turing business of Concord is considerable, various, and, many of
If Conits branches, important.
cord possesses, as it is often stated, water power nearly equal to
some of her
sister cities,
it is
evi-
dent that it has not been utilized,
except at Fisherville, to any great
extent, to propel the machinery
now in use in its various manufactories; neither have they, financially received much foreign assistance, but depended upon capital belonging to the people of Concord.
The carriage business has
been an important branch of industry for many years. There are
four manufactories, the largest of
which is the Abbott, Downing Co.
This firm has acquired a worldwide reputation for its fine carriages, both for durability and
neatness of work.
In 1813 the late Mr. Lewis
Downing, then a young man of
one and twenty years, came to
Concord, from Lexington, Mass.,
and opened a wheelwright shop at
the north end of Main Street. The
capital with which he commenced
was $125, $75 of which
he invested in a good set of tools.
business
He commenced
building
common
wagons with the bodies fastened
down to the hind axle, and worked alone, finding ready sales for
carriages he could make.
After the first year his business so
increased, that he employed two
all the
hands, which
number was
after-
wards increased as the business
demanded.
In 1825 he commenced erecting
shops at the south end of Main
street, near his house.
For twelve
years he manufactured only wagons, the style of which underwent
several changes.
The first attempt
was a wooden one
reaching from the hind axle to the
rocker which was soon followed
by the leather thoroughbrace, and
at a spring
;
successive styles of eliptic springs.
The
first
and sold
chaise he
made
in 1826,
Rev. Dr. Bouton,
now residing in Concord.
In 1826 he commenced the manit
to the
ufacture of coaches, which have
since made the name of Abbott &
Downing famous the country over.
That year he went to Salem, Massachusetts, and engaged J. Stephens
Abbott, then a journeyman coachbody maker, to come to Concord
and build three-bodies. Mr. Abbott arrived in Concord, Christmas
eve., 1826, and made the first coach
body ever built in New-Hampshire.
The first coach was completed and
went out of the shop in July, 1627,
and was sold to Mr. John Shepherd.
Mr. Abbott, after completing his
job with Mr. Downing, went to
Frainingham, Mass., for the purpose of forming a business connection, but concluded otherwise, and
went to Providence, R. I., and
worked a short time, but not feeling
contented he returned to Concord
in the fall, and became a partner
with Mr. Downing, January 1, 1828.
Coach building became a leading
feature of their business, and for
the reason of the lightness, durableness, and elegance of finish of
their
their
coaches, they
way
soon found
into every part of
New
�109
CONCORD.
England. It is worthy of mention
that while other carriages have
undergone an infinite variety of
changes in style, the Concord coach
was so near perfection in its line,
at that early day, that it has scarcely undergone any changes in construction since.
The partnership of Downing
&
Abbott was dissolved by mutual
consent in September, 1847; Mr.
Abbott continuing business in the
ing his
and Mr. Downing, taksons as partners, removing
new
shops, nearly opposite the
old shops,
to
Phenix Hotel.
These two firms remained in
their respective places of business
until
January
2, 1865,
with no ma-
change, with the exception
of Mr. Abbott taking his son E. A.
Abbott as a partner in 1852, under
the firm name of J. S. & E. A. AbIn the winter of 1849, the
bott.
shops of Mr. Abbott were entirely
destroyed by fire but were immediately replaced with more commodious and convenient buildings.
terial
January 2, 1865, the two firms
were dissolved, and the heavy and
popular firm of Abbott, Downing
& Co., was formed, and the business continued in the shops formerly occupied by J. S. & E. A.
Abbott, Mr. Lewis Downing senretiring from the business
ior,
after active participation in it for
nearly fifty-two years. This new
January
1873,
1,
which succeeded
Downing &
Morgan & Co.,
Abbott Downing Com-
the firms of Abbott,
Co., and Harvey,
called the
pany, with a capital of §400,000.
The officers of this corporation,
are Lewis Downing, President,
Edward A. Abbott, Treasurer,
Frank L. Abbott, Secretary and
George P. Harvey, Rufus M. Morgan, J. C. Harvey, Board of control.
Thus it can be seen that the
small wheelwright shop established
nearly sixty years before, with a
capita] of $ 125, and employing but
one man, has grown to a capital
of $400,000 and employing over
250
men.
In the spring of 1870, Mr. J.
Stephens Abbott, one of the original firm, died very suddenly at
his residence in Concord, and in
Mr. Lewis Downing,
Mr. Abbott. But
few business men, in this country,
have, by their own individual ef-
March
1873,
senior, followed
as mechanics, left names
more honorable, and more worthy
forts,
to
be handed
down through
life's
great drama, for generations to
come, than Lewis Downing and J.
Stephens Abbott.
To show the constant increase
of their business, it can be stated
that when Messrs. Downing and
Abbott formed a partnership in
1828,
there were four forges in
when the partnership
again formed in 1865, there
firm continued in business until a
their shops
change was made in January, 1873.
In the meantime another large
carriage establishment had grown
up in Concord under the name of
Harvey, Morgan & Co., and for several years had been doing quite an
was
extensive business.
By previous
act of the Legislature, an incor-
the value of § 500,000.
The question is often asked why
Concord coaches and carriages
porated company was established,
;
were twenty-four forges and now
company have thirty-five.
They employ 250 men with an annual pay-roll of §168,000, and prothe
duce carriages of various kinds to
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
have such a world-wide reputation.
The
reason
principal
is
the
thoroughness of work, and always
securing the best materials, and
the best skilled labor. No paint
is ever allowed to cover any dein
fect
wood
the
or
would have a tendency
iron,
to
that
weaken
the carriage, on any consideration.
Many
parts of wheels, or other
work have been stove before
eyes of the workman, which
Mr. Downing used to say) Avas
the
(as
the
most emphatic and cheapest argument he could produce to let his
workmen know that no sham work
was allowed in their shops.
Their carriages have been sent
to
nearly every
quarter of the
no firm in
Snake Hill) commence about one
mile from the Capitol, north-west,
and extend along for over two
miles nearly parallel with the Concord and Claremont railroad.
Mr. Luther Roby, now living in
the city, (1873)
first
opened
this
ledge on the southerly base and
near what is called the " Pulpit."
The piers for the Federal bridge
came from this opening also the
stone was boated down the Merrimack, to Manchester, by Mr. Roby
;
and son, for the basement of the
Manchester depot. They sent the
first Concord granite to Lowell,
Mass. The ledge now being so
successfully worked by Mr. Hollis,
was also opened by them. But
globe, and, doubtless,
the
this country
tion with other popular quarries in
is,
at this date, as well
known as the firm of
Downing & Company,
makers, Concord N. H.
The total value of
(including
Abbott,
carriage
carriages
repairing)
annually
produced in the city is about
$ 600,000.
The Granite business is an important branch which has grown
to large proportions within the
past twenty years. Granite of the
best quality has been known to
abound in Concord for rnany years,
but was quarried from large drifts
or bowlders, which at some age in
the past, were parts of the main
ledge which had been cleft asunder
by some violent convulsion of naThese drifts from the granite
ledges in Concord have been found
as far south as Massachusetts line,
but never to any distance northward eastward or westward. From
these drifts, the stone for the Old
State House, and other buildings
ture.
was quarried.
The granite
ledges, (or Rattle
first
great successful competi-
Maine and Massachusetts, was
in
securing the contract to furnish
the granite for the Merchants'
Bank, Boston. Blocks of granite
one foot square dressed in various
forms were sent from Hallowell,
Maine, Rockport, Quincy and some
other quarries. Mr. Roby had the
apparent temerity to send his block
from the Concord quarry, and after
careful examination as to merits
of the granite from each quarry,
the contract was given to Mr.
Roby, the price hardly coming in
as competition but the quality of
the stone. It has been ascertained,
by eminent chemists and geologists, that the stone from the Concord quarries, is perfectly free
from oxides or other mineral substance, which on exposure to the
atmosphere, would mar the beauty
(if some New England granite.
The award of this contract soon
established the reputation of Concord granite, as being the then Dest
in market. When the quarry-men
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at Qnincy, only six miles distant
from Boston, found that preference
was given
to granite quarried
seventy miles away, they showed
that shrewdness characteristic of
Massachusetts business men, by
securing nearly all the control of
these ledges, and the heavy contracts pertaining tbereto
and to;
day the granite business
cord,
is
in
Con-
largely controlled by peo-
ple residing in Massachusetts.
Mr
Jfcoby
for the
furnished the stone
at Ports-
Custom House,
mouth, the Brooks house at Medford, and many other buildings, besides
much
of the stone
work
in
the buildings in Concord.
Like
all new enterprises where goods
are introduced into the market,
and the competition is in the qual-
Ill
$ 125,000 employ 75 men annual
pay roll, $45,000; tan 15,500 ox
hides, valued at $ 186,000, and
manufacture 780,000 feet of belting,
of various
widths, valued
at
;
$350,000.
;
Eastman
Samuel
&
Co., belting and leather hose, cap-
$ 15,000, employ eight hands,
annual production, $ 40,000. Concord and Northern Railroad's maital,
chine shops, employ 204 men
annual pay roll, $ 138,000; receipts,
$ 290,000: Ford & Kimball, found-
employ 50 men
annual pay
$ 30,000 value of production,
$ 165,000. William P. Ford & Co.,
foundry, employ 35 hands; pay
roll, $ 20,000
annually produce
sinks, stoves, plows, harrows and
other castings valued at $ 54,000.
Dunkley & Allen, machinists
employ 24 hands, annual pay roll,
ry,
roll,
;
;
;
instead of the price, and frequently much money is expended
before actual profits are realized,
the introduction of the Concord
granite was not an exception. Mr.
Roby may have the satisfaction of
knowing he has been the means
of first introducing this granite to
ture Palmer carriage springs,
ploy 16 men;
annual pay
the country and making it the gold
mine of Concord ; but it is feared
that the credit which he is rightfully entitled to, has not been ac-
production, $429,000
Five harness shops, annual products, $ 240,
ity,
corded to him.
In 1854, there were about thirty
men employed
in the granite busi-
There are now ( 1873) in these
quarries, $ 420,000 invested, employing 491 men with an annual
pay roll of $ 364,000, and annually
producing stone in the rough, and
dressed, to the value of $ 775,000.
ness.
This stone is now used for building
purposes in nearly all the large
cities on the Atlantic slope.
Tlie Page Belting Co. tan leather
under Page's patent tanning process, for belting
;
capital invested,
production,
$12,000;
$40,000.
&
manufac-
Joseph Palmer
Co.,
emroll,
annual production, $ 50,
Four bedstead and furniture
manufactories employ 280 hands;
annual pay roll, $ 125,000 annual
$
13,200
;
000.
;
000.
W. B. Durgin, manufacturer
of pure silver spoons, forks and
napkin rings, annual value of production, $ 75,000. There are also
manufactured cotton goods, $ 235,
000 woolen goods, $ 250,300 melodeons and organs, $ 120,000 confectionery and bread, $100,000;
sale boots and shoes, $150,000;
printing, newspapers, job printing,
$ 110.000; monuments and grave
stones, $60,000; doors, sash, blinds
and window frames, $50,000;
lumber,
sawed,
planed
and
;
;
;
matched,
Blanchard
$ 99,675
churns, $ 50,000
silver plating
;
;
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112
$7,000; book binding, $20,000;
picture frames, $70,000; photograph business in its various
forms, $55,000;
plaster ground,
gas,
$45,000;
meal
ground, $40,000; organ and melodeon keys, organ and melodeon
reeds, organ and piano stools, artificial limbs, mackerel kits, excelsior, cement pipe, gas and steam
fittings,
files,
$9,000;
stencil plates;
be-
are carpenters, stair
builders, slate and gravel roofers,
undertakers, upholsterers, custom
boot and shoe workmen, blacksides there
smiths, tailors, milliners, and vaThe total cap-
rious other trades.
invested in manufactories of
employing
all kinds is $ 2,276,300
2,145, men and boys, and 364 womital
;
who
annually receive for their
producing manufactured goods, to the value of
*The number of
$4,600,000.
males and females engaged in insurance, banks, stores and shops as
en,
labor,
$
1,329,500,
proprietors or clerks, hotel clerks,
book keepers &c, is estimated at
1,540.
There are 28 lawyers, 22
physicians, 5 dentists, 28 clergy-
men, besides school teachers, male
and female.
Resources.
All the resources in
relation to stocks
and bonds are
taken as are individually given to
the assessors under the law. It
is
stated that there are in this city,
over $1,000,000 personally invested
in western railroad stocks and
bonds.
Productions of the soil,
$338,068 mechanical labor, $1,329,
500, clerical and professional busi;
ness
is
estimated, at
$924,000*;
stocks and bonds, $224,000; money
deposits in
at interest, $180,180;
savings banks, $1,170,580; stock in
trade, $774,693.
Public Works. Water has been
introduced into the city precinct,
and pipes have been laid through
nearly all the streets, with hydrants placed at proper distances,
The water
to guard against fire.
is
taken
Pennacook Lake,
from
lying about three miles north-west
from the Capitol, and oyer one
hundred feet above its foundation.
The water of this pond has long
been noted for its purity, and has
the capacity to supply a city many
times larger in population than
Concord. These works have been
put in very substantially, and
great attention has been given to
have durable pipes, and of such
material as not to impregnate the
water with any mineral substance
in the least.
The whole expense
not far from $300,000.
No city
in the country stands better guarded against large, devastating fires,
than Concord does to-day, with an
abundance of water, and one of
is
the most efficient
to use
fire
departments
it.
Sewerage.
The city precinct
has been surveyed, and an extensive plan
of
sewerage
been
draughted, which, when the plans
are fully carried out, will give the
city excellent drainage.
Much of
tinn,
This includes clergymen, lawyers, phy-
sician*,
merchants, landlords, bankers,
rail-
book keepers, National,
State, County, City officials, &c Ac, Doubtless the cities and large towns have a larger
per cent, than the average through the State.
road
officials, clerks,
.,
In this view of the foregoing facts, Concord,
The censns of 1870, gave the number of
persons in New-Hampshire, engaged in professional and personal services, trade and
transportation, of ten y -Mrs of age and over,
*
at 27,042, or over 8}^ per cent, of its popula-
with scarcely any
large cotton
or woolen
manufactories, and the capital of the State,
must have
at least 11 per cent, of its popula-
tion, or 1540 persons,
vocations.
employed in the above
�CONCORD.
Ihe
work has already been done
East Concord there
with two
in
masonry and
the whole plan will be consummated within a few years. The whole
the most substantial
expense
is
estimated
There are also good school-houses,
and graded schools at West Concord and- Fisherville.
Nearly all
of these large brick houses have
been built within the past twenty
years, at an expense, including
$100,000.
There are four bridges in the
over the Merrimack, and
three over the Contoocook river.
All of these are large and expencity
sive bridges.
The Federal
grounds, of not less than $150,000.
One of the most important literary institutions in the country is
located about two miles west of
the
State
House, called
St.
Bridge,
which leads to East Concord, is of
wrought iron, and was ei-ected in
the spring of 1873, at an expense,
including
stone
work,
of
Paul's
over
School.
copal
represent
There are fifty schools
which thirty-two
But few towns or
are graded.
cities have made more rapid pro-
The
Schools.
in the city, of
in
sive
Church
'
June 8, 1859; CongregaWest Concord, September
21, 1869; Old North Congregational
Church, November 18, 1870, and
the North Congregational, June
29, 1873.
The Unitarian,- South
and West Concord, have been replaced by more substantial and
expensive edifices, and the North
thirty-one weeks; in the city
there
;
ferent
sections
of the city.
At
for
tional at
1874.
and built at an expense of from $15,
000 to $60,000 each besides there
are several smaller houses in dif-
Concord,
tional,
will
five large, brick school-houses in
Edifices.
Unitarian, November 2d, 1854;
then followed the South Congrega-
age length of schools for the year
the city precinct, from four to six
commodious school rooms each,
(See literary Insti-
worship being destroyed by fire.
The first house destroyed was the
$24,047.45,
There are
buildings are very fine, extenand expensive, and the
the past nineteen years, has suffered
severely in its houses of public
the city precinct, are primary intermediate, first and second gramThe avermar, and high school.
precinct, forty weeks.
students
of the Union.
tutions.)
In 185-1, the total amount of money appropriated for school purposes was $5,536, being $2.40J
In 1872, the
to each scholar.
is
its
grounds around them are beauti-
past twenty years, than Concord.
averaging $9.21 to each scholar.
The high school is under the instruction of J. D. Bartley, as principal.
In this department, such
branches of study are taught, that,
at the expiration of four years, a
scholar is prepared to enter any
college. The grades of schools in
all parts
fully laid out.
public schools, for the
amount expended was
under Epis-
It is
and
control,
$26,000.
gress
a fine brick
departments.
is
house,
about
at
113
be rebuilt in the season of
Where
is
now,
the old North stood,
1873,
being built a
large brick school house.
The following
and
are the churches,
denominaNorth Congregational, Rev.
F. D. Ayers South Congregationpastoi's of various
tions.
:
Rev.
Blake; IstCalvinistic
W. Faunce; Freewill Baptist, Rev. Silas Curtis;
al,
S. L.
Baptist, Rev. D.
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114
Pleasant street Baptist, Rev. H. G.
Safford; Methodist, Rev. E. A.
est of the village.
Drew; Episcopal, Rev. J. H.
Eames, D. D. Unitarian, Rev. J. F.
houses.
;
Lovering; Universalist, Rev. E. L.
Conger, pastor; Catholic, Rev.
J. E. Barry; Second Advent, Elder
At East Concord,
J. G. Hook.
Congregational.
At West Concord, Congregational, Rev. H. B.
Putnam. At Fisherville, C. Baptist,
no pastor; Catholic, Rev.
J. E. Barry; Methodist, Rev. S. P.
Heath, pastor.
There are also clergymen of the
following persuasions, residing in
Concord, viz., C. Baptist Rev.
Congregational,
Moses Gerald
Rev. Nathaniel Bouton, D. D.,
Rev. H. A. Kendall, Rev. S. Utley,
Episcopal, Rt. Rev. W. W. Niles,
Bishop of the Diocese, Rev. H. A.
Coit, D. D., Rev. J. H. Coit,
Rev. Hall Harrison, Rev. John
Hargate, and Rev. R. A. Benton;
Methodist, Rev. Elisha Adams.
The value of church property
within the city precinct is not less
than $ 225,000.
East Concord is locaVillages.
ted across the Merrimack, about
two miles from the State House.
;
Here
is
a plaster mill,
saw
mill,
brick yard, belting and leather
hose manufactory, store, post office,
graded school house,
about sixty
dwellings. West Concord is about
two miles north-west from the
Capitol. There is a woolen mill,
large, brick,
•hurch edifice, and
kit
factory,
two stores, chui'ch,
and about sixty
house,
dwellings.
school
(For Fisherville, see Boscawen.)
two miles
Millville lies about
west from the State House.
Paul's
School
and
now
is
is
located
St.
here,
the absorbing inter-
There is a mill,
and a number of fine dwelling
About one mile directly east of
the State House, across the Merrimack, by the free bridge road,
and what is called the plain, has
been commenced a pretty village.
Within the past year, thei-e have
been
erected fifteen or twenty
dwelling houses, and a fine school
house. It bids fair to be quite an
auxiliary
to the
growth and
wealth of the city precinct.
Banks. There are seven banks
First National
National State Capitol, National
Savings, New Hampshire Savings,
in the city, viz.
Merrimack County Savings, Loan
and Trust Savings in city precinct;
and Pennacook Savings Bank, at
Fisherville. Total capital in Nabanks,
tional
Total
$350,000;
in the five sav-
amount deposited
ings
banks, $3,381,081.21.
(See
tables.)
Natural and acquired Resources.
As can be
seen, the granite ledges
of Concord are a mine of Avealth,
but at present the only resource is
the pay which the quarrymen get
for labor and the farmers realize
from the sale of the land where the
ledges are located. This is valuable, but it would be better to have
the profit on the stone stop here instead of going to Boston. The supply may be considered inexhaustible, and will last for many generations yet to come.
It is stated by competent judges
that the water power in Concord
is valuable, and is excelled by but
few towns in the State in unimproved privileges. Sewall's Falls,
in the Merrimack, are about three
miles from the State House. The
width of the river at this point is
�115
CONCORD.
only two hundred and thirty feet.
The expense of a dam here has
been estimated, by competent engineers, to be about forty thousand
dollars; and by taking the water
from the west end of the dam,
through a canal, for a distance of
about three miles, to the city proper, would produce a fall of over
twenty-one feet, and a constant
flow of water in the driest time, of
twelve hundred feet per second.
This power is equal to running
twenty cotton mills of five thousand spindles each, and requiring
one hundred and twenty operatives
to each mill, or three thousand in
all.
The whole expense to prepare this power ready to place mills
on is estimated by Gov. James A.
The acquired resources are
in its
and the
completion of the Concord and
Rochester Railroad, and extension
of the Contoocook Valley Road,
from Hillsborough to Peterborgreat
center;
railroad
ough, together with the completion of the Hoosic Tunnel, will
still largely increase its railroad
It being the capital of
facilities.
induces
the State
come here
quently adds to
ulation,
many men
its
which are gradually
From
creasing.
to
and consewealth and pop-
to reside,
in-
1871 to 1872, its
ratable polls increased 361.
With
the advantages above mentioned there is no reason why Concord should not annually increase
all
in wealth
and population
for
many
two hundred and sixtyfive thousand dollars, and if all the
power was utilized, it would make
an additional population of nearly
years to come, and hold her rank
with her sister cities in the State.
ten thousand inhabitants.
It may be well to state that there
are good facilities for erecting mills
the territory of Concord, was made
by parties living in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1663, but, not complying with the provisions of the grant,
Weston
at
on the east or west side of the
er, at
the foot of the
falls,
riv-
without
the expense of a canal two or three
miles. Land for a mile square
around the
falls
can be purchased
farm land in
at the rate per acre of
that vicinity.
We quote
the words of the efficient civil engineer, Hon. James
A. Weston,
who made
the survey
of this valuable power, in 1871
" Nature seldom offers to the hand
of man a more favorable location,
or greater facilities for the creation
of a large and successful manufacturing business."
At the south-east extremity of
the city are Garven's Falls, in the
Merrimack. The power here is considered valuable, but we have no
means of knowing
its full
capacity.
First Settlements. The first petition for a grant of land comprising
they forfeited their right. Fiftyone years after the first grant they
again petitioned to have the original grant of 1663 confirmed to them.
They contended that tbe first grantees built a trading house on the
tract, forty years before, and it is
supposed
was built on the east
Merrimack.
the inhabitants of Essex
it
side of the
In 1721
County, many of them living in
Haverhill and vicinity, petitioned
the government of Massachusetts
for a grant of land called Pennacook, and conveying nearly the
same territory of the Salem grant
sixty-two years before.
Benjamin Stevens,
Ebenezer
Daniel
Kimball, Austin Mitchell, and one
Eastman, John
Osgood,
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116
hundred and fourteen others were
Not fully succeed-
the petitioners.
effort, in 1725, a
signed by the five
persons above named, who acted
as a committee for the rest of the
former petitioners, was presented,
asking the government to review
the request of their former petiThis second attempt proved
tion.
successful, with certain provisions
to be fulfilled on the part of the
ing in their
new
first
petition,
The
1801.
first grist
mill
was
built
on a small brook running through
East Concord. In 1732, a grist mill
and saw mill were built on Turkey
river, at
ville.
what is now called MillThe burying ground was
out in
laid
Prior to 1730,
1730.
the meetings of the grantees were
holden in Bradford, Mass.
The
town meeting was holden
first
at
November 10,
Henry Rolfe was chosen
the meeting house,
1730.
grantees.
moderator and Benjamin Rolfe,
was to be divided
hundred and three lots,
and one hundred persons were to
be admitted and each pay five
pounds and build a good dwelling
house, and break up and fence six
clerk.
acres of land within the space of
settled in the vicinity of Concord.
The
territory
into one
three years, after the land
The first
be made on the
was
sur-
In 1733, " Penney Cook" was incorporated by the government of
Massachusetts under the name of
Rumford.
The Pennacook
tribe of Indians
They were the most powerful and
veyed.
fifty
settlements
waidike tribe in the valley of the
to
east side of the
Merrimack, and all other tribes in
this vicinity were subservient to
them. Passaconnaway was their
first chief known to the white settlers in New-Hampshire, and always kept good faith with the
and the houses
to be built on
not more than twenty
rods apart, in a regular defensible
river,
the
home lot
Also that a good, convenient house for the worship of
God, be completely finished within the same space of time that the
first minister should have one full
share with the rest, the lot to be
laid out adjoining the meetingposition.
;
lot. One lot for the support
of schools forever, and one other,
a ministerial lot of equal value
with the rest. The survey of these
house
was deferred till May 10, 1726.
Samuel Ayer is supposed to be the
lots
man who ploughed a field in
Concord. Ebenezer Eastman and
family were the first who settled
in town, and came here in 1727.
The first white female child born
in town, was Dorcas, daughter of
E. Abbott, who died in 1797. The
first
male child was born of the
same parents in 1730, and died in
first
English.
Tradition gives
it
that
he was the chief Sagamore of
the tribes in this section of
all
New-
England, as early as 1629.
This
tribe were opposed to the Christian
religion and refused to pray to God
for assistance;
but the settlers
never received any harm from
them as a tribe, probably not as
much as was administered to the
Indians by the white men.
The
only Indian foe they feared were
the
Mohawk
tribe, living in
New-
York, on the Mohawk river. There
was a deadly feud between these
two
many
men trod
tribes for
the white
years before
the soil of
The site of an
New-England.
fort, on the east side of the
Merrimack, is pointed out where
Indian
�CONCORD.
two tribes met in deadly conand victory decided in favor
of the Pennacooks. But there was
no reporter to record the heroic
deeds of valor displayed on either
side, and tradition tells the tale.
these
flict
The
first
Indian
depredation
committed upon the settlers of Concord,
was
in 1742,
of Jonathan
when
the wife
Eastman was taken
These hostile attacks
were instigated by the French,
captive.
who
then held control of Canada,
and these Indians came from that
vicinity. In 1746, there were seven
garrisons in " Rumford" for the
protection of the inhabitants.
with
all
But
these precautions, .Mon-
August 11, 1746, they ambushed and killed Lieut. Jonathan Bradley, Samuel Bradley, John Lufkin,
day,
John Bean and Obadiah Peters;
and Alexander Roberts and William Stickney were taken prisoners.
This sad tragedy occurred about
one and one half miles west from
the State House, on the Hopkinton
road, as they were going to a fort
about half a mile beyond where
they were massacred. Four of the
Indians were killed and two were
wounded. There is no doubt but
they intended to have made an attack on Concord, as there were
over one hundred in the party
who committed these murders.
Through some source, the Indians
learned that the town had been reinforced by soldiers sent from
Exeter under Captain Ladd, only
the day before, and thus the assault
was evaded. After this ambush
of the Bradleys and others, they
made a precipitate retreat, for fear
of an attack by the soldiers and inhabitants from the forts.
In 1837, a granite monument was
erected near the scene of this trag-
117
edy, by the late Richard Bradley
(a relation of some of the victims)
of this city. After it was erected
with formal ceremonies, Mr. Brad-
ley presented the deed of convey-
ance of the monument and grounds,
to the
New-Hampshire Historical
which was received by
Society,
the
ton,
Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Bouand being duly recorded was
deposited in the society archives.
The monument stands on a
little
eminence in a pasture, by the street
leading to Millville a'nd Hopkinton, and is placed on a mass of
cobble stone, uncovered by earth
and sod, or even fenced. A more
lonely and desolate spot is not to be
found in Concord, especially when
one's mind reverts back to this
dark and bloody deed, and, as your
eye glances through bush and
brake, a nervous feeling comes
over youjhat perhaps the unerring
rifle of the red man is still pointing at the heart to draw the life
blood of his unwary victim. (For
the honor of Concord, some measure should be taken to have this
made more respectWith the exception of the
sacred spot
able.)*
no public place is
visited by strangers, being but one half mile from
St. Paul's school, which is repre
sented by nearly every state in the
State House,
more frequently
union.
Besides the foregoing deed no
serious trouble ever occurred from
the Indians, aside from killing a
&c, For many years
was a long controversy between the proprietors of Bow and
few
cattle,
there
Concord, relative to certain rights
of territory. In 1727, Bow received
*
At a meeting of the members of the His
was voted to hav*
turical Society (1*73) it
these grounds appropriately arranged.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
118
a grant of land, nine miles square,
from certain authority in NewHampshire, which covered nearly
the whole territory which was
granted to the proprietors of PenThis of course led
nacook.
to
conflicting authority
between the
respective grantees.
This trouble
was finally settled by the government of New-Hampshire's incoiporating the parish of Concord
with town rights, in 1765, and including a large portion of the land
previously claimed by Bow. Perhaps but few people are aware
how the act for the incorporation
of Concord was couched. It com-
menced
"
An
as follows
Act for setting
off a part of
town of Bow, together with
some land adjoining thereto, with
the inhabitants thereon, and make
them a Parish, investing them
with such privileges and immunities as towns in this parish have
and do enjoy." To this parish, in
the town of Bow, was given the
name of Concord, which means
harmony and agreement with onethe
another.
of the legislature, and for
a long time, Chief Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas. He died
in 1822.
Benjamin Thompson, afterwards
as Count Rumford, was a
resident of Concord for many
years, and married a daughter of
Rev. Timothy Walker.
He held
known
various important military offices
under the British crown, and on
leaving the service, he was hon-
ored with the title of Count.
He
afterwards received the honor of
knighthood.
He died in France
in 1814.
Franklin Pierce, born in Hillsborough, but long a resident of
this city, was U. S. Senator, and
President of the United States, be-
sides filling
ble offices.
bore
their full share in furnishing
men
in the struggles of the
revolution, and the blood of her
sons helped to seal the covenant
which made us a free and inde-
pendent nation, as it did also to
defend it from being broken in
twain, in 1861.
many minor responsiHe died here, in 1869.
Isaac Hill came to Concord in
was a printer by trade was
1809
;
;
soon an editor of a political paper,
and wielded a powerful influence
in the State, for
many
years.
He
filled
the offices of State Senator,
U.
Senator, and Governor of the
S.
State.
The people of Concord
and money
member
He
died in 1850.
There are many other prominent
men, who have lived in Concord
but space will not permit us to
mention them. It is enough to
say, however, that she has furnished her full share of public men,
who have filled honorable positions, both in the State and nation.
First Ministers.
Rev. Timothy
Distinguished Men. Hon. Timothy Walker, son of the Rev. Timothy Walker, born in 1737, graduated at Harvard in 1756, filled va-
Walker was the first minister, and
came here in 1726, and was settled
town offices, and served in a
campaign under Gen. Sullivan;
member of the convention which
framed the Constitution in 1784;
ordinary intellectual powers, and
they were always used to promote
the best interests of the town, for,
unlike to-day, he did not act as
the pastor of a church, but of the
rious
afterwards, for several
years,
a
in
1730.
He
died in 1782.
Mr.
Walker was a man of more than
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CONWAY.
while town.
Under
his ministry,
whole
people were united, under one
congregation, and he died lamentAt the
ed by all who knew him.
time of the trouble with Bow, the
town sent Mr. Walker to England
no less than three times, relative
fifty-two
for
to
years,
the
troublesome question, as
this
their agent.
919 acres; area of improved land,
20,090 acres.
Latidude, 42 deg. 15 min. north
longitude, about 71 deg. 30
Distances. Seventy-three miles
north-west from Boston, and five
hundred and seventy-four miles
north-east by east from Washington,
Rev. Israel Evans, ordained in
Rev.
dismissed in 1797.
1789;
Asa McFarland, D. D., settled in
Dr. McFar1798, died in 1827.
land was greatly beloved by
his people, and died deeply lamented.
Concord was
sec.
west from Greenwich.
D. C.
CONWAY.
Carkoll County. The surface
town is uneven, except on
the rivers, where there is some
of this
fine interval land,
which produces
&c,
fine crops of corn, rye,
To
in-
cultivate the upland requires pa-
corporated,
crops.
trial,
The
July 6, 1849.
was adopted, on the fifth
The vote
in March, 1853.
tient labor to get a fair return of
charter
in the county, in its production of
City Charter.
then stood, 828 in favor, and 559
The mayors
against a charter.
have been, under the new charter,
1855, Rufus
1853, Joseph Low;
John Abbott;
Clement;
1856,
1859,
Moses T. Willard; 1861,
Moses Humphrey; 1863, Benjamin
F. Gale; 1865, Moses Humphrey;
1840,
4,903;
10,889;
and the fourth
first
in
its
town
total
value of agricultural productions.
Swift, PeeRivers and Ponds.
1775,
1,747;
1820,
2,838;
quawket Pond are the principal
1850,
8,584;
1860,
various decades, as follows
1790,
ranks as the
quawket, and Saco, are the princiThe Saco is about
rivers.
twelve rods wide, and two feet
It has been known to rise
deep.
over twenty-five feet in twentySwift and Peequawfour hours.
ket rivers discharge themselves
There are some
into the Saco.
valuable water privileges in this
Walker's Pond and Petown.
1866, John Abbott; 1868, Lyman
D. Stevens; 1870, Abraham G.
Jones; 1872, John Kimball.
The population has been, at the
1,052;
corn,
It
1870,12,241.
:
The popula-
pal
collections of water.
Elevations.
tion at the present time (January,
and Greene
The
18740 is estimated at 14,000.
assessed value of personal and
elevations.
real estate, in March, 1873, was
Its true value,
over §9,000,000.
no doubt, is over §12,000,000.
North by CanterBoundaries.
bury and Boscawen, east by Loudon and Pembroke, south by Bow
and Hopkinton, and west by HopArea, 40,
kinton and Boscawen.
Pine, Rattlesnake,
hills are the principal
On
the south side of
a detached block of
granite, or bowlder, which doubtless owes its present position to
some violent action of nature.
Pine Hill
is
On the bank
Medical Spring.
of Cold brook, is a spring strongIn
ly impregnated with sulphur.
some
cases, it has
cial to invalids.
proved benefi-
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120
Scenery.
Some
of
the
finest
views of the White Mountains are
obtained from North Conway.
Many tourists spend the summer
month in this beautiful mountain
scenery town. At North Conway
quite a village has grown up the
dwelling houses being principally
owned by men in some of the large
;
cities,
who remove
their families
here to remain through the warm
season of the year,
There are
also eight or ten large hotels and
boarding houses, for the accommodation of visitors who do not
wish to live in private houses.
Every inducement is offered to
make this mountain retreat a desirable location for men who have
families and do not desire their
children to be deprived of school
privileges too much.
At North.
Conway are good schools, a fine
academy, two or three churches,
and all such privileges as are
desired in cities, can be obtained
making it a desirable
opportunity to enjoy a fine mountain scenery through the summer,
which many are improving. The
number of tourists who stop permanently through the summer
months, is estimated at over 2,000
besides thousands who come and
go as they pass through the mountain region.
There are several
here, thus
manufactories at North Conway,
and eight or ten stores of various
kinds.
At Conway village there
several manufactories, of various kinds, three or four stores,
bank, three or four hotels, church
ai*e
and school house. It is a very
desirable and pleasant village to
live in, and many tourists stop here
through the summer.
Employments. Agriculture and
keeping
summer
boarders, are the
principal vocations of the people.
The farmers receive a good return
for all their products they
have to
The mechanical work is
considerable.
Over 75 tons of
sell.
straw board
is
annually
made,
12,000 sides of leather tanned; val-
ued at $84,000 375,000 feet of lumber sawed 6,800 bushels of grain
ground 75 harnesses made, besides
various other mechanical works.
The total value of goods annually
manufactured, of all kinds, is SU6,
500. (See tables.)
The town has
voted to exempt from taxation all
manufactories for a certain length
of time, provided there be $ 10,000
invested in the manufactory.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, 8 113,299; mechanical labor,
$ 19,500 money at interest, § 12,
200; deposits in savings banks,
$24,553; stock in trade, $37,200;
;
;
;
;
from summer tourists, estimate,
professional business,
$ 160,000
$ 12,000.
Churches and Schools.
Methodist, Rev. Joseph Hawks, pastor.
At North Conway, Baptist, Rev.
P. J. Chapin, pastor; Congregational, Rev. D. P. Eastman, pastor
Episcopal, Rev. S. H. Hilliard,
rector. There are nineteen schools
in town
average length for the
year, fourteen weeks.
" North
Literary Institution.
Conway Academy, W. H. Bates,
;
;
1
'
principal.
Hotels.
Conway House, Grove
Hotel, Pequawket House.
At North
Conway, Kiarsarge House, Sunset
Pavilion, McMillen House, Washington House,
North Conway
House, and Interval House. These
Hotels are all fine buildings, and
all do a good business through the
summer. Each proprietor tries to
excel to
make
their guests feel at
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CONWAY.
home, while under their hospitable
roof horses are always at the
command of travelers to convey
them to any of the many attractive
points in and around Conway.
—
nearly through October, but the
two great months are July and
August, when fully three thousand
people are stopping here, so that
North Conway may well be called
Hfe
KIARSARGE HOUSE.
The Kiarsarge House
and elegant
is
a
new
hotel, erected during
the year 1872, and has accommodations for three hundred guests. It
is
delightfully located in the very
heart
of the
mands
fine
A
village,
views
in
and comall
direc-
band of music is
engaged for each season, and with
a daily arrival of one hundred to
one hundred and fifty persons, a
lively and animated scene is presented at all times of the day and
tions.
fine
evening for in addition to its own
guests, it is made an exchange or
centre where guests from the other
;
hotels, are sure to
who may
meet
friends
either be stopping tem-
porarily, or passing through the
place,
on their way
to the
moun-
tains.
With
the present railroad facili-
ties for
reaching this point, there
no doubt but it must become
one of the most popular resorts in
is
Visitors begin to come
here as early as May, and remain
the State.
the Saratoga of
the mountains.
Daniel Foster
obtained a grant of this township,
October 1st, 1765, with the condition that each grantee should pay
a rent of one ear of Indian corn annually, for the space of ten years, if
demanded. The first settlements
were commenced here in 1764, '65
First Settlements.
and
'66,
by James and Benjamin
Osgood, John Dolloff, Ebenezer
Burbank and
others.
First Ministers.
iel
Rev. Nathan
Porter, D. D., Congregational,
settled here in 1778, dismissed in
1815.
North by Chatham
by the State of
Maine south by Eaton and Madison, and west by Madison and
Albany. Area 23,040 acres. Improved land, 9,965 acres.
Boundaries.
and
Bartlett, east
;
Seventy-two miles
from Concord, and
twenty-five north from Ossipee.
Railroads. "Portland and Ogdensburg, 11 and " Great Falls and
Distances.
north-east
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122
Conway"
to this
Railroads, are completed
the first from Port-
town
;
from Portsmouth.
These two roads, when completed,
land, the latter
will
make Conway a
great railroad
the soil
is
and bonds, $3,600
$35,016;
est,
banks,
mechan-
$172,664; from
ical labor, $8,000
;
;
money in stocks
money at inter-
deposits in savings
$26,516;
stock
in
trade,
$4,500.
center,
Churclies
CORNISH.
and
ScJwols.
churches,
four
viz.
There are
Episcopal,
W. B. T. Smith, rector;
Methodist, Elder B. P. Spaulding,
pastor. At Cornish Flat Baptist,
Rev. H. C. Leavitt, pastor Con-
This town
with the exception of that
part which lies on the river. The
soil is fertile, well cultivated, and
adapted to the growth of wheat,
Rev.
corn, oats, barley, grass and fruit.
There is but one other town in the
pastor.
county which produces as much
wheat and fruit. Capt. Chester
Pike has the best farm-house in the
year, seventeen weeks.
Sullivan County.
is hilly,
Minerals. Good lime stone occurs in various locations. Crystals
of red oxide of titanium have been
found. Jewelers value these crysthe
highly,
name
;
gregational, Rev. C.
sell them under
Venus hair stone."
and
of "
On
Bryant's brook, silver ore has
been discovered. Also, spruce-yellow paint is obtained in considerable quantities.
River and Streams.
Connecti-
cut River waters the western border of Cornish. A fine bridge spans
town
Vermont.
the river and connects this
with Windsor village,
There are several small streams
which afford some water power.
Employments. Agriculture is the
general pursuit of the people.
Several farms are under a high
There is
state of cultivation.
but very little manufacturing in
town.
(See table of manufactories.)
Resources. Cornish is one of the
most wealthy towns in the county,
and its resources are principally
derived through farming. The annual value of the productions of
M. Palmer,
There are fifteen schools
Average length for the
in town.
The Connecticut River
Hotels.
Union House.
This town was
granted to Rev. Samuel McClintock and sixty-nine others, June
House
;
at the Flat,
First
State.
tals
:
21,
Settlers.
It
1763.
was
first
settled
by
emigrants from Sutton, Massachusetts, in 1765.
First
Ministers.
Rev.
James
Welman
(Cong.) settled in 1768
dismissed in 1785. Rev. Joseph
Rowell, ordained in 1800 dismissed in 1828. Rev. Ariel Kendrick,
(Bap.) ordained in 1801. Episco;
pal society formed in 1793.
North by Plainsouth by
Claremont, and west by Windsor,
Vermont. Area, 23,160 acres.
Boundaries.
field,
east by Croydon,
Distances.
Twelve miles north-
west from Newport, and fifty miles
north-west by west from Concord.
Railroads.
Sullivan
Railroad,
seven miles from the village of
Cornish Flat, passes through the
town. The nearest depot, from
which there is a public conveyance to Cornish Flat is Claremont,
ten miles, the terminus of the Sugar River Railroad, and Lebanon,
ten miles, on the Northern (N. H.)
Railroad.
�CROYDON
CROYDON.
moist and produces valuable
crops.
Mountains. Croydon Mountain
extends across the western part of
the town, and is the highest elevation in Sullivan County.
Rivers and Ponds. The north
branch of Sugar River crosses it in
a south-westerly direction, and affords some of the best water power there is in the county, though at
the present time but very little improved. The Sugar River Railroad passes within five or six miles
of this valuable water power, and
no doubt within a few years much
of it will be improved by valuable
mills of various kinds. There are
several ponds, the largest of which
are Long Pond, Rock Pond, Gov-
and
ernor's
Some
Spectacle
of these
stored with
Ponds.
Employments. Croydon is considered a farming town, and for
years it has enjoyed the reputation
of furnishing the best qualities of
butter and cheese of any town in
the county. About 200,000 feet of
lumljer is annually sawed. Also a
mill to manufacture Excelsior.
Annual value of agme-
ricultural products, $82,475;
chanical labor, $3,000 deposits in
savings banks, $28,225.
;
Schools.
Area, 26,000 acres.
Forty - four miles
Distances.
north-west from Concord and six
from Newport.
Railroads. Six miles to the depot at Newport, on the Sugar River Railroad.
DALTOIV.
Coos County. The western and
southern part of this town is hilly.
The soil on the high land is fertile
and easy of cultivation, producing
fine crops of wheat, &c.
Rivers and Ponds. Connecticut
and John's rivers are the principal
rivers. Fifteen Mile Falls in the
Connecticut commence in this
town and flow rapidly along its
north-western border. There are
also several large brooks; the
whole affording many
There are seven schools
town; average length for the
year, ten weeks.
First Minister. Rev. Jacob Haven ordained in 1788.
First Settler. Samuel Chase and
in
others in 1763.
Boundaries.
North by Grantham, east by Springfield and Sunapee, south by Newport and west
water
fine
Blake's Pond lies in
the south-east part, and was named
privileges.
for
one of the
is
ponds are well
fish.
Resources.
123
by Cornish.
Sullivan County. This town
is hilly, uneven and rocky, but the
soil is
DALTON.
considerable
There
first settlers.
lumber
in
this
town, of a good quality.
Employments. Agriculture is the
prevailing business of the people,
but many are extensively engaged
lumbering business. Over
lumber are annually produced, and 125 tons of
starch annually manufactured.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $80,900 from mechanin the
3,500,000 feet of
;
ical labor, $12,200;
value of stocks
in public funds, $10,300;
hand or
its
money on
at interest, $7,500
in savings banks, .$29
trade, $1,665.
Summer
;
deposstock in
;
tourists,
$3,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational Church, no pastor,
Nine
schools in town; average length
for the year, seven weeks.
Hotels.
Summer House,
brook House.
Rose-
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124
lumber are annually sawed,
and 200,000 last blocks made.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $85,226 from mechanical labor. $8,600; stocks, bonds
and money on hand or at interest,
First Settlers. Moses Blake and
Walter Bloss were the first settlers.
Blake was a noted hunter and the
moose which frequented the pond
called hy his name often fell by the
fatal ball from his unerring rifle.
The town was incorporated No-
feet of
vember 4, 1784, and received its
name from the Hon. Tristam Dal-
posits in savings banks, $41,019.
ton, a grantee.
First Minister.
North by Lancasand Whitefield, east by Whitefield, south by Littleton, and west
by Lunenburgh, Vermont. Area,
Boundaries.
ter
16,455 acres.
miles
south
through this town, crossing the
Connecticut River near the village.
Stages connect daily to and from
the
Churches and Sclwols. Baptist,
Congregational,
Christian, Rev. J. R. Phillips,,
pastor. There are ten schools in
this town average length for the
year, fourteen weeks.
;
;
First
Settlement.
ment made
First
Summer House and
the depot,
all trains.
ated
June
settle-
in 1771, in the south-
east-part of the town.
Eight
from Lancaster, and one hundred
and twenty-five miles north-west
from Concord.
Railroads. The White Mountain
Railroad passes through the town.
When completed the Portland and
Ogdensburgh Railroad will pass
with
$20,350; stock in trade, $5,140; de-
;
William Hutch-
inson, settled in 1833.
Distances.
;
18, 1795.
It
Incorpor-
was a part
of Alexandria.
Boundaries. North by Grafton
and Alexandria, east by Alexandria and Hill, west by Wilmot and
Grafton, and south by Wilmot.
Area,
19,000 acres;
area of im-
proved land, 12,422 acres.
Distances.
Sixteen miles south-
west from Plymouth, and thirty
north-west from Concord.
Railroads. The Northern Railroad passes through the town near
south-western border. At Danbury depot the trains wait five minutes for refreshments.
its
DANliURY.
Grafton County. This town is
in the southern part of the county
and
form of a diamond.
and uneven, although
some interval. The soil
DANVILLE.
lies in the
It is
there
hilly
is
many portions is good. Fine
crops are produced, and the people
are prosperous and happy, notwithstanding other statements.
in
Rivers.
Smith's River
ly stream of any note.
is
the on-
Employments.
The people are
engaged in farming.
There is a large tannery, which
annually produces leather to the
value of $25,000; some 500,000
principally
Rockingham County.
Dan
was formerly a part of Kings
ton.
The soil is light and the
surface uneven, but in some porville
tions of the town, excellent crops
are produced.
Rivers and Ponds.
Squamscot
River passes through the northwest corner of the town; Long
and Cub Ponds, are the principal
bodies of water.
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal
employment of the peo-
�DEERFIELD.
pie, or
we might
say
it
is
about
125
pine and hemlock are the
oak,
equally divided, between farming
principal kinds of wood.
and manufacturing. Over 100,000
and shoes, are annually
lumber
feet
made; 2,500,000
This town
Ponds and Rivers.
contains several ponds, well stored
sawed, besides coopering, black-
partly in this
smithing, and various other trades.
(See Tables).
Productions of the
Resources.
water.
pairs boots
soil,
$ 18,400
$24,500;
;
mechanical labor,
money
at
interest,
$7,
500; deposits in savings banks, in
the State, $3,100, out of the State,
$35,000; stock in trade, $8,500.
Churches and Schools. F. Baptist, Rev. P. S. Burbank, pastor;
Methodist, Elder Joseph Hayes,
Four schools in town,
pastor.
average length for the year, thirtyseven weeks.
Jonathan SanFirst Settlers.
Jacob Hook, and others
settled between the years 1735 and
1739.
Incorporated February 22,
born,
1760.
First
Ministers.
Rev.
John
Page, settled 1763, died in 1782.
Boundaries. North by Fremont,
east by Kingston, south by Kingston and Hampstead, and west by
Sandown. Area, 7,000 acres im;
Thirty-three
miles
south-east from Concord, and ten
south-west from Exeter.
DEERFIELD.
Rockingham Countt.
Deerfarming town in
the county. The surface is uneven,
but the soil is fertile, and there are
many fine farms under a high state
of cultivation. The orchard products are annually valued at $ 12,
000, and are exceeded by only one
town in the county, and but three
in the State. Rock maple, white
maple, beach, birch, white and red
field is the largest
Pleasant
fish.
Moulton's Pond, in the
account
is noted on
of its having no visible inlet, and
its waters are supposed to be supplied by a subterranean passage.
west
part,
The
outlets of the
pond run
finds its
way
in
One stream
opposite directions.
to the ocean
through
of the Merrimack
River, and the other through the
Piscataqua. A branch of Lamprey
river, passes south and south-east
the
channels
through the town.
Mountains. The principal eleva-
Pawtuckaway, between
town and Nottingham, Saddleback (see North wood), and Fort
Mountain, in the west part. Near
tions, are
this
Mount
Delight, in the west part of
the town, is a natural formation in
the rock, which has for over ninety
years been known as the " Indian
On the east side of the
a natural flight of stone
steps, by which persons may easily
ascend to the top of the rock.
Agriculture is
Employments.
the principal industrial pursuit
of the inhabitants, ranking as the
Camp."
camp,
proved land, 2,900 acres.
Distances.
Pond lies
town and partly in
Northwood. This pond is noted
for its fine, sandy shore, and clear
with
is
town
first
in
the
county,
and
fifteenth in the State, in its value
of agriculture productions.
The manufacture of boots and
shoes
is
carried on quite exten-
much
of the stock being
brought from out of the State, to be
made up. The number pairs annually made is estimated at 230,000
There
pairs, valued at $280,000.
sively,
are
large
quantities
of lumber
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126
annually
sawed—2,500,000
feet of
Thomas
moderator,
Simpson,
and Samuel Leavitt, John
Robinson, and Eliphalet Griffin,
boards, 60,000 clapboards, and 500,
000 shingles, are the annual pro-
clerk,
ductions.
Selectmen.
Among
the early set-
from summer tourists, $2,500.
Baptist,
Churches and Schools.
Rev. H. C. Walker, pastor; P. W.
Baptist, Rev. Ira Emery, pastor;
Congregational, no pastor. There
are fifteen school districts, and
fourteen schools in town. Average
length for the year, twenty weeks
were Josiah Prescott, John
James, Nathaniel Weare, David
Haines, Samuel Tilton, Jeremiah
Eastman, and Thomas Jenness.
This town was a favorite resort
for deer, and while the petition for
a charter was pending, a Mr.
Batchelder and Josiah Prescott
killed a fine deer, and presented
it to Gov.
Wentworth, and he
granted the charter under the
name of Deerfield. During the
French and Indian wars, the in-
amount of money annually appro-
habitants lived in garrisons, but
priated for school purposes $2, 178.
78.
F. P. James, Esq., a wealthy
no serious injury was ever experienced from the savages. It is well
authenticated that Major John
Annual production
Resources.
of the
labor,
soil, $178,518; mechanical
$ 57, 900; money at interest,
$52,600; deposits in savings banks,
$82,729; stock in trade, $7,762;
banker in New York, and a native
of this town, is at the present time
(1873,) erecting a fine and substanschool-house in his native
school district, at an expense of
over $3,000, and will endow the
tial
district
with a permanent fund
tlers,
Simpson, of this town,
fired the
gun, on the American side, at
the battle of Bunker Hill. Col.
Stark instructed the men in his
line not to fire a gun till the British had arrived at a certain point
first
be annually appropriated for the
designated by him, which was
within forty paces of the AmeriBut, when the red
can works.
coats had advanced to within the
distance the major (then a private)
called a good shot for a deer, he
could not withstand such a good
chance, and fired, and dropped his
benefit of the public schools,
man.
sufficient to give the scholars of
the district all the school advantages that can be obtained in any
town or city in the State. The
late Hon. Richard Jenness, of
Portsmouth, donated to the town
$5,000, the interest of which is to
addition to the
by law,
in
amount authorized
to be raised for the school
purposes.
Hotels.
Glenwood, Parade, Ex-
change, Centre.
First Settlers.
The
first settlers
On
this the
along the
whole
ber
The first
(town) meeting was holden
this
parish
in
Samuel Leavitt.
Cram, was chosen
at the house of
Wadleigh
1756.
commenced
line.
When
Simpson was reproved for disobeying orders, he replied, he could
not help firing when game, which
he was after, came within gun
Major Simpson died Octoshot.
were John Robinson, Jacob Smith,
Isaac Shepard
and Benjamin
Batchelder,
fii'e
28, 1825.
The names of
town,
who
18 persons,
from
died in the revolu-
tionary struggle for independence,
48 persons gave
are preserved.
up their lives, in the late re-
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DEERING.
bellion,
maintain the
to
Summer
becoming quite a resort
ists.
many
From
its
Union.
Deerfield
Resorts.
many
is
for tour-
elevations,
views of the surrounding country can be obtained.
There are but few pleasanter
farming towns in the State.
Rev. Timothy
First Minister.
tine
Upham
(Congregational), ordain-
ed in 1772; died in
1811.
A
Free-
Church was formed
will Baptist
here in 1799.
Boundaries.
;
21,846 acres.
Thirty miles north-
west from Portsmouth, twentytwo north-west from Exeter, and
eighteen miles south-east from
Concord.
Railroads.
Candia and Ray-
mond
are
larger por-
engaged in
Employments.
About
farming.
700,000 feet of
lumber are annually
(See tables.)
Resources.
soil,
produced.
Productions of the
$98,846;
mechanical labor,
and money
$4,100; stocks, bonds,
deposits in
savings banks, $45,569; stock in
at interest, $14,700;
trade, $4,500.
CMirches and Schools. CongreRev. Morris Holman,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. L. W.
gational,
North by Northwood, east by Nottingham, south
by Candia and Raymond, and we^t
by Epsom and Allenstown. Area,
28,254 acres area improved land,
Distances.
The
tion of the people are
the nearest points to
At the north-west
part of the town Epsom Station,
on the Suncook Railroad, would
any railroad.
be the nearest point.
DGERIIVG.
is
favorable to the
several purposes of agriculture.
Ponds and Streams.
were the
first
in
settlers,
1765.
The name was given to this town
by Hon. John Wentworth, in honwhose name, before
It was
marriage, was Deering.
incorporated Januai-y 17, 1774.
First Minister. Congregational,
established in 1789, Rev. William
Sleigh, ordained in 1801, dismissed
or of his wife,
in 1807.
Hillsborough County.
This
town is diversified with hills and
The soil is strong and
valleys.
productive, and
pastor. Deering Academy, located at Deering Centre.
There are eleven schools in town.
Average length for the year, seventeen weeks.
Appleton House.
Hotel.
Alexander
First Settlement.
Robinson and William McKean
Prescott,
Dudley's
Pecker's, and Fullon's ponds are
the principal bodies of water.
The two former are the soui'ces of
the north branch of the Piscataquog River.
The town is well
watered by small streams, which
afford some good water privileges.
Minerals. In the north part of
the town, is a mine of Plumbago.
North by HillsBoundaries.
borough and Henniker, east by
Weare, south by Francestown and
Bennington, and west by Antrim.
Improved land, 12,963 acres.
Twenty-three miles
Distances.
south-west from Concord twentytwo north-west from Amherst,
and eighteen miles north-west
from Manchester.
Railroads. Connected by stage,
three times a week, with Oil
Mills, 12 miles, on the Manchester
and North Weare Railroad Hillsborough Bridge, four miles, is the
;
;
nearest
railroad
station.
The
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128
Hillsborough and Peterborough
Railroad will pass through the
western part of this town, when
completed.
DERRY.
one of the best townships in the
county for agriculture. The soil
is strong, productive and well culis
The
tivated.
inhabitants are not-
ed for their industry, wealth and
general intelligence. Some over
a mile from Derry depot is located
Derry village on elevated ground,
and commanding a fine view of
the surrounding country. It is a
delightful village and is a great
resort for
summer
tourists.
Beaver Pond
Ponds.
in this
a fine sheet of water,
nearly surrounded by gentle rising
town
is
hills.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants. Shoe business is carried on quite extensively, nearly
Employments.
made.
by H. R. Underhill;
ribs for loom reeds, Benjamin
Chase; 400,000 shingles and 500,
000 feet of boards annually sawed.
190,000 pairs being annually
Edge
$
141,268;
$75,800;
money
principal.
condition.
Banks. Derry National Bank;
Derry Savings Bank. (See tables.)
First Settlement. This town was
formerly a part of Chester and
Londonderry. Incorporated July
2, 1827.
North by Auburn
Boundaries.
and Chester, east by Sandown and
Hampstead, south by Salem and
Windham and west by LondonArea of improved land,
derry.
12,120 acres.
Distances. Eighteen miles southwest from Exeter and twenty-five
south-east from Concord.
Manchester and
Railroads.
Lawrence Railroad passes through
the south-west section of the town
DIXVILLE.
Much of this
Coos County.
town is in its primeval state, but
being cultivated.
somewhat rocky
and rugged, but there is some very
little
surface
;
;
in trade, $24,506.
The resources
town show that
it is
in a
flourishing condition in its various
branches of industrial pursuits.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. Robert Haskins,
pastor; Methodist, Elder A. E.
Higgins, east.
There are eleven
schools in town; average length
for the year twenty-four weeks.
Rail-
at the depot.
The
$ 43,600 stocks
and bonds, $21,840; deposits in
stock
savings banks, $ 150,401
of this
Sanders' Hotel;
Hotels.
way House,
very
tourists, §8,000;
These Institutions
are popular and are in a flourishing
mechanical labor,
summer
E. L. Taylor, pre-
Pinkerton Academy has
a fund of $ 20,000, Mr. G. T. Tut-
Productions of the
at interest,
Adams
ceptress.
tools
Resources.
soil,
$4,200, Miss
tle,
Derry
Rockingham County.
Institutions.
Literary
Female Seminary has a fund of
of
it
is
good land.
Streams. This town is watered
by numerous streams, affording
some fine water privileges.
Dixville Notch. This Notch is a
remarkable gap, in the mountains.
It is through this pass, teams go
from Errol to Portland, and it may
be regarded as one of the most remarkable exhibitions of natural
scenery in the State, and is hardly
surpassed in grandeur by the fa-
mous Notch,
of the
White Moun-
�DORCHESTER
ains.
It is evident, that so inter-
—DOVER.
mont and
129
the course of the Con-
when more
necticut river, for several miles,
known, will draw a portion
of the numerous visitants of the
picturesque
scenery of
New-
can be distinctly seen.
Farming is the
Employments.
general occupation of the inhabi-
Hampshire.
tants.
esting a spot as this,
fully
town was
Gen. Timothy Dix of
This
Settlement.
granted to
Boscawen, in 1805. The Dixville
Notch and Dixville road were
named for him. He was father
of Gen. John A. Dix, the present
governor of the State of New- York.
Boundaries. North by Clarksville and grant to Gilmanton academy, east by Dartmouth college
grant and Wentworth's location,
south by Millsfield and Odell, and
west by Columbia, Oolebrook, and
Area, 31,023 acres.
Forty miles north
Distances.
from Lancaster, and one hundred
and seventy-six north from Con-
Stewartstown.
cord.
Grafton County. The
of Dorchester
is
districts,
surface
but the soil is strong, fertile, and
produces good crops of corn, wheat,
potatoes &c.
The
Rivers and Mountains.
south branch of Baker's River, a
Pemigewasset and
Rocky Branch Rivers, pass through
this town, affording some excellent
water power. The intervals along
tributary of the
Baker's River are very fertile,
yielding excellent crops of hay.
Church, Island, and Mc ditchers
ponds, form the head waters of the
Rocky Branch. Little, Norris, and
Smit's ponds are the headwaters of
the Mascomy. Stuart's Mountain,
lies partly in this town, and from its
summit a charming and extensive
view of the surrounding country is
obtained. The green hills of Ver-
and ten schools
in
town
average length, for the year, eleven weeks.
Benjamin Rice
First Settlers.
and Stevens March from Hanover,
This
settled here about 1772.
,
ers,
rocky and uneven,
is
2,400,000 feet of
;
boards &c, 500,000 shingles and
about 17,500 bushels charcoal are
annually produced.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
soil, $71,174;
$19,800; stock in trade, $5,935;
deposits in savings banks, $ 5,860.
ChrisChurches and Schools.
tian church, C. W. Nelson, pastor;
Freewill Baptist, G. W, Jesseman,
pastor. There are twelve school
town
DORCHESTER.
The lumber business
quite extensive
forfeited its first
by failing to
required.
The
to 72 persons,
fulfil
1,
chart-
conditions
was granted
third
May
two
1772.
Boundaries.
North by Wentworth, east by Groton, south by
Canaan, and west by Lyme. Area,
23,040
acres.
Improved
land,
9,531 acres.
Distances.
Fifty miles north-
west from Concord, and twentythree south from Haverhill.
Connects twice a
Railroads.
week by mail coach at west Rumney, on the Boston Concord and
Montreal railroad.
DOVER.
Strafford County. A city and
county seat of justice. It was the
second place in New-Hampshire
where the English set their feet
permanent settlement. In
no section of the State, can be
for a
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
130
found so dense a population, with
such a variety of villages, fertile
farms and fine country scenery, as
within a radius of ten miles around
Dover. Passing through the city
or vicinity in any direction, the
traveller finds no steep and rugged
mountains, nor sterile plains, but
occasionally ascends gentle swells
of land from the height of which
the eye meets some delightful object a well cultivated field, wind-
—
ing streams, forests and picturesque villages are seen on every
In the southern part of the
side.
neck of land extending
about three miles between the
Piscataqua River on one side and
Bellamy or Back River on the
city is a
The road, from which the
land gently descends toward the
water on either side, presents an
extensive and delightful view of
other.
bays, islands,
and distant moun-
The area of
territory
is
small,
comprising less than 3,000 acres
of improved land, but the soil is
excellent, producing fine crops.
Rivers. Cocheco (or Ouocheco)
River has its source from several
small streams in New Durham,
which
unite
in
Farmington,
whence the river passes through
Rochester, receiving the Isinglass,
and thence through Dover where
joins the waters of the
Salmon
Falls River, the principal tribu-
About
mouth of the
tary of the Piscataqua.
three miles from the
Cocheco, and where the tide water
meets the fresh, is a heavy fall in
the river of thirty-two and a half
feet producing an excellent water
power which
improved
by the Cocheco Manufacturing
Company. Bellamy Bank River
takes a
Cocheco
as the
City.
town
its
Dover
Falls.
the third city or
is
in the State in the value of
manufactured productions, the
fourth in population, and the
fifth
wealth.
The city proper is
located around the Cocheco Falls,
and is the seat of extensive manufacturing and trade.
The river
in
crosses Main Street, and is spanned
by a wide and handsome bridge.
The streets are wide, and many
of them beautifully shaded, while
the private residences are built on
spacious grounds,
affording
lawns and gardens.
The
fine
City Hall
a fine brick building, and located
near the center of the city. Many
is
of the business blocks are large
tains.
it
through the city, and joins with
waters which form the Piscataqua.
There is a good- water power on
this stream, which is generally
Vessels of light burimproved.
then come up the Cocheco, as far
is
south-eastern
course
and expensive buildings, and have
a metropolitan appearance. There
are in the city forty schools, ten
churches, one academy, six banks,
five weekly newspapers, four hotels, between eighty and ninety
stores of all kinds, twelve lawyers,
thirteen physicians, five dentists,
seventeen hundred dwellings, and
about 9,500 inhabitants. There are
a number of expensive church
and the school buildings
by those of any
edifices,
are, not excelled
city in the State.
Manufactories.
Dover has been
many
years, for its ex-
noted, for
tensive
cotton print works, and
the staple or uniform quality of the
goods produced also for its extensive sale boot and shoe manu;
factories.
The Cocheco Manufacturing
Company was incorporated in 1812,
�DOVER.
amended
charter
the
and went
1821,
in
into operation in 1822.
131
and machine shops, $60,000; marand soapstone, $15,000; besides
ble
business of this company is divided into two departments. In
one is the manufacturing of cotton
print cloth, and in the other is
printing calico. The first depart-
photographers, tin workmen, harness makers, blacksmiths, carpen-
ment does not produce two thirds
of the number of yards of cloth
that is printed. The number yards
of cotton cloth wove is 16,000,000
timated at $2,051,000, employing
1484 males and 982 females and
children, who annually receive for
annually, and valued at $1,240,000.
^he number yards of cloth printed
ducing manufactured goods to the
value of $7,352,900.
Resources. Agricultural productions, $55,648; mechanical labor,
$ 1, 120,000 engaged in professional
The
is 31,340,000, valued at $3,447,400.
In 1870 they printed 18,000,000
yards at $2,000,000—this shows the
rapid increase of their business.
The number of hands employed, in
both departments, is 502 males and
687 females and children. F. A.
& J. Sawyer, woolen mills, manufacture flannels and other woolen
goods. Value of goods produced
They employ
eighty-eight males and sixty-nine
in 1870, $340,060,
females and children
There are
eleven sale boot and shoe manufactories, with a capital of $400,000,
employing 655
135
men and
boys,
women, annually making
and
1,150,
ters, painters,
masons, and various
The
other professions.
tal
total capi-
invested in manufactories
their labor,
is
es-
and pro-
$1,120,000,
;
service, trade, transportation.
855
persons,
$513,000;
&c,
stocks,
&c, $209,375; money at interest,
$190,360; stock in trade, $717,
620; deposits in savings banks,
$1,203,307.
Churches and Pastors. Freewill
Rev. I. D. Stewart; C.
Baptist, Rev. W. T. Chase Christian, Rev. J. G. T. Colby; Methodist, Rev. O. H. Jasper, Presiding
Elder of Dover District Rev. C.
W. Millen, pastor Congregational,
Rev. George Spaulding; Episcopal,
Baptist,
;
—
;
000 pairs of boots and shoes of every
description, valued at $1,580,000.
R sv.
man
The Freewill
Baptist printing establishment has a capital of $80,000,
mond,
and employs 12 males and 12 females. Value of productions in
1870, $70,519.
There are also manufactured sand paper and glue
hore.
$125,000; floor oil cloth, $60,000
clothing, $75,000
hats and caps
;
$20,000;
baker's
sash, blinds
carriages
of
bread,
$20,000
and doors, $40,000
kinds,
all
$50,000
lumber sawed, $30,000; newspaper and job printing, $35,000 meal
and flour ground, $45,000 illuminating gas, $30,000 leather tanned,
$25,000; brick, $30,000; foundry
;
;
;
J. B.
Richmond, rector; Ro-
Drum-
Catholic, Rev. C. J.
Brown
priest;
;
Unitarian, T.
W.
Universalist, Rev. J. Cre-
There are forty schools
which thirty are gradAverage length of schools for
ed.
the year, 'thirty-six weeks. There
are 907 male and 980 female scholSchools.
in town, of
ars.
Sixty-five per cent, of this
number
regularly
attend school
through the year. Total amount
of money annually appropriated for
school purposes, $20,937.29 value
of school houses and lots, $140,000.
H. P. Warren is the principal of
the High School. Franklin Acad;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
132
(See
Belknap) "sent their boats further
up the river to a neck of land called
Dover Enquirer,
Newspapers.
Dover Gazette, Morning Star, Lo-
by the Indians, Wennichahannat,
but they named it Northam, afterwards *Dover. This settlement
was commenced in 1623. For
emy
is
located in this city.
tables.)
Record,
(See tables.)
cal
in
Foster's
Democrat.
The first newspapers published
Dover were the Political Reposi-
tory and Strafford Record, commenced July 15, 1790 discontinued
;
January 19, 1792; Phenix, from
January 25, 1792, to August 29,
1795 Dover Sun, commenced September 15, 1795.
Banks. Strafford National Bank,
Dover National Bank, Cocheco
National Bank. Total capital invested, $320,000. County of Strafford for Savings, Dover Five Cent
Savings Bank, and Cocheco Savings Bank. Total amount of de;
posits in savings banks, $2,399,258.
(See banks.)
87.
American House, NewHampshire House, Kimball, and
Hotels.
Franklin House.
All these hotels
The American
and New-Hampshire are the largare good houses.
est.
First Settlements.
The
first set-
tlement of Dover was commenced
at
what
is
now known
as
Dover
Neck, a point of land extending
about three miles, between the
Piscataqua on one side, and Bellamy Bank, or Back River, on the
other; the extreme point being
about four miles from the city proper at Cocheco Falls. An English
company, styled the "Company of
Laconia," sent out an expedition to
establish a fishery around the
mouth of the Piscataqua.
A
por-
tion of this expedition landed at
or near Portsmouth, while the rest,
under command of Edward and
William Hilton, fish mongers of
London (as we quote from Dr.
many
years
it
included the princi-
pal part of the population of the
The
meeting house
and was surrounded with entrenchments and flankarts, the remains of which are not
town.
was
first
built here,
entirely obliterated.
Edward Hil-
ton obtained a deed of the land occupied by himself, and included
within the grant Dover, Durham,
Stratham, and part of Newington and Greenland.! For a number of years the town was under
no provincial authority save their
own municipal laws. In 1640 a
written instrument was drawn up,
and signed by forty-one persons,
agreeing to :ibido by the laws of
England, and those enacted by a
majority of their own number.
In 1641, the town voluntarily put
under the jurisdiction of
Massachusetts, and remained so
till 1679, when a commission was
itself
issued
New-Hampshire
and John
of Portsmouth, was the first
forming
into a royal province,
Cutts,
From
president.
this date
up
to
some contention whether this
first named Dover and afterwards
Northam, and sometimes Cocheco. It might
have been so, for there was a continual wrangle with the clergy, some of whom did not
prove themselves above reproach, and some of
these disputes were on Buch frivolous questions. This was prior to 1642.
*There
point was
f There
is
is
but
little
doubt that this
is
a
mistake
— that
part of
Durham, Stratham or Greenland; but
Hilton's purchase included no
now called Dover
and a portion of Newington
on the opposite side of Piscataqua river. The
whole of his purchase did not exceed an area
only that part of Dover
Neck
or Point,
of 3,500 acres.
See early settlements, page 3
�133
DOVER.
it was under various provingovernments, with a continual
wrangle concerning jurisdiction
and authority. In 1741 the final
boundary between Massachusetts
and New-Hampshire was estab-
1741
cial
lished, thus giving the colonies of
New-Hampshire a
distinct gov-
ernment, with Benning
worth as Governor,
Indians. This town, in
ly
settlement,
much
Wentear-
was the scene of
Indian warfare, and
many
its
ing,
June
27,
1689,
Dover was
the scene of one of the greatest
Indian massacres which ever occurred in the State.
It is stated,
this bloody deed was committed
more to revenge certain indignities, perpetrated on the Indians
by Major Waldron, who was a
resident and prominent man of
the town, some thirteen years prior.
By stratagem, he secured some
at
but,
night,
by unac-
countable negligence, no watch
was kept. The Indians were daily in town, visiting and trading
with the inhabitants, as was usual
but still they
in times of peace
had a vigilant eye on everything
;
passing, and patiently watched for
the convenient time to come to
wreak
its
inhabitants were subjected
to savage butchery, or long and
cruel captivity.
Thursday even-
of
retired
their long-pent-up revenge.
hints of this impending
storm had frequently been thrown
out by some of the squaws, but in
such a way that no one could comprehend their full meaning. Some
Some
more cautious people, howhad fears that something
wrong was intended by the savages;
but Waldron, from his
of the
ever,
long experience with them, scouted the idea. On the fatal evening,
told, by a young man, that
town was full of Indians, and
the people were much concerned.
He answered that he knew the Indians, and there was no danger.
The plan which the savages had
arranged, was, that two squaws
he was
the
two hundred Indians, who had, at
some times, exhibited some hostility towards the settlers.
Through
a form of trial, seven, who were
considered the ringleaders, were
immediately hanged, and the remainder were sold into slavery.
should go to each of the garrisons,
in the evening, and ask leave to
lodge by the fire. They were admitted to all but the younger Coffin's garrison, who took himself
for counsel, instead of Major Wal-
The
dron.
this
Indians abroad
a breach of
considered
faith,
and
against him implacable
revenge.
On the Cocheco River,
at Cocheco Falls, at the date of
the massacre, were five garrison
houses three on the north side,
viz. Otis's,Waldron's and Heard's;
on the south side, Peter Coffin's,
and his son's. These houses were
well built, and secured with stout
doors, fastened with strong iron
bars and bolts.
To these houses
the neighboring families usually
swore
—
The squaws were even
shown, at their request, by the
credulous people, how to unfasten
the doors, in case they should want
to go out in the night.
Mesandouit, one of the chiefs,
went to Waldron's garrison, and
was kindly entertained by him,
and by such acts he was lulled into
a sense of security which caused
him a horrid death.
When all had retired, and were
quietly locked in sleep, the gates
were opened, the
signal given,
and
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134
the savage horde rushed into the
respective garrisons, and com-
menced
their
of death and
work
cruelty.
Major Waldron, now advanced
in life to the age of eighty years,
awakened by the noise made by
the Indians coming into his apartment, jumped out of bed, and with
his sword, drove them through
two or three doors; but, as he
was returning for other arms, he
was stunned by a blow from a
hatchet, and dragged into the hall,
and seated in an elbow chair, and
asked " Who shall
judge Indians now?' Other cruel
indignities were inflicted on him,
such as that they passed around
him, and cut him across the belly
and breast, with their knives, each
saying "I cross out my account."
By loss of blood he soon fell to
the floor, and death ended his misinsultingly
1
After killing his son-in-law,
Lee, pillaging the house
ery.
Abraham
they took
Lee's daughter, with several oth-
and setting
ers,
and
it
on
fire,
left.
Otis's garrison shared the
He was
same
with several
others, and his wife and child
were carried away. Heard's garrison was saved by the barking of a
fate.
killed,
were entering. Elder Wentworth pushed
them out, and shut the gate, and
held it till the people within were
alarmed, and hastened to the dedog, just as the Indians
house was surprised, but as the Indians had no
enmity against him, they spared
fence.
Coffin's
life, and the lives of his family,
and contented themselves by pillaging the house. They then went
to the house of his son, who had
cautiously refused to admit the
squaws, in the evening, and
his
him
demanded
to
surrender,
promising him quarter.
He refused their offer, and determined
to defend his house, till they
brought his father before his eyes,
and threatened to murder him.
Filial affection broke his first resoBoth
lution, and he surrendered.
families were put into a deserted
house, with the intention of reserving them for prisoners, but the
Indians were so intent on plundering, they suffered
them
to
make
their escape.
In this attack twenty-three persons were killed, and twenty-nine
Five or six
were captivated.
houses, with the mills, were burned.
This surprise was so adroitly
planned, and so expeditiously carried into effect, that, before the inhabitants
in
other parts
of the
town were apprised, the Indians
had made good their escape, with
their prisoners and booty.
In 1691, a party of Indians fired
in the woods
near the settlement. The Indians
were pursued by a body of the
and nearly all were
citizens,
either killed or wounded. In 1696,
three persons were killed and
several wounded and taken prisoners, as they were returning
from church. In 1704, the people
were waylaid as they were coming
from meeting, and one Mark Giles
William Pearl and Nakilled.
upon a young man,
(
were killed in
and Jacob Garland shared
In the
the same fate in 1710.
spring of 1711 and 1712, an attack
was made on the town, and a Mr.
In August, 1723,
Tuttle killed.
Mr. Joseph Ham was killed, and
thaniel Tibbetts
1706,
three of his children carried off
It would require
by the Indians.
a large volume
to fully detail
aU
�DOVER.
the Indian murders and cruelties
which have been
inflicted
upon the
settlers of Dover, consequently want of space debars us
from the attempt.
and Church.
First Ministers
Rev. William R. Leveridge, Congregational, was the first minister
who preached here, and, probably,
the first ordained minister that
ever preached the gospel in NewHampshire. For want of adequate
early
remained but
and removed south.
He
was influenced to come here
•through Lord Say, and commenoed
his services Oct.
next was Rev.
The
1633.
10,
George Burdett,
who came among them in 1G34.
He was elected Governor and was
settled to preach in 1637, but being
detected in
some criminal
made
a precipitate
province of Maine.
acts,
he
the
flight to
A
Congrega-
was established in
1638, by one Capt. John Underhill,
and put in charge of Rev. Hantional church
serd
Knollys,
This
1639.
in
the
First
church was called
Church, being the oldest but one
New-Hampshire. He was followed by Rev. Thomas Larkman,
in 1610.
These two last men
in
proved themselves destitute of
moral character, and were forced
to leave the parish.
The church
being much oppressed by the bad
character
of
1642, called the
Maud
to
the
ministers,
in
pious Rev. Daniel
become
their
pastor.
This charge lie faithfully performed until his death, which occurred
Then followed the Rev.
in 1655.
John Reyner, settled in 1657 died
in 1669. Rev. John Reyner, his
;
son, settled in 1671
;
dismissed in
died in 1764.
Rev. Jonathan dishing, settled in 1717; dis-
ver, settled in 1711;
1715;
missed in 1764.
Rev. Jeremy
Belknap, D. D., settled in 1767;
removed to Boston in 1786, ami
was settled there in 1787.
Dr.
Belknap was the celebrated
died in 1676.
Rev. John Pike, settled in 1681;
died in 1710. Rev. Nicholas Se-
histo-
New-Hampshire. He died
Boston, June 20, 1798.
Rev
rian of
in
Robert Gray, settled
missed in 1805.
two
support,' he
years,
135
Town and
City.
in 1787
;
Dover was
dis-
in-
corporated as a town, October 22,
1641.
A city charter was granted
in June, 1855, and adopted September 1, 1855.
The following
persons have acted as mayors
1856, Andrew Pierce
1857, Thomas E. Sawyer
1858, James Bennett; 1860, Albert Bond;
1861,
Alphonzo Bickford; 1863, William F. Estes; 1866, Joshua G.
Hall; 186*, Eli V. Brewster; 1870,
William S. Stevens.
The population, at various dates,
;
:
is
as follows: in 1777, 1,666; 1790,
1820,
1,998;
1860,
8,502
;
2,871;
1850,
8,186;
Ratable
Assessed valTrue valua-
1870, 9,294.
polls in 1872, 2291.
uation, $5,917,089.
about $9,000,000.
Boundaries. North by Somersworth and Rollinsford, east by Saltion,
mon
Falls river, which separates
from Maine, south by Madbury,
and west by Rochester. Area of
improved land 2,640 acres.
Dista?ices. Forty miles east from
Concord, and sixty-six north from
it
Boston.
Railroads.
The railroad faciliDover are excellent. The
Boston and Maine Railroad which
ties of
connects Boston with Portland,
passes through the centre the Cocheco, a branch of the Boston and
;
Maine, runs to Alton bay, distant
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
136
nines
twenty-five
where
in the
north-west,
it con-
warm
season,
nects with steamboats running to
all
points on the Winnipiseogee
with the Great
and Conway Railroad for the
White mountains.
The Portsmouth and Dover Railroad, built
lake, also connects
Falls
town. Average length of schools
weeks.
The Rev. Edward Sprague made a
bequest of $8,000 for the support
in
for the year, twenty-four
of public schools. He also left the
$5,000, the interest of which
town
these
to be applied to the support of
an ordained Congregational minister, who shall statedly preach in
Dublin.
eleven miles.
volumes.
the
in
season
of
1873,
connects
two old towns together,
making the distance by rail, about
DUBLIN.
Cheshire County. The surtown is uneven, but
is
Social
Library.
Library,
Settled by
First Settlers.
thew Thurston and others
Incorporated March
29,
1817
Mat-
in 1749.
1871.
It
face of this
was
the soil is strong, yielding fair
crops of corn, oats, hay, &c. The
inhabitants are noted for their
Number
Fairer, Congregational, ordained
energetic spirit in business.
June
Streams and Ponds. Dublin is
situated on the height of land between Merrimack and Connecticut
Rivers; consequently its streams
are small. Center Pond, about one
mile in diameter, is the principal
sheet of water.
Mountains. A large portion of
the grand Monadnock lies in the
south-west part of the town.
Breed's Mountain lies near the
Baptist, ordained
center.
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal occupation of the people.
Three thousand, eight hundred
boxes of clothes pins are annually
manufactured.
Lumbering and
some small manufactories are carried on.
Resources.
of the soil,
From productions
$50,705; mechan-
ical labor, $12,800
est,
$21,532;
$8,400
;
Money at inter-
stocks
and bonds,
deposits in savings banks,
$108,206; stock in trade, $6,400.
;
Churches and Schools. Unitarian,
G. M. Rice, pastor; Trinitarian,
no pastor. There are ten schools
Monadnock
originally called
Three.
Ministers.
First
Rev. Joseph
Rev. Elijah Willard,
10, 1772.
June
5, 1793.
Boundaries. North by Ilarrisville, east by Peterborough, south
by Jaffrey, and west by Marlborough. A portion of Harrisville
was taken from the north part of
this
town
in July, 1870.
Distances.
Ffty miles south-west
from Concord and ten south-east
from Keene.
Railroads. Peterborough Depot,
six miles, on Monadnock Railroad.
Stage on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays.
.VI
.UK E£.
Coos County.
The
IDH
surface
is
rocky and uneven, but the soil is
strong, and good crops of oats,
potatoes
produced.
barley,
and
hay
are
Rivers. Androscoggin and Little
Ammonoosuc
cipal streams.
Rivers are the prinIn the latter are
the Pontook Falls.
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal vocation of the inhabitants.
Over
400,000 feet of
sawed
�137
DUNBARTON.
lumber, of
6a wed.
all
duced.
rifles
are
Products of the
soil,
scythe
25,000
made.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
Resources.
§36,865;
soil,
kinds, are annually
Resources.
$91,111; mechanical labor, $5. 100
money
$1,000; stock in trade, $500.
Schools. There are six schools
stocks and
average length for the year, ten
weeks.
savings banks, $100,306; stock in
The town was
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Rev. Samuel Woodbury, pastor;
Congregational, Rev. G. I. Bard,
pastor Episcopal, Rev. J. H. Coit,
rector. There are eleven schools
in this town; average length for
the year, twelve weeks.
Libraries. Episcopal Parish Library, 500 volumes.
First Settlement.
Mark H. Wentworth,
granted to
March
cember
8,
Incorporated De-
1773.
19, 1848.
at
bonds, $3,000;
trade, $18,848.
;
North by Millsfield and Erroll, east by Cambridge, south by Milan, and west
by Stark and Odell. Area, 23,041
acres area of improved land, 2019
Boundaries.
;
The
First Settlers.
acree.
One hundred and
Distances.
deposits in
interest, $11,200;
of Dunbarton
first settlers
were principally de-
sixty miles north from Concord,
scendants of Scotch-Irish, so called
from Lancas-
from the fact that their -incestors
emigrated from Scotland to Ire-
and
thirty north-east
ter.
Grand Trunk
Rail-
1751,
The town was
land.
road, near the south-west corner
Railroads.
proprietors. It
DVNBARTON.
town," in honor of the principal
Merrimack County. There
are many hills and no mountains
in this town.
The
good.
The situation
is
is
ele-
pure and the water
soil is
granted, in
Stark, Caleb
Page, and others, by the Masonian
was called " Stark's
of the town.
vated, the air
to Archibald
of the best qual-
proprietor.
It received its present
name from Dunbarton, in Scotland. The first settlement was
made about 1749, by Joseph PutJames Rogers, William PutFoster.
The
town was incorporated August
ney,
and well adapted to the growth
of corn, wheat and fruit. Some of
the finest specimens of apples in
the Oounty are produced here.
Concord furnishes an excellent
market for all the surplus products
ney and Obadiah
of the farmers, who are generally
industrious and successful husbandmen. The people are noted
for their wealthy and prosperous
condition, as their resources will
ton and Bow, east by Bow and
Hooksett, south by Goffstown, and
plainly show.
from Concord.
ity,
Employments.
are
riculture.
of
The
inhabitants
engaged in ag700,000 feet of lumber,
principally
all
kinds, are
annually pro-
10, 1765.
First
Minister.
Rev.
Walter
Harris, ordained August 26, 1789.
Boundaries.
North by Hopkin-
west by Weare. Area 21,000 acres,
improved land, 16,533 acres.
Distances.
Railroads.
Nine miles
By
south
daily stage
to
East Weare station, three miles, on
the Manchester and North
Railroad.
Weare
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138
DIRHAH.
Strafford County. This town
favorably situated on the Piscataqua and Oyster rivers, both as to
water power and transportation,
as tide water conies up to the falls,
Oyster River a
at the village.
branch of the Piscataqua, takes its
rise in Wheelwright's pond in Lee,
and after running nearly its whole
is
course in Durham, furnishing
several good mill sites, meets the
water at Durham
tide
The
river takes
abundance
found near
of
its
its
village.
name from
the
formerly
confluence with the
oysters
quite a resort for invalids and
pleasure
seekers,
some forty
staying there through the warm
weather.
Resources. Annual value of farm
productions, 8108,133; manufactured productions, 8152,200 money
in savings banks, stock and bonds
on hand or at interest, 8139,800;
;
from summer
First
tourists,
8
1,000.
Durham
Settlers.
was
originally a part of Dover,
and
was included in Hilton's grant,*
but as the number of settlers increased, it soon became a distinct
parish by the name of Oyster River.
of the Piscataqua, runs through
Before any settlement had been
made by the white men, it was a
famous rendezvous for the Indians,
the westerly part of the town, over
several falls well adapted for mill
ment
Piscataqua.
Lamprey River, another branch
then into the town of NewMarket, and meets the tide water
at Lamprey River village in that
town.
Upon both sides of Oyster river
there is a deep, rich loam, which
is suitably adpated to the producsites,
tion of grass of
which heavy crops
is an article of
are cut, and hay
export, there being over 1,500 tons
sent to the Boston
market annu-
Good crops of corn, barley,
potatoes, &c, are also raised. The
town abounds in excellent granite,
ally.
which is a source of much profitable
employment to the inhabitants.
There is conManufactories.
siderable manufacturing in town.
One Paper
Mill annually
manu-
factures 309 tons wall paper, valued
at 869,365.
Nut and Bolt manu-
factory, annually
manufactures 250
tons of nuts and bolts, valued at
840.000, eighteen thousand pairs
of boots and shoes are annually
made, valued at 822,500.
Summer
Tourists.
Durham
is
and
for
many years
after the settle-
by
suffered exceedingly
it
Indian depredations and murders.
We append a few extracts giving
accounts of their deeds of cruelty,
which the
first settlers
suffered.
In 1694, when a large part of the
inhabitants had marched to the
westward, the Indians who were
dispersed in the woods about Oyster River, having diligently observed the number of men in one
of the garrisons, rushed upon
eighteen of them, as they were
going to their morning devotions;
and, having cut off their retreat
from the house, put them all to
death except one, who fortunately
escaped. They then attacked the
house, in which there were only
two boys, besides the women and
children. The boys kept them off
for
some
time, and
wounded
sev-
At length the Indians set fire to the house, and even
then, the boys would not surrender
till the Indians had promised to
spare their lives. The latter, however, perfidiously murdered three
eral of
them.
* See Dover.
�EAST KINGSTON.
or four of the children, one of
whom they fixed upon a sharp
stick, in the view of its mother.
The next spring, the Indians nar-
rowly watched the frontiers, to determine the safest and most vulnerable points of attack. The settlement at Oyster River was
selected for destruction.
Here
were twelve garrisoned houses,
amply sufficient for the reception
of the inhabitants but, not apprehending any danger, many of the
families remained in their unfortified houses, and those who were
;
in the garrisons,
were
indifferently
prepared for a siege, as they were
destitute of powder. The enemy
approached the place undiscovered, and halted near the Falls.
One John Dean, whose house
stood near the Falls, happening to
rise very early for a journey, before the dawn of day, was shot as he
came out
of his door.
now commenced on
The attack
all
points,
cruelties
were perpetrated, when
Major-General John Sullivan, of
was a resident of this town, and died here
the revolutionary army,
Jan.
trict
On
disasters are given in Belknap's val-
uable history of New-IIanipshire,
to which the reader is referred.
a native of
Judge of New-Hampshire.
occasions, he proved him-
all
self the firm supporter of the rights
of the country.
The Hon. Ebenezer Thompson,
Winborn Adams, and Hon.
George Frost, were also residents
of this town. The town was inCol.
corporated,
May
15, 1732.
Rev. Hugh Adams, settled in 1718, dismissed in
1739; Rev. Nicholas Gilman, ordained in 1741, died in 1748; Rev.
First Ministers.
John Adams,
settled in 1748, dis-
missed in 1778
;
Rev. Curtis Coe,
settled in 1780, dismissed in 1805.
Boundaries North by Madbury,
by Little and Great Bays,
south by New-Market, and west
by Lee. Area, 14,970 acres improved land, 9,948 acres.
Distances.
Thirty-five miles
south-east from Concord, eleven
north-west from Portsmouth and
five south from Dover
Railroads.
The Boston and
Maine Railroad passes through
this town in a northerly and
;
v
southerly direction.
the Indians, fearing that the inhabitants from the neighboring settle-
ments would collect against them,
retreated, having killed or captured between ninety and a hundred persons, and destroyed twenty houses, five of which were garrisoned. Minute accounts of these
He was
23, 1795.
Berwick, Maine, and was a distinguished commander during the
war; was President of the State
three years, and afterwards Dis-
east
where the enemy was ready. They
entered the house of a Mr. Adams,
without resistance, where they
murdered fourteen persons, whose
graves can still be traced. The
house of John Buss, the minister,
was destroyed, together with his
valuable library. He was absent
at the time, and his wife and family fled to the woods.
Many other
139
EAST KINGSTON.
Rockingham County.
surface of this
town
is
The
somewhat
uneven, but the excellent soil is
well adapted to the cultivation of
grasses and grains.
Powow River, having
source from ponds in Kingston,
passes through the south-west part
River.
its
of this town.
�NEW-HAMPSniRE GAZETTEER.
140
Employments.
Farming is the
principal occupation of the inhab-
crops of corn, potatoes, hay,
&c. The soil on the plains is a
sandy loam, and was formerly covered with an excellent growth of
fair
some of the farms being
itants,
under a high
96,000 pairs
state of cultivation.
womens
shoes are annually made. There is also quite
an extensive manufactory of stiffenings and inner soles, employing
pine.
Streams and Ponds. There are
no streams of any note in this
town. There are several ponds,
of which Snell's Pond is the prin-
twenty hands. 700,000 feet of lumber are sawed annually.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $44,611; mechanical labor,
cipal one.
Minerals.
quality
is
Iron ore of good
found here also a vein
;
$ 32,500 stocks and money at interest, $ 6,650
deposits in savings
of sulphuret of lead
banks, §3,750;
inhabitants
;
Employments.
;
stock
in
trade,
Nearly all of the
engaged in ag-
are
There
some lumber
$9,415.
riculture.
Churches and SeJiools.
Methodist, Rev. J. W. Sanborn, pastor.
There are four schools in town;
average length for the year, twenty-two weeks. Jeremiah Morrill,
business carried on.
Resources.
Agricultural
Esq.,
.$
bequeathed
to
2,000, the interest of
this
ucts,
is
;
Churches and Schools.
to
be applied for the benefit of public schools in East Kingston.
First
fin,
Incorporated,
Rev. Peter Cof-
length of schools for the year, seventeen weeks.
William
Settlers.
ordained
in
1739,
W.
and
dismissed
in 1792.
,
S.
Merrill,
Boundaries.
North by Brentwood and Exeter, east by Kensington, south by South Hampton, and
west by Kingston.
Area. 3,445 acres of improved
land.
Forty-two
miles
south-east from Concord, six south
from
Exeter and twenty miles
south-west from Portsmouth.
Railroads.
Boston and Maine
Railroad.
EATON.
Carroll County. The surface
of this town is uneven. The soil
on the uplands
is
good, producing
pastors.
Robinson's Hotel.
Hotel.
First Settlers.
Distances.
Two Free-
will Baptists, Rev. J. Fletcher
and
There
are eleven school districts and
eight schools in town. Average
Abraham Smith.
November 17, 1738.
First Minister.
prod-
mechanical labor,
$4.500 money at interest, $3,988
deposits in savings banks, $3,441
stock in trade, $2,500.
town,
which
$92,614;
is
Eaton was grant-
ed to Clement March and sixty-five
others,
November
6,
1766.
It
included the town of
Madison, the whole with an area
of 33,637 acres.
First Church. A Baptist Church
originally
was formed
in 1800.
Boundaries. North by Conway,
east by Broomfield, Maine
South
by Freedom, and west by Madison.
Distances.
Seventy - one miles
north-east from
Concord, and
twenty-two north from Ossipee.
Railroads. The Great Falls and
Conway and Portland and Ogd ensburg Railroads form a junction at
North Conway, ten miles distant.
;
'
�EFFLNGIIAM
Conway Cor-
Six miles to depot at
ner,
on the Gt. F.
&
— ELLSWORTH.
C. R. R.
but a few years before the Revolution. Incorporated August 18,
1788.
EFFSNfillAITI.
Ministers.
First
Carroll County. The surface
of this town is uneven, there being several mountains of consider-
The
able elevation.
soil in
some
very good, and excellent
crops of wheat, corn, oats and hay
are produced.
Rivers
and Ponds. Ossipee
River and a few of its tributaries
are the only streams. Near Ossipee River is a pond four hundred
rods long, and two hundred and
seventy wide. Between Effiingham and Wakefield lies Province
Pond. There are three small villages in town, with post-offices,
viz. South, Center, and Effingham
parts
is
Falls.
Employments. Agriculture
is
the
employment of the inhabitants. There are various kinds
of manufactories in town, of which
principal
lumber, shoe pegs, bobbins, rakes,
and
grist mills are the principal
ones.
Agricultural
Resources.
ucts,
$5,000
$93,306;
:
money
prod-
mechanical labor,
at interest,
$4,459;
deposits in savings banks, $29.95;
stock in trade, $5,900.
ChrisChurches and Schools.
Rev. J. M. Colburn, pastor
Freewill Baptist, Rev. J. P. StinchMethodist and Confield, pastor
There are
gregational,
nine schools in town; average
length for the year, fifteen weeks.
tian,
;
.
Hotel.
Green Mountain House.
Masonic
Institution.
Literary
Institute, at the Center, J.
M. Co-
Settlements.
Effingham
was formerly called Leavitt's
Town. The first settlement was
Rev. Gideon
Congregational, settled in
1803 died in 1805.
Boundaries. North by Freedom
East by Maine line; south and
Area, 30,000
west by Ossipee.
Burt,
;
acres
improved land,
;
Sixty
Distances.
east from Concord,
9,025 acres.
miles
and
north-
five
north
from Ossipee.
Railroads. Great Falls and Con-
way
ELLSWORTH.
Grafton County.
This is a
romantic hamlet situated high up
in a great basin among the hills,
isolated from the rest of the world,
and full of tarns, brooks and mountains.
Ellsworth Pond, in the
south-east part of the town, contains about one hundred acres,
and affords a fine mill stream
called West Branch brook. Moulton brook, from Warren and Buzzell brook flows into this pond.
One of the three Glen Ponds is on
the western boundary, and a portion of Stinson Pond on the south
line.
Stinson brook flows through
the west part, and in the north
part is Kineo brook and Hubbard
brook, an affluent of Hubbard
Pond, in Woodstock. Mt. Kineo,
3,557 feet high, so called from an
Indian chief, is in the center, and
Black hill, formerly a great place
for moose, is in the valley between
Mt. Kineo and Mt. Carr. In the
south part
is
a portion of Stinson
mountain.
Indians.
burn, principal.
First
141
This basin was for-
merly a noted resort of Indians who
visited
ing.
it
for the purpose of hunt-
Relics of
them have been
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found on the shores of Glen ponds.
Kineo, the chief, named from Eunnawa, meaning the bear, hunted on
the mountain bearing his name.
Ellsworth was
First Settlers.
granted to Barlow Trecothiek, May
1,
1769,
and was called Trecothiek
until 1802,
ed.
It
when
was
it
was
incorporat-
settled in 1792,
by Col.
station
Rumney,
is
North by Woodby Thornton and Campton, south by Rumney and West
by Warren.
Distances. Fifty-two miles from
Concord, and eighty-four from
Portsmouth.
Boundaries.
stock, east
Shortly after, Jonathan
T. Downing, Aaron Straw, and
Craige.
Gideon
The
moved
Hill,
into
town.
inhabitants, although not very
comforts of life, and
are a contented, frugal, virtuous
rich, enjoy the
and happy people.
First Minister.
tist
society
1820,
and
A Freewill Bap-
was formed previous to
Blake was the first
Israel
Employments.
successfully
ENFIELD.
Grafton County. The
Agriculture is
carried on.
Much
maple sugar is made and considerable lumber sent to market. Clover seed in large quantities was
formerly sold.
Resources.
Agricultural products, $20,800;
mechanical labor,
$1,700; stock in trade, $900.
Churches and Schools.
Freewill
Baptist, no pastor. There are two
schools in town; average length
weeks.
Summer Resorts. Ellsworth has
always been a noted summer refor the year, six
Hundreds of hunters, trappers and fishermen visit it every
year, and the basin in which Glen
sort.
ponds are situated
tourists each season.
is
alive with
There are no
spruce camp and
the lodge of green boughs answer
every purpose.
Minerals. In the neighbornood
of Stinson pond are numerous ores
and minerals, and on some of the
streams gold has been found.
Railroads. The nearest railroad
hotels, but the
town
surface
uneven, but the soil
is considered good, producing excellent crops of corn, wheat, oats,
of the
is
hay and potatoes. On many of the
and mountain sides are fine
pastures for sheep and cattle.
hills
Enfield
towns
minister.
six miles dis-
tant.
tiful
is
noted
among northern
for its diversified
scenery,
and beau-
its rivulets,
—the
valleys and hills
lakelets,
hills cult!
vated to their tops, and, in the
western part, rising into a considerable elevation, knoAvn as Mount
Calm, whose summits embosom a
pond two thirds of a mile long and
a third of a mile wide, and here
and there sink down into quiet
glens, fertilized by streamlets, and
dotted with farm houses. East,
Choate's, Jones, Shaker,
Goodhue
and George, are the names of the
principal hills, and Mascomy Lake,
East Pond or Crystal Lake, Spectacles, George, Mountain, and Mud
ponds, are the principal bodies oi
water/with mills at their outlets.
Mud Pond is mostly in Canaan.
Mascomy
River, taking its rise in
Dorchester, and running through
Canaan, is a considerable stream,
emptying into Mascomy Lake in
the north-west part. From marks
of a former shore running round
it, and logs found a dozen feet below the surface of the plain, extending about a mile south, this
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and
beautiful lake, four miles in length,
the Peace,
and of various breadths, would
seem to have been anciently considerably longer, and some thirty
Captain Richard Currier, whose
it now is at high
water mark, and its fall to have
been caused by a disruption and
lowering of its outlet in Lebanon.
At its head it receives a brook running from George Pond through
Centre Village, on which stream
are mills and factories. The other
principal brooks are Bicknell's,
flowing into, and Johnson's, flowing out of, East Pond, on both of
which are saw mills. At the foot
bf East Hill, about two miles easterly from the head of Mascomy
Lake, is East Pond or Crystal
Lake, with its single islet, whose
deep, clear water, about two miles
in length and three-fourths of a
mile in width, once abounded in
salmon trout weighing from two to
ten pounds, but which have been
exterminated by pickerel, introduced into the pond about half a
century ago. At the outlet of this
lake is one of the best unimproved
water privileges in the county.
feet higher than
Here was erected the first grist
mill and store in the town. The
village here was long known as
Johnson's mills, but now as East
village.
It was once the centre of
business of this and the adjoining
towns.
its
first
clothier,
house, erected before 1800, is in
possession 'of one of his grandsons.
Villages.
North Enfield* is one
of the most enterprising and important villages in the southern part
of Grafton County. It is located
on Mascomy river, about one half
mile from where it discharges its
waters into Mascomy Lake. The
river at this village produces some
very fine water power, which is
generally improved. There is one
card printing and job office, large
bedstead manufactory, two flannel
and hosiery mills, one of the largest grist mills in the State, large
tannery, lumber mill and various
other small shops. These various
manufactories employ about one
hundred males and females, who
annually receive for their labor
about $40,000, and produce goods
There are
valued at $365,000.
also six stores of all kinds, one
hotel, two churches, one large
graded school house, and about one
hundred dwelling houses.
The
Northern Railroad passes along
the southern border of the village,
where there is a depot, telegraph
and express office. At the Centre
there is quite a pretty village, with
considerable manufacturing. Here
is one hosiery manufactory, carriage and sleigh manufactory, tan-
two lumber
Here stands the mansion of
Judge Jesse Johnson, erected in
1803, and the occasional summer
nery,
x'esidence of his surviving children
two
and descendants. The old mansion house of Judge Johnson is
now owned by his son, George W.
mills, mai'ble
office,
Johnson, Esq., of Gasport, N. Y.
And here also resided two of the
town's eaidy and worthy citizens,
George Conant, Esq., Justice of
shop, grist mill, printing office and
other small shops. There are also
one good hotel, postone church, a large school
house, and about fifty dwelling
houses, some of which are very
fine dwellings. The Hon, James
TV. Johnson resides here, and has
*
stores,
The post
Eufield.
office
address of this village
is
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144
one of the finest country residences
in the State. This village lies
three miles south-east from North
Enfield depot, and is connected
with it by stage, twice, daily.
At East Enfield there is a church,
school house,
saw
mill,
two or
three small shops, and eight or ten
dwellings.
Shaker village
is
located on the
south-western shore of Mascomy
lake. This village is divided into
what is termed three
families, viz.,
North, Center or Church, and
South families. The village is located about midway between the
two extremes of the lake, and they
own all the land on the lake for
The plain
two miles.
where the village is situated is
very narrow between the lake and
neai-ly
the hill (which rises quite abruptly),
but the
productive.
is very rich and
About twenty acres
soil
of their land, they devote to the
raising of garden seeds, and botan-
medicinal herbs. The hills afford some of the finest pasturage
Every thing about
in the State.
their fai-ms has an air of neatness.
Their cattle, horses and sheep are
of the very best quality, showing,
ic
with
all
their
peculiarities,
that
they are husbandmen whom it
would be for the interest of every
New-Hampshire farmer
Their
home farm
1,500 acres.
to imitate.
contains about
Their buildings are
modestly neat, and built more for
convenience and durability, than
beauty, although some of their
buildings have an expensive appearance, which is the fact. In
1837, the middle family built a
large stone building, four stories
high, 100 feet long and 56 wide. It
surmounted by a cupola, in
which is a bell weighing 800 lbs.
is
Every stone in the building is
mented and further fastened
ceto-
gether with iron trunnels.
The
whole expense of the building was
$ 35,000. At the time of its erection, it was considered the most
expensive building in the State,
except the State House. It is deThere are
voted to family use.
some other very good buildings,
among which is a large barn, the
most convenient of any in the State.
Their manufactures are not very
extensive, but their goods are of
the very best quality. They consist
of knit
goods,
tubs,
pails,
brooms, and distilled valerian, &c.
The annual value of valerian sold
The estimated
is about $4,000.
amount of all goods sold annually,
including garden seeds, is over
$ 30,000. All of the families worship together, and are under one
general board of Trustees. Their
number is about 200. As to their
religious creed, please see Canter-
bury, and for their early settlement
in Enfield, look at the early set-
tlement of the town.
greatest tragedies
One
of the
which ever
oc-
curred among the Shakers in this
town, was the murder of Caleb M.
Dyer by one Thomas Weir, in 1864.
their chief man in
business affairs, and was
extensively known throughout the
Mr. Dyer was
all their
and noted for his business
and honesty. Weir was an
unprincipled fellow, and voluntarily placed his children under the
State,
tact,
protection of the Shakers, but after
his return from the war he wished
to regain them.
Weir was
suffer-
ed to see them once or twice, but
he still called and insisted on havAt length his
ing the children.
frequent visits became a nuisance,
and Mr. Dyer refused to let him
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ENFIELD.
see the children,* at an unseasonable hour, and as the children did
not wish to leave their benefactors.
Of course Weir was more irritated,
and the next time came prepared
to see the children or seek revenge.
before, he was refused, and
while Mr. Dyer was trying to reason with him, he drew his pistol
and shot Dyer, the wound proving
fatal in a short time.
The loss of
Mr. Dyer was deeply felt by the
As
Historical Society.
There
is
a
historical society organized in this
town.
The Town's Early History.
In
year following the conquest of Canada by England, which
put a stop to the frequent murderous raids of the French and Indians from that quarter, upon the
1761, the
outlying
New-England settlements,
preventing their extension northwards, a rush of emigration took
business circles
pleasure to know
place in that direction from Massachusetts, Connecticut and South-
expiating his crime
under a sentence of thirty years and one day.
He was 52 years of age when he
ern New-Hampshire, the Governor of the latter State, having in
that one year chartered 60 towns
west and 18 east of the Connecti-
committed the crime, which virtually makes it a life sentence.
cut and Enfield, among them,
July 4th, exactly 15 years before
the Declaration of Independence.
Shakers, and
the
all
who had
Weir
him.
is
in the State Prison
Employments.
The people are
generally employed in agriculture,
manufactures are valuable, amounting to
over $ 450,000 annually.
but, as can be seen, the
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $125,460; mechanical labor,
$54,300; stocks and bonds, $13,
900; money at interest, $49,550;
deposits in savings banks, $ 77,
520; stock in trade, $40,000.
Churjies and Schools.
Congregational, Rev. V. J. Hartshorn,
pastor;
Methodist, Rev. C. II.
Chase, pastor; Universalist, Rev.
C. Hayford, pastor;
S.
Henry Cummings,
There are
Shakers,
elder.
15 school districts
town
and
average length
for the year, 22 weeks; annual
amount appropriated for school
16 schools in
pui'poses,
Hotels.
Enfield,
$
;
2,420.73.
Granite State House at
and Mount Calm House
at the Center.
* It
on good authority, that the
wero opposed to leaving.
One still
remains with thew.
two
is
girls
stated,
Enfield, in the charter spelled
Endfield,
named
probably
Enfield in Connecticut,
after
was grant-
ed to 60 persons, all of whom,
(except 10 who were doubtless the
Governor's favorites, and resided
in or near Portsmouth), were wellto-do inhabitants of Eastern Connecticut, and most of them of
Windham
County.
The meetings
of these proprietors, were held at
inn of Amariah Storrs, at
Mansfield in that County, the first
twelve years, till December 1773,
after which they took place in Enfield or vicinity. But two or three
of the original proprietors, ever
resided in town. The book containing their proceedings from
December, 1773 to April 1781, has
the
been
lost.
The Governor
in this,
as probably in his other charters,
secured to himself the lion's share
—a select 500 acres, as marked on
the charter map — and among other
conditions, required, under penalty
of forfeiture, that the proprietors
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146
should " plant and cultivate " about
2,000 acres, in the first five years, a
condition that, interested as many
them were in the settlement of
of
new townships, they found
themselves unable to perform. In
other
1766, a few months before the five
years expired, they dispatched Mr.
John
from Connecticut to
Portsmouth, to apply " to the Governor and Council of New-HampSalter,
shire, for a continuation of their
charter,
and also for an addition to
and renewed their
purchase, and compromises, succeeded in extinguishing the entire
claims under the Relham charter,
thus leaving the Enfield charter
undisputed and ending the "War
of the Charters," which had disquieted the town during eleven
years and retarded its settlement.
In 1775, 14 years after it was
chartered, the population
was but
and probably there were not
over 10 male heads of families. In
the following year, only 13 male
60,
said township,"
adults signed the Declaration of
exertions to settle the township.
But it should seem both their mis-
Loyalty, none refusing.
sion and efforts substantially failed
ter difficulties, the population
had
about
100
two years afterwards, August
1768, the Governor and Council,
In 1790,
years after the close of the char-
11
for
increased
8,
families.
treating the Enfield eharter as forfeited, re-granted " all that tract
or parcel of land, known by the
name of Enfield, to be known by
the name of Relham," * to an
entirely new set of 90 proprietors,
most of whom resided in and
And now
around Portsmouth.
began the " War of the Charters."
The validity of each being stoutly
asserted on the one side, and
denied on the other, the consequence was, that titles under either
were rendered uncertain and insecure, and feuds and collisions
occured between the claimants
Tinder the one, and those under the
ther, in attempting to reduce to
possession, and occupy the same
land.
This state of things was
finally put an
end to, mainly
through the efforts of Jesse Johnson, Esq.,
who
tion with other
Enfield
in 1779, in connec-
owners under the
charter, by
equivalents,
The
to
meeting house was
and removed in 1848.
first
built in 1798,
The
first
or
750,
minister settled was the
Rev. Edward Evans, in 1799, and
dismissed in 1805.
Origin of tlie Shaker Society.
Tradition has it, that onef Wilf-
The leading men of the Shakers,
field at
sion, in
at
En-
the present time claim that this ver-
every particular,
is
not correct.
They
claim that Ebenezer Cooley and Israel Chauncy,
without
voluntarily,
Williams,
came
to
invitation
from
Hartland, Vermont, and
from thence, with one Zadock Wright, journeyed to Enfield, and called upon James Jewett, a resident of what is now called Shaker
Hill, arriving September 1st, 1782, and the
first Shaker meeting ever hebl in New-Hampshire was at the house of Asa Pattee, near
In 1793, the frame of a
Mr. .Tewett's house.
church was raised on the west shore of Mascorny Lake, which house now stands, and is
now occupied as a place for their public worship.
The Shakers were
not, in the early days,
distinguished from others in their dress, and
would not to-day,
if
the world did not yield
to the calls of fashion.
They now
dress as
every one did one hundred years ago.
nnmed, probably, after some individual, as Relham or Rellian (it is spelled both
ways) was not, at that time, the name ot any
* So
place.
They also claim they have not changed in
mode of worship, or their zeal but are
same as they were eighty years ago.
The world has changed to be more liberal in
their
just the
;
�ENFIELD.
liams, a convert to this modified
Quakerism, then living in Grafton,
a town joining Enliehl on the east,
went to New-Lebanon, N. Y., and
induced two of the preachers of
the Shaker Society there, named
Cooley and Chauncey, to return
with him. We have the fact from
a record made at the time, that on
the 6th of September, 1782, these
two men came to Joseph Flint's,
Canaan, south road, and there
preached; but gaining no adher-
went
into
Enfield,
and
ents in that town, they
adjoining
the
one,
there succeeded in
verts of
some
making con-
of the
and
mechan-
staid
respectable farmers, and
—
and their families
among
were James Jewett, Ezekiel Stevens, Asa Pattee, Benjamin
Merrill and Zadock Wright, living
on Jones Hill, and the hill afterwards called after them, Shaker
northerly side of
Hill, on the
Mascomy Lake. They remained
on these hills, gaining some new beics
whom
lievers,
about ten years,
till
about
—when, effecting an exchange
1792
of land, they removed to the more
they have ever since
occupied, with large additions, on
the southerly side of the same lake.
For the first ten years, they were
not by their garb distinguished from
the " World's People," as they
fertile spot
their views,
and are willing to allow
classes the privilege to worship
to their
own consciences.
all
God agreeably
This
is
their view
of the facts relative to the Shakers and the
world's people, as they stood eighty years ago
in Enfield, and to-day.
It
is
gratifying to have the Shakers allow
that the world
is
progressing, and
intolerant, as years ago,
any improvement
if
is
not as
they do not claim
in themselves.
We
are led
to believe, however, that they, like all civil-
ized people, have changed for the better,
have more
years ago.
liberal views
and
than they had eighty
147
termed outsiders.
Six years after
their advent, they are called in tho
town records of 1788, " Shaking
Quakers," and the selectmen are
instructed to petition the legislature, stating " their conduct, "and
the
situation
risking for a
like other
of the
remedy.
new
town, and
At the
sects, the
start,
Shakers
were exceedingly wild, enthusiastic and extravagent in their beliefs
and religious exercises. But after
a time, they gradually settled down
into the sober, temperate, and
rational people they now are and
long have been. They have always
been remarkable for honesty and
industry. Like the same sect elsewhere, they hold their property in
common, take on themselves vows
of perpetual chastity, rejecting
even the institution of marriage,
and make dancing a part of their
religious exercises.
William Wil-
liams is said to be the person who
introduced the two preachers. He
was an honest, but eccentric man,
who, after living many years in
society, left it, and continued to
reside near it with his son William,
a man of wit and worth, deputy
sheriff, land-surveyor, town clerk.
The old gent died at an advanced
age, many years ago.
Notices of Early Settlers.
Most
of the early settlers of Enfield
came from Connecticut, Haverhill
and Chibano, a point near Salem,
Mass., and Hampstead, Plaistow
and South Hampton, N". H.
Jesse Johnson, Esq.,
Johnson.
was from Hampstead.
He made
purchase in Enfield in
1778, and in the next six years became the owner of nearly a quarter of tho township under its two
charters.
He passed much of his
time in Enfield, superintending
his first
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148
the clearing of his land and erecting mills, from 1778 to March 1787,
when he removed his family there,
and resided there
till
March
his 68th year.
11,
1800, in
his death,
In Enfield, he was made a magistrate and Representative, and discharged the principal town offices.
Hon. Jesse Johnson, oldest son
of the foregoing hy his first marriage, was born in Hampstead,
The
1762.
subject of this notice
in 1779, in his 17th year,
walked
to
Enfield, through the wilderness, to
aid in clearing his father's lands.
The year after he became of age,
he was appointed Justice of the
Peace, an office he held 32 years,
his death; was Proprietor's
Clerk, 30 years, one of the town's
earliest land surveyors, its first
magistrate and representative, a
delegate to the convention that in
1792 formed the present State Constitution, Judge of Probate, Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas,
and in 1812, nominee of his party
till
for Congress.
He
died Sept. 23,
1816, in his 54th year.
Gile.
Johnson
Gile,
an exem-
plary man, father of the late Daniel Gile, a gentleman of intelli-
gence and worth, and grandfather
of Bbenezer Gile, who occupies
the homestead, of Dr. Aaron Gile,
and of Mrs. Lydia (Gile) Conant,
late wife of G. W. Conant, Esq.,
came to the town from Hopkinton,
with his wife and two children, in
and died there, March 14,
1790, aged 38.
Bingham. Elisha Bingham was
born in Windham County Connecticut, and settled in Enfield about
1772.
Though illiterate, he seems
to have been a man of good capa1779,
city, his
town
name
officer.
often occurring as a
He had
a large fam-
His son Elias, born Aug. 29,
was the first male child born
in the town, and his daughter
Phebe, born January 7, 1778, probIn
ably the first female child.
1787, Mr. B. removed, with his entire family, to Jay, Essex County,
N. Y.
Jonathan PaddlePaddleford.
ford who has descendants in the
town, was, if not the first, among
the very first settlers.
He came
to Enfield with an adult family of
sons and daughters, from Ashford,
Windham County, Conn., where,
as early as 1765, he purchased several pieces of land from the original proprietors under the Enfield
ily.
1772,
and removed
between that year and
to Enfield
charter,
1772.
He
erected the second grist mill in the
town, afterwards known as Fol-
Mascomy Rivnear where the Shaker Mills
now stand. He died, July 13,
lansbee's Mills, on
er,
1783.
Capt. Nathan Bick-
Bieknell.
nell
came
to the town,
with his
wife and six children, in the
spring of 1777, from Ashford,
Conn., and resided east of East
Pond, where his son Isaac after-
wards
Bicknell's
lived.
was named
after
Brook
He
died in
him
Enfield.
Jachman.
Samuel
Jackman,
the ancestor of the Endfield Jackman, was from Haverhill, Mass.,
and came to Enfield about
when he bought
1779,
there a full right
of Jesse Johnson, Esq., on George
Hill.
Sanborn.
John Sanborn, land
surveyor, joined the Shakers, left
them and committed suicide about
1788.
He
lived on George Hill.
Kidder. Thomas Kidder came
to the town, from Alstead, in 1786,
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with his wife and children, who
were all of the Shaker church.
He was the father of Jason, born
in
1781,
among
man
long a
principal
man
the Shakers, and a gentle-
of refined manners, good tal-
ents and sterling worth.
Merrill.
came
to the
Joseph Merrill, Esq.,
town about 1795, from
South Hampton, was Justice of the
Peace, deputy sheriff, representative,
&c.
He was
a
man of enter-
and much inlluence.
Other early settlers before 1800.
Archelaus Stevens, Joseph MarsJonathan Johnson, Peter
tin,
Johnson, Moses Johnson, Benjamin Merrill, Moses Rowell, Jacob
Cochran, Capt. Asa Pattee, Theophilus Clough, Moses Jones, Jacob
Choate, Levi Webster, John Johnprise
son, half brother of Jesse.
North by Canaan,
Boundaries.
husbandman
gets a good
return
for his labor, both in his crops,
and
in the increased value of his farm.
Lamprey River, flowRivers.
ing from Deerfield and Raymond,
receives the Pawtuckaway coming
from Pawtuckaway pond, and runs
through the whole length of the
town from west to east, and north-
—North
River coming from
Saddleback
near
mountain passes through Deerfield and Nottingham, and joins
the Lamprey, in the north part of
the town. The Lamprey furnishes
some good water power.
east
Northwood
Villages.
On Lamprey
River, in
the southern center of the town,
is
located the village of Epping Corner. It is the seat of considerable
Here
trade and manufacturing.
are three churches, two school
two large shoe manufactowoolen mill, saw and grist
houses,
east by Grafton, south by Gran-
ries,
tham, and west by Lebanon. Area,
acres; area of improved
four or five stores, one hotel, post,
land, 15,425 acres.
telegraph and express
24,060
Fifty-nine miles (by
Distances.
railroad)
north-west
Northern
from Concord, twelve south-east
from Dartmouth College, and one
hundred and thirty-one miles by
The
rail north-west from Boston.
original distance by stage, was 42
miles to Concord and 105 to Boston.
The Northern RailRailroad.
road passes through the north-west
corner of the town.
EPPING.
town
is
sur-
moderately
uneven, but the soil is generally
good, and produces excellent crops
of corn, oats, and hay. Many of
the
farms
much
care,
are
and
other
mechanical
shops,
office, and
hundred dwelling
houses. At West Epping are two
stores, woolen mill, saw mill, postoffice and fifteen or twenty dwelling houses. About one mile north
from Epping Corner is a fine street
where fifty or sixty years ago the
larger portion of business in tow
was done. The large mansion
houses, seen there now, plainly
show that wealth and plenty dwelt
about
one
there
sixty
years ago.
On
this
Plummers, Ladds,
and other prominent men who, in
their day, were well known to the
State, and many of them held restreet lived the
Rockingham County. The
face of this
mills,
cultivated
with
in such cases the
sponsible positions in their town.
State
and nation.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agriculture, but manufacturing is an im-
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150
portant branch of industry. Over
280,000 pairs of sale shoes and boots
are annually made, valued at
$288,000 woolen goods are manu;
factured to the value of $19,000;
58,000 shingles; 1,700,000 feet of
boards and dimension timber are
annually sawed, valued at $19,900;
10,000 bushels grain ground, $10,
There are also hub
000.
mills,
blacksmith shops, planing mill,
Besides
wheelwright shop, &c.
distinguished citizens. He was a
of the United States Senate from 1802 to 1807, President of
member
the State Senate in 1810, and chief
magistrate of the State in 1812,
16,
and 18. William Plummer, Jr.,
was a member of Congress from
1819 to 1823. He died September
18, 1854, aged 65 years.
A CongregaFirst Ministers.
17,
was
tional society
established in
there are carpenters, painters, masons and butchers. (See tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
Rev. Robert Cutler was ordained pastor in 1747; dismissed
in 1755 Rev. Joseph Stearns, ordained in 1758 died in 1788 Rev.
$102,064; mechanical labor,
Peter Holt, settled in 1793; dis-
soil,
$74,500;
stocks,
money
$28,300;
ings banks, $33,379
$39,125;
summer
and
at interest
deposits in sav;
stock in trade,
tourists, $2,500;
professional business, $10,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
H. Stearns,
gational, Rev. J.
100
members; value of church property,
$ 3,000
son,
rector;
;
Episcopal, H. Fergu75
communicants;
value of church property, $ 3,500
Methodist, Rev. D. W. Downs,
pastor, 100 members; value of
There
church property, $2,000.
are eight schools in
town
;
aver-
age length for the year, nineteen
weeks.
Hotel. Pawtuckaway House, val-
ued
at $5,000.
Epping was
from
which it was taken February 23,
1741.
Its first settlement comFirst
Settlement.
originally a part of Exeter,
menced with the early history of
New-Hampshire, long before it
was severed from Exeter. One
hundred years ago it had rnore inhabitants than at the present time,
having a population of over 1,500,
being the fourth town in the county and the fifth in the State.
Wil-
liam Plummer was one Qf
most
its
1747.
;
;
;
missed in 1821.
Boundaries. North by Nottingham and Lee, east by Newmarket,
South Newmarket and Exeter,
south by Brentwood and Fremont,
and west by Raymond and Nottingham. Area. 12,960 acres; area
of improved land, 8,575 acres.
Twenty-nine miles
Distances.
south-east from Concord, eighteen
west from Portsmouth, and eight
north-west from Exeter.
Railroads. Concord and Portsmouth Railroad passes through the
town, in an easterly and westerly
Nashua, Epping, and
direction.
Rochester Railroad crosses the
Concord and Portsmouth at Epping
Corner. The Salisbury, Exeter
and Epping Railroad will have its
terminus here. With the growing railroad facilities, no doubt but
Epping will increase both in
wealth and population, within the
next ten years.
EPSOM.
Merrimack County. The
face of this
town
is
sur-
generally un-
even. The soil is good and well
adapted for grazing and grain.
There are some very fine interval
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151
of
carried to Canada, from whence
she returned after the close of the
and Ponds. Great and
Suncook Rivers are the
They afford
principal streams.
some very good water privileges,
many of which are not improved
French and Indian war.
There
were never any serious depredations by them, beside killing a few
farms,
pi'oducing
fine
crops
corn, oats, hay, &c.
Rivers
Little
to
their
Chesnut,
extent.
full
Round, and Odiorne's Ponds are
the principal bodies of water in
this town.
Mountains. McCoy, Fort, Nats,
and Nottingham Mountains are
the most noted elevations.
Brown oxide, and
Minerals.
sulphuret of iron are found in various localities.
A valuable mineral for paint (Terra-sienna)
found
Arsenical
here.
argentiferous galena, and
tite,
also
is
pyrites,
hema-
associated with quartz crys-
occur in several localities.
Employments.
The larger portion of the inhabitants are engaged
tals,
in agriculture.
About
600,000 feet
The
cattle.
people,
however,
were frequently frightened, and
would flee to the garrisons in Nottingham, whenever an Indian
alarm was given.
Maj. Andrew
of this town,
Mc Clary,
was
a native
killed at the bat-
Bunker's Hill, June 17,
In this battle he displayed
great
coolness
and courage.
When news of the battle of Lexington reached him, he left his
plough in the furrough, and hastened to the battle field.
First Ministers.
Rev. John
Tucker, ordained in 1761, dismissed in 1774 Rev. Ebenezer Hazeltine, ordained in 1784, died in
tle
of
1775.
;
1813.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$6,400; stocks and bonds, $6,000;
money at interest, $ 8,250; deposits in savings banks, $63,492; stock
Boundaries.
North by Pittseast by Northwood and Deerfield, south by Allenstown, and
west by Pembroke and Chichester.
Area, 19,200 acres.
Distances.
Twelve miles east
from Concord.
Railroads.
Suncook
Valley
The Concord and
Railroad.
Railroad may pass
Rochester
through this town, east and west,
in trade, $11,900.
via Northwood.
of lumber is annually sawed.
A
considerable number of the people are engaged in making wo-
men's boots
and
shoes.
(See
tables.)
Resources.
soil,
$92,492;
Churches and Schools. Christian,
Rev. B. Dickson, pastor; Congregational, Rev. F. H. Wales, pastor; Freewill Baptist, Rev. Joel
Baker, pastor.
Hotel.
Suncook Valley House.
First
Settlers.
Epsom
was
granted to Theodore Atkinson and
others, May 18, 1727. It received
its name from Epsom, in England.
Indians.
McCoy was
August
21, 1747, Mrs.
taken prisoner, and
field,
ERROL.
Coos County.
tions the
soil
is
In some porgood, and fair
crops of oats, potatoes, and hay
are produced.
Rivers and Ponds.
In this town
several considerable streams unite
with
the
Androscoggin.
this river, in Errol, a large
of
Upon
amount
money ha« been expended in
dams and clearing the
erecting
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152
channel, for the purpose of driving logs from the upper lakes to
market, through tho whole season.
There are several ponds and small
streams, which abound with trout.
Agriculture is
Employments.
the principal employment of the
There
inhabitants.
is
but
little
manufacturing in the town.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
Boil, $20,929;
$1,600;
money
at interest, $1,200.
Dam House,
Hotels.
House, and Aker's House.
Errol
There are four schools
Average length of
schools for the year, eight weeks.
First Settlers. Erroll was granted to Timothy Ruggles and others,
February 28, 1774.
Incorporated
Schools.
in this
town.
December
28, 1836.
Boundaries.
North by Wentworth's Location, east by Umbagog Lake and State of Maine,
south by Cambridge and Dummer,
and west by Millsfield. Improved
land, 2,123 acres.
Thirty miles north
north-east from Lancaster, and
one hundred and fifty-nine miles
north north-east from Concord.
Distances.
EXETER.
Rockingham County. Exeter
half shire town of the county,
and was the third town organized
in New-Hampshire. It is situated
on both sides of Squamscot river,
which furnishes some valuable
water power.
is
The
erally
surface of the
level,
town
is
gen-
the soil quite good
and well cultivated.
Some
of the
ing their labor, with what they
and their receipts at
valued at $ 4,000,
paid for labor $300 farm productions, $ 2,300, of which $ 300 was
hired, $ 2,500,
$
5,068. 60 acres,
;
for
lumber.
show
This
is
sufficient to
that farming, if properly at-
tended
to,
will give a fair return
for the investment,
even in New-
Hampshire.
The town is watered
Hirers.
by Exeter River, by the Indians
At the falls
called Squamscot.
the tide water is separated from
Above
the fresh.
stream assumes the
the falls the
name
of Great
River, to distinguish it from one
of its smaller branches, called
Great River and its
Little River.
branches furnish some valuable
water power, which is generally
improved.
At Squamscot falls and
Village.
at the head of navigation, and, by
the course of the river about thirty
miles from the Atlantic, is situated the large and beautiful village
of Exeter. Here, near these falls,
commenced
the
first
settlement in
town under charge of the Rev.
John Wheelwright,* over two hundred and thirty years ago; and
ever since that date, Exeter has
been making a history for herself,
the State and Nation, in her eminent men, her popular schools, her
general improvements, and her
fine and picturesque village, as
honorable and as broad as any
town of her size in America. Here
are located two of the most popular
literary
country.
best farms in the State are in this
in
the
Acade-
my was
town.
institutions
Phillips Exeter
lips,
In 1870, a farm valued at
$ 20,000 returned the annual value
of production .$2,500, paying for
labor $ 400.
One $ 25,000, reckon-
founded by Dr. John Phila resident of Exeter, and a
charter was obtained from the leg* See note in other part of this
tive to the "
Wheelwright Deeds."
work,
rela«
�EXETER.
islature of
New-Hampshire, April
being the first charter
granted by the State for an institution of learning. It has been,
and is to-day, the most popular
institution of the kind in the counThe light from this institutry.
tion has reflected through such
1781,
3,
national men, as Lewis Cass, Daniel
Webster, John A. Dix, Edward
George Bancroft, John
and scores of other stars
quite as brilliant, that we might
mention if space would permit.
Through the generous bequest of
William Robinson, Esq., a native
and former resident of this town,
Everett,
P. Hale,
but who passed his latter years
in Georgia, the Robinson Female
Seminary was established in 1867.
was opened for the reception
153
Tho
wide and
elm and
maple. Some of the most ancient
and largest elms in the State, are
itants.
streets are
beautifully shaded with the
in this village.
vate
Many
residences are
of the pri-
among
the
most expensive in the State, while
some of the business blocks have
a metropolitan appearance.
Many
men
do business in Boston fifty
miles distant, and reside here,
largely because of its superior
school advantages, and other advantages not obtained in or near a
large city. The highways leading
from Exeter to Portsmouth, Rye
beach, Hampton beach, Newburyport, Kingston, Epping and Dover
are not to be surpassed by any like
number
in
New-England.
It is
This bequest
fourteen miles to Portsmouth, ten
to Rye, nine to Hampton, fourteen
sum of
$250,000 which will make a permanent fund in all time to come.
Thus far, the school has met with
unbounded success. (See Literary
Newburyport, six to Kingston,
Epping and sixteen miles
Exeter has furnished
to Dover.
her full share of public men both
Two
in the State and Nation.
It
of pupils, in 1869.
amounted
to
the large
to
eight to
governors, covering a
Institutions.)
There are eight church
edifices,
fifteen years;
six school houses, (one a large high
court,
school building,) three banks, from
forty to fifty stores of various kinds,
Attorney
three hotels, printing
office,
court
house, county buildings, one of the
finest depots in the State, one large
cotton
factory,
one large
brass
machine shop, foundry, machine
shop, carriage factory, potters' ware
works, besides wool pulling business on an extensive scale, shoe
making, harness making, monuments and marble works, tailors,
milliners and various other trades
common to a large New-Hampshire
village.
Their are also eight law-
two dentists,
many other professions and about
three thousand five hunched inhab-
yers, six physicians,
years;
space of
six justices of the
thirty-two
generals,
years;
three
thirty-seven
six presidents of the sen-
members of the U. S.,
house of representatives, two
U. S., senators, and many other
officers, both of State and Nation.
The tide rises about six feet at
Exeter and the river admits vessels of over 200 tons burthen.
Heavy articles, such as coal &c,
generally come up the river.
Employments. The larger porate,
six
tion of the people are generally de-
voted to manufacturing, mercantile
and professional business.
The Exeter Manufacturing Co.
annually produce 3,600,000 yards
cotton sheetings, valued at
fine
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154
There are other manulumber, $ 21,100 flour and meal, $ 15,
200; foundry, $30,000; machine
shop works, $ 50,000 brass works,
$ 40,000 carriages, $ 10,000 wool
$
450,000.
factories annually producing
;
;
;
;
pulling
tin-
$250,000;
receipts,
manilla and brown
paper, $14,000; printing, $ 6,000
furniture, $5,000;
gas, $7,500;
ware, $ 14,000
;
custom boots and shoes, $
besides
milliners,
tailors,
3,000
black-
smiths, carpenters, painters and
other mechanical shops.
many
The
total value of
goods of
all
wool business,
employing 251 males,
kinds, including the
is
$
and
977,200,
135 females in its production.
Resources.
Agricultural produc-
mechanical labor,
$ 157,000; stocks and money at indeposits in savterest, $ 195, 100
stock in
ings banks, $ 198,341
trade, $ 191,250, and professional
tions,
$ 84,000
;
;
;
Exeter, for
many years, has been considered
a wealthy town, but its citizens
have had the reputation of contribbusiness,
$100,000.
uting as much money to assist in
building western railroads and
cities, as
any town in the
State, in
wealth.
It is to
proportion to
be hoped that
its
it
has worked no
material injury to their own town;
but if it has not, it is an exception
to the general rule in such cases.
Churches and Schools. 1st. Congregational, Rev. Swift Byington,
pastor church value, $ 35,000 2d
Congregational, Rev. George E.
;
;
pastor, value,
$ 25,000
Unitarian, Rev. Benjamin F. McDaniels, pastor
value, $ 14,000
Christ church, Episcopal, Rev.
Street,
;
Henry Ferguson,
rector;
$12,000; Baptist, Rev.
Chase, pastor; value,
value,
John N.
pastor; value $8,000; St. Mary's
Roman
Catholic,
Rev. Charles
Egan, priest; value, $3,000; Advent, no pastor, $ 1,500.
There are fifteen schools in town,
twelve of which are graded;
average length of schools for the
year, twenty-eight weeks number,
;
of scholars, 409 boys, and 361 girls;
total value of school-houses, $101,
Total amount of money annufor school purposes,
$17,062.74 or $22.15 to each scholar
in town; the average amount for
each scholar in the State, is $7.38.
000.
ally
expended
The public school advantages in
Exeter are second to none in the
State, and perhaps in the United
States.
Literary Institutions.
Phillip's
Exeter Academy, Albert C. Perkins A. M., principal; Robinson
Female Seminary, Eben S. Stearns,
principal
Exeter High School,
Albin Burbank, principal.
(See
;
Literary Institution.)
Exeter Town Libravolumes Private Libraries, Golden Branch, 1,500; Soule
Branch, 500. There are twentyeight libraries in town of 500 volumes or more.
Newspapers. Exeter News LetLibraries.
ry, 3,500
ter.
;
(See tables).
Banks. National Granite State
Bank, Exeter Savings Bank, and
Union Five Cent Savings Bank.
(See tables).
and
Hotels
Eating
Houses.
Squamscot House, American House
and Hoyt's House F. II. Hervey,
;
C. E. Folsom's Eating Houses.
First Settlement. The Rev. John
Wheelwright, in 1629, (who afterwards was banished from the Colony of Massachusetts, by reason of
$10,000;
his peculiar religious belief called
Methodist, Rev. Silas E. Quimby,
Antinomian opinions; purchased
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EXETER.
of the Indians a tract of country
a precipitate retreat, killing one
between the Merrimack and Piscataqua, extending back some fifty
person,
The deeds of these lands
signed by Fassaconaway,
chief sagamore of the Pennacooks,
miles.
were
on
living
three
Merrimack,
the
of other
chiefs
tribes
and
in
New England. The
this section of
consideration for these lands consisted in "coats,
tles."
In
shirts,
and ket-
1633, the authorities of
Portsmouth and Dover, agreed
with Wheelwright, that his proposed town at Squamscot Falls,
should be called Exeter. No settlement was commenced however,
until April
3, 1638,
when Wheel-
wright and others formed themselves, into a body politic, chose
their magistrate, and bound themselves by vote to sacred obedience.
In 1642, Exeter was annexed to
Massachusetts and Wheelwright,
by reason of his sentence, was
compelled to flee from his new
settlement, and from his brethren
in the
same
religious faith
— some
time after this, he was restored to
his former privileges, and was ordained at Hampton, in 1647, and
preached there eleven years.
The
first
settlers
suffered
more or
another
made
in
Exeter,
by Indian
depredations for many years. In
1675 one person was killed and
less
prisoner; in 1695,
two person were killed. In 1697,
the Indians had laid their plans to
make
a general massacre of the
and a total destruction
wounding another, and
away one child. The
guns were fired to frighten a few
women and children, who had
carrying
gone into the fields after strawIn 1707, another person
was killed; and in the spring of
Stevens, William
1709, Samuel
Moody and two sons of Jeremy
Gilman were taken prisoners at
"Pickpocket mills." In 1710, the
Indians killed Colonel Winthrop
Hilton, a meritorious citizen, with
two others, and took two prisoners.
Many others were killed or taken
captives, and much property destoyed by these savage incursions.
berries.
The town
as originally surveyed,
comprised within its borders,
Epping, New-Market, South NewMarket, Brentwood, Fremont, and
All of these towns,
Stratham.
with the exception of Stratham,
were formed into separate organIts popula-
izations, prior to 1775.
tion in 1775
was
1741.
Exeter has, during
its
history,
all
contained
periods of
among
its
eminent and useful men.
Hon. Samuel Tenney, General
Nathaniel Peabody, Hon. Nicholas
Gilman, General Nathaniel Folsome, Hon. Jeremiah Smith, Hon.
John Taylor Gilman, Hon. George
Sullivan, Hon. Tristram Shaw,
Hon. John S. Wells, and Hon.
John Sullivan, have filled high
and honorable positions, both in
the State and Nation. It has its
citizens,
who
stand high in
inhabitants,
citizens to-day,
of the town. They were concealed
in the thickets near by, preparing
for a vigorous attack. They were
frightened from their designs, by
hearing the reports of several guns,
the estimation of their townsmen,
and of the people in the State.
which led them to believe they
were discovered, and they made
First
Ministers.
Wheelwright
Rev.
John
settled in 1638, left
in 1642; Rev. Samuel Dudley,
ordained in 1650, died in 1683;
Rev. John Clark, ordained in 1698,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
156
died
in
1705;
Rev. John Odlin
Rev.
settled in 1706, died in 1754
Woodbridge Odlin,
dismissed
in
;
settled in 1743,
1776;
Rev.
Isaac
Mansfield, settled in 1776, dismissed
in 1787; Rev.
William
II.
Howard
boys and youths boots, brogans
and shoes the number of pairs
made exceeding that of any town
in the State. There are 13 manuen's,
—
factories with a capital of
$ 500,000
which employ nearly 1000 males and
who
annually receive for
settled in 1790, dismissed in 1828.
females,
North by NewMarket and Stratham, east by
Stratham, Hampton and Hampton
Falls, south by Kensington and
East Kingston, and west by Brentwood and Epping. Area of improved land, 3,675 acres.
their labor about
Forty miles southand fourteen
west from Portsmouth.
The Boston and
Railroads.
Maine Railroad passes through the
town in a northerly and southerly
direction. Trains stop at the station ten minutes for refreshments.
The Epping, Exeter and Amesbury
Railroad, will pass through here,
school building, twenty-five or thir-
when
er in the place, so is poverty.
Boundaries.
Distances.
east from Concord,
constructed.
FARUIINGTON.
$ 500,000, and produce 1,300,000, pairs of boots shoes
&c. valued at $ 1,700,000. Part of
these shoes are bottomed in the adjoining towns.
There are two banks, three
church edifices, one large high
ty stores of all kinds,
ing
office,
two
one job print-
hotels, three livery
post office, express and
telegraph office, three lawyers,
three physicians offices, one denstables,
1
tist's office,
and about three hun-
dred dwelling houses.
It is a very pleasant and busy
village, and, as idleness is a strang-
Employments.
Manufacturing,
Strafford County. The surtown is broken and rugged, but the soil when properly cul-
and mercantile trade are the principal employments of the inhabitants, although there are some very
fine farms, and good farmers in the
tivated yields fine crops
town.
face of this
Rivers
The Cocheco River pas-
ses through the north-east part of
the town affording some interval
lands along its banks.
Mountains. Blue Hill, or Frost
Mountain, extends in a north and
south direction neaidy through the
town.
Mount Washington, Monadnock, and hundreds of le-ss elevations, together with ships in
Portsmouth Harbor, can be seen
from its summit, in a clear day.
Village.
About one mile northwest from what is called the Dock,
is Farmington village. The inhabitants are extensively engaged in
the manufacture of men and wom-
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$ 504,000 stocks and bonds, .$ 10,
900; money at interest, $6,300; de
posits in savings banks, $ 143,635;
Resources.
soil,
$48,498;
;
in trade, $ 55,300
sional business, .$10,000.
stock
;
profes-
Churches and Schools. CongreRev. J. Smith, pastor;
Freewill Baptist, Rev. G. W. Park,
pastor Methodist, Elder Tebbets,
pastor; Advent, Rev. J. Smith,
pastor. There are fourteen school
districts, and eighteen schools in
town. Average length of schools
for the year, twenty- four weeks.
Literary Institution.
Farminggational,
;
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FITZWILLIAM.
ton
High School,
E. J.
Goodwin,
Principal— School Fund §3,000.
Hotels and Ealing Houses. Elm
House, Mechanics Hotel; and
Bickett and Wedgewood Eating
Houses.
First
was
Farmington
Settlement.
originally a part of Rochester,
but was incorporated as a distinct
town December,
First
1798.
Minister.
.
Durham.
Area,
extensively quarried.
The
Employments.
inhabitants
of Fitzwilliam are largely engaged
in manufacturing and stone quarrying.
fifty
Nearly one hundred and
are employed in the stone
men
Over 3,000,000 feet of
lumber is annually sawed 500,000
pails and 100,000 tubs are manufactured, besides carnages, sash and
business.
;
James
Rev.
Walker, Congregational, 1818.
North by New
Boundaries.
Durham and Milton, east by Milton, State of Maine and Rochester,
south by Rochester and Strafford
and west by Strafford and New-
improved lands,
suitable for whetstones.
Granite, of a superior quality, is
stones,
21,000
acres;
5,440 acres.
miles
Thirty-five
Distances.
north-east from
Concord, and
eighteen north-west of Dover.
Cocheco Railroad
Railroads.
passes through this town in a northwesterly and south-easterly direction.
FITZWII.LIAltt.
blinds, chair stock, &c.
(See table
of manufactories.
There are two pleasVillages.
ant villages in this town, which
are the seat of considerable business. There are three church edifices, three school houses, two postoffices, savings bank, ten or fifteen
stores of various kinds, and several
The valuable stone quarhotels.
ries, the extensive manufactories,
together with the fine scenery in
various sections of the town, which
draw hither hundreds of summer
tourists, every year, makes the
future prospects of Fitzwilliam
Cheshire County. The surface of this town is uneven, and the
very encouraging.
but suitably adapted for
grazing. There is a considerable
quantity of meadow land, which is
very pi'oductive.
Streams and Ponds. Camp and
ucts,
soil hard,
Priest Brooks
streams
are the
in town.
Rockwood's and
principal
South, Sip's,
Collin's
Ponds
are the only natural collections of
water.
Elevations.
Near the Center of
the town is a large hill, noted for
the delightful prospect it affords.
Gap Mountain, which,
a distance, appears to be a part of the
Monadnock, lies partly in this
town and partly in Troy, On its
at
summit are found various kinds of
Resources.
Agi'icultural
prod-
mechanical labor,
$53,606;
including stone
quarrying, $104,
000 ; stocks, bonds, and money at
intei-est, $19,170; deposits in savings banks, $66,640 stock in taide,
;
$15,225; from summer tourists, $8,
000; professional business, $18,000.
Library. Fitzwilliam Public Library.
Baptist,
Churches and Schools.
Rev. H. W. Day, pastor; Congregational, Rev. J. F. Norton, pas-
There are
Methodist,
twelve schools average length for
the year, twelve weeks.
Hotels. Fitzwilliam, Cheshire,
Sip Pond House, and Monadnock
House.
tor
.
;
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
158
First Settlers.
originally
Fitzwilliam was
" Monadnock
called
Number
Four." The first settlement was made by Brigadier General Reed, John Fassett, Benjamin
Bigelow, and others, in 1760. General Reed was a revolutionary pa-
whose merits, as an officer,
and a true man, will long be remembered. Incorporated May 19,
triot,
1773.
First Minister. Rev. Benjamin
Brigham, Cong., ordained in 1771
died in 1799. Rev. Stephen Williams, settled in 1800
;
dismisssd in
of this mountain
covered with
almost a solid
ledge, affording a very extensive
woods, the other
view of the south-west.
Minerals. In the easterly part
of this town is a quarry of free-
which has been extensively
stone,
wrought.
It is of a
color, and,
when
marble of Vermont. Specimens of rock crystal
are found in the south part, and
plumbago occurs
Near the center of this
Village.
North by Troy and
by Rindge, south by
Royalston and "Wmchendon, Mass.,
and west by Richmond. Area,
of Francestown.
26,900 acres.
Distances.
Sixty
miles
south-
west from Concord, and thirteen
south-east from Keene.
Bailroads. The Cheshire Railroad passes through this town in a
north-westerly and south-easterly
direction.
the
the very pleasant village
is
It is neatly built,
being wide, and, in
places, beautifully shaded.
streets
many
It is the center of considerable
business from the surrounding
country. There are several stores,
one savings bank, one national
bank, one hotel, &c.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants. About 600,000 feet of
lumber are annually sawed also,
;
FKANCESTOWN.
Hillsborough County. The
surface of this town is uneven and,
in some parts, stony;
but the
quality of the soil is warm, moist,
and very productive.
some good interval.
Rivers and Ponds.
There
is
Haunted Pond.
The two
These two ponds
principal
fancy boxes, fancy writing desks,
kits, pails, &c, are manufactured.
Resources. Productions of the
soil,
$51,556;
$9,800
money
mechanical
labor,
stocks and bonds, $33,900
;
at interest, $8,300
in savings banks, $87,000
;
deposits
;
stock in
trade, $12,680; professional busi-
south branches of Piscataquoag
River have their rise in this town
the largest branch from Pleasant
Fond, and the other branch from
are the
water.
in the north part
of the town.
town
Bottndaries.
dark greyish
polished, resem-
bles the variegated
1802.
Jaffrey, east
is
is
collections
of
Mountain. Crotched Mountain
has an altitude of six hundred feet
above the common in the center
of the town. One of the summits
ness, $10,000.
Library. Home Circle Library.
Literary Institution.
Frances-
town Academy,
J. E. Vose, prin-
cipal.
Churches and Schools. CongreRev. H. F. Campbell,
pastor. There are ten schools in
this town average length for the
year, twenty-one weeks.
gational,
;
Hotel.
Francestown Hotel.
Francestown de-
First Settlers.
�FEANCONIA.
rived its name from Frances, the
wife of Governor Wentworth. It
was first settled by John Carson, a
Scotchman, in 1760, and was called
New Boston Addition. It was incorporate!
June
8,
1
by
1772.
its
present
name
Mr. James Wood-
bury was a soldier in
French war, and engaged
Gen. Wolfe when he was
the siege of Quebec. He
the old
beside of
killed at
also be-
longed to the company of rangers
commanded by the immortal
Stark. He died March 3, 1823.
First Minister. Congregational,
Rev. Samuel Cotton, 1773. Rev.
Moses Bradford, settled in 1790;
dismissed in 1827.
Boundaries. North by Deering,
and Weare, east by Weare and
New Boston, south by Lyndeborough and Greenfield and west by
Greenfield and Bennington. Area,
18,760 acres.
Distances. Twenty-seven miles
south-west from Concord, and
twelve north-west from Amherst.
Railroads. Stage passes through
this
town from Hillsborough
Bridge to Milford. The Manchester and Keene Railroad will pass
through this town.
FRAA'COXIA.
Grafton County.
is
Franconia
considered one of the mountain
towns in n< >rthernNew-Hampshire.
Along some of the streams, there
is considerable interval land, which
is very fertile and productive, yielding fine crops of oats, potatoes, and
hay.
Large quantities of Maple
Sugar are annually manufactured
here.
Str< urns and Ponds.
Several
branches of the Lower Ammonoosic have their rise in the mountain-
ious tracts
on the
east.
Ferrin's
159
Pond near " Notch " is the source
of "Middle Branch," one of the
principal branches of Peniigewas-
Echo Lake, about one
mile in length and three quarters
of a mile in width, lies at tho foot
of Mount Lafayette. It is almost
set River.
entirely protected, from violent
winds.by lofty hills which surround
it on all sides.
The report of a gun
fired upon its shores may be heard
distinctly several times, thus imi-
tating
successive
discharges
of
musketry.
Scenery.
The varied scenery
in
and around Franconia is not to be
excelled in any section of the White
Mountain district. No visitor has
thoroughly finished his tour to the
Mountains until 4e visits Franconia
and views its natural curiosities.
The Franconia mountain pass, presents to the traveler some of the
wildest scenery in the country, and
must ever remain as one of Na-
where the grand
and beautiful are so perfectly blended in its wild and rugged form.
The " Old Man of the Mountain ;"
" the Basin ;" " the Flume,' are all
worthy of a visit from lovers of
grand natural scenery. For a more
particular description see "Notes
on mountains in New-Hampshire.
Summer Besort. Franconia has
ture's curiosities
1 ''
become
quite a resort for
summer
about seven hundred persons- permanently board
there
through the warm season of the
tourists,
year, besides the transient visitors
who are
ing.
constantly going and comThere are three hotels, besides
seven or eight large summer boarding houses for the accommodation
of visitors. Almost every house has
a few boarders. There has been a
large Iron Manufactory in successful operation for a number of years,
�160
NEW-HAMPSnillE GAZETTEER.
February
but at the present time it is not doing
others,
any business. The ore which has
supplied this manufactory has been
taken from a rich mine, within the
limits of the town of Lisbon. 250
tons of pig iron, and from 200, to
300 tons of bar iron were the an-
The
first
ers, in 1774.
nual productions of this establish-
ment.
Employments. Agriculture, and
keeping summer boarders are the
principal employments of the people.
280 tons of
clapboards,
starch,
150,000
410,000 shingles,
and
14,
1764.
settlement was made by Captain Artemas Knight, Samuel Barnett, Zebedee Applebee, and oth-
Boundaries. North by Bethlehem, east by ungranted lands,
south by Lincoln and Landaff, and
west by Lisbon.
Area, 32,938
acres improved land, 5,369 acres.
;
Distances.
Eighty miles (via
Plymouth) north from Concord,
and twenty-eight North-east from
Haverhill.
1,45G\000 feet of boards, &c, are an-
Railroad. White Mountain Rail-
nually produced, besides bobbins,
cabinet work, boots and shoes,
road passes through Lisbon, the
iron
work &c.
Resources.
soil,
(See tables.)
Productions of the
$68,428;
$25,500
myhanical
town adjoining on the west,
dis-
tant about five miles.
FRANKLIN.
labor,
and money
$18,675; from summer
stocks, bonds,
Merrimack County.
$19,450; deposits in savings banks,
In proportion to its population, Franklin
is the most important manufacturing town in the State.
It was
$4,165; professional business, $10,
formed from four towns, Decem-
;
at interest,
tourists, $120,000; stock in trade,
000.
ber
Churches and Schools.
Baptist,
Freewill
There are
Average length of
.
five schools.
schools for the year, ten weeks.
Hotels.
Profile, Lafayette,
and
Valley Houses. The Profile House
is the largest and the best patronized house in the White Mountain
no uncommon thing
have from four to
five hundred guests at one time.
It is enough to say that their accommodations are not suflicient
for the demands made on them in
region.
It is
for the house to
the season of summer travel to
the mountains.
The other hotels
are fine, commodious houses, with
accommodating landlords, and
have a fair patronage.
First Settlements. The town was
originally called Morristown, and
was granted to Isaac Searle and
24,
1828, viz.
a small portion
of Andover, which bordered on
south-western bank of the
Pemigewasset River, a small gore
of Sanbornton, lying between the
Pemigewasset and Winnipiseothe
gee Rivers; a portion of Northfield, bordering on the south side
of the Winnipiseogee, and the
east bank of the Merrimack River;
and a portion of Salisbury
which bordered on the western side of the Merrimack and
Pemigewasset rivers, thus cutting
off Andover from the Pemigewasset, and Sanbornton and Salisbury
from the Merrimack.
The whole area taken from
these four towns, only formed a
small township of about 9,000
acres. The soil, on the river, is
generally sandy, but produces fine
crops,
when
properly
cultivated,
�FRANKLIN.
and some of the best farms
may be found
county
The Webster farm
tion
in this
in the
town.
lies in that por-
which formerly belonged
to
The father of Daniel
Webster removed to this farm
and built the main house now
Salisbury.
There
standing.
now
is
(1873)
growing in the front yard a large
elm, which was set out by Daniel
Webster,
June
when he was a
17, 1&73,
boy.
through an invi-
given by the citizens of
Franklin to the Webster Club of
Boston, who were the old, tried
friends of Daniel Webster, and
tation
to the
Governor and Council, and
members
of
the Legislature of
New-Hampshire, and other people
in the surrounding towns, there
was a meeting
at this old
home-
stead for the purpose of calling to
mind
the days in the past,
Webster made
his
annual
for his energetic efforts to
establish this institution
it
and have
Nathaniel
Concord, Hon.
located in Franklin.
White, Esq., of
Dexter Richards, of Newport, and
many others, who will be hereafter mentioned, deserve commendation for their liberal donations
of money to this humane work.
officers of the home are making extensive improvements by
erecting new buildings, etc.
Pond.
Webster Pond is situated near the Northern Railroad, in
the Andover portion of the town.
It is a beautiful sheet of water,
and is much resorted to in the
The
summer months,
parties.
Judge Thomas, Hon. Geo.
Hon. Peter Harvey of
Boston, and Governor Straw and
John H. George, Esq., of this
State, were very interesting and
impressive, and will long be remembered by those who had the
sion by
S. Hilliard,
pleasure of hearing them.
A few years ago this farm was
purchased for the purpose of establishing an Orphans Home.
It
1
in successful
mith
visit,
The Hon. Judge Nesmith of
Franklin, presided over the ceremonies of the day, and, on taking the chair, gave a short and
touching biographical sketch of
the Webster family.
The speeches, made on this occa-
now
A. Mack as superintendent,
has been very active for its
success from the day of its inception. The citizens cannot give too
much credit to Judge G. W. Nes-
D.
who
when
with invited friends, to the place
of his birth, his boyhood haunts,
and the graves of his father and
mother.
is
161
operation,
under the immediate care of Rev.
for pic-nics
and
Near the confluence
Pemigewasset and the
Winnipiseogee rivers, thus forming the Merrimack, is the large
manufacturing village of Franklin.
But few, if any, towns in the
State have made such rapid proVillage.
of
the
gress for the past fifteen years, in
manufacturing, and
wealth it having increased in
each nearly one hundred per cent.
The water power in this village,
with one exception, is the best
population,
—
and most
The
reliable
in the State.
principal manufactories are
on the Winnepiseogee, which never fails, having as a reservoir the
Winnipiseogee and Winnesquam
There is an immense
Lakes.
power on both rivers at this point
still unimproved.
The principal manufacturers are
the Winnipiseogee Paper Company, who manufacture book and
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
162
news paper, and annually produce
tons of paper, valued at
$625,000 the Franklin Mills, manufacturing fancy flannels, of the
best quality for shirtings, annually
2,496
other professions, and over three
hundred dwelling houses.
Some
;
of the business blocks are
and some of the
fine structures,
in
McCounel, belt
scenery,
;
;
$35,000;
en,
lumber
mills,
lacings, 1,100 doz-
besides
tin
carriages,
ware,
stoves,
blacksmiths, shoe shops, harness
makers, marble works, printing,
tailors, millinery, and other me-
The
chanical shops.
total capital
nvested in manufacturing in the
Number of
village is $1,145,000.
males
329.
employed, 478; females,
Annual pay roll, $333,000.
Annual production, $2,490,000.
There are four church edifices.
Two
large school houses, academy,
bank, from thirty to forty stores of
all
kinds,
stables,
two
two livery
telegraph and
six lawyers, four
hotels,
express,
printing offices,
physicians, one
dentist,
various
residences are the
private
producing 1,500,000 yards, valued
at $750,000 the Franklin Woolen
Co., manufacturing beavers, tricots, broadcloths, &c, valued at
Walter Aiken, pro$400,000;
ducing 55,000 dozen woolen hose,
vamed at $192,500; A. W. Sulloproducing 45,000 dozen
way,
Shaker socks, valued at $150,000;
Walter Aiken's machine shop,
manufacturing knitting machine
and other machinery,
needles,
valued at $50,000; Curtis & Lake's,
wool pulling establishment, annuF. H. Aiken,
al sales, $75,000.
manufactures brad awls, saw sets,
valued at $25,000;
tools, &c,
Sleeper & Hancock, door, sash,
and blinds, $25,000; Stevens &
Sanborn, machine shop, $6,000;
Taylor & Co. foundry, $15,000;
Jewell & Johnson, grist mill,
grind 35,000 bushels grain of all
kinds, valued at $30,000 Thomas
county.
the
The
best
Northern
Railroad passes along the western suburbs of the village, on a
high bank, affoi'ding a fine view
of nearly the whole village at a
glance.
Cemeteries.
etery
is
The
principal
cem-
situated on a plain about
one hundred rods easterly from
the village, considerably elevated
above it, and is truly a delightful spot for the final resting place
hold most dear. As
said, "All is quiet
yet, within the inclosure, the visitor, with a single
glance, may behold the distant and
gradually rising hills toward the
west, and the puffing locomotive,
with its almost endless train;
while, a short distance below, is the
union of the Pemigewasset with
the Winnjpiseogee, and before
of those
we
one has well
around, and
him
the busy village
with
its
—the
whole
and
variety
beauty, presenting a striking contrast to the stillness of the sacred
grounds, and forcibly reminding
him that there is but a step between the abodes of the living and
" the city of the dead." The Sanborn cemetery is one mile east,
and on a corresponding elevation,
overlooking the village and the
river. Both of these cemeteries
belong to incorporated companies,
and there are some fine and expensive monuments in their grounds.
The Webster place cemetery is the
oldest in town. In these grounds
rest the ashes of the parents of
Daniel Webster, and of others of
his kindred. Another cemetery
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FRANKLIN.
on the river road,
lies
in the north
part of the town.
The
prosperity of Franklin, like
that of Keene,
Newport, Rochester,
Lebanon, Littleton and Farmington
is
owing
largely to the enterprising
own inhabitants, who
invest their surplus capital for the
spirit of its
growth and welfare of their own
town and do not seek investments
in the West, and quietly wait for
foreign capital to come in and
build their workshops and mills
;
while they stand ready to sell their
corner lots at advanced rates. If
people wish to have their own
towns increase in wealth and population, let
them invest
their
own
surplus money in them, and foreign capital will surely come in
and
assist
them
in
enter-
their
Christian, Rev.
O. J.
Waite, pastor. There are sixteen
schools in town, seven of which
are graded average length for the
total
twenty-two weeks
year,
amount of money annually appropriated for school purposes,
pastor;
;
;
$4000.50.
Literary
Franklin
Institution.
Academy, Charles A. Jewell,
prin-
cipal.
Libraries. Franklin Library Association,
1500
volumes
Aiken
;
Library Association, 800 volumes.
Private libraries of 500 volumes
or more
Judge G. W. Nesmith,
1,500 volumes; Jonas B. Aiken,
500; David Gilchrist, 600 M. B.
Goodwin, 4,000; A. F. Pike, 2,000;
Daniel Barnard, 1,200; Rev. Dr.
Savage, 1,500; Rev. O. J. Waite,
:
;
John W. Simonds,
prise.
500;
Employments. As can be seen in
the foregoing, Franklin is a mercantile and manufacturing town;
although in proportion to the area
of improved land, its agricultural
productions are as valuable as
those of any town in the county.
The amount of lumber sawed, of
Na-
thaniel Sanborn, 600.
all
kinds,
laths,
is
600,000 shingles
and 800,000
and
feet of boards,
valued at S 1-2,000. The total value
of goods of all kinds manufactured
is
(See tables.)
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$ 79,000
$2,498,400.
Resources.
soil,
$334,800
;
;
stocks and
money
at in-
terest, 61,700; deposits in savings
banks, $123,057; stock in trade,
$159,450;
$
professional
business,
Franklin Savings Bank.
(See tables.)
Merrimack Jour-
Newspaper.
nal.
(See tables.)
Hotels.
Webster
Churches and Schools. First Baptist, Rev. J. F. Fielding, pastor
Freewill
Baptist, Rev.
James
Rand, pastor Methodist, Rev. J.
Dearborn, pastor; Congregational, Rev. W. T. Savage, D.D.,
;
House
and
Franklin House.
Boundaries. North by Hill and
Sanbornton, east by Sanbornton
and Northfield; south by Northfield, Boscawen and Salisbury, and
west by Salisbury and Andover.
Area, 9,200 acres; area of improved land, 7,376 acres.
Distances. Twenty miles, by rail
road, north from Concord.
Railroads. The Northern Railroad passes through this town,
from Concord, in a northerly and
northwesterly
80,000.
W.
Bank.
1,000;
direction.
When
from Franklin, to form a junction with the
Montreal Railroad at Tilton, and
thence to Alton Bay, their railroad
facilities will be equaled by but
few towns in the State.
the railroad
is
built
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
164
FREEDOM.
surface
uneven, but the soil is well
adapted for grazing and tillage.
Hirer and Lakes. Ossipee River
is the only stream of any imporis
some excellent
of which but very
tance.
The Ossipee
factories, see tables.)
Bank
Valley Savings
and
here,
is
are
there
money
at interest,
pro-
$
6,225
deposits in savings banks, $13,918;
stock in trade, $ 9,066
tourists,
$
;
from sum-
Mr.
town.
Stenchfield,
W.
Baptist,
pastor;
Hobbs, pas-
There are ten schools in this
Average length for the
Freedom was
formerly called North Effingham
and was taken from Effingham,
and Ossipee Gore, and incorporated
by its present name, June 16, 1831.
Boundaries.
North by Eaton
and Madison, east by Parsonsfield,
south by Effingham, and west by
Ossipee. Area of improved land,
;
7,847 acres.
Distances.
east
Sixty miles north-
from Concord, and ten north
from Ossipee.
Railroads.
several other small streams, which
some good water power.
Loon Pond, in the north part is the
principal body of water.
furnish
A
Employments.
large portion
of the inhabitants are engaged in
ufacturing
carried on,
is
manwhich
will be largely increased
now
Nashua and Rochester
railroad
the
The
the town.
of boots and shoes annu-
passes through
number
is
30,000 pairs;
and 1,500,000 feet
boards, and dimension timber is
30,000 shingles
Carroll House.
First Settlements.
and theoretical farmers in
town, and their combined practice
has proved successful and remuner-
tical
ally manufactured,
year, ten weeks.
Hotel.
the inhabitants industrious and
prosperous. There are some prac-
agriculture, but considerable
3,500.
Churches and Schools.
Christian, Rev. A.
is
River and Pond. The town is
watered by Squamscot River and
ducts, $67,402; mechanical labor,
;
The
County.
generally level, and the
soil of good quality.
As a general
thing the farms are well tilled, and
surface
ative.
Agricultural
Resources.
tor.
FREMONT.
Rockingham
several
of various kinds, doing a
fair business.
Rev.
When
completed, the Ossipee Valley
Railroad will pass through this
town.
located
stores,
mer
Falls and Conway Railroad.
It affords
water privileges,
Part of Ossipee
little is improved.
Lake lies in this town.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are generally engaged in agriculture. There are some very fine
farms in Freedom, under a high
(For manustate of cultivation.
$ 5,800
on the Portsmouth, Great
station,
The
Carroll County.
sawed, valued at $19,000; besides
there are spokes, hubs, shoe boxes,
and palm leaf hats produced. (See
tables.)
Resources.
Agricultural produc-
tions, $56,862:
$21,500;
mechanical labor,
money
at interest,
$15,
savings banks,
$5,423; stocks and bonds, $4,400;
stock in trade, $ 6,000.
865;
deposits in
MethoChurches and Schools.
and Baptist are both supplied
by transient preachers. There are
dist
By
Express team
Centre
daily, eight miles to Ossipee
four schools
in town.
Average
�GILFORD.
length of schools for the
nineteen weeks.
First Settlements.
This
was
was
formed
from
Brentwood,
w:is
originally a part of
It
was incorporated June
Exeter.
22, 1764,
the
town
and
originally called Poplin,
which
July
year,
and changed
The
8, 1854.
first
to
Fremont,
precise date of
settlement
is
not known.
Rev. Orlando Hines, was the
first
minister.
North by Epping,
Danville and Sandown, and west by
Chester and Raymond. Area, 10,
320 acres; improved land, 4,449
Boundaries.
east by Brentwood, south by
Mountains. Suncook Mountain
extends in a towering pile through
its eastern portion nearly to Lake
Winnipiseogee.
The Winnipiseogee
Villages.
River, from the outlet of the lake
to the bay, separates the
town from
Laconia. On this river, in its
course of about two miles, are situated the two growing villages of
Lake Village and Laconia (formerly called Meredith Bridge). The
rapid growth of these two villages
has nearly connected them, so that
they now form one of the largest
centres for manufacturing and mer-
These
towns of Gilford and Laconia, and are connected by bridges over the Winnipiseocantile trade in the State.
villages are in the
acres.
Twenty-four miles
Distances.
south-west from Portsmouth, ten
west from Exeter, and thirty southeast from Concord.
GILFORD.
Belknap County.
Gilford
is
the shire town of the county it
ranks in population the eleventh,
in wealth the twentieth, and in the
;
annual value of
its
productions, the fourth
agricultural
town
in the
of the town is
uneven but the soil is generally
very productive and under a high
State.
165
The surface
state of cultivation.
WinnipiseoRivers, •Ponds &c.
gee River washes its eastern border in its passage from Long to
Winnisquam Lake, for a distance
of nearly two miles, and affords
water power in
Gunstock and Miles
the State.
Rivers have their rise in Suncook
Mountain and flow in a northerly
direction into Winnipiseogee Lake.
There are two ponds, Little and
Chattleborough. There are two
some of the
finest
gee River.
Lake
village
is
pleasantly situat-
ed at the foot of Long Bay, which,
at the Wiers, forms the outlet of
Winnipiseogee Lake. In this village are several hosiery manufactories, a cotton and a woolen manufactory, the Boston Concord and
Montreal Railroad repair and Machine shop, a large foundry and
machine shop, Wardwell Needle
Manufactory, knitting machine
manufactory, Photographer, sawmill, &c. There are also twenty
or thirty stores, four churches, one
large hotel, savings bank, newspaper office, and about 2000 inhabitants.
At Laconia village near Winnisquam Lake, are located the celebrated Ranlet Car Manufactory,
several hosiery mills, woolen and
cotton mills, sash and blind, iron
foundry, machine shops, gas works
and mechanical shops of various
kinds common to a thriving
islands in the lake belonging to this
New
town.
are
England
five
village.
church
edifices,
There
sev-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
166
eral school houses, Court House,
three banks, one newspaper office,
thirty or forty stores, two hotels,
various professional offices and
about 3000 inhabitants. Some of
the public and business buildings
are fine structures, and compare
favorably with buildings of a similar character of any city or large
town in the State. The streets are
wide and lighted by gas and some
of them very pleasantly shaded by
which are many
trees, behind
splendid residences adorned with
beautiful gardens and green lawns,
and the generally thrifty appear-
value of $120,000. Men and women's cotton and worsted hose, shirts
and drawers annually manufactured, are valued at nearly $ 250,
250,000
10,000 clapboards;
000;
shingles 3,575,000 feet of boards,
together with the sash, blind and
planing of boards are annually valued at $129,000. The total value
of manufactured goods of all kinds,
annually produced, is $734,000.
(See Tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
;
soil,
$247,290; mechanical
money
labor,
&c,
$28,700;
interest, $22,600; de-
stocks,
$185,800;
at
sections ren-
posits in savings banks, $230,989;
ders this village delightful and attractive. The inhabitants of the
two villages are earnestly discuss-
stock in trade, $42,630 from tourists, $10,000; professional business,
ance to be seen in
all
ing the question of forming three
towns out of the towns of Gilford
and Laconia and having these villages the centre of two of the towns.
The arguments produced
for such
About
a change, are plausible.
four miles east from Lake Village
In
is Gilford village (or centre).
this village
store,
is
school
a church, town house,
house,
post office,
and
some small mechanical shops.
Employments. The employments
forty or fifty dwelling houses,
of the people are nearly equally divided between agriculture, on the
one side, and manufacturing, trade
and professional business on the
other.
About 3,000 bushels of
wheat, 12,000 bushels of corn, 5,000
tons of hay, &c., are annually produced. The Boston, Concord and
Montreal machine shops, annually
turn off work in repairing, manufacturing cars, &c, to the value of
$140,000.
Two iron founderies
and machine shops, annually produce loom castings, stoves, plows,
cultivators, and water wheels to the
;
$80,000.
Summer
Resorts.
The
delight-
with the fine
scenery of the surrounding country, cause many tourists to make
their home in this town through
the warm season, away from the
ful villages, together
noise, filth
and impure
air ot the
large cities.
Churches and Schools. 1st Freechurch, Rev. S. C.
Kimball, pastor number of members, 140, church value, $10,000;
2d F. W. Baptist church, Rev.
will Baptist
;
Frank Lyford, pastor; number of
members, 114, church value, $8, 000
3d F. W. Baptist church, Rev. H.
Kimball, pastor; number of
160, church value, $10,
000; Calvin Baptist, Rev. K. S.
S.
members,
Hall, pastor;
number of members,
110, church value, $15,000;
Advent,
There are
fourteen school districts, and seventeen schools in town; average
H. B. Cutter, pastor.
length of schools for the year, sixteen weeks. Total amount annually appropriated for school purposes, $3,015,55.
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GILMANTON.
MOUNT BELKNAP HOUSE.
Hotels.
Mount Belknap House,
of agricultural products exceeded
town in the State. The
Laconia Hotel and
Willard Hotel, Laconia Village.
that of any
surface
is
The
the soil
is
Lake Village.
total value of
Hotels
is
$75,
000.
This town was
originally a part of Gilmanton, and
First Settlers.
was incorporated June 16, 1812.
James Ames and S. S. Gilman
made the first settlement in 1778.
broken and uneven, but
deep and fertile, and the
farmers are well rewarded for their
with good crops of wheat,
corn, oats, hay and potatoes.
It is well
Rivers and Ponds.
watered by Suncook and Soucook
labor,
some excellent
Suncook River
has its source in a pond on the top
of one of the Suncook mountains,
The
900 feet above its base.
water of this pond falls into another at the foot of the mountain
one mile in length, and one half
rivers,
which
afford
water privileges.
Elder Richard
Martin (F. W. Baptist) settled here
in 1798. Elder Uriah Morton, ordained in 1808; died in 1817.
Boundaries.
North by "VVinnipiseogee Lake, east by Alton and
Gilmanton, south by Belmont, and
west by Long Bay and Laconia.
Area, 23,000 acres improved land,
this
18,728.
about 500
First Ministers.
;
Twenty-five miles
north of Concord.
Railroads. The Boston,
Concord and Montreal passes through
this town on its western border.
The Lake Shore Railroad, if ever
built, will pass through the northern portion of the town.
Distances.
mile in width;
it
falls into
flowing through
another, covering
acres, from which it
meanders through the town, re-
ceiving
several
streams
in
its
The Soucook River has
source from Loon, Rocky and
course.
its
Shell Camp Ponds, in the south
part of the town, which are the
only ponds of any note.
Mountains.
Suncook
Moun-
tains extending in a southerly di-
G!L,MA^TTO.\.
Belknap County.
Gilmanton
is one of the best farming towns
in the county, and before Belmont
was disannexed from it the value
are in this town.
highest peak is about 900
rection,
The
feet
above the level of the sea. Porcupine Hill, is a remarkably abrupt precipice of granite gueiss and
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168
mica
slate rock,
which form, by
overhanging strata and deep
ravines, a pleasant and favorite
resort of the students of Gilmantheir
ton Academy. Below this steep
precipice, is a deep an'd shady dell
thickly clad with dark evergreen
foliage of forest trees, while the
rocks are wreathed in rich profusion by curious and beautiful lichens or mosses.
Quartz crystals of
Minerals.
considerable size are found near
Shell
iron
Camp
Formerly bog
pond.
was taken
in large quantities
from the bottom of Lougees Pond
by means of long tongs.
Summer
Resorts.
The numer-
ous hills and valleys in Gilmanton produce considerable scenery
which is romantic and beautiful,
and has attracted the attention of
many tourists who resort here in
the warm weather, for recreation
and health.
Employments.
Farming is the
chief employment of the people
although manufacturing is carried
on to a considerable extent. 500,
000 feet of boards &c, and 420,000
shingles are annually sawed, also
90,000 pairs of boots and shoes are
annually manufactured. There is
one mill where plows and cultivators are made
one rake manu;
besides
factory,
7,500
sides of
leather annually tanned, valued at
§33,700.
$
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
stocks and money at in-
170,670
$ 33,400
$
;
terest,
;
33,606
;
banks, $81,189;
$
$
$
deposits in savings
stock in trade,
from summer tourists,
9,000 from professional business,
6,900
spectable institutions in the State.
was incorporated October
It
13,
R. E. Avery, principal
number of students, 122; library
contains 600 volumes.
Hotels. Central House, (at iron
works).
Washington House, (at
1794
;
Academy).
First Settlements.
was granted
sons,
Gilmanton
to twenty-four per-
named Gilman, and 152 oth1727.
The settlement
May 20,
ers,
was delayed and interrupted by
frequent depredations of the In-
Benjamin and John Mudgand Orlando Weed with their
dians.
ett
families settled here in
December
Dorothy Weed, the first
white child born in town, was born
Belmont
here October 13, 1762.
was taken from this town June 28,
1761.
1859.
First Minister.
Elder Walter
Powers, ordained in 1786; dismissed in 1806. Rev. Isaac Smith,
ordained in 1774; died in 1817. A
Baptist Church was organized November 16, 1773, and the Congre-
gational
Church
November
30,
1774.
Resources.
soil,
Congregational, one Methodist,
one Friends, one Freewill Baptist,
one Calvin Baptist, and one AdEighteen schools; avervent.
age length for the year, sixteen
weeks.
Academy. Gilmanton Academy
is one of the oldest and most re-
;
;
18,000.
Churches and Schools. There are
seven churches in town, viz. two
Northeast by Giland Alton, south-east by New
Durham and Barnstead, southwest by Loudon and Canterbury,
and north-west by Belmont and
Improved land, 23,840
Gilford.
Boundaries.
ford
acres.
Twenty-five miles
Distances.
north-east from Concord, and eight
south-west from Gilford.
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— GOFFSTOWN.
169
money
Railroads. Ten miles, by daily
stage to Tilton, on Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad, from
Gilmanton Academy; and six
$35,100;
miles by daily stage to Alton, on
the Cocheco Railroad, from Gilmanton Iron Works. When completed, the Suncook "Valley extension and Franklin and Rochester
at interest, $9,550;
gational,
Railroad will pass through this
town.
GIL,SUM.
Cheshire County.
The
sur-
generally uneven, but the
In many parts are
soil is fertile.
to be found fine arable land, free
face
is
froin stone,
and producing good
deposits in savings banks, $58,193;
stock in trade, $33,600.
Churches and Scliools. CongreRev. H. Wood, pastor
There are
Methodist,
seven schools in Gilsum average
length for the year, ten weeks.
First Settlers. This town was
granted to Joseph Osgood, Jacob
.
;
Farmer and others, under the name
of Boyle, December 8, 1752. It
was re-granted to Messrs. Gilbert,
Sumner, and others, by its present
name, July 13, 1763. The first settlers were Josiah Kilburn, Peltiah
Pease, Obadiah Wilcox, Ebenezer
Dewey, and Jonathan Adams, in
crops of grass and grain.
1764.
River and Pond. Ashuelot River
passes through this town, affording
many excellent water privileges.
Cranberry Pond, a small sheet of
Rev. Elisha
First Minister.
Fish, Congregational, installed in
water, lies in the north-east section of the town.
Vessel Rock. In this town there
is an immense bowlder which has
received the name of " Vessel
Rock." It appears to have been
stranded upon a mica slate ledge,
whither it was driven and deposited by a powerful drift current
which swept over the country in
ages long since past. In the winter of 1817, a large piece of this
rock was split off from the mass by
some external force.
Employments. The employments
of the people are nearly equally
divided between agriculture and
manufacturing.
There are two
woolen manufactories, whose manufactured goods are annually valued at nearly $100,000. 600,000
feet of lumber are annually sawed,
&c. (See tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
$52,145;
mechanical labor,
1794
;
died in 1807.
Boundaries. North by Alstead,
east by Stoddard and Sullivan,
south by Keene and west by Surry.
Distances. Forty-six miles southwest from Concord, and nine north
from Keene. Area, 9,456 acres.
Railroads. Nine miles to Keene
depot, Cheshire Railroad.
GOFFSTOWN.
Hillsborough County. Goffstown is considered one of the best
and wealthiest farming towns in
the county. The soil of the uplands is rocky in some places, but
Back
is excellent for grazing.
from the river are extensive plains
—not
so rich in soil, but easy to
cultivate,
tilled,
when
and,
producing
properly
fine crops.
Rivers. The tributary branches
of the Piscataquog River unite
near the west line of the town, and
run through the center in an easterly direction, falling into the
Mer-
what was
for-
rimack River
at
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170
merly called Piscataquog Village.
Elevations. In the south-west
part of the town are two considerable elevations, which bear the
name of "Uncannunuc."
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agriculture. The surplus products of the
farmers find a ready sale in the
City of Manchester. Over 200,000
quarts of milk are annually sold.
There is considerable manufacturing done. 85,000 window sash and
45,000 pairs of
window
blinds are
manufactured
annually
7,000
boys sleds made also over 2,000,
000 feet of lumber sawed. The
total value of all kinds of goods
annually manufactured is §189,000.
(See manufacturing tables.)
Resources.
Agricultural prod;
1
;
mechanical labor,
$64,100; stocks and bonds, $16,600;
ucts, $160,860;
money
at interest, $7,200 deposits
in savings banks, $215,422; stock
in trade,
professional
$34,352;
;
business, $10,000. The resources
of Goftstown show the prosperous
condition of its inhabitants.
Churches and Sclwols. Congre-
missed in
Rev D.
1795.
L.
Mor-
LL. D., settled in 1802; dismissed in 1811.
Boundaries. North by Dunbarton and Hooksett; east by Hooksett and Manchester, south by Bedford, and west by New Boston and
Weare. Area, 29,170 acres. Improved land, 10,606 acres.
rill,
Distances.
Sixteen miles south
from Concord, and twelve north
from Amherst.
Railroads. The Manchester and
North Weare Railroad passes
through this town. The projected
line of railroad from Manchester
to Keene will also pass through
Goffstown.
GO R HAM.
Coos County.
Gorham
is
one
of the growing towns in Northern
New-Hampshire, having increased
in population from 224 in 1850, to
1161 in 1870, and is now the fourth
town in the county in population,
and in wealth the fifth. It is sit-
uated at the northern base of the
White Mountains, and much of
its territory is rough and unproductive.
Its prosperity
must be
Grand
gational, S. L. Gerald, pastor;
Methodist, E. Bradford, jr., pastor.
There are fourteen schools in town
Trunk Railway, which has ex-
average length for the year, eighteen weeks.
Hotels.
New-Hampshire Cen-
tensive repair shops here for the
Eastern Division of their road;
and as being one of the most pop-
and Uncannunuc.
This town was
granted to Rev. Thomas Parker
and others, by the Masonian pro-
ular resorts for
tral,
First Settlers.
prietors, in
formerly included a part of Hooksett and Manchester.
Incorporated June 16,
1748.
It
1761.
First Mi?iisters.
Currier,
ordained
Rev.
in
Joseph
1771;
attributed
the
summer
tourists
White Mountain range.
Rivers. The Androscoggin pass-
in the
es through the north-east part of
the town; Peabody Riv-r forms a
junction with the Androscoggin
near the village of Gorham.
There are many small mountain
streams well stored with trout.
dis-
missed in 1774. Rev. Cornelius
Waters, ordained in 1781; dis-
largely to
Village.
is
On
the Androscoggin
situated the thriving village of
Gorham.
The mountain scenery
�GORHAM.
around this village is not surpassed in the whole mountain region.
At
the south-east, distant but a
few miles, stand Mounts Moriah
and Carter, each about 5,000 feet
in height at the west can be seen
Mount Madison, at the north-west
;
the Pilot range, while at the east,
Androscoggin Hills, the
most prominent of which is Mount
Hayes. It is only eight miles to
the Glen House at the base of
Mount Washington. The other
places around Gorham, worthy of
a visit from tourists, are Lead
Mine Bridge in Shelburne, four
miles distant, Randolph Hill, Berlin Falls, on the Androscoggin,
and many other points of interest
are the
to
the
traveler.
House, in
The
Alpine
and one of
most popular
this village,
and
houses around the Mountains, was
The burning of
burnt in 1872.
the
largest
this
hotel
village,
made
many
is
and
it
a great loss to the
who have
summer home for
to travelers
their
years past.
gers of the
If the
mana-
Grand Trunk Railway,
Montreal Railroad, have an eye on the main
chance, and to the interests of
like those of the
their
own
road, a
new
hotel will
from the ashes of the Alpine,
with enlarged facilities for the ac-
rise
commodation of
tourists,
before
171
boarders.
It is estimated that
there are three thousand tourists
who stop here from one week to
three months through the warm
season,
mer
The
capital invested in the rail-
road shops,
is $ 125,000, employing
men, with an annual pay roll
of $ 96,000, and with an annual
production of $250,000. There are
155
also various other manufactories
in the village. There are three
churches, one large school house,
twelve stores, of various kinds,
bank, three lawyers, three physicians, one dentist, and about 900
inhabitants.
Employments.
mer
all
Over
boarders.
of lumber
is
2,850,000 feet
annually sawed, val-
ued
at $35,500; meal and flour
ground, valued at $ 9,000
machine shop, $ 250,000 starch mill,
$2,200; tannery, $ 18,800 besides
cabinet work, shoe making, black;
;
;
smiths, harnesses, carriage repairing, tin
ware,
and some
tailors,
other mechanical shops. The total
value of all goods manufactured
annually is $ 344,000. (See tables.)
Resources. Agricultural produc-
$5,000;
The Gorham House, Lary
House, Mount Washington House,
Eagle House, and Glen House, at
Mount Washington's base, are fine
hotels.
There are also five or six
boarding houses, for summer
The inhabitants
engaged in manufacturing, trade, and keeping sumare nearly
the wants of the traveling public,
desire to stop for a few weeks
or months in this delightful vil-
sum-
the village.
tions,
lage.
in the height of
weeks, there
are over one thousand stopping in
another year passes. There are a
number of good hotels still remaining, but not enough to supply
who
and
travel, for four
$ 20,920
;
mechanical labor,
$116,700; money at interest, $ 5,
deposits in savings banks,
750;
stock in trade, $39,709;
from summer tourists, (with the
Glen House) estimate, $ 130,000.
Professional business, $10,000.
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev. G. F.
CongreTewksbury,
pastor; Methodist
supplied by Rev.
seaux of Lancaster.
lic,
;
Catho-
H. NoiThere are
I.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
172
and granite are also
slate, gneiss,
average length of
three schools
schools for the year, twenty-four
found.
weeks.
Banks.
principally engaged in agriculture.
;
There are annually sawed, 40,000
(See tables.)
First Settlement.
Gorham was
originally called " Shelburne
Ad-
In 1800 there were but
It
forty-five inhabitants in town.
was incorporated under its present
dition."
name June
18, 1836.
Area
and
Randolph.
Area of im-
west by
18,146 acres.
proved land 1981 acres.
Distances. By railrord 172 miles
north from Concord, and 35 east
from Lancaster.
Railroads.
The Grand Trunk
Railroad passes through the northeastern portion of the town. This
road connects Portland with Montreal and the West.
The Boston,
Concord and Montreal forms a
junction with it at Northumberland.
GOSHEIV.
Sullivan County. The surface of Goshen is uneven and broken, but the soil,
shingles;
&c.
925,000
feet of
boards
6,000 sides of leather,
;
and
12,000 lbs. of splits are annually
tanned, valued at $25,000.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 60,092
$ 5,000 stocks and money at inter
deposits in savings
est, $ 26,050
banks, $ 20,618
stock in trade,
$ 8,700.
Churches and Schools.
Christain church, Rev. H. A. Stratton,
Congregational church,
pastor
Rev. John Bragdon, pastor; Baptist church, no pastor
There are
Average
five schools in town.
;
Boundaries.
North by Berlin,
east by Shelburne, south by the
northern base of the White Mountains,
The people are
Employments.
Gorham Savings Bank.
when properly culSome
tivated, produces fine crops.
of the farms are under a high state
of cultivation.
Streams and Ponds.
Several
small streams which unite in
forming Sugar River have their
source in the east part of the Sunapee mountain. Rand's Pond, in
the north-east part of the town,
is the largest body of water.
Mountain.
Sunapee Mountain
;
;
;
;
length of schools for the
nineteen weeks.
year,
Goshen was
First Settlements.
formed from Newport, Sunapee,
Newbury, Washington, Lempster,
and Unity. It was first settled by
Capt. Benjamin Rand, William
Lang and Daniel Grindle, whose
sufferings and hardships were very
great their crops were often badly
injured by early frosts, and they
were frequently obliged to go to
and Walpole for
Charlestown
:
grain. Incorporated in 1791.
A CongregaChurches.
church was organized in
1802, and a Baptist society in 1803.
Boundaries. North by Sunapee
and Newport, east by Newbury,
south by Washington, and west by
Lempster and Unity. Area 12,023
acres; area improved land, 8,513
First
tional
acres.
the
principal elevation.
miles
Forty-two
Distances.
north-west from Concord, and six
Minerals.
Plumbago is found
here in limited quantities. Mica,
south-east from Newport.
Railroad. By stage three times
lies in the eastern part,
and
is
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— GRAFTON.
173
a week to Newport station, six
miles, on the Sugar river railroad.
Lord Jesus Christ. On a certain
day, which, by their agreement,
GOSPOKT.
belonged unto the exercises of
the fishermen came to
Mr. Brock, and asked him, if they
might put by their meeting, and go
a fishing, because they had lost
many days, by reason of foul
weather. He, seeing that without
religion,
Rockingham County. An island in the Atlantic Ocean, about
twelve miles from Portsmouth, and
belongs to a cluster of islands situated mostly within the boundary
of Maine, and called the Isles of
Shoals.
It was formerly called
Appleton Island and contains about
one hundred and
fifty
acres.
The
inhabitants are principally devoted
to fishing, and attending to the
wants of summer tourists. It is
becoming one of the greatest sumresorts on the Atlantic coast.
mer
One
of the largest hotels in the
was built here in 1872, besides there were several other
State,
large houses previously erected.
Steamboats leave and return to
the wharves in Portsmouth several times daily through the warm
season for the accommodation of
the traveling public.
Owing to
Early Settlements.
the
great
facilities
island
was inhabited by the whites
for
fishing,
this
an early date.
In 1728, they
paid £ 16, as their proportion of
the province tax of £ 1,000.
at
There
one school
with twenty-eight scholars. Average length of schools, twelve
Schools.
weeks
;
number
is
of inhabitants 94.
had occasionally, but
in this respect there has been no
improvement for over two hundred
years. " As eaidy as 1650, Rev. John
Brock began to preach here. The
Preaching
is
following story
by Mather:
is
— 'Mr.
consent, they resolved upon
doing what they had asked of him,
replied, If you will go away, I say
unto you, catch fish, if you can!
But as for you that will tarry, and
worship the Lord Jesus Christ this
day, I will pray unto Him for you,
that you may take fish till you are
weary.
Thirty men went away
from the meeting, and five tarried.
The thirty which went away, with
all their skill, could catch but four
his
fishes
;
the five
who
forth afterwards,
tarried went
and they took
hundred. The fishermen, after
readily attended whatever
meetings Mr. Brock appointed
them.'"
Doubtless there is no such agreement with any minister to-day, if
there was, the people would be
quite as apt to break it.
five
this,
GRAFTON.
Grafton County. The surface
is uneven but in many sections the
soil is good, and, when properly
cultivated, produces fine crops of
corn, potatoes, and grass.
There
some
are
farms, and
tical
very well
cultivated
some of the
best prac-
farmers in the State, reside
in this town.
related of him,
Eivers and Ponds. Smith's River,
Brock brought
a tributary of the Pemigewassett,
runs through this town in a south-
the people into an agreement, that,
exclusive of the Lord's day, they
easterly direction, also branches of
Mascomy River which
would spend one day every month
the
together, in the worship of our
into the Connecticut,
falls
have their
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174
source in the north-western section
of the town. There are five ponds,
the largest of which is called Grafton Pond, and has an area of nearTwo are
ly three hundred acres.
named "Mud Ponds."
Elevations and Minerals. In the
north-west part of the town is a
remarkable ledge, called the " PinOn the south side, the
nacle."
ground rises by a gradual ascent
to the summit; but on the north
side, it rises nearly perpendicular
over one hundred and fifty feet.
At Glass Hill, about four hundred
feet above its base, is found a
very valuable quarry of Mica.
The Mica is very clear, and colorless and, when in thick masses, has
a red tinge. This quarry is extensively worked in the warm season,
and yields nearly 100,000 lbs. of
mica annually. It is now worked
by J. W. Kelton & Co., Grafton
Centre. From the summit of this
a delightful view of the surrounding country may be obtained.
hill,
On
John's Hill an eminence about
one mile south-west from Glass
Hill, beryls of
a large
size,
are
found.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
people.
Besides the work in the
mica quarry, there is but little
manufacturing done. (See Tables.)
Resources.
Agricultural products,
$
79,934
;
mechanical labor,
$4,300; stocks and bonds, $3,200;
money at interest, $ 18,886 deposits in savings banks, $45,220; stock
;
in trade,
tourists,
$
$12,150;
from summer
1,000.
Churches and ScJwols.
Rev. Warren Applebee,
Union,
pastor;
There are ten
schools in town, average length for
the year, twelve weeks.
Christian,
.
Hotels.
Pleasant Valley House.
This town was
First Settlers.
granted to Ephraim Sherman and
August 14, 1761. The first
permanent settlement was made
by Captain Joseph Hoyt, and Captain Alexander Bixby in 1772. Inothers,
corporated,
November
was formed in
11, 1778.
A Baptist church
First Churches.
The Freewill
was organized in
1785.
Baptist church
1817.
North by Orange,
and Danbury,
south by Springfield, and west by
Enfield and Canaan.
Area, 21,
Boundaries.
east by Alexandria
993, acres.
Distances.
Thirty-six
miles
north-west from Concord, and sixty south-east from Haverhill.
Railroads.
There are two staNorthern
tions in this town, on the
Railroad.
GRANTHAM.
Sullivan County. The surface of this town is uneven, but
the soil is productive. There are
some farms along its southern and
western border which are well
cultivated and produce fine crops
of grain, grass, &c.
There are
many large tracts of valuable timber land, and plenty of water power to prepare it ready for market.
Ponds and Streams. There are
seven ponds, the largest of which
is Eastman's Pond of an area of
neaidy 300 acres there is another
pond near the Centre which covers
about 200 acres. On the summit
of Croydon mountain, is a natural
pond containing 70 acres. The
town is well watered by numerous
trout brooks, many of them affording excellent water privileges.
Mountains. Croydon Mountain
extends along the westerly part of
;
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GREENFIELD.
south-west
Grantham
from
north-east.
The mountain
to
sides
tham
;"
original
but
it
name
was restored
to its
in 1818.
furnish excellent pasturage, and,
at its base, grass is produced in
abundance. On the east side of
Rev.
First Minister.
Clayes, ordained in 1821.
medical
a
is
mountain,
spring supposed to possess healValetudinarians
ing qualities.
Dana
east
the
frequently visit
it,
summer
in the
North by Enfield,
by Springfield and Croydon,
south by Croydon, and west by
Boundaries.
Plainfield.
24,000 acres;
Area.
improved
land, 9,445, acres.
season.
Minerals. Large quantities are
found in this town, of a substance
which produces a paint similar to
spruce yellow when clarified, or,
being burned, produces a Spanish
Brown.
The
Employments.
inhabitants
are principally engaged in agriculture, and lumber business more
—
annually sawed in Grantham, than in any other town in
the county, amounting to over
2,400,000,feet; 1,600,000 clothespins
are also annually manufactured.
(See Tables).
Productions of the
Resources.
lumber
Distances.
to
Newport
is
$63,100; mechanical labor,
$10,500; stocks and bonds, $6,200;
money at interest, $ 9,750 deposits
soil,
;
Via Newport,
fifty
miles north of Concord, and ten
north from Newport.
Ten miles to NewRailroads.
port station on Sugar River Railroad. The Sugar River Extension
Railroad, if ever built, will pass
through this town. A stage runs
daily.
GREENFIELD.
Hillsborough County.
The
surface of Greenfield is broken and
uneven, but the soil is deep and
and yields fine crops
fertile,
of wheat, corn, barley, and potaThe hills afford excellent
toes.
grazing,
plains
stock in
the valleys and
for grain,
favorable
&c.
Churches and Sclwols. Methodist, Elder George A. Tyrrell, pastor; Union, Rev. W. H. Eastman,
There are eight schools
pastor.
in town; average length for the
year, fifteen weeks; amount of
money appropriated for school pur-
while
are
ery,
$
in savings banks,
trade,
$
;
Summer
poses, annually,
Hotel.
15,749
5,475.
$ 748,48.
" Grantham House."
Grantham was
First Settlers.
granted July
11,
1761
but the pro-
;
prietors not fulfilling the conditions of the charter,
it
was regrant-
ed to Colonel William
Symms and
sixty-three others in
1767,
its
present name.
under
The name was
changed in 1786 to "
New
Gran-
Resorts.
The
fine scen-
pure air, and pure water have
caused many city invalids to spend
their summer vacation in GreenThe town is noted for the
field.
longevity of its inhabitants.
Contoocook
Rivers and Ponds.
River foi-ms part of the western
boundary, and separates it from
Hancock. It affords some very
good water power. There are five
ponds, the largest of which is about
one mile in length, and one third
of a mile in width.
Mountains. A part of Crotched
Mountain, rising from the north
part, and part of Lyndeborough
Mountain from the south and east
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town are the
sections of the
GREENLAND.
prin-
Rockingham Countt.
cipal elevations.
Greenone of the most pleasant
farming towns in the State. The
orchards and gardens are valuable,
yielding a good return to the farm-
Employments,
The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
360,000 feet of lumber are annuSash and blinds
ally sawed.
and wooden measures are also
land
The town
is
made.
excellent fruit,
it
Resources.
Agricultural
prod-
$57,354; mechanical labor,
$ 6,500 stocks and money at interest, $18,575; deposits in savings
ucts,
;
banks, $54,037;
$ 4,725,
stock in trade,
from summer
;
tourists,
$3,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational church, Eev. S. H. Partridge,
There are ten
pastor.
school districts in town, and seven
schools; average length for the
year, nineteen weeks.
Dunklee House.
Hotel.
First Settlements.
was
first
Greenfield
settled by Captain Alex-
ander Parker, Major A. Whitte-
more and
others in 1771. Incorporated June 15, 1791. It received
its present name from Major Whittemore. A Congregational church
was formed
in 1791.
Rev. Timothy
Clark, ordained 1800, dismissed in
1811; Rev. John Walker, ordained
in 1812, dismissed in 1822.
Boundaries. North by Bennington and Francestown, east by
Francestown and Lyndeborough,
south by Lyndeborough and Temple, and west by Peterborough and
Hancock.
Improved land, 7,611
First Ministers.
acres.
Distances.
ers.
is
celebrated for its
being excelled in
its orchard products
by no town in the county. Some
of the most valuable and productive farms in the State, are in
this town.
Great Bay waters the northern
section of the town, and the rest is
watered by small streams.
Employments. The people are
generally engaged in agriculture.
The farmers find a ready sale for
their produce in Portsmouth, four
the value of
miles distant. About 280,000 feet
of lumber are annually sawed, and
about 18,000 pairs of sale boots and
shoes made. Owing to the pleasant location of the town, quite a
number of summer tourists spend
the
warm weather
here.
Productions of the
$119,794; mechanical labor,
Resources.
soil,
$ 6,600
;
stocks,
bonds and money
$28,470; deposits in
savings banks, $39,976; stock in
at interest,
$ 1,875; from summer tour$ 2,000.
There is no means of knowing
trade,
ists,
amount of money securities
owned by many people in this
the
town, but
it
is
very large in pro-
portion to the population.
There
Churches and Schools.
are two churches Congregational,
and
Rev. Edward Robie, pastor
Methodist, Elder F. Chandler, pas;
Thirty-eight miles
south-west from Concord, and
about fourteen north-west from
Amherst.
Railroads. The Wilton Railroad
has been extended to this town,
thence to Peterborough.
;
There is a fund of $ 5000, the
income of which is applied to the
support of a congregational minister and for missionary purposes.
There are three public schools in
tor.
�GREENVILLE.
town
;
average length of schools
for the year, thirty-three weeks.
Bracket "Hotel."
Greenland was
originally part of Portsmouth, and
was incorporated in 1703; one
hundred years ago there were
more inhabitants in the town than
Hotel.
First Settlement.
at the present time.
Rev William
First Ministers.
Allen, the first minister, was ordained July 15, 1707; died September 8, 1760; Rev. Samuel McClintock, D.D., ordained in 1756; died
in 1804. He was a chaplain in the
revolutionary army, and very active in the cause of his country.
Boundaries.
North by Great
Bay and Newington, east by Portsmouth and Rye, south by North
Hampton, and west by Stratham
area 6,360 acres; improved land,
5,839.
Distances.
Forty miles south-
east from Concord,
and
west
five
The Eastern, and
Portsmouth and Concord railroad
pass through a portion of this
town, affording excellent railroad
facilities to the inhabitants.
is a small township taken
from the northern section of Mason, and includes within its limits
ville
village."
is
The
surface of
uneven, but the soil is
productive and produces excellent
crops, the fai-mers finding a
market
at
Mason
;
ally
sawing 700,000 feet of lumfurniture manufactory annu-
making
home
village for all
The Columbian Manufac-
ries.
Company are building
another large mill which will go
into operation in a short time.
The total value of goods annually
manufactured is estimated at
turing
$ 655,800.
soil
$108,200;
banks,
The
trade,
village of Green-
situated on the
and
eight or
kinds,
hotel,
some
in
Souhegan
one of the pleasantest villages in the State.
There
are several large cotton mills, an
extensive furniture manufactory,
lumber mills, blacksmith, tin ware,
shoe shops, and various other
mechanical works.
There are
river,
office,
affords
stock
;
$42,800.
through the northwestern part of
town and
summer
from
$35,800;
tourists, $2,500
Souhegan River passes
the
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
deposits
in
savings
£37,682;
is
ten
stores
of
various
two churches, a large school
house with graded schools, bank,
their surplus productions.
Rivers.
700 sets of furniture;
besides various small manufacto-
ville is
Hillsborough County. Green-
"Mason
ally
ber
Village.
GREENVILLE.
the town
voted to exempt from taxation for
a term of years any new manufactories
Avhich may be erected.
With this inducement held out,
there is a prospect that the whole
water power will be improved
within a short time.
The people are
Employments.
largely engaged in manufacturing,
although there are many fine farms
under a high cultivation. There
are annually manufactured 3,524,
400 yards of cotton goods, valued
at $617,100; lumber mills annu-
Resources.
from Portsmouth.
Railroads.
177
fine
water power, about one-half of
which is improved. The town has
insurance,
telegraph, post
two physicians'
offices,
and
about 100 dwelling houses.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. George F. Merriam,
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178
pastor
number of members,
;
95
church value, $8,000; Baptist, Rev.
William H. Walker, pastor number of members, 100; church
;
There are live
value, $7,000.
schools in town, two of which are
graded average length of schools
;
twenty weeks.
Mason Village Savings
Bank.
Bank. (See table.)
" Columbian House,"
Hotels.
for the year,
number
of arrivals, 1,200.
See Mason. The
town was incorporated under the
First Settlers.
of Greenville in June, 1872.
North by Temple
Boundaries.
and Wilton, east by Mason and
Brookline, south by Mason, and
west by New Ipswich.
Forty-three nines
Distances.
Concord, and
southwest from
name
twenty west from Nashua.
A branch of the
Railroad.
Fitchburg railroad, formerly the
Peterborough and Shirley railroad, has its terminus at Greenville village.
soil
is
is
deep and
$ 70,367
;
money
at
interest,
$8,200; stock in trade, $4,878; deposits in savings bank, $ 14,020
mechanical labor $
6,000.
Churches and Schools. Christian
church twenty members, and Baptist church thirty members. There
are ten schools in town. Average
length of schools for the year, ten
weeks.
Organizations.
In 1776 Groton
was granted to George Abbott
and others, by the name of Cockermouth. It was incorporated De-
cember?, 1796.
The first settlers
were James Gould, Captain E.
Melvin, James Hobart, Phinehas
Bennett, and Samuel Farley, in
1770.
First Ministers.
Rev. Samuel
Perley, Congregational, ordained
in
Grafton County.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
1779,
dismissed in 1785; Rev.
Thomas Page, ordained
GROTON.
face of Groton
generally engaged in agriculture
1,035,000 feet of lumber, 90.000
clapboards and 430,000 shingles are
annually produced. (See tables.)
The
sur-
in
1790,
died in 1813.
Boundaries.
uneven, but the
Bounded north by
Wentworth and Rumney, east by
and the
reward
Hebron, south by Orange, and
west by Dorchester. Area, 16,531
fertile,
husbandman reaps
a rich
for his labor, in tine crops of corn,
acres.
buckwheat, potatoes, etc.
About 15,000 pounds of maple sugar
re annually made.
Rivers and Ponds.
This town
is well watered on its northerly
border by Baker's River, affording
some very good water privileges.
Several small streams have their
source in the southerly part, and
Forty-five
miles
Distances.
north-west from Concord, and ten
oats,
flow into
cle
ter.
Pond
Newfound lake.
Specta-
the largest body of waIt lies about a mile northeast
is
from Groton meeting house.
Employments.
The people are
west from Plymouth.
Railroads.
station
Six miles to
Rumney
on the Montreal railroad.
Daily stage to Bristol, twelve miles,
on the Bristol Branch railroad.
HAMB»STEAO.
Rockingham County.
town
lies partly
This
on the height of
land between the Merrimack and
Piscataqua rivers. In most sections, the soil is good, and when
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HAMPTON.
properly cultivated, produces fair
crops.
Rivers and Ponds. Spiggot River
flows from Wash Pond, near the
centre of the town. Angly Pond
lies in the north-east part, and is
drained by Powwow River. Island
19, 1749, and after the name of a
pleasant village, five miles north
of London in England. It included
in its grant, a portion of Kingston,
which created a long dispute between the two towns, which was
finally settled
by Hampstead's pay-
Pond contains a valuable farm of
ing one thousand pounds old tenor.
about three hundred acres. It is
an irregular shaped town its contour being varied by about thirty
Rev. Henry
First Ministers.
True, ordained in 1752, died in
1782; Rev. John Kelly, installed
angles.
in 1792.
;
The business
Employments.
is
divided between
farming and manufacturing. About
75,000 pairs of sale boots and shoes,
are annually made, and 700,000 feet
of lumber sawed, besides there are
(Several small mechanical shops.
Value of goods annually manunearly
equally
factured, $ 112,300.
Resources.
soil,
$
38,433
.§
29,200
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
money
;
at interest,
$ 30,500 deposits
stocks,
;
banks,
$>
44,032
;
and
in savings
stock in
Boundaries. North by Sandown
and Danville, east by Kingston
and Plaistow, south by Atkinson,
and west by Derry. Area, 8,350
acres; area of improved land,
4,725 acres.
About thirty miles
from Concord, and
twelve south-west from Exeter.
The Nashua and
Railroads.
Distances.
south-east
Rochester Railroad now (1873)
being built, will pass through the
town.
trade,
HAMPTON.
$ 9,900.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. E. W. Bullard, pastor.
There are seven schools in
town.
Average length for the
year, twenty-four weeks.
There has been a fund bequeathed
to the town, for the purpose of
establishing a high school under
provisions.
The late
Emerson made the bequest.
certain
B. D.
First Settlements.
In
1728, a
Emerson made a settlement
Mr.
in the
south part, near a brook; and at
that time only a Mr. Ford and two
Indians lived in the town. This
territory was considered a part of
Amesbury and Haverhill Massachusetts, until the division line
was
two
was granted
established between the
States,
under
in
its
1741.
It
present name, January
The
Rockingham Countt.
town is level, and
rich and productive. It is
surface of this
its soil
noted for
its
extensive marshes,
which have an area of eighteen
hundred acres, or nearly one quarter of the whole surface of the
But few towns in the
town.
State produce as much value, to
each acre of improved land, a9
Hampton being $ 21,25.
;
The
soil
well adapted to tillage and
mowing, but there is not sufficient
is
pasturage, and
many
of the
young
cattle are driven in the spring,
up to
the pasture hills in Belknap CounHampton River, is the only
ty.
stream of any note. The constant
tide, has made quite a
channel, but above tide-flow it is
nothing but a small brook. In its
wash of the
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180
passage to the Ocean, it receives
the waters of Seabrook river.
Summer Resorts. Hampton has
been celebrated for many years,
for its extensive beaches and fine
Ocean scenery. Nearly midway
of the beach, there is a high bluff,
apparently rising from the Ocean,
On the
called "Boar's Head."
land side,
its
is
a gentle acclivity to
summit, which covers a level
space of two or three acres. Upon
summit, is a large hotel called
the " Boar's Head House " kept by
this
the popular landlord, S. H. Dumas, Esq. A little south of this
house, on the side of the bluff, and
near the Ocean, is the Leavitt
House, managed by the proprietors
of the same name of the House.
This House is a new structure but
is becoming quite popular, and re;
The number
the various .hotels.
who come
here and stay
from one week to three months, is
estimated at twelve hundred, besides the thousands who stop for
a day or two.
Employments. As can be seen,
the people are largely engaged in
keeping summer boarders, and
farming is made a lucrative business by having a home market for
of tourists
all their surplus productions, at
the hotels and boarding houses.
The business of manufacturing
sale shoes is carried on to a limited
extent; also lumber business, and
various other small mechanical
shops. The total value of manufactured goods annually produced,
is
$
56,560.
Resources.
soil,
$95,447;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
share of patronage.
At the north-easterly base, is the
Granite Hotel, which is a popular
$16,600; money at interest, $7,
100; deposits in savings banks,
$19,329; stock in trade, $21,967;
House.
The views obtained from the top
of Boar's Head, are the finest on
from summer
ceives
the
its full
New-England Atlantic Coast.
Before you is the broad Atlantic,
the Isles of Sholes, the sea coast
from Cape Ann to Portsmouth, and
the white sails of the hundred
vessels
bound to some foreign land,
some long
or just returning from
voyage to their home port, make the
scene grand and interesting. The
beaches, on either side of the bluff
are
broad, and
afford
excellent
opportunity for invalids and parThere
ties of pleasure to bathe.
are several hotels near the beach,
the largest of which is the Ocean
House. It is about two miles from
Hampton railway station, on the
Eastern railroad, where coaches
are in waiting, on the arrival of
each train, to convey travelers to
tourists,
estimate,
$80,000.
Churches and Schools. Congreno pastor; Freewill Baptist, no pastor;
Methodist, Rev.
Elihu Scott, pastor.
There is a
fund of $ 12.000, the interest of
which is to be devoted to the support of a Congregational minister.
There are seven schools in town,
two of which are graded. Average length for the year, thirty-one
gational,
weeks.
Literary Institution.
Hampton
Academy.
Hotels.
Union
House,
Boar's
Head House, Ocean House, Hampton Beach House, Couch House,
Eagle House, Granite House, and
Dow House.
Hampton was
town settled in New
Hampshire, and was incorporated
First Sctttements.
the fourth
�HAMPTON FALLS.
May
181
and included within
present towns of
North Hampton, Hampton Falls,
Seabrook, Kensington and South
Hampton, having an area of about
the town, in a northerly and south-
The Indian name of
the town was " Winnicummet,"
ton Falls is very pleasantly situated
on the Atlantic. The land back
from the marshes is elevated, and
affords some delightful views of
the ocean. The soil is very fertile,
and large crops of corn, oats, potatoes and hay are produced. Some
of the best farmers to be found in
the state reside in this town.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agricul-
its
22, 1639;
limits the
45,500 acres.
and at the time of its settlement
it was considered within the jurisdiction of Massachusetts.
The
first
settlers were
emigrants of Norfolk,
The first house was
England.
erected in 1636. Like all the early
settlements, it suffered from Indian
depredations. August 11, 1703, a
party of Indians killed five persons, among whom was a widow
Muzzey, celebrated as a preacher
among the Quakers
First Ministers. Rev. Stephen
erly direction.
HAMPTON
FALLS.
Hamp-
Rockingham County.
1,578,000 feet of boards,
ture.
&c,
annually sawed, and 90,000
pairs of shoes manufactured. Cotten batting is also manufactured.
(See tables.)
Resources. Productions of th«
are
'
Batchelder ordained in 1638; removed in 1641. Rev. Timothy Dalton, ordained in 1639; died in
1661.
Rev. John Wheelwright,
ordained in 1647; dismissed in
1658.
Rev. Seaborn Cotton, settled in 1666; died in 1686.
Rev.
John Cotton, settled in 1696 died
in 1710. Rev. Nathaniel Gookin,
settled in 1710; died in 1734. Rev.
;
Ward
Cotton, settled in 1734
;
dis-
$82,794; mechanical labor,
stocks and money at inter-
soil,
$19,500
est, *
;
$ 9,420
banks,
deposits in savings
;
$16,297;
stock
in
trade,
$2,470.
Churches and Schools.
Baptist
Church, Rev. H. H. Beamans, pastor; Christian Church, Rev. J. H.
Graves, pastor Unitarian Church,
;
settled in 1797; dismissed in 1807,
There are three
schools in town; average length
for the year, thirty-two weeks.
There was an academy here for
and died in
many
missed in 1765. Rev. Ebenezer
Thayer, settled in 1766; died in
1792.
Rev. Jesse Appleton, D.D.,
1819.
North by North
Hampton, east by the Atlantic
.
south-west by Hampton
Falls, and west by Exeter.
Area,
8, 130 acres
area of improved land,
Ocean,
;
3,908 acres.
Distances.
Fifty
miles
south-
years.
First Ministers. Rev. Theophilus
Boundaries.
Cotton settled in 1712; died in
1726.
Rev. Joseph Whipple, ordained in 1727 died in 1757. Rev.
Josiah Bagley, settled in 1757 died
in 1762. Rev. Paine Wingate, set;
;
tled
in
1763;
removed
in 1771.
from Concord, ten south-west
from Portsmouth, and seven miles
e?st from Exeter.
Rev. Samuel Langdon, D. D., setdied in 1797. Rev.
tled in 1781
Jacob Abbott, settled in 1798.
Railroad. The Eastern Railroad
passes nearly through the centre of
deposits from this town.
east
;
*
Massachusetts savings banks receive large
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182
First
Hampton
Settlements.
was originally a part of
Hampton, and for many years
Falls
much associated with it in the variemployments of
was incorporated in
ous
It
its
people.
1712.
over twenty miles from the pond.
The village is very pleasantly
on a plain. Here are sevmechanical shops, church,
situated
eral
school house, town house, academy, several stores, hotel and fifty
Boundaries.
North - east by
Hampton, south-east by Atlantic
Ocean, south by Seabrook, and west
or sixty dwelling houses. It is a
very desirable village to live in,
by Kensington.
tourists.
Improved
Area, 7,400 acres.
land, 5,786 acres.
Distances.
Fifty miles south-east
from Concord, eleven south-west
from Portsmouth, and six southeast from Exeter.
Eastern Railroad.
Hail roads.
completed, the Newburyport and Amesbury Railroad will
pass through this town.
When
quently broken by hills, and in the
west part by mountains of considerable elevation. These elevations
afford excellent pasturing, besides
On
tillage land.
the Contoocook river, which forms
eastern boundary, are
some
meadows which produce
crops of hay.
the resort of
many summer
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agriculture, and, as one has truly said, "It
emphatically one of the good old
farming towns, where any one
would be proud to point out the
home of his ancestors." There
is
are several small manufactories,
annually producing; leather, $10,
and meal, $9,200; lum$ 5,000 besides wheelwrights,
blacksmiths, harness makers, carber,
Hillsborough County. The
surface of this town is uneven, fre-
its
is
000; flour
HANCOCK.
some very good
and
fine
large
There are many
farms under a high state of
culti-
;
penters, painters, &c.
of
mechanical
all
Total value
productions,
$ 29,500.
Productions of the
$84,300; mechanical labor,
$ 10,300 stocks and money at interest, $28,325; deposits in savings
banks, $85,196; stock in trade,
Resources.
soil,
;
$4,650.
Churches and Schools.
There are nine schools average length for the year, nineteen
weeks. Hancock Academy, A. N.
vation.
tor.
Ponds. There are several ponds,
the most important of which is
Norway Pond, near the center of
the town, and Half Moon Pond,
named from its peculiar shape.
Hardy, principal
Long pond lying partly in this
town and partly in Nelson is one of
the sources of Contoocook River.
The stream from this pond flows
through Nelson, Harrisville, and
into the
Contoocook at Peterborough; thence its mingled waters pass back on the eastern line
of Hancook, after a passage of
Congre-
gational, Rev. Askel Bigelow, pas-
Hotel.
;
(in 1870.)
Jefferson House.
First Settlement. The first settlement was commenced here by John
Grimes, in May, 1764. The town
was incorporated under the name
of Hancock, November 5, 1779. It
was named in honor of Governor
John Hancock, of Boston, who was
one of the original proprietors.
But very few towns have retained
their staid, antique customs, and
�HANOVER.
183
former opinions of their friends
and neighbors, without regard to
hill sides in the
political views, like the people of
business.
They had one postmas-
Hancock.
ter for nearly fifty years and many
of their town officers have bad similar length of terms.
In lo71-2,
Mr. Joel Gates, over eighty years of
age, was sent from this town as its
representative in the Legislature
;
summer, indicate
that the farmers find
it
The annual
a lucrative
clip of
wool
about 50,000 pounds. As a general thing the farmers are wealthy,
prosperous and happy with ample
is
;
means ahead
down
to gently ease
them
the declivity oflife.
Rivers and Streams. Connectiis the only considerable
cut River
of this State. But few men had
influence in that body, in
stream in town. Mink, Slate, and
Goose Pond Brooks are the other
than Mr. Gates.
Rev. Reed Page,
ordained in 1791, died in 1816.
Boundaries. North by Antrim,
east by Bennington and Greenfield,
south by Peterborough and west
by Nelson and Harrisville. Area,
area of improved
19,372 acres;
principal streams, neither of
more
disc-vision,
First Minister.
land, 10,409 acres.
miles
Thirty-five
Distances.
from Concord,
twenty-two north-west from
south-west
and
Am-
herst.
Six miles by daily
Greenfleld
railroad
Railroad.
stage
to
station.
HANOVER.
Grafton County. The
of this town
sified
with
is
surface
delightfully diver-
hills
and valleys, and
the larger portion
is
suitable for
There is a small proportion of waste land, probably
less than in any other town in
Grafton County. Over one half of
the surface of the town is under
improvement. Some of the farms
are under a high state of cultivation, producing excellent crops of
wheat, corn, oats, potatoes and
hay. But one town in the county
cultivation.
produces as
Much
many
bushels of corn.
attention has been given to
the raising of sheep, and the large
flocks to be seen
on the pasture
have
sufficient
which
water for mill priv-
ileges.
In the Connecticut, there
are several small islands within
the limits of the town, the largest
of which
is
Parker's Island con-
A handtwenty acres.
some bridge over the Connecticut
connects Hanover with Norwich
Vermont.
Mountain. About five miles east
from the Connecticut, is Moose
Mountain, a considerable elevation
extending across the town from
north to south. There are many
taining
other elevations which oiler some
very fine views.
Village.
At the south-west corner of the town about a half mile
from Connecticut River and 180
feet above the level of its waters,
is located the beautiful village of
Hanover, on a level plat of ground.
The Common or Park is a square,
level area of about six acres,
shaded by rows of thrifty elms,
and surrounded by streets of considerable width.
On the north
side is a church, chapel, and sev-
on the
a street containing other
fine residences adorned with spacious
gardens, the Dartmouth
banking building &c.
On the
south is Dartmouth Hotel, several
business blocks, the gymnasium
eral beautiful residences;
west
is
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184
and many dwelling houses; and
on the east are the College grounds,
including
the
College
buildings
which with the observatory are
five in number.
A few rods north
of the Park, on College street, is
the medical building, a brick
structure some seventy feet in
by verdant meadows and well
fields,
dotted with
pleasant and
substantial
farm
mansions and still farther in the
side
cultivated
;
distance can be seen gradually rising the " Green Hills" of Vermont,
whose towering summits seem to
meet the clear blue ethereal sky,
and three stories in height.
South of the observatory and a
the whole presenting a picture of
few rods
forgotten by the
length,
buildings
the
east of the old
is
college
located "Culver Hall"
"New-Hampshire College
of
Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts." Culver Hall is pronounced,
by competent judges, one of the
finest educational structures in
New-England. Nearly the whole
basement of this building is to be
reserved for an extensive collection of agricultural implements
and models of machinery. More
than one thousand of such implements and models are already in
the building for the purpose of illustration and instruction.
This
is a State institution in connection
with Dartmouth College, and organized expressly for the promotion and "aggrandizement" of the
agricultural interests and mechanical arts of
dustries the
New-Hampshire
;
in-
most important, and,
placed before the people in their
light, the most honorable
callings a man can devote himif
true
self to.
the road leading to Lebanon,
as you ascend to the crest of a hill,
you obtain a delightful and attrac-
view of the
village
surrounding country.
feet nestles
reposing
have visited
this spot.
With
the
pleasant village, the delightful
scenery which surrounds it, with
tlie friendly acquaintances formed,
the ties broken by separating after
a collegiate
life
launch forth on
of four years, to
broad ocean,
life's
the associations formed in
Han-
over are more lasting, and their
memory more sacred in the breasts
of thousands than those of any
other town in the State.
Hanover is one of the most desirable locations, for the prosecution
of studies, in
New
England.
The
pleasant resorts, the beautiful and
romantic scenery, away from the
bustle and confusion of city life,
all contribute to render it in every
essential, a desirable seat of litera-
ture and science.
For a
full des-
cription of this popular Institution,
see another part of this volume.
Employments.
The
inhabitants
are generally engaged in agricultu e, but 20.000 clapboards 55,000
;
On
tive
nature and art combined, not soon
thousands who
the
among
and the
At your
village, quietly
the stately elms
and maples, while a little farther to the west and south can be
traced the meandering course of
the Connecticut clothed on either
shingles and 200,000 feet of boards
are annually sawed, and about
6,000 bushels of grain are ground.
The
total value
articles,
of
The many
of manufactured
all kinds, is $53,200.
associated attractions
connected with the college for the
past fifty years, together with the
fine scenery afforded from the surrounding hills, make Hanover a
popular resort for tourists, who
���HANOVER.
are a source of considerable income
to the inhabitants.
Agricultural prodResources.
mechanical labor,
ucts, $153,112;
money
&c,
$10,200;
at
.
interest, $32,
$43,140; deposits
in savings banks, $120,459; stock
500; stocks
from
in trade, $37,500;
tourists,
$25,000; from College boarders
professional
estimated, $ 50,000
;
business, $60,000.
Churches and ScJiools. Baptist,
Rev. F. Merriam, pastor; Christian, Rev. J. W. Tilton, pastor;
.pastor;
1st. Congregational,
2d Congregational, Rev. S. P.
Leeds, pastor; Episcopal, Rev. J.
Haughton,
There
rector.
are
eighteen school districts, and twenty schools in town. Two of the
schools are graded. The average
length of schools for the year is
The total amount
money annually appropriated
twenty weeks.
of
is $ 2,654,97.
Second Social Library Association, 700 volumes College Library, 20.000 volumes; So-
for school purpose,
Libraries.
;
cial
Friends
Library,
9,300
vol-
umes; United Fraternity, 9,000
volumes Society of Inquiry's Library, 300 volumes Philotechnics
;
;
Society Library,
1,200
volumes.
Medical School Library, 1,100 volumes Northern Academy Library, 2,300 volumes; Thayer School
Library, 1,800 volumes; Agricultu;
ral
College
Library,
1,000
vol-
umes; Total number of volumes
in all the libraries in this town, 46,
700.
185
was formerly called Dresden, and
Was granted by charter to eleven
persons by the name of Freeman,
and fifty-two others, principally
from Connecticut, July 4, 1761.
The first settlement was made
in May, 1765, by Colonel Edmund
Freeman from Mansfield ConnecBenjamin Rice, Benjamin
ticut.
Davis, Gideon Smith, and Asa
Taiker, settled here in 1766. Dartestablished in
mouth College was
1770,
by Dr. Wheelock.
the worthy
men who
Among
finished their
earthly career in this town,
may be
Rev.
mentioned the following:
Eleazer Wheelock, who died April
24, 1779, aged sixty-nine years.
Hon. John Wheelock, LL. D.,
President of the College thirty-five
who died April 4, 1817, aged
sixty-three years. Hon, Beraleel
Woodward, who died August, 1804.
Rev. John Smith, D. D. who died
years,
April 1809. Hon. John Hubbard,
who died in September 1810. Rev.
Francis Brown, D. D., who died
July 27, 1820, aged thirty-six years.
These gentlemen were all connect-
ed with the College.
First Ministe rs. Re v Ed e n B urroughs, D.D., installed in 1772, dismissed in 1810; Rev. Samuel Collins, installed in 1788, dismissed in
.
1795;
Rev. Abel Bridgman,
set-
died in 1800. College Church, Rev. E. Wheelock, D.
D. settled in 1771, died in 1779.
tled in 1791,
Rev. Sylvanus Ripley, settled in
1787; Rev. John'
1779, died in
Smith, D. D., settled in 1786, died
Dartmouth National
Banks.
Bank, and Dartmouth Savings
Bank. (See tables.)
" Dartmouth Hotel."
Hotels.
There are two livery stables, with
in 1809.
18 horses.
acres.
First Settlers.
Hanover
Plains
Boundaries.
North by Lyme,
east by Canaan, south by Lebanon,
and west by Norwich, Vermont;
area, 27,745; improved land 21,798
Distances.
By
railroad, seven-
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186
from
from Havfive north of Lebanon.
Railroad. One half mile from
the College to Norwich station, on
the Passumpsic and Connecticut
miles
ty-three
Concord
erhill and
;
north-west
thirty south
Rivers Railroad.
H4RRISVILLE.
HarrisCheshire County.
was formed from the northern
ville
part of Dublin, and the southern
portion of Nelson, and incorporated, as a town. July
2,
The
1870.
village of Harrisville received its
name many years
from Bethuel Harris, an active and enterprising man, who, in 1820, commenced
business here without any capital save his energy and perseverance.
Mr. Milan Harris has a
large interest here in the woolen
mills, and received the honor of
being the
first
ago,
representative to
New-Hampshire
town organization. The
surface of the town is rough and
the Legislature of
after the
uneven, being situated on the
height of land between the Connecticut and Merrimack rivers, bat
the soil
crops.
is
good and yields
The water power
risville is
fine
Harstaple and as good as can
at
be found in the State. The mills
are situated on a small stream
called North Branch or Nubaunsit
River, and discharging its waters
into the Contoocook at Peterborough, nine miles distant from
'Harrisville, and in its course has a
fall of over 600 feet.
This stream
is fed by large ponds lying in the
towns of Hancock, Nelson, and
Harrisville, which have been dam-
Long Pond which is over four
Fourteen feet
miles in length.
can be drawn from Long Pond into Harris Pond which is at the
head of the river, and at HarrisWhen the gates are closed
ville.
at night scarcely a drop of water
escapes. The four mills at Harrisville, as yet, have never been able
to test the fall capacity of this valuable reservoir, by several feet
Nearly all the manufactories at
into
Peterborough are situated on this
small river.
Employments.
Harrisville
is
cidedly a manufacturing town.
Woolen
Harris
Co.,
have
de-
M,
two
mills; capital invested, $160,000;
employ 60 males, and 65 females,
who
annually receive for their laand annually produce 200,000 yards of tricot cloth,
of all colors, and Moscow beavCheshire
ers valued at $ 330,000.
mills have
$100,000 invested;
employ 40 males, and 40 females
annual pay roll $ 30,000, and produce 800,000 yards colored flannel,
bor, $48,000;
There are allumber mills, and clothes-pins,
and wooden ware are manufactured, to some extent.
valued at $ 360,000.
so
Resources. Production of the soil,
$ 35,000
;
mechanical labor, $ 84,
stock in trade, $ 43, 161 stocks
and money at interest, $22, 460;
deposits in savings banks, $57,308.
000
;
;
The
village
of Harrisville,
is
situated on elevated ground, about
1,300 feet above the ocean, and is
probably the most elevated ground
in New-England for manufactories
and now flow
There is
as extensive as these.
one store, one church edifice, one
graded school-house, post office,
several thousand acres, including
the original ponds. From Spots-
seventy-five
office,
telegraph
dwelling houses, and about 450
wood Pond
inhabitants.
med
at their outlets,
ten feet can be
drawn
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HAVERHILL.
CongreHolbrook,
pastor. At West Harrisville, Baptist, Rev.
G. S. Smith, pastor.
There are six schools in town, two
Churches and Schools.
Rev.
gational,
Amos
Average
of which are graded.
length for the year, twenty weeks
value of school-houses $5,100.
(For
first settlers
and ministers,
see Nelson and Dublin.)
North by Nelson
and Hancock, east by Hancock and
Peterborough, south by Dublin,
and west by Marlborough and
Roxbury.
Boundaries.
Distances.
Thirteen miles east
from Keene, and forty-five southwest from Concord.
Railroads. The Manchester and
Keene Railroad, when
built,
will
pass through this town.
Grafton County.
Haverhill
one of the most valuable farming
towns in the State, and the annual
value of its agricultural products
is not exceeded by any New-Hampshire town on the Connecticut
river. The soil is adapted to every
is
common
is
a
soap-
quarry which has been
partially opened, and pronounced,
by many, as being the best quarIt is about
ry now known.
miles
three
treal Railroad.
from the MonThere is a good
lime-stone quarry, also granite of
good quality. This granite is suitable for mill-stones, and good for
building purposes. Large quantistones are also
ties of scythe
On
quarried or manufactured.
the west side of Benton, bordering
town, is a bed of iron ore.
Fine specimens of crystals are also
this
found.
Haverhill is one
Villages, &c.
of the shire towns of the County.
The County buildings are located at
" Haverhill Corner," which is the
This
principal village in town.
village is located in the south-west
HAVERHILL.
species of cultivation,
There
Minerals.
stone
to
the climate. There is considerable
interval land, composed of a deep
rich loam, yielding large crops of
grass, &C:
Connecticut River
Streams.
waters its western border, while
Poole Brook runs nearly through
the town from north-east to southwest, and falls into the Connecticut, near the "Great Ox Bow,"
in Newbury, Vermont. Oliverian
Brook, having its rise in Benton,
runs through the southern section
of the town. There is considerable water power on these two
streams, which is generally improved.
angle of the town, on a plain about
one hundred and fifty feet above
the level of the Connecticut. From
the tops of the buildings, a fine view
of the adjacent country, for many
miles, north and south, and six or
seven miles east and west
obtained.
common
There
is
may be
a beautiful
in this village, laid out in
an oblong square, ornamented with
trees, and enclosed by a handsome
fence. Around this common stand
the principal buildings, several of
which are large and well constructed. There are two churches and a
court-house,
jail,
county buildan acad-
ings for county offices,
emy,
hotel, printing office, several
and shops of various kinds.
considered one of the most
delightful and pleasant villages on
stores,
This
is
In the northern
town, is another
village situated on a street nearly
a mile in length, straight and level,
the Connecticut.
section of the
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188
and called North Haverhill.
In
the north-west corner of the town,
at the junction of the Boston, Con-
cord and Montreal, Passurnpsic,
and White Mountain Railroads, is
the young, but growing village
of Woodsville, which bids fair to
rival the older villages in point
of business. It is connected with
the thriving village of Wells
River, in Newbury, Vermont, by a
substantial bridge across the Con-
of the most romanviews on the Connecticut, i.s
One
necticut.
tic
obtained at this point, and it is
worthy of a visit from any lover
of beautiful, and romantic scenery.
Summer Resorts. The elevated
position, and the delightful views
on the Connecticut, have caused
many summer tourists to spend
their vacation in this town, and
the time
is
not far distant
when
it
shovel handles are annually made,
valued at $ 18,640; besides various
other manufactories. (See tables.)
There is considerable mercantile
trade in this town.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $272,581; mechanical
labor, $41,000;
$ 73,922
$ 57,308
;
money
at interest,
deposits in savings banks,
stock in trade, $ 38, 1 18
business,
$25,000;
;
professional
from summer
tourists,
$
8,000.
The
future prospects of Haverhill
are
very encouraging and
offer
better inducements to the farmer
and mechanic than can be found
in any western state this side of
Let them
the Rocky Mountains.
be contented, and prosperity will
surely attend them in this fertile
and delightful town.
Churches and Schools. There is
one Congregational, Rev. E. H.
oats and barley, 70,000 bushels of
Greeley, pastor; three Methodist,
Josiah Hooper, pastor at Corner;
and one Freewill Baptist,
There are nineteen schools in
town; average length of schools
for the year, twenty-one weeks.
The average amount of money annually expended for each school
potatoes, 36,000 lbs. of wool, 11,000
is
maple sugar, and 7,000 tons
of hay are annually produced.
Nearly 1,000, tons more hay is an-
institutions in the State.
will
become one of the most pop-
ular resorts for tourists
in
the
State.
Employments. The people are
largely engaged in agriculture.
Over 4,000 bushels of wheat, 16,000
bushels of corn, 34,000 bushels of
lbs.
;
$ 145.
Academy. The Haverhill Academy is one of the oldest literary
February
It
was
nually cut in Haverhill, than in
incorporated
any other town in the State.
There is considerable manufac-
Rev. Josiah Hooper
turing of various kinds carried on.
There are nine saw mills, annually
Library.
N. B. Felton, Esq.,
has a library of nearly six hundred
volumes.
"Smith's Hotel" at
Hotels.
producing nearly 5,000,000 feet of
lumber, five starch mills, annually
producing 160 tons of starch, three
scythe stone manufactories, annually producing 36,000 gross of scythe
stones, one paper mill, one pulp
mill, three grist mills, &c.
Also
36,000 boxes and 10,000 dozens of
is
11,
1794.
the present
Principal.
Haverhill, and "
House"
Mount Gardner
at Woodsville.
This town was
First Settlers.
granted to Captain John Hazen
and seventy-four others, May, 18,
1763. Captain Hazen came here in
�189
HEBRON.
the spring of 1762, and built his
encampment on the " Little Ox
Bow," near where there was
merly an Indian
fort
for-
and burying
ground.
Several of the early setHaverhill, Massachusetts, from which place this
town derived its name. Its orig-
tlers
came from
name was "Lower Cohos."
The first court was held here in
1773.
The first newspaper was
inal
printed
was
here April
called the
and
1808,
21,
"Coos Courier."
Since that time
it
has been pub-
lished under different names.
At
no paper
Years ago, the
the present time, there
is
published in town.
courts in Haverhill called together as much legal talent as could be
found in any section of the State,
Haverhill furnishing her full share.
At the present time, the Grafton
Bar is fully up to the standard
with her sister counties in point
of
position
and
Hon.
talent.
James Woodward and Hon. Ezekiel
ed in 1799; Rev. John Smith, ordained December 21, 1802, dismissed in 1807.
North
Botmdaries and Area.
by Bath, east by Benton, south by
Piermont and west by Newbury,
Vermont. Area 34,340 acres improved land, 24,300 acres.
Thirty-one miles
Distances.
north-west from Plymouth, and
eighty-one north-west from Con;
cord.
Hon. Moses Dow, a distinHon. Charles
guished citizen
Johnston, an officer in the revoluHon.
tion and Judge of Probate
John Page former Governor of
New-Hampshire
Hon. Joseph
Bell a distinguished lawyer, and
many other prominent men, were
;
;
;
;
Passumpsic
in
Northumberland,
and extends from Portland to
Railroad,
Montreal.
HEBROX.
Ladd, Judges of the old county
courts
The
Railroads.
Railroad passes along the western
border of the town, in Vermont,
and the Boston, Concord and Montreal passes through in a direction nearly north-west, and southeast.
At Woodsville in the northwest corner of the town, the two
roads form a junction with the
White Mountain Railroad which
connects with the Grand Trunk
Grafton County.
The surHebron is broken and uneven, and although generally the
face of
soil is hard,
cultivated,
it
yet,
when
carefully
yields excellent crops
of corn, wheat, potatoes &c.
Newfound
Rivers and Lakes.
residents of this town.
Lake lies mostly in this town.
There are several small streams
It is a remarkable fact that the
sound of cannon at Bunker Hill,
was distinctly heard in Haverhill,
power.
Employments.
affording
considerable
water
Agriculture
is
the scene of action being more
than one hundred miles distant.
the chief occupation of the people.
This statement is established by the
testimony of many respectable witnesses who were alive on that
shingles are annually sawed.
memorable day.
First
Ministers.
Resources.
The
Rev.
Agricultural prod-
mechanical labor,
interest, 8 1,900
stock in trade, $ 1,800; deposits in
savings banks, § 17,090 from summer tourists, $ 3,000.
ucts, $57,049;
S 6,140
Ethan Smith, Congregational, ordained, January 25, 1792, dismiss-
and 100,000
500,000 feet of lumber,
;
money at
;
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190
Churches and Schools. A Union
church, supported by persons of
the Congregational, Baptist and
Methodist persuasion, Lorenzo
Draper, pastor.
There are five
schools; average length for the
year,
There
thirteen weeks.
is
frequently a High school, which
open during the spring and
is
fall.
A
large
First Organization.
portion of Hebron was included
in the Cockerrnouth Grant, the
remainder was taken from Plymouth.
Hotels. Central House.
Boundaries. North by Rumney
and Plymouth, east by Plymouth,
south by Alexandria and Orange,
and west by Groton. Area, 13,305
acres.
Distances.
Forty miles north
from Concord, and nine west from
Plymouth.
Railroads.
Eight miles by
daily stage to Bristol station, on
the Bristol Branch Railroad.
Merrimack County.
ker
Henni-
pleasantly situated in the
valley of the Contoocook.
The
surface of the town is broken, but
is
deep, and produces excellent crops of Avheat, corn, hay,
the soil
is
&c. As an agricultural town Henniker is not inferior to any town in
Merrimack county,
or
cultivation.
either in soil
Many
of
the
farms are under a high state of
and
abundant
crops. The farmers have reaped a
rich reward for their labor, and
have carefully laid by a portion of
cultivation,
yield
and
With
prosperity
its
than
Henniker.
railroad facilities, central
aud with one of the best
water privileges on the river, it
can be made one of the largest
manufacturing towns in the State,
and that too on its own surplus resources. At the present time the
people appear to be alive to manu-
location,
Capital invested for manufacturing purposes, over a certain amount, and for
a certain length of time, is exemptfacturing interests.
ed from taxation. With this inducement, the Henniker Manufacturing Company has been formed
and is now erecting a large building
wide
ami three stories high, for the manufacture of boots and shoes. The
future prospects of Henniker, with
the present facts before us, appear
very flattering.
Rivers and Ponds. Contoocook
River passes through this town in
an easterly direction, and affords
in its course abundant water powThere are several ponds of
er.
considerable size. Situated about
one mile from the village is Long
Pond, nearly two miles long, and
sixty feet long, thirty feet
sixty rods wide.
The town
is
al-
watered
by several small
streams in different sections,
Crany Hill is the
Elevations.
so
and is of conand embraces
a large portion of the territory on
principal elevation,
siderable altitude,
the south of the town.
ly
It is
most-
under good cultivation.
Near the centre of the
Village.
town on the Contoocook is the
cords of the various savings banks
in the State are not deceptive.
pleasant village of Henniker. It is
the centre of considerable trade
and manufacturing of various
kinds. There are four stores, two
But few
church
their surplus earnings, if the re-
if
the State,
any farming towns in
show more wealth,
thrift
edifices,
academy, town
house, one large hotel, and about
�HENNIKER.
one
hundred
dwelling
The
streets are
wide and
church value, 8 1,000. There are
twelve public schools, in town, average length for the year, twenty-
houses.
in
191
many
places beautifully shaded with the
maple and elm. The dwellings are
and enclosed in spacious
yards, while the fences and houses
three
weeks
;
amount of money
annually appropriated for school
neat
purposes, 8 1,508,70. There is an
academy in the village where one
are painted in pearly white, the
whole presenting an air of neatness so much admired by every
lover of a New-England village
or two terms are annually kept.
Library. Henniker Library, 800
volumes.
home.
Twelve gen-
First Settlement.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agriculture, but manufacturing and trade
important
are
and extensive
branches of business in town.
There are two large paper-mills,
annually manufacturing 800 tons
of manilla, news and book paper;
two saw-mills, two grist-mills, one
kit manufactory, annually
making
measure
and box-mill, making 8 5.400 worth
annually, one cabinet maker, machine shop, several blacksmith and
50,000 fish kits, one dry
T
tlemen of Portsmouth, the most
prominent of whom were John
and Mark Wentworth, and Theodore Atkinson, bought all the right
and title of lands of the heirs of
Mason, and caused it to be surveyed and laid out into townships.
This town was called " Number
Six" in the range of townships, and
was known by that name before it
was granted to the parties. The
Rev. James Scales built the first
building in 1760.
John Peters
built the next house in 1761. The
first two-story house was built in
shoe shops, &c., professional business, 8 18,000. The total value of
goods annually manufactured, is
1767 by Amos Campbell the second
two-story house was built in 1768,
$ 308,300.
and was destroyed by
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
8
8
149,877
38,400
at
;
;
mechanical labor,
bonds and money
stocks,
interest,
8
35, 140
deposits in
;
savings banks, § 177,376; stock in
8 10,500; from summer tourThe central and delightful location of Henniker, with
its varied landscape scenery, has
made it a popular resort for tourtrade,
ists
ists
the
$
3,000.
who are yearly increasing, as
summer months come around.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational, Rev. S. S. Morrill, pastor;
number
of
members
150;
church value, 8 5,000 Methodist,
Rev. W. W. Smith, pastor; number of members, 100 church val;
;
ue, $3,000; Friends, 25
members;
;
Captain E.
Ham
early settlers.
ent
fire
in 1873.
was among the
It received its pres-
name from Gov. Wentworth,
honor of his friend, John Henmerchant
of London, and a member of the
in
niker, Esq., a wealthy
British Parliament.
November
Incorporated
10, 1768.
Boundaries. North by Bradford
and "Warner, east by Hopkinton,
south by Weare and Deering, and
west by Hillsborough. Area, 26,
500 acres; improved land, 18,612
acres.
Distances. Seventy miles northwest from Boston, fifteen west
from Concord, and thirty-four
north-east from Keene.
Contoopasses
cook
Valley Railroad
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through this town in an easterly
There
and westerly direction.
are two stations " Henniker " and
" West Henniker." At the hitter
station
a pretty village, contain-
is
ing a large paper-mill, store, postoffice, school house, and fifteen or
twenty neat dwelling houses.
Merrimack County. The
sur-
uneven, but the
soil
is
good and in some localities very
fertile. There are many fine farms
under a high state of cultivation,
producing excellent crops.
Elvers and Ponds. This town is
watered by Pemigewasset and
is
Smith's Rivers, besides there are
Eagle
several small streams.
Pond is the most noted sheet of
water.
Ragged Mountain
Mountain.
is
of considerable elevation and
but
little
From
its
inferior to Kearsarge.
summit a good view of
the surrounding country
may
be
obtained.
The
Employments.
Woodward's patent Latch Needles
manufactured to
the value of $ 8,000 annually. (See
tables.)
Resources.
Agricultural prod-
ucts, $53,539;
mechanical labor,
bonds and money
$
at
6,500
;
stocks,
interest,
S 7,670;
deposits
in
stock in
savings banks, $ 54,720
trade, §9,276; from summer tourists, $800.
Churches and Schools. There are
two Christian Churches Revs.
Calvin Osgood and H. A. Stratton
are their pastors. There are ten
;
—
this
average length
weeks.
September
First Settlers.
1753,
town was granted
14,
to
proprietors,
eighty-seven
(the
greater part of whom resided in
Chester), and was called " New
Chester," which name it retained
January
1837,
when
it
re-
ceived its present name, in honor
of Hon. Isaac Hill, who was Governor of the State at that time.
The first settlers were Captain
Cutting Favor, and Carr Huse,
Incorporated NoEsq., in 1768.
vember
20, 1778.
Church.
First
Congregational
church, December 11, 1816.
Boundaries. North by Danbury,
Alexandria
and
Bristol,
east
by
New-Hampton and Sanbornton,
south by Franklin and Andover,
and west by Wilmot and Danbury.
Area, 20,000 acres.
Twenty-four miles
Dista?ice.
north from Concord.
Railroad. Bristol Branch of the
Northern Railroad.
inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
There is some trade and manufacturing. About 3,000 pairs of sale
boots and shoes are annually made.
for hosiery, are
for the year, fifteen
until
HILL.
face of Hill
schools in town:
HILLSBOROUGH.
Hillsborough County.
Hills-
considered as one of
the best and most enterprising
farming towns in the county. The
surface is uneven, but the soil is
and very productive.
strong
There are some fine farms under
a high state of cultivation, producing good crops of corn, grass, &c.
Contoocook
Rivers and Ponds.
River passes through the southeast corner of the town, and affords
borough
is
power.
excellent water
Hillsboi-ough River has its source
from ponds in Washington, passes
some
through the town, and forms a
junction with the Contoocook on
the south line of the town. The
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HILLSBOROUGH.
body of water is Lyon's
Pond, about one mile in length,
and two thirds of a mile in width.
Minerals. Plumbago of a good
largest
quality
is
found.
It
occurs in nar-
which have been
wrought to some extent.
Villages.
There are four pleasant villages, the most important
of which is called Hillsborough
At this village is the
Bridge.
terminus of the Contoocook Valley
Railroad, which has caused a large
row
veins,
increase of business in almost
every branch of industry common to a thriving New-England
village.
Here are two churches,
two school-houses, a bank, ten or
fifteen stores of various kinds, one
hotel,
two hose, drawers and
shirt
a bedstead and
shovel handle manufactory, besides many other mechanical shops
For a
too numerous to mention.
busy, lively village, " Hillsborough
Bridge" is not excelled by any village of its size in New-Hampshire.
manufactories,
No man
in this village
is
consider-
ed a peer with his neighbor unless
he labors.
At the Centre Village there are
two churches, several stores, ofand several manufactories.
fices,
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants, but there is consider-
manufacturing carried on.
60,(K)0 worth of leather is
annually tanned $ 60,000 worth of
Gent's, hose, shirts and drawers
are made; over 5,000 bedsteads,
able
Over $
;
25 tons of castings, 5,000 barrels of
and 50,000 bushels of meal
annually produced; besides
lumber, shovel handles, and various other manufactures.
The
whole manufactured products annually amount to over § 350,000.
flour,
are
Productions of the
mechanical labor
$38,100; stocks and bonds, $13
760; money at interest, $28,235
deposits in savings banks, $91,659
Resources.
$ 133,496
soil,
;
stock in trade, $64,200
mer
;
from sum-
tourists, $6,000; professional
business, $ 30,000.
Churches and Schools. At Hillsborough Bridge Congregational,
Rev. John Bragdon, pastor Meth:
;
Elder L. W. Preseott, pasAt Hillsborough Centre:
tor.
Methodist, Elder S. S. Dudley,
pastor Congregational, Rev. John
odist,
;
Adams,
pastor.
een school
There are eightand seventeen
districts
schools in town; average length
of schools for the year, eighteen
weeks.
" Valley House" at the
Hotels.
Bridge, and "St. Charles" at the
Lower
Village.
First National Bank.
Banks,
A Savings Bank has been chartered.
Newspaper. Hillsborough Bridge
Messenger, Sargent & Whittemore, Editors and Proprietors.
Hillsborough
Settlers.
First
was known, originally, as " Number Seven." The first settlement
was made in 1741, by James McCalley, Samuel Gibson, Robert
McClure, James Lyon, and others.
The wife of James McCalley was
the only woman in town during
the
first
year
By reason
of the settlement.
of the Indian war, the
settlement was abandoned in 1744,
and was not resumed until near
1755.
In the mean time Col. John
Hill of Boston, received a grant of
the town from the Masonian pro-
and from Col. Hill it derived its present name. The first
children born, were John McCalprietors,
ley
and Mary Gibson, who
inter-
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194
married and received as a gift a
tract of land from the principal
proprietors.
The citizens of Hills-
borough struggled hard to secure
the independence of our country.
General Benjamin Pierce, a veteran of the Revolution, and afterwards Governor of New-Hampshire,
was a resident of
this
town.
He was
father of the late General
Franklin Pierce, who was Presi-
dent of the United States, from
March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1857.
The town was incorporated Nov.
First Church
The
and Minister.
Congregational church was
formed Oct. 12, 1769. The same
Joseph Barnes was or-
year, Rev.
dained;
Baptist
May
amounting
much
tobacco,
pounds.
Rivers.
The Connecticut extends along its western border for
nine and one-half miles.
The
Ashuelot passes through the southern portion and joins the Connecticut a short distance below the
great bend, called Cooper's Point.
to 96,850
The water
privileges on this river
through the town are numerous
and valuable. It is also watered
with many smaller streams and
springs.
There are several islands
in the Connecticut belonging to
14, 1772.
first
raised one third as
dismissed
Society
in
was
1803.
A
organized
The
intervals are ex-
Mountains and
north part
is
Hills.
In the
West River Moun-
which extends from the Connecticut across the entire width of
tain,
The highest peak
Mine mountain, and
the town.
21, 1813.
Boundaries. North by Bradford,
east by Henniker, south by Deering and Antrim, and west by
Windsor and Washington. Area,
improved land, 15,
27,320 acres;
945, acres.
Distances.
the town.
tensive and fertile.
Thirty miles south-
is
called
is
about nine hundred feet above
low water mark. Iron Ore, beds
of silicate of manganese, and other
minerals are found in several localities
about the
mountains.
South of the Ashuelot is Stebbins'
west from Concord, and twentythree north-west from Amherst.
Railroads.
Terminus Contoocook Valley Railroad. It is intended to have this road extended
Hill, a tract of excellent land,
Peterborough, where it will
connect with the Monadnock Raiload.
ticut,
to
lies
in
the
extreme
corner of the State.
is varied, containing
hills, valleys,
vals.
The
This town
south-west
The
surface
mountains,
and plains or
inter-
of the best quality, and produces excellent crops
of corn, oats, and tobacco.
In
1870, no other town in the State
soil is
of a superior quality.
On a point
of a hill, not far from the Connecare the remains of an Indian
fortification constructed before the
came here.
The village is located
Ashuelot. The valley here
first settlers
Village.
HINSDALE.
Cheshire County.
and
under a high state of cultivation.
The intervals here are broad and
on the
is narrow, the land rising abruptly
on both sides of the river, affording
but little chance for the village to
expand. The water runs rapidly,
and affords good mill sites. The
main street runs parallel with the
river, and some portions of it is
handsomely shaded with the maple.
Considerable manufacturing
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HINSDALE.
—
done here there are two woolen mills, two paper mills, mowing
is
machine
manufactory,
tool
their labor
$
125,600,
and manufac-
ture goods to the value of $ 690,
400, being the third town in the
fac-
and machine shop,
foundery, water wheels, besides
printing and several other mechanical shops.
There are three
churches, two school houses, eight
or ten stores, one hotel, and about
one hundred dwelling houses.
county in the amount annually
paid for mechanical labor, and the
fourth in the value of its manufactured productions.
Agricultural proResources.
The Ashuelot Railroad
money
tory,
bolt
gives
ductions,
it
good railroad facilities.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are about equally divided between
manufacturing, trade, and professional business, on one side, and
agriculture on the other.
The
In
manufactures are important.
1870, Haile & Co. employed 38
males and 42 females; annual
pay roll, $34,000. and annually producing 450,000 yards of
cashmerett, valued at $230,000.
Boydon & Amadon employed 23
males and 20 females annual pay
roll, $15,800; annually producing
its
stocks, $16,300;
at interest, $31,160; depos-
in savings banks,
fessional services,
trade,
in
mechanical
$118,408;
labor, $125,600,
$
$ 26,958
15,000
;
;
pro-
stock
professional
$58,820;
$ 20,000.
CongreChurches and Schools.
gational, Rev. C. C. Watson, pastor; Methodist, Rev. D. S. Dexbusiness,
ter,
pastor; Baptist,
;
Universalist Society,
There are eleven schools in town,
three of which are graded. Average length of schools for the year,
.
twenty-one weeks. Total amount
of money appropriated for school
;
John N. Beers,
purposes, $ 2,353.80.
Library. Hinsdale Library Association, 800 volumes.
tannery, annually producing leathWiler to the value of $ 72,000.
Spangled
Star
Newspapers.
Banner, monthly, and Hinsdale
230,000 yards of cashmerett, val-
ued
at .$ 110,000.
&
der
Hopkins, chisels and spoke
shaves, $ 18,500.
Newhall
&
Mirror, quarterly.
Hotel.
bins mowing machines, valued at
Paper mills, $60,000;
$52,000.
box manufactory, $ 10,000 foun;
dery,
machine shop, $ 75,
lumber
1,500,000 feet of
$
000;
14,000
;
grain ground,
$34,000;
$8,200; also bolts, shooks, boots
and shoes, water wheels, besides
sawed,
hardships,
blacksmiths, carpenters, masons,
painters, wheelwrights, harness
makers, and various other trades
and professions.
tal
The
manu-
employing
206 males, and 65 females and
factures,
children,
is
$371,900,
who
annually receive for
common
to
early settlements in
shire.
total capi-
invested in the various
(See tables.)
Ashuelot House.
This town
First Settlement.
was originally a part of Northa
field, Massachusetts, and for
number of years called Fort DuniThe first settlers encounmer.
tered all the horrors of the Indian
warfare, and struggled with other
Steb-
*
many of the
New-Hamp-
They were protected by
Fo^t Dummer, Hinsdale's Fort,
Shattuck's Fort, and Bridgeman's
Fort but, with all these precautions they were not effectually secured from savage incursions and
many cruel murders. June 17,
;
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196
1746, three men were killed, two
wounded, and two were taken
prisoners, near Bridgeman's Fort.
Daniel How, one of the captives,
killed one of the Indians in the
struggle.
Several persons were
killed and taken prisoners, and
land along Pemigewassett river.
Rivers and Ponds. This town is
well watered by the Pemigewassett
Fort
town, and partly in Ashland.
It
is two miles long, and half a mile
wide. The route from Plymouth,
through this town, to Centre Harbor and Wolfe borough, is charming, affording views, wild and romantic.
Many summer tourists
Bridgernan
June
1747.
16,
destroyed,
1748,
in
Nathan
French, Joseph Richardson, .and
John Frost were
killed,
and sev-
eral others captured, while cross-
ing from Colonel Hinsdale's to
Fort Dumnier.
In 1755, two persons were killed and Jonathan
Colby captured, while working in
the woods.
In July of the same
year, Caleb How, Hilkiah Grout,
and Benjamin Gaffield were ambushed and killed, while returning from labor.
The town was
incorporated under the name of
Hinsdale, September 3, 1763, in
honor of Colonel Ebenezer Hinsdale, long a highly esteemed resi-
which
river,
affords
water privileges.
some good
Squam Lake
lies in the south-easterly part,
Squam Pond
lies
and
partly in this
town through the
season of the year.
stay in this
warm
Farming is the
employment of the in-
Employments.
principal
habitants.
&c, and
1,200,000 feet of boards
1,100,000 shingles are an-
nually produced; 3,000 pairs of
boots and shoes, and $ 3,000 worth
of files are manufactured, and 2,000
dent here.
Boundaries. North by Chesterfield, east by Winchester, south by
Northfield, Mass., and west by
Vernon, Vermont.
Area, 14,000
acres area of improved land, 7,381
deerskins annually tanned, valued
13,900 pounds of maple
sugar are manufactured.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $118,444; mechanical labor,
$ 6,000 stocks, and money at interest, $9,470; deposits in savings
banks, $ 5,950 stock in trade, $ 1,
acres.
950;
;
Distances.
seventy-five miles
south-west from Concord, and
fifteen south-west from Keene.
Railroads. The Ashuelot Railroad passes through the southern
part of the town, and joins the
Connecticut River Railroad, at
Vernon, with the Cheshire Railroad, r L Keene.
of Holderness
is fertile,
surface
but the soil'
and produces good crops
is hilly,
of corn, barley, potatoes and hay.
There is some very fine interval
;
;
;
from summer tourists, $6,000,
Churches and Schools.
There
are three churches in town, of the
Freewill Baptist denomination,
Elders Batchelder, Balch, Stevens
and Wyatt, Pastors. There are
thirteen school districts, and eleven schools. Average length for the
year, sixteen weeks.
First
Holderness
granted to John Shepard
and others, October 10, 1751, but
the grantees failed to obey the
was
HOLDERNESS.
Grafton County. The
at $ 2,400
Settlements.
first
conditions of the charter, and it
forfeited.
It was rdgranted,
was
October
worth
24,
and
1761, to
John Went-
sixty-seven
others.
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HOLLIS.
William Piper
first settled
here in
The southwestern portion of
Holderness was disannexed, and
1763.
the town of Ashland formed, July
1,
1868.
Rev. Robert
Fowle. An Episcopal church was
established here in 1770.
Boundaries.
North by Campton, east by Squam Lake, south by
Center Harbor and New Hampton
and west by Ashland and Plymouth.
Area improved land, 10,454 acres.
First
Minister.
Distances Forty-five miles north
from Concord, and six east from
Plymouth.
Railroads.
The
nearest railroad
communication is at Ashland, four
miles, on the Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad, It is expected
that the New-Hampshire Central
Railroad will pass through this
town, when completed.
westerly part.
There are four
ponds, Flint's, Penichuck, Long
and Rocky Ponds. These ponds
afford an excellent field for fishing.
Employments. The inhabitants
are largely engaged in agriculture.
Especially in the cultivation of
fruit, this town ranks the first in
the county. Quite an extensive
business is carried on in the pro-
duction of milk for the market.
Over 350,000 quarts are annually
sold. There'are saw mills annu-
manufacturing over 1,400,000
lumber. The manufacture
of kegs and barrels is an important
branch of business. (See tables,)
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $ 133,321
mechanical labor,
ally
feet of
;
$21,500; stocks, $21,840; money
at interest, $ 19,852
deposits in
savings banks, $ 168,710; stock in
trade, $25,951; summer tourists,
;
$
HOLLIS.
1,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
Hillsborough County. 'The
surface of this town is varied,
pastor.
consisting of upland and interval.
districts in
The
of schools for the year, nineteen
interval
produces excellent
crops of corn, oats, hay, etc. The
upland is good for grazing, and
much
given to raising
cows, for the production of milk,
for the market. The farmers find
a ready sale for all their surplus
products, in the city of Nashua, at
remunerative prices. The orchard
production is more valuable than
that of any other town in the county.
Hollis is one of the wealthiest
attention
is
and everything pertaining to the farms and
farm-houses, betokens an air of
thrift and wealth.
Rivers and Ponds. The Nashua
River passes through the south-
towns
in the county,
easterly portion of the town.
The
Nisitisset flows through the south-
gational church, Rev.
James Laird,
There are fourteen school
town. Average length
weeks.
Library. Hollis Social Library,
sixteen hundred volumes.
Settlement.
This
town was
formerly a part of Dunstable and
Monson, Mass. Its original name
was Nisitisset, and it was afterward
called the West Parish of Dunstable. It received its present name
from the Duke of Newcastle,
whose name was Hollis. The first
settlement was made by Peter
Powers, in 1731. A son of his,
Peter Powers jr., was the first
child born in town. Hollis was
incorporated in 1746.
First Minister.
Rev. Daniel
Emerson, ordained in 1743, died
in 1801.
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North
Boundaries and Area.
by Mil ford and Amherst, east by
Nashua, south by Massachusetts
line, and west by Brookline. Area
of improved land, 10,805 acres.
Thirty-eight miles
Distances.
south from Concord, eight miles
south from Amherst, and five west
from Nashua.
Railroad. Nashua and Worcester Railroad passes through the
south-easterly part of the town.
•
HOOKSETT.
MerriMerrimack County.
mack River passes through nearly
the centre of this town. The surface
is
uneven but the
soil is
gen-
erally good, producing fine crops.
Near the center of the town in the
Merrimack is " Hooksett Falls."
The descent
of the water is about
sixteen feet, in a distance of thirty
large ledge just above the
rods.
A
falls
divides the stream and an-
swers as a pier for the Concord
Railroad bridge which spans the
The water
river at this place.
power here is valuable. There is
one cotton factory which gives employment to seventy-five males
and one hundred and seventy-five
females.
The
rest of this priv-
remains unimproved.
From an eminence
Elevation.
called the Pinnacle on the west side
ilege
of the river, a delightful view of
the surrounding country can be
At your feet, is the
obtained.
village
of Hooksett;
pleasant
the river, on elevated
aci'oss
ground, stands the palatial residence of Gen. Natt Head, acknowledged as being one of tho
most expensive and beautiful
country residences in the State.
At the north-east, a distance of one
mile, can be seen the enterprising
village of Suncook, while the Merrimack, above and below the falls,
with its verdant banks, the cultivated fields, and the distant hills
in the back-ground, form a grand
and picturesque scene. This Pinnacle on its south-eastern side has
an abrupt altitude of two hundred
At its foot, on the west side,
a beautiful pond of water, of a
bright greenish tinge, remarkably
clear, of great depth, and having
no visible outlet. It is supposed
this pond was the bed of the pinnacle from -which the latter, by
some violent convulsion of nature,
Hooksett holds
was upturned.
out many inducements for tourists
feet.
is
spend their summer vacation,
around the falls or among the
Four trains
surrounding hills.
daily to and from Boston, leave
and arrive at the Hooksett depot.
But few towns in the State have
to
better railroad facilities.
Employments.
The employment
is about equally
divided between agriculture and
manufacturing. The farmer finds
a ready market for his surplus
of the inhabitants
products either at Manchester,
Concord, Suncook or at Hooksett
village.
The future prospects of
the farmers are flattering.
The manufacturing of brick is
extensively carried on. Over ten
millions of bricks are annually
produced, employing over one hundred men in their manufacture.
Gen. Natt Head has the most extensive yards, annually producing
over three millions of bricks. At a
large granite quarry, twenty-five
men are employed, who annually
receive for their labor over $ 10,
000. One cotton manufactory annually produces over three million
yards of cotton cloth. One har-
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HOPKINTON.
ness shop produces $ 12,000 worth
of harnesses. (For manufactories,
see tables.)
Agricultural prod-
Resources.
ucts,
$
$
mechanical labor,
118,708;
107,000
$
terest,
;
and Beech
money
Rivers.
stocks and
4,897
at in-
deposits in savings
;
banks, $112,217; stock in trade,
$
32,995.
Churches and
ScJiools.
Congre-
Methodist, Elder
There are
J. E. Robins, pastor.
seven school districts, and eight
schools in town; average length
gational,
;
for the year,
twelve weeks.
mated value of
school
Esti-
houses,
Ayer House and Stearns
Hotel.
First
Organization.
Hooksett
was taken from Chester,
Goffs-
town, and Dunbarton, and incorporated July 3, 1822.
Boundaries. North by Bow and
Allenstown, east by Candia and
Auburn, south by Goffstown and
Manchester, and west by Goffstown, Dunbarton and Bow.
miles
Sixty-two
Distances.
north-west from Boston, nine
south from Concord and eight
miles north from Manchester.
Railroads.
The Concord
Rail-
through this town.
The Suncook Valley Railroad
forms a junction with the Concord
at Hooksett depot.
road passes
HOPKINTON.
Merrimack
County.
This
one of the most important
farming towns in the county in
point of its agricultural productions, and wealth of the inhabitants and ranking as the eleventh
in the State as an agricultural
town. The intervals and meadow
lands on the rivers are very fertile,
town
is
;
Hills.
The Contoocook River
passes through the town in an
easterly and north-easterly direction. In its passage it receives the
coming from Bradand Warner, and the
Blackwater coming from Andover,
Salisbury and Webster. The Contoocook furnishes some fine water
power in this town.
Elevations. There are no moun-
Warner
river,
ford, Sutton
but three or four hills of
considerable height, and all capable of cultivation to their summits.
The most important of these eletains,
$9,100.
Hotels.
while the uplands and hills afford
excellent pasturing and tillage
land. Some of the best farms in
this town are on Putney, Uiamon,
is Putney Hill, about one
mile west of Hopkinton village,
and about five hundred feet above
vations,
it.
On
this hill
commenced some
of the first settlements the traces
of many of the original houses can
be distinctly seen by the half-filled
;
On the extreme summit
one of the first cemeteries, containing about one acre, and well
fenced. It is said that this yard is
nearly full of graves, and has
been for over sixty years. The
roughness of the ground, caused,
by indentations, and the many
cellars.
is
stones apparently set edgewise, all
go to prove the veracity of the
There are but very
statement.
few stones legible to mark the
spot of those who once lived here
and cultivated the broad fields,
and viewed the delightful scenery
upon the
crest of their
home
hills.
Among some names that can be
traced, we noticed Lieut. Aaron
30, 1760, aged
Jeremiah Kimball, died
Kimball, died July
51 years
;
in 1764, aged 57 years
;
Dr. John
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200
Clement,
years
10
;
died
in 1804,
aged 61
his son died in 1779, aged
years,
a son Phinehas
died in 1872, aged
also
who
Clement,
The Rev. James Scales,
minister of Hopkinton,
lies in this yard, but no legible
stone marks the spot.
Dr. Clement was a popular physician in
this town and the surrounding
country for many years. The cel94 years.
the
lar
first
upon which
his house stood,
can be distinctly seen but a short
distance from where his ashes
now
rest.
Northeast from the graveyard,
about thirty rods, arc the remains
of the old Putney Fort. Here the
people of the neighborhood congregrated nights, when the Indians
were lurking round for captives;
but with
these precautions, the
inhabitants suffered much from
their depredations. April 22, 1746,
all
six Indians broke into the garrison, and captured eight persons
while in their beds, and hurried
them off. April 13, 1753 they took
Abraham Kimball, the first male
child born in town, and Samuel
Putney, (whose grandson is now
living on this hill) and carried
them away. The third day after
their capture, the Indians were
surprised while encamped on a
hill west of Boscawen Plains, and
in order to escape, they left Putney behind. Kimball was rescued
through the help of a dog, which
seized an Indian, while in the act
of drawing his tomahawk to kill
him.
The views obtained from Putney
Hill, are
some of the
finest
and
most extensive to be found in the
State.
At the north can be distinctly seen Mooshillock, in Benton,
while a
little
further to the
White Face, and ChoPeak in Sandwich, Waterville and Albany.
At the northeast, the Gilmanton Mountains in
Gilford, at the east, the Catamount
in Pittsfield, and Fort Mountain in
east are the
corua's
Epsom ;
further to the south, are
high hills in Francestown
and Deering; at the southwest,
the towering summit of the Monthe
adnock
in Jaffrey, is in full
at the west, the
Sunapee
view
lifts its
lofty crest at the northwest, right
before you, stands the old Kearsarge, as the central monarch of
;
chain of mountains which
of nearly
two hundred and fifty miles while
at your feet can be seen the villages, the farm-houses, the meadows and the broad ntervals through
which meanders the Contoocook,
whose limpid waters sparkle in
this vast
make a circumference
;
i
the
summer sunbeams.
mountains and
On
this
seven
of the ten counties in the State can
be seen.
Villages.
About eight miles
west from Concord, is situated, on
elevated ground, the old but pleasant village of Hopkinton. Sevenhill,
ty years
ago,
hills in
this
village
was
the most important with the ex-
ception
of
Concord, in
central
New-Hampshire. The State Legislature convened here in 1798,
1801, in 1806. and 1807.
The decision stood on a pivot for several
years, as to having the capital of
the State here, or at Concord, but
it was finally decided in favor of
Concord, and permanently established there in 1808.
The
courts
Hillsborough county were alternately holden here and at Amherst, for nearly forty years, or until it was set off to help form Merrimack county in 1823. The main
for
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HOPKINTON.
street is "wide and beautifully shaded with the elm and maple. The
elms in this village, with the ex-
ception of Exeter, are the largest
in the State. Many of the houses
have an antique appearance, but
all are kept in good repair, and be-
token an air of wealth.
There are
eight or ten wells in the village,
from 45 to 65 feet in depth, nearly
all of which were dug over a hun-
sides
lumber
mills,
wool carding,
carriages, fish kits,* harnesses, tin
ware, black-smith's, &c. There
are three church edifices, two
school-houses, an Academy, six or
eight stores of all kinds, one hotel,
telegraph, express and post ofinsurance agent, three phyfices,
hundred
sicians, and over one
It is a very
dwelling houses.
pleasant and desirable village to
reside in, having as citizens,
dred years ago.
In the fall of
men
some
the
Perkins
House was destroyed by fire. This
hotel was a great resort for summer tourists. In the spring of 1873,
the Town House and Academy
building was burnt. It was built
sometime in the last century. In
this house the Legislature of the
State met, also the county courts.
of
For many years an Academy was
it, and became very popular
the farmers
good markets for their surplus
products at Contoocook, Concord
and Fisherville. 14,600 bushels of
corn, 8000 bushels of oats and bar-
1872, the
kept in
for the reason of there being a very
quiet and moral
The
community around
old cemetery
is near the
centre of the village, and is a lovely spot. Many interments in these
it.
grounds date back over one hundred
years. A new cemetery of fifteen
acres has been located a little east
of the village, towards Concord.
In the village are three churches,
school-house, library, one store,
and seventy or eighty dwellings.
About three miles west of Hopkinton village, on the Contoocook
river, is situated the enterprising
village
of
Contoocook.
grown up within
years,
and
is
It
has
the last thirty
the seat of considera-
and
manufacturing.
annually manufactures 120,000 yards of flannel,
valued at $ 36,000. One grist-mill
annually grinds 8,600 bushels of
grain of all kinds valued at § 8,600.
Doors, sash and blinds, $20,000, be-
ble
trade
One
flannel mill
the
wealthiest
in
The Contoocook Valley
State.
forms a junction with
Railroad
the Concord and Claremont, at this
point, thus affording excellent rail-
road
facilities for all sections
of
the country.
The
Employments.
larger por-
tion of the people are devoted to
agricultural pursuits
;
find
ley, 19,000
bushels potatoes, 1,200
bushels onions, 54,000 pounds butter, 19,000 pounds cheese, and 4,600
tons of hay are annually produced
125,000 clapboards, 450,000 shingles
and laths, 1,120,000 feet of boards,
of all kinds, are annually sawed,
valued at $ 23,600; leather tanned
to the value of $ 17,300 doors, sash
and blinds, $20,000, besides flannel,
;
;
wool carding, kits, &c. The total
value of manufactured goods, is
$ 119,800.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $186,582; mechanical
labor, $25,600; stocks and money
deposits in
savings banks, $ 192,628 stock in
at interest, $69,333;
;
trade,
$
15,720.
* Saturday night,
November
15,
1873, the
buildings containing the above manufactories
were destroyed by
fire.
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Churches and Schools.
At Hop-
kinton, Congregational, Rev. J. K.
Five," afterwards " New-Hopkinton." The settlements were com-
Young, pastor; members, 120;
church value, $8,000; Baptist,
Rev. A. Snyder, pastor members,
75; value, $7,500; St. Andrews,
Episcopal, supplied by St. Paul's
School; communicants 40; value,
$ 3,000. Contoocook Methodist,
Rev. D. Howard, pastor; mem-
menced
value, $3,000; Freewill
Baptist, Rev, J. D. Osgood, pastor;
January
;
;
bers, 22;
members, 80
;
value,
$
3,000
;
Swe-
denborgian, Rev. Charles Hardon,
members, 32; value, $2,
There are 21 schools in town
the Kimwere
settlers
and Putney's. Henry Miller and others received a new
grant of this town in 1756, which
was the occasion of long and bitfirst
ball's
regard to titles.
the population
was 1,085, and, with the exception
of Amherst, was the most populous
ter
average length for the year, eighteen weeks; total amount annually appropriated for school purposes, $ 2,499.84.
Literary Institutions.
Contoocook Academy, Charles Hardon,
Principal.
New-Hampshire Philomathic and
Antiquarian
was
1873.
Society.
established
Its
This society
November
19,
rooms are located in
Contoocook. This society is the
outgrowth of the Philomathic Club
formed in 1859, by three young
men then residing in this village.
There is now a museum of some
2,000 or 3,000 specimens of antiquities and other curiosities.
The
society desires
and
solicits the ac-
quaintance and co-operation of all
persons of antiquarian or scientific
pursuits throughout the State. The
Rev. Silas Ketchum, of Bristol, is
the Corresponding Secretary.
Libraries.
Hopkinton Public
Library, 750 volumes.
Contoocook Social Library, 650 volumes.
Hotel. Contoocook House.
Early Settlements.
Hopkinton
was granted by Massachusetts
to John Jones and others, January
16, 1735, and was called " Number
disputes in
town
pastor;
000.
by emigrants from
Among the
Mass.
in 1740,
Hopkinton,
11,
1775,
in central
New-Hampshire.
Rev. James
Ministers.
First
Scales, Congregational,
in 1757, dismissed in
Scales
was ordained
ordained
1770.
Mr.
in Putney's
on Putney's Hill. Rev. Elijah Fletcher, ordained in 1773,
died in 1789. Rev. Jacob Cram,
ordained in 1789, dismissed in 1794.
Rev. Ethan Smith, settled in 1800,
dismissed in 1817.
Boundaries. North by Warner
and Boscawen, east by Concord,
Fort,
by Bow, Dunbarton and
Weare, and west by Henniker.
Area, 26,967 acres improved land,
south
;
17,590.
Eight miles west of
Distances.
Concord.
Railroads.
Concord and Clare-
mont Railroad runs through the
northeast corner of the town. The
The
station is at Contoocook.
Contoocook Valley Railroad has
its terminus at Contoocook, and
forms a junction with the Concord
and Claremont Railroad.
HUDSON.
Hillsborough County.
The
surface of this town, back from the
Merrimack, is uneven, and the soil
is
more
turage,
suitably adapted to pas-
and the growth of wood
and timber, than
to tillage.
On
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JACKSON.
the river, there are large intervals
of a deep, fertile soil, producing
fine crops of corn, vegetables, and
hay. The surplus products of the
farmers are readily sold in the city
of Nashua, at fair prices.
River and Ponds. The western
border of Hudson, is washed by
Merrimack River. Little Massabesick and Otternick, both covering a surface of three hundred
acres, are the principal bodies of
water.
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal employment of the people
who receive a good return for their
There
labor.
is
some manufac-
turing done in town, but not on an
extensive scale. Extension tables,
plane woods, &c, are manufac-
About
tured.
700,000 feet of
lum-
ber, are annually sawed.
Agricultural
Resources.
ducts,
$
133,321
;
pro-
mechanical labor,
stocks,
&c,
money at interest, $ 2,900
$20,600;
$12,500;
in savings banks,
$
;
deposits
135,775
;
stock
$ 14,483. The resources
town clearly show that the
inhabitants are prosperous, and
in trade,
of this
ought to be happy.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. S. M. Blanchard,
pastor in 1870; Methodist, Elder
Baptist,
C. A. Cressey," pastor;
Rev. A. W. Chaflin, pastor. There
are ten schools in town average
length for the year, twenty-two
weeks. Annual amount appropri;
ated for school purposes, $1,394.80.
First Settlements. This town was
included in the grant of Dunstable,
and formerly called Nottingham
West,
noV Nashua, and
settle-
ments were commenced by Messrs.
Blodgett, Winn, Lovewell, Colburn, Hill, Greeley, Cross,
ings, Pollard,
Cum-
Marsh and Merrill, in
1710.
Incorporated July
5,
1746,
name changed to Hudson in 1830.
The first settlements were commenced on the banks of the river,
where the Indians had cleared
fields for the cultivation of corn.
Near the old Indian
cornfields,
cinders have been found, similar
to those produced in blacksmiths'
works. The first inhabitants lived
in garrisons.
While the men were
fields and forests,
and children were
abroad in the
the
women
lodged in these places of security.
First Ministers. Rev. Nathaniel
Merrill, Congregational, settled in
Rev. Jabez P.
1737, died in 1796
Fisher, settled in 1796, dismissed
;
in 1807.
Boundaries. North by Litchfield
and Londonderry, east by Windham and Pelham, south by Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, and west
by Nashua. Area, 17,379 acres;
improved land, 9,443 acres.
Thirty-eight miles
Distances.
south from Concord, and two and
one half miles east from Nashua.
Railroads. Two miles to Nashua station, on the Concord and
Nashua Railroad. The Nashua
and Rochester Railroad, now being constructed, will pass through
Hudson.
JACKSON.
Carroll County. Jackson is a
mountainous town.
Along the
streams are some very fine lands,
producing excellent crops, which
find a home market, for the reason
that
summer tourists who
this
romantic town, number about
frequent
500 annually.
Rivers and Mountains. The two
branches of Ellis River are the
principal
streams.
Thorne and
Iron Mountains are the most important elevations in town.
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
Minerals.
Tin ore has been
found here in considerable quantities. In the southern part, bordering on Bartlett, and near Rocky
Branch, an affluent of Ellis River,
one of the most valuable mines
of iron ore in the United States,
with everything considered. The
is
vein
now
in Avidth,
being opened,
and
is
55 feet
175 rods in length.
It is evident the
whole mountain
intersected by numerous veins
of excellent iron ore, and will
is
furnish an inexhaustible supply.
This ore has been tested by one of
the most celebrated English iron
and steel manufacturers, who
favorably reported upon its good
qualities, as producing the finest
quality of steel.
Until recently,
been far from any
means of transportation by railway, but now the Portland and
Ogdensburg Railroad, which extends through Bartlett, will pass
within three miles of the mine,
and a branch road may be easily
built up Rocky Branch, to a point
near the shafts. (See Bartlett.)
this ore has
The
future prospects of Jackson
are very flattering.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming
and keeping summer
boarders.
are exbuilt, the coming
Some new manufactories
pected
to
be
season.
Resources.
soil,
$72,243;
$ 1,800
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
money at
interest,
$
3,800
deposits in savings banks, $ 4,084
from summer
tourists,
$25,000;
stock in trade, $ 2,700,
Churches and Schools.
There
are two churches of the Freewill
Baptist denomination, Rev. Cha's.
Hurlin,
is
pastor of one of them.
There are seven public schools.
Average length of schools for the
There is an annual church and school fund of $ 400.
Hotels.
Jackson Falls Hotel,
" Thorne Mountain House," and
" Iron Mountain House.
These
Houses are full of guests, through
year, ten weeks.
1
the
summer
'
season.
Benjamin Copp,
town with his family
in 1779, and remained fourteen
years before any other person settled here. The town was incorporated by the name of Adams,
December 4, 1800. It was changed
to its present name, in 1829,
First Settlers.
came
to this
First Minister.
kins,
Rev. Daniel ElF. Baptist, settled here in
A
1809.
Freewill Baptist church
was formed
in 1803.
Boundaries. North and west by
Pinkney's Grant, east by Chatham,
and south by Bartlett. Area 31,968
acres,
improved land,
Distances.
5,496 acres.
from
90 miles north
Concord, and forty-five north from
Ossipee.
Railroad.
Two and one half
miles to railway station, on Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad.
JAFFREY.
Cheshire County.
The uneven surface of this town affords
numerous meadows and rich pastures, causing it to be peculiarly
adapted to raising cattle. There
are some very fine farms, however,
well cultivated, and producing ex-
cellent crops; but, like too
of
many
neighboring towns, the
farming interest is neglected the
young men being inclined to leave
their paternal home, And seek
their fortunes elsewhere.
There
are but few country towns which
offer better inducements in natural resources, for the people
the
—
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JAFFREY.
happy and prosperous, than
Its fine water power and
delightful scenery have attracted
the attention of capitalists, and
the lovers of lake and mountain
out of three of which issue streams
In the
sufficient to carry mills.
largest, which is four hundred
rods long, and one hundred wide,
The number of tourists
who spend their summer vacation
acres.
to be
Jaffrey.
scenery.
in this delightful
town
is
estimated
at over eight hundred, while thou-
sands annually visit the mountains
for a day's recreation.
With this
advantage the farmer can find a
ready sale for all the surplus products of his farm, at remunera-.
tive prices.
Mountain.
The Grand Monad-
nock, which lies mostly in this
town, has an altitude of 3718 feet
From the sumabove the ocean.
mit of this mountain, some fine
views of the surrounding country
for many miles in extent can be
obtained.
House
Monadnock Mountain
way
main road to the top of
situated about half
is
from the
the mountain, and can be easily
reached by a passable road.
The
number
of arrivals at this hotel
last year
was 12,000.
About one and one-
Spring.
half miles in a south-easterly direction from the mountain, is Mo-
nadnock Mineral Spring.
The
waters are impregnated with carbonate of iron and sulphate of
soda.
Yellow ochre collects in
considerable quantities, where the
spring issues from the earth. The
temperature of the water is so
high that
it
has never been
known
an island containing about ten
is
There is considerable wapower in the east part of the
town near the Monadnock Railter
still unimproved.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are largely engaged in manufacturing,
mercantile trade, and
keeping summer boarders, who
road,
visit this
town
in
summer
the
months, for recreation and health.
The value of cotton drills annually manufactured is $192,000; 1,000,
000 shingles, and 2,210,000 feet of
boards are annually sawed. The
Contoocook River knife works annually manufacture $ 14,000 worth
of shoe knives of all kinds. Besides these, are nest boxes, bobclothes pins,
bins,
boots, shoes,
Village.
chair
stock,
&c, produced.
East Jaffrey
pleasantest
one of
is
in the
In this village is a cotton
manufactory, knife maunufacto-
the
villages
State.
large saw and
wooden ware, boots,
ry,
grist
mill,
shoes,
&c,
ten stores, one large
hotel, two banks, three churches,
express and telegraph office, post
eight
or
office, railroad station, and about
one hundred dwelling houses.
Resources.
Agricultural produc-
mechanical labor,
$ 61,400; railroad stock and bonds,
$72,500; money at interest, $33,
tions, $67,136;
stock in trade, $39,630;
de-
to freeze over.
600;
Streams and Ponds.
Several
streams issue from the sides of the
posits in savings banks,
Monadnock, the largest of which
rises about one hundred rods from
its crest, and forms the principal
source of the Contoocook River.
There are several ponds in town,
wealth, ranks the
fourth town in the county; in
population the seventh.
from
summer
Jaffrey,
tourists,
$
134,858
$32,000.
in
Churches and Schools.
1st
Con-
gregational, Rev. Rufus Case, pas-
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East Jaffrey 2d CongregaRev. D. N. Goodrich, pasUnivertor Baptist,
salis!, Rev. J. M. H. Smith, pas-
tor, at
;
tional,
;
;
tor.
Congregational, 80
1st
mem-
$ 4,000 2d Congregamembers, value, $3,500;
members, value,
86
Baptist,
$ 3,000 Universalist, 20 members,
value, $ 3,000. There are thirteen
and fourteen
districts,
school
Average length
schools in town.
bers, value,
;
tional, 50
;
of schools for the year, nineteen
weeks. Value of school houses,
$
The
11,000.
Conant
High
School has placed Jaffrey in the
front rank of facilities
mon and
for
com-
missed in
tional
The Congregawas formed in
1780.
North by Dublin,
Boundaries.
by Peterborough and Sharon,
south by Rindge and Fitzwilliam,
and, west by Troy and Marlborough. Area, 28,600 acres.
miles
Distances.
Forty-six
south west from Concord, and fifteen south-east from Keene.
Railroad. Monadnock Railroad
passes through the south-east part
of the town. Railroad station at
Two miles to the
East Jaffrey.
centre of the town; conveyance
by stage.
east
high school education.
Jaffrey Social LibraEast Jaffrey, 500 volumes;
ry,
J. M. H. Smith's private library,
669 volumes.
Monadnock Savings
Banks.
Bank, East Jaffrey, and Monadnock National Bank, East Jaffrey.
1782.
Church
JEFFERSON.
Libraries.
Monadnock Mountain
Hotels.
Hotel; Centre,
Central House, Massasoit House,
and Granite State Hotel, East
House,
Jaffrey.
$62,000.
Cutter's
Total Value of hotels,
of arrivals for
number
the year at all the hotels, 19,600.
There are three livery stables
with 26 horses, which are valued
at $12,600.
This town
First Settlements.
was granted by the Masonian proprietors, to forty persons, in 1749.
In 1758, a Mr. Grant, and John
Davidson made the first settlement. It was originally called
Middle Monadnock, or Number
two.
In 1773, the town was incorporated and received its name
from George Jaffrey, Esq., of
Portsmouth.
First Minister.
Rev. Laban
Ainsworth, settled in 1778; dis-
Coos County. The surface of
this town is rough, uneven and
broken with mountains and
On
hills.
the south-west side of Pliny
Mountain, the soil is rich and productive, and furnishes several ex-
An extensive and
view of the White Mountains is obtained from this farming
neighborhood. The hills and base
of the mountains furnish some excellent grazing and tillage land.
cellent farms.
delightful
In proportion to the number of
acres of improved land, Jefferson
produces more bushels of potatoes
than any other town in the State.
Ponds and Streams. Cherry and
Safety Ponds, are the principal
Israel's River
bodies of water.
passes through the town from
south-east to north-west, and here
receives a considerable tributary.
There is some very good water
power on these streams.
Summer Resorts. The fine mountain scenery found
in Jefferson,
made it quite popular as a
summer resort. There are three
large hotels, besides many houses
has
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207
prepared for the reception of sum-
his
mer
Jefferson
was incorporated De-
cember
1796.
The Waumbeck,
boarders.
Mt. Adams, and Jefferson
the
Hill, are
names of the public houses.
The
scenery, at
Waumbeck
the
House of the surrounding country,
is grand.
At the rear of the house
is Star King Mountain which is
From the piazza
of the Hotel, people on the summit
of Mount Washington can be diseasily ascended.
tinctly seen with a glass.
Fine
views can be had from all the Hotels in town.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal vocation of the people. Lumber to the value of $ 46,500
four starch
is annually sawed;
escape
8,
S
75,600.
bushels
potatoes
pro-
duced, 78,467.
Resources. Agricultual productions,
S
$ 84,600
19,900
;
mechanical labor,
deposits
;
banks, $717.00;
from
84,399;
savings
in
stock
in
trade,
summer
tourists,
Churches and Schools.
MethoThere
$ 20,000.
dist, I. J.
Tebbetts, pastor.
stratagem.
Boundaries. North by Lancaster and Kilkenny, east by Randolph, south by White mountain
region and Carroll, and west by
Whitefield.
Area, 26,676 acres;
area of improved land, 6,980 acres.
Ten miles southDistances.
east from Lancaster, and by railroad and stage, one hundred and
forty-seven
miles
north from
Concoi'd.
Railroad.
ter station
Ten miles
to
Lancas-
on the Montreal Exten-
sion Railroad.
KEENE.
mills manufacture 190 tons 6tarch,
valued at $ 15,200; 11,000 bushels
meal and flour ground, § 13,800.
Total value of goods manufactured,
through
Cheshire County.
Coming
in
the cars from Bellows Falls, Ver-
mont, on the Cheshire railroad, as
you wind around the brow of a hill,
you first obtain a view of Keene,
nestling in the valley of the Ashuelot.
Before you are the meadows,
fields, the meandering Ashuelot, the farm houses, the
church spires peering through the
maple or elm, while farther in the
distance are the hills which act as
the cultivated
citadels to
guard
this
delightful
are eight schools in town; average length for the year, fourteen
vale against the chilling blasts of
a northern climate the whole
weeks.
This town
presenting a grand panoramic
view of nature and art combined,
John Goffe
rarely excelled.
First Settlements.
was granted
to Colonel
under the name of Dartmouth,
October 3, 1765; June 26, 1772, it
was regranted to Mark H. Wentworth and others. Colonel Joseph
Whipple, Samuel Hart and others,
commenced
the first settlement
about 1773. Colonel Whipple was
captured here in his house, by a
party of Indians, headed by a white
man, during the war of the revolution.
He succeeded in making
—
Keene is situated in a broad valwhich was in ages past the
ley,
bed of a primeval lake. Its alluvial deposits extend down to unknown depth, covering about one
third the surface of the town, and
varying in character from a clean
sand to pure clay, with vast deposits of peat and swamp muck composed of the vegetable accumulations of centuries.
These,
whex
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properly drained, will make meadow lands that will vie in fertility
with the prairies of the West. This
valley is watered by the Ashuelot
river
and
its
tributaries,
which
run through the town, affording
several valuable mill sites, some
of which are still unoccupied. The
soil,
generally, in the valley,
is
while the hill-sides are
well adapted to grazing. Granite,
fertile,
and shoe facone glue factory, two soap
factories, four tanneries one of
erection, one boot
tory,
—
them the
—
two
two brick yards, two
mills.
grist-mills, and six saw
There are in use eight steam engines, furnishing motive power for
largest in the State
potteries,
the various occupations, in addition to several water powers in
There are from
use.
fifty to
sev-
of
enty-five stores of all kinds, three
ite,
large hotels,
town hall, court
house, seven church edifices, several school-houses, three printing of-
good quality for quarrying,
abounds in many parts of the
town. A peculiar quality of grandesignated " rotten stone,"
is
found in abundance in several localities, affording the best mateIt contains
rial for road-making.
a portion of sulphuret of iron,
which decomposes, and leaves the
rock in a very fragile condition,
easily reduced, and convenient for
use. All branches of business pursued in the place are in a very
flourishing condition. In point of
energy, enterprise, and growth, it
may be considered the leading
town in the State, with a population of about seven thousand five
hundred. The offices, depots, and
shops of the Cheshire and Ashue-
five banks, besides many
lawyers physicians', dentists', and
insurance offices.
Some of the
business blocks are the finest and
most expensive structures of the
kind in the State. Its natural refices,
1
,
sources consist
in
its
numerous
water privileges, some of which
are
still
timber,
its
wood and
fertile soil,
favorable
unoccupied,
its
for agriculture,
ries, its
ing
its
granite quar-
vast beds of clay for
brick,
mak-
peat beds, which
be utilized as fuel, or
its
in time may
prepared for fertilizing the adjacent fields. There are hundreds
lot railroads are at this place,
and
with their extensive business, find
of acres in different parts of the
town, consisting entirely of peat
employment for a large number
These buildings measure more than a mile in length,
and with their solidity and beauty,
constitute an important part of the
village. The new shops and fac-
and muck beds, which by a proper manipulation can be made into
compost that for all practical pur-
of hands.
tories, erected in different parts of
the
plac"e,
are generally substantial
and beautiful
structures, imparting
a business air to the town. There
is a flannel factory, a pail factory,
an iron foundry, two carriage mantwo chair shops, two
furniture shops, one sash and blind
factory, and another in process of
ufactories,
poses
stable
is
equal in value to ordinary
This can easily be
manure.
made available by the proprietors,
who can thus add an immense value to their cultivated lands.
The location of the town in the
great basin makes it the natural
centre of business for most of the
county and portions of the adjacent
territory, by affording means of
communication
facilties
and commercial
unsurpassed by any other
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209
town in the State. Its increasing
population since the close of the
war has required the erection of a
number of houses, varying from
$
seventy-five to one hundred annu-
chairs, of all kinds,
some of which, in point of
beauty and value, are not excelled
by any private residences in the
State.
These with the generally
neat appearance of the streets,
shaded with majestic elms, make
Keene one of the most beautiful
000
pails,
and
blinds,
ally,
villages
in
New-England.
The
park in the centre of the village,
with its grove and soldiers' monument, surrounded by substantial
business blocks,
makes the place
particularly attractive to visitors.
It is supplied with an abundance of
pure water from a small lake three
miles distant, of sufficient elevation to force a stream of water ov-
er the roofs of the highest build-
thus rendering the place
comparatively secure against the
ravages of fire. Its advantageous
situation, in connection with the
ings,
enterprise of
its
citizens,
and
its lo-
it a prospect
of future prosperity and continued
cal resources, gives
growth in manufactures, wealth
and population, and, ere long, it
will be ranked as one of the cities
of New-Hampshire.
Employments The inhabitants,
are principally engaged in manufacturing and mercantile trade.
It is one of the largest centres for
trade in the State. The manufactures are varied and extensive.
86,400 sides of leather and 11,500
are
annually
tanned,
valued at $ 624,000. At the Beaver Mills are annually manufactured furniture, chairs, machinery,
and other mechanical works, to
the value of $ 242,000. There are
calf-skins
made
60 tons of glue, valued at
30,000; 3,800 chamber-sets,
8
115,
soap and candles, §54,500;
5,550 cases of men's and women's
boots and shoes, $ 255,000 143,600
000;
;
$
182,866; 260,
$43,000;
doors, sash,
valued at § 125,000
brush handles, $ 14,000; machinery of
kinds, §80,000; foundry,
all
$75,000; pottery works, S 35,000;
700,000 yards of flannel of the best
quality, $315,000; 550 sleighs
150 carriages, $65,700
;
and
besides gas
works, railroad shops, carpenters,
butchers, photographers, custom
boot
and shoe manufacturers,
plumbers, organ manufacturer,
bookbinders, cloth dryers, tin ware,
marble
workers,
blacksmiths,
brick, bakery, hair work, tailors,
milliners, and various other kinds
of mechanical work too numerous
to mention.
The total amount in~
vested in manufactories is $ 1,138,
300.
1,221 males, and 109 females
are employed, who annually receive for their labor, $636,000.
Total value of manufactured goods,
$2,757,700. (See statistical table.)
Resources.
Agriculturial products, $144,134;
$636,000;
money
mechanical labor,
&c, $372,350;
stocks
at interest,
$118,910; de-
posits in savings banks, $583,338;
stock in trade, $ 426,450
from
summer
;
estimate
$ 6,000.
and professional services are estimated at $ 300,000 or
more.
Churches and Sclwols. Congre-
The
tourists,
clerical
Rev. W. O.
White, pastor; number of members, 90 church valuation, $ 30,
First Congregational, Rev.
000.
Cyrus Richardson, pastor; members, 290
church value, $ 45,000.
Second Congregational, Rev. J. A.
Leach, pastor; members, 290;
gational Unitarian,
;
;
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210
Grace
church value, $33,000.
Ghurch, (Methodist) Rev. T. L.
Flood,
members,
pastor;
300;
church value, $50,000; Baptist,
RevW. H. Eaton, D. D., pastor;
members, 184; chui'ch valuation,
$ 16,000. St. James, (Episcopal,)
Rev. George W. Brown, rector;
communicants, 100 church value,
$ 40,000. St. Bernard's (Catholic,)
Rev. D. W. Murphy, priest; members, 1,600; church value, $ 10,000.
;
is now buildnew church edifice, (1873).
number of churches, 7;
number of members, 2,850 church
The
Baptist society
ing a
Total
;
There are
eleven school districts, and thirty
schools in Keene. Number of
valuation,
$223,000.
average
length
for the year, twenty-nine
weeks;
scholars,
1,190;
annual amount of money appropriated for school purposes, $ 14,978.
The schools
14.
as
high as in
town stand
any town in the
in this
;
;
volumes or moi'e, 24,150.
There are at least six Sundayschool libraries, ranging from 500
to 1000 volumes each.
Hotels.
Cheshire House, Eagle
Hotel, and American House. To400
tal
$
value of hotels in the town,
170,000
;
total
number
of arrivals
for the year, 24,300.
There are four
Livery Stables.
livery stables, with fifty-nine hors-
State.
Keene
Faulkner, Esq., 500; George
Cook, Esq., 800; J. H. Elliott,
Esq., 500 Rev. J. A. Leach, 2,700
Samuel W. Hale, 500; D. W. Gilbert, 400; I. F. Prouty, 400; Gen. S.
G. Griffin, 800; C. T. Buffum, 400;
Rev. G. W. Brown, 900; Dr. H. H.
Darling, 600 Rev. W. H. Eaton, D.
D., 900; C. C. Webster, Esq., 500;
Rev. D. W. Murphy, 400; G. H.
Tilden & Co., 600; Horatio Colony,
Esq., 800; Julius N. Morse, 500;
Hon. T. M. Edwards, 500; and
Samuel Dinsmore, 500. Total
number of volumes in libraries of
S.
Natural
History Society
valued at $ 12,000.
Banks. Cheshire National, Ash-
es,
was organized in 1872, and has
met with eminent success in col-
uelot
lecting illustrative
specimens of
the several departments pertain-
Cheshire Provident Institution for
Savings, and Keene Five Cent Sav-
ing to the natural sciences. The
interest in this enterprise is grow-
ings Bank.
ing rapidly and its members have
already a museum consisting of
numerous objects exemplifying the
Sentinel
mineral, and animal kingdoms, in
their various phases, together with
rare and curious works of art.
Libraries. Keene Public Libra-
setts,
volumes
Carpenter, M. D., (private), 800; D. H.
Woodward, Esq., 500; Rev. E, A.
Renouf, 1,000; Messrs. Wheeler
and Faulkner, Esqs., 450; G. B.
Twitchell, M. D., 1,000; Mrs. Ingersoll, 1,200; Gen. James Wilson,
700 Rev. W. O. White, 1,800 C.
ry, 3,000
;
;
A.
S.
;
National,
Keene National,
New-Hampshire
Newspapers.
Cheshire Republican.
First
;
Settlements.
originally granted
Keene was
by Massachu-
under the name of Upper
The first settlement
was commenced about the year
Ashuelot.
1734, by Jeremiah Hall, Elisha
Root, Nathaniel Rockwood, Seth
Heaton, Josiah Fisher, Nathan
Blake, and others. It was incorporated under its present name,
April 11, 1753, in honor of an Eng-
nobleman, Sir Benjamin
Keene.
From Hayward's Gazetteer, we
lish
�211
KEENE.
append a few extracts, showing
the danger, hardships, and cruelties which the first settlers of
Keene were subjected to by Indian
incursions.
"The usual scourge which attended the frontier settlements visited
this town.
In 1745, the Indians
killed Josiah Fisher, a deacon of
the church
in 1746, they attacked
;
the
fort,
marched the first detachment of men from this town, in
the war of tire revolution, and participated in the battle of Bunker
This company
(Breed's) Hill.
consisted of thirty men. The list
of the foot company in Keene, at
this time, numbered one hundred
soldier,
and twenty-six
They were, however,
discovered by Capt. Ephraim Dorman, in season to prevent their taking it. He was attacked by two
tablished
Indians, but defended himself suc-
in
cessfully against them,
An
the fort.
and reached
action ensued, in
which John Bullard was killed;
Mrs. M'Kenney, being out of the
fort, was stabbed and died; and
Nathan Blake taken prisoner and
carried to Canada, where he remained two years.
Mr. Blake
afterwards
returned
where he lived
1811,
at
till
to
the age of ninety-nine
years and five months.
was
ow
all
Keene,
his death, in
When
he
ninety-four, he married a wid-
of sixty.
The Indians burnt
the buildings in the settlement,
including the meeting house.
The inhabitants continued in the
fort until April,
1747,
when
the
In 1753,
town was abandoned.
they returned, and recommenced
In 1755, the
Indians again attacked the fort.
Their number was great, and the
onset violent, but the vigilance and
courage of Capt. Syms successAfter burning
fully defended it.
their settlements.
several
buildings, killing cattle,
&c, they withdrew.
They again
invaded the town, but with
and
influential
the alarm
the
'
1 1
Sentinel,'
at
Keene,
1799, is still living in
and
is
the
es-
"New-Hampshire
in
this
March,
town,
one of the oldest printers
Father
United States.
deposited his 74th annual vote for State and county
officers, on the 11th day of March,
1873.* Keene has been the birth
place and residence of many prominent and talented men, who have
held many honorable positions,
both in the State and Nation.
Prentiss
A
First Ministers.
was erected
fice
1736.
In
1736,
church edi-
in this
town
in
the Rev. Jacob
Bacon was ordained; left in 1747.
Rev. Ezra Carpenter settled in
1753 left in 1760. Rev. Clement
Sumner, ordained in 1761 left in
1772.
Rev. Aaron Hall, settled in
;
;
1778; died in 1814.
North by WestBoundaries.
moreland, Surry, and Gilsum, east
by Sullivan and Roxbury, south
by Swanzey, and west by ChesterArea,
field and Westmoreland.
22,040
acres;
improved
land,
11,445 acres.
Distances. Ninety miles northwest from Boston, and fifty-five
south-west from Concord.
Railroads.
The
railroad facili-
little
Since writing the above, Mr. Prentiss died,
success."
Colonel Isaac
;
Hon. John Prentiss, who
the only protection of the
inhabitants.
men
list forty-five.
Wyman, an
June 6, 1873, aged 95 years. He was
an excellent man in every relation of life, and
he died full of both years and honor.
Friday,
active
man, and a brave
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
212
town are good. Cars
" Ashuelot"
and the
on the
"Cheshire" railroads leave daily
ties of this
When the "
country.
of the
for all sections
Manchester and Keene
Railroad" is completed, thereby
giving a more direct communication with the central portion of
the State, the railroad facilities of
Keene will be nearly perfected.
Ken-
sington has generally an even surand the soil is deep and fer-
face,
and well adapted to grazing
and produces excellent
tillage,
The average value
crops.
of agri-
cultural products for each acre of
improved land is over $ 14. This
all improved land except
includes
wood
land.
The
State of Illinois
averages less than $11, or 22 per
cent less than Kensington.
The
farmers find a ready market at
Exeter, three miles distant, for
their
surplus
products,
at
fair
There are some fine farms
under a high state of cultivation.
prices.
From the summit of Fogg's or
Moulton's Hill, an extensive view
can be had of the broad Atlantic,
and many
cities
and
Productions of the
$82,794; mechanical labor.
$25,650; stocks and money at interest, $ 13, 129 deposits in savings
banks, $ 16,856
stock in trade,
Resources.
soil,
;
;
$9,445;
$
from
summer
tourists,
1,200.
Churches and Schools.
tor
Rockingham County.
and
tannery, a plow manufac
and a wheelwright's shop.
Congre-
gational, Rev. E. D. Eldridge, pas-
KENSINGTON.
tile,
small
tory,
villages.
Many tourists stop through the
summer in this ancient and pleasant town.
Ponds. Muddy Pond is the only
body of water of any note.
It
derives its name from the turbid
appearance of its waters.
Employments. Agriculture and
shoe business is the principal employment of the people.
120,000
pairs of shoes are annually made,
valued at $ 120,000, giving employment to about 40 men. 650,000
feet of lumber, of all kinds, are
annually sawed.
There is one
;
Baptist,
salist,
;
.
Univer-
There are two
Average length
schools in town.
of schools for the year, thirty-four
weeks.
Libraries.
Kensington Ladies'
Sewing Circle Library, 500
First
Settlements.
vols.
Kensington
was
settled at a very early period,
but the exact date is not known.
It was originally
a part
of
Hampton, from which it was detached and incorporated, April 1,
1737.
First Ministers. Rev. Jeremiah
Fogg, (Congregational,) ordained
in 1737, died in 1789; Rev. Naphtali Shaw, ordained in 1793, dismissed in 1812. The Congregational society was drganized in
1737.
Boundaries.
east by
North by Exeter,
Hampton and Seabrook,
south by South Hampton, and west
by East Kingston.
Total area,
7,045 acres; improved land, 5,729
acres.
Distances.
About
forty miles
south-east from Concord and three
south from Exeter.
By
Railroads.
Newburyport
and Exeter daily stage to Exeter
station, three miles to the
and Maine Railroad.
Boston
When com-
it is expected that the Exand Salisbury Railroad will
pass through Kensington.
pleted,
eter
�KILKENNY
—KINGSTON.
KIMvI»V.
the soil being of a sandy
loam, easy to cultivate, and when
properly fertilized, produces good
crops. The plain land is rich and
very fertile. The highest elevalevel,
Coos County. Since the last
gazetteer of New-Hampshire was
issued, but little if any change has
occured in this" town. It is a rough,
rocky, and cold township. Along
the southern border of the town is a
narrow strip of land which is quite
productive and easily cultivated.
Mountains. Pilot and Willard's
mountain include a large portion
of this territory they receive the
;
tions are
from a
fact
that a hunter
called
is
Near the centre of the
located the village, on a
large plain.
is
;
contained 19 inhabitants
;
in 1856,
19, and we have no way of knowing any different census, at the
present time.
Boundaries.
North by Stark,
east by Milan, Berlin and Randolph, south by Jefferson, and
west by Jefferson and Lancaster.
Total area, 15,906 acres.
The
total value of the whole town, is
Distances.
One hundred and
twenty miles north from Concord,
and fifteen east from Lancaster.
KINGSTON.
Rockingham
surface of this
The
County.
town is generally
The carriage business
extensively
carried on here,
and, with the exception of Concord, more business is done in that
line,
than at any other point in the
State.
There are three churches, school
house, academy, three hotels, four
or five stores, of various kinds,
and about one hundred dwelling
is about two miles to the
railway station, on the Boston and
Maine Railroad, at East Kingston.
houses. It
Employments. The inhabitants
are about equally divided between
manufacturing, and mercantile
trade on one side, and farming on
the other. Carriages, to the value
of $ 126,000, are annually manufactured, leather, $ 10,000 lumber,
;
$5,000, besides sale shoes, and
other small mechanical shops.
The
total value of goods annually
manufactured, is $ 163,800.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $56,303; mechanical
labor,
$ 20,000.
and
Village.
town,
this
with his dog. On the east side of
the mountain was his camp each
day he noticed the dog left him, as
he supposed in pursuit of game,
but towards night he would return.
At last he resolved to follow him
and, on the following day, he set
out with the dog, and after three
days of hunger and fatigue, was
brought back to his camp by his
faithful guide and companion.
Organization.
This town was
granted to Jonathan Warner and
others, June 4, 1774. In 1840, it
Hill,
Ponds. There are several ponds,
the largest of which is Great Pond,
which covers about three hundred
acres.
All the ponds have an
area of eight hundred acres.
named
Willard, was once lost on
mountain, while out hunting
High
Rockrimmon.
name of Pilot and Willard's mountain
213
$ 53,600 stocks, and money
$ 12,679 deposits in
;
at interest,
;
savings banks, $13,172; stock in
trade,
ists,
$ 9,495
;
from summer tour-
$2,000.
Churches and Schools. CongreRev. Jacob Chapman,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. Joseph
gational,
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Hayes,
pastor;
Union,
.
died in 1795, aged sixty-five years.
There are six schools in town.
Average length of schools for the
year, twenty-two weeks.
Kingston
Literary Institution.
Academy, John W. Sanborn, prin-
Rev. Ward
First Ministers.
Clark, (Congregational,) ordained
in 1725, died in 1737 Rev. Joseph
Secombe, settled in* 1737, died in
cipal.
in
Alphia House, Towle's
Hotel, and Farmer's Hotel.
First Settlements. Kingston was
granted by Lieutenant Governor
Usher, to James Prescott, Ebenezer Webster, and others from
Thayer, D.D., settled in
Hotels.
Hampton, August
6,
1694,
and
contained within its borders, East
Kingston, Danville and Sandown.
The proprietors erected garrisons, and other buildings, and
began to cultivate their lands, soon
;
1760
;
Rev.
1762,
Amos Tappan, ordained
died in
1771;
Rev.
1776,
E.
died
in 1812.
North by BrentBoundaries.
wood, east by East Kingston, south
by Newton and Plaistow, and west
Hampstead and Danville.
by
Area, 12,188 acres; area of improved land, 5,786 acres.
Thirty-eight miles
Distances.
south-east from Concord, and six
south from Exeter.
But they were soon attended with
By daily stage to
Railroad.
East Kingston station, on Boston
and Maine Railroad, two miles
troubles from the hostile Indians,
distant.
after they obtained their charter.
which had a discouraging effect
upon the infant settlement. In
1707, Stephen and Joel Gilman,
were ambushed between Exeter
and Kingston, but fortunately
made their escape. Again in 1712,
Stephen Gilman and a comrade,
Ebenezer Stevens, were attacked
and wounded, and Gilman taken
and put to death. Jabez Colman
and son were killed while laboring in the field, in 1724, and at the
same time four children were
taken one escaped, and the others
were redeemed. Ancient French
coins, and Indian implements of
various kinds, have been ploughed
up near the ponds. Major Ebene-
—
zer Stevens, one of the
first settlers,
was a very distinguished and useful citizen. Kingston was also the
residence of the Hon. Josiah Bartlett, who was first govei-nor of the
State,
under
its
free constitution.
He was a valuable and useful man,
both in the town and State, He
LACONIA.
Belknap County.
This town
was disannexed from the eastern
section of the town of Meredith
and incoi-porated under the name
of Laconia, in July, 1855.
small township, but the
good, and,
when
It is
a
soil
is
properly culti-
vated, yields abundant crops.
It is watered on its eastern border by Long Bay and Winnipiseogee river, which separates it from
Gilford.
A portion of Winni-
squam Lake
lies in the south-east-
ern part, near the village of Laconia. This lake is a beautiful sheet
of water, about six miles in
length, and from one half to two
miles in width. A small steamboat plies on its waters during
the warm season, to the order of
With
picnics and private parties.
these advantages for varied recreations, Laconia has become quite
popular as a resort for
summer
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LACONIA.
The Winnipiseogee
tourists.
er in
its
riv-
passage from Long Bay to
comes from any car manufactory
in New England.
Unlike most
Winnisquam lake, for the distance
of two miles, furnishes some of
the best water power in the State,
which is improved to the extent
of over 1,400 horse power in the
manufactories of this character,
their shops are so arranged, that
every part of a car, from the most
simple bolt to the wheels and
two
shops, with the exception of the
Lake
Laconia and
villages,
axle.
Village.
Lake Village, lying
this town and partly in
Villages.
partly in
Gilford,
Long
is
situated at the foot of
bay, and on Winnipiseogee
About one mile from Lake
on the Winnipiseogee,
and on the shore of Lake Winnesquam, is located the thriving vilriver.
Village,
lage of Laconia.
scription
these
of
villages,
see
Employments. Laconia is a large
manufacturing and
mercantile
town, being excelled by but one
in the State in proportion to
At Laconia village
Car Manufacturing Company. They employ
over two hundred men, who anits
is
population.
situated the Raulet
nually
receive
for
their
labor,
while the annual production of various kinds, is valued at
For many years
over $500,000.
they manufactured only baggage
cars; but for several years past
they have been increasing their
$
150,000,
facilities for
the manufacture of
passenger cars, and at the present
time (1873) they manufacture
every species of cars from common baggage, to the finest palace cars that run over our railroads. Some of the splendid palace cars seen on the Montreal,
Vermont
Central, Northern and
Concord railroads, are made by the
skilled workmen of this company.
Their work is pronounced as good
and as handsomely finished, as
made
is
their
in
own
This gives them an advan-
tage in competing with the
who purchase
ufacturers
mantheir
wheels, springs, bolts, &c, from
other shops. The annual value of
manufactured productions
has increased from $280,000 to
$500,000, within the past three
their
years.
The Belknap
For further de-
Gilford.
town
springs,
cotton and woolen
mills have the capacity of employ-
ing 90 males and over 300 females,
and annually turn out manufactured goods to the value of $ 756,000.
They are at present making some
changes in their business and consequently are not in operation.
There are five hosiery mills, usually
employing 84 males and 166
fe-
males, and annually producing 262,
000 dozens of cotton and merino
One of
not in operation.
There is an iron foundery
for loom castings, &c.
a machine
shop for mill work, shafting, and
hose, valued at $353,000.
the mills at present
is
;
machinery, grist mill, saw mills,
and various other mechanical
shops.
The
employed
tories,
total
number of hands
in the various
when
manufac-
are in operation,
all
is males, 447, females 508, and the
annual value of goods manufactured, is $ 1,814,500.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $66,157;
mechanical labor,
$351,950; stocks and money at interest, $56,150; deposits in savings
banks, $ 148,280
stock in trade,
;
$
107,000;
professional
business,
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$60,000;
from summer
tourists,
$ 2,000.
Churches and Schools.
CongreW. F. Bacon, pastor; Unitarian, Rev. C. Fowler,
pastor; Catholic, Father M. J.
Goodwin, priest; Methodist, Rev.
B. W. Chase, pastor; Freewill
gational, Rev.
H. Lyford, pasThere are eight schools in
town, five of which are graded.
Average length of schools for the
Baptist, Rev. F.
tor.
year, twenty-six weeks.
amount
of
money
The
total
appropriated
for school purposes, is $2,183.60.
The Laconia
Libraries.
Libra-
ry Association has a fund to the
amount of $ 1,500 to establish a
Public Library at Laconia Village.
Hon. O. A.
library,
J.
1,200
Vaughan, private
volumes;
Judge
E. A. Hibbard, 1,200 volumes.
Newspaper
Laconia Democrat.
.
(See tables.)
warm
in the
season, steamboats
are in readiness, on the arrival of
the trains, to convey passengers to
Centre Harbor,
Wolfeborough,
Alton Bay, and other important
points in and around the lake.
LANCASTER.
Coos County.
Lancaster was
formerly the whole shire town of
Coos county. The population, after the introduction of the Grand
Trunk Railway, increased quite
rapidly in the northern section of
the county, and Colebrook was assigned as shire town for the North-
ern Judicial District.
ows and
The meadtown are
intervals in this
considered the most extensive and
finest there are in the whole valley of the Connecticut, extending
back nearly a mile
The
soil
to the uplands.
of these intervals
is
allu-
and produces excellent crops of
corn, oats and grass; while the
vial
Banks. Laconia National Bank,
Belknap Savings Bank, and Laconia Savings Bank. (See tables.)
Hotels.
Mount Belknap House,
Lake Village Laconia Hotel, and
Willard House, at Laconia Vil;
lage.
First Settlements
and First Min-
(See Meredith.)
Boundaries. North and northeast by Long Bay, east by Gilford,
south by Sanbornton, and west
and north-west by Meredith.
Area of improved land, 4,702 acres.
Distances.
Twenty-five miles
north from Concord to Gilford
Court House in Laconia Village.
Railroads.
The Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad passes
along the eastern and north-eastern border of the town, through
Laconia and Lake Villages, thence
to the Weirs, landing at the outlet
of Winnipiseogee Lake, where,
uplands,
when
raise fine
pi'operly cultivated,
wheat and other crops.
The annual value of
its
agricultu-
exceeds that of any
ral products
other town in the county, and it
ranks as the twelfth town in the
State in agriculture.
There
ister.
that
is
is
no town
more
in the State
pleasantly situated for
mountain scenery than LanThe town itself is not
fine
caster.
mountainous, but towering mountains can be seen on every hand.
At the south and south-east, the
Franconia hills and the whole
range of the White Mountains are
in full
view
;
and
in the north
east the Stratford or
with
and
1
'
Percy Peaks,
many
of the Green Mountains
are distinctly visible
west; while before you
in
Vermont
to
the
is
the
with
its
meandering Connecticut
broad, cultivated intervals
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LANCASTER.
dotted with beautiful farm houses
the whole presenting a picture of
nature and art combined, worthy
of the pencil of a limner's brightest skill.
Rivers and Ponds. Connecticut
River washes its north-western
border for about ten miles. It is
about 20 rods wide at this point,
very deep and crooked. Israel's
River passes through the town in
a north-westerly direction, and affords some valuable water power.
There are several ponds,
the largest of which is Martin
Meadow Pond, named for a hunter who frequented this locality
many years ago. This communicates with Little Pond. The Baker Pond, one mile north of the village, is a pleasant sbeet of water
and is situated so near the Connecticut that, by a short canal,
logs are run into it from that river, thus affording remarkable facilities for the steam saw mill, on
the track of the railroad, near the
inlet.
Minerals.
Limestone
is
found
in limited quantities.
Villages.
On
Israel's river
and
about one mile from the Connecticut, is located the large
and pleas-
ant village of Lancaster. The fine
country which surrounds it, the excellent roads, and pleasant drives,
together with the magnificent
mountain scenery on every side,
have rendered it very attractive as
a summer resort, for the denizens
of our large cities and villages.
From the cupola of the Lancaster
House nearly as fine a view of
river, country, and mountain scenery can be obtained as in any other
section of the State. The streets
are wide and beautifully shaded,
while the business blocks and pri-
vate residences, betoken an air of
neatness, so much admired by every lover of a village home.
The river passes through nearly
the center of the village, and is
spanned by two substantial bridges,
the one on Main street being a
In its passage
fine structure.
through the village it furnishes
some fine water power, which is
There is
generally improved.
one paper mill, two saw mills capable of sawing 4,500,000 feet of
lumber annually, one carriage factory, one of the largest grist-mills
in the State, door, sash and blind
factory, furniture
shop,
foundry,
machine shop, tannery, starch
mill,
two printing offices, shoe
shops, harness shops, blacksmith
tailors &c.
value of goods annually
manufactured in the village, including meal and flour ground, is
It is the
estimated at $300,000.
centre of a large mercantile trade.
shops,
The
marble shop,
total
There are between twenty and
thirty stores, of all kinds, with a
There
capital of over $200,000.
are also one bank, two hotels, five
church edifices, with another in
process of erection, one large graded school house, academy, court
house and jail, insurance, express,
telegraph, and post offices, twelve
lawyers, six physicians, two denThere are about three
tists, &c.
hundred dwelling houses and fifteen hundred inhabitants in the
village. At South Lancaster there
is a large steam saw mill doing an
There are
extensive business.
four large potato starch mills in
town, and an excellent fair ground
and race course where annual fairs
and races are held.
Employments. The inhabitants
in their vocation are about equal-
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between agricultural on
and manufacturing, mercantile trade and professional business on the other. 4,700 bushels
ly divided
one
side,
of corn, 2,300 bushels of wheat, 31,
000 bushels oats, 115,000 bushels
potatoes, 68,000 lbs. butter, 27,000
maple sugar, and 5,833 tons of
hay are annually produced; 115,
lbs.
000 clapboards,
1,000,000 shingles
and laths, and 8,500,000 feet of
boards and dimension timber are
annually sawed, valued at $ 139,
000 45,000 bushels of grain of all
kinds, ground, valued at $ 60,000
350 tons of manilla and straw
wrapping paper, valued at $42,000
;
150 to 200 tons potato starch, worth
from $ 15,000 to $ 30,000 carriages
$ 20,000 sash and blinds, $ 6,000
furniture, $ 12,000 machine shop,
$ 15,000 harness-making, $ 10,000,
;
;
;
;
besides
printing,
foundry, boots
and shoes, tin ware, marble work,
and various other smaller shops.
The
value of goods of all
annually manufactured is
$ 403,200. (See tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
total
kinds
soil, $ 181,344; mechanical labor,
$ 95,800 money at interest, $ 45,
450 deposits in savings bank, $ 10,
334 stock in trade, $ 200,000 professional business, S 80,000
from
summer tourists, $ 10,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congregational, Rev. H. V. Emmons,
pastor Baptist, Rev. Kilburn Holt,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. Otis Cole,
;
;
;
;
;
;
pastor;
Unitarian, Rev.
Clark, pastor
;
Lyman
Catholic, Father I.
H. Noiseaux, priest. The foundation for an Episcopal church edifice is now (1873) being laid. There
appropriated for school purposes,
$ 3,181. There is quite a fund for
public schools. The whole number of scholars in town is 563.
Literary Institution. Lancaster
Academy is a flourishing institution, and holds three terms a year.
Libraries. Lancaster Puplic Library,
1,600
volumes;
Judge
W.
Ladd's private library, 1,200 vols
Hiram A. Fletcher Esq., 4,000
vols;
Ossian Ray, Esq., 1,200
vols; Jacob Benton, Esq. 1,000
vols; Col. H. O. Kent, 1,000 vols.
Bank. The County of Coos Savings Bank. (See tables.)
Newspapers. The Coos Republican and the Independent Gazette.
(See tables.)
Hotels.
Lancaster House and
American House. Total number
of arrivals, for the year, 6,000.
There is a livery stable attached
to each house.
First
Settlements.
Lancaster
was granted to Captain David
Page and others, July 6, 1763. Mr.
Page with his family, and in company with Edward Buckman and
Emmons Stockwell, made the
settlement, April 19, 1764.
first
The war of the revolution impeded the progress of the settlement
for fear of Indian incursions. All
but Stockwell left the settlement
and fled for safety to older towns
S.
he determined to stay and risk the
consequences. Many others were
induced to return through his courageous example, but the town did
not increase very rapidly having
only 161 inhabitants in 1790. It
originally
called " Upper
was
are fifteen schools in town, three
of which are graded; average
length for the year, thirty-one
Coos." From 1790 Lancaster has
been advancing steadily in population and wealth, and is now one
of the most important towns in tho
weeks; annual amount of money
State.
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LANDAFF.
Rev. Joseph
First Minister.
Willard installed in July, 1794
dismissed in 1822.
Boundaries.
North by Northumberland, east by Killkenney,
south by Jefferson, Whitefield and
Dal ton, and west by Guildhall and
Area, 23,480
Lunenburg, Vt.
area of improved land, 15,
acres
;
;
394 acres.
One hundred and
Distances.
miles
north of Concord.
(by railroad)
thirty-seven
this
town
in a northerly
and south-
erly direction.
Grafton County.
town
farmers
is
are
their labor.
The
soil of
very fertile, and the
well rewarded for
There are many
fine
as Landaff.
Rivers and Mountains. The wild
passes from southeast to north-west, through the
Amonoosuck
southerly part of the town, and the
Great Amonoosuck passes through
the north-westerly extremity.
These rivers afford some of the
best water privileges to be found
In the east part
is Landaff Mountain, in the centre
Cobble Hill, and in the west Bald
in the county.
which
the
are
principal
elevations.
Veins of Magnetic
Minerals.
iron ore have been discovered in
Cobble Hill.
Employments.
of the
and 450,000 clap-
880,000 shingles,
boards are annually produced.
Also 344 tons of potato starch are
annually manufactured, valued at
$44,200 using 75,000 bushels of
potatoes in its manufacture. Two
hundred tons of lime is annually
made, valued at $ 1,600 and 45,800
pounds of maple sugar manufactured.
soil,
$ 163,537
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$18,100; stocks and money at in$26,150; deposits in savstock in trade,
ings banks, $ 759
$ 16,350 professional business &c,
terest,
;
$
farms under a high state of cultivation, producing excellent crops
of wheat, corn, oats, barley and
potatoes.
But one town in the
county produces as many potatoes
Hill,
lumbering.
boards &c,
;
LANDAFF.
this
of
feet
Resources.
Railroad. The White Mountain
extension of the Boston, Concord &
Montreal Railroad passes through
and
agriculture
in
2,950,000
A
inhabitants
large portion
are
engaged
10,000.
MethoChurches and Schools.
Church, Rev. Joseph E. Robbins, pastor Union society at Landaff centre, Rev. Albert Gordon,
pastor. There are ten schools in
town average length for the year,
seventeen weeks.
Landaff was
First Settlements.
granted January 3, 1764, to James
Avery and others, but the grantees
failing to comply with the conditions of the charter, it was declared
to be forfeited, and was then granted to Dartmouth College. After
the revolution, on the ground that
the adjudication of the forfeiture
was irregular the original grantees
set up their claims and several
dist
;
;
'
cases
were
finally the
tried
by the court, and
claims of the grantees,
were sustained.
Boundaries.
North by Lisbon,
east by Lincoln, south by Benton,
and west by Bath. Area,
acres; improved land, 14,071
29,200
acres.
miles
north-west from Concord, and
twelve north-east from Haverhill.
Distances.
Railroads.
Ninety-five
The White Moun-
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tain (N. H.,)
Railroad passes
through this town, but the nearest
station is at Lisbon, three and one
town was named in honor of Governor Langdon, and was incorporated January 11, 1787.
First
half miles.
Minister.
A
Congrega-
Church was formed in 1792
Rev. Abner Kneeland, ordained in
tional
LANGDON.
Sullivan County.
Langdon is
and
high state of cultivation, producing
dismissed in 1810.
Boundaries. North by Charlestown, east by Acworth, south by
Alstead and Walpole, and west by
Walpole and Charlestown. Area,
excellent crops of corn, oats, hay
9,891 acres.
This town, for many years,
&c.
has been noted for its large, handsome cattle, and, in fact, everything pertaining to agriculture,
bears strong marks that farming
is not a secondary business with
Distances.
Fifty miles west
from Concord and eighteen southwest from Newport.
a small town, both
The
population.
in territory
soil is
very pro-
ductive, and many farms are under a
the inhabitants.
River.
A considerable branch
of Cold River passes in a southerly
direction through this town, and
unites with the main branch, near
the south line.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in farming,
man
which
yields to the husband-
a rich reward.
In propor-
Langdon
the most wealthy farming town
tion to the population,
is
in the State
.
360,000 feet of boards
are annually sawed.
Productions of the
f74,800; mechanical labor,
$ 2,500 stocks and bonds, $ 6,700
money at interest, $22,626; deposResources.
soil,
;
its in savings
banks,
stock in trade, $ 3,500.
$28,098;
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational, Rev. Seth Hinkley, pas-
tor
;
Universalist,
.
There
are Ave schools; average length
for the year, twenty-one weeks.
Library.
The Union Library
has about ninety volumes.
First Settlers. Seth Walker, Nathaniel Rice and Jonathan Willard settled here in 1773.
The
1805
;
Railroad.
South Charlestown,
on the Sullivan Railroad, distant
three miles. Stage runs to Cold
River depot, and Bellows Falls.
LEBANOK.
Grafton County.
the largest
Lebanon is
and most important
town in Grafton county, in point
of wealth, manufactures and population, and ranks as the fifth town
in the county in the value of its ag-
ricultural products.
It is situated
on the Connecticut, and
is the
southern town in the county, on
the river. The town is noted for
the enterprising spirit of its inhabitants, and but few towns in the
State, have made more rapid progress in its manufactures and population for the past ten years,
having increased its population
fully one thousand, and doubled its
manufactured productions. The
surface is broken with hills, which
produce fine pasturage for cattle,
sheep, and horses. Many of the
hills, however, are capable of cultivation, and produce excellent
crops of wheat, corn, potatoes and
grass, while the fine intervals on
the Connecticut and Mascomy
yield abundant crops of corn, oatg
�LEBANON.
and grass.
Some of the finest
views of the Connecticut valley
can be obtained from some of the
farm fields in this town.
Rivers.
Besides the Connecticut,
221
goods manufactured
Cole,
Bugbee
employs 35
is
$700,000.
& Co's machine shop,
men
;
annual pay
roll,
$20,000; value of production of
water wheels, circular saw mills
Martin
$70,000.
machine shop, manu-
which washes
and
castings,
it is
Buck
&
its western borders,
watered by the Mascomy River, which passes nearly through the
centre of the town, in a westerly
direction, and* affords
some of
the
water power in the bounty.
its source from Mascomy
Lake, on the eastern border of the
town. At the outlet of the lake, is
a substantial dam, which regulates
finest
It has
the supply of water, thereby
mak-
ing it a reliable stream to erect
manufactories on. In its passage
of eight miles from the lake to the
Connecticut it falls nearly four
hundred
feet.
At the
Villages.
comy
lake,
is
Mas-
outlet of
situated the pleasant
of East Lebanon. At
this village is located W. O. Has-
little village
kell's establishment, for the
ufacturing of school furniture
man;
also
a mill for wood-working machinThere are several other small
ery.
shops, school house, post office,
and
twenty or thirty dwelling houses.
About four miles from East Lebanon on the Mascomy, is situated the
large manufacturing village of
Lebanon. The river, in its descent
through the village, (less than a
mile) has a fall of over one hundred feet. In this village, is located
the
celebrated
Sturtevant
Manufacturing Company, for the
manufacture of doors, sash, blinds,
chamber furniture, and finishing
for builders and contractors. It is
the largest establishment of the
kind in New-England.
They em-
ploy over 400 men and boys, who
annually receive for their labor,
$ 168,000, while the annual value of
Co.,
planers, mortising
chines &c. and employ 8 men
ma-
facture
annual production, $25,000 .« Shepard
;
Organ Company, employs 25 men,
annual production, $42,000. Granagricultural works, annually
manufacture 550 mowing machines,
valued at $ 44,000. Mascomy Edge
Tool Company annually make 2,300
dozen scythes, valued at $25,300.
Goodrich & Baker, stair builders,
and stair rails, products, $ 10,000.
Shaw, Hurlburt & Co., grist mill,
ite
annually grind, 65,000 bushels grain
all kinds, valued at $75,000.
There are also manufactured, carof
riages, $6,000; 3,500
dozen rakes,
$7,000; 1,000 dozen snaths, $7,200;
$5,000; soap, $5,000;
besides boots and shoes, tailors,
tin-workers, blacksmiths, house
printing,
carpenters, &c.
of goods
of all
The
total value
kinds
annually
manufactured in this village, is
estimated at over $ 1,100,000.
There is a handsome common
in the centre of the village, of an
area of two acres, neatly laid out
in walks, and beautifully shaded
with the elm and maple. Around
this common are located the principal business buildings and some
very fine residences. At the north
west corner of the common, on
the opposite side of the street, the
ground has been excavated for the
purpose of laying the foundation
for one of the largest hotels in the
There are between thirty
State.
and forty stores, of all kinds, two
hotels, four church edifices, three
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222
school houses, twobanks,one newsoffice, telegraph and express
office, insurance offices, four lawyers, six physicians, and two den-
paper
tists,
besides various other profesThere are about
Although Leba-
Employments.
non
is
considered one of the best
farming towns in the State, still it
has to be ranked as a manufacturing and mercantile town, as the
and probusiness is more than
double that of all the farm produc-
sional businesses.
receipts for labor, trade
400 dwelling houses, and 2,500 inhabitants. West from the village,
fessional
on a
bluff, is to
be located the
new
tions in town.
The
capital invest-
cemetery.
There are some beautiful dells in these grounds, and
when they are laid out by the skillful hand of Kev. Mr. Downs, it
ed in manufactories
will be a lovely spot for the repose of the silent dead. There is
(See tables.)
Resources.
new
is $ 612,000.
employing 591 males and 45 females, and annually producing
goods to the value of $ 1,221,600.
Productions of the
$171,249; mechanical labor,
$314,800; stocks and bonds, $77,
high
school building at an expense of
$ 20,000. When all these new improvements are completed, the people of Lebanon can truly boast as
having one of the pleasantest vil-
stock in trade, $ 173,940 professional business, $95,000; from
lages in the State.
summer
being built (1873)
West Lebanon
a
village
is
situa-
ted on the Connecticut, opposite
White River Junction, and at the
terminus of the Northern (N. H.)
Railroad. It is one of the finest
little villages in
the State, and
becoming quite a resort
mer
tourists,
for
is
sum-
being near one of the
greatest railroad centres in
New-
England. A bridge over the Connecticut connects it with Hartford,
Vt. There are five or six stores,
of all varieties, one fine hotel,
church, school house, grist-mill,
lumber mill &c, and seventy-five
dwelling houses. The street, running parallel with the Connecticut
is handsomely shaded.
On a hill
back of the village, and overlooking the valley of the Connecticut
and on to the green hills of Vermont, is located Tilden Female
Seminary. No more lovely spot
for an institution of this character
can be found in this country. (See
Literary Institutions.)
soil,
900;
money
592
at interest, $94,195;
in savings
deposits
bank, $
155,
;
;
tourists,
$
2,000.
Churches and Schools. 1st Congregational,
Rev. Charles
A.
Downs, pastor; Methodist, Rev.
Charles E. Hall, pastor; Baptist,
Rev. H. F. Barnes, pastor Catholic, Rev. M. J. Goodwin, priest;
Universalist, no pastor
2d Con;
;
gregational,
(at
West Lebanon,)
Rev. A. B. Rich, D. D., pastor;
There is a Unitarian Society in
town.
There are twenty-two
schools, seven of which am graded
average length for me year,
twenty-three weeks total amount
annually appropriated for school
purposes,
value of
$4,570.70;
;
;
school houses, $30,000.
Literary
Female
Tilden
Institutions.
Seminary,
Prof.
Hiram
Orcutt, Principal.
Rev. C. A.
Cabinet.
Lebanon
Downs
village has the
variety of minerals
(it is
at
largest
said) of
any cabinet in the State.
Library.
sociation.
Lebanon Library As-
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LEBANON
Granite State Free
H. Cheney, Editor. (See
Newspaper.
Press, E.
tables.)
Banks. National Bank of Lebanon, and Lebanon Savings Bank.
(See tables.)
Lafayette Hotel, HamHotels.
ilton House.
Southworth's Hotel,
West Lebanon. There are five
livery stables at
horses,
with
and two
Lebanon with 53
at West Lebanon
the
first
Lebanon was
granted by Gov. Benning Wentworth to William Dana, John
Hanks, Daniel Blodgett, Samuel
Penhallow, John Storrs and 58 othThe town was
ers, July 4th, 1761.
to be six miles square, and the conditions of the charter were that
every grantee, for every fifty acres
in his share, should plant and cultivate five acres within five years,
and reserve all the pine trees fit
for masting for the royal navy;
that from a tract of land near the
centre of the town, every grantee
should have one acre as a town lot
that if demanded, one ear of Indian
corn should be paid as annual rent
for the space of ten years the tirst
rent to be paid Dec. 25, 1762. The
Governor reserved five hundred
acres for himself, as he did in all
town grants he made. Gov. John
;
his successor, disap-
He was
male child born.
born July 11, 1766. Sarah Jones,
born December 22d, 1764, was the
Among
first female child born.
other early settlers were Oliver
Davidson, Elijah Dewey, Jairus
Jones,
came
who
with their families,
in the
autumn of
aniel Porter, Silas
18 horses.
First Settlements.
Wentworth,
and Mrs. Downer the first
white woman who spent a night
in town. Thomas Waterman was
family,
Nath-
1763.
Waterman and
eleven others followed soon after.
After the Revolution, and Vermont had petitioned to the government to be received into the
an independent
Confederacy, as
State, many of the towns on this
side of the Connecticut wished to
There
were sixteen of these towns, of
which Lebanon was one, and so
earnest were they in their opinions
be united with Vermont.
they refused
to
delegates
send
which formed the constitution of
New-Hampshire. They received
no encouragement from Congress,
and, after their delegates had taken their seats in the Vermont Assembly, they wished their towns
to be set off into a separate county
this request was not granted, and
they
left
the
Thus ended
Assembly
the
in disgust.
first
secession
movement after the Revolution.
The first settlers were principally
pointed in not having these lands
willed to him, set aside all the titles of these lands in the State,
and granted them to the actual
from Lebanon, Connecticut hence
the present name.
First Minister. Mr. Treadway
upon them. Four persons
viz., William Dana, Levi Hyde,
Paul Estabrooks and one other,
ed here a few months in 1766.
A Congregational Church was esThe Rev.
tablished in 1771.
Isaiah Potter was ordained and
settlers
spent the second winter in this
town, near the mouth of White
river. William Downer with his
wife and eight children came on
July 11, 1763. This was the first
:
was the
first
minister,
installed pastor,
He
who
August
preach-
25,
1772.
died July 2d, 1817, having been
pastor of the church forty -five
years.
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224
North by Hanover,
by Enfield, south by Plainfield
and west by Hartford, Vermont.
Area, 23,000 acres; area of improved land, 16,429 acres.
Boundaries.
east
Distances.
miles
Sixty-four
from Concord
five miles south from Dartmouth
College, and twenty-eight south
from Haverhill.
The Northern (N.
Railroad.
H.) railroad passes through this
town, in an easterly and westerly
direction.
There are three stations in town, viz., East Lebanon,
Lebanon, West Lebanon.
north-west, by
rail,
The
is
soil
hard,
but by careful cultivation, is made
very productive, and the farmers
are well rewarded for their efforts
&c.
Rivers and Ponds.
oats, bar-
ley,
It is
well
watered by Lamprey, Little, North
and Oyster Rivers. These rivers
furnish abundant water power.
Oyster River has its source from
Wheelwright Pond in the north
part.
This pond is the largest
body of water in town, covering
165 acres.
It is memorable on
account of a battle fought on its
shores, between a body of Indians
and two companies of rangers,
under Captains Floyd and Wiswell
in 1690,
Captain Wiswell and
twelve men lost their lives in this
engagement.
Employments. Agriculture is the
principal
habitants.
employment of the inThere are excellent
clay beds here, for the manufacture of brick, which is carried on
pretty extensively. 725,000 feet of
boards,
&c, and
Resources.
$ 63,895
soil,
$
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
stocks and money at in$ 28,732 deposits in savings
10,000
terest,
;
;
;
banks, $34,145; stock in trade,
$9,555; from summer tourists,
$2,000.
Churches and Schools.
gational church, Rev. J.
Congre-
W.
Lees,
Union church, Rev. A. G.
Cumings, pastor, There are seven
schools in town. Average length
pastor;
of schools for the year, nineteen
weeks.
Lee
Sunday
Hill
School Library, 700 volumes.
of Lee, in some portions,
by good crops of corn,
;
Libraries.
LEE.
Strafford County.
are annually sawed 6,000 pairs of
shoes, are annually manufactured.
160,000 shingles
Lee was origDurham, and was
First Settlements.
inally a part of
incorporated January
16, 1766.
Rev. Samuel
First Minister.
Hutchins, settled in 1792.
Boundaries. North by Barrington and Madbury, east by Durham, south by New Market and
Epping, and west by Nottingham
and Barrington.
Area, 11,625
acres
;
improved land,
8,993 acres.
Thirty-one
Distances.
miles
Concord and
twelve south-west from Dover.
Railroads. Four miles to NewMarket station. The Nashua and
Rochester Railroad, to be completed in 1874, will pass through this
south-east
from
town.
LEMFSTER,
Sullivan County. The surface
of Lempster is broken and uneven,
but the soil is fertile, and, by careful
cultivation,
is
made
to yield
good crops of wheat, corn, oats,
and potatoes.
This town
Rivers and Ponds.
is
well watered by numerous
small streams.
A branch of Su-
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LINCOLN.
gar River, and the south and -west
branches of Cold River, afford
conveniences for water machin-
Sand Pond
ery.
town and
lies partly in this
partly in
Marlow.
It is
Dodge
420 rods long and 70 wide.
Pond, near the centre, covers
about 50 acres, and, near the western boundary, is a pond 320 rods
the town is
long, and 80 wide,
very pleasantly situated, and, on
many
some
of
elevations,
its
affords
which
attracts
fine scenery,
the attention of tourists, who annually visit here, to spend a few
weeks
in the
summer.
Employments.
the principal
Agriculture is
of the
&c, and
1,160,000 feet of boards,
100,000 shingles are annually
saw-
200 dozen rakes are manufac-
ed.
tured, besides there is
one wheel-
and one harness shop.
pounds of maple sugar are
annually made.
wright
20,000
Resources.
Productions of the
$50,910; mechanical labor,
$ 12,600 stocks and money at indeposits in savterest, $ 10,225
ings banks, $21,456; stock in
soil,
;
;
trade, $3,600;
from summer tour-
$3,000.
ists,
Congre-
Churches and Schools.
gational Church, Rev.
John
he-,
Methodist church,
Rev. Geo. F. Wells, pastor; Uni-
bosquet, pastor
versalist,
schools,
;
There are
Average length of
.
nine schools.
for the
year,
nineteen
weeks.
Hotel.
Forest House.
Lempster
First Settlements.
was granted to Richard Sparrow
and sixty-one others, October 5,
Emigrants from Connecti1761.
cut
,
A
1831.
settled here in 1770.
Elias
Congregational church
in
November,
1761.
Boundaries.
North by Unity,
east by Goshen and Washington,
south by Marlow, and west by AcArea
worth. Area 21,410 acres.
of improved land, 11,359 acres.
Forty-two
miles
Distances.
west from Concord, and about
nine south-east from Newport.
Railroads. Nine miles, by daily
stage, to Newport, on the Sugar
The Windsor
River Railroad.
and Forest Line Railroad, if ever
built, will pass through this town.
L,INCOl,N.
manufacturing
carried on pretty extensively.
is
Rev.
Minister.
was organized
empl^ment
although
people,
First
Fisher, ordained in 1787, died in
Grafton County.
Lincoln is
one of the mountain towns in
Northern New-Hampshire, and a
great resort for visitors who are
White
the
through
traveling
Mountain region. It is estimated
that over eight thousand people
come within its borders annually.
The
scenery, in and around the
town, is grand and romantic in the
extreme. The views obtained from
the Flume House, are not surpassed
by any hotels in the mountains.
Directly in front
is
Mount
Liberty,
with the fancied resemblance to
the profile of George Washington.
On the north is the picturesque
notch, on the south the whole valley of the Pemigewassett is brought
to view with its pleasant intervals,
and the towering hills on either
side, the whole presenting views
of nature rarely excelled in this
The soil yields small
country.
owing to the early frosts
town is subjected to.
Rivers and Ponds. The middle
crops,
the
branch of Pemigewassett River,
having its source in Ferrin's pond,
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226
in the south
part of Franconia,
town near the
passes through this
center.
Bog, Fish, and Loon
ponds are the principal bodies of
water.
The
inhabitants
are principally devoted to attend-
ing to the wants of tourists who
frequent the town in the summer.
Not over one thousand acres of the
land is improved.
Resources.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$6,878;
$ 1,500; deposits in savings banks,
soil,
from
summer
tourists,
$30,000.
There is one school in
average length for the year,
twenty-two weeks.
Hotels.
Flume House, Tuttle
House.
First
Organization.
Lincoln
was granted to James Avery, January 31, 1764.
The first settlement is not known. Incorporated
Schools.
town
and cultivated, prowhile the soil, on
the intervals and uplands is strong
and deep, affording many fine
erly fertilized
Employments.
$480;
in the value of its manufactured
productions the sixth.
The surface is uneven. The soil, on the
plain land, is light.but, when prop-
;
in 1764.
North by Franconia, east by ungranted lands, south
by Woodstock and west by LanBoundaries.
Area, 32,456 acres.
Dista?ices.
Eighty miles north
from Concord, and twenty east
from Haverhill.
Bail roads.
Nearest Railroad
daff.
is Plymouth,
by stage,
twenty-two miles, on the Boston
Concord and Montreal Railroad.
When completed, the Bristol
Branch and Montreal Railroads
will pass through this town.
station
LISBON.
Grafton County.
Lisbon is
one of the most important towns
in the county, both in point of agriculture, and as a manufacturing
town; ranking in agriculture as
the fourth
town
in the county
;
and
duces fine crops
;
farms, producing Excellent crops
of wheat, oats, potatoes and hay.
There are but two towns in the
county which produce as many
of wheat, and none as
bushels
many
potatoes.
River and Fond. Lower Ammonoosuc River runs in a south-west
direction through the whole ex-
Mink Pond
tent of the town.
in the southern part,
and, at
lies
its
some good water
outlet, furnishes
privileges.
Blueberry Mountain
Mountain.
the highest elevation.
is
Iron ore, in large
Minerals.
quantities, is found in the south-
eastern part.
Most of the ore
which supplied the Franconia furnace was mined in this locality.
Gold, in a quartz form, is found in
various localities in Lisbon and
vicinity.
There
is
now
(1873)
one
quartz mill, for gold, in operation
which
meeting with good sucunder the supervision
of Prof. J. H. Rae. There is other
is
cess.
It is
quartz in town which, when pulverized, makes an excellent fertilizer.
It
is
" Stevens'
called
Mineral Fertilizer."
Limestone,
in considerable quantities, is found
in various parts. The future prospects of Lisbon, in point of mineral wealth, look very flattering.
On the Ammonoosuc,
midway between Wells Riv-
Villages.
about
er
and
Littleton,
is
located the
busy manufacturing village of Lisbon.
The B.
C.
& M.
Railroad,
�LISBON.
passes the village, which affords
it
excellent
railroad
facilities.
Here are establishments
for the
227
tourists.
their
Over two hundred, spend
summer
vacation here.
Employments. Agriculture
is
the
employment of the peo-
manufacture of carriages, (on an
principal
extensive scale,) potato starch,
piano sounding-boards, boxes, kits,
excelsior, bobbins, shoe pegs, and
various other smaller shops, too
numerous to mention. There are
also one church, a fine school
house, fifteen or twenty stores of
various kinds, one hotel, express
and telegraph office, post office,
one lawyer, five physicians, two
dentists, three insurance agents,
ple, but, as
and some other professional busiIt is a very pleasant village,
and some of the business buildings
and private residences, are fine
ness.
structures.
Sugar Hill is a pretty, village
on a commanding -eminence of the same name, in the
eastern part of the town. Here is
one church edifice, owned jointly
by the Freewill Baptists and Adsituated
ventists, a fine
town
hall,
which
is
occupied for election purposes, by
the town, on alternate years, (a
similar hall located in Lisbon village, proper, being used half the
time) a carriage, blacksmith, and
shoe shop, a general store, one or
two
forty
and some thirty or
dwellings, with two or three
groceries,
summer boarding houses.
Summer Resorts. The village
can be seen, manufacturing and mercantile trade, is an
important
branch
of
business.
3,500 bushels of wheat, 26,000 bushels oats, 11 1,000
bushels of potatoes,
4,500 tons hay, 40,000 lbs. of but-
cheese, and 30,000
maple sugar, are annually
produced, There are also manuter, 12,000 lbs.
lbs.
factured, 200 tons of potato starch,
valued at $ 23,000; 20,000 bushels
shoe pegs, 100,000 rough bobbins,
valued at $19,000; 38,000 bushels
grain ground, valued at $55,000;
1,800,000 feet of lumber, of all
kinds, valued at $21,900; besides
carriages, piano sounding-boards,
boxes, excelsior, Stevens' mineral
fertilizer, quartz mills also blacksmith, shoe shop, tin shops, &c.
The whole amount of goods annually manufactured, is estimated
at $ 280,900.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $194,017; mechanical labor,
;
$61,000; money at interest, $57,
670; deposits in savings banks,
$8,224;
from
stock in trade, $52,770;
summer
tourists,
$8,000;
professional business, $ 50,000.
MethChurches and Schools.
Rev. J. H. Brown, pastor;
Freewill Baptist, Rev. John
Chamberlin, pastor; Advent, (Su
gar Hill) Rev. J. II. Shipman,
pastor. There are eleven schools
Average length of
in town.
schools for the year, seventeen
weeks. Total amount of money
annually appropriated for school
odist,
is
surrounded by a farming community, which is unsurpassed by
Northern New-Hampany in
shire.
It is but a short distance
from the White Mountains and
Franconia Hills; being but 15
miles to the Profile House, and 35
The
to the Crawford House.
beautiful scenery about town, and
pleasant views and drives make it
a desirable locality for summer
M
purposes, $ 1,996.64.
Library. Lisbon Village Libra-
ry Association, 1,000 volumes.
Hotel.
Ammonoosuc House.
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228
stocks and bonds, $ 21,20f
Lisbon was
First Settlements.
granted to Joseph Burt and others,
August 6, 1763, under the name of
" Concord."
November 20, 1768,
it was again granted to Leonard
$45,500
Whiting and others, under the
name of "Gunthwait." Soon after,
its former name was resumed, and
One
Churches and
Schools.
Presbyterian Church, valued at
$8,000; There are four schools;
average length for the year, thirty
weeks. There is one private Library of over 400 volumes.
First Settlement. This town was
originally a part of Nashua, and
called Natticutt or Brent* n\ F-<—i
It was incorporated by Massachusetts in 1734, and chartered by
New-Hampshire, June, 5, 1749.
The first setlement was commenced in 1720. Hon. Wyseman Clag-
retained until
ceived
its
1817,
it
re-
Elder Josiah
Minister.
First
when
present name.
Juimby was ordained in 1800.
North by Littleton
Boundaries.
and Bethlehem, east by Franconia,
south by Landaft", and west by Lyman. Area, 29,130 acres; area
improved land, 17,417 acres.
Twenty miles north-
Distances.
from Haverhill, and eightynine miles north from Concord.
Boston, Concord &
Railroads.
Montreal Railroad passes, in a
north-easterly and south-westerly
direction through the town.
east
LITCHFIKID.
Hillsborough County.
Litch-
a small but wealthy town,
situated on the east side of Merrifield is
mack
The
River.
soil is rich,
and
very productive, the farmers receiving a good return for their labor, and a ready market, in Nashua or Manchester, for their sur-
But few farming
plus products.
districts
in the State
offer
more
encouraging inducements, to the
farmer, than this town.
Employments.
Farming is the
employment of the
principal
habitants;
the
eighty
in-
men who
own, or help to cultivate the soil,
receive annually over six hundred
dollars
Aboul
all
each,
for
their
1,700,000, feet of
labor.
lumber, of
kinds, are annually sawed.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
$ 46,527
;
mechanical labor,
money
its
;
$
at interest,
10,400
;
depos
in savings bank, $86,118; stoci
$
in trade,
tourists,
ett,
$
10,595
;
from sumuiei
2,000.
a native of England, came to
this country before the Revolution,
and died in
this
town.
He
held
several important offices, under the
crown, and was attorney-general
under the provincial and State
governments.
Rev. Joseph
First Ministers.
Tufts, Congregational; ordained
Rev.
in 1741; dismissed in 1744.
Samuel Cotton, ordained in 1765;
Rev. Enoch
dismissed in 1784.
Pillsbury, settled in 1815;
died in
1818.
North and east by
Boundaries.
Londonderry, south by Hudson,
and west by Merrimack River.
Area, 7,426, acres.
Twenty-eight miles
Distances.
south from Concord, ten south
from Manchester, eight north from
Nashua, and eight east from Amherst.
Railroad. Concord and Nashua
Railroad runs past Litchfield on
the west side of the river.
The
railroad depot is reached at Thornton's Ferry one half mile from the
centre of the town.
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LITTLETON.
LITTLETON.
Grafton County.
Littleton
ranks in the State as the twentythird town, in wealth, and in population the fourteenth in the county
in wealth and population, the second, and value of manufactures
the third. In the value of its agricultural productions it ranks as
;
of the White Mountains Railroad,
in and through the village, it has
taken rapid strides in all branches
of business, and has now become
one of the principal marts in the
northern section of the State. The
manufactures are various and valuable, consisting of
woolen goods,
foundry,
machinery,
furniture,
and in
sash and blinds, tin ware, lumber,
leather, boots and shoes, steroscop-
on the
banks of the rivers are some very
views, carriages, starch, washing machines, churns, scythes,
photographing, printing, harnesses, and various other mechanical
the
fifth
town
in the State,
the county as the second.
The surface is uneven;
excellent interval lands, and the
soil, generally, through the town,
is
strong,
and well adapted
to
til-
lage or grazing, and produces the
various kinds of grasses and other
farm productions
in
abundance.
Many
ic
works.
and
There are between
thirty
forty stores, of all kinds,
banks, three
high school
churches, a
two
large
large
building, two
two livery stables and one
eating house. There are besides,
seven lawyers, six physicians and
of the farms indicate that
the husbandman's labor is attended with good returns in the form
hotels,
of an excellent harvest and a year-
dentists,
ly increased value of his
farm
in-
vestment.
Hivcrs.
also, telegraph, express,
and various other ofand about three hundred
It is an imdwelling houses.
insurance
fices,
The Connecticut River
washes the north-western border
of the town, for nearly thirteen
miles. Fifteen Mile Falls extend
whole distance, running in
foaming waves for miles together,
the
which renders
impossible to ascend or descend, in safety, with
boats.
The river runs for this
distance in a south-west direction.
Ammonoosuc River passes through
the southern part of the town, and
it
some fine water privileges,
many of which are utilized.
affords
Mountains.
Black, Iron, Parkand Eustace Mountains are
er's
considerable, and the principal elevations in town.
portant point for visitors to or
from the White Mountains, and,
owing to its pleasant location
among the hills, it has become a
popular resort for tourists, and
nearly five hundred spend a por
tion of the
summer months
beautiful village, and
its
in this
environs.
But few villages can boast
enterprise and business
more
than can be
seen
in
of
life
Littleton.
Many
of the stores, in quality and
value of goods, or in appearance,
will compare favorably with some
of the fine stores to be seen in
Concord, Manchester, and other
About four miles east
from the Connecticut, and on the
New-Hampshire cities. Its future
prospects look quite as flattering
as those of any of the growing
Ammonoosuc river, is situated the
large and enterprising village of
towns in the State.
The inhabitants
Employments.
Since the introduction
are nearly equally divided in their
Village.
Littleton.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
230
vocations, with agriculture on one
side
and
manufacturing,
trade
and professional business on the
other.
art-
1,100,000 yards of flannel
annually manufactured 700,000
;
clapboards, 1,500,000 shingles, and
4,220,000 feet of boards
and dimen-
sion timber sawed, $5,000 worth
of leather tanned, 300,000 stero-
scopic views made, $ 12,000 worth
of machinery, 1,500 dozen scythes,
$4,000 worth of churns, 160 tons
of starch, besides various other
mechanical
mentioned.
works
The
heretofore
total value
Rand, 550 volumes; Wm.
volumes; Charles
Hartshorn, 500 volumes James J.
Barrett, 500 volumes; Dr. H. L.
Watson, 450 volumes; Dr. T. E.
Sanger, 425 volumes; Rev. C. E.
Milliken, 400 volumes; James R.
Jackson, 400 volumes.
Newspaper.
White Mountain
Republic, G. C. Furber, Editor
and Proprietor.
Hotels.
Thayer's Hotel and
Union House; arrivals the past
season, 4,500; hotels valued at
C.
W.
J. Bellows, 550
;
of
kinds of goods annually manufactured is about $ 576,000.
$32,500.
all
Banks.
Littleton
National
Bank, and Littleton Savings Bank.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $226,145; manufacturing labor, $ 98,000
carpenters,
(See tables.)
masons, &c, $ 18,000; stocks, &c,
ton,
$65,700; money at interest, $81,
920; deposits in savings banks,
$13,876; stock in trade, $76,575;
January 18, 1770, it
was granted under the name of
Apthorp, and included Dalton. In
from summer
November, 1784, it was divided
and the towns of Littleton and
Dalton incorporated. Capt. Nathan Caswell came to Littleton
about 1774, and was the first permanent settler.
;
$ 30,000
and
tourists,
professional business,
trade
transportation, $ 100,000.
Churches and
Congre-
Scliools.
gational Church, Rev. C. E. Milliken, pastor, tuernbers, 150, church
value,
$6,000; Methodist, Rev.
George Beebe, pastor, members,
150, church value, $ 7,500 Freewill
;
Rev. E. Gilford, pastor,
members, 60, church value, $6,000.
There are twenty-one schools in
town, five of which are graded.
Baptist,
Average length of schools for the
year, twenty weeks total amount
;
annually appropriated for school
purposes, $4,052.80;
value of
school-houses and school lots, $40,
000. There is a high schoo} which
gives
the scholars of this
excellent school advantages.
town
In November,
including Little-
First Settlements.
1764, the territory
was granted under
the
name
of Chiswick.
First Church.
A
Congregational
Church was organized in 1803.
Rev. Drury Fairbanks settled here
in 1820.
Boundaries.
North-west by
Concord and Waterford, Vermont,
by Dalton, south-east
by Bethlehem, and south-west by
Lisbon, Lyman and Monroe.
Total area, 36,000 acres
area of improved lands, 17,637 acres.
Distances. One hundred miles
north-west from Concord, and
thirty north from Haverhill.
north-east
;
Railroads.
The White Moun-
Prof. F. Hutchins, Principal.
Libraries.
Littleton
Village
tain Railroad passes through the
Social
The
Library,
1,036
volumes;
south-east portion
of the
town.
inhabitants expect that
the
�LONDONDERRY.
& Ogdensburgh Railroad,
Portland
,
when
eonrpleted, will pass through
Littleton.
$
33,300
Rockingham County. There
is
waste land in this
town. There are no hills, swamps,
nor stagnant water of any extent.
money
at interest, and
$15,700; deposits in savbanks, $145,614; stock in
ings
ists,
but very
;
stocks,
$ 6,600
trade,
LO>DONDEKRY.
231
$
;
from summer tour-
$1,000; professional business,
12,000.
and very easy of cultivation. But
one town in the county excels it in
Churches and Schools. PresbyRev. "William House, pastor; number of members, 150;
Methodist, Rev. J. A. Steele, pastor number of members, 75 Baptist,
Total church valua-
the value of
tion,
The
ucts.
little
soil is
unusually productive,
its
agricultural prod-
The farms are
pleasantly lo-
cated, on gentle swells, with inter-
vening vales, which present a
beautiful farm scenery, rarely excelled by any farming country in
New-England. Located on a slight
elevation, is a pleasant village and
the center of considerable trade.
Streams and Po?ids. The prinstream in town is Beaver
River, having its source in Beaver Pond, a fine body of water,
in the form of a circle, about three
cipal
hundred rods in diameter, and
about one mile north-east from the
village.
Scoby's Upper, and Lower and Shield's Ponds, lie about
three miles north-west from Beaver Pond.
On the streams issuing
from these ponds, are some valuameadows, producing excellent
ble
crops of grass, &c.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally devoted to agriculture.
Over
8,000 bushels of corn,
and barley,
and 3,000 tons of hay are annually
produced also, over 200,000 quarts
of milk are annually sold. Con5,000 bushels of oats
;
siderable attention
is
paid to the
manufacturing of sale boots and
shoes; over 84,000 pairs are annually manufactured.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $146,704; mechanical labor,
terian,
;
;
.
$
18,000.
are eleven schools in
average length for the year,
twenty-two weeks.
Amount of
money annually appropriated for
school purposes, $1,925.20; value
of school houses, $ 5,750.
Library.
Londonderry Public
Library, 150 volumes.
Thex*e
town
;
First Settlers. Londonderry was
one of the first settled towns in the
State, and her sons and daughters,
to-day, look back with pride upon
their
first
forefathers,
who were
settlers of this
the
ancient and
noble town.
They were distinguished for their sobriety, industry, intelligent, prudent, and sound
judgment, and natural ability.
For a brief history of the first settlement, we can give none better
than a few extracts from Hayward's Gazetteer.
" Londonderry, which formerly
included the present town of Derry, was settled in 1719, by a colony
of Presbyterians, from the vicinity
of the city of Londonderry, in the
north of Ireland, to which place
their
ancestors had emigrated
about a century before, from Scotland.
They were a part of 120
chiefly from three parwho, with their religious
families,
ishes,
instructors,
land in the
came to New-Engsummer of 1718. In
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
232
October, 1718, they applied to the
James
government of Massachusetts
the grant of a township, and
for
II., A. D. 1688-9. He afterwards relinquished a military Hfe
re-
for the
ceived assurance that a grant
should be made them, when they
should select a place, for its loAfter some time spent
viewing the country, they se-
cation.
in
comtown of Londonderry,
lected the tract afterwards,
prising the
at first
known by
the
name
of
clerical
profession.
He
possessed a strong mind, marked
by a considerable degree of eccentricity.
He died January 25, 1735,
and was borne to the grave;, at his
particular request, by his former
companions in arms, of whom
was a considerable number
there
among
the early settlers of this
whom had been
from taxes throughout
the British Dominions, by King
Nuffield.
town, several of
In 1719, sixteen families, accompanied by Rev. James McGregore,
one of the clergymen who had emigrated from Ireland with them,
took possession of the tract, and,
made
on the day of their arrival, attended religious services and a sermon
under an oak on the east shore of
Beaver Pond. The inhabitants of
Londonderry, in 1720, purchased
the Indian
and, although
title;
it
was long a frontier town, they were
never molested by the Indians.*
They introduced
the culture of the
potato, a vegetable
known
till
then un-
New-England, and the
manufacture of linen cloth, which,
though long since declined, was,
for
in
many
years,
officer in
the army, and
distin-
guished himself in the defense of
city of Londonderry, when
besieged by the army of King
the
* This land was conveyed to the Rev. John
Wheelwright, May 10, 1629, by four Indian
Sagamores. It was deeded to the inhabitants
of Londonderry, by Col. John Wheelwright,
grandson of the Rev. John Wheelwright, in
1720.
William, for their bravery in that
siege.
A company of
seventy men from this town, under the command of Capt. George
Reid, were in the battle of Breed's
Hill, and about the same number
were in that at Bennington, in
which Capt. David Mc Clary, one
of their citizens, a distinguished
and brave officer, was killed.
Major General John Stark and
Colonel George Reid, officers of
the army of the Revolution, were
natives of this town.
Londonderry has produced many other
memorable
distinguished men.
The town was incorporated June
a considerable
source of their early prosperity.
A portion of this town, in 1828,
was taken to form the pleasant
town of Derry. Rev. Matthew
Clark, second minister of Londonerry, was a native of Ireland,
who had, in early life, been an
free
21, 1722.
North by Manchesand Auburn, east by Derry
and Windham, south by Hudson
and west by Litchfield. The origBoundaries.
ter
inal area of this
acres
;
but
town was
Windham,
64,000
parts
of
Manchester and Derry, have been
taken off, and formed into separate towns, and its present area
less than 25,000 acres.
The
area of improved land is 11,710
is
acres.
Twenty-four miles
Concord, six southwest from Manchester and twentythree south-west from Exeter.
Distances.
south from
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LOUDON.
The
Railroads.
and
Lawrence
Manchester
passes
Railroad
through the north-east section of
1870.
the town.
Merrimack County.
soil,
Loudon
has an uneven surface which rises
swells,
Productions of the
§186,307; mechanical labor,
$8,000; stocks and money at interest, $ 43,440 deposits in savings
banks, $94,347; stock in trade,
Resources.
LOUDON.
in
wealth and happiness, and the population has been gradually decreasing from 1638 in 1860, to 1282 in
and affords excellent
and grazing. It ranks as
the third town in the county in the
value of its agricultural products.
There are some fine farms, under a
;
tillage
$6,300.
Along
high state of cultivation.
the banks of the river are some
CongreN. Stone, pastor
Freewill Baptist, Rev. Mr. Brooks,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. A. R.
Lunt, pastor. There are fourteen
schools, two of which are graded.
Average length of schools for the
(See
year, twenty-three weeks
fine interval lands.
Soucook River, runRivers.
ning in a south-easterly direction
through the town, is the principal
stream, and affords some very
good water power which is im.
proved to some extent.
Employments. The inhabtiants
are generally engaged in agriculture. But two towns in the county
raise as
many
bushels
of
corn,
and none as much wheat, or as
many pounds of maple sugar.
35,000 pounds of butter are annually
produced, 40,000 shingles, 565,000
feet of boards and dimension timber annually sawed, hubs, spokes
and axe helves, $2,000; 1,800
bushels grain ground, and leathHaving Coner tanned $ 25,000.
cord for a ready market for all
the surplus productions, many of
the farmers have become quite
wealthy, and but few farming
towns in the State have a more
thrifty and prosperous appearance; but like many other NewHampshire farming towns, for
many years their sons have been
receiving that education which creates an uneasy feeling and a mistaken idea, that there are better
fields in the West to secure more
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev. B.
tables.)
Hotel.
Mc Lellan
First Settlement.
House.
The
first
set-
tlement was commenced here in
1760, by Moses Ordway, Abraham
It was
and Jethro Batchelder.
formerly a part of Canterbury,
from which it was taken and incorporated under the name of
Loudon, January
First
Minister.
23, 1773.
A
Congrega-
was established in
1784; Rev. Jedediah Tucker was
settled over the Church in 1789,
tional society
dismissed in 1809.
by
North-west
Boundaries.
Canterbury, north-east by Gilmanton,
south-east by Pittsfield and
Chichester, and south-west by ConArea
cord. Area, 28,257 acres.
of improved land, 19,180 acres.
Distances. Ten miles north-east
from Concord.
Railroads.
Six miles to Pitts-
on Suncook Valley
Railroad, and ten miles to Concord
station. If the Concord and Rochfield
station,
is ever
expected to pass through
ester projected Railroad
built, it is
this
town.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
234
EYIWAN.
Grafton County. The
of this
town
is
station.
LYME.
Grafton County.
higli cultivation.
Ponds, River and Mountain.
There are several ponds, through
the largest of which flows Burnham's River. There is a considerelevation
called Lyman's
able
Mountain.
Employments.
the general
people.
16
uneven, but the
generally good, producing
fair crops of grain and grass.
Many of the farms are well tilled,
soil is
and under
Agriculture
is
employment of the
2,300 bushels wheat, 3,000
corn, 12,000 oats,
from Concord, and
north from Haverhill.
Railroad. Five miles to Lisbon
102 miles north
surface
and 42,000 bush-
The Con-
necticut River washes the west-
ern border of this town.
The
tervals are not as large as in
in-
many
other towns, on the river, but the
uplands are much better than they
average, in the river towns. Lyme
considered as one of the best
farming towns in the Connecticut
valley, in this State. It has been
is
many
celebrated for
years for
its
wheat and corn crops, and
its numerous and superior flocks
of sheep.
It is excelled by no
town in the State in its number,
and value of sheep. Considerable
annually proThere are two potato
duced.
starch mills annually manufacturing 84 tons starch, valued at $8,
400; 350,000 feet boards sawed,
besides cooper and other small
mechanical shops.
Resources.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 109,430
attention has been given by the inhabitants to the agricultural interest of the town, for a few years
past, with decided effects for the
$ 6,200 money
better.
els of potatoes are
;
$
15,500
in savings bank,
§ 251
;
deposits
at interest,
stock in trade, $ 3.870.
Churches and Schools.
Union,
Rev. A. R. Russell, pastor. There
are seven schools in town.
Aver-
age length of schools for the year,
twenty weeks.
First Settlements. The western
portion of Lyman was disannexed
and the town of Monroe constituted July 13,1854.
ed November
persons,
Lyman
10,
It
was
grant-
1761, to several
among whom
Daniel
was conspicuous, and
from him the township received
its name.
Boundaries. North by Littleton,
east by Lisbon, south by Bath, and
west by Monroe.
Area of improved land, 10,363 acres.
Distances. By cars from Lisbon,
large
There are two small
Villages.
villages;
the principal village
pleasantly situated, and
for the neatness
is
is
noted
and order which
generally prevail.
Streams and Ponds.
There are
three small streams passing through
the town and discharging into the
Connecticut. There are two small
ponds, the largest of which is call-
ed Port's Pond.
Elevations.
elevations, the
of which
is
There are several
most considerable
called Smart's
Moun-
tain.
Minerals.
Beds of lime-stone,
of the granular crystaline variety,
with which are large quantities of
garnet, with crystals of hornblende
are found in several localities.
A
very curious mixture of granular
�LYNDEBOROUGH.
quartz with carbonate of lime has
been discovered, and is valued
highly for the manufacture of plate
Specimens of
or window glass.
black tourmaline have been found
in different parts; some of the
specimens are very handsome.
Employments.
The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agriculture.
Over 9,000 sheep are kept;
11,000 bushels of corn and 3,000
bushels of wheat, are annually produced; and 20,000 lbs. of maple
sugar, arc made.
130,000 shingles,
1,400,000, feet of boards,
&c, and
50 tons of potato starch, are annually
One
manufactured.
mill, valued at
$
6,000,
grist-
annually
grinds 14,000 bushels of grain, val-
ued at $
16,000.
Agricultural prod-
Resources.
mechanical labor,
8 10,300 stocks and bonds, $ 3,785
money at interest, § 43,500 deposits in savings bank, $ 34,082
stock in trade, 8 21,425 from summer tourists, $ 1,000.
Churches and Schools. Congregational Church, 282 members, Rev.
Henry A. Hazen, pastor in 1870;
Baptist, Rev. L. M. Wheeler, pastor.
There are fourteen districts,
and fifteen schools average length
for the year, twenty weeks.
Library. Lyme Social Library
has 2,800 volumes.
ucts,
$
199,204
;
;
;
;
;
Hotel.
" Kent's Hotel."
Walter Fairfield,
John and William Sloan, and othFirst Settlers.
ers settled here in 1764. Incorporated July 8, 1761, and granted
to Theodore Atkinson.
First Minister.
Rev. William
Connat, Congregational, settled in
1783; died in 1810.
Boundaries. North by Orford,
east by Dorchester, south by Hanover, and west by Thetford, Ver-
235
mont. Area, 28,500 acres;
of improved land, 18,266.
acres
miles
Fifty-four
Distances.
north-west from Concord, and
twenty south from Haverhill.
Railroad.
No Railroad passes
through this town, but it is well
connected by stages four times daily with the railway at West Thetford Depot.
LYNDEBOROUGH,
Hillsborough County.
The
Lyndeborough is elevated. The soil is deep and strong.
The pasturage is unequaled by any
town in the county.
Mountain and Streams. Centre
Mountain of considerable hight,
divides the town from east to west.
situation of
The streams are small, originating mostly from springs within the
On
town.
mountain
the plain below the
in the north-east part, is
a very pleasant (though small) village, situated on the banks of Piscataquoag River.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
About 10,000 clapboards, 240,000
shingles and 625.000 feet of boards
&c., are annually sawed.
The
Lyndeborough Glass Company, obtown
from which are made, fruit jars
and all kinds of glass bottles. 50
hands are employed.
tain their quartz rock in this
Resources.
prodmechanical labor,
stocks and money at inAgricultural
ucts $113,484;
$ 26,000
$ 7,850
;
deposits in savings
bank, $29,879; stock in trade, $15,
terest,
;
from summer tourists, $ 2,500.
Summer Resorts. The elevated
075
;
position of this town, has caused
many lovers of New-Hampshire
scenery, to spend their
vacation here.
summer
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
Churches and Schools.
CongreGeorge Smith, pastor; Baptist. Rev. E. J. Whittemore, pastor. There are ten public schools
average length for the
year, sixteen weeks.
Libraries. There are two public libraries, " Franklin" Library,
500 volumes South Lyndeborough
Library, 300 volumes.
First Settlements.
This town
was granted by Massachusetts to
Captain Samuel King and fifty-nine
gational, Rev.
;
;
others,
who were engaged
in the
Canada expedition in 1690.
was called " Salem Canada,"
the reason that
many
of those
It
for
who
belonged to the expedition were
Salem.
Benjamin Lynde,
Esq., purchased a large portion of
the township and adjoining lands,
from
in 1753,
and
name from
it received its present
him. It was incorpor-
ated April 23. 1764. The names
of the earliest settlers were, Put-
nam, Chamberlain and Cram.
First Ministers.
Rev.
John
Rand, (Congregational) settled in
1757, dismissed in 1763; Rev. Se-
Lyndeborough,
when completed
in the fall of 1873.
MADBritV.
Strafford County.
face
The
sur-
generally even and the soil
productive. In the valleys it consists of a portion of clay, on the
uplands, a mixture of sand and
is
loam.
Much
of this land
lent for hay, of
is
excel-
which large ciop
are annually produced.
Streams and Pond.
extreme
Its
southeasterly point extends to the
tide-water, on or near the Piscata-
Bellamy Bank River, coming from Barrington and passing
through the northeasterly part of
Madbury, is the only stream of
note; and Barbadoes Pond is the
principal body of water.
qua.
Minerals. Bog iron ore, and red
and yellow ochre, in considerable
quantities, are found in several
localities.
Employments. The people are
almost exclusively devoted to agriculture. Dover, three miles distant, affords an excellent market
wall Goodrich, settled in 1768,
died in 1809.
Boundaries.
North by Green-
for the disposal of their surplus
productions.
Francestown and New-Boston, east by Mount Vernon and
Milford, south by Milford, Wilton
and Temple, and west by Temple
and Greenfield.
Area,
20,760
tions, $50,980; stocks
and money
at interest, $14,746;
deposits in
field,
acres.
Dista?ioes.
miles
eighteen
Thirty-five
south from Concord,
north-west from Nashua, twenty
south-west from Manchester, and
ten north of west from Amherst.
Railroads.
Three and one half
miles to Wilton depot.
A daily
stage connects the railroad with
this town. The Peterborough and
Wilton Railroad will pass through
Resources.
Agricultural produc-
savings banks, $ 60,593.
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev.
M.
Congre
Leese, pastor.
There are four schools, of which
only one averages twelve scholars
through the year. Average length
of schools through the year, nineteen weeks.
First Settlement.
Madbury was
originally a part of Dover,
and
its
connected with the
history of that ancient town.
It
was incorporated May 31, 1775,
and at that date contained a popuearly history
is
�MADISON
lation of 677.
In
—MANCHESTER.
had 408
1870, it
237
are generally engaged in agricul-
There is considerable manufacturing and trade in town, be-
ture.
inhabitants.
Rev. Samuel
Hyde commenced preaching in
1758, and remained till 1770 Rev.
Eliphaz Chapman preached from
First Ministers.
;
mining
sides the
There
interest.
are about 12,000 pairs of shoes annually manufactured, and clothing
1771 to 1773.
to the value of
Boundaries. This is a small, triangular-shaped town, and is bounded north-east by Dover, south-west
by Durham and Lee, and northwest by Barrington. Area, 7,600
$ 20,000,
made.
(See tables.)
Resources.
acres
;
improved land,
4,600 acres.
miles
Thirty -six
north-east from Concord, and three
south from Dover.
Railroad.
Boston and Maine
Railroad passes through the eastern part of the town in a northerly
and southerly direction.
Distances.
MADISON.
Carroll County.
The
.
surface
uneven, but the soil is generally
good, producing fine crops of corn,
is
oats
and potatoes.
Pond.
Six-Mile Pond
principal body of water.
is
the
It is four
miles long and about one mile
wide. Its waters flow into Ossipee
Lake.
Minerals. There is a zinc and
lead mine, and a lead and silver
mine in this town. The Carroll
County Lead and Zinc Mining
Company1 were extensively working these mines in 1870.
date, the
At that
company employed twen-
ty-two men.
Eleven
men were
in
mine and eleven were above
ground.
The depth of tunnel is
seventy feet. The annual amount
the
of product, 23,475 grains of silver,
1094 tons lead, and 3273 tons zinc,
valued at $ 46,360.
For some reahave ceased
son, their operations
for the present.
Employments.
The
inhabitants
ucts,
is
Agricultural prod$78,478; mechanical labor,
$ 30,800
money
;
at interest,
$
2,
banks,
$13,447; stock in trade, 85,613;
424;
deposits
from summer
Summer
quite
a
in
savings
$ 10,000.
Madison
tourists,
Resort.
resort for
all
is
lovers of
New-Hampshire summer
scenery.
There are about five hundred visitors, who spend a part Or the
whole of their vacation in this
town.
Freewill
Churches and ScJwols.
Baptist Church, Elder A. C. Peasley, pastor. There are nine schools.
Average length of schools for the
year, eighteen weeks.
Churchill House, and
Hotels.
Madison House.
Town Organization. Madwas taken from the western
portion of Eaton, and incorporated
as a town, December 17, 1852.
First
ison
Boundaries.
east by
North by Albany,
Conway and Eaton, south
by Freedom, and west by Tarnworth and Albany. Acres of improved land, 6,232.
Distances.
miles
Sixty-four
from Concord,
twenty north from Ossipee.
north-east
Railroad.
Falls and
through
Portsmouth,
Conway Railroad
this
and
Great
passes
town.
MANCHESTER.
Hillsborough County. A city,
and part shire town of the county.
But few towns in New-England or
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
238
in this nation, have made such
rapid progress in population, manufacturing and wealth, for the past
as Manchester. It
value of cotton and
cloths manufactured, as
thirty years,
i*anks, in
woolen
its
the fourth city in the United States,
New-Hampshire.
Forty years ago, where the city
now stands, there was but a hamlet, and the only noise to break
the stillness of the quiet, was the
waters of the Merrimack, as they
thundered over the falls, and for
ages had been waiting to assist
and as the
man
to
drama
first in
do
its
part in the great
of creation's
work
;
is
now
a great city of nearly thirty thousand people, and the busy hum of
life is heard through the buzz of
its
200,000 spindles, the clatter of
and the bustle of
business
through its crowded
streets, from morn till night.
Unlike Lowell, Lawrence, and many
its
5,000 looms,
other cities in the vicinity of Bos-
enough away from
that commercial metropolis, as
ton,
it
is
far
not to destroy
and there
ton,
is
its
no
mercantile trade,
city outside of Bos-
Providence and Worcester, in
the eastern section of
land,
New-Eng-
which shows the business
life
in the streets, like Manchester.
The surface is generally level,
but the soil of a considerable part
of the town is light and sandy.
The intervals on the river are limited, but of easy cultivation, and
fertile, while the swells afford
many excellent farms, under high
of the State.
It
acres
has an area of
hundred
twenty-three
—about
and
fifty
twenty-five miles in
circumference and is divided into
;
two equal parts by a narrow strait
crossed by a bridge. Each of these
is about three miles in length
by one mile in width. Lying with-
parts
in four miles of the city proper, it
has become quite a public resort
The Massabesic
for pleasure.
House, on the shore of the lake, is
a fine hotel, and receives a good
share of the public patronage.
Rivers and Streams. The Mei rimack River passes along the
western part of the city
Amos-
;
keag Falls
river.
the largest on the
is
In the ordinary stage of
fall to the foot of
the water, the
the locks
the whole
mile
is
forty-seven feet and
fall in
the space of a
is fifty-four feet.
One
of the
most substantial stone dams on
the river is built at the head of
these falls, capable, at the average
flow of water, to turn the whole
river into a spacious basin connect-
ed with the upper canal, for the
use of the mills. The Amoskeag,
or lower canal, was first constructed for navigation around the falls,
and was connected with the Middlesex in 1816, and at that date
was the most expensive canal in
New-England, with the fexception
of the Middlesex. The Hon. Samuel Blodgett, who died here many
years ago, was the founder of this
canal and expended a large fortune in its construction without
—
handsome sheet of water, with
many islands, and presenting some
reaping any benefit therefrom his
death occuring about the time of
He was a man of
its completion.
intelligence and enterprise and a
Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, soon after the Revolution.
of the finest scenery in this section
The upper canal
cultivation.
Lake. Massabesic Lake, in the
eastern portion, towards Auburn,
lies partly in
this
town.
It is
a
is
4,950 feet long,
�MANCHESTER.
239
forty -five feet wide, ten feet deep
Merrimack River,
and
it falls
walled throughout with
stone. The lower canal is 7,500 feet
in length, and corresponding in its
other dimensions with the upper.
The fall from the upper to the
lower canal, is twenty feet. The
water power, secured hy the dam
and two canals, is estimated to be
is
sufficient to
drive nearly 250,000
and belongs to the Amoskeag Mill and water- power
company. These falls were the respindles,
sort of the Indians in the season,
to secure fish for their year's supply.
would
Tribes
congregate
many
miles around, and
catch and dry the fish, there appearing to be no end to the supply.
The early settlers followed
here, for
in the tracks of the Indians,
this respect, for
would
many years.
in
Par-
come
with teams
freighted with salt and barrels,
fifty miles distant, and camp out,
and catch and salt down Salmon,
Shad, Alewives, Eels and other
ties
kinds
of
them
the year.
sport,
and the fishing season, at
fish,
sufficient to
It
was
last
rare
" Skeag," was looked forward to
with pleasure by the settlers, for
many weeks, before the time arrived. Dams and other obstructions have destroyed the whole run
offish, which swarmed the river
from the ocean to its source in
the White Mountain streams.
Piscataquoag River has its rise
in Francestown. Weare, Dunbarand New-Boston, passes
ton
through Goflfstown and joins the
Merrimack at the south-west part
of the town. There is some valuable water power near its mouth.
Cohas or Massabesic River is the
outlet of Massabesic Lake. In the
short passage of three miles to
at GofFs Falls,
over one hundred and twen-
Near the Merrimack
a fine water power which
ty-five feet.
there
is
is improved.
There are several
brooks in various sections of the
town.
The city proper of ManCity.
chester is located on the east side
of the Merrimack and near the
Amoskeag Falls. But few cities
can boast of more rapid growth,
enterprise, and general intelliThe Amosgence of its people.
keag Manufacturing Company was
incorporated in 1831; and purchased all the land around the falls on
the east side, and
now
where the
city
stands, including the valley
cemetery. They now own nearly
all the land to within one hundred feet of the west side of Elm
street, and own and maintain all
those streets on the west side of
Elm, running towards the canal.
is the largest, and
most powerful corporation in the
State, and while it has always
looked at the main chance (or
their own interest,) it has always
The Amoskeag
looked at the best interest of the
city.
For (what is termed) a
soul-less institution, it has been
very liberal in its donations.
They gave the land for the Valley
Cemetery, and many other lots in
various other sections.
In 1837,
went into operation,
and from that date commenced
the growth of the town which had
their first mill
increased in 1840 to 3,235 inhabiThe streets are regularly
laid out, and, in various sections of
the city, public lawns were reservtants.
ed which have been laid out into
walks and planted with shade
trees.
Some of them have beautiful artificial ponds.
These parks
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
240
add much beauty to the city, and
the streets around them, and are
desirable locations for private residences.
Many of the public
and private buildings are handsome and expensive structures.
Some private
residences, including
grounds, have cost nearly $ 100,
000.
There are fourteen church
edifices,
between
thirty
and forty
halls,
eighteen
eight hotels, court house, city hall,
public library, two daily, two
weekly, and one monthly newspapers, eight banks, one hundred and
school-houses,
factories
fifty
and
mechanical
shops, of all kinds, thirty-six lawyers, ten insurance agents, thirty-
four physicians, six dentists,
(in
and
3,286 dwelling houses,
1870)
but at the present time (January,
In
1874,) it is estimated at 4,000.
1870, ward one had 419 dwellings
and 4,080 inhabitants; ward two,
253 dwellings,
ward three,
inhabitants;
2460
768 dwellings and 4,296
inhabitants;
ward
four, 615,
lings, 4,073 inhabitants;
dwel-
ward
five,
ter,
more generally respected
is
and beloved by the whole community than Mr. Wallace.
House
erected in 1839; value $ 6,500.
Franklin Street Congregational,
Rev. William J. Tucker, pastor;
church organized in 1844, as the
Second Congregational "Society.
House valued at $ 11,000. First
Baptist, Rev. A. C. Gi'aves, pastor church value, $ 60,000 organ;
;
Merrimack
ized in 1839.
Baptist, Rev.
Sherwin, pastor;
church value $ 7,000. First Freewill Baptist,
,
$ 20,000.
in 1850
tine's, Catholic,
ward seven, 237 dweland ward
habitants;
lings, 1,662 inhabitants;
eight,
100 dwellings, 541 inhabi-
tants.
Churches.
First Methodist Epis-
W.
Taylor,
1829;
house
copal Church. Rev. C.
organized
pastor;
erected 1830. St. Paul, Methodist
Episcopal, Rev. James Pike, pastor
$
;
Demar
;
cost
Augus-
St.
Rev. J. A. Cheva-
House erected in 1872
$ 45,000. St. Joseph's, Catholic,
Rev. John O'Brien, priest;
House erected in 1869. at an expense of $70,000.
The church property of Manchester is estimated to be worth $ 270,
lier, priest
;
cost
000;
the three catholic churches
1840, value,
owning nearly one half. Some of
them are the finest and most ex-
Universalist, Rev. G. S.
pensive structures, of the kind, in
church erected in
16.000.
or-
1839.
ward
dwellings, 3,300 in-
pastor;
Pine Street Freewill Baptist, Rev. N". L. Rowell,
pastor; organized in 1859. Unitarian, Rev. C. B. Ferry, pastor;
organized in 1840. Grace Church,
Episcopal, Rev. Lorenzo Sears,
rector; organized in 1841.
Christian, worship at City Hall, Rev.
Elisha H. Wright, pastor. Advent, worship at Martin's Hall,
Rev. Caleb Richardson, pastor;
St. Anne's, Catholic, Rev. William
McDonald, priest; House erected
ganized in
338 dwellings, 3,170 inhabitants;
six, 556
Street
A
church dedicated February, 1840, value $ 11,000.
1st Congregational. Rev. Cyrus W.
Wallace was pastor of this church
the State.
nearly thirty years.
He resigned his charge in 1873. No man
who has grown up with Manches-
age length for the year,
for
••-!",
pastor;
Schools.
The whole number of
schools in the city is forty-five, of
which thirty-six are graded aver;
weeks
;
total
forty
amount of money
annually appropriated for school
�THE
��241
MANCHESTER.
eneum was
purposes $44,683.51; or $ 12.76 to
each scholar in the city. The estimated value of school houses and
There are 1700
lots is $220,000.
male, and 1800 female children
enrolled as scholars attending the
public schools, and there are 500
children between the ages of four
and fourteen years who do not at-
January 28, 1846, the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company generously gave $ 1,000 for the purchase
March 24, of the same
of books
year, the Stark Mills gave $ 500,
thing wrong somewhere to allow
one-eighth of the children to be
brought up in ignorance, which if
allowed to continue will be sure to
;
for the
appropriates
more
its
In 1850,
the library continually increased
for nearly ten years.
In 1854 the Manchester City Li-
for school purposes in pro-
portion to
same purpose.
Manchester Print Works gave
$ 500, for the same object. There
were many donations made by
members of the Association, and
breed vice and misery in any comNo city in New-Engmunity.
land makes better provisions for
and
1844,
soon made.
part of the year are very specific.
It is evident that there is some-
schools
in
of books Avasmade in March 1840,
of six hundred and eighty-three
volumes to which additions were
New-Hamptend any school.
shire laws, obliging parents or
guardians of children, at certain
ages, to send them to school a
money
established
mainly through the exertions of
Hon. Samuel D. Bell, Hon. Daniel
Clark, Hon. Herman Foster, lion.
Moody Currier, and other prominent citizens, with the design of
founding a library, reading-room,
and museum. The first purchase
wealth and popula-
In
was incorporated, and
brary
through Hon. Frederick Smyth the
Mayor of the city, arrangements
mon-
were made with the Atheneum
ey appropriated for school purThe principoses was $3,100,
pal school houses are, High School,
on Beech Street; Training School,
Franklin
Street;
Merrimack
Lincoln
Street Grammar School
Spring
Street Grammar School
PiscataStreet Grammar School
quoag Grammar School and Am-
Association together with the consent of the principal donors, to
transfer their library to form the
tion than Manchester, but if the
children are not made to attend,
it
is
money and labor
total amount
lost.
of
1814, the
basis of a free city library.
;
;
;
;
oskeag Grammar School.
Joseph G. Edgerly is Superintendent of public instruction, William
W. Colburn principal of the High
School, and Daniel A. Clifford,
Benjamin
F.
nually for the increase of the library, besides paying incidental
expenses &c.
Grammar
Library.
Dame, William E.
schools.
The Manchester Ath-
February
Patten's building in
Buck, Allen A. Bennett, and
Charles F. Morrill, principals of
the
Sep-
tember 6, 1854, the transfer was
made, and the Manchester City Library was established, with 2,956
volumes. There was a provision
in the contract that no less than
$ 1,000 should be appropriated an-
i
5,
1856,
which the Liwas destroyed
brary was located,
by fire, and all, save 596 volumes,
were burned. The number of volumes in the library at the time of
its destruction, was not less than
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
242
A new
5,446.
building has been
Amoskeag,
House and
Stearns
built expressly for the library at
Ilazeltine House.
an expense of $
The Ilazeltine House was opened in 1872, and built at an expense
of $ 100,000. The Stearns House is
a new and a fine four story build-
The
being the
kind in the
30,000,
finest structure of the
now
eonnas a
fund of $ 5,000, the interest of
which is to be expended for the
purchase of books.
In looking
State.
tains
17,300
library
volumes.
down through
with
It
the vista of the fu-
present provisions
magnitude of this
library, fifty years hence, can readily be imagined, if nothing befalls
The present officers are John
it.
P. Newell, President; Samuel N.
ture,
its
for increase, the
Bell,
Treasurer;
and C.
II.
Mar-
ing,
handsomely
furnished,
and
arranged.
City Hotel has
been built over twenty years and
still holds its rank with good ho-
well
The Manchester House was
when
Manchester was considered only a
tels.
built over thirty years ago,
growing village. It has always been
under the control of Mr. William
Shepard, and has, in the various
changes in the city, in erecting new
more modern
shall, Librarian.
hotels of
Manchester Mirror and American, daily; Manchester Mirror and Farmer, weekly; Manchester Daily Union; The
Union Democrat, weekly, and
ure,
received
New-Hampshire Journal of Music,
houses.
monthly.
respectable
Newspapers.
Among
(See tables.).
sonic of the early papers
which were published prior to 1844,
were the Manchester Democrat,
by William II. Kimb.Jl, and Joseph Kidder. Iris & Literary Souvenir by S. II. NT. B. Everett; Weekly Advertiser, by Isaac Kinsman
Manchester Gleaner, by John
Caldwell.
Amoskeag National;
Banks.
Manchester NaFirst National
ional and City National capital
Amoskeag Savstock $000,000.
;
;
Bank Manchester Savings
Bank
City Savings Bank, and
Merrimack River Savings Bank.
Total amount of deposits $ 7,541,
044.52 and more than twenty five
ings
;
;
per cent of
all
deposits in the sav-
ings banks of the State.
The Manchestev House,
City Hotel, Webster House, Merrimack House, Tremont House,
Hotels.
architect-
maintained the position of being a first-class house, and always
its full share of public
patronage. The four last named
hotels are considered first class
The other hotels are good,
houses and are well
patronized.
City Hall
Hulls.
the corner
It
streets.
is
located on
of
Elm and Market
was
built in the season
of 1845, at an expense, including
the clock, of $35,000. When it
was erected it was considered the
building of the kind in the
finest
State
;
but the
rapid change in
antique
it an
architecture gives
appearance, and
many prominent citizens are talking of a new
City Hall in keeping with the
growth and wealth of their city.
The Old Town Hall was built
on the same ground in 1841, costing $ 17,000. It was destroyed in
1844 and the City Hall took its
place.
Brown's. Merchant's Exchange,
Faneuil,
Grand
Army,
Granite,
Music,
Kennard's, Merrimack,
Smyth's and Town's Hall on Elm
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MANCHESTER.
Masonic,
Globe,
Street;
Odd
Fellow's and Pytheon on Hanover
Street, and Lafayette and Lyceum
Halls on Merrimack Street, are the
principal halls in the city. Symth's
one of the largest in the
Music Hall is a very handsome room.
Squares and Parks.
Concord,
Hanover, Merrimack, Tremont and
Hall
is
State
;
Park,
are
They are
the
all
city proper,
principal
parks.
located within the
and
offer
a pleasant
retreat in
warm weather
for the
people to
secure healthy
recrea-
tion,
and pure
air.
Cemeteries.
There are many
cemeteries in Manchester, the
most important of which will be
briefly mentioned.
Cemetery. The grounds
cemetery were generously
donated by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company,
the
deed
bearing date, January 25, 1840,
and conveying nineteen and sevValley
for this
en-tenths acres, pleasantly located on Mill Brook, and bounded
north by Auburn Street, east by
Pine Street, south by Valley
Street, and west by Willow Street.
There were certain provisions in the
deed, debarring the use of money
obtained for the sale of lots, for any
other purpose than to benefit and
beautify the grounds.
The grounds
Cemetery was located in the
south part of Meeting house lot in
1759.
It was much used till 1840.
Forest Cemetery was located near
the south-west corner of ancient
Chester, and was used as early as
1735,
A dense forest has now
grown up over the graves. There
are, on the west side of the Merrimack, Piscataquoag, Amoskeag,
and the Catholic cemetery. All
tre
these grounds are pleasantly located and are capable of being made
pleasant resting places for the
dead.
.
Masonic. Trinity Commandery
No. 1; Adoniram Council, No. 3;
Mount Iloreb Royal Arch Chapter,
No. 11; Lafayette Lodge, No. 41;
Washington Lodge, No. 61.
Granite
Knights of Pythias.
Lodge, No. 3; Merrimack Lodge,
No.
/.
set
4.
WonolanWildey
0. of Odd Fellows.
Encampment, No.
Lodge,
No.
Lodge, No. 2;
2;
Hillsborough
Mechanics' Lodge,
45;
No. 13; Mount Washington Encampment, No.' 16; Odd Fellows
Mutual Relief Association. Odd
Fellows Building on Hanover
Street, is one of the finest edifices in the city. The Order owns
the building, and rents the lower
story.
Independent Order of Good TemStark Lodge, No. 4; Merrimack Lodge, No. 44 St. Paul's,
Total Abstinence Mutual Benefit
are laid out with much care and
taste, and the brook which is clear
and meandering in its course
through the grounds, adds much
beauty to this lovely spot, the
home of the dead, and the retreat
plars.
Nearly all the
lots have been sold, and another
purchase has been made, of forty
acres, and owing to the growth of
Pine which covers this lot, it is
called Pine Grove Cemetery. Cen-
Hampshire
of the mourner.
;
Union Degree Temple,
Society.
No.
20.
Tornverian.
Military.
First
Regiment New-
Volunteer Militia,
Headquarters, Grand Army Hall.
Amoskeag
Veterans,
Armory,
organized in 1854,
Head Guards, Armory in Lafayette
Hall, organized in 1865.
Sheri-
Town's block
;
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244
Armory
Muse-
Quint's,
organized in 1865.
Armory
Manchester Veterans,
in G. A. R. Hall organized 1870.
Clark Guards, Armory, Granite
Block, organized in 1867. German Brass Band rooms in Mer-
Smith's,
dan
Guards,
um
building,
in
;
;
chants' Exchange.
Mercantile Trade. The trade of
The
is extensive.
city affords a market for a good
farming country from eight to fif-
Manchester
teen miles around it, having a
population of about 15,000 inhabitants consequently many of these
farmers do their trading where
Elm
they market their produce.
is the principal street where the
mercantile houses are located, although trade is increasing on
many of the streets which are connected with Elm Street. There
are about four hundred and fifty
stores and shops for trade, of all
kinds, many of which do a large
—
Elm
business.
Street
straight,
is
one hundred feet wide,
aud paved with square blocks of
granite, while the side walks are
wide and paved with brick or conFor over one mile this
crete.
street is lined with large, mercanabout
tile
blocks, and, for that distance,
there
of
is
the
no
street in
same
New England,
length, outside of
Boston, that can show
ness life, with streets
more
teams and pedestrians,
all
their
various
busi-
with
busy in
filled
vocations.
Some
of the most important blocks are
Bradford's, Burge's,
Blodgett's,
Brown's, Central, Connor's, Emeral, Ferris's, Johnson's, Kennard's,
Kidder's, Lincoln, Marshal's,
Mu-
seum, Martin, McHugh's, Mercantile, Merchant's, Exchange, Merrimack, Methodist Church," Music
Hall,
Parsons',
Bell's,
Paddle's,
Sanborn's,
Smyth's,
Stark, Towne's,
Union,
Weeks', and Wells' blocks, are all
on Elm Street; Calley's, Globe,
Johnson's, Masonic, Odd Fellows',
and Post Office blocks, on Hanover Street, and many other mercantile buildings too numerous, to
mention. There are several large
jobbing houses, dealing in flour,
and corn. The capital invested in
trade is estimated at $ 1,813,200.
Manufactories.
The manufacturing business is very extensive
and important, being nearly equal
of Concord, Dover, and
Nashua, combined. The largest
and most important is, first, the
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. This company was incorporated in 1831, with a capital of
$ 3,000,000. The business is divided
to that
into three departments, viz.
first,
land and water power; second,
manufacturing cotton goods, and
third, machine and repair shop.
They own all the land and all the
water power used and occupied
This
by all the mills and shops.
land and power they rent to the
other mills at very low rates, the
whole amounting to less than
Their cotton
$40,000 annually.
manufactories are the largest in
the State, consisting of five large
mills.
The first went into operation in 1837.
The machine shops
manufacture machinery for cotton
and woolen mills, steam fire engines, &c.
There is a large founproducing
dery shop
various
They now ankinds of castings.
nually employ in their various
manufactories, at the rate of 1,200
males and 1,800 females and children, with an annual pay roll of
S
1,110,000,
and annually produc-
ing 24,000,000 yards, consisting of
��THE
�MANCHESTER.
denims, tickings, and sheetings,
valued at § 4,105,000; 70 steam fire
and various
engines, castings
kinds of machinery, to the value
1,269,000, making the total production $ 5,43 1,000. Hon. Ezekiel
A. Straw has the management of
§
business,
large
this
by
assisted
competent men.
Manchester Print Works, incorporated in 1839 as the Manchester
Mills.
In 1847, its charter was
changed to Merrimack Mills, and
again in 1851, to Manchester Print
Works, with a capital of § 1,800,
000.
In 1853 a part of their Avorks
was destroyed by fire, inflicting a
It was soon reloss of § 125,000.
built, but, in 1855, they
were again
245
yards
sheeting,
4,500,000
yards
drilling, 240,000 yards duck, 1,500,
yards crash, and 1,100,000
6eamless bags; the whole valued
000
at
§2,000,000.
Phinehas Adams,
agent.
Langdon
Capital §500,
Mills.
employed, 150; women
and children. 350 annual pay roll,
producing
5,000,000
§200,000
yards sheeting of various grades,
valued at § 700,000. W. L. Killey,
000;
men
;
;
agent.
Narnaskee Mills. Capital § 680,
employ 91 males, and 145 females annual pay roll, § 102,000
annually producing 1,600,000 yards
gingham, §232,000; 500,000 yards
flannel, §135,000.
E. A. Straw,
000;
;
visited by the fiery element, which
destroyed one half of their large
agent.
mill, causing a loss of §271,000.
tal,
J. Brugger, Hosiery mill.
Capi-
laine cloth, valued at §1,440,000;
employs 55 men,
and 95 women and children; annual pay roll, §85,000; annually
produce 78,500 dozen pairs woolen
stockings, valued at §265,000.
A. P. Olzendam, Hosiery. Capemploys 37 men,
tal, §50,000;
and 58 women and children; annual pay roll, §51,000; annually
produces 60,000 dozen pairs woolen hose, valued at § 180,000.
Manchester Locomotive Works.
employs 675
Capital, § 150,000
hands annual pay roll, § 405,000
and annual product 156 locomo-
380,000 yards casimere valued at
tives, besides castings of
Their business
is
under one gen-
eral supervision, but in
two de-
partments, viz. Mills for manufacturing cotton print cloths, and
mills for
delaine cloths, &c.
printing cotton goods and delaine
cloths. They annually employ, in
both departments, 1,000 males and
1,400 females and children, who
annually receive for their labor
;
§910,000,
and annually produce
9,500,000 yards print cloth, valued
§712,500;
at
9,000,000 yards de-
making the total § 2,562,
The goods printed in the
§410,000,
500.
other departments, are valued at
§
2,750,000.
Stark Mills, capital, § 1,250.000,
were incorporated
in
1838,
and
commenced
operations in 1839.
This corporation emploj-s 400
men and 900 women and children
annual pay roll is § 450,000,
and their annual product 4,500,000
the
§50,000;
;
;
scription, valued at
§
every de-
1,560,000.
Amoskeag Ax Company.
Em-
pay roll, 40,000;
annual value of goods manufactured, § 130,000.
Lowell's Iron Foundery. Produces iron fences, lamp posts, columns, water pipes, gas pipes, &c.
employs 40 hands annual pay roll,
§ 27,000 annual productions, § 75,
ploys 60 hands;
;
:
000.
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246
In 1870 the Unconoonook Mills
employed 20 males and 8 females
pay roll, $ 15,000 manufactured
;
ing 320,000 bushels
grain, of all
kinds, valued at $290,000;
6,075,
boards and dimension
timber, valued at $ 128,000; newspapers and job printing, $ 100,000;
000
feet
paper to the value of §180,000.
Amoskeag Paper Mills employ 20
males and 20 females; pay roll,
$ 16,800 produce paper to the value of $ 300,000.
Manchester Gas Light Company.
Incorporated in 1841, with a capiIt has laid twental of $ 100,000.
ty-one miles of pipe, from two to
fourteen inches, extending through
$5,000; fliers, $25,000; ale, $50,
000; boots and shoes, $75,000;
granite and marble works, $75,
000, besides shops to manufacture
files, rolls, harnesses, straw goods,
window shades, tin ware, hair
The
restorative, cigars, confectionery,
works have the capacity to furnish
and many other shops too
numerous to mention the whole,
in the aggregate numbering nearly
150.
There are tailors, milliners,
carpenters, masons, painters, book
;
different parts of
the city.
300,000 feet of gas every twenty-
The
four hours.
partments,
is
city,
in all de-
now consuming
50,
000,000 feet annually, and, rated at
excelsior, $30,000; carriages,
and repaired, $
were consumed
all
the
;
in 1870, 30,000,000
The numher of burners
mills
houses,
is
&c,
10,000,
in
in
stores,
besides 224
Forty-five men are
9,000,
street lamps.
made
spokes,
;
binders, gas
feet.
;
belts,
$2,50 per 1,000 feet, it amounts
$ 125,000. In 1854, 8,837,000 feet
to
100,000
&c, &c.
fitters,
The
blacksmiths,
capital invested in
the manufactories
is
$9,970,000,
employing 4,290 men, and 4,966
women and children, with an annual pay roll of $3,674,000, and
producing manufactured goods to
employed, annually receiving for
the
§ 28,000.
W. W. Hubbard, doors, sash,
blinds, moldings and stair rails,
emploj-s 30 men, pay roll $ 21,000;
manufactured
productions have
increased, since 1870, nearly $5,
000,000. and the operatives about
value
land, in proportion to their popula-
their labor,
of
productions,
§42.000.
Jeremiah Hodge, window frames,
&c, employs 8 men, value of productions, $ 20,000. Bisco & Denny,
card
clothing, value of
productions, $26,000.
John Cloworth,
loom reeds, $ 8,000. B. H. Chase,
pickers, $ 6,000. J. Baldwin, bobbins, spools
and
employs
$ 24,000,
annual value of productions, 8 55,
52
men and
shuttles,
boys, pay roll,
S. C. Forsaith & Co., machine works, annual productions,
$115,000.
D. B. Varney, brass
foundry, annual value of productions, $80,000.
There are also
three grist mills, annually grind-
000.
value
1,000.
tion,
of $18,108,000.
But few
cities in
The
Xew-Eng-
have exceeded these gains in
manufactories.
Professional Services, Trade
and
This branch of
business includes all persons not
employed in farming or in manufactories and house keeping.
It
means merchants, clerks, book
keepers, bankers, men employed
on railroads, day laborers, teachers,
lawyers, clergymen, physiTransportation.
cians, dentists, &c.
The number
of persons employed in these professions is estimated at nine per
cent of its population, or 2,700.
Productions of the
Resources.
�MANCHESTER.
soil,
$148,403; mechanical labor,
$3,674,000;
professional services,
&c, $ 1,620,000; stocks, $272,120;
money at interest, $48,300; deposits in
savings banks, $3,057,676;
stock in trade, $ 1,902,080.
Manchester Water Works.
The
was
The
extinguishing
force hose
pipes, with a head of one hundred
and fifty feet, is equal to an effifacilities for
alone, through
cient
fire
cities
in
taken
which
is
from Massabesic lake,
noted for
its
purity, being
from mineral substances, and is about four miles
from the City Hall. The water is
raised into a large reservoir, about
one hundred and fifty-two feet
above Elm Street, at the City Hall,
by hydraulic power pumping. The
pumping station is located on
Cohas river, the outlet of the lake,
with an outflow of water averagvery
clear
ing not lees than forty-five million
gallons per day, which, acting on
the
fall at this point, is
equal to a
hundred horse power privilege, and lias the capacity to pump
and furnish the water for a city of
five
125,000 inhabitants.
The present
pumping machinery has a capacity
to force into the main reservoir
not less than five and one third
million
gallons
of water
evei-y
twenty-four hours, while to supply
the present wants of the city, less
than two million gallons are required.
The pipes are wrought iron, cement lined. The force main and
supply main are twenty inches in
range with
secting streets.
The water
is
and twenty
the curb stone lines of the inter-
obtained at the June session of
the Legislature, 1871.
hundred
one
gates, set invariably in
fires,
establishing these works,
bill,
over
247
department
New-England,
many
in
and,
in
connection with the excellent fire
organization in this city, nearly
excludes the risk of any devastatThe total expense of
ing fires.
the works was about $ 600,000.
Sewerage. An excellent plan of
sewerage has been surveyed, and
much of it laid, and together with
the excellent water facilities,
make Manchester a clean
healthy
must
and
city.
The fire orFire Department.
ganization consists of No. 1, Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine Company,
No. 2, Fire King Steam Fire Engine Company, No. 3, The E. W.
Harrington Steam Fire Engine
Company, No. 4, N. S. Bean; No.
No.
1, Pennacook Hose Company
Excelsior Hook and Ladder
1,
Company. Benjamin C. Kendcll,
;
Chief Engineer.
Manchester was
towns of
Chester, Londonderry, Bedford
Goffstown, and a tract of land called Harrytown. It was incorporated under the name of Derryfield,
September 3d, 1757, and changed
to Manchester in 1810. The charFirst Settlement.
originally a part of the
diameter, while the other pipes
are respectively, fourteen, twelve,
ten, eight, six and four inches; the
acter of the soil
greatest length being six inches.
large numbers,
There are over one hundred and
hydi-ants, set uniformly
on the north-west corners of the
respective intersecting streets, and
keag falls
Hampshire
was such
One hundred
fifty fire
offered poor
early
inducement
pioneers to
for
settle
that
it
for the
here in
many
years.
years ago, the Amoswere as noted in Newas they are to-day, but
for very different purposes.
To-
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248
day they are noted for the vast amount of machinery the waters
move, which give employment to
ten thousand persons, thereby
drawing a large city around them,
of nearly 30,000 souls. One hundred years ago they were noted for
quantities
large
the
of various
Manchester was the scene of one
of the most attrocious murders ever
committed in a civilized communiMr. Jonas L. Parker, a promty.
inent citizen and tax collector of
the city in 184-4, was enticed from
his place of business, late in the
man unknown to any
evening, by a
kinds of fish that were annually
caught at the falls by people from
one, save Parker, under a plea
that a lady in Janesville, wished
State. These
would move out
of the Ocean, up the Merrimack,
to deposit their spawn at or near
to
all
sections of the
the spring,
fish, in
the various sources of the river,
falls, in the spring high
water, would naturally impede
and the
their passage up the streams. Tin iy
have been known to swarm so
plenty as to affect the progress of
boats, near the canal, at the foot
The people would
of the falls.
come prepared
to
camp
and
out,
the light of the camp-fires at night,
the roar of the foaming flood, mingled with the loud laugh, and
camp-fire songs of the fishermen,
sports which they year-
were rare
ly looked
But
forward to with delight.
this
great resource of the
State afforded no material growth
In 1775 there were
to the town.
but 285 inhabitants
;
in 1790, only
and in 1820, 762.
Major General John Stark died
here May 8, 1822, aged 93 years, 8
months and 22 days. The cemetery is enclosed on his own farm,
By
overlooking the Merrimack.
362,
his grave is placed a plain granite
with the simple inscription
" MAJOR GENERAL STARK.
History gives his deeds done
shaft,
1 '
see him, on urgent business.
This little village was situated about
one mile east from the City Hall,
and at that time a small piece of
woods intervened between the two
places.
In this woods, the next
morning, the body of Mr Parker
was found with his throat cut, and
the light
snow on the ground
re-
vealed the fact that a desperate
struggle had taken place between
The
the assassin and his victim.
pocket book containing several
thousand dollars, in the side pocket of Parker's coat, was missing,
but a wallet in his pants-pocket
having sixteen hundred dollars in
it, was left.
This horrid murder
naturally created a great excitement in Manchester, and every
means was taken to ferret out the
perpetrators of this dark and
bloody deed; but to day it is still
veiled in mystery to the public.
Manchester was incorporated as
a city in June, 1846. The Mayors,
up to the present time, are as follow: 1846, Hiram Brown; 1847,
Jacob F. James; 1849, Warren L.
Lane 1850, Moses Fellows 1852,
Theo1855,
Frederick Smyth;
dore T. Abbott; 1857, Jacob F.
;
;
founder of the canal, died here in
1859
1858, Alonzo Smith
Harrington 1861, David A.
Bunton; 1863, Theodore T. Abbott 1864, Frederick Smyth 1865,
1806.
Darwin
J.
Hosley;
1867,
Hon.
Samuel
Parker Murder.
James
E.
for his country.
Blodgett,
March 27,
the
1845,
;
;
W.
;
;
;
Daniels;
1866,
Joseph B.
John
Clark;
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MANCHESTER.
Isaac
Weston;
Cheney;
1872, P. C.
to Pittsfield
II.
13,933
1860, 20, 108
the
at
1873,)
;
1870, 23,586
present time, (December
estimated at about
is
The
es in 1871,
polls
July
5,404;
pot
in 1872,
one year of 507.
;
valuation, upon the usual basis of
assessing property at two thirds
Railroads.
ities
no
not far from
of the
same
year.
The
de-
fine,
of its inhabiportends to a brighter future for tins city, in wealth, population and social position than it
has ever enjoyed in the past.
Thirty-five years ago where the
city proper now stands there were
less than 100 persons, now there
are 30,000, and contains nearly one
tenth of all the population and
wealth in the State, and produce?
one sixth part of all the manufactured goods. With the past and
present before us, by the next
decade we may expect to see
a city of 36,000 inhabitants and a
wealth of thirty million dollars.
Seven years hence, may the statistical facts exceed our prediction.
North by HookBoundaries.
east by Auburn, south by
sett,
Londonderry and Bedford and west
by Bedford and Gofi'stown. Area
enterprising spirit
The Railroad
facil-
tants, all
of Manchester are very good
less than three roads
have their
termini here, and the Concord
road passes through the depot.
The Manchester and Lawrence
Railroad, connects
a
Future Prospects. With its vast
water power, its excellent railroad
completion of its
facilities, the
public works its fine churches and
its
large commercial
schools,
trade, its rapidly growing wealth,
together with the intelligence and
assessed valuation of the city
as returned to the Legislature in
1872, to base the State proportionthe true
al tax, was $ 13,930,822
is
4,
is
the State.
The
of its actual value,
§21.000,000.
for a
brick structure, and is
the largest building of the kind in
charged for tax-
were
5,911, a g;iin in
charter
from Manchester to
Keene, has been granted, and no
doubt the road will be built within
the next live years. The Concord
Railway was first opened to this city
and tlie first train of cars run June
28, 1842, and opened for the public
it
30,000.
A
;
railroad
Bartlett;
:
;
Railroad.
ley
1873,
resigned in
February 1873; succeeded by John
P. Newell.
The population, at different
times, has been as follows 1850,
Charles
at Hooksett,
over the Suncook Val-
port and Claremont
James A. Weston; 1869;
W. Smith; 1870, James A.
1868,
Lawrence and
intervening towns with the city;
and Portsmouth RailManchester to Portsmouth; Manchester and North
Weare, Railroad, from Manchester to North Weare, and the Concord Railroad, connects Manchester south, via Nashua, with BosConcord
road, from
Worcester, New- York, Albany, Chicago, &c, North via
Concord, on the Northern Railroad, with White River Junction,
Montpelier, Burlington, St. Al-
ton,
bans, Montreal and the West; on
the Montreal Railroad, with Lit-
White Mountains, Lancasand Grand -Trunk Railroad;
on the Concord and Claremont
ii
tleton,
of improved land, 5,140 acres.
ter
Seventeen miles
Distances.
south from Concord and fifty-six
miles north-west from Boston.
Railroad, with Hillsborough,
New-
.
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250
MARLBOROUGH.
stock in trade, $21,225; from sum-
mer
Cheshire County. The surface of this town is uneven and
frequently broken by
excellent for grazing.
hills,
being
There are
some very good forms on the
streams which produce fine crops
;
pastor; Universalist, Rev.
E. L. Senft, pastor.
Church valuation, Congregational, $ 8,000
Methodist, $ 2,000
Universalist,
of corn, oats, hay, &c.
There are
;
several ponds which are sources
$4,000.
of some of the brandies of the
The North Branch,
Ashuelot.
passing through the two villages,
is supplied by a large reservoir,
about seven miles above, and two
smaller ones, nearer, and thus furnishes some of the best water power in the county. Marlborough is
one of the growing towns of the
districts
fifteen
annually manufactured
is
$
Library.
Frost Free
has 2,300 volumes.
are also manufactured 20,000 boxes, 10,000 toy wagons,
1,500 toy
bedsteads,
chairs,
1,340,000
and 300,000
pails,
feet of
14,000
lumber.
There are ground, annually, 26,000
bushels grain, of all kinds. There
is an extensive granite
quarry
which gives employment, during
the months from April to December, to about forty men.
This
stone is of the best quality, and is
shipped to all parts of the country.
Several other brandies of mechanical business are carried on.
(See
tables.)
Resources.
ducts, $60,306;
Agricultural
pro-
mechanical, $92,
900 money at interest, $ 18,482
deposits in savings banks, $76,785;
Library,
Marlborough Hotel,
ar-
rivals last year, 2,310.
Marlborough
Timothy Dwight
First Settlements.
was granted
to
and sixty-one others, April 29,
1751.
The conditions of this charter were
150,
simeres, $ 70,000, and machineshop productions, §25,000. There
for
ton, principal.
of horse blankets
000; tricots, diagonals, fancy cas-
for the
Annual
school purposes, $ 1,149.10. Marlborough High School, C. E. Hough-
Hotel.
The value
weeks.
amount of money appropriated
Employments.
Agriculture, in
this town, is superseded by manufacturing, the people being largely
engaged in that branch of busi-
;
There are nine school
and ten schools in town.
Average length of schools
year,
State.
ness.
$ 2,250.
ard,
.
Ponds and Rivers.
tourists,
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. J. L. Merrill, pastor Methodist, Elder A. K. How-
-,
not seasonably fulfilled, by reason
of the French and Indian war, and
a second charter was granted
September 20, 1754, and called
Monadnock, No. 5. Incorporated,
December 13, 1776. The first settlers were William Barker, Abel
Woodward, Benjamin Tucker,
Daniel Goodenough, and One Mc
Colonel
Alister.
Andrew
Col-
burn, an officer killed in the Revolutionary struggle, belonged to
this
town.
First
Ministers.
Rev.
Cummings, ordained
Joseph
in 1778, dis-
missed in 1780; Rev. Holloway
Fish, ordained in 1793, died in 1824.
Boundaries. North by Roxbury,
east by Dublin and Jaffrey, south
by Troy, and west by Swanzey and
Keene.
13,000 acres; improved
Area.
land, 8,007 acres.
�MARLOW.
Five
Distances.
miles
south-
^
251
Agricultural
Resources.
pro-
from Keene, live from Monadnock Mountain, and fifty-eight
south-west from Concord.
mechanical labor,
$33,500; stocks and bonds, 4,700;
Cheshire Railroad
passes through the western part of
the town.
its
east
Railroads.
MARLOW,
soil
is
productive.
On
the river, and other streams,
there are large tracts of interval
land,
an
of
quality.
excellent
Many
of the farms are under a
high state of cultivation, producing
fine crops of grain and grass.
Ashuelot River passes
River.
through almost the whole length
town in a south-westerly
There are some fine
water privileges, which are gener-
of the
direction.
ally
improved.
There is a very pleasant and lively village in Marlow,
which is the centre of considerable
trail;}.
There are several stores,
various kinds of manufactories,
about seventy-five neatly painted
dwelling houses, and four hundred
Village.
inhabitants.
Employments.
The
larger por-
tion of the people are engaged in
agriculture, but there
is
consider-
able manufacturing done.
feet of
750.000
lumber are annually sawed
100,000 trowel
pail handles,
handles,
;
2,000,000
300,000 bucket but-
100,000 tassel moulds, plant
tons,
protectors, &c., are manufactured.
One
of the largest tanneries in the
State
men
are employed,
receive
Over 40
in this town.
is
for
who
annually
their labor, $22,000.
75,000 calf skins, besides slaughter,
are annually
$275,000.
tanned,
(See tables.)
money
in
at interest, $28,775; depos-
savings
banks,
$73,736;
stock in trade, $20,100.
MethChurches and Schools.
Elder Irad Taggart, pastor;
Christian, Rev. William H. Xa-
odist,
Cheshire County. The surface of this town is generally uneven; but the
ducts, $ 05,176;
valued
at
son, pastor;
Baptist,
Universalist,
;
.
There
are eight public schools in town.
Average length of schools, for the
year, sixteen weeks.
Academy. There is a flourishing academy, called the Marlow
Academy. Mr. Carl Allen is the
principal.
Hotels.
Forest
House,
and
1
Jones Hotel.
This town was
First Settlers.
granted to William Noyes and sixty-nine others, October 7, 1761.
Joseph Tubbs, Samuel and John
Gustin, N. Royce, N. Miller, Nathan Huntley, and others, were
the first settlers. The first town
meeting was held in March, 1776.
Rev. Caleb
First Ministers.
Blood, (Baptist) settled in January, 1778, dismissed in 1779; Rev.
Eleazer Beckwith succeeded, and
preached till his death, in 1809.
Boundaries. North by Acworth
and Lempster, east by Washington and Stoddard, south by Gilsum, and west by Alstead. Area,
15,937 acres.
Distances.
Forty miles south-
west from Concord, and
north from Keene.
Railroads.
No
fifteen
railroad passes
The nearest
through Marlow.
point is at Keene, 16 miles, or
Bellows Falls, the same distance.
The Windsor and Forest Lino
Railroad will pass through this
town, if ever built.
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252
MASON.
the soil
is
rich and productive,
yields good crops of
and
corn, oats,
potatoes and hay. The soil in the
valleys is exceedingly rich and
free
from early
frosts.
For
this
and
grapes
reason
excellent
Some of
peaches are produced.
the finest graperies and peach
orchards to be found in the State
are in Mason.
In 1872 the northwest part of Mason was disannexed, and the town of Greenville
formed, in which is included nearly all the water power in the old
town.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants.
1,500 pairs of shoes
are annually made.
There are
several granite quarries and the
stone being of a superior quality,
it
will soon be considered a val-
uable resource.
Resources. Productions of the
soil,
$
$
55,000;
14,000; stocks
terest,
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
$ 10,275; deposits in savings
banks,
S
10,000
$
$20,000;
stock in trade,
from summer
1,500.
;
tourists,
Churches and Schools.
CongreChurch, Rev. Daniel
Goodwin, pastor.
There are six
schools in town.
Average length
of schools, for the year, twentytwo weeks. Mr. John Boynton, a
native of Mason, left a fund of
§ 10,000, the interest of which is
to be devoted to public schools.
Libraries. There are two private libraries, of 500 volumes each.
gational
First Settlements.
1751.
Enoch Lawrence and
Deacon Nathan Hall made a permanent settlement, in 1752.
in
Hillsborough County. The
surface of Mason is uneven, but
Mason was
granted and known by the name
of Number One, August 26, 1768.
An effort to settle here was made
First Ministers.
Rev. Jonathan
Searle, ordained in 1772, dismissed
Rev. Ebenezer Hill, ordained in 1790. A Congregational
Church was formed in 1772, and a
Baptist Church organized in 1786.
Boundaries.
North by Greenville, east by Brookline, south by
Ashby, Mass., and west by NewIpswich. Area of improved land,
in 1782;
6,500 acres.
Distances.
Forty-three miles
south from Concord, and fifteen
south-west from Amherst.
The Peterborough
Railroads.
and Shirley branch of the Fitchburg Railroad passes through this
town.
MEREDITH.
Belknap County.
In 1855 the
town was
and formed the present
town of Laconia, and included the
thriving villages of Lake Village
and Meredith Bridge, on the west
side of the Winnipiseogee River.
Meredith is still a large and imeastern portion of this
set off
portant town, in agriculture, manufactures and trade, and as a resort
of summer tourists. As a farming
town it is surpassed by but few
in the State.
tile,
The
soil is deep, fer-
easily cultivated,
and many
of the farms beautifully situated
on the shores of Lake Winnipiseogee, which washes a large portion
of its southern and north-eastern
At Meredith Village
borders.
there is one of the best water privleges in the State, which is con-
by the Meredith MechanAssociation, with a capital of
§ 50,000. Besides the manufactories in the village, it is the centre
trolled
ics'
�MERRIMACK.
In
of a large mercantile trade,
the summer season, steamboats
leave its wharves for all important points on the lake. There are
ten or fifteen stores, 3 churches,
a savings bank, two livery stables,
and one hotel in the village. Until 1873 a portion of the village of
Centre Harbor was in this town.
It
estimated that nearly 1000
is
summer
tourists visit
There are but few
where the fu-
annually.
towns
town
the
in the State
ture prospects are more flattering
than those of Meredith.
Wauka-
Ponds and Streams.
wan
Lake, near the village, is connected with Lake Winnipiseogee
by a stream affording a large amount of water power. At the
outlet of the pond is a substantial
dam (owned by the Mechanics' Association) which forms a large wa-
Average length of
schools, for the
year, twelve weeks.
Elm House.
Meredith Village SavBank.
ings Bank.
First Settlers. Hon. Ebenezer
Smith moved into this town at an
Hotel.
early period of
its
was looked
to as
settlers for
many
settlement,
and
an adviser by the
He
years.
died,
Meredith was
originally called New-Salem. In-
August
1807.
22,
corporated Dec.
30, 1768.
First Ministers.
Rev.
Simeon
F. Williams, settled in 1792; dis-
missed in
1798.
Rev. David Smith,
settled in 1819; died in 1824.
the
Boundaries.
North by Centre
Harbor and Winnipiseogee Lake,
north and north-east by said lake,
south-east by Laconia, south by
Sanbornton, and west and northwest by New-Hampton. Number
of acres of improved land, 16,586.
Distances.
By the Montreal
in-
Railroad, thirty-seven miles north
receive a rich re-
from Concord, and nine north from
ter basin.
Employments. Agriculture
is
principal
employment of the
habitants,
who
ward
253
There
for their labor.
is
Gilford.
considerable capital invested in
manufactures. 35,000 pairs of cot-
Railroads.
The Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad passes
ton hose, 4,000,000 feet of dimen-
through this town. The Meredith and Conway Railroad is a projected line which may be built at
sion lumber, 600,000 lath, and 5,000
shooks are annually manufactured,
besides chair
&c,
bobbins,
stuff,
#
&c.
Annual productions
$175,900; mechanical
labor, $ 45,000 stocks and bonds,
-
MERRIItlACE.
Resources.
of the
soil,
;
8
some future time.
(See tables.)
6.900
;
money at interest, $ 34,726
deposits in savings banks, §111,
020
;
stock in trade, § 23,557
summer
tourists,
$ 20,000.
from
;
.
.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. G. I. Bard, pastor;
Calvin Baptist,
Freewill
Baptist, Rev. Lincoln Given, pas;
There are 20 school districts
and seventeen schools in town.
tor.
HlLLSBOROUGFI COUNTY.
The
surface of this town is generally
even, broken by a few moderate
The
soil, in various places,
but there is considerable
plain land which is not very productive, without heavy fertilizing.
swells.
is fertile
;
The
intervals on the rivers, pro-
duce
fine crops of grain
and grass.
Merrimack River washes its eastern border. Souhegan
River enters the town from AmRivers.
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254
and pursues a winding course
and joins the Merrimack one
Parker
&
hei'st,
ductions, $40,000.
mile
black walnut centre tables, ornamented and carved work, with
marble tops, $ 60,000. David Hen-
above
Thornton's
Ferry.
Babboosuck Brook, issuing from
Babboosuck Pond, in Amherst,
empties into the Souhegan near its
confluence with the Merrimack.
Penichook Brook has its source
from a pond in Ilollis, and forms
the southern boundary of the town.
About one mile from the mouth of
the Souhegan is the best water
power on the river. The water
three separate falls
within the space of half a mile.
It is estimated, that if the power
fills 83 feet in
on these falls was properly utilized,
it would sustain a village of 4,500
inhabitants.
There are four small
each with a post office,
Reed's Ferry,
viz., Merrimack,
Thornton's Ferry, and South Merrimack, on the Nashua and Wilton
Villages.
villages,
railroad.
The three
first
the Concord railroad, and
some manufacturing.
are on
all
have
At Reed's
Ferry there is one store, school
house, and several manufactories,
such as brick, barrels, and overalls
(on an extensive scale). At Thornis a school house
and store; also manufactories of
ton's Ferry there
and furniture. At
Merrimack there is one church edifice, school house, a new and commodious town house, store, and
bricks, barrels
hotel;
also manufactories of ex-
woolens. At
South Merrimack there is a church
edifice, school house, and store.
Farming is the
Employments.
tension tables and
principal
employment of the
in-
is an
important branch of business. M.
Houghton & Son manufacture
black walnut and chestnut extension tables annual value of pro-
habitants, but manufacturing
;
Co.,
derson, flannel and carpets, $ 70,
Fessenden & Lowell, cooper
000.
Nelson H. Brown
$ 6,000.
Hosea Evans, barrels, $ 2,000 besides overalls, pants and sacks,
$ 200,000 meal and flour, $ 3,500
lumber, $8,700; also blacksmiths,
stock, $20,000.
& Co,, barrels and lumber,
;
;
carpenters, wheelwrights, painters,
coopers, harness makers, &c.
total value of all kinds of
ical productions, is
The
mechan-
$ 435,000 annu-
Merrimack claims the first
discovery, in this region, of making
what are called Leghorn bonnets.
ally.
Misses Burnaps first made them,
years ago, and some of
their bonnets were sold at auction
several
for
$ 50.00 each.
Much
attention is now given to
manufacturing sale sacks, pants,
and overalls.
Two firms make
20,000 dozens annually, valued
at 6 200,000.
The amount paid
for making this clothing is over
$ 24,000. Females take the goods
(cut out) from the shops, and make
them, at their respective homes.
Resources. Productions of the
$94,496; _mechanical labor,
$96,400; stocks and money at insoil,
terest, $25,380; deposits in savings
banks, $ 157,847 stock in trade,
$25,375; from tourists, $2,000;
;
professional business, $ 10,000.
The
still
large available water power
unimproved, together with its
railroad facilities,
make
the future
Merrimack look encouraging for seeing a large manufacturing town within a few years.
1st ConChurches and Schools
prospects of
gregational, Rev. C. L. Hubbard,
pastor
;
number
of members, 125
•
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MIDDLETON.
South Merrimack, 2d Congre-
at
to
ponder the epitaph on his head
gationalism no settled pastor, 40
stone, in the cerneteiw at Merri-
twelve
members.
Tliere
are
schools in town; average length,
biography of a
for the year, twenty-one
total
weeks;
value of school houses, $6,900.
Hotel.
Merrimack House.
This town
was pari of Dunstable (now Nashua) and originally called Souhegan East. Settlements were comFirst
Settlements.
menced as early as 1733. The first
house was erected in town, several
years before any permanent settlement was made. It was located
on the margin of the
river,
and
occupied as a place of traffic with
the Indians.
Tt was owned by
John Cromwell, of England, and
was called Cromwell's House. He
carried on a profitable trade with
the Indians, for some time, in purchasing their furs, having as a
weight on the opposite scale his
foot for their furs to
weigh down.
This deception, at length, they
found out, and they determined to
kill him for his perfidy towards
them. Cromwell heard of their
intention, through some source,
buried his furs, and made his escape. Soon after his flight a party
of the Pennacook tribe made their
appearance, and not finding him,
burned his house. The town was
incorporated April 2, 1746, and deits name from the river on
which it was situated.
Hon. Matthew Thornton, one of
rived
the signers of the Declaration of
American Independence, resided
many years in this town. The
town records show that Mr.
Thornton presided over their town
meetings, and held various town
offices.
Statesmen and eminent
old
men of to-day, who
positions of trust,
hold honorable
would do well
mack.
but a worthy
It is short,
enough
to
time.
life
It is
volumes, but all
three words, " The
fill
implied in
Honed Man:''
He
died in 1803, at
the age of eighty-nine.
The people are to-day noted
their staid integrity,
for
and general
intelligence.
First Minister.
nap settled in
Rev. Jacob Bur-
1772, died in 1821.
North by Bedford,
Nashua, and west by Amherst. Area,
area of improved
19,361 acres;
Boundaries.
east by Litchfield, south by
land, 8,798 acres.
Distances. Twenty-seven miles
south from Concord, eight north
from Nashua, and six miles east
from Amherst.
The Concord
Railroads.
Rail-
road passes along its eastern border, while the Nashua and Wilton
Railroad runs through the southern part. On the Concord road
there are stations at Reed's Ferry,
Merrimack, and Thornton's Ferry
on the Wilton road,
rimack.
at
South Mer-
MIJ»10L,ETOIV.
Straffokd County.
The
sur-
even, and in some portions rocky.
By careful cultiva-
face
is
tion, the soil
can be made to yield
fine crops.
Moose Mountain,
Mountains.
which separates this town from
Brookfield,
is
the
principal
ele-
vation,
There are no ponds nor streams
of any note, consequently there
is
but very little water power.
Employments.
The employments of the people are varied.
Some
are engaged in Agriculture,
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256
while others are employed in me75,000 shoe and
chanical labor.
carving knives are annually manufactured
;
shingles,
2,000 clapboards, 62,000
42,000
of
feet
boards
and dimension timber sawed, and
bushels of grain ground,
other small mechanical
works. The total value of manufactured goods annually produced,
6,600
besides
including grain ground, is $33,000.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
$23,939;
$ 20,000
;
deposits in
700;
$21,792;
savings banks,
stock in trade, $2,100;
from summer
Churches
tourists,
and
$400.
Schools.
Free-
Baptist, Rev. Seth Sawyer,
will
pastor
town
mechanical labor,
at interest, $ 2.
money
;
There are four schools in
average length for the year,
sixteen weeks.
"Rollins Hotel," and
Hotels.
" Shapley House."
;
is
is
uneven, and broken.
The
soil
good, and well adapted to agri-
But few towns in the
culture.
county produce better or more
valuable crops to the acre.
Rivers and Ponds. The upper
Amonoosuek and Androscoggin
Rivers pass through this town,
flowing in nearly opposite direc-
The
tions.
latter receives several
There are
which Cedar is
tributaries in Milan.
several ponds, of
the largest.
Employments.
The
inhabitants
are mostly engaged in agriculture.
There are several saw mills, which
annually manufacture over 4,000,
000 feet of lumber, and two starch
mills manufacturing 175 tons of
starch.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
money at interest, $ 4,
$ 10,200
687; deposits in savings banks,
Resources.
soil,
$ 79,972
;
;
from
First Settlements. Thomas Morgan, and others came to this town
$ 324 stock
and made a settlement a few years
Boundaries.
North by Brookfield and Wakefield, east by Milton, south by Milton and New-
MethoChurches and Schools.
Church, Rev. L. E. Gordon,
There are ten school
pastor.
districts in town; average length
of schools, for the year, eight
weeks.
Union Hotel.
Hotel.
This toAvn was
Settlements.
Durham and west by New Dur-
granted to Sir William
ham.
others,
before the Revolution.
corporated
First
March 4,
Minister.
It
was
In-
1778.
Rev. Nehemi-
ah Ordway settled in
1778.
Area, 9,840, acres; improved land 3,806 acres.
Distances.
Forty miles northeast from Concord, and twentyfive north-west from Dover.
Railroad Three miles to Union
station on the Portsmouth, Great
Falls and Conway Railroad.
MILAN.
Coos County.
Although there
are no mountains of any considei*able altitude, in Milan, the surface
;
summer
in trade, $ 4,900
tourists,
$
;
4,500.
dist
Mayne and
under the name of Pauls-
burg in
1771.
It
retained
this
name until December 16, 1824,
when it was incorporated under
the name of Milan.
North
Boundaries and Area.
by hummer and Cambridge, east
by Success, south by Berlin, west
by Stark and Killkenney. Area,
31,154 acres; area of improved
land, 5,512 acres.
Distances.
fifty
One hundred and
miles north from
Concord,
�MILFORD.
twenty-two miles north-east from
Lancaster.
Railroad.
Grand Trunk
Rail-
road, passes through this town.
257
new impetus has been given to all branches of business. In
the season of 1871, the Souhegan
cotton mill was burned, which, to
some extent, has paralyzed business but the inhabitants are vigorous and industrious, and, no
doubt, will soon recover from this
disaster, and go forward with renewed zeal. Nearly all branches
of industry are pursued. There
are two meat markets, five grocery stores, four dry goods, two
clothing, two drug and medicine,
two hardware, one book, two boot
and shoe, one merchant tailor,
two stove and tin ware, one jewelry, two millinery, one furniture
and crockery store, and one fish
market.
Besides, there are two
eating houses, one hotel, two livery stables, two churches, one large
high school building, two banks,
one large social library, and about
two hundred and fifty dwelling
houses. There are also four law-
road, a
;
HlLTJSBOROUGH COUNTY.
Milford is one of the most important
towns in the State, in point of agriculture, manufactures, and trade.
It ranks in population and wealth
as the thirteenth town in the State,
and in the county, the third. It
lies on hoth sides of the Souhegan
River, which runs in an easterly
direction through the town, and
affords many valuable water privileges.
The surface is moderately
uneven.
There is some very
fine interval land on the Souhegan,
about half a mile in width, the
which is annual-
larger portion of
ly overflowed,
which causes the
be deep, black, and exceedingly fertile. The uplands, when
properly cultivated, produce excellent crops of corn, oats, &c.
Large quantities of fruit, of various kinds, are annually produced.
Much attention has been given for
a few years past, to the production
of milk for the market. Over 220,
000 gallons are annually sent to
Boston, besides what is sold in the
village. The farmers of Milford
know the valuable results obtained through " New-Hampshire"
farming; and everything about
their farms and farm buildings
soil to
indicates
that
their
knowledge
has been put into practical operation.
On
the Souhegan is located the large and thriving village
For many years it
of Milford.
Village.
has been the seat of considerable
manufacturing and trade, but since
the completion of the Wilton Rail-
yers, five physicians
and various other
One
of the finest
was
the State
pense of $
since,
dentists,
town
halls in
erected, at an ex-
45,000,
about
five years
an ornament to the
The streets are wide and
and
village.
and
offices.
is
many
of them pleasantly shaded.
In the centre of the village is a
handsome
Common,
beautifully
shaded, and around this park are
located many of the business
blocks. Many of the dwellings are
very neat, adorned with beautiful
grounds,
and
enclosed
fences.
with handsome
The
whole village bears that impress
of thrift and enterprise, which ev-
ery stranger admires, who has the
pleasure of making a visit to this
delightful town.
It is
becoming
a popular resort for tourists, and
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
258
many spend
summer
their
vaca-
summer
tourists,
$
4,000
:
profes-
&c, $ 100,000.
tion here.
sional service, trades
Employments. Many of the inhabitants are devoted to agricul-
CongreGeorge Prince, Jr.,
pastor number of members, 265.
Baptist, Rev. J. Tf. Tilton, pastor.
There are thirteen schools in town
ture, but
manufacturing and trade,
are the most important branches
of business 813,000 yards of cotton goods are manufactured carpets, &c, are annually made to
;
;
the value of $ 260,000
;
153,000 lbs.
of knitting and tidy yarn valued at
$107,100; 9,000 pairs men's boots
and shoes furniture to the value
;
of $ 100,000
90,000
;
mackerel
barrels, half barrels,
90,000
kits
and
kegs; 120,000 pictui'e and mirror
frames 70,000 portable desks and
fancy boxes; printers' furniture,
Churches and Schools.
gational, Rev.
;
classified as follows
:
three of the
primary grade, two grammar, seven mixed or ungraded, and one
high school.
Milford has taken
the advance step in education, under the public free school system.
At the June
session in 1870, the
Legislature passed an act to enable towns to abolish the district
700,000 shingles, 1,800,000
school system, and have the district embrace the whole town, under the supervision of a board of
and dimension timber sawed; 40,000 bushels grain
ground 24,000 sides upper leather
education. Under this system the
school terms are of the same length
throughout the town. At the an-
and 31,000 sides sole leather tanbesides
ned, valued at $ 306,000
nual town meeting in March, 1871.
Milford claimed the benefit of this
law, and abolished the several districts in town, and it is now comprised in one school district. No
doubt the system is a correct one,
for every scholar in town now has
the same privilege as to the length
of school terms, and grades, and
is the equal, only in distance from
school room, which cannot be ob-
;
$
10,000
;
feet of boards
;
;
piano actions, toys, extension tawindow springs, and various
other manufactured articles, too
numerous to mention. There are
also blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, marble workers, painters,
tailors, milliners, jewelers, &c.
The granite quarrying is becoming an important branch of industry. This granite is pronounced of
the best quality free from iron,
and is of easy access to the railroad.
bles,
—
men
Seventy-five
are employed on
the various ledges.
ital
The
total cap-
invested in manufactories
is
$722,300; males employed, 445,
females, 211 value of goods annu;
ally
produced
is
$
1,360,500.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$252,100; stocks &c, $59,300;
money at interest, $ 95,340 deposits in savings banks, $355,390;
Resources.
soil,
$ 162,500
;
;
stocks in trade,
$
142,688
;
from
viated.
The length of
schools for
the
weeks, divided
into three terms of twelve weeks
year
is
thirty-six
Amount of money annually appropriated for school purposes, $ 6,200. Amount of money
in length.
expended
to
build
and repair
schoolhouses the past year, (1872,)
$7,103.52 Present Board of Education, W. B. Orcutt, G. Pierce,
Jr., and D. S. Burnham.
Library. Milford Free Library.
Number of volumes, 2,005. Books
taken out for the year ending Jan-
�MILLSFIELD
uary, 1873, equal to one
Number
9,207 times.
volume
of persons
— MILTON.
in
an easterly and westerly direc-
tion.
taking out books, 750.
National
Souhegan
Banks.
Bank, and Milford Five Cents
Savings Bank.
Union Hotel. ValuaHotel.
ation,
$
10,000.
bles valued
at$
Two
livery sta-
11,000
259
mi
i.viiii.i)
Coos County. The surface of
town is uneven, but the soil is
.
this
and might produce good
strong,
grass and grain, if the cold climate and isolated location did not
Milford was incorporated January 11, 1794, and
included what was anciently call-
debar
Duxbury
Mile Slip and
ed
School Farm. John Burns, William Peabody, Benjamin Hopkins,
Caleb Jones, Nathan Hutchinson,
land, 4 horses, 14 cattle, 6 sheep,
First
Settlers
Bradford, Elisha Town,
Captain Josiah Crosby, and William Wallace were the first setCaptain Crosby was a revtlers.
Andrew
olutionary officer.
The blood of the sons of Milford
ran freely in the war of the great
rebellion.
The memorial
tablet
in the Town Hall building gives
the names of sixty soldiers belong-
ing to this town who were killed
or died from the effects of the war.
First Churches and Minister. A
Congregational Church was organized in 1788, and the Baptist
oi"ganized September 5, 1809, Rev.
Humphrey Moore (Congregational)
was
the
first settled
minister,
and was ordained in 1802.
North by LyndeBoundaries.
borough Mount Vernon and Amherst, east by Amherst and Hollis,
south by Hollis and Brookline, and
west by Mason and Wilton. Area
15,402 acres; area of improved
tent.
its
being settled to any ex-
In
habitants,
1870, there
were 28 inimproved
180 acres of
The north3 swine in town.
ern portion is mountainous. There
are several ponds, the largest of
which is 300 rods long and 140
Clear Stream waters its
wide,
northern extremity, and Philip's
River with several small streams
the other parts of the town.
This town was granted to Sir
and
Thomas Mills, George Boyd and
others, March I, 1774.
North by Dixville,
by Errol, south by Dummer,
and west by Odell and Dixville
Boundaries.,
east
Area, 23,200 acres.
150 miles north from
Distances.
Concord, and 36 north-east from
Lancaster.
aiii/roN.
Strafford County. This is
an important town in point of
The surface is
manufactories.
broken and affords excellent pas-
The soil is generally
when properly tilled,
turage.
and,
duces
good,
pro-
fair crops.
Rivers.
the
Salmon
eastern
Falls River
section
wa-
of the
land, 10,547.
ters
Thirty-one miles
Distances.
south from Concord, five southwest from Amherst, and ten north
west of Nashua.
Railroad. Nashua and Wilton
Railroad passes through the town,
town. A branch of this river passes through the northern part, and
unites with it at the eastern border
of the town, near the center of the
line.
There is some valuable water power, a part of which is im-
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260
proved with valuable manufacto-
money annually appropriated
ries.
school purposes $ 1,645,85.
Literary
Institution.
-Milton
Classical Institute, Mr. J. H.
Ponds and Mountains.
Pond
Milton
the foot of Teneriffe
Mountain, a bold and rocky elevation which extends along the eastlies at
ern part of the town.
Employments. The employments
of the inhabitants are nearly equally divided between farming on the
one side and manufacturing and
trading on the other. At Milton
Mills there is considerable manufacturing one manufactory annu-
—
ally producing over $ 170,000 worth
of flannels and blankets. There
are also produced in other manufactories, 200,000 yards of felt cloth,
embossing cloth,
20,000 printing, or piano and table
Also carriages. At the
covei's.
South part there are made over
$ 100,000 worth of shoes, 15,000 clap150,000 yards of
boards, 325,000 shingles, 15,000
railroad splices, 5,000 shooks, 475,
000 feet of lumber 'besides, there
Ham,
for
pi'incipal.
Franklin House.
At
Milton Mills, Central House.
First Organization. Milton was
formerly a part of Rochester, and
was incorporated June 11, 1802.
Boundaries.
North - west by
Middleton and Wakefield, east by
Hotels.
Salmon
Falls river, which sepafrom Lebanon, Maine, and
south-west by Farmington and
rates
it
New
acres;
Durham.
area
of
Area,
25,000
improved land,
8,517 acres.
Forty miles north-
Distances.
from Concord, and twenty
north-west from Dover.
The Portsmouth,
Railroads.
Great Falls and Conway Railroad
passes through this town, nearly
north and south.
east
;
are carriage and other small mechanical shops. The total value
of goods, of all kinds, annually
manufactured in town
is
$520,000.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
soil, $68,192;
$65,000; money at interest, $5,
250; deposits in savings banks,
Resources.
'
$ 21,193.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. F. Haley, pastor;
Freewill Baptist, Rev. Joseph F.
Joy, pastor; Christian, Rev. D. E.
Goodwin. Milton Mills, Congregational, Rev. D. B. Scott, pastor;
Baptist, Rev. Caleb F.Page, pastor.
There are also Rev. J. S. Potter,
Freewill Baptist, and Elder I. J.
$
67,874; stock in trade,
Tebbits,
Methodist.
There are
Aver-
thirteen schools in town.
age length of schools, for the year,
seventeen weeks.
Amount of
ITIOIVROE.
Grafton County. The
town
surface
broken with hills
and valleys, and affords excellent
of this
grazing.
good, and,
is
The soil is generally
when properly culti-
vated, produces fine crops of grain
There is considerable
and hay.
interval on the river, and the west
slope of Gardner's mountain produces excellent grass and wheat.
River. Connecticut River washes its western border. At the narrows in this town, the river is
only five rods in width, being conThe
by walls of slate.
•fined
scenery, at this point, is grand and
Near the north -west-
picturesque.
ern extremity of the town, at the
confluence of the Connecticut and
Passumpsic rivers, the former as-
sumes the shape of a diamond,
its
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MOULTONBOROTJGH.
and affording a delightful land-
wheat, corn, potatoes, &c. The
town ranks as the sixth town in
the county, in the value of its ag-
scape.
ricultural products.
Bog iron ore, zinc
Minerals.
and copper ore are found in various localities.
Employments. The inhabitants
Red Hill
Rivers, Ponds, &c.
River, the principal stream, originates in Sandwich, and passes
are largely engaged in farming.
The lumber business is extensivebushels
on.
1,400
ly carried
wheat, 3,000 bushels corn, and
9,000 bushels of oats and barley
piseogee.
are annually produced.
town.
Red Hill, lying
Mountains.
wholly in this town, is about 2,000
feet above the level of the sea,
about one
twenty islands,
greatest width being
mile, encircling
Productions of the
$61,254; mechanical labor,
Resources.
soil,
$
15,000
money
;
deposits
976;
in
$
at interest,
19,
savings banks,
$ 20; stock in trade, $ 8,800; from
tourists, $ 3,000.
Churches and Schools. Christian,
There
Union, and Methodist.
Average
are six schools in town.
length of schools for the year,
twenty-three weeks.
Hotel.
Organization.
Monroe
was disannexed from the western
part of Lyman, and formed into a
separate town, July
13, 1854.
North by Littleton, east by Lyman, south by Bath,
and west by Barnet, Vermont.
Area of improved land, 8,246
Boundaries.
acres.
Distances.
By
railroad, ninety-
seven miles north from Concord,
and fifteen north from Haverhill.
Railroad. At Mclndoe's Falls,
on the Passumpsic Railroad, in
Vermont,
is
town into the WinniLong Pond is a beauti-
this
ful sheet of
water, and connects
by a channel sixty
Avith the lake
Squam and Winrods in length.
nipiseogee Lakes lie partly in this
and commands notice from the
east, south, and west, and extends
about three miles from east to
west, between Red Hill River on
the north, Great Squam on the
west, Great Squam and Long
Pond on the south, terminating
south-east by a neck of fine land,
extending into the Winnipiseogee.
Monroe House.
First
through
the station for
Mun-
A
number
of oval bluffs rise on
summit, from each of which
the prospect, on either hand, is
its
The
extensive and delightful.
north bluff is supposed to consist
Bog ore is
of a body of iron ore.
found in a brook descending from
This mountain is covered with soil, and is wooded
It owes its
nearly to its summit.
name to the circumstance of the
this bluff.
Uva Ursa, with which it is
covered, changing to a brilliant
Ossipee
red in the autumn.
Mountain extends its base into
leaves,
.
this
roe.
nOVLTONBOROCGH,
Carroll County. The
surface
of Moultonborough is mountainous, but the soil is deep and fertile,
and yields good crops of
town, and
is
a commanding
elevation.
Springs. On the south part of
Ossipee Mountain, in Moultonborough, is a mineral chalybeate
spring, the water strongly impregnated with iron and sulphur, and
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efficacious in cutaneous eruptions.
soil,
About a mile north
$7,600 money at interest, $3,064
deposits in savings banks, $22,
is
a spring
of pure, cold water,- sixteen feet in
diameter, through the centre of
which the water, containing a
small portion of white sand, is
constantly thrown up to the height
of two feet.
The spring furnishes
water sufficient for mills. On the
stream, nearly a mile below, is a
beautiful
water-fall
of
seventy
Descending
on the left of this fall, a cave is
found, containing charcoal and
other evidences of its having once
been a hiding place for the Infeet
perpendicular.
dians.
Indians. The Ossipee tribe of
Indians once resided in this vicinity, and some years since a tree
was standing in Moultonborough,
on which was carved in bierogliphics the history of their expe-
Many
Indian implements
have been found, indicating this to have been once their
favorite residence.
In 1820, on a
small island in Lake Winnipiseogee, was found a curious gun barrel, much worn by age and rust,
ditions.
and
relics
divested of its stock, enclosed in
the body of a pitch pine tree, sixteen inches in diameter.
On the
line of Tuftonborough, on
the
shore of the lake, at the mouth of
Molvin River, a gigantic skeleton
was found, about sixty years since,
buried in a sandy soil, apparently
that of a man more than seven
feet high, the jaw bone easily
passing over the face of a large
man.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal
people.
000 feet
employment of the
and 325,
of boards &c, are annual700,000 shingles,
ly sawed.
Resources.
Productions of the
$109,622;
mechanical labor,
;
442
;
stock in trade, $ 10,401
summer
tourists,
$
;
from
3,600.
Churches and Schools.
MethoChurch, Rev. Henry Chandler, pastor. There are
seventeen school districts in this
town, and sixteen schools. Average length of schools for the year,
nineteen weeks.
Hotels. Jaclard House.
dist Episcopal
First Settlements.
Moultonborough was granted by the Masonian proprietors to Col. Jonathan
Moulton and sixty-one others, No-
vember 17, 1763.
Incorporated
November 27, 1777.
In the month of August, 1784, a
boy of Mr. Leach, eight years of
age, was sent to a pasture, towards
the close of the day, to put out a
horse and bring home the cows.
His father, being in a neighboring
field, heard a cry of distress, and
running to the fence, saw his child
lying on the ground, and a bear
standing by him.
He seized a
stake and crept along, with a view
to get between the bear and the
child.
The bear took the child by
the throat, and drew him into the
bushes.
The father pursued till
he came up, and aiming a stroke
at the bear, the stake broke in his
hand, and the bear, leaving his
prey, turned upon the parent, who,
in the anguish of his soul, was
obliged to retreat, and call for
help. Before any sufficient- help
could be obtained, the night was
so far advanced that a search was
The night was
impracticable.
passed by the family in the utmost
distress.
The neighbors assembled, and, at break of day, renewed the pursuit. The child's hat.
�MOUNT VERNON.
and the bridle, which he had dropwere found, and they tracked
ed,
his blood about forty rods,
they
discovered
The
corpse.
the
throat
when
mangled
was torn,
Whilst
and one thigh devoured.
they were standing around the
body, the bear arose from behind
a log. Three guns were tired at
him at the same instant, which
dispatched him, and a fire was
immediately kindled, in which he
was consumed.
First Ministers.
Rev. Samuel
Perley, Congregational, ordained
263
tions a fine prospect of the coun-
east and south-east, can be
obtained. On the top of one of
these elevations is situated the
try,
flourishing village of
Mount Ver-
non, which has become noted for
its fine scenery, healthy location,
literary institution, and as a summer resort for tourists from Boston,
New-York, and other large
cities.
Streams. There is but one stream
of any note. It rises in the north
part and passes into Amherst near
the eastern extremity of the plain.
miles
north
This stream was called, by the InQuohyuinaspassakessanandians,
uaquog.
Farming and
Employments.
keeping summer boarders are the
principal occupations of the inhabThe manufacture of fancy
itants.
writing desks and boxes has been
carried on quite extensively for a
number of years. The value of
these desks and boxes, annually
manufactured, is about $ 45,000.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
$ 72,973 mechanical labor,
$21,200; money at interest, $13,
670; deposits in savings banks,
from Concord, and about
north-west from Ossipee.
fifteen
$36,739; stock in trade, $6,225;
stage to
from summer tourists, $ 6,200.
Churches and Schools. Congregational Church, Rev. Seth H.
Keeler, pastor. There are five
in 1778, died in 1779;
Rev. Jere-
miah
Shaw, ordained in 1779;
Rev. Joshua Dodge, settled in
1808.
The first house for public
worship was erected in 1773, and
blown down by a violent east
wind, in 1819. The Congregational
church was formed March 12, 1777.
Boundaries.
North by Sandwich and Tarn worth, east by Ossipee and Tuftonborough, south by
Lake Winnipiseogee, and west by
Centre Harbor and Squam Lake.
Area of
improved land,
14,265
acres.
Distances.
Fifty
By
Railroads.
Meredith
Railroad.
expected
When
that
shire Central,
Ossipee
through
on the
and Montreal
station, ten miles,
Concord,
Boston,
daily
completed,
the
it is
New-Hamp-
and Meredith and
Railroads
tliis town.
will
pass
MOUNT VERNON.
Hillsborough Count?. The
town is uneven and
surface of this
is strong and
productive, well adapted to grass
and grain. On many of the eleva-
elevated, but the soil
;
schools in town, average length for
the year, twenty weeks.
Literary Institution.
Institute
Mc Collom
was organized
D. A. Anderson
is
in
1850;
the Principal.
Mount Vernon Public
. Library.
Library, 200 volumes, and Mc Collom Institute Library, 600.
Hotels. One of the finest hotels
in the State
was burnt in this town,
and has not been
in April, 1872,
rebuilt.
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264
First Organization. Mount Vernon was originally a part of Amherst, from which it was disannexed, and incorporated, Decem-
ber
15, 1803.
First
tional
Church.
The Congrega-
Church was organized here
in 1780.
North by NewBoundaries.
Boston; east by Amherst, south by
Amherst and Milford, and west by
Lyndeborough. Area, 7,957 acres,
improved land, 6,942 acres.
Twenty-eight miles
Distances
south from Concord, -and three
north-west from Amherst.
Railroads. It is four and onehalf miles to Milford station, on
the Wilton railroad.
NASHUA.
Hillsborough County.
Nashand part shire town of
the county, is one of the most im-
ua
(a city)
portant cities in the State, being
the second in the value of its manufactories, the third in population,
and fourth in wealth. It presents
a very even surface in the eastern
portion, while the western part
is
more broken, but not mountainous. The soil is varied and easy
of cultivation, and produces good
crops, especially along the banks
of the rivers.
It is
and the Nashua River, having
source in Massachusetts, flows
in
a north-easterly
direction
through the city, and joins the
Merrimack near the principal settlement.
This river near its
mouth furnishes some excellent
der,
its
water power, which
the
called
who had
" Nashaway,'
their headquarters
on
its
banks, in the present town of LanIt was a
caster", Massachusetts.
great resort for them near the
Falls in Nashua for fishing, and,
above and below its mouth, on the
Merrimack, for cultivation. Salmon Brook is a considerable
flowing
from
stream,
Massachusetts, and joins the Merrimack
here. There is some water power, which is improved.
This city
is
noted for
its
sive Iron Mills and Cotton
factories
exten-
Manu-
and the enterprising and
public spirit of
its
inhabitants.
It
one of the largest railroad centres in the State.
No less than six
railroads have their termini here
viz. Boston, Lowell and Nashua,
Worcester and Nashua, Nashua
and Acton, Nashua and Wilton,
Concord and Nashua and RochesThese various
ter Railroads.
is
roads lead to all sections of the
country, north, east, south, and
west.
It has many fine streets, beautifully shaded, and many of the private residences are fine structures
and compare favorably with those
of any city or town in the State.
Some of the business blocks are
large and very expensive
a number of which have been built within a few years. The City Hall is
a fine brick building, having a
dome surmounted by a large
gilt eagle.
The mercantile houses
are principally located on two
streets, and contain about one
hundred and twenty-five stores
and shops for trade of various
kinds many of them being large,
with goods finely displayed. There
are eleven church edifices, twenty;
well watered by
ivers and smaller streams. The
Merrimack washes its eastern borRivers.
dians
occupied by
large Cotton Manufactories. The
river was named for a tribe of Inis
—
eight schools, three hotels, seven
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NASHUA.
houses, five banks, two
weekly and two daily newspapers,
2,100 dwelling houses and about
eating
12,000 inhabitants.
The per
cent,
of increase in wealth and population, for the past three years, has
been quite as great as that of any
city in the State.
The manufac-
Manufactories.
tures are varied and quite extensive, the
most important of which
are as follows
Nashua Manufacturing Company,
capital,
§1,000,000; employs 300
800 women and chil-
men and
dren; annual payroll §360.000;
produce 13,970,891 yards of fine
sheetings, print cloth,
and cotton
valued at $ 1,862,275.
Jackson Manufacturing Company, capital, § 600,000, employ
100 men, and 350 women and
children annual pay roll $ 150,000
produce 9,054,800 yards of cotton cloth, valued at § 1,086,576.
Vale Mills. Capital, §300,000;
employ 30 men, and 50 women
and children annual pay roll $ 24,
000, and produce 884,000 yards of
cotton cloth valued at § 97,200
Nashua Iron and Steel Company, capital, $ 500,000
employ 300
men annual pay roll § 180,000
flannels,
;
;
;
;
value of productions, §2,000,000.
This Company produces steel tire,
locomotives, cranks, heavy iron
and steel shafting, and all kinds of
Nashua Foundry, capital, § 45,
employ 70 men; annual
000.00;
pay roll, §36,000; annual sales,
§ 100,000.
Warner and Whitney. Machine
employ
Shop, capital, § 50,000
60 men pay roll § 28,000 annual
value of productions, § 100,000.
A. H, Saunders, Machinist, capanital, § 25,000 employs 10 men
nual pay roll, §8,600; production,
§ 40,000.
Flathen & Company, Machinists,
capital, § 12,000; employ 16 men;
annual pay roll §9,600; produc;
;
;
;
;
tion, §24,000.
Nashua Lock Company, capital,
employ 134 males, and
annual pay roll, § 60,
16 females
§60,000,
;
000
;
sales,
§
180,000.
American Patent Horse Clipping
Company, capital, § 10,000 patent
sales, § 10,000.
Nashua Card and Glazed Paper
Company, capital, § 100,000, employ 75 males, and 75 females, an;
nual pay roll, §57,000; annual value of productions, § 450,000.
Eaton and Ayer, bobbins, spools
and shuttles
for cotton
and woolen
employ
factories. Capital §100,000,
200 men, pay
roll,
ductions, § 175,000.
Fletcher, Webster
facturers
of
§ 84,000
& Co.,
;
pro-
manu-
black walnut
and
chestnut furniture, capital §75,000
employ 60 males and 20 females
heavy and light iron and steel work.
Their- grounds cover twenty acres.
Within their enclosure, are six
large buildings each 200 feet long,
and 75 feet wide, making the area
covered with buildings about two
annual pay-roll, §44,600; sales,
§ 120,000.
Nashua Novelty Works, manu-
acres.
Capital,
Nashua Iron Company, capital,
§60,000; employ 95 men; annual
and
pay
§ 52,800 annual value of
production, § 190,000.
roll,
;
facture bird cages, toy sleds, toy
wagons, and almost every description of toys in the juvenile line.
§ 25,000
3 females;
;
employ 15 males
annual pay-roll,
§9,600; sales, §30,000.
Gregg & Son, doors, sash and
blinds;
capital,
§65,000; employ
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266
65
men;
pay-roll, $36,000;
annual
dist,
Rev. H. L. Kelsey;
sales, $96,000.
Melendy & Co., planing and
mouldings, capital, $20,000; employ 12 men, annual pay-roll, $7,
200; business $65,000 annually;
Unitari-
Gorman; Univer-
an, Rev. T. L.
salist,
lumber $60,000, and flour and
meal ground, $ 13,400. (See tables.)
There are, also, annually produced, monuments, grave stones,
and granite cutting, $ 100,000 confectionery and baker's bread, $120,
matresses, $ 50,000 gas, $ 40,
000
000; newspaper and job printing,
;
;
;
$45,000; bedsteads, $10,000; besides soap-stone work, Underhiirs
edge
tools,
wooden boxes, paper
suspenders, and various
other mechanical shops and trades,
such as tailors, milliners, shoe
boxes,
workmen, blacksmiths, carpenters,
The total cappainters, &c, &c.
invested in manufacturing, of
every description, is $3,436,300;
number of males employed, 1690;
ital
females,
Annual amount
1380.
annual
paid for labor, $ 1,374,000
value of productions, $ 7,393,500.
Productions of the
Resources.
;
soil,
$1,374,000;
ional
mechanical labor,
engaged in profess-
$88,550;
and personal business, trade
and transportation, 1080 persons;
annual amount received for their
labor, $ 648,000 stocks and bonds,
$ 188,040, money at interest, $ 53,
098; deposits in savings banks, $ 1,
410,231 stock in trade, $ 994,000.
First
Churches and Pastors.
;
;
Congregational, Rev. F. Alvord;
Oliver St. Congregational, Rev.
J. S. Blake; Pearl Street Congregational, Rev. C. Wetherby;
First Roman Catholic, Rev. J. O'
Donnell, priest; French Roman
Catholic, Rev. J. Millette, priest;
Main
V. A.
Chestnut Street Metho-
Street Methodist, Rev.
Cooper;
Rev. L. A. Philbrook; BapRev. G. W. Nicholson; Episcopal, Rev. J. B. Goodrich, rector.
Many of these Churches have
very fine edifices.
The French
Catholic church is new and a
handsome and expensive structist,
ture.
Schools. There are twenty-eight
graded schools. Average length
of schools, for the year, thirty-nine
weeks.
2,325.
Number of scholars,
Amount of money annu-
appropriated for school pur$ 26,400.65, or $ 11.36 to each
scholar in the city. A high school
building is to be erected on the
grounds of the old cemetery, on
Spring Street, at an expense of
$ 65,000, also one at the Harborborough, costing $ 10,000.
When
these two school buildings are
completed, the value of school
houses, including lots, will be
$ 170,000. But one other city in the
State appropriates as much money
ally
poses,
The high
under the charge of
H. Hussey. The Nashua
for school purposes.
school
T.
W.
is
Literary
was estabDavid Crosby is
Institution
lished in 1835.
the principal.
(See Literary In-
stitutions.)
Libraries.
ry, 6,000
Nashua City LibraPersons own-
volumes.
ing private libraries, of 600 volumes or over, are A. H. Saunders,
Dr. E. Spaulding, William BarH. B. Atherton, Judge G. Y.
Sawyer, Hon. John H. Goodale,
W. W. Bailey, and Rev. J. O
Donnell.
New - Hampshire
Newspapers.
Telegraph, weekly; Daily Telegraph; New-Hampshire Gazette,
and Hillsborough .County Adverrett,
1
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NASHUA.
tiser,
weekly; and Nashua Daily
Nashua
Gazette.
Historical So-
First Settlements.
Nashua was
settled prior to 1673,
and was thp
settlement
in
southern
ciety is in a flourishing condition,
earliest
having a large collection of an-
October
15,
New-Hampshire.
1673, it was incorporated by Mas-
tique curiosities.
(See tables.)
First National Bank,
Banks.
Indian Head National Bank, capital, $270,000; City Savings Bank,
Nashua Savings Bank, and Metotal
chanics'
Savings Bank;
amount of deposits, $ 2,861,102.82.
(See tables.)
Indian Head House and
Hotels.
Tremont House.
Pennichuck WaWatenvorks.
terworks were constructed in 1854.
The water is taken from an artificial pond, containing from twenty
to thirty acres,
and
is
fed by
many
The water
never-failing springs.
forced into a large reservoir,
half a mile north of the City Hall,
and about one hundred and ten
is
under the name of
Dunstable, and comprised within
sachusetts,
borders, Hollis, Merrimack,
and Hudson, in New-Hampshire,
and Tyngsborough, -Dunstable,
and parts of Groton, Peperell, and
Townsend, in Massachusetts, and
Litchfield,
portions of Pelham,
Milford, and Brookline, in NewHampshire. It belonged to Mas-
its
sachusetts
till
the division line be-
tween the two provinces was setIt was incorporated
tled, in 1741,
by New-Hampshire, April 1746,
under the same name, and continued so till 1837, when it was
changed to Nashua. In 1680, there
thirty families in town.
were
above its foundation. Hydrants have been placed at convenient distances through the city
proper, to guard against devastating fires.
The water is pure,
soft and excellent for culinary
Among
use.
In 1803, a post office was established at the village of Nashua, then
feet
Future,
Its
section of
more
Few
cities in this
New-England have a
flattering future,
as to in-
crease of wealth, population, and
all other advances in civilization,
such as schools, churches, benevolent
societies,
railroads,
etc.
With
coming from
all
its
six
sections
of the country, its large iron mills,
constantly increasing in business,
extensive cotton factories, and
other important manufactories, there is no doubt but it will
increase in every resource, fifty
per cent, within the next ten years.
its
many
She yields the palm to none of her
sister cities, in the mechanical and
inventive genius of her sons.
the
first
settlers in
this
was Edward Tyng, who
came here soon after it was incorThe names of Weld,
porated.
locality,
Blanchard, Waldo,
were among the
Cummings &c.
first
settlers.
containing a few stores, hotel and
The
several dwelling houses.
canal boat was launched
first
about this time, with much parade, and christened, " The Nashua," and " Nashua Village." The
charter for the
turing
Nashua Manufac-
Company was obtained
in
and Mill No. 1 went into operation in December, 1825. In 1827,
No. 2 Mill was built, and No. 3 in
1824,
1836.
Indians.
Dunstable
was the
frontier settlement, for over fifty
and as such was exposed to
Indian attacks, and subjected to
all the cruelties and hardships of a
years,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
268
savage warfare.
war
in 1675, the
doned.
During Philip's
town was aban-
neither acted with
ty.
The
much
soldiers, so
proprie-
suddenly
in-
several persons
terrupted in their jovial entertain-
were killed. In 1702, a party of
Indians made an assault upon the
ment, found themselves called upon to fight, when entirely destitute
of arms, and incapable of obtaining any. The greater part were
panic struck, and unable to fight
Fortunately, all
or fly.
were
In
1691,
settlement, and killed several per-
among whom was
Thomas Weld.
sons,
the Rev.
On the third day of July, 1706,
a party of Indians made a descent
upon Dunstable, (now Nashua),
where they fell on a garrison that
had twenty troopers in it. The
troopers had been ranging the
woods in the vicinity, and at night
came towards the garrison appre;
hending no danger, they turned
upon the interarms and harness
the house, and began a carousal,
their horses loose
val, piled their
in
to exhilirate their spirits after the
The Indians
had lately arrived in the vicinity.
That day they had
designed
attack
to
both
Wells'
and
fatigues of the day.
One of their
number had been "stationed to
Golusha's garrisons.
watch each of these houses, to see
that no assistance approached, and
no alarm was given.
A short
time previous to the arrival of the
cavalry, the Indian stationed at
Wells' returned to his party, an d
all was safe.
At
Mr. Cummings and his
wife went out to milk their cows
and left the gate open. The Indians who had advanced undiscovered, started up, shot Mrs. Cummings dead upon the spot, and
reported that
sunset, a
wounded her
husband.
They
through the open
gate into the house, with all the
horrid yells of conquering savages, but started with amazement
at finding the room filled with solders, merrily feasting. Both parties were completely amazed, and
then rushed
not in this sad condition some six
or seven men, with chairs, clubs,
and whatever they could seize upon, furiously attacked the advancing foe. The Indians who were as
much surprised as the soldiers,
had but little more courage than
they, and immediately took to
their heels for safety, thus yielding the house, defeated by one
quarter of their number of unarmThe trumpeter, who
ed men.
was in the upper part of the house
at the time of the attack, seized
trumpet, and commenced
his
sounding an alarm, when he was
shot dead by an Indian on the
stair way.
He was the only one of
the party killed.
September 4, 1724, the Indians
again fell on Dunstable, and took
two captives in the evening. The
persons taken were Nathan Cross,
and Thomas Blanchard, who had
;
been engaged in the manufacture
of turpentine, on the north side of
the Nashua River, near where the
city of
Nashua now stands. At
were no houses nor
that time there
settlements on that side of the rivThese men had been in the
er.
habit of returning every night, to
lodge in a saw mill on the other
That night, not returning
side.
as usual, an alarm
was feared
was given.
had fallen
that they
It
in-
A
parto the hands of the Indians.
ty consisting of ten of the princi-
pal inhabitants of the place start-
�NASHUA.
ed in search of them, under the
direction of one French, a sergeant of militia. In this company
was Farwell, who was afterward
lieutenant under Lovewell. When
<
they arrived at the spot where the
men had been laboring, they
cut,
the hoops of the barrel*
and the turpentine spread up-
on
the
found
ground.
From
certain
marks upon the trees, made with
coal mixed with grease, they understood that the men were taken
In the
and carried off alive.
course of this examination, Farwell perceived that the turpentine
had not ceased spreading, and called the attention of his comrades
to this circumstance. They concluded that the Indians had been
gone but a short time, and must
still be near, and decided upon
instant pursuit. Farwell advised
them to take a circuitous route to
avoid any ambush. But, unfortunately, he and French, a short
time previous, had had a misunderstanding, and were still at variance. French imputed this advice to cowardice, and called out,
" I am going* to take the direct
path if any of you are not afraid,
let him follow me." French led the
way, and the whole party followed,
falling in
the
rear.
Farwell
Their route was up the Merrimack, towards which they bent
their course, to look for their
horses upon the interval. At the
;
Lutwyche's (now
brook, near
Thornton's Ferry,) they were wayThe Indians fired upon them
laid.
and killed the larger part instant-
A few fled, but were overtaken
French was killand destroyed.
ed about a mile from the place of
ly.
action.
Farwell, in the rear, see-
ing those before
him
fall,
sprang
269
behind a
and ran.
discharged his rifle
Indians pursued
him the chase was vigorously
maintained for some time, without gaining much advantage, till
Farwell passing through a thicket, the Indians lost sight of him,
and fearing he might have loaded
again, they desisted. Farwell wa3
the only one of the company that
escaped.
A company from the
neighborhood mustered, upon the
news of this disaster, proceeded to
the fated spot, took up the bodtree,
Two
;
ies of their friends and townsmen,
and intered them in the burying
ground.
Blanchard and Cross
were carried to Canada after remaining there some time, they
;
succeeded,
by their own
exertions,
in effecting their^edemption,
and
returned to their native town.
In 1725, John Lovewell with Josiah Farwell as lieutenant, raised
a company of volunteers, and
marched northward
in pursuit of
In their two first expeditions, they killed eleven Indians, and took some prisoners;
but in the third they met with a
disastrous defeat by incautiously
falling into an ambuscade at Lovewell's Pond, in Fryeburg, Maine.
Sixteen were killed and eleven
the enemy.
wounded.
Among
the killed were
Captain Lovewell, Lieutenant Farwell and Ensign Robins, all of
Dunstable.
The noted chief
" Pagus," was killed. This disaster was a hard blow to the settlement, but it brought peace to this
whole section of New England,
and taught the Indians that swift
retribution
was sure
to follow their
savage cruelties to the settlers.
The song of the heroes of " Lovewell Fight," was cherished, and
sung at, the evening fireside, by the
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
270
sons and daughters of the settlers,
for
many
years.
In 1842, the northern portion of
Nashua, on the north side of
Nashua river, and on the south
side as far as the Concord railroad,
was disannexed and formed into a town called Nashville, and dividing the village by the river,
leaving in the new town the Depot, the Jackson Cotton Mills,
three churches,
two
hotels, fifteen
or twenty stores and over two
thousand inhabitants. This division was caused largely on the location of the
Town Hall.
City Charter.
In
1853, the
two
towns were consolidated and chartered as the city of Nashua. The
mayors under the city charter
have been, in 1853, Joseph Baldwin; 1855, Freeman S. Rogers;
1857,
Thomas W.
bin Beard
yer;
Morrill;
Spaulding;
man;
1868,
1858, Al-
;
Aaron W. SawGeorge Bowers; 1862,
1861,
Hiram T.
Gillis
1860,
;
Edward
Virgin C.
1865,
1866,
1864,
Gilman
George Bowers
Gil-
Scripture;
1869,
;
Jona-
Otterson;
1871, Dana
1872, Seth D. Chandler;
1873, Frank A. McKean.
than D.
Sargent;
The population,
decades, has been,
1790, 632;
1800,
at the various
in
705;
1775,
862; 1810,
1,049;
1820, 1,142; 1830, 2,417; 1840, 5,960;
1850, 8,942;
1860, 10,065;
and
1870,
At no time since 1840, has
town increased in population, and business more rapidly
than it has since 1870, and the num10,541
the
ber of inhabitants is now (1874,)
estimated at 12,000—polls, 2,800.
The valuation of the city is $10,
388,693.
First Ministers. Rev. Thomas
Weld, Congregational
settled in
1685; killed by the Indians in 1702,
;
Rev. Nathaniel Prentice, settled
in 1718; died in 1737; Rev. Josiah
Swan, settled in 1738; dismissed
in 1746 Rev. Samuel Bird, settled
in 1747; dismissed in 1751; Rev.
Joseph Kidder, settled in 1767;
;
died in 1818.
• Boundaries.
North by Merrimack, east by Litchfield and Hudson, south by Tyngsborough and
Dunstable
Massachusetts,
and
west by Hollis.
Area, 18,898
acres; area of improved land, 6,
069 acres.
Distances.
Thirty-five
south from Concord, and
north of west from Boston.
miles
forty
NELSON.
Cheshire County.
Nelson is
on the height of land, between the Connecticut and Merrisituated
mack Rivers.
but affords
The
soil is
The surface is hilly
excellent pasturage.
generally hard to culti-
vate, but yields the
husbandman a
good return for his labor. Harrisville was disannexed from
its
southern part, and, with the northern portion of Dublin, formed
into a separate totvn, with the
name
of Harrisville, in 1870.
Ponds. There are several ponds
in town of which Long Pond is
the largest.
Employments.
Agriculture
is
the principal vocation of the peoAt a small village, called
ple.
Monsonville, in the north-west
section of the town, are several
manufactories. J. D. Colony &
Sons' cotton mill annually manufactures 468,000 yards cotton sheetThere
ing, valued at $58,500.
are, also, chair, lumber, and other
small mechanical shops.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
$22,362;
mechanical labor,
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NEW-BOSTON.
$
16,800
terest,
banks,
$
stocks and
;
$
5,600
;
money
at in-
deposits in savings
stock in trade,
$48,781;
7,645.
Churches and Schools. CongreMark Gould, pasThere are six schools in
tor.
town. Average length of schools,
for the year, sixteen weeks.
gational, Rev.
The town was
Monadnock numwas granted by
First Settlement.
originally called
ber
six.
It
the Masonian proprietors, February 22, 1774, under the name of
Packersfield, and included a part
of Roxbury. It was changed to
its present name in June, 1814.
Breed Batchelder and Dr. Nathaniel Breed commenced the first settlement in 1767.
The Congrega-
First Minister.
be found
show
in
different localities,
that the agricultural inter-
wholly neglected.
Several
Streams and Ponds.
streams water this town, the largest of which is the south branch
of the Piscataquog River, having
its source in Pleasant Pond, in
Beard's Pond, and
Francestown.
Jo English Pond are the principal bodies of water. There are
many good water privileges.
Elevations. In the south part is
a considerable elevation, called
Jo English Hill, one side of
est is not
which
is
nearly
perpendicular.
The scenery around here partakes
of the
largely
alpine character,
with rocks piled on rocks, and hills
on hills.
Agriculture is
Employments.
Church was organized here,
Rev. Joseph
January 31, 1781.
Foster was installed as its pastor
the same year. He was dismissed
the principal vocation of the in-
in 1791.
annually produced.
There are annually manufactured, news paper, valued at $78,
tional
Boundaries. North by Stoddard,
east by Hancock, south by Harrisville, and west by Sullivan.
Distances.
Forty miles southwest from Concord, and eleven
north from Keene.
Railroad. By stage, three times
a week, eleven miles, to Keene
station.
NEW
BOSTON.
New
Hillsborough County.
Boston is an important farming
town, ranking as the fourth in the
county in the value of its agricultural productions.
Its surface is
uneven, consisting of fertile hills,
productive vales, and some valuable
meadows.
The
soil is favora-
ble for all the various productions
common
State,
to
this
section
and the many
fine
of
the
farms to
habitants.
1,200 bushels wheat,
pounds
and 3,600 tons of hay are
7,600 bushels corn, 36,000
butter,
300; leather, $8,400; 20,000 clap225,000 shingles and laths,
boards
;
1,500,000 feet boards
and dimension
timber, valued at $27,300; 15,000
bushels grain ground, $24,000; 900
door
piano forte cases, $ 15,000
knobs, $1,500; besides, bureaus
and fancy boxes, harnesses, boots,
shoes, &c. There are also carpenters, blacksmiths, painters, masons and other trades. The total
value of mechanical goods, annually produced, is $ 178,400.
;
The lower village, which lies in
a deep, narrow valley, and on the
Piscataquog, is the seat of considerable trade and manufacturing,
having a church, graded school,
several stores, hotel, etc.
Resources.
Productions of the
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272
soil, $ 150,057
mechanical labor,
$ 32,500 stocks and money at interest, $ 18,030
deposits in savings banks, $ 187,923
stock in
trade, $ 20,000 from summer tourists, $ 3,000 professional business,
$ 12,000.
Baptist,
Churches and Schools.
NEWBCRTT.
;
Merrimack County. Newbury
;
;
uneven and broken with
is
hills,
and Rev. John Atwood, pastors;
but the soil is deep and fertile,
and produces large crops of corn,
wheat, oats and potatoes.
Rivers and Ponds. Todd's pond,
500 rods long, and 60 wide, is the
largest body of water in town.
This pond affords a small branch
Presbyterian, Rev. D. C. Frink,,
to
There are fifteen schools
in town, two of which are graded.
Average length of schools, for the
year, eighteen weeks.
Value of
school houses, $ 8,050.
Hotel and Livery Stable.
Columbian Hotel. H. Lynch, livery
lies
;
;
;
Rev. Jesse M. Colburn,
(in 1870),
pastor.
stable.
Persons by
of Cochran, Wilson,
McNeil, Ferson and
First Settlements.
the name
Caldwell,
Smith made the
1733.
It
first
settlement, in
was granted, by Massa-
chusetts, to inhabitants of Boston,
January
years,
14,
was
Boston."
It
1736, and, for
called " Lane's
many
New-
was incorporated by
New -Hampshire,
1763, as
February 18,
New-Boston. Fifty years
ago the town contained 1,686
in-
habitants; at present, (1870) 1,241.
First Minister.
Rev. Solomon
Moor, ordained in
1768,
died in
1803.
Warner
River. Sunapee Lake
on its western border.
Employments.
The people are
generally engaged in farming. 1,
100,000 feet of lumber is annually
sawed. (See tables.)
Resources.
$ 81,174;
soil,
$5,000; stocks, and money at in$13,150; stock in trade,
$ 6,375; deposits in savings banks,
terest,
$44,555.
Churches and Schools. There is
one church of the Freewill Baptist
denomination, seventy-four members no pastor, at present. There
are eleven schools in town. Average length of schools for the year,
fifteen weeks.
Hotel. Sunapee Mountain House.
This new hotel was opened, for the
;
time, in July, 1873.
first
tensive and delightful
was
Area, 26,536 acres
1778
;
area of im-
view of the
surrounding country can be
ob-
tained.
First
Organization.
Newbury
originally called Dantzic.
proved land, 15,947 acres.
field,
Twenty-two miles
south from Concord, and nine
north from Amherst.
Railroads. Railway station, at
Parker's, on the Manchester and
North Weare Railroad.
in
Distances.
It is sit-
uated near the summit of Sunapee
mountain. From this house a fine
view of Sunapee lake and an ex-
North by Weare,
and Bedford,
south by Mount Vernon
and
Lyndeborough,
and
west by
Lyndeborough and Francestown.
Boundaries.
east Dy Goffstown
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
In
took the name of Fishersand derived its present name
it
1837.
It was first settled by
Zephaniah Clark, in 1762.
North by NewBoundaries.
London, east by Sutton, south by
Bradford, and west by Goshen and
Sunapee.
�NEW-CASTLE
Distances.
— NEW-DURHAM.
Thirty miles west by
north from Concord.
Railroad. Sugar River Railroad
passes through the town.
New-
Castle is situated in Portsmouth
harbor, and was formerly called
Great Island. It is connected with
The
Portsmouth by a bridge.
town is rocky and but a small part
is fit to till.
Fort Constitution is located on
also a light-house.
this Island
;
Employments. The soil among
the rocks is of good quality and is
made
to yield abundantly. Fishing
pursued with success. About
12,000 pairs of men's and women's
'boots and shoes are annually made.
is
of years Chief Justice of the Province of New-IIampshire, Secretary
born in this town, Dec. 20, 1697,
and died, Sept. 22, 1789.
First Ministers. Rev. John Emerson, ordained in 1704, dismissed
in 1712. Rev. William Shurtleff,
settled in 1712, dismissed in 1732.
Rev. John Blunt, settled in 1732,
died in 1748. Rev. David Robinson, settled in 1748, died in
Stephen
Rev.
gational, Rev. Lucius Alden, pas-
pastor
ply.
;
H. Graves,
and Advent, transient supschool district with three
One
Chase,
1749.
settled
in
died in 1778. Rev. Oliver
Noble, settled in 1784, died in 1792.
Distances. An Island in Portsmouth harbor, about three miles
1750,
from the Eastern Railroad depot,
in Portsmouth.
Churches, Schools and Library.
There are three churches, Congretor; Christian, Rev. J.
of the latter City. Hon.
for a number
Theodore Atkinson,
and President of the Council, was
NEWCASTLE.
Rockingham County.
was part
273
NEW
DURHAIU.
Strafford County.
face
is
uneven,
The
and a
sur-
portion
The soil is moist and well
adapted to grazing. Good crops
rocky.
average length of schools
weeks. There is a
town library of 400 volumes.
of corn, oats and potatoes are pro-
for the year, 26
duced.
Summer Resorts. About one
hundred summer tourists stay in
this town through the warm weath-
five ponds,
schools
er.
;
They
find entertainment at
private residences.
veyance runs
A public
from
con-
Portsmouth
twice a day, distance three miles.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $5,160 annually; mechanical
labor,
fisheries,
$20,000;
not
known deposits in savings bank,
$33,523; stock in trade, $14,407;
summer tourists, $ 5,000.
;
First Settlers. The first settlement of New-Castle, no doubt,
commenced about as soon as that
of Dover or Portsmouth, but there
is
no positive
date, as
it
originally
Ponds and Rivers.
There are
the largest of which,
Merry Meeting Pond,
is about ten
miles in circumfei'ence. A never
failing stream issues from it and
discharges into Merry Meeting Bay
in Alton. Ellis River flows from
Coldrain Pond into Farmington,
and on it are some fine water
privileges.
The ..Cocheeo River,
also, has its source in this town.
Mountains. Mount Betty, Cropple-crown, and Straw's Mountains
are the principal eminences. On
the north-easterly side of Straw's
Mountain, is a remarkable cave,
the entrance to which is about
three feet wide and ten feet high.
The outer room is twenty feet
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
274
under
present name, Dec.
square; the inner apartments become smaller, until, at the distance
of fifty feet, they are too small to
be investigated. The sides of these
ated,
rooms are solid granite, and bear
marks of having been once united.
The south side of Rattlesnake hill
is one hundred feet high and near-
removed
Several other
hills in this town contain precipices and cavities, some of con-
east by Farmington, and west and
south-west by Alton. Area, 23,625
ly
perpendicular.
siderable extent.
is
the
employment of the people,
although there are some manufactories of importance. The Union
Powder works annually manufac49,000 gallons of acid, and
250 tons of Excelsior, valued at
ture
S
10,150.
First Minister.
Rev. Nathaniel
Porter, D. D., ordained in 1773,
(See Conway.)
North-west
by
Wolfeborough, and Alton, east by
in 1777.
Boundaries.
Brookfield and Middleton, south-
acres.
About thirty - five
from Concord,
and twenty-two north-west from
miles
north-east
Dover.
Railroad. Dover and Winnipiseogee Railroad passes through the
town.
NEW-HAITIPTOIV.
There are annually sawed
4,000 clapboards; 700,000 shingles,
and
its
1762.
Distances.
Employments. Agriculture
chief
7,
Belknap County.
town
The
sur-
broken and
is remarkably
and
timber, valued at $ 22,500. There
are several other small manufac-
face of this
tories in town.
crops of grain and grass.
1,500,000 feet of boards
100,000 pairs of
shoes are annually made. There
in plenty of good water power un-
improved.
Resources.
Annual agricultural
productions, $62,233; mechanical
S 29,300 deposits in savings
banks, § 40,613 money at interest,
$ 800 stock in trade, $ 14,000.
labor,
;
;
;
Summer
Tourists.
The various
this town
is
uneven, but the soil
fertile,
and produces
excellent
Pemigewasset River,
Rivers.
which washes its western boundary, is the only stream of any note
in town.
On
the west side of
a remarkable
spring, from which issues a stream
It is
sufficient to supply mills.
never affected by rains or droughts
Springs.
Kelley's
Hill
is
tourists to visit
and empties into the river after
running one mile.
Elevation. In the south part of
is
the
natural
curiosities
in
have caused some of the summer
it. When the town
more fully known, no doubt it
will become one of their summer
resorts.
Churches and Schools. There are
two churches, Freewill Baptist and
Advents, and thirteen schools average length of schools for the
year, nine weeks.
;
First Settlers.
New-Durham was
granted to Ebenezer Smith and
others, in 1749.
It
was incorpor-
hill,
town is a high, conical-shaped
which can be seen for quite a
distance in almost any direction.
The village of NewVillage.
Hampton is pleasantly situated
among the hills and mountains,
from the crests of which a beautitiful and delightful view of the
village and the surrounding country can be obtained. There are
two churches, a literary institu-
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NEWINGTON.
tion, five or six stores, of various
some seventy or eighty
kinds, and
neat dwellings.
Employments.-
borough, of which he was one of
the
principal
The people
are
The
proprietors.
simple request of General Moulton, and he
Governor granted
this
New-Hampton,
honor
in
largely
called
there
of his native town. This "small"
gore of land contained 19,422 acres,
a part of which now constitutes
engaged in agriculture.
But some lumber is sawed, and
wheelwrights,
are
black-
smiths, tailors, etc.
Resources. Agricultural productions,
$
mechanical labor,
money at interest, $ 18,
$ 137,240
4,000
;
in savings banks,
deposits
800;
$46,479;
;
stock in trade, $6,510;
from summer
tourists,
$ 900.
Churches and Schools. Freewill
Baptist, Rev. E. H. Prescott, pastor; Calvin Baptist, Rev. D. M.
Dearborn, pastor. There are thir-
it
Center Harbor.
Rev.
First Ministers.
Ward,
Jeremy
(Baptist,) ordained in 1782,
died in 1816; Rev. Salmon Hibbard, ordained in 1800, dismissed
in 1816.
Boundaries. North by Ashland
and Holderness, east by Center
Harbor and Meredith, south by
Sanbornton and Hill, and west by
and Bridgewater. Area,
area of improved
19,422 acres;
Average
teen schools in town.
length of schools, for the year, fif-
Bristol
teen weeks.
NewInstitution.
Literary
Hampton Literary and Biblical Institution, A. B. Meservey, princi-
land, 13,750 acres.
pal.
Railroads. The Montreal Railroad passes through the extreme
northern part of the town. Five
miles to Bristol station, on the
Bristol Branch of the Northern
The Portland and RutRailroad.
land Railroad will pass through
the town, if ever built.
Social
Libraries.
Fraternity,
3,500; Literary Adelphi, 3,000 vol-
umes, and Ladies'
volumes.
Hotel.
ue,
$
200
Wankeneto House,
val-
3,000.
First
ton
Library,
Settlement.
was formerly a
New-Hamppart of Moul-
tonborough Gore, and was called
Moultonborough addition.
The
first
settler
was Samuel Kelley,
who moved
General
here in 1775. In 1763,
Jonathan Moulton, of
Hampton, having an
1,400
ox, weighing
pounds, fattened for the pur-
Hag upon his horns,
and drove him to Portsmouth,
as a present to Governor Wentworth. The General refused any
compensation for the ox, but he
would like a charter of a small
gore of land he had discovered
adjoining the town of Moulton-
pose, hoisted a
Thirty - five miles
Distances.
north-west from Concord, and fifteen north-west from Gilford.
NEWINGTON.
Rockingham County.
all
Nearly
town
But
and few
of the inhabitants in this
are engaged in agriculture.
few are considered
rich,
are classed as poor, there being
but two persons dependent on the
town.
The
soil,
near the water,
is rich,
and yields good crops of grain and
grass
;
but certain portions of the
town are sandy and unproductive.
Schools. There is but one school
district in
town.
school -house
was
In
1872, a
built,
brick
costing
�276
NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
NEW-IPS W1CH.
$ 5,500. The upper story is to be
used as a town hall, and the lower
The
part for school purposes.
schools are considered good, as the
people take quite an interest in
the future welfare of their children.
Indians.
In May, 1690, a party
of Indians, led by a sagamore, by
the name of Hapgood, made an
attack on Fox Point, and destroyed several houses, killed fourteen
persons and took six prisoners.
inhabitants pursued the Indians, and, after a severe action,
The
some of the captives were recovered, and part of the plunder.
The chief, Hapgood, was severely
wounded.
Annual productions
Resources.
of the soil, $59,042: deposits in
savings banks, $ 17,839 stocks,
bonds and
money
at
interest,
$7,150.
Newington was originally a
of Portsmouth and Dover.
It was called " Bloody Point," for
many years, on account of a
bloody fight in 1631, and was
settled over two hundred years
part
Incorporated in July, 1764.
Ministers.
Rev. Joseph
Adams, ordained in 1715, and died
in 1783.
Rev. Joseph Langdon,
ordained in 1788, dismissed in
ago.
First
Hillsborough County.
The
of a clayey loam, very productive, when properly cultivated.
soil is
There are many
fine farms under
a high state of cultivation.
Souhegan
Rivers and Ponds.
River is the principal stream,
and affords some valuable waThe first or second
ter power.
Cotton Manufactory, built in this
State,
was
situated on this river,
There are several
in this town.
brooks in various sections of the
town. Pratt's and Hoar's Pond's,
contain about fifty acres each.
The
Village.
is
village
principal
in the centre of the town, in a
beautiful
and
fertile valley.
Here
are several church edifices, several
bank, two hotels, Appleton
Academy, and forty or fifty dwellThe houses are neat
ing houses.
and substantial, many of them
stores,
built
in
the
style
so
among gentlemen who
common
lived in the
country forty or fifty years ago,
with spacious yards and gardens,
while others are modern cottages
but all betoken a degree of wealth
and prosperity, for which the people are distinguished.
Summer
Resorts.
location has justly
The pleasant
drawn the at-
1810.
tention of many tourists who spend
a few weeks in the summer
Boundaries. North-east by the
Piscataqua, east by Portsmouth,
The number
south by Greenland and Great
Bay, and west and north-west by
Great and Little Bays.
Area,
timated at 200.
Employments.
months
in
this
pleasant
town.
of visitors of this
class, through the summer, is es-
Distances. Forty-four miles east
south-east from Concord, and five
The people are
generally engaged in agriculture,
but their manufactories are important. A cotton factory belong-
west from Portsmouth.
Railroads. The Portsmouth and
Dover Railroad passes through
this town.
ing to the Columbian Manufacturing Company, was burned in 1871.
Chairs, ciIt has been rebuilt.
gars, boxes, bedsteads, harnesses,
5,273 acres.
�NEW-LONDON.
lumber, machine work, &c, are
manufactured, to the value of $ 72,
400 annually.
Resources.
soil,
$
$92,995;
money
19,100;
450;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
in savings
deposits
$ 85, 128 stock
from summer
;
at interest,
in trade,
tourists,
$
12,
banks,
$ 24,048
$ 6,000
277
and Mason, south by Massachuand west by Rindge. Area,
20,860 acres. Area of improved
setts,
land, 9,620 acres.
Fifty
Distances.
miles south-
west from Concord, and eighteen
south-west from Amherst.
Railroad.
By
stage, twice a day,
to Greenville station, three miles
on the Peterborough and
professional business, $ 15,000.
distant,
CongreChurches and Schools.
gational, Rev. T. S. Robie, pastor
Methodist, Rev. Jacob F. Spauld-
Shirley Railroad.
ing,
pastor;
Baptist,
no pastor;
There are thirteen schools in town
average length, for the year, twenty weeks.
New Ipswich Academy was incorporated, June 18, 1789. Appleton Academy is the name of the
institution there, at the
literary
present time.
John Herbert
is
the
ry, 1,000
New-Ipswich Libra-
volumes.
New-Ipswich Savings
Bank.
Bank. (See tables.)
Hotels. Clark's Hotel, and Appleton House.
New-IpSettlements.
First
swich was originally called Ipswich Canada, and was settled prior to 1749, by Reuben Kidder,
Archibald White, Joseph and Ebenezer Bullard, Joseph Stephens
and eighty others. In 1750 it was
granted by the Masonian proprietors, and incorporated September
The town sent sixty men
9, 1762.
Twenty-six men
to Bunker Hill.
gave up their lives in the great rebellion of 1861 to 1865.
First
tional
1750.
County.
The
principal settlements of this town
are formed on three large swells
The soil is deep and
of land.
good. In some portions of the
town, the land is rocky, but
there is very little not capable of
There are many fine
cultivation.
farms which clearly show they are
cultivated by practical farmers.
Principal.
Library.
NEW-LONDON.
Merrimack
Minister.
A
Congrega-
Church was gathered in
Rev. Stephen Farrer was
ordained in 1760, died in 1809.
North by Sharon
Boundaries.
and Temple, east by Greenville
Sunapee
Ponds and Streams.
Lake separates New-London from
the town of Sunapee. Little Sunapee Pond, one and one-half miles
in length, and three-fourths of a
mile in width, lies in the west
part, and empties into Sunapee
Near the centre of the
Lake.
town, are Harvey's and Messer's
Ponds,
which are the principal
Warner River. Pleas-
sources of
ant Pond, in the north part, is
nearly two miles long and one
There are some elevations
wide.
in this section of the town, but
they can hardly be considered
mountains. The elevated location
of the town, together with^its lake
and ponds, afford some very delightful and attractive scenery,
which has caused many tourists to
visit here, through the summer
months. One of the most flourishing institutions of learning in
the State,
is
located here.
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278
The
Employments.
inhabitants
are chiefly devoted to agriculture,
but the manufactures are considerable.
Over 4,500 dozens of
scythes are annually manufactur750,000
ed, valued at $45,000.
shingles,
and
10,000 clapboards,
&c,
150,000 feet of boards,
are an-
nually sawed; also, 8,000 bushels
grain ground, and $24,000 worth
of
Agricultural
pro-
mechanical
ductions, $ 78,678
bor.$ 20,300; stocks,
la-
&c,
$9,200;
money at interest, $ 46,990; deposin savings banks,
its
$30,488;
stock in trade, $ 30,000 from summer tourists, $3,000; professional
;
$
10,000.
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Christian Union, Rev.
Lewis Phillips, pastor. There are
public
It is
one of the largest
literary institutions in the State.
The school property
is
valued
one hundred thousand
dollars, besides an endowment of
fifteen thousand dollars.
There
is a library connected with the
at about
containing 1,500 vol-
umes.
Seaman's House.
First Settlements.
was
NEWMARKET.
originally
market
New-
a small township, but
the soil is good, well cultivated,
and produces excellent crops,
which are readily sold in the vilis
lage at fair prices.
Rivers. Piscassick River passes
through this town in a northerly
direction. Lamprey River washes
are located the cotton mills of the
The
twenty-four weeks.
New-London Literary and Scientific Institution was incorporated
Hotel.
and Claremont Railroad.
town.
in
year,
institution,
Thirty miles north
schools, for the
schools
Average length of
in 1854.
Distances.
north-eastern boundary and
meets the tide water at Lamprey
River village, over falls of more
than twenty feet. At these falls
;
seven
land.
of west from Concord.
Railroad. Daily stage to Potter
Place station, on the northern
Railroad.
Also daily stage to
Bradford station, on the Concord
Rockingham County.
(See tables.)
Resources.
business,
Area of improved
11,100 acres.
and curried.
tanned
leather
Lake.
New-London
called
Dantzick,
and was incorporated January 25,
1779.
James Lamb and Nathaniel
Merrill were the first settlers.
First Church. A Baptist Church
was formed October 23, 1788.
Boundaries.
North and east by
Wilmot, south by Sutton and
Newbury, and west by Sunapee
its
Newmarket Manufacturing Company. Below the falls, the water,
at high tide, is of sufficient depth
for vessels of one hundred and
Coal,
twenty tons to navigate.
salt, and other heavy merchandise
are frequently freighted up the
Piscataqua, to Newmarket village.
This village is the seat of considerable trade and manufacturing.
There are three church edifices,
two school houses, three hotels,
town house, two banks, thirty-five,
stores, various professional offices,
four cotton mills, and various other manufactories.
Manufacturing
Employments.
and mercantile trade are the principal employments of the inhabitants.
7,500,000 yards cotton cloth,
and 24,000 pairs of boots and shoes
are annually manufactured. The
manufacture of sale clothing is an
�NEWPORT.
important branch of business.
total value of goods annually
manufactured, is $889,000. It is
the centre of trade for the surrounding towns. Those engaged
in agriculture find it remunera-
The
tive
employment.
Resources.
soil,
$64,519;
$177,000;
money
its
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
&c, $24,500;
stocks,
at interest, $22,100; depos-
savings
in
banks,
$89,894;
stock in trade, $138,375;
profes-
sional business, etc., $75,000.
Churches and Schools.
Freewill
Baptist, Rev. DeWitt C. Durgin,
pastor
Congregational,
Rev.
Isaac C. White, pastor; Methodist Episcopal, Rev. A. H. Wilkins, pastor. Total number of
members, 465. Value of church
;
279
ed for her excellent qualities, and
very much esteemed by all who
knew her. She died here in 1819.
Rev. Jobn
First Ministers.
Moody, Congregational, ordained
in 1730, died in 1778. Rev. Nathaniel Ewers, settled in 1795,
died in 1832.
North by Lee and
Boundaries.
Durham,
east by Great Bay, south
by South Newmarket, and west
Area of improved
by Epping.
land, 4,844 acres.
Thirty-eight miles
Distances.
south of east from Concord, and
eight nortb from Exeter.
Railroads
Boston and Maine
Railroad passes through this town.
NEWPORT.
This
is
the shire
town of
Owing
Sulli-
There are two
school districts and four schools
in town.
Average length of
van county.
schools for the year, twenty-four
with the business character of its
inhabitants, Newport has become
one of the most important and enterprising towns in the western
section of the State. For a number
of years it has not kept pace in
the march of improvement with
other towns in the State, inferior
property, $32,000.
weeks.
Total amount annually
appropriated for school purposes,
$2,736.
Library.
Newmarket Library
Association.
Washington
Hotels.
Newmarket
Hotel,
House,
Railroad
House.
to its central
water power,
location, its valuable
and railroad
facilities,
together
originally a part of Exeter,
in natural resources, for the lack
of railroad facilities but that obstacle has been removed by the com-
and was separated and incorporat-
pletion of the Sugar River Rail-
First Settlements.
was
ed December
portion
of
15,
its
Newmarket
1727.
territory
A
large
was
de-
tached, and the township of South
Newmarket formed June
27, 1849.
Mrs. Fanny Shute, when thirteen
months old, was taken by a party
of Indians, carried to Canada, and
sold to the French. She was educated in a nunnery, and, after re-
maining thirteen years in captivity, was redeemed and restored to
her friends.
Mrs. Shute was not-
;
road, to this town, in
and
November,
Claremont, in the fall
Since the first date, busof 1872.
iness, in every department, has
made rapid strides, and improvements are seen on every hand.
The surface of the town is generally uneven, frequently broken by
considerable elevations; but on
the borders of the Sugar River
and its branches are large tracts
1871,
of
to
interval
land,
yielding good
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280
crops of corn, grass, &c. The soil
on the uplands is strong and when
properly tilled, produces excellent
There are many valuable
farms in this town, under high
crops.
The apple producmore valuable than in any
other town in the county. Some
of the finest maple sugar orchards
cultivation.
tions are
may be found in this
Forty thousand pounds of
maple sugar are annually manuin the State,
town.
main street is more than a mile in
length, crossing the river over a
handsome bridge nearly
in the
of the village. On this
street are located four elegant
church edifices, the court and town
house, jail and county buildings,
three school-houses, two large hotels,
two banks, the Argus and
Spectator office, seven lawyers',
three insurance, and six physi-
centre
cians'
and
factured.
tween
thirty
Sugar River, the outSunapee Lake, together with
the North and South branches, are
shops for trade, of various kinds,
and over one hundred dwelling
houses.
There are many other
pleasant streets, with well built
residences on them.
The manufactories are
valuable,
being
Rivers.
let of
the
principal
Near the
streams
in
town.
the Sugar rewaters of the South
village,
ceives the
branch, which has
its source in
Lempster, Unity and Goshen
thence flowing north about two
miles, it meets the waters of the
North branch, coming from Springfield,
Grantham and Croydon,
nearly in an opposite direction,
whence it passes west through
Claremont into the Connecticut.
At the outlet of Sunapee Lake,
there is a stone dam, with gates ar-
ranged
for
drawing from the sur-
face of the lake ten feet of water.
The
full capacity of this valuable
reservoir has never been tested.
Mountains.
Bald, Coit, Blueberry ledge, and East mountains,
are
the
principal
elevations in
situated on
never
offices,
be-
forty stores
and
dentists'
and
water power which
The
in a dry time.
fails
woolen
manufactories annually
produce 1,600,000 yards of flanThe
nel,
valued at $408,000.
amount paid for labor, by these
mills, is over $ 60,000.
18,000 sides
of leather and 16,000 lbs. splits are
annually produced, valued at $77,
there is annually ground 19,
bushels of grain, valued at
$ 33,000. There are lumber mills,
carpenter shops, and various other
kinds of mechanical shops, com200
000
;
mon
to a New-England village.
The court house and town hall
building was erected in the fall of
and the spring and summer
at an expense of over
$40,000, and is one of the fin1872,
town. From the summit of these
mountains a fine view is presented
of the surrounding country.
Villages.
On Sugar River,
about six miles from Sunapee
Lake, is located the thriving village of Newport. It is considered
one of the pleasantest and most
of
enterprising villages in the State,
buildings are large and substantial structures. Richards' building
both in manufacturing and as a
centre of mercantile trade.
The
est
1873,
edifices
State.
The
of the kind in
hotels are new,
the
com-
modious, and pleasantly located.
The books
number of
over^ 12,000.
is
of the hotels
show
the
arrivals last year to be
Some
one of the
of the business
finest
mercantile
�NEWPORT.
blocks in the county. In the north
part of the village is a beautiful
common, shaded with the maple,
and capacious enough to parade a
regiment on. On either side of this
common stand some of the finest
residences in the village, adorned
with yards and gardens.
The future prospects of the inhabitants of
this
town are very
flattering
and
;
their fond anticipations of seeing
a large village, double its present
may be fully realized within
the next ten years.
About two miles north-west
from the principal village is the
small, busy, manufacturing village
of Northville. Here are annually
made, 1,600 dozens of scythes, valued at $ 17,000 500 dozens of rakes;
size,
;
13,000 butter tubs
sides, there are
5,000 pails
;
lumber
;
mills,
be-
and
Summer Resorts.
But few local-
the State offer better in-
ducements
to
summer
The
than Newport.
tourists
fine roads,
pleasant drives, and delightful
views from the crests of its many
hills, render it very attractive to
lovers of country
ural scenery in
A pleasant ride
homes and
nat-
its varied forms.
of six miles brings
you
to the romantic shores of Sunapee Lake.
This lake is about
nine miles in length, and from one
half to two miles in width. Three
miles south of NeAvport village, is
Unity Springs, which has become
quite noted for its medical qualities.
Its waters are highly charged with salts of iron, and possess
Here is a fine
tonic properties.
hotel
to
accommodate
The views from this
house, of Sunapee Lake and the surrounding
country, are some of the finest in
the State. This house is becoming
a popular summer resort.
The
number of tourists who spend
their summer vacation in Newport and vicinity, is estimated at
over five hundred.
Employments.
The employment of the inhabitants is nearly
equally divided between agriculture on the one side, and mechanical, mercantile, and official business on the other, with the preponderance in favor of the latter. The
capital invested for manufacturing
purposes is over $ 375,000 the annual value of manufactured pro;
ductions, $619,100.
Annual value of agme-
Resources.
ricultural products, $ 148, 156
chanical labor, $117,700;
other small manufactories.
ities in
281
invalids
and lovers of recreation. A ride
on the cars, or by carriage, of six
miles, carries you to the " Sunapee
Mountain House" in Newbury.
sional services,
$
105,000;
&c, $64,800; money
$ 41,724
;
professtocks,
at interest,
deposits in savings banks,
$118,282; stock in trade, $105,
from summer tourists, $ 15,
975
;
;
000.
Churches and Schools.
The Con-
gregational, Rev. G. W. R. Scott,
pastor
number of members, 248
;
church valuation, $ 50,000. Methodist, Rev. E. R. Wilkins, pastor;
members, 230 valuation, $ 13,000.
Baptist, Rev. H. C. Leavitt, pas;
tor;
members,
189;
Christian
There are
eighteen school districts, and six-
church at Northville.
teen schools; average length for
the year, twenty weeks; average
amount of money annually appropriated for school purposes, $ 2,334.
50.
It is intended to build a large
school house(with all the modern
improvements), in the village, the
coming season, (1874.)
Banks. There are two banks
in
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
town,
—the
and
National,
First
Newport Savings banks.
Libraries. Newport Social
brary, 400 volumes
;
Li-
Hon. Edmund
Burke's private library, 6,000 volumes; besides several other private libraries with over 1,000 vol-
umes
each.
Hotels.
Newport House, and
Phenix Hotel.
First Settlers.
Ezra Parmelee,
then about twenty-one years of
age, in company with Dea. Jesse
Wilcox, and his two sons, Jesse
and Phineas Samuel Hurd and
Jesse Kelsey, came, early in the
month of June, 1766 occupied the
lands to which they were entitled,
built their camps, and commenced the actual settlement of the
town.
These men were from old
Kilingworth, Connecticut.
Some
years later, John McGregory, (fath-
—
—
John McGregory, M.
Joel McGregory, and Deacon
er of the late
B.,)
Daniel Chapin, made a settlement
in the north-western section of the
town. Joel McGregory died a few
years since, aged one hundred and
one years. A son of his is now
living in town, between eighty and
ninety years of age. Newport has
been the birthplace and residence
many prominent men and women of this country, Mrs. Sarah J.
Hale, was a native of this town.
The town was incorporated Ocof
tober
6,
1761.
Hon. Benjamin
and highly
Giles, long a resident,
respected,
built
the
first
grist-
Captain Ezra Parmelee settled on the Unity road
about one mile south of the village, and built his barn soon after coming to Newport. This barn
is now (1873,) standing and in
good repair.
It is safe to say that
it has been built, and been in use,
mill, in 1768.
over one hundred years. The covering boards are fastened to the
timbers with strong wooden pins,
which
clearly shows the scarcity
of nails in those early days of the
settlement.
A few rods from the
barn, stands an apple tree, which
is quite as old.
Captain Parmelee
brought it from Connecticut, over
one hundred years ago.
First
Ministers.
Rev. John
Remelee, ordained in 1783, dismissed in 1791
Rev. Abijah
Wines, settled in 1785, dismissed
in 1816. Congregational and Baptist churches were established in
;
1779.
North by Croydon,
by Sunapee and Goshen, west
by Claremont, and south by Goshen and Unity. Ai-ea, 25,267 acres
improved land, 18,533 acres.
Boundaries.
east
Distances.
Forty miles north of
west from Concord, and about thirty-five miles north from Keene.
Railroad. Concord and Claremont Railroad passes through the
town in an easterly and westerly
direction.
NEWTON.
Rockingham County.
New-
a small township bordering
on Massachusetts. The surface is
broken but the soil is deep and fertile, and yields good crops of grain
and grass. The farmers find a
ready sale for their produce at
Haverhill, Massachusetts. Nearly
one third of Country Pond lies in
this town, and it is the only body
of water, of note.
The employEmployments.
ment of the inhabitants is about
equally divided between farming
ton
is
and mechanical labor. 1,000,000
of boards &c, and 180,000
shingles, are annually sawed and
feet
;
�NORTHFIELD.
120,000 pairs of shoes are
made.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 38,259
$30,000; money at interest, $3,
400; deposits in savings banks,*
Resources.
;
$
3,174; stock in trade,
$
11,827.
283
of land for agriculture, lies on two
ridges extending nearly through
The soil is of good
producing excellent crops
of corn, oats and grass. There are
many fine farms, under a high
the town.
quality,
Baptist
Churches and Schools.
church, Rev. B. H. Lane, pastor;
Christian, Rev. Nathaniel Day,
state of cultivation.
There are six schools in
town average length, for the year,
town, and flows into the Winnipiseogee, three miles from the junction with the Pemigewasset. Sondogardy Pond discharges its waters
Winnipisinto the Merrimack.
eogee River waters its western bor-
pastor.
;
twenty weeks.
Traveller's
Hotels
Home, and
Depot House.
Rev. John
Minister.
First
Eames, in 1791. A Baptist Society
was formed here in 1755, and it is
the oldest religious society, of that
denomination in the State.
A
Congregational Church was organized about 1759.
First Settlements. Joseph Bartlett
and others
town
in 1720.
first settled
in this
Twelve years presettlement he was
vious to his
taken captive by the Indians
at Haverhill, and conveyed to Canada where he remained four years.
North by KingsBoundaries.
by
east
ton,
Hampton,
South
Mass. and
Area, 5,250
south by Amesbury,
west by Plaistow.
acres,
Forty miles southand twentyeight south-west from Portsmouth.
Railroads. Boston and Maine,
Distances.
east from Concord,
from Tilton.
The town formerly possessed some
fine
water power, on this
river,
near
junction with the Pemigewassett, but this portion of its territory
is now embraced within the limits
of Franklin. It still holds some good
power at the village of Tilton.
Village. A portion of what is
called the village of Tilton, on the
south side of the river, lies in this
town.
On the Northfield side are
two woolen mills, annually manufacturing respectively 210,000 and
66,000 yards of repellants, valued
at $ 276,000 besides lumber mills,
its
wheel-wright shop etc.
There is
a large graded school building
and over fifty dwelling houses.
For full particulars of the village,
see Tilton.
Employments.
A
majority of
the inhabitants are engaged in ag-
pass
through
riculture,
but the
manufactories
are valuable, with fair encourage-
ment
NORTHFIELD.
Merrimack County. The
face of this
town
hills.
their
The
surplus
sur-
uneven, being
is
* Depositors in Savings
to place
it
part of the
Newton
town.
broken by
and separates
der,
Chestnut
Rivers.
lies in the east
and
Amesbury
and
Branch Railroads
this
and
Ponds
Pond
best section
Banks are induced
earnings in
chusetts Savings Institutions.
Massa-
that they will be enlarged
within a few years.
Productions of the
Resources.
$95,311; mechanical labor,
$ 46,500 stocks and money at indeposits in savings
terest, $ 9,648
soil,
;
;
banks, $50,911;
$
6,425.
stock in
trade,
.
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284
Churches and Schools,
The
churches are on the Tilton side of
the village.
There are nine
schools in town, two of which are
graded
average length, for the
year, fourteen weeks.
First Settlers.
Benjamin Blanchard and others first settled here
in 1760. It was originally a part
of Canterbury, and was incorporated June, 1780, under its present
;
name.
Boundaries.
North by Tilton
and Belmont, east by Belmont,
south by Canterbury, and west by
Franklin and Boscawen.
Area,
about 17,000 acres improved land,
;
9,638 acres.
Seventeen miles
north from Concord, by the Boston, Concord, and Montreal RailDistances.
road.
become a popular
resort for tourof the farmers make
it a special business to keep city
boarders through the summer
Many
ists.
months, and, in connection with
farms, find it a lucrative
their
business.
Employments. Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants. 750,000 shingles and
350,000 feet of boards are annually
sawed, also 60,000 pairs of shoes,
are annually made.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $76,224; mechanical
labor,
$ 20,500 stocks and money at in;
terest, $9,700; deposits in
bank, $ 46,803
$1,125;
from
$
;
stock
savings
in
summer
trade,
tourists,
15,000.
Churches and Schools. CongreChurch, Rev. T. V.
Haines pastor; Baptist Church,
There are three schools
in town. Average length for the
year, thirty-one weeks.
Library. North-Hampton Social
Library, 250 volumes.
First Settlements.
This town
formerly constituted the parish
gational
NORTH HAMPTON.
.
Rockingham County.
town has an even
surface,
This
and
its
has been made very productive
by means of the large quantities of
seaweed which the farmers spread
on the ground as a fertilizer. In
proportion to the number of acres
soil
under improvement, no town in
the county, exceeds it in its value
of agricultural productions.
Rivers. Little River is the principal stream
it has its source in
the north part of the town. Meandering through it in a south-easterly direction for a couple of miles,
it empties into the Ocean, between
Great and Little Boar's head.
Winnecut River rises near the
centre of the town and flows north
west into Great Bay. These rivers
;
afford
some water
Summer
privileges.
Part of the
eastern border is washed by the
Atlantic Ocean and the town has
Resorts.
called
The
North Hill
in
Hampton.
settlement dates back to
a very early period in the history
of this State, and the early settlers
first
were much exposed
ties
of
the
were erected
to the hostili
Indians.
to
Garrison
which the inhabi
tants resorted in times of danger.
In
several
persons were
Incorporated November
1742.
(For first settlers see
1677
killed.
26,
Hampton.)
First Ministers. Rev. Nathaniel
Gookin (Congregational) ordained
in 1731, died in 1766. Rev. Joseph
Hastings
moved
in
ordained in 1767, re1774; Rev. David Mc
Clure D. D., settled in 1776, dis-
�NORTHUMBERLAND.
missed in 1784. Rev. Benjamin
Thurston settled in 1785, dismissed
in 1800. The first Congregational
Meeting house was erected in
1738.
acres.
Distances.
Forty-seven miles
south east by east from Concord
and nine south by west from
Portsmouth by Eastern Railroad.
Eastern Railroad
Railroad.
passes through this town.
is
employment of the
the principal
inhabitants but manufacturing is
an important branch of business.
At Northumberland Falls, there
are starch, straw-board and shoe
peg mills, annually manufacturing
40 tons starch, 175 tons straw
board, and 20,000 bushels shoe
pegs.
At Groveton there are
Coos County.
Connecticut,
in
this
town,
the
was
of butternut wood. The soil is
from stone and gravel, and is
easily cultivated. A large portion
of the upland is good for pasturing
and tillage. There are several
good farms, producing excellent
and barley.
ued
at
total
$
102,000
;
meal, $ 3,500 be;
But one
other town in the county raises as
many bushels of corn.
Rivers. Connecticut River washes the western border, and it is
watered by the Upper Ammonoosuc River, which passes through
the town in a south-westerly direc-
carpenters,
value
of
manufactured
in
goods,
town,
&c.
The
annually
is
$208,600;
Rail-
At Groveton, the Montreal
growth
free
corn, oats
7,000,000 feet of long timber, val-
painters,
The land on
originally covered with a
manufactories, annually producing leather, $70,000; 100,000 clapboards, 1,000,000 shingles,
and
sides blacksmiths, harness makers,
NORTHUMBERLAND.
road forms a junction with the
Grand Trunk Railroad. In this
village there
is
a post
office, tele-
graph and express office, one lawyer, one physician, church edifice,
large graded school house, five
stores, of all kinds, one hotel and
one eating house.
Resources. Productions of the
soil, $72,544; mechanical labor,
$39,800; money at interest, $5,
deposits in savings banks, $ 1,
050
;
072; stock in trade, $20,260.
Church and ScJwols. Methodist,
Groveton) Rev. G. C. Noyes,
pastor. There are ten schools in
town, two of which are graded.
(at
tion.
Near the centre of
an abrupt and rugged
elevation, called Cape Horn, of an
Elevation.
town
is
altitude of nearly 1,000 feet.
The
scenery around this mountain is
wild and beautiful. Its north base
is separated from the Connecticut
by a narrow plain, and its eastern
washed by the Upper AmThe spring freshets
monoosuc.
usually overflow the meadows, at
side
and give them the ap
pearance of a large lake.
Employments.
Agriculture
;
Boundaries. North by Greenland, east by Rye and Atlantic
Ocean, south by Hampton Falls
and Hampton and west by Stratham. Area of improved land 5,363
the
this point,
285
is
Average length of
schools, for the
year, thirteen weeks.
Hotels.
Rogers
House;
at
Ammonoosuc House.
Settlement. Thomas Burn-
Groveton,
First
side
and Daniel Spaulding, togeth-
er with their families,
the
in
commenced
settlement in this town,
1767.
North of Cape Horn
first
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286
Mountains and Hills. Saddleback Mountain, between Deerfield
and Northwood, has an altitude
of one thousand feet above the
mountain, and near the river, are
the remains of a fort, built during the war of the Revolution. It
was placed under the command
of Captain Jeremiah Eames, afterwards well known for his usefulness, wit and social disposition.
The town was incorporated November 16, 1779.
Boundaries. North by Stratford,
east by Stark, south by Lancaster,
and west by Vermont. Area of
improved land, 6,555 acres.
Distances.
By railroad, one
hundred and forty-five miles north
from Concord, and eight northeast from Lancaster.
Railroads.
Grand Trunk, and
Montreal Extension Railroads.
the east side of this
mountain are found
and
crystals
crystaline spars, of various colors.
Plumbago of superior
quality is
Brown's or Richardson's Hill, between Jenness and
Long ponds, has an abrupt elevation of three hundred feet above
also found.
The summit
the latter pond.
is
covered with 'an open growth of
oaks, affording a fine place, in
mer, for picnic parties.
sum-
From
the
top of Fogg's Hill, eight ponds can
be seen.
The main street in
Northwood, passes over what
is
called Clark's Hill, the highest cul-
NORXHWOOD,
Rockingham
On
ocean.
tivated elevation, in
Rockingham
is
county, from the top of which can
be seen the ocean, and also nearly
the whole basin of the country, at
passes
a glance.
County.
For
beautiful and varied scenery, there
no town in the State, that surNorthwood, south of the
Her
White Mountain Range.
mountains and hills, and her sparking lakelets
or
ponds, lend
Agricultural.
wood
The
soil of
North-
moist, and has been considered better adapted for grazing,
en-
chantment to her many views.
Ponds. There are seven ponds in
this town viz. Suncook, Jenness,
Long, Little Bow, Harvey, Durgin and Knowlton, or Demerritt
Ponds, besides a part of Bow Lake
and Pleasant Pond, and all covering an area of over fourteen hun-
is
than any other branch of agriculture; but there are only three
towns in the county that raise as
many bushels of corn, and but one
as many bushels of wheat. Agriculture is neglected, owing to a
large portion of the people being
engaged in shoe business; but
when the soil is properly cultivat-
;
dred acres.
Rivers.
The north branch of
Lamprey River has its source in
ed,
town, at the eastern base of
Saddleback mountain. The main
branch of Suncook River has its
rise in Jenness, Long, Little Bow,
Durgin, Harvey and Suncook
Ponds, draining nearly one half of
the area of the town, (8,500 acres,)
and furnishing nearly all of the
water power.
position of Northwood,
it
yields excellent crops.
Summer
this
Resorts.
The elevated
command-
an extensive and delightful
view of the surrounding country,
ing
has caused many summer tourists
to spend their vacation here, and
it is becoming a popular resort for
all lovers of mountains, lakes, and
The
hills.
'
and
all
Gulf,
the ponds
Brown's
Hill,
are pleasant,
�NORTHWOOD.
and interesting
287
localities for tour-
State. It still retains its high reputation in that respect, in the Har-
There is one
Manufactories.
large shoe factory in the east part
vey House, kept by the accommo-
ists to visit.
$715,000,
dating landlord, E. C. Brown, Esq.
is a daily stage to Epsom
depot, on the Suncook Valley Railroad, distance, six miles; also a
stage three times a week to Newmarket, on the Boston and Maine
Railroad, distance, eighteen miles.
First Settlements.
This town
was originally the extreme northern section of Nottingham, and
some of the inhabitants, in the win-
men
ter,
of the town, employing over one
hundred men and women, and
manufacturing annually, over 152,
000 pairs of women's boots and,
shoes, valued at $ 215,000. There
is paid for labor annually, $ 55,000.
The whole number of shoes manuannually, in
factured,
nearly
550,000
pairs,
town, is
valued at
and giving the work$ 135,
000 per annum.
for their labor over
of the
soil,
productions
Total
Resources.
$74,188; mechanical
stocks and mon-
labor,
$
ey at
interest,
140,300
;
$33,900;
deposits
in savings banks, $51,115;
in trade, $21,170;
$
tourists,
iness,
$
1,500
;
stock
from summer
professional bus-
10,000.
Churches and Schools. CongreRev. E. C. Cogswell,
pastor
Freewill Baptist, Rev. L.
P. Bickford, pastor; Baptist, Rev.
A. A. Chase, pastor. There are
nine schools in town, two of which
are graded; average length, for
the year, twenty-one weeks
total amount annually appropriated
gational,
;
;
for school purposes,
Literary
$
1,405.
Institutions.
wood Academy,
North-
E. C. Cogswell,
(See Literary Institutions.)
Libraries.
Northwood
Social
volumes;
North-
1,000
wood Academy
Library, 500 vol-
umes; Rev. E. C. Cogswell's private library, 1,200 volumes.
Hotels.
The traveling public
have long appreciated the good
hotels in Northwood being excelled by no country town in the
;
would
visit this
locality for
lumbering, and they called
" north woods." Hence the
when
incorporated.
The
it
the
name
first set-
tlement was commenced, March,
25, 1763, by Moses Godfrey, John
and Increase Batchelder, and Solomon Bickford. Colonel Samuel
Johnson came, a few years after,
and the first night he was in town
he slept between two large stones
covered over by a quilt or canvass.
Within a few feet of where he rested the first night, his bones are now
taking their last rest. It was incorporated Feb. 6, 1773.
September 6, 1873, the people celebrated
the one hundredth anniversary
of the
town organization of their
town, and gave a general invita-
Principal. Northwood Seminary,
William H. Cotton, Principal.
Library,
There
tion to the sons
had
and
daughtei's,
who
native town, to join
them in the festivities of the occasion.
Over two thousand persons
met on the day appointed, and the
greetings of old friends and neighleft their
who had
not met for half a
were frequent, and the
enjoyment such as few partici-
bors,
century,
pate in in a
life
time.
Within thirty years
there have been fourteen violent
deaths in town. Ten were drowned, two were thrown from a carCasualties.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
288
one killed in a saw mill and
one, a girl thirteen years of age,
and broken with hills, but the soil
is deep and fertile, and produces
most
fine crops of
wheat, corn, barley,
potatoes, &c.
There are many
riage,
murdered by her
whose name was Evans, in
October, 1872.
Three other men
left town temporarily, and never
returned. One was thrown from
brutally
uncle,
a carriage, one killed on the railroad, and the other drowned.
and Ministers.
First Churches
The Baptist Church was organized
in 1779, and the Rev. Edmund
Pillsbury ordained the same year,
as its pastor. The Congregational
Church was formed in 1781. Rev.
Josiah Prentice was ordained in
1799.
He was pastor over forty
years.
Boundaries.
Strafford,
North-east
by
south-east by Notting-
ham, south, and south-west by
Deerfield, and north-west by Epsom and Pittsfield. Area, 17,075;
acres
area of improved land, 10,
;
389 acres.
Distances. Eighteen nules east
from Concord, twenty-six northwest from Exeter, and about
twenty miles west from Dover.
The natural reRailroads.
sources and growing business, of
this town, demand a railroad, and
if the projected Concord and Dover Railroad is built, it will pass
through it. But three towns in
the county do as much manufacturing
as
Northwood, and
there are but two towns whose
freight would be as valuable for
any raih-oad, it being a longer distance to market. The largest unbroken tract of woodland in the
county, is in this town, and con-
tains
between two and three thou-
sand acres.
NOTTINGHAM.
Rockingham
The
County.
surface of Nottingham is uneven
fine
farms under a high state of cultivation.
Rivers and Ponds.
»
Little
River
the principal stream in town,
is
and affords some very good water
power.
Several small streams
have their source in this town,
and North River passes through
it.
There are several ponds, the
largest of
which
is
Pawtuckaway.
Mountains. Pawtuckaway Mountain
the principal elevation in
is
on the line between
Nottingham and Deerfield, and
town.
It lies
consists of three distinct peaks,
abruptly,
rising
and
designat-
Upper, Middle, and
Lower Mountains. These mountains were once the haunts of the
deer, panther, and wildcat.
Minerals
Bog iron ore and
white granular quartz are found.
Nottingham Square is
Village.
a pleasant village, situated on an
elevated site, about 450 feet above
ed
the
as
the sea level, and affords a fine
view of the surrounding country.
At one time it was the seat of
considerable trade, and still retains
its
delightful views.
Employments.
the principal
Agriculture
is
employment of the
96,000 pairs of shoes are
people.
annually
manufactured.
70,000
clapboards, 800,000 shingles, and
23,00,000 feet of boards, &c, are
sawed annually.
Productions of the
$72,147; mechanical labor,
$26,700; stocks and money at indeposits in savterest, $ 22,550
Resources.
soil,
;
ings
banks,
trade,
$
ists,
$
40,785
1,500.
$22,510;
;
stock
in
from summer tour-
�ODELL
— ORANGE.
Union
Churches and Schools.
Church, Rev. Hosea Quirnby, pas-
289
mer, south by Stark, and west by
Stark, Stratford, and Columbia.
There are thirteen schools
Average length of
tor.
ORANGE.
town.
in
schools,
the
for
year,
Hotel.
First
was
The
Grafton County.
eighteen
sur-
face is uneven, being situated
weeks.
Rockingham House.
Nottingham
Settlements.
settled
by Capt. Joseph Cilley
and others, in 1727. A tribe of Indians had their rendezvous, at one
time, on the shores of a pond in
Northwood, near the line of this
town, but no serious depredations
were ever committed by them on
the inhabitants of Nottingham.
Incorporated
May
First Ministers.
10, 1722.
Rev. Stephen
Emery, Congregational, ordained
in 1742, dismissed in 1749.
Benjamin Butler,
Rev.
settled in 1758,
left in 1770.
Boundaries and Area.
North-
and Lee, south
by Epping and Raymond, and west
by Deerfield and Northwood.
Area 25,800 acres. Area improved
east by Barrington
land, 11,473 acres.
on
of land between the
the height
Connecticut and Merrimack RivThe soil, in many parts of
ers.
the town, is good, and fine crops
are produced.
Tha
Ponds.
and
Streams
streams are small, but some' of
them afford a few mill privileges,
which are improved. There is a
small pond in the south-east part
of the town, from which is taken
a species of paint, resembling
Chalk and magSpruce yellow.
nesia have been found near this
Yellow Ochre, of a qualipond.
ty superior to that imported, is
found in various localities.
Cardigan Mountain
Mountain.
lies
in the eastern
town, and
is
part
of the
of considerable ele-
vation.
The principal
Employments.
employment of the people is agri-
Twenty-five miles
south-east from Concord, fourteen
miles north-west from Exeter,
and twenty west from Ports-
000 shingles, and 450,000 feet of
dimension timber are annually
mouth.
produced.
Distances.
By stage, three times
Newmarket station, ten
culture.
Railroad.
25,000
Resources.
clapboards, 250,
Productions of the
a week, to
miles, on Boston and Maine Rail-
$
road.
deposits in savings banks, $3,139;
1,300;
money
mechanical labor,
at interest, $5,500;
from sum$ 1,000.
Churches and Schools. Freewill
Baptist, Rev. J. C. Waldron, pasThere are seven schools.
tor.
Average length of schools, for the
year, seventeen weeks.
Orange was
First Settlements.
granted February 6, 1769, under
mer
In 1860, this
Coos County.
town had one white inhabitant,
but in 1870, the person had died
or moved away.
The town is
rocky, rough, and mountainous.
A large branch
of the Androscoggin has its rise here. It is bounded, north by Columbia and Dix-
by Millsfield and
$26,306;
stock in trade, $2,350
ODELL.
ville, east
soil,
Dum-
the
name
;
tourists,
Fellows,
of Cardigan, to Isaac
and
others.
The
first
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
290
settlement was made in 1773, by
Silas Harris, Benjamin Shaw, David Eames, Col. Elisha Bayne,
and Capt. Joseph Kenney. Incor-
porated July 18, 1781.
Boundaries. North by Dorchester, Groton, and Hebron, east by
Hebron and Alexandria, south by
west by Canaan.
and
Grafton,
Area
acres.
16,000
Improved
land, 5,624 acres.
.
Distances.
Sixteen miles east
Dartmouth College, ten
south-west from Plymouth, and
forty north-west from Concord.
Railroad. The Northern Rail-
road passes through the southwest corner of the town. East
Canaan depot, four miles distant,
the people take the
is where
cars.
OK FORD.
Grafton County. Orford is one
of the seven best farming towns
in the State, in respect of value
of agricultural productions, and
ranks as the third town in the
county. It is situated on the Connecticut which, through this town,
furnishes broad intervals, well
and
producing
excellent
crops of corn, oats, and hay.
uplands and
hills
The
afford fine pas-
turing and tillage lands. But one
other town in the State produces
as
many
bushels of wheat.
There are but few if any farming towns on the Connecticut that
equal Orford in its fine scenery of
and river
views. As you stand on many of
the farm hills which are cultivated
to their summits, you have a view
of the hills, and beautiful valleys
around you dotted with fine farm
houses, and well filled barns, and
a little farther you have an indismountain,
hill,
view of the
villages nestling
ring of the village school bell, all
denote that religion, education,
and
liberal
principles
harmoni-
ously dwell within; while still a
little farther, flows the winding
clothed on either
with broad intervals now
burdened with the rewards of the
Connecticut,
side
Troin
tilled
tinct
beneath the shades of the stately
elm, while the church sprre, peering through their tops, and the
vales,
husbandman's toil, and still beyond all this, are the green, cultivated hills of Vermont, and at
their base can be seen the puffing
locomotive, and the luxurious
cars, freighted with precious lives
as they glide through the vale.
and Mountains.
While the Connecticut River
washes the western border of the
Rivers, Ponds,
town, Orford Mill River passes
nearly through the centre and
furnishes some good water power.
There
are
four
or
five
ponds
Baker's
Upper Pond, lies within three or
four miles of the Connecticut and
discharges its waters into another
pond, lying partly in Wentworth,
.and the waters of both flow into
Baker's River. Indian Pond, lies
about one mile west from Baker's
Upper Pond. There are two conof
considerable
size.
siderable elevations called
Mount
Cuba, and Mount Sunday, lying
near the centre of the town,
Mount Cuba, extending east into
Wentworth.
Minerals.
On
the west side of
Cuba Mountain there are several
beds of limestone, which is granucrumble in burnSpecimens of quartz contain-
lar but does not
ing.
ing acicular crystals of oxide of titanium are also found here. Near
Sunday Mountain, is a bed of tal-
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ORFORD.
cose slate which answers well for
soap stone. There are many other
mineral crystals found in various
sections of the town.
Villages.
Orford village is situated on the upper banks of the
Connecticut and on the border of
the intervals and is one of the
handsomest and most quiet villages in the State.
Here are two
church edifices, large school house,
academy, five or six stores, of various kinds, one hotel, two lawyers, two physicians, one dentist,
and several small manufactories
and mechanical shops. The main
street is broad, and beautifully
shaded, while the dwelling houses
have a neat appearance and are
adorned with spacious yards, and
beautiful gardens.
Orfordville is situated about two
miles above the principal village,
and contains two chair factories,
lumber mill, and several other
small shops. Here are also one
church edifice, school house, store,
post office and several fine dwelling houses. It is a pleasant village
and a desirable place to live in.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming
but the manufactures are important.
3,900 bushels of wheat, 12,
000 bushels corn, 20,000 bushels
oats and barley, 41,000 bushels potatoes, 41,000 pounds of butter and
4,700 tons of hay are annually produced. There are annually man-
ufactured 360,000 shingles, 1,480,
000 feet boards and dimension timber, 12,000 bushels meal and floux-,
50 tons starch, and there are two
chair factories, a harness shop,
blacksmith shops, wheelwright, tin
ware, and shoe shops, also carpenters, painters, tailors, and various
other mechanical business.
The
annual value of mechanical productions is $ 68,400.
Annual production
Resources.
of the soil $204,200 mechanical
labor $ 17,700 stocks and money at
interest $ 62,243 deposits in savings banks, $ 6,727
;
stock in trade,
$39,500;
from summer
$ 2,000
$ 10,000.
professional
;
tourists
business
Churches and ScJwols. CongreFrank B. Knowlton,
gational, Rev.
Universalist,
pastor;
At
;
Congregational,
Orfordville,
Rev. N. F. Carter, pastor. There
are fourteen schools in town. Average length of schools, for the
twenty-two weeks. Total
amount annually appropriated for
year,
school purposes $ 2,229.21.
Orford
Literary Institution.
Academy, Nathan E. Stark, principal, in 1870.
Orford House.
Orford was
granted to Jonathan Moulton, and
Hotel.
Settlement.
First
1761.
GenJohn Mann,
a Mr. Caswell, and one Cross,
others September 25,
eral
Esq.,
Israel Morey,
commenced
the
first
settlement
in June, 1765.
Rev. Oliver
First Ministers.
Noble, (Congregational) ordained
in 1771; dismissed in 1777; Rev.
John Sawyer, settled in 1787 left
Rev. Sylvester Dana
in 1795
;
;
settled in 1807
;
left in 1822.
Boundaries. North by Piermont,
east
by Wentworth, south by
Lyme, and west by Fairlee, Vermont. Area 27,000 acres area of
improved land 16,315 acres.
miles
Sixty-two
Distances.
northwest from Concord and
twelve south from Haverhill. By
cars it is eighty four miles to Con;
cord.
Railroad.
One mile
to Fairlee,
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Vt.,
station,
on the Passumpsic
have induced many
to
OSSIPEE.
Countt. Ossipee is
town of the county. The
west and south parts of the town
are hilly and mountainous, while
the north-eastern portion is moderately uneven or nearly level.
The mountainous district affords
Carroi.t,
the shire
The soil is
excellent pasturage.
deep, and, when properly tilled,
produces fine crops of wheat, corn,
oats
tourists,
and
New-Hampshire scenery
spend their summers in this
lovers of
railroad.
and potatoes.
Lakes, Rivers and Ponds. Ossipee Lake, a beautiful sheet of
water, lies partly in this town. It
is about eight miles long and seven wide, and is quite as remarkable on account of its entire destitution of islands, and the bright,
silvery belt which surrounds it, as
is famous for
numerous islands. This lake
is shallow, and has many small
Ossipee River is
bays and inlets.
Pine and Bear Camp
its outlet.
the Winnipiseogee
its
Rivers discharge their waters into
Ossipee Lake, and ai'e the principal streams in town. There are
several ponds, of which Bear
Pond, in the south-east part, is
noted for not having any visible
outlet.
Ossipee and Green
Motmtains.
mountains are the principal eleva-
pleasant town, and enjoy the many
attractions which nature has so
lavishly bestowed
upon
it.
From
nearly
as
the
valleys or plains
fine
a home-view can be obtain-
ed as in any town in the State.
Ai'ound you are fine farms, where
waves the growing grass or
grain,
and rustle the leaves of the green
corn, fanned by the mountain air.
On the hill-side can be seen flocks
and herds, grazing on its gentle
knolls, or quietly reposing within
shade of the gorgeous oak or
maple. At the foot of the hills,
nestle the waters of the beautiful
the.
Ossipee, or
meander the spark-
To the
mountain streams.
south-east is Green Mountain,
with its icy fetters glistening in
To the
the summer sunbeam.
west is the Ossipee Mountain,
with its towering peaks, and in
ling
the
distance,
at
the
north, the
White Mountains show their
snowy summits and a little further to the west Chocorua Peak is
;
distinctly seen,
down
the precipi-
tous sides of which, tradition says,
an Indian made his last leap when
pursued by the white man.
Near
the foot of Ossipee Mountain is a
beautiful cascade, which attracts
many
visitors;
also
impregnated
a
spring,
with
sul-
tions in the vicinity of Ossipee.
slightly
The most
Near the westphuric acid gas.
ern shore of Ossipee Lake, in a
level field, is a circular mound,
about fifty feet in diameter, and
10 feet in height, supposed to be
the place where the Indians buried their dead after an encounter
with Captain Lovell. Several entire skeletons, besides hatchets,
tomahawks, etc., have been taken
lofty
peak of Ossipee
mountain has an altitude of nearabove the ocean level.
In the crevices of the rocks, on
Green Mountain, ice may be
found at all seasons of the year.
ly 2,500 feet
Summer
Resorts.
The bright
and silvery waters of Ossipee
Lake, and the beautiful mountain
scenery in and around Ossipee,
�PELHAM.
from
this
mound.
About 500
vis-
203
Area of
improved land,
spend their summer vacation in Ossipee.
There are three
hotels and many farm
houses,
where summer boarders are ac-
commodated.
way
Employments. Ossipee is one of
the best farming towns in the
17,740
acres.
excellent railroad facilities.
itors
State, many of its inhabitants being engaged in agriculture. There
is considerable money invested in
manufactories. Over 12,000 dozen
pairs of hose, over 1,250,000 feet
of boards, 100,000 clapboards, and
are annually
150,000 shingles,
manufactured, besides an extensive tannery and bedstead manufactory, annually producing 10,000
Bedsteads.
72,000 pairs of shoes
(See tables.)
are annually made.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $155,603; mechanical labor,
$ 55,950
994;
money
;
deposits
at
interest,
from summer
$41,557;
$ 3,
in savings banks,
tourists,
$25,000; Stock in trade, $ 19,980.
There
Churches and Sclwols.
are in town one Congregational,
two Methodist, and two Freewill
There are
Churches,
twenty schools in town. Average
Baptist
length of schools, for the year, ten
weeks.
Carroll
Hotels.
and
Houses, and Banks' Hotel.
Centre
Arri-
vals for the year, 7,500.
Sixty miles north-
Distances.
from Concord.
Railroad. Great Falls and Con-
east
Railroad
affords
this
town
FELHAM.
Hillsborough County. The
town is moderately
surface of this
uneven, but the uplands are excel-
and for the raising
But two towns in the
lent for grazing
of fruit.
county exceed
it
in the value of its
Over
were made
fruit productions.
rels of cider
6,000 bar-
in town,
in the fall of 1872.
Lowell and Lawrence furnish
the farmers a convenient market
surplus productions.
for
their
About sixty cans of milk are daily
to Lowell, and thirty to
Lawrence, the year round. In the
carried
eastern part of the
town are valuAbout
able quarries of granite.
twenty stone workmen are constantly employed at these quarries.
Beaver
Streams and Ponds.
River is the principal stream, and
together with its tributaries furnishes some good water power.
Gumpas, White's, and Island
Ponds are the principal bodies of
water.
Employments.
The inhabitan
Ossipee was
New Garden.
are principally devoted to agriculEvery hundred acres of
ture.
Incorporated February 22, 1785.
Rev. Samuel
First Minister.
Arnold, settled in 1829, dismissed
in 1831.
improved land in town yields the
farmer, on an average, $ 1,300 annually. This includes pasturage,
The lumber business
tillage, &c.
Boundaries.
North by Tamworth, north-east by Freedom and
Effingham, south-east by Wakefield, and west by Wolfeborough,
Tuftonborough
Moultonand
borough. Area over 55,000 acres.
is valuable, over 1,100,000 feet of
lumber, of all kinds, are annually
sawed. A frocking manufactory
annually produces $ 35,000 worth
of frocking. Stone quarried and
Besides there
dressed $15,000.
First
Settlement.
originally
called
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are five blacksmith and two wheelwright shops, two grist mills, and
about 3,400 pairs of sale shoes
made. Total value of goods annually manufactured, $96,800.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 109,965
;
$
19,500
;
money at
interest, stocks,
$23,190; deposits in savings
banks,* $54,698; stock in trade,
town was incorporated, July 6,
1746, and the first town meeting
was holden July 27, 1746.
First Church. The first church
edifice was erected in 1746.
A
Congregational society was formed
November 13, 1751, and the Rev.
James Hobbs was ordained as its
There are six
Berry, pastor.
schools in town. Average length
of schools, for the year, twenty-
he died in 1765; Rev.
ordained in 1765,
dismissed in 1792; Rev. J. H.
Church, D. D., settled in 1798.
North by WindBoundaries.
ham and Salem, east by Methuen
and Dracut,- Massachusetts, south
by Dracut, and west by Hudson.
six weeks.
Area of improved land,
Abel Gage, private,
over 500 volumes A. Batchelder,
private, over 500 volumes.
Thirty-seven miles
south from Concord, ten southeast from Nashua, and six north
from Lowell, Massachusetts.
Railroads. Six miles to Lowell
station, by mail carriage, three
times a week. A new railroad is
in contemplation, from Lowell,
etc.,
28,491,
Churches and Schools.
gational Church, Rev.
CongreAugustus
Libraries.
;
Pelham was
First Settlements.
originally a part of Dracut, Massa-
and was formerly included in Wheelwright and Mason's
purchase.
The first permanent
settlement was made by John Butler, William Richardson, .Joseph
Hamblett, and others, in 1721, by
chusetts,
erecting a log house.
Two
years
date, a block
the above
house was built by the Mason probefore
prietors,
to
assist
those
stood ready to defend their counwhenever assailed. In the
try,
1755,
citizens sacrificed
give
nine of her
their lives, to
England Canada.
In the
Revolution, 86 of her townsmen
were enrolled on the lists of the
army; and the record shows she
furnished 98 men to assist in quelling the Rebellion of 1861. The
*
The savings banks of Massachusetts get a
large portion of the deposits of the farmers of
Pelham.
Ames Moody,
8,049 acres.
Distances.
through Pelham, to Windham depot, on the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad also one from
Nashua, through Pelham to Plaistow, on the Boston and Maine
;
Railroad.
who
might purchase, and protect them
from Indian incursions. The inhabitants of Pelham have always
French war of
pastor;
PEMBROKE.
Merrimack
County.
Pemon the eastern
side of Merrimack River, and is
one of the growing towns of the
State, both in wealth and population. The soil is various, and generally productive. The intervals
on the river are valuable, and pro-
broke
is
situated
duce excellent crops of corn, oats
and grass. From these intervals,
the land rises in large swells,
which yield abundant crops, when
properly cared
Rivers.
considerable
for.
Pembroke
stream
no
running
has
�PEMBROKE.
through it, but it is well watered
by small streams, while its borders are nearly surrounded by
The Soueook River
rivers.
washes its north-western borit
from
separates
and
ders,
Concord; the Merrimack waters
on the west, and separates the
while the Suntown from Bow
it
;
cook passes along its south-eastern
boundary, and separates it from
Allenstown.
There is a small
curve in the Suncook, at Suncook
village,
which has been made
since the town line was formed,
and brings a saw, and sash and
blind mill, into Pembroke, situated apparently on the south-east
bank of the river, in AllensThe Suncook furnishes
town.
some fine water power in Pembroke, which is well improved.
Pembroke street is
Villages.
situated on a high swell of land,
about one mile from the Merri-
mack.
The main
street runs par-
with the river, and is wide
and very pleasant. Thirty years
ago it was the principal village in
town, and the seat of considerable
trade.
At that time there were
two flourishing academies, severallel
al stores,
away
but the thriving
has taken
former prestige.
The
etc.
its
;
Suncook
of
village
Blanchard or Pembroke Academy
still remains, and meets with varied success. The views from this
village, of the surrounding country
summer, are delightful.
Suncook. Near the mouth of the
Suncook River, is situated the
in the
manufacturing village of Suncook.
The river runs through the village,
—consequently
partly
in
it
is
Allenstown,
located
but the
larger portion in Pembroke.
growth of
this village, it
The
might be
said,
295
commenced
less
than twenty
years ago, for a few years prior to
that time a destructive fire swept
over a large part of the business
portion of the village, and
ture prospects looked
its fu-
gloomy
for a
number of years. Since 1860, i
has more than doubled its population,
On
and trebled
the
its
Pembroke
wealth.
side the
Web-
Manufacturing Company em
ploys 94 males, and 225 females,
and annually manufactures 7,382,
ster
000 yards of cotton print goods,
valued at $552,000.
The Pembroke Mills employ 49 males, and
115 females, and manufacture 3,
740,000
ued
one
at
yards of print cloth, val-
$
280,000.
grist-mill,
There
grinding
is
also
20,000
bushels of grain annually, valued
at $ 23,900
700,000 feet of lumber
sawed, valued at $ 10,000 sash and
blinds, and printing cases, valued
at $ 10,000
besides bakery, foundry, boots and shoes, harnesses,
;
;
;
blacksmiths, tailors, &c. On the
Allenstown side is the China Manufacturing Company, employing
144 males and 340 females, and
manufacturing 11,122,000 yards of
cotton print cloth, valued at $ 832,
000. The total capital invested in
the various manufactories in Suncook is estimated at $ 1,650,000
employing 345 males, and 700 females, who annually receive for
their labor,
$ 384,000, and manu-
facture goods to the value of $
1,
There are two church edifices, two large graded schoolhouses, one bank, telegraph and
express office, from thirty to forty
stores, of all kinds, two hotels, and
about 2,500 inhabitants.
But few
villages in this State, have made
754,000.
more rapid progress
for the past
ten years than Suncook.
The Sun
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cook Branch of the Concord RailSuncook Valley Railroad to Pittsfleld, furnish the village with excellent railroad facilroad, and the
„
About three miles north of Suncook village, on Suncook River, is
a small village, where there are a
lumber mill, grist-mill, a cotton
twine manufactory, and several
ities.'
other small shops.
As can be seen,
become a manufac-
Employments.
Literary Institutions. Pembroke
Academy, Isaac Walker, A. M.,
Principal.
Pembroke House, and
Hotels.
Suncook House.
Bank. China Savings Bank, at
Suncook, on the Allenstown side.
This town
First Settlement.
was granted by Massachusetts to
Captain John Lovewell, and his
company of fifty-nine men. in consideration of their faithful services
of agricultural, as
The grant
was given under the Indian name,
—"Suncook,"— in May, 1727. The
years ago.
settlement
Pembroke
lias
turing and trading town, instead
it was twenty
might be said that
the agricultural products have not
decreased within that time, but
the manufactories have increased
enough to over-balance the farm
productions.
Large quantities of
It
brick are made 40,000 clapboards,
950,000 shingles and laths, and 1,
800,000 feet of boards and dimen;
sion timber, are annually sawed
besides meal, flour, cotton goods,
&c. The total value of goods an-
nually manufactured, of
is
all
kinds,
estimated at $ 1,010,800.
Productions of the
Resources.
$126,170; mechanical labor,
$ 228,600 stocks and money at interest, $ 39,750 deposits in savings
soil,
;
;
banks,
$202,102;
stock in trade,
$ 59,025 professional business &c,
$ 80,000.
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Rev. T. M. Goodwin, pastor Congregational, Rev. L. White, pas;
;
Methodist, Rev. James Noyes,
pastor; Catholic, Rev. I. B. Richer,
priest.
There are eleven schools
in town, six of which are graded;
average length, for the year, twentor
;
weeks
value of schoolhouses, $ 11,500; total amount of
money annually appropriated for
ty-five
;
school purposes, $ 2,230.25.
against the Indians.
many
made slow
progress for
years, for the reason of In-
dian depredations upon the property of the inhabitants.
James
Carr— killed May
the only person
the
Indians
1,
1748,
who lost
in
this
—was
his life by
town.
For
many
years the people led a life
of watching, anxiety, and fear,
which few persons in these days
know much about.
"The
death of James Carr, of
killed by the
enemy early in 1748, was attended
with a singular instance of canine
attachment and fidelity. He, with
two others, was ploughing on the
west bank of the river, within the
Topresent township of Bow.
Pembroke, who was
ward night, some Indians, who
had been concealed in a thicket
of bushes all day, watching them,
rushed upon them. His two com
panions were taken but in attempt
ing to run to the river, Carr, was
shot and fell dead on his back, with
his arms somewhat extended. As
;
the savages ran up to scalp him, his
dog, a large and fierce animal,
instantly attacked them, but was
stunned by the blow of a toma-
—
hawk, and
left for
dead.
ple at the garrison in
The peoPembroke,
�PETERBOROUGH.
being near
on an immediate pursuit, from the apprehension of falling into an ambuscade. After the departure of the
heard the
firing, but, it
night, did not venture
enemy, the dog revived, guarded
the corpse of his master through
the night, and was found the next
morning with his nose laid in its
open hand nor would the faithful
animal permit any one to remove
or even touch the body, until after
the use of much flattery and some
;
force."
This town was concerned in the
tedious controversy with the proprietors of Bow, who claimed certain lands belonging to the gran-
Some of the
grantees settled here as early as
1729.
It was incorporated under
tees in this vicinity.
its
present
name November
1,
1759.
Rev. Aaron
Whittemore, Congregational; ordained in 1737; died in 1767. Rev.
Jacob Emery, settled in 1768 left
in 1775.
Rev. Zaccheus Colby,
settled in 1786; dismissed in 1803.
Boundaries.
North-west by
First
Ministers.
;
Soucook River, which separates it
from Concord; east and northeast by Chichester and Epsom
south-east by Suncook River ; dividing the town from Allenstown
and west by the Merrimack River.
Area, 10,242 acres improved land,
;
Six miles south-east
from Concord, and ten miles north
from Manchester.
Distances.
PETERBOROUGH.
HlI.LLSBOROUGH COUNTY. The
diversified
uneven;
is
with hills, vales, meadows, broad
swells, and rills; the whole presurface
many beautiful landscapes,
worthy the pencil of a
The soil on the uplands is
and productive the hills and
mountain sides afford excellent
pasturing, while the meadows, on
the rivers, yield abundant crops of
grass.
There are many good
farms under a high state of cultivation, showing what they are capable of producing under the management of skillful husbandmen,
who intend to make farming their
business in New-Hampshire.
Rivers. The Contoocook River
artist.
rich
;
runs in a northerly direction,
through the centre of the town,
and affords some valuable water
power.
Nubanusit (or Goose
Brook) River takes its rise in
ponds in Hancock, Nelson and
Harrisville, and, after a passage
of nine miles from Harrisville,
and a fall of over 600 feet, joins
the Contoocook in the village of
Peterborough. For a description
of the valuable reservoirs, at the
head of
this river, see Harrisville.
This river furnishes nearly all of
the water power for the manufactories in Peterborough, with the
exception of a woolen mill, grist
mill, and barometer shop, and
several lumber mills. There are
excellent water privileges,
many
on both rivers, still remaining
unimproved.
Mountains. On the east side of
town is a chain of hills, called
The Grand
Pack Monadnock.
Monadnock, in Jafi'rey, lies in a
the
9,950 acres.
senting
297
skilful
south - westerly direction, about
ten miles distant. In the centre of
the town is a hill, at an elevation
of two hundred feet above the
The summit of this hill
river.
was formerly the site of a church
edifice.
Villages.
West Village
ated on Nubanusit River.
is situ-
Here
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a large cotton manufactory, employing 44 males and 87 females,
is
and manufacturing wide sheetings, from 4-4ths to ll-4ths, also
drills and print cloth; value of
manufactured goods, annually produced, $ 160,000. There are other manufactories, store, graded
school house, post office, and two
paper mills.
Peterborough Centre Village
is
situated at the confluence of the
Nubanusit with the Contoocook
rivers, and is one of the largest
and most entei-prising villages in
the State.
The Monadnock
Rail-
road was
completed about two
years ago, (June 6, 1871) between
this place and Winchendon, Massachusetts, and has given a new
impetus to the business of this village. There are two cotton manufactories, carriage manufactory,
grist mill, harness shop,
shoe
shops, piano stools, barometers,
grave stones, trusses and supporters, tailors, jewelers, and various
other mechanical shops.
There
are five church edifices, high
school building, one large graded
school house, two banks, two ho-
Peterborough Transcript oftelegraph and express office,
three lawyers, five physicians,
three dentists, between twenty-
open direct railway communicaConcord and the north-
tion with
ern section of the State
;
to Ports-
mouth, through Manchester; to
Boston and Portland,
through
Nashua, Lowell and Rochester to
;
Connecticut River, north or south,
through Keene and, on the completion of the Hoosac Tunnel, will
give this town railroad facilities
second to none in New-Hampshire. With this prospective view,
together with the large amount of
valuable water power still unimproved, the future growth and
prosperity of this village looks
very flattering.
;
Summer
The good
Tourists.
roads and delightful drives, in and
around Peterborough, and the fine
views obtained from the cre&ts of
its many hills, have rendered it a
popular resort for tourists to spend
summer vacation. The numwho stop here, through the
warm season, is estimated at 400.
their
ber
Employments.
Peterborough
is
decidedly a manufacturing and
mercantile town, as their annual
from these two sources,
exceed the value of the whole
receipts,
far
The Un-
tels,
agricultural production.
fice,
ion Manufacturing Co.,
five
and
thirty stores, of various
kinds, and about two
fifty
dwellings.
hundred and
There are many
fine buildings in the village, both
public and private, and some of
the streets and private residences
are beautifully shaded. The projected lines of railroad, being
from Hillsborough Bridge to this
village the Greenfield extension,
and the Manchester and Keene
;
roads, will, in all probability, be
built within a few years, and thus
Phoenix
Manufacturing Co., and Peterborough Manufacturing Co., annually produce cotton sheetings,
from 36 inches to 100 inches wide,
cotton drills and print cloth, to
the value of $ 383,000 J. Noone'a
Sons, woolen goods, to the value
;
of $75,000; J. Briggs, piano stools,
to the value of $50,000; foundry
and
machine
shop,
$25,000;
Charles
Wilder, thermometers
and barometers, $25,000. There
are also manufactured: leather,
$ 10,000 flour and meal, $ 35,000
wrapping paper, $ 28,000 harness;
;
�PETERBOROUGH.
custom boots and
$7,000; trusses and supporters, $8,000; monuments and
lumber,
gravestones,
$15,000;
becarriages, $6,000
$ 18,700
es,
$
10,000
;
shoes,
;
;
millinery,
sides printing,
tailors,
299
Value
twenty-one weeks.
year,
of school houses, $11,200. Total
amount of money appropriated for
There
which
has been established about two
school purposes, $3,314.50.
school
is a public high
—Thomas
blacksmith, and
years
various other mechanical shops.
There are invested in manufactories, of all kinds, $525,900; employing 275 men and 216 women
and children, who annually re-
cipal.
Peterborough Town
Library.
Library has about 4,000 volumes.
Newspaper. Peterborough Tran-
$ 175.600,
and produce manufacutured goods
First National Bank
Banks.
and Peterborough Savings Bank.
J.
the value of $740,900;
Briggs, the patentee and proprie-
at
jewelry,
ceive
tin, iron,
their
for
labor,
P. Maryatt, prin-
script.
Hotels.
to
French's Hotel, valued
tor of Briggs patent piano stools,
$ 45,000 annual arrivals, 7,256.
Union Hotel, value, $ 5,000 annu-
has purchased water power on
al arrivals, 3,300.
1
Nubanusit River, and is erecting
buildings capable of employing 70
men. The increased demand for
his stools has forced
him
to
make
enlargement in his business.
Resources. Agricultural productions, $128,742; mechanical labor,
$ 175,600 stocks and money at inthis
;
terest, $112,719;
deposits in sav-
banks,
$307,382; stock in
trade, $107,306; professional busiings
from summer
$ 80,000
$ 12,000.
Churches and Schools. Catholic,
supplied by the priest in Wilton
the first Sabbath of each month
value,
300
members;
church
Congregational Unitari$ 5,000.
ness,
;
tourists,
an, Rev.
W.
A.
members,
159;
Jackson, pastor;
value,
$25,000.
First Congregational, Rev.
George
Dustan, pastor 87 members value, $ 12,000. Methodist Episcopal,
Rev. A. F. Baxter, pastor; 40
;
members;
;
value, $8,000.
First
W. O. Ayer, pastor;
Baptist, Rev.
members value, $ 4,000.
There are fourteen schools in
town, live of which are graded.
Average length of schools, for the
60
;
;
;
First
Settlements.
This town
was granted by the government of
Massachusetts to Samuel Hey wood
and others in 1738. The first settlers were Scotch Presbyterians,
from Ireland, and being unacusto clearing and cultivating
wild lands, they endured great
Their nearest gristprivations.
mill was at Townsend, Mass.,
and
twenty-five miles distant,
their road was only a line of mark-
tomed
ed trees.
It appears that as early as 1750
the
inhabitants
were
afflicted
Octowith Indian depredations.
ber 6, 1750, Alexander Robbe,
Thomas Morrison, James Mitchell, William Robbe, John White,
James Gordon, John Smith, John
Hill,
William
Scott,
and Thom-
Vender, petitioned to the
General Court of Massachusetts
to allow them to build a fort and
block houses at the expense of
this State, and, also, to have a
guard of twenty men sent them
Their exfor their protection.
cuse for calling on Massachusetts
for this assistance, was, that if
as
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they were obliged to give up the
settlement at Peterborough, Townsend, Leominster, and Lunenburg,
in that State, would be left expos-
ed to the depredations and cruel-
John Ritchie
male child born in
town. He was born February 22,
1759, and died in the defense of
ties of the savages.
was the
first
his country, at
Cambridge, in
1776.
Hugh Gregg and Samuel Stinson
were among the first settlers. The
town was incorporated January
17 ,1700.
nished
Peterborough has fur-
many eminent men, who
have adorned the bench, chair of
State, the pulpit, the bar, the halls
of Legislature and of Congress.
First Ministers.
Rev. John
Morrison, ordained in 1766, resigned in 1775; Rev. David Annan, settled in 1778, left in 1792;
Rev. Elijah Dunbar, ordained in
1799, dismissed in 1827.
Boundaries. North by Hancock
and Greenfield, east by Greenfield
and Temple, south by Temple,
Sharon, and Jaffrey, and west by
Jaffrey, Dublin, and Harrisville.
Area, 23,780 acres. Area of improved land, 15,925 acres.
Forty-two miles
south-west from Concord, and
twenty west from Amherst.
Distances.
Railroads.
road has
its
Monadnock
Rail-
terminus in this town.
PIERITIONT.
Grafton County.
The
sur-
mill stream, and affords
some good water power, which is
large
improved.
Mountains. Peaked and Black
Mountains are the principal elevations, from the summits of
which a fine view of the country
can be obtained.
Minerals.
Iron ore hill coninexhaustible supplies of
specular and magnetic iron ore of
superior quality.
vein of stone
tains
A
runs through this town, which is
peculiarly adapted for whet stones,
large quantities being annually
manufactured.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants.
150,000 shingles
and
of boards, &c, are
annually.
There is also
675,000 feet
sawed
one hub manufactory, where
12,
000 hubs are manufactured, valued
and one whet stone and
manufactory, where
1,300 gross of whet stones, and
100 gross of rifles, valued at $ 4,
300 are annually made.
at
$
2,250,
scythe
rifle
Resources.
soil,
$
127, 175
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$12,800; money at interest, $62,
300; deposits in savings banks,
$7,276; stock in trade, $ 12,114.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. A. L. Marden, pas
Methodist, Rev. Moses Shertor.
man, pastor. There are thirteen
Average length
schools in town.
of schools, for the year, twenty-
but the soil is fertile
and produces good crops of wheat,
two weeks.
potatoes and hay.
Along the banks of the Connecticut, is some good interval land.
granted to John Temple and 59
face
is hilly
corn,
The
oats,
hills afford some very fine
pasturage for sheep grazing, large
numbers being kept in town.
Streams. Eastman's Brook is a
First Settlement.
others,
first
November
settlement was
Piermont was
6,
Minister.
First
1764.
made
Rev.
The
in 1770.
John
Richards, settled in 1776, left in
Congregational Church
1802.
A
was organized
in 1771.
�PITTSBURG.
North by Haverby Warren, south by Orford, and west by Bradford, Vermont.
Total area 23,000 acres;
improved land, 16,315 acres.
Boundaries.
hill,
east
Seventy-five
Distances.
miles
and
north-west from Concord,
eight south from Haverhill.
Coos County.
est
town
in the
4,800
money
;
at interest,
tourists,
$
;
$
4,900
from sum-
5,000.
and Schools. There
is an Advent Society in town;
nine school districts, and six
Churches
is
the
far the larg-
and was
originally
called
Indian Stream
Territory.
A
portion
large
$
mer
Pittsburg
State,
tons of starch are annually
manufactured;
375,000 feet of
boards &c, and 24,000 clapboards,
are annually sawed.
Productions of the
Resources.
labor,
soil, $45,289; mechanical
fifty
stock in trade, $ 10,000
PITTSBUKG.
northernmost and by
501
of
town is still covered with a
heavy growth of wood and timber,
which was principally the proper-
the
average length, for the
schools;
year, thh'teen weeks.
The exact time
Organization.
of the organization of the town
these heavy forests the Deer, Bear,
General Moody
not known.
Bedel, who rendered valuable
service in the war of 1812, John
Haines, Esq., Rev. Nathaniel Per-
Wolf, and Sable
roam, while
and ponds
abound with Trout, and Pickerel,
kins,
and along the banks, are the Otter,
Mink, and Musk-rat. The surface
of Pittsburg is broken and uneven,
ed December 10, 1840.
Hotel. Connecticut Lake House.
Boundaries. North by the highlands that separate the waters of
ty of the State, prior to 1868.
the
streams,
In
still
lakes
but the soil is well adapted to grazCorn, buckwheat, and the
ing.
English grains are successfully
produced.
Rivers and
Indian,
Lakes.
HalFs, and Perry's streams furnish
abundant water power. In the
north-east portion of the town, is
Connecticut Lake.
It is four
miles in length, and three in
width,- and is the source of Connecticut River. Four miles above
Connecticut Lake, is Second Lake,
which is connected with it by a
considerable stream. Third Lake
lies two miles above Second Lake,
has an area of 200 acres, and is
situated near the highlands, which
New-Hampshire from
Canada.
Employments.
The people are
engaged in agriculture.
About
separate
is
Jeremiah Tabor, Ebenezer
and about fifty others,
Fletcher,
settled here in 1810.
Incorporat-
the St. Lawrence from those that
fall into the Connecticut;
east by
the State of Maine, south by Connecticut River, and west by Hall's
Stream.
acres;
The area is over 200,000
area of improved land, 6,
008 acres.
One hundred and
Distances.
seventy-six miles north of Concord, and forty north-east of Lancaster.
Connected by stage
North Stratford station on the
Railroads.
to
Trunk
Grand
that the
It is
about
expected
and
Quebec
Railroad,
twenty-five miles.
Montreal
Railroad, will be extended through
this tract of
develope
which
its
are,
New-Hampshire, and
valuable
resources
at the present time,
in a latent state.
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PITTSFIEIiD.
Mekrimack County.
is
one of the growing towns of
county,
and
its
future
have been established,
1870, there
Pittsfield
the.
prospects
three large shoe manufactories,
employing 325 hands, and annually
producing 500,000 pairs of womand shoes valued at
are very flattering. The surface
is uneven, and, in some portions,
rocky but the soil is very fertile,
en's boots
producing excellent crops of wheat,
corn, &c. But one other town in
the county raises as many bushels
of wheat, and but two sell as
and dwelling houses, with every
prospect that what has already
been done is but a foretaste of its
future business operations. There
many
many
are in the village, four church ed-
;
gallons of milk.
There are
farms under a high state
of cultivation, and many wealthy
farmers in Pittsfield.
Suncook
Rivers and Ponds.
River passes through this town in
a southerly direction, affording
many fine water privileges,
several of which are not improvfine
The new
railroad facilities
will, doubtless,
cause the utilizing
ed.
of
all
the surplus water power beBerry's and
years.
many
fore
Wild Goose ponds are the
princi-
$550,000.
There have also been
many
erected
business buildings
an academy, town
ifices,
hall,
two
banks, about twenty stores, of various kinds, one hotel,
offices,
three
numerous
professions,
of various
large shoe manufactories,
one
cotton
manufactory,
mill,
saw
and many other
shops,
and about
mechanical
two hundred
A
grist-
mill,
dwelling
houses.
disastrous fire occurred here in
the
fall
of 1872, but the people are
alive to such an emergency,
it
will soon be rebuilt with
and
more
pal bodies of water.
expensive structures, adding beau-
Mountain. " Catamount Mountain' extends across the south-east
part of the town. It has an elevation of 1,450 feet above the level
of the ocean, which can be distinctly seen from its summit, in a
clear day. Berry's Pond is on this
mountain.
Black tourmaMinerals &c.
line and magnetic iron are found
peat bogs are
in a few localities
numerous, and, when reclaimed,
produce heavy crops of grass. A
short distance north-east from the
village, is a spring impregnated
with sulphur.
Village.
In a valley on the Suncook river is situated the neat and
ty
ufactories.
flourishing
facturing
1
;
village
of Pittsfield.
Since the introduction of the railit has increased in business
and population very rapidly. Since
road,
and renewed
Pittsfield
ments
in
for
life to the village.
holds out great induce-
manufactures to locate
it.
Employments.
The inhabitants
are largely engaged in manufac-
and mercantile
though the products of the
turing
valuable. About 600,000
women's boots and shoes
trade,
soil are
pairs of
are
man-
ufactured annually, and over 2,000,
000, yards of cotton cloth, 7,000
shingles, 500,000 feet of boards and
dimension timber, and 9,000 shoe
boxes are annually produced.
There is a planing and turning
mill, and several other small man-
mill, in
The Pittsfield ManuCompany enlarged their
the summer of 1873, to the
of manufacturing
per cent, more goods.
capacity
fifty
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PLAINFIELD.
Agricultural produc-
Resources.
$ 97,973
tions,
$255,500;
mechanical labor,
;
stocks,
money at
&c, $30,200;
interest, $12,350; deposits
in savings banks, $ 137,248;
in trade, $43,375;
tourists,
iness,
$
3,000
&c,
;
stock
Congre-
Deering, pastor Cal. Baptist, Rev.
M. Coburn, pastor; Episcopal,
Union, Rev. Joseph Harvey, pastor Quaker, Hiram Paige,
pastor. There are ten school districts, and eleven schools in town
average length, for the year, eighteen weeks; amount of money annually appropriated for school
purposes, $ 1,755.45.
Literary Institution.
Pittsfield
Academy, a prosperous institution,
is located here,
Library. Pittsfield Library As;
J.
;
;
sociation.
Newspaper. Pittsfield Star.
Hotel. " Washington House."
John Cram and
were the first settlers in
It was incorpoi ated
town.
First Settlers.
others
-
27, 1782.
Rev. ChristoFirst Minister
pher Page, (Congregational,) settled in 1789, dismissed, 1793.
North-east
Boundaries.
by
Barnstead, south-east by Strafford
nd Northwood, south-west by
Chichester and Epsom, and northArea, 14,927
west by Loudon.
acres; improved land, 10,648 acres.
Distances.
By
railroad,
twen-
ty-two miles north-east from Concord
private conveyance, fifteen
;
miles.
Pittsfield is the ter-
Railroad
minus of the Suncook Valley Railroad. Suncook Valley Extension
to Alton,
it
is
Sullivan
County.
Plainfield
one of the best farming towns
The Connecticut
in the State.
River waters its western border
where can be found some very
valuable interval. In other parts
of the town, there are many fertile
is
Churches and Schools.
this
PLAINFIELD.
professional bus-
$60,000.
The Con-
cord and Rochester Railroad passes through Pittsfield, if ever
constructed.
from summer
gational-Freewill Baptist, Rev. A.
March
built another season.
thought, will be
meadows.
The
hills furnish
some
of the best pasturage for sheep in
the county. The soil is generally
strong and
fertile,
producing ex-
cellent crops of wheat, corn, oats
and potatoes. Nearly 4,000 bushels of wheat and 18,000 bushels of
corn are annually produced.
Rivers and Ponds. Connecticut
River waters its western part,
while a small stream whieh has its
source in Croydon mountains passes through the centre. Hart's Island, in the Connecticut, contains
nineteen acres. There are two
small ponds.
Elevation. Home Hill, on the
Connecticut, is a considerable elevation. Its summit can be seen
for a long distance, either up or
down the river, and it was named
by the Indians, who had their encampment near its base.
Lime Stone, of a good quality, is
found in the western portion of the
town.
Plainfield has a pleasant village
situated on a plain, through the
centre of which a street passes,
north and south.
On a gentle eminence, in this
town, is located the beautiful village of Meriden, upon the top of
which eminence are two churches,
a school house, two stores, a hotel,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
304
and Kimball Union Academy, being
one of the most distinguished literary institutions in the State. This
school was founded in 1813, and incorporated the same year. It was
endowed by Daniel Kimball, Esq.,
of Meriden, with the sum of $ 42,
000, and has an additional school
property of $ 18,000. Number of
alumni, about fifteen hundred.
The average expenses of each
scholar, including tuition, board
and room-rent, is $150.00 per year.
The average number of students,
per year, for the last thirty years,
has been about two hundred.
Of the income of this fund, $ 150
is annually applied towards the
support of a preacher the remainder, in aid of young men who contemplate entering upon the duties
of the ministry.
The success which has hitherto
attended this institution, is a sufficient guarantee of its present
standing and future prospects.
;
Rev. L. A. Austin, M. A.,
is
the
Churches and
There
Schools.
are five churches in Plainfield viz.
two Congregational, two Baptist
and one Methodist. Revs. C. M.
Palmer and Jacob Scales, pastors
of the Congregational
Revs. H.
G. Hubbard and E. H. Smith,
pastors of the Baptist, and Elder
David Moody, Methodist pastor.
There are sixteen school districts
and seventeen schools. Average
;
length of
schools, for the year,
twenty weeks.
Hotels. Booth House.
First Settlers. L. Nash, and J.
Russell settled here in 1764.
In-
corporated, or a grant given,
Au-
gust
14,
1761.
First Ministers.
Rev. Abraham
Cai-penter, (Congregational)
tled
in
1765; dismissed
in
set1799.
Rev. Micah Porter, settled in 1804
dismissed in 1824.
Boundaries. North by Lebanon,
east by Grantham, south by Cornish, and west by Hartland, Vermont. Area of improved land
Principal.
24,683 acres.
Farming is the
principal employment of the in-
west from
habitants.
Some of the finest farms
in the State can be found in this
north-west from Newport, and
twelve south from Dartmouth
town.
Many of the farmers keep
summer boarders through the
College.
warm
Railroad,
Lebanon on Northern
and Windsor on the
Vermont
Central, are the nearest
Employments.
weather, there being about
400 tourists who spend their summer vacation in this pleasant town.
Distances.
Railroads.
paints to railroads.
50,000 clapboards, 200,000 shingles,
and 700,000
Furniture to a
moderate extent, is manufactured.
Resources.
Agricultural products,
$
$
5,500
mechanical labor,
stocks and bonds, $ 14,000
179,075
;
;
money
its in
at interest, $37,710; depossavings banks, $ 35,826 stock
;
in trade, $54,000;
tourists,
$
PLAISTOW.
feet of boards, etc., are
annually sawed.
12,000.
from summer
Sixty miles north
Concord, seventeen
Rockingham County.
tow
Plais-
a small township with an
even surface, in the larger portion
of the town. The soil is generally
good, being a mixture of black
loam, clay,
and gravel.
The
many thrifty farms, attest as to
the quality of the soil, and to the
skill and industry of the husbandis
�PLYMOUTH.
man.
305
William Hurlin, pasThere are four schools in
town. Average length of schools,
Its proximity to the large
manufacturing city of Haverhill,
Mass., gives the farmers, a fine
tor; Baptist,
market
for the year, twenty-four
for the sale of their sur-
tor.
Hotel.
abundance near the
centre of the town, which affords
a rare opportunity for the manu-
originally
is
found in
facturing of brick.
On
Village.
Boston
the
and
Maine Railroad, near the centre
of the town, is located the pleasant
village, of Plaistow.
There are
several stores, of various kinds,
one
hotel,
two church
edifices,
school houses, post office, telegraph office, one lawyer, two physicians,
and about
houses.
If
fifty
dwelling
inducements
proper
are held out to the manufacturers
in the
hill,
now crowded
city of
Haver-
First Settlement.
of this village, can be
doubled, and the valuation trebled
within the next five years.
The inhabitants
Employme7its
are largely engaged in the manu.
facturing of brick.
It is estimat-
ed that there will be over 30,000,
made the present season (1873). Many people live in
this town, and do business in Hav-
000 of brick
erhill.
Besoui'ces.
Agricultural
pro-
ductions, $29,136; mechanical labor, $46,500;
money
at interest,
there
sion.
First
Churches and
ScJiools.
Congre-
* The Savings Banks, in Massachusetts, receive the benefit of the large deposits,
by the people of Plaistow.
made
Ministers.
Rev.
James
(Congregational)
settled in 1730 died in 1764.
Rev.
Gyles Merrill, ordained in 1765;
died in 1801.
Boundaries. North and northeast by Kingston, east by Newton,
south by Haverhill, Massachusetts,
and west by Atkinson.
Area
6,839 acres. Area improved land
dishing,
;
2,609 acres.
Distances.
Forty miles south
from Concord, eighteen south
from Exeter, and four north from
east
Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Railroad.
Boston and Maine
Railroad passes through this town.
PLYMOCTH.
Grafton County.
is
gational Rev. Calvin Terry, pas-
date given.
definite
were among the first settlers. It
is said that Deacon J. Harriman
was the first man in New-Hampwho embraced the Baptist persua-
;
$1,000.
no
is
Captain Charles Bartlett, Nicholas White, Esq., Deacon Benjamin Kimball, and J. Harriman
deposits
in
savings
$ 18, 900
banks in the State,* $2,800; stock
in trade, $31,590; from summer
tourists,
Plaistow was
of Haverhill
New-Hampshire, a charter was
granted Feb. 28., 1749.
Its settlements commenced early, but
18,000 pairs of shoes, are
annually manufactured, and about
350,000 feet of lumber sawed.
a part
Mass., and was part of the territory, in tbe Indian purchase of
1612.
After it became annexed to
four miles distant, the popu-
lation
weeks.
Union House.
plus productions, at remunerative
prices. Clay of the best quality
half shire
Plymouth
town of the county.
Owing
to its central position on the
great railway line of travel to the
western sections of the White
Mountains the fine natural scenery which surrounds it, and the
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
306
energy and public
spirit of its citi-
becoming one of the
most important towns in the county, and it might be said, in the
zens,
it
is
r
State.
The
own road, they have
never forgotten to lend their influence and their money, for the promotion and welfare of this village.
Thej have erected here one of the
ests of their
surface
is
generally uneven,
and finest hotels in the
which is an honor to the
town, and to New-Hampshire.
Through the warm season this
largest
but the soil is very good, especially the interval land, and, usually, the farms are well cultivated.
State,
Many
house
of the hillsides are suitably
adapted to the growing of fruit,
and there are but two towns in the
county that raise as many apples.
numerous
Besides
Rivers.
small streams, in various parts, it
watered by the Pemigewassett
on its western border, and Baker's
River, flowing through the northern section of the town, joins the
Pemigewassett in the north-eastern
part. Baker's River has its rise in
Benton and Orange, and is thirty
is
miles in length.
this river,
it is
At the mouth of
a party of men,
said,
from Haverhill, Massachusetts,
under command of Captain Baker,
attacked and defeated a party of
Indians, killing a number and securing a large
quantity
of fur;
hence the name of the river.
Village.
On the Pemigewasset,
and on the line of the Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad, is
situated the beautiful and growing
village of Plymouth. It is situat3d in the midst of some of the finest scenery in the State, and this, together with the generally neat appearance of the streets and build-
makes it a desirable place to
Here is located the State
Normal School. The building is of
brick, of modern architecture,
ings,
live in.
and with every convenience
school of this character.
fice
for a
The
of the Montreal Railroad
ofis
and while the
managers have in view the inter-
also located here,
generally
is
filled
with
many
of them staying from
two weeks to three months. The
passengers on the trains north and
south dine here; and one train
guests,
from the north, and two from the
south stay over night
and with
these advantages more people
know this house than any other
;
hotel in the State.
This village
is
the centre of a large mercantile
trade,
and has
many
yeai-s, for
also
been noted,
the manufacturing
of buck and leather gloves, and,
"Plymouth Glove" is known
through the larger portion of the
Northern States. There are eleven firms in this village, engaged
in this business, with a capital of
The annual value of
$70,000.
gloves manufactured is $ 120,000.
There are two church edifices, one
large graded school house, fifteen
or twenty stores, of all kinds, two
the
hotels, express
fice,
and telegraph
of-
three lawyers, four physicians
and two dentists. Blacksmiths, tin
workmen, carpenters, painters,
and
kinds of mechanics
a thriving
NewEngland village are found here.
The number of tourists who stop
in and around this pleasant village
from one week to three months is
estimated at 500, besides the thousands who stop for dinner or for a
tailors,
common
day.
all
to
The most noted
places of in-
terest, for travellers to visit.besides
the pleasant drives in any direc-
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PORTSMOUTH.
from the village, are Walker's
Livermore Falls, and ProsNo person will be satpect Hill.
isfied with his tour through NewHampshire, until he makes a visit
tion
Hill,
town.
Employments. Mercantile trade,
business,
manufacturing, hotel
keeping summer boarders, and
to this delightful
W. Blair, William Leverett, Esq.,
Joseph Burrows, and Samuel A.
Burns.
Pemigewasset House,
Hotels.
valued at $ 75,000 and Plymouth
House, valued at $ 10,000. Each
Hotel has a livery stable attached,
with from fifteen to twenty horses
apiece.
farming is by no means neglected.
There are 6,527 bushels of corn, 9,
This town
Joseph Blanchard,
Zachaand others, July 15, 1763.
riah Parker and James Hobert
000 bushels oats, 15,000 bushels po-
commenced the
tatoes, 32,000 lbs. butter, 29,000 lbs.
August, 1764, and in the following
autumn, they were joined by Jotham Cumings, Josiah Brown,
David Webster, Stephen Webster,
professional business are the chief
occupations of the inhabitants, but
maple sugar, and 3,000 tons of hay,
annually produced; 5,740 dozen buck, and 11,000 dozen leather
gloves,
annually manufactured,
valued at $ 120,000 lumber, $ 46,
800; flour and meal, $10,300; besides various other small mechanThe total value of
ical shops.
goods, annually manufactured, is
$ 224,000. (See tables.)
;
Agricultural
Resources.
pro-
ductions, $ 104,175; mechanical la-
money
bor, $57,400;
and
stocks,
$
at interest
9,125; deposits in sa-
banks, $51,154;
$36,678;
from
vings
trade,
tourists,
stock
in
summer
$ 50,000 professional bus;
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational, Rev. Cyrus Richardson,
members, 149 church val$ 10,000 Methodist, Rev.
M. W. Prince, pastor; members,
220; value, $19,000.
There are
eleven schools in town, two of
which are graded average length,
for the year, twenty-two weeks.
Literary Institution. State Normal School, Silas H. Pearl, the
ued
;
at
;
;
;
popular principal of this Institution, died in July, 1873.
Libraries.
to
settlement, in
first
and Ephraim
They organized a Congregational Church in 1765.
First Ministers.
Rev. Nathan
Ward, Congregational ordained
James
Blodgett,
Weston.
;
Rev.
Fairbanks; ordained in
1800, dismissed in 1818.
In 1803,
a Methodist church was foi'med.
Boundaries. North by Rumney
and Campton, east by Holderness,
south by Bridgewater, and west by
Hebron and Rumney. Area, 16,
256 acres area of improved land,
in 1765, dismissed in 1794;
Drury
;
10,103 acres.
iness, $60,000.
pastor
Settlements.
First
was granted
Private libraries of
over 400 volumes, are Colonel H.
Distances.
Fifty-one miles north
from Concord, by railroad; and
thirty-five south-east from Haver
hill.
PORTSMOUTH.
Rockingham County.
mouth
is
Ports-
town in
half shire town
the only seaport
the State, and
is
of the county. In 1872, with the
exception of Manchester, it was
the wealthiest city in the State,
and the fourth in population.
The
first
known
white man,
to
step
who was ever
foot
on the
soil
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
308
was Captain
Martin Pring, of Bristol, England,
in 1603, who landed in the vicinity
of where the city now stands. In
1614, Captain John Smith sailed
up the Piscataqua and examined
its waters
but the regular settleof New-Hampshire,
;
ment
did not
commence until
It is situated
1623.
on the south side of
the Piscataqua, about three miles
many
of the buildings
but
there are many fine structures of
modern architecture. The Cust< >m
sequently
have an antique appearance
;
House, Athenreum, Rockingham
House, and several churches, are
nice
Many
buildings.
streets are wide, clean,
mented with shade
of
the
and orna-
trees,
while
river, at this
the residences are adorned with
fine yards and gardens, which give
point, is over one-half mile wide,
the place a pleasant and inviting
from
its
mouth.
The
and, at low water, is seventy feet
deep, with a current of over five
The tide rises
miles an hour.
about ten feet, and consequently,
with the strong current, the river
is kept clear of ice in the harbor,
and for many miles up the river.
The
river, at its mouth, is protected by head lands and islands,
thereby debarring heavy seas from
the Atlantic. The channel of the
river has never less than forty-five
feet of water, at
low
tide.
With
advantages, the harbor is
considered one of the best and
safest on the Atlantic coast. The
location of the city is very pleasant; the land gently sloping towards the harbor. There is no
pleasanter country, nor finer roads
in New-England than are seen
around Portsmouth. The country
these
is
thickly settled with good farm
them betokening an air of wealth (and it might be
houses, nearly
all
of
said luxury,) while the streets are
wide, level and beautifully shaded.
Portsmouth has not increased in
population quite as rapidly as some
of her sister cities, who have been
extensively engaged in manufacturing for the past thirty yeai-s,
but has steadily grown in wealth.
It is an old town, and was an hundred years of age before Concord
or Manchester were chartered, con-
appearance.
The proximity
to
the sea and neighboring beaches
renders it a delightful summer
resort.
Portsmouth, from 1802 to 1813,
visited with several- disastrous fires.
In 1802, one hundred
and two buildings were burned.
In December, 1806, fourteen, including St. John's church; and in
was
fifteen
1813,
town
of the
acres
were
burned over, destroying
three hundred and ninety-seven
buildings.
It
has been the seat of consider-
able mercantile trade
years,
past
it
and
for
many
number
of years
has increased quite rapidly
for a
in manufacturing.
Kearsarge Mills, employ 134
males and 237 females; annually
manufacture goods to the value of
$ 450,000 wheat and corn ground,
$ 115,000; leather tanned, $20,000;
boots, shoes and slippers, $40,000;
foundry and
clothing, $ 100,000
machinery, $ 40,000 cod liver oil,
$8,000; stone and marble work,
;
;
;
$30,000; gas, $32,000; bakery,
$31,000; ship building, $55,000;
tin
soap and candles, $ 12,000
;
ware, $18,300; printing, $55,000;
besides cigars, ale, brass foundry,
patent grapplers, anchors, furniture, doors, sash and blinds, carriages, coopering,
masts and spars,
�PORTSMOUTH.
tents and awnings, and various
other small shops. The total capital invested in manufactories is
$ 1,437,000 males employed, 624
females, 401 annual value of production, $ 2,944,500.
;
;
•
Portsmouth
business,
is
many
so situated in
its
being engaged in
309
;
W. H.
Baptist, Rev.
Alden,
ConRev. C. S. Martyn,
pastor;
Episcopal, Rev.
J. F.
Bingham, rector; Freewill Baptist, Rev. L. L. Harmon, pastor;
Methodist, Rev. A. C. Hardy, pastor; Unitarian, Rev. James Depastor;
Christian,
;
gregational,
commerce, and
Normandie, pastor
iness, that
Rev. O. Van Cise, pastor; Catholic, Rev. F. C. Walsh, priest. There
are twenty-seven schools in town,
twenty- two of which are graded
in the fishing busimpossible to give
account of the re-
it is
any accurate
sources of the city.
The
receipts,
no doubt, from these two sources,
are several hundred thousand dollars,
annually.
There is no doubt but that the
individual wealth of this city exceeds that of any other city in the
State,
with the exception of Man-
chester.
The
agricultural
valuable.
products
are
But three towns in the
county raise as many apples. The
improved land is about 2,000 acres.
The average value of crops to each
acre of improved land,
$ 45
is
;
this
includes pasturage.
The mercantile
trade is very
having an extensive territory of a rich and populous farming
country, both in Maine and NewHampshire. The number of stores,
of all kinds, is over two hundred
and fifty, with a capital invested
of over $1,000,000.
Resources. Agricultural productions $ 98,300
mechanical labor,
$ 406,000 stocks and bonds, *$ 991,
952
money at interest $ 473,442
stock in trade, § 1,436,301
deposits in savings banks, $ 1,099,
389; from professional business,
value of toll bridges,
$700,000;
$ 27,500 ferries, $ 40,000 wharves,
$ 46,734.
Churches and Schools. Advent,
large,
;
;
;
;
;
*
;
This does not include U.
It is said,
amount
S.
bonds which
to over a million of dollars.
Universalist,
;
number
of scholars, 1,974; average length of schools for the year,
forty-four weeks value of schoolhouses, $80,000; total amount of
money annually appropriated for
school purposes, $22,377.39.
There are two high schools in connection with the public schools;
viz. Girl's High School, A. M.
Payson, Principal
Boy's High
School; Lewis E. Smith, Principal. The schools of Portsmouth
are of a high order, and rank as
some of the best in the State.
Banks.
First National Bank,
capital, $300,000; National Mechanics and Traders' Bank, $ 300,
000 Rockingham National, $ 200,
New-Hampshire National,
000;
$ 150,000 Total Stock, $ 950,000
Portsmouth Savings Bank; deposits, $ 2,087,997.55
Portsmouth
Trust and Guarantee Company;
;
.
;
;
;
;
due depositors, $247,619.97; Capital, $ 100,000
unpaid dividends,
$77,60; borrowed, $2,386.27; total, $ 350,083.28
Rockingham Ten
Cents Savings Bank due deposi;
;
;
tors,
$449,425.42;
(See
tables.)
The Portsmouth National Bank
was the first bank granted by the
government, and issued the first
bank notes in' the United
States, at the time of the rebellPortsmouth Savings Bank
ion.
national
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
310
was
the
Bank
Savings
first
char-
tered in New-Hampshire, viz. in
The
1823.
capital
invested
in
National Banks is $300,000 more
than that of any other city in the
State.
Newspapers.
Portsmouth Jour-
nal, Daily Chronicle,
New-Hamp-
shire Gazette, Daily Times,
and Union.
States
and
(See tahles.)
Maritime. The number of foreign vessels entering the port of
Portsmouth, for the year ending
June 30th, 1871, was 49; tonnage,
7,306; crew, 295; American vessels, 9; tonnage, 1,446; crew, 49;
Coastwise Trade and Fisheries
Trade Steamers, 49, tonnage, 9,
713 vessels of all kinds, 540 tonnage 58,776; crew, 2,532; fisheries vessels, 306; tonnage, 5,580;
crew, 2,770.
physicians,
and
five
dentists, be-
sides various other professions, in
the city.
Early History.
We append a
few quotations of the early settlement of Portsmouth. " In the begining of the seventeenth century, some merchants
of Bristol,
England, having formed a private
company for the investigation of
this country, employed for that
service, Captain Martin Pring, of
Bristol, a skillful navigator" and
of considerable note. " They plac-
ed under his
command two
named
ves-
auspiciously
In 1872, the tonnage of the coasting trade had increased to 72,533
the
Speedwell, and the Discoverer. In
the year 1603, he set sail for
America, and was enabled to be
the first discoverer of New-Hampshire. Just 270 years ago, ( from
1873,) he entered the channel of the
Piscataqua,
and explored it for
three or four leagues. He landed,
and
and doubtless, with his compan-
;
;
;
—
fisheries
number
tonnage to
7,948.
The
of registered, enrolled and
licensed vessels, belonging to the
port of Portsmonth, was 73, with
a tonnage of 12,994. Five of these
were steamboats, with a tonnage
of 429; number of vessels built, 3;
tonnage, 1,207.
The maritime business of this
harbor is constantly increasing,
and some predict
it will nearly
iouble within the next ten years.
Hotels.
Rockingham House,
Kearsarge House, National House,
Franklin House, American House.
The Rockingham House is one of
the largest and finest furnished
hotels in the State.
All the hotels
are of the first order, and compare
favorably with the public houses
in other towns and cities in New-
England.
Lawyers and Physicians &c.
There are eleven lawyers, eleven
sels,
ions, trod the soil of this city.
The
Portsmouth therefore,
just-
city of
ly boasts of
years,
her antiquity of 270
and of being the
first soil
in
New-Hampshire that was touched
by the
feet of
1614, the
Englishmen.
celebrated
In
John Smith,
saved from death by the Indian
girl Pocahontas,
examined and
extolled the deep waters of the
Piscataquoag.
In 1623, the company of Laconia, in England, consisting of Gorges aud Mason and
many eminent and enterprising
merchants of London and other
cities,
selected
some choice per-
and sent them to establish a
plantation on this river.
They
were high minded men, who had
enlarged views of government, religion and religious
toleration.
They were not of the Puritan party, for Gorges and Mason had not
sons,
�311
PORTSMOUTH.
uated on Pleasant Street, a few
north of the Universalist
Church edifice. The Rev. Richard
the same religious views with the
Massachusetts planters.
rods
John Mason, the London merchant,
member
Gibson was the pastor, and was
of the Portsmouth
Company, for the planting, ruling
and governing of New-England,
and first governor of this province,
advanced a large sum of money,
for the welfare of this place, and,
the
|
I
may
be said to have laid the foundation of its commercial prosperiDavid Tomson, a Scotchman,
ty.
who seems to have been prominent among the planters who first
settled here, built a house on
Odiorne's Point, a few rods north
of the evident remains of an ancient
It was built the year of his
fort.
arrival here, was the first house
erected on this plantation, and
was afterwards called Mason Hall.
About eight years afterward, Humphrey Chadbourne built the Great
House, winch was situated on the
bank of the river at the corner of
It was
Court and Water streets.
afterwards occupied by Warrenton
&
Cutts."
"On
the 28th of
May
1653, the plantation, which was
accidently called Strawberry Bank,
by reaaon of a bank where strawberries were found," on petition
of Brain Pendleton, was changed
by the General Court at Boston,
and called Portsmouth," as being
a name most suitable for this
place, it being the river's mouth,
and as good as any in the land.
It
was
also the
name
of the Eng-
John Mason
The first edifice erected here, for public worship, was
an Episcopal Church.
It was
built as early as 1639, on what is
lish
City in which
was born."
now
erly
Church Street, (formChurch Lane,) northerly of
called
the Court House.
erected at the
same
A
parsonage
time,
was
sit-
first
minister settled in Ports-
The worship at this
mouth.
church was according to the ritual
Francis
of the English Church.
Williams was appointed Governor
of the plantation in 1634.
He wa
I
a sensible and accomplished man,
and popular with the people. He
collected about him many valua-
men, whose example and inwas of the best order.
These circumstances gave a high
ble
fluence
character to the town. Its reputawas so great that it was always selected in the days of colotion
government as a most desiraplace of residence, and for
many years it was the home of the
royal governors and the king's
" It has been distincouncil."
nial
ble
guished for
men
of patriotism.
Here lived William Vaughan, who
claimed to be the projector of
the siege of Louisburg, under PepDr. Cutter was a surgeon
perell.
" Colonel
in that expedition.
Meserve, and Major Hale, took an
and Samuel Langdon
was the Chaplain of the NewHampshire forces. General Whipple was one of the signers of the
active part,
Declaration
of
Independence.
Governor Langdon was always a
devoted friend to his country. H^,
with General Sullivan, seized one
hundred barrels of Gunpowder at
the
fort, in
the
mouth of
the har-
and conveyed them to Bunker
Hill, where they proved very valuable on the memorable 17th of
June. Governor Langdon had the
honor of presiding in the Senate
when General Washington was
elected President of the United
bor,
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
States,
He and John Pickering
and Pierce Long were delegates to
the Convention, for the adoption
of the Federal Constitution, and
ably sustained
it.
Portsmouth points with pride to
Sewall,
Buckminister, Haven,
Penhallow, Langdon, Cutts, Bartlett,
Webster, Brown, Alden,
Pickering, Shei'burne, Woodbury,
and the Wentworths who were natives or residents of the town.
"
Navy Yard.
The navy yard
is
I
1817
each,
owned
in 100 shares of $ 100
contains over 11,000 vol-
umes; Portsmouth Bridge,
I
ized respectively in 1789
Mc Clay
trict
in
of vessels of the largest class. It
is about three fourths of a mile
north east from the city. The territory embraced within its limits
is about 65 acres, and is nearly enclosed with permanent quay walls
of dimension split granite."
water
at the
wharves
The
of sufficient depth to float the largest
class of government ships, at the
lowest tide. There are three
is
large ship houses, seven large tim-
ber sheds, a mast house, and a rigging house machine shops and
wood shops on the most extensive
;
and improved plans. The
quarters for officers and men are
not excelled by those of any navy
station in the country. There is a
scale
oating dry dock,
for the repair
of the largest government ships.
This dock is 350 feet in length, 115
in width, 38 feet in height, and cost
$800,000.
employed
300, to
The number of hands
in this yard varies
over
from
2,000.
Old Oryanizations and Societies.
Portsmouth Aqueduct Company,
organized in 1798; Portsmouth
Marine Society, organized in 1808
Portsmouth Athenasuni, January,
Maine.
These
forts
Whales Back, New
White Island, and Boon
Castle,
the construction
1811.
protect the harbor from any foreign invasion. There are four
light-houses attached to this dis-
Piscataqua, within the limits of
Maine, and has every convenience
facility for
and
Forts and Light Houses.
Fort
Constitution is situated on Great
Island and nearly opposite to Fort
situated on the east side of the
and
1819;
Howard Benevolent Society, 1829.
The old fire societies were organ-
viz.,
Island.
Bridges.
connects
Portsmouth Bridge,
with Battery,
the city
Maine.
Incorporated
Capital
$64,000.
Bridge incorporated in
bridge connects
New
in
New
1821.
1819;
Castle
This
Castle, with
Portsmouth.
Cemeteries.
Auburn
Street
Cemetery has an area of thirteen
acres. It is situated on two gentle
swells of land at the foot of Auburn Street. In the centre of the
ground is a beautiful artificial pond
surrounded by a lawn, and ornamented with trees and shrubbery.
The grounds
are laid out in lots
divided with gravel walks, shaded
with the oak and maple. Har-
mony Grove Cemetery,
diton to
Auburn
is
an ad-
Street Cemetery.
July 4th, 1873, the sons and
daughters of Portsmouth celebrated the 250th anniversary since the
first permanent
settlement was
commenced. Almost every city and
almost every section of the country
was represented in the great meeting of the natives of this ancient
town. It was the largest and most
important gathering of people ever
held in the city of Portsmouth and
was considered a success.
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RANDOLPH.
First Ministers.
Rev. John Gib-
son, installed in 1639; Rev.
Joshua
Moody,
died in
settled
1671,
in
1697; Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, set1699, died in 1723; Rev.
Jabez Fitch, settled in 1725, died
in 1746, Rev. S. Langdon, D. D.
tled in
settled in 1747; dismissed in 1777;
Rev. Joseph Buckminister D. D.
settled
in
died
1779;
in
1812.
Rev. John
Second Church.
Em-
erson, settled in 1715, died in 1732;
Rev. William Shurtleff, settled in
Rev. Job
died in
1747;
1733,
Strong, settled
in
cord Railroad connects it with
Central New-Hampshire and the
western and northern sections of
the State.
The
Portsmouth
Railroad
set-
now
is
Dover
and
(1873,)
and will be open
the coming autumn.
built,
being
for travel
KANDOL.PH.
died in
1749,
Rev. Samuel Haven,
1751;
is reached by the Great Falls
and Conway Railroad, which forms
a junction with the P. S. and P.
about twelve miles from Portsmouth. The Portsmouth and Con-
shire
Coos County.
This town
is
tled in 1752, died in 1806.
situated at the northern base of
Boundaries.
North-west by
Newington, north-east by Piscataqua River, which separates it
from Kittery, Maine, south-east
and south by Rye, and west by
Greenland and Newington. Area
9,000 acres. Portsmouth, including Kittery, Dover, and Exeter,
was an independent republic until
1641.
It then, with Exeter, placed
itself under the jurisdiction of
the
until 1679, when
New-Hampshire was formed into a separate province.
It was
Massachusetts,
with
incorporated
limits,
May 28,
porated as a
Distances.
its
1653.
It
city,
July
present
was incor-
6,
1849.
miles
north from Boston, and four hundred and eighty-nine miles northeast from Washington, D. C.
Railroads.
Fifty-four
The
railroad facili-
Portsmouth are very good.
The Eastern New-Hampshire, has
its terminus here, and connects
the city with Boston. The Eastern connects with the Portland,
Saco and Portsmouth Railroad,
which leads to Portland, and from
ties of
thence to
all sections of Maine
the eastern section of New-Hamp-
White Mountains. The suris uneven and broken with
hills, and of its area of over 26,000
acres, only 1,400 are under any
improvement. The lumber busiface
ness is an important branch of
resource to the people.
Rivers.
Branches of Moose and
Israel's Rivers are the principal
and afford some water
power.
Farming and
Employments..
lumbering is the principal employment, of the people. 1,000,000 feet
of lumber, of all kinds, are annuIn seasons of good
ally sawed.
potato crops, quite a quantity of
starch is manufactured.
Productions of the
Resources
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 18,401
$ 4,600 deposits in savings banks,
from summer tourists,
$ 111
$ 2,000.
streams,
;
;
;
Schools.
town
There are three schools
average length, for the
year, nineteen weeks.
The average attendance, in proportion to
in
the
;
number
of scholars,
is
larger
than that of any other town in
the county, viz. 81 per cent.
Hotel.
Wood's Hotel.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
314
First
was
Randolph
John Durand and
others from London, under the
name of " Durand" August 20,
1772.
It was first settled by Joseph Wilder and Stephen Gilson,
and was incorporated and received
its present name, June 16, 1824.
North by Berlin,
Boundaries.
east by Gorham, south by the
White Mountains, and west by
Total
Kilkenny.
area,
36,680
improved land, 1,400 acres.
One hundred and
Distances.
twenty miles north from Concord,
and twenty south-east from Lanacres
;
caster.
Railroads.
The nearest railroad
is at Gorham sta-
communication
tion,
five
miles
distant,
on the
Grand Trunk Railroad.
RAYMOND.
The
County.
town is generally
even, but the soil is various. The
Rockingham
surface of this
meadows on
the streams are pro-
ductive but not under a high state
of cultivation, while other portions, if properly cultivated, pro-
duce
fine crops.
Rivers and Ponds. Two branches
of the Lamprey River, from Deerfield and Candia, unite in Raymond, and the waters of two
ponds fall into this river in its passage through the town. Pawtuckaway River, from Nottingham,
crosses through the north-east corner into Epping.
In the north part of the town,
about one hundred rods from the
principal road leading to Deerfield,
near the summit of a hill, is a cave
or an excavation in the ledge
about fifteen feet, which is called
the " Oven," from the appearance
of its mouth.
is called Raymond Deon the Concord and Ports-
At what
Organization.
gi'anted to
pot,
mouth Railroad, is quite a village.
Here are three church edifices,
large school house, academy, ten
or twelve stores, of all kinds, one
hotel, various kinds of mechani-
and about seventy-five
dwelling houses.
It is the centre
of a large mercantile trade, and
has a business appearance.
Agriculture is
Employments.
the principal employment of the
inhabitants, but the manufactures,
cal shops,
Sale
and trade are valuable.
lumber to the value of $ 9,
meal and flour, $27,400;
200;
palmleaf hats, $ 8,000
besides sugar boxes, hogshead staves, tubs,
pails, mackerel kits, and various
other small mechanical shops.
shoes,
;
Total value of goods, of all kinds,
annually manufactured, is $ 79,800.
Resources. Productions of the
soil,
$
$94,606;
15,700
;
mechanical labor,
money
$
at interest,
15,
deposits in savings banks,
168;
$39,194; stock in trade, $30,375;
professional business, $ 12,000.
FreeChurches and Schools.
will Baptist, Rev. Joseph Fullonton, pastor;
Congregational, Rev.
Samuel Bowker, pastor; Methodist, Rev. William Hews, and Matthew Newhall. There are ten
average length,
schools in town
;
for the year, fourteen
Literary Institution.
High School.
weeks.
Raymond
"Two Terms
in a
year."
Hotel.
Central
House;
livery
stable attached to the house.
First
was
Organization.
originally
and, for
many
Raymond
a part of Chester,
years,
was
called
"Freetown." Itwasmadeadistinct
parish in 1762.
It
was incorpor-
ated under the present name,
May
�RICHMOND
Its population,
1764.
9,
was
in
315
are generally engaged in agriculture.
200,000 heading, 75,000 pail
stuff,
440,000 staves, 1,560,000 feet
dimension timber and 75,000
revolution. Four were killed, or
died in the service. Hon. John
Dudley, a patriotof the revolution,
member of the committee of safety, speaker of the house, and judge
of the superior court, died here,
of
May
terest, $3,435;
aged eighty years.
First Minister. Rev. Jonathan
Stickney, Congregational ordained in 1800.
North by DeerBoundaries.
field and Nottingham, east by Epping and Fremont, south by Chester, and west by Chester and Candia.
Area, 16,317 acres; area of
improved land, 11,084 acres.
Distances. Twenty-eight miles
south-east from
Concord, and
twenty-five west from Portsmouth.
The Concord and
Railroad.
Railroad
passes
Portsmouth
through this town, in an easterly
21, 1803,
;
and westerly
pails, are
Resources.
there being no elevations of any
soil
produces
good
crops of rye, wheat, corn, &c.
Rivers and Ponds. Branches of
the Ashuelot and Miller's rivers,
are the principal streams in town.
There are three ponds, one of
which is one of the sources of MilRiver.
Minerals.
ler's
Soapstone,
quartz,
felspar phosphate of lime, rutile,
iron
pyrites,
$
14,945
;
money
at in-
deposits in savings
stock in
banks, $49,918;
from summer
trade,
tourists,
$400.
Churches and Schools.
and Universalist.
dist,
MethoThere are
average length,
fourteen schools
for the year, ten weeks.
Hotel.
Howe's Hotel.
;
First Settlers. This town was
granted to Joseph Blanchard and
others, February 28, 1752, and the
first settlement was made about
1758, by people from Massachusetts
and Rhode Island.
Rev. Maturin
First Ministers.
;
died in
Rev. Isaac Kenney, settled
1792.
formed
First
in 1768;
Baptist
Church
second, in 1776.
North by SwanTroy and Fitzwilliam,
south by Warwick and Royalston, Massachusetts, and west by
Boundaries.
zey, east by
Area, 22,725 acres.
Seventy miles southwest from Concord, and twelve
south from Keene.
Fitzwilliam Depot,
Railroad.
on Cheshire Railroad, distant
eight miles.
U. S. Mail every
Winchester.
Distances.
other day.
RINDGE.
garnets, calcareous
Cheshire County. The surface of this town is uneven and
in some parts rocky, but the soil is
and hornblende crystals, are
found in one quarry.
Iolite, a
rare mineral of great beauty, and
highly valued, is found in the
deep
quartz.
crops
spar,
mechanical labor,
$21,000; stocks, and
in
The
Productions of the
$69,640;
soil,
1804.
RICH.TIONO.
note.
annually produced. (See
tables.)
Ballou, ordained in 1770
direction.
Cheshire County. The surface of this town is generally level,
The inhabitants
Employments.
1775,
The names
of twentyfour of its inhabitants are found
enrolled among the soldiers of the
683.
— RINDGE.
and
fertile
yielding
of hay and grain.
fair
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316
Ponds and Streams.
thirteen ponds
let,
;
There are
Long, Grassy, Bul-
Manomonack, Emerson, and
Perley Ponds are the principal.
The three first discharge their
waters into the Contoocook, and
the three last into Miller's River.
Employments. The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agricultural pursuits, but the town is
noted for the manufacturing of
wooden ware, of various kinds.
The different mills annually produce nest, fig, and salt boxes, valued at $ 16,800 bobbins and spools,
$22,000; 18,000 brooms, $6,000;
;
1,120,000
pails,
$
2,800,000
19,500,
and dimension timber,
$43,100, 7,000 bushels meal, and
flour $11,000; besides, boots and
shoes, are made. There are blackfeet boards
smiths, carpenters, painters,
sons,
ma-
and other tradesmen. The
$
more inhabitants
mechanical labor,
stocks and money at in-
14,800
;
$23, 350; deposits in savings banks, $ 47,666 stock in trade,
;
$ 28,658.
Churches and Schools.
Congregational
Methodist
Rev. W. H. Stewart, pastor. There
are ten schools in town average
;
;
length of schools, for the year,
nineteen weeks; value of school
houses $ 8,000 amount of money
annually appropriated for school
purposes $ 1,577.50
;
Rindge House.
Rindge was
originally granted by Massachusetts,
and was called Rowley
Canada or Monadnock Number
One.
It was incorporated under
its present
name, February 11,
1768, for one of its proprietors.
Hotel.
First Settlement.
town
in 1790,
First
Ministers.
Rev.
Seth
Dean, (Congregational) ordained in 1765, left in 1780 Rev. Seth
Payson, D. D., ordained in 1782,
died in 1820 aged sixty-two years.
Dr. Payson was eminently distinguished for his many good deeds
;
in ministerial labors.
Boundaries. North by Jaffrey,
and Sharon east by New Ipswich,
south by Winchendon, Massachusetts, and west by Fitzwilliam.
Area 23,838 acres improved land
;
14,476 acres.
Distances.
Fifty-miles
south-
west from Concord, and twenty
south-east from Keene.
Bailroad.
Monadnock Railroad
passes through this town.
ROCHESTER.
Strafford County. Rochester
$ 56,395
terest,
in
than in 1870.
to-
value of goods annually manufactured is $ 150,600.
Besources.
Productions of the
tal
soil,
Jonathan Stanley, George Hewetts
and Abel Platts first made a settlement here in 1752. There were
one of the progressive towns in
the State, having, within the past
twenty years, nearly doubled its
is
population and wealth.
Its population, at the present time, (1873,)
is not far from 6,000, having on its
check-list, at the annual
town
meeting, 1,409 names. In Rochester village there have been erected, within the past three years,
two hundred dwelling houses; besides many business blocks
Its
railroad facilities are equal to
those of any town in the State.
Four railroads now come into the
town, or pass through it, viz. the
Eastern, Cocheco, Portland &
Rochester and Nashua & Rochester Railroads and the Concord &
Rochester Railroad has been chartered and, doubtless, will be built
—
—
�ROCHESTER.
The
within the next five years.
is uneven, rising in numerous swells, but the larger portion
can be cultivated. The soil is very
good and produces excellent crops
of corn, etc. There are some very
fine farms, under a high state of
cultivation.
The value of its agricultural products exceeds that
of any other town in the county.
surface
Squamanagonnick
the highest elevation, and
Elevations.
Hill
is
constitutes a considerable part of
several valuable farms.
Rivers.
Salmon Falls River
washes the eastern border of the
town Cocheco River runs through
the whole length of the town, and
;
nearly through the centre; Isinglass River crosses the southerly
corner, just before its junction
with the Cocheco River.
Both
Salmon
and Cocheco rivers
abundant water power,
Falls
furnish
which
beiDg improved, to some
is
extent.
Near the centre of the
Villages.
town on Cocheco River, stands the
principal village, foi'merly called
"Norway
thrift,
In point of
Plains."
business, wealth, and the en-
terprising spirit of
its
inhabitants,
equaled but by few villages
Its manufactures
in the State.
it is
and trade are considerable, and
very important. There are located
Norway
317
and growing
Besides,
villages.
three church edifices,
four school houses, a bank, two hotels, forty stores, of all kinds, sevthere are
eral eating houses, a
newspaper of-
fice,three express offices, telegraph,
physicians 1 ,
insurance, lawyers',
and various other offices, too numerous to mention.
Some of the
business blocks are
tial
buildings.
fine,
The
substan-
streets are
wide and in many places finely
shaded with the elm or maple
It
is a beautiful village, and all who
reside there feel proud to acknowledge it. The various lines
of railroads form a junction in this
village.
East
and
Rochester
growing
Portland
&
is
a pleasant
village,
Rochester
on
the
Railroad.
Here are three woolen mills, employing 200 males and females,
three churches,
school houses,
a post office, several stores and various kinds of mechanical shops.
Oonie Village has two woolen
mills,
employing 120 males and
fe-
males.
There are two banks,
a church, a school house, several
stores, a hotel, post office, &c. It is
a very pleasant village, and is the
residence of some of the most
prominent men in the State.
Employments.
Rochester can
justly
be'
called one of the princi-
Plains
pal manufacturing towns of the
Manufacturing Company, (three
mills) employing 350 males and
though its agricultural productions are valuable. The annual
value of woolen goods manufactured, in eight mills, is $1,142,000 over
700,000 pairs of boots and shoes are
in this village the
females
;
three shoe manufactories,
employing 450 males and females, a
large axe handle manufactory,
a door, sash and blind factory, two
carnage manufactories, a tannery,
lumber mills, also blacksmiths, carpenters, shoemakers, tin and the
various other kinds of mechanical
shops
common
to
enterprising
State,
;
manufactured
$ 9,000 worth of
carnages are made; 72,000 lbs.
splits, 18,600 sides sole leather, and
;
4,000 calf skins are annually pro-
duced; 200,000 shingles, 1,200,000
feet of boards,
&c,
are sawed; be-
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
and blind,
and various oher man-
sides there are door, sash
furniture,
The
town, seven of them being graded.
Average length of schools, for the
weeks value of
school houses, $ 19,950
amount
value of
goods, of all kinds, annually manufactured, is $2,275,500.00.
(See
year, twenty-five
tables.)
purposes, $6,355.55.
Library,
Banks,
ufactories.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil,
total
$ 139,888;
from operatives
in
the various manufactories, $463,
from carpenters, painters,
000;
masons, blacksmiths, &c, $ 90,000
interest,
at
$ 11,848;
money
deposits in
»fec., $47,600;
stock in
savings banks, $ 410,531
trade, $181,100;
from summer
professional sertourists, $ 9,000
This town is bevices, $ 150,000.
coming quite a popular resort for
summer tourists. The estimated
number who annually visit here,
for a few weeks or months, through
the summer, is three hundred.
Churches and Schools. Methodist Rev. D. J. Smith, pastor;
stocks,
;
;
number
of
valuation,
members,
$ 30,000.
church
Congrega-
300;
Rev. H. M. Stone, pastor;
150 church value, $ 20Freewill Baptist, Rev. E.
000.
True, pastor members, 40. Catholic, Rev. Father Pugh, pastor;
members, 300; church valuation,
East Rochester Meth$ 4,000.
odist, Rev. A. A. Cleveland, pasmembers, 75 church valuator
tion, $3,000. Freewill Baptist, Rev.
T. T. Kenniston, pastor; members, 80; church valuation, $9,000.
Advent Church, value, $ 800.
Two other Advent churches in the
Gonic:
town valued at $600.
Freewill Baptist, Rev. G. S. Hill,
pastor;
members, 110; church
valuation, $ 10,000.
One other
Freewill Baptist in town, Rev. P.
tional,
members,
;
;
:
;
;
Chesley,
pastor;
members,
50;
church valuation, $ 2,500.
There are twenty-six schools in
;
;
annually appropriated for school
Hotels,
Etc.
Rochester Social Library, 1,850
volumes. Gonic National Bank,
Gonic Savings Bank, and Norway
Plains Savings Bank.
Dodge's
Hotel, and "Mansion House," at
Rochester, and " Varney Hotel" at
Gonic.
Total value of hotels,
$ 75,000 number of arrivals the
;
past year, 10,750.
There are four
livery stables with 29 horses, val-
ued at $
6,200.
First Settlements. Rochester
was
granted by Massachusetts to several proprietors in one hundred and
twenty seven shares.
At that
time its area was 60,000 acres, but
at the present time the town con-
was incorThe first
permanent settler was Captain
Timothy Roberts, who moved here
with his family, December 28, 1728.
tains only 22,000.
porated
May
10,
It
1722.
Ham, Benjamin Frost,
Benjamin Tebbetts, Joseph Richards and others came soon after.
Eleazer
Rochester was one of the frontier
towns
till
Canada came
into
the possession of the English, in
1760.
The
inhabitants
suffered
much through Indian and Canadian cruelties for many years, often being obliged, for the pi*otection of their lives, to live in garri-
son houses, and with this precaution, they also kept a vigilant watch
night and day. The frequent attacks of the Indians and their
allies, caused the men to be bold
and adventurous, and their sons,
early trained to the use of arms,
soon caught the brave spirit ot
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ROLLINSFORD.
their fathers,
and they quickly he-
Forty miles
Distances.
east
enemies,
came
and the settlers did not suffer near
as much as many towns, that were
far less exposed.
In June, 1746, Joseph Heard,
John Wentworth, Joseph Rich-
from Concord, and ten north from
and Gershom Downs, were
and John Richards wounded and captured. A boy by the
name of Jonathan Door was also taken captive and carried to Canada.
One Sunday morning in May, 1748,
the wife of Jonathan Hodgdon was
ken from Somersworth, and incor-
killed by the Indians for not willing-
any town in the county. The farmers find a good market for their
a terror
to
their
ards,
killed,
ly consenting to accompany
them to
Canada.
Her husband married
again, and was the father of twen-
He died
ty-one children in all.
in 1815, aged ninety years.
In the Revolutionary struggle,
of the inhabitants took an
active part. The deeds of Cap-
many
tain
John
Brewer and David
John McDuffee and
Dover.
ROLXINSFOKD.
Strafford County.
ford
is
Rollins-
a very small township, ta-
porated July
3,
1849.
The
soil is
of the best quality, and produces
excellent crops of various kinds of
grain, grass, etc. With one exception, the orchard productions,
are more valuable than those of
surplus products at
Salmon Falls,
At Sal-
Dover, or Great Falls.
mon Falls, in this town,
manufacturing village.
is
a large
In this
churches, two
banks, ten or fifteen stores, of vaFalls
rious kinds, the Salmon
Manufacturing Works, and two or
village are three
Place, Colonel
three hundred dwellings.
memory of
the people of Rochester for many
Twenty-one men
years to come.
The Salmon Falls RivRivers.
er washes the eastern border of
the town, and affords excellent
others will live in the
from
this
town were
killed or died
in that great contest for
liberty.
Many men who have
held distinguished positions, both in the State
and nation, were natives or residents of this town.
Ministers.
First
Rev. Amos
Main, Congregational, settled in
Rev. Samuel
1737, died in 1760.
Hill, ordained in 1760, died in 1764.
Rev. Avery Hall, settled in 1766,
and dismissed in 1775. Rev. Joseph Haven, settled in 1775, and
dismissed in 1825.
Boundaries North-east by Berwick, Maine, south-east by Somersworth and Dover, south-west
by Barrington, and north-west by
Farrnington.
Area of improved
land, 11,368 acres.
water privileges.
Manufacturing
Employments.
and mercantile trade are the principal employments of the people,
although in proportion to its territory, there is not a better farming
district, in the State.
The Salmon
Manufacturing Company,
have a capital of $ 600,000. They
employ about 150 males, and 430
Falls
females,
who
annually receive for
They
$ 160,000.
manufacture about 6,000,000 yards
of cotton cloth, valued at $ 768,337.
There are several other small
their labor, over
manufactories.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $60,500;
mechanical labor,
$186,359; stocks etc., $25,000;
money at interest, $ 16,507 pro;
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320
fessional business,
•?
$
197,520;
Congre-
gational, Rev. Sclah Merrill, pas-
Catholic,
J.
Sullivan,
T.
There
Episcopal,
are six school districts,' and eight
priest
.
;
schools, in
for
town
;
average length,
the year, thirty-one
amount
of
ite
weeks;
money annually appro-
One
of the largest gran-
quarries in the State
At
town.
stock in trade, $ 61,875.
Churches and Schools.
tor;
Quarry.
50,000; depos-
savings banks,
in
its
present,
in this
is
being ex-
it is
tensively worked, and, no doubt,
will be a valuable
resource of
wealth. Estimated value of stone
quarried, the present year, (1873,)
$
150,000.
Employments. Aside from the
quarry business, farming is the
employment
principal
priated for school purposes, $ 3,
354.50; average amount appropri-
ated for each scholar, $11.11.
ucts,
of
the
people.
Banks.
Salmon Falls State
Bank, and Salmon Falls Savings
Bank. (See tables.)
Salmon
Library.
Falls Library,
volumes.
Hotel.
Franklin House.
Boundaries.
North by Somersworth, east by South Berwick,
Maine, and south and west by Dover. Acres of improved land, 2,813.
Distances.
Forty miles southeast from Concord, and two miles
east from Dover.
Railroads.
Boston and Maine,
and Portsmouth, Great Falls and
Conway Railroads pass through
1,000
Rollinsford.
ROXBVRY.
Cheshire County. The surtown is uneven,
face of this small
rising in considerable swells,
and
affording excellent grazing land.
The
soil is fertile,
and,
when prop-
erly tilled, produces fine crops.
Agricultural
Resources.
prod-
mechanical labor,
$ 38,000 money at interest, $ 4,360
deposits in savings banks, $ 19,088.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. G. L. Ninas, pastor.
There are three schools average
$ 27,427;
;
;
length,
the
for
year,
nineteen
weeks.
Roxbury
First Organization.
was formed of a part of Nelson,
Marlborough and Keene, and incorporated, Dec. 9, 1812. Joseph
Ames, Esq., a celebrated artist,
and portrait painter to the Pope of
Rome, was a native of this town.
Rev. ChristoCongregational; installed in 1816; dismissed in 1819.
North by Sullivan
Boundaries.
and Harrisville, east by Harrisville, south by Marlborough, and
west by Keene. Area, 6,000 acres.
Fifty miles southDistances.
west from Concord, and five east
First
pher
Minister.
Page,
from Keene.
Railroads.
It is
five
miles to
Streams and Ponds. The north
branch of Ashuelot River, forms
Keene
town
and Keene. Roaring Brook, on
which are several valuable meadows, waters the south part, and
furnishes a few water privileges.
Roaring Brook Pond is on the east
Keene Railroad, when built, will
pass through this town.
the boundary between this
side of the town.
on the Cheshire
The Manchester and
Station,
Railroad.
RCTUIIVEY.
Grafton County.
The
surface
of this town is uneven, but the soil
There is
fertile.
is generally
�RUMNEY.
much good
fai-mingland, and
some
very line farms. There is also a
large quantity of good timber,
which finds a ready market in
Boston, through the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad.
Streams and Ponds. Baker's
River and Stinson's Brook, the latter of which flows from Stinson's
Pond are the principal streams.
Stinson's
Pond
four hundred
is
rods long, and two hundred and
eighty wide. Part of Loon Pond
is on the east line of the town.
Mountains. The principal elevations are Stinson's Mountain,
Webber and Rattlesnake MounStinson's Mountain receivtain.
ed its name from Daniel Stinson,
who, while on a hunting excursion
with General Stark and two others,
in April,
was attacked
1752,
by a party of ten Indians, commanded
by Francis Titigaw.
Stark was taken prisoner, and
This sad event
Stinson slain.
will long perpetuate the
name
of
mountain,
pond and brook, which bear his
name.
There is a very pleasVillage.
ant village in this town, and the
Stinson, through
of
seat
the
considerable
business.
There are two churches, several
stores, a hotel, express and telegraph office, manufactories, of
various kinds, and about seventydwelling houses.
Employments. The larger portion of the people, are engaged in
five
There is considerable manufacturing of which lumagriculture.
ber
is
the principal;
700,000 shin-
and 2^975,000 feet of dimension
timber are annually sawed. Some
gles
years, 60,000 lbs.
of
camphor
is
valued at over $21,000;
10,000 truss pads are also made.
refined,
321
Gloves to the value of
meal
rakes, 500 dozens,
are
els
annually
$
14,700
8,900 bush-
produced, be-
sides, there are various other shops,
(See tables.)
Agricultural prod-
etc.
Resources.
ucts,
$ 115,234; mechanical labor,
$39,400;
money
at interest,
etc.,
$15,834; deposits in savings banks,
from summer
$25,983;
tourists,
$10,000; stock in' trade, $33,892;
professional business, $ 25,000.
Baptist,
Churches and Schools.
Rev. J. B. Breed, pastor; members, 126; church value, $5,000.
Baker's River, Baptist, Rev. G. A.
pastor;
Glines,
members, 81;
church value, $,3,000. Methodist,
Elder N. P. Philbrook, pastor;
church value, $2,000; number of
members, 120.
There are ten
schools in this town; average
length, for the year, twelve weeks.
Hotel.
3,000,
$
Stinson House arrivals,
annually;
hotel
value,
;
10,000.
First
and
This town
Daniel Brainard
Settlement.
was granted
to
March
others,
18, 1767.
The
were Captain Jonathan Cummings, Moses Smart,
Daniel Brainard, James Heath
and others, in 1765.
First Churches and Ministers. A
Congregational Church was estabfirst settlers
lished,
Thomas
October
in 1788;
tled in
21,
1767;
Niles, pastor;
Rev.
dismissed
Rev. Ezra Wilmarth setdismissed in 1811.
1779,
A Baptist
Church was formed
in
1780.
Boundaries.
North by Ellsworth, east by Campton, south by
Plymouth, Hebron and Groton,
and west by Wentworth. Area,
22,574 acres.
Distances.
north-west
Fifty-nine
from
Concord,
miles
and
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322
eight north-west from Plymouth.
The Boston, Concord
Railroad.
both pleasant and large towns.
was estimated
It
that fifteen hundred
and Montreal Railroad passes
through the southern part of this
tourists stayed in Rye, through the
town.
five large
warm weather
viz.,
RITE.
in 1873. There are
and commodious hotels
the Farragut, Atlantic,
Sea-
View, Washington and Ocean*.
Rockixgham County. Nearly
one third of the sea-coast of the
State, is in this town, extending
The number of
for six miles along the Atlantic.
to
On
Churches and Schools. There are
four churches in town viz., Congregational, Christian, Methodist,
There are four
and Advent.
schools average length, for the
year, twenty-six weeks.
the shore, are three pleasant
beaches, viz. Sandy, Jenness, and
Wallis. Near Goss' Mills, there
is a small harbor, into which ves-
burden may enter
sels of 80 tons
at high water.
but
is
in a
The
soil is hard,
high state of cidtivation,
and yields good crops.
Employments.
But very little
manufacturing is done. Nearly all
the people are engaged in farming,
and, in the
summer
warm
season, keeping
Nearly every
farm house is a boarding house,
and their own tables furnish a
good market for their farm prodboarders.
ucts, at first-class prices.
Resources. Annual productions
of the soil, $76,296; mechanical
labor,
$ 10,500;
fisheries,
not
known deposits in savings banks,
.$ 130,660
stocks, bonds, and money at interest, $ 32,910; from sum;
;
mer
at boarding houses,
guests at hotels, $ 75,000,
tourists,
8 60,000
;
Summer
Tourists.
coming widely noted
Rye
as a
is
be-
summer
resort for invalids, lovers of seaside views, and those who are de-
lighted by the music of the ocean
The beaches are large and
for bathing. The roads are
hotels last
People
who
come
arrivals at all the
were 10,000.
Rye once are apt
season
visit
again.
;
First Settlements.
Rye was
or-
a part of Portsmouth,
Greenland, Hampton and NewCastle. Settlements commenced
within the present limits of the
town, as early as 1635, but it was not
incorporated till 1719. The inhabitants suffered much in early times
from frequent attacks by the Indians.
In 1694, John Locke was
killed while reaping grain in his
Twenty-one persons were
field.
killed or captured, at one time, at
Sandy Beach in 1696. In this invasion, in 1696, the Indians had
been down to the sea-shore for the
purpose of fishing, and, returning,
they encamped upon the top of a
hill.
While preparing their breakfast, they were surprised by a party of rangers, and captured.
This
hill has ever since, been called
iginally
"Breakfast
First
Hill.
1 '
Ministers.
Rev. Nathan-
wave.
iel
safe
in 1733.
Rev. Samuel Parsons,
ordained in 1736; died in 1739.
good, and the drives delightful.
in
No finer country can be found
New England than in the vi-
cinity of Rye.
Portsmouth,
*
Morrill, ordained in 1726; left
The Ocean House was burnt
in the season
was one of the largest, and most
expensive hotels on the New-England coast,
of 1873.
miles to
and nine to Exeter,
It is six
It
costing nearly $ 100,000.
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SALEM.
At North Salem there
Rev. Huntington Porter, D. D.,
fice, etc.
settled in 1784.
a church,
North and northBoundaries.
west by Portsmouth, north-east by
Little Harbor, east by the Atlantic
Ocean, south by Xorth-Hampton,
and west by Greenland.
Distances. Six miles south from
Portsmouth, and fifty south-east
from Concord.
Railroads.
The Eastern Rail-
woolen
At the June Session,
road.
1872,
school
house,
is
three
mills, a lumber mill, two
and a post office. At Depot Village are two churches, a
school house, shoe factory, lumber
stores,
wheel-wright shop,
mill,
five
six stores, of various kinds,
or
and a
post office.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are about equally divided between
forming on one side, and manufacand mercantile trade on
the other. Woolen goods, such
a charter was granted for a railroad to run through Rye, to be
called the Eastern Branch Rail-
tories
road.
and woolen yarn are manufactured, to the value of $ 260,000 annu-
SALEM.
town
is
The
uneven,
af-
fording a fair proportion of interThe soil is good,
val and upland.
and well
cultivated, producing ex-
cellent crops of corn,
grain and
proximity to the large
city of Lawrence, Mass., affords a
fine market for the farmers to sell
grass.
their
Its
productions.
surplus
four other towns in
sell as
much garden
But
the county
Pavers.
;
ferent sections of the town, viz. Salem, North Salem and Depot Village. At Salem village are two
churches, a school house, shoe
factor^*,
woolen
mill,
lumber
mill,
small mechanical shops,
three stores, one hotel, a post ofseveral
and
shoes, valued at
made
$
179,000 are
800,000 feet of lumber, val-
;
are sawed, and
small mechanical
shops. The total value of goods,
annually manufactured, is $460,
ued
at
$
there are
11,500,
many
(See tables.)
000.
Resources.
Annual agricultural
mechan-
productions, $100,137;
ical labor, $85,400;
terest,
ings
produce.
There are
several ponds, the largest of which
is Policy Pond, partly in this town
and partly in Windham World's
End and Captain Ponds are the
Spiggott River passes
principal.
through this town in a southerly
direction, and receives in its course
many branches, which afford good
water power.
There are three villages, in difPonds and
163,000 pairs of sale boots
ally;
Rockingham County.
surface of this
as flannels, frocking, water-proof,
$
12,400
banks,*
money
at in-
;
deposits in sav-
$
13,174;
stock in
trade, $31,635; professional business,
$ 35,000.
Churches and, Softools. Salem:
Methodist, Rev. H. Dow, pastor;
Congregational, Rev. A. M. Gates,
pastor. North Salem Methodist,
Rev. S. J. Robinson pastor. DeRev. J. H.
Methodist,
pot:
Baptist,
Rev.
Haines, pastor;
There are
Mr. Eaton, pastor.
eleven schools in town, two of
which are graded average length
of schools, for the year, twenty-six
:
;
weeks;
total
amoimt of money
annually appropriated for school
*
A
large portion of the surplus earnings
of the people, finds
its
way
banks in Massachusetts.
into the savings,
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324
purposes,
value
$1,967.14;
of
Salem House and Chee-
Hotels.
ney House.
First Settlements.
Salem was orig-
a part of Methuen, Mass.,
inally,
but came into New-Hampshire in
the State division in 1741.
It
was
incorporated May 11, 1750. The
town contained, as early as 1775,
Hon. Silas
man, died
inhabitants.
1,084
Belton, a distinguished
here in 1822.
Rev
Ministers.
First
Abner
Bagley, ordained in 1740; died in
1798. Rev. John Smith, D. D., ordained in 1797; dismissed in 1816.
North by Londonby Atkinson,
east and south by Methuen, Mass.,
south-west by Pelham, and west
by Windham.
Boundaries.
derry,
north-east
Distances.
Forty miles south
from Concord, and twenty southwest from Exeter.
Railroad. The Manchester and
Lawrence Railroad passes through
the town, in a northerly and southerly direction.
SALISBURY,
Merrimack County.
Salisbury
one of the best farming towns
in the county, and is especially
noted for its excellent apple orchards. But two towns in the
is
State equal this town in
production. The surface
ally,
uneven.
The
deep, and loamy.
River
land.
ford
its
is
apple
gener-
soil is strong,
On Blackwater
some very fertile interval
The more hilly portions af-
is
most excellent
pasturage,
however, some very
fine tillage land, producing good
crops of wheat, corn, potatoes etc.
16,000 lbs. of wool is produced annually. But very few towns in the
but there
is,
State hold out better inducements
husbandmen, than Salisbury.
There are two very pleasant villages located on rising ground
about one mile apart, and situated
on what was originally called
the Fourth New-Hampshire Turnto
school houses, $ 8,850,
pike.
River. It is watered by Blackwater River, which flows nearly
through the centre of the town.
Mountain.
Kearsarge ranges
within the bounds of Salisbm-y,
the north-west corner of which extends nearly to its summit.
Employments.
inhabitants.
little
The
to
Agriculture
is
employment of the
There is but very
the principal
manufacturing in the town.
had a tendency
railroads have
injure
which
mercantile trade,
ago was very
the
thirty years
extensive.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$ 10,400 stocks and bonds, $ 12,
500; money at intei-est, $17,500;
deposits in savings banks, $62,445;
stock in trade, $ 8,250.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. J. B. Cook, pastor;
Baptist,
Christian, Rev. A.
There are
H. Martin, pastor.
eleven schools; average length,
for the year, fifteen weeks.
Hotel. Elm House.
Resources.
soil,
$
129,914;
;
;
Salisbury
First Settlers.
was
granted by the Masonian proprietors under the name of Stevenstown, October 25. 1749, and included within its grant part of
It was
the town of Franklin.
settled in 1750, by Philip Call, Nathanial Meloon, Benjamin Pettingill,
John and Ebenezer "Webster,
Andrew Bohonon, Edward
man and
Kingston.
It
East-
from
was incorporated,
others,
mostly
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SANBORNTON.
by
present name,
its
March
1,
Ebenezer
Hon.
Men.
Noted
Webster was one of the
first set-
He was
a patriot of the
revolution, an officer of the militia, and held responsible offices
in the State, such as Senator in
the Legislature, and Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas. He died
He was the father of the
in 1806.
Hon. Ezekiel and Daniel Webster,
names well known throughout the
tlers.
Hon Ichabod Bartlett,
Hon. Thomas H. Pettingill, and
Hon. Charles Haddock were nacountry.
tives of this town.
Indians.
suffered
The
first
inhabitants
much from the inroads of
On the 16th of May,
the Indians.
1753,
Nathaniel Maloon, living in
the west part of the town, was captured, together with his wife, and
three children viz. Sarah, Rachel
They were taken
and Daniel.
Canada, where, himself and
wife were sold to the French in
Montreal. The children were retained with the Indians, one of
whom returned, after an absence
to
of nine years.
After the parents
had resided
year and a
Montreal about
in
a-
they had a son
baptized by a
French friar, by the name of Joseph Marq. Mr. Maloon returned
from captivity after four years and
born,
half,
who was
a half, to his farm in Salisbury.
Sarah died with the Indians. No
record
son.
Rev.
Thomas Worcester, ordained
dismissed in 1823.
Boundaries. North by Wilmot,
Andover and Franklin, east by
Franklin, south by Webster, Bosin 1791
1768.
is given of the mother and
In August, 1753, the wife of
was killed, and on the
Samuel Scribner, and
Robert Barker were captured, and
;
cawen and Warner, and west by
Area, 26,000 acres.
Sixteen miles northwest from Concord.
Five miles from
Railroads.
North Boscawen depot on NorthThe Blackwater
ern Railroad.
Railroad, when built, will pass directly through this town.
Sutton.
Distances.
S
VNIIOBSMON.
Belknap County. In 1828, the
southern corner of Sanbornton, lying between the Pemigewasset and
Winnipiseogee rivers, was taken
to help form the town of Franklin,
and thereby taking valuable water
power on both rivers. But it still
retained enough territory and water
power, to make it the best farming
town, in the State, and to have a
flourishing manufacturing village.
In July, 1869, the south-eastern
portion of the town, bordering on
the Winnipiseogee River, was dis-
annexed, and incoi'porated into a
town, under the name of Tilton.
This last depletory movement,
severed from its territory, 8,600
acres of improved land, nearly all
of its water power, and a thriving
manufacturing village. If the territory of the
town was the same
as
forty-six years ago, the value of its
agricultural
productions,
now be over $ 340,000
would
annually, by
any town in the
manufactured goods
would be valued at nearly $2,000,
000, and it would have a population
Philip Call
far the largest of
same
State:
day,
taken to Canada.
First
Ministers.
Rev. Jonathan Searle, (Congregational,) ordained in 1773; dismissed in 1791.
and
its
of nearly 4,000.
But notwithstanding this large
draft
on
its territory, it is still
one
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326
of the most important farming
towns in the State, ranking as the
fifth in the value of its agricultural productions.
is
generally
The
uneven,
mountainous, nearly
surface
but
all the
not
high-
est hills are suitable for cultiva-
Much
tion.
attention has
been
given to the growing of the apple,
and the value of its productions exceeds that of any other town in the
State.
Salmon
Streams and Ponds.
Brook rises in Salmon Pond, in the
north part of the town, and flows
nearly through the centre, in a
southerly direction, into Franklin,
and discharges its waters into the
Pemigewasset. In its passage, it
furnishes
some water power
for
small mills, and is the only stream
of note. Lake Winnisquam washes
its
eastern border.
Sanbornton Square was the first
settled part of the town, and at one
was the
seat of considerable
but Tilton, and Laconia,
have taken nearly all of its former
prestige, as to trade and other business. There are two church edi-
time,
trade,
fices,
office,
a school house, store, postand several dwelling houses.
Employments Nearly all of the
inhabitants are engaged in agriculture.
There are a few saw mills,
and some mechanThere are annualshops.
$ 2,257 from summer tour$ 1,000.
Churches and Schools. 1st Baptist, Rev. A. Rankin, pastor; 2d
Baptist, Rev. V. B. Bunker, pastor; Congregational, Rev. M. T.
Runnels, pastor; F. Baptist,
trade,
;
ists,
.
There are fourteen schools in
town; average length, for the year,
eighteen weeks.
Sanbornton
First Settlements.
was granted by the Masonian proprietors, in 1748, to several persons
by the name of Sanborn, and was
by John Sanborn,
Andrew Rowen, David Duston
and others. It was incorporated,
settled in 1765,
March
1,
First
1770.
Minister.
Woodman,
dained in 1771
first
Baptist
lyproduced, 1,500 bushels of wheat,
11,500 of corn, and 25,000 bushels
potatoes; apples to the value of
$14,000; besides 51,000 lbs butter,
14,000 lbs. cheese and 5,200 tons
of hay.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $215,204; mechanical labor,
$5,000; stocks and money at interest, $18,575; deposits in savings banks, $93,466; stock in
Joseph
died in 1807.
;
The
Church was foraged
in 1793.
North by Neweast by
Lake Winnisquam, south by Tilton and Franklin, and west by
Acres,
Hill and New-Hampton.
of improved laud 20,935.
Twenty-one miles
Distances.
north from Concord, and six west
from Gilford.
Railroad. Three miles to Tilton, on the Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad.
Boundaries.
Hampton and Meredith,
grist-mills,
ical
Rev.
(Congregational,) or-
SANDOW1V.
Rockingham
surface of this
the soil
is
County.
The
town is uneven, but
well
adapted to the
growing of grain or grass.
Ponds and Rivers. There are
several ponds, the largest of which
is Philip's Pond, lying in the south
part of the town, about 340 rods
Angle Pond
long, and 200 wide.
in the south-east part, is about 200
rods long, and 100 wide.
Squam-
�SANDWICH.
River flows from Philip's
Pond, and unites with another
stream of about the same size,
about one half mile from the pond.
are the principal
These two
streams in town.
Employments.
In the summer
months, the larger portion of the
people are engaged in agriculture,
but many in the winter are engaged in shoe making and lumbering.
bottomed,
is
brought, principally,
from Haverhill, and Lynn, Mass.
There are annually sawed, 1,000,000
feet of
lumber, valued at $13,000.
Productions of the
Resources.
annually, $ 30,694 from mechanical labor, $22,200; deposits
in savings banks, $8,345; money at
stock in trade,
interest, $ 10,625
soil,
;
;
$
11,437.
There
Churches and Schools.
are two churches, viz. Methodist,
Methodist.
and Congregational.
W. H. H.
The
Collins, pastor.
students furnish the Congregational.
There are four schools aver;
age length, for the year, eighteen
weeks.
First Settlers. This town was
originally a part of Kingston.
Moses Tucker, Israel and James
Huse, and others, settled here in
1736.
It was incorporated April
6,
Rev. Joseph
Cotton, ordained in 1759; died in
1780.
Rev. Samuel Collins settled
in 1781
;
Webber,
left in 1788.
Rev. John
settled in 1795:
removed
in 1800.
Boundaries.
North by Chester
and Fremont, east by Danville,
south by Hampstead, and west by
Area, 8,522
Chester and Derry.
acres.
miles
south-east from Concord, twenty-
from Portsmouth,
and thirteen from Exeter.
Railroads. Eight miles to Plaistow, on the Boston and Maine
Railroad. The Nashua and Roch-
six south-west
ester Railroad,
now
being
built,
will pass through this town.
SANDWICH.
Carroll County.
The
surface
uneven, but the soil is deep,
strong, and produces excellent
crops of wheat, corn, oats and hay.
Sandwich is situated in a basin,
being nearly surrounded by mountains, and affording some of the
finest and most picturesque scenery in the whole mountain region
is
of New-Hampshire.
In the summer months, nearly
every farm-house is filled with city
visitors, who spend their summer
quiet town,
in this
vacation,
among the hills, and beside the
mountain streams. It is estimated that nearly one thousand persons, from all sections of the country,
spend their
summer
vacation
Sandwich is the best farming town in the county. Its mountain pastures are excellent, and
seldom affected by drouth. The
town is noted for its fine horses
and cattle, and the farmer finds a
here.
ready sale for
1756.
First Ministers.
Thirty-one
Distances.
scot
About 120,000 pairs of shoes are
made. The stock, ready fitted to be
327
all his
surplus prod-
home.
There are
Rivers and Ponds.
numerous streams, many of which
are well stored with trout.. Bear
Camp, Swift, and Red Hill Rivers,
ucts at
The waters
are the principal.
of the Bear Camp and Swift,
their way to the ocean,
find
through the Saco, the Red Hill,
—
About
through the Merrimack.
one fourth of Squam Lake, lies in
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328
Employments.
the south-west corner of the town,
and
this
and Bear Camp and Red
The people are
generally, engaged in farming,
summer
and
boarders, from
Hill Ponds, are the principal bod-
keeping
water.
Sandwich MounMountains.
tains are a lofty range, extending
in a north-easterly course, and
terminating at Cochorua Peak in
Part of Ossipee MounAlbany.
which they receive good returns for
their labor. About 30,000 pairs of
shoes are annually made, and 300,
000, shingles, and 500.000 feet of
tain lies in the south-easterly part
of excelsior and salt boxes, has
commenced
operations.
(See
ies of
of the town.
Squam Mountain ex-
&c, annually produced.
boards
A
large mill for the manufacture
tends from Holderness, through a
corner of Campton into Sandwich.
There are many elevations which
tables.)
would be
$
called mountains, with
geographical names, in many localities of the State, but here, un-
der the towering Whiteface, they
are considered only hills. In October, 1820, after a long drouth, a
heavy rain set in, and continued
for a number of days, causing a
from Whiteface Mouncutting a deep ravine in its
heavy
tain,
slide
sides, for several miles in extent,
and sweeping rocks and trees in
promiscuous confusion into the
meadows, at its base. The traces
of this slide, on the side of the
mountain, can be distinctly seen,
for nearly forty miles from the
base of the mountain. As in those
days when Cochorua and his tribe,
roamed through this trackless
waste, the sides of these mountains, and the ravines among them,
are shaded with deep, dark forests,
and are still the haunts of the bear,
panther, and
deer.
But the
whiz of the red man's arrow, which
often pierced the heart of the inocent fawn has long since ceased.
Village. There is a very pleasant village, in this town, at a point
called Hoyt's Corner.
Here are
several stores, one hotel, offices of
various kinds, three churches, an
academy and about
60 dwellings.
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
stocks, bonds, and money
Resources.
soil,
$181,475;
12,500
;
at intei-est, $13,688;
deposits
in
savings banks, $ 10,964
stock in
trade $ 12,450; from summer tourists, $ 30,000.
Some persons, who
reside here, are considered very
wealthy, but the town does not
;
have the honor of showing
paper.
it
on
Churches and Schools. There are
one Congregational, two Quakei,
two Freewill Baptist, and two
Methodist churches. Elder G. N.
Bryant, Methodist;
Rev. C. L.
Tappan, Congregational and Rev.
L. B. Tasker. and H. R. Beede,
are pastors.
There are twentythree school districts, and twentyone schools: average length, for
the year, eighteen weeks. Amount
of money annually appropriated
;
for school purposes, $2,420.53.
Literary Institution. Beede's Literary Institute.
(See Literary In-
stitutions.)
Banks.
There are two banks in
town. Carroll County National
Bank, and the Sandwich Savings
Bank. (See tables.)
Hotel. Eagle Hotel.
This town
First Settlements.
was originally granted by Gover-
nor Benning Wentworth, in 1763,
and comprised six miles square.
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SEABROOK.
On September 5, 1764, the grantees,
having represented that the north
and west sides of their grant were
rocky and mountainous, received
an additional grant of territoiw, on
the east and
" Sandwich
incorporated,
south side, called
Addition. 11
It was
October
1768.
25,
Hon. Daniel Beechef, a useful
zen, resided here
many
cit-
years.
Early Minister.
Rev. Daniel
Smith, settled in 1827; dismissed
in 1832.
North by WateirBoundaries.
east by Albany and Tamworth, south by Moultonborough,
and west by Holderness, Campton
and Thornton. Area, 64,000 acres
ville,
improved land, 23, 900
miles
Fifty-two
Distances.
north from Concord, and twentytwo north-west from Ossipee.
Railroads. It is sixteen miles
to Meredith railway station, on
the Montreal Railroad. A stage
runs to this station six times a
In the summer, this stage
week.
connects with the boats, at Centre
The Portland, Rutland
Harbor.
built,
will pass through Sandwich.
SEABROOK.
every
town, and in its passage affords a
few water privileges of moderate
power.
Several small streams
rise in this and adjacent towns,
and form the Seabrook River, in
the marshes. In its course, it
unites with the Hampton River,
and thence, in a few miles, joins
the ocean.
The beach is a favorthe
ite resort in
partly
Grape
warm
season.
Titcomb's
Elevations.
Hill,
town and
South-Hampton, and
lies partly in this
in
Hill, in the
south-west part
of the town, and partly in Massachusetts, are the principal elevations.
From
the
summit of these
an extensive and delightful
view of the surrounding country
can be obtained.
Employments. Agriculture is a
valuable occupation of the people,
but the manufacturing of women's
and children's boots and shoes, is
the most extensive branch of busihills
ness.
Rockingham County.
to
acre under improvement, while
the average in the whole State is
only $ 9.32.
Streams. Cam's Brook has its
rise in Salisbury, Mass., and flows
through the south-east part of the
which
acres.
and Otsego Railroad, when
The land averages $ 20.90
The
stock
is
cut out and
Seabrook is one of the ocean towns,
of the State, and has extensive
plains of salt marsh. The middle
and eastern portions of the town
are comparatively level, being in
many sections gentle swells, The
soil is light, easy of cultivation,
and productive. The farmers find
a good market for their farm produce in Newburyport, Mass., five
prepared for bottoming, and put
miles distant. But few towns in
the State, in proportion to the
number of acres under improvement, produce as valuable crops.
ous sections of the town, which are
There are
filled with workmen.
over 1,000,000 pairs of boots and
shoes annually made, giving em-
into cases of 60 pairs each, in
Lynn
and Haverhill, Mass., and sent
the
workmen
in Seabrook,
to
to
be
There are
shoe manufactories
having machines, and employing
finished into shoes.
three
65
large
men and
These
boys,
three
and
15
factories
women.
annually
make over 300,000 pairs. There
are many shoe shops, in vari-
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330
ployment to over 250 men and
women. Many thousand pairs of
shoe uppers are sent to Seabrook,
which gives employ-
to be fitted,
ment
number of females.
It is estimated that there
are over 200 sewing machines, in
town.
Quite a number of men
are engaged in making boats.
The lumber business is importo a
large
and 1,100,
of boords and dimension
70,000 shingles,
tant.
000 feet
timber are annually sawed.
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $69,370; mechanical
labor
$
124,250
700;
money
;
at interest,
$
1,
deposits in savings banks,*
stock in trade $ 10,500;
$3,115;
from summer tourists, $ 5,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congregational, Rev. Win. Rand, pastor;
Baptist, Rev. H. H. Buman, pas-
W. C. BartCongregational of
tor; Methodist, Elder
lett,
pastor;
Seabrook and Hampton Falls.
There are five schools in town;
average length, for the year, twenty-five weeks.
Academy.
Dearborn Academy
is located in this town, and was
founded in 1854, being endowed with $ 15.000 by Edward
Dearborn, an
eminent
physician, and a distinguished
citizen of Seabrook.
in the
It is situated
pleasant village
commands a
brook, and
of Seafine
view
of the ocean, and the neighboring
Dr. Dearborn, also left
income of which is
to be used for the support of the
Gospel.
villages.
$4,000, the
Hotel.
*
Washington House.
The Savings Banks of Massachusetts get
the surplus earnings of the people of
mouey was
this
NewHampshire Savings Banks, the town would
town.
If the
deposited in
annually get from the State, over $ 1,000.
First Settlers.
Christopher Hus-
Dow, and Thomas
Philbrick, were among the first
settlers.
It was originally a part
of Hampton, afterwards Hampsey,
Joseph
ton
Falls,
were
first
The
and the settlements
commenced about
1638,
inhabitants suffered consider-
bly by Indian depredations, and
many prominent citizens were cruelly massacred.
On one of their
attacks, they killed the widow
Mussey, a prominent member of
the society of Friends. She was
noted on account of her talent as a
public speaker. They also killed
Thomas
Lancaster,
Jonathan
Green, a child of widow Benjamin
Brown,
and Nicholas
Bond.
These murders were committed
in the most horrible and cruel
manner.
It
is
Weare
believed that Meshech
first chief magistrate
the
of New-Hampshire, settled within
the limits of this town.
Nathaniel
Weare was an agent
of the colony
to prosecute the complaints against
the royal governor, Edward Cranfield,
land.
and spent some time in EngHis son, Nathaniel Weare,
and father of Meshech Weare was
a prominent public business man.
Both lived within the limits of
Seabrook. Edward Gove, a member of the assembly which Cranhimby his opposition to the Cranfield government.
He was arrested and convicted of high treason,
sent to England and confined in
the Tower of London. After remaining there three years, he was
pardoned and returned to his
home. Seabrook was granted to
Jonathan Weare and others in
field dissolved, distinguished
self
1768.
First
Ministers. Rev.
Samuel
�SHARON
—SHELBURNE.
Perley, ordained in 1765 removed
in 1775; Rev. Elias Hull, settled
;
in 1779; died in 1822.
North by Hampton
by the Atlantic, south
by Salisbury, Massachusetts, and
west by South Hampton and Kensington. Area of improved land,
Boundaries.
Falls, east
3,320 acres.
Fifteen miles south
Distances.
from Portsmouth, eight south-east
from Exeter and forty south-east
from Concord.
The Eastern
Railroads.
Rail-
road passes through the easterly
section of the
town
and southerly
direction.
in a northerly
SHARON.
Hillsborough Countt.
surface of Sharon
is
uneven and
is
suitably adapted to grazing
than to grain, though there are
some excellent farms under high
cultivation. In the south-easterly
part of the town, is a medical
spring, which is frequently visited
by invalids. This spring is strongly
impregnated with iron and sulphur, and is noted for its healing
qualities.
Farming is the
employment of the peo600,000 feet of lumber is an-
Employments.
principal
;
nually sawed.
Resources.
soil,
$
$
3,000
terest,
135
;
18,572
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
stocks and
;
$
money
at in-
3,300; stock in trade, $3,
deposits in savings banks, $10,
855; from
Schools.
in
;
town
;
summer
tourists, $2,000.
There are three schools
average length, for the
year, fifteen weeks.
Organization.
originally
Slip.
It
24, 1791.
North by PeterBoundaries.
borough, east by Temple, south by
New Ipswich and Rindge and west
by Jaffrey.
Forty-eight
miles
Distances.
south-west from Concord, and
eighteen west from Amherst.
Railroads. The nearest railroad
communication is at Barker's station, on the Monadnock Railroad.
SHELBURNE,
Coos County.
Shelburne
is
of grand mountain scenery,
not to be excelled by any town in
the State. The soil, on both sides
of the Androscoggin, is excellent,
producing abundant crops of grain
full
and grass.
The
more
ple
331
This town was
Peterborough
called
was incorporated, June
Androscoggin River
Rivers.
passes through the center of this
town into which fall the waters of
Rattle River and some smaller
streams.
Mountains. Moriah is the most
noted elevation, and has an altitude of nearly 4,800 feet. From
the top of this mountain, some of
the best mountain views in the
" Moses
State can be obtained.
Rock" is on the south side of the
river, near the center of the town.
It is about sixty feet high and
ninety feet long, very smooth and
rising at an angle of neai-ly 50°.
Minerals. Lead and zinc have
been found in considerable quanThe lead mine has been
tities.
worked with apparent success, but
at present nothing is done.
Shelburne presents
Scenery.
much wild and beautiful scenery,
and many tourists spend their
summer vacation here. Mount
Moriah, Lead Mine Bridge, and
Moses' Rock are interesting localities to visit.
Employment.
The inhabitants
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332
are generally employed in farming.
There is not a town in the State
where farming pays any greater
of
proportion to the number of its inhabitants, than Shelburne. The annual value of farm
products will average over $ 160 to
each person in town, while the average in the whole State is about
$70.
Resources. Farm products, $41,
State, in manufactures.
profits, in
money
922;
at
interest,
mechanical labor, $
mer
1,800
$7,850;
;
$ 10,000.
Churches and Schools.
sum-
tourists,
Two
churches, viz. Congregational and
Methodist. There are five schools
average length, for the year, nine
weeks.
Hotel. Winthrop House.
First Settlers.
Benjamin and
David Ingalls commenced a settlein 1775,
In August
ment here
1781,
a party of Indians visited
the town, killed one man, captured another, and returned to
Canada with
improved land,
3,170
acres.
Distances.
One hundred and
thirty-three miles north
River and
Salmon
Village.
Falls River passes along
northeastern border, which separates it
from Maine, and is the only stream
of note in town.
its
The village of Great Falls is situated on this river, where centres
all the manufacturing and trade in
town.
The Great Falls Manufacturing
Company
power
controls all the water
which
at this point,
is
rated
power.
This Confpany has a capital of
$ 1,500,000 and employs 775 men,
at 3,200 horse
;
women, and
775
250 children,
who
annually receive for their labor,
$533,000,
and manufacture
19,728,
000 yards of sheetings etc., valued at
$2,446,000. The improvements of
machinery have largely increased
their productions, but not the help
The Somersworth Machine Com-
their prisoner.
Boundaries. North by Success,
east by Riley and Gilead, Maine,
south by White Mountain region,
and west by Gorham.
Area,
18,140 acres;
its manufactured productions
and trade, in the county, and ranks
as the fifth town, or city, in the
from Con-
cord and about thirty south-east
from Lancaster.
Railroad.
Grand Trunk Railroad passes through the town.
SOMEKSWORTH.
pany, iron founders and machinists, manufacture cooking,
office
and parlor stoves, hollow wai-e,
also, all kinds of castings for mills,
gas work, cast iron, steam, gas and
water pipes, retorts, hydrants, &o:
Capital invested, $100,000; employ 100 hands
annual pay roll,
;
$60,000 and producing goods, of various kinds, to the value of $ 200,
000.
Great Falls Woolen Company
manufacture fancy cassimeres, 6-4
goods. Capital, $ 100,000 employ
60 males 30 females pay roll, $ 36,
annual productions, $ 300,
000
;
Strafford County.
Somersworth is a small township, and the
people are almost exclusively devoted to manufacturing, mercantile trade and professional business. Next to Dover, it is the
most important town, in the value
;
;
000.
Wright
&
Company;
flour
and
meal; capital, $30,000; annually produce 1,000 barrels of flour
and 168,000 bushels meal, valued
�SOMERSWORTH.
at
$
181,000,*
ufactured,
There are also manand spools,
bobbins
$35,000; harnesses, $9,500; 300,
800 pairs of sale boots and shoes,
valued at $ 325,000. There are no
shoe manufactories in town, but
the stock, ready cut and put up in
cases, is brought from out of the
State to be made into boots and
shoes. Perhaps a few cases come
from the adjoining towns. There
are bakers, confectioners, custom
boot and shoe workmen, carpen-
marble
ters blacksmiths, painters,
workers, masons, photographers,
printers, tailors, and various other
trades
there are six church edi;
two large school houses, two
banks, between sixty and seventy
stores, of all kinds, two hotels, seven lawyers, nine physicians and
fices,
various other professions.
This
village is located in a remarkably
romantic part of the country.
Nearly opposite the office of the
Great Falls Manufacturing Company, and in the centre of the vilis a handsome public grove,
on ground, sloping towards the
lage,
mills.
This
grove
is
a
great
resort for the inhabitants, in the
warm
season of the year.
Nearly
of trees are to be found
here, such as the maple, oak, elm,
chestnut, pine, etc. Many of the
streets are beautifully shaded, and
all varieties
lined on either side with fine resi-
dences and adorned with spacious
yards.
The cemetery
about one mile
from the village, and has many
expensive monuments and headstones. It is a beautiful and attractive spot for mourners to spend
a silent hour near those they once
is
* The business of the manufactories was taken from the census of 1S70, not receiving any
returns from them of their present business.
333
held dear, but who now lie slumbering in the dust.
Employments. As can be seen,
Somersworth is a manufacturing
and mercantile town.
There are
some very fine farms under a high
state of cultivation, and the country around here is an excellent
farming
The
district.
manufacmales employed, 1,053; females and children,
1,089; annual pay roll, $715,000;
tories
capital invested in
$
is
1,884,000
;
value of productions, $3,594,000.
Resources.
Annual productions
of the soil, $39,980; mechanical
labor,
$ 715,000; stocks and money
$ 157,400 deposits in
at interest,
;
savings banks, $361,046; stock in
trade, $344,214; summer tourists,
professional
services,
$ 10,000
;
$
125,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational Rev. S. W. Webb, pastor
Methodist, High street, Rev. J.
W. Adams,
pastor;
Main
Rev. F. Ryder, pastor;
no pastor;
pastor;
street,
Baptist,
Freewill Baptist, no
Roman
Catholic,
Rev.
Patrick Canovan, priest.
There are fourteen schools, eleven of which are graded
average
length of schools, for the year, thirty-four weeks;
value of schoolhouses and lots, $20,500; annu
;
al
amount
of
money
appropriated
$ 6,783.50. The
public schools have stood high in
for school purposes,
this town for many years.
The
law which provides for the union
of several
districts to
establish
graded schools, originated through
the citizens of this town in securing a law for this purpose, now
called the " Somersworth Act."
The High School is under the
James W. Dixon,
struction of
Principal.
in-
as
�OO J.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
Great Falls Manuand Village Library, 6,
000 volumes
Agricultural Library, 1,000 volumes;
A. Twing's
prominent men.
private library, 1,000 volumes.
Hon. John Wentworth, was born
in this town July 14, 1745, and
graduated at Harvard College,
Libraries.
facturers,
;
Banks.
Great Falls National
Bank, Somersworth Savings Bank,
and Somersworth National Bank.
(See tables.)
Newspaper.
nal.
Great Falls Jour-
(See tables.)
Great Falls Hotel, and
Hotels.
William WentJohn Hall and William
First Settlement.
worth,
commenced
settlement
within the limits of thi" town, between 1650 and 1675, but the exact
date is not known.
Since 1823, the village of Great
Falls has been nearly all built.
At that date the Great Falls Manufacturing
'
a
Company was
tered, with a capital of
prior to that time there
char-
$ 500,000
was only
a saw and grist-mill and two
Somersworth
dwelling houses.
was taken from Dover, and incorporated April 23, 1754.
Many
of the
first settlers
were
killed or taken captive by the In-
George and Matthew Ricker were ambushed and killed near
Varney's Hill, Oct, 7, 1675.
A
Quaker by the name of Ebenezer
Downs was taken captive and cardians.
ried to
insulted
fused to
tives
Canada in 1724. He was
and abused because he redance with the other cap-
amusement of the
The following year he
for the
savages.
1768.
He was a member of the
Continental Congress in the Revolution, and died January 10, 1787.
Hon. Thomas Wallingford was
born in Bradford, Mass., in 1697.
He came
Granite State House.
Styles
Nicholas Pike,
author of the popular system ol
arithmetic, was born here Oct. 6,
1745; John Wentworth, son of the
was redeemed.
to
energetic
town
in the
and, being
business, from
this
early part of his
in
life,
his
a small beginning, became
of the most wealthy
men
one
in the
province.
Ichabod Rollins was born here
He was Judge of Probate
for the county of Strafford, and
died January 31, 1800.
Ministers.
Rev. James
First
Pike, ordained in 1730; died in
1792.
Rev. Pearson Thurston,
dismissed in
ordained in 1792
in 1721.
;
1812.
North-east
by
Boundaries.
South Berwick, Maine, south by
Rollinsford, south-west by Dover,
and north-west by Rochester area
;
of improved land, 2,294 acres.
Distances.
Forty-five miles east
from Concord, four north-east
from Dover, and twelve north-east
from Portsmouth.
The
Railroads.
ties
railroad facili-
of Somersworth
The Boston
tends to this
are
good.
&
Maine branch exvillage, and the East-
ern, Great Falls
& Conway
passes
In the summer
of 1710, Jabez Garland was killed
and the next year Gershom Downs
fella victim to their savage cruelties between Varney's and Otis
Hill.
This town has been the
along the north-eastern border
with the station at the village.
It is expected that the Portsmouth and Dover Railroad will be
extended to this town, forming a
junction with the Great Falls and
birthplace and residence of
Conway
many
Railroad.
�SOUTH HAMPTON
—SOUTH
SOUTH HAMPTON.
Rockingham
surface of this
The
County.
town is uneven, but
not rough, the land rising in gentle
swells, and affords exellent pasturing and tillage. The inhabitants
are noted for their proficiency in
agriculture; and their enterprise,
industry, and success in this department, entitles them to more
credit than they claim. Amesbury
and Newburyport, Mass. furnish
the farmers with a good market
for all their surplus products.
River.
Powow River passes
through the western part of the
town. The former water power
on it, in this town, is nearly flowed
out by the Salisbury Mills Company, at
Amesbury.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in farming.
About 350,000 feet of lumber, of
various dimensions, are annually
produced, and 2,000 pairs of sale
shoes manufactured.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $47,430; mechanical labor,
$ 3,200 stocks, and money at inter;
$3,275; deposits in savings
banks,* $46; stock in trade, $450.
Churches and Schools.
Baptist,
est,
Rev. J.
W.
There
Average length
Searle, pastor.
are three schools.
cf schools, for the year, thirty-one
weeks.
The Barnard Academy
was founded through a bequest of
the late Hon. Benjamin Barnai'd,
with a fund of $ 4,200.
Hotel. " Central House."
First
Settlers.
Hon.
Phillips
a member of the
old congress, a councilor in 1792
and 1793, and for many years judge
White,
*A
who was
large portion of the surplus funds of the
inhabitants, in the towns bordering on Massachusetts, finds
of that State.
its
way
into the Savings
Banks
NEWMARKET.
335
of probate, died June 24, 1811, aged
eighty-two. The town was formed
from parts of Hampton and Kingston and incorporated May 25, 1742.
First Ministers.
Rev. William
Parsons, Congregational, ordained
1743, dismissed in 1762; Rev.
Nathaniel Noyes, settled in 1763,
dismissed in 1800.
Boundaries.
North by East
Kingston and Kensington, east by
Seabrook, south by Amesbury,
Massachusetts, and west by Newton. Acres of improved land, 3,899.
Distances.
Fifty miles southeast from Concord, six south from
Exeter, and eighteen south-west
from Portsmouth.
Railroads.
Three miles to the
station at Amesbury, on the Eastern Railroad, and four to East
Kingston on Boston and Maine
Railroad. The Exeter and Amesbury Railroad, when completed,
will pass through the town.
in
SOUTH NEW-MARKET.
Rockingham County.
New-Market
is
South
a small township,
taken from New-Market, June 27,
1849.
The surface is uneven, but
the soil is strong, and, when properly
tilled,
produces excellent
crops. Many of the farms are under a high state of cultivation.
Rivers.
Swamscot and
Piscassic
Rivers are the principal streams.
The Swamscot is navigable for
vessels of considerable burthen at
high tide. The Piscassic affords
some water power.
Village.
On a slight elevation
from the Swamscot, and on the
Boston and Maine Railroad, is located the pleasant and busy village
of South New-Market.
But few
villages of its size, in the State,
produce more valuable manufac-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
336
tured goods. The Swamscot Machine Company, is located in this
175 men.
village, and employs
There is also one other small
machine shop, which does a fine
business. There are four stores,
two hotels, two churches, one large
school house and about 100 dwellings.
The main
street is wide,
and the buildings are neat, and
some of them costly structures.
Employments. South New-Market can justly be called a manufacturing town. There are annually
produced 25 engines, 1,500,000 feet
of gas pipe, 90 tons of brass and
iron fittings, 48 steam boilers, 750
tons of iron castings, and 13 tons
of brass and copper castings, besides other miscellaneous machine
works, the whole being valued at
There are also
over $310,000.
sawed 200,000 feet of lumber, besides blacksmith and other mechanical work. The total value of
goods annually manufactured is
$ 319,000.
Agricultural
Resources.
ucts,
$
prod-
mechanical labor,
stocks, and money at
$38,140;
109,000
interest,
;
$
17,934; deposits in sav-
ings banks, $ 46,871
;
stock in trade,
$8,400.
MethoChurches and Schools.
Rev. H. A. Mattison, pastor;
Congregational, Rev. Joseph Bart-
dist,
lett,
pastor
;
Universalist,
;
Father Egan, priest.
Catholic,
There are four schools in town,
three of which are graded. Average length of schools, for the year,
thirty-one
weeks amount of mon;
ey annually appropriated for school
purposes, $ 1,285.31.
Hotels.
"
"Shute House," and
Elm House."
First Settlement
ter.
See Exeter.
and First Minis-
Boundaries.
North by NewMarket, east by Stratham, south
by Exeter, and west by Epping.
Area, about 6,000 acres; area of
improved land,
Distances.
3,330 acres.
Thirty-six
miles
south-east from Concord, twelve
west from Portsmouth, and four
north from Exeter.
Railroads.
Boston and Maine
Railroad passes through the town
in a northerly and southerly direction, and the Portsmouth and Concord in an easterly and westerly
direction.
SPRINGFIELD.
Sullivan County. The soil of
town is strong and produces
this
good crops of corn, oats and potatoes.
Rivers and Ponds. It is watered
by branches of Black water and
Sugar Rivers, affording some very
good water privileges. There are
several ponds, viz., Station Pond,
Cilley Pond, Star, Stony and Morgan Ponds. Station Pond is the
largest body of water, and is 250
rods long and about 140 wide.
The people are
Employments.
principally engaged in agriculture.
550,000 shingles and 350,000 feet of
&c,
are annually sawed.
(See tables.)
Resources.
Productions of the
boards,
$72,552; mechanical labor,
$1,200; stock in trade, "$2,700;
deposits in savings banks, $ 19,
soil,
667.
Churches and Schools. Christian
Church, Rev. Lorenzo Bailey, pastor.
There are thirteen school
and eleven schools. Aver-
districts
age length of schools, for the year,
sixteen weeks.
First
Israel
Settlers.
Clifford,
Israel Clifford,
jr.,
Nathaniel
�STARK
— STEWAIITSTOWN.
Clark, and Samuel Stevens settled
here in 1772.
Early Minister. Rev. Job Cnshsettled here in 1825, dismis-
man,
sed in 1828.
38 miles north-west
Distances.
from Concord, and 13 north-east
from Newport.
Boundaries. North by Grafton,
east by Wilmot, south-east by New
London, south by Sunapee and
Croydon, and west by Croydon
and Grantham. Area, 28,300 acres.
The nearest railroad
West Andover, on the
Northern (N. H.) Railroad. The
Railroads.
station
is
at
public conveyance to this depot
is
by stage.
STARK.
The
ucts,
860,038;
S 26,200
868;
$
;
mechanical labor,
at interest, § 15,
money
;
deposits
1,650
337
in
savings banks,
stock in trade, $ 20,700.
MethoChurches and Schools.
Elder Amos Merrill, pastor.
There are seven schools. Average
length of schools, for the year,
twelve weeks.
dist,
Caleb and
First Settlements.
Benjamin Smith settled here in
1788.
This town was originally
called "Piercey,'''' and incorporated
by that name January 9, 1795, but
was changed to its present name
to compliment the memory of
General John Stark, who died May
The town was incorpo8, 1822.
rated, Dec. 28, 1832.
the soil is rich and productive,
yielding good crops of grain and
Boundaries. North by Stratford
and Odell, east by Dummer and
Milan, south by Kilkenney, and
west by Northumberland. Area
grass.
20,000 acres.
Coos Couxty.
broken and
hilly.
surface
is
In the valleys
In the north-east part
of the town, the north and south
branches of the Ammonoosuc River form a junction. Nash's stream,
flowing from Stratford, falls into
this river in the north part of the
town. Piercey's Pond is in the
Rivers.
Distances.
caster.
Railroad.
Mill Mountain
Stark, also a part of Pilot
in
Moun-
Near Mill Mountain
Rail-
STEWARTSTOWX.
is
a
singular ledge called the " DeviVs
Sliding place." On the south side,
it breaks
abruptly into a precipice of nearly three hundred feet,
while on the north, cattle may be
driven to its top.
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal business of the people.
There are several very extensive lumber mills in town, annually producing five or six millions feet of lumber of all kinds.
Resources.
Agricultural prod-
tain.
Grand Trunk
road passes through the north portion of the town.
east part.
Mountains.
One hundred and
miles north from Concord, and ten north-east from Lan-
forty-five
is
Coos County.
The
surface of
Stewartstown is uneven and broken with hills, but the soil is deep
and fertile, and produces giod
crops of barley, rye, potatoes and
hay.
Rivers
and Ponds.
It is
well
watered by Bishop's Brook. Deadwater and Mohawk Rivers furnish
Hall's
excellent water power.
Stream unites with the Connecticut
river, at this place,
which passes
western border.
Great
and Little Diamond Ponds, are the
along
its
largest bodies of water.
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Employments. Agriculture
principal
ple,
is
the
employment of the peo-
although manufacturing
is
car-
ried on to a considerable extent.
150 tons potato starch are annually
made,
6,000 yards of full cloth,
yards of flannel and 2,000
yards of tweed, are annually manufactured, 100,000 clapboards, 250,
000 shingles, and 1,940,000 feet of
boards, &c, are sawed annually.
7,000 bushels of grain ground, besides other mechanical shops. The
total value of goods manufactured,
3,000
is
$
11,665 acres.
Distances.
By
stage
Besources.
Productions of the
$60,638; mechanical labor,
§13,300; money at interest, $21,
800; deposits in savings banks,
$ 109 stock in trade, $ 9,750.
Churches and Schools. Christian
soil,
;
Church, Rev. George Leach, pastor: Congregational Church, at
West Stewartstown, Rev. W. F.
Morrill, pastor. There are eleven
school districts and ten schools
Average length of
in town.
schools for the year, eighteen
weeks.
Hotel. Coos House.
First Settlements.
The
original
Stewartstown were
Sir George Cockburn, Sir George
Colman, John Stewart, and John
of
and
cars,
one hundred and seventy-six miles
north from Concord, and forty
north-east from Lancaster.
By stage twice a
Railroads.
week to North Stratford station,
nineteen miles, on the Grand
Trunk
Railroad.
STOOD AliD.
Cheshire County.
face of Stoddard
59,400.
grantees
west by Canaan, Vermont. Area,
23,040 acres, area improved land,
The
is hilly,
sur-
but the
soil is deep and fertile, and yields
good crops of corn, barley, potatoes
and hay.
This town is situated on the
height of land, between the Connecticut and Merrimack rivers.
The
location of
some houses is
on one
such, that the rain falling
side of the house, falls into
the
Connecticut, while that falling on
the other, runs into the Merri-
mack
river.
Bivers and Ponds. The south
branch of Ashuelot River is the
principal stream and has its source
near the center of the town.
Branch River is a considerable
stream, and the two rivers afford
some excellent water power. Is-
The first settlement was
commenced prior to the revolution,
but, after the war broke out, it was
abandoned.
During the war of
1812, a block house, or fort, was
land Pond, studded with small islands, covers about three hundred
acres, and is the largest body of
water in town. Long Pond, lying
partly in this
town and
erected for the defence of a com-
Washington,
is
and was occupied
was origanlly called
Stewart, but was incorpoi'ated under its present name, December
of water.
Nelson.
pany of
till
militia,
1814.
It
24, 1799.
Boundaries and Area.
North by
Pittsburg and Clarksville, east by
Dixville, south by Colebrook, and
Employments.
the principal
partly in
a beautiful sheet
Agriculture
is
employment of the
people, although manufacturing is
carried on quite extensively.
30,
000 shingles and 700,000 feet of
boards &c, are sawed annually.
Glass bottles to the value of % 40,
�STRAFFORD.
000 are manufacturer!.*
and
and
80,000 tubs
boxes of
clothes pins are annually made.
Also nearly 11,000 pounds of maple sugar are manufactured. Granite of a fine quality is wrought to a
pails,
17,000
considerable extent.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
soil, $46,404;
$ 30,600 stocks, and money at interest, § 16,904; deposits in savings
;
banks, $38,937;
$
stock
trade,
in
11,865.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational Church, Rev. F. Jones,
339
1803; died July
man
ers,
9,
1854.
He was
a
powand of untiring energy and
of remarkable mental
perseverance.
A Congregational
Church was organized Sept. 4, 1787.
Boundaries and Area. North by
Washington, east by Windsor and
Antrim, south by Nelson, and west
by Sullivan, Gilsum and Marlow.
Area, 25,925 acres
area of im
proved land 12,897 acres.
Distances.
Forty miles southwest from Concord, and fifteen
north-east from Keene.
;
Railroads.
By
stage,
sixteen
pastor.
miles, to Peterborough station,
tricts
the
There are nine school disand seven schools in town
average
length,
year,
the
for
eighteen weeks.
Stoddard Town LiLibrary.
brary, 500 volumes.
Central House,
and
Hotels.
Week's Hotel.
town
and
to Colonel Samson
Stoddard and others, and received
its present name from Colonel
Stoddard. It was first settled by
John Taggard, Reuben Walton,
Alexander Scott, James Mitchell,
The privaand others, in 1769.
tions and hardships of John Taggard and his family were severe.
Their grain was procured at PeFirst
This
Settlements.
was formerly
was granted
wilderness.
At one time,
for six
days, they had nothing but the flesh
of the Moose to subsist on.
porated Nov. 4, 1774.
Incor-
Rev. Abishai
dismissed
Rev. Isaac Robinson, D.
First Ministers.
Colton, settled in 1793
;
STRAFFORD.
Stkafford County.
face of Strafford
is
The
sur-
broken and un-
and the north-west part
mountainous, but the soil is deep
and fertile and yields large crops
of corn, oats wheat, barley, and
even,
potatoes.
Rivers and Ponds. Bow Pond,
the largest body of water in town,
lies in the south-west part, is 650
rods long, and 400 wide, and is the
source of the principal branch of
Isinglass River, which furnishes
abundant water power.
Wild
Goose Pond lies between this town
and Pittsfield, and Trout Pond
west of the Blue Hills.
Mountains.
The range of moun-
in
which have a considerable
altitude,
known as the "Blue
These works are not in operation at the
Hills," lies in the north-west part
in 1795.
D., (Congregational,) settled
*
Cheshire Railroad, and twelve to
Hillsborough Bridge station, on
the Contoocook Valley Railroad.
When completed, the Greenfield
and Forest Line Railroad will pass
through this town.
called Limerick,
terborough, a distance of about
twenty miles, and carried by him
on his back through the pathless
on
Monadnock Railroad; fifteen
miles to Keene station, on the
present time.
tains
of the town.
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340
Employments
»
The
inhabitants
are chiefly engaged in agriculture.
Considerable attention is paid to
and
town. 600,000 shingles and 475,
000 feet of boards &c, are annually produced, and about 35,000 pairs
of sale shoes annually made.
Resources. Productions of the
mechanical labor,
soil, $ 123.672;
$28,900;
700;
$
stocks and
6,975
at in-
;
from summer
$63,175;
$
money
stock in trade, $ 4,
deposits in savings banks,
terest,
tourists,
2,000.
Churches and
There
Schools.
are four churches in town.
will Baptist, Rev.
C. C.
FreeFoster,
pastor; Rev. N. C. Lathrope, Rev.
William Rogers, Rev. D. S.
Quint, residents.
Austin
Academy at Centre Strafford, is a
fine and prosperous institution for
learning.
G. C. McClellan is the
Principal,
School year begins
February 27.
School Library 50
volumes.
First Minister. Rev. "William
Sanders, ordained in 1822.
Literary
Institution.
Organization.
Strafford
originally a part of
was
Barrington,
and was incorporated June
17,
1820,
Hotel.
Bow Lake
House.
Boundaries.
Bounded northeast by Farmington, south-east by
Barrington, south-west by Northwood and Pittsfleld, and northwest by Barnstead. Area, 29,000
acres; improved land, 14,911 acres.
Distances. Thirty miles north-
from Concord, and fifteen
north-west from Dover.
Railroads.
Ten miles to Rochester station on the Portland and
Rochester Railroad. The Concord
east
when
Railroad,
town.
STRATFORD.
the raising of stock, and some very
fine horses and cattle are found in
this
Rochester
completed,' will pass through this
Coos County.
This town ex-
tends along the Connecticut River
for a distance of ten miles. The
interval varies from one quarter,
to a mile in width, and is very fertile, producing fine crops of corn,
The soil on the upoats and hay.
lands is rocky, and more suitable
for pasturage than tillage.
Streams. Besides the Connecticut, which washes its western border, is Nash's Stream which waters the south-east part, and discharges its waters into the Ammonoosuc and Bog Brook the
western part, and runs into the
;
Connecticut.
Elevations. In the south-east
part of the town, are two mountains, of a conical form, called
" Stratford or
Pearcy Peaks."
These peaks are seen as
far south
as Dalton, nearly thirty miles distant.
Employments.
Agriculture
is
the general vocation of the inhab-
but there are some manuThere are three lumber
mills, annually sawing 1,000,000
feet of boards and dimension timber, valued at $ 12,000; two starch
mills producing 65 tons of starch,
$ 5,800 clothes pins $ 14,000 meal,
$ 8,000 bobbins, $ 4,000 besides
blacksmiths, shoe workmen, harness maker, machinist, millinery,
&c. Total value of goods, annually manufactured, $ 55,900.
Productions of the
Resources.
"mechanical labor,
soil, $ 70,534
itants,
factories.
;
;
;
;
;
$
14,600
;
money
at interest
$
25,
599; stock in trade, $25,612; deposits
in
savings banks,
from summer
tourists,
$
$ 235
8,000.
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STRATHAM.
At Stratford Hollow there is one
church, a school house, three
stores, a hotel, post office, express
office and one physician. At North
Stratford, there is one church, one
school house, five stores, of all
three hotels, a post office,
express office, and two physicians.
one hundred and fifty-seven miles
north from Concord.
The Grand Trunk
Railroad.
Railroad passes through this town,
on its western border.
STR AT HAITI.
kinds,
Churches and Schools. Methodist, Rev. Leander Moulton, pastor; Baptist, Rev. J. C. Sanborn,
pastor. There are nine schools in
town average length, for the year,
eighteen weeks.
;
Hollow StratAt North Stratford,
Hotels. Stratford
ford House.
;
American House, Willard House,
and Percy House.
Isaac JohnFirst Settlement.
son, James Curtis, James Brown,
Josiah Lampkins, and Archippus
Blodgett commenced the first settlement, some time before the commencement of the war of the revobeing,
lution,
the population
Thonias Burnside,
in 1775, 41.
of this town, was one" of Rogers Rangers, in the French war.
He made a personal application to
1
Governor Wentworth, at Portsmouth, to be appointed a Justice
of the Peace, stating to the Governor, that his neighbor (the only in-
habitant in town, besides himself,)
was not fit to till the office, neither
would he give satisfaction to his
His plausible argutownsman.
ment prevailed, and he was appointed
Peace in
the
this
incoi'porated,
first
town.
of
Justice
Stratford
November,
16,
was
1779.
Boundaries. North by Colum11
or ungrantbia, east by "Odell,
ed lands, south by Stark and Northumberland and west by Vermont.
Area of improved land, 6,354 acres.
Distances. Twenty miles north
from Lancaster by railroad, and
Rockingham
County.
surface of Stratham
The
level, the
is
is rich and very productive,
producing excellent crops. This
town is noted for its extensive
Connurseries of fruit trees.
siderable attention is paid to the
raising of all kinds of fruit, and
it ranks as the third town in the
county in the value of apples produced. The farmers find a ready
market, at fair prices, for their surplus productions, at Exeter and
Portsmouth.
But few farming
communities are more prosperous
and wealthy than are the farmers
of Stratham. Large quantities of
peat are found in the swamps.
Elevations. Stratham Hill is the
principal elevation in town. From
its summit an extensive prospect
is
afforded of the surrounding
soil
country,
including
the
White
Mountains, Great Bay, and the
Ocean.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agriculture.
168, 100 feet of lumber, of all
kinds, are annually produced.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, S 111,608; mechanical labor,
$ 2,700 stocks and money at inter;
$43,500; deposits in savings
banks, $65,850; stock in trade,
est,
$4,575.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
gational Church, Rev. A. B. Peabody, pastor; Baptist Church,
Rev.
M.
B.
Laning,
Christian Church,
Baptist Church,
;
.
pastor;
Freewill
There aro
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342
four
in
schools
length,
for
town;
the year,
average
thirty-two
weeks.
was
granted
others,
Benjamin
to
February
12,
Population, in 1870, five.
Distances. 143 miles north-east
from Concord, and 30 east from
Lancaster.
1773.
First Settlements. The exact time
of the settlement of Stratham, is not
known, but
it
contained thirty-five
families in 1697,
and was
incor-
porated March 20, 1716, it was
formerly a part of Swamscot Patent, or Hilton's Purchase.
Rev. Henry
First Ministers.
Rust, ordained in 1718; died in
1749.
Rev. Joseph Adams, settled
in 1756 died in 1783. Rev. James
Miltemore, settled in 1786; left
;
in 1807.
North-east
by
Boundaries.
Greenland, east by Greenland and
North-Hampton, south by Exeter,
and west by Exeter and South
Newmarket. Area, 10,120 acres;
area of improved land, 7,151 acres.
Distances.
Forty-three miles
south-east from
Concord, and
three east-north-east from Exeter.
Railroad.
Concord and Ports-
mouth Railroad passes through
this
It
Mackay, and
town.
This
Cheshire County. The soil of
town is good, well cultivated,
and very productive. The inhab-
this
itants are intelligent, industrious
and prosperous.
River and Ponds. Ashuelot River waters the south-east part of
the town. Bolster and Chapman's
Ponds are the principal bodies of
water. There is a reservoir of an
area of over one hundred acres, and
twelve feet deep, which furnishes
some fine water power. There are
other good water privileges still
unimproved.
Employments. The inhabitants
are chiefly engaged in farming.
Keene furnishes a good market for
their products.
About
600,000 feet
of dimension timber is annually
There are some small
sawed.
SUCCESS.
Coos County.
SULLIVAN.
is
a cold,
rugged township, lying north of
the White mountains. In 1870,
there were but forty acres of improved land, four horses, seven
cattle, and fourteen sheep in town.
The soil is hard to cultivate and
the only redeeming quality is the
lumber, which may some day be
brought to market.
The south
part of the town is mountainous.
Rivers. Narmarcungawuck and
Live Rivers rise here, and pass
westerly into the Androscoggin.
Boundaries.
North by Cambridge, east by Maine, south by
Shelburne and west by Berlin and
Milan. Area, 30,000 acres.
manufactories, where chair stock,
flour buckets, hoops, &c. are pro-
duced. (See tables.)
Agricultural prodResources.
$56,088; mechanical labor,
$6,000; money at interest, $32,
144; deposits in savings banks,
ucts,
$ 46,741
;
stock in trade,
$ 5,152.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. Joseph Fassett, pas-
There are five school districts
and four schools in this town.
Average length of schools, for the
tor.
year, eighteen weeks.
First
Town
van received
Organization.
its
name from
Sulli-
Presi-
dent Sullivan, the chief Magistrate
of New-Hampshire, at the time of
its
incorporation, (Sept. 27, 1787.)
�SUNAPEE.
343
Boundaries. North by Gilsum
and Stoddard, east by Stoddard
Nelson, and Harrisville, south by
Roxbury and Keene, and west
by Keene and Gilsum. Area, 15,
666 acres; improved land, 7,514
There are three small ponds having an area of 300 acres.
Employments. A majority of the
people are engaged in farming,
acres.
bor, about
Forty-six
miles
Distances.
south-west from Concord, and six
north-west from Keene.
Railroad.
Keene station, on
Cheshire Railroad.
from the railway station, is a fine
manufacturing village, and the
principal settlement in town. In
this village, with a few mills in
SUNAPEE.
Sullivan County.
sur-
soil in
some
when
is
uneven, the
erable and valuable.
other sections of the town, are annually manufactured 950 dozen
1,500 dozen fork and hoe
handles, 6,000 gross of clothes pins,
10,000 bushels of shoe pegs, 46 tons
of starch. Machine shop receipts,
properly cultivated, yields excelGranite of the best
found in abundance in
ue of $
two paster shops produce
$6,500,
lent crops.
quality
is
various sections of the town. It is
quarried, in considerable quantities, to supply the market in this
section of the State.
Lake, Streams and Ponds.
far the largest portion of
Lake
By
Sunapee
within the limits of this
surface of the lake,
contains about 4,100 acres, of
which 2,720 acres are in Sunapee.
town.
At the Hartwo and a half miles
hames,
The
parts rocky, but strong, and,
face
but the manufactories are consid-
lies
The
At Sunapee Harbor is the outlet
of the lake, which is the principal
source of Sugar River, which flows
inner-soles and stiffeners to the val19,500.
Also 1,050,000 shin-
and 750,000 feet of boards and
dimension timber, 8,000 sides of
leather, 7,000 of splits and 2,500
bushels of meal and flour are angles,
nually produced.
are
The
Besides, there
small manufactories.
total value of manufactured
other
goods,
is
$
117,500.
There are
also,
in the village, four or five stores
of various kinds, one hotel, two
churches, school-house, post-office,
and about fifty dwelling houses.
At George's mills, there is quite a
through the centre of the town.
little
The
Productions of the
$56,475; labor, $28,300; money at interest, $ 15,726 deposits in
savings banks, $29,989; stock in
outlet of the lake
is
controlled
by a stone dam, and regulated by
gates, capable of holding or with-
drawing ten
water on the
surface of the lake. It has never
been found necessary to test the
full
feet of
capacity of this valuable reser-
From the lake, for a distance of nearly two miles, the river
has a rapid descent and furnishes
voir.
some of the finest water power in
the State, part of which is utilized
with valuable manufactories, but
much remains
still
unimproved.
settlement.
Resources.
soil,
;
trade,
$
6,462.
Churches and Schools.
Methodist, Rev. John H. Hillman, pas-
There are two Union ChurchThere are nine schools in
town. Average length of schools,
for the year, sixteen weeks.
" Lake House."
Hotel.
First Setlleme?its. The town was
originally granted by the name of
tor.
es.
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344
Seville to
John Sprague and others,
It was incor7, 1768.
November
porated under the
name
of
Wen-
honor of one of the principal proprietors, John Wendell,
April, 4, 1781. It was changed to
dell, in
Sunapee, (the name of the lake
and mountain,) in June, 1850. The
first
came from Rhode
settlers
Island in 1772.
First Church. A Congregational
Church was incorporated, June 24,
1819.
Rev. A. Woodward was the
first
minister.
Boundaries. North by Springfield, east by New London and
Newbury, southerly by Goshen,
and west by Newport and Croydon. Area, 15,000 acres improved
;
land, 8,627 acres.
Distances.
Thirty-seven miles
north-west from Concord, and six
east from
Newport.
valued at $ 10,300. There are two
blacksmiths and one wheelwright
shop also one store, a hotel, and
;
two churches.
MethoChurches and Schools.
dist, Rev. Mr. Parker, pastor UniThere are
versalist,
:
.
four schools, average length, for
the year, twenty weeks.
Hotel.
at
Carpenter House, valued
$ 5,000.
Productions of the
$46,375; mechanical labor,
$3,900; stocks and money at interest, $ 12,320
deposits in savings banks, $30,160; stock in trade,
Resources.
soil,
;
$ 6,428.
First
Settlement,
Surry was
severed from Gilsum and Westmoreland, and incorporated under
its present name, May 9th, 1769.
Peter Haywood commenced the
first
settlement, in 1764.
He
be-
The Sugar River
gan clearing and cultivating his
Railroad passes through the southern section of the town.
land the year previous, making his
Railroads.
is
Keene, At
were hostile
and lurking through the woods in
at the
fort,
in
that time, the Indians
SURRY.
Cheshire County.
home
This town
the vicinity; but he passed daily
small, both in territoi'y and pop-
from the fort to his farm, having
for his guard his trusty gun and
his faithful dog: he acted as mon-
but the inhabitants are
prosperous and many of them are
quite wealthy, for a farming community. The intervals on the Ashuelot River are fertile and very
valuable, extending nearly through
the town, from north to south. On
the east side of the river is an abrupt mountain, of considerable
height, upon the top of which is a
pond, having an area of three
acres, and a depth of about twentyulation,
five feet.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agriculture. About 138,000 shingles and
550,000 feet of boards and dimension timber are annually sawed,
itor to give the
alarm, whenever
the wiley savage dared approach.
First Ministers.
Rev.
David,
Darling, (Congregational) ordain-
ed in 1779, dismissed in 1783.
Rev. Perley Howe, ordained in
1795.
Boundaries. North by Walpole
and Alstead, east by Gilsum, south
by Keene, and west by Westmoreland and Walpole. Area, 12,212
acres; area of improved land,
6,300 acres.
Fifty - two
miles
Distances.
south-west from Concord, and six
north-west from Keene.
�SUTTON.
Railroad. By stage three times
a week, to Keene railway station.
SUTTON".
fied
with
soil in
hills
many
is
Agriculture
is
sur-
5,200 bushels of grain is ground,
and
valleys.
portions of the
The
town
Ponds and Rivers.
There are
several ponds; the largest is Ke-
Pond about
church, school house
uneven, diversi-
being fertile. Considerable interval land may be found along the
branches of Warner and Blackwater rivers which produce grass
and grain in abundance.
zar's
tories, stores,
and post office.
Employments.
the principal pursuit of the people,
but there is some manufacturing.
Merrimack County. The
face of Sutton
345
190 rods square
and Long Pond which is one mile
long and seventy rods wide. The
south branch of Warner River enters the town on the south, and
the northerly branch passes nearly
through the center from north to
south, and furnishes good water
power.
There is some fine interval on this branch.
A large
branch of Blackwater has its
source along the western base of
Kearsarge mountain.
Mountain.
A large portion of
Kearsarge Mountain lies in this
town.
Hundreds visit it in the
summer months, and climb to its
summit to view the fine and varied scenery, which it affords.
King's Hill is situated in the west
part. The most elevated part of
this hill, rises within a few feet
as high as Kearsarge, and affords
some delightful and extensive
landscape views.
Minerals. Granite of an excellent quality is found here. Plumbago is obtained in considerable
quantities.
At the foot of King's
clay of superior quality is
found.
There are several small
villages in different sections of the
hill,
town, having each some manufac-
60,000 clapboards, 200,000 shingles
and
laths,
and
570,000
feet
of
boards are annually sawed, valued
at $ 9,200. There are also an excelsior mill, blacksmith and shoe
shops, carpenters, painters, &c.
The total amount of goods of all
kinds annually manufactured, is
valued at $37,800.
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $68,532;
mechanical labor,
$ 12,400; stocks, and money at indeposits in sav$ 26,976
ings banks, $ 37,464
stock in
trade, $ 11,275.
Churches and Schools.
Advent,
Rev. Frank Nelson, pastor; Freewill Baptist, Rev. Edwin Smith,
pastor;
South Sutton, Rev. I.
Smith, pastor; Universalist,
terest,
;
;
.
There are fourteen schools
average length for the year, seventeen weeks.
First Settlement.
Sutton was
granted by the Masonian proprieIt was called Perrystown, from Obadiah Perry, one of
Daniel
the original proprietors.
Peaslee first settled here in 1767,
and was followed by others soon
after.
The first settlers found sufficient evidence to show that it
was once the haunt of the red man.
Hearths skillfully laid with stone,
gun barrels, stone pestles, mortars,
tomahawks, arrow heads &c, were
frequently found. On the bank of
Kezar's pond, an Indian burial
tors in 1749.
was also discovered. The
town was incorporated, April 13,
place
1784.
First
Minister.
Rev. Samuel
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346
Ambros, (Bap.) ordained
in
1782,
siderable extent, the facilities for
branch of industry being su-
dismissed in 1795.
Boundaries.
North by NewLondon and Wilniot, east by Wilmot and Warner, south by Warner and Bradford, and west by
Newbury. Area, 24,300 acres; of
this
improved land,
manufacture,
annually,
76,400
yards beaver cloth. * A blanket
factory, manufacturing 28,000 yards
blanket cloth, a matress factory,
8,673 acres.
By
and
rail-
road, thirty miles north from
Con-
Distances.
stage
cord.
The Concord and
Railroad.
Claremont Railroad passes through
the southern border of the town
near Warner. Five miles to Bradford station.
SWANZEV.
Cheshire County.
face of this town is
consisting
of
hills,
swells of upland.
The
sur-
diversified,
and
valleys
The
soil
conabout
of three varities, in
equal proportions, interval plain
and upland.
The first named
yields excellent crops of grass the
plains produce corn, rye and other
grains in abundance, and the
strong and deep soil of the upland
affords good pasturage, orcharding
sists
;
and woodland.
Rivers and Ponds.
a good prospect of
the enlargements of old, as well
as the erection of new manufac-
perior, with
tories.
The
Stratton
Mills
Company
making $
15,000 worth matresses.
Also 210,000 packing and candy
boxes, 32,400 buckets, 305,000 pails,
39,600 toy pails, and various other
small articles, are annually made.
Total value of goods, annually
manufactured, $ 351,000.
Resources. Productions of the
soil, $93,081; mechanical labor,
$ 88,400
terest, $
;
stocks,
17,750
;
and money
at in-
deposits in savings
banks, $98,038;
stock in
trade,
$ 13,100; from summer tourists,
$ 800 professional services, $ 25,
;
000.
Churches and Schools. Baptist
Church, Rev. E. J. Emery, pastor; Congregational Church, Rev.
Charles Willey, pastor; Universalist, Church,
There are
average
thirteen schools in town
length, for the year, nineteen
weeks value of school houses $ 10,
.
Ashuelot
River, the principal stream, passes
through Swanzey in a south-west
direction, and empties into the
Connecticut at Hinsdale.
The
South Branch River unites with
the Ashuelot about a mile north
from the center of the town. Great
;
;
400.
Library.
School District LibraNo. 9, 450 volumes.
ry, in district
Hotels.
West Swanzey
Hotel,
and Elm House.
principal bodies of water.
Pond and Lock's Pond are tho
Hypon-
first
Massachusetts
granted Swanzey, in 1733, to
First Settlements.
eco Brook formerly afforded ex-
sixty-four persons.
cellent trout fishing.
visional line being settled,
Employments. Agriculture is a
lucrative employment, the excellent soil affording the farmers am-
granted by New-Hampshire, July
Until its being granted
2, 1753.
ple returns for their labor. Manufactures are carried on to a con-
by the
*
The
latter State, it
state di-
was
it
was
called
Recently burnt, but will probably be
rebuilt.
�TAMWOKTH.
Lower Ashuelot, from the Indian
name Ashaelock. The inhabitants
from Indian
suffered severely
depredations from 1741 to 1747.
Several were killed and many
were taken prisoners. During this
trying period, Massachusetts, un-
Swanzey
der whose jurisdiction,
347
TAMWORTH.
Carroll County. The surface of Tamworth is uneven, and
broken with hills and valleys, but
the soil is deep and fertile, and suitably adapted to grazing and tillage.
Tamworth is undoubtedly one of
the best grazing and fruit towns
had been
for thirteen years, with-
drew her
tlers were
protection,
sixth
left
value of
and the setdefenceless, and ex-
posed to the fury of the savages.
It being necessary to abandon the
in the
State.
town
and the
its
It
in
ranks as the
the
county,
in
agricultural products,
first
in
its
pro-
fruit
But one other town in
ductions.
many
settlement, the inhabitants collect-
.
the
ed together their furniture and
household goods, and concealed
them in the ground. We can
hardly conceive the emotions of
pounds of maple sugar as Tamworth.
There are many fine
farms under a high state of culti-
were compelled to leave behind those happy
homes; scarcely had they begun
their wearisome and perilous jour-
The scenery in and around Tamworth is grand, beautiful and romantic and it is fast becoming one of
these pioneers as they
ney,
when
the Indians set fire to
the houses, and with one exception
After a periall were destroyed.
county
produces
as
vation.
the fashionable resorts for
tourists.
summer
It is estimated that
500 tourists spend a few
months, in the
warm
over
weeks or
season of the
od of three years, the settlers returned, and the arduous task of rebuilding was commenced.
First Ministers.
Rev. Timo-
camp River, which passes through
the town in an easterly direction,
thy Harrington, (Congregational,)
and empties into Ossipee Lake.
Rev.
Swift River rises in the north-west
corner, and meanders through the
center, and discharges its waters into those of Bearcamp
and
Conway River proceeding from
Conway Pond, in Albany, passes
through the south-east coi'ner of
the town, and mingles its waters
with those of the Bearcamp River.
These are the principal streams
and afford some excellent water
power which is impx*oved to some
extent.
Mountains. There are no mountains lying wholly in the limits of
this town, but on the northern bor der are the mountains of Albany,
and part of Ossipee Mountains are
settled in 1741
;
left in 1747.
Ezra Carpenter,
settled in
1753;
Rev. Edward
Goddard, settled in 1769 dismissed in 1798. Rev. Clark Brown,
dismissed in 1769.
;
settled in 1810; dismissed in 1815.
Boundaries and Area.
North
by Keene, east by Marlborough
and Troy, south by Richmond,
and west by Winchester and Chesterfield.
Area, 28,057 acres; improved land, 11,259 acres.
Distances.
Sixty miles south-
west from Concord, and six south
from Keene.
Railroad.
Ashuelot Railroad
passes through this town, in a
northerly and southerly direction.
year, in this pleasant town.
Rivers. It
is
well watered by Bear-
;
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348
included within
southern bor-
its
Lead ore and argen-
Minerals.
tiferous galena are found in several localities, in
small quantities.
There are three small
Villages.
villages in different sections of the
town, with a
stores,
which destroyed almost all
and nearly reduced
them to starvation. "But they
were like all the early pioneers of
Old New-Hampshire, a brave, hardy
enterprising people, and amidst all
their trouble and discouragement,
they firmly resolved not to abandon
the settlement. They frequently
killed a deer, bear, or some other
wild animal and thus they were
enabled to sustain themselves and
frosts
their crops,
der.
post-office,
one or two
a school house and
some
mechanical shops.
Agriculture
Employments.
is
employment of the
the principal
people, although manufacturing
is
families until
carried on quite extensively.
1,
permanent
135,000 feet of lumber, of all kinds,
is annually sawed
$ 32,600 worth
of spools, 2,000 dozens of rakes,
300 dozens fork handles, 3,000
sides of leather, and marble work
to the value of $ 5,000 are annually
produced.
The total value of
goods, annually manufactured, is
;
$81,375.
Annual production
Resources.
of the soil $
106, 199
labor $ 16,000
;
interest,
$
mechanical
stocks and money at
15,975;
;
deposits in sav-
ings banks, $8,553; stock in trade,
$
$
13,057
;
from summer
tourists
10,000.
Churches and Schools.
CongreH. Riddle, pastor
Freewill Baptist, Rev. J. S. Run-
gational, Rev. S.
nals, pastor
;
Methodist,
.
There are nineteen school districts
and seventeen schools in town.
Average length of schools, for the
year, twelve weeks.
Hotel
Gilman House.
First Settlement.
Tamworth was
granted to John Webster, Jonathan Moulton and others, October 14. 1766. It was first settled
by Richard Jackman, Jonathan
Choate, David Philbrick and William Eastman, in 1771. The early
settlers endured great hardships
and privations occasioned by early
they could secure
relief.
The town was
incorporated October 14, 1766.
First Church. A Congregational
Church was organized and Rev.
Samuel Hidden ordained as its
pastor,
September
12,
1792.
He
was greatly beloved and esteemed
by the people of Tamworth and
the surrounding towns.
He was
ordained on a large flat rock, capable of seating fifty people. A witness of this novel ordination says
"Early in the morning the people
assembled around the rock, men,
women, boys and girls, together
with dogs and other domestic animals.
It was an entire forest
about the rock. The scenery was
wild. On the north is a high hill,
and north of this is Chocorua's lofty
peak, which seemingly touches the
heavens. On the south, and in all
directions are mountains, steep and
rugged.
I had expected to have
heard the howling of the wolf, and
the screeching of the owl but instead of these, were heard the melting notes of the robin, and the
chirping of the sparrow and other
;
birds, that
the forest seem
Mr. Hidden died
1837, and in the forty-
make
like Paradise."
February
13,
sixth year of his ministry.
Boundaries. North by Albany,
by Madison, south by Ossipee,
east
*
�TEMPLE
—THORNTON.
and west by Sandwich. Total area,
improved land, 15,304 acres.
28,917;
north
miles
Sixty
Distances.
from Concord, and six north from
Ossipee.
Great
Railroads.
Conway Railroad
Falls
and
passes through
one corner of the town, but the
nearest station is by daily stage to
West Ossipee station, four miles,
on the Great Falls and Conway
Railroad.
When completed it is
expected that the Meredith and
Conway, and Portland and Rutland
Railroads will pass through some
portion of
349
gational, Rev. S. D. Clark, pastor.
There are four schools in town.
Average length of schools, for the
year, twenty one weeks.
"Central House."
Hotel.
First
Temple
Organization.
was formed from
the
easterly
portion of what was originally
It
called "Peterborough Slip."
was
incorpoi'ated,
First Ministers.
August 26, 1768.
Rev. Samuel
Webster, (Congregational,) ordained in 1771 died in 1778. Rev.
Noah Miles, ordained in 1782; died
;
in 1831.
North by Greenand Lyndeborough, east by
Lyndeboi'ough and Wilton, south
by Greenville and New-Ipswich,
and west by Sharon and PeterborBoundaries.
Tamworth.
field
TEMPLE.
Hillsborough County. The
town is uneven, but
surface of this
is of a good quality, and,
properly cultivated, returns
fine crops to the husbandman.
Mountains and Streams. Temple Mountains extend along the
the soil
when
western and north-western border
of the town. From the summit of
these mountains an extensive and
delightful view of the surrounding
From
country can be obtained.
the highest point of elevation, in a
clear atmosphere, over twenty
church edifices may be seen by the
naked eye. The several streams
Area, 13,400 acres.
Forty miles southwest from Concord, and twelve
ough.
Distances.
west from Amherst.
Mail conve}*ance to
Railroad.
Wilton railway station; distance,
Peterborough and
seven miles.
Shirley railroad, four miles.
THOK.vrOlV.
Grafton County.
The
surface
broken and uneven,
but the soil is deep and fertile, and,
when properly cultivated, produces
of Thornton
is
riv-
fine crops of corn, barley, potatoes
Wilton, have their rise
among these mountains.
The inhabitants
Employments.
are generally engaged in agricul-
&c. Along the rivers are some
good interval lands.
Rivers and Ponds. This town is
watered by the Pemigewassett river, which passes in a southerly direction through the town, also, by
Mad river, passing through the
which flow
er,
into the
Souhegan
at
ture.
About
200.000 feet of
lumber
are annually sawed.
Productions of the
Resources.
mechanical labor,
soil, $71,721;
$
1,700
;
stocks,
bonds and money
deposits in
interest, $7,950;
savings banks, $54,519; stock in
at
trade,
$
1,500.
Churches and Schools.
Congre-
south-easterly corner into Campwhere it joins the Pemige-
ton,
wassett, and by several other small
streams, which afford some good
water power. On Mill Brook is a
beautiful cascade, the water fall-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
350
ing off a rock forty-two feet per-
Farming is the
employment of the peoOver 32,000 pounds of ma-
Employments.
principal
ple.
ple sugar
annually manufactur-
gewassett Valley Railroad
pass through this town.
will
15,000 clapboards, 90,000 shin-
ed.
gles
is
Ten miles by stage
Plymouth station on the Boston,
Concord and Montreal Railroad.
When completed, the PemiRailroads.
to
pendicularly.
and 250,000
soil, $
$ 3,600
104,527
;
feet of boards, etc.,
Belknap County.
are sawed.
Resources.
Productions of the
;
mechanical labor,
stocks and
money
at inter-
$2,300; deposits in savings
banks, $ 3,086 stock in trade, $ 6,
est,
;
105;
from summer
tourists,
$8,
000.
Churches and Schools. Christian
Church, Rev. D. A. Smith, pastor;
Freewill Baptist Church, Rev.
John
Pettengill,
pastor.
There
are eleven schools in town. Average length of schools, for the year,
twelve weeks.
Grafton House, Union
Hotels.
House.
First Settlements.
Thornton was
granted to Matthew, James and
Andrew Thornton, and others,
July 6, 1763. It was first settled
by Benjamin Hoit, in 1770. Incorporated November 8, 1781.
Rev. ExperiFirst Ministers.
ence Esterbrooks, settled 1780,
dismissed 1781. Rev. Noah Worcester, D. D., ordained 1787, dismissed
1810.
A Congregational Church
was organized August 10, 1780.
NorthBoundaries and Area.
by ungranted lands and
east
Waterville, south-east by Watersouth by
ville and Sandwich,
Campton, west by Ellsworth and
north-west by Woodstock and Lincoln.
Area, 28,490 acres; improved land, 13,462 acres.
miles
Distances.
Fifty-eight
north from Concord, and twelve
north from Plymouth,
Tilton
was
disannexed from Sanbornton and
incorporated into a separate town,
in July, 1869. The surface is generally uneven, being diversified
with hills and valleys. Some of
the hills are quite elevations, but
nearly all of them can be cultivated to their summits. The soil,
throughout the town, is good, producing excellent crops of corn,
oats
and hay.
River.
Winnipiseogee
River
runs along its eastern and southern limits, and furnishes in its
passage some valuable waterpower, a portion of which is
improved. Part of Lake Winnisquam lies in the northern
section; also Little Bay on the
eastern side of the town.
Indians. At the head of Little
Bay, on the Winnipiseogee, are to
be seen the remains of what is
supposed to have been an Indian
fort.
It consisted of six walls
one extending along the river and
across the point into the bay, and
the others in right
angles, connected by a circular wall in the
rear.
When
the
first settlers
came
were breast-high,
and large oaks were growing
within their enclosure. Most of
the stones which composed this
wall, have been removed to build
a dam thrown across the river at
here, these walls
this place.
Numerous Indian
rel-
have been found within this
fort; which shows conclusively
ics
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TILTON.
once resided, in this
powerful tribe of Indians, of whose former existence
all traces will soon be obliterated,
by time and the progress of civi-
was
lization.
many
there
that
vicinity, a
On
the Winnipiseoforms the boundai'j
Villages.
gee,
line
where it
between this town and North-
field, is
ton
situated the village of Tilcalled " Sanborn-
—formerly
ton Bridge". This village is on
both sides of the river, and is connected by several bridges. Here
are three woolen mills, one cotton
mill, a saw and a grist mill, two
church edifices, two school-houses
New-Hampshire
(one graded),
Conference Seminary and Female
College, two banks, twelve or fifteen stores, of various kinds, one
hotel, various mechanical shops,
two lawyers, five physicians and
about one hundred and twentyThe mills
five dwelling houses.
do the
in this village respectively
following amount of business, viz.
Tilton Mills employ 39 males, 16
females annually produce tweeds
;
Win-
to the value of $ 175,000.
nipiseogee Mills employ 40 males,
80 females
ton
$
annually produce cotto the value of
;
sheeting
On
167,000.
the Northfield side,
Granite Mills employ 26 males, 54
females produce repellents valued
;
at
$
210,000.
Elm
256.
It has a library of 1,183
volumes, and a valuable cabinet
especially relating to mineralogy.
(See Literary Institutions.) It is a
lively business village, and has
pleasant residences. With
valuable unimproved waterpower, it has every encouragement to double its business and
population within the next ten
years. It is the center of a large
mercantile trade, which is a very
important branch of business. At
East Tilton, is an excelsior factory,
its
saw and
grist mill,
two church
school house, store, and
edifices,
twenty dwelling houses
Employments. The vocations of
fifteen or
the inhabitants are nearly equally
divided with farming on the one
side, and the various trades on the
There are annually proother.
duced 6,000 bushels of corn, 27,000
pounds of butter, and 2,500 tons of
hay. The annual value of manufactured
of
goods,
all
kinds,
is
$ 445,000.
Hesources.
tions,
$ 69,300
$
trade,
$
mechanical labor,
18,675
banks,
ings
;
and money
stocks
;
interest,
19,675
ness, $ 42,000
ists,
Agricultural produc-
$ 108,915
;
;
at
deposits in sav-
stock in
$64,037;
professional busi;
from summer tour-
$3,000.
Churches and Schools.
Mills employ 7
produce repel-
pastor;
CongreTheodore Pratt,
Rev.
gational,
The
Rev. ^\IarD. D., rector.
At East Tilton, Methodist, Rev. J.
W. Bean, pastor Freewill Baptist,
Rev. Gilman Sanborn, pastor.
There are six schools in town;
average length, for the year, thirtysix weeks.
number of
Hampshire Conference Seminary
and Female College.
males, 14 females
lents valued at
$
nual pay-roll for
;
66,000.
all
The an-
the mills
is
The New-Hampshire
Conference Seminary and Female
$103,600.
College
is
one of the most popular
literary institutions in the
State.
buildings are fine structures,
and cost over $ 40,000. It has an
endowment of $12,000, and the
students, the past year,
Episcopal,
cellus A. Herrick,
;
Literary
Institution.
New-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
352
Libraries.
Conference Seminary Library, 1,183 volumes; Til ton
Social Library.
Banks. Citizens National Bank,
(See
and Iona Savings Bank.
1
tables.)
" Dexter House."
Hotel.
first
Area of improved
land,
8,612
acres.
Distances. Eighteen miles north
from Concord, and seven south
from Gilford.
Boston,
Concord
Railroads.
and Montreal Railroad passes
;
banks, $ 59,803
deposits in savings
;
stock in trade,
$ 27,270.
Churches and Schools. Baptist,
Rev. Jonathan Herrick, pastor;
Congregational, Rev. L. Bingham,
pastor.
settlement and first
ministers, see Sanbornton.
Boundaries. North by Sanbornton, east by Belmont, south by
Northfield, and west by Franklin.
For
$ 17,500
terest,
There are six schools,
average length, for the year, twenty-one weeks. Troy High School,
Mrs. L. B. Wright, preceptress.
Hotel. Monadnock House.
The village in this town is very
pleasant, and has a business appearance so common to the small
manufacturing villages in Cheshire County.
First Town Organization. Troy
was taken from Marlborough and
Fitzwilliam, and incorporated Jan-
along the eastern border of the
town. Stations at Tilton and East
uary
Tilton.
installed
23, 1815.
First Minister.
in
1815,
Ezekiel Rich,
dismissed in
1818.'
TROY.
Cheshire County.
Troy
is
a
6mall township and now ranks as
a manufacturing town. The surface is uneven, but the soil yields
fair crops, when properly cultivated.
Manufacturing
Employments.
is
the most prominent business in
town, although there are some
very good farms well tilled. There
is one blanket manufactory, annually producing 60,000 horse blankTubs and
ets, valued at $ 112,000.
pails are made to the value of $ 40,
000, meal and flour to the value of
$
Lumber, $ 4,400
6,000.
;
besides,
leather boots and shoes, nest box-
Boundaries. North by Marlborough, east by Jaffrey, south by
Fitzwilliam, and west by Richmond and Swanzey. Area of improved land 5,666 acres.
Distances.
Fifty-four
miles
south-west from Concord, and
twelve south-east from Keene.
Railroad.
The Cheshire Railroad passes through nearly the
center of the town, in a northerly
and southerly direction.
I'llFTONBOROCGH.
Carroll County.
The soil of
town is various; the surface
in some parts is even, in others
more rough. There are some very
this
es,
finely cultivated farms, pleasantly
The
located near
blacksmiths and other trades.
total value of goods of all
kinds annually manufactured is
$245,000.
Resources.
soil,
$31,875;
$ 48,300
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
stocks,
Lake Winnipiseogee.
Several arms of the lake reach far
into the interior, and from the crest
of the hills, present a succession
of beautiful views to the spectator,
some of which are unsurpassed in
�UNITY.
Tuftonborough has
sum-
this region.
many natural
mer resort.
attractions as a
The
Employments.
About
inhabitants
18,000 pairs of
made
in this
boots and
town, annu-
some
350,000 feet of lumber
(See tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
ally
;
sawed.
is
mechanical labor,
and money
$89,860;
soil,
$4,500;
stocks, bonds,
deposits in
at interest, $5,350;
savings banks, $24,557; stock in
from summer tour-
trade, $2,350;
ists,
$
2,000.
Churches and Schools.
Advent,
W. Piper, pastor 2d Christian,
J. Whitney, D. A. Wiggin, pastors; F. Baptist, S. F. Bean, pastor; Methodist, James Cowley,
pastor. There are eleven schools
T.
;
average length, for the year, ten
weeks.
Hotel. Melvin House.
Tuftonborough
First Settlers.
was originally granted to J. Tufton Mason. The first settlers were
Benjamin Bean, Phinehas Graves
and Joseph Peavey, in 1780 incorporated in 1795.
;
Rev.
First Minister.
Kellum, (Cong.) in
Joseph
1800.
pee, south-east by Wolfeborough,
Lake
Winnipiseogee, and north-west by Moultonborough.
by
Improved
land,
12,
635 acres.
Distances.
The sur
broken, and uneven, but the soil is rich, very productive, and is highly favorable
for grazing.
Good crops of wheat,
corn, barley and potatoes are annually produced. It ranks as the
sixth town in the county, in the
value of its agricultural products.
There are many fine farms under a high state of cultivation.
Considerable attention has been
given to the raising of neat stock,
and some of the finest cattle in the
State, can be found in this town.
Rivers and Ponds. Little Sugar
River, a considerable stream, lias
its source in Wortleberry and Beaver Meadow Ponds, in the north
part, and passes through the centre and empties into the Connecticut at Charlestown. A branch of
Sugar River, flowing through
Newport, has its source in Gilman's Pond, in the east part of the
town; these streams afford some
water power. Wortleberry, Beaver Meadow and Gilman Ponds
are the principal bodies of water.
Fifty miles east-by-
from Concord, and about
eight west from Ossipee.
t
Railroad. Wolfeborough depot,
north
is
Cold Pond lies partly in this town
and is the head of Cold River.
Mountains.
Perry's Mountain,
in the south-west part, lying partin
ly
North-east by Ossi-
Boundaries.
south-west
TT1VITY.
Sullivan County.
face of Unity
are generally employed in the cultivation of the soil, and are industrious,
prosperous, and happy.
shoes are
353
this
town and
Charlestown,
is
in
vation.
Springs.
In the eastern part of
town and about three miles
from Newport Village, is a strong
chalybeate spring, which is becomthe
ing celebrated
properties.
for its
medicinal
A large hotel is locat-
ed here for the accomodation of
invalids.
seven miles. A stage runs every
other day in the winter, in the
consists of Gneiss
summer,
overlaid by strata of
daily.
partly
the principal ele-
Minerals.
The rock formation
and Granite,
micaceous,
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354
hornblende, and chlorite slate.
in small quantities, is
Near
found in various localities.
Little Sugar River is a mine of
copper and iron pyrites. Near the
mine is also found Iolite, a fine,
delicate, blue-colored stone, which
alis highly valued by jewelers
so titanium, valued in the art of
Porcelain Painting, and the manmineral teeth, is
ufacture of
found in considerable quantities.
Employments.
The inhabitants
are principally engaged in agricul-
Bog iron ore,
;
1
aral pursuits.
of maple sugar,
factured.
of
all
Over 28,000 pounds
is annually manu-
is
Productions of the
$109,418; mechanical labor,
$1,000; stocks and money at interest, $9,360; deposits in savings
Sesources.
from
39,093;
summer
14.437.
Distances. Fifty miles west by
north from Concord, and nine
south from Newport.
Railroads.
Nearest railroad
communication, from center of
the
town
is
at
Claremont
station,
on the Concord & Claremont Railroad. When completed,
the Forest Line Railroad will pass
through Unity.
five miles,
WAKEFIELD.
sawed annually.
6oil,
.$
;
ed land,
450,000 feet of lumber,
kinds,
banks,
North by Clareeast by Goshen, south by Lempster and Acworth, and west by Chariestown.
Area, 24,447 acres area of improvBoundaries.
mont and Newport,
Cakkoll County.
Wakefield
point of wealth, the
fourth, and, in mechanical business, the third town in the county,
ranks,
and
toursts, $2,000.
The
MethoChurches and Schools.
Church, Rev. Silas Quimby,
pastor; Baptist Church,
Methodist Church at West Unity,
There are twelve school
districts and nine schools in town
average length, for the year, nineteen weeks.
Hotel.
Unity Spring Hotel.
Unity was
First Settlements.
granted to Theodore Atkinson,
soil
Meshech Weare,
in
at present is
growing rapidly.
lies
dist
;
.
thers in
ses
1764.
Thurston,
and
forty-five
John Ladd, MoCharles Huntoon,
Esq., and Joseph Perkins
tled here in 1769.
first set-
The town
re-
present name on account
of a friendly adjustment of a dispute which had existed for a long
time, between certain parties in
Hampstead and Kingston, each
ceived
its
party claiming the same territory
Incorunder different grants.
porated July
13, 1764.
surface
is
is
uneven, but the
generally good, and well
There are
adapted to grazing.
some fine farms highly cultivated,
which produce excellent crops of
wheat, corn, oats, and hay.
Pine River
Rivers and Ponds.
has its source in a pond of the same
name. The principal branch of
Piscataqua River takes its rise
from East Pond, in the south-east
part of the town. Pumice Pond
between this town and Effingham, and is 450 rods long and 400
wide. Lovewell's Pond, lying in
the south part of the town, is 700
rods long and 275 wide. This
pond received its name from Captain John Lovewell, who surprised and destroyed a party of Indians, near its eastern shore, FebThere are several
ruary 20, 1725.
valuable water privileges, and,
along the streams, there is considerable interval, which is well
�WALPOLE.
and very productive.
Employments. A majority of the
people are engaged in farming,
but manufacturing and mercantile
trade are becoming important
branches of business. Some 30,000
pairs of boots and shoes are annucultivated,
ally
made;
11,000 clapboards, 800,
000 shingles, 1,250,000 feet of boards
and dimension timber sawed. The
manufacturing of sale clothing is
becoming quite an extensive business. One firm at Wolfeborough
make
Junction,
per.
000
4,000 pairs of pants
month, and several others 1,
month. There are
pairs per
several other small manufactories
in town; the whole, including the
manufacturing of clothing, makes
the annual value of manufactured products $211,400.
There are several villages,
pleasantly located, each trying
to vie with the other, in bus-
The number of
iness.
beauti-
ponds in town, together with
the fine drives, and delightful
views, have caused many summer
tourists to spend their summer vacation here, there being over two
hundred last season, and the numful
ber is increasing every year.
Two
have been erected, the
past year, for the accommodation
fine hotels
of visitors.
Resources.
soil,
$
100,605
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
$51,100; stocks and
money
at in-
$ 26,034 deposits in savings
banks, $ 49,701
stock in trade,
from summer tourists,
$ 15,795
$8,000; from professional business &c., $ 30,000.
Churches and Schools.
Four
churches
Congregational, Advent, Baptist, and Methodist. Rev.
S. Clark is pastor of the Congregational Church.
There are eleven
terest,
;
;
;
355
town
average length,
twenty-one weeks;
amount of money annually
schools in
;
for the year,
tatal
appropriated for school purposes,
$
1,562.52.
Union Library,
Library.
at
Un-
ion Village.
Hotels.
Union Hotel, Sanborn
House, National House and DaValue of hotel propervis Hotel.
ty, $ 30,000. Hotel arrivals, for the
year, 8,000.
Livery Stables.
There are four
livery stables, with fifteen horses
each.
Town Organization. Wakewas originally called " East
Town, " and was incorporated August 30, 1774. Mr. Robert MackFirst
field
born in Scotland, and distinguished for longevity; died here
in 1787, at the age of 115 years.
First Minister. Rev. Asa Piper,
ordained
in
(Congregational,)
1785 dismissed in 1810.
Boundaries. North-west by Ossipee and Effingham, east by Newfield, Maine, south-east by Milton,
and south-west by Middleton and
Area, of improved
Brookfield.
lin,
;
land, 11,871 acres.
Distances.
Fifty miles
north-
from Concord, and ten southeast from Ossipee.
Railroads.
Portsmouth, Great
Falls and Conway Division of the
Eastern Railroad, and the Wolfeborough Branch of the Eastern
Railroad. There are five Railway
Union,
stations in town,
viz.
Wolfeborough Junction, Wakefield, East Wakefield, and North
east
Wakefield.
WALPOLE.
;
Cheshire
County.
Walpole
ranks, as an agricultural town, the
third in the State in the value of its
�NEW- HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
Vo6
The
productions.
is
town
face of the
beautifully diversified by hills
and
The
vales.
soil is deep,
and
similar to that of other towns on
The
the Connecticut River.
vals are extensive
cellent tillage
;
and
inter-
afford ex-
while the uplands
are inferior to none in the State.
Many
of the farms are highly cul-
and very productive.
tivated,
River
Connecticut
Rivers.
washes the western border of the
town. Cold River passes through
north part, affording some
water power, and unites with the
Connecticut, about one mile south
of Bellows Falls. Near these falls
is a cragged mountain abruptly
the
rising 800 feet above the surface of
The road from Charlestown to Walpole passes along
between this mountain and the
falls, and at this point presents a
wild and picturesque scenery to
the river.
On the opposite side
of the river, in Vermont, is the
thriving village of Bellows Fnlls.
At this point four railroads have
their termini viz. Rutland, Sullivan, Cheshire and Connecticut
the traveler.
—
T
River A alley Railroads.
Village.
About four miles south
Falls, is situated the
pleasant village of Walpole, on a
main
above the
river.
The
and south,
and is broad and beautifully shaded
with grand old elms and maples.
Bordering on either side are the
houses, stores, shops and churches.
Many
and
street runs north
of the residences are elegant
costly,
a handsome
is
neatly laid out and
with beautiful shade
common
furnishes
common,
ornamented
trees.
a
This
delightful
promenade
for the quiet villagers,
or their visitors, on the pleasant
summer evenings, just as the sun
below the horizon and regolden beams on the
western sky, or upon the crest of
the towering mountains beyond the
Connecticut, the whole presenting
a picture far beyond the most
settles
flects
its
drapery of human imThe general neatness
and quiet which prevail, together
with the beautiful scenery of the
surrounding country, render this
one of the most delightful and
splendid
agination.
New-HampMany summer tourists
attractive villages in
shire.
spend their vacation in this village,
and it is becoming quite a summer
resort. It is the centre of a large
mercantile trade, and many of the
stores have a metropolitan appearance.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally devoted to agriculture.
38,000 bushels of corn, large
and 39,000
wool are annually produced.
quantities of tobacco,
from Bellows
plain, high
There
and adorned with spa-
cious and beautiful yards, carpeted
with green grass, and made fragrant by blooming flowers while
other dwellings have a rich, antique appearance which are sugpast.
gestive of
days in the
;
lbs.
The number of bushels of
corn, an-
nually raised, exceeds that of any
other town in the State by over
13,
The manufacturing is
considerable. The value of shirts
000 bushels.
and collars annually manufactured,
is
$71,000; 1,100,000 feet of boards,
and 220,000 shingles are annually sawed; 30,000 bushels grain,
ground, 1,000.000 pill boxes made,
besides leather, towel racks, etc.,
are produced. The total value of
manufactured productions,
600.
Drewsville
is
is
$
131,
a village of
some trade and considerable manufacturing.
It is
romantically
sit-
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WALPOLE.
uated near the falls, and contains
a hotel, post-office and church.
Agricultural proBesources.
mechanical
ductions,
$254,095;
labor, §34,200; stocks, etc., $36,
600;
money
at interest, $60,620;
stock in trade, $25,725 deposits in
savings banks, $43,960; from summer tourists, $4,000; professional
;
sources, etc., $ 60,000.
Churches and Schools. There are
Congregational,
Rev. W. E. Dickenson, pastor;
Unitarian, Christian, Episcopal,
and Catholic. There are fourteen
school districts, and fifteen schools
in town
average length, for the
year, twenty-two weeks. Amount
annually appropriated for school
purposes, $ 3,386.64. Walpole has
been distinguished for its efforts to
promote the interests of education.
There is a school fund of $ 1,577.50.
The Walpole High School is a popular institution. Mr. C. R. Crowell is the principal.
Library. Walpole town library
has 1,500 volumes. The town appropriates annually $ 75 for expenses, and, for the purchase of
books, $ 100.
five churches, viz.
;
Hotels.
Wentworth House, and
at Drewsville, Cold River House.
Livery Stable. W. A. Maynard,
14 horses, valued at $ 2,000.
First Settlers.
granted, by the
Walpole was
government of
New-Hampshire,
February 16,
1752, to Colonel Benjamin Bellows
and sixty-one others. It was first
settled by John Kilburn and his
Colonel Bellows
settled here in 1757. His descendants are numerous and highly respected. The late Hon. Henry A.
Bellows, Chief Justice of NewHampshire, and one of the most
estimable men in the State, was a
family, in 1749.
native of this town. He died suddenly at his residence in Concord,
March
11,
was
Walpole
1873.
originally called " Great Falls," or
" Bellows
years of
Town." During the
its
first
settlement, the inhab-
were subjected to some of
the savage cruelties of the Indians
itants
and Canadians. The indomitable
bravery of Colonel Bellows and
John Kilburn, with the men under
their command, soon convinced the
Indians and their French allies,
own personal safety,
they had better give Walpole a
wide birth, in their vandal excur-
that, for their
We give
sions.
a few extracts in
relation to the troubles of the
first
with the savage hordes
sent upon them, by men who pretended to respect civilized warTo-day the French nation
fare.
are reaping their just reward, for
settlers
which
on the
of New-England.
the
cruelties
fathers inflicted
"
An
Philip,
their
fore-
first settlers
Indian by the name of
who had acquired sufficient
English to be understood, visited
the house of Mr. Kilburn in the
town of Walpole, in the spring of
1755, pretending to be on a hunting
excursion, and in want of food.
treated with kindness, and
flints, flour and other things were
He was
furnished him. After he had been
gone a short time, it was ascertained that the same Indian had
visited all the settlements on the
Connecticut river, about the same
time, and with the
same plausible
Kilburn being somewhat acquainted with Indian stratagem, suspected, (as it afterward
proved,) Philip to be a wolf in
Soon after, a
sheep's clothing.
friendly Indian, sent from Albany
by Governor Shirley, communica-
pretensions.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
358
ted the startling intelligence, that
four or five hundred Indians were
the assistance and encouragement
of their companions, and, at the
collected in Canada, whose purpose it was to massacre all the
white inhabitants in Connecticut
valley. We will leave it for the
reader to imagine the terror in
the feeble white settlements, when
they learned of the impending calamity.
To forsake their homes,
their crops of grain, and their cattle, would be giving up
all for
which they had so diligently
toiled, and to oppose the savage
horde from Canada, was a hope-
same time, kept watch upon the
movements of the enemy.
In
But, accustomed to
less resort.
and dangers of
they determined to
protect themselves, or die in the
the
privations
frontier
life,
Kilburn and his men, with
cause.
their rude implements, strength-
ened their position with
fortifica-
tions, consisting of a palisado of
stakes driven into the ground.
"At the fort, about a mile south
of Ivilburn's house, were about
thirty
armed men, under command
of Col. Benjamin Bellows but he
could afford no protection to Kilburn while attending to his cattle
;
and
crops.
"The time
of the attack of the
Indians, no one could foresee nor
prevent, although the inhabitants
were
daily expecting their appear-
ance.
August
17, 1755,
as Kilburn,
young man of
eighteen, a man named Peak, and
his son, were returning from their
work, they discovered their expected and savage foes in an alder
his son John, then a
swamp.
They speedily ran
to the
house, secured the door, and made
preparations for an obstinate resis-
There Avere at this time in
the house, besides these four men,
Kilburn's wife and his daughter
tance.
Hitty,
who
contributed greatly to
about fifteen minutes the Indians
were seen crawling up a bank,
east of the house, and one hundred and ninety-seven were counted, as they crossed a footpath, one
by one; about the same number
remained in ambush near the
mouth of Cold river.
"The Indians thought it would
be best to way-lay and capture Col.
Benjamin Bellows and his men,
who, they had learned, were at
work in a mill about a mile east,
before attacking those who had
sought shelter in the log house.
As Bellows and his men, about
thirty, were returning home, each
with a bag of meal on his back,
their dogs began to bark and
show signs of the approach of the
enemy.
Bellows well knew the
intrigue of the Indians, and the
language of his dogs. Believing
that the Indians intended to form
an ambuscade, he acted accordingly.
The men were ordered to
throw down their meal, advance to
the rise, crawl up the bank, give
one whoop, and instantly drop into
This stratagem
the sweet fern.
resulted as he had expected. As
soon as the Indians heard the
whoop, they arose from their ambush, and formed a semi-circle
around the path Bellows was to
follow.
"His men
instantly
improved
the splendid opportunity afforded
them
for a shot.
This so thwarted
the plans and expectations of the
Indians, that they hastily fled to
the bushes, without firing a gun.
Bellows, judging them to be too
numerous for him. ordered his
�WARNER.
men
to retreat to the fort.
the Indians
made
Soon
their appearance
on the eminence east of Kilburn's
house, and Philip came forward,
and sheltering himself behind a
tree, summoned those in the house
to surrender, offering
them quar-
Quarter shouted the older
Kilburn, with a voice of thunder
that rang through every Indian
heart,
you black rascals, begone,
or we ll quarter you.' Philip then
returned to his companions, who
commenced the war-whoop, after a
ter
!'
'
;
'
1
few moments consultation. Kilburn was fortunate in obtaining
the first fire, before the smoke from
the enemy's guns obstructed his
aim. An Indian was seen to fall,
and Kilburn, judging from his size
and appearance, supposed him to
be Philip. The Indians kept up
359
velocity.
were
A number
made
to
of attempts
force
open
the
doors but the bullets within compelled them to abandon the rash
undertaking.
The manner in
which the Indians fought evidently evinced that they were not
insensible to the effect of Kil
burn's bullets.
"For the remainder of the day
until nearly sundown, the fight
was kept
up, but as the sun disappeared behind the western hills
war-whoop and the
sound of the guns died away in
the cry of the
By
silence.
this day's encounter,
the Indians were induced to return
Canada, and thus an effectual
check was put to the expedition,
and it is reasonable to conclude
that hundreds of the settlers were
saved from the horrors of an Indian
to
the work of destruction; some
were busily engaged in destroying
the hay and grain, and others fell
tylassacre".
to butchering the cattle, while a
in 1763
shower of
settled in 1767, died in 1813.
bullets continually rat-
tled against the house.
mated
It is esti-
that not less than four hun-
dred bullets were lodged in the
house at the first fire.
Kilbnrn
and his men were not idle. For
convenience in loading, their powder was poured into hats, and they
were prepared for a successful resistance or a glorious death. Although they had several guns in
the house, they were kept hot by
incessant firing; and having no
First Ministers.
grew
When
short, the
suspended
blankets from the roof of the
house, to catch the bullets of the
enemy, these were run into bullets and loaded by them, and sent
back to the Indians with equal
Rev. Thomas Fessenden,
mont.
Area, 24,331 acres.
Sixty miles southwest from Concord, and fourteen
north-west from Keene.
Railroad.
Cheshire Railroad
passes through this town in a
northerly and southerly direction.
Distances,
WARNER.
Merkimack County.
their stock of lead
women
;
Boundaries. North by Charlestown and Langdon, east by Alstead
and Surry, south by Surry and
Westmoreland, and west by Westminster and Rockingham, Ver-
ammunition to waste, special aim
was taken to have every bullet
count.
Rev. Jonathan
Leavitt settled in 1761, dismissed
Warner
one of the most important towns
in the county, both in agriculture
and manufactures.
The surface
is broken by hills, but the soil is
excellent, producing good crops
of wheat, corn, hay, &c. On some
is
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
360
located on
Warner
River, while
of the hills are large orchards and
is
line pastures.
tower far
above the spires of the village
the
River and Ponds. This town is
watered by Warner River, a
pleasant and rapid stream which
in Sunapee MounNewbury. From New-
takes
its rise
tains,
in
bury it passes through Bradford,
and enters Warner at the northwest corner, thonce running in a
south-easterly direction through
the town, separating it in nearly
two equal parts, and uniting with
the Contoocook River, in Hopkinton. In its passage through Warner,
it
stream,
a
receives
coming
considerable
from
Sutton.
This river produces many good
water privileges. There are four
ponds, viz. Tom, Bear, Bagley
and Pleasant Ponds.
Pleasant
Pond has no visible outlet or inlet,
though its banks are overflowed
in the driest season.
Its waters
are clear, deep, cold and abound
with a great variety of fish.
Elevations.
Kearsarge Moun-
hills,
on either
side,
churches. The main street extends along the upper bank of the
river for nearly a mile, and is well
shaded by the beautiful rock maple.
On this street are located
the churches,
schools,
stores,
banks, hotel, and many fine dwelling houses. Everything around
betokens an air of neatness, thrift
and the wealth of its inhabitants.
For a few years past, this village,
with the surroundings, have attracted the attention of many sum-
mer
tourists.
It is only about five
miles to the summit of Kearsarge,
which affords some of the finest
scenery in New-Hampshire. The
Kearsarge Mountain Road Company have constructed a new road
from the village nearly to the
summit, on the south-east side
of the mountain. About one half
mile from the summit, is a beautiful site for a Hotel, winch doubt-
mostly within the limits of the
town. Its sides are covered with
deep forests, while its summit is
be built ere long. From
very fine view of the
southern portion of the State, can
be obtained. When all these pro-
naked rock.
jected improvements are finished,
Minerals, &c. The rocks in this
town are gneiss and mica slate;
the latter containing beds of soap
of the important points in the State
tain, a lofty elevation, is situated
and lime stone.
The quarry
of
soap-stone is large and valuable.
The gneiss contains finely colored
pyrope garnets. There are several
peat bogs, one of which contains
twenty-two acres, and
is
twenty-
deep.
From this bog
have been dug, from various
depths, plainly showing imprints
five
feet
sticks
of beavers' teeth.
Summer
lage
Resorts.
Warner
Vil-
is one of the pleasantest in
the central portion of the State. It
less will
this point a
no doubt but Warner
for
summer
will be
one
tourists to visit.
Employments.
The inhabitants
are principally employed in farming; but manufacturing
portant and gi-owing
is
an im-
interest.
Warner River affords abundant
water-power in its passage through
the town. The different manufacturers have bought up the Blaisdell Pond flowage which will give
a large increase of staple waterpower. There is one woolen mill,
one straw-board mill, whose annual production is $ 75,000. 60,000
�WARNER.
clapboards, 650,000 shingles, and
1,375,000 feet of boards are annually
sawed; besides there are ex-
celsior mills, chair factories, grist
mill, tannery, bedsteads,
wooden
ware, card board, and carriage
hub manufactories. A large building has been erected this Summer
(1873) for the manufacturing of
and shoes. The total
of manufactured goods,
361
Ground was broken for the High
School building, in May, 1871, and
was dedicated the following
it
December. The first term opened,
December 4, under the instruction
of
Edmund C.
cipal,
Cole, A. B., as prin-
and Miss Helen E. Gilbert,
as preceptress.
Libraries.
Warner Social LiWarner High
volumes
sale boots
brary, 200
value
annually produced, is $212,000.
(See Tables.)
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $164,172; mechanical labor,
$41,100; stocks, &c,
$53,400;
money at interest, $35,616; deposits in savings bank,
$ 131,225;
School Librai'y,150 volumes; and
Lemuel Willis' Library, over 400
volumes.
Kearsarge National
Baulcs.
Bank.
The Kearsarge Savings
Bank has been chartered. (See
stock
in
summer
trade,
tourists,
$ 28,593
$ 3,000
from
from
;
;
professional business, trade, etc.,
$
60,000.
Churches and Schools. CongreM. A. Gates, pastor
Methodist,
Baptist,
There are twentytwo school-districts and twentyfour schools.
Average length
of schools, for the year, sixteen weeks.
The late Franklin
Simonds, Esq., bequeathed to this
town, $ 20,000, for the endowment
of a High School. To this endowment, his widow, Mrs. Abigail K.
Simonds, subsequently added $5,
000.
For the erection of the High
School building, she also gave $ 5,
000; Messrs. Gilman A. Bean and
gational, Rev.
;
;
.
Samuel H. Dow, $2,098.52, each,
George Jones, C. G. Mc Alpine
and John E. Robinson, $ 250, each,
Reuben Clough, $20., Leonidas
Harriman and John C. Bean, $ 10.
each, and William K. Morrill,
$ 5. Several of the citizens gave
work amounting to $ 73.75, making
the whole expense of the building,
including
the
lot,
$9,992.04.
;
tables.)
Hotel.
Warner
Hotel.
First Settlement.
Warner was
granted by the government of
Massachusetts to deacon Thomas
Stevens and sixty-two others, in
1735, under the name of Number
One, and then New Amesbury. It
was afterwards regranted to sixty-
two persons, by the Masonian profrom which a controversy
arose, which was not finally settled
prietors,
1773.
The first settlement
was commenced in 1762, by David
Annis and his son-in-law, Reuben
Kimball.
It was
incorporated
until
under the present name, September 3, 1774.
On Sunday, SeptemTornado.
ber 9, 1821, at five o'clock P. M.,
one of the most terrific tornadoes
which ever occured in New-Hampshire, swept through the town,
leaving in its track, desolation and
death.
In this calamity, four
houses and seven barns, besides
out buildings, were totally demolished; five persons were killed,
and ten or fifteen severely wounded. Every tree, bush, stone wall
or board fence in its way, was
leveled with the ground.
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First Ministers.
Rev. William
Kelly, Congregational, ordained in
1772; dismissed in 1801.
heads, gouges, and other
have been found there.
First Settlers.
relics
Warren was chai*-
North by Sutton,
Wilmot, Andover and Salisbury,
east by Salisbury and Webster,
south by Hopkinton and Henniker,
and west by Bradford and Sutton.
Area, 31,851 acres; improved land,
Joseph Patch,
a hunter, built his camp by Hurricane Brook, in 1767, and John
Mills, James Aiken, Joshua Copp,
and Ephraim True, with their fam-
20,792.
These men,
Boundaries.
Seventeen miles
Distances.
north of west from Concord.
Concord and Clarepasses through this
an easterly and westerly
Railroad.
mont Railroad
town, in
direction.
WARREJV.
Grafton County.
er,
Baker Riv-
called by the Indians the As-
quamchumauk, flows through this
town from north to south. Black
Brook, the Mikaseota, Berry, Merrill East Branch, Batchelder and
Patch Brooks are considerable
Glen
streams running into it.
ponds, Kelley pond, Wachipaukca
or Meader pond and Tarleton lake
are situated upon the boundaries.
These streams and ponds abound
in trout, and more than 50,000 in
number are caught yearly.
Warren is surrounded by lofty
Moosehillock, Indian
Moosilauke, on the north, being about 5,000 feet high. They
are all heavily wooded and wild
mountains.
name
game
is
plenty.
Many deer, bears,
wild cats, sables, minks, and foxes
are captured each year.
An Indian trail, the
Indians.
principal route of the Indians from
Merrimack valley to Coos and
Canada, followed up Black Brook,
and captives, in early provincial
times, often travelled it. In the
valley of Runaway Pond, was once
and arrow
an Indian village;
the
tered, July 14, 1763.
moved
town in 1768.
few years
got their supplies from Haverhill
and Plymouth, bringing them
ilies,
into
for the first
twenty miles home through the
woods on their backs.
Wild
beasts annoyed them very much,
and on winter nights wolves frequently put their noses against the
window pane of John Mills' cabin,
and looked in on the family seated
by the open fire place. Moose were
plenty, and Joseph Patch often
had twenty-five barrels of Moose
meat
in the cellar at once.
The
took an active part in
the revolution. Three of them,
first settlers
Capt. John Mills, jr. Capt. William Tarleton, and Capt. James
Aiken, commanding companies,
and in all about eighteen men, in
a population of less than one hundred served in the army. Joshua
Copp, jr. was this first child born
in town, John Marston was the
first man married, and John Mills
the first who died, he being killed
by the fall of a tree in 1779.
First Ministers.
Rev. Peter
Powers preached the first sermon
in Warren, but no minister was
settled until after 1799, when the
Methodists established a church.
The principal
Employments.
employment is agriculture, but
about six million feet of lumber
are annually manufactured and
sent to market. Window shades,
bobbins, and potato starch are
made, in large quantities.
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Summer Tourists. Many famtake summer boarders. The
ilies
Moosehillock House, kept by D.
G. Marsh, accommodating a large
number. An excellent turnpike,
by Daniel Q. Clement, runs
to the Prospect House on Moosehillock, and hundreds of people
built
visit
the
summit every season.
For many years James Clement
has been the landlord there, and
from his house is seen one of the
grandest mountain views on this
side of the
American continent.
Mines. On Ore hill is the Warren silver mine. Lead, copper and
zinc also abound, and gold in small
particles is found in all the streams.
Church and Schools.
Methodist, Rev. Wm, Eakins, pastor.
There are eleven schools, of which
two are graded. Average length
of schools, for the year, fifteen
weeks.
Railroad Facilities. The B., C.
& M. Railroad runs through the
town.
There are two stations,
Warren and Summit.
Boundaries.
North by Benton
and Woodstock, east by Woodstock
and Ellsworth, south by Wentworth, and west by Piermont.
Distances. Twelve miles from
Haverhill, sixty from Concord and
ninety from Portsmouth.
363
academy,
WASHINGTON.
church, school house, post-office,
manufactories,
grist mill, lumber mills, black-
bobbin and rake
smith shop, etc.
Rivers and Ponds. A branch of
Ashuelot River has its source in
Ashuelot Pond, also a branch of
Contoocook River has its source
from several small ponds in the
eastern part of the town. These
streams afford some very good
water power. There are sixteen
ponds the largest and most prom;
inent of which are Island, Half-
moon, Ashuelot, and Brockway's
Long Pond lying partly in
this town and partly in Stoddard,
is the largest body of water.
ponds.
.
deep, moist, and
but the
fertile,
soil is
and when
properly cultivated, produces fine
crops. Clay of superior quality is
found, also peat is plenty in the
swamps.
Villages.
Washington
Lovewell's
Mountains.
tain, so called
Moun-
on account of Cap-
tain Lovewell's killing several In-
dians near
its
summit,
lies in
the
southerly part of the town, and
is
the principal elevation.
Farming is the
employment of the in-
Employments.
principal
habitants, although manufacturing
on quite extensively.
dozen men's socks are manufactured, valued at $ 34,500 5,000
is
carried
10,000
;
350,000
hills,
man-
clapboards, 200,000 shingles, and
Sullivan Countt. The surface
of Washington is uneven and
broken with
post-office, hosiery
lumber mills, improved
turbine water wheel, and several
other small shops. At East Washington are two or three stores,
ufactory,
village is
pleasantly located. In this village
are several stores, hotel, church,
feet
of boards
&c,
are
sawed annually
4,000 boxes of
clothes pins, and 300 dozen rakes
are manufactured. An improved
;
turbine water-wheel
is
made here
also there are various other small
manufactories.
The total value
of manufactured goods, annually
produced, is $ 85,700. (See tables.)
Resources.
soil,
$57,319;
% 25,300
;
Productions of the
mechanical labor
stocks,
and money at
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364
interest,
$
15,958; deposits in sav-
banks,
ings
$ 37,548
;
stock
in
trade, $12,517; professional busi-
ness,
$
15,000.
Churches and Schools.
Congregational Church, Rev. H. H. Colburn, pastor; at East Washington,
Meththe Baptist Church,
There are
odist Church,
Average
ten schools in town.
length of schools, for the year, sixteen weeks.
;
.
is
Shed Free Library,
Library.
600 volumes.
Lovel House.
"Washington
was granted by the Masonian proHotel.
Settlement.
First
prietors to
a dense forest of pine,
hemlock, maple, and birch and it is
one of the best regions for hunting
and fishing in the State. In her
forests now dwell the bear, deer,
and wild-cat, and in her crystal
streams, swim the spotted trout.
Rivers and Ponds.
Swift and
Mad rivers are the principal
streams.
There are two ponda
and several elevations.
Reuben Kidder,
In
Scenery.
many
parts of
Esq.,
Wa-
grand and
terville the scenery is
located here.
It is
now mostly
Tubbs Union Acad-
Academy.
emy
towns of New-Hampshire.
sublime.
All lovers of natural
scenery, in its true primitive state,
which man has never defaced, will
town hard to be excelled
New-Hampshire. Over three
hundred summer tourists annually
visit here.
They find a welcome
home at the Greeley House, where
every want is supplied, in shape
find this
in
and originally called Camden. It
was first settled by the grantee in
1768.
Incorporated under its present name, December 13, 1776.
First Minister.
Rev. George
of food for the inner man horses
guns, and fishing tackle for the
Leslie, (Congregational,) installed
sport.
in 1780
;
;
Boundaries and Area. North by
Goshen, east by Bradford, Hillsborough and Windsor, south by Stoddard, and west by Marlow and
Lempster.
Area,
30,765 acres
area of improved land, 11,964
acres.
Thirty-five
south-east from Newport.
By stage three times
Railroad.
a week to Hillsborough Bridge
station, twelve miles, on the Contoocook Valley Railroad. When
completed, the Windsor and Forest
Line Railroad, will pass
through this town.
$ 600
;
from
First Settlers.
granted
mechanical labor,
summer
tourists,
This town was
to Josiah
Foss, jr.,
and
Moses
June 29,
" Gillis and
Gillis,
others,
and was known as
Foss Grant." It was incorporated
July 1, 1829.
Boundaries. North by ungranted lands, east by Albany, south by
Sandwich, and west by Thornton.
Distances.
Sixty-eight miles
north from Concord, and eighteen
north-east from Plymouth.
Montreal Railroad,
Plymouth, thence by stage.
Railroad.
at
WEABE.
Grafton County.
Waterville
one of the wild mountainous
;
2,870
$6,000.
WATERVILLE.
is
$
tions,
1819,
miles
west from Concord, and sixteen
Distances.
Agricultural produc-
Resources.
died in 1800.
Hillsborough County. Weare
is
one of the most important and
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365
wealthy
farming towns in the
The
county.
The
goods, annually produced,
deep, and
is
strong and
generally well culsoil
is
and suitably adapted to
tivated
various productions usually
grown in the State. It exceeds
any town in the county, in the
quantity of corn and wheat raised
and but one other produces as
many apples. The locality of the
town is such that the inhabitants
are divided into precincts or
central points, consequently, there
are five post offices, for their
mail conveniences.
There are
the
many fine farms under
total
amount of manufactured
is
val-
There are eight
$ 290,300.
stores in town. (See tables.)
Productions of the
Resources.
soil, $192,399; mechanical labor,
$ 56,850 stocks, and bonds, $ 5, 100
ued
at
;
money
at interest, $16,950; depos-
in savings banks, $239,191;
stock in trade $41,168; from summer tourists, $ 6,000. There are
its
but few towns which show such
large resources, in proportion to
their population.
Churches and Schools.
There are
a high state
of cultivation, producing excellent
four Baptist, one Universalist, and
crops of corn, hay etc.
Rivers. The principal stream
sixteen schools; average length,
for the year, twenty-one weeks;
annual amount of money appropri-
is
two Friends churches.
There are
the north-west branch of the Piscataquoag River, which meanders
through the northerly and easterly section of the town, and affords
excellent water power, which is
ated for school purposes, $2,716.
" Clinton Grove Seminary"
is in this town
C. H. Jones is the
principal. There is one small pub-
generally impi oved
lic
-
by mills, of
93.
;
Slimmer Tourists. The surface
is broken with hills and vales, and
in
many
Library.
Collins
Hotels.
various kinds.
sections there
is
some
House,
and
Deai-born House.
First
Settlements.
The Maso-
nian proprietors granted this town
about two hundred
from various sections of
the country, stop here through the
Ichabod Robie and others,
September 20, 1749. It was originally called Halestown, but was
incorporated September 21, 1764,
and received its present name in
honor of Hon. Meshech Weave.
First Minister. Rev. John Clay-
warm
ford settled in 1802
very
fine
scenery,
which has
at-
tracted the attention of tourists,
who spend
their
summer
in this thriving town.
mated
vacation
It is esti-
that
tourists,
season of the year.
Employmcjits.
The inhabitants
are generally devoted to the cultivation of the soil, but the
manu-
factures are quite important, and
valuable resources, as to the prosThere are
the town.
one cotton mill, one woolen mill,
two shoe manufactories, one organ
box manufactory, one furniture
manufactory, wheel-wright shop,
tannery, grist and saw mills &c.
perity of
to
;
dismissed in
1808.
Boundaries. North by Hennikev and Hopkinton, east by Dunbavton and Goffstown, south by
New-Boston, and west by Francestown and Deering. Area, 33,648
area of improved land, 23,
acres
;
392 acres.
Distances.
Fifteen miles south-
west from Concord, and eighteen
north-west from Manchester.
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366
The terminus of the
and North Weare
Rtiilroads
Manchester
chair stock, peg mill, grist mill,
leather board manufactory, black-
Railroad is in this town. There
are three stations. There is also
a daily milk train riming from
North Weare to Boston, and during the summer, Sundays; which
offers great inducements for those
who wish to follow the milk
smith, carpenter, etc.
business.
trade,
WEBSTER.
Merrimack County. Webster
was taken from the western portion
Total value
of goods manufactured, is $64,000.
Agricultural proResources.
mechanical
ductions, $101,628;
labor,
$
15,200
at interest,
and money
stocks,
;
$
13,487;
deposits in
savings banks, $62,766;
$
Churches and
tian,
Edward
ChrisCongregational,
Buxton, pastor;
Schools.
;
Rev.
stock in
4,800.
of Boscawen, and incorporated under its present name, July 3, 1860.
The surface is uneven, but the
soil is strong and deep, producing
Methodist, George Wood, pastor.
There are eight schools in town.
Average length of schools, for the
year, eighteen weeks.
For First Settlements. See Bos-
excellent crops of corn, wheat and
cawen.
hay.
It is
Boundaries.
noted for the fine qual-
by
North
Salis-
and abundance of its apples.
Ponds and Rivers. Long Pond is
about two miles in length, and half
a mile in width. Blackwater River passes through the whole extent
bury, east by Boscawen, south by
of the town, in a southerly direc-
from Concord.
and furnishes some excellent
water power.
Courser Hill is quite an elevation, but is capable of cultivation
to its top, with quite a little settlement on it. There is a church,
school-house, store, post-office and
about fifteen or twenty dwellings.
The views obtained from this hill,
are extensive and very fine.
Employments. The inhabitants
are largely engaged in agriculture,
but there is some manufacturing
Railroads.
Six miles to Boscawen, on the Northern Railroad.
ity
tion,
carried
on.
6,439 bushels corn,
pounds butpounds cheese, and apples to the value of $ 6,000, are annually produced;
115,000 clapboards, 400,000 shingles and laths,
1,225,000 feet of boards and dimension timber sawed, valued at $24,
200 besides, there are carriage and
2,497 tons hay, 25,475
ter, 10,744
;
Concord and Hopkinton, and west
by Warner. Area of improved
land, 11,687 acres.
Distances.
Fourteen miles north
WEJITWORTH.
Grafton County. The surface
is
is
moderately uneven, but the soil
generally good, and that in the
is exceedingly
producing excellent crops.
Rivers and Ponds. Baker's River flows through the town and is
vicinity of the rivers
fertile,
the principal stream.
a
On
this riv-
of considerable height,
affording splendid water privileges.
The south part is watered by the
south branch of Baker's River,
er, is
fall
which joins the main branch near
Rumney
Baker's Pond, sitline.
uated partly in Orford and partly
in this town, is the largest sheet
of water. Pond Brook is the outlet
which
affords
water
sufficient
�WENTWORTn'S LOCATION
several valuable mill sites.
Mountains. Part of Carr's Moun-
for
tain
is
situated in the easterly part,
while a portion of Mount Cuba
rises in the westerly section of the
town.
The
Minerals.
named
last
mountain contains inexhaustible
quantities of the best limestone.
Granite of a fine quality is found
at the base of Carr's mountain, also
Iron ore is found in various parts
of the town.
The
falls,
situated
village,
near the
contains several stores, postand is a thriving and
office etc.,
industrious place.
Employments.
Most of the
in-
habitants are engaged in agriculture. The lumber business is carried on quite extensively. 25,000
clapboards, 965,000 shingles, and
5,900,000 feet of boards are
ally
sawed;
also gloves
40,000 cigars
annumade,
and mittens are man-
ufactured in considerable quantiTotal value of manufactured
ties.
production $ 97,700.
Productions of the
Resources.
$ 83,645 mechanical labor,
$ 25,000 stocks, and money at interest, $ 6,070 deposits in savings
soil,
;
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367
North
Boundaries and Area.
by Warren, east by Rumney, south
by Dorchester, and west by Orford.
Area, 23,040 acres improved land,
;
10,307 acres.
By
Distances.
railroad, fifteen
miles north-west from Plymouth,
and about sixty-five miles northnorth-west from Concord.
The Boston, ConRalroads.
cord and Montreal Railroad passes
through the town.
WESTWORTH'S LOCATION
Coos County. This location is
bounded north by Dixville and
ungranted lands, east by Maine
line and Umbagog Lake, south by
Umbagog Lake and Errol and west
by Dixville.
In 1870, there were 38 inhabitants, 575 acres of improved land,
5 horses, 67 cattle, 28 sheep and 6
swine. The value of agricultural
productions was $6,098.
The Margallaway River passes
through the eastern portion of the
In some parts the soil
location.
is good, producing fair crops of
corn, potatoes and hay.
VESTmORELAND.
;
;
banks, $20,723;
$19,755; from
stock
summer
trade,
in
tourists, $8,
000; professional business, $12,000.
Churches and Schools.
gational Church, Rev.
Congre-
David
S.
There are thirteen school districts in town aver-
Hibbard, pastor.
;
age length, for the year, twelve
weeks.
Hotel. " Union House."
This town
John Page, a few
years prior to the Revolution, and
incorporated November 1, 1776.
First
Settlements.
was granted
First
to
Minister.
Rev.
S. Davis, settled in 1833.
Increase
Cheshire County.
Westmore-
land is considered one of the best
farming towns in the State. The
surface is less varied by hills, valleys and mountains, than that of
On the
the neighboring towns.
Connecticut there are some very
The soil of
fine interval farms.
the uplands"
is
good, and
easily
cultivated.
Streams.
The town
is
well
watered by small streams which
empty
The
into the Connecticut.
one which
rises in Spafford
in Chesterfield, affords
Lake,
some of the
best water privileges, in town.
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368
Employments.
Agriculture is
the principal employment of the
inhabitants,
ward
who
receive a rich re-
for their labor.
No
class of
people in the State are more prosperous and happy than the farmers
of Westmoreland. There are several small manufactories.
About
200,000 shingles,
and 500,000
feet
annually sawed,
chair stuff to the value of $14,000
is annually sawed out.
(See tables
of manufactories.)
Resources.
Productions of the
soil, $148,139; mechanical labor,
$12,600; stocks and bonds, $15,
400; money at interst, $66,371;
deposits in savings banks, $ 145,
boards are
of
581;
stock in trade $ 17,600
summer
tourists,
fessional business,
Summer
;
$4,000;
$
from
pro-
12,000.
Owing
Resorts.
to its
on the beautiful Connecticut, this town is drawing quite
a number of tourists to spend their
fine situation
summer
vacation among its hills
City people, who wish
to retire from the bustle and noise
of our great cities for quiet recreation and rest in the country, to
breathe its free, fresh air for a
and
vales.
few weeks, will find that Westmoreland will offer as many inducements for truly hospitable
country life, as any other town in
the county.
Churches and Schools. First and
second Congregational, Revs. L.
Fowler and
J.
Barber, pastors;
Christian, Rev. J. Clafflin, pastor
Rev. Joseph Barber,
There are thirteen schools
in town. Average length, for the
was called Greawas incorporated un
present name, February 11,
afterwards
Mfeadow.
der
its
1752.
it
It
First settled
by four fami-
lies in 1741.
Indians.
The Indians several
times attacked the early settlers.
In one of their visits, William
Phips, the first husband of Jemima How, was killed; on another
time Jeremiah Phips, father of her
first husband, was taken captive
and carried
into
Canada, where he
died.
First Ministers.
Rev. William
Goddard, ordained in 1764; dismissed in 1775 Rev. Allen Pratt,
;
dismissed in 1827.
Boundaries. North by Walpole,
east by Surry and Keene, south by
Chesterfield, and west by Putney,
settled in 1790;
Vermont.
Area
Distances.
22,466 acres.
Sixty miles
south-
west from Concord, and ten west
from Keene.
Railroad.
The Cheshire Railroad passes through the north-east
portion of the town, where there is
a station.
WHITEFIELD.
Coos County.
No town in
the county has made more rapid
progress, for the past four years, in
business, wealth and population,
than Whitefield. The surface is
uneven, and broken by hills, but the
soil is good, producing excellent
crops of corn, oats, barley, potatoes and hay. Some of the best
farms in the county are here.
agricultural products, to each
acre of improved land in town,
are valued at $ 13.80; the average
in the county is $ 10.77.
Ponds and River. Blake's, Long,
Round, and Little River Ponds,
Unitarian
hill
pastor.
The
year, sixteen weeks.
Hotel.
First
was
Valley Hotel.
Settlers.
Westmoreland
granted by Massachusetts
under the name of Number Two;
first
are the principal bodies of water.
�WHITEFIELD
John's River has its rise in Jefferson and Carroll and passes through
this town in a westerly direction,
thence west through Dalton, and
discharges its waters into the Connecticut. In its passage, it furnishes some good water power.
L.
369
& W.
planing,
G.
Brown &
Co., lumber,
matching and grooving,
situated
$370,000; Messrs. Brown & Co.
have the largest lumber establishment in the State. Their mill has
two roofs, but the buildings are all
open, and connected
it is about
250 feet long, and 160 feet wide.
on John's River, and on the line
of the White Mountain Extension
of the Montreal Railroad. It is
growing quite rapidly, and is the
Their motive power is three locomotives of 200-horse power, and
one water wheel with 140-horse
power. When there is sufficient
Village.
seat
of
The
village
is
business.
considerable
There are two church
large graded
one
with
edifices,
school-house,
three departments, two grist-mills,
two lumber mills, one sash and
blind shop, one pail mill, wool
carding and planing mill, printing
office, ten or twelve stores, of all
kinds, one good hotel, one lawyer,
three physicians, about 125 dwelling houses, and 700 inhabitants.
There are some nice private resiand, twenty-five years
dences,
hence, many of the streets will be
The views,
beautifully shaded.
from this village, of the mountains
in Carroll and Jefferson, are very
fine:
The
Employments.
;
water, this wheel will carry nearly all of the
The
machinery
in the mill.
railroad passes along by the
side of the mill,
where the lumber
loaded on to the cars to be transported to Boston, or to other secis
and to their
lumber sheds, which are three in
number, and each 150 feet in
tions of the country,
length.
In and around the mill, they employ about 120 hands. There are
two large circular saws, for sawing boards and timber, one gate
saw for sawing long timber three
shingle machines, two power edgers, one large planer for matching
and grooving, three small planers,
;
inhabitants
one Daniels
are largely engaged in lumber
business, although farming is an
important branch. Three potato
large timber,
starch mills annually manufacture
starch to the value of $ 19,400 one
job print'ng office, $1,000; Snow &
Pillsbury, doors, sash and blinds,
$10,000; Libbey & White, wool
carding, $2,000; Smith & Walker,
grist-mill, flour and meal, $ 20,300
A. L. & W. G.Brown & Co., meal,
$ 6,000 Quimby & AUard, lumber,
G. W. & N. W. Libbey,
$ 12,000
lumber, $ 16,000 L. D. & L. T. Hazen, lumber, $ 25,000
Burns &
Brooks, lumber, $ 35,000
Charles
Libbey & Co., lumber, $ 50,000 A.
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
1
planer for dressing
two saws for cutting
off logs, two trimming saws for
trimming boards and planks, and
two slab saws. This mill is now
(1873,) daily sawing 40,000 feet of
long timber, 14,000 shingles, 1,000
clapboards, 35,000 laths, and planing and matching 10,000 feet of
long timber, making the annual
production 12,000,000 feet long
timber
4,200,000 shingles, 300,000
clapboards, and 10,500,000 laths;
the whole being valued at $350,
;
They also annually cut and
masts and spars to the value of
$ 20,000. The labor is all done on a
systematic plan, and everything
000.
sell
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
370
connected with the mill, from the
rolling of the logs into the pond, to
the loading the lumber on the cars
moves
like clock work. Every man knows
for
his
its
final
destination,
place and duty,
responsible
for
and
doing
is
his
held
part
of the work when offered to him,
and delivering it to the next man,
when required. The two men
who have charge of the two large
circular saws, and wield their
cant-hooks as skilfully as the marriner moves his tiller, which
safely guides his bark along our
rock bound coast, are the pendulums which move the work of the
whole mill. If they neglect to do a
good day's work, every man in the
establishment falls short accordingly. Messrs. Browns fully appreciate the services of such men,
and, doubtless, no men in NewHampshire, for doing rough and
heavy work, receive larger pay,
and no men more richly deserve it.
In order to keep the machinery
of this establishment constantly in
repair, there is, connected with it,
a wood shop, machine shop and
blacksmith shop. To guard against
fire,
there
is
a large force pump,
one of the No. 1 Amoskeag steam
fire engines, and 1,500 feet of hose.
The timber fields which feed
their establishment,
are situated
principally in the towns of Carroll
and Jefferson, in one unbroken
lot and contain 26,000 acres. They
have a railroad extending from
their mill into their lumber lands,
eleven miles. The rolling stock
of this road is two first class engines and thirty-two cars, made
expressly for their business. Besides the help of their railroad, in
the winter they employ two hundred men, forty pairs of oxen, and
ten spans of horses. They have a
grist-miil to grind their meal, and
have now on hand over 7,000 bushels of corn.
The timber on their
lot is about one third pine, and the
larger portion of the remainder
spruce.
is
It will require
years
forty
to
clear
about
this
lot
once over, at their present rate
of doing business. At their mills,
lumber lots, building railand erecting dwellings for
their emploj'ees, they employ, on
an average, about two hundred
and fifty men, who annually receive
for their labor § 131,000. The capin the
roads,
invested in their business, including lumber lots, is about
ital
$ 300,000.
The total amount of long timber
annually sawed in town is 19,900,
000 feet. The value of this timber,
together with the planing, matching and grooving, clapboards, shingles
and
laths, is $472,500.
town (including the
tures in the
lumber
The
manufac-
total capital invested in
business)
$440,000;
is
number of hands employed,
325;
annual pay roll, $ 171,350, with an
annual value of manufactured
production of $ 554,000.
Agricultural
Resources.
ductions,
•$
102 750
labor, § 171,350;
$
est,
17,250
banks, $ 750
;
;
money
deposits
pro-
mechanical
at inter-
in savings
stock in trade, $ 49,
from summer tourists, S 4,000;
professional business $ 30,000.
Churches and Schools.
Methodist,
Rev. William C. Tanson,
Freewill Baptist, Rev. G.
pastor
H. Pinkham, pastor. There are
850
;
;
;
ten schools in town, two of which
are graded; average length, for
the year, sixteen weeks.
Whitefield Library
Library.
Association, 400 volumes.
�WILMOT.
Hotels.
Whitefield House, and
The latter is kept
Dodge House.
open only in the Summer.
First Settlements.
The
first set-
tlement was commenced here
ahout 1774, by Major Burns and
The town was
December 1, 1804.
others.
ated
incorpor-
371
Springfield, and affords many good
water privileges in AVilmot.
Mountain. The summit of Kearsarge Mountain forms the southern boundary.
The Winslow
House, on this mountain, and the
most popular summer hotel in
New-Hampshire,
central
is
located
in this town.
North by Lancaster, east by Jefferson and Carroll,
south by Carroll and Bethlehem,
and west by Dalton and Lancaster.
Area, 20,800 acres area of improv-
Minerals.
Felspar, of an excel-
lent quality,
and which has been
ed land, 7,450 acres.
beryls and crystals of mica.
Distances.
One hundred and
twenty-five miles north from Con-
is
.
Boundaries.
;
and twelve south-east from
Lancaster.
Besides the MonRailroads.
which passes
treal Extension,
through the town, it is expected
the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, when completed, will also
pass through.
cord,
wiohot.
Merrimack
County.
This
town is composed of hills and
valleys and presents a rough surface. The pasturage is suitable
The Ullage land is
rocky, but, when properly cultivated, produces fair crops.
The
Fourth New-Hampshire Turnpike,
for sheep.
from Concord to Hanover, passed
through this town, and before the
days of railroads, was the great
thoroughfare for travel, from the
Connecticut River, through Concord, to Boston. But the times of
the rattling stage coaches and the
dull click of six and eight horse
baggage wagons, as they moved
through Wilmot, are far in the
past, and stories of those days are
as a romance to the youth of to-day.
The Blackwater River
Rivers.
has its sources in this town and
successfully used in the manufac-
ture of teeth,
found hero, also
is
At Wilmot Flat there
quite a business and pleasant
Village.
There is a post office,
one church edifice, a large school
house, two stores, a large tannery
one hosiery manufactory, lumber
mills, tailor, carpenter, blacksmith
shops, etc., besides some fifty dwelvillage.
ling houses.
Farming is the
employment of the in-
Employments.
principal
habitants, although the
manufac-
considerable and valuaThe value of woolen hose
ble.
and other woolen goods, annually
turing
is
made, is over $30,000; leather
tanned, $ 40,000 100,000 shingles,
and 1,500,000 boards and dimension timber sawed, besides various
other small shops.
The value of
goods, of all kinds, annually man;
mactured,
is
about $96,300.
(See
tables.)
Resources.
Agricultural produc-
tions, $97,278;
$
15,
450;
100
;
money
deposits
mechanical labor,
at interest, $ 15,
in
banks,
savings
$ 36.970; stock in trade, $ 13,125.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. C. B. Tracy, pastor;
Methodist, Elder C. E. Trussell,
pastor; Union,
Freewill Baptist. Rev. J. A. Knowles,
pastor. There are fifteen schools
;
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372
in town, two of which are graded.
Average length of schools for the
East
year, eleven weeks.
large manufacturing village.
Hotel.
First
Winslow House.
Settlement. This town was
originally called
Kearsarge,
and
was granted to Joseph Minot, Matthew Thornton and others, in 1775.
received its present name from
Dr. Wilmot, an Englishman, who,
at one time, was considered a popular author. It was incorporated
It
June
18, 1807.
Boundaries. North-east by Dan-
by Andover,
Warner and Sutton,
south-west by New-London, and
Area
north-west by Springfield.
of improved land, 15,775 acres.
bury and
south by
Hill, east
Thirty miles north-
Distances.
grown
Wilton, where there has
up, within a few years, a
Here
are three woolen manufactories,
large tannery, fancy boxes, and
portable desk factory, furniture
shop, boot and shoe factory, large
lumber and grist mill, besides
shops for the manufacture of wooden ware and toys, custom boots
and shoes, clothing &c. For the
past three years, East Wilton has
met with several financial reverses,
caused by flood,
and mis-
fire,
management in some of its manufactories. About three years ago,
a flood on the Souhegan carried
away a
mill, valued at $40,000;
a year later, the Wilton Manufacturing Co. lost their mill by fire
and the Newell Manufacturing
Co., are not in operation at pres-
west from Concord.
Railroad. The Northern Railroad passes through the eastern
corner of the town. It is two and
ent, (August 1873).
New mills are
being erected on the site of those
one-half miles to Potter Place sta-
burnt, the financial affairs of the
tion, in
Andover.
other mill are being adjusted, and
before another year, the manufacturing facilities of this village,
WILTON.
Hillsborough County.
surface
is
The
generally uneven, but
not mountainous.
The soil is
strong and of an excellent quality,
producing fine crops of grain and
hay.
The Hillsborough county
farm is located here, which proves
that the town contains soil of a superior grade. Clay of a good quality is found in abundance.
River and Village. Souhegan is
the
principal
river.
Its
main
be far ahead of what they
were prior to the flood and fire.
With these explanations, we shall
give the manufactories of Wilton
as they were rendered in the census of 1870
and no doubt within
one year from date, their manufacwill
;
tured productions will exceed that
of 1870 by more than S 100,000.
There are in this village from fifteen
to
twenty stores of
hotels, a bank,
all kinds, two
two churches, large
branch enters Wilton near the
school house, post
south-west corner, and flows in
and express
a north-east course, till it forms
a junction with several streams
running from Temple and Lyndeborough. Thence it flows through
the north part, and furnishes
some valuable water power at
two dentists, and
about one hundred and fifty dwelling houses. At West Wilton, there
are two stores, one hotel, school
house, post office, knob factory
and a number of dwelling houses.
office,
office,
three physicians,
telegraph
one
lawyer,
�WILTON.
The business is
Employments.
nearly equally divided between
agriculture
and manufacturing.
With the exception of Bedford, the
milk exceeds that of any
sale of
town
being over 200,
A milk car
starts from this town for Boston,
every morning, under the management of D. Whiting and Sons.
The manufactories of various
kinds, annually produce goods, as
follows
Newell Manufacturing
Co., 300,000 pounds woolen yarn for
carpets, valued at $ 150,000 Wilton
Manufacturing Co.; 486,500 pounds,
$232,700; Robert Dawson, carpets,
in the State,
000 gallons annually.
:
;
$
189,600 yards,
80,000.
Wilton
al-
so annually produces 27,000 bush-
meal and flour, $ 35,000
carts, and wagons, $ 5,200
els
;
toys,
;
furni-
8 50,000 A. J. Putnam & Co.,
upper leather and splits, $ 35,000
125,000 shingles and 1,100,000, feet
ture,
;
American Silex
cheese factory,
sale boots and shoes,
$2,500;
$25,000; besides blacksmiths, tin
ware, coopering, tailors, milliners,
boards, $23,300;
$25,000;
Co.,
carpenters, masons, painters, and
other kinds of trade. The capital
invested in manufactories is $319,
employing 178 males, and
and annually producing goods to the value of
$ 695,300.
500;
116
females,
Resources.
tions,
$
Agricultural produc-
132,392;
mechanical labor,
$112,760; stocks and money at interest^ 20,750 deposits in savings
banks, $ 154,960
stock in trade,
;
;
$ 52,750
professional
;
$75,000;
from summer
business,
tourists,
This town has become
quite popular as a summer resort
for tourists. The Whiting House,
one of the largest hotels in the
$
15,000.
State,
was
built
largely for
the
373
purpose
of
summer
keeping
boarders.
Baptist,
Churches and Schools.
Rev. S. C. Fletcher, pastor; Congregational, Rev. D. F. Adams,
pastor; Unitarian, Rev. I. S. Lincoln, A. M. Pendleton, pastors.
There are thirteen schools in town,
four of which are graded average
length, for the year, twenty-four
weeks total value of school housannual amount apes, $ 10,505
;
;
;
propriated
school
for
purposes,
$3,117.39.
Wilton Public Libravolumes.
Wilton Savings Bank.
Bank.
Library.
ry, 1,200
(See tables.)
Hotels.
road House
House.
Whiting House, Railat West Wilton, Fry
;
First Settlement,
The
first
set-
tlement was made as early as
1738,
by three families from
Danvers, Mass. two by the name
of Putnam, and one by the name
Hannah, the daughof Dale.
ter of Ephraim Putnam, was the
Septemfirst child born in town.
ber 7, 1773, while the people were
attempting to raise their second
church edifice, the frame fell, and
:
men were instantly killed;
two died of their wounds soon afterward, and a number of others
were badly injured. July 20, 1804,
the same building was consideraIn
bly shattered by lightning.
Samuel Abbott
1815, Ezra and
three
erected the first potato starch mill
here, and the first ever built in the
State. Their first town Fair or
was holden about
was something new, and
Cattle Show,
1826.
It
was well represented by people
from
all
Among
as
the
adjoining
towns.
the visitors were such
men
Hon. C. G. Atherton, Gov. Ben-
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
374
jarnin
Pierce,
and other
President
dignitaries.
Pierce,
The town
June 25, 1762,
and derived its name from Wilton,
a manufacturing district in Eng-
Avas incorporated,
land.
First Ministers.
The
first
church
organization was effected, and the
Rev. Jonathan Livermore was ordained, as its pastor, in 1763. He
was dismissed in 1777, and died in
Rev. Abel Fisk settled in
Rev. Thomas
Beede settled in 1803 dismissed in
1809.
1778; died in 1802.
;
Boundaries.
North by Lyndeborough, east by Lyndeborough and
Milford, south by Mason, and west
by Temple. Area, 15,2S0 acres
area of improved land, 10,391 acres.
Distances.
Forty miles southwest from Concord, nine south-
west from Amherst, and fifteen
miles from Nashua.
Railroads. The Wilton Railroad
extends from Nashua to this town.
This season, (1873) a railroad is
being built from this road to Greenfield, and thence being extended to
Peterborough to form a junction
with the Monadnock Railroad.
These extensions will open railroad communications with the
southwestern section of the State.
WINCHESTER.
Cheshire County. Winchester
ranks in population, wealth, and
in the value of manufactured productions, as the second town in the
The
surface
is
various.
In the southern part it is quite level, while other portions are more
uneven.
On either side of the
intervals,
Ashuelot are broad
which are very fertile, producing
grass in abundance.
The soil on
the uplands is generally good,
when
til-
Ponds and Rivers. Humphrey's
Pond, in the north-east part of the
town, is 300 rods long and 80 rods
wide, and the largest body of water.
The Ashuelot River passes
through the town, in a south-westerly direction. In its passage, it
furnishes very extensive water
power, much of it being improved.
It receives the waters of Muddy
and Broad brooks, and several
smaller streams.
Villages.
1829.
county.
yeilding excellent crops,
led properly.
There are two vilon the Ashue-
lages, both situated
doing considerable business,
lot,
Ashuelot and
Winchester.
is the smallest, but is extensively engaged in manufacturviz.
Ashuelot
ing.
There are two
stores, school
and about
dwelling houses. Winchester
Village is very pleasant, with
wide, shaded streets and many fine
dwelling houses. There are three
churches, one large graded school
house, two banks, lawyers, physician and dentist offices, and over
one hundred dwelling houses,
Employments. The inhabitants
are nearly equally divided behouse, post
office, hotel,
fifty
tween manufacturing and agriculIt ranks in its agricultural
productions as the fifth town in
the county.
There are three
woolen manufactories, winch annually manufacture 278,000 yards
Union Beaver and other woolen
cloths valued at §368,800; 43,000
grey horse blankets, §118,000; six
ture.
lumber
mills,
manufacturing
boards, staves, shingles and trun-
valued at §72,600; one tantwo fancy box
§ 75,000
mills, § 28,000 one box mill, § 10,
000 grist mill, § 14,000 bedsteads,
nels,
nery,
;
;
;
;
§6,000; carriages, §5,000; machine
�WINDHAM.
besides blacksmith
shop, §4,000;
and shoe shops, harnesses, photographers, tailors, carpenters,
sons,
and a few other
The
397,000,
of
all
kinds
is
employing 252 males and
who
annually receive
for their labor, §158,000. and annually
manufactured
produce
goods to the value of $741,400.
There are two lawyers, five physicians, one dentist, and various oth105 females,
er professions.
Resources.
soil,
$
§5
136,784;
name
the
Productions of the
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
158.000; stocks
July
of Arlington.
2,
was granted by NewHampshire to Josiah Willard, who
1753,
it
settled here in 1732.
trades.
Capital invested in
total
manufactories
$
ma-
375
In
1746, the
town was sacked by the Indians,
and the church edifice was burned,
with all the private residences,
and the inhabitants were obliged
to seek safety in older and moie
They did not
secure settlements.
return to resume the settlement
In the sumfor nearly five years.
mer of 1756, Josiah Foster and his
family were taken prisoners by
the Indians,
Efforts
to.
were made at one time
Dartmouth College in
locate
§84,598; deposits in savbanks. §65,135;
stock in
trade, §81,142; professional busi-
this
ings
town, but the project was
abandoned, owing to the powerful
opposition made by Josiah Wil-
ness, §42,000.
lard, the principal landholder.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. Elijah Harmon,
pastor; Methodist, Rev. Anson C.
Coult, pastor; Universalist, Rev.
Ashley, Congregational, ordained
in 1736, dismissed in 1747; Rev.
Micah Lawrence, ordained in 1764,
terest,
Mr. Foster, pastor; Catholic,
There are twenty-three
schools, three of which are graded. Average length of schools, for
.
the year, eighteen weeks.
Num-
—
ber of scholars girls, 301; boys,
Total value of school houses,
§ 18,300. Total amount annually
appropriated for school purposes,
There is a public high
§ 3.338.65.
school, having two terms a year.
The town appropriates § 1,000 annually for this purpose.
Washington Library
Library.
Association, 1,200 volumes.
Banks.
Winchester National
Bank, and the Ashuelot Savings
Bank. (See tables.)
290.
Winchester House and
Ashuelot House.
Winchester
First Settlements.
was originally granted by the Government of Massachusetts under
First Ministers.
.
Rev.
Joseph
dismissed in 1777; Rev. Ezra Conant, settled in 1788, dismissed in
1806.
North by Chester*
and Swanzey, east by Swanzey and Richmond, south by Warwick, Massachusetts, and west by
Boundaries.
field
Area,
Hinsdale.
Area of improved
33,534
acres.
land,
13,964
acres.
Distances.
Sixty-five
miles
south-west from Concord, and
thirteen south-west from Keene.
Railroad. The Ashuelot Railroad passes through the town, in a
south-westerly and north-easterly
direction, giving it good railroad
facilities.
WIJiBHAM.
Hotels.
Rockingham County. The soil
generally good, yielding fair
crops of corn, oats and hay.
Rivers and Ponds. Beaver River
is
�NEAY-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
376
is
the principal stream,
there
is
and
Golden
Cabot's,
Policy,
Mitchel's ponds are the principal
collections of water.
The larger porEmployments.
tion of the people are
engaged in
The value
of shoes
annually manufactured is $35,000.
There is a small woolen mill in
town, and 1,500,000 feet of lumber
are sawed, annually.
Annual productions
Resources.
of the soil, §65,619; from mechanagriculture.
ical labor,
ings
$
10,300
banks,
hand or
deposits in sav-
;
$31,422;
money on
$ 19,060; stock
$ 14,012.
Churches and Schools. The Presbyterian Church, formed in 1747,
is the only one ever organized in
town. The church edifice is valued at $ 10,000. There are seven
at interest,
in trade,
Average
schools.
schools,
for
the
length
year,
of
twenty
Libraries.
The Nesmith Libra-
was established
in 1871,
and
now
Has 1,835 volumes. Sunday School
Library has 300 volumes.
First
was
Hillsborouh County.
sor
Wind-
a small township of less than
is
100 inhabitants.
The surface is
varied with hills and vales. The
soil is deep, strong and well adapted to grain, grass, &c.
P<yid and Streams. Black Pond
is
the principal collection of water
There are no streams of
any note.
Employment.
Farming is the
in town.
principal
habitants,
employment of the
who
in-
are as prosperous
and happy as any farming community in the State.
Agricultural
Resources.
uct,
$15,304;
$ 5,588
money
mechanical labor, $
;
prod-
at interest,
1,000
deposits in savings banks, $3,837;
stock in trade, $ 450.
There
School.
school
in
this
is one
public
town. Average
length of school, for the year, sixteen weeks.
Organization.
Windsor
originally called " Campbell's
First
weeks.
ry
WINDSOR.
upon which
meadow land.
considerable
Settlements.
Windham
originally a part of
derry, from
which
it
London-
was severed,
and incorporated in 1739.
Boundaries. North by Londonderry, east by Salem, south by Pelham, and west by Hudson and LonArea, 15,744 acres.
Thirty-three miles
south from Concord, and twenty
south-west from Exeter.
donderry.
Distatices.
Railroads.
Manchester
was
Gore," and was incorporated under
present name, Dec. 27, 1798.
Boundaries.
North-east and
east by Hillsborough, south by
Antrim, west by Stoddard, and
north-west by Washington. Area
its
of improved land, 2,604 acres.
Distances.
Railroad.
and
WOLFEBOSiODGil.
Lawrence Railroad
depot is 2£
miles from the center of the town-;
The Nashua and Rochester Railroad, now being built, passes
through the town also the Nashua
and Plaistow, if built.
;
Thirty miles south-
west from Concord, and twentyseven north-west from Amherst.
Railroad. Six miles by stage to
Hillsborough Bridge railway station, on the Contoocook Valley
Carroll County.
rough
is
the largest and
Wolfebomost im-
portant town in Carroll county,
both in wealth and population. It
ranks in wealth, as the twentieth,
—
�WOLFEBOROUGH.
and
377
Village.
Wolfeborough village
pleasantly situated on two beautiful slopes of land, rising gently
in population, as the twentyeighth town in the State. It is
pleasantly situated on the south-
is
ern part of Lake Winnipiseogee,
which touches its south-western
border, while the lofty mountains
from the lake.
Between these
slopes, and nearly in the centre of
the village, Smith's River passes
of Ossipee, and the rugged hills of
Tuftonborough appear to form, in
into the lake.
the rear, walls of a gigantic for-
whole presenting a view
of sublime and picturesque sceneThe town is six miles square,
ry.
tress, the
and nearly one third of its surface
is
is
covered with water.
somewhat hard
The
to cultivate,
soil
but
strong and very productive. The
farmers find a ready market for
nearly
ucts,
all
of their surplus prod-
own town, at good
Much attention has been
in their
prices,
The
river
connects the
principal
hotels in the State.
It is elegant-
fully entitled to the
is
and summer boarding houses in
don House was
the village.
is
the
Lake
at
Wolfeborough Bridge.
this river, from
In the passage of
the pond to the lake, within a dis-
tance of one half mile, may be
found some of the best water power in the State,
which
is
sufficient
machinery
which could be placed between
the pond and the lake. At South
"Wolfeborough is another good
power, the source of which is Rust
Pond. Nearly all this power is improved by the Wolfeborough Woolen Manufacturing Company. There
to propel
are a
which
all
of
the
number of smaller streams
afford power for lumber and
shingle mills.
and
rank of a
open only
ly furnished, well conducted,
through the Summer.
Smith's,
in
On this street are located
nearly all of the churches, school
houses, the academy, banks, hotels, fifteen or twenty stores, of all
kinds, and many dwelling houses.
The Pavilion is one of the largest
first-class
and Streams.
street
river.
ing garden produce, for the hotels
Ponds
span-
the village on either side of the
given, for a few years past, to rais-
Crooked, Rust, Beach, Barton's,
and Sargent's Ponds, are the principal bodies of water.
Smith's
Pond is six miles in length and is
the source of Smith's River, which
flows through Crooked Pond into
is
ned 'by a substantial bridge about
twenty-five feet in length, which
hotel.
It is
The Glen-
built in 1873,
and
also a first-class hotel, finely lo-
cated, having
commanding views
of the lake and mountain scenery;
has all the modern improvements,
and
for architectural beauty, neat-
ness,
and accommodation,
it
is
equal to the best in the country,
and is kept open throughout the
year.
The Belvue House
is
a fine ho-
and beautifully situated on the
shores of the lake. The Lake HoThere
tel is the oldest in town.
are some twenty boarding houses,
for the purpose of accommodating
tel,
summer
tourists,
who
beautiful village in the
visit
this
warm
sea-
son of the year. Mill Village,
about one half mile from the lake,
has considerable manufacturing,
three stores, one church, and the
best school house in the county.
At South Wolfeborough is located the
Wolfeborough Woolen
Manufacturing Company, several
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378
stores one church, a school-house,
and a number of dwellings,
Summer
The
Resorts.
pleas-
ant location on the lake, the many
fine views of natural scenery, the
excellent roads, and the extensive provisions made for the accommodation of travelers, together with the varied recreations
amid mountain, lake, and country scenery, have caused Wolfeborough to be one of the most important points for
summer
New-Hampshire.
tourists, in
Those seeking
health or pleasure, will find this
town one of the most healthful and
delightful resorts in the country.
The evening excursions on the
lake, by
Steamboats, are delightful, and the views obtained
from the deck(especially by moonlight) of the glistening waters ,
the islands, shores, and distant
mountains, through the shades
of a summer evening, are grand,
and not soon forgotten by the beholder.
Six miles east of the village
Copple Crown Mountain,
2,
is
100 feet
From its summit an extenview of the surrounding coun-
brings you to two mineral springs,
the waters of which contain medicinal
properties.
These springs
are visited by all classes.
carriages, boats
Horses,
and attendants can
always be obtained at the hotels.
Wolfeborough can be reached
from Boston by three public routes,
viz. direct, byrail, over the Eastern
Railroad by cars on the Boston &
Maine Railroad to Dover, thence
over the Cocheco to Alton Bay,
thence (in warm weather) by
Steamboats, ten miles, to Wolfeborough or over the Boston and
Lowell, Lowell and Nashua, Nashua and Concord, and Concord and
Montreal Railroads to the Weirs;
thence, by boat on the lake, twenty
miles, to Wolfeborough. At the
;
;
present
day,
visitoi's
Hampshire never make
to
New-
their tour
complete, without they spend a
in this pleasant lake
town. The estimated number of
tourists who spent their vacation
here, or made a brief visit last
year, (1873) was ten thousand.
Employments.
The people are
few days
try can be obtained.
engaged in agriculture, manufacturing, trade, hotel and boarding
house keeping. The manufactur-
clear day,
ing
high.
sive
Here, in a
spread before the eye
of the beholder, the Ocean, Mt.
is
Washington, the Winnipiseogee
and its islands, numerous ponds,
forests, and cultivated fields, all
affording a grand panoramic view
of nature and all its varied fornix.
To
"
business
is
very important.
The value of woolen blankets annually manufactured, is $180,000;
value of leather annually tanned,
$ 108,700. There are 125,000 pairs
of sale shoes manufactured, and
300,000 shingles,
and
1,850,000 feet
Tumble
The view
Sash and
of boards &c, sawed.
blind and various other kinds of
from its summit is similar to that
of Copple Crown, but it is easier
of ascent. Seven miles in a southeasterly direction, is Devils' Den,
a natural curiosity, worthy of a visit from any admirer of nature.
A
ride of four miles from the village,
mechanical business are carried
on.
The annual value of manu-
the
north-east
is
Down Dick Mountain."
factured productions, of all kinds,
is
$522,500.
nets,
$
(See tables.)
Agricultural
prod
mechanical labor,
money at interest, $13,
Resources.
146,600;
$71,300;
�WOODSTOCK.
014; stocks
&c, $42,900;
in savings banks,
deposits
$ 229,835 estimated amount received from summer tourists, $ 125,000 professional business, $ 100,000.
Churches and Schools. Congregational, Rev. T. H. Emerson, pas;
;
tor? 2d Congregational
;
Christian,
Rev. Lewis Philips, pastor; 1st
Freewill Baptist, Rev. A. 1). Fairbanks, pastor; 2d F. W. Baptist,
Christian and Methodist, united;
total value of all church property,
There are sixteen schools
town; average length, for the
total amount
year, twenty weeks
S
20,000.
in
;
money
appropriated annually
for school purposes, $2,505.14.
Institution.
WolfeLiterary
borough Christian Institute is a
prosperous Institution, and has a
fund of $ 10,000, J. W. Simonds,
A. M., is the principal.
of
Wolfeborough PubLibrary, 750 volumes; Charles
Libraries.
lic
H. Parker,
volumes.
private
library,
500
"Wolfeborough Savings Bank. (See
tables.)
Pavilion, Glendon, Bel-
vue, Lake and Franklin Houses.
Value of Hotel property, $ 175,000.
Livery Stables. There are two
Livery Stables, with twenty-nine
horses.
First Settlers.
cas,
Rev. Ebenezer
First Minister.
Allen (Congregational,) ordained
in 1792 died in 1806.
Boundaries. Northeast by Ossipee, south-east by Brookfield, south;
west by Winnipiseogee Lake and
Alton, and north-west by Tuftonborough. Area, 28,680 acres improved land, 16,694 acres.
;
Distances.
Forty-five
miles
north-east from Concord, and eight
miles south-west from Ossipee.
Railroads. The Wolfeborough
Branch of the Eastern, Great Falls
and Conway Railroad has its terminus in this town, on the shores
of the lake. In the summer season, steamboats arrive and depart
from the wharves at the village,
several times daily, from and to
all important points in and around
the lake.
WOODSTOCK.
Grafton County.
The
of this large township
is
James Lary,
B. Blake, J. LuJ. Fullerton
others first settled here.
and
The town
was named for Gen. Wolfe, an
officer who was killed in the battle
before Quebec, Canada, -September
and
on the rivers
is good, and produces excellent
crops of corn, grain, and hay.
Much of the town is still a dense
forest, and the extensive drives of
mountains.
The
soil
logs we see floating down the Merrimack in the spring, come largely
from this town.
Rivers.
The Pemigewassett
River passes through the eastern
section, and receives large branches in its passage, which furnish
good water power.
Mountains.
The
Incorporated July 9th,
in the north-west,
tain in the west.
1770.
principal ele-
vations are Cushman's Mountain
in the south-west, Black Mountain
Gov. John Wentworth
erected a splendid mansion in this
town, about five miles east of
Wolfeborough village.
13th, 1759.
surface
uneven,
diversified with hills, valleys,
Lake National Bank,
Carrol] County Savings Bank and
Banks.
Hotels.
379
and Blue Moun-
Among
these
mountains, branches of the wild
Ammonoosuck, and Baker's River,
and Moosehillock Brook, have
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER.
380
On the last stream
a beautiful cascade, where the
waters glide smoothly on a glassy
surface of rocks or tumble in a
foaming cataract a distance of two
hundred feet
Grafton mineral
their sources.
Churches and Schools.
is
spring is in this town and its waters are strongly impregnated with
sulphur and other mineral substances.
The scenery in Woodis very tine.
Employments.
The inhabitants
are employed in farming, in the
summer, and lumbering in the
winter. There is one large tannery, which produces leather to
the value of $75,000 annually.
Nearly all the lumber cut in town
stock
down the river in the
Clapboards, shingles, and
boards are sawed, to the value of
$ 4,800 annually.
Resources.
Agricultural prodis
floated
logs.
$44,008;
ucts,
$
10,500
terest,
;
$
stocks,
5,500
banks, $ 644
000
;
;
mechanical labor,
and money at in-
deposits in savings
stock in trade, $ 19,
;
from summer
tourists,
$
1,000.
;
Baptist,
Advent,
Rev. T. B.
Eastman, pastor; Freewill Baptist,
There are five schools
average length, for the year, eleven weeks.
First Settlement. This town was
granted to Eli Demeritt, September 23, 1763, under the name of
Peeling.
It was
subsequently
called Fairfield, and again changed
to Peeling.
In 1804, it took the
name of Woodstock. John Riant
and others commenced the
first
settlement in 1773.
Boundaries. North by Lincoln,
east by Thornton, south by Thornton and Ellsworth, and west by
Warren, Benton and Ellsworth.
Area, 33,359 acres;
area of im-
proved land, 2,540 acres.
Distances.
Seventy-three miles
north from Concord, and twentyone north from Plymouth.
Railroad. Eight miles to Warren station, on the Montreal Rail-
road.
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381
COUNTIES OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
CHAPTER
A
summary
statistical
ical
of the counties
position, value
and
IV.
State, pertaining to their geograph-
of their manufactories,
farm productions, railroads,
newspapers, national banks, savings banks, insurance, post-offices &c.
ROCKINGHAM.
This county has the only territory which borders on the Atlantic
Ocean,
being about seventeen miles in extent.
it
It
is
bounded
north by Strafford County, east by the Atlantic, from the
mouth
of the Piscataqua to the line of Massachusetts, south by Massachusetts,
and west by Hillsborough and Merrimack Counties.
The principal rivers are Piscataqua, Lamprey, SquamPawtuckaway and Spiggot.
The total horse water power
Rivers.
6cot,
now used
is
3,364.
Mountains.
Pawtuckaway,
in
Nottingham and Deerfield, and
Saddleback, in Deerfield and Northwood are the principal
ele-
vations.
Area.
There are thirty-eight towns
there were incorporated
— in
in
the County, of which
the reign of Charles
I.,
two
;
in the
William and Mary, two
two in the reign of Queen Anne
seven, George L; thirteen,
George II.; eight in the reign of George III.; and three by NewHampshire. It was incorporated, March 19, 1771, and named in
honor of Charles Watson Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham,
by Governor Benniug Wentworth. Its greatest length is thirtyreign of Charles
II.,
one
;
in the reign of
;
four miles
;
greatest breadth, thirty miles.
Shire towns, Exeter
and Portsmouth.
With the exception of Strafford County, the surface
broken than that of any county in the State, and much of the
land is well adapted to the raising of corn, oats, and hay, but the
rust injures the wheat. In 1870, there were produced 18,596 bushAgriculture.
is less
els
wheat, 165.682 bushels corn, 72,976 bushels oats and barley,
484,000 bushels potatoes.
Orchard productions, $126,000.
745,
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ROCKINGHAM.
000 pounds butter, 73,000 pounds cheese, 66,000 tons hay, and
The total value of agricultural
6,128 pounds maple sugar.
productions, of all kinds, was $2,640,000.
The manufactures of the County are varied and
Manufactories.
important, of which men's and women's boot and shoe manufacturing
much the largest branch. The stock for many of the boots and
made in the county, comes from the large shoe manufactories
in Lynn and Haverhill, Massachusetts, ready cut out and generally
is
shoes,
put up in sixty pair
tions, to
cases,
and sent by cars
be bound and bottomed.
workmen, the same
as if
were in the
it
to their various destina-
This stock
leather,
is
charged
to the
consequently, this
and
amount of the production, while, heretofore, Massachusetts has
claimed the workmen, amount puid them, and the sale.
This
may duplicate New-England business, but it rightfully belongs to
New-Hampshire. In 1870, the census gave the county as capital
State should have the credit of the benefit of the betterments,
the
invested in the boot and shoe business, $ 194,000, employing 701
workmen, with annual amount of wages, $ 230,284, value of productions, $ 941,912. There is now invested in shoe business, $ 264,
000, employing 623 hands, annual pay-roll, $ 276,500, and producing 930,000 pairs of boots and shoes, valued at $ 1,059,000. There
are also employed on shoes, the stock of which was put up in cases,
and brought from out of the State, 1,269 hands, annual pay-roll,
$ 522,600, and producing 2,937,000 pairs of boots and shoes, valued
This credit of over $ 500,000, the receipts for
at $ 3,167,000.
the labor of over 1,200 workmen, has been given to Massachusetts,
by what tangible
as part of her resources, but
right,
we
are unable
to explain.
Cotton Goods.
This branch of business,
is
gradually increasing.
15,100,000 yards of cotton cloth of various widths, are annually
manufactured, valued at $ 1,645,000
618,000 yards woolen goods,
valued at $ 214,000
95,000 pairs hose, $ 152,000; 245,000 clap;
;
and 29,667,000 feet boarda
6,355,000 shingles and laths
and dimension lumber sawed, valued at $ 474,300 234,500 bushboards
;
;
;
grain ground, $ 267,700, besides various other manufactories.
els
The
000
pay
total capital invested in manufactories of all kinds,
;
men employed,
roll,
3,840
;
women and
$ 3,926,
is
children, 1,362
;
annual
$ 2,008,500, and value of productions, $ 11,005,000.
(See
tables.)
Valuation and Taxes.
The
total assessed value of the county, in
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STRAFFORD.
1872, was $ 24,253,032
the true value, (as assessed on two thirds
;
The
of the actual value) was $ 36,379,548.
total
State, county,
town and school tax assessed was $ 421,329.28, or seventeen mills
on the dollar the true per cent., eleven mills and one half.
—
Whole number
Churches.
of churches, 113, edifices, 112, seating
capacity, 33,910, (or nearly 72 per cent, of all the inhabitants,)
church value, $ 564,000.
Total number schools, 264, number graded schools, 52
average attendance, 7,187 or 72
Schools.
number
;
boys, 5,106, girls, 4,792
per cent
;
average length of schools for the year, twenty-five and
value of school houses and lots, $ 315,185 annual
;
one half weeks
;
;
amount appropriated
for school purposes, $ 86,922.34,
averaging
to each scholar, $ 8.27.
The
Railroads.
railroad facilities in this county are very good,
especially in the lower section.
There are but six or seven towns
but a railroad passes through some portions of
in the county,
it.
The Manchester and Lawreuce extends from Londonderry to Methuen, Massachusetts Concord and Portsmouth, from Auburn to
;
Boston and Maine, from Plaistow to Durham in
Portsmouth
Strafford County Eastern, from Seabrook to Kittery, Maine Portsmouth and Dover, from Portsmouth to Piscataqua bridge The
Nashua and Rochester, from Windham to Lee. The whole length
;
;
;
;
of railroads in the county,
Miscellaneous.
is
about 130 miles.
Total population, 47,297
—male, 22,853,
24,440; foreign, 2,819; colored, in 1860, 97,
number paupers
— native, white, 262, black,
for the year, $ 47,000
female,
1870, 153;
4, foreign,
29
;
— white,
— males, 315,
criminals convicted during the year
;
Whole number persons
number died over 80 years
25, foreign, 3.
died, 659
males, 344
83, or 12 J per cent.;
;
whole
expenses
;
fe-
num-
ber died with lung disease 149, or 22# per cent.
STRAFFORD.
This
The
is
the second county in the State in point of manufactures.
surface
is
generally level, having no mountains of any magni-
tude, the Blue Hills in Strafford having the highest altitude, or per-
haps Frost Mountain,
Dover
is
Rivers and Bays.
Cocheco,
in
Farmington,
is
of about the same elevation.
the shire town.
Salmon Falls River, on
Lamprey and
its
north-eastern border,
Isinglass rivers, are the principal streams,
and, in their passages, furnish some valuable water power.
Great
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STRAFFORD.
Bay and
county from Rockingham
These streams and their tributaries, now fur-
the Piscataqua, divide the
county, on the east.
nish 7,523 improved horse power.
Boundaries &c.
It contains thirteen
incorporated in the reign of Charles
towns, of which one was
in the reign of George I.,
and seven under the State government.
Bounded north by Carroll County, east by State of Maine and
Great Bay, south by Rockingham County, and west by Belknap
and Carroll Counties. It was incorporated, March 19, 1771, and
named in honor of William Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
two;
George
II.,
and
is
three,
This county
Agriculture.
land
I.;
small in territory, but
is
much
of the
valuable for farming purposes, raising good corn, oats, hay
The
potatoes.
total
number of
Manufactories.
In proportion to
of improved land
acres
94,650; annual value of productions, of
its
all kinds,
is
$ 1,146,464.
population and wealth,
its
manufactured productions, and the amount paid for mechanical
labor, exceed that of any county in the State.
The value of cotton
cloth annually manufactured is $ 4,474,000; of calico goods, $ 3,447,
000.
At
This cotton print business has increased rapidly since 1870.
that date, only printing 19,000,000 yards, while the present year,
There are sixty-one shoe
over 31,000,000 yards.
ital
firms, with a cap-
of $ 1,237,000, employing 2,101 males, and 356 females, with an
annual pay
roll of $
1,264,000 producing 3,837,000 pairs of men's,
women's, and youth's boots and shoes, valued at $ 4,937,000 4,628,
000 yards woolen goods, valued at $ 2,055,000
flour and meal,
;
;
$ 292,000
also lumber, leather, oil cloth, glue
;
The
carriages, machinery, bobbins &c.
manufactories
children,
is
3,201
;
men employed,
$6,373,000;
annual pay
The
on the dollar
assessed,
the product
(See tables.)
The
county
total State,
is
county,
was $ 273,517.20, or eighteen mills
— the true per cent. 11
There are
Churches.
in
women and
total assessed value of the
$14,899,029; -true value, $22,348,544.
town and school tax
4,491,
$ 3,403,000, and
roll,
$16,916,000 worth of manufactured goods.
Valuation and Taxes.
and sand paper,
total capital invested
fifty-six
J mills.
church
edifices, seating
capacity,
19,550 (or 64£ per cent, of all the inhabitants in the county.)
Value of the
Schools.
edifices,
$ 290,000.
There are 176 schools, of which 58 are graded;
num-
ber of boys attending school, 3,446
number of girls, 3,278 average attendance, 4,120 or 61 per cent.; average length, for the
;
;
�BELKNAP.
385
value of school houses and lots, $ 238,375
annual amount appropriated for school purposes, $ 54,327.80
average amount to each scholar, $ 8.08.
year, twenty-five weeks
;
;
;
With
Rqilroads.
the exception of Strafford, nearly every town
by railroad cars. The Boston and Maine
Berwick in Maine Great Falls and Conway,
from Maine line to Wakefield Cocheco, from Dover to New Durham and Portsmouth and Dover Railroad, from Piscataqua River
in the county
runs from
is
visited
Durham
to
;
;
;
to
Dover
city
;
Nashua and Rochester, from Lee
Total length of railroads in the county
females, 15,795
convicted
foreign,
;
foreign, 3,885
;
colored, 44.
—white,
95
;
to
Rochester.
about 79 miles.
Total population of the county, 30,243
Miscellaneous.
14,448,
is
— males,
Criminals
—
native, 125, foreign, 180; paupers
native, 195,
expense for the year, $ 18,973. Whole number of
deaths for the year 1870, 307
;
—males, 151, females, 153
;
died at eighty years of age and over, 26 or 8 J per cent.;
number
number
died with lung disease, 67, or 22 per cent.
BELKNAP.
This county was originally a part of Strafford county, and was
The surface is broken by mounand lakes, producing some beautiful scenery.
The soil is good, and is well adapted to grazing, and the various
kinds of productions, common to the latitude. Gilmanton Mounincorporated December 22, 1840.
tains, hills, valleys
tain
is
the principal elevation.
Lakes, Bays
ty
is
and
Rivers.
The north-eastern portion of the coun-
watered by Winnipiseogee Lake, and Alton Bay, an arm of
the lake extending about six miles into Alton.
River
is
Winnipiseogee
the principal stream, and furnishes some of the best water
The horse water power is 2,899.
North by Carroll County and Lake Winnipiseogee, east by Strafford County, south-west by Merrimack County,
and west by Grafton County. Area, of improved land, 155,421
power
in the State.
Boundaries.
acres.
There are eleven towns, of which two were incorporated
George I., two in the reign of George III., and seven
by the State government.
The county was named in honor of Dr. Belknap, the Historian
of New-Hampshire. Shire town, Gilford.
Towns.
in the reign of
Agriculture.
There are annually raised 20,000 bushels of wheat.
�386
BELKNAP.
91,000 bushels corn, 270,000 bushels potatoes,
81,000
ter,
lbs.
;
438,000
lbs. but-
of cheese, 40,000 lbs. maple sugar, 39,000 tons of
The
total value
The manufactures of the county are
considera-
hay, and $ 391,000 worth of cattle
of farm productions,
Manufactories.
is
fit
for slaughter.
$ 1,637,000.
(See tables.)
and rapidly increasing, the most important of which are cotton
goods, $ 923,000 cotton and woolen hose, $ 750,000 woolen goods,
flour and meal, $ 168,000; passen$183,000; lumber, $ 274,000
ger and freight cars, and repairs, $ 700,000
besides other important mechanical works.
The total capital invested in manufactories, is $ 1,424,500, employing 1,212 males, and 892 females, with
annual pay roll of $743,200. and producing $3,499,400. (See
ble,
;
;
;
;
tables.)
Valuation and
Taxes.
1872, was $ 6,107.000
Total assessed value of the county, in
The
true value, $ 9,081,500,
;
total
amount
of State, county, town and school tax collected was $131,058.34,
or twenty-one and one half mills to the dollar, true per cent, fourteen and a half mills.
Whole number
Churches.
$158,500.
Schools.
of church edifices, 47
seating capac-
;
(or 68 per cent, of the population;) church
12,135;
ity,
value,
(See tables.)
Total
number of
schools, 154, of
which seventeen are
graded; number of male scholars attending school, 1,892; females,
1,654; average length of schools for the year, seventeen weeks;
amount of money annually appropriated
total
$ 18,159.45, or $ 5.30 to each scholar
for school purposes,
value of school
;
lots
and
school houses, $87,545.
Railroads.
the county.
Railroads pass through seven of the eleven towns in
The Boston and Montreal Railroad extends from
ton to Ashland;
Bay. The
two miles.
and the Cocheco, from New-Durham
total length of railroads, in the county, is
Miscellaneous.
Total population of the county,
8,508, females, 9,093.
white natives, 52,
Crime
Foreign, 687
colored, 8,
—number convicted,
colored,
;
foreign, 18
for the year
;
;
122
cent
number died over eighty
;
;
about thirty-
17,681
41.
Til-
Alton
— males,
Paupers
—
annual expense, 5,000.
white, 3.
of deaths in the county, for the year, 223
to
Whole number
—males,
101, females,
years of age, 31, or nearly 15 per
died with lung disease, 52, or over 23 per cent.
�387
CARROLL.
CARROLL.
is one of the mountain and lake counNew-Hampshire, having some of the finest natural scenery
It is broken by mountains and hills, but
the United States.
This
Ossipee, shire town.
ties in
in
much
of the
soil is
productive.
Elvers and Lakes.
Saco, Pine, Bearcamp, Ossipee, and branches
This counof the Salmon Falls River, are the principal streams.
ty being the source of many considerable streams, they are, consequently, not large enough within itsterritory to furnish a perma-
nent supply of water power for large manufacturing establishments
however,
it
is
very valuable, and turns
many water
wheels.
;
The
improved horse water power is 1812. Winnipiseogee and Ossipee
Lakes are the principal bodies of water. Tourists, in the summer,
find pleasant recreation at many points on their shores.
Mountains. Ossipee, Red Hill, Chocurua, Whiteface and CarMountains are the highest elevations.
North by Grafton and Coos counties, east by the
State of Maine, south by Strafford County, and south-west and
west by Lake Winnipiseogee and Grafton County. Area of imter
Boundaries.
proved land, 175,319 acres. It was originally a part of Strafford
County, and was incorporated December 22, 1840. It contains seventeen towns, eight of which were incorporated during the reign of
George the III., and nine under the State government.
Some of the land is cold, but excellent for grazing.
Agriculture.
In 1870, 17,000 bushels of wheat. 108,000 bushels corn, 328,000
bushels potatoes orchard productions, $ 68,000 505,000 lbs. butter
16,000 lbs. cheese, 176,000 lbs. maple sugar, 50,000 tons of
;
;
;
hay
;
and
cattle sold,
ready for slaughter, $ 286,000.
The
total
farm productions was $ 1,808,000.
The manufacture of men's and women's boots
Manufactures
value of
all
in value any other manufactured production,
employing 182 hands, with annual pay roll of $ 64-
and shoes exceeds
in the county,
000,
and producing boots and shoes
Woolen goods are produced
to
the
to the
value of $ 400,000
value of $ 185,000, men's
flour
leather tanned, $ 306,000
and women's hose, $ 45,500
The total capital inand meal, $ 74,200, and lumber, $ 161,000.
vested in manufactories, of all kinds, is $ 583,000; employing 764
;
;
males,
and 107 females
;
annual pay
roll,
$ 295,800, and product of
goods valued at $ 1,459,100.
Valuation and Taxes.
The
assessed valuation of the county, in
�MERRIMACK.
388
1872,
was $ 5,228,812— true valuation, 8 7,843,218.
The total
and school tax assessed, was $ 123,679.22, or
State, county, town,
twenty-three mills to the dollar
ity,
10,830, (or 63
Churches valued
cent, sixteen mills.
the county, 46
;
per cent, of the inhabitants of
seating capacthe.
county.)
at $ 65,500.
Whole number
Schools.
—the true per
Number of churches in
Churches.
— 2,476, female, 1,925
of schools, 187
;
number
of male schol-
average attendance, 3,113, or 71 percent
number
average length of schools, for the year, seventeen weeks
of graded schools, four amount of money annually appropriated for
ars
;
;
;
;
school purposes,
J^ailroads.
Conway
;
•$
20,342.56, or $ 4.60 to each scholar in the county.
Great Falls and Conway, from Middleton to North
Portland and Ogdensburg from Maine State line to
Wolfeborough Railroad,
Conway, through to Upper Bartlett
from the shore of Lake Winnipiseogee in Wolfeborough, to WakeThe total length
field, on the Great Falls and Conway Railroad.
of railroads, in the county, is about fifty three miles.
;
Miscellaneous.
Population of the county, 17,333
females 8,575; foreign, 176, colored, 13.
year, 1870
— 142 males,
and 159 females.
years and over, 36, or nearly 12 per cent
— males, 8,758,
Number of deaths in the
Number died at eighty
;
died with lung disease,
70, or 23 per cent.
MERRIMACK.
Concord
With
is
theshire town of the county, and capital of the State.
the exception of Belknap, this
is
the only county in the State
a portion of the border of which does not touch some other State.
Its surface is broken by mountains, hills, and valleys, dotted with
lakes and ponds,
The
and
lined with
numerous
rivers
and streams.
on the rivers and streams, is very productive, while the
and mountain sides, are good for grazing.
soil
hills
A
portion of Sunapee Lake lies within its borLakes and Rivers.
and it and Webster Lake, in Franklin, are the principal bodies
of water. Merrimack, Pemigewasset, Winnipiseogee, Contoocook,
Soucook, Suncook, Warner and Black water rivers are the principal streams. The total improved horse, water power is 8,740.
Kearsarge, Ragged, Rattlesnake and Fort mounElevations.
ders,
tains, are the principal elevations.
Boundaries. North by Grafton and Belknap counties, east by
Rockingham County, south by Hillsborough County, and west by
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MERRIxMACK.
Sullivan County.
It contains
twenty -six towns, four of which were
incorporated in the reign of George
government.
ham and
was originally a part of the counties of Rocking-
It
Hillsborough, and was incorporated July 23, 1823.
The number of manufactories, of various
Manufactories.
is
two in the reign of George
I.,
seven in the reign of George III., and thirteen under the State
II.,
kinds,
Amount
number of men
446, steam horse power 764, water horse power, 8,740.
of capital invested in manufactories, $ 6,654,000
;
amount annually
employed, 4,567, women and children, 1,957
paid for labor, $ 2,777,000. The value of manufactured products,
;
in sixteen towns,
is
respectively over $ 50,000, ten over $ 200,000,
and
annually produced, of manufactured
goods, of all kinds, in value, $ 12,771,000 worth, the most important
of which are 33,634,000 yards of cotton cloth, valued at $ 2,609,000
There
six over $ 500,000.
is
;
2,561,000 yards woolen cloths, of
all
kinds, valued at $ 1,801,000
;
121,000 dozen pairs cotton and woolen hose, of various kinds,
$ 381,000; 3,521 tons paper, of
all kinds,
$ 843,000
;
also lumber,
and meal, $ 788,000
leather tanned, $ 354,000
foundries,
carriages, of all kinds, $ 650 000
furniture, $ 400,000
$280,000; railroad repair shops, $ 290,000; boots and shoes, 930,
leather hose and belting, $ 390,000 organs and melodeons,
000
$120,000; harnesses, $270,000; and granite and marble dressed
$ 411,000
flour
;
;
;
;
;
;
;
or quarried, $ 800,000
besides other manufactories of lesser note
;
but important.
Agricultural.
county
is
The number of acres of improved land,
number of horses, 4,939, cattle, 28,828,
317,344;
32,447, swine, 3,819
;
the
sheep,
bushels of wheat annually produced, 28,215,
rye, 5,166, corn, 184,662, peas
tons of hay,72,467,
in
and beans,
number of pounds of
5,631, potatoes, 429,650,
wool, 138,079, butter, 705,
516, cheese, 167,903, maple sugar, 89,802, honey, 6,630; gallons
of milk sold, 147,215, maple molasses, 1,079. Estimated value of
live stock, $1,886,649,
ucts
sold, $ 22,363
;
orchard products, $100,345; garden prod-
animals slaugh450,000
Estimated value of farm products, in-
forest products, $
tered, or sold, $ 575,055.
;
cluding betterments $ 3.103,071.
Money and
$ 2,864,361
;
Stocks.
$ 50,000 deposited.
est,
$ 687,062.
Total amount of deposits in savings banks,
eight towns have over $ 100,000,
Total amount of
and seventeen, over
money on hand
or at inter-
Total value of shares in corporations, and stocks
in public funds, $ 552,388.
Assessed value of stock in trade, in
�MERRIMACK.
390
True value
1872, $ 961,012.
tual value) $ 1,441,568.
on two thirds of the ac-
(as assessed
Total assessed value of the county, $ 21,
True value, $ 32,084,189.
389,459.
State tax, $81,408
Taxes.
tax, $224,281.66
on the dollar
county tax, $ 37.000
;
town and
;
city
total tax assessed, $342,689.66, or sixteen mills
:
— true per
cent. 10.7 mills.
Total number of districts, 308
number of schools, 334
number boys, 4,477 girls, 4 419
number of graded schools, 46
number of male teachers, 90 female teachers, 444 annual amount
Schools.
;
;
;
;
;
expended
for school purposes, $ 58,564.56
school-houses and
for schools,
52
Churches.
ity,
lots,
$ 231,760
academies, 5
;
Number
;
;
;
estimated value of
number of school-houses
;
—male
unfit
pupils, 310, female, 274.
of churches, 76; edifices, 75
25,083, (nearly 60 per cent, of all
;
seating capac-
the inhabitants)
value,
;
8 501,500.
The
Merrimack County, exceed
The Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad extends from Concord, through Canterbury and
Railroads.
railroad facilities of
those of any other county in the State.
Northfield, to Tilton
;
Northern extends from Concord through
Boscawen, Franklin, Andover, Wilmot, to Danbury
Branch extends from Franklin through Hill to Bristol
Bristol
;
Concord
;
and Claremont extends from Concord, through Hopkinton, Warner,
and Sutton to Bradford; Sugar River Railroad extends from BradContoocook Valley Railroad
ford through Newbury to, Sunapee
extends from Hopkinton through Hopkinton, Henniker to HillsConcord and Nashua extends from Concord through
borough
Bow and Hooksett, to Manchester; Concord Railroad, (east side of
Merrimack River) extends from Concord, through Pembroke and
Allenstown to Hooksett; Suncook Valley extends from Allenstown
;
;
through Epsom to
The
Pittsfield.
total
number of miles of
roads in the county, not including side tracks,
railroad passes through
the county.
No
is
rail-
A
about 160.
some portion of the twenty-six towns
railroad passes the borders of Salisbury,
in
New-
London, Webster, Dunbarton, Loudon and Chichester.
Miscellaneous.
males, 21,433
;
population, 42,151
Total
colored, 96
whole number paupers, 244
ses,
$ 27,837.
year, 146
;
— natives, 200,
Whole number
—natives,
;
20,718,
foreigners,
foreigners,
44
;
fe-
3,949
;
expen-
of criminals convicted, during the
Whole number died, 575
number died over eighty years of age,
48, foreign, 98.
males, 281, females, 294
— males,
natives, 38,202,
�HILLSBOROUGH.
71, or 12 1-3 per cent, or nearly
28 i per cent.
years
one in every eight lived
Number
years of age and over.
Forty died
391
in the
till
eighty
died with lung diseases, 166, or
town of Hopkinton, 10 over 80
21 over 70 years and 27 over 50 years of age.
;
HILLSBOROUGH.
This
is
the largest and most important county in the State, in
The
wealth, population, and manufactures.
surface
is
varied, por-
and mountains On the Merrimack,
it is more level.
There are no high mountains in the county
the mountains in Lyndeborough, Greenfield, Peterborough,
Hancock and Francestown having the greatest altitude.
Rivers and Ponds. It is well watered by numerous streams, the
most important of which are the Merrimack River, passing through
the eastern part of the county, from north to south the Contoocock
River, running through the western section, from south to north
The Souhegan, passing through the southern portion, from east to
west the Nashua, coming from Massachusetts, passing through part
and the Piscataquog, in the northern secof Hollis and Nashua
These rivers, together with their
tion, flowing from west to east.
tributaries, furnish good water privileges through the county.
The
horse water power improved is 18,770, or nearly double that of any
There is much good power which still recounty in the State.
mains unimproved, in all sections of the county. A portion of
tions being
broken by
hills
;
;
;
;
;
Massabesic Lake
lies in
the eastern section of the county, while
there are considerable ponds in Hancock, Hollis, Brookline, Fran-
cestown, and Amherst.
Boundaries.
It contains thirty-one towns, ten of
corporated in the reign of George
II.,
which were
in-
twelve, in the reign of
and the remainder by the government of New-Hampbounded north by Merrimack County, east by Rockingham County, south by Massachusetts, and west by Cheshire and
Area of improved land, 287,451 acres. IncorSullivan Counties.
porated March 19, 1771, and received its name from the Earl of
Hillsborough, one of the privy council of George III. Shire towns,
County Records, kept at
Amherst, Manchester, and Nashua.
George
III.,
shire.
It
is
Nashua.
Agriculture.
Much
of the territory
is
well adapted to the various
crops usually raised in this section of the country.
the
number of acres
In proportion to
cultivated, (with the exception of Grafton
and
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HILLSBOROUGH.
Coos Counties,) the value of
any county of the
in
Manufactories.
State,
done
is
000
;
Nearly one third of
is
equal to that of those
all
the manufacturing in the
The number yards
in this county.
annually manufactured,
all kinds,
crops
its
(See tables.)
State.
cotton goods, of
112,025,000, valued at $ 16,800,
is
woolen goods 1,952,000 yards, valued at $ 1,098,000
dozen pairs woolen hose, valued at $ 440,000
of all varieties, $1,054,000;
144,000
;
2,040 tons paper,
;
154,500 pairs of men's and women's
boots and shoes, $258,000; 35,148,000 feet of lumber, $619,000;
746,000 bushels flour and meal ground, $ 819,000
The
;
leather tanned,
and machine-shop business, such
manufacturing locomotives, and all classes of machine work,
$ 432,000.
twice as
much
iron foundry
as
is
as that of all the rest of the counties in the State,
The total capital invested in
number of manufacturing estab-
being over $ 5,000,000 annually.
manufactories
is
588
lishments,
amount paid
;
$ 15,990,000
;
males employed, 8,270, fema'es, 7,460 annual
value of manufactured goods,
;
for labor, $ 6,323,000
;
$ 31,464,000.
Valuation and Taxes.
$ 37,115,441
;—true
The
town and school tax assessed
16 mills on the dollar
ChureJies.
total assessed value of the
value, $55,673,016.
in
The
county
total State,
is
county,
1872, was $ 588,065.05, or about
—the true per
cent., 10J mills.
There are 90 churches, and 72 church
edifices,
capa-
ble of seating 36,736 persons, or 57 per cent, of the population of
Value of church property, $ 819,500.
There are 374 schools, of which 93 are graded. Numaverage attendance
ber boys attending school, 6,624, girls, 6,405
for the year, 8,992 or 67 per cent.; average length of schools, for
the year, 25 weeks value of school houses and lots, $481,680 anthe county.
Schools.
;
;
;
nual amount appropriated for school purposes, $ 121,961.94
;
aver-
age amount to each scholar, $ 10.14.
There are over one hundred and twelve miles of railThe Concord railroad extends from Hooksett line to Nashua; Manchester and Lawrence, runs from ManchesConcord and Portsmouth, from Manchester to
ter to Londonderry
Railroads.
way
track in the county.
;
Auburn Manchester and North Weare, from Manchester to Weare
Wilton, from Nashua to East Wilton; thence by the Peterbor-
;
;
ough, through Lyndeborough, and Greenfield,
to
Peterborough
;
Nashua and Lowell, to State line; Worcester and Nashua, to
State line
Nashua and Acton, to State line Peterborough and
;
;
�CHESHIRE.
Shirley, from State line to Greenville
to
Peterborough
;
393
Monadnock, from
;
Contoocook Valley, from Henniker
Jaffrey,
line to Hills-
borough Bridge.
Population of the county, 64,238
Miscellaneous.
females, 34,217; foreign, 11,472;
colored, 124;
—males, 30,021,
criminals convict-
—
—
ed natives, 124, foreign, 201; paupers natives, 171, foreign, 95
pauper expenses for the year, % 47,735. Whole number of deaths
for the year, 918
males, 458, females, 460; number died over
eighty years, 82, or 10 per cent.; number died with lung disease,
;
—
262, or over 28 per cent.
CHESHIRE.
This
is
State in
becoming one of the most enterprising counties
its
variety of manufactories.
of the county
uneven, but
is
much
The
of the
surface in
soil is
in the
many
parts
productive, yield-
ing fine crops, especially in those towns bordering on the Connecticut river.
The Connecticut washes
Rivers.
gether with
power
its
western border, the Ashue-
through the county in a south-westerly direction, and
lot flows
its
tributaries, furnishes the larger portion of the
Cold
in the county.
Rver
passes through
to-
water
north-west
its
corner, and branches of the Contoocook water three or four towns
on
eastern border, affording
its
some
proved horse water power of the county
Monadnock Mountain,
Mountains.
county,
is
is
The im-
water power.
6,310.
in the
eastern
part of the
the highest elevation in the middle and southern sec-
West River Mountain
tion of the State.
is
fine
in the south-west part,
quite an elevation.
Boundaries.
towns, of which eight
George II., ten, in the reign of
George III., and five under the government of New-Hampshire.
Bcunded north by Sullivan County, east by Hillsborough County,
south by Massachusetts, and west by Vermont. Its greatest length
is
contains twenty-three
It
were incorporated
in the reign of
thirty-one miles, greatest breadth, twenty-six miles.
porated
Keene
March
is
19, 1771,
and was named
after
It
was incor-
a county in England.
the Shire town.
Ai/rictdiure.
this county.
Some
Much
of the best farming towns in the State are in
attention
is
given to the raising of tobacco, on
the Connecticut and the lower part of the Ashuelot rivers.
ly two
hundred thousand pounds are annually produced.
Near-
The
�CHESHIKE.
394
number
acres of improved land
is
This county
Manufactories.
Woolen
manufactured.
260,517
;
annual value of agri-
(See tables.)
cultural productions, $1,887,856.
noted for
is
its
variety of goods
goods, consisting of beaver cloths, tricots,
&c,
diagonals, flannels, horse blankets
are annually produced to
the value of $ 2,369,000, exceeding that of any county in the State;
cotton goods, $250,500;
er tanned, $ 1,297,000
and
all
shoes, $ 190,000
paid
boots
;
besides their are chairs, tubs, pails, toys of
of manufactories of every description,
vested, S 3,325,000
amount
leath-
;
and meal ground, $ 251,000
machine work, granite dressing &c, &c.
kinds, paper,
number
;
24,028,000 feet lumber, $ 441,000
flour
;
is
371
males employed, 3,241, females, 702
;
labor,
for
value
$1,737,000;
The
capital in-
;
;
annual
productions,
of
$7,911000.
Valuation and Taxes.
The
assessed valuation of the county, in
1872, was % 14,956,599; true valuation, % 22,434,898.
The State
county, town aud school tax, was $ 239,367.48, or 16 mills on the
dollar
— true per cent. 10 mills.
Churches.
Number
churches, and church edifices, 62, capahle of
seating 25,083 persons, or 92 per cent, of the population of the coun-
Value of church property, $425,680, far exceeding that of any
county in the State, in proportion to wealth and population.
There are 259 schools, of which 49 are graded; numSchools.
ty.
ber of scholars
;
boys, 3,236
;
girls,
2,964;
through the year, 4,711, or 76 per cent
;
average attendance,
average length of schools,
for the year, 19 weeks; value of school houses
and
lots,
$ 161,120
annual amount appropriated for school purposes, $ 43,823, or $
;
7.
05 to each scholar in the county.
Railroads. There are twelve towns in the county, in which a
The Cheshire Railroad,
railroad passes through some part of it.
from Bellows Falls in Vermont to Massachusetts line, 42| miles
the Ashuelot, from Keene to Vermont Hue, 231 miles Monadnock,
from Massachusetts line to Peterborough line, about 11 miles.
;
;
Miscellaneous. Population in 1870,
27,265— males,13,653;
females,
22 persons convicted of
natives, 24; annual exnatives, 7, foreign, 15; paupers
cr i me
Whole number of deaths for the year, 338 males,
penses, $ 6,700.
number died over eighty years of age, 52, or
females, 166
172,
14 per cent.; number died with disease of the lungs, 81, or 24 per
13,612
;
foreign, 1,802, colored, 15
in 1870,
—
—
;
cent.
;
—
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SULLIVAN.
SULLIVAN.
One
of the Connecticut River counties
;
the surface
is
broken by
many
and river valleys,
It is an excellent county for
and interesting.
portions, very
grazing, and nearly 40,000 sheep roam over its hills, and on its
Croydon and Green mountains, in the northern
mountain sides.
mountains,
making the
hills
scenery, in
fine
and western section of the county, are the highest elevations.
Lake and Rivers. Suuapee Lake lies principally in this county
on its extreme eastern border, and is the largest body of water. Sugar River has its source in Sunapee Lake, and, together with its
Little Sugar
branches, waters over three fourths of the county.
t
flows
from east
to west
ers
have their
rise in
its southern limits, and joins the
Branches of Cold and Ashuelot riv-
through
Connecticut in Charlestown.
the southern section of the
these streams furnish good water privileges, about
couuty.
All of
half of which
Improved horse water power, in the county, 3,737.
North by Grafton County, east by Merrimack and
Hillsborough Counties, south by Cheshire County, and west by
Area of improved land, 220,517 acres. It contains
Vermont.
fifteen towns, one of which was incorporated in the reign of George
II., nine in the reign of George III., and five under the State government. Incorporated July 5, 1827, named in honor of Hon.
John Sullivan, one of the presidents under the new constitution.
are improved.
Boundaries.
Shire town, Newport.
Agriculture.
the soil
is
very
Along the streams, particularly the Connecticut,
and the uplands are generally productive.
fertile,
The county has been
noted, for
many
years, for the large quantity
and excellent quality of butter and cheese it produces, amounting
The annual
to about 600,000 lbs. butter and 100,000 lbs. cheese.
value of agricultural productions
is
$ 1,559,177.
(See tables.)
There are only four towns in the county which
have manufactories to any extent, or an annual value of productions amounting to over $100,000.
The most important manufacManufactories.
tures are paper, $ 400,000
leather, $ 217,000
;
woolen, $ 61 1,000
cotton, $ 464,000
lumber, $ 164,000 boots and shoes, $ 422,000
;
;
;
;
;
men's and women's hose, $ 35,000. The total value of manufactured goods, annually produced, is $ 2,663,000. (See tables.)
Valuation and Taxes. The assessed valuation, in 1872, was $8,
929,030—true
valuation,
$ 13,393,546.
The
State, county,
town
�GRAFTON.
396
and school
was $ 105,144.95, or 13 mills on the dollar
tax,
—true
per cent, about 8 mills.
There are 54 church
Churches.
425 persons, or 85 per
capable of seating 15,
edifices,
cent, of its population
;
value of church prop-
erty, $ 180,700.
There are 172
Schools.
ber of scholars
schools, of
— boys, 2,080
girls,
;
which 16 are graded; numaverage attendance,
1,725
;
through the year, 2,589, or 67 per cent.; average length of schools,
for the year, 20 weeks; value of school houses and lots, $82,025;
amount of money annually appropriated
for school purposes, $ 29,
525.52, or $ 7.52 to each scholar in the county.
Railroads.
Railroads pass through only five towns in the coun-
The Sugar River Railroad
ty.
port,
Claremont where
to
passes through
Sunapee and New-
forms a junction, with the Sullivan
it
County Railroad, which extends from Windsor Vermont through
Cornish, Claremont and Charlestown to Bellows Falls. The length
of railroads in the county
8,830,
females, 9,228
victed of crime
is
about 46 miles.
Population of the county, in 1870, 18,058
Miscellaneous.
colored, 43
foreign, 1,015,
;
— natives, 10,
— males,
persons con-
;
number of paupers, na-
foreign, 6,
annual expense, $13,402.38.
Whole
number of deaths for the year males, 112, females 138 num-
180;
tives,
foreign,
12;
—
;
ber died over eighty years of age, 25, or 10 per cent
;
number died
with disease of the lungs, 77, or 30 per cent.
GRAFTON.
This
is
in point
The
one of the largest and most important counties in the State,
of territory,
population, and
surfoce, in the eastern portion,
agricultural
broken by
is
productions.
hills
and
lofty
mountains, and affords some of the grandest scenery in America.
Its western portion borders
on the Connecticut, extending for a
The soil, on the rivers, is of
distance of nine towns, on that river.
the best quality, and, together with the
abundant crops of
grass, grain,
and
hilly portion, produces
all the fruits
common
to the
climate.
Mountains.
to the
In the northern sections, are mountains belonging
White Mountain range, Franconia Mountains and
gan Mountain; a
little to
the south-west
while at the east and south-east
terville,
is
is
Carrri-
Moosehillock, in Benton,
a part of the Whiteface, in
and the Campton Mountains,
in
Campton, and
Wa-
vicinity.
�GRAFTON.
Rivers and Lakes.
Connecticut and
its
rivers, in the
the county.
of
in
Mascomy
branches
in the
water the
Squam Lake,
in the
the southern section,
and
in the south-western section of the county, are the
bodies of water.
principal
its
Part of
Newfound Lake
south-eastern section,
Mascomy Lake
northern part,
The Pernigewasset and
portions
it is watered by the
which are Lower and
section,
tributaries, the largest of
Wild Arnmonoosuc
southern section.
central
In the western
397
The streams furnish abundant water
power, while the lakes prove excellent reservoirs for a constant
The improved horse water
power of the county is 11,6-40.
Boundaries.
North by Coos County, east by Coos, Carroll, and
Belknap counties, south by Merrimack and Sullivan counties,
and west by Vermont. There are thirty-eight towns, of which
twenty-three were incorporated under the reign of George III.,
and fifteen under the State government. Incorporated March 19,
1771, and received its name in honor of Augustus Henry
Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton.
Shire towns, Plymouth and Haverhill.
supply of water through droughts.
is
the agricultural county of the State.
It contains 442,738 acres of
improved land, and 230,300 acres of
farming
has 12,748 cows, 6,685 working oxen,
Grafton
Agriculture.
wood
land.
Its
farms are valued at over $ 12,100,000
implements, $ 646,000.
It
14,562 other cattle, 7,135 horses, and 86,681 sheep.
;
annually
It
produces 57,800 bushels wheat, 198,165 bushels corn, 433,000 bushels oats
and barley, 1,078,000 bushels potatoes, 140,000 tons hay
446,000
lbs.
000
maple sugar
lbs.
;
wool, 1,100,000 lbs. butter, 190,000 lbs. cheese, 650,
value of orchard productions, $115,000; val-
;
ue of slaughtered animals, 8 600,000, and total value of all agricultural productions annually raised, $ 4,034,900.
Some of the
finest
farming country
in the
United
States, is to be
found in the
Connecticut valley, in this county.
Manufactories.
manufactures are varied and important, but
Its
not as extensive as in some of the southern counties in the State.
There are annually produced, furniture, doors,
er
wood work
to the value of $ 1,000,000
;
and
sash, blinds
oth-
woolen goods, $694,
men's and women's hose, t 213,000 lumber,
and meal, $ 583,000 leather, $ 319,000 starch,
bebuck and leather gloves and mittens, $ 140,000
$ 150,000
sides, machine shop work, and other manufactures too numerous to
mention.
There are 658 manufactories, of all kinds, representing
000
;
paper, $330,000
$ 948,800
;
;
flour
;
;
;
;
;
�398
coos.
a capital of $ 2,771,000, employing 2,635 males and 417 females,
with an annual pay roll of $ 1,232,000, and producing goods to the
value of $ 5,775,900.
Railroads. There are twenty towns in the county through some
There are also five
which a railroad passes.
towns on the Connecticut River, which are well accommodated with
railroad facilities by the Passumpsic Railroad, passing alon^ on
portion of
Length of
the opposite side of the river, in Vermont.
railroads,
about 128 miles.
There are 72 churches, and 77 church
Churches.
edifices
num-
;
ber of sittings, 24,631, or 63 per cent, of the whole population of
the county
;
graded
;
value of church property, $ 248,700.
Number
Schools.
of schools in the county, 415, of which 33 are
number of
scholars
—boys,
4,977, girls, 4,391
attendance, for the year, 5,786, or 66 per cent
schools, for the year, 18
$ 189,925
weeks
value of school houses and
;
amount of money annually appropriated
;
average
;
average length of
;
for
lots,
school
purposes, $ 51,684.22, or $ 5.52 to each scholar.
Valuation and Taxes.
The
valuation, as assessed in 1872, was
8 15,037,880— true valuation,
The
$22,556,820.
State,
county
town, and school tax, was $ 288,238.62, or 19 mills on the dollar
true per cent. 12| mills.
Miscellaneous.
males, 19,287
foreign, 17
;
;
Population, in 1870, 39,103
foreign, 2,256
—males,
19,816,
fe-
— natives, 319,
convicted of crime —na-
colored, 41; paupers
;
expenses, $ 30,208
;
persons
Whole number of deaths, through the year
males, 237, females, 244; number died over eighty years of age, 60,
number died with lung disease, 153, or 32
or about 12? per cent
tives, 11, foreign, 3.
;
per cent.
COOS.
This county
and
is
lies in
the extreme northern part of New-Hampshire,
the largest county in the State, extending north and south
76 miles, and averaging, east and west, 20 miles, and having an
area of nearly 1,000,000 acres.
by
lofty mountains,
lies
and
Much
of
its
territory
is
broken
In the southern part
unfit for cultivation.
the larger portion of the White Mountain range, covering an area
of nearly 200 square miles, or 128,000 acres
;
on the west side are
the Stratford Peaks, while near the centre of the county
ebrated Dixville Notch.
is
the cel-
There are many other mountains, which,
�399
coos.
if located in
grand and
the southern portion of the State, would
lofty,
but the towering peak of
be called
Mount Washington
magnitude in this locality.
Mountainous regions, in any country, are generally considered no
more than a barren waste, but these are an exception to the general
For nearly three months, through the sumrule in this country.
mer, nearly every mountain pass is teeming with human life. Here
among these mountains have been reared some of the largest hotels
in the country, which, in elegance of finish and magnitude, would
Here are represented all the style
vie with any city on the globe.
and fashion of society, from the belles of New- York and Boston,
eclipses their
to the tidy waiter girls of Coos,
who
pass
them
their savory dishes
;
from the millionaire and man of fashion to the simple fisherman,
with his basket on his shoulders, and rod in hand, or the bold
mountaineer with his braded staff and hook ready to scale the
and brave the dangers of the lofty mountain sides. The numwho visit these mountains and vicinity, through the
season, is estimated at not less than 20,000, making a constant
population, including help, of 8,000 from two to three months.
The amount derived from this source alone is not less than $ 1,
000,000, and these mountains are of more value to the county, than
are the rich meadow lands on the Connecticut.
Most of the ungranted lands are within the limits of the county,
viz. Dartmouth College, Gilmanton and Atkinson Academies
Wentworth's Location, Crawford's Grant; also Carlisle No. 1,
Webster No. 2, and Hubbard's No. 3.
Rivers and Lakes. The Androscoggin and its tributaries water
its north-eastern portion
the Connecticut and its branches, the
most important of which are Hall's, Indian, Mohawk, Upper Ammonoosuc, Israel's and John's rivers, water the western portion,
while branches of the Saco and Lower Ammonoosuc water the
steeps
ber of people
;
southern part.
A large portion of Umbagog Lake lies
in the east-
ern section, and the chain of Connecticut Lakes lies in the northern section of the county, and they are the most important bodies
Much of the water power remains unimproved. The
improved horse water power is 4,449.
Boundaries. North-west and north by Canada, east by Maine,
south by Carroll and Grafton counties, and west by Vermont. It
contains 26 towns, five of which were incorporated in the reign of
George III., and the remainder by the State government.
Incorof water.
�400
coos.
porated December 24, 1803, under the
name
of Coos, which
is
the
Indian name of the Connecticut, and signifies crooked. The Shire
towns are Colebrook, in the northern judicial district, and Lancaster, in the southern.
Agriculture. It
but
it is
is
a
little
too far north for the raising of much fruit,
the best county in the State for grass and grain, and
attention
given to the growing of livestock.
is
Some
much
of the fiuest
can be found in Whitefield, and in the
The total value of farm pioductions, is $1,395,063 annually; improved land, 120,000 acres, or
$ 11.62 to each acre. In Illinois it is $ 10.87 to the acre.
farm lands
in the State,
river towns, on the Connecticut.
The manufacturing
of lumber is the most extenmore than half of the manufactured products
in the county. 2,634,000 clapboards, 21,176,000 shingles and laths,
and 86,650,000 feet of boards and dimension timber are annually
sawed, and valued at $ 1,427,800. There is flour and meal, % 169-
Manufactories.
sive business, being
000, leather, $101,000, paper, $40,000, woolens, $ 12,000, starch,
$ 143,000, besides, carriages, machine shop and foundry work, and
mechanical work, annually produced, the total amounting to over
$ 2,582,000.
(See tables.)
Valuation and Taxation. Assessed valuation, in 1872, $ 4,946,910
— true
value, $ 7,420,365.
The
State, county,
was $98,272.95, or 19f mills on the dollar
town and school tax
—true
per cent. 13£
mills.
Churches.
There are 24 churches, and 23 church
ber of seatings, 5,050, or 35 per cent, of
its
edifices
population
;
num-
—value of
church property, $ 49,500.
There are 148
Schools.
of scholars
— boys, 1,954,
schools, 11 of
girls,
1,749
;
which are graded
;
number
average attendance at schools
through the year, 2,151, or 60 per cent.; average length of schools
value of school houses and lots, $ 48,125
for the year, 16 weeks,
;
annual amount of money appropriated for school purposes, $ 17,
779, or $ 4.78 to each scholar in the county.
Railroads. The White Mountains Eailroad extends from Beth-
lehem to Northumberland, and forms a junction with the Atlantic
and St. Lawrence Railroad which extends from Maine line to Vermont line. These lines of roads will convey persons direct to almost any section of the country
county 75.
;
number
miles of railroads in the
(See tables.)
Miscellaneous.
Population in 1870,
14,932
—males,
7,955, fe-
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
males, 6.977; foreign, 1,015
crime
—
natives, 2
support, $ 14,560.
;
paupers
;
colored, 10
—natives, 80
Number
persons convicted
;
foreign, 60
;
of deaths for the year,
cent.;
;
of
expense of
— 83 males, and
number died over 80 years of age, 7,
number died with disease of the lungs, 52,
79 females
401
;
or over 4 per
or over 32 per
cent, of all the deaths.
GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE
STATE.
New-Hampshire is bounded north by Canada East, east by Maine,
by the Atlantic Ocean and Massachusetts, south by
Massachusetts, and west and north-west by Vermont and Canada
East.
It is situated between 42° 40' and 45° 16' north latitude,
and 70° 35' and 72° 27' longitude west from Greenwich, or 5° 30'
and 6° 15 longitude east from Washington. Its extreme length
running north and south is 168 miles.
Greatest width, measuring
south-east
v
from the easternmost point in the town of Rye due west to the
Connecticut River, is 90 miles. North of latitude 43° it gradually decreases in width, and at its northern extremity is only 19
miles wide.
The area
is
9,280 square miles, or 5,939,200 acres, of
which about 100,000 are covered with water.
The
State
is
divided into ten counties and 236 towns and
besides several grants in Carroll, Grafton
and Coos
the towns three were incorporated in the reign of Charles
during the reign of Gharles
II.,
two under William
der Queene Anne, fifteen under George
George
86 under George
I.,
cities,
counties.
III.,
I.,
Of
one
two ununder
thirty-seven
and 90 under State government.
hills, valleys and
plains, dotted with silver lakes and lined with sparkling streams.
The soil is varied, some being of the best quality, and some more
sterile and requirnig more cultivation, but the advantages of a home
market largely make up for some of its hard and rough soil, and
The
II.,
surface
is
III.,
diversified with mountains,
there are but few States in the Union, which produce larger crops
than New-Hampshire.
Its mountain streams furnish
some of the best water power in the world, which has built up
manufacturing cities and large villages in every section of the
to the acre
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
402
Around these villages are fine farms and thrifty farmers,
who always find a ready market for all their surplus productions,
Their sons and daughters, who do not prefer
at advanced rates.
agriculture, can find other employments near their own homes,
State.
either in teaching, mercantile or mechanical
to suit the diverse genius of all classes.
It
work of every variety
is
a noted fact that the
any country with mountains, hills valleys,
more diversified
plains, lakes and rivers, the more diversified are the people who
Nature never designed that
live there in their occupations of life.
the gifts or ingenuity of all men should be alike, any more than it
designed that they should look alike, and if they are placed in a
position where there is no chance to receive the rudiments to develop their natural genius, it must always remain latent, and they
or the world will never receive any benefit from the gifts which nature has bestowed upon them. The employments af the people of
is
New-Hampshire
which they
;
are as varied as the surface of the country in
While New-Hampshire manufactures 148
live.
differ-
ent kinds of goods, Georgia, with three times the population, pro-
duces only 65
;
Illinois,
tants, produces 210,
with eight times the number of inhabi-
and Massachusetts 325.
If a person's genius
not adapted to the profession which he pursues through life, one
half of his time is thrown away. Two men are brought up on farms
is
in Illinois
— one
is
a natural farmer, while the other
machinist, but he does not
know
it,
and
in those
is
a natural
broad prairies
no chance to find it out, so he leads an indolent life all his
and is called lazy by his neighbors, while the other man is
days,
prosperous and happy. If this natural machinist had lived in
New England, he would have found out his calling and followed
The greater the variety of labor in any country, the more rapid
it.
there
is
the accumulation of wealth and the more general the diffusion of
among
the people.
If Illinois, in proportion to
its
it
population,
had as many men and women employed as New-Hampshire, it
would set 26,360 males and 76,690 females at work who are now
lying idle, and are consumers instead of producers, and if paid
the same wages as others receive who work in that State, they
would earn enough in five years to build and equip all the railroads now running through Illinois. This is enough to show that
hills and mountains in any country are no curse to the inhabitants,
•but rather a blessing and far preferable to continuous broad plains,
if they are fertile and productive.
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
403
Agriculture.
As we have said, much of the territory of NewHampshire is unfit for cultivation, being broken in the northern
section by lofty mountains, while in the southern portion a large
majority of the inhabitants are engaged in manufacturing.
The
best farming district of the State, or where
more of the peo-
ple are engaged in agriculture than all the other professions,
is
in
the Connecticut River valley, or the towns bordering on that river,
being twenty-five in number, and extending from Hinsdale,
Massachusetts
line, to
Clarksville in Coos County.
on
Six of these
towns, respectively, do a manufacturing business of over $ 350,000,
annually, two of them amounting to over $1,200,000 each; but
the main business
is
agriculture, through this valley.
In 1870 these
twenty-five towns contained a population of 40,4:63 inhabitants,
and the area of improved land, including pastures, was 375,820
acres.
The intervals and meadows are very rich and productive,
but in many places are narrow, and the widest points do not extend more than one mile from the river to the hills, which generally rise quite abrupt,
The
first fifteen
making
the finest pastures in the country.
towns, from Massachusetts up as far as Bath, pro-
duce large crops of corn, but the towns above that point, are too
make it a lucrative business. These fifteen towns an-
far north to
nually produce over 247,000 bushels of corn, or more than onefifth
of the corn produced in the State.
cellent for sheep,
and
The
hill
pastures are ex-
this valley contains two-fifths of all the
sheep
grown in the State, viz. 94,923, the whole number being 248,760.
The total value of all kinds of agricultural products annually
raised,
It
is
$ 3,759,203, or $ 92.90 to each inhabitant of the valley.
this is one of the best farming
must be remembered, although
districts in the State or country, still there is a large
manufacturing done, but
State.
Many men who
less
amount of
in proportion than the rest of the
are rated as farmers do considerable me-
The whole amount paid
chanical work during the year.
chanical labor, annually,
is
for
me-
$1,327,000, or about $32.84 to each
The number of persons engaged in professional services, trade, and transportation, is 2,500, earning $ 1,500,
000 annually, or $ 37.00 to each person. The total amount annuperson in the
district.
ally received for labor, including
or $ 162.79 to every man,
New-Hampshire
farm productions,
woman and
is
$6,581,203,
child in the valley, on. the
side of the river.
Probably there are but few
districts of
this
area of territory,
�404
GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
where farming
which can equal
is
occupation of the inhabitants
the principal
For the information
New-Hampshire farmers a few comparisons will be given of
other rich farming districts in this country, to show that there are
but few localities where the people earn more money than in the
Connecticut Valley, and if possible to dispel this false idea that
more money can be earned in the West than in New England.
Madison County, in Illinois, which contains the city of Alton, is
considered and is one of the best farming districts in the State.
In 1870 there were 44,131 inhabitants in the county, and 357,000
this district in its resources.
of the
acres of improved land, annually producing 1,207,181 bushels winter wheat,
corn, being six times the amount
number bushels of corn raised in
of New-Hampshire.
The total value of agricul-
and 2,127,540 bushels
of wheat and nearly double the
the whole State
tural
productions of all varieties was $3,727,000, or $84.41 to
each person in the county,
it
annually pays for mechanical labor
1586,591, or $ 13.29 to each inhabitant. The number of people en-
gaged
in professional services, trade
and transportation
is
2,700,
and
annually earning $ 1,620,000, or $ 36.^2 to each person. The total
amount annually received for labor of all professions and including agricultural productions,
$ 5,913,789, or 813-4.52 to every in-
is
habitant, and being $ 28.27 less for each person in the county than
in the twenty-five towns in the Connecticut Valley.
of Madison county
now have a
surplus
left
If the people
over their expenditures,
and their receipts were as large as in the New-Hampshire district,
w ould annually increase this surplus $1,247,583, or enough to
build and equip forty miles of railroad. These statements are no
fiction, but are taken from official statistics and show conclusively
that the great farming districts in Illinois do not compare with
it
7
the agricultural district in the Connecticut Valley, in
its
resources
from labor.
Windsor County,
in the State.
in
Vermont,
is
the largest agricultural county
It contains a population of 36,063,
and has 398,106
acres of improved laud, with an annual production of $ 3,479,098,
or $ 96.18 to each person.
There
is
annually paid for mechanical
labor, $ 655,495, or $ 18.19 to each person.
2,200 are engaged in
and transportation, who annually receive for their services, $ 1,320,000, or $36.90 to every inhabitant
in the county.
The total amount annually received for labor, induing farm productions, was $ 5,454,593, or $ 151.28 to each person
professional business, trade
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
and $ 11.51
than the Connecticut
less
district in
405
New-Hampshire.
This valley has the capacity of maintaining a population of 100,
000, when the inhabitants are fully aware that they have the best
A
railroad passes
and finest farming district in the Union.
through or near every town except three in the district. In 1872
the people gave in under the law, $ 1,714,607 as money on hand or
'
at interest,
and
in stocks,
and the State treasurer returned to their
banks in the
credit $ 1,246,199 as deposited in the various savings
The towns belonging to the Connecticut valley in New
Hampshire, are Hinsdale, Chesterfield, Westmoreland and Walpole in Cheshire County Charlestown, Claremont, Cornish and
Lebanon, Hanover, Lyme Orford,
Plaintield in Sullivan County
Piermont, Haverhill, Bath, Monroe, and Littleton in Grafton
County Dalton, Lancaster, Northumberland, Stratford, Columbia,
Colebrook, Stewartstowu, and Clarksville in Coos County.
State.
:
;
;
There are other fine larming districts in the State, but none as
There are ten or twelve towns in the vicinity of Win-
extensive.
nipiseogee Lake, the larger portion of the
it
One
which are good agricultural towns.
ton) in proportion to
State, being
population,
its
is
number lying south
of
of these towns, (San born-
the best tarming town in the
§ 172. to each person in town, in
its
agricultural pro-
ductions.
The number
of acres of improved land, in the State,
is
2,334,483
;
wood-land, 1,047,690 acres; value of farms, $ 80,589,313; farming
implements, $ 3,459,943
;
total
amount annually paid
the farms, including board, $2,319,164;
on
farm
lor labor
total value of all
productions, including betterments, $ 22,473,547, or $ 70.67 to each
inhabitant in the State.
The number of persons from
ten years of
age and upwards, engaged in farming,
is
54
fuller details, see
to
each person thus employed.
For
46,593, averaging $482.
agricul-
tural tables.
Manufactories.
As has been
seen in the foregoing pages, the
people are largely engaged in manufacturing, and
it
is
increasing
rapidly in all sections of the State.
It should be remembered that in looking over the value of goods
annually produced in the various towns and manufactories, the
amount of receipts vary largely from the sum paid for labor, whol-
ly through the value of the
raw material before it is wo.ked. In
about one sixth the value of the whole goods
after they are manufactured, boots and shoes over one quarter,
cotton goods, labor
is
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
406
woolen, nearly one sixth, furniture and carriages, one third, leather tanned, one ninth, lumber, one fourth, flour
and meal, one
thir-
ty-second part, stone dressed, over one half, and cotton prints, one
twentieth.
For
factories in
instance, they
pay
in the cotton
and print manu-
Dover, for labor, $ 570,000, and annually produce
goods viz. prints and cotton cloths, to the value of $ 4,687,000 in the
stone yards and ledges at Concord, they pay $ 350,000 for help,
;
and
sell
stone to the
towns where
grist
amount of $ 700,000.
It will also
be seen, in
and lumber mills are the principal manufacto-
that the pay is rated small, for the reason that men are not
employed through the season, or all the time, consequently, they
ries,
are only paid for labor done.
Cotton Manufactories.
The manufacturing
of cotton goods, of
various kinds, exceeds that of any other business in the State, the
sales
amounting
to
242,955,000 yards valued at $ 30,612,000.
The
value of goods manufactured, has increased over $ 8,000,0000 within four years.
(See tables.)
Boots and Shoes.
State.
This branch
is
the next largest business in the
4,867 males, and 846 females are employed,
who annually
receive for their labor, $ 2,721,000 and manufacture 9,588,000 pairs
men's and women's boots, shoes and brogans, valued at $ 11,706,
000.
Much
of the stock for these shoes
is
cut out in the large bout
and shoe manufacturing establishments in Massachusetts, and sent
The larginto New-Hampshire to be worked into boots and shoes.
er portion of those, made in Rockingham County, come from these
(See Rockingham County, also tables.)
manufactories.
Woolen Goods. Woolen goods come next in the amount of re$ 9,222,000, annually. All kinds of woolen fabrics are
manufactured, such as carpets, horse blankets, beavers, tricots, cassimeres, flannels, of all varieties, delaines &c. In Franklin are manceipts, viz.
ufactured fancy shirting flannels, of the finest quality, there being
The above cotton and
do not include cotton and woolen hose manufacwoolen goods
nearly thirty different styles or patterns.
tured.
Iron and Machine Work.
Next
in order is
the iron and ma-
chine work, which amounts to over $ 7,500,000 annually.
This
branch of business has increased very rapidly since 1870, especially in Manchester and Nashua.
Lumber. This business is an important branch, and is increasing from year to year, but the worst feature of
it is,
that the raw
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
material
exhaustive, aud
is
statistics are
hard
pared for market.
in
many
the labor and the lumber pre-
In some instances the labor
down of
the cutting
the
other cases,
it
commences
The
reckoned from
is
ready for the market, while
tree,- till it is
the expense of the labor.
The lumber
disappearing.
fast
is
sum up between
to
407
at the mill,
which
per thousand,
price
not half
is
lumber
for
standing, (especially in the northern section of the State,)
is
nominal, compared with that of the sawed timber, ready for
the whole increase
is
and
in labor, capital,
given in as $ 1,209,600 annually,
merely
sale,
and
The labor here
profit.
no doubt, more than
There are 762 saw mills in the
State, representing a capital of $ 3,272,000, employing 3,392 hands,
a part, or whole of the year, who are represented, as annually receiving for their labor, $ 1,209,600, and sawing 6,528,000 clapboards,
69,508,000 shingles and laths, and 305,048,000 feet of boards and
falls short,
$ 1,000,000 of the true amount.
dimension timber valued at $ 5,174,900.
This amount includes
lumber sawed, planed, and grooved.
The next important
Tanneries.
The number
ed, $ 927,000
year,
is
693
;
of tanneries
;
business
the State,
is
tanning leather.
is
71
capital invest-
;
number of hands employed, the whole
or part of the
annual pay-roll, $347,500; value of leather tanned,
The currying
$ 3,265,100.
in
business
and dressed
skins,
is
about
$ 1,720,000 annually.
The paper manufactures have increased their business
The receipts, at that time, were
Paper.
over
fifty
per cent since 1870.
$ 1,913,635
at the present time
;
it is
nearly $ 3,000,000 annually.
The number of persons employed
Hosiery.
in this business, is
295 males, and 880 females; value of goods manufactured, $ 2,016,
There are but three States in the Union which exceed New000.
Hampshire
in this
branch of industry.
Furniture, Chairs, &c.
The
(See tables.)
receipts
from
this business, are
over
$ 2,000,000 annually.
The above are some of
but there are
many
the most important branches of industry
others that are important, such as flour
and
sash, blinds, and doors, $ 700,000
meal productions, $ 3,563,400
carriages, of all kinds,
freight and passenger cars, $ 650,000
;
;
$ 1,100,000
;
potato starch, $ 400,000
dressed, $ 1,000,000
;
;
harnesses, 3 500,000
musical instruments, $ 200,000
;
;
granite
agricultural
implements, $ 275,000 &c.
The
total
number
of manufactories, of all kinds, in the State,
is
�GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE STATE.
408
The steam horse power is now rated at 9,262 the improv3,389.
ed water power, 69,254; capital invested, $ 42,562,900
males em;
;
ployed, 31,409
$ 19,945,500
value of
;
annual amount paid for labor,
goods manufactured, $ 95,995,500. This
females, 16,667
;
all
;
an increase, in vajue of goods, of over § 24,000,000, since 1870.
Productions of the soil. $ 22,473,547 mechanical laResources.
debor $ 19,995,500 stocks and money at interest, $ 10,454,187
is
;
;
;
posits in savings banks, in the State, * § 22,132,399
;
stock in trade,
The
$8,362,586.
assessed valuation of the State, in 1872, was
These assessments are made on a basis of two-thirds
$ 153,187,177.
For instance, a town
having savings bank deposits of $ 150,000, was only placed at
S 100,000 in assigning the proportional tax, which belonged to the
of the actual value of the property assessed.
several towns to
pay
as their share of the State tax, on every one
thousand dollars raised. This
is
expressly against the law, provided
for in the assessment of property for taxes, but a constant
ing practice goes far ahead of any
The
919;
total
total
768,582.73
75
number
in 1873,
;
of ratable polls, in the State, in 1872, was 82,
town debts
;
total
it
in the State, over available assets,
;
engaged
;
the total State debt, in 1872,
in 1873, $ 4,132,160.82.
Professional Business, &c.
shire,
was $4,
tax committed to the collectors was $ 2,610,263.
was S 2,376,495.03
was $ 4,138,124.26
and grow-
New-Hampshire Statute Law.
in professional
In 1870, there were in
business,
New-Hamp-
trade and transportation,
27,046 persons, or 85 per cent, of the population. This class consists
of clergymen, physicians, lawyers, bankers, teachers, of every pro-
merchants, peddlers, soldiers of U. S. army, hotel keepers,
fession,
clerks, booi-c-keepers,
day laborers, hucksters, railroad and express
managers, and their employees, telegraph operators,
a basis, call their pay each at S 600 per annum, and
to $ 16,227,600.
if
This
is
is
&c.
As
would amount
much higher,
The stock and money at in-
a low estimate, and might be
the actual figures could be obtained.
terest
sailors,
it
probably over $ 20,000.000, for
it
depends wholly on the
statement of those persons holding them, and they use the argu-
ment that other people are not taxed on the
full
value of their
property.
New-Hampshire have over $ 10,000,000 deposited in the
This takes out of New-Hampshire $100,000 as taxes,
anil places $75,000 in the treasury of Massachusetts.
The people of New-Hampshire have always catered to the interests of the Bay State.
*
It
is
estimated, that the people of
TBrious savings banks in Massachusetts.
�RAILROADS.
The
Total Income.
(including
farm
$ 19,995,500
;
total
income of
productions,
409
people in the State,
all the
$ 22,473,547
mechanical
;
deposits in savings banks, S 1,328,000
;
labor,
on
on deposits in savings banks
professional services, etc., $ 16,227,600
;
interest
on stocks, bonds, and money at
out of the State, $ 60 ^,000
;
interest, $ 1,200,000
$ 61,824,644, or % 200 to each person in
is
)
;
interest
the State, and over $ 748 to eyery ratable poll.
No
State west of the Alleghany Mountains has as large a re-
source, in proportion to
its
population, as New-Hampshire, by over
$ 15 to each inhabitant, and the great commercial State of
York
is
cities
of
lars to
The
no better.
New-
resources of New-Jersey, between the
New- York and Philadelphia,
fall
short
more than ten
two
dol-
each person in the State.
RAILROADS.
Thirty-five years ago there was not a length of railway track in
New-Hampshire.
way
At
that date no iron horse
had ever wound
its
beside her river banks or through her mountain passes, and his
had never echoed through her deep, dark forests but
day nearly every hamlet in the State can hear the clarion sound
of the locomotive and see the white, curling smoke as it hovers o'er
shrill whistle
;
to
the track of the swift passing train.
New-Hampshire has now,
1874, over 890 miles of railroad, owned by thirty-two corporate
companies, and built at an expense of over S 30,000,000.
As a
the
general thing, the railroads of this State have been undei
management of
respectable and business men,
who have
not
pocketed the stock nor profits of the roads, at the expense of the
stock-holders.
It
may
be true that some roads have been built at
a greater expense than what the business on them will pay, and the
may have depreciated in value, but the only parties that have
made any money by it are the public, and the people in the towns
stocks
through which such roads pass.
There have never been any such
bare-faced swindles in this State, in rail-road speculations, as those
perpetrated on the noted, staid, and industrious people of Vermont,
where the whole expense of the
first
construction of their roads,
�410
RAILROADS.
has been squandered, or found
its
way
into the pockets of
better fitted to grace the cells of a State's prison than the
men
manage-
ment of auy railroad.
The following gives the standing and number of miles of rail-road
and the towns through which they pass or touch. There may be
some errors in stating all the towns, for in many instances it touches
the town but a few rods, while in others it lacks but that distance.
Ashuelot Railroad. This road extends from Keene to South Vernon, Vermont. It leaves Keene and passes through Swanzey, Winchester and Hinsdale.
Distance in New-Hampshire, 23 miles.
Miles annually run by passenger trains, 15,995 by freight trains,
;
32,150 miles.
This road is leased to the
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railway.
Grand Trunk Railway, of Canada, for the term of 999 years; and
leads from Portland, Maine, to Montreal, Canada.
It passes in
New-Hampshire through the towns of Shelburn, Gorham, Berlin,
south-east corner of Dummer, Stark, Northumberland and Stratford
on the Connecticut river. Whole distance in the State, 52 miles.
Miles run by
all trains,
885,313 annually.
Extends from Boston
Boston and Maine Railroad.
to
South
Berwick, Maine, 74 miles, thence on the Boston and Maine Extension to Portland.
In this State, it passes through the towns of Atkinson, Plaistow, Newton, Kingston, East Kingston, Exeter, South
Newmarket, Newmarket, Durham, Madbury, Dover, Rollinsford
Great Falls branch,
and Somersworth, distance about 35 miles.
3 miles.
Annual receipts from passengers, $ 1,092,600, freight,
—
$ 813,000, mails, $ 14,000, rents, $ 43,000.
R
Extends from Concord,
Boston, Concord and Montreal
tilroad.
through Canterbury, Northfield, Tilton, Belmont, Laconia, Gilford,
Meredith, New-Hampton, Ashland, north corner of Bridgewater,
Plymouth, south-west corner of Campton, Rumney, Wentworth,
Warren, south-west corner of Benton, Haverhill to Wells River,
Vermont, distance, 93
miles.
This
is
road, under one control, in the State,
the longest continued line of
and
Receipts— from passengers, $231,000,
is
well managed.
freight,
$417,000, mails,
$ 10,000, express, $ 8,000.
Extends from Bellows Falls, in Vermont,
Westmoreland, south-west corner of Surry,
Cheshire Railroad.
through Walpole,
Keene,
Rindge
Marlborough, Troy, Fitzwilliam,
to
Winchendon, Mass.
Whole
south-west corner of
length of road, 53 miles;
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KAILROADS.
in
New-Hampshire, about 42 J
This road
miles.
is
the connecting
link between Burlington (through Rutland) and Boston.
The num-
ber of passengers carried one mile on this road, in 1872, was 6,139,
685
tons of freight, one mile, 22,909,589.
;
year, from all sources, $824,763.34
Concord Railroad.
sett,
;
Total receipts, for the
total expenses, $ 640,912.16.
Extends from Concord, through Bow, Hook
Manchester, Bedford, Merrimack to Nashua, 35 miles.
road has two tracks, and
is
Thi&
one of the best lines in the country for
the distance, the annual receipts amounting to over $ 1,040,000, and
the expenses, $ 688,226.
The number of passengers
carried one
mile, 13,333,060.
Contoocook River Railroad.
Henniker
to
Extends from Hopkinton, through
Hillsborough Bridge, distance, 15 miles.
Receipts,
$ 44,000, expenses, % 30,000.
Concord and Portsmouth Railroad.
Extends from Concord,
through Pembroke, Allenstown, Hooksett, Manchester, Auburn,
Candia, Raymond, Epping, South Newmarket, Stratham, Green-
land and Portsmouth, distance, 58 miles.
This road is run in conand under the management of the Concord Railroad,
and its cars are run over their track through Hooksett.
Dover and Winnipiseogee Railroad. Extends from Dover, through
Rochester, Farmington, New-Durham to Alton Bay, where it connects with Steamboats to various points on Lake Winnispeogee.
The whole length of road is 28J miles. It is under the
management of the Boston and Maine Railroad.
Eastern Railroad, in New-Hampshire. This, with the Eastern
Railroad of Massachusetts, and the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth,
connects Boston with Portland, distance, 107 miles, That portion
in New-Hampshire is 16 miles, and extends through Seabrook,
Hampton Falls, Hampton, North Hampton, Greeuland, west corner of Rye, and Portsmouth.
nection, with
Peterborough and Shirley Railroad. The length of this road, in
New-Hampshire, is about 91 miles, and extends from Massachusetts
line through Mason, south border of Wilton to Greenville.
It is
managed by the Fitchburg Railroad.
Manchester and Lawrence Railroad. Extends from Manchester,
through Londonderry, Derry, Windham, Salem, to Lawrence, MasThe distance in this State, is about 22£
sachusetts
26 miles.
—
miles.
Receipts of the road, $ 177,000
managed by
the Concord Railroad.
;
expenses, $ 76,000.
It is
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RAILROADS.
Manchester and North Weare Railroad.
Extends from Manchesto Weare,
19 miles. It is under the management of the Concord Railroad.
Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad. Extends from Concord, through Hopkinton, Warner, the southern portion of Sutton
through Goffstown, north-east corner of New-Boston,
ter,
to Bradford, 27 miles.
It
is
managed by
Receipts, $ 131,000
the Northern Railroad.
;
expenses, $ 101,000.
This road together with
the Sugar River, and
Contoocook Valley Railroad, have been
formed into one corporation, called the Concord and Claremont
(N. H.) Railroad.
Monadnock Railroad.
Extends from Winchendon, Mass., to
Its length, in New-Hampshire, is 13J
miles, and extends through Rindge, Jaffrey and Peterborough.
This is a new road with no through connection on any of the great
lines, but it now pays more than the running expenses.
Mount Washington Railroad.
This road extends from the base
of the White Mountains, to the summit of Mount Washington,
Peterborough, 15| miles.
It has been built at
about three miles.
000, and
like
now pays more than running
any other road
of a visit to the mountains.
is
Fare
is
un-
its
track in the
itself and worthy
up and down, $ 4.
This is a new road, and the
a novelty in
— up, $
Nashua, Acton and Boston Railroad.
cars went over
The track
in the world, and, together with the invention
of the brakes to hold the train,
first
an expense of nearly $ 200,
expenses.
summer
3.
of 1873.
It
forms a con-
necting link, which gives a direct railroad communication between
northern and central New-Hampshire, with Providence, New-Bedford and other cities in that section of Massachusetts and
Island.
in
It
is
New-Hampshire.
Nashua and Lowell.
a quarter of which
double track and
is
is
It
may
Extends
to Lowell, fourteen miles, five
from Nashua to Massachusetts
line.
and
It has a
one of the best managed roads in the State.
Cost of road, $ 737,000
% 521,000.
Rhode
nearly twenty miles in length, about five of which are
;
annual
receipts,
be necessary to
$ 603,000
state, that the
;
expenditures
Wilton, Stony
Brook, Salem and Lowell, and Lowell and Lawrence railroads are
managed by the Nashua and Lowell, and the above is the total receipts
and expenditures, of
Nashua and
Rochester.
all these roads.
A
new road now
being built, and
It
extends from Nashua, through Hudson, north-
ern part of Pelham,
Windham, Deny, Hampstead, Saudown, Fre-
nearly finished.
�413
RAILROADS.
mout, Epping, Lee, Barrington to Rochester, about
forty-eight
miles.
Northern Railroad. Extends from Concord, through Boscawen,
Franklin, Andover, Wilmot, Danbury, Grafton, south-west corner of
Orange, Canaan, north-west corner of Enfield and Lebanon to White
Vermont length of road, 69£ miles.
owned by the Northern, extends from FrankAnnual receipts,
through Hill to Bristol, thirteen miles.
River Junction,
The
lin,
8 706,000
748
in
Hartford,
;
Bristol Branch,
;
expenses, $ 545,000.
Passengers carried one mile, 8,060,
freight carried one mile, 25,057,849 lbs.
;
Extends from East Wilton, through
Peterborough Railroad.
Lyndeborough and Greenfield to Peterborough, about 16J miles.
It is now being built, and nearly completed.
Portland and Ogdensburg. Extends from Portland, Maine, and
cars run to Upper Bartlett, seventy-two miles, of which twenty-two
are in New-Hampshire, running from Maine line, through Conway
to Bartlett.
When completed it will extend through the White
Mountain passes, through Carroll, Whitefield and Dalton to the
Connecticut River.
Portland and Rochester.
Extends from Portland
to Rochester,
only three miles of the road being within the limits of
New-Hamp-
shire.
Portsmouth and Dover.
ed
;
Is
now being
built,
and nearly complet-
extends from Portsmouth, through Newington to Dover, eleven
miles.
Portsmouth, Great Falls and Con-way.
Extends from the Great
Falls Junction, on the Eastern Railroad, in Maine, to North Conway. In New-Hampshire it runs from Great Falls, through Rochester,
Milton, Wakefield, Ossipee, Madison to North Conway, six-
ty-five miles.
Suncook Valley Railroad.
Extends from Hooksett, through Al17* miles.
The road is under
the management of the Concord Railroad.
Sugar River Railroad.
Extends from Bradford, through Newbury, Sunapee and Newport to Claremont Junction, on the Sullivan Railroad, 29 miles. It is managed by the Northern Railroad.
lenstown and
Epsom
to Pittsfield,
Extends from Windsor, Vt., through. CornClaremont and Charlestown to Bellows Falls, Vt., 26 miles. It
operated by the Central Vermont Railroad Co., at an annual rent
Sullivan Railroad.
ish,
is
of $ 25,000.
Receipts, $210,000
;
expenses, $ 151,000.
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RAILROADS.
Extends from Woodville, in Haverthrough Bath, Lisbon, Littleton, Bethlehem, Whitefield, Dal-
White Mountain Railroad.
hill,
ton and Lancaster to Northumberland, and forms a junction with
The length of the road,
managed by the Boston, Concord
the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad.
completed,
is
42 miles.
It
is
and Montreal Railroad.
Wilton Railroad. Extends from Nashua, through the southwest corner of Merrimack, southern part of Amherst and Milford to
East Wilton, 15£ miles. The road is under the control of the Nashua and Lowell Railroad.
Extends from Wolfeborough,
Woljeborough Branch Railroad.
through Brookfield to Wakefield, and forms a junction with the
Great Falls and Conway Railroad. The length of the road is 12
The cars commiles, and it is managed by the Eastern Railroad.
menced running over the track in 1872.
Worcester and Nashua. This road extends from Worcester to
Nashua, and is the connecting line from Central New-Hampshire
It is forty-six miles
to New York City, Albany, Niagara Falls, &c.
in length, of which about six and one half miles, are in New-Hamprunning through the south-east corner of Hollis, to Nashua.
shire
;
The length
of all the Railroads in the State finished, or nearly
completed, in January, 1874,
is
Ashuelot,
Atlantic &
131
52
Lawrence,
Boston, Concord & Montreal, .. 93
Boston & Maine with Gt. F. B.* 38
St.
Ports., Gt. Falls
28£
Suncook Valley,
Sugar River,
48
.
. .
&
Conway,
.82£
9£
164
22
3
11
.
.
.65
17£
22£
Sullivan County,
19
White Mountain,
29
26
42
27
Wilton,
15£
131
Wolfeborough,
Worcester & Nashua,
12
16
Eastern,
& Lawrence,
& North Weare,
Merrimack & Conn. River,
Manchester
Manchester
Monadnock,
Mount Washington,
Nashua & Acton,
Nashua & Lowell,
is
Rochester,
58
35
line,
&
15
421
Concord,
Contoocook,
Concord & Portsmouth,
Dover & Winnipiseogee,
* This road
Nashua
Northern & Bristol Branch,
Peterborough & Shirley,
Peterborough,
Portland & Ogdensburg,
Portland & Rochester
Portsmouth & Dover,
Cheshire,
Maine
nearly as follows,
officially called as
only twenty-five miles.
.
.
3
6£
41
5£
893
running in New-Hampshire, from Massachusetts line
It is about thirty-five miles.
to
�THE PRESS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
415
THE PRESS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
Daniel Fowle, the
printer in
first
Boston to Portsmouth
day, October
7,
1756.
;
number bearing date ThursThis paper when laid open measured seven-
New-Hampshire Gazette, the
the
New-Hampshire, came from
October and established
in 1756, early in
by ten.
Mr. Fowle had deeply
first
teen inches
first
felt
the pangs of a stifled press
editorial breathed forth that
ple are entitled
to,
his
—
liberty in a free country,
if
and
all peo-
and which the newspaper press of this country
He says: "As the press always claims
enjoying to-day.
is
;
freedom of speech, which
it is
presumed, that none will be offended,
the paper discovers that spirit of freedom which so remarkably
prevails in the English Nation."
From
this small
paper commenced the foundation upon which
In 1850, there were puband periodicals with a circulation of 19,700, and annually issuing 1,024,400 copies in i860
the number of papers, &c, had increased to thirty-eight, with a
circulation of 60,236, and issuing annually, 3,067,552 copies, in
the press of this State stands to-day.
lished in the State, twenty newspapers
;
1870, there were fifty-one papers
and annually
&c, with a
in this State keeps far ahead in
the
circulation of 173,919,
This shows that the press
issuing, 7,237,588 copies.
march of progress and im-
provement, compared with other branches of industry.
The
circulation of newspapers
&c,
in
New-Hampshire, is equal
United States
to one for every person in the State, while in the
it is
only equal to one for every two persons.
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE STATE.
Amherst— Farmer's
Cabinet, published every Wednesday. EstabE. D. Boylston, Publisher and Editor.
Canaan East—The Canaan Reporter, published every Friday. C. O
Barney, Editor and Proprietor.
CLAREMONT-^The National Eagle, published every Saturday. Established in 1834 T. J. Lasier, Publisher and Editor.
lished in 1802
;
;
�THE PRESS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
416
Claremont—Northern Advocate,
lished in 1840; J.
published every Tuesday.
Estab-
Weber, Publisher and Editor.
Claremont—The Compendium, published Bi-weekly.
Established
H. Story, Publisher and Editor.
Colebrook Northern Sentinel, published every Friday. Established in 1870; Albert Barker, Publisher and Editor.
Concord Concord Daily Monitor, published every evening, except
Sunday, and Independent Statesman, published every Thursday. Monin 1870; S.
—
—
.
Statesman Building.
xtor Established
in 1863;
lican Press Association
;
Weekly,
in 1823,
Published by The Repub-
Edward A. Jenks, Manager.
Concord—The Daily Patriot, published every evening, except Sunday.
New-Hampshire Patriot, published every Wednesday. Established
Daily in 1839
Weekly,
C
Published by E.
and G. G. Bailey.
every Thursday. Established in
1868; Charles C. Pearson & Co., Editors and Proprietors.
Concord Prohibition Herald, published every Tuesday. Established in 1870; Rev. O. H. Jasper, Editor. Published by C. L. Millen.
Dover Dover Enquirer, published every Thursday. Established in
1827; J. R. Varney J. T. S. Libbey, Editors; Libbey & Co., Publishers.
Dover Foster's Democrat, published every Saturday. Established
in 1871; J. L. Foster Editor; George J. Foster, &*Co. Publishers.
Dover Dover Gazette, published every Friday. Established in
1826; Edwin A. Hill, Publisher and Editor.
Dover The Morning Star, published every Wednesday. Established in 1826; George E. Day, Editor; I. D. Stewart, Publisher.
Dover Dover Local Record, published monthly. Established in
1870 E. O. Foss, Publisher and Editor.
Exeter Exeter News- Letter, published every Friday. Established
in 1881 Hon. Charles H. Bell, Editor; Charles Marseille*, Publisher and
;
Concord—The
in 1809.
People, published
—
—
—
;
—
—
—
—
;
;
Proprietor.
�THE PRESS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
'
v
417
W«*u
Journal Office,
in Burleigh's Block.
Franklin— Merrimack Journal, published every Thursday.
M. B.
Goodwin, Editor.
Gkeat Falls Great Falls Journal, published every Saturday. Established in 1867 Edwin Fernald, Publisher and Editor.
Hanover The Anvil, published every Thursday. Established in
1873; Edited by members of Junior Class, Dartmouth.
—
;
—
Hillsborough — Hillsborough Bridge Messenger, published every
Established in 1869; William M. Sargent, Publisher and
Thursday.
Editor.
Hinsdale
—
Star Spangled Banner, published monthly. Established
H. E. Hunter, Editor, Hunter & Co., Publishers.
Hinsdale Hinsdale Mirror, published quarterly. Martin & Co.,
Editors and Proprietors.
in 1863:
—
—
—
Keene Cheshire Republican, published every Saturday. Established in 1827; Julius N. Morse, Publisher and Editor.
Keene New-Hampshire Sentinel, published every Thursday. Established in 1799; T. C. Rand, Editor; Sentinel Printing Company,
Proprietors; C. J. Woodward, Treasurer.
Keene The United States, published every Saturday. Established
in 1873; H. C. Bartlett, Publisher.
Laconia Laconia Democrat, published every Thursday. Established in 1849; O. A. J. Vaughan, Publisher and Editor.
Lake Village Lake Village Times, published every Saturday. Established in 1868; Martin A. Haynes, Publisher and Editor.
Lancaster Coos Republican, published every Tuesday. Established in 1855; Coos Republican Association, Publishers and Editors.
Lancaster Independent Gazette, published every Wednesday. Established in 1871; Emerson, Hartshorn & Co., Publishers and Editors.
Lebanon Granite State Free Press, published every Friday. Established in 1844 E. H. Cheney, Publisher and Editor.
Littleton White Mountain Republic, published every Thursd'y. Established in 1867
Furber, Publisher and Editor.
Geo.
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;
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;
C
�THE PRESS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
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Loudon Ridge—Household Messenger,
Isaac S. French,
lished in 1867;
M.
published monthly.
D., Editor;
Estab-
Messenger Association,
Publishers.
Loudon Ridge—National
in 1866;
&
Smith
Gazette, published quarterly. Established
an advertising sheet.
Co., Publishers and Editors;
Manchester. Manchester Mirror and American, published every
evening, except Sunday and Mirror and Farmer, published every Sat
urday. John B. Clai-ke, Publisher and Editor.
Manchester Manchester Union, published every evening, except
Sunday; and Union Democrat, published every Tuesday. Established
;
—
Daily
in 1863
Weekly,
;
in 1850
;
Campbell and Hanscom, Publishers and
Editors.
Manchester— "New-Hampshire Journal
of Music, published monthly.
Established in 1871 I. S. Whitney, Publisher and Editor.
Established December 30, 1873;
Mieford Milford Enterprise.
George E. Foster, Editor and Proprietor.
Nashua. Nashua Telegraph, published every evening, except Sunday and New-Hampshire Telegraph, published every Saturday. Es
tablished Daily in 1869; Weekly in 1832; Moore and Langley, Publish;
—
;
ers
and Editors.
NAsnuA— Nashua
Gazettee and Hillsboro Co. Advertiser, published
Established in 1826; B. B. and F. P. Whittemore,
every Thursday.
Publishers and Editors. Also Daily.
Newport New-Hampshire Argus and Spectator, published every
Friday. Established in 1824 Carlton and Harvey, Publishers and Ed-
—
;
itors,
Peterborough—Peterborough Transcript, published every Thursday
Farnum and Scott, Publishers and Editors.
Pittsfield Weekly Star, published every Saturday. Established in
Established in 1848;
—
—
John C. Cashman, Publisher and Editor.
Portsmouth Portsmouth Chronicle, published every morning, except Sunday, and New-Hampshire Gazette, published every Thursday.
Established Daily in 1852; Weekly in 1756; Marston and Freeman, Pub1872;
lishers
and Editors.
Portsmouth — Portsmouth Times, published every evening, except
Sunday, and States and Union, published every Friday. Established Daily in 1868 Weekly in 1863 Thayer and Guppy, Publishers and
;
;
Editors.
Portsmouth—Portsmouth
Journal, published every Saturday. EsBrewster, Publisher and Editor.
Rochester Rochester Courier, published every Friday. Established in 1864; Charles W. Folsom, Publisher and Editor.
Rochester Monthly Miscellany and Monthly Echo.
Strafford Corner Monthly Miscellany, published monthly. Established in 1866; George G. Berry, Publisher and Editor.
Woi.feborough Granite State News, published every Monday. Established in 1860; Charles H. Parker, Publisher and Editor
tablished in 1793; Lewis
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W.
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NATIONAL BANKS.
NATIONAL BANKS.
The
first
National Banks established since the commencement of
the rebellion of 1861, were in 1863.
In October, 1863, there were 66 National Banks; in 1864, 508;
in 1865, 1,513; in 1866, 1,644;
in 1867, 1,642; in 1868, 1,644; in
1869,1,617; in 1870,1,615; in 1871, 1,767; in 1872,1,919. In
1863, the loans and discounts were $5,466,088; in 1872, it had
swelled to the large
amount
in all the banks, in 1872,
The law provided
of $872,520,164.
The
capital invested
was $479,629,000.
to establish these
National Banks
is
that the
United States Treasury a certain amount of United States bonds, and the government
will issue to them, 90 per cent, of the amount deposited, in paper
bank notes, and guarantee to the public the faithful redemption of
The banks receive the inthe notes thus issued, whenever required.
terest specified on the bonds besides what they receive from the
paper currency, which they loan to the public; and this, together
with what they receive on money deposited for safe keeping, makes
parties desiring such bank, shall deposit in the
a very lucrative business, considering the actual capital invested.
This national banking business, is managed by the United States
Comptroller of the Currency.
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
the
names of National Banks in New- Hampshire,
Capital.
TOWNS.
Charlestown,
their Officers
and
�SAVINGS BANKS.
421
SAVINGS BANKS.
Considerable space has been devoted relative to the standing
of the several savings banks in the State, as to their present condition
and
banks,
There are no money institutions
their officers.
which
State, in
so
many
in the
people have an interest, as in the savings
now numbering over 95,000
depositors, with $29,671,114.18
on deposit. They have increased from twenty-one banks, in 1858, to
sixty-one, in 1873, having at the first date, 23,463 depositors, with
$ 3,588,658.23 on deposit. They were first established as beneficent
institutions, to protect the small funds of
the earnings of farmers and laborers,
who
widows and orphans, and
receive a trifle more than
These savings banks fully establish the
they expend.
theory
of cooperation, and what can be done
by it in any branch of busiNo private money monopoly can stand for a
ness in the State.
moment beside these banks, controled by, 95,000 persons, who own
this vast amount of money, nearly all of which has been accumulated within the past fifteen years, and enough to build, and stock,
all the cotton factories in
the State.
Properly conducted savings banks, are an immense advantage to
They aggregate small and idle sums, and help
up towns in the vicinity where they are located,
the spare change is collected, and sent out of the State,
the community.
largely to build
but
if all
there
is
a question about the practical benefit of such institutions.
It should
be remembered that high usury, for money loaned, incurs
greater risks.
ALTON SAVINGS BANK—ALTON.
Charter expires
Incorporated 1869.
1889.
President Henry Hurd.
Treasurer Amos L. Rollins; salary, not fixed; bond, $25,000
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
—
AMOSKEAG SAVINGS BANK—MANCHESTER.
Incorporated 1852.
President
Treasurer
Charter perpetual.
Moody Currier.
Moody Currier
salary, $3,800; bond, $ 150,000— a copy
on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerks— George B. Chandler, Cashier; C. M. Currier, Teller; G. L.
of which
;
is
Hadley, Book-keeper.
ASHLAND SAVINGS BANK—ASHLAND.
Incorporated 1872. Charter perpetual.
President -Nathaniel Batchelder.
Secretary Jonathan F. Keyes salary, $ 200 bond, $25,000
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
;
;
—a copy
�SAVINGS BANKS.
422
ASHUELOT SAVINGS BANK—WINCHESTER.
Charter expires 1875.
Incorporated 1855.
President—Everson Cook.
Treasurer—ElleryAlbee; salary, $200; bond, $50,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
BELKNAP SAVINGS BANK—LACONIA.
Charter, 20 years.
Incorporated 1868.
President— John L. Perley,
Treasurer—Benjamin P. Gale; salary, $800; bond, $40,000— a copy
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
CARROLL COUNTY SAVINGS BANK—WOLFEBOROUGH.
Charter expires 1877.
Incorporated 1857.
President—Blake Folsom.
Treasurer John M. Brackett; salary, $1,300; bond, $45,000
copy of which is on file in Office of Secretary of State.
—
CHESHIRE PROVIDENT INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS—KEENE.
Incorporated 1833. Charter expires 1893.
President— Wm. P. Wheeler.
Treasurer—Geo. Tilden; salary, $1,500; bond, $100,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
BANK—MANCHESTER.
CITY SAVINGS
Incorporated 1859.
Charter pei'petual.
Joseph Kidder.
Treasurer—E. W. Harrington;
salary, $2,000; bond,
President
of which
Clerks
is
on
file
$50,000—a copy
in office of Secretary of State.
—Daniel W. Lane, E. W. Harrington,
CITY SAVINGS
jr.,
paid by treasurei.
BANK—NASHUA.
Incorporated 1863.
Charter expires 1883.
President—E. P. Emerson.
Treasurer E. H. Spaulding; salary, $2,500; bond, $
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk— L. Farnsworth; salary, $ 1,500.
—
—a copy
100,000
CONNECTICUT RIVER SAVINGS BANK—CHARLESTOWN.
Incorporated 1831.
Samuel Webber.
George Olcott
President
Treasurer
which
is
;
on
file
Charter perpetual.
salary,
$ 700
;
—a copy of
bond, $ 35,000
in office of Secretary of State.
CHINA SAVINGS BANK— SUNCOOK.
Incorporated 1869.
Charter expires 1889.
Natt Head.
President
—a copy
Treasurer— C. F. P. Hildreth; salary, $300; bond, $25,000
is on file in office of Secretary of State.
of which
CONWAY SAVINGS BANK— CONWAY.
Incorporated 1869.
Charter perpetual.
—J. B. Shackford.
President
Treasurer—Leavitt H. Eastman; salary, $150; bond, $25,000—
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
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SAVINGS BANKS.
COCHECO SAVINGS BANK— DOVER.
Incorporated 1872. Charter expires 1892.
President—William B. Wiggins.
Treasurer—John C. Plumek; salary to be fixed; bond, $25,000—
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerks Harrison Haley, Henry H. Hough.
—
DARTMOUTH SAVINGS BANK—HANOVER.
Charter expires 1880.
Incorporated 1860.
Daniel Blaisdell.
Treasurer—N. S. Huntington
President
;
of which
is
on
file
salary,
$900; bond, $35,000—a copy
in office of Secretary of State.
DERRY SAVINGS BANK— DERRY.
Incorporated 1870.
President?—J.
Charter expires 1890.
W. Noyes.
Treasurer—David Currier salary, $250; bond, $25,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
;
DOVER FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK—DOVER.
Incorporated 1856.
Charter expires
1876.
Oliver Wyatt.
Treasurer— Calvin Hale; salary, $1,100; bond, $40,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
President
—Isaac F. Abbot — no bonds.
Clerk
EXETER SAVINGS BANK—EXETER.
Incorporated 1851.
Woodbridge Odlin.
—N. Appleton Shute,
President
Treasurer
of which
Clerk
is
on
file
Charter perpetual.
—a copy
(absconded;) bond, $ 25,000
in office of Secretary of State.
—Nathaniel Shute.
FARMINGTON SAVINGS BANK— FARMINGTON.
Incorporated 1868. Charter twenty years.
President— G. M. Herring.
Treasurer—Thomas F.Cooke; salary $600; bond, $25,000—a copy
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
FRANCESTOWN SAVINGS BANK— FRANCESTOWN
Incorporated 1868.
President
Treasurer
Charter expires
George S. Peavy.
Thomas B. Bradford;
copy of which
is
on
file
1888.
salary, $500; bond, $25,000
—
in office of Secretary of State.
FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK— FRANKLIN.
Incorporated 1869.
Charter expires 1889.
Austin F. Pike.
Treasurer—N. H. Sanborn salary, $ 1,000
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
President
;
;
bond, $ 35,000—a copy of
FITZWILLIAM SAVINGS BANK—FITZWILLIAM.
Incorporated 1871. Charter perpetual.
President Stephen Batcheller.
Treasurer Milton Chaplin; salary not fixed; bond, $25,000—
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
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SAVINGS BANKS.
GONIC SAYINGS BANK—ROCHESTER.
—
Incorporated 1864. Charter expires 1884.
President Charles A. Foss.
Treasurer Nicholas V. Whitehouse; salary, $200; bond, $25,000
a copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
GORHAM FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK— GORHAM.
Incorporated 1872.
Charter expires 1892.
Warren
Noyes.
Treasurer—R. F. Ingalls; salary, $100; bond, $25,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
President
IONA SAVINGS BANK—TILTON.
Incorporated 1870.
Asa P. Cate.
Treasurer— William T. Cass;
Charter perpetual.
President
of which
is
on
file
bond, $25,000—a copy
salary, $300;
in office of Seeretai-y of State.
KEENE FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK—KEENE.
Incorporated 1868. Charter perpetual.
President Samuel Woodward.
Treasurer -O. G. Dort; salary, $900; bond, $50,000— a copy of which
is on file in office of Secretary of State.
LACONIA SAVINGS BANK— LACONIA
Incorporated 1831. Charter perpetual.
President Albert G. Folsom.
Treasurer Woodbury L. Melcher; salary, $1,000; bond, $40,000
a copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
—
LAKE VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK— LAKE VILLAGE.
Incorporated 1864.
Chartered for twenty years.
Benjamin Cole.
President
Treasurer—Thomas Ham; salary, $300; bond, $25,000—a copy, of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
LEBANON SAVINGS BANK— LEBANON.
Incorporated 1869.
President
Treasurer
William
S.
Charter expires 1889.
Ela.
—
Edward A. Kendrick; salary, $1,000; bond, $55,000
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk Amelia L. Foster.
—
LITTLETON SAVINGS BANK— LITTLETON.
Incorpoi'ated 1868.
John Farr.
Treasurer— Oscar C. Hatch;
Charter expires
1888.
President
of which
is
on
file
bond, $25,000— a copy
salary, $300;
in office of Secretary of State.
LOAN AND TRUST SAVINGS BANK—CONCORD.
Incorporated 1872. Charter perpetual.
President Jonathan E. Sargent.
Treasurer John V. Barron salary not fixed bond, $50,000
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerks Henry J. Crippen, Geo. A. Fernald.
;
—
;
—a copy
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SAVINGS BANKS.
MANCHESTER SAVINGS BANK—MANCHESTER.
Charter perpetual.
Incorporated 1846.
Newell.
Treasurer— Nathan Parker; salary,
William
President
of which
on
is
file
P.
$3,800; bond, $ 125,000—a copy
in office of Secretary of State.
Clerks— Charles E. Balch, E. H. Paine,
W. M.
Parker, paid by
Treasurer.
MASON VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK—MASON.
Charter expires 1890.
Incorporated 1870.
Samuel Haines.
Treasurer— Frank B. Heald;
President
of which
is
on
file
salary,
bond, $25,000— a copy
;
in office of Secretary of State.
MECHANIC'S SAVINGS BANK—NASHUA.
Incorporated 1869. Charter expires 1889.
President Henry Parkinson.
Treasurer Cornelius V.Dearborn; salary, $1,200; bond, $50,000
a copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk Frederick A. Eaton, paid by Treasurer.
—
—
MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK—MEREDITH.
Incorporated 1869. Charter for twenty years.
President Joseph W. Lang.
Treasurer Seneca A. Ladd; salary, $300, including office room }
bond, $25,000 a copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
—
MERRIMACK COUNTY SAVINGS BANK—CONCORD.
Incorporated 1867. Charter expires 1887.
President Lyman D. Stevens.
Treasurer John Kimp.all salary not fixed bond, $ 50,000
of which is on file in office of Secretai'y of State.
Clerk Frank P. Andrews, salary, $40 per month.
—a
;
;
copy
—
MERRIMACK RIVER SAVINGS BANK—MANCHESTER.
President
Incorporated 1858.
Smith.
Charter expires
1878.
Waterman
Treasurer— Frederick Smyth salary, $4,000 bond, $ 100,000
is on file in office of Secretary of State.
W. R. Walker, Joshua S. Morrill, paid by Treasurer.
;
;
— a copy
of which
Clerks
—
MILFORD FIVE CENTS SAVINGS INSTITUTION—MILFORD.
Incorporated 1859. Charter expires 1879.
President William B. Towne.
Treasurer Gilbert Wadleigh salary, $800; bond, $45,000
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
—a copy
;
MONADNOCK SAVINGS BANK—EAST JAFFREY.
Incorporated 1869.
President
Treasurer
which
is
on
Charter perpetual.
Oscar S. Bradley.
Peter Upton; salary, $100; bond,
file
$25,000
in office of Secretary of State.
NASHUA SAVINGS BANK—NASHUA.
Incorporated 1854.
Charter perpetual.
—a copy
of
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SAVINGS BANKS.
President^-ISAAC Spalding.
Treasurer Edward Spalding; salary, $4,000; bond, $75,000
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk G. F. Andrews, $ 1,500 included in treasurer's salary.
—
—
NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK— CONCORD.
Incorporated 1867.
Charter expires 1887.
George A. Pillsbury.
Treasurer—William W. StorrS;
President
copy of which
is
on
file
bond, $ 100,000—
salary, $3,000;
in office of Secretai-y of State.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
SAVINGS BANK— CONCORD.
Charter perpetual.
Incoi-porated 1830.
Joseph B. Walker.
Treasurer— Charles W. Sargent salary, $ 1,500
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk—William P. Fiske salary, $ 400.
President
;
bond, $80,000—
;
;
NEW
IPSWICH SAVINGS BANK— NEW IPSWICH.
Charter perpetual.
Incorporated 1849.
President
James Chandler.
Treasurer—W. A. Preston; salary, $300; bond, $ 30,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
NEWMARKET SAVINGS BANK—NEWMARKET.
Perpetual charter.
Incoi-porated 1832.
President— George W. Kittredge.
Treasurer—David Murrat salary, $ 150 bond, $ 25,090
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
;
;
—a copy of
NEWPORT SAVINGS BANK—NEWPORT.
Incorporated 1868.
Charter expires 1888.
Dexter Richards.
Treasurer— Frederick W. Lewis;
President
bond, $50,000—
salary, $1,000;
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk John Towne, paid by treasurer.
—
NORWAY PLAINS SAVINGS BANK—ROCHESTER.
Charter perpetual.
Incorporated 1851.
John Mc Duffee.
Treasurer— Franklin Mc Duffee
President
;
salary, $1,500;
—
bond, $50,000
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk George Mc Duffee, paid by treasurer.
—
OSSIPEE VALLEY TEN CENTS SAVINGS
Incorporated 1868.
BANK—FREEDOM.
Charter expires 1888.
President—Josiah Thurston.
Treasurer—Elias Towt le; salary, $125; bond, $25,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
PETERBOROUGH SAVINGS BANK—PETERBOROUGH.
Incorporated 1843.
Charter perpetual.
President Albert Smith.
Treasurer Mortier L. Morrison; salary, $1,000; bond, $75,000
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
—
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SAVINGS BANKS.
PENACOOK SAVINGS BANK—FISHERVILLE.
Charter expires 1889.
Incorporated 1869.
President—Henry H. Brown.
Treasurer Samuel F. Brown salary, $800; bond, $40,000—a copy
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
;
PITTSFIELD SAVINGS
Incorporated 1855.
BANK—PITTSFIELD.
Charter expires 1875.
President—Reuben L. French.
Thomas H. Thorndike
is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Treasurer
;
bond, $ 30,000
—a
copy of which
—John L. French.
Assistant Treasurer
PORTSMOUTH SAVINGS BANK—PORTSMOUTH.
Incorporated 1823.
Charter perpetual.
William Simes.
Treasurer—James F. Shores;
President
salary, $2,500; bond, $130,000— a copy
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk A. C. Hoyt, without bonds.
—
PORTSMOUTH TRUST AND GUARANTEE COMPANY,
PORTSMOUTH.
Incorporated 1871.
President
Treasurer
on
file
Perpetual charter.
George L. Tread well.
Charles H. Rollins; bond,
$35,000
in office of Secretary of State.
—a copy of which
—
—
is
ROCKINGHAM TEN 'CENTS' SAVINGS BANK—PORTSMOUTH.
Incorporated 1867.
Aaron Hill.
Treasurer— John Christie;
Charter expires 1887.
President
salary, $1,800; bond, $25,000
—a
copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk—Howard N. Durgin, with salary of $1,200, and bond of
$6,000.
ROLLINSFORD SAVINGS BANK—ROLLINSFORD.
Incorporated 1850.
President
Charter perpetual.
—H. R. Roberts.
Treasurer— W. H. Morton; salary, $1,500; bond, $ 50,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
THE COUNTY OF COOS SAVINGS BANK—LANCASTER.
Incorporated 1868.
Charter, twenty years.
Hiram A. Fletcher.
Treasurer—Henry O. Kent; salary,
President
which
is
on
file
$200; bond, $25,000— a copy of
in office of Secretary of State.
SAVINGS BANK FOR COUNTY OF STRAFFORD— DOVER.
Incorporated 1824.
Charter perpetual.
Daniel M. Christie.
Treasurer— Charles Woodman;
President
salary, $1,500; bond, $120,000—
copy of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk—Albert Mathes, with salary of $ 1,500, and bond of $5,000.
SALMON FALLS STATE BANK—ROLLINSFORD.
Incorporated 1851.
Renewed
1871.
Charter expires 1891.
�SAVINGS BANKS.
428
—
Paesident H. R. Roberts.
Treasurer—W. H. Morton; salary, $200; bonds, $50,000—a copy of
which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
SANDWICH SAVINGS BANK— SANDWICH.
Incorporated 1872.
President
Treasurer
file
Charter perpetual.
Moulton H. Marston.
William A. Heard bond,
;
$25,000
—a copy of which
is
on
in office of Secretary of State.
SOMERSWORTH. SAVINGS BANK— SOMERSWORTH.
Charter expires 1885.
Incorportaed 1845.
—M. C. Burleigh.
—J. A. Stickney;
President
Treasurer
which
is
on
file
salary, $700; bond, $50.000
—a
copy of
in office of Secretary of State.
SULLIVAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION— CLAREMONT.
Incorporated 1838. Charter expires 1878.
President Daniel W. Johnson.
Treasurer John L. Farwell; salary, $2,700; bond, $70,000
of which is on file in office of Secretary of State.
Clerk Albert Rossiter, paid by treasurer.
—a copy
—
UNION FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK— EXETER.
Incorporated 1868.
Charter expires 1888.
William B. Morrill.
Treasurer— George E. Lane; salary, $300; bond,
President
which
is
on
file
$25,000
—a copy of
in office of Secretary of State.
WOLFEBOROUGH SAVINGS BANK—WOLFEBORO UGH.
Incorporated 1871.
President
Treasurer
which
is
on
Stephen Durgin.
Joseph L. Avery
file
;
Charter perpetual.
—a copy of
salary, $600; bond, 25,000
in office of Secretary of State.
WILTON SAVINGS BANK—WILTON.
Incorporated 1864.
Charter unlimited.
Joseph Newell.
Treasurer— Moses Clark; salary, $500; bond, $25,000 a copy of
which is on file in office of Setretary of State.
President
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
Numbei
amount
Banks in
of Deposits,
of Depositors,
the State
~
up
and total liabilities of
to May, 1873.
3
,5no $ 2,9S2,454 48
102,740 00
67 5j
2 Ashnelot,...
3 Alton,
4 Ashland
!
5
104
112
775
Belknap
2,600
County,
Cheshire Provident Institution. 5,860
1,900
City, Manchester,
2,80(1
City, Nashua,
1,162
Connecticut River,
150
Cocheco,
6 Carroll
7
China
Conway
Dartmouth,
~
Derry,
Dover Five Cents,
2,041
1.500
Exeter,...
Farmingtou,
Francestown,
Franklin,
Fitzwilliam,
Gouic,
i
Gorham,
341
2.042
3,06
1,005
Laconia
Cents,...
Lebanon,
366
550
357
Littleton,
Lake Village,
Loan and Trust,
Manchester,
Mason
860
442
700
50
168
147
Ioua,
Keeue Five
312
221
1,500
16s
5,002
160
823
Village,
Mechanics,
Meredith Village
395
Merrimack County,..
Merrimack River,. ..
Millord
Munadnock
New-IIamnshire,
Nashua,
3,151
4,232
National,
Newmarket,
New Ipswich,
44|Newport,
665
3,950
1,442
265
3,410
,
579
320
919
1,500
45 Norway Plains,
247
46|Ossipee Valley
Peterborough,
1,717
47
48 Penacook,.
1,281
9,ooo
49 Portsmouth
50 Ports'h Trust & Guarantee Co.,
600
51 Pittsfield
1,62'
52 Rollinsford
3,096
53 Rockingham,
148
54 Sandwich,
285
55 Savings Bank, Coos County,....
56 Savings B. for Co. of Strafford.. 4,643
57 Somersworth,
2,100
58 Sullivan Savings Institution,.. 2,142
69 Union Five Cents
622
60 Wilton,
553
61 Wolfeborough,
94
1
Savings
2J= a
®
HAmoskeag,.
all
7,603
12,191
336,912
491,349
1,672,849
562,068
1,016,377
52
51
77
41
32
40
S-JN9.956
6,250
1,861
12,191
66,911
44,067
:;.".
36
92
51
60
83
119,193 82
31,168 50
70
24-1,800 39
17,592
44,649
51,894
303,218
36,558
393,521
402,517
149,392
107,976
209,732
5,569
40,101
.3
61
89
47
85
33
56
20
81
37
60
51
75
61
61
13,6S1
17,592
23,928
26,103
37,302
8,596
18,f04
42,286
19,282
3,810
90.331
5,569
06
12
39
67
88
22
39
30
51
38
5,467 39
98,744 67
533.411 51
41>i.888 31
305.979 44
63,008 20
101,567 7!
6'
141.391
2,326.079 5:
18.252 56
325,242 42
79,922 66
192,772 90
1,346,896 75
458,818 69
74,204 71
1.088,985 93
1.440.779 13
1,579,829 06
40,434 39
103.882 18
213,348 07
573.536 33
52,964 12
566,001 75
198.192 65
1.937,899 10
349,975 31
128.594 59
636,510 16
425,348 39
26.286 15
27,717 78
1,866,069 90
581.478 84
764.325 03
56,336 10
92,261 67
28.860 91
5,467 39
31,816
58,480
127.574
127,936
47,732
36,124
141,391
215 209
13,054
124.276
26.803
60,029
9,522
44,669
35,171
106,493
215.642
149,636
94
50
89
38
60
75
67
07
40
07
35
65
99
39
79
5S
78
27
3,567 54
3.077 13
60,736 57
17,12"
13,554 00
49,960
214,729
183 136
34,954
125,020
68,526
25.286
91
29
81
59
32
40
15
8,648 78
221,923 12
11,340 71
100,198 47
6,804 85
625 24
28,860 91
$183,742
3,520
879
630
11,169
36,757
21,571
14,915
32,495
5,324
349
61
88
09
22
84
96
39
24
56
23
82
256 26
4,508 22
13,994 13
735 40
16,153 78
4,167
2,476
17,530
18
3,167
184
6,401
38,809
7,577
8.898
3,063
6,416
6,117
119,494
581
14,222
2.598
7,984
55,393
26,894
1,125
100,996
31,925
64.261
31
37
06
98
54
46
53
95
69
87
86
12
37
46
59
56
09
88
01
73
61
37
71
54
26
62
43
15
69
99
93
34
20
12
74
76
49
92
85
20
46
00
81
06
87
04
99
IS. 834 45
41
239.404 98
82.521 07
03
15
92
200,756 93
1,402,289 90
485,713 61
75,-330
39
59
45
1,189.892
1.472,704
1,633,093
41,004
106,010
224,239
593.424
54,581
587.318
52
58
81
970 50
2,127 82
10,891 90
19,S88
1,617 14
21,316
11,798
150,098
107
4,296
39,630
24,077
849
1,066
105,570
31,772
$3,166,197
106,260
8,282
12,821
348,082
528,107
1,694,420
576,983
1,048,873
250,124
17,943
44,906
56,322
317,212
37,294
409,675
414,517
166,360
110,392
227.262
5,588
43.268
5,651
105,146
572.221
426,466
314,877
66,072
107,983
147,509
2,445.573
66
24
45
97
09
87
03
25
33
21
36
739 33
931 98
74
1,070 62
209,990
2,087,997
350,083
132,890
675.141
449.425
27,135
28,784
1,971,640
613,251
765,064
57,268
92,836
29,931
87
89
00
97
79
26
41
89
55
28
68
03
42
40
11
11
20
36
08
46
53
94967 $28,462,539 98'$3,814,321 40 $1,296,242 29 $29,671,114 18
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT.
Exhibiting the Number, Condition and Progress of the Savings Banks of NewHampshire, in each year, from 1860 to 1873. inclusive,
TEAR.
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INSURANCE.
INSURANCE.
There are
Town Fire Insurance Companies.
fifteen organizations
in the State, viz., in Barnstead, Candia, Canterbury,
Dunbarton,
Lyndeborough, Milford, Northwood, Pembroke, Piermont,
The number
Strafford, Sutton, Unity, Weare, and Windham.
Hollis,
of polices
now
losses for the
in operation,
is
;
amount of
risk,
$2,136,460;
expenses, $ 845.28.
This would
2,292,
year 1872, $ 2,116
be about $1.90 per year on $1,000 worth of property insured, or
less than one per cent, for every five years.
Some Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. The Commissioner says
" It
must be apparent to the most casual
them are' dragging out the last thread
of a weak and precarious existence. One or two considerable fires,
to which they are hourly exposed, must inevitably crush them out."
New-Hampshire Fire Insurance Company. E. A. Straw, PresActual Cash Capital, $ 200,
ident, John C. French, Secretary.
Whole number of polices in force, in 1872, 9,200 amount of
000.
risk, $ 10,217,200; amount of loss by fires, and other expenses, $ 60,
They
557.31 amount of receipts in the same time, $ 65,904.49.
The whole
lost by the Boston Fire, in November 1872, $ 8,500.
amount of joint stock or guaranteed capital authorized, is $500,000.
Foreign Fire Insurance Companies. There are about fifty companies doing business under the laws of the State.
The total
amount of premium receipts, for 1872, was $432,571.63. The
amount of losses by fire, and marine disaster, was $ 269,914.78,
leaving a balance of $ 162,556.85, for expenses and interest on
of these Companies
:
observer, that a majority of
;
;
Capital.
At
the
first
glance this large surplus looks like the
in the contribution
and
five
more
box one
man
placing
cent, for the benefit of the heathen,
to defray the expenses in administering the benefit
of the cent to him.
But
guard against devastating
these large
fires,
But if
Hampshire were burned down, the
within the past two years.
«,
premiums are exacted
to
such as visited Chicago and Boston,
all
the cities and towns in
New-
would not be much larger,
than the loss caused by the great fire in Boston. No doubt but
the premium on risks in large cities like Boston and New York,
should be much higher than in the smaller cities and towns in the
country, and it appears a little hard for people living in these small
cities and towns to be charged to pay these heavy premiums, to
loss
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POST OFFICES.
save the various Fire Insurance Companies from loss caused by such
occurred in Chicago and Boston.
fires as
Zdfe Insurance Companies.
The number of
life
insurance com-
panies licensed to
do business in New-Hampshire,
They have grown
to large proportions in this State,
stantly increasing through the
heavy outlay in
is
thirty-two.
and are conadvertising, and
the untiring zeal of their agents.
The whole number of
life
polices,
now
in force in this State,
is
amount of premiums received, for the year 1872, $ 703,510.37 amount paid on losses and endowments, $161,123.71, leaving a balance of $542,386.66. The
10,000; amount of risks, $ 14,754,725
;
;
expense of agents with their clerks,
is
about $54,000, annually, which
makes the large sum of nearly $ 500,000 that is sent out of the
State, more than what is received through loss of life, and interest
on premiums. The amount of money which is sent out of the State
annually, through fire and life insurance business, is over $600,000
more than what is received from fire and life risks. This allows
over $ 100,000 for expenses to manage the business in this State
This large amount of money would pay the annual interestalone.
on the whole State debt, and defray the expenses of the State government every year.
It
is
to
be hoped that the people of this State will look at this
question candidly, and establish and sustain institutions of this character belonging to their
money
No
at home.
own
State,
and retain
this vast
amount of
one doubts the practical benefit of both of
and their necessity, but we are loth to believe
any need of annually sending out of the State, $ 600,000
these institutions,
there
is
more money than is received, to secure the blessings of these institutions, which can be sustained in our own State, through the efficient agents now working for these foreign Companies.
NAMES OF ALL THE POST OFFICES IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
TOGETHER WITH LAWS REGULATING MATTER SENT BY
MAIL.
New-Hampshire
is
one of the nine States, in which the receipts
exceed the expenditures, the balance being $ 32,500.39, in favor of
the State, in 1872.
The length
of mail route,
and eight miles
is
is
1,828 miles, of which one hundred
by Steamboat, and
five
hundred and forty by
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POST OFFICES.
Railroad, and the rest by various conveyances.
Post-offices
is
The number of
four hundred and twenty-nine, as follows
Acworth—Acworth,
East Acworth, South Acworth.
Albany— Conway, and North Conway.
Alexandria—Alexandria.
Allenstown— Allenstown, Suncook.
Alstead— Alstead, Centre Alstead, New-Alstead.
Alton—Alton, Alton Bay, West Alton.
Amherst Amherst.
Andover—Andover, East Andover, West Andover, Potter Place.
Antrim—Antrim, North Branch.
Ashland Ashland.
Atkinson—Atkinson, Atkinson Depot.
Auburn—Auburn
Barnstead Barnstead, Barnstead Centre, South Barnstead, North
—
—
—
Barnstead.
Barrington—Barrington, North Barrington.
Bartlett—Bartlett, Lower Bartlett.
Bath— Bath.
—
Bedford Bedford.
Belmont— Belmont.
Bennington— Bennington.
Benton—Benton.
Berlin
—Berlin Falls.
Bethlehem—Bethlehem.
Boscawen—Boscawen, North Boscawen,
Fishersville.
Bow—Bow.
—
—
Bradford Bradford.
Brentwood Brentwood.
Bridgewater—Bridgewater.
—Bristol.
—
—
—
—
Village, West Campton.
Canaan— Canaan, East Canaan.
Candia — Candia, Candia Village.
Bristol
Brookfield Brookfield
Brookline Brookline.
Cambridge Milan.
Campton Campton, Campton
Canterbury— Canterbury, Shaker Village.
Carroll— Carroll, Twin Mountain House, White Mountain House.
CentAe Harbor— Centre Harbor.
Charlestown—Charlestown, North
Chatham—
Charlestown, South Charlestown.
P. O. Stowe, Maine.
—
Chester Chester.
Chesterfield— Chesterfield, West Chesterfield, Factory
Chichester— Chichester, North Chichester.
Claremont— Claremont, West Claremont.
Clarksville— Clarksville.
Village.
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POST OFFICES.
—
Colebbook Colebrook.
Columbia— Columbia, South Columbia.
Concobd Concord, East Concord, West Concord, Mast Yard,
—
Fishers-
ville.
Conway— Conway, Conway Centre,
North Conway.
—Cornish.
Croydon— Croydon, Croydon Flat.
Dalton—Dalton.
D anbury— Danbury, South Danbury.
Danville—Danville.
Deerfield—Deerfield, Deerfield Centre, South Deerfield.
Deerinq—Deering, East Deering, West Deering.
Derry— Derry, Derry Depot, East Derry.
Dorchester— Dorchester, North Dorchester.
Dover— Dover.
Dublin— Dublin
Dummer—Milan, P. O.
Dunbarton— Dunbarton, North Dunbarton.
Durham—Durham.
East-Kingston—East Kingston.
Eaton—Eaton.
Cornish
Effingham—Effingham, South
ham Falls.
Ellsworth —Ellsworth.
Effingham, Effingham Centre, Effing-
—
Enfield Enfield, West Enfield, Enfield Centre.
Epping Epping, West Epping.
Epsom—Epsom, Short Falls.
—
Erroll—Err oil
Exeter—Exeter.
Farmington—Farmington.
—Fitzwilliam,
Fitzwilliam
Fitzwilliam Depot.
Francestown— Francestown.
Franconia— Franconia.
Franklin—Frankl in
Freedom—Freedom.
Fremont—Fremont.
—
Gilford Gilford, Lake Village.
Gilmanton Gilmanton, Lower Gilmanton, Gilmanton Iron Works.
Gilsum Gilsum
—
—
Goffstown— Goflstown.
Gorham— Gorham.
Gosport— Gosport.
Goshen Goshen, Mill
Grafton Grafton
—
—
Village.
Grantham— Grantham, North Grantham.
—Greenfield.
Greenfield
Greenland— Greenland, Eastern Depot, Concord Depot.
Green ville— Greenville
�437
POST OFFICES.
Groton— Groton, North Groton.
Hampstead— Hampstead, East Hampstead, West Hampstead.
Hampton—Hampton
Hampton Falls—Hampton Falls.
Hancock—Hancock.
Hanover— Hanover, Hanover Centre.
—
Harrisville Harrisville, West
Hart's Location Bartlett.
Harrisville.
—
Haverhill— Haverhill, East Haverhill, North
Hebron—Hebron
Henniker—Henniker, West Henniker.
Hill—Hill.
—
Haverhill, Woodsville.
Hillsborough Hillsborough, Hillsboro' Centre,
Hinsdale Hinsdale
Holderness Ashland or Plymouth.
—
Hillsboro' Bridge.
—
—Hollis.
Hooksett—Hooksett.
Hopkinton—Hopkinton, West Hopkinton, Contoocook.
Hudson—Hudson.
Jackson—Jackson.
Jaffrey—Jaffrey, East Jaffrey.
Jefferson—Jefferson
Keene— Keene.
Kensington— Kensington.
Kingston— Kin gs ton
Laconia—Laconia, Weir's Landing.
Lancaster—Lancaster.
Landaff— Landaff, East Landaff.
Langdon—Langdon.
Lebanon—Lebanon, East Lebanon, West Lebanon.
Lee— Lee, Wadley's Falls.
Lempster—Lempster, East Lempster.
Lincoln— Lincoln.
Lisbon— Lisbon, Sugar Hill.
Litchfield—Thornton's Ferry.
Littleton—Littleton, North Littleton.
Hollis
Londonderry— Londonderry, North Londonderry, Wilson's Crossing.
Loudon— Loudon, Loudon Centre, Loudon Ridge.
Lyman—Lyman.
Lyme— Lyme, Lyme Centre.
Lyndeborough—North Lyndeborough, Lyndeborough Centre, South
Lyndeborough.
at Dover.
Madison Madison, East Madison.
Manchester—Manchester, Amoskeag, GoflTs Falls.
Marlborough—Marlborough, Marlborough Depot.
Marlow Marlow.
Mason Mason.
Madbury—Post-office
—
—
—
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POST OFFICES..
Meredith—Meredith
Center, Meredith Village.
Reed's Ferry, South Merrimack, Thornton's
Merrimack—Merrimack,
Ferry.
Middleton—Middleton Corner.
Milan—Milan, West Milan.
Milford Milford.
Milton—Milton, South Milton, West Milton, Milton
Mount Vernon Mount Vernon.
—
Mills.
—
Monroe—Monroe, North Monroe.
Moultonborough—Moultonborough.
Nashua— Nashua.
—
Nelson Nelson, Munsonville.
New-Boston New-Boston
—
South Newbury, Chandlersyille.
Newcastle— Newcastle.
New-Durham— New-Durham.
New-Hampton—New- Hampton.
New-Ipswich— New- Ipswich.
New-London— New-London, Scytheville.
Newington— Newington.
Newmarket— Newmarket.
Newport— Newport.
Newton— Newton, Newton Depot.
Northfield—Northfield, and at Tilton, P. O.
North Hampton— North Hampton.
Northumberland—Northumberland, Groveton.
Northwood— Northwood Narrows, Northwood Center,
Newbury— Newbury,
wood.
Nottingham—Nottingham, West Nottingham.
Orange East Canaan.
East North-
—
—Orford, Orfordville.
Ossipee—Ossipee, Moultonville, Ossipee Centre, Water Village, Leighton's Corner, West Ossipee.
Pelh am—Pelham
Orford
Pembroke.— Pembroke, East Pembroke, Suncook.
Peterborough— Peterborough, West Peterborough.
Piermont
—Piermont.
—
Pittsburg Pittsburg, Connecticut Lake.
Pittsfield Pittsfield.
—
—
Plainfield—Plainfield, East Plainfield.
Plaistow Plaistow, Atkinson Depot.
Plymouth—Plymouth, West Plymouth.
Portsmouth— Portsmouth.
Randolph— Gorham, P. O.
Raymond—Raymond.
Richmond— Richmond, North Richmond.
Rindge— Rindge, West Rindge.
Rochester—Rochester, East Rochester, Gonic.
�439
POST OFFICES.
—Rollingsford.
Rollingsford
Roxbury—Keene, P. O.
Rumney—Rumney, West Rumney, Rumney Depot.
Rye— Rye.
Salem— Salem, Salem
Depot, North Salem.
—Salisbury, West Salisbury.
Sanbornton—Sanbornton, North Sanbornton.
Sandown— Sandown.
Sandwich— Sandwich, North Sandwich, East
Salisbury
Sandwich, Sandwich
Centre.
Seabrook.
—
P. O. and Temple P. O.
Shelburne— Shelburne.
Somersworth — Great Falls P. O.
South Hampton—South Hampton.
South Newmarket— South Newmarket.
Springfield—Springfield, East Springfield, West Springfield.
Stark—Stark.
Stewartstown—Stewartstown, West Stewartstown.
Stoddard— Stoddard, South Stoddard.
Strafford—Strafford Corner, North Strafford, Blue Hill, Strafford CenBow Lake.
Stratford— Stratford Hollow, North Stratford.
Strath am—Stratham
Sullivan— Sullivan. East Sullivan.
Sunapee— Sunapee, South Sunapee, George's Mills.
Surry—Surry.
Sutton— Sutton, North Sutton, South Sutton.
Swanzey —Swanzey, Westport, West Swanzey.
Tamworth —Tarn worth, South Tamworth, Tarn worth Iron Works.
Temple—Temple.
Thornton—Thornton, West Thornton.
Seabrook
Sharon— New-Ipswich
ter,
Tilton—Tilton, East
Tilton.
Troy—Troy.
Tuftonborough— Tuftonborough
Corner, Melvin Village, Mackerel
Village.
—Unity, East Unity.
Unity
Wakefield— Wakefield, East
Wakefield, Sanborn's, Union.
Walpole—Walpole, Drewsville.
Warner— Warner, Roby's Corner.
Warren—Warren.
Washington—Washington, East Washington.
Waterville— Campton P. O.
Weare—Weare,
East Weare, Oil Mill, North Weare, South Weare.
Webster— Webster.
Wentworth —Wentworth.
Wentworth's Location— Wentworth's Location.
[Depot.
Westmoreland—Westmoreland, East Wetsmoreland, Westmoreland
�KATES OF POSTAGE.
440
—Whitefield.
Whitefield
Wilmot—Wilmot,
Wilniot Flat.
Wilton, West Wilton.
Winchester Winchester, Ashuelot.
Windham Windham, Windham Depot, West Windham.
Windsor Hillsborough Lower Village, P. O.
Wolfeborough Wolfe borough, North Wolfeborough, South Wolfeborough.
Wilton— East
—
—
—
—
Woodstock—Woodstock, North Woodstock.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters by mail from one post
office to another, for
each half ounce
or fraction thereof, prepaid by postage stamps, 3 cents.
Drop or Local Letters
at letter-carrier offices, for
or fraction thereof, prepaid by postage stamps, 2 cents.
letter-carrier offices,
1
each half ounce
At other than
cent.
Postal Cards, with postage stamps impressed upon them, 1 cent.
For Newspapers and Periodicals issued once a week or more frequently, with postage paid quarterly or yearly in advance, and sent to
actual subscribers, from a
known
office of publication, the rates
are
Newspapers and periodicals each Quarterly rates—
Not exceeding 4 ounces in weight, sent to any part of the United
:
States
— weekly,
5 cents; semi-weekly, 10 cents;
six times a week, 30 cents
;
tri-weekly, 15 cents;
daily, 35 cents.
—
Exceeding 4 ounces and not exceeding 8 ounces weekly, 10 cents;
6emi- weekly, 20 cents tri-weekly, 30 cents six times a week, 60 cents
;
;
daily, 70 cents.
—
Exceeding 8 ounces and not exceeding 12 ounces weekly, 15 cents;
semi-weekly, 30 cents; tri-weekly, 45 cents; six times a week, 90 cents;
daily, $1.05.
—
Exceeding 12 ounces and not exceeding 16 ounces weekly, 20 cents
semi-weekly, 40 cents; tri-weekly, 60 cents; six times a week $1.20;
daily,
$
1.40.
Letters addressed to initials or to a box, without personal address, are
lot deliverable under the rulings of the Department.
Printed cards, containing no writing except the address may be sent
through the mails prepaid by a one-cent postage stamp, if under two
ounces in weight.
Writing on a circular, in addition to the address, subjects it to letter
postage.
—
Two postal cards joined together one containing an inquiry and the
other in blank for a reply cannot be sent by mail.
In such a case it
would be the duty of the postmaster at the mailing office to cancel both,
thus rendering the one intended for reply worthless.
Postage must be paid before delivery on newspapers and other periodicals sent from a known office of publication to subscribers, for not
—
less
than one quarter, nor more than one year, at either the
office
of
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RATES OF POSTAGE.
—
mailing or delivery commencing at any time, and to be accounted for
in the quarter in which it is received.
No law was passed by Congress compelling subscribers to regular
newspapers, etc., to pay quarterly postage in the mailing office in advance, after July 1, 1873. They may pay at either office after July 1, as
now.
When a subscriber to a paper or periodical shows a receipt for postage paid at his former residence for one or more quarters in advance,
the publication should be delivered to him for the unexpired time paid
for, provided it is mailed direct from the office of publication and not
remailed from his former residence. If remailed from his former residence (without prepayment of postage), double transient rates must be
collected on delivery.
size, issued less frequently than once a week,
be sent in packages to one address at the rate of one cent for each
package not exceeding four ounces in weight. The postage to be paid
quarterly or yearly in advance.
When packages of newspapers are received at a post-office directed to
one address and the names of the subscribers to whom they belong,
with the postage for a quarter in advance, is handed to a postmaster, he
should deliver them accordingly, provided they are properly folded.
Newspapers having writing on their margins are subject to letter
postage, and postmasters should collect postage at letter rates on all papers having writing on them when found in the mails.
The following are the quarterly rates of postage, when paid quarterly
or yearly in advance, on newspapers and periodicals issued less frequently than once a week, and sent to actual subscribers from a known
Newspapers of small
may
office of publication
Newspapers, magazines, and other periodical publications, each:
Not exceeding four ounces in weight, sent to any part of the United
States semi-monthly, 6 cents monthly, 3 cents quarterly, 1 cent.
Exceeding 4 ounces and not exceeding 8 ounces semi-monthly, 12
cents monthly, 6 cents quarterly, 2 cents.
Exceeding 8 ounces and not exceeding 12 ounces semi-monthly, 18
cents monthly, 9 cents quarterly, 3 cents.
Pamphlets, occasional publications, transient newspapers, maga-
—
;
;
;
;
;
—
—
;
zines, hand-bills, posters, unsealed circulars, prospectuses,
scripts,
book-manu-
proof sheets, corrected proof-sheets, maps, prints, engravings,
blanks, flexible patterns, sample cards, phonographic paper, letter en-
and wrappers, cards, plain and ornamental
paper, photographic representations of different types, seeds, cuttings,
bulbs, roots, scions, and all other matter, which may be declared mailvelopes, postal envelopes
able by law, and all other articles not above the weight prescribed
by law, which are not, from their form or nature, liable to destroy, deface, or
otherwise injure the contents of the mail-bag, or the person of
any one engaged in the postal service, may be sent by mail, prepaid by
stamps at the rate of 1 cent for each two ounces or fractional part thereof, but books, samples of metals, ores, minerals and merchandise,
�MONEY ORDER POST
442
OFFICES.
two cents for each two ounces, or fracAll liquids, poisons, glass, explosive materials,
and obscene books, shall be excluded from the mails. All matter, excepting books and other printed matter, book manuscripts, proof-sheets,
must be prepaid
at the rate of
tional part thereof.
and corrected proof-sheets, shall not exceed twelve ounces in weight.
Samples of metals, ores, and mineralogical specimens shall not exceed
twelve ounces in weight.
Packages of woolen, cotton, or linen clothing, not exceeding two
pounds in weight, may be sent through the mail to any non-commissioned officer or private in the army of the United States, if prepaid, at
the rate of one cent for each one ounce, or fraction thereof, subject to
6uch regulation as the Postmaster General may prescribe.
No package weighing more than four pounds shall be received for
conveyance by mail, except books published or circulated by order of
Congress.
Money-orders, for sums not exceeding $50 on one order, will be issued on deposits with the Postmaster, at any money-order post office,
payable at any one of the designated money-order offices, being the
larger cities and towns in the United States, on payment of the followOn orders not exceeding $ 10, five cents over $ 10 and not
ing fees
exceeding $20, ten cents; over $20 and not exceeding $30, fifteen
cents over $ 30 and not exceeding $ 40, twenty cents exceeding $ 40,
:
;
;
;
twenty-five cents.
MONEY-ORDER POST-OFFICES IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Ashland,
�443
STATISTICAL TABLES.
CHAPTER
V.
Tabular Statement of the population of the
cities
and towns
in the State,
ratable polls, assessed valuation of all the towns, stock in trade,
interest, deposits in savings banks, proportional tax,
town
money
at
debts, clergymen,
lawyers, physicians, merchants, agricultural productions, value of farms,
number of farms, dwellings and families, value of cotton manufactories,
woolen manufactories, boots and shoes, hosiery, paper mills, lumber mills,
grist mills, tanneries, total manufactories in the State, various occupations
of the people in 1870,
in 1870,
number
number
of each kind of manufactories, in the State,
deaths, by towns, in the State, in 1870, centenarians
have died since 1822, &c, &c.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of New- Hampshire in 1870, 1860 and 1850.
who
�444
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of New- Hampshire in 1870, 1860 and 1850.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of New-Hampshire in 1870, 1860 and 1850.
445
�446
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of New- Hampshire in 1870, 1860 and 1850.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of New- Hampshire in 1870, 1860 and 1850.
447
�448
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing Population of
New -Hampshire
in 1870, 1860
and
1850.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT.
Selected Ages, with Sex, by Counties.
449
�450
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT.
Classification of Population of
New- Hampshire by Age and Sex
1870 and 1860.
suses of
1870.
at the
Cen~
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
451
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
The following statement shows the number of persons, in 1870,
who were born in New-Hampshire, also the
number living here who were natives of other States and countries.
living in other States,
New -Hampshire
in Account vrilh oilier States
lation, as
and
Territories in regard to
by Census Returns in 1860 and 1870.
i*
Popu-
�IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION.
452
of 172, and probably without a parallel in any State or nation,
have, in California, 176 more persons
this side of Ireland.
We
than in 1860
255
in Illinois,
;
Massachusetts, 7,204
Iowa, 1731
in
;
in Minnesota,
;
841
;
in Kansas,
;
658
561
in Missouri,
in
;
in
;
"While in
and in District of Columbia, 295.
Alabama there are 45 less Louisiana, 64 Georgia, 54 Maryland,
48 Mississippi, 48 North Carolina, 45 South Carolina, 57 TenMaine, 2,612 Vermont, 4,029 New-York, 3,740 and
nessee, 41
New-Jersey, 666
;
;
;
;
This shows conclusively, that New-Hampshire has not
Ohio, 844.
many
;
;
;
so
;
;
;
;
;
men
carpet-baggers (as
are
now termed who go south
to
by several hundred, as before the war.
In 1860, New-Hampshire had in its population, of foreign born,
reside) in the South,
20,939
in 1870, 29,611
;
In 1870,
a gain in ten years of 8,672.
;
and
there were 40,820 persons in the State having a foreign father
foreign mother
;
42,862 having a foreign father, and 42,550 having
Of the
a foreign mother.
ca
2 in Asia
;
;
Islands; 9 in Austria
13 Indians in Canada
514
Cuba
States
;
11 in
;
55
Holland
in
4 in Bohemia
239
;
22
specified)
;
;
in the
;
3 in
1 in
;
Central America
60 in France
436
;
12,190 in Ireland
;
Hungary
7 in India
;
2 in Poland
;
Sandwich Islands
11 in Switzerland
12
;
in
;
;
892
9 in
;
Turkey
;
11 in
West
number of colored people
in
1 in
;
;
;
Scotland
Greece
1 in
42
;
in
5
German
;
;
5
Mexico
4 iu
Sweden
2 in Russia
;
;
in Brit-
5 in China
;
9 in Italy
Portugal
225
;
in all the
9 in South America: 9 in Spain
;
Newfoundland
in
Prince Edward's Island
;
in Afri-
Australasian
11,901 white, 2 colored, and
New-Brunswick 6
in
in
Denmark
;
14
107 in Great Britian (not specified)
;
Norway
The
;
2,679 in England
27 in Wales
in
Scotia;
America (not
ish
in
Nova
in
foreign population, 4 were born
8 in the Atlantic Islands
;
;
India, and 11 at sea.
was
Portsmouth had the largest number in 1870, viz. 56
Manchester, 50
Exeter, 54
Concord 36
Dover, 33, and Nashua 25. In 1790, there were 158
580
;
total
in 1860,
520
;
and
in the State, in 1870,
in 1810, 970.
;
;
;
;
slaves in the State
in 1800, 8
in 1830, 3, and in 1840, 1.
There were 3 Indians in Carroll County 13 in Coos 5 in Hillsborough 1 in Rockingham, and 1 in Sullivan making in all 23.
;
;
;
;
The census shows that
ances, had, born
;
;
this State, in 1870,
in other States
and foreign
in striking the balcountries, 8,500
more
people than in 1860, and still our population decreased 7,473 in
the last decade.
It does not solve this problem, and it will be hard
to induce people to believe that for the past ten years 15,000
more
�453
STATISTICAL TABLES.
people have died in the State, or moved into foreign countries, than
have been born for the past ten years, if we do take into account
the fearful loss of
life in
If this
the late rebellion.
is
the fact,
worthy of the serious consideration of every thoughtful
State.
The
natives of
New-Hampshire can
man
it is
in the
truly be classed with
the lone Indian, for with a loss at the same ratio, for the next fifty
years, not a vestige of pure, original,
left,
New-Hampshire blood
will be
that ran in the veins of our forefathers one hundred years ago.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
By
Towns, for the year 1872, Showing
the.
Ratable
Polls, Assessed Valuation,
True Valuation. Stock in Trade, Stocks, and Money at Interest, Savings Banks
Deposits, Proportion on $ 1,000
KOCKINCHAM
CO.
and Town Debts
over available Assets.
�454
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
By
Towns, for the year 1872, Showing the Ratable Polls, Assessed Value, &c.
STRAFFORD
CO.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
•
By
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Towns, for the year 1872, Showing the Eatable
MERRIMACI
455
Polls,
Assessed Value, &c.
�456
STATISTICAL TABLES.
By
Towns, for the year 1872, Showing the Ratable Polls, Assessed Value,
TABULAR STATEMENT,
SULLIVAN CO.
<&c.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
457
TABULAR STATEMENT,
By
Towns, for the year 1872, Showing the Eatable
COOS CO.
Polls, Assessed Value, &c.
s
�458
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULARSTATEMENT,
Showing number of Clergymen, Physicians,
Dentists,
and Manufacturers, by Towns, arranged
Lawyers, Merchants,
alphabetically.
�459
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing number of Clergymen, Physicians,
Dentists,
and Manufacturers, by Towns, arranged
Lawyers, Merchants
alphabetically.
TOWNS.
TOWNS.
>.=
Loudon
Rochester
Lyman
Lyme
Rollinsford
.
Roxbury
Itumney
Kye
Salem
Lynileborough
Madbury
Madison
Manchester
Marlborough
Salisbury
Sanbornton
Sandown
Marlow
Mason
Sandwich
Seabrook
Sharon
Meredith
Merrimack
Middleton
Milan
Shelburne
'
Somersworth
South Hampton
South Newmarket
Milford
Milton
.
Mount Vernon
Springfield
Monroe
Stark
Stewartstown
Stoddard
Moultonborou;
Nashua
13
Nelson
New-Boston
Strafford
Stratford
Newbury
Stratham
New-Castle
Sullivan
New-Durham
New-Hampton
Sunapee
Surry
Newington
New-Ipswich
New-Londou
New-Market
Newport
Sutton
Newton
Northfleld
Tilton
Orford
Ossipee
Pel ham
.
Plaistow
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Kandolph
Richmond
Rindge
.
.
Walpole
3
Plainfield
Raymond
Wakefield
10
.
Peterborough
Piermont
Pittsburg
Pittsfield
.
Troy
Tuftonborough
Unity
.
North Hampton
Northumberlant
North-wood
Nottingham
Orange
Pembroke
.
.
Swanzey
Tarn worth
Temple
Thornton
21
35
3
2u
2
7
22
220
12
9
11
Warner
Warren
Washington
Waterville
Weare
.
Webster
Wentworth
Westmoreland
Whitefield
Wilmot"
Wilton
Winchester
.
Windham
.
Windsor
Wolfeborough
Woodstock
�460
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR
Relative to the Agricultural Productions of the State,
ROCKINGHAM
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
STATEMENT.
As per Census
county.
a
n
of 1870.
461
�462
STATISTICAL TABLES.
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COUNTT.
463
�464
STATISTICAL TABLES.
MERRIMACK
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
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465
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
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467
�468
STATISTICAL TABLES.
GRAFTON
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
COUNTY.
469
�470
STATISTICAL TABLES.
COOS
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
COUNTY.
471
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
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STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
and unimproved land, value of farms and
farming implements, and amount of wages annually paid for farm labor.
Showing number
acres of improved
Unimproved.
S-g
(=5 *-*
73
Counties.
> -
o
2
5
Rockingham
Strafford
235,605
102,412
155,421
176,191
335,882
283,874
260,180
221,310
442,738
120,870
Carroll
Merrimack
..
Hillsborough.
Cheshire
Sullivan
Grafton
Coos
Totals
24,127
6.119
2,597
120,659
2,282
21,606
8,327
2,336
31,052
5,030
$13,418,030
2,334,487
.
....
Belknap
2,
=
97,105
49,739
53,544
151,164
124,211
92,084
72,073
64,332
230,300
112,529
1,047,690
224,417
Counties.
the
number
of farms,
2*0
<s
a
1H
$277,305
5,127,390
4,934,900
4,963,413
12,096,577
11,073,395
7,151,499
6,069,230
12,106,924
3,647,955
$ 464.255
190.226
184,548
177,522
442,380
530,81
323,446
313,971
646.343
186,435
$80,589,313
$3,459,943
$2,319,164
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
^
a *
3
and number
of acres in each.
149,640
99,797
93,282
286,916
332,813
206,416
209,592
485.108
178,295
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE,
Relative to the Cotton Manufactories in
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
New- Hampshire.
475
�476
STATISTICAL TABLES.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CONTINUED.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
Relative to the
Woolen Mills in New- Hampshire.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
477
�478
STATISTICAL TABLES.
SULLIVAN COUNTY.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
479
TABLE
Relative to the Manufacturing of sale Boots, Shoes, Brogans &c.,in
New-Hamp-
shire.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
Hands employed.
t.
•-
TOWNS.
~
s o
Atkinson
Auburn
Brentwood
$4,000
7
12
15
Candia
Candia
4,000
6,000
11,000
43,000
6,000
18,000
7,500
33,000
60,000
25,000
48,000
8,000
3,000
25.000
15,000
20,000
24,000
6,000
26,000
5,000
25,000
6,000
1,000
55,000
75,000
19,000
5,000
20,000
6,000
44,000
20,000
120,000
6,000 ,
25
111
25
Chester
Danville
40
Peerfield
Deerfield
20,1)00
6
50,000
75
120
40
4n,(l00
Derry
East Kingston
121
..
Epping
Fremont
2d
Greenland
Hampstead
Hampton
Hampton
12.000
6,00(1
40
35
Falls..
4(
Kensington
Kingston
Londonderry....
is
New
50
4(
in
50
12
3
110
Castle
Newton
Newmarket ....
North Hampton
Northwood
Northwood
Nottingham
170
....
4i
Plaistow
Portsmoutl
12
40
Raymond
17
Salem
62
45
225
20
Sandown
Seabrook
Windham
Totals
JoT3
o
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14
#'J64.(i(in
2;
-
2 = 2
c
25,000
24,000
28,000
34,000
—
$ 30,000
28.000
30,000
37,000
313,000
35,000
125,000
41,000
240,000
200,000
300,00(1
30,000
120,000
30,000
200,000
160,000
96,000
244,000
30,000
18.000
72,000
48,000
90,000
120,000
24,000
88,000
20,000
120,000
24,000
6,000
152,000
400,000
56,000
18,000
90.000
25,000
190,000
120,000
800,000
25,000
110,
238,000
32,000
20,000
84,000
44,000
100,000
130,000
26,000
98,000
25,000
135,000
28,000
7,000
215.000
500,000
100,000
20,000100,000
30,000
200,000
125,000
750,000
30,000
$ 799,000
3,867,000
>4,226,000
60
660
750
10
23
452
100
36
$30,000
410,000
500.000
3.000
12,000
242,000
5,000
17,000
150,000
1,150,000
1,500,000
10,000
101.000
726,000
300,000
100,000
160,000
1,580,000
1,700,000
12,000
125,000
920,000
325,000
115,000
2,101
356 $1,264,000
3,837,000
1,632
STRAFFuRD COUNTY.
Barrington*
Dover
...
Farmington
Lee*
...
451,000
500,000
Milton
Rochester
Somersworth
15,000
372,000
*.
Strafford*
.?
1,237,0(10
BELKNAP COUNTY.
>
4,937,000
�480
STATISTICAL TABLES.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
Relative to Hosiery Mills in
New- Hampshire.
481
�482
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
Relative to Paper Mills in
New- Hampshire.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
ABSTRACT STATEMENT
of the Paper Manufactories.
483
�484
STATISTICAL TABLES.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
485
MERRIMACK COUNTY CONTINUED.
Lumber annually sawed.
TOWNS.
a
.2
-3
02
a
a
<*
2
fc,
llopkinton...
Loudon
Newbury....
13,000
7,000
5,000
2,000
6,000
9,000
10,n00
,
New-London.,
Northfield
..,
Pembroke...
Pittsfield
Salisbury ....
Sutton
3,01)0
2,000
4,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
1,000
2,000
4,000
8,000
1,000
4,000
5,000
21,000
9,000
60,00
Warner
Webster
Wilmot
Total
82
$245,000
235
$73,500
125,000
10,000
40,000
20,000
60,000
3
O
§.9 a
250,000
40,000
300,000
750,000
200,000
950,000
750,000
120,000
200.000
450,000
400,000
100,000
510,000 8,725.001)
1,122,000
565,000
1,100,000
100,000
650,000
1,800,009
400,000
315,000
570,000
1,375,000
1,225,000
1,500,000
24.000
10,000
13,000
5,000
8,000
31,000
12,000
5,000
9,000
21,000
24,000
19,000
22,497,000 S 411,000
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
Amherst
Antrim
$1
§3,000
,000
11 ,000
Bennington
Brookline .
Deering
Francestown
Goffstown
4,000
5,000
1,000
9,000
1,500
3,000
5,000
19 .MUM
8 000
30 Ml HI
8, MMM
2. 000
13 ,000
Bedford
...
. .
Greenfield
Greenville
3,,000
Hancock
3 ,000
5 ,000
6
Hillsborough...
Hollis
Hudson
Lyndeborough
Manchester ....
Mason
Merrimack
2,000
2,000
1,200
3,000
2 ,000
3 ,000
Nashua
Boston....
Ipswich...
Pelham
Peterborough
Sharon
..
6,000
2.000
8,000
2,500
1,000
4,000
4.000
3,000
MMM
500
1,400
,000
7,00ft
!,000
102
,
S 337,000
308?
106,301
CHESHIRE COUNTY.
Alstead
& 13,000
Chesterfield
.
Dublin
Fitzwilliam
.
Harrisville...
Hinsdale
Jaffrey
Keene
Marlborough.
Marlow
Nelson
Richmond
Rindge
Roxbury
14,' km
5.000
29,000
3O0(
Gilsum
...
200,000
8
10
7
34
3
4,000
13,000
20,000
24,000
3,000
9,000
4,000
30.000
31,000
72
29
500
1
5
14
16
13
3
12
7
700,000
600,000
2,273,000
360,000
1,400,000
400,000
10,000
240,000
700,i
00
50,000
2,000
225
IKK)
2*0,0
10
1,0<XI
1,
Wilton
Windsor
10,000
601
ijOOO
Temple
Weare
800,000
600
18 000
5 000
50 000
12. HUM
4, 000
17 000
18, HMO
3, 000
Milford
925,000
600,000
1,300.000
400,000
1,600,1X10
3,001
2,500
1,000
18,000
20 000
Mount Vernon.
125.0«X
100,000
395,000
500
10
5 ,000
.
Total
II
13 ,000
5 OHM
13 ,000
Litchfield
New
New
I
5,01X1
5,000
21,000
9,000
10,000
15,000
25,000
62,000 3,165,000
1,000,000
1,400,000
700,000
1,700,000
625,000
6,075,000
300,000
550,000
1,700,000
420,000
2,500,000
1,500,000
350,000
1,100,000
1,500,000
600,000
120,000
920,000
1,100,000
400,000
$ 17,000
9,000
26.000
5,000
22,000
9,000
9,000
46,000
4,000
20,000
5,000
17,000
21,000
10,000
34,000
12,000
128,000
4,000
9,000
33,000
6,000
60,000
27,000
6,000
19,000
19,000
8,000
2,000
14,000
22,000
5,000
35,148,000! S 619,000
�486
STATISTICAL TABLES.
CHESHIRE COUNTY CONTINUED.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
487
�488
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
New- Hampshire.
Relative to Grist Mills in
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
a °
TOWNS.
JO.
E S
tc
Eitst
King-ton..
>
600
Epping
4,00(1
3,000
Hampton
2,01 Ml
Hamjiton Falls
Nortliwood
North Hampton
Nottingham ....
.
Plaistow
Portsmouth
Raymond
Rye
Seab rook
Stratham
Total.
500
1,000
600
1,000
2 000
18.000
3.000
1,000
4,noo
STRAFFORD COUNTY.
M<
234..-IIHI
$ 267,700
1,600
2,0ii0
$44,600
5,500
10,000
20,000
2,000
6,000
1,700
2,500
800
1.000
16.000
106,000
21.000
11.000
24 000
7,000
$ 6,000
800
400
900
600
2,000
Exeter
Greenland
400
600
800
200
400
200
200
100
200
600
$
S S
II
|
11,000
21,000
2,500
7,000
2.000
3,000
1,000
1,200
19,000
120,000
25,000
13,000
27,000
9,000
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
489
�490
STATISTICAL TABLES.
GRAFTON COUNTY.
TOWNS.
Ashland
Bath
Bethlehem
S 2,000
Bristol
Campton
Canaan
Danbnry
Enfield
Franconia
Grafton
Groton
Hanover
,
Haverhill
Lebaa n
Lisbon
Littleton
Lyme
Monroe
Orford
Piermont
Plymouth
Kninney
Warren
Went worth
Totals
Berlin
Colebrook
Columbia
En nl
Gorham
Jefferson
Lancaster
Milan
Northumberland
Pittsburg
Stratford
Stewartstown
Wakefield
Total
.
,
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
Relative
to
Tanneries in
New- Hampshire.
491
�492
STATISTICAL TABLES.
CHESHIRE COUNTY CONTINUED.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE
Relative to the total Manufactories in
New- Hampshire.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
I
�494
STATISTICAL TABLES.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
MERRIMACK COUNTY CONTINUED.
495
�496
STATISTICAL TABLES.
SULLIVAN COUNTY.
Number
Hands
of
employed.
horse power,
TOWNS.
— -3
S-S
12
36
Cornish
1,364
11
.
270
240
136
Acworth....
Charlestown
Claremont
84
Croydon
Goshen
Grantham
70
80
285
40
225
610
120
62
292
40
269
..
Langdon....
Lempster .
Newport...
.
Plainfield ..
Springfield .
Sunapee....
Unity
Washington
240
Total
3,951
$ 46,000
156,000
750,000
14,000
2,000
16,000
22,1X10
5,000
11,000
375,000
11,000
5,000
66,000
3,000
34,000
1 1,506,000
75
225
$ 23,000
146,000
248,000
8,000
4,500
5,000
10,000
2,500
13 000
118,000
4, nun
1.000
28,000
3,000
25,000
871
25
14
19
34
7
40
197
10
7
52
10
1,123|
524
Ashland
Bath
Benton
Bethlehem
13
,
39
13
7
..,
Bridgewater.
Bristol
Campton
Canaan
Banbury
16
3
31
12
25
9
Borchester...
Ellsworth....
Enfield
Franeonia
Grafton
Groton
7
2
38
22
4
11
Hanover
10
Haverhill
Hebron'.
48
5
Holderness...
8
28
48
Landaff
Lebanon
Lincoln
Lisbon
1
35
37
9
23
Littleton
Lyman
Lyme
Monroe
1
Orange
4
23
Orford
Piermont
11
Plymouth....
39
Rumney
31
Thornton
,
Warren
Wentworth...
Woodstock...
Total
4
23
13
5
357,000
1,250,000
25.000
7.000
48,000
33,000
5,000
26,000
619,000
17,000
4,000
117,000
10.000
85,000
$639,000 $2,703,000
GRAFTON COUNTY.
Alexandria..
$ 100,000
$
7.000
110,000
10,000
3,000
58,000
1,500
108,000
12,000
36,000
9,000
20,000
700
54,000
23,000
3,000
6,000
10,000
34,000
6,000
6,000
18,000
315,000
1,000
61,000
99,000
6,000
10,000
1,000
1,000
18,000
17,000
51,000
39,000
4,000
28,000
25,000
10,000
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
COOS COUNTY.
497
�498
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
the various Occupations of the people of
New- Hampshire,
in 1870.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
499
�500
STATISTICAL TABLES.
Mechanical and Mancf'iro Industries.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
Mechanical and Mandf'inq Industbies.
501
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
502
TABULAR STATEMENT,
By
towns, showing
number of deaths in
the State in 1870.
BELKNAP COUNTY.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
TOWNS.
TOWNS.
Alton
Barnstead
Atkinson
Auburn
Brentwood
Belmont
Candia
Chester
Centre Harbor..
Gilmanton
County Farm
Gilford
Deerfleld
,
Derry
East Kingston
New Hampton.
,
Sanbornton....
,
TUtou
Eppiug
Exeter
Fremont
Gosport
Greenland
101
122
CARROLL COUNTY.
Albany
Bartlett
Falls. ..
Brookfield
Kensington
Kingston
Londonderry
New
31
Total
Hampstead
Hampton
Hampton
,
Laconia
Meredith
Danville
Chatham
Conway
Eaton
Effingham
Castle
Newington
Freedom
Jack9on
Madison
Moultonborough
Newmarket
Newton
North Hampton...
Northwood
Nottingham
Sandwich
Plaistow
Tamworth
Portsmouth
Raymond
Tuftonborough.
Wakefield
Rye
Wofeborough
.,
Salem.-
Sandown
159
Total
Seabrook
South Newmarket.
South Hampton...
Stratham
MERRIMACK COUNTY.
Allenstown
.
Andover
Boscawen
Windham
Sow
Bradford
Canterbury
STRAFFORD COUNTY.
Barrington
Dover
.
Chichester
. .
Concord
Dunbarton
.
. .
Durham
Epsom
Farniington..
Franklin...
Lee
Henniker
Madlmry
Hill
Middleton....
Milton
Hooksett.. ..
Hopkinton...
Loudon
New Durham
i
Newbury
Rochester....
New London
Rollinsford. ..
Somersworth.
Northfleld
Strafford.
Pembroke...
..,
Pittsfield ...
Total
.
....
26
154
153
Salisbury
. .
70
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
MERRIMACK COUNTY CONTINUED.
503
CHESHIRE COUNTY CONTINUED.
TOWNS.
�504
STATISTICAL TABLES.
GRAFTON COUNTY CONTINUED.
�DECEASED CENTENARIANS.
505
demic, but this scourge, consumption, creates no fear with the peo-
and they pass heedlessly and carelessly along without taking any
its flattering premonitory symptoms.
If the inhabitants at the north were as guarded as the people in
Virginia, or other southern States, in their clothing and exposure to
inclement weather, this mortality, caused by lung affection, could
be reduced at least fifty per cent.
ple,
precaution to guard against
DECEASED CENTENARIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE SINCE
1822.
Through the courtesy of Dea. Daniel F. Secomb of Concord,
we are enabled to give the number of persons who have died since
1822, at one hundred years of age and upwards.
The reader
will perceive that people live quite as long at the
present day, as
fifty
years ago, notwithstanding the sayings of older
people to the contrary, who are led to believe that the vanities of dress,
and the general style of
is
living, has a
no doubt but the generation of
to
tendency to shorten
day has a
life.
There
lease of life at least
ten years longer than the generation of seventy-five years ago.
The census
of
New-Hampshire
in 1870,
when compared with
that
of 1860, reveals some curious facts which are worthy of careful consideration.
age,
The number
was 67,578
34,460
;
;
of children in 1860, under ten years of
in 1870, 47,817
in 1870, 31,578
;
;
fifteen
forty years
and under twenty, in 1860,
and under fifty, in 1860,
33,613; in 1870, 39,355; seventy and under eighty, in 1860, 9,941
eighty and under ninety years, in 1860, 3,030
in 1870, 16,647
in
It
;
;
and under one hundred years, in 1860, 364
1870, 337 one hundred years and over, in 1860, 7 in 1870, 18.
also shows that in 1860, there were living in New-Hampshire
in 1870, 3,555
;
ninety
;
;
266,952 persons under
;
fifty
years of age; of the same age in 1870,
235,998, or 30,954 less than in 1860.
fifty
The number of persons of
years of age and upwards in 1860, was 59,120
;
in 1870, 82,
more than in 1860. It is evident that the principal
cause of this great change in the population of the State, as to age,
is in the younger class leaving the State to seek employment elsewhere, and leaving the older persons at home. If this young class
with their wives and children would return to New-Hampshire, who
have left it within the past ten years, it would no doubt increase the
population at least 40,000. The war had something to do with this
302, or 23,182
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
506
depletion of middle aged persons.
Over 5,000 gave up
their lives
in the contest for the cause of the Union.
The
tables herewith annexed, are very interesting for the reader
to ponder.
Names
of persons
who have died
at one
Hew -Hampshire,
hundred years of age and
since 1822.
over,
in
�507
STATISTICAL TABLES.
NAMES OF PERSONS WHO DIED FROM
1853
TO
1864.
�PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
508
CHAPTER VI.
)
Giving a statement of
all
the public Schools in the State, Dartmouth College,
Literary Institutions, State Institutions, such as
New-Hampshire
Asylum
for the
Insane,
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Orphan's
State Prison, State
Normal
School, State Capitol,
Home,
Reform School and Relig-
ious Denominations in the State.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The founders of New-Hampshire believed in universal education.
They believed, too, that the idea of a republic was the idea of a
people governing themselves.
This implied that the people should
amount of intelligence and virtue, which are essential
self-government.
Our early legislators enacted laws providing
possess that
to
for a system of free
Our
common
schools.
present free educational institutions are of the highest val-
ue to the State. The maintenance of them involves a great expense and much care, but it is a wise outlay.
Knowledge is less
Ignorance is a dangerous and costly
any form of government, and under a republican, des-
expensive than ignorance.
factor under
tructive.
The
poses.
several towns are sub -divided into districts for school pur-
In the sparsely settled
districts,
the schools are ungraded.
and several of the larger villages, a system of graded
schools has been established, embracing Primary, Intermediate,
Grammar and High School Departments, with rooms, furniture,
books, apparatus and teachers suited to the peculiar wants of each
grade. The best graded schools are found in Manchester, Nashua,
Great Falls, Dover, Littleton, Concord, Portsmouth, Milford and
In the
cities
Claremont.
Towns and
cities are required,
by law,
to raise annually,
support of public schools, three hundred and
fifty dollars for
for
each
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
dollar of the apportionment of State tax
districts
The
towns,
cities
and school
can raise larger sums by vote.
school authority of the State
tion, consisting of the
Governor,
of public instruction.
The
stitutes
;
509
is
vested in a Board of Educa-
Councilors and Superintendent
latter is required to hold Teacher's In-
annually, in each county, prepare and distribute school
blanks and registers, and present an annual report to the General
Court, upon the condition and progress of the schools.
The
following tables will exhibit the standing of schools in the
various
cities
and towns
in the State.
TABLE
Of Schools in New- Hampshire.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
<2
TOWNS.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
510
STRAFFORD COUNTY.
1-
TOWNS.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
MERRIMACK COUNTY CONTINUED.
TOWNS.
511
�512
STATISTICAL TABLES.
CHESHIRE COUNTY CONTINUED.
TOWNS.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
COOS COUNTY.
513
�DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
614
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
Dartmouth College, the fourth of the New-England Colleges
—preceded
in chro-
by Harvard, Yale and
Brown, and but little behind the last named sprang from a noteworthy
germ of christian philanthropy. It was an off-shoot of Moor's charityschool, an institution for the education of Indian youth, established in
Lebanon, Conn., in the year 1754. The school was subsequently removed to Hanover, N. H., a charter for a college, to be connected with it
This
and yet a distinct institution, having been previously obtained.
charter was issued Dec. 13, 1769, by the Hon. John Wentworth, the last
of the royal governors of the Province of New-Hampshire. The founnological order
in that respect only
—
der of the charity-school was named in it as the first President of the
college and, in view of the interest taken in the school by Lord Dartmouth, an excellent English nobleman, and of his benefactions to it, his
name was appropriately given to the college.
One of the most signal events in the history of the Institution is the
controversy, out of which arose the famous Dartmouth College case.
The legislature of New-Hampshire, influenced by considerations which
need not here be detailed, claimed the right to "amend" the royal charThey passed an act to that effect, in 1816, changing the name of the
ter.
institution to " Dartmouth University," and embracing other important
modifications. To this act the trustees were opposed and, with the design of testing its constitutionality, they brought an action before the
;
;
Supreme Court of the
By
State.
this tribunal the legislature
was
sus-
and an appeal was taken by the trustees to the Supreme Court of
the United States, John Marshall being then chief justice. The cause of
the college was there argued by Daniel Webster, and other able counsel,
and fully sustained by the court.
With such occasional ebbs and eddies as pertain to all like institutions, but with remarkable steadiness on the whole, the college has
gone onward from its small beginnings to its present condition of enThe whole number of its alumni, as given
largement and prosperity.
in the last " Triennial," is three thousand, nine hundred and seven.
These have come from all parts of the land and, as graduates, have
been scattered as widely. While a considerable number have entered
from the cities and large towns, the great majority have come from rural places. The average age of admission has been somewhat above
and to the maturity thus secured has been
that of many other colleges
tained
;
;
;
From these
added, in many cases, the stimulus of self-dependence.
and other causes, Dartmouth students, as a class, have been characterized by a spirit of earnestness, energy, and general manliness, of the
Most of them have gone, not into
'happiest omen as to their life-work.
the more lucrative lines of business, but into what may be called the
working professions. To the ministry, the college has given more than
nine hundred of her sons. Dr. Chapman says, in his " Sketches of the
Alumni :" "There have been thirty-one judges of the United States and
State
Supreme Courts
;
fifteen senators in
Congress
;
and sixty-one rep-
�DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
resentatives
;
515
two United States cabinet ministers; four ambassadors
fourteen governors of
one post-master-general
twenty-five presidents of colleges one
and one of a Territory
hundred and four professors of academical, medical, or theological colleges.
From the last Triennial Catalogue, this list might be considerably enlarged. Perhaps the two professions that have drawn most largely upon the institution have been those of teaching and the law.
We
recall a single class, that of 1828, one-fourth of whose members have
to foreign courts
;
;
States,
1
;
;
'
been either college presidents or professors.
Dr.
Chapman
states, that
were residing in Boston, Mass., no less than seven
sons of the college, " who were justly regarded as ranking among the
brightest luminaries of the law. They were Samuel Sumner Wilde,
at one time there
1789; Daniel Webster, 1801; Richard Fletcher, 1806; Joseph Bell, 1807;
Joel Parker, 1811
Rufus Choate, 1819; and Charles Bishop Goodrich,
;
1822.
Dartmouth has aimed, in all her history, at that true conservatism
which blends felicitously the old and the new. She believes in the anFor the last seven years,
has been expended on the scientific appointments of the institution than on the classical and other improvements are contemplated in the same direction. Though she adheres to the old college, as has
been said, yet around that she has already grouped though with no
ambitious fancy for the name of a university a number of collateral or
post-graduate institutions offering diversified opportunities of general
and special culture. The various departments, as they now exist, are
cient classics, but she favors science also,
much more
;
—
as follows
1.
The
—
:
old Academic Department, with
its
1
four years curriculum, in-
cluding the privilege of a partial course, and a
number of
particular
options.
2.
The Chandler
Scientific
Department, with a regular course, chro-
nologically parallel to that of the Academic, and having with the option
of a partial course through
all the years, several elective lines of study
Latin and Greek are omitted, French and German included, and scientific branches are made most prominent.
3.
The' Agricultural Department, so called, or the New-Hampshire
College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
This is based on the
Congressional land-grant. It has a regular three years course, with an
in the last year.
1
option, after the first year,
between an agricultural and mechanical
line
See in the next ai'ticle, a more particular account of it.
4.
The Engineering Department, or the Thayer School of Civil Engineering.
This is substantially, though not foraially, a post-graduate
or professional department, with a two years course.
The requisites
for admission are in some important branches, even more than a college
curriculum commonly embraces and it is designed to carry the study
of civil engineering to the highest point.
5.
The Medical Department, or the old New-Hampshire Medical College. This was established in 1797, has had a long and prosperous career, and ranks now with the best medical institutions in the country.
of study.
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There
is
connected with
it,
in addition to the lectures, a
good course of
private medical instruction.
6.
Moor's Charity- School. This has now no distinct organic existence; but there is a small fund which is appropriated, under the direction of the President of Dartmouth College, to the education of Indian
youths, in any department for which they are prepared.
During the late war, the college, in common with most others in our
country, was somewhat depressed but it has since been resuming, and
The last catalogue embraces a faceven surpassing, its former status.
ulty of instruction, thirty-six in number, and, in all the different courses
;
of study, four hundred and twenty-one students. As an indication of the
national relations of the college, it may be remarked that these students
come from twenty-five different States and Territories, at home and
abroad; and that, of the ungraduates, more than one-fifth are from
AVhile the insitution is still in need of adplaces out of New England.
ditional funds for various purposes, it lias been prospered financially.
"Within the past ten years, not less than five hundred thousand dollars
Three new buildings
have been secured for the different departments.
have been erected, making the whole number ten, and two of the old
ones have been enlarged and renovated and funds have been obtained,
;
in part, for a
new
Library Building.
LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
There may be some schools which we have failed to notice, but have
endeavored to give all a notice according to information received.
We gladly would have given a more extended account of these important institutions of our State if we could have obtained the facts relative
We requested the immediate managers of their respective
to them.
schools to be kind enough to forward us the facts, also stating why we
In many instances our request has been attended with
desired them.
success, and the gentlemen receive our sincere thanks for their courtesy,
and we trust that the benefit derived therefrom, will be mutual both to
In other cases, our solicitations have not
their school and the State.
been responded to, and if people in some towns see that their Academies
have not received that notice which they merit, they can attribute it to
the faculty
who
refused or neglected to give us the necessary informa-
tion.
Adams Female Academy is located at East Derry, and was incorporated in 1823, being the oldest female academy in New-Hampshire. Besides convenient school buildings, it has a fund of % 3,200, donated by
Jacob Adams of Derry. There is a boarding house connected with the
institution to accommodate young ladies from abroad.
It has always maintained a popular reputation as an institution worthy the patronage of young ladies who wish to acquire a first class education. It is situated in one of the most beautiful New-England villages, peculiarly free from injurious influences, and embracing scenery
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which, for simple beauty,
is
not often surpassed.
The place
is
easily
on the line of the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad.
This institution is under the immediate charge of Miss Emma L. Taylor, who has attained a high character among the most distinguished
schools in the country, for thorough, systematic, and refined education.
There are three terms, of thirteen weeks each, every year, with an
accessible, being
average attendance of fifty females.
Antrim High School—James E. Vose, Principal.
Atkinson Academy is pleasantly located in the town of Atkinson,
about three miles from the city of Haverhill, Mass., and two from the
Boston and Maine Railroad.
This institution is one of the oldest in the State, being founded in
The building is located on elevated
1790.
It has a fund of $ 6,000.
It has a library, philosophical and
ground, and contains six rooms.
chemical apparatus, cabinet &c. all in a fine condition. It has been successful and maintained a high reputation as being a first class literary
H. B. WesIts pi esent number of scholars is about sixty.
institution.
ton, A. M., Principal. Rev. Jesse Page, President of the Trustees.
-
Austin Academy
is
situated at Strafford Centre.
G. C. McClellan, Principal.
Normal Institute. This institution
It
was incorporat-
ed in 1834.
Beede
Sandwich Centre, and was established
in 1839,
is
pleasantly located at
by Daniel G. Beede,
to
supply the pressing want, at that date, of more well qualified teachers.
This school has never been endowed, and now is under the management of Mr. Beede, as principal. The school buildings were built entirely by himself, and the institution has been sustained through his unaided effort. The expense of the recitation-hall and boarding house
was about eight thousand
The number of
have
filled
dollars.
who have
received instruction here, is nearly
teachers, while others
hono able positions of trust, with credit to themselves, and
four thousand
pupils
—many of them
making popular
But few men in New-Hampshire have, by their
individual efforts in the past thirty years, imparted more useful
knowledge, to the young men and women of this State than Mr. Beed«.
to their instructor.
own
He now
fills
the responsible office of Superintendent of Public Instruc-
New-Hampshire.
Bristol High School, Bristol. Miss Alice French, Principal.
Charlestown High School. Mrs. Alice Pitts, Principal.
Chester Academy Chester. Miss E. S. Gale, Principal.
Christian Institute This school, at present located at Wolfeborough, was incorporated and established at Andover, where, in February, 1857, it was opened for the instruction of students. In 1866, the
Institute was transfered to its present location, having been discontinued one year at the time of its removal.
tion in
—
The
—
school year consists of thirty-eight weeks, divided into three
During its fourteen school years, the institute has had an average
annual attendance of 200 students. It has four established courses of
Business course of three years; 'Academic, four; College
study, viz.
terms.
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Preparatory, three and Young Ladies Graduating of four years. Students completng either course, and passing satisfactory examination,
receive diplomas.
;
This
is
New-England maintained and conducted by
the only school in
the Christian Connection.
It rejects all
sectarianism and bigotry, and
well disposed youth. The teachers and
officers constantly aim to promote thorough and accurate scholarship,
refinement of manners, a high moral sense and a pure religious life.
The institute possesses a fair Philosophical and Chemical Apparatus,
cordially opens
its
doors to
all
and has an endowment fund of $
made
10,000.
The officers have recently
provision to reconstruct the school, another year, upon an en-
larged and broader basis, and permanently establish
it.
Principals. John W. Simonds, 1857; Kev. S. W. Whitney, 1859;
Rev. John W. Haley. A. B., 1860; Rev. Thomas Bartlett, 1861; Edwin
Moulton, A. M., 1866; John II. Lary, A, M. 1868; George A. Chase, A.
B., I860; John W. Simonds, A. M., 1870-74.
Officers. Rev. II. M. Eaton, Westerly, R. I.. President; Rev. S. A.
Hutchinson, Kittery, Me., Secretary; N. A. Moulton, Esq., Newburyport, Treasurer.
Trustees Rev. J. A. Perry, Providence, R. I., W.
II. Cate, Esq., Manchester, Rev. L>. A. Wiggin, Tuftonboro, Rev. C. P.
Smith, West Randolph, Vt..
Mr. I. K. Gage, Esq., Fisherville; Rev.
J. W. Tilton, Hanover; Rev. O. J. Wait, Franklin; Mr. P. C. Shaw,
Hill John W. Simonds, Franklin.
Clinton Grove Seminary is located in Weare, about three miles
from North Weare Railway Station.
This school is founded on strict moral principles, and the pupil knows
in the commencement what is before him as to his conduct out of school.
In the prospectus it expressly says, no fire-arms nor tobacco is allowed to
be used on any consideration that they must come prepared with thick
shoes and rubbers, for daily exercise in the open air, which must be
attended to, as well as books in the school-room.
There is a large and commodious Boarding House, connected with
the school, which is under the immediate care of the Principal. Charles
A. Jones, Principal.
Concord High School, Concord. J. D. Bartley, Principal.
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;
;
;
;
Conway Academy, Conway. W. W. Bates, Principal.
Contoocook Academy, at Contoocookville, Hopkinton.
Rev.
Charles Hardon, Principal.
Conant High School. This school is situated at Jaffrey, on the
Monadnock Railroad. It has a fund of 8 7,000, through the bequest of
the late Hon. John Conant, a resident of the town.
The town has' built a school house at an expense of $12,000. The
school
is
well managed, and
is
at present
under the instruction of Elial
S. Ball, Principal.
Dartmouth Home School, for Young Ladies,
ver,
and has been
is
situated in
Hano-
in successful operation for eight years, or since 1865.
This school has all the advantages for furnishing young ladies with an
education, in classical as well as in all branches of English literature.
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'
The
school year includes thirty-nine weeks, and is divided into three
terms of equal length. Miss L. J. Sherman is Principal, with three as-
sistant teachers.
Dearborn Academy, is located in Seabrook, and was founded in 1854,
through an endowment of $ 15,000, by the late Dr. Edward Dearborn, an
eminent physician, and distinguished citizen of Seabrook. It is pleasantly situated on elevated ground, and commands a tine view of the
Ocean. J. O. Emerson, Principal.
Deeking Academy, is located at Deerin'g Centre.
Dover High School, Dover. H. P. Warrenj Principal.
Dunuarton High School, Dunbarton. John B. Mills, Principal.
Exeter High School, Exeter. Eben S. Stearns, Principal.
Farmington High School, Farmington. E. J. Goodwin, Principal.
Fkancestown Academy
is
located in the pleasant village of Fran-
cestown.
The
High School in town was established in a public school-house
and was attended by Levi Woodbury, Moses Wilson, Mary
Woodbury and others, who became prominent men and women, in their
day. The high schools met with varied success, until June24, 1819, when
first
in 1800,
the present
academy was incorporated.
Among
the eighty-four schol-
who attended the first term after its incorporation, was Franklin
Pierce, who completed here his education, prior to entering college at
ars,
Bowdoin.
Mr. S. Ingersoll Bard was the first Principal, but the next year, (1821)
Mr. Isaac O. Barnes was employed. Mr. Barnes married the daughter
of Hon. Peter Woodbury, practiced law, and in time, moved to Boston,
where he received appointments as Naval Officer, U. S. Marshal, and
Pension Agent, which latter office he held at the time of his death,
some ten years ago. He was the most eccentric man in Boston, and his
reputation was wide-spread by the many good stories told about him, of
which he was either the author, or hero of the exploit.
Francestown Academy is a popular Institution, and receives its full
share of public patronage. J. E. Vose, A. M., Principal.
Franklin Academy, Franklin. Charles A. Jewell, Principal.
Fkeedom High School, Freedom. John Villiken, Principal.
Fran klin Academy, Dover, incorporated
in 1805.
John
Scales,
Principal.
Gilmanton Academy is pleasantly situated in Gilmanton, and is one
of the oldest literary institutions in the State, being incorporated in
1794.
It has always maintained a popular reputation, and has, at the
present time, its share of the public patronage. Its buildings are large
and convenient.
li.
There
is
a library of 500 volumes connected with
it.
E. Avery, Principal.
Hampton Academy, Hampton,
incorporated in 1810. Miss Lucy E.
Henniker Academy, Miss S. C. Eastman.
Keene Academy, Keene. Mrs. T. H. Leverett, Principal.
Keene High School, Keene. S. II. Brackett, Principal.
Kingston Academy, Kingston Plains. John W. Sanborn, Principal.
Dow,
Principal.
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Kimball Union Academy
of the
is
pleasantly
situated
on commanding
in the beautiful village of Meriden, within the present limits
ground
town of
Plainfield.
It
was incorporated
in 1813,
and organized
in 1815.
receives scholars whose parents are of other
incorporated in its charter that the trustees and
instructors of the Union Academy, shall be professors of the Christian
religion, and each shall be a regular member of some Congregational or
It is sectarian,
religious belief.
but
still
It is
Presbyterian Church.
This school has always held a high position among its contemporaries.
It has given instruction to over 7,000 pupils, and has aided over three
hundred young men for the ministry, at an expense of over $25,000.
At the commencement of the Institution, the Hon. Daniel Kimball
donated $ 6,000 as a permanent fund, which was afterwards increased
to $ 30,000, and the whole fund is now over $ 50,000. Efforts are now being
made to secure an additional endowment of $ 100,000. which will establish it on a solid basis.
In 1824, the building, together with a valuable library, was burned.
The second building, now the wing of the new edifice, was completed
in 1825.
The main building was finished in the autumn of 1839. The
natural decay of the buildings, and the imperative demands of the times,
require larger accommodations, which no doubt will be furnished, within a few years. In these days of progress, in every department of education, this Institution must not only hold its own, but it should keep
pace with the general advance in the educational world.
Rev. Charles A. Downs, Lebanon, President of Trustees. Rev. L. A.
Austin, Principal.
Lancaster Academy. Lancaster.
Landaff High School, Landaff. H. H. Clark. Principal.
Littleton Graded School, Littleton. F. D. Hutching, Principal.
Manchester High School, Manchester. W. W. Colburn, Principal.
Marlborough High School, Marlborough. Charles E. Houghton,
Principal.
Marlow Academy
nearly forty years.
ly as to teachers,
McCollom
located in Marlow, and has been organized
has met with varied success, depending large-
is
It
&c.
Institute
>
is
located in
Mount Vernon, and was
a popular Institution, and well conducted.
a library of 600 volumes connected with the school. George
rated in 1850. It
is
incorpo-
There is
W. Todd,
Principal.
Milford High School, See Milford. George French, Principal.
Nashua High School, Nashua. T. W. H. Hussey, Principal.
Nashua Literahy Institution is located in the city of Nashua, and
was commenced in April, 1835, under the name of the " Nashua High
G. S. Brown, and David Crosby, Instructors.
In 1840, it was incorporated under its present name, and has been under the immediate management of Mr. Crosby ever since.
The building is two stories, the upper being used as school room, with
School."
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90 seatings, while in the
lower story
521
a recitation room, and apparatus
is
room.
This Institution
is
liberally patronized,
ty to seventy scholars.
At
and each term has from
thir-
the September term, 1873, there were forty-
nine scholars.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE CONFERENCE SEMINARY AND
FEMALE COLLEGE.
This Institution is located at Tilton. N. H., on the Boston, Concord &
Montreal Railroad, eighteen miles north of Concord, near the outlet of
Winnipiseogee Lake. The site is elevated, and commands a view of
natural scenery that, in extent, variety and beauty, is seldom equalled; and in healthfulness it cannot be surpassed.
On the third day of July, 1845, the first meeting of the Trustees of the
" New-Hampshire Conference Seminary" was held at the Brick Church,
in the town of Northfield. The preliminary meeting, which ordered
this, had been held at Winchester, June second.
On the 9th of November, 1852, initiatory steps were taken to enlarge the charter of the Seminary so as to comprehend, also, a Female College. This arrangement
was consummated December 29, 1852.
On the 7th day of November, 1862, the stately edifice of the Institution
was consumed by fire. Immediately, however, the trustees planned the
erection, of an edifice and a new site was procured on the Sanbornton side
of the river now Tilton. Three commodious buildings were erected on
the new campus, and by an act of the Legislature, approved June 24,
1863, the change and removal were legalized.
By the efforts of friends,
—
the resources and conveniences have gradually enlarged to date. Gradual prosperity has attended the Institution from its opening day until
now.
and grounds are worth
thousand dollars. It has an
last year its students numbered 256. In the current years of its existence, it has had 8,600 students.
The library has 1,183 volumes; the cabinet is
It has graduated 225.
quite large, especially that of Mineralogy. There are four flourishing
Literary Societies. It combines Seminary and College.
It has three
regular courses a Classical and a Belles Lettres for ladies, and a College Preparatory for gentlemen. It has also six special courses, viz.
Music, Book-keeping, Penmanship, Painting and Drawing, Normal Department, Theological Department. Its students from abroad generally
Its buildings
endowment
forty
of about twelve thousand.
;
The
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522
board in the Halls of the Institution. The present Board of Instruction
are Rev. John B. Robinson, A. M., President; Sylvester Dixon, A.M.,
R. E. Avery, A. M., Charles M. Glines, Julia E. Bullard, Preceptress;
Mary E. Harriman, A. M. Lizzie A. Herrick, M. L. A.
New-Hampshire Commercial College. This Institution is located
in the city of Manchester, and is a branch of a chain of colleges established in all the large cities in the United States, under the name of
;
,
Bryant and Stratton Business College.
It is designed to educate and prepare young men and women for all
clerical branches of business, such as writing, book-keeping, telegraphing &c. The number of scholars who have attended this college, the
last year, is over three hundred, coming from all sections of the State.
The length of term, thirteen weeks tuition for gentlemen, $25 a term;
—
ladies, $20.
college is now under the immediate charge of Prof. G. A. Gaswith competent assistants.
New-Hampton Institution is located in the town of New-Hampton,
and through the many changes it has undergone from its foundation, it
has sustained the reputation of being one of the best Institutions in the
The
kell,
State.
The New-Hampton Academy was first opened in September, 1821. Its
John K. Simpson, a native of New-Hampton, but
principal patron, Avas
merchant
at that time a
in Boston.
into the control of the State Br.ptist Convenand became known as the " New-Hampton Academical and Theological Institution," and was the first Baptist Seminary ever established
in New-England. It remained under the care of the Baptists until the
fall of 1852, when on account of financial difficulties, they deserted the
ground.
January, 1853, it was established under a new charter, and styled
"The New-Hampton Literary and Biblical Institution," and re-opened
Col. R. G.
under the direction of the Freewill Baptist Denomination.
Lewis, of New-Hampton, was the principal leader in this movement, and
In 1825, the school
fell
tion,
donated $ 15,600.
The average annual attendance, for the past fifty years, has been over
three hundred. There are six school buildings, valued at $30,000;
three literary societies, each having a library and reading room, besides
the general school library, amounting, in the aggregate, to 3,000 volumes.
There is a classical department, for both sexes, also an English department. This Institution claims that its department of natural sci
ence is superior to all institutions in the State, except the Scientific
School at Hanover. Their Commercial course is pronounced the best
in the State. The invested fund of the school is $ 15,000.
In 1870, the Theological Department, long connected with the school,
was removed to Lewiston, Muine Rev. A. B. Meservey, A. M. Ph. D.,
Principal. There are eight assistant teachers.
New-Ipswich Appleton Academy
Ipswich.
It
was incorporated
iu 1789,
is
town of Newyears maintained
located in the
and
for
many
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LOCATION OF GASKELL'S BRYANT
&
STRATTON BUSINESS COLLEGE.
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the position as being one of the best Academies in the State. It still
has many friends, and is well sustained. There is a library of 500 volumes connected with the academy. John Herbert, Principal.
New-London Literary and Scientific Institution—The location of
this Institution
is
delightful, healthful,
and
retired,
amidst the
hills
and
hikes of New-Hampshire. It was founded at New-London in 1853. In
1873, a new academy building and boarding house were completed, with
all the modern improvements for school purposes, at an expense of
nearly $ 100,000, and,
in
it
now
has one of the tinest sets of school buildings
New-England.
It has a Board of twenty-four Trustees, and a
nent teachers.
Provision
is
made
faculty of eight
perma-
in the Institution for three distinct
—
the Scientific, College Preparatory, and Ladies'
most liberal endowment was from Mrs. James B. Colgate of New-York, a native of New-London. There are two scholarships viz. Smith's scholarship of $> 1,150, and Simond's scholarship of
$ 1,000. The income of these is annually applied to aid young men who
need and deserve assistance. The average attendance of students, for
courses of study, viz.
Collegiate.
Its
—
the past twenty years,
The Presidents
1853; Rev. G. B.
is
132;
number
of alumni, 281.
of the school have been, Rev. G.
Gow,
A. M., 1861; Rev. A.
W.
W. Gardner, D. D.,
Sawyer, D. D., 1864;
H. M. Willard, A. M., 1870, and L. E. Warren, A. M., 1872.
Present Officers Rev. E. E. Cummings. 1). D., President; Rev.
II. G. Safford, A. M. .Secretary; N. T. Greenwood, Esq., Treasurer.
Newport High SchooI, Newport. George R. Brown, Principal.
Northwood Academy is situated at Northwood Centre, near the
shore of Harvey Lake. But few towns in the State offer better inducements, for literary institutions, than this town.
The scenery in and
around Northwood is unsurpassed for beauty, in southern New-Hampshire, ami everything that surrounds the youth tends to a healthy and
moral influence, combined with a thorough and practical system of in-
—
struction.
It was incorporated in 1866, and since that time has been under the
immediate management of Rev. E. C. Cogswell as Principal. The
school has a library of 500 volumes.
Northwood Seminary is located in Northwood, on Clark's Hill,
about two miles south-east from Northwood Centre, and commands the most extensive and finest scenery in that section of the
State.
From this point, at a glance, can be seen, nearly the whole
basin of Rockingham County, the ocean and its numerous islands near
the coast.
It was incorporated in 1867, and gives the scholar a privilege of acquiring a thorough academical education. It has a library of 750 volumes. William H. Cotton Principal.
Orford Academy is located in Orford village, on the Connecticut,
and is well sustained. It was incorporated in 1853, and, has a library of
800 volumes. N. E. Stark, Principal.
Pennacook Academy—This popular
Institution
is
situated
in the
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LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
healthy and flourishing village of Fisherville, on the Northern Railroad,
six miles north of the city of Concord.
The
buildings are of brick, and contain as elegant a suite of school-
rooms and boarding apartments as may be found in any New-England academy, with ample grounds, beautifully ornamented and in the
quiet part of the village, remote from the business streets. This academy lias been established at a large expense, and is supplied with the
most approved fixtures common to a first class literary institution. E.
C. Allen, Principal.
N. Butler, Henry H.
mittee.
Brown and Rev. W. R.
Jewett, Executive
Peterborough High School, Peterborough.
Com-
Tliomas P. Maryatt,
Principal.
Pinkerton Academy
is
located in Derry.
Incorporated in 1814.
George T. Tuttle, Principal.
Phillips Exeter Academt is located in the ancient and beautiful
town of Exeter, and is one of the oldest and most popular, endowed,
classical schools in New-England.
The founder of this Institution, Dr. John
Phillips,
who was
a native of
Andover, Massachusetts, but for many years a resident of Exeter, is believed, by many, to have been the most liberal benefactor, in proportion
to his earthly means, among our countrymen of the last century.
In
1778, he founded Phillips Academy, at Andover, Mass., giving $ 31.000.
about one third of this sum being bestowed at its commencement, and
the other two thirds- inl790.
He also endowed a professorship of
theology in Dartmouth College, serving as one of its trustees for twenty
years, and made liberal gifts to Princeton College, New-Jersey.
The foundation and endowments of Phillips Exeter Academy, Dr.
Phillips regarded as his own individual effort in which he required no
coadjutor, and sought no pecuniary aid. From the Legislature, he obtained a charter, dated April
3,
1781.
It is the oldest institution
of learn-
by State law, in New-Hampshire, Dartmouth College
being chartered by royal grant, in 1769.
The constitution and laws governing this school were drafted by his
own hand, and the foresight in its draft manifests a profound and
practical wisdom which fully equals his generosity. His ideas were libel al and catholic, and the sentiments embodied in this constitution, are
worthy to be handed down to this generation, and to generations for ages to
come. "Above all," he says, "it is expected that the attention of instructors to the disposition of the minds and morals of the youth under
their charge will exceed every other care well considering that though
goodness without knowledge is weak and feeble, yet knowledge without goodness is dangerous, and that both united form the noblest character, and lay the. surest foundation of usefulness to mankind. "
And
" it is again declared, that the first and principal design of this Institution is the promoting of virtue and true piety, useful knowledge being
ing, established
;
—
subservient thereto." The school was opened for instruction, May 1st
1783, and from that date up to the present time its popularity as a first
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LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
been maintained against the tide of
changes which has swept over our country in every decade, not even
excepting literary institutions. The same rules are now enforced, as to
what is required of students, as were in the student days of Lewis Cass,
Daniel Webster, and many others over three quarters of a century ago.
Wealth and aristocracy have never found a foot-hold in this Institution,
whereby poverty should be trampled, neither are the faculty allowed to
cater to it, on any consideration, and without any regard to either, scholarship and deportment take the prize. The motto before the student is
" Whatever you can rationally desire others should do to you,
this
class institution for learning, has
—
them in the kindest manner."
portion of the academy funds, from the first, has been set apart for
the special aid of a certain number oi youths of merit who lack the means
of support, that number now being about twenty. They receive nearly
Some of the
enough to pay for their b. ard while attending school.
brightest literary stars in the country have received this beneficiary
that do for
A
and among the many who could be mentioned are the Honorable
George Bancroft and Jared Sparks. It can be said that honest poverty,
yearning for knowledge, can truly find a friend in this Institution.
Mr. Phillip's endowments were made at several dates, and together
with his last bequest, at the time of his death, April 21, 1795, amounted
to at least $> 65,000. The present fund of the academy is about $ 125,000.
Abbott Hall was erected about twenty years ago, at an expense of $20,
000, and is used for a study, and as a students' joint stock boarding house.
In the early part of 1873, the Swamscot Hotel was purchased, and has
been arranged for the same purpose. December 18, 1870, the old acadeaid,
my
building
tique in
its
was burnt
to the ground.
It
was a wooden
structure, an-
architecture, but having a venerable appearance.
brick building has been erected upon its ashes, which
modious and convenient. It was dedicated June 19, 1872.
is
A new
more com-
Special Endowments. There are two endowments worthy of mention,
coming as they did from men who had been befriended by this academy
in their youthful days, to complete their education. The first is called
the " Bancroft Scholarship." The income of this scholarship, founded by Hon. George Bancroft, present minister to Berlin, amounts to
$ 140, and is given to a meritorious scholar, selected by the Trustees.
Sibley Book Fund. This fund is about $ 15,000, the income of which
—
appropriated for the purchase of text books for indigent students.
The whole mimber of students who have entered this Institution up
to the present rime is over 4,000 the present number is about 200.
Instructors. Albert C. Perkins, A. M., Principal; George A. Went-
is
;
—
worth, A. M., Professor of Mathematics; Bradbury L. Cilley, A. M.,
Professor of Ancient Languages; R. F. Penned, A. B., Instructor in Latin; Professsor Gideon L. Soule, LL. D., was principal of this Institution from 1838 to 1873, and instructor from 1822, to 1838.
He
retired in
a service of fifty-one years.
Portsmouth High School. This school was formerly in two departments, the boys occupying one department and the girls the other.
June,
1873, after
—
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520
now in one department.
Robinson' Female Seminary The Robinson Female Seminary, in
Exeter, was founded by the wise liberality of William Robinson, Esq.,
a native and early resident of that town, who passed his latter years in
the State of Georgia. By his last will, after providing amply for his
widow and near relatives, and endowing a school in the town where
he resided, he bequeathed the residue of his large estate to the town of
his nativity, to establish a female seminary, in which he directed that
" the course of instruction should be such as would tend to make female scholars equal to all the practical duties of life
such a course
of education as will enable them to compete, and successfully, too, with
their brothers throughout the world, when they take their part in the
actual duties of life." He further provided, that in admitting applicants
to the seminary, " all other things being equal, the preference should
always be given to the poor and the orphan."
The town of Exeter accepted the bequest, and adopted a code of regulations for the management of the contemplated institution, which was
sanctioned by a legislative enactment. The sum of more than a quarter of a million of dollars, principal and income, was realized from the
bequest, and a female seminary was at once organized on a scale commensurate with the design of the founder and the magnitude of his gift.
In 1867, the institution was opened for the reception of pupils, and in
1869 it was fully organized and established in the new and elegant buildThis has been changed, and both sexes are
—
;
ing erected for
—
it.
The seminary receives, free of charge, female pupils belonging to the
town of Exeter, who must be at least nine years of age and qualified for
Grammar
all other pupils a moderate
omitted in all suitable cases,
upon proper application.
The entire course of study is comprised in
three departments the Preparatory, Academic, and Collegiate which
are designed to embrace a thorough course of instruction, up to the most
admission to the
sum
for tuition is required,
schools;
though
from
this
is
—
—
advanced studies.
The number of students has averaged from 225 to 275, of whom much
number belong in Exeter. The immediate government of
the Robinson Female Seminary is vested in Eben S. Stearns, M. A.,
the greater
Principal, with ten assistants
who
are
all ladies.
—
The Board of Trustees are as follows Charles H. Bell, President Abnei Merrill, Joshua Gitchell, Noah Hooper, William P. Moulton, John
;
E. Gardner, Samuel' W. Leavitt.
Rochester High School, Rochester.
Rollinsford High School, Rollinsfoi'd.
Milton C. Hyde, Princi-
pal.
Simoxds Free High School, See Warner.
So.mersworth High School, Somersworth.
W.
H. Farrer, Princi-
pal.
Stevens High School, Claremont. This popular Institution was
founded through the liberal endowments of Paran Stevens, Esq., of NewYork, a former resident of this town. These endowments amounted to
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527
68,000, S 15,000 of which was appropriated to assist the town in
erecting suitable buildings, and$ 50,000 as a permanent fund to support
the school. By the will of the late Mrs. E. B. Alden, $3,000 was also en-
$
dowed for the benefit of the school.
The school, though established and endowed,
nificence, is entirely public in
its
character.
largely,
Any
by private mu-
child living in the
town, who is twelve years of age and can pass the required examination,
can be admitted to all its privileges. The committee having the school
in charge is elected annually in open town meeting as other town officers are, any one member or all the members being subject to change
with the will of the voters.
The building, located upon a principal street, on an ample lot enclosed
by an iron fence, is of brick, two stories high, placed over a fine cemented basement which contains the furnace, and surmounted by a slated
mansard roof, in which is an ample hall the whole size of the building, used
for the assembly of the school for devotion, musical exercises, lecturing,
examinations &c. The central stories are divided into four large schoolrooms capable of accommodating two hundred scholars, while the average attendance, since the first year, has not exceeded half that number. The expense of this fine building was over S 27,000. It was finished and opened for the first school, in September, 1868. Arthur J.
Swain, is the present Principal.
Mr. Stevens died in May, 1872. He has placed a monument in Claremont, of which the name written on its tablet will ever be cherished by
the generations to come
a monument more honorable to his memory
and more lasting than one of marble, towering high to meet the starry
heavens, far above the shaft of Bunker Hill.
St. Paul's School is in the city of Concord, about two miles west of
the State House, and was first opened on Thursday, April 3, 1856, for the
admission of pupils. The act of incorporation by the Legislature is dated June 29, 1855. The first meeting of the Board of Trustees was held
September 5, 1855. The design with which it was founded is sufficiently expressed in these words, from the deed of gift: "The founder is de;
endowing a school of the highest class, for boys, in which they
education which shall fit them either for College or busi-
sirous of
may obtain an
ness; including thorough intellectual training in the various branche3
of learning; gymnastic and manly exercises adapted to preserve health
and strengthen the physical condition such aesthetic culture and accomplishments as shall tend to refine the manners and elevate the taste, together with careful moral and religious instruction."
The full course of instruction is designed to cover seven years, and to
prepare for admission to the Freshman or Sophomore class in our best
;
Colleges.
The religious instruction is in accordance with the Liturgy and other
Formularies of the Protestant Episcopal church, There are about 160
students and twelve instructors.
The Rev. Henry A. Coit, D. D., is the Rector. The Right Rev. Bishop
iules
is
the President of the Corporation.
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528
TILDEN SEMINARY.
West Lebanon.
Tilden Female Seminary was erected in
1854, as recorded on the
over the front door.
Among the early contributors to this noble enterprise were William
Tilden, Esq., and Richard B. Kimball, Esq., of New- York; Prof.
Charles B. Haddock, Mr. Allen II. Weld, and Mr. Joseph Wood. Mr.
Tilden was the largest contributor, and hence the seminary took his
marble block
in the wall
name.
During the first ten years, three principals Prof. A. H. Weld, James
Means, and V. H. Dean in this order, had charge of the school. Vary-
—
—
ing fortune attended their efforts.
In the spring of 1865, Mr. Hiram Orcutt, the present Principal, leased
the property and re-opened the sc hool, having in charge, also, for the three
following years, Glenwood Ladies Seminary, at Brattleboro, Vt. In the
fall of 1868, Mr. William Tilden, the original founder, decided to enlarge
the building, by erecting two spacious wings, which were completed the
following spring, at an expense of over $ 20,000.
In June of 1869, a new charter was secured from the legislature, and
a new Board of Trustees appointed.
The
hall,
building, as completed, contains a spacious
rooms
gymnasium, dining-
for the family of the principal, studio, a reading, historical,
and library room, and some fifty pleasant rooms for boarders.
The out-fit has cost some $ 50,000. The school has been in successful
operation during these years, and at present (1873) has pupils from seventeen different States of our Union.
—
Expenses For board and tuition in the English course, for the Academic year, $ 225 for board and regular instruction in all departments
of the school, for three successive sessions, $ 300.
Troy High School, Troy.— Mrs. Louisa B. Wright, Principal.
Tubbs Union Academy is pleasantly located in the town of Washington. It is a popular Institution in the vicinity of its location, and is
well sustained, under the supervison of its present teachers Misses
Beede and Sanborn. It has a fund which relieves part of the expenses
;
—
of managing the school.
Walpole High School,
Walpole.
Curtis R. Crowe!!, Principal.
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PUBLIC STATE INSTITUTIONS.
PUBLIC STATE INSTITUTIONS.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE.
This popular Institution is located in the city of Concord, about
one half mile south-west from the State House. It is situated on
Pleasant Street, on elevated ground, overlooking the southern portion of the City
and an extensive range of country towards the
south and south-east.
This
From
Asylum was
created by an act of the Legislature, in 1838.
was expended in the organization,
and erecting necessary buildings, which consisted of a center structure, forty-six by fifty-one feet, four stories high, two wings
extending in opposite directions, each being thirty-six by ninety
this date, to 1842, the time
location,
feet,
and three
stories high.
The
center was devoted to business
purposes, while the wings afforded accommodations
patients of each sex.
It
was opened
for forty-five
for the reception of patients,
October 28, 1842.
In 1845, it was found necessary to erect a separate building, to
accommodate the more disturbed class of the insane, remote from
the quiet portion in the main buildings.
In 1849-50, another wing was added, which gives accommodations for fifty more patients.
In 1854-5, a fourth extension was
made, on the same side, thirty-four by sixty feet, and three stories
high.
This last building was also used for the accommodation of
the disturbed class, to the number of twenty-one. In 1856, another
wing was erected, on the opposite side, thirty-six by one hundred
and forty-six feet, and three stories high, adding room for about
sixty women.
In 1856-7, another extension was made, on the same
side, giving additional room for thirty patients.
In 1868-69 was
added a building in the rear of the original center for a bakery,
kitchen, ordinary, dining rooms and chapel in the second story.
As now constructed, the Asylum will give accommodations for
two hundred and sixty patients, and the buildings, together with
the land for the location, has cost the State one hundred and ninetyfour thousand dollars ($ 194,000).
State to provide buildings
at
It has
been the policy of the
the public expense, and require a
charge for board sufficient to cover the necessary running expenses
of the institution, and the Trustees have always sought to fix the
rate as low as consistent with the maintenance of a
first
class
hospital.
The Asylum
is
under the management of twelve Trustees, ap-
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530
pointed and commissioned by the Governor and Council, for a term
of four years, three retiring from the board, and three appointed
These Trustees receive no compensation for their
expenses alone being allowed.
every year.
ser-
vices, actual traveling
The Governor and
of the House are,
Council, President of the Senate, and Speaker
ex-officio, constituted
a visiting committee, with
power to examine into the condition and affairs of the Institution, and see that its benevolent designs are being fully carried out.
"With these wise precautions, it does seem that the New-Hampshire
Asylum for the Insane should be far above suspicion of any irregufull
larities,
which are now resting upon similar
States
and while
;
ments,
lum
it
economy
is
institutions, in
practiced in all of
its
other
arrange-
has always been the policy of the Managers of this Asy-
make
to
strict
it
respects a curative Institution.
in all
Thirty-four
hundred (3400) persons have received its care and treatment from
the beginning; and of this number over fourteen hundred (1400)
have been restored to their mental health.
By
Statute, the
appropriated to
sum
assist
of six thousand dollars ($ 6,000)
is
annually
the indigent insane in the payment of their
support at the Asylum, to be appropriated by the Governor
sum being
over one third of this
In addition
the
;
not
credited to their support by towns.
to this State aid, the indigent insane receive, annually,
sum of eight thousand
dollars ($ 8,000), derived from the inter-
by various benevolent persons
These two charities so greatly lighten the burden
est of legacies left
benefit of the
for their benefit.
as to bring the
Hospital within the reach of those of very small
means.
The permanent funds of
Adams
the Institution are derived as follows;
Conant fund, 16,000 Chandler fund, $25,
Kimball fund,
000; Fisk fund, 811,699; Kent fund, $ 150,000
$6,753; Rumford fund, $15,000 Sherman fund, $5,000; making
a total of $ 221,552. It is expected that this amount will be increased $ 20,000 by a legacy from Miss Arabella Rice, of Portsfund, $ 1,200
;
;
;
;
mouth.
The
number of patients in this Institution in June, 1873,
men and 137 women 23 men and 10 women have
died within the year number recovered in the same time, 61.
total
was 276
— 139
;
;
Although the Asylum,
for the past thirty years,
still
its
has been con-
and convenience,
architectural beauty has always been kept in view, and as
stantly undergoing exterior changes, both in size
�OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTION.
now arranged,
531
the buildings present a fine and imposing appear-
ance, excelled by few like institutions in this country.
There
is
connected with this Institution, one of the best farms in
the State.
The farm, together with
the
Asylum grounds,
an area of one hundred and twenty-five acres.
ture,
There
is
contains
also a pas-
about one mile south-west from the home farm, which con-
tains
fifty-four
acres.
In
1871,
Legislature appropriated
the
$ 7,000 to remove the old, and erect a
new farm barn.
The
buildings, as repaired and improved, cost $ 10,940, and consisted of
a farm barn, horse barn, carriage house, barn sheds, carpenter and
machine shop, &c. The barn is 110 feet
A driveway goes through the
long, 45 feet wide
feet post.
pass through without difficulty.
In
aud 22
teams can
appointments it is a
center, so that
all its
There are twenty-six cows, eight horses, twenty-eight
fatting hogs and some thirty others of different ages.
Some of the
model barn.
most important products, one year with another, are 80 tons of hay,
400 bushels of corn (in the ear), 300 bushels of oats, 300 bushels of
potatoes, 9,500 gallons of milk, 30 pigs sold, 15 calves sold, 9,000
pounds of pork, 400 heads of cabbage, 92 bushels of tomatoes, 80
bushels of onions, 500 bushels of apples, &c. Everything around
the farm and farm buildings indicates that it is under the manage-
ment of husbandmen who understand their business, and the examshown here is worthy to be imitated by hundreds of farmers in
this State who idle away one half of their time, complaining of
ple
the hard lot of a farmer's
life.
OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTION.
Board of
Visitors.
(Ex-officio.)
His Excellency Ezekiel A.
Dow, Hon. John J. Morrill, Hon. William
P. Newell, Hon. Dexter Richards, Hon. Joseph Powers, Hon
Charles H. Campbell, President of the Senate, Hon Asa Fowler
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Board of Trustees. Hon. Isaac Spaulding, Nashua, Presi
dent, Joseph B. Walker, Esq., Concord, Secretary, Hon. Charles A
Tufts, Dover, George B. Twitchell, M. D., Keene, Hon. John
Sanborn, Wakefield, Hon. E. A. Hibbard, Laconia, William G
Perry, M. D., Exeter, Hon. Denison R. Burnhara, Plymouth
Waterman Smith, Esq., Manchester, Hon. Dexter Richards, New
port, George W. Haven, Esq., Portsmouth, Henry Colony, Esq.,
Straw, Hon. Samuel P.
W
Keene.
Resident Officers.
J. P. Bancroft,
M.
D., Sup't,
Treasurer
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532
and Physician; J. P. Brown, M. D., Assistant Physician; J. C.
Cockbum, M. D., Second Assistant and Apothecary; Mr. W. T.
Mc Lam, Steward; ^NJiss H. W. Moore, Matron.
XEW-HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND THE
MECHANIC ARTS.
This college
is
a State Institution, established expressly for the
promotion of the industrial interests of New-Hampshire.
In July, 1862, Congress passed an act to establish colleges of agriculture
and the mechanic
and made a
any such institution
arts in the several States,
liberal grant of public land for the support of
which might be established.
In June, 1866, the legislature of this State accepted the provisions of the congressional act, and established the College of Agriculture, to be located at
cial
Hanover, and
to
be connected, by a spe-
arrangement, with Dartmouth College.
The
college
is
under the direction of nine
trustees, of
whom
five
by the governor with advice of the council, and four
by the trustees of Dartmouth College. The fund of the college derived from the sale of 150,000 acres of land, amounts to S 80,000
and is securely invested in six per cent. New-Ham;>shire bonds.
Under the law passed by Congress, no part of this fund could be
expended in the erection of any buildings. About this time the
late David Culver bequeathed to Dartmouth College fifteen thousand dollars for the promotion of agricultural science. This bequest the trustees of Dartmouth College offered to contribute, with
an additional sum of ten thousand dollars, of their own funds, bequeathed to them by Mrs. David Culver, together with a fine lot
are appointed
for the erection of a suitable building, provided the State of
Hampshire would increase the fund
generous
offer the legislature
to forty
thousand dollars.
of 1869, accepted, and
NewThis
the college
building called "Culver Hall" was erected.
It is pronounced by
competent judges one of the finest educational structures in NewEngland. It is a plain, imposing brick structure of four stories,
having a length of one hundred and a breadth of sixty feet, cover-
ed with a lofty Mansard roof. The basement is to be reserved for
an extensive collection of agricultural implements and models of
machinery. The other stories afford rooms for lecture, recitation,
library, museum, weighing room, and laboratory, furnished with
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modern appliances
all the
533
for the practical study of chemistry, &c.
is a farm of nearly 400 acres, 162
and presented to the institution by
the late Hon. John Conant, of Jaffrey. This farm will afford the
student an opportunity of seeing the practical application of the
theoretical knowledge which he is acquiring in the college.
There are two terms in the year, covering the time from the 1st
In connection with the college
acres of which was purchased
of September, to the 19th of April, excepting a vacation of four
weeks
The tuition is $ 15 per
in mid-winter.
It has a course
term.
of study covering a period of three years, in which science and
application to agriculture and other
manual
industries are
its
made
especially prominent.
Twelve
free scholarships,
one for each senatorial
district, estab-
lished in connection with the congressional grant, are designed to
young men of limited means in educating themselves for the
During the past year a scholarship has
life.
been established by the Hon. John Conant for each town of Chesaid
practical avocations of
Young men
hire County.
make
desiring a State scholarship, should
application to the senators of their respective districts
;
those
desiring one of the town scholarships, should apply to the selectmen
of the town in which they reside.
There are other scholarships
available to worthy applicants from any part of the State.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE ORPHANS' HOME.
The New-Hampshire Orphans' Home and School of
a benevolent institution, chartered by the State, but
upon the voluntary contributions of the people
essary to meet the expenses of
and belongs equally
to all
its
Methodists,
Universalists, Christians, Freewill Baptist,
sented,
upon
its
Board of Trustees
is
for the funds nec-
establishment and maintenance
denominations who aid
Congregationalist,
tributions.
Industry
relies entirely
it
by
Baptist,
their con-
Unitarians,
and Friends are repre-
as visitors.
It receives as its beneficiaries all
promising children of want,
without regard to social status, complexion or nationality.
It
is
for
orphans and those that are worse than orphans, render-
ed so by the dissolute character and poverty of their parents.
The
is to extend the hand of sympathy to
upon the rough sea of life, who have been deprived of
good homes either by misfortune or neglect, and instead of leaving
object of the institute
those waifs
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534
them
to
graduate in crime, draw them to comfort and safety, and
send them on their way to true success, to a rational happiness and a
useful life.
While the children remain at the institution, they are
he well cared
to
for,
morally, intellectually and physically, a
school beiug in session, through the year, for their special benefit,
also on
Sunday Divine
Service,
and a Sunday
school.
When
plac-
ed in families, the parties that receive them are bound to exercise
—
over them a kind and' paternal care 1st by furnishing them with
proper food and clothing, in sickness and in health, 2d. by securing
them the advantages of a good common school education, and at
times using their influence, both by precept and example, to
train them to habits of industry, economy, self-reliance, temperance
and morality, that they may be fitted, in due time, to take their
The boys as well as the
places as honorable members of society.
girls are to receive, when eighteen years of age, their time, an extra
suit of clothing and such compensation in money as they may
to
all
reasonably deserve.
The
Location.
location of the
Home
is
England, rich in historical associations
one of the
— where
finest in
New-
was brought
to
maturity one of the greatest intellects America, or even the world,
has ever produced.
The "Webster Farm," upon which
this insti-
two and a half miles below 4he flourishing village of Franklin, and about sixteen miles above the city of Concord, on the right bank of the Merrimack, on the line of the Northern Railway, and presents a home view of as fine country scenery as
tution
is
located,
can be found
"
is
in the central portion of this State.
Webster Farm," Webster and
his
Relative to the
mother the poet has well
said.
"What
hallowed memories arise
Within our hearts and dim our eyes.
We think of him without a peer,
Who spent his happy boyhood here,
And with his brother brave and true,
Ate honest bread and earned it too.
We call to mind that mother dear,
Whose precious dust lies buried near
Her record is preserved on high,
In characters that cannot die."
New-Hampshire has the honor of establishing the first Orphans'
Home, outside of city limits, in New-England. The first voluntary
State Convention ever held in the United States, for this purpose, was
held in Eagle Hall in the city of Concord, February 21, A. D.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE ORPHANS' HOME.
1871, and resulted in the inauguration of the
535
New-Hampshire Or-
phans' Home. It was dedicated with appropriate and impressive
ceremonies, October 19, 1871, and on the third day of November
following, the
first
beneficiary was received.
Since that date, sev-
enty-one children of want have come under the sheltering care of
this institution, representing
land,
Scotland,
seven nationalities, viz. France, Ire-
Ten
Germany, Africa, America and England.
are orphan children of soldiers.
The financial condition
During the first year of
of the
its
Home
to
November
1st
A. D. 1873.
existence, the institution fed, clothed,
furnished medical attendance and instruction to fifty-six orphan
and homeless children paid for fitting up the Home, and furnishing the farm with tools and stock, and laid aside a fund of $ 5,000,
and had twenty-six hundred dollars in the treasury at the close of
;
the year.
During the second year of
1,
its
active existence, which ended
A. D., 1873,
It kept its permanent fund good, using nothing but
its
Nov.
interest,
raised a building fund of over ten thousand dollars, paid out over
$ 700. for personal property for the institution, increased the
num-
ber of children to 71, met all of the current expenses, which were
increased by sickness, and
exchequer.
belonging to
still
finds itself
—with an
unexhausted
And we take pleasure in adding that the Real Estate
the Home and free from debt has increased in value
thousand dollars.
There has been paid to the Treasurer at Concord, N. H., $ 31,061.37
To the Hon George W. Nesmith in Franklin, N. H.,
5,000.00
Donations in bedding, clothing, furniture &c.,
1,500.00
In the Treasury and on subscription
2,500.00
ten
$40,061.37
Assets of the Institution.
The Webster
Home, ManFarm House, out-buildings, and 180 acres
of land, with the new building, partly completed
$ 25,000.00
Furniture of the Home, stock, farming tools and produce.
5,500.00
Estate, including the ancestral
sion House,
.
Permanent fund invested
.
for the Institution
5,000.00
$ 35,500.00
The following are the
individuals and churches,
who have
gener-
ously donated 8 500 and over, for the establishment and mainten-
ance of this benevolent institution
Space will not permit us to
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
536
who have bestowed their
and who doubtless are quite as deserving of reward
give the names of hundreds of others,
lesser
gifts,
as those
who
are blessed with larger worldly means.
The Hon. George W. Nesmith, of Franklin
Mrs. Betsey Whitehouse, Pembroke
Levi Lyman, Esq., Walpole
$
1,000.00
1,100.00
1,000.00
Nathaniel White, Esq., and Family, of Concord
H. II. Ladd, Esq., and Mother, of Portsmouth
1,000.00
680.00
Hon. Frank Jones, of Portsmouth
600.00
Nashua
Hon. Dexter Richards, Newport
John C. Morrison, of Fisherville
Churches.
Franklin St. Congregational Church Sunday School ManJ. G. Graves,
M.
D.,
chester
500.00
500.00
500.00
1,1
South Congregational Church, Sunday School and Orphan
Helpers, Concord
Hanover St. Congregational Church and Sunday School,
Manchester
First Congregational Church, Portsmouth, nearly
First Congregational Church, Sunday School, Nashua, over
Olive St. Congregational Church Sunday School, Nashua.
10.00
1,000.00
700.00
700.00
600,00
nearly
Mrs. Frances M. Farley, Bradford, N.
Unitarian Society and Sabbath School, Keene
Congregational Church and Society of Amherst, over
Churches and citizens of Peterborough, over
Churches and citizens of Rochester, over
500.00
Churches and citizens of Littleton, nearly
Churches and citizens of the city of Dover
Churches and citizens of Lebanon
Churches and citizens of Franklin
Middle St. Baptist Church, Portsmouth
500.00
H
500.00
519.00
500.00
500.00
600.00
500.00
1,000.00
3,000.00
550.00
Officers of the Home.
Nesmith, Franklin, President; Hon, O. W. Fowler,
Hon. John Kimball, Concord, Treasurer; Rev.
D. A. Mack, Franklin, Superintendent; Mrs. A. R. Mack, Matron; Miss
Jennie Mack, Teacher.
Hon. George
W.
Bristol, "Vice President;
NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
This Institution
is
situated in Concord,
and located on State
Street about one third of a mile north of the State House.
The
dark, heavy, stone walls, together with the antique architecture of
this
building, do not present a very imposing appearance from
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
537
»
the Street, and, in imagination, remind one of an old French Basor an ancient Englishman's castle, built more as a defence to
guard against attacks from without, than for any beauty or taste,
which in these days are frequently combined with strength.
The central part and south wing of the prison were built in 1812,
at which time the Institution went into operation, having one prisIn 1833, the
oner, the number in 1813 being increased to twelve.
with the improvements of the
north wing was added, to correspond
tile,
In
age.
this building is
a hall with 120
cells for
the convicts.
It
and warmed by steam, but all men of humane
judgment who have visited this prison hall, acknowledge that the
cells are one third too small for human beings to sleep in, and enjoy good health, without great inconvenience to the overseers, and
by
lighted
is
gas,
The individual
continuous watchful care as to sanitary regulations.
convenience of convicts should never be consulted only as to their
physical health, but no law, formed either by legislative act or long
continued practice, has any moral right to
punishment on
inflict
any person, however great his crime, that will impair his health,
The
especially when a fair day's work is demanded at his hands.
whole number of convicts in the prison, April 30, 1873, was 88
white males 78 black males 6, and 4 females. 16 were under 20
20 between
years of age when committed 40 between 20 and 30
and 50, and only 7 over 50 years. Of
30 and 40 5 between 40
28 convicts claimed
this number, 23 were married and 65 single.
to be temperate men in their habits before their commitment, while
60 acknowledged themselves to have been intemperate, and were
under the influence of wine when they committed the deeds for
which they are now paying the penalty. 77 can read and write
7 can only read, and 4 can neither read nor write. 6 were committed
for murder, 3 for murder in the second degree, and one for man;
;
;
The
slaughter.
rest
were convicted of various crimes, but the
larger portion for stealing in different forms, but in such small
sums, as not to be in keeping with the moral sentiments of the day
in relation to stealing.
Rockingham County
8
;
Strafford, 11
borough, 29
The
;
;
furnishes of the present
Belknap, 2
Cheshire, 8
;
Carroll, 3
Sullivan, 1
;
;
Within
number
of convicts,
Merrimack, 14
is
;
Hills-
and Coos, 5.
inclosed on three
Grafton, 7
prison yard including about two acres,
;
this inclosure,
is
one of the
brick work shops in the State, and no doubt
is
the saving
sides by a heavy granite wall.
finest
;
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
538
grace for the dilapidated prison buildings at the present time. The
manufacturing of bedsteads is the only mechanical employment of
the convicts,
is
doubtful
turn
who
are let under contract to George T. Comius.
if there is
It
an equal number of men in the State, who
more work than the convicts in this bedstead shop. 10,000
lumber of various kinds are daily cut up for bedsteads.
oft"
feet of
The
discipline is very strict but not cruel.
A vigilant
eye
is
kept on the convicts every moment, and they are soon fully convinced that no chance will be offered them to
make
their escape.
Consequently they are more contented and cheerful than a lax
Their food is wholesome and ample.
cipline cau make them.
dis-
No
brown bread can be made than the bread furnished for these convicts. Their cots and cells are kept clean, well
The State went to
aired, and are as large as the State furnishes.
expense of sending Mr. Allen Folger to the International Prison
the
Congress, held in London in July 1872, as commissioner from NewHampshire, and in his report made to Governor Straw, he says the
cells in the English prisons, compared to New-Hampshire State's
better wheat and
Prison cells are very large, being seven feet wide by eight feet long,
and eight
This
feet high.
is
quite a contrast to cells less than four
It is to be hoped that
feet wide, seven long and seven feet high.
the expense of sending Mr. Folger to London, will not be wholly
lost to the best iuterest of the State.
A
six inch
main water pipe has been
laid the entire length of
yard, with two hydrants set at convenient distances, and having
two hundred
this
feet of hose to
guard against
fire.
management of the Warden, J. C.
Prison has become a paying institution, instead of a
Under
the present
pense to the State.
Pillsbury,
bill
of ex-
In the three years that Mr. Pillsbury has had
charge of the Prison,
it
has earned over and above all expenses, in-
cluding repairs &c, $20,035.11.
This amount has been passed to
the credit of the Prison account with the State, and eventually will
be used to make extensive repairs of the old buildings or erect new
ones.
There
is
a library of fifteen hundred volumes connected with the
Prison, for the use of the convicts.
Within a few
all
years, a law has been established which orders that
persons convicted of murder and sentenced to be executed, shall
less than one year prior to the
which shall take place within the walls of
be confined in the State Prison not
day of
their execution,
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
539
the prison, the sheriff of the county in which the deed was commit.
ted acting as executioner.
Since this law, one person has been executed, and another
under sentence
The
first
to
is
be hung the third Tuesday of February, 1874.
victim of his crime was Josiah L. Pike, thirty-one years
was
of age, a native of Portsmouth, but at the time of the deed,
making his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Mr. Thomas
Brown and wife were an aged couple, residing in Hampton Falls,
and living on a small farm with other sufficient means for their
maintenance. Josiah L. Pike was a young man, of loose habits,
and frequently assisted Mr. Brown on his farm, always receiving
fair
many
compensation for his services; besides he was
times the
object of charity from the motherly hands of Mrs. Brown.
when he
In the
was paid the
full amount for his labor and also received, as a gift from Mrs.
Brown, a pair of new woolen feetiugs. Through the following
winter he led a dissolute life, frequently being under the influence
of liquor. This conduct naturally brought him into straitened
circumstances, by spring, and very much in want of money.
Through some source he learned that Mr. Brown had sold a yoke
fall
of 1867, he assisted Mr. Brown, and
left
of oxen and had received his pay for them in money.
night of
May
7,
On
the
Brown
many times
1867, he went secretly to the house of Mr.
and inhumanly murdered him and his wife, who had so
befriended him in time of need. For this dark and bloody deed,
Pike was arrested, and in clue time, convicted of the murder. He
paid the penalty of his crime by being hung in the south-west corner of the prison hall,
November
9,
1869, Joseph P. Morse, of
Portsmouth, acting as his executioner.
Franklin B. Evans is a native of Strafford, and at the date of the
crime for which he stands convicted, and sentenced, was living in
Northwood, and sixty one years of age. Georgianna Lovering, a
and only fourteen years of
niece of Evans,
grandparents, in North wood near the Strafford
Evans
for
many
years
had
age, lived with her
line.
lived a wandering
life,
sometimes
traveling through the country as a physician, pretending to
wonderful cures while at other times he would be dressed
;
effect
in
a
sanctimonious garb and assume the profession and duties of an
itinerant preacher, but through all his various professions there
never was a more evil designing and hypocritical heart, than beat
He had long watched Georin the breast of Franklin B. Evans.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
540
gianna with evil intent, and deeply laid his plans whereby he could
God know
ruin her, and no one but himself and his
Near the
it.
abode of Georgianna was the edge of a deep forest, and the largest
tract of wood-land in Rockingham County, covering an area of
nearly 2000 acres. In these woods Evans had placed some snares
with the pretension of catching partridges, but doubtless, for no
other purpose than to lure his victim into his lecherous grasp.
After these plans had been consummated, he commenced his
sophistry with Georgianna by telling her simple stories about snar-
ing these beautiful birds, which naturally attracted her childish
and one morning she accompanied him to the traps, but
In this visit, Evans had finished his
second act in this great tragedy. He had shown the innocent
girl where these snares were concealed, so that she could go alone
into the forest and find them.
A few mornings after this advencuriosity,
no birds had been secured.
ture,
October 25, 1872, he requested her to accommodate him by
visiting the snares, that morning, alone, as
he was obliged
another way and be absent nearly the whole day.
to go
She hesitated
comply with
about going, but at length, reluctantly, consented to
his request, and he started* apparently, on his way
to
fulfil
his
day's engagement, but, doubtless, went directly and concealed him-
woods to watch the movements of his intended victim.
She put on her shawl and hat, kissed her grandmother good bye,
and started out of doors to go to the forest as she had promised her
uncle, which was the- last time that Georgianna Lovering was ever
seen alive by any human being, save Evans.
Her prolonged absence from the house caused her grandfather
to go to the forest and call for her
but no response came. He
returned to the house, and he and the mother of the child went
again to the woods for a more thorough search, and, in a short time,
self near the
;
found the
girl's
apron, and,
still
farther in the deep forest,
brush fence, they found her comb
;
but
the whereabouts of the child were
at once alarmed,
all
lost.
The neighborhood was
and a general search was made that day and night
and through the next day, but
all their efforts
Suspicion, at once, strongly pointed to
thing about. the loss of Georgianna, as
had not been, that day, where he
in
near a
other traces relative to
were of no
Evans
it
as
avail.
knowing some-
was ascertained that he
was going,- but
told the girl he
an opposite direction, and, further, could give no account of
He was arrested and tried
himself for several hours of that day.
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON.
541
before a justice court, and the evidence being so strong against him,
he was bound over to the higher court to be holden at Exeter.
Evans, seeing his critical situation, made a partial confession, but
He acknowledged
his statements, in detail, were base falsehoods.
he knew where she was, but said she had been carried away by a
man
living in Kingston or vicinity.
statements to be
knew
all
false,
about the whereabouts of the
resort to stratagem to induce
accordingly
made Evans
harmless
he would
With
The
if
this assurance,
Sheriff soon found these
but he was more fully convinced that Evans
tell
to
him
to
girl,
make a
and he determined
true confession.
to
He
understand that he would save him
the truth where the girl could be found.
on Thursday, about midnight, six days after
her disappearance, he told the Sheriff he would go with him and
show where the girl was. Through this dark forest, at midnight,
they silently pursued their way, over rocks and decayed logs,
through swamps and glades, and there, in the recess of this deep
wood, beneath the roots of an upturned tree, this worse than criminal pointed to a pile of dried leaves, and coolly said " there she is ".
The Sheriff gently moved away the leaves and by the dim light
of his lantern were revealed the mutilated remains of Georgianna Lovering, who came to her end by deeds too revolting in
character to be recorded and too inhuman to be committed by any
person born and brought up beneath the shades of the granite hills
of New-Hampshire.
For this foul and bloody deed, worse than murder, Evans has
been convicted and sentenced to be hung, within the walls of the
State's Prison, the third Tuesday in February, 1874.
If Evans
lives, there is no doubt but the sentence will be executed.
�542
STATISTICAL TABLE.
TABLE
Showing
the
deceased,
Number
and
of Convicts in the P/'ison, committed, discharged, pardoned,
escaped, in each year, since the establishment of the Institution,
1812.
_•
�NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
543
The foregoing table reveals some curious facts for moralists to
who are continually advocating that the world is growing
more wicked instead of better.
At the commencement of the war in 1861, there were 119 convicts within the walls of the prison, and 42 commitments, the largIn 1865, at the close of
est number in one year up to that date.
the war, there were but 70 in prison and only nine commitments
for the year.
The next year (1866) the number of convicts had
increased to 111, and the commitments were 60, being 14 more
than ever were committed to prison in a single year. The largest
number ever in the prison at a single time was 135, in 1868 and
the same year 46 were committed. Since the latter date the number has been gradually diminishing, and in 1873 there were but
ponder,
;
88, with our cities constantly increasing in population.
One
of two things
is
evident
either our laws are executed with
;
and the county work-houses absorb the small criminals
or the mass of the people are growing better as the world grows
less rigor
;
wiser.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Board of Instruction.
—Horatio 0.
Abbie H. Holton, Preceptress:
Ladd, A. M., Principal;
Wal-
Carrie E. Hall, William E.
ker, Assistants.
Board of Trustees.
ram
— George
Orcutt, A. M., Secretary,
Day, President, Dover
HiHon. Ezekiel A.
David G. Beede, Superintendent,
T.
West Lebanon
Straw, Governor, Manchester
Sandwich, with thirteen others.
;
;
;
M. AVhittier, Treasurer, Plymouth.
Terms begin February 25, and September 11, 1874.
Expenses. Board, $3 to $4 per week. Tuition, $8
C.
—
to
$10
per term.
.
Number of Graduates — Fall
1871, 9
;
Fall Term, 1872, 28
;
Term, 1871, 6
;
Spring Term,
Spring Term, 1873, 32; Fall Term,
1873, 26.
Establishment and Purposes of the School.
tion
was established by act of the Legislature,
to obtain a better training of teachers for the
in
—This
Institu-
June, A. D., 1870,
common
schools of
was located at Plymouth, and its first term of eight weeks
was held there during the spring of 1871, under the management
of Amos Hadley, A. M.
the State
;
�STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
514
Before the Fall term
H.
1871, Silas
Pearl, A. M.,
was elected
Principal, remaining in charge until his decease in August, 1873,
when the Trustees employed the present Principal.
Terms op Admission, and Course of Study.
— Candidates
—
must pass examination in the fundamental rules in arithmetic the
natural and political divisions of the earth, and the general geography of this State, in geography; and the first principles of grammar and analysis.
There are two courses of study the first including the common
—
English branches
;
Graduates of the
the second, the higher.
first
course are entitled to teach in this State, without further requisi-
and for the second course,
tions, for three years,
Location and Buildings.
— Plymouth
is
five years.
near the geographical
center of the State, at the confluence of Baker's River and the
Pemigewasset, on the line of the Boston, Concord and Montreal
Railroad, about
fifty
miles fro
>
Concord.
The
buildings are mod-
ern in style and convenience, the school buildings having cost nearly 6 20,000,
and the boarding house being situated just above
on one of the most beautiful
sites in
the village
— overlooking
it,
the
and with a fine view of the mountain region at
charming summer resort stands. See engrav-
valleys of both rivers
whose gateway
this
ing of building on page 306.
STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
— Hon.
David
Pres., Portsmouth
Hon. William P. Wheeler, Keene, Hon.
Daniel Clark, Sec, Manchester, D. C. Churchill, Esq., Lyme, Hon.
L. P. Cooper, Croydon, Edward Ingham, Sup't. and Treasurer.
The New-Hampshire State Reform School was chartered in 1855,
and one hundred acres of the Gen. John Stark farm, lying on the
east bank of the Merrimack River, in the city of Manchester, one
and one-half miles from the City Hall, was, the same year, purTrustees.
Gillis,
Daniel Marcv,
;
Esq., Nashua,
chased for
ten acres
its
more
cost of one
location, at a cost
land, from the
often thousand dollars
— to which
same farm, have been added,
at a
thousand dollars.
Buildings, suited to the design of the Institution, were immediately erected, at a cost of three thousand dollars, and, in 1858, it
was opened for the reception of " Juvenile and Female Offenders
against the laws," under the
title
which was subsequently changed
of
"The House
to its present
of Reformation
name.
",
�STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
545
To this date, Oct. 14, 1873, 742 children, including both sexes,
have been committed to its care, all of whom have been more or
less benefitted by being subjected to its restraints and discipline,
and a large proportion have come to be of average character with
other citizens of the State.
The
Institution
than penal, and
is
is
regarded and managed as reformatory rather
supported by an annual appropriation of six
thousand dollars from the State, which, with the amount collected
for the maintenance of the inmates
two dollars per week togeth-
—
er with their earnings,
amply
—
meet the ordinary expenses.
It has a fund of ten thousand dollars
bequeathed to it
before it had a being even
by a former citizen of Manchester, the
late James Mc'K. Wilkins, Esq., and also, of three thousand dollars, donated by Moody Kent, Esq., late of Pittsfield, both of
which are kept intact in principal.
The whole number in the school, during the year 1872, has been
is
sufficient to
—
—
139
number
of these, 17 have been discharged
10 have been honorably discharged by
the Trustees, for good conduct 5 have had homes found them by
the
;
received, 47
at expiration of sentence
;
;
;
the Superintendent, and 1 has been sent to his alternate sentence.
Five have escaped, leaving 101
in the school.
Average time of
detention of the children discharged, 2 years and 6 months.
Of the whole number 47 are Americans; 77 Irish 9 French
German 1 English 4 Mixed (African); and were committed
;
I
;
;
;
by Supreme Judicial Court, 31 Manchester Police Court, 41
Dover Police Court, 7 Concord Police Court, 7 Nashua Police
;
;
;
Court, 6; Portsmouth Police Court, 6
1
Farmington
;
Police Court, 1
;
Somersworth Police Court,
Great Falls Police Court, 1
;
;
Justices of the Peace, 38.
For the term of minority, 45
14
;
4 years, 8
;
3 years, 21
;
payment of fine and costs.
For the offence of stealing, 61
ing, 27
10
;
;
night walking, 1
truancy, 11
At
;
;
forgery,
12 years, 14
;
;
1
;
6 years, 3
;
4
;
;
5 years,
and
year, 25,
firing buildings,
stubbornness, 24
;
1
till
house break-
idleness or vagrancy,
1.
the age of 7 years, 3
II years, 12
7 years. 4
;
2 years, 18
;
;
8 years, 5
;
13 years, 14
26; 16 years, 22; 17 years, 1.
There is a chair shop attached
9 years, 11
;
;
10 years, 12
14 years, 19
to the school in
dren have earned, the past year, $6,222.26.
;
;
15 years,
which the
chil-
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RELIGION.
RELIGION.
The
constitution of
New-Hampshire guarantees
ual the right to worship
God according
to
every individ-
to the dictates of his
own
conscience, provided he does not disturb the 'public peace, nor dis-
In July 1819, the memorawas passed by the legislature of
New-Hampshire, which provides that no person shall be compelled
to join, or support, or be classed with, or associated to any church or
religious society, without his express consent first had been obtained,
and that any person may withdraw from a society of which he is a
member, by leaving a written notice with the clerk of the same.
turb others in their religious worship.
ble act called the toleration law,
The following
notes comprise accounts of all the principal de-
nominations found within the limits of our State.
ORTHODOX.
—
GWgregationalists. * The organization of the first CongreNew-Hampshire was in 1638, 18 years subse-
gational Church in
to the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, at Plymouth.
It
an unsettled question whether the first church was that at
Exeter, of which the celebrated John Wheelwright was pastor, or
that at Hampton of which the Rev. Stephen Bachilor was pastor.
Both doubtless were formed in 1638 the latter in the fall of that
quent
is
—
year.
Settlements had previously been begun
mouth.
fit
Dover and
Ports-
In the former place, a meeting-house was erected as early
and William Leverich, " a worthy and able puritan minwas engaged as a preacher. To him succeeded one Burditt,
and then Hanserd Knollys, or Knowles. But a church was not
formed in Dover till 1639, and no pastor was regularly settled till
1642.
However it may be a question whether Wheelwright, of Exeter, or Bachilor of Hampton was first in the order of New-Hampshire pastors, it should be acknowledged that the oldest church
now in existence in the State, is that of Hampton, the first Exeter
church being dispersed on the removal of Wheelwright, about four
as 1633,
ister,"
years afterwards, to Wells, in Maine.
The only towns
in the prov-
ince in which ministers had been settled, previous to 1670, a half
century from the landing of Pilgrims, were Hampton, Exeter, and
Dover.
Of the seven
that had been pastors in those towns, only two
were then
in office, viz.,
Cotton, of
Hampton.
*
From
historical discourse
Samuel Dudley, of Exeter, and Seaborn
In 1671, a church was organized, and Rev.
by Rev. Nathaniel Boutou,
D. D.
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RELIGION".
Joshua Moody settled the same day, the first minister of Portsmouth, though he had preached there since 1658, and occasional
preaching had been enjoyed since 1G40.
The fifth church organized was at Dunstable, under the jurisdic-
now the
tion of Massachusetts,
coast, as
New
and Rye, had
made
first
church in Nashua, and a minis-
Subsequently other towns bordering on the sea
ter settled in 1685.
Newington, Stratham, Durham, Kingston
Thence, very gradually, settlements were
Castle,
ministers.
and ministers
Londonderry, (1719)
Pembroke, Hudson and
Keene. In the latter place, Rev. Jacob Bacon was settled in 1738,
a century after the settlements at Exeter and Hampton. He was
in the interior,
Concord,
(1730)
Chester,
settled in
Winchester,
the fifty-fifth, pastor in order, settled in the State.
But at the forma-
tion of the convention in 1747, there were only about thirty ministers living.
The
progress of settlements continued slow, extend-
ing into the interior,
averaging
till
after the revolutionary
only about four annually
in the
growth was more rapid.
The number of
whole State
;
war
but subsequently the
pastors living at different
periods in the history of the denomination
is
as follows:
In 1670,2; 1700,5; 1747,3); 1776,65; 1800,76; 1820, 90;
1847, 117.
In 1870, there were in the State 169 churches, and 169 church
capable of seating 67,951 persons, and valued at $ 1,150,
In 1860, there were 179 churches, capable of seating 70,45 1
edifices,
380.
persons,
and valued
at 6 637, 200.
This shows a
loss in ten
years of
ten churches, and an increase in valuation of church property of
over $ 500,000.
Baptists
first
—The
first
Baptist church in this State
— indeed,
the
north of Boston, was organized in Newton, Rockingham Coun-
ty, in 1755.
The members were separatists for " conscience's sake"
from the Congregational church and were the fruit of the " great
awakening" under Whitefield and others in 1740. Walter Powers
became pastor at its organization.
The first Baptist communicant known in the State was Rachel
Thurbur of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, who became Mrs. Scammon,
and moved to Stratham, 1720. It was the result of her labors that
Dr. Samuel Sheperd became connected with the denomination in
1770, under whose indefatigable labors the Brentwood church
and its branches were organized, in connection with which he lived
to introduce more than six hundred members.
�RELIGION.
548
before any Baptist church existed in this
Hanserd Knoll ys came to Dover and afterwards became
an eminent Baptist. Mr. Knollys was a graduate at Cambridge
College, England, and ordained by the Bishop of Peterborough in
Becoming afterwards a Puritan minister, he came to this
1629.
He organized the first Congregacountry, and to Dover in 1638.
More than a century
State,
tional church in Dover, being the second in the State.
In 1641, he
returned to England and organized a Baptist church in London,
where he remained
The number
9
;
1800, 26
;
his death in 1691.
till
of Baptist churches in this State in 1755, 1
1853, 96
1860, 92
;
;
and
in 1870, 102.
;
1780,
Church
or-
ganizations, ninety church edifices, capable of seating 31,935 persons, with
church property valued
at $
492,200
;
in 1860, its proper-
ty was only valued at $ 246,500.
—
Christians. Number of churches in 1850, 25; in 1860, there
were thirty-three churches and church edifices, capable of seating
in 1870
8,934 persons, with church property valued at $ 43,150
;
there were nineteen churches and church edifices, capable of seat-
ing 4,600, with church property valued at $ 42,400.
Episcopalians.
— This
denomination was among the
earliest es-
A church
was erected at Portsmouth prior
to 1638, and Rev. Richard Gibson was the first minister, who remained until 1642.
In 1860, there were seventeen church edifices, capable of holding
820, with church property valued at $112,700 in 1870 there were
twenty-one churches and twenty-two church edifices, capable of seattablished in the State.
;
ing 7,475, with church property valued at $ 203,800.
Freew ill
t
Baptists.
—The
firs:
church of
this
denomination in
New-Hampshire, was founded at New Durham, in 1780, by Elder
Benjamin Randall. This denomination was recognized as a distinct sect by an act of the legislature, December 7, 1804.
In 1860, there were ninety-seven church edifices, capable of seating 27,324 persons and church property, valued at $ 162,600 in
187Q, there were eighty-two churches and church edifices capable
;
;
of seating 19,900 persons, with church property, valued at $ 167,300.
—
Friends or Quakers. The Friends made their appearance in
New-Hampshire at a very early date, and at first suffered severe
persecution.
A society
was formed at Seabrook as early as 1701.
was 15 in I860, there were twelve
of seating 4,200 persons, with church propcapable
Number of churches,
church
edifices,
in 1850,
;
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549
were thirteen church edi-
erty,
valued at $ 11,700;
fices,
capable of seating 4,585 persons, with church property valued
in 1870, there
at 815,500.
—
Methodists. In July 1791, Jesse Lee preached the first methsermon in New-Hampshire, at Portsmouth. On the 26th of August, of the same year, he preached in a private house in Greenland.
odist
Two weeks
after this time, he again preached in Portsmouth, stand-
ing upon the Court
House
He
steps.
also visited, the
same
year,
Eindge, Marlborough, Chesterfield, Dublin and some other towns.
In 1794, Joshua Hall was appointed to preach in New-Hampshire,
but the following year the appointment was withheld. On the first
of January, 1795, Mr. Lee again visited Portsmouth, and preached
to
an audience of four persons.
The
first
Methodist society in New-Hampshire was organized at
Chesterfield, in the latter part of 1795.
this
At
the Conference of 1796
members and became 'a regular
first stationed preacher, and reports
reported sixty-eight
Philip
Wager was
the
circuit.
his cir-
more than fifty miles square.
The New-Hampshire Conference was organized and held its
first session at Barre, Vermont, June 23, 1830.
The Vermont
Conference was separated from the New-Hampshire Conference in
1845.
The New-Hampshire Conference is divided into three districts, viz
Dover, Concord and Claremont districts. O. H. Jasper
Presiding Elder of Dover district; residence at Dover; S. G. Kellogg, Presiding Elder Concord district; residence at Tilton; M. T.
Cilly, Presiding Elder, Claremont district.
The New-Hampshire Conference Seminary, Tilton. (See Literary
cuit
:
Institutions.)
The number of members reported in the State, in 1798, was '122.
The Methodist were recognized by law as a distinct religious sect
June 15, 1807.
In 1850, there were 103 church
edifices,
capable of seating 32,600
persons, with church property valued at $175,500.
In 1860 there
were 117 church edifices, capable of seating 36,050 persons, with
church property valued at $232,200, and in 1870 there were 118
churches, and church edifices capable of seating 36,351 persons
with church property valued at $475,000.
Presbyterian.
— In 1850, the Presbyterian Regular church had
thirteen church edifices eapable
of seating 6,500
church property valued at $ 71,000
;
in 1860, there
persons,
with
were sixteen
"
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RELIGION.
church
edifices,
capable of seating
6,980 persons, with
church
property, valued at $ 83,462; in 1870, there were seven churches,
capable of seating 3,470 persons, with church property, valued at
$ 65,000.
Roman
Catholic.
This
religious
denomination has
made
rapid progress in this State in the past twenty years, both in
lowers,
number of churches and
two church
edifices,
;
1860, there were
in
capable of seating 7,600 persons, with
valued at $ 97,450
;
fol-
were
capable of seating 1,450 persons, with church
property valued at $ 20,000
edifices,
In 1850, there
wealth.
in 1870, there
twelve church
church property
were sixteen church
edifices,
capable of seating 9,950 persons, with church property valued at
8 267,500.
Shakers.
—New-Hampshire contains two
societies of those inter-
esting people, called Shakers or United Believers; one
Enfield, on the shores of
Masooma Lake,
is
located in
the other in Canterbury,
on a considerable elevation affording an extensive view of the sur-
rounding country.
These two
societies contain
about two hundred
members each.
The founders of the Shaker sect in America, were Ann Lee,
William Lee, and James Whittaker, who, with six others, emigrated
from England and landed in New- York, August 6, 1774. In 1782,
the leaders sent out two missionaries, viz. Ebenezer Cooley and
Israel Chauncy, who visited Hartland, Vermont, where resided one
Zadock Wright, a member of their church. He with Cooley and
Chauncy then journeyed to Enfield, and called upon one James
Jewett, arriving September 1, 1782.
The first Shaker meeting
ever held in New-Hampshire was holdon at the house of Asa
Pattee, about the above date.
at
Canterbury the same Fall.
This Shaker doctrine was preached
Although this society with others iu
the vicinity embraced their faith in the year 1782-'3, they did not
form a compact body or church until the year 1792, about ten
years after they
first
embraced the
faith.
In the beginning of the
year 1792, the members of the society adopted the order of a joint
union, and an equal interest
in all
they possessed, being governed
by no other spirit or influence than that which governed the primitive Christians at the
day of Pentecost.
Their church government
in
may
be called Episcopal, being vested
Bishops and Elders, after the form of the primitive church.
The
central or leading authority in this country devolves
upon a
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551
succession of ministry or order of bishops residing alternately at
New-Lebanon and Watervliet, in the State of New-York. The
New-Hampshire are under the Episcopal jurisdiction
societies in
of a succession of ministry alternately resdiug at Canterbury and
Enfield.
We quote
a few extracts of their religious
faith.
First that the
composed of two great and fundamental essences, viz.
power and wisdom, or male and female principles. For proof of
Deity
is
they quote Rom. I. 20.
" That Christ has made not only his
this,
ing.
That these are both
ual manifestations
;
the
to
first
through
Ann
Through
Lee.
but his second appearspirit-
and through the mission of
seen in the same manifesta-
as seen in
Jesus of Nazareth, and the second as
tions
first,
be considered as emphatically
these two manifestations, they
recognize a spiritual parentage, or the father and mother of the
new
creation.
"
That the object of these two appearings of Christ, first in the
male, and secondly in the female was to make an end of sin, and
bring in everlasting righteousness to make an end of the world,
or order of the flesh perfected in the first Adam and Eve, that all
who would, might come into the order or dispensation of the new
—
;
creation,
through regeneration, or the spiritual parentage of the
Adam
and Eve. Through this agency tbey believe a new
heaven and a new earth are being instituted, as seen in their order.
Hence celibacy is rigidly and tenaciously observed, in every
second
instance.
"That the resurrection concerns the soul or spiritual body only,
and can have nothing to do with the natural.
In short the above leading points of doctrine would seem to indicate a foundation, with no borrowed material, since Christ, or the
declension of the primitive church.
As
in respect to their peculiar style of dress,
they were not
dis-
tinguished from other people in the early days of their organization,
nor would they be to-day only as they have retained the old style
of dress in puritan days, w hich everybody else has changed.
r
They have been noted
punctuality in
all their
for
many
years for their honesty, and
business transactions, and by
means of their
industry and frugal habits, they have accumulated a respectable
property, besides bestowing
While we are not a
much
for charitable purposes.
full believer in the
Shaker
faith,
nor in their
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RELIGION.
peculiar style of living, in every respect,
every day
life
still
which would be well worthy
in every phase of business
Second Advents.
to
there
much
is
in their
be imitated by people
life.
—This
peculiar sect of people believe that
the Bible fully states the time by mathematical demonstrations, the
consummation and destruction of all things on earth, and produce plenty of figures and facts which they obtain from the Bible
to prove their statements, and which no person can deny, but still
final
very few believe.
Up
to the present
time their calculations as to
destructions of the earth have not proved correct, but
faith
is
quite as strong, their zeal has not cooled,
believe that the day of their deliverance
In 1850, their were four church
is
edifices,
edifices,
edifices,
still
capable of seating 1100
in 1860, there
capable of seating 2,265 persons, with
church property valued at $ 7,600, and
church
their
near at hand.
persons with church property valued at $3,000;
were ten church
still
and they
in 1870, there
were twenty
capable of seating 4,400 persons, with church prop-
erty valued at $ 25,000.
—
Unitarian. This
and are
Christianity,
religious sect are
liberal
in their belief of
steadily increasing.
In 1850, there were thirteen church edifices, capable of seating
8,380 persons, with church property, valued at $72,800; in 1860,
there were fifteen church edifices, capable of seating 7,260 per-
church property valued at 1 125,800 and in 1870, there
were twenty-two church edifices, eapable of seating 7,830 persons,
with church property valued at $ 207,000.
sons, with
;
—
Universalists. The first society of this denomination was
formed at Portsmouth as early as 1781, and they were recognized
by law
as a distinct religious sect
June
13, 1805.
In 1850, there were thirty-eight church
edifices,
capable of seat-
ing 14,280 persons, with church property valued at $83,100;
in
1860, there were forty-two church edifices capable of seating 14,938
persons, with church property, valued at $112,550;
and
in
1870,
there were twenty-three church edifices, capable of seating 8,800
persons, with church property valued at $ 154,200.
Union Church.
—There were sixteen Union churches
in
1870
in
various sections of the State, and are formed in communities where
there are not enough persons to form a church of their
own
relig-
ious faith but join with others for the purpose of sustaining the
gospel.
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RELIGION.
There is also one local Mission school and one
(Swedenborgian) church located in the State.
New
Jerusalem,
TABULAR STATEMENT,
Showing
total
number of Religious Denominations in New -Hampshire.
COUNTIES.
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554
GENERAL VIEW OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
CHAPTER
A
brief review of the State,
river scenery, geology
and rivers
;
ita
climate,
its
VII.
grand mountain, ocean, lake and
and mineralogy, a description
a brief account of the aboriginals of
Hampshire compared with the Western States
;
A
of
its
mountains, lakes
NewNew-Hampshire
Poem on New-Hampshire,
;
etc.
REVIEW OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
The last period in the history of New-Hampshire, it might be said,
commenced at or near 1840, or thirty-three years ago.
December 23, 1838, the first regular train of cars that ever ran
into New-Hampshire, for public business, came from Boston through
Lowell to Nashua, and, from that date commenced anew history in
the business and prosperity of the State
oldest States in the
in
every section, have been nearly as
The
States.
which
By
v.
six
Although it is one of the
and population
great as in any of her sister
Union, the changes
miles of railroad to
as operated
till
in business
Nashua was the only
line
after 1840.
the foregoing statement, in connection with other important
facts, it
might be well enough
to take a retrospective view, in brief,
of the standing of the State relative to
its
industries,
and every-
thing pertaining to a civilized and prosperous people in 1810, and
1850, compared with the present time.
In 1840, New-Hampshire contained a population of 284,574
in
Portsmouth, in 1840, was the largest town in the
;
1870, 318,320.
State,
Dover was the next
in size, 6,558;
then followed
Nashua
Somersworth, 3,383 and the town of
Manchester, 3,335 inhabitants, and employing in her trade and
manufactories 1,052 persons.
Manchester is now a large city of
with 6,054; Concord, 4,897;
;
30,000 people, and employs in her various industries over 12,000
�REVIEW OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
555
persons, with five lines of railway diverging from her depot to all
sections of the State
and country.
In 1840, there were but six miles of finished railroad in the State.
There are now over 890 miles of railway track stretching through
two thirds of the towns
in the State,
Mount Washington amid
and up the towering summit of
There is now one mile of
the clouds.
railroad track to every 400 persons in the State, while in
Europe
These railroads have been
built at an expense of not less than $ 32,000,000.
Thirty years ago
the electric fluid flashed its deadly shaft through the air, unguid-
there
is
only one mile to every 7,500.
ed by man, like the dreaded missiles hurled from the cannon's
over the
field
To day
of battle.
it
mouth
harmlessly flashes over 2,000
miles of wire, conveying messages of peace instead of destruction and
death.
In 1840, our cotton manufactories annually produced goods
to the value of $ 4,142,000
now they produce over $
;
30,000,000.
In 1840, the value of woolen goods produced was $ 795,000 to day
in 1840, less than 500,000 pairs of sale boots
it is over $9,000,000
;
;
and shoes were made
;
to-day, over 8,000,000 pairs are manufactur-
In 1840, there were
ed.
less
than 12,000 persons employed in
all
the manufactories in the State, and annually producing goods to the
value of about $ 13,000,000; to-day over 46,000 persons are employed,
and producing goods
to the value of over $ 95,000,000.
In 1840,
the 78,000 persons engaged in farming respectively received for agricultural productions $ 320
;
in 1870, the 46,573 inhabitants en-
gaged in the same business receive $ 483 each for the same labor.
Twenty- four years ago, there was deposited in the ten savings
banks in the State, $1,564,000, owned by 12,082 depositors, now
(1873) there are deposited in the sixty-one savings banks, $29,671,
In 1850, there were twenty
000, and owned by 94,967 depositors.
newspapers, with an annual issue of 1,024,424 copies;
in 1873,
there were 62 papers, with an issue of 7,237,588 copies.
In 1850,
there were no regular daily papers in the State
;
in 1870, there
were
seven, with a daily circulation of 6,100, or an annual issue of
1,
In 1850, the value of church property in the
In 1850, there were
State was $ 1,561,610— in 1870, $ 3,303,780.
$ 221,146, annually appropriated for public schools in 1870, $ 574
900,000 copies.
;
In 1850, the true valuation of personal property and real
in 1870 it was valued at nearly
estate was $ 103,652,835
898.
;
$ 250,000,000.
Like the railway speed of travel,
all
branches of industry for the
�CLIMATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
556
past thirty years in New-Hampshire, have increased at the same
But with our natural facilities for every department of induswhich are not equaled by any State in the Union, with our fine
water power, excellent market for agricultural products, the best
rate.
try,
commercial harbor
mountain scenery
ally
make
in the country,
and the grandest
its
cities,
money thus
and
have been
tales of west-
with paper corner
together with inducements held out to invest
railroad bonds
to
The fairy
present value.
ern farming, and adventures in western
lots,
ought
their visits the wealth of the State
8 100,000,000 in excess of
river, lake
with over 30,000 tourists who annu-
in the world,
money
in western
at the inflated usurious rates of ten per cent, for
invested,
when
the road could not pay
ning expenses, have been the greatest injuries as
more than run-
to the prosperity of
There is no doubt but the lessons so dearly
New-Hampshire.
bought by many persons in this State, will be of lasting benefit to
the generation to come, both to their happiness and wealth.
CLIMATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Like
shire
is
all
other
New-England
States, the climate of
New-Hamp-
exceedingly various as to heat and cold, and attended with
sudden changes.
.
The extreme varation
of temperature
is
from twenty
to thirty de-
grees below zero, to ninety-eight or one hundred above, but these
extremes do not often occur.
The
extensive ice-bergs in the north-
ern sea, together with the various currents of air cause cool breezes
and in the summer the
and upon the heavy
Thunforests create a moisture which produces frequent showers.
der showers are frequent through the hottest portion of the season,
but never as violent as in the Western or Southern States, and
seldom attended with high winds. Whirlwinds and tornadoes are
to pass over the hills
and through the
valleys,
hot rays of the sun, on these cool currents of
very rare, yet not unknown.
pee,
A
New London and Warner,
ever known
air,
whirlwind that passed over BunaSept. 9, 1821,
in this section of the country.
was the most severe
The
lofty elevations in
various sections of the State break the clouds so that
it is
Dearly
impossible for long sweeps of wind, as on the prairies in the West.
Summej- showers are also broken by the high hills and mountains,
and move through the valleys between the mountains. Very often
�CLIMATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
557
there will be a heavy shower on one side of a mountain, while a
few miles distant, on the other
thunder,
is
side,
within hearing of the rumbling
Owing
bright sunshine.
breaking up
to the continual
of the clouds through the summer, showers are frequent, and the
ground
is
seldom parched by continuous droughts, or saturated
Storms on the eastern and southern
with protracted rain storms.
slope of
New-Hampshire usually come from the
in the Connecticut valley,
north-east, while
which runs nearly north and south, the
storms are oftener from the south-east.
continues four days, and they are oftener
storm that
It is a long
Owing
less.
to the
many
and mountains, the streams rise rapidly, but their usually high
banks generally keep the water within the channel of the streams,
and there are no such devastating floods as occur in the West or
hills
South, neither are the storms, on an average, more than two thirds
as long.
The amount of rain falling, one year with another, generally
more than five or six inches. Within the past fifteen
varies not
was 27$ inches, in 1859;
was 46& inches, in 1863. The extreme hot clays
are usually followed by cool nights, and, within a few days, by re-
years, the smallest quantity of rain falling
and the
largest
freshing showers.
The warm rays of the
sun, followed by fine
irrigating showers, cause the various productions
common
to this
climate to ripen in from sixty to one hundred and twenty days from
the time that the seed
is
put into the ground.
The season
for
planting varies in different sections of the State from ten to twenty
Merrimack
County and the northwinds usually blow from the
days, the earliest being in the southern valleys of the
and Connecticut
rivers, the latest in Carroll
ern portion of the State.
west and north-west.
storms
;
The
fair
eastern and north-eastern winds denote
tended storms
blast all
The
Southern winds indicate short,
;
more
warm
cool
rain
and ex-
but our lofty mountains, frequently, in a dry time,
human
calculations as to rain.
of snow
is not as even from year to year as rain, varying
from one third to one half. In 1858, the amount of snow falling
through the year was four feet and nine inches in 1859, there fell
eight feet and one inch; in 1871, the snow fall was only four feet
fall
;
and nine inches
inches.
;
while, in 1872, there were seven feet
Then again
:
snow
surface of the ground as rain
and eight
not so evenly distributed over the
is
;
falling
much
deeper on the height
of land which separates the basins of the large rivers, and in that
�CLIMATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
558
White Mountains.
section of the State north of the
It does not
necessarily follow that the falling of large quantities of
snow pro-
duces the best and largest amount of sleighing through the winter.
From the first to the middle of January, there is generally a mode-
by the name of the " January
Thaw." This mild weather frequently produces rain which carries
away all the snow, breaks up the ice in the large streams, and
sometimes produces devastating floods by the ice damming the
streams and flowing the water back over the country. If the snow
ration in the weather, which goes
escapes this rain-thaw, there
but, if otherwise, there
sun runs so high
it is
is
is
generally a fine winter for sleighing;
but
snow
little
soon melted away.
in succession, of the best quality,
March and then
till
the
Sleighing for two months
frequently on less than eight
is
inches of snow, but good lumber sledding requires larger quantities
to
make
it
a successful business.
Sleighing in northern
four months
;
New-Hampshire frequently continues over
in the central part of the State,
about three months
while ten miles south of the city of Manchester there
is
seldom over
and oftener less. Livery stable keepers in Manchester,
frequently, for four weeks in succession, if their team is going five
sixty days,
or ten miles south of the city, harness their horse into a wagon,
while
is
if
they are going north, east or west any distance, a sleigh
provided.
Many
people in the Southern States have the im-
pression that the deep snows of
prosperity.
Deep snows
New-Hampshire
generally large crops follow deep winter snows.
State consider
it
are a barrier to
the farmer's
are called
its
and
fertilizer,
The people of this
a calamity to have a winter without sleighing.
Aside from cars, the sled and sleigh with sufficient snow are the
On a
best and pleasantest mode of conveyance ever invented.
clear, cool winter day, with good sleighing, together with a fine
horse and sleigh, with sufficient robes to keep warm, gliding over
the glistening snow at a ten mile gait,
ride through six inches of Southern
is
mud
far preferable to a carriage
in
mid
winter, at the rate
of one mile an hour, as the writer fully knows by experience.
The deepest snows fall with a north-east wind, while snow commencing with a southern wind usually changes to rain. Frequently
it
will rain
snow
;
four hours,
time,
in the valleys, while
also, in the
snow
and
will
on the higher elevations
southern section of the State,
in the vicinity of the
fall
to
it
it
will
will rain twenty-
White Mountains
the depth of fifteen inches.
at the
One
same
foot of
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559
snow, when melted, on an average, produces one inch of water.
In 1872, rain fell on 88 days, and suow 32 days. In this state-
ment
it
must be considered that many days were
fair with the ex-
ception of a pleasant shower, while on the other hand, there have
been cloudy days but no rain. Over two thirds of the days in the
year the sun can be seen some part of the day. There are, frequently,
heavy fogs on the streams in August and September,
morning, which are followed by a
fair day, the fog
in the
being dispersed
by the sun by nine or ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Our most pleasant months are June, September and October.
Often the first two, and not unfrequently the first three weeks in
September, are, however, very warm. From the 20th of September to the 20th of October, the weather
is
delightful.
The temper-
and the sky singularly bright and
beautiful.
This is the period denominated the Indian summer.
Some persons think June to be a more pleasant month than either
September or October. In June, there are usually a few days of
ature
is
mild, the air
intense heat.
In
is
sweet,
other respects, except the brilliancy and beau-
all
month must be confessed to have the superiThe progress of vegetation is wonderful and
it seems as if the creative hand was, in a literal sense, renewing
its original plastic efforts, to adorn the world with richness and
splendor.
All things are alive and gay. " The little hills rejoice
on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks. The valleys
ty of the heavens, this
ority over all others.
;
are also covered with corn, and shout for joy."
same time
chilled by
The
prevails in a peculiar degree..
easterly winds,
winter months,
when
Health at the
The spring
is
and rendered uncomfortable by
the earth
is
clad with
its
often
rains.
mautle of snow
the season for relaxation and pleasure.
Then come the evening parties for the old, the dance for the young, and the merry
sleigh rides for all, which no one knows how to appreciate unless
he has lived mid the saow-capt hills of New-England.
We are indebted to the Hon. William L. Foster of Concord for
is
the following meteorological observations for the year 1872, and
statements relative thereto.
THE WEATHER OF THE YEAR 1872
has been, upon the whole, considerably warmer than the average
temperature, of the last 17 years.
The mercury
rose above 90° sixteen times, four times in June,
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560
The warmwhen the mean temThe highest temperature was June 21, 98°.
seven in July, four in August, and once in September.
est
days in the year were June 30 and July
perature was 84?°.
The mercury
fell
below zero on 23 days, once
times in February, four times in
ber.
The
coldest
—
1,
day
in the
in
January, seven
March and eleven times in Decemyear was March 5, when the mean
—
The lowest temperature was Dec. 25, 20°.
Rain has fallen on §8 days, snow on 33 days.
The whole amount of rain is 37.17 inches, being 2.95 inches
more than the average rain-fall of 1871, and 3.58 inches more than
temperature was
9°.
the annual rain-fall in the last 17 years.
The following
inches
;
combined, in
as the
amount of snow in feet and
and hundredths and rain and melted snow
inches and hundredths (estimating one inch of water
table indicates the
rain in inches
;
product of one foot of snow), during the
last
16 years.
�SCENERY IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
inches
fell in
March and 10
ing after February
is
561
The average quantity
in April.
fall-
18 inches.
Sleighing began Nov. 29, and has been uninterrupted.
The whole quantity of
rain this winter (since Dec. 1)
is
2.95
an inch more than the average quantity
during the winter months.
The coldest day this winter was Dec. 25, when the mercury was,
inches, being about half
min. 20° max. 8°
mean 6°.
The coldest morning and lowest temperature was Jan. 30, 26°.
The warmest day of the winter was Jan. 4, when the mercury
recorded, min. 31° max. 44° mean 37J Q
The highest temperature recorded during the winter was Feb.
.
17, 50°.
Range of temperature during the
winter, 76°.
SCENERY IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
There
is
no doubt but the scenery of New- Hampshire
is
more
varied and beautiful than can be found in any other State in the
Union.
The ocean scenery along her narrow
miles,
is
coast of less than eighteen
pronounced the grandest on the western Atlantic shore.
The Hon. Edmund Burke, of Newport, when
in Congress,
than thirty years ago, while in debate, in defending
more
New-Hamp-
an attack from a southern member of Congress,
speaking of her natural scenery, blended with civilization, well and
shire against
eloquently said
hills.
She
is
:
"New-Hampshire
is
among the
Her mountains point
indeed throned
the Switzerland of America.
high up among the clouds, where eagles take their
unrestrained the freedom of the skies.
She
is
flight
and enjoy
a land
Of mountain and of flood,
Of green heath and shaggy wood.
Her
cloud-capt hills, even in mid-summer, glisten with the frosts
and snows of winter. The terrific avalanche springs from her summits and thunders down their sides.
But she is a land of crystal
streams, of glassy lakes, embosomed among her hills, and of beautiful valleys and meadows, dotted with neat and pretty villages,
teeming with fertility, the hum of industry and all the evidences of
wealth and prosperity. She has more of those noble temples of
�SCENERY IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
562
liberty,
more of
common schools, more village spires pointing to Heaven, and
the monuments which mark a high and advanced state of
civilization
than any other State of this Union, with, perhaps, one
If she
or two exceptions.
for her
advancement
is
indebted to any cause under
in prosperity, wealth
her lofty mountains, and her beautiful and
Our description of the mountains
Whose snowy
Among
in
and
Heaven
civilization, it is to
fertile valleys."
New-Hampshire,
tops
the clouds are towering high,
And seem to meet
Amid the starry
the heavens
sky
Her hundred
glassy lakes, and
Like brilliant diamonds
Set in emerald green,
Add beauty
To her mountain scene
And her sparkling, winding rivers,
That feed her glassy lakes,
Or meet the briny ocean's tide,
Are like the golden chains
Which hold the diamond to the maiden's
They stretching back their silver arms,
Clasp them to the mountain crests
Are
breast;
the sequel to the beautiful scenery to be found in almost ev-
ery section of the State, and with the exception of a few remarks
made by Dr. Moses
F. Morrison on
New-Hampshire
bearing upon industry and civilization, will be
its
tion given of
its
all
scenery,
grand ocean, mountain, lake and river scenery.
In many respects the White and Green mouutain ranges
perhaps from
and
the descrip-
all others in the
known
differ
They are purely of
thrown up through the tran-
world.
primitive origin, while most others are
secondary or tertiary strata.
We have not even the organic
remains of the transition period, and hence the search for coal,
which is now known to be in every instance vegetable matter, acted
sition,
upon by the united agency of heat and pressure, is equally futile
and hopeless. But primitive rocks contain the most valuable ores,
and in our instance their surface is covered almost to the summits
of our highest mountains with a productive soil and with a beauti-
The world produces not a spot where the
more pure, the water more clear and limpid, and the scenery
more wild and beautiful, where the human foot can move with
more boldness and less danger. The wolf and lammermuir of the
fully varied vegetation.
air
is
�SCENERY IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
563
Alps, the tiger and condor of the Andes, the cougUr and rattlesnake of the Alleganiea are not here. The associations of childhood and youth become a part of our being, and it is only when
they are disruptured by transition, that we realize their existence.
Place a mountaineer upon the
ry of his youth
prairies,
and he longs
for the scene-
he returns to behold with rapture the beauties
;
of landscape which before he had passed with careless indifference.
We have passed the magnificient gorge of the White Hills, and
viewed with enthusiasm the wild sublimity around us. We have
entered the defile of Francouia, and beheld with astonishment and
Man of the Mountain and his wild domain.
have scaled the summit of Mount Washington, and at one time
beheld the thunder cloud, hundreds of feet below us, the lightning
admiration the Old
We
and a brilliant sun irradiating the sky.
summit the valley of the Connecticut
spread out like a map before us; the rays of ight, reflected by a
dark cloud that hung upon the Green Mountains, brought into displaying over
surface,
its
Again we viewed from
tinct
its
view the streams, the cottages, the
fields,
the villages, the
and valleys, the waving forests and vast amphitheatre of
mountains supporting the blue vault around and above us
we
felt that the beautiful and sublime were here mingled upon a scale
never to be surpassed, and hallowed by a thousand associated ideas
of fond remembrances never to be forgotten.
We have stood on the shores of the ocean and contemplated the
vast and almost illimitable world of waters before us, and viewed
in imagination the innumerable ships and vast navies that float upon
her bosom. We have sailed upon the waters of Ontario, when the
departing sunbeams cast their gorgeous shades of green and gold
hills
;
over
its
surface
— transcendently
beautiful
splendid drapery of the imagination.
—
far
beyond the most
Finally, descending into the
awful chasm of Niagara, we have approached in a
tremendous cataract of the Western
rolling surges of
its
abyss,
seas,
we were warned
until
frail
boat the
repelled
by the
that nearer approxima-
might be death. No person can describe the sublimity of this
its grandeur is overwhelming, and the vast display of magnificence and power presented at a single glance to our view shows
tion
scene
—
how puny
of God.
are the efforts of man compared with the omnipotence
But with the ocean, with the lake and with the cataract
were associated
in
our minds the ideas of loneliness, of solitude
most of desolation.
We
longed for the early visions of
—
life,
al-
for
�GEOLOGY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
564
that play of fight and shade upon the mountain scenery of our na-
We
had learned that the impress of external objects
upon the heart and shaped the
visions of ideality in the brain; and that the cultivation of the intellectual faculties of the mind and the physical energies of the
body alone were wanting to make us the happiest of the free.
And now permit us to ask, where shall we find a soil more productive, with a climate equally salubrious? where shall we breathe
an atmosphere more invigorating, or drink of fountains more pure ?
where shall we behold scenery more sublime, beautiful and good,
tive hind.
had stamped
their seal of loveliness
surrounded with
less evils or
moral and physical
evils
exposed to fewer dangers
we do
—
suffer,
?
Of
the
few are consequent upon
—
some are contingent but many are created by our vices
and perpetuated by our ignorance.
We constantly violate the
and shall we complain that the degeneracy
laws of organic life
of the species and the ill health and early dissolution of the individual should be the consequence? or shall we value less the numberless blessings which surround us because the harmony of the
locality
;
intellectual with the physical world
is
comparatively unknown?
GEOLOGY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
No
portion of the
American
continent, except the Laurentian
Hills of Canada, exhibits a more ancient surface of dry land than
New-Hampshire.
nitic,
The
face of the entire State
is
essentially gra-
the only exceptions being the patches of limestone and clay
slate lying along the
The
upper part of the Connecticut river valley.
New-Hampshire
of the Rocky Mountains.
surface of
State east
more uneven than any other
is
A large portion of
its
northern
and upwards above the
ocean level. The primitive rock underlying the whole region has
a remarkable induration, having taken its form, coherence and
hardness at a period antedating the introduction of life upon the
globe, or, at least, at so early a period that subsequent exposure and
internal changes have obliterated nearly every trace of organized
counties has an elevation of a thousand feet
existence.
This extreme hardness of the rocks has so far resisted
the abrading action of the waters in the river-beds that the streams
of New-Hampshire abound with
a vast amount of water power.
falls
and
rapids,
and hence
afford
�GEOLOGY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
565
In a large portion of the territory of the United States, nearly
every square mile abounds with marine and vegetable
fossils.
Hampshire shows
life
less
of these remains of organized
With
other State of the Union.
the exception of a few obscure
traces of the Silurian age at Littleton
have ever been found within the
The
New-
than any
and Shelburne, no
fossils
limits of this State.
is strongly marked by the effects of the
That great flood of waters swept over the entire region, except the summit of Mt. Washington.
The comparative
nakedness or denudation of the ledges on the nortnern side of our
hills, is an evidence of the force and depth of the vast current
which for ages drifted, in a nearly southward direction, over the
State.
A still more impressive testimony is the immense quantity
of bowlders strewn over every township by these uorthern currents,
and which vary in size from a small pebble to those of a thousand
surface of the State
Drift epoch.
Rounded masses of
tons' weight.
ter,
like
granite, often ten feet in diame-
upon the tops of the highest hills. In some towns,
Hillsborough, Washington, Stoddard and Sunapee, they are
were
left
so thickly strown as to cover, on
of the surface.
Many
many
farms, a considerable portion
of the ledges upon the highlands are
by furrows and scratches made by the
marked
drifting bowlders of that
Often the rocks found from fifty to one hundred feet beperiod.
low the surface are well-rounded bowlders.
For a long geological period the surface of this State must have
had a widely different configuration from that of to-day.
The
Northern railroad, in its route from Concord to Lebanon, crosses
the height of land between the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers
in the
worn
At
town of Orange.
than eight hundred
feet
in the solid granite,
One
the point of greatest altitude,
above the bed of these
more
rivers, are pot holes
having a depth of from oue
to
nearly
them is eleven feet deep with a diameter of
The stream which
four feet at the top and two feet at the bottom.
formed them must have been large and swift, and have flowed for a
four yards.
long time.
of
Similar holes in the solid gneiss are found at the Sun-
apee summit, in Newbury, near the track of the Sugar River
rail-
road.
ITS
EFFECTS ON CIVILIZATION.
The geological character
tility
of a country largely determines
shire are granitic
— those
its
fer-
The rocks of New-Hampof Vermont are calcareous. The decompo-
and the occupations of
its
people.
�GEOLOGY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
56G
sition of the
one gives a light, sandy surface
heavy, productive
soil.
Hence the
— of the
fertility
other, a rich,
of Vermont, and the
according to the census of 1870, she largely leads NewHampshire in every department of agricultural production.
The valley of the Connecticut is often mentioned as the garden of
Its fertility greatly surpasses that of the Merrimack.
this State.
The alluvial deposit of limestone, worn from the scattered ledges
fact that,
along the eastern border of the Connecticut valley has contributed
largely to the productive capacity of the towns along the borders
of that river, and given to Colebrook, Lancaster, Haverhill, Lebanon and Walpole, an agricultural importance above Boscawen,
Manchester, Nashua, and the other towns bordering on the Merrimack.
But the granite ledges of the Merrimack valley amply compensate for the thin soil of that region.
In a purely limestone coun-
have worn their channels to a great depth, and
whatever falls there may have been are graded down to a plane of
descent so extended and uniform as to make any available waterpower an impossibility.
The banks are also yielding and unreliable for dams.
On the other hand, granite and gneiss have not only
try the streams
New-Hampshire crop out
hardness, but in
in
irregular
ledges,
with their lines of stratification at right angles to the courses of
our rapidly-sloping rivers. These out-cropping ridges of the strata
running across the streams, produce pitches and sudden descents,
which, according to the steepness and volume of water, take the
falls or cataracts.
The water powers of the Merrimack, Winnipisaukee, Contoocook, Suncook, and Cocheco are referable to this origin.
With the adjoining banks and river-bottoms
form of rapids,
dams can be
of granite,
currents and the
built proof against the corrosion of under-
momentum
of freshets.
SURFACE ASPECT OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
The southern half
nipisaukee
of this State— that portion below
Lake Win-
— has a degree of unevenness above the undulating
and
which Thoreau has given the name of
summits have a marked altitude and celebrity
below the mountainous,
" hilliness."
Two
to
—
Monadnock and Kearsarge. Both attract a large number of summer visitors, and afford a magnificent view of the central portion
of
New
England.
The northern part of New-Hampshire has a mountain scenery
�MINERALS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
which
567
for half a century has received the constantly increasing at-
and tourists. The passage of the Saco through
White Mountains forms a gorge equal in depth and abrupt-
tention of scientists
the
ness to the canons of California
Mountain, and Dixville Notches
per's Ferry, the only
;
are,
while the Franconia, White
with the exception of Har-
mountain passes of surpassing grandeur
east
of the Rocky Mountains.
The
beautiful scenery, healthy air, and pure waters of the north-
ern section of this State, will always attract thousands of visitors,
during the summer season,
MINERALS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Though New-Hampshire
is
destitute of fossils,
and nearly want-
ing in that class of calcareous minerals whose varied form of crys-
and coloring give them an important place in mineraland of silicious minerals this
State has a large and varied family, specimens of which are to be
found in public and private collections throughout the country.
First, we will designate those which are valuable for their utility
talization
ogical collections, yet of the ores
rather than their rarity.
Granite, the prevailing
rock, furnishes excellent quarries in
The increased facilities for transportathem very valuable. The oldest and best
every section of the State.
tion
have made some of
known
Concord, two miles north of the State
Those of Marlboro, Fitzwilliam and Troy, on the Cheshire
The quarries at
railroad, are equally valuable and accessible.
Mason, Milford, Hooksett and Rumney, are located near railroads,
and are extensively worked. Those of Sunapee, Lisbon and New
quarries are at
House.
London
are of superior quality, but are not so convenient for trans-
portation as to be largely quarried.
ries
Altogether, the granite quar-
of the State are an important element of industry, employing
some twelve hundred men.
Steatite, or soapstone, is a valuable material for certain purThere are three quarries in the State at Francestown, Orposes.
The Francestown ledge was discovered in
ford and Canterbury.
1794, and has been worked ever since. It is the most valuable
soapstone quarry in the United States, and its products are very extensively used for stoves, sinks, wash and bath tubs, moulding taIt employs one hundred hands.
bles, and a variety of other uses.
—
�MINERALS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
568
Mica, one of the component parts of
granite,
is
rarely found in
transparent sheets of sufficient size to be of commercial value.
Quarries have been worked at Grafton, Alstead and Acworth.
last are exhausted, but the Grafton quarry is still valua-
The two
ble, yielding
The best
makes it valu-
twenty-five tons of sheet mica annually.
quality brings ten dollars per pound.
Its elasticity
able for lights where glass cannot be used.
Felspar, another of the component parts of
granite,
is
found in
large masses, at times semi-crystalized, at Grafton, Acworth, Alstead and Manchester.
At Grafton and Acworth
fine
specimens
of albite are found, and at Manchester the flesh-colored variety.
It
is
used in the manufacture of porcelain and artificial teeth.
Clay Slate
quarries have been opened in Littleton, Lebanon,
Dalton, Unity, Piermont and Claremont, but none of them have
The one at Lebanon is extensive,
proved remunerative.
but too soft and brittle to furnish a good material for roofing or
yet
paving.
Limestone deposits are found in Haverhill, Lisbou, Columbia,
Lyme, Orford and Cornish. At East Haverhill and East Lisbon
lime
is
manufactured, annually, in sufficient quantities to supply
the vicinity.
Graphite
occurs in abundance in Nelson, Goshen,
and Antrim.
In the
first
named
locality
it is
Campton
ground and sent
to
the Boston market.
Of
the ornamental minerals found in New-Hampshire, the
fol-
lowing occur more frequently.
Quartz crystals are found in North Benton and East Campton.
From both of these localities many beautiful specimens have been
obtained for cabinets, but, though not exhausted they are
much more
cured with
Beryl
is
found in Grafton, Orange, Acworth and
but good specimens cannot
blasting.
The
now
se-
labor than formerly.
New London,
now be obtained without
considerable
have been obtained
Grafton and
best specimens
in
Acworth.
Garnets occur in Lisbon, "Warren, Springfield and Hanover.
At Lisbon they are found in great quantities in the pastures around
Mink pond. At Warren some of the specimens are very rtire, and
are of the cinnamon variety. At Springfield they are abundant,
with perfect faces, but of common quality. There are exhausted
localities at
North Haverhill and Amherst.
�METALS AND ORES.
Epidote, massive and
and Warren.
Tourmaline
found
is
569
Ore
in crystals, occurs at
in
Hill, Lisbon
Piermont, Springfield and Orford.
It
imbedded in milk quartz, and great care is needed to save tbe
crystals from fracture.
Staurotides, single and double crystals, occur in very great
abundance at Mink pond, Lisbon.
Tremolite, of a wbite and finely radiated variety, is abundant
is
at
Warren.
THE METALS AND
Gold,
minute
in
particles,
was
first
1854, at Plainfield, and soon after at
1864
it
was found
in
Lyman, and
was much excitement
ORES.
discovered in this State in
Lebanon and Hanover.
In
There
the next year in Lisbon.
in both of these towns, for several years fol-
lowing, attended with considerable expense in excavations and the
erection of a large crushing mill.
The gold
Lyman,
At
four miles from Lisbon village.
is
of fine quality, and
The
some $12,000 worth have been extracted.
best mines are in
intervals, the
working
of these mines has ceased, but, at this time (Oct. 1873,) two of them
are being developed with a yield of moderate profit.
Silver
if
is
found in the lead ores of Madison and Shelburne, and
it would warrant the extraction of the
the galena was abundant,
silver.
Galena
so largely
occurs in Madison in considerable quantities but it is
mixed with the ores of zinc and copper that the working
;
of these mines has been abandoned.
Zinc ores are found
The former
in great
abundance
at
Madison and Warren.
affords fine specimens of yellow blende, or thesulphuret
of zinc; and the latter of black blende, or the oxide of zinc.
them is worked at the present time.
Copper. The sulphuret of copper is found
Nei-
ther of
this State.
and Unity
Lyman, Bath,
Iron
ore
many towns of
Warren, Croydon,
in
afford fine specimens of this kind of ore.
these localities have been
unfavorable
Littleton, Dalton,
more or
less
worked, but, as
Most of
yet,
with
results.
is
found at ore Hill, Lisbon, Piermont, Bartlett, Tam-
worth, and Littleton in considerable quantities.
At Lisbon
the
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
570
vein
is
began
the granular, magnetic oxide of iron.
men were employed, and 500
tons
quality, were annually produced.
ed,
It
For many
of pig and bar
be worked as early as 1805.
to
Of late
is
very
rich,
and
years, twenty-five
of the best
iron,
years the work has ceas-
from the increased depth of the vein, and the greater cost of
fuel.
In the north part of Bartlett, and east of Rocky Branch River,
occurs the most extensive deposit of workable iron ever found in
New-Hampshire.
Fifty tons of this ore has been sent to one of the best iron and
steel
manufactories in England, and they pronounced
quality, especially for the
manufacturing of
it
of the best
steel.
The Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, which extends through
Bartlett, will pass within three miles of these
and a branch can be
easily built
mountains of iron,
up Rocky Branch, near
to these
valuable mines.
Tin
is
found
tin mine, but, as
Manganese
Hinsdale.
Jackson, but the vein
in
quantity small.
very narrow and the
to
develop this
found in Littleton, Gilmanton, Winchester and
is
It occurs in the
Molybdenum
is
Over S 4,000 have been expended
yet, no favorable report.
is
form of the black oxide.
found in comparative abundance in Westmore-
land and Newport.
MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
The Mountains
in
New-Hampshire are noted
for their lofty ele-
vation and the wild and romantic scenery obtained from their summits.
In this State are found some of the highest elevations in
New-England, and with one exception, the highest in the United
States this side of the
The
Rocky Mountains.
crystal waters, spouting from its
thousand springs, together with the clear, cool, bracing mountain
air, has attracted the attention of invalids and lovers of mountain
fine
scenery, for
scenery, the pure
many
years from
all sections
of the country, and with
the constantly increasing railroad facilities in
the
number of
visitors
all
parts of the Union,
has been largely augmented, and
it
is
esti-
mated that over 30,000 persons annually visit the mountains of
New-Hampshire.
But few people, even of those living in this
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW- HAMPSHIRE.
aware of the number, of mountains and
lofty elevations
State, are
571
that have beeu surveyed and their altitude obtained.
There are
in the State seven
mountain peaks over one mile
twenty-two peaks between four and
fourths of a mile high
thousand
five
thousand
feet,
hi<di
;
or over three-
twenty -six peaks between three and four
;
or over one-half mile high
and twenty-five peaks
There are many
other mountains between one and four thousand feet high, but no
feet,
between two and three thousand
;
feet in height.
record of their altitude has ever been obtained.
tilled farms,
Like well
and large manufacturing establishments,
now
considered a resource instead of a barren
these mountains are
waste.
At
the bases and on the summits of
been erected
fine hotels
many mountains, have
which, in magnitude, will vie with the large
hotels in Boston and New- York.
In the summer mouths, these
large houses are filled with the wealth and fashion coming from all
sections of the
We
will
United States.
mention a few of the principal mountains, and rank
them according
to their altitude,
White Mountains.
commencing with the
This range of mountains
located in the
is
southern section of Coos county and the northern portion of Grafton and Carroll counties.
They extend northerly about twenty
and with the Franconia range have an area of over 200,000
acres.
Water from their sides flows into four of the largest rivers
in New-England viz. the Androscoggin on the north, Saco on the
east and south-east, Merrimack south and south-west, and the Conmiles,
Some
necticut on the west.
of the peaks are the highest in
New-
England, and, with one exception, the highest east of the Rocky
mountains.
The Indian name of
was Agiocochook.
these mountains, according to Dr. Belknap,
Among
the savages
who frequented
moun-
this
tain region a tradition prevailed that a deluge once overspread
the land and destroyed every
and
his wife,
who fled
human being
to these lofty elevations
the race from extermination.
except a single
Powow
and thereby preserved
Perhaps the vouchers
in detail as to
the veracity of the statement of the poor Indian, are not as good nor
as reliable as those relative to the remarkable preservation of
and
his family
Noah
on a certain Mount in Asia, but their version,
gether with Bible history and the science of geology,
stantiate the statement that at one time, far
back
all
to-
go to sub-
in the past, the
whole earth was covered with waters, with the exception of the
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
572
highest elevations.
had a venerable
Through
these traditions, the savages always
and never attempted
deeming the undertaking dangerous, and suc-
respect for these mountains,
to ascend the summit,
cess impossible.
President Alden states that the White Mountains were called by
one of the eastern tribes Waumbekketmethna
Waumbekket
;
signi-
methna mountains. Their great elevation has always rendered them exceedingly interesting, both to the aboriginal
inhabitants and to our ancestors. They were visited by Neil, Joclyn, and Field as early as 1632
they gave romantic accounts of
their adventure, and the extent and sublimity of the mountains.
They gave them the name of Crystol Hills.
There are six summits belonging to tb.3 White Mountain range
that are over one mile high and are respectively named Mount
Washington, having an altitude of 6,293 feet Mount Adams, 5,794
fies
white and
;
;
feet;
Mount
Jefferson,
5,714;
Mount
Clay, 5,553 feet;
Mount
Monroe, 5,384 feet and Mount Madison, 5,365 feet. Mount Washington is known by its superior elevation, and although sixty-five miles
distant from the ocean, in a clear day its snow white summit can be
distinctly seen fifty miles at sea
And like the father of our nation's, land,
He stands as beacon of his mountain chain,
To guide the bark upon the stormy main
To friendly port surrounded by the strand.
Mount Adams
is
known by
its
the second north of Washington.
two; Madison
is
sharp terminating peak and being
Jefferson
is
situated between the
the eastern peak of the range;
Monroe
is
the
first
south of Washington, and Clay north of Washington.
White Mountains never consider their
Mount Washington and view
the grandest mountain scenery on the American Continent.
A
traveller has well described the view obtained from Mount WashTravellers visiting the
tour completed, unless they ascend
ington.
" From the summit, if the day be clear, is afforded a view unequalled on the eastern side of the American Continent. Around
you, in every direction, are confused masses of mountains, bearing
the appearance of a sea of moulten lava suddenly cooled whilst its
ponderous waves were yet in commotion.
On the south-eastern
horizon gleams a rim of silver light it is the Atlantic Ocean sixty;
five miles distant, laving the shores of
Maine.
Lakes of
all sizes,
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
573
from Lake Winnipiseogee to mere mountain ponds, and mountains
beneath you, gleam misty and wide.
At the west the Green
Mountains in Vermont are distinctly seen at the south and southwest are Mount Monadnock and Kearsarge in full view, while the
intervening space is filled up with every variety of landscape."
The ascent of Mount Washington is by two routes one is from
;
—
Gorham, on the north
side of the
mountains
to the
Glen House,
eight miles distant, and thence by carriage road, eight miles, to the
The road is a chartered corporation, and was commenced
and finished and opened for travel in the season of 1861.
The whole work is a complete triumph of engineering skill, and is
summit.
in 1855,
The other
the best finished road in the whole mountain region.
route
is
at the western base of the mountain,
by
This
rail.
rail-
road was commenced in 1866, under the superintendence of Sylvester
Marsh, the inventor of
three years.
description
It
is
used to
and completed
in
about
any
of the mechanism of this road, and other machinery
connected therewith, and
is
this novel plan,
needless in this place, to attempt to give
make
it
it is
enough to say that every precaution
and descend. The road is nearly
safe to ascend
three miles long and ascends 3,628 feet in going that distance, start-
ing from a point 2,669 feet above tide water.
including equipment,
road up
to the
mountains.
is
summit,
On
the
is
The whole expense,
not far from $ 200,000.
A
ride
worth the whole expense of a
on
this
trip to the
summit of Mount Washington has been
erect-
ed a large and convenient hotel, which answers also for a depot.
This house has all the comforts of hotels in the city, and can ac-
There is a telcommodate about one hundred guests, over night.
egraph office, with wires coming from different quarters of the
country, and the house, in the summer, has become quite an " exchange," parties arriving over the various routes, can despatch
by telegraph (over 6000 feet above the ocean) to their places of busOne object of guests staying over
iness hundreds of miles away.
night is to obtain an evening and morning view of the setting and
the rising sun, the beauty and grandeur of which is far beyond any
human
attempt to describe.
These mountains are now reached by railroad from all sections
of the country, and at all points near their base. On the north
side, at
Gorham, via Grand Trunk Railroad, coming from the north-
western States, Canada, and city of Montreal, or the other way,
from Portland and other points
in
Maine.
On
the south and south-
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
574
west side, through the Notch at
Upper
Bartlett,
by the Portland
from Portland, or coming from
ii
over the Eastern railroad to North Conway, thence over
the Portland and Ogdensburg railroad to Upper Bartlett, or from
Boston over the Boston and Maine railroad to Great Falls Junc-
and Ogdensburg
tion,
railroad, either
On
thence over Eastern railroad to North Conway, &c.
west side, at the
Twin Mountain House,
in Carroll,
the
by the Boston,
Concord and Montreal railroad, from every section of the country
their connections with all the lines of railroad being nearly perfect.
Many
of the towns in the vicinity of the mountains are becoming
quite a resort for these mountain tourists, especially, where the
mountains are
in full view,
that distance lends
ham,
and
it
enchantment
can be truly said, at
to
At
the view.
many
points,
Lancaster, Gor-
Jefferson, Dalton, Whitefield, Littleton, Bethlehem, Lisbon,
Conway,' Bartlett, Jackson, Franconia, there are large
and summer boarding houses built expressly for the accommodation of these tourists.
The Notch is the name applied to a very narrow defile, between
two huge cliffs rent asunder by some powerful convulsion of nature,
seemingly to admit the waters of the Saco, which passes between
Carroll,
hotels
these walls for a distance of two miles.
At
the northern extremity
of the Notch, the distance between the perpendicular rocks on
either side of the
chasm
is
only twenty-two
feet.
Through
this
narrow chasm passes the foaming Saco, and the road leading from
In this notch was situated the
Bartlett to the Crawford House.
celebrated Willey house, directly under the Willey Mountain.
This house was built as early as 1821, for a public house, and was
kept by a Mr. Hill for several years. In the autumn of 1825, a
Mr. Willey, with his family, took possession, and lived comfortably
through the winter. In June there was a slide from the mountain,
and although they were somewhat frightened, it did them no mateFrom this incident, Mr. Willey anticipated worse
rial injury.
results
from similar
slides,
and had taken the precaution
to prepare
a place of refuge in case there was another slide from the mountain.
August 28, 1826, there was a violent storm around the Notch, and
a vast amount of rock and earth was precipitated into the valley
below, Leaving the Willey house again unharmed; but the Willey
family was swept away, leaving not one to
is
tell
the awful
tale.
It,
supposed they heard the danger approaching, and attempted to
flee (as
they thought) to their
new
shelter of safety, but were over-
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
575
taken and destroyed, or they might have arrived at their cabin and
then been swept away, as not a vestige was
left to
mark
the spot.
would require a volume to give a detailed account of all the
places of interest around these mountains, and, with the present
railroad facilities among them, our readers will be far better satisfied with a personal visit, than to read these apparently fairy tales
It
relative to them.
Franconia Mountains.
— The
Franconia range comes next in
This range lies about
order of lofty elevations in New-Hampshire.
twenty miles south-west from the base of Mount Washington, and
them by cars
the nearest point to reach
at Littleton; the
is
moun-
from the depot, where stages are
waiting on the arrival of each train through the season
tains being twelve miles south-east
always
in
of travel.
ette,
5,290
attractions
The highest elevations in
and Mount Lincoln,
feet,
this
around these mountains which
every season.
The
House
Profile
is
range are Mount Lafay-
5,101
feet.
call
There are many
many
visitors hither
one of the largest hotels
in the
and in the height of the season is filled to its utmost capacity.
To show its magnitude, it is only necessary to say that the main
parlor is 50 by 100 feet, and the house can accommodate over five
hundred guests at one time. There are other fine hotels, but this
State,
is
the largest.
Among
the places worthy of a visit
Mountain, one of the greatest natural
wonderful profile of the
human
face,
Man
of the
curiosities in the State.
This
is, first,
The Old
wearing from age to age the
same undisturbed expression of dignity and wisdom, and surveying
in calm majesty the wild and varied region around, is seen on a
bold and nearly perpendicular part of the rock which terminates
one of the projecting
thousand
The
feet.
cliffs
of
profile
is
Mount Jackson,
at the height of one
produced by a peculiar combination
of the surfaces and angles of five huge granite blocks.
" Great as thou
art,
And
and paralleled by none,
Admired by all, still art thou drear and lone
The moon looks down upon thine exiled height
The stars, so mildly, spiritually bright,
On wings of morning gladly flit away,
To mix with their more genial, mighty ray."
!
The Flume
side
;
it
is
is
a deep chasm, having precipices of granite on each
about three fourths of a mile from the main road, on
the right-hand as you go towards Franconia Notch.
A
mountain
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
576
its
loose masses of rocks.
It is not practicable to
the
Flume during
One
in the
good foot-path.
Flume
block of granite, which hangs a few
is
an immense
feet
supported merely by small surfaces of contact against
To
bed of
summer; but
and the bottom of the river
of the most remarkable objects in the
rounded
walk
the spring freshets and in early
late in the season but little water flows,
affords a
and
midst, falling over precipitous crags
torrent rushes through
the traveler passing in
the bed of the stream
neath this huge block, the appearance
is
that
it
overhead,
its
sides.
and under-
must instantly
fall
upon him.
Moosilauke or Moosehillock, in Benton,
is
the next highest moun-
and has an altitude of 4,991 feet. The nearest point
by cars is Warren. The distance from the depot to the base of the
mountain is four miles and thence by carriage road four miles to
the summit. It is becoming a popular resort for mountain tourists,
and Prof. A. Guyot says in respect to the scenery from the crest of
this mountain, " The panorama which is before your eyes at the
summit of Moosilauke is neai'ly the most extensive I have found
in New-England, not excepting even that from M'ts. Washington
tain in range,
;
and Lafayette, over which it possesses many advantages. This is
due to the insulated position of that mountain outside of the group
of the White Mountains proper, combined with its great elevation
which surpasses by 1000 feet to 1500 feet the surrounding heights,
while it is less than 500 feet below the summit of Lafayette. The
eye thus embraces at a single glance in the north and northeast, all
the chains of the White Mountain group from Lafayette and M't
Washington to the highest peaks of the central, southern and eastTowards the south and east
ern chains in Sandwich and Conway.
the whole State of New-Hampshire, with its innumerable scattered
hills and lakes, among which Winnipiseogee is conspicuous, and a
part of Maine, complete the grand, instructive, raised map which
is opened before the beholder."
See Benton and Warren.
Carrigan is located in the Upper Pemigewasset valley, a little
south-east from the Franconia range, and is 4,678 feet in height.
Mount Iinji and Mount Moriah are located in Bean's Purchase
and are situated about four miles south south-east from Gorham
village.
Their altitudes are respectively 4,702, and 4,653 feet.
Carter Mountain, also in Bean's Purchase, but further south,
4,830 feet high.
The views from
their
summits are grand, but
is
their
�MOUNTAINS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
577
add much to the fine scenery around
Gorham.
Monadnock commonly called the Grand Monadnock, situated in
the towus of Jaffrey and Dublin in Cheshire county, is the highest
elevation in the southern and central section of the State and has
an altitude 'of 3,718 feet. The principal ascent is made from the
lofty elevations in themselves
Jaffrey side.
The scenery obtained from
country for
many
its
summit
with numerous villages and ponds.
Mount
from
its
Carr, in
crest
is
Pegnaivket or
is
exceedingly
The
fine.
miles around appears like a vast plain studded
See Jaffrey.
Wentworth, has a height of 3,652
feet.
The view
extensive.
Ki irsarge
partly in Chatham,
Mountain8,lies partly in Bartlett and
3,358 feet high.
It is about three miles
from North Conway, one of the greatest points for summer tourists
The view from the summit of this mountain
in New-Hampshire.
is very fine and extensive.
Table Mountain, is in Conway and has an altitude of 3,305 feet.
Prospect Mountain, is situated in Holderne-s and Campton,
is
about four miles from Plymouth depot.
It
is
about 2,963
feet in
and a view from its summit, is of the most diversified character.
A good carriage road has been built to its very top, and is
much travelled by visitors stopping in Plymouth.
height,
Kearsarr/e Mountain,
er,
is
situated in the towns of Salisbury, "Warn-
Sutton and Wilmot in Merrimack county, and has an elevation
of 2,742 feet above
Northern railroad
tide water.
at
It
is
approached by the cars on the
the Potter Place depot in Andover, being
only four miles to the Winslow House on the side of the mountain,
and within one fourth of a mile from its summit. This fine hotel
within the limits of Wilmot.
It is reached on its southern Bide,
by the Concord and Claremont Railroad, at Warner. A carriage
road has been built on this side of the mountain nearly to the
summit. The views from this mountain are the finest in the State.
(See Warner and Andover.)
Ossipee Mountain has no connecting chain with other
Ossipee.
mountains, but is a separate mound, about six miles in diameter
and is located within the limits of the towns Sandwich, Tamworth,
It is over 2,300
Ossipee, Tuftonborough and Moultonborough.
feet high, and presents a grand and imposing appearance, from all
is
the towns surrounding
it.
�EN XEW-IIAMPSHIRE.
MOUNTAINS
578
There are many other mountains in the State worthy of mention, and through the courtesy of William Little Esq., of Manches-
we are enabled to give the altitude of a large number of the
the names of the towns or
in New-Hampshire an
This will be valuable and ingrants in which they are located.
ter,
mountains
1
teresting for future reference.
ALTITUDES.
Heights of Mountains,
New- Hampshire, above
in
Tide Water
JUeas-
MeasWliere situated,
Mt
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
Mt.
ur,
<1
Where
by
Washington, White Mountains, Guyot,
Adams,
5,71
Clay,
5 os
(
Stark,
l
Franconia,
Lafa] ette,
Lincoln,
While Hits.
Bean's Purcliase,
Pemigewassi it.
Bean's Purcluise,
Pemigi wassett,
Mi. Pleasant,
Mt.
Imp
Mt. larrigain
(
Mt. Moriah,
Mt. Hancock,
Cone Mt.
i
.
Mt.
Mi.
(
11
Whi
il
"
"
"
"
"
WhiteMts.
Jit. Kinsman,
Bald Knob,
Zandaff,
Pemigewassett,
Face Mt.
"
"
Mt. .larks, n,
White Mts.
Pemigewassett,
Tripyramid,
Mt. Passaconaway,
Sa odwich Dome,
Chatham,
Mt. Koj.se,
Franconia,
Mt. Cannon,
! iriissi tf,
I',
Brick House Mt.,
'•
"
"
III 1.
Mt. Monadnock
Mt. Carmel,
Mt. Black,
Chen \
Mount
Jaffrey,
Pittsburg,
Carrol,
Wentworth,
Ellsworth,
.Mini 11
i
(.mm
stairs,
Ml. IH -liliiall
Mt. Resolution,
[ghtt of
"
the
3,557
40
1
Pond,
.Mt.,
Pawtm kaway
Hanover,
Mt., Deerfield,
"
1,388
1,415
1,072
1,000
"
S92
Sunapee Mountain, Newbury, starting from
"
3,4oli
1,600
the shores ol Snnapee Lake is about
3,400
There are more than one hundred other
Guyot 3,400 mountains in New-Hampshire from 1,000 to
393 1,
leet high, but as their altitude lias never
it
been ascertained they are not inserted in this list.
:;
.,
.;
3.3o7
Lakes and Ponds of Neiv- Hampshire above Tide Water.
Feel
Lake of the Clouds,
Moose
1,887
1,151
'•
Benton,
some of
•
"
II llitr Mis.
I', migevtasselt
Bear Mt.,
Ti eraont Park,
Pi |u.i\'. ket,
Bartlett & Clmtham,
!!•
:;
Quimby.
Temple,
Dr. Jackson,
Pitsfield,
oaks. Goffstown,
Guyot, 3,701 Qncan
Quimby,
"
3,670 Blue Mt.,
Milton,
Dr. Jackson,
"
"
Saddleback Mt., Northwood,
11.
Pemigewassett,
Woodstock,
Owl's Head,
Guyot, 2,958
Ur. Paris 3,71
Barrett Mt.,
3,711 Catamount Mt.,
Wells,
Benton,
Mt.,
Carr,
Mt. Kineo,
Ihororna,
Pemigewassett,
Camtpon, Huntington 2,879
Warner, Ca.pt l'artridge,2..1i2.
Huntington, 2,608
702 G irdner Mt
Lyman,
4 157S Crown Mon'nt, Cor.Me.tf. H.d-Ca., Wells, 2,569
6
Dr. Jackson, 2,470
Gilford,
Mt. Belknap,
4,42i> Mi. Deception,
Guyot,
2,449
White Mts.
Temple,
Quimby, 2,385
4 400 Pack Monadnock,
Huntington, 2,378
4,397 Mt. Mist,
Warren,
4.370 Ossipee Mts.,
Ossipee,
Dr. Jackson, 2,361
"
2,340
4,350 Mt. Cube,
Orjord,
Guyot, 2,320
4,330 Webster Slide Mt., Warren,
Huntington, 2,254
4 320 Smart's Mt.,
Dorchester,
4.2
Quimby, 2,223
Francestown,
Srotched Mt.,
Gw/ot,
2,209
Warren,
4,100 Mt. Sentinel,
4.100 Stoddard Mt.,
Quimby, 2,200
Stoddard,
4,100 Pieruiont Mt.,
Huntington, 2,167
Piermont,
"
4,086 Squam Mt„
2,162
Hbldemess,
4,030 Gunstock Mt.,
Gilford,
Dr. Jackson, 2,062
"
3.969 Bald Top Mt.,
2,050
Wentworth,
"
3,910 Red Hill,
2,025
MouUonborough,
Huntington, 2,000
Bartlett,
Iron Mt,,
"
2,000
3 550 Ragged Mt.,
Andover,
I
.
"
in ton,
Jackson,
Boldemess, Huntington, 2,9(53
"
2,960
Rumney.
i
Woodst'Ck,
White Mts.
Pemigewassett,
Cat Mt.,
Mt. Willey,
White Mts.
3,305
3 200
3,170
3,152
3,134
3,120
4,704] Mt. Kearsai ge,
i-.;eola,
Bltfe,
\\ ild
1
Dr. Jackson, 3,350
Huntington, 3,336
Conway,
Table Mt.,
Mote "Sit.,
Pemigewassett,
Guyot,
Echo Mt.,
Woodstock,
365 Mt. Waternomes,
5
Madison,
I
5,290 Mt. Crawford,
5.101 Double Head Mt.
Benti a. Huntington, 1,941 Mt. Prospect,
Moo ilauke,
Guyot, l. n 2(l|Stinson Mt.,
Twin Mountain, Pemir/e.wasset,
1,904 Green's' Cliff,
Write Mts.
Mt. franklin,
4,830 Campton Mt.,
Bean's Purchase,
Mt. Carter,
Ml
ured by
5,553
Monroe,
Orange,
:;
lardigan,
5,794 Percy Peak,
.if It'erson,
situated,
White Mts.,
5,009
Mi Lafayette,
Deer Lake,
Moosilauke,
Pond, lonrceof the MagaUoway,
lake,
Franconia Notch
Connecticut Lake,
4,1
,
4,090
2,917
1,926
l.olU
�LAKES IN NEW-HAMPSHIKE.
579
Heights of some of the Notches or Passes, of New- Hampshire, above Tide Water.
Feet.
Water shod between Swift
river
and the
Pemigewassett,
Pinkham Notch,
Franconia Notch,
White Mts. Notch,
Stoddard Summit,
Feet
Milan Summit, O. T. R. R.,
2,618 HarriSTille Summit, M. & K. R. R.,
2,018 Oliveriau Notch,
2,014 Whiteneld Summit, B. C. & M. R. R.,
1,903 Orange Summit, N . R. R.,
1,555
NEW-HAMPSHIRE
],luO
1,084
1,078
1,072
990
HILLS.
We've stood beside Niagara's flood,
And mused on Nature's skill,
But nothing there His genius shows
Like a New-Hampshire hill.
We've
sailed
God calms
upon broad ocean's wave
it if
He
wills
But nothing there shows quiet peace
Like old New-Hampshire hills.
We've been within
the nation's dome,
Stood gazing with a thrill
But nothing there inspires such awe
As a New-Hampshire hill.
Within the banker's
safe
Steel chests his lucre
we've stood
fills
But nothing there shows half the wealth
Of old New-Hampshire hills.
We've seen
prairies
and
their flowers,
Beside their sparkling rills,
But nothing there looks half so fair
As
old
When
New-Hampshire
hills.
hand upon us 's laid,
blood he chills,
Then gently lower us to our graves,
'Mid old New-Hampshire hills.
And
death's cold
life's
warm
LAKES IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
In a country where the surface is broken by hills and lofty
be deep gorges and valleys, which afford
basins where the streams from the hill, and mountain sides are
mountains, there will
�LAKES IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
580
drained, thus producing
many
lakes and ponds,
and frequently
pre-
senting a natural painting of mountain, lake and river scenery,
here and there touched with the brush held by the skilled hand of
and
civilization
blended in one grand and magnificent view of
all
nature and art combined.
In
New-Hampshire is not an exception. Her many
among her mountains and hills have justly entitled
name of the Switzerland of America, and much of the
this respect,
lakes and ponds
her to the
scenery around her lakes
is
not excelled in beauty, even by the
lake scenery in Switzerland.
Connecticut Lake,
county, and
is
necticut river.
It
a half in width.
scenery on
lake
its
the northern section of the State in Coos
lies in
the source of one of the principal branches of Conis
five
and a half miles
banks
is
A
very beautiful.
a smaller body of water, and
is
in length,
The lake contains an abundance of
still
and two and
fish and the
few miles above this
farther north another
These three bodies of water are distinguished as First, Second and Third Lakes, the latter being about five miles from Canada line.
lake.
Many
travellers annually visit these northern lakes for fishing
and pleasure recreation
And, when the
firey horse,
Upon the
Shall move
gaudy train
Along
iron track,
his
their grassy banks,
Freighted with precious life
Then, will nature yield a half to art.
And blended beauty quicken the eye of man.
Mascoma) Lake. (See Enfield.)
(See Auburn.)
Newfound Lake is pleasantly located in the towns of BridgeIt is about seven miles long and three
water, Bristol and Hebron.
wide, and empties into Pemigcwassett river, at Bristol, by Newfound
Mascomy
{or
Massabedck Lake.
river.
Ossipee Lake.
Stafford's Lake.
(See Ossipee.)
(See Chesterfield.)
the counties of Grafton, Belknap and
and on the towns of Holderness, Sandwich, Moultonborough and Center Harbor. It is about six miles long, and, in its
Squam Lake borders on
Carroll
;
widest part, three miles in width.
It
is
a splendid sheet of water,
�LAKES IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
581
studded with a succession of romantic islands.
Its outlet is Squani
River which discharges into the Pemigewasset River, in Ashland.
Sunapee Lake is situated nearly on the height of land between
the Connecticut and Merrimack rivers, and
feet
above tide water.
elevated about 1,000
is
on the eastern part of Sullivan,
It borders
and western part of Merrimack Couuties, and is in the towns of
London, Newbury and Sunapee.
It is about ten miles in
length and from one half to one and one half miles in width and is
noted for the fine, picturesque scenery which surrounds it. Sugar
River is its outlet, which flows westerly into the Connecticut, at
New
Claremont.
Umbagog Lake, but
Lake Winnipiseogee,
little inferior in size to
and extends along the eastern part
of Erroll and Cambridge, in New-Hampshire.
It is irregularly
shaped, is about eighteen miles long and, in some parts, ten wide.
The scenery around this lake is wild and romantic, and it is a great
resort for hunting and fishing, for lovers of those sports.
Its outlet
is on the west side, in Erroll, its waters flowing west, about two
miles, where it joins the Magalloway, after which it is called the
Androscoggin River.
is
situated mostly in Maine,
Winnipiseogee Lake.
However romantic and
travellers, appears, in
depth,
its
its
This
beautiful
its
Lake possesses singular charms.
Lake George, the charmer of all
elevation, the
purity of
mountain scenery,
historic fame,
it
its
mineralogy
fish, its
still,
;
the present
mode of
spelling
Winnepesocke.
and Carroll.
Its
form
it is
This
is
Lake
;
;
its
width from one
length
is
this lake,
in the counties of
is
At
on the north
end there are three others.
west to south east
ries in
but
its
but
Winnipiseogee, pronounced Wini-
very irregular.
vided into three large bays
east
in all
its
bosom,
its
has a rival at the east, in the Winnipiseogee of
New-Hampshire.
There are various ways of spelling the name of
jrisoky or
waters,
its
rapid outlet, the 365 islands which bespangle
Its
the west end
is
Belknap
it
general course
is
from north-
about twenty-five miles and
to ten miles.
is di-
a fourth, and at the
This lake
is
it
va-
environed by the
pleasant towns of Moultonborough, Tuftonborough, Wolfeborough,
Center Harbor, Meredith, Gilford and Alton, and overlooked by
other delightful towns.
The waters
said
to
be
are remarkably pure, and
unfathomable.
Its
its
sources
depth, in some places,
are
principally
is
from
�RIVERS IN NEW- HAMPSHIRE.
582
springs within
name.
its
bosom.
Its height,
Its outlet
is
the rapid river of
above the level of the
stored with a great variety of excellent
sea,
is
472
it
its
waters,
presents an icy expansion of great
own
It is
In the summer
fish.
son steamboats, sloops, and smaller vessels ply on
in the winter season
its
feet.
sea-
and
useful-
ness and beauty.
It
is
said to contain 365 islands, several of
which compose farms
of from 200 to 500 acres.
Of
the scenery of this lake
Edward Everett has
left
this testi-
" I
mony, in a speech made in New- Hampshire some years ago
have been something of a traveler in our own country, though less
than I could wish, and in Europe have seen all that is attractive,
from the Highlands of Scotland to the Golden Horn of Constantinople from the summit of the Hartz Mountains to the fountains
of Vauclure but my eye has yet to rest on a lovelier scene than
that which smiles around yo as you sail from Wier's Landing to
Center Harbor." What is true of this trip is true of that from
Wolfeborough to Wier's, and in fact of all the trips to be taken
upon the lake. The most'experien.vd call them equally fine.
:
—
;
i
In the warm season the two splendid steamers, Lady of the
Lake, and Mt. Washington, both new, ply upon the lake; two
points at which it may be approached from the south, and two
points of departure for the mountains.
The former runs between
the Wier's, Centre Harbor, and Wolfeborough, and the latter be-
tween Alton Bay, Wolfeborough, and Centre Harbor. The Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad connects with the former at
Wier's, and the Boston and
Maine with the
latter, at
Alton Bay.
At Wolfeborough there is a rail connection with the Eastern Railroad by the Wolf borough branch, at Wolfeborough Junction, in
Wakefield.
There are many other small lakes aud ponds
in various sections
of the State, all having their peculiar charms, of which mention
has been
made
in describing the
towns in which they are located-
RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Owing
to the mountainous and elevated position of the
and the proximity to the ocean, the streams are necessarily
State,
short,
with rapid currents, and produce some of the best water power in
the country.
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
583
The scenery along many of its river banks is not excelled, for
beauty and grandeur, by any river scenery on the globe. The
waters of its thousand rivulets find their way to the ocean through
different channels,
the Connecticut River drains the
Androscoggin River the north-eastern
portion, north of the White Mountains
Saco River the southern
portion of the White Mountains, and the eastern part of the State,
five
viz.,
western section of the State
;
;
as far west and south as the highlands which separate its waters
from those of the Merrimack and Piscataqua the Piscataqua the
south-eastern section of the State and the Merrimack River which
;
;
drains the south-western section of the White Mountains and the
whole central portion of New-Hampshire from east to west, to Massachusetts line. A few towns on the coast may have their drainage
directly into the ocean.
Our knowledge
of
its
are not as perfect as
hydraulical resources for moving machinery
we would
like.
appointed by the Governor, in 1872, to
as to
its
Three commissioners were
make
a survey of the State
hydraulic powers, but neglected to attend to their duties
was not sufficient to make a
and most important resource
for the reason that the appropriation
satisfactory report of this valuable
Ten thousand
of the State.
dollars could not be better appro-
priated than for a thorough survey of the water power of
New-
Hampshire.
The
total
amount of water power, now improved,
is about 69,000
forming reservoirs to retain the water, and
By
horse power.
throwing dams across
rivers,
and excavating canals,
it is
said this
capacity could be nearly doubled.
Ammonoosuc Upper.
the south, has
its
—Upper
Ammonoosuc
River, coming from
source in the northern part of Randolph, and
passes north, through Berlin
and western part of Milan, thence
a westerly direction through Stark and Northumberland, where
empties into the Connecticut.
in
it
Its principal tributaries are Phillips
River, coming from the north through Odell, western part of Millsfield
and Dummer, and joining the Ammonoosuc in Stark; and Nash's
Stream, coming from the eastern portion of Columbia and Strafford,
and passing
berland.
into the
Its
Ammonoosuc
whole length
is
of 150,000 acres or 234 square miles
is
the northern part of Northum-
in
about
;
fifty miles.
and
its
It waters a basin
improved water power
about 900 horse power.
Ammonoosuc Lower.
— Lower Ammonoosuc River
has
its
source
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
584
on the western side of the White Mountains
;
thence passing west
through the southern portion of Carroll and northern part of Bethlehem to Littleton thence, in a southerly direction, through the
;
easterly part of Littleton, the westerly part of Lisbon, diagonally
through Bath, and joining the Connecticut near the westerly corner
of Haverhill. A considerable stream coming from Lincoln and
Franconia passes in a north-westerly direction and joins the Ammonoosuc iu Lisbon. Two miles from its mouth, it receives the
Wild Ammonoosuc, coming from the northerly part of Benton
through LandafF. The Lower Ammonoosuc is noted for its romantic falls in the vicinity of the White Mountains.
It is said to be
the wildest and most rapid stream in New-Hampshire, having a
fall of over 5,000 feet in its meandering course of about fifty miles.
It drains a surface of over 220,000 acres or 344 square miles of territory.
Its improved horse water power is about 2,700, with three
times that capacity unimproved.
Androscoggin River is formed principally from the waters of
Uinbagog Lake and Magalloway River which unite about two
miles below the lake.
The Magalloway, which is its principal tributary, has its source and principal course in Maine, and
crosses the State line at Wentworth's Location, thence southerly
through the Location and forms the Androscoggin in Erroll.
The Magalloway receives the water of Dimond River, coming
from the eastern part of Stewartstown, easterly, through Dixville
and Dartmouth College Grant, and joining it across the line
in
Maine.
From
Errol the Androscoggin flows in a southerly direction
through the north-westerly corner of Cambridge, south-easterly
corner of'Dummer, easterly part of Milan and Berlin to the centre
of
Gorham, whence
it
flows in an easterly direction through Shel-
burne into Maine; thence,
southerly, about one
tide
In
in a meandering course, easterly and
hundred and twenty miles, where it meets the
water at Brunswick.
its
Stream,
passage
in
in Erroll,
Peabody River,
passes near the
this State,
is
in
New-Hampshire it receives the waters of Clear
coming from Dixville and Millsfield
and
Gorham, coming through the White Mountain
;
head waters of Ellis River.
about sixty miles, and
500,000 acres or 787 square miles.
it
Its
whole course,
in
drains a territory of about
The Androscoggin
stream, and at Berlin Falls, in New-Hampshire,
is
1,035
is
a rapid
feet
above
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
and the north-west head of Magalloway River
Improved power, 700
tide water
feet.
585
;
Ashuelot River
is
one of the most important streams, of
is
2,917
its size,
Its principal
improved water power.
source is from ponds in Washington, and flowing thence, in a southwesterly direction, through Marlow, Gilsum, Surry, Keene, Swan-
in the State, in point of
zey, Winchester,
Massachusetts
it
empties into the Connecticut, at Hinsdale, near
Its principal
line.
branches are a stream coming
from Stoddard, through the north-west corner of Nelson, southeast corner of Sullivan and north-west corner of Roxbury, to Keene
and one from Dublin, through Marlborough, to South-Keene,
Also a stream
where it joins the stream coming from Stoddard.
comes from Troy, through the south-west corner of MarlboNearly all of these
rough, and joins the Ashuelot in Swauzey.
;
sources are from ponds which have "been
dammed, thus producing
aud affording constant water power to the manufactories on the streams below.
The length of the river is about forty miles, and it drains a basin of 240,000 acres, or 375 square
miles.
Its improved horse water power is about 3,600, with much
large reservoirs
still
unimproved.
of nearly 1,000
From
its
source to the Connecticut
has a
it
fall
feet.
Baker's River is an important stream in Grafton County, and is
formed by two branches uniting in Wentworth. The north branch
has its source near Moosehillock, in Benton, whence it runs, in a
southerly course, through Warren, to Wentworth, receiving in
its
passage a considerable stream issuing from Baker's Upper Pond, in
the east part of Orford. The south branch rises in Orange, thence
flowing north through the easterly part of Dorchester, and uniting
with the north branch at the easterly part of Wentworth thence it
pursues a south-east and easterly course, through the southerly
part of Rumney and northerly part of Plymouth, where it forms a
;
with the Pemigewasset, just above Plymouth Village.
Gen. John Stark was captured by the Indians on this river, in the
Captaiu Baker at one time,
township of Rumney, April 28, 1752
also, attacked a party of Indians and defeated them at its mouth.
juuction
(See Plymouth.)
It drains a part or the whole of twelve towns, comprising an area
of about 150,000 acres, and has an improved horse water power of
about 1,250.
Back
River, or Bellamy
Bank, has
its rise
in
Chesley Pond, in
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE^
586
Barrington, and from a stream coming from Vnv and marshy land
These two streams unite hi Madbury, and, after
winding through the town the stream thus formed falls into the Pisin the vicinity.
cataqua, on the west side of Dover Neck.
water power in Dover, where there
is
It has
some valuable
a large woolen manufactory,
situated about one half mile from the City Hall.
principal source in Beaver Pond, in Lonpond it passes south, through Pelham, and
the Merrimack, in Dracut, Massachusetts.
Its waters
Beaver River has
donderry.
falls into
From
its
this
flow from the whole or part of six towns.
Bear Camp River has its source from several streams flowing
from the south side of the Sandwich and Albany Mountains. It
passes through Tamworth in an easterly direction and receives a
considerable stream, coming from Albany, in Ossipee, and falls into
Ossipee Lake, on
its
western border.
Black Water River.
Cold River has
corner of Lempster
Langdon and
(See Contoocook River.)
(See Androscoggin River.)
Clear River.
its
source in
thence
;
Unity, Acworth and south-west
passes through the southerly part of
it
the north-westerly corner of Alstead
and mingles with
the waters of the Connecticut, in the northerly part of Walpole.
It
drains a basin of nearly 60,000 acres, and has an improved horse
water power of 650.
and most important River in Newof soil, and fine and beautiful scenery, the Connecticut valley is not surpassed by any valley
in this country.
From its mouth nearly to its source its banks, on
either side, are dotted with large and substantial farm houses and
beautiful cities and villages.
Connecticut River
England.
For
is
the largest
richness
Its principal source
is
and
fertility
among
the highlands in the northern part
name, in the Indian language, is said to signify
Long River, or as some render it, the River of Pines, and pronounced Quonektacwt. Its general course is north and south, and its
western bank forms the boundary line between New-Hampshire and
of the State.
Vermont
;
Its
thence
it
crosses the western part of Massachusetts, passes
through the State of Connecticut, nearly in the center, and, after a
fall of 1,600 feet from its head, it empties into Long Island Sound in
latitude 41° 16', having traversed, by a meandering course, a distance of nearly 450 miles.
Before the days of railroads, by means of canals and other im-
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
proveinents, the River was
Falls, in the
its
mouth.
made navigable
587
for boats to Fifteen
Mile
town of Monroe, N. H., being nearly 350 miles from
The locks and canals are all going to decay, as rail-
roads have supplanted their usefulness.
The most considerable
rapids in the river, in New-Hampshire, are Bellows' Falls, at Walpole,
Queechy, at
Plainfield, White River,
below Hanover, and Fif-
teen Mile Falls.
Its principal tributaries, in this State, are Hall's
stream at Stew-
Upper Ammonoosuc at Northumberland, Israel's, at Lancaster, John's, at Dalton, Lower Ammonoosuc, at Bath, Mascomy,
at Lebanon, Sugar and Little Sugar, at (Jlaremont, Cold, at Walpole, and Ashuelut, at Hinsdale.
The basin of the Connecticut, in New-Hampshire, is narrow,
artstown,
extending back from one
to four towns,
whole of about ninety towns,
and
it
drains part or the
having an area of
nearly 2,300,000 acres or 3,600 square miles. The water power of
the tributaries of the Connecticut is valuable, and the improved
For the agricultural facilities of the
horse water power is 19,800.
in
the
State,
Connecticut valley please see page 403.
The
total area of the basin
of the Connecticut
is
estimated at
12,000 square miles.
Cuntoocook River, a stream of considerable length and importance, waters most of the towns in the west part of Hillsborough
It has its rise from severel ponds in Rindge and Jaffrey
extreme southern source being near Massachusetts line. It re
ceives, in its course north, numerous streams flowing from Sharon,
County.
its
Dublin, Peterborough, Greenfield, Hancock, Deering, Bennington,
Antrim, Washington, Stoddard, Windsor, and Hillsborough. In
Hillsborough it takes a northeasterly and easterly direction, and
passes through Henniker to Hopkinton, where it receives " War-
From Hopkinton it pursues a
meandering course through Concord, and unites with the Merrimack
between Concord and Boscawen, nearly sixty miles north of the
The whole
line between New-Hampshire and Massachusetts.
length of the Contoocook, in its meandering course, is about eighty
ner" and "Blackwater" rivers.
miles.
rise
Its
itself at
tlte
its
is
in Nelson, Harrisville
Peterborough.
river" has
Nuhanusit river, having its
and Dublin, and discharging
water power is valuable. " Branch
most important tributary
from ponds
Its
source from ponds in Stoddard, and passes through
northern section of Antrim into Hillsborough, and empties into
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
588
the Contoocook near the line between the latter town and Antrim.
Warner river, a considerable stream, becomes a tributary of the
Contoocook in Hopkintou, and flows from New London, Sutton,
Newbury, Bradford, Warner and Hopkintou. Two miles farther
east it receives the waters of the Blackwater, having its source in
the towns of Springfield, Wilmot, Daubury and New London, and
in its course receives numerous streams flowing from Andover,
Salisbury, Webster and Boscawen.
The waters which form the Cmtoocook flow from a part or whole
of thirty-two different towns, parts of five different counties, and
drain a surface of territory comprising an area of nearly 470,000
acres, or
734 square miles.
With
tributaries
its
its
waters turn
about 270 water-wheels, having a horse power of 5^976.
one half of
its
available water power
highest source, at Harrisville, to
eight
hundred
its
unimproved.
is still
mouth
it
Nearly
From
its
has a desceut of over
feet.
dustin's island.
mouth of the Contoocook is Dustin's Island, celebrated
where Mrs. Hannah Dustin, in March, 1697, destroyed
ten Indians.
A fine and expensive granite monument is being
erected here to the memory of Mrs. Dustiu aud her valorous deed.
Near
the
as the spot
Cocheco Elver takes
Durham which
in
rise
its
several small streams in
unite in Farmington, whence
it
flows in
New
an easterly
and southerly direction through Rochester, there receiving as a
Long pond in Barrington
and Bow lake in Strafford thence passing through Dover it joins
the Salmon Falls river, the principal branch of the Piscataqua.
Its waters come from parts of nine towns, and together with its
tributaries, it furnishes some excellent water power, amounting to
tributary the Isinglass river flowing from
;
about 1,500 improved horse power.
—
Dead River. See Dimond River.
Dimond River has its principal source
easterly part of Stewartstown
;
Dixville and Dartmoutli College Grant
several tributaries,
it
joins
Dead
in
Dimond pond,
in the
thence flowing easterly through
river
;
receiving, in
and
crosses
its
Maine
passage,
line into
the Magalloway.
Ellis River has its rise on the eastern and southern side of the
White Mountains, and, passing southerly through Jackson, it falls
into the Saco, in Bartlett.
In Jackson
it
receives several considr
�DUSTIN.
is to be erected on the island
of the Contooeook river, near and in sight of the Northern
Railroad, and on the precise spot where the wigwams stood when Mrs.
Dustin dealt the death-blows on her cruel captors. The base of the
monument is eight by nine feet square, and, including the statue (which
is seven feet), is twenty-four feet high.
This
at the
monument
month
is
of solid granite, and
��RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
589
erable tributaries the largest of which is Wildcat river, coming
from the mountain passes and near the head waters of Peabody
river, running into the Androscoggin.
;
Sail's Stream or River rises in the highlands which separate this
State from the British dominions, and forms the north-west bound-
ary between New-Hampshire and Canada from
its
source to
its
junction with the Connecticut, at Stewartstown.
Indian Stream
in
is
of the Connecticut
limits of the State,
Coos county and
rises
it
;
an
1
is
the most northerly source
highlands near the north-west
in the
flows in a south-westerly direction
till
it
joins that river in Clarksville.
Isinglass River.
—See Cocheco River.
formed by the waters which descend in cataracts
from the summits of Mounts Adams and Jefferson. It flows in a
north-westerly direction through Jefferson, and passes into the Connecticut at Lancaster village.
This beautiful mountain stream
receives its name fro'n Israel Glines, who, with his brother, frequented this region for hunting, long before any settlement in this
It furnishes some valuable water power in
part of the country.
IsraePs River
Jefferson
is
and Lancaster, which
is
generally improved.
pond in the
town of Jefferson. Its southerly branch rises in Carroll and unites
with the main branch in Whitefield whence it flows through Dalton and into the Connecticut river. Its proximity to steep and
high mountains makes it a fearful river in time of freshets, but
mild enough in dry weather.
Lamprey River is formed by two sources, called the North and
South branches, which form a junction in Epping. The source
of the North branch is on the north side of Saddleback mountain, in Northwood
thence passing westerly around the base
John's River has
its
principal source in Pondicherry
;
;
of the mountain into Deerfield
;
thence in a southerly direction
through Nottingham into the north-east corner of Epping, where
it meets the waters of the South branch coming from the northeasterly part of Candia
and southerly portion of Deerfield, through
Raymond, into the westerly part of Epping, where it receives the
waters of Pautuckaway river, flowing from Pautuckaway pond in
Nottingham
its
;
thence
it
pursues an easterly and northerly course to
confluence with the North River branch.
takes a northerly course through Lee
Durham, where
it
;
From
the junction
it
thence south-easterly through
meets the tide water, at Lamprey River village,
�RIVERS IN NEW-IIAMrSHIRE.
590
after a
miles,
meandering course, from its extreme source, of over thirty
and a descent of over 1,000 feet. Its water power is valua-
now improved.
among the mountains
being over 1,500 horse power,
ble,
Mad
River takes
its
rise
in Waterville,
thence flowing southerly through the north-westerly part of Sandwich, the south-easterly part of Thornton, into Campton, where
it
joins the Pemigewasset River.
Mascomy
(or
Mascoma) River has
flowing southerly through Canaan,
in Enfield
;
from thence
it
its
rise in
it falls
Dorchester, thence
into the
Mascomy Lake
runs a westerly course through Leba-
and discharges into the Connecticut, opposite Hartford,
Vermont. The water power is valuable before it reaches the lake,
which has been dammed, and affords a fine reservoir for manufactories along the river from the outlet of the lake.
Its course is about twenty-five miles, and it waters a territory of
over 100,000 acres. From its source to its mouth, it has a fall of
over 600 feet, and an improved horse water power of 2,743.
non,
Magalloway River. See Androscoggin River.
Merrimack River. This is one of the most important
New
England, and
it is
said that
it,
together with
its
rivers in
tributaries,
It is
turns more machinery than any river in the world.
formed by the junction of the Pemigewasset and Winnipiseogee
rivers, at Franklin.
The Pemigewasset has its source in the White
and Franconia Mountains, and
towns
of Lincoln,
Holderness, Ashland,
Sanbornton,
to
passes through, cr
borders the
Woodstock, Thornton, Campton, Plymouth,
New Hampton,
Franklin.
Its
Bridgewater, Bristol, Hill,
most important tributaries are Ba-
Mad, Newfound, Squam, and Smith's Rivers.
It drains the
whole or part of thirty-three towns, covering an area of over 632,
ker's,
000
acres, or nearly
gee River
is
one thousand square miles.
the outlet to Winnipiseogee Lake.
The WinnipiseoIt flows
(and
is
the dividing line) between Laconia and Gilford, and passes into
Lake Winnisquam; from thence between
Tilton and Belmont,
and
through the north-east corner of Northfield, and Southern part of
Tilton, to Franklin.
It waters part or the
whole of sixteen towns,
and, together with the lake, drains a territory of nearly 360,000
acres, or
562 square miles.
the Pemigewasset
it
From
the lake to
its
confluence with
has a rapid descent of about 232
feet,
some of the best and most permanent water power
Hampshire.
nishes
and
in
fur-
New-
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
From Franklin
the
5<Jl
Merrimack runs through
or
touches the
towns of Northfield, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord, Bow, Pembroke, Hooksett, Gofistown, Manchester, Bedford, Londonderry,
Merrimack, Litchfield,
Hudson and Nashua,
to
Massachusetts
seventy-eight miles; thence, in a north-easterly course, thirtyfive miles, to the Atlantic, at Newburyport.
line,
principal tributaries, in
Its
which discharges
its
New-Hampshire, are Contoocook,
waters on the north line of Concord
between Concord and Pembroke
;
Soucook,
Turkey River, in Bow Suncook,
Piscataquog, in Manchester the Souhegan in Merat Pembroke
rimack and the Nashua, at Nashua.
The large- basin of this river extends from the gorges of the
white and Franconia Mountains, on the north, through the centre
of the State, to its southerly boundary, and reaches nearly to the
eastern and western limits of the State.
It drains, in New-Hamp;
;
;
;
;
about 2,293,000 acres, or 3,582 square miles, the waters com-
shire,
As it has been said,
abundantly with fertile
ing from a part or the whole of 130 towns.
while nature has not endowed this basin
and precious minerals, she has lifted its surface into succesand in places, into lofty peaks, which condense
the vapor of the atmosphere into clouds, and cause them to yield
frequent and copious showers.
These numerous hills with their
interlying valleys, and broad lakes, elevated above the ocean, are
the gatherers and dispensers, continuously, of unmeasured powers
which the skill of man may put in place of animal strength and
muscle, and make subservient to the comfort and wealth of the
community.
soils
sions of hills,
The
utilized -water
amounts
basin
is
power of the Merrimack and its tributaries
and although the area of this
to over 37,500 horse power,
only a
little
over one third of the State,
it
contains over
Not any
more than one half of the available water power is now used.
There are fine privileges on the Merrimack, at Hooksett, Garven's
Falls, between Bow and Pembroke, and Sewell's Falls, in Concord
Babboosuc Falls, on the Souhegan, in the town of Merrimack in
Hillsborough and Henniker, on the Contoocook
at Franklin,
Northfield, Tilton, and Gilford, on the Winnipiseogee, besides
many other powers, on its various tributaries, too numerous to
mention. There are, on the banks of this beautiful river, the cities
of Concord, Manchester, and Nashua, in New-Hampshire, and
170,000 inhabitants, or over one half
its
population.
;
;
;
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
592
Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, and Newburyport in Massachusetts,
containing, in the aggregate, a population of 141,849.
Mohawk River
has
its
source in the mountains in Dixville, pass-
through Colebrook and
es west,
land bordering this river
is
falls into
noted for
The
the Counecticut.
its fertility.
Moose River has its rise on the north side of the White Mounnear the town of Randolph, through which it passes, and
tains,
joins the Androscoggin, in Shelburn.
Nashua River has
its
source in Massachusetts, whence
ders in a south-easterly direction, thence
it
mean-
it
takes a northern course
and passes into New-Hampshire, at Hollis, and, thence, through
Nashua, into the Merrimack. Its water power is valuable, at
Nashua, and is generally improved.
Nash's River
thence flowing south, through the
rises in Odell,
western section of Stratford,
it
passes into Northumberland,
Upper Ammonoosuc.
New Found River is the outlet of New Found Lake, and
falls into
and
the
a passage of two miles,
into the
falls
after
Pemigewasset, in Bristol.
Some of
the best water power in the State, is on this river.
Nubanusit River, or Goose Brook, has its source in a pond located in the west part of Hancock and eastern section of Nelson
from thence it flows in a southerly and easterly direction, through
;
several ponds, which have been
At
sive dams.
risville (over
made
large reservoirs, by expen-
the outlet of the last pond, in the village of Har-
twelve hundred feet above tide water), have been
erected four large woolen mills, capable of doing a business of
over $750,000 annually.
From
Harrisville, the river pursues a
south-easterly course, to Peterborough Village, where
the Contoocook,
Nearly
all
feet, in
it
falls into
nine miles.
the manufactories in Peterborough, are on this stream,
which never
in this
making a descent of over 500
a drought.
fails in
Probably no stream, of
its
country (which can be utilized for machinery), has as
valuable and permanent water power, as this river, from
its
size,
much
conflu-
ence, to Harrisville.
Oliver ian River
is
formed of two branches both having their
source in the town of Benton
;
the east branch from the west side of
Moosehillock Mountain, and the north branch from Owl's
Mountain.
Head
These branches unite near the east line of Haverhill,
and thence the main stream passes through the south part of the
town and falls into the Connecticut.
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Oyster River has
its
after running nearly
593
source in Wheelwright's Pond, in Lee;
whole course through Durham,
its
it
and
meets the
tide water at Durham village, and joins the Piscataqua, near Piscataqua Bridge. At high tides, vessels of considerable burthen can
come up to Durham village. There'are some very good mill-sites
on this river.
Ossipee River has
its rise in
Ossipee Lake, and flows east between
Effingham and Freedom, passes
with Saco River.
Peabody River.
A large
in
Maine and forms a junction
(See Androscoggin River.)
Peqwaivket River, an Indian
two ponds
into
name
of a small river flowing from
Eaton, north into Conway, where
it
joins the Saco.
tract of territory in the vicinity of this river,
Peqwawket many years
Pemigewassct River.
(See
Phillip's River.
w^a called
ago.
(See Merrimack River.)
Upper A^tnmonoosuc.)
Piscataqua River the only large river whose entire course (after
it
receives
its
name)
New-Hampshire, is formed by the juncand deep bed, hollowed out
and partly by the flow of the tide.
in
is
tion of several smaller rivers in a wide
partly by these rivers
The names of these streams, beginning at the north-east, are
Salmon Falls, Cocheco, Bellamy Bank, Oyster, Lamprey, Squamscot, and Winnicut Rivers.
The five last unite their waters in a
The waters of this
large bay between Durham and Greenland.
bay, meet those of Salmon Falls and Cocheco at Hilton's Point, a
few miles below Dover, and after
line
this junction,
proceed in a direct
about ten miles to the Ocean, three miles below Portsmouth.
Few
rivers in their passage of ten miles,
cent appearance.
strong current, so
The
much
river
so,
is
make a more
magnifi-
broad, very deep and moves with a
that in this frigid zone,
it
seldom freezes
banks on either side are moderately high and spread
over with fertile farms and dotted with beautiful farm houses and
other buildings. At Portsmouth, it affords one of the best harbors
over.
Its
on the Continent.
With
its
tributaries,
it
drains a territory, in this
State, of nearly 500,000 acres, comprising a part or
whole of forty-
one towns, in four different counties. Its whole water drainage, including the portion drained in the State of Maine, is over 000,000
acres.
Its
improved water power
is
very valuable, amounting to
9,600 horse power.
Piscataquog River has
its
principal source in the southern part of
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
594
Henniker and north-westerly part of Deering, whence it passes eastand southerly, through Weare, into Gotfstown, where it receives
a considerable tributary coming from Lyndeborough and Frances-
erly
New Boston thence it pursues a south-easterly
and joins the Merrimack in the south-westerly part of Man-
town, through
course,
;
chester, at a point formerly called Piscataquog village.
and
id stream,
Powow River
It is a rap-
some valuable water power.
affords
takes
its
principal source
Great and County
in
ponds, in Kingston, and passes over the south-west part of East
Kingston into South Hampton, thence into Amesbury, Massachusetts, and falls into the Merrimack betweeeu Salisbury and AmesIt furnishes
bury.
Red
some valuable water power at Amesbury Mills.
its source in a pond in the town of Sandwich,
Hill River has
thence running southerly
it
falls into
the Winnipiseogee lake, in
Moultonborough.
Saco River ranks as one of the hfrgest in New-England, but its
rapid descent from the Mountains to the Ocean, renders it not navigable to any extent.
Mountains
It
springs from three sources in the
White
the branch issuing from the south-west side of the
;
mountains, near the old Crawford House, and passing through the
notch,
is
House,
Next
considered the main stream.
to
The Saco
at the
Crawford
nearly 1,903 feet above tide water at Biddeford, Maine.
is
this
is
branch called
the middle or
Ellis'
branch (or Saco)
in Bartlett
to the western part of
aud passes
discharges
Rocky Branch, and beyond
;
thence
it
Conway, thence
the
pursues a southerly course
easterly through
into Maine, thence south-easterly
its
is
These two branches join the main
River.
the towu,
through Maine, and
waters into Saco Bay, after a course of 1GU miles.
It
coming from Waterville, through
Alliany to Conway, and Ossipee River, flowing from Ossipee Lake
nto Maine, near Hiram. As it passes out of the State, it is from
receives the waters of Swift River,
ten to twelve rods wide, with
rush of waters
a rapid
down the mountain
cm rent. Owing
time of heavy rain
known
to rise thirty feet in
Storms this river, in Conway, has been
twenty-four hours.
il
i\\-
It drains
to the rapid
steeps, in
a basin of nearly oS0,000 acres, which
from the whole or part of fifteen towns and locations.
Smith's River rises from several ponds
in
Grafton and Orange;
thence pursuing an easterly course through Danbury, the southern
part of Alexandria and passes into the Pemigewasset, between Bristol
and Hill.
�RIVERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
505
Salmon Falls or Newichawannock River, the principal branch
its rise in ponds in Wakefield, and forms
the eastern boundary of New-Hampshire, from the north-east corner
of the Piscataqua, takes
of Milton to
its
confluence with the Piscataqua, at Hilton's Point.
on the towns of Milton, Farmington, Rochester, Somersworth, Rollinsfbrd and Dover.
Its waters flow from the whole or
It borders
part of twelve towns, in New-Hampshire, and
Some
over 130,000 acres.
ments
it drains a surface of
of the largest manufacturing establish-
in the State are located
on
this river,
which has an improved
horse water power of over 4,200.
Soucook River has
its
erly part of Gilmanton,
source in three ponds, lying in the south-
whence
it
flows,
in
a southerly course,
through Loudon, receiving several branches, and forms the boundary line between Concord and Pembroke, falling into the Merrimack River below Garvin's Falls.
Souhegan River has its principal source from a pond in Ashburnham, Massachusetts thence it passes through Ashby into New
;
Ipswich, through the north-west corner of Greenville, in a northerly course, thence in an easterly course, through Wilton, Milford,
Amherst, and Merrimack, falling into the Merrimack River.
Babboosuc Brook, flowing from a pond of the same name in Amherst, becomes a tributary, in Merrimack.
It drains a part or the
whole of eleven towns, comprising an area of about 150,000 acres,
having an improved water power of 2,300. (See Merrimack.)
Spiggot River takes its rise in Hampstead, and the south-east part
of Derry, whence it flows southerly, through Salem and Methuen,
Massachusetts, and joins the Merrimack in the city of Lawrence.
Squamscot River.
Suncook River
(See Exeter.)
a pond between Gilford and Gilmanton,
near the summit of one of the Suncook Mountains, elevated 900
feet above its base.
The water from this pond, passes through two
rises in
others at the foot of the mountains, thence
it
flows a southerly
course, through the north easterly part of Gilmanton, to Barnstead
Center
;
thence westerly, through Pittsfield, edge of Chichester,
Epsom, and between the towns of Allenstown and Pembroke, and
falls into the Merrimack, near Suncook village.
It is about thirty
miles in length, and its waters flow from thirteen towns, and drain
a surface of over 130,000 acres. Its improved water power is about
Little Suncook has its source in Northwood and Deerfield,
2,975.
from seven ponds and flows west, through Epsom, into the Suncook.
�QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS AND FISHES.
596
Sugar River. Sunapee Lake is the principal source of Sugar
Flowing from the Lake, in a westerly direction, through
Sunapee into Newport, it receives the waters of the South Branch,
thence flowing in a
coming from Lempster, Goshen, and Unity
northerly direction, by the course of the river, about three miles,
it unites with the North Branch, having its source in the towns of
Springfield, Grantham and Croydon thence turning and running
River.
;
;
westerly thirteen miles, through
into the Connecticut.
From
Newport and Claremont,
it
empties
the lake to the Connecticut, by the
meandering course of the river, is about twenty-five miles, with a
The Sugar, with its tributaries, turns over 120
fall of over 500 feet.
water wheels, and has an improved horse water power, of nearly
any more than half of its power improved. With
its water power is considered as permavaluable, in proportion to its size, as that of any river
3,000, with not
the reservoir of the lake,
nent and as
in the State.
It drains a surface of over
180,000 acres, and
its
waters flow from
part or the whole of twelve towns.
Sugar,
(See town of Charlestown.)
Little.
Stvift River.
(See Saco Paver.)
Warner River.
(See Contoocook River.)
Winnipiseogee River.
(See Merrimack.)
QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS AND FISHES.
"When our forefathers first commenced to settle this State, the
abounded with numerous wild animals, both large and small,
of which the black and brown bear, catamount, wild-cat and large
grey wolf were the most ferocious. With the exception, occasionforests
ally, of
a straggling wild cat none of these animals are
in the southern portion of the State
heavy
;
but the bears
still
now found
hold pos-
mountain ranges, reaching from the Ossipce Mountains north to Canada line, and appear
Bordering these heavy forests,
quite as plenty as forty years ago.
the farmers find it not very lucrative business to raise sheep, by
session of the
tracts of forests of the
reason of bears devouring parts of their flocks and scattering the
remainder.
A few
wolves
still
wander through the extreme north-
ern section of the State.
In the early settlement, the moose and red deer were quite plenty
�QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS AND FISHES.
The moose are now found,
in all sections of the State.
Umbagog Lake, and
numbers, north of
The beaver and
gions.
otter
so,
around ponds isolated from settlements.
still
quite as pleuty as
The
roost.
— the former
re-
are
only a few being found
The mink,
ferret and red
convenient for the farmer's hen-
raccoon, muskrat, wood-chuck, grey, red, flying, and
striped squirrel, polecat
and rabbit
The porcupine
the State.
is
in small
deer in the mountain
were once numerous
extinct; while the latter are nearly
fox are
597
still
abound
in all sections of
found in the northern portion of the
State in indeciduous tracts of forests.
The raccoon and squirrels
generally have their haunts near human habitations, to feast upon
is
the farmers' cornfields and apple orchards
while the woodchuck
and plucks the young clover
and tender vegetables of the farm and garden.
The eagle, hawk, red and cat owl are the principal birds of prey,
and- the husbandman's chicks and lambs frequently serve them for
a dinner, or a midnight meal. The crow, blue jay and chickadee
are omniverous birds, and many of them stay here through the
winter.
Many species of ducks swarm our lakes, ponds and rivers
through the summer. The loon usually stays near the ocean, but
burrows in the
in the
summer
fields
and
;
pastures,
way to ponds inland eighty
The night-hawk and whippoorwill can be
almost any summer evening. The song of
frequently find their
miles from the sea coast.
heard, in the country,
the whippoorwill
is
hardly ever heard
in the
Partridges and pigeons are
the State.
but the quail are not as common.
and many are
killed every season.
still
northern counties of
plenty in the forests,
Woodcock and
snipe abound,
Various kinds of woodpeckers
still numerous.
Like some of the denizens in our large cities, who visit our mountains, lakes and streams every season, for recreation and health,
the robin, bobolink, sparrow, brown thrush and wood thrush, black-
are
and many other species make their annual
and orchards, and make our wood and mountaiu
bird, pewit, blue bird
visits to
dells
our
fields
resound with their sweet, melodious songs,
to
gladden the
heart of every lover of nature.
Our
lakes,
ponds and streams are
still
well stored with
many
pond perch, horn-pouts, dace and barvel
The mountain ponds and
(or suckers) are the most numerous.
abound with trout, and millions are annually caught
streams still
Much attention has
to serve the tables of the mountain hotels.
kinds of
fish.
Pickerel,
�INDIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
598
to stock
our ponds and rivers
Dams, thrown
across our large rivers
been given, for the past few years,
with black bass and salmon.
leading to the ocean, have obstructed the passage of ocean fish up
who annually go to deposit their spawn. Fish ways
the streams,
so as to enable the salmon, shad, etc., to again
have been arranged
make
their
annual
visits to the
source of our rivers, and
hoped that ere long our streams
salmon and shad.
will once
to
it is
be
more swarm with the
INDIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
At the time the first settlements were commenced at Portsmouth, in 1623, the estimated number of Indians, then living
within the present limits of New-Hampshire, was 5,000.
small
A
tribe
was planted in the vicinity of Exeter
named Rowls, near Dover
;
another, under a chief,
and a third, the Piscataquas, on -the
banks of the river of that name. The Ossipees lived on the north;
east side of Winnipiseogee,
and around Ossipee Lake, and the Pe-
quawkets, on the upper branches of the Saco River.
The
large
Penacooks occupied the lands on the Merrimack, making Concord and Amoskeag their chief places of resort.
There
tribe of the
wnc
several small tribes, or large communities, which belonged to
the Penacooks, but
river,
At
<
this time, all
ks, or
these
up and down the
lived in various localities,
from Pawtucket Falls, at Lowell, to Winnipiseogee Lake.
the above tribes were subservient to the Pena-
their chief
limits, for
The
sachem, Passaconaway.
protection
against the
Mohawks
tribes
within
of New-York,
formed themselves into a confederacy, distinguished by the name' of
Pawtuckets, of which Passaconaway was the chief head.
In the Connecticut River valley, there were some small tribes,
whose names were unknown, with the exception of the Coos Indians, whose hunting grounds extended over a large portion of Grafion and Coos counties.
These
tribes,
for over fifty years,
tained peaceful relations with the early settlers
quietly passed
roamed
in
away; and
all
;
the evidence that ever the red
the valley of the Connecticut,
is
main-
but they have
all
men
shown by the farmer's
plow turning out portions of their bones, or arrow heads, stone
pestles, and hatchets.
King
Philip's
war commenced
serious trouble the settlers ever
in June, 1675, and was the first
had with the Indians.
With the
�INDIANS IN NEW-nAMPSHIRE.
599
exception of the short Pequot "War in Connecticut, the colonists
had lived with them half a century in profound peace.
In the
minds of the Indians, suspicions and jealousies began to operate
they saw the English settlements extending on every side
their
own hunting grounds were narrowed and they began to be apprehensive they might be eventually dispossessed. Philip, sachem of
;
;
the Wampanoags, who resided at Mount Hope, in Khode Island,
an ambitious, shrewd, and bold man, was the most active instigator of the impending war.
Though Belknap supposes he was hur
ried into
his
is
own
rather by the rash ardor of his young warriors than by
it
preponderance of historical evidence
inclinations, yet the
certainly on the side of the former opinion.
fluence, not only in his
New
own
tribe,
England, he resolved to
deemed
He
intruders.
but
free his
among
Possessing great inall
the Indians in
whom
country from those
he
and had
sent his runners in all directions,
the address to engage in the enterprise most of the tribes in the
region.
who
The Penacooks, on
resisted his. solicitations
the Merrimack, were the only tribe
—
their sachem,
Wonolanset, not hav-
ing forgotten the charge of his father, Passaconaway,
now
dead, to
cultivate the friendship of the white men.
The Ossipees, in Strafford County, and the Pequawkets, on the
Saco River, both included in the name of Northern Indians, ardently engaged in the hostile confederacy. Of the Eastern Indians, as those of
Maine were
called, almost the
whole body came
into the plan with readiness, and, as truth compels us to add, not
without serious provocation,
as,
not long before, the wife of Squan-
Pequawket sachem, was passing on Saco River, with
her infant child in her frail bark canoe, some rude sailors, who
had heard that Indian children could swim as naturally as the
young of brutes, met her and wantonly overset her canoe.
The
child sunk
the mother instantly dived and recovered it but the
do, a noted
;
;
child dying soon after, not only Squando, but the Indians in general,
ascribed
its
death to this brutal treatment.
Their discontents
were inflamed by other provocations received from the eastern
some of whom
set-
must be acknowledged, were unprincipled
men. Philip engaged as his allies most of the tribes in MassachuAn artful plan to enlist the Mohawks in
setts and Rhode Island.
the war proved not only abortive but pernicious to himself.
He
had murdered, it has been said, some of this tribe and left their
bodies unburied in the woods, imagining their brethren would astlers,
it
�INDIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
600
cribe the deed to the English,
eracy against them
and be provoked
to join the confed-
but one of the number, who had been
;
left for
dead, unexpectedly recovered, and disclosed to his countrymen the
perfidy of Philip
—a circumstance which
made them
his implaca-
ble enemies.
For some time had the
colonists been apprehensive of hostile de-
signs on the part of the Indians.
by
Their suspicions were confirmed
Sansaman, a Christian Indian,
the following occurence.
whom
Philip suspected of giving intelligence of his plots to the English,
was murdered at
his instigation,
and
his
This act was considered as equivalent
But the
body thrown
to
of this Suite did not suffer as
first settlers
into a pond.
a declaration of war.
much
as in wars
brought on by the French and Canada Indians, years afterwards.
the Merrimack were the Nashuas occupying the
Nashua and the intervals upon the Merrimack, oppomouth of the river, and for some distance along its banks.
The Tribes on
lands on the
site the
The Souhegans,
lived on the Souhegan, occupying the rich inter-
and below the mouth of the SouheThese Indians were often called Natacooks or Nacooks, meaning a clearing, as much of their lands was clea ed. The Namoskeags lived near the falls of the Merrimack, now called Amoskeag,
at the city of Manchester.
vals on the Merrimack, above
gan.
The Penacooks occupied the rich intervals on the Merrimack,
Penacook,* now including Bow, Boscawen, and Concord.
The Winnipesaukies occupied the land in the vicinity of the
Lake of that name.
The Weares, at the outlet of the Lake, was a noted fishing place
at
for the Indians, thence the
The
cooks,
name.
four tribes above mentioned, were subservient to the Penna-
who by
living
upon
fertile soil,
and long under control of a
became the
wise chief (Passaconnaway,) were more intelligent, and
head of a powerful confederacy.
The Falls, from the mouth of the Souhegan, to the mouth of the
Contoocook, proved great fishing grounds for the Indians, at the
right season of the year.
The Namoskeag
doubtless more
Falls, were far the best for securing fish,
fish
were caught here, than at
north of the Pawtucket
* Tin-
word wae formerly
fall,
spelt
all
and
the other falls
at Lowell.
Pennacook, but,
at
tli»>
present time,
it
is
usually spolt
�INDIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
601
1
PENACOOK INDIANS.
The Penacook
Indians, as a tribe, always kept good faith with
Passaconaway was the first Sagamore of whom
had any account. The Wheelwright purchase of
land, between the Piscataqua and Merrimack rivers, it is said,
was conveyed, and the deed signed by him.
If that be the fact,
he was a chief Sagamore of all the tribes in this section of New
England as early as 1629. By Hubbard's narrative, he made his
farewell speech to his children and people in 1660, and advised
them to keep good faith with the English.*
Wonolanset succeeded his father, and observed his dying advice
The Penacooks were a warlike tribe, and set in their notions,
and strenuously opposed to the introduction of Christianity among
them, and obstinately refused to pray to God after the manner of
the White Christians.
Before 1670, a party of the Penacooks
went down the river and built a fort at Pawtucket Falls, MassaThey also erected a fort on the east side of the Meirichusetts.
the early settlers.
the English
mack, on Sugar Ball heights,
The
in
Concord.
following interesting lines are part of a beautiful poem,
written and delivered by Mrs.
Abba Woolsou,
at the dedication of
the Board of Trade Rooms, in Concord, Oct. 20, 1873, which related to the
Penacook
tribe
;
Passaconaway, their chief;
the
Mo-
hawks, their deadly foe; Mrs. Dustm's heroic deed, on Dustin's
Island, at the mouth of the Contoocook River,
and the Bradley Monument.
What
in
March, 1697,
haunts beloved stretch beyond!
The sedgy shores of Horseshoe Pond,
And Wattanummun's sluggish brook,
Where once the savage Penacook
Took deadly aim at beast and bird,
And all the silent valley heard
His whizzing arrow, where to-day
Whistles the engine on its way.
How proudly
in this woodland shade
Dwelt the wise chief his tribe obeyed,
How
r
gaily by the river's side
A sachem wed their royal bride,
No
later
muse
shall dare rehearse,
It lives in Whittier's classic verse.
* It
is
stated, in history, that
at the time of his death.
Passaconaway was about one hundred and twenty years of age
�INDIANS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
60?
«
Not always thus with rousing cheer
Of feast and bridal passed their year!
Foes sought the vale of Penacook,
there within the sheltered nook
Sugar-Ball, thick arrows sped,
And hostile Mohawks scalped their dead.
And
Of
No
terms of half-forgotten lore
Were these sweet Indian names of yore
To men who built our meadow-town,
With dusky faces looking down
From wooded heights, to matron's pale
Who
spied the savage in the vale,
And trembled
On
lest the
moon
homesteads blazing
In vain their
should rise
to the skies.
fears, that shaft will tell
Whose granite shows us where they fell
And yonder isle that bears the name
Of her who to its margin came
A pale-faced
captive, nerving there
Her valiant soul to do and dare
The utmost, if its fearful cost
Might give once more her loved and
lost.
There by the stream whose waters flow
As when she heard them long ago,
Listening in terror for a sound
From startled warriors, while the ground
Echoed each foot-fall, and her breath
Seemed warning them of coming death,
There may her sculptured statue rise,
Bearing its witness to the skies,
That courage knows no narrow ban
But brave endeavors to be free
Strong arms ami stronger will should be
Honored in woman as in man.
[The following beautiful poem was written
for,
and read on the occa-
commemoration of the Bi-Centennial Settlement of the
of New-Hampshire, by the New-Hampshire Historical Society, at
sion of the
State
the State Capitol, Concord,
May
22, 1873.]
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
EDNA DEAN PROCTOR.
"A goodly realm!" said Captain Smith,
Scanning the coast by the Isles of Shoals,
While the wind blew fair, as in Indian myth
Blows the breeze from the Land of Souls
Blew from the marshes of Hampton spread
Level and green that summer day,
And over the brow of Great Boar's Head,
From the pines that stretched to the west away;
And sunset died on the rippling sea,
Ere to the south, with the wind, sailed he.
But he told the story in London streets,
And again to court and Prince and king.
"A
truce,"
The north
men
is
cried " to Virginia heats
;
the land of hope and spring!"
And
in sixteen hundred and twenty-three,
For Dover meadows and Portsmouth river,
Bold and earnest they crossed the sea,
And the realm was theirs and ours forever!
Up from
the floods of Piscataqua,
Slowly, slowly they
made
their
way
Back to the Merrimack's eager tide,
Poured through its meadows rich and wide;
And
the river that runs like a joyous brook
Monadnock's darling, the Contoocook;
And westward turned for the warmer gales
And
And
the wealth of Connecticut's intervales;
Winnipesaukee's tranquil sea,
in hills and bright with isles
Where the alder grows and the dark pine tree,
And the tired wind sleeps and the sunlight smiles
Up and on to the mountains piled,
Peak o'er peak, in the northern air,
Home of streams and of winds that wild
Torrent and tempest vale-ward bear,
Where the Great Stone Face looms changeless, calm
As the Sphinx that couches on Egypt's sands,
And the fir and the sassafras yield their balm
to
Bosomed
Sweet as the odors of Morning lands.
Where
While
And
the eagle floats in the
his
comrade clouds
the waters
fill
summer
noon,
drift, silent, by,
with a mystic tune
The
fane the difts have built to the sky!
And, beyond, to the woods where the huge moose browsed,
And
the
dun deer drank
at the rill
unroused
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By hound
or horn, anrl the partridge brood
Was alone in the leafy solitude
And the lake where the beaver housed her young,
And the loon's shrill cry from the border rung,
The Lake whence
the Beauteous River flows,
by Canadian snows.
What were the Labors of Hercules
To the toils of Heroes such as these?
Guarding their homes from Savage foes
Cruel as fiends in craft and scorn
Felling the forest with mighty blows;
Planting the meadow plots with corn
Hunting the hungry wolf to his lair
Trapping the panther and prowling bear;
Bridging the river; building the mill
Where the stream had leapt at its frolic will
Rearing, in faith, by sorrow tried,
The church and the school-house, side by side
Fighting the French on the long frontier,
From Louisburg, set in the sea's domains,
To proud Quebec and the woods that hear
Its fountains fed
Ohio glide
to the sunset plains;
And when
rest
Risking their
and comfort they yearned to
all to
see,
be nobly free
Honor and love for the valiant dead!
With reverent breath let their names be
read,
Hiltons, Pepperels, Sullivans, Weares,
Broad is the scroll the list that bears
Of men
As ever
and brave, and true
knew,
And women of pure and glowing lives,
Meet to be hei-oes' mothers and wives!
For not alone for the golden maize,
And the fishers' spoils from the teeming bays,
And the treasures of forest, and hill, and mine
They gave their barks to the stormy brine,
as ardent,
land, in
its peril,
Liberty, Learning, righteous
Shone
Of
the
in the vision they
Age
Law
dimly saw
come and
the Land to be
Heaven, fervently
They labored and longed through the dawning gray
For tin' blessed break of that larger day!
to
And. looking
When
Came
to
the wail of
Harvard
in sore distress
to their ears
through the wilderness,
Harvard, the hope of the Colonies twain
Planted with prayers by the lonely mainIt
was
loyal, struggling,
Portsmouth town
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That sent this gracious message down
" Wishing our gratitude to prove,
And the country and General Court to move
For the infant College beset with fears,
(Its loss an omen of ill would be!)
We promise to pay it, for seven years,
Sixty pounds sterling, an annual sum,
Trusting that fuller aid will come,
And the Court and the country heard their plea,
And the sapling grew to the wide-bowed tree.
And when a century had fled,
And the war for freedom thrilled with dread
Yet welcome summons every home,
By the lire-lit hearth, 'neath the starry dome,
1 '
They vowed
that never their love should wane
For the holy cause they burned to gain,
Till right should rule, and the strife be done!
List to the generous deed of one
In the Revolution's darkest days
The Legislature at Exeter met;
Money and men they fain would raise,
And despair on every face was set
As news of the army's need was read
Then, in the hush, John Langdon said
" Three thousand dollars have I in gold;
For as much I will pledge the plate I hold;
Eighty casks of Tobago rum
All is the country's. The time will come,
If we conquer, when amply the debt she'll pay
If we fail, our property's worthless." A ray
Of hope cheered the gloom, while the Governor said
" For a regiment now, with Stark at its head!"
And the boon we gained through the noble lender
Was the Bennington Day and Burgoyne's Surrender!"
:
;
and weary quest,
Hid in their hallowed graves they rest;
Nor the voice of love, nor the cannon's roar
Wins them to field or fireside more
Did the glory go from the hills with them?
Conflict over
Nay
And
!
for the sons are true to the sires
gems they have set in our diadem
Burn with as rare and brilliant tires
And the woodland streams and the mountain
Sing of the father's fame with theirs!
One, in the shadow of lone Kearsarge
the
Nurtured
Of
for
power, like the fabled charge
the Gods, by Pelion's
woody marge
;
airs
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NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
So lofty his eloquence, stately his mien,
That could lie have walked the Olympian plain
The worshiping, wondering crowds had seen
Jove descend o'er the feast to reign!
And One, with a brow as Balder's fair,
And his life the grandeur of love and peace;
Easing the burdens the race must bear,
Toiling for good he might not share,
Till his white soul found its glad release!
And one— a
tall
Corinthian column,
Of the Temple of Justice prop and pride
The judge unstained, the patriot tried,
Gone to the bar supernal, solemn,
Nor left his peer by Themis side
Ah! when the Old World counts her Kings,
1
And from
splendor of castle and palace brings
The
dainty Lords her Monarchies mould,
We'll turn to the hills and say, " Behold
Webster, and Greeley, and Chase, for three
Princes of our Democracy!"
Land of
the cliff, the stream, the pine,
Blessing and honor and peace be thine!
Still may thy giant mountains rise,
Lifting their snows to the blue of June,
And the south wind breathe its tenderest sighs
Over thy fields in the harvest moon
And the river of rivers, Merrimack,
Whose current never shall faint nor lack
!
While the lakes and the crystal springs remain,
Welcome the myriad brooks and rills
Winding through meadows, leaping from hills
To brim
That
its
thrill
banks
and fly
waiting wheels
dash and roar
for the
to its
Till the rocks are passed,
Over
its
tide
and the sea-fog
steals
by Newbury's shore!
For the river of rivers is Merrimack,
Whether it foams with the mountain rain.
Or toils in the mill race, deep and black,
Or, conqueror, rolls to the ocean plain!
And
still
may
the
hill,
the vale, the glen,
Give thee the might of heroic men,
And the grace of women pure and fair
As the Mayflower's bloom when the woods are bare;
And Truth and Freedom aye find in thee
Their surest warrant of victory!
Land of fame and of high endeavor,
Strength and glory be thine forever
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VIII.
New-Hampshire Congressional, Councilor, and Senatorial
and Legislative Officers Governor vote of the State in
1872 and 1873; Governors of New-Hampshire since 1680; Justices of the
higher Courts of New-Hampshire, since 1776; Wheelwright Deeds; Cities
and Towns in the United States of 6,000 inhabitants and upwards.
Constitution
Districts
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State
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CONSTITUTION OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Tlie Constitution of Neiv-Hampshire, as altered and amended by a convention of delegates held at Concord, in said State, by adjournment, on the
second Wednesday of February, 1792.
PART
FIRST.
BILL OF RIGHTS.
Article 1. All men are born equally free and independent; theregovernment of right originates from the people, is founded in
fore, all
consent, and instituted for the general good.
Art. 2. All men have certain natural, essential and inherent rights;
among which are the enjoying and defending lift* and liberty acquiring,
possessing and protecting property and, in a word, of seeking and obtaining happiness.
Art. 3. When men enter into a state of society they surrender some
of their natural rights to that society, in order to insure the protection
of others; and without such an equivalent the surrender is void.
Art, 4. Among the natural rights, some are in their very nature unalienable, because no equivalent can be given or received for them. Of
this kind are the rights of conscience.
Art. 5. Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience and reason and
no subject shall be hurt, molested or restrained in his person, liberty or
estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to
the dictates of his own conscience, or for his religious profession, sentiments or pei-suasion provided he doth not disturb the public peace, or
disturb others in their religious worship.
Art. 6. As morality and piety, rightly grounded on evangelical prin-'
ciples, will give the best and greatest security to government, and will
lay in the hearts of men the strongest obligations to due subjection; and
as the knowledge of these is most likely to he propagated through a
society by the institution of the public worship of the Deity, and of
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public instruction in morality and religion therefore, to promote those
important purposes, the people of this State have a right to empower,
and do hereby fully empower, the Legislature to authorize^ from time
to time, the several towns, parishes, bodies corporate, or religious societies within this Slate, to make adequate provision, at their own expense, for the support ami maintenance of public, protestant teachers of
piety, religion and morality:
Provided, notwithstanding, That the several towns, parishes, bodies
corporate, or religious societies, shall at, all times have the exclusive
right of electing their own public teachers, and of contracting with them
for their support and maintenance. And no person, of any one particular religious sect or denomination, shall ever be compelled to pay
towards the support of the teacher or teachers of another persuasion,
sect, or denomination.
And every denomination of Christians, demeaning themselves quietly,
and as good subjects of the State, shall be equally under the protection
of the law and no subordination of any one sect or denomination to
another shall ever be established by law.
And nothing herein shall be understood to affect any former contracts
made for the support of the ministry but all such contracts shall remain and be in the same state as if this constitution had not been made.
Akt. 7. The people of tins State have the sole and exclusive right of
governing themselves as a free, sovereign and independent State, and
do, and forever hereafter shall exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction and right pertaining thereto, which is not or may not hereafter
be by them expressly delegated to the United States of America, in
;
;
;
Congress assembled.
Akt. 8. All power residing originally
in, and being derived from the
people, all the magistrates and officers of government are their substitutes and agents, and at all times accountable to them.
Art. 9. Jfo office or place whatsoever in government shall be hereditary
the abilities and integrity requisite in all not being transmissible
to posterity or relations.
Akt. 10. Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the whole community, and not for the private
interest or emolument of any one man, family or class of men
therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty
manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual,
the people may. and of right ought to, reform the old or establish a. new
government. The doctrine <>f non-resistance against arbitrary power
and oppression is absurb, slavish, and destructive of the good and
happiness of mankind.
Akt. 11. All elections ought to be free, and every inhabitant of the
State, having the proper qualifications, has equal right to elect and be
elected into office.
Akt. 12. Every member of the community has a right to be protected
by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty, and property. He is therefore
bound to contribute hi- -hare in the expense of such protection, and to
yield his personal service when necessary, or an equivalent.
Bui no
part of a man's property shall be taken from him or applied to public
OSes, without his own consent, or thai of the representative body of the
people.
Nor are the inhabitants of this State controllable by any other
laws than those to which they, or their representative body, have given
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their euii sent,
ART. 1.'!. No person who is conscientiously scrupulous about the lawfulness of hearing arms, shall he compelled thereto, provided he will
pa\ an equivalent.
Art. 14. Every subject of this State is entitled to a certain remedy,
by having recourse to the laws for all injuries he may receive in his
person, property or character, to obtain right and justice freely, without
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being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial;
promptly, and without any delay; conformably to the laws.
AitT. 15. No subject shall be held to answer for any crime or offense
until the same is fully and plainly, substantially and formally described
to him; or be compelled to accuse or furnish evidence against himself.
And every subject shall have a right to product; all proofs that may 1x3
favorable to himself; to meet the witnesses against him face to race,
and to be fully heard in his defense by himself and counsel. And no
subject shall be arrested, imprisoned, despoiled, or deprived of his
property, immunities or privileges, put out of the protection of the law,
exiled or deprived of his life, liberty or estate, but by the judgment of
law of the land.
subject shall be liable to be tried, after an acqnital, for
the same crime or offense. Nor shall the Legislature make any law
that shall subject any person to a capital punishment (excepting for the
government of the army and navy, and militia in actual service) without trial by jury.
Art. 17. In criminal prosecutions, the trial of the facts in the vicinity
where they happen is so essential to the security of the life, liberty and
estate of the citizen, that no crime or offense ought to be tried in any
other county than that in which it is committed; except, in cases of
general insurrection in any particular county, when it shall appear to
the judge of the superior court that an impartial trial can not be had in
the county where the offense may* be committed, and upon their report,
the Legislature shall think proper to direct the trial in the nearest county in which an impartial trial can be obtained.
Art. 18. All penalties ought to be proportioned to the nature of the
offense.
No wise Legislature will affix the same punishment to the
crimes of theft, forgery, and the like, which they do to those of murder
Where the same undistinguishing severity is exerted
and treason.
against all offenses, the people are led to forget the real distinction
in the crimes themselves, and to commit the most flagrant witb as
little compunction as they do the lightest offenses.
For the same
reason a multitude of sanguinary laws is both impolitic and unjust;
the true design of all punishments being to reform, not to exterminate
his peers, or the
Art.
16.
No
mankind.
Art. 19. Every subject has a right to be secure from all unreasonable
searches and seizures of his person, his houses, his papers, and all his
possessions. Therefore, all warrants to search suspected places, or arrest
a person for examination or trial, in prosecutions for criminal matters,
are contrary to this right if the cause or foundation of them be not preand if the order, in a warviously supported by oath or affirmation
rant to a civil officer, to make search in suspected places, or to arrest
one or more suspected persons, or to seize their property, be not accompanied with a special designation of the persons or object of search,
and no warrant ought to be issued but in cases and
arrest or seizure
with the formalities prescribed by law.
Art. 20. In all controversies concerning property, and in all suits
between two or more persons, except in cases in which it has been
heretofore otherwise used and practiced, the parties have a right to trial
by jury; and this method of procedure shall be held sacred unless, in
cases arising on the high seas, and such as relate to mariners' wages,
the Legislature shall think it necessary hereafter to alter it.
Art721. In order to reap the fullest advantage of the inestimable
privilege of the trial by jury, great care ought to be taken that none but
?ualitied persons should be appointed to serve; and such ought to [be]
ally compensated for their travel, time, and attendance.
Art. 12. The liberty of the press is essential to the security of freedom
in a State; it ought, therefore, to be inviolably preserved.
Art. 23. Retrospective laws are highly injurious, oppressive and un;
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No
just.
such laws, therefore, should be made, either for the decision
of civil causes, or the punishment of offenses.
Art. 24. A well regulated milithh is the proper, natural and sure defense of a State.
Art. 25. Standing armies are dangerous to liberty, and ought not to
be raised or kept up, without the consent of the Legislature.
Aht. 26. In all cases, and at all times, the military ought to be undei
strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
Art. 27. No soldier, in time of peace, shall be quartered in any house
without the consent of the owner; and in time of war such quarters
ought not to be made but by the civil magistrate, in a manner ordained
by the Legislature.
Art. 28r No subsidy, charge, tax, impost or duty shall be established,
fixed, laid, or levied, under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent
of the people, or their representatives in the Legislature, or authority
derived from that body.
Art. 29. The power of suspending the laws, or the execution of them,
ought never to be exercised but by the Legislature, or by authority derived therefrom, to be exercised in such particular cases only as the
Legislature shall expressly provide for.
Art. 30. The freedom of deliberation, speech and debate, in either
house of the Legislature, is so essential to the rights of the people, that
it can not be the foundation of any action, complaint or prosecution, in
any other court or place whatsoever.
Art. 31. The Legislature shall assemble for the redress of public
grievances, and for making such laws as the public good may require.
Art. 32. The people have a right, in an orderly and peaceable manner, to assemble and consult upon the common good, give instructions to
their representatives, and to request of the legislative body, by way of
petition or remonstrance, redress of the wrongs done them, and the
grievances they Buffer.
Akt. 33. No magistrate or court of law shall demand excessive bail or
sureties, impose excessive fines, or inflict cruel or unusual punishment.
Aut. 34. No person can in any case be subjected to law-martial or
to any pains or penalties by virtue of that law, except those employed in
the army or navy, and except the militia in actual service, but by authority of the Legislature.
Akt. 35. It is essential to the preservation of the rights of every individual, his life, liberty property, and character, that there be an imparIt is the
tial interpretation of the laws and administration of justice.
right of every citizen to be tried by judges as impartial as the lot of
humanity will admit. It is, therefore, not only the best policy, but for
the security of the rights of the people, that the judges of the supreme
judicial court should hold their offices so long as they behave well;
subject, however, to such limitations pn account of age as may be provided by the constitution of the State; and that they should have honorable salaries, ascertained and established by standing laws.
Aut. 3fi. Economy being a most essential virtue in all States, especially in a young one, no pension should be granted but in considei
of actual Services; and such pension ought to be granted with great
caution by the Legislature, and never for more than one year at a time.
Ai;r. :*7. In the government of this state, the three essential powers
thereof, to wit, the legislal ive, executive and judicial, ought to be kept,
as separate from, and independenl of each other, as the nature of a free
government will admit, or as is consistent with that chain of connection that binds the whole fabric of the constitution in one indissoluble
bond of union and amity.
Akt. 38. A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of the
constitution, and a constanl adherence, to justice, moderation, temperance, industry, frugality, and all the social virtues, are indispensably
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necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty and good government.
ought, therefore, to have a particular regard to all those
principles in the choice of their officers and representatives: and they
nave a right to require of their law-givers and magistrates an exact ana
constant observance of them in the formation and execution of the laws
necessary for the good administration of government.
The people
PART SECOND.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
The people
inhabiting the territory formerly called the Provineo
of New-Hampshire, do hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each
other to form themselves into a free, sovereign and independent body
politic, or State, by the name of The State of New-Hampshire.
1.
2.
GENERA! COURT.
The supreme legislative power within the State shall be vested in
Senate and House of Representatives, each of which shall have a
the
negative on the other.
3.
The Senate and House shall assemble every year, on the first Wednesday of June, and at such other times as they may judge necessary, and
shall dissolve and be dissolved seven days next preceding the said
first Wednesday of June, and shall be styled The General Court of
Nt ic-Hampshire.
4.
The General Court shall forever have full power and authority to
erect and constitute judicatories and courts of record, or other courts, to
be holden in the name of the State, for the hearing, trying and determining all manner of crimes, offenses, pleas, processes, plaints, actions,
causes, matters and things whatsoever, arising or happening within this
State, or between or concerning persons inhabiting, or residing, or
brought within the same, whether the same be criminal or civil, or
"whether the crimes be capital or not capital, and whether the said pleas
be real, personal, or mixed, and for the awarding and issuing execution
thereon. To which courts and judicatories are hereby given and granted
full power and authority, from time to time, to administer oaths or affirmations for the better discovery of truth in any matter in controversy,
or depending before them.
5.
And farther, full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the said General Court, from time to time, to make, ordain and
establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders, laws, statutes,
ordinances, directions, and instructions, either with penalties or without,
so as the same be not repugnant or contrary to this Constitution, as they
may judge for the benefit and welfare of this State, and for the governing
and ordering thereof, and of the»subjects of the same, for the necessary
support and defense of the government thereof, and to name and settle
annually, or provide by fixed laws, for the naming and settling of all
civil officers within this State; such officers excepted, the election and
appointment of whom are hereafter in this form of government otherwise provided for; and to set forth the several duties, powers and limits of the several civil and military officers of this State, and the forms
of such oaths or affirmations as shall be respectively administered unto
them for the execution of their several offices and places, so as the same
and also_ to impose
be not repugnant or contrary to this Constitution
and to impose and
fines, mulcts, imprisonments, and other punishments
levy proportional and reasonable assessments, rates and taxes upon all
the inhabitants of, and residents within the said State; and upon all estates within the same; to be issued and disposed of by warrant under
the hand of the Governor of this State for the time being, with the advice and consent of the Council, for the public service, in the necessa;
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ry defense and support of the Government of this State, and the protection and preservation of the subjects thereof, according to such acts as are
or shall be in force within the same.
6.
And while the public charges of government, or any part thereof
shall be assessed on polls and estates in the manner that has heretofore
een practiced; in order that such assessments may be made with equality, there shall be a valuation of the estates within the State, taken anew
once in every five years at least, and as much oftener as the General
1
Court
shall order.
No member
of the General Court shall take fees, be of counsel, or
act as advocate in any cause before either branch of the Legislature; and
upon due proof thereof such member shall forfeit his seat in the Legis7.
lature.
8.
The doors of the galleries of each House of the Legislature shall be
kept open to all persons who behave decently, except when the welfare
of the State, in the opinion of either branch, shall require secrecy.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
There
shall be in the Legislature of this State a repi*esentation of the
people, annually elected, and founded upon principles of equality; and
in order that such representation may be as equal as circumstances will
admit, every town, parish, or place entitled to town privileges, having
9.
one hundred and fifty ratable male polls, of twenty-one years of age and
upward, may elect one representative; if four hundred and fifty ratable
polls, may elect two representatives
and so proceeding in that proportion, making three hundred such ratable polls the mean increasing num;
ber for every additional representative.
10.
Such towns, parishes, or places as have less than one hundred and
ratable polls shall be classed by the General Court for the purpose of
choosing a representative, and seasonably notified thereof. And in every
class formed for the above mentioned purpose, the first annual meeting
shall be held in the town, parish or place wherein most of the ratable polls
eside and afterward in that which has the next highest number, and so
on annually by rotation, through the several towns, parishes or places
forming the district.
11.
Whenever any town, parish or place entitled to town privileges
as aforesaid, shall not have one hundred and fifty ratable polls, and be
so situated as to rentier classing thereof with any other town, parish or
place very inconvenient, the General Court may, upon application of a
majority of the voters in such town, parish or place issue a writ for
their electing and sending a representative to the General Court.
12.
The members of the House of Representatives shall be chosen annually, in the month of March, and shall be the second branch of the
Legislature.
13.
All persons qualified to vote in the election of senators shall be
entitled to vote within the district where they dwell, in the choice of
representatives.
II.
Every member of the House of Representatives shall be chosen
fifty
i
;
bj ballot;
and fortwoyears atleastnext preceding his election, shall
havebeen an inhabitant of this State, [shall have an estate within the
district which he may lie chosen to represent, of the value of one hundred
pounds, one half of which to be a free hold, whereof he is seized in his
own
right]* shall be at the time of his election an inhabitant of the
town, parish or place he may be chosen to represent; shall be of the Prareligion, and shall cease to represent such town or parish or placo
immediately on his ceasing to be qualified as aforesaid.
"'.
The members of both Houses of the Legislature shall be compensated for their services out of the treasury of the State, by a law made
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without license.
16.
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such members attending seasonably, and not departing
All intermediate vacancies in the House of Representatives may
from time to time, in the same manner as annual election- a
tilled,
•
made.
17.
State,
The House of Representatives shall be the grand inquest of the
and all impeachments made by them shall be heard and tried by
the Senate.
18.
All money bills shall originate in the House of Representatives,
but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments, as on oth< r
bills,
19.
The House
selves, but
of Representatives shall have power
no longer than two days at a time.
to adjourn
them-
20.
A majority of the members of the House of Representatives shall
be a quorum for doing business; but when less than two thirds of Hi
representatives elected shall be present, the assent of two thirds OfthoE
members shall be necessary to render their acts and proceedings valid.
21.
No member of the House of Representatives or Senate shall be
arrested or held to bail on mesne process, during his going to, returning from, or attendance upon, the Court.
22.
The House of Representatives shall choose their own Speaker,
appoint their own officers, and settle the rules of the proceedings in their
own House; and shall be judge of the returns, elections and qualifications of its members, as pointed out in tins constitution. They shall
have authority to punish by imprisonment every person who shall be
guilty of disrespect to the House in its presence by any disorderly and
contemptuous behavior, or by threatening or ill treating any of its members; or by obstructing its deliberations; every person guilty of a breach
of its privileges in making arrests for debt, or by assaulting any membi r
during his attendance at any session in assaulting or disturbing any
one of its officers in the execution of any order or procedure of the
House; in assaulting any witness or other person ordered to attend, by
and during his attendance of the House, or in securing any person arrested by order of the House, knowing them to be such.
23.
The Senate, Governor aud Council, shall have the same powers in
like cases; provided that no imprisonment by either, for any offense exceed ten days.
24.
The journals of the proceedings, and all public acts of both houses
of the Legislature, shall be printed and published immediately after every adjournment or prorogation; and upon motion made by any one
member, the yeas and nays upon any question shall be entered on the
journal; and any member of the Senate or House of Representatives
shall have aright, on motion made at the same time for that purpose,
to have his protest or dissent, with the reasons, against any vote, resolve
or bill passed, entered on the journal.
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25.
The Senate shall consist of twelve members, who shall hold tin ir
office for one year from the first Wednesday of June, next ensuing their
election.
26.
And that the State may be equally represented in the Senate, the
Legislature shall from time to time, divide the State into twelve districts, as nearly equal as may be, without dividing towns and unincorporated places; and in making this division they shall govern themselves by the proportion of direct taxes paid by the said districts, and
timely make known to the inhabitants of the State the limits of each
district.
27.
The free holders
as in this constitution is
a senator, at some
and other inhabitants of each district, qualified
provided, shall annually give in their votes for
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28.
The Senate shall be the first branch of the Legislature, and the
Senators shall be chosen in the following manner: namely, every
male inhabitant of each town and parish with town privileges, and
places unincorporated, in this State, of twenty-one years of age and
upward, excepting paupers and persons excused from paying taxes at
their own request, shall have a right, at the annual or other meetings
of the inhabitants of said towns and parishes, to be duly warned and
holden annually forever in the month of March, to vote in the town or
parish wherein he dwells, for the senator in the district whereof he is a
member.
29.
Provided nevertheless, That no person shall be capable of being
elected a senator who is not of the Protestant religion [anil seized of a
freehold estate in his own right of the value of two hundred pounds, lying within the State]* who is not of the age of thirty years, and who shall
not have been an inhabitant of this State for seven years, immediately
preceding his election, and at the time thereof he shall be an inhabitant
of the district for which he shall be chosen.
30.
And every person qualified as the constitution provides, shall be
considered an inhabitant, for the purpose of electing and being elected
into any office or place within this State, in the town, parish and plantation where he dwelleth and hath his home.
31. And the inhabitants of plantations and places unincorporated, qualified as tins constitution provides, who are or shall be required to assess
taxes upon themselves toward the support of government, or shall be
ta xed therefor shall have the same privilage of voting for senators in the
plantations and places wherein they reside, as the inhabitants of the respective towns and parishes aforesaid have. And the meetings of such
plantations and places for that purpose shall be holden annually in the
month of March, at such places respectively therein as the assessors
thereof shall direct which assessors shall have like authority for notifying the electors, collecting and returning the votes as the selectmen
and town-clerks have in their several towns by this constitution.
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The meetings for the choice of Governor, Council, and Senators,
shall be warned by warrant from the selectmen, and governed by a
moderator, who shall in the presence of the selectmen (whose duty it
shall be to attend), in open meeting, receive the votes of all the inhabitants of such towns and parishes present, and qualified to vote for senators
ami shall in said meetings, in presence of the said selectmen and
of the town-clerk in said meetings, sort and count the said votes, and
make a public declaratian thereof, with the name of every person voted
for, and the number of votes for each person; and the town-clerk shall
make a fair record of the same at large, in the town book, ami shall
make out a, fair attested copy thereof, to be by him sealed up and directed io the Secretary of the State, with a, superscription expressing the
purporl thereof; and the said town-clerk shall cause such attested copy
1" be delivered to the sheriff of the county in which said town or parish
shall lie, thirty days at least before the first Wednesday of June, or to
the Secretary of the Slate at least twenty days before the Said first
Wednesday of June; and the sheriff of each county, or bis deputy, shall
deliver all such certificates by him received into the Secretary's office,
at least twenty days before the first Wednesday of June.
And that there may be a, due meeting of senators on the first
Wednesday of June annually, the Governor, and a majority of the
Council for the time being, shall, as soon as may be, examine tile returned copies of Mich records, and fourteen days before the first
Wednesday of June, he shall issue his summons to such persons as appear to be chosen senators by a majority of votes, to attend and take
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their seats on that day; Provided, nevertheless, that for the first year the
said returned copies shall be examined by the President and the majority of tile Council then in office; and the said President shall in like
manner notify the persons elected to attend and take their seats accordingly.
34. And in case there shall not appear to be a senator elected by a
majority of votes for any district, the deficiency shall be supplied in the
following manner: namely, the members of the House of Representatives, and such senators as shall be declared elected, shall take the
names of the two persons having the highest number of votes in the
district, ami out of them shall elect, by joint ballot, the senator wanted
for such district; and in this manner all such vacancies shall he filled
in every district of the State; and in like manner all vacancies in the
Senate, arising by death, removal out of the Slate, or otherwise, shall
be supplied as soon as may be, after such vacancies happen.
35.
The Senate shall be final judges of the elections, returns, and
qualifications of their own members, as pointed out in this constitution.
36. The Senate shall have power to adjourn themselves, provided
such adjournment do not exceed two days at a time.
Provided, nevertheless, That whenever they shall sit on the trial of
any impeachment, they may adjourn to such time ami place as they
may think proper, although the Legislature be not assembled on such
day. or at such place.
37. The Senate shall appoint their president and other officers, and
determine their own rules of proceedings. And not less than --veil
members of the Senate shall make a quorum for doing business;
and when less than eight senators shall be present, the assent of
five, at least, shall be necessary to render their acts and proceedings
valid.
38. The Senate shall be a court, with full power and authority to
hear, try and determine all impeachments made by the House of Representatives against amy officer or officers of the State, for bribery, corruption, mal-practice, or mal-administration in office; with full power
to issue summons or compulsory process for convening witnesses before
them; but previous to the trial of any such impeachment, the members
of the Senate shall respectively be sworn truly and impartially to try
And
and determine the charge in question, according to evidence.
every officer impeached tor bribery, corruption, mal-practice, or malattested copy of the
administration in office, shall be served with an
impeachment, and order of Senate thereon, with such citation as the
Senate may direct, setting forth the time and place of their sitting to
try the impeachment; which service shall be made by the sheriff, or
such other sworn officer as the Senate may appoint, at least fourteen
days previous to the time of trial; and such citation being duly served
and returned, the Senate may proceed in the hearing of the impeachment, giving the person impeached, if he shall appear, full liberty of
producing witnesses and proofs, and of making his defense by himself
and counsel; and may, also, upon his refusing, or neglecting to appear,
hear the proofs in support of the impeachment, and render judgment
and such judgment
thereon, his non-appearance notwithstanding;
shall have the same force and effect as if the person impeached had appeared and pleaded in the trial.
39. Their judgment, however, shall not extend farther than removal
from office, disqualification to hold or enjoy any place of honor, trust,
or profit, under this State: but the party so convicted shall nevertheless
be liable to indictment,
the laws of the land.
trial,
judgment and punishment, according
to
40. Whenever the Governor shall be impeached, the chief justice of
the supreme judicial court shall, during the trial, preside in the Senate,
but have no vote therein.
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EXECUTIVE POWER.
GOVERNOR.
There shall be a supreme executive magistrate, who shall be
and whose title shall
stjied Governor of the State of New-Hampshire
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be His Excellency.
42. The Governor shall be chosen annually in the month of March
and the votes for Governor shall be received, sorted, counted, certified,
and returned, in the same manner as the votes for Senators and the
Secretary shall lay the same before the Senate and House of Representatives, on the first Wednesday of June, to be by them examined; and
in ease of an election by a majority of votes through the State, the
choice shall be by them declared and published. And the qualifications of electors of the Governor shall be the same as those for senators
and if no person shall have a majority of votes, the Senate and House
of Representatives shall, by a joint ballot, elect one of the two persons
having the highest number of votes, who shall be declared Governor.
aikI no person shall be eligible to this office unless, at the time of his
election he shall have been an inhabitant of this State for seven years
next preceding, and unless he shall be of the age of thirty years [arid
unless he-shall at the same time have an estate of the value of five hundred pounds, one half of which shall consist of a freehold of his own
right within this State],* and unless he shall be of the Protestant re;
ligion.
43. In cases of disagreement between the two houses with regard to
the time or place of adjournment or prorogation, the Governor, with
advice of Council, shall have a right to adjourn or prorogue the General
Court, not exceeding ninety days at any one time, as he may determine
the public good may require and he shall dissolve the same seven days
before the said first Wednesday of June. And in case of any infectious
distemper prevailing in the place where the said Court at any time is to
convene, or any other cause whereby dangers may arise to the health or
lives of the members from their attendance, the Governor may direct
tin- session to be holden at some other, the most convenient place within
the State.
11. Every bill which shall have passed both Houses of the General
Court, shall, before it became a law, be presented to the Governor; if
he approve, lie shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections, to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall
enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider
it.
If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of that House shall agree
to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with such objections, to the
other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in all
such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and
nays; and the names of the persons voting for or against the hill shall
be entered on the journal of each Bouse respectively. If any bill shall
not lie returned by the rovernor within five days (Sunday excepted) after
it
-hall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law in like manner as if lie had Signed if unless the Legislature, by their adjournment,
pre\ enl its return, in which case it shall not he a law.
45. Every resolve shall he presented to the Governor, and, before the
same shall take effect, shall lie approved by him or, being disapproved
by him, shall be re-passed by the Senate and House of Representatives,
according to the rules aud limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
-hi.
All judicial officers, the attorney-general, solicitors, all sheriffs,
coroners, registers of probate, and all officers of the navy, and general
and field officer's of the militia, shall be nominated and appointed by the
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and every such nomination shall be made at
appointment; and no appointment shall
least three days prior to such
take place unless a majority of the Council agree thereto.
47. The Governor and Council shall have a negative on each other,
both in the nominations and appointments. Every nomination and appointment shall be signed by the Governor and Council, and every
negative shall be also signed by the Governor or Council, who made the
same..
48. The captains and subalterns in the respective regiments shall be
nominated and recommended by the field officers to the Governor, who
is to issue their commissions immediately on receipt of such recommendation.
49. Whenever the chair of the Governor shall become vacant by reason of his death, absence from the State, or otherwise, the President of
the Senate shall, during such vacancy, have and exercise all the powers
and authorities which, by this constitution, the Governor is vested with
when
personally present but when the President of the Senate shall
exercise the office of Governor, he shall not hold his office in the Senate.
50. The Governor, with advice of Council, shall have full power. and
authority, in recess of the General Court, to prorogue the same from
time to time, not exceeding ninety days in any one l'ecess of said court;
and, during the sessions of said Court, to adjourn or prorogue it to any
time the two Houses may desire, and to call it together sooner than the
time to which it may be adjourned or prorogued, if the welfare of the
State should require the same.
51. The Governor of this State, for the time being, shall be commander-in-chief of the army and navy, and all the military forces of
the State by sea and land; and shall have full power by himself or by
any chief commander, or other officer or officers, from time to time to
train, instruct, exercise and govern the militia and navy and for the
special defense and safety of this State, to assemble in martial array,
and put in warlike posture the inhabitants thereof, and to lead and conduct them, and with them to encounter, repulse, repel, resist and pursue
by force of arms, as well by sea as by land, within and without the
limits of this State.; and also to kill, slay, destroy, if necessary, and
conquer by all fitting ways, enterprise and means, all and every such
person and persons as shall at any time hereafter, in a hostile manner,
attempt or enterprise the destruction, invasion, detriment, or annoyance
of this State and to use and exercise over the army and navy, and
over the militia in actual service, the law-martial in time of war, invasion, and also in rebellion declared by the Legislature to exist, as occasion shall necessarily require; and surprise, by all ways and means
whatsoever, all and every such person and persons, with their ships,
arms, ammunition, and other goods, as shall in a hostile manner invade
or attempt the invading, conquering or annoying this State; and in fine,
the Governor hereby is intrusted with all other powers incident to the
office of captain-general and commander-in-chief and admiral, to be exercised agreeably to the rules and regulations of the constitution and the
laws of the land Provided, That the Governor shall not at any time
hereafter, by virtue of any power by this constitution granted, or hereafter to be granted to him by the Legislature, transport any of the inhabitants of this State, or oblige them to march out of the limits of the
same, without their free and voluntary consent, or the consent of the
General Court, nor grant commissions for exercising the law-martial in
any case, without the advice and consent of the Council.
52. The power of pardoning offenses, except such as persons may be
convicted of before the Senate, by impeachment of the House, shall be
in the Governor, by and with the advice of Council but no charter of
pardon, granted by the Governoi-, with advice of Council, before conviction, shall avail the party pleading the same, notwithstanding any
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genera] or particular expressions contained therein, descriptive of the
offense or offenses intended to be pardoned.
53. No officer, duly commissioned to command in the militia, shall
be removed from his office but by the address of both Houses to the
Gevernor, or by fair trial in court-martial, pursuant to the laws of the
State for the time being.
54.
The commanding officers of the regiments shall appoint their adjutants and quartermasters; the brigadiers, their brigade major*; the
major-generals, their aids; the captains and subalterns their non-com-
missioned
officers.
The
division of the militia into brigades, regiments, and compamade, in pursuance of the militia laws- now in force, shall be
considered as the proper division of the militia of this State, until the
same, shall be altered by some future law.
56. No moneys shall be issued out of the treasury of this State, and disposed of (except such sums as may be appropriated for the redemption
of bills of credit or Treasurer's notes, or for the payment of interest arising thereon), but by warrant under the hand of the Governor for the
time being, by and with the advice and consent of the Council, for the
necessary support and defense of this State, and for the necessary protection and preservation of the inhabitants thereof, agreeably to the acts
and resolves of the General Court.
All public boards, the commissary-general, all superintending offi57.
cers of public magazines and stores belonging to this State, and all commanding officers of forts and garrisons within the same, shall, once in
every three months, officially, and without requisition, and at other times
when required by the Governor, deliver to him an account of all goods,
stores, provisions, ammunition, cannon with their appendages, and all
small arms with their accouterments, and all other public property under their care respectively; distinguishing the quantity and kind of each
as particularly as may he; together with the condition of such forts and
garrisons; and the commanding officer shall exhibit to the Governor,
whenrequired by him, true and exact plans of such forts, and of the laud
and mm. or harbor or harbors adjacent.
58.
The Governor and Council shall lie compensated for their services,
from time to time, by such grants as the General Court shall think rea55.
nies,
son aide.
59.
Permanent and honorable
salaries shall be established
by law for
the justices of the superior court.
COUNCIL.
There shall be annually elected by ballot live councilors, for advising the Governor in the executive part of government. The freeholders and other inhabitants in each county, qualified to vote for senators,
shall, Mime time in the month of March, give in their votes foronecouncilor; which vote shall lie received, sorted, counted, certified and re60.
the Secretary's office, in '.he same, manner as the votes for senby the Secretary laid before the Senate and House of Representatives on tic first Wednesday of June.
01.
And the person having a majority of votes in any county shall be
considered as duly elected a councilor; but if no person shall have a
majority of votes in any county, the Senate and House of Representatives -hall take the n allies of the two persons who have the highest number of votes in each county, and not elected, and out of those two shall
elect byjoinl ballot the councilor wanted for each county; and the qualifications for councilor -hall lie the same as for senator.
62,
[f any person thus chosen a councilor shall he elected Governor,
ember df either branch of the Legislature, and shall accept the trust
fir
or if any person elected a councilor shall refuse to accept the office or in
the case of tin; death, resignation, or removal of any councilor out of the
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State] the Governor may issue a precept for the election of a now councilor in that county where such vacancy shall happen; and the choice
shall he in the same manner as before directed; and the Governor shall
have full tower ami authority to convene the Council, from time to time
at his discretion and with them, or the majority of them, may and Bhall,
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from time
to time, hold a council for ordering and directing the affairs of
State according to the laws of the land.
63.
The members of the Council may be impeached by the Bouse,
and tried by the Senate for bribery, corruption, mal-practice or mal-administration.
64.
The resolutions and advice of the Council shall be recorded by
the Secretary in a register, and signed by all the members present, agreeing thereto; and this record may be called for at anytime by either
house of the Legislature, and any member of the Council may enter his
opinion contrary to the resolution of the majority, with the reasons for
such opinion.
65.
The Legislature may. if the public good shall hereafter require it,
divide the State into five districts, as nearly equal as may be, governing themselves by the number of ratable polls and proportion of public
taxes; each district to elect a councilor; and in case of such division,
the manner of the choice shall be conformable to the present modi- of
elecrfcm in counties.
66.
And whereas the elections appointed to be made by this constitution on the first Wednesday of June annually by the two houses of the
Legislature, may not be completed on that day, the said elections may
be adjourned from day to day until the same be completed. And the order of the elections shall be as follows: The vacancies in the Senate, if
any. shall be first filled: the Governor shall then be elected, provided
there should be no choice of him by the people, and afterward the two
houses shall proceed to fill the vacancy, if any. in the Council.
tliis
SECRETARY, TREASURER, COMMISSARY-GENERAL, ETC.
secretary, treasurer and commissary-general shall be chosen
by joint ballot of the senators and representatives assembled in one
room.
68.
The records of the State shall be kept in the office of the Secretary and he shall attend the Governor and Council, the Senate and Representatives, in person or by deputy, as they may require.
69.
The Secretary of the State shall at all times have a deputy, to be
by him appointed; for whose conduct in office he shall be responsible;
and in case of the death, removal or inability of the Secretary, his deputy
67.
The
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shall exercise all the duties of the office of Secretai-y of the State until
another shall be appointed.
70.
The
Secretary, before he enters
upon the business of
shall give bond, with sufficient sureties, in a reasonable
of the State, for the punctual performance of his trust.
sum
his office,
for the use
COUNTY TREASURERS &C.
The county
treasurers and registers of deeds shall be elected by
the inhabitants of the several towns in the several counties in the State,
according to the method now practiced, and the laws of the State Provided nevertheless the Legislature shall have authority to alter the manner of certifying the votes and the mode of electing those officers, but
not so as to deprive the people of the right they now have of electing
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72. And the Legislature, on the application of the major part of the
inhabitants of any county, shall have authority to divide the same into
two districts for registering deeds, if to them it shall appear necessary;
each district to elect a register of deeds and before they enter upon
the business of their offices, shall be respectively sworn faithfully to
discharge the duties thereof, and shall severally give bond, with suffi;
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cient sureties, in a reasonable sum, for the use of the county, for the
punctual performance of their respective trusts.
JUDICIARY POWER.
commissioned officers shall have by law in
their offices shall be expressed in their respective commissions. All
judicial officers, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, shall hold
their offices during good behavior, excepting those concerning
there is a different provision made in this constitution Provided, nevertheless, the President,* with consent of the Council, may remove them
upon the address of both houses of the Legislature.
74. Each branch of the Legislature, as well as the Governor and Council, shall have authority to require the opinions of the justices of the superior court upon important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions.
75. In order that the people may not suffer from the long continuance
in place of any justice of the peace, who shall fail in discharging the
important duties of his office with ability and fidelity, all commissions
of justices of the peace shall become void at the expiration of five years
from their respective dates; and, upon the expiration of any commis73.
The tenure
that all
whom
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sion, the same may, if necessary, be renewed, or another person appointed, as shall most conduce to the well-being of the State.
76. All causes of marriage, divorce and alimony, and all appeal»from
the respective judges of probate, shall be heard and tried by the superior court, until the Legislature shall by law make other provision.
77. The General Court are empowered to give to justices of the peace
jurisdiction in civil causes, when the damages demanded shall not exceed four pounds, and title of real estate is not concerned but with
right of appeal to either party to some other court, so that a trial by
jury, in the last resort, may be had.
78. No person shall hold the office of judge of any court, or judge of
probate, or sheriff of any county, after he has attained the age of seven:
ty years.
79.
No judge of any court, or justice of the peace, shall act as attorney,
or be of'counsel to any party, or originate any civil suit, in mailers
which shall come or be brought before him as judge or justice of the
peace.
80. All matters relating to the probate of wills and granting letters of
administration shall be exercised by the judges of probate, in such
manner as the Legislature have directed, or may hereafter direct; and
the judges of probate shall hold their courts at such place or places, on
such axed days as the conveniency of the people may require, and the
Legislature, from time to time appoint.
81. No judge or register of probate shall be of counsel, act as advocate, or receive any fees as advocate or counsel, in any probate busi
ne-- which is pending or may be brought into any court of probate in
the county of which he is judge or register.
CLERKS OP COURTS.
The judges
of the courts (those of probate excepted) shall appoint
their respective clerks, to hold their office during pleasure; and no
such clerk shall act as an attorney, or be of counsel in any cause in the
court of which he is clerk, nor shall he draw any writ originating a
82.
civil action.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF LITERATURE.
learning, generally diffused through a communibeing essential to the preservation of a free government; and spreading
tiie opportunities and advantages of education through the various parts
83.
Knowledge and
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of the country being highly conducive to promote this end, it shall bo
the duty of the legislators and magistrates, in all future periods of this
government, to cherish the interest of literature and the sciences, and all
seminaries and public schools; to encourage private and public institutions, rewai-ds anil immunities for the promotion of agriculture, arts,
commerce, trades, manufactures and natural history of the
country; to countenance and inculcate the principles of humanity and
general benevolence, public and private charity, industry and economy,
honesty and punctuality, sincerity, and all social affections and generous sentiments among the people.
sciences,
OATH AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
EXCLUSION FROM OFFICES; COMMISSIONS;
WRITS; CONFIRMATION OF LAWS; HABEAS CORPUS; THE ENACTING
STYLE; CONTINUANCE OF OFFICERS; PROVISION FOR A FUTURE REVIS
ION OF THE CONSTITUTION, &C.
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84.
Any person chosen governor, councilor, senator or representative, military or civil officer (town officers excepted), accepting the
trust, shall, before he proceeds to execute the duties of his office make
and subscribe the following declaration; namely.
I, A, B., do solemnly swear that I will bear faith and true allegiance
to the State of New-Hampshire, and will support the constitutionthere
So help me God.
A. B., do solemnly and sincerely swear and affirm that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent
according to the best of my abilities; agreeably to
on me as
the rules and regulations of this constitution and the laws of the State
of New-Hampshire. So help me God.
Any person having taken and subscribed the oath of allegiance, and
the same being filed in the Secretary's office he shall not be obliged to
take said oath again.
Provided, always, When any person, chosen or appointed as aforesaid
shall be of the denomination called Quakers, or shall be scrupulous of
swearing, and shall decline taking the said oaths such person shall take
and subscribe them, omitting the word " swear, " and likewise the
words, " So help me God.'''' subjoining instead thereof, " This I do under
the pains and penalties of perjury."
85.
And the oaths of affirmation shall be taken and subscribed by the
Governor, before the President of the Senate, in presence of both houses of
the Legislature, and by the senators and representaves first elected under
this constitution, as altered and amended, before the President of the
State and a majority of the Council then in office, and for ever afterward
and by all other
before the Governor and Council for the time being
officers, before such persons and in such manner as the Legislature
shall from time to time appoint.
86. All commissions shall be in the name of The State of NewHampshire, signed by the Governor, and attested by the Secretary, or
his deputy, and shall have the great seal of the State affixed thereto.
87. All writs issuing out of the clerk's office in any of the courts of
law, shall be in the name of The State of New-Hampshire shall be
under the seal of the court whence they issue, and bear teste of the
chief, first or senior justice of the court; but when such justice shall be
interested, then the writ shall bear teste of some other justice of the
court, to which the same shall be returnable and be signed by the clerk
of such court.
88. All indictments, presentments and informations shaD conclude,
Against the peace and dignity of the State.
89. The estate of such persons as may destroy their own lives shall
not for that offense be forfeited, but descend or ascend in the same manner as if such person had died in a natural way. Nor shall any article
which shall accidentally occasion the death of any person be henceforth
of.
I,
;
;
;
�622
CONSTITUTION OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
deemed a deodand, or
in
any wise
forfeited
on account of such mis-
fortune.
90. All the laws
which have heretofore been adopted, used and approved in the province, colony or State of STew-Hampshire, and usually
practiced on in the courts of law, shall remain and be in full force until
altered and repealed by the Legislature; such parts thereof only excepted as are repugnant to the rights and liberties contained in this
constitution: provided that nothing herein contained, when compared
with the twenty-third article in the bill of rights, shall be construed to
affect the laws already made respecting the persons or estates of
absentees.
91. The privilege and benefit of the habeas corpus shall be enjoyed in
this State, in the most free, easy, cheap, expeditious and ample manner,
and shall not be suspended by the Legislature except upon the most
urgent and pressing occasions, and for a time not exceeding three months.
92. The enacting style in making and passing acts, statutes and laws,
shall be, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in
General Court convened.
93. No governor or judge of the supreme judicial court shall hold any
office or place under the authorities of this State, except such as hy this
constitution they are admitted to hold, saving that the judges of the said
court may hold the offices of justices of the peace throughout the State;
nor shall they hold any place or office, or receive any pension or salary
from any other State government or power whatever.
94. No person shall be capable of exercising at the same time more
than one of the following offices in this State namely, judge of probate,
sheriff, register of deeds; and never more than two offices of profit,
which may be held by appointment of the Governor, or Governor and
Council, or Senate and House of Representatives, or superior or inferior
courts; military offices and offices of justices of the peace excepted.
95. No person holding the office of judge of any court, except special
judges, Secretary, Treasurer of the State, Attorney-General, Commisary-General, military officers receiving pay from the continent or
this State, excepting officers of the militia, occasionally called forth on
an emergency, register of deeds, sheriff, or officers of the customs, including naval officers, collectors, of excise and State and continental
taxes, hereafter appointed, and not having settled their accounts with
the respective officers with whom it is their duty to settle such accounts,
members of Congress, or any person holding any office under the United
States, shall at the same time hold the office of Governor, or have a
seat in the Senate or House of Representatives, or Council; but his
being chosen and appointed to and accepting the same, shall operate as
a resignation of their seat in the Chair, Senate, or House of Representatives, or Council, and the place so vacated shall be filled.
No member of fche Council shall have a seat in the Senate or House of
:
Representatives.
96. No person shall ever be admitted to hold a seat in the Legislature,
or any office of trust or importance under this government, who in the
due course of law, has been convicted of bribery or corruption in
obtaining an election or appointment.
97. In all cases when; sums of money are mentioned in this constitution, the value thereof shall be computed in silver at six shillings and
eighl pence per ounce.
98. To the end that there maybe no failure of justice or danger to the
State, by the altera! inns and amendments made in the Constitution, the
General Court is hereby fully authorized and directed to fix the time,
when the alteration and amendments shall take effect, and make the
nece-.-ary arrangements accordingly.*
>
* See Act of
December
14, 1792.
�CONSTITUTION OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
G23
99. It shall be the duty of the selectmen and assessors of the several
towns and places in this State, in warning the first annual meetings for
the choice of senators, after the expiration of seven years from the
adoption of this constitution as amended, to insert expressly in the warrant this purpose among the others for the meeting; to wit. to take the
sense of the qualified voters on the subject of a revision of the constitution; and the meeting being warned accordingly, and not otherwise, the
moderator shall take the sense of the qualified voters present as to the
necessity of a revision and a return of the number of votes for and against
such necessity shall be made by the clerk, sealed up and directed to the
General Court at their then next session; and if it shall appear to the
General Court by such return, that the sense of the people of the State
has been taken, and that in the opinion of the majority of the qualified
voters in the State, present and voting at said meetings, there is a
;
necessity for a revision of the constitution, it shall be the duty of the
General Court to call a convention for that purpose; otherwise the
General Court shall direct the sense of the people to be taken, and lien
proceed in the manner before mentioned; the delegates to he chosen in
the same manner and proportioned as the representatives to the General
Com*t; provided that no alterations shall he made in this constitution
before the same shall be laid before the towns and unincorporated places,
and approved by two thirds of the qualified voters present and voting
on the subject.
100. And the same method of taking the sense of the people as to a
revision of the constitution, and calling a convention for that purpose,
shall be observed afterward, at the expiration of every seven years.
101.
This form of government shall be enrolled on parchment, and
deposited in the Secretary's office, and be a part of the laws of the land
and printed copies thereof shall be prefixed to the books containing the
laws of this State, in all future editions thereof.
I
IN CONVENTION,
HELD AT CONCORD THE FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
ANNO DOMINI 1792.
The returns from the several towns and unincorporated places being
examined, and it appearing that the foregoing Bill of Rights and Form
of Government, as amended by the convention, were approved by more
than two thirds of the qualified voters present in town meetings, and
voting upon the question, the same are agreed on and established by the
delegates of the people in convention and declared to be the civil Constitution of the State of
New-Hampshire.
SAMUEL LIVERMORE,
President of the Convention.
Attest
John Calfe,
Secretary.
AMENDMENTS.
PROCLAMATION.
Executive Department,
Concord Sept. 16th, 1852.
Be it known, that I, Noah Martin, Governor of the State of NewHampshire, in obedience to the request of the Constitutional Convention, do hereby proclaim to the people of this State, that the const itution of the same is amended by striking from it in part 2d, section
14th, the words, "shall have an estate within the district where he may be
chosen to represent of the value of one hundred pounds, one half of which to
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CONGRESSIONAL AND COUNCILOR DISTRICTS IN 1873.
a freehold whereof he is seized in his own right ;" and from section 29th
the words, " and seized of a freehold estate in his own right of the value
of a hundred pounds, In ing a- i thin this State;" and section 43d the words,
a?id unless he shall at the same time have an estate of the value offive hundred pounds, one half of which shall consist of a freehold in his own right
within this State.''''
The foregoing property qualifications are stricken out, and the constitution is thus amended by the suffrages of more than two thirds of the
legal voters present in town meeting and voting upon the questions.
[l. S.] Given under my hand, and the seal of the State affixed, at the
Council ( 'haniher. September the sixteenth, A. D., 1852, and of
the independence of the United States of America the seventyseventh.
be
NOAH MARTIN.
By
the Governor
John
L.
Hadley,
Secretary of State.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Secretary of State's Office,
Concord, January 21th, 1853.
A true copy of the original
Attest
:
John
L.
Hadley,
)
J
Secretary of State.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN
1873.
New-Hampshire is entitled to three membei-s in the National House
of Representatives, and the State is divided into three districts, as follow:
District
Number One—Rockingham,
Strafford, Belknap,
and Car-
roll counties.
District
District
Number Two—Merrimack and Hillsborough counties.
Number Three— Cheshire, Sullivan, Grafton, and Coos
counties.
COUNCILOR DISTRICTS IN
1873.
divided into five Councilor districts, each of which may
The
choose one Councilor annually.
Council District Number One contains the county of Rockingham,
except the city of Portsmouth and the towns of Gosport. Greenland,
State
is
Hampton, Newcastle, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton, Rye,
South Newmarket, and Stratliam, and the county of Merrimack, except
the towns of Bradford, Newbury, New-London, Sutton, Warner and
Wilmot.
Council District Number Two contains the county of Strafford, the
county of Belknap, except the towns of New Hampton, Sanbornton, and
Tilton, and the city of Portsmouth, and the towns of Gosport, Greenland Hampton, Newcastle, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton,
Rye, South Newmarket, and Stratham, in the county of Rockingham.
Council District Number Three contains the county of Ilillsbo
�SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
G25
rough, except the towns of Antrim, Bennington, Deering, Francestown,
Greenfield, Hancock, Hillsborough, New Boston, and Windsor.
Council District Number Four contains the counties of Cheshire and
Sullivan, the towns of Bradford, Newbury, New Loudon, Sutton, Warner and Wilmot in the county of Merrimack, the towns of Antriu,
Bennington, Deering, Greenfield, Francestown, Hancock, Hillsborough,
New Boston, and Windsor, in the county of Hillsborough, and the town
of Lebanon, in the county of Grafton.
Council District Number Five contains the counties of Coos and Carroll, the county of Grafton, except the town of Lebanon, and the towns
of New Hampton, Sanbornton, and Tilton, in the county of Belknap.
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
The
divided into twelve Senatorial Districts, each of which
may elect one Senator to the legislature annually.
Senatorial District Number One contains Durham, Gosport, Green
land, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Newcastle, New ington, \ewmaiket,
North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye, South Newmarket, and Stratham.
Senatorial District Number Two contains Atkinson, Auburn Brentwood, Candia, Chester, Danville, Deerfield, Derry, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Hampstead, Kensington, Kingston, Londonderry, Newton, Northwood, Nottingham, Pelham, Plaistow, Raymond,
Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, and Windham.
Senatorial District Number Three contains the city of Manchester.
Senatorial District Number Four contains Allenstown, Bow, Chichester, Concord, Dumbarton, Epsom, Hooksett, Loudon, Pembroke and
State
is
Pittsfield.
Senatorial District
ington, Lee,
Number Five
contains Barrington, Dover, Farni-
Madbury, Rochester, Rollinsford, and Somersworth.
Senatorial District Number Six contains Alton, Barnstead, Belmont.
Brookfield, Canterbury, Center Harbor, Effingham, Gilford, Gilmanton,
Holderness, Laconia, Madison, Meredith, Middleton, Milton, Moulton-
borough, New Durham, New Hampton, Northfield, Ossipee, SanbomSandwich, Strafford, Tamworth, Tilton, Tuftonborough, Wakefield,
and Wolfeborough.
ton,
Senatorial District Number Seven contains Brookline, Fitzwilliam,
Greenville, Hollis, Hudson, Jaffrey, Mason, Nashua, New Ipswich,
Rindge, Sharon, Temple, and Wilton.
Senatorial District Number Eight contains Amherst, Bedford. Bennington, Bradford, Deering, Francestown, Goffstown, Greenfield. HenHopkinton, Litchfield, Lyndeboi*ough, Merrimack, Milford,
niker,
Mount Vernon, New Boston, Peterborough, Warner and Weare.
Senatorial District Number Nine, contains Antrim, Chesterfield, Dublin, Gilsum, Hancock, Harrisville, Hillsborough, Hinsdale, Keene, Marlborough, Nelson, Richmond, Roxbury, Stoddard, Sullivan, Surry, Swanzey, Troy, Westmoreland, Winchester and Windsor.
Senatorial District Number Ten contains Acworth. Alstead, Charlestown, Claremont, Cornish, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham, Langdon. Leb-
�STATE OFFICERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE, 1873
626
—
4.
anon, Lempster, Harlow, Newport, Plainfield, Springfield, Sunapee,
Unity, Walpole, and Washington.
Senatorial District Number Eleven contains Alexandria, Andover,
Ashland, Boscawen, Bridgewater, Bristol, Carnpton, Canaan, Danbury,
Lyme, New London, Newbury, Orange, Orford, Piermont, Plymouth, Salisbury, Sutton,
Webster, and Wilmot.
Enfield, Franklin, Grafton, Hanover, Hebron, Hill,
Number Twelve
contains all the towns and places
and the towns of Albany, Bartlett, Bath, Benton,
Bethlehem, Chatham, Conway, Dorchester, Eaton, Ellsworth, Franconia, Freedom, Groton, Hart's Location, Haverhill, Jackson, Landaff,
Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Monroe, Rumney, Thornton, Warren, Waterville, Wentworth, and Woodstock.
The Election for the choice of Governor, Councilors, Senators, Representatives to the General Court, and members of Congress, is holden
on the second Tuesday in March, in all the respective towns and voting
Senatorial District
in the county of Coos,
places in the State.
STATE OFFICERS IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
1873—4.
Ezekiel A. Straw, Manchester, Governor; Benjamin F. Prescott,
Epping, Secretary of State ; Ai B. Thompson, Concord, Dep. Secretary
of State; Solon A. Carter, Keene, Treasurer; Edward A. Jenks,
Concord, State Printer; John M. Haines, Concord, Adjutant General;
John C. Pilesbury, Concord, Warden of State Prison; John W. Symonds, Franklin, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Nathaniel
Bouton, Concord, State Historian; William H. Kimball, Concord,
State Librarian.
COUNCIL,
District
Number
1,
2,
"
"
"
"
3,
•
1873—4.
Samuel P. Dow, Epping.
John J. Morrill, Gilford.
William P. Newell. Manchester.
Bolivar Lovell, Alstead.
Nathan R. Perkins, Jefferson.
4,
5,
Janitor of State House, Lewis L.
Mower, Concord.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, IN
District
Number
2,
"
3,
Austin F. Pike, Franklin.
Hosea
Parker, Claremont.
W
.
STATE SENATE FOR
President,
Clerk,
1873.
William B. Small, Newmarket.
1,
1873.
David A. Warde, Concord.
Luther
S. Morrill,
Concord.
Assistant Clerk, Tyler Westgate, Haverhill.
Boor-Keeper, Zelotus Stevens, Concord.
District
Number
1,
2,
3,
Warren Brown, Hampton
Falls.
Charles Sanborn, Sandown.
George Foster, Bedford.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
District
"
Number
"
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
"
"
9,
10,
11,
"
"
12,
627
David A. Warde, Concord.
Edwin Wallace. Rochester.
Otis G. Hatch, Tamworth.
Charles H. Burns, Wilton.
William H. Gove, Weare.
Henry Abbott, Winchester.
Henry A. Hitchcock, Walpole.
Warren F. Daniell, Franklin.
Eleazer B. Parker, Franconia.
ORGANIZATION OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1873.
James W. Emery, Portsmouth.
Samuel C. Clark, Gilford.
Speaker,
Clerk,
Assistant Clerk, Charles C. Danforth, Concord.
Chaplain, Rev. Charles L. Hubbard, Merrimack.
Engrossing Clerk, Charles A. Hoitt, Dover.
Sergeant at Arms, Charles H. Roberts, Concord.
} Charles H. Long, Claremont.
Door-Keepers, > Frank G. Moody. Concord.
} Augustus B. Farmer, Bow.
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR, MARCH,
1873,
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
i
AND MARCH,
1872.
�628
STATISTICAL TABLES.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CONTINUED.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
629
CARROLL COUNTY CONTINUED
1873.
18T2.
TOWNS.
169
Wolfeborough
.
Total..
187
191
130
253
213
1,772
Wakefield
2M
213
193
67
123
266
Sandwich
Tain worth
Tuftonliorough.
2,098
MO
1
82
14
144
295
233
58
40
238
21 16
143
153
1«6
2T7
1,825
2,043
239
171
140
189
124
14S
3
MERRIMACK COUNTY.
Aliens town
42
70
132
42
102
165
95
121
129
84
1,517
Andover
Boscawen
1,150
1,652
1,228
119
200
66
99
401
356
342
188
123
15
89
169
Bow
Bradford
Canterbury
12'
Chichester
Concord
(ag. vote).
Ward
Ward
Ward
Ward
Ward
Ward
Ward
67
203
140
119
166
111
1
1
2
1
3
94
346
4
5
6
341
323
170
106
99
344
172
7
Dunbarton
Epsom
Franklin
Henniker..
Hill
9(
Hooksett
Hopkinton
142
202
116
Loudon
Newbury
25
New London
124
86
Northfield
89
236
198
257
123
88
121
304
158
68
112
239
198
100
75
129
167
231
113
131
225
Pembroke
147
Pittsfield
205
107
120
153
99
105
4,6221
4.758
Sutton
Warner
Webster
Wilmot
Total.
188
117
113
Amherst
Antrim
191
Bedford
Bennington
Brookline
Deering
Fraucesto wn
Goffstown
Greenfield
Greenville
,
,
,
Hancock
Hillsborough
Hollis
Hudson
,
Litchfield
Lyndeborough
Manchester (ag. vote)
Ward
Ward
1
2
5,132|
5,2701
95
361
179
109
158
241
133
35
147
79
185
204
115
159
57
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
13'
92
157
328
169
91
122
243
203
128
83
148
203
249
115
147
249
64
165
121
154
Salisbury
87
255
197
272
2'
126
28
�630
STATISTICAL TABLES.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CONTINUED.
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
SULLIVAN COUNTY CONTINUED.
G31
�632
GOVERNORS OF NEW-HAMrSHIRE, SINCE 1680.
COOS COUNTY
�JUSTICES OF THE HIGHER COURTS, SINCE 1776.
633
chief magistrates, the Governors being residents of the province. Bewhen the Governor was resident in Massachusetts, the Lt.
fore that,
Governors claimed to be chief magistrates, and often acted as such
the Governor was out of the province.
when
In May, 1775, the Royal Governor withdrew, and the province was
governed by a convention, of which Matthew Thornton was President;
and in January, 1776, a temporary Constitution was adopted under which
Meshech Weare was unanimously elected President of tho Council, and
Chairman of the Committee of
2.
Safety,
till
June, 1784.
Presidents under the Constitution of 1784.
Meshech Weare, Hamp. Falls,. 1784 John Langdon,
John Langdon, Portsmouth, ... 1785 John Sullivan,
John Sullivan, Durham,
1786 Josiah Bartlett, Kingston,
3.
Governors under
the Constitution
1788
1789
1790
of 1792.
Josiah Bartlett,
1792| John Bell, Chester,
John Taylor, Gilman, Exeter, 1794 Benjamin Pierce
John Langdon,
1805'Matthew Harvey* Hopkinton,
1809 Samuel Dinsmoor, Keene,
Jeremiah Smith, Exeter,
1810 William Badger, Gilmanton,
John Langdon,
1812 Isaac Hill, Concord
William Plainer, Epping
1813 John Page, Haverhill,
John Taylor, Gilman
1816 Henry Hubbard Charlestown,
William 'Plumer
.
1828
1829
1830
1831
1834
1836
1839
1842
John H. Steele, Peterboro',
1844
Anthony Colby, N. London,. .1346
Jared W. Williams, Lancaster, 1847
Samuel Dinsmoor, Keene,
1849
. .
.
.
Samuel
Bell, Chester,
1819
Levi Woodbury, Portsmouth,. .1823
David L. Morril, Goifstown,
Benjamin Pierce, Hillsboro',..
. .
4.
1824
.1827
.
.
.
.
Governors under Amendment of Constitution of 1852.
Noah Martin, Dover,
1852! Frederick Smyth, Manchester,
Nathaniel B. Baker, Concord, 1854| Walter Harriman, Warner,
1855,Onslow Stearns, Concord,
Ralph Metcalf, Newport,
18571 James A. Weston, Manchester,
William Haile, Hinsdale,
Ichabod Goodwin, Portsmouth, 1859|Ezekiel A. Straw, Manchester,
Nathaniel S. Berry, Hebron,. .1861jEzekiel A. Straw, Manchester,
Joseph A. Gilmore, Concord, 1863|
.
.
.
.
1865
1867
1869
1871
1872
1873
.
JUSTICES OF THE HIGHER COURTS OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
SINCE 1776.
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE
Meshech Weare, C.
J.,
Hampton
— 1776 TO 1813.
Falls, Jan. 27, 1776, to
June
19, 1782.
Leverett Hubbard, Portsmouth, Jan, 27, 1776, to 1785.
Matthew Thornton, Londonderry, Jan. 27, 1776, to 1782.
John Wentworth, Salmon Falls, Jan. 27, 1776, to May 17, 1781.
Samuel Livermore, C. J., Holderness, June 21, 1782, to 1790.
Woodbury Langdon, Portsmouth, June 22, 1782, to 1783; Feb., 1786, to
Jan. 1791.
Josiah Bartlett, Kingston, Nov. 14, 1782, to 1790; C. J., Jan. 15, 1790,
to June, 1790.
William Whipple, Portsmouth, June 20, 1783, to 1785.
John Dudley, Raymond, Dec. 1784, to Feb. 1, 1797.
John Pickering, C. J., Portsmouth, July 7, 1790, to Feb. 1795.
�JUSTICES OF THE HIGHER COURTS SINCE 1776.
634
Simeon
March
Olcott, Charlestown, Jan. 25, 1790, to 1795; C. J.,
28,
1795, to 1802.
Timothy Farrar, New-Ipswich, March 18, 1791,
Ebenezer Thompson, Durham, April 3, 1795, to
Daniel Newcomb, Keene, April 6, 1796, to 1798.
Edward St. Loe Livermore. Portsmouth, Feb 6,
Paine Wingate, Stratham, April
4, 1798,
to
January
1803.
1796.
1797, to 1799.
to 1809.
Jeremiah Smith, C. J., Exeter, May 17, 1802, to May, 1809.
Arthur Livermore, Holderness. Dec. 21, 1799, to Sept. 19, 1809; C.
Sept.
19, 1809,
J.,
to June, 1813.
William King, Atkinson, Dover, April 26, 1803, to 1805.
Richard Evans, Portsmouth. June 5, 1809, to 1813.
Jonathan Steele, Durham. Feb. 19, 1810 to 1812.
Clifton Claggett. Litchfield, August 10, 1812 to 1813.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT 1813 TO 1816.
Jeremiah Smith. C. J., Exeter, July 12, 1813, to June 1816.
Caleb Ellis, Claremont, July 12, 1813, to June, 1816.
Arthur Livermore, Holderness, July 12, 1813, to June, 1816.
—
SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE— 1816 TO
"William Merchant Richardson, C. J., Chester, July
1855.
5,
1816 to
March
23, 1838.
Samuel Bell, Chester, July 5, 1816, to June, 1819.
Levi Woodbury, Francestown, Dec. 9, 1816, to 1823.
Samuel Green, Concord, June 26, 1819, to 1840.
John Harris, Hopkinton, Oct. 6. 1823. to Jan. 5, 1833,
Joel Parker, Keene, Jan. 8, 1833, to June 25, 1838; C.
J.,
June 24, 1848.
Nathaniel Gookin Upham, Concord, Jan.
1,
June
25,
1838, to
Dec.
8,
1833 to Dec.
aged 68.
Leonard Wilcox, Orford, June
1842;
Died
11, 1869.
25, 1838, to Sept. 29, 1840 June 26,
June 18, 1850.
John James Gilchrist. Charlestown, March 17, 1840, to June 26, 1848
C. J., June 26, 1848, to March 16, 1855.
Andrew Salter Woods, Bath, Oct. 2, 1840, to March 30, 1855; C. J.,
;
1848, to
March
30, 1855, to August, 17, 1855.
Ira Allen Eastman, Gilmanton, Aug. 31. 1849, to Aug.
Samuel Dana Bell, Manchester, Aug. 31, 1849, to Aug.
Ira Perley, Concord, June 28, 1850, to October 1, 1852.
17, 1855.
17, 1855.
— 1855 TO 1870.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
Ira Perley, Concord, born Nov. 2. 1799; ap. C. J., July 20, 1855, to
Oct. 1, 1859; reappointed Aug. 1, 1864, to Oct. 1, 1869.
Ira Allen Eastman, Concord, July 20, 1855, to Dec. 1, 1859.
Asa Fowler. Concord, July
20, 1855, to February 23, 1861.
George Y. Sawyer, Nashua, July 20, 1855. November 1, 1859.
Samuel Dana Bell, Manchester, July 20, 1855, to Sept. 23, 1859; C. J.,
Sept. 23, 1859, to August 1, 1864; died Aug. 1, 1868.
J. Everett Sargent, Wentworth, born Oct. 23, 1816; ap. July 5, 1859.
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
635
Henry A. Bellows, Concord, born Oct. 25, 1803; ap. Sept. 23, 1859;
appointed C. J., Oct. 1, 1869. Died March 11, 1873.
Charles Doe, Dover, born April 11, 1830; appointed Sept. 23, 1859.
George W. Nesmith, Franklin, born Oct. 23, 1800; Dec. 31, 1859, to
Oct. 31, 1870.
William H. Bartlett, Concord, Feb. 23, 1861 died Sept. 24, 1867.
Jeremiah Smith, Dover, born July 14, 1837; appointed Oct. 16, 1867.
Resigned Jan. 1874.
William L. Foster, Concord, born June 1, 1823, ap. Oct. 1, 1869.
William S. Ladd, Lancaster, born Sept. 5, 1830; ap. Oct. 31, 1870.
Ellery A. Hibbard, Laconia, born July 31, 1826; ap. March 17, 1873.
Isaac W. Smith, Manchester; ap. in Feb. 1874.
;
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
1874.
Jonathan Everett Sargent, Concord.
Associate Justices, Charles Doe, Dover William Lawrence Foster, Concord; William Spencer Ladd, Lancaster; Ellery Albee
Chief Justice,
;
Hibbard, Laconia
Isaac
;
Attorney General,
State Reporter.
W.
Smith, Manchester.
Lewis Whitehouse Clark, Manchester.
John Major Shirley, Andover.
ATTORNEY GENERALS FROM
1776
1778
1781
1782
1786
1786
1787
1793
1801
1802
1805
Wyseman
1776.
1806 Samuel Bell, Chester.
1807 William K. Atkinson.
Samuel Livermore.
Wyseman Claggett.
1812 Daniel French, Chester.
1815 George Sullivan.
John Sullivan.
1835 Charles F. Gove, Goffstown.
John Pickering.
1843 Lyman B. Walker, Gilford.
Benjamin West.
John Prentice, Londonderry. 1848 John S. Wells, Exeter.
1848 John Sullivan, Exeter.
Joshua Atherton.
William Gordon.
1863
C. Clark, Manchester.
Mason, Portsmouth. 1872 Lewis W. Clark, Manchester.
Jeremiah
George Sullivan, Exeter.
Claggett.
Wm.
THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
deed was considered a
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
This deed pui'ported to have been given to the Rev. John Wheelwright, by four Indian Sagamores in May, 1629, conveying certain territory located in the south-eastern portion of the State, and embracing within its borders the towns of New Market, Exeter, Londonderry, Derry and
For over one hundred years, or up
valid instrument by people both in
to 1800, this
New
other towns. It is the foundation for the early history of the settlements of more than one third of the State prior to 1750.
Since 1800, certain parties in Massachusetts have convinced themselves, that the deed was a forgery, and it is so established by the Massachusetts Historical Society. If their statements are true, that part of
the early history of New Hampshire covered by this deed is a blank,
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
636
and Exeter, the third
settled
town
in the State, has never
had her true
early history written.
Our
was a
limited information does not warrant us to assert that this deed
valid document, but it stands recorded in the Rockingham
County Records as being a legal instrument. Some persons in this State
have embraced the same views advanced by Dr. Savage, former President of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
In the following article we have advanced a few reasons
may
deed
why
this
nof be valid, notwithstanding other statements to the con-
trary.
Was the deed of four Indian Sagamores to Rev. John Wheelwright,
and others, 17th May 1629, a forgery ?
Hon. James Savage, former President of the Massachusetts Historical
Society says " Before June 13, 1820, I had no more suspicion of the
truth of the deed to Wheelwright and four others of 17 May 1629, than
;
of the charter of 4th March 1628-29, for the coloney of Massachusetts
Bay or any other disputed document."
After 1820, it appears that Mr. Savage became fully convinced that
was a base forgery, and in the appendix
of Winthrop's History of New England, Vol. 1, sets forth his reasons for
thus believing.
In his first argument he says, " No Indian deed, in my knowledge,
the Wheelwright deed of 1629,
have examined many, was ever drawn so long, formal and pre" This deed was, it will be said, drawn by one of the grantees.
But who could have done it in so clerk-like length and beauty, more
than a year before any lawyer, except Thomas Morton of Merry Mount
and
I
cise. "
came to this country " ?
The Rev. John Wheelwright, was
a
man of rare talants
in
any age, had
speculative and liberal ideas believing that church and State should have
noconnection
— which belief cost him his rights as a citizen, within the ju-
Gorges and Mason, had then made a purPlymouth council, of certain territory lying between the
Kennebeck, and Merrimack rivers, August 22, 1622, and the next year,
sent out people to form a colony on the Piscataqua river. Like the
risdiction of Massachusetts.
chase, of the
Plymouth, no doubt but the early settlers in New-Hampwould be more secure to have a permit, in some form,
from the original lords of the soil, and there is little doubt but that the
agents of Mason at the Dover settlement consented and were willing to
have a formal consent from the Indians, of territory already acquired
through grants from the Plymouth Council.
At the date of Wheelwright's deed, there were three small tribes of
Indians living on the banks of the Piscataqua or its branches. Passaconaway was a sagamore of the Pennacook tribe, and lived on the banks
of the Merrimack, near where the city of Concord now stands. The
valley of the Merrimack, at that time, was under the control of the
Penacooks as hunting grounds, &c. As (is termed in these days) a war
first settlers
at
shire thought they
measure for their better protection against the incursions of the Mohawks, a powerful tribe of Indians living on the banks of the Hudson
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
637
and Mohawk rivers these tribes, with others, formed themselves into
a confederacy under the name of Pawtucket or Pentucket, and Passaconaway was the chief Sagamore. The Weelwright deed contained land
belonging to all these tribes. The Pentucket tribe, of which Runnaawit
;
was chief at the signing of the deed, resided in the vicinity of Lowell,
but was doubtless more under the control of Passaconaway than the
other tribes and no doubt it soon, or was at that time, nearly blended
with the Pennacook tribe, as they had built a fort at Pawtucket Falls,
This clears the objection of Mr. Savage about the Pawtucket
never being heard of after his signing the Wheelwright deed, and
the reason why Passaconaway consented to the sale of Pautucket in the
deed of Haverhill, Mass., in 1642.
Nine years after, when Mr. Wheelwright and followers settled at
Squamscot Falls agreeably to the provisions of the deed, he skilfully
drew up a compact forming the settlers into a body politic and bylaws governing them, and who can doubt his ability to draft that deed,
when they see the judgment he exercised in penning the laws governLowell.
chief's
first settlers of Exeter,
In speaking of the provisions of the deed, Mr. Savage asks " Why
should the Indians require that their grantees shall, within ten years, begin
a plantation at Squamscot Falls, and to avoid contentions amongst them,
should be subjected to the colony of Massachusetts!" As has been said,
the Indians were jealous that their rights of land might be infringed upon, and probably the grantees were asked why they wanted this large
If other
tract, and were obliged to tell what they intended to do with it.
persons should come and settle within the jurisdiction of this grant, this
deed showed they must be amenable to the colony of Massachusetts, and
any one can plainly see that it was not the grantors who required these
provisions; but the grantees. Again Mr. Savage says " The grantees,
five in number, wei'e not heard of for five years." This may be true, but
Many men
it does not invalidate the deed on that account in the least.
in New-Hampshire, to-day, hold deeds of lands in the West who were
never there, and probably never will be
Mr. Savage places great
stress about the witnesses, nine in number, who saw the deed signed,
sealed and delivered. Signed, sealed and delivered does not follow that
the grantors must deliver the deed to the grantees, but to any one who
is considered an agent or attorney for the grantee. Another query is, how
could so many be gathered at Squamscot Falls so far from any settlement in those early days ? If there was one sachem, three witnesses,
and one man to act for the grantees, the deed would be valid, because
there were nine witnesses, and they could have been at Dover, and the
other six saw it signed and delivered by the three other chiefs, but
thoughtlessly kept the same date, which, as Mr. Savage says, was the Sabbath. This may be true, for in these days we have known men who
piously observe the Sabbath day, but forget the day till they are reminded of it by seeing people passing on the way to church. Another
reason why the deed was a forgery is, that Wheelwright was not in this
country till 1636, or seven years after the date of the deed. He might
ing the
—
—
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
638
have been in Asia through the whole time, but if he had taken possession
at the time stated in the deed it would not have been vititated.
But
" Mrs. Pierson, daughter of
here is what he says on that matter.
" Wheelwright told Cotton Mather, that her father's coming over with
"his family was in the same ship with Mr. Samuel Whiting, the min" ister of Lynn, and others, and he adds of them " who we are all sure
11
This statement may all be true, but it does not necessarily follow that he did not come at another time before his family.
Because there is no record of his being here before 1636, (as Mr. Savage
says there is none) it does not prove that he did not come, but rather the
circumstances in connection with this deed, prove that records in those
days were not kept correct which can be substantiated in hundreds of
In this connection it is only necessary to say that Mr.
other instances.
Savage's principal evidence, Cotton Mather, believed the Wheelwright
deed to be correct, if he did bring his family in 1636,
The next bold statement Mr. Savage makes is this " Of the nine Eng" lish witnesses in whose presence this deed is attested to be signed, seal" ed and delivered the 17th of May, 1629, I believe we may entertain
*'
very strong doubts whether more than one was then in this country."
This is a presumptuous statement, nearly all founded on negative evidence and probabilities, which can always be produced when required,
or predicated on neighborhood gossip, and brought in as proof after all
the men have been dead more than one hundred years.
The only
true facts of any reliance are, that they were here in 1639, and the deed
makes them here in 1629 Here are a few of the grounds upon which he
bases this statement. First, John Oldham came in theAnn, in 1623, to
Plymouth. John Oldham and Richard Vines of which livery of seizin
was given in 1630, in which grant their undertaking to transport fifty
persons thither must imply their presence in England." In those days,
as now, firms have their agents and the man may be in China, still
his business is transacted through his house as if he was in London
and letters may speak as if they had seen the man in London when in
fact, he was in this country at the time.
The above is the way all the
witnesses of this deed are explained away. In 1870, there were living
in other States in this Union, 125,000 persons who were natives of NewHampshire, and what reliance can be placed by letters of the date of
one hundreth part of these people when they left this State, one hundred and fifty years hence and this is the kind of evidence that Mr.
Savage produces to prove that these eight witnesses were in England
when it is said they were here to sign this deed. It is a brittle thread
of evidence to throw away one third of all the early history of NewHampshire that stood undisputed for nearly one hundred years, and
men must have more courage than we allow to ourselves even to
attempt it.
Another strong evidence why this deed is a forgery is, that the Indian
sachem Wehanownowit who signed the deed in 1629, give Wheelwright
and Story another deed of part of the same territory, April 3, 1638. Mr.
Savage asks "why did he give this new deed of this land previously
came
in 1636."
—
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
There
639
nothing strange in this, especially in those early
to grow uneasy about white intrusions on
their territory and doubtless Wheelwright and his people thought they
would be more secure to take a new grant from this Chief, as he pretended to hold control of all that Wild land. These deeds, under the law,
were never considered worth the paper they were written on, except as
evidences of priority of occupation of territory, which was important in
deciding who first occupied certain territory claimed by the Masonian
granted?
is
The Indians had begun
days.
;
heirs.
Gorges and Mason had a grant of this same
territory, as can be seen, in
they applied for a new grant of the same
territory they had purchased in 1622, as they also did of territory now
comprising the land from Naumkeag River at Salem, Mass., and the
whole of Cape Ann. With much more propriety could the question be
asked, Why did Gorges and Mason require new grants of land purchased seven years before? In the first volume of the New-Hampshire Provincial Records, in speaking of these grants, it says, " the inference is
that all the other grants had failed through some defect; especially was
this the case of the grant of August 10, 1622." Was not the Wheelwright
deed, made six months previous, the cause of their investigations as to
the validity of their deed of Aug. 10, 1622?
The Wheelwright deed first came before the courts and the public in
the case of Allen vs. Waldron, in 1707, and 1708. The heirs of John
Wheelwright, at that time, were living in York County, Maine, and this
deed was doubtless in their possession. How long it was in their hands
before it was placed on file in the York County records is not known, but
a certified copy of this deed was used as evidence in this case but still it
was not recorded till 1713, in this county, and in the Rockingham Records in 1714. Mr. Savage requires to know, why the original deed was
not produced instead of a certified copy? In all of our early settlements,
legal papers were placed on tile; as no books were provided at that early
date to record them in, and copies of these files were suffered to go out
of the office, but not the originals. Doubtless this must be the case of
this deed, for it was not recorded in the books till five years after the
copy was used in the courts. By inquiry any person will find this to bo
true of the early provincial records of New-Hampshire.
In reference to the signatures of the grantors of this deed, Mr. Savage
" But the signing is a remarkable point.
All the six marks are
says.
" different yet not one is an Indian mark. These who are conversant
" with the habits of the aboriginees in this particular know their pride
" is exhibited by animal or other devices on the same principal of human
" nature that led civilized men to the "bost of heraldry" to put family,
" or fancy arms and mottoes on their seals."
In this respect Mr. Savage again makes a presumptuous statement, not
warranted by the true facts in the case. The original deed and the legal copies did or do have the animal or other devices affixed to the respective signatures of the grantors, notwithstanding other statements to
1622,
but
November
17, 1629,
;
the contrary.
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
640
But the most important evidence introduced by Mr. Savage and other
opponents of the Wheelwright deed, is a letter purporting to have been
written by Walter Neal and Thomas Wiggin to John Mason. This letter is dated at Northam, August 13, 1633, and is relative to surveying
lands in Exeter, Hampton and Portsmouth.
There is another letter
speaking of the same land, nearly word for word, but dated August 13,
1632.
The letter in 1633. is put on file first, but for what reason no one
knows or why two letters are written alike, or why the date should be
one year different.
It appears that these letters may be forged, but no reason can be assigned why such letters were written or what ends can be answered by
them. The dates of these letters indicate that they were written seven
known as Northam six years before Winnecuniwas known as Hampton, and twenty years before Strawberry Bank
was known as Portsmouth, yet these letters speak about the towns of
Hampton, Northam and Portsmouth. It also speaks about Wheelwright
and Exeter. There is evidently something wrong about these letters, but
we are unable to see what connection they have with the validity of the
Wheelwright deed any more than with Dover or Portsmouth. Mr. Savyears before Dover was
;
et
age and other parties aver that
if
these letters are forgeries, the deed
They carry the idea that they were written for
the purpose of sustaining the Wheelwright deed. If these letters had
must
also be a forgery.
ever been introduced in any legal form to prove the authenticity of this
deed by parties in its interest, there would be some grounds for these
statements. But who can honestly believe that persons wishing to sustain the validity of this deed would concoct such blundering letters as
these, for the principal evidence to prove it to be a genuine instrument.
The parties who wrote those letters doubtless knew the history of those
towns quite as well as Mr. Savage, and purposely placed Portsmouth twenty, Northam seven, and Hampton six years before they were ever thought
of, to make it appear ridiculous in the eyes of the public.
Now we ask
in all candor in view of the foregoing facts on this point, if it does not
look more rational that the enemies of the Wheelwright claims drafted
these letters? If there was a purpose in writing these letters to connect
them with the deed, there is no doubt but they were written for the purpose of defeating, rather than sustaining it.
The other arguments advanced by Mr. Savage to destroy the authenticity
of the deed are in form atheistical and deistical, viz. reasoning and interrogatories, and are put on the same grounds that Infidels use to discredit the authenticity of the Bible
such as did Cain marry his sister or how
could he build the city of Enoch in the land of Nod, with no one but himself, wife and son to inhabit it.
Such questions and reasoning without
any common Bense, consideration would entirely destroy, in the minds
—
of the people, the truth of the Bible.
;
They are questions that cannot be
because they are not given. So with any ancient history, it is condensed at every new edition to make room for some of
more modern date. So with the Wheelwright deed. When the question is asked " how could so many witnesses, grantors and grantees be
answered
in detail
�TIIE
WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
641
gathered at Squamscot Falls, so for in the wilderness without roads, &c,
it is better fitting to come from a child or a Bible infidel then from an
acknowledged intelligent man. All we have is this
which has been on record for nearly one hundred and
;
there
fifty
is
years,
a deed
show-
ing that certain grantors give to certain grantees a large tract of land in
Buckingham County.* History has handed down in brief that nearly
mentioned
deed lived at its date, but the full dedays of earthly enjoyment, and
their many hours of deep affliction, no biographer has ever penned.
In summing up all the reasons and arguments of Mr. Savage and others
why the deed is a forgery, in connection with other facts which are sugall the parties
tails
of
in that
all their social relations, their
gested as to
its validity,
we
are led to the following reasoning.
Mr. Savage carries the idea, in the commencement, that the parties
who drafted that deed were men of more than ordinary ability, owing to
its beauty, clerklike length, and its provisional details.
But after this,
his whole arguments go to prove, that the parties connected with this
forged deed (as he calls it) are the most imbecile set of men who ever
made any pretensions to transact business, or to common intelligence.
This deed (as he proves it) was a continuous set of blunders from its
beginning to the end, as to dates and historical facts. He proves satisfactorily to himself that at the purported date of the deed, there was no
man in the country with the talent to draft it, no grantors that could be
present, and that the other twelve persons were not in this country at
the date of
The
its
execution.
time this deed was ever brought into court was in the case
of Allen vs. Waldron, in 1707, and over one hundred years before any attempt was made to prove that it was a forgery. Now if it was a forged deed
it was executed near that date, and for that trial, for at prior trials relative to similar claims it was not produced. If it was a forgery who were
the parties to this rascality?
John Pickering and Charles Story were
the Counsel. Allow that both were base enough to lend their hands to such
iniquity, would they show such ignorance at that date as to the history of
the parties connected with this deed? Would they naturally have had
nothing right and everything wrong? The true facts are, that Mr. Pickering and Mr. Story were well versed in the history of the early settlers
in that section at the date of this trial, and they both had seen many per»sons who lived in the days of Wheelwright and other parties mentioned
in the deed. We ask in all candor and reason, if any unprejudiced person cun fully believe, that these men, knowing the wary counsel they had
first
In 1737-38 when the boundary line was pending between Massachusetts and New-Hainp(which was finally established in 1741,) the authorities of Massachusetts introduced the
Wheelwright deed as evidence to prove that the division line between the two States should
be so established as to include all the territory embraced in this deed, as it mentioned in its provisions that persons living within the limits stated, should be under the jurisdiction of Massa*
Bhire,
chuestts.
These papers are now preserved in the Capitol at Concord, and are pronounced as forgeries by
who once produced them to secure nearly one half million acres of land now owned by
the State,
the State of New-Hampshire.
�THE WHEELWRIGHT DEED.
642
who watched every movement
would have shown such imbecility as to have draft-
to contend with, also the learned court
as the cause progressed
ed a deed and to have all the parties connected with it to be in such a
position as to be impossible to be present when it was executed. They
showed they had some faint history about some of the persons connected
with this deed, for there is no doubt but all of them were once alive, and
lived in New-Hampshire at some date. They must also have known
about Wheelwright at the time of this court, for he was not an obscure
the early history of New-Hampshire or New-England— the oppocounsel knew him well for his name figured in this case. Under
these circumstances does it look reasonable, that Mr. Pickering would
write it himself or allow such a deed to be brought into court as evidence, when the opposite counsel were liable to know it was a forgery?
Men who concoct forgery or counterfeit weigh the matter in all its
bearings, before they commence, and intend it will imitate and appear
genuine. It is seldom they ever make more than one mistake, and that
Mr. Savage attempts to prove that
is generally in the mechanical part.
man in
site
is a total mistake in every respect, and not right
appears like some trials in court where all the evidence
on one side, is so positive on every point that their case becomes weak.
If he had brought sufficient evidence to prove one or two important
points relative to the authenticity of the deed, it might have looked rational, but instead, he proves that there were no grantors, no grantees,
and but one witness out of the nine in this country and that one would not
have signed it that no person had the talent to have written such a deed,
and to cap the climax the 17th day of May was the Sabbath day. There
never was on record, or ever heard of, such a total mistake, and not one
thing right, where deception was intended to be used, as the forgery of
the Wheelwright deed—and the great mystery is that people living over
one hundred years after the transaction, can find out the true dates better than those living at or near the time it is said the forgery was com-
this
Wheelwright deed
in any.
To
us
it
;
mitted.
This deed has been sustained by the cohrts of the State, by Dr. Belknap, by Governor William Plumer, first President of the New-Hampshire Historical Society, Nathaniel Adams, and many others who could
In 1720, the people who settled in Londonderry purbe mentioned.
chased their right of Colonel John Wheelwright who had claim to thi3,
land through this Wheelwright deed, and it now stands recorded as a
legal document. We candidly ask are a majority of the people of Newto lend their hands to have this deed expunged from
the legal records of Rockingham County as a forgery? For over one
hundred years this deed has been considered a genuine document, and
has been an important connecting link in the early history of southern
New-Hampshire. From this deed starts the first history of Exeter, Lon-
Hampshire prepared
donderry, Chester Epping and many other towns in that section of the
State, and it has been sustained by our courts and all our historians up to
1800.
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643
—
It may be a forgery as stated by Mr. Savage but before it is fully
dropped from New-Hampshire's early history, there should be stronger
evidence and more conclusive arguments adduced than have yet appeared, in our opinion, for any son of New Hampshire to lend his aid to its
obliteration.*
Since writing the foregoing, relative to the Wheelwright Deed, the
Rev. Dr. Bouton, State Historian, has carefully prepared a paper on this
important subject, and after weighing all the points touching this deed,
he has become fully convinced that it must be a forgery.
We make no issue with Dr. Bouton, for his historical research is far
beyond what we can ever hope to attain. But our only regret is, that
this conclusion has been deferred to so late a period, and that it has not
been placed in the Provincial Records where it rightfully belongs.
* It is to be hoped that before another history of New-Hampshire is written, prominent men
connected with the New-Hampshire Historical Society will fully investigate this question and
decide whether the people of this State can live under this deed, or to have it expunged from the
early records of
New-Hampshire.
�644
STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABULAR STATEMENT
Showing
the population of all the towns
and
cities
6,000 and upwards.
ALABAMA.
in the United States, of
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
MASSACHUSETTS CONTINUED.
POP.
Gloucester
Haverhill
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Lawrence
Lynn
Marblehead
Newbury port
Pea body
Salem
Chicopee
Holyoke
,
12,595
7.343
24.11'
Hampden
..
Hampden.
..
Springfield
Hampden...
Westfield
Hampden
Northampton
Cambridge
Charlestuwn
Lowell
Natick
Newton
Somerville
Waltham
Woburn
BroQkliue
Dedham
Quincy
"West
..
Hampshire.
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Middlesex ..
Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk
Maiden
Marlborough
Roxbury
Weymouth
Plymouth
No. Bridgewater... Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth
Abiugton
..
..
..
Boston.
Suffolk
Fiteubiirg
Milford
Worcester..
Worcester..
Worcester..
Worcester
15,389
13,092
28,921
28.233
7,7d3
9,60
10,733
26,703
6.519
10,160
39,634
28,323
40,928
7,367
8,474
6.404
12,825
14,68,
9,065
8,560
6,650
7,34:
7,44:
8,683
9,010
9,308
8,007
6,238
250,526
11,200
9,890
41,105
MICHIGAN.
Branch
Calhoun
Calhoun
Genesee
Coidwater
Battle Creek...
Marshall
Flint
Lansing
Jackson
Ingham
,
Kalamazoo ....
Grand Rapids.
Adrian
Ishptmiug
Jackson
Kalamazoo..
Kent
Lenawee
Marquette...
Monroe
Muskegon
Monroe
Muskegon
Pontiac
East Saginaw..
Oakland
Saginaw
Saginaw
Saginaw
Port
Huron
Ann Arbor
Tpsilanti
Detroit
...
St. Clair
Washtenaw.
Washtenaw
Wayne
M 1 N N ESOTA.
St.
Joseph.
Buchanan
Jefferson City
Cole
Kansas City....
Lexington
Hannibal
Jackson
....
Lafayette..
Marion
5,906
7,026
5,909
7,528
6,064
11,447
10,44
18,15
8,438
6,103
6,089
6,403
5.942
11 350
8,464
6,805
8,746
7,032
79,57
645
�646
STATISTICAL TABLES.
NEW-YORK CONTINUED.
COO.NTIES.
Warwick
Orange,
Barre
i
Oswego
Tolney
h leans
Flashing
Hampstead
Newton
North Hampstead
Oyster Bay
Queens
Queens
Queens
Queens
Greenbush
Lansingburgb
Trov
Renssalaer
Renssalaer
Renssalaer
New-Brighton
Middletown
.
...
20.91(1
6J665
Ross
Scioto
Stark
Chiilicothe...
Portsmouth
Canton
,
OREGON.
Richmond
Richmond
.
..
6,804
. .
—
..
Riciimond
...
.
6,2
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..
Allegheny
46,4415
9,504
7,495
7,589
5,949
6,412
6,810
8,537
7,516
..
Pittsburgh
Beks
Cambria
Carbon
...
Loi khaven
Meailvil'e
Citnaville
Carlisle
Clinton
Crawford. ...
Crawford.. ..
Cumberland.
Dauphin
Harrisburgh
Chester
7.771
Delaware....
Eric
Erie
luffolk
6,13.
Lancaster
South
Suffolk
6,71.
New Castle.
Owego
Tioga
9,442
Lebanon
Ithaca
Ithaca
Kingston
Tompkins
Tompkins
10.159
10,704
...
...
Wawarsing
Ulster
Ulster
Ulster
Clster
Qneensl ury
Warren
Cortlan.lt
Westchester.
Westchester.
Westchester.
Westchester
Westchester
Westchester.
Westchester.
Westchester
Westchester.
Westchester
East Chester
Greenburgb
Peekskill
Morrisania
0s6iuing
West) bester
West Farms
Yonkers
.
..
Berne
Raleigh
.,
New Hanover.
Craven
Wake
Williamsp.il
,
7 41)1
..
.
6,561
Philadelphia.
Butler
Mahanoy
Springfield
Cleveland.
..
Newburgh.
..
.
.
|
aign...
Clark
tayahoga...
i
Cuyahoga..
Delaware
.
Delaware
Sandusky
...
Erie
Columbus
...
Franklin ....
2
'iiia
Cincinnati...
Bpringneld
..
Bteubenville.
Newark
Toledo
Greene
Hamilton
Hamilton
Pottsville ....
Cornplanter
13,440
5,840
10,149
.
York
Warwick
Newport
North
Piqua
Dayton
.
-Miami
Zanesville. ..
Circleville...
Mansfield....
Pr..\ i.l.n.
iYo\ idence
.•.
Providence
Providence
Providence
11,081
6,103
6.227
6,861
St. Helena.
Charleston
St. .billies
...
ry
Hontgo
Mnskingnm..
Pickaway....
Richland ....
Beaufort
<
.
.
.
lha rleston
,
Colombia.
Fourth ....
TENNESSEE.
Nashville
li.it tanooga.
Knoxville ...
i
Memphis
...
.[Davidson
Hamilton
.
Knox
.
|
....
Shelby...
TEXAS.
San Antonio.
Galveston ...
'Galveston
Sherman
10 ray son.
Houston
....
....
.
,
6,96'
80,478
10,011
6,922
8,029
,
Charleston
Charleston
Richland ..
Richland ...
.
Johns
81,274
8,631
216,23
6,548
8,107
6,698
81,684
10,837
.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
15 632
92,-829
I
.
Licking
Lucas
Mahoning
Venango
fork
RHODE ISLAND.
Kent
New port ..
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
13.011
Jeffei son
Youngstuwn
Philadelphia..
Schuylkill
Schuylkill
Schuylkill
Schuylkill....
,
....
Tamaqua
18.83!
.
Northampton.
,
Providence
Butler
Cham
Montgomery
Monioiir
Easton
19,609
7,798
7,150
6,015
9,372
....
Mercer
Danville
10,79i
..
....
Lycoming
t
Hickory
Nor ris town..
11,694
OHIO.
Hamilton
Urhana
Luzerne
Luzerne
Luzerne
Luzerne
.
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
...
.
Lawrence
Lebanon
Lehigh
Pitts ton
NORTH CAROLINA.
Wilmington
New
Franklin
Lancaster
Lancaster
...
.....
Allentown..
Carbondale
8,464
21,943
10,114
10,455
8,151
8,387
.
Rye
Chambersburg.
Columbia
10,10;
...'....
Blair
Mauch Chunk
6,502
.
Allegheny...
Allegheny...
Allegheny...
Reading
Altoona
Johnstown
11,020
6,236
6 014
10,076
\]le;Jieny
Biniingham
E. Birmingham.
Suffolk
Suffolk
Sau^erties
7,965
6,654
10,59.")
Brookhaven
Huntington
Southampton
Komiout
loom;
Washington.
Wayne
Wooster.
20,274
6,540
Rockland....
Orangetown
Rockland. ...
Baratoga Springs.. Saratoga .....
Saratoga Springs.. Saratoga ....
Schenectady
Schenectady.
Bath
Steuben
Corning
Steuben
Canton
St. Lawrence.
Ogdensburg
St. Lawrence.
Potsdam
St. Lawrence.
lid
8,920
10,592
8,060
,
,
Summit
Akron
14,060 Marietta
,
Richmond
Nqrthfield
Havei -tiaw
COUNTIES.
TOWN'S.
5,736
6.756
Oswego
Oswego
Queens
Castletoii
OHIO CONTINUED.
POP.
I
Bexar
Harris
....
,
....
�STATISTICAL TABLES.
VERMONT.
TOWNS.
G47
��NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
649
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
The following
a list of persons from fifty-eight cities and towns in
subscribed for the Gazetteer prior to its publication.
Many of these towns have been only partially canvassed, but the sale
has been far beyond our most sanguine expectation. Other names will
follow as soon as received.
the State,
is
who have
ALSTEAD.
Barns, L. A.
Chapin, Rev. Geo. F.
Huntley, E. A.
Kidder, E. P.
Mayo, Geo. A.
Prouty, S. W.
Scott, S.
BATH.
Bedel, Gen. John
Child, Dr. Wni.
Hutchinson, C. C.
Leonard, Geo. C.
Noyes, J. C.
Prescott, A. P.
,
Physician.
Tin & Stove Dealer.
Hadley, E. H.
Bean, Edwin 0.
Blaisdell, Rev. Geo. B.
Clark, Chas. C.
Folsom, Joseph
Gale, N. B.
Hall, Joseph A.
Hall, Josiah
Hill, Solon F.
Kilborn, Fred S.
•
Knowles, Joseph M.
Lamprey, Samuel
Moody, Chas. E.
Morrill, Josiah B.
Morrill, Levi W.
Norris, Chas. H.
Philbrick, Monroe
Ranlet, James E. p.
Sanborn, Frank W.
Sanborn, Geo. H.
Sanborn, Lowell
Young, Herbert T.
Young, Ira
BRADFORD.
Abbott, Mrs. Sarah M.
Bailey, J. C. Undertaker.
Farmer.
Baldwin, Geo. E. R. R. Contractor.
Bates, Samuel Manufacturer.
Bates, R. Horse Dealer.
Blood, H. L. Mechanic.
Buswell, J. F. Merchant Tailor.
Butman, D. D. Farmer.
Brown, C. W. Carpenter.
Carr, Daniel Merchant.
Cheney, Fred Farmer.
Cheney, Chas. M. Farmer.
Clark, N. if. Physician.
Colby, Silas Merchant.
Colby, Harvey
Cressey, Geo. W.
John M.
French, J. E.
BELMONT.
Eugene
Eaton, John H. Farmer.
Eaton, Geo. W. Farmer.
Eaton Joshua Farmer.
Farmer.
Fifield, Wm. B.
Fitts,
Whitcomb, Horace
Bailey,
Cressey, Addison S. Farmer.
Cressy, Charles Farmer.
Durell, Mrs. David
Davis, Chas. F. Farmer.
Dunfield, Geo. T. Farmer.
Eaton, Ira K. Farmer.
Eaton, Marshall Painter.
Eaton, E. H. Farmer.
Farmer.
Blacksmith.
Hall, Isaac E. Farmer.
Hall, Mary
Produce Dealer.
Hall, Oi.
Hartshorn, David H. Farmer.
Hastings, A. J. Book Agent.
Holmes, Susanna
Hurd J. Carl Medicine Manufacturer.
Jameson, Leonard Farmer.
Jameson, Ozias Butcher.
Jones, J. C. Overseer.
Jones, Timothy P. Lumber Dealer.
Jones. T. A. J. Manufacturer.
Marshall, Geo. H. Painter.
Marshall, J. P. Manufng Agent, and Glass
Ware Dealer.
Morgan, Geo. S. Produce.
Morse, Jobn W. Merchant.
Muzzey, Daniel F. Mechanic.
Newton, Sereno
Nichols, George
Shoemaker.
Farmer.
Carpenter.
Peaslee, D. G. Lumber Dealer.
Pierce, Caroline
Russell, John E. Jeweler.
Sawyer, Geo. M. Farmer.
Sawyer, Geo. 0. Merchant.
Smith, J. A. Carriage Mancfacturer.
Osborn, A.
J.
Steele, G. H. Farmer.
Tappan, Mason W. Attorney at Law.
Whitcomb, Parker S. Mechanic.
Woods, John A. Mechanic.
CANAAN.
Barney, A. 0. Merchant.
Carter, Barron Farmer.
Clement, 0. F. Carpenter.
Day, Charles Lumber Dealer.
Fogg, Harrison Farmer.
Fogg, Wallace G. Farmer.
George, A. H. Paper Manufacturer.
Hoit, W. E. Merchant.
Nichols, B. P. Merchant.
Plummer, E. W. Railroad Laborer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
650
Smith, Elijah Lumber Dealer.
Smith, L. W. Lively and Boarding Stable.
Stocker, P. H. Carriage Maker.
Lumber
Story, Otis J.
Dealer.
Physician.
Tucker. E. M.
Weeks,
J.
Lawyer
D.
'
\\ illia, Nathan
Caipenter.
Woodbury, E. J. Merchant.
Worcester, Hazen F.
r
CANTERBURY.
Ames,
L.
Ayers, B. F.
Battes, A. A.
Battes, L. F.
Battes, Orrin
Boyuton, Rufus
Chandler, J. K.
Cogswell, W. M.
Colby, James
Colby, Lewis
Colby, Leonard
James
Oilman, Mary H.
Glines, Charles
John
Hanaford, A. L.
Heath, Joseph
Higgins, Rev. J. B.
M.
J. 0.
Board of Agriculture.
City Collector.
Sec. of
Wm. H.
W. E. Clerk.
Clough, George
Cogswell, P. B. Editor.
Colby, James B. Conductor C. R. R.
Coming, Charles H. Law Student.
Conger, Everett Clergyman.
Cook, C. L. Insurance Agent.
Cooper, J. A.
Crosby, A. H. Physician.
Curley, Timothy Butcher.
.
Ludlow, Wbitten
Daniel, T. D.
Monmouth, Mrs. Lizzie
Moore, Mathias
Moody, Delbert
Morrill, J. 6.
Osgood, Edward
Parker. J. G.
Pickard, S. C.
Smith. B. II.
Taylor, J. K.
Tilt. .11, Mrs. Ellen E.
Webster, Lucy M.
L.
CHARLESTOWN.
Albee, L. W. Dentist, South Charlestown.
Bai .1. Geo. S.
]i..wker, Geo. H.
Brigge & Co.
Chase Francis
Hubbard, Geo.
Olcott, Geo.
Banderson, S. H.
Wood,
Editor.
Henry A.
Closson,
Kaine, J. S.
Kimball, J. E.
Lougee, Edmund
Wnidden, Thomas
York, 0. W.
Editor.
Ayer, A. R. Dealer in Carpets and Crockery.
Bartley, Joseph D. Prin. of High School.
Batchelder, N. S.
Bean, P. C. Clerk.
Beede, Daniel G. Supt. Public Instruction.
Bixby, P. P. Clerk to State Treasurer.
Blake, S. L. Clergyman.
Booth, W. D. Telegraph.
Brown, John F. Dealer in Books & Stationery
Campbell, H. Register of Deeds.
Carr, N. G. Statesman Block. Jeweller.
Chase, Wm. M. Attorney at Law.
Chesly, James Mason.
Clark, Warren Attorney at Law.
Cleeves, George P. Manufacturer.
Foster, Moody
Foster, N. K.
Mc
J.
CONCORD.
Adams,
Allison,
Dyball, Doc E. P.
Elkius, James S.
Foster, Lyman B.
Hill, Samuel
Ingalls, Daniel
Thomas
Weber, Joseph
Daw,
Glines
Lasier,
Nevers. Henry A.
Parker, H. W. Attorney and M. C.
Robinson, J. W. Insurance Agent.
Rowell, Granville
Roys, Henry
Smith, S. P.
Smith, Wm. M. Dentist.
Physician.
Tolles, N.
Tutherly, W. E.
Wait, G. W. Jeweller.
Waite, Otis F. R. Author.
Way, 0. B. Physician.
Willard,
Currier, \V. M. H.
Davis, S. S.
Daw, Levi
P. W.
Doldt, Rev.
Dutton, N. T.
Graves, L. G. Physician.
Hapgood, E. L. Postmaster.
Jarvis, Samuel G. Physician.
Kempton, L. M. Manufacturer.
Ladd, William
C.
CLAREMONT.
W. H. II. Judge of Probate.
Back. J
Dentist.
Baiby, Win. Grocer.
Baker, Edward D. Attorney at Law.
Allen,
Blgley, W. Henry
Briggs, F. A. Manuf r.
Colby, Ira Jr. Attorney at Law.
Dart. Thomas
Cm rier,
D. Clerk.
Curtis, Silas Clergyman.
Danforth, C. C. Insurance Agent.
Merchant.
Dodge, Frank L. Sheriff.
Davis, C. C.
Dow, Edward
Drake, Alfred
Architect.
Engineer.
Drew, George W.
Sewing Machine Agent.
Farnliam, C. E.
Farrington, Hiram Farmer.
Faunce, D. W. Clergyman.
Foster, William L. Justice of S. J. C.
Fowler, A^a Attorney at Law, 2 copies.
Gale, A. J. Dealer in Boots and Shoes.
Gallanger, J. H. Physician.
Oilman, Wm. Dealer in Boots and Shoes.
Gilmore, Win. H. Editor.
Haines, Geo. P. Book-keeper.
Haines, J. M. Adj. General.
Hall, R.
Proprietor Birch Dale House.
Hall, Samuel B.
Farmer.
Harriman, Walter Navy Agent.
Harris, A. G. Merchant.
Haseltlne, Fred
R. R.
Thomas P. Leather Dealer. 4
P. 0. Clerk.
S. W.
Humphrey, Stillman Hardware Dealer.
Jenks, E. A. Mannger N. II. Statesman.
Hill,
Book,
Johnson, G. B.
Wholesale Shoe Dealer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Mechanic.
Dry Goods Dealer.
Butcher.
Dry Goods Dealer.
Kelley, Geo. F.
Kilburn, G. T.
Kilburn, J. C.
Kilburu, J. C.
Kimball, Wm.
Kimball, Wm.
Chase,
Chase,
Chase,
Colby,
State Librarian.
II.
For State Library.
Merchant.
Lancaster, A. C. Clerk in Bank.
Lane, S. G. Attorney at Law.
Lang, J. E. Insurance Agent.
Lawrence, G. E. Manufacturer.
Lovering, J. F.
Clergyman.
Mace, F. P. Clerk.
Marshall, Auson S. Attorney at Law.
McFarland, Asa Former Editor N. H. States-
Knowlton,
II.
E. L.
man.
Moore, C. W. Insurance Agent.
Moore, J. C. Editor.
Mower,
Odlin,
State
L. L.
Nutter, E.
House
Jaintor.
S.
W.
Page, Samuel B. Attorney at Law. 2 Cop.
Parkhurst, Pbin Musician.
Pearson, C. C. Editor.
Pearson, J. II.
Perkins, H. E. Attorney at Law.
Pettengill, C. B. jr. Mechanic.
Pierce, A. C.
Bank.
Mudgett, F. J. Blacksmith.
Osgood, J. C. Clergyman.
Putnam, Rufus
Pillsbury, Oliver
Pillsbury, T. A.
Pond, John
Insurance Commissioner.
Deputy Warden State Prison.
'Mechanic.
Secretary of State.
S.
Prescott. B. F.
Band, H. B. Mason.
Band, H. J. Mechanic.
Rand, J. B. Real Estate Agent.
Richardson,
K.
II.
Webber,
Granite, 4 copies.
Rolle, II. P.
Attorney at Law.
Sanborn, Peter
Sanders, F. L
Mechanic.
Sargent, C. W. Treasurer.
Sargent, Everett J. C. J. S. J. Court, 2 copies.
Scribner, F. B. Cleric.
Seconib, D. F. Melodeon Manufacturer.
Shaw, N. G. Mechanic.
Stevens, James Real Estate Agent.
Stevens, W. E. Editor.
Stevens, Zelotes Marble Worker.
Storrs, Wm. W.
Wm.
Cashier First National Bank.
Thompson, A. B. Deputy Secretary State.
Wales, Geo. W. Horse man.
Walker, J. B. Farmer.
F*.
Warde, D. A. Hardware Dealer.
Webber, B. G. CI rk First National Bank.
Webster, I). S. Job teamster and dealer
wood and lumber.
Tailor.
Woodbury, F. D. Printer.
Wright, W. H. Dealer in Gloves.
CONTOOCOOK.
Bacon, John H. Mason.
Barnes, Geo. A. Farmer.
Barnard, Joseph Lumber Dealer and Farmer.
Batchelder, Sarah
Blaisdell, G. C.
Blake, Charles
Farmer.
J. L.
Physician.
Farmer.
Farmer.
II.
CROYDON.
Austin, Hiram
Barton, Fred
Bartou, W. N. Physician.
Cooper, Lemuel P. Farmer.
Cutting. Alford Farmer.
Davis, James W.
Dodge, Frank
Durkee, Ruel
Farmer.
Fletcher, Geo. K.
Hall, Daniel R.
Hall, Worthen
Hurd, John
Reed, Alonzo Farmer.
Rowell, Emily F.
Rowell, Eugene A.
Ryder, Daniel Farmer.
Warren, Mary E.
DOVER.
in
Wheeler, Giles Architect.
Wiggin, A. H. Periodical Dealer.
Alfred
Farmer.
Richardson, Thomas B. School Teacher.
Sleeper, N. D. Clergyman.
Straw, G.J. R. R. Man.
Taggart, J. L. Farmer.
Tuttle, Jacob S. Farmer.
Upton, Edson Wheelwright.
Mechanic.
Roby, Luther
Woodman,
H. D. Farmer.
Nathaniel C. R. R. Shop.
Orrin Railroad Man.
Geo. W. J. Sash and blinds.
Corliss, Elbridge. Carpenter.
Currier, Amos II. Farmer.
Curtice, G. A. Merchant.
Cutler, Hiram. Farmer.
Danforth, Chas. H. Farmer.
Downs, John H. Carpenter.
Dwinuells, Mrs. Carrie M
Dwinnells, Warren P. Farmer.
Fellows, H. A. Merchant.
Flanders, R. P
Merchant.
Heath, J. A. Jeweler.
Howard, Lewis Clergyman.
Jackman, G. W. Farmer.
Jones, Thomas B. Farmer.
Kelley, Fred'k H. Merchant.
Kempton, Warren Kit Manufacturer.
Kimball, Hannah
Libby Geo. A. Carpenter.
McAlpine, Mrs. Hannah Farmer.
Montgomery, Charles Carpenter.
Montgomery, George Farmer.
Morrill, Ebenezer F'armer.
Morrill, Jacob M. Carpenter.
Morrill, Jonathan M. Dyer.
Pierce, Frank H. Attorney at Law.
Pillsburv, Geo. A. Piesident First National
Thayer,
651
Bedell, Joseph House painter,
paints, oils, &c.
Brigham, E. T. Photographer.
and dealer
in
Brown, Thomas. Clergymau.
Burrough, C. L. Book Binder.
Canney, Enoch Blacksmith.
Caswell, G. W. Job Team
Chamberlain, Edw. B. Pressman at Star Office.
Chamberlain, G. W. Attorney at Law.
Cnapin, D. W. Dining Rooms, fruits and confectionery.
Clarke, G.
W.
Star Office.
Dame, Samuel II. Clerk.
Durkan, John D. Wine Dealer.
Brown, Rodney
Burnham, E. T. Lumber Dealer.
Burnham, J. F. Lumber Dealer.
Burnham, J. M. Lumber Dealer.
Davis D. W. Shoe Finisher.
Drew, Isaac M. Grocer.
Eglin, Adam Carriage Trimmer.
Station Agent.
Emmer.-on, Smith
Burt, Hermon
Chase, Cyrus F.
F'arrar, 0.
R. R. Man.
W. Hoop
Farron, Joseph
Skirts,
Laborer.
Fancy Goods. Ac.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
652
Folsum, G. L. Paints, Oil, Glass.
Foote & Snell, Hardware Dealers.
Ford, Daniel Georgia Ale and BeerManuf r.
Foss, Everett 0. Insurance Agent.
Foster George J. Democrat Office.
Gray,
H.
Jeweler.
Green Thomas I. Upholsterer and Furniture
J.
Dealer.
G rover, F W. Fancy Goods.
Guppy. Geo. Fox Dry Goods.
Guppy. .James Blacksmith.
Haley, Harrison Cash. Cocheco National Bank.
Horse Shoers.
Hall, W. T. & Son
Ham, John R Physician.
Hauscom,
S. 0.
Hayes. Samuel C. Shoe Mauuf'r.
Physician.
Hill, Levi G.
Ilobbs, F. Attorney at Law.
Hodgdon, Lyman Market.
Home,
Jas. A. Jeweler.
Horsch, Carl, F. C. Physician.
Horton, Chas. Book Binder.
Jackson, .James II. Clerk.
Libby,J. T. S. Publisher.
Malvern, Lewis Clergyman.
Mayor.
McDonald, James Grocer.
Mclsaac, John Carriage Manufacturer.
Moulton ACate Stoves, Tin Ware, and Plumbing,
Franklin Square.
Murphy, Charles W. Dentist.
Murray, Frank Saloon.
Nealey, B. Frank Dry Goods,
Page, Jerome B. Book and Job Printer.
Pray, T. J.
Quimby,
W.
Physician.
Cigar Manufacturer.
E. H.
George R. Foster's Dem. Office.
Rndlette, J. H. Carriage and Sleigh ManTr.
Sanders, Arthur K. Clerk.
Sawyer, F. A. & J. M'l'rs of Fancy Woolens.
Sawyer. Thos. B. Attorney at Law.
Smith. C. E. Kimball House.
Smith, John A. New Eng and House.
Spaulding, George B. Clergyman.
Radcliff,
Stackpole, P. A. Physician.
Stewart, I. D. Agent F. Bap. Printing Estab.
Tarr, W. H.
Blacksmith.
IV h, George W. Trader.
Tasker, Charles W. Dentist.
Thurston, James Clergyman.
Webster, H. F. Clerk at C. H. Ricker's.
Wendell, Daniel II. Gen'l Insurance Agent.,
corner Main and School streets.
Wendell, G. W. Auctioneer and Commission
Merchant,
Wiggin, IJ. C. American House.
Wyatt, Oliver Merchant.
ENFIELD.
Bradford, John Elder Church Family.
Bryant, J. F. Merchant.
Burnhani, Silas Farmer.
Clark, D. W.
Hotel Keeper.
Colby, Thomas J. Farmer.
Cox, A. A. Lumber Dealer.
Cummings, D. M. Machinist
Commings, Henry Elder North Family.
Davis. D. L. Hosiery, etc. Manufacturer.
Day. Ezra Farmer.
Dodge, J. W. Hosiery, etc. Manufacturer.
Emerson, A. S. Farmer.
Foster, B. F.
Farmer.
Gates, Esther
Guild, J. E
Parmer.
Huntley, W. G. Blacksmith.
Huse,
E. B.
Hue,
BE.
Johnson,
Johnson,
M hi.
ili
E.
II.
Merchant.
Wood Turner.
H.
J. W.
Wool Broker.
a i,, V. A. L.
Physician.
Nelson, J. M.
Butcher.
Farmer.
Carpenter.
Pillsbury, T. E.
Plummer, A. P.
Purmort, C. W.
Job Printer.
Seabriug, Mary Ann
Shattuce, 0. V. Wheelwright.
Smith. W. F. Farmer.
Stanley, H. B. Jeweler.
Stevens, Ann E.
Stevens, John II. Farmer.
Stevens, J. N. Butcher.
Talbot, Leander U. S. Mail Carrier.
Wells, E. Stone Cutter.
White, Henry Farmer.
Williams. S. Laborer.
Wilson, Wm. Elder 2d Family.
Worthen,
C. S.
Yeaton, Geo. H.
Farmer.
Optician.
EPSOM.
Ayer, D. C. Butcher.
Baker, Rev. J. Clergyman.
Bickford, A. P. Farmer.
Bickloid, M. D. Lumber.
Brown, Oliver Farmer.
Brown, Samuel Farmer.
Brown, Samuel, 2d Farmer.
i, Geo. H.
Shoemaker.
Eastman, Lowell Carpenter.
Evans, Andrew J. Farmer.
Fowler, William Farmer.
Knowles, D. M. Farmer.
Knox, Henry Station Agent, S. V. R. R.
Leigh ton, Z. Farmer.
Martin, Samuel Farmer.
Norris, Mrs. M. J.
Page, S. T. Farmer.
Robinson, J. F. Merchant.
Silver, A. J.
Merchant.
Cnapma
Stewart, Mrs. Mary A.
Taylor, S. A. Physician.
Tenuant.
J. B.
Trippe, Warren Farmer.
Wells. H. 0. Farmer.
Worth, G. R. Shoemaker.
EXETER.
Bachelder, N. T.
Mason.
Bar tie tt, Ezra
Physician.
Blake, A. P. Landlord.
Brown, John B. Jr. Carpenter.
Burleigh, Charles Florist.
Caswell, John K.
Chadwick, John
Teacher.
Conner, Alfred Iron Founder.
Conner, C. G. Clerk of Court.
Conner, William Farmer.
Crockett. F. S. Trader.
Crummett, S. K. Laborer.
Cilley, B. L.
Cutts, George S.
Trailer.
Dow, B. Boot and Shoe Dealer.
Dow, George Farmer.
Earl, George B. Trader.
Elkins, J. P. Trader.
Finn, John Laborer.
Flood, John
Laborer.
Fogg, F. M.
French, Sperry
Teacher.
Joshua Hardware.
Oilman, John Farmer.
Oilman, N. O. Farmer.
Hayes, D. Frank Florist and Farmer.
Hayes, John F. Carpenter.
Hooper, N. Clergyman.
James, Elisha Jr. Millwright.
Keat, Henry Manufacturer.
Kennard, T. L. Inventor and Pattern maker.
Getcholl,
Lamson, Asa
B.
Potter.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Lane, Charles A. Mill Furnishing.
Ward Carriage Trimmer.
Lord, C. II. Paiuter.
Lovering, J. M. Custom House, Boston.
Mace, Daniel S. Farmer.
Mallon, .1. M. Paiuter.
Marseilles, Charles Pub. of News Letter.
Merrill, A. & Sons Dealers in Wood.
Moses, John F. Dealer in Wool and Shoe
Leavitt, J.
Linings.
Odlin. Charles C. Physician.
Odlin, J. W. Sheriff.
O'Niel, Peter Laborer.
Perkins, S. J. Farmer.
Perry, W. G. Physician.
Puriugton, J. T. Painter.
Ranlet, Daniel W. Merchant.
Shute, Nathaniel
Smith, David Machinist.
Smith, Geo. W. Carpenter.
Smith, John L. Carpenter.
Smith, J. R. Provision Dealer.
Stearnes, Eben L. Teacher.
Stickney, W. W. Lawyer.
Street, George E. Clergyman.
Towle, Levi G. Landlord.
Young, Charles W. Carpenter.
Wadleigh, John W. Farmer.
Watson, Irving Jailor.
Webster, Abby R. P.
Weston, George W. Register of Deeds.
Wetherell, George W. Carpenter.
Wiggin, George W. Insurance Agent.
FISHERVILLE.
Amsden, Abby F.
Amsden, Chas. H.
Furniture Manufacturer.
Bonney, H. Hotel.
Brown, David A. Bookeeper.
Brown, II. II. & Sons. Cotton Manufacturers.
Brown, J. S. Cotton Manufacturer.
Butler, N. Attorney at Law.
Cary M. W. Milkman.
Colburn, John A. Harness Maker.
Gage, Isaac Saw Manufacturer.
Gage, John C. Manufacturer of Lumber.
Hall, L. K. Merchant.
Hardy, Martha B.
Hastings, J. F. Harness Maker.
Holmes, J. S. Land Surveyor.
Thomas Furniture.
Jewett, W. M. R. Clergyman.
Kimball. D. F.
Igo,
Lamprey, M. S. Photographer.
Linnaham, John C. Grocer.
Moore,
Noyes,
J. II.
Machinist.
S. G.
Merchant.
Trainer, P. II. Carpenter.
Wilmar, Fred
Miller.
FRANCESTOWN.
Barrett, Cyrus Wheelwright.
Belcher, Lyman
Bixhy, J. T. Desk Manufacturer.
Bradford, P. B. Pres. First National Bank.
Byxbv, D. P. Box Manufacturer.
Campbell, II. F. Clergyman.
Coehrau, R. J. Farmer.
Colburn, E. W. Builder and Draftsman.
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Colburn, J. L. Clerk.
Dinsmore, S. M. Physician.
Downs, Amasa Merchant
Downs, George E. Trader.
Downs, S. T. Merchant.
Epps. Geo. T.
Blacksmith.
Hotel Keeper.
II.
Hardy. Luther Farmer.
Manahan, Horace Miller.
Patch, Hiram Fanner.
Farnbam, W.
653
Pettee, George F.
Farmer.
Roper, E.
P.
Machinist.
Scalding. II. W. Blacksmith.
Vose, J. E. Prin. Francestown Academy.
FRANKLIN.
Adams, Belle
Aikeu, Charles L.
Aiken, F. II. Brad awls.
Aiken, Walter Manufacturer.
Avery, J. F.
Barnard, Daniel Lawyer.
Batchelder, C. P.
Blodgett, Isaac N. Lawyer.
Beau, S. 1».
Benson, Samuel
Burleigh, R. G. Merchant.
Burleigh, Wallace Merchant.
(.'alley,
CO.
Carleton, J. G. Blacksmith.
Chase & Co. Merchants.
Clark, Charles H.
Daniel, F. II. Insurance Agent.
Daniel, Warren F. Paper Manuf'r.
Ilav.nport, L. D.
Davis, 0. B.
Webster House.
Davis, R. M. Merchant.
Dearborn, Annie L.
Dimond, Moses G.
Drake, G. W.
Firth, James H.
A. C.
Fortier, Wm. J.
Fit/.,
French, Oliver
Gerrish, Milton
Gilchrist, D. Merchant.
Gile, A. A.
Goodwin, M. B. Editor.
Gorman, Cyrus
Gunthier, Joseph
Hall,
W.
S.
Hancock, F. N.
Hancock, Parker
Heath, C. M.
Jtulkins,
Kelley,
C.
Ed
John
L.
Keudrick, Stephen
Kennedy, D.
L.
Kimball, Charles
Kimball, Isaac B.
Lewis. William
Littlehale, Mrs. A. P.
Lord, G. W.
Lowell, Alonzo
Mack, Rev. D. A.
Marsh, James
Marr, P. J.
Mc Connel, Thomas
Messer, Alonzo
Neal, George
Nesniith, Geo. W. Attorney at Law.
Nichols, C. B.
Nichols, George
Page, Susie A.
Pike, Austin F. Attorney at
Prescott, Howard S.
Richardson, Levi
Sanborn. E. B. S.
Sawyer, <".. W.
Sawyer, Wesley
Attorney at Law.
Simoinls, J. VV. Teacher.
Sleeper, L. B.
Smith, D. F.
Stearns, Silas C.
Stone. Edwin C.
Sturtevant, E. II.
Sulloway, A. W. Woolen
Sweet, Joseph
Law.
Hose Manufactory.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
654
Taylor, John
Cnrrier, Samuel
Wadsworth, G. G.
Dearborn, Win. R.
Walker, Walter
GILSUM.
Austin, Wesley
Beckwith, Henry
Bill, Willard
Bingham,
S.
W.
C.
Britton, B. H.
Clark, Thomas T.
& Sons
Curthbert, Robert
Collins, S.
Dart, A. M.
Gates, S. C.
Hammon, A. S.
Merrill, Abram Carpenter.
Merrill, Jonathan Laborer.
Nichols, Oliver Farmer.
Phelps, John W. Stage Driver.
Strachan, James G.
Haywood, Allen
Haywood, Geo. N.
Haywood, Theron
Hubbard, Albert
Tsham, J. J.
Isham, W. L.
Laiselle,
HANOVER.
Allen. Ira B. Livery and Stage.
Balch, A. N. Railroad Contractor.
Mark
Lang, John
II.
Benton. Charles
Lapham, Edward
W.
C.
Assistant Prof, of Classics.
Carpenter.
Carpenter, E. D. Tailor.
Brown, Asa
F.
Minor, Francis C.
Morrison, Elisha
Nash, Eugene P.
Newman, Geo.
Nichols, K.
Pierce, Hattie
Carter, E. W.
Restaurant Keeper.
Clark, Win. A. jr. Jeweler.
W
Nancy
Rawson, C. W.
Porter,
Cobb,
Filian,
Brown, Nathan T.
W.
Gove, J. P.
Gunninson, John V.
Hooper, John B.
HARRISVILLE.
Firm of William & Atwood,
Wooden Ware Manufactory.
Atwood,
John
E.
Farmer.
Maxhen, Stephen D.
in, John
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Messer, Alvin J. Farmer.
Meager, John Farmer.
Nelson, Hial
Pay, Rev. Mr.
Pike, Eliae W.,
Pike, Sullivan G.
Rogers, Increase S.
Rogers, James W.
-
Tandy, Samuel
Tandy, William
Trow, .buries M.
Trow, Perkins
GRANTHAM.
Austin, E. F. Laborer in Saw Mill.
E.
Farmer.
Bii8well, Oliver B.
Farmer.
Clark, John Lumber Dealer.
Brown, Henry
Colburn,
Emma J.
Silas
Bemis, Charles A.
Farwell, Henry J.
Lowell, Geo. 0.
McLaughlin, David
Mc Laugh
Laborer
Miller, E. T. Farmer.
Parker, H. E. Instructor.
Rand, E. W. Furniture Dealer.
Smith, Asa, D. Pres. of Dartmouth College.
Smith, E. K. Farmer.
Sherman, Frank A. Prof, of Mathematics.
Tenney, R. A. Farmer.
Whitcomb, P. H. Prop'tor Dartmouth Presa.
Woodward, Laura E. Teacher.
Cutts, Charles
Henry
George
Hale B. W. Book seller.
Maxham, A. E. Tinman.
Boothe, Oliver
Boothe, Sylvester
Maxfii'ld,
Merchant.
Fletcher, Robert. Prof, of Civil Engineering.
Frost, C. P.
Prof, of Theory and Practice.
GOSHEN.
Lear,
W.
Carpenter.
Prof, of Chemistry.
Dudley, G. T. Expressman.
Emerson, Charles L. Assist. Prof, of Natural
Philosophy.
Field, C. A.
Insurance and Postmaster.
T.
Webster, Wilber
Wilder, William
Wood, Horace
Wright, Daniel
0.
S.
Cummings, Ely
Diinond, E. W.
Rawson, G. B.
Stevens, George A.
Turner, Frank E.
Webster, Frank D.
Webster. K. D.
Emery,
Farmer.
Blanfield, R. T.
Mansfield. C. L.
Mark,
Clothes Pin Manufacturer.
Farmer.
Dunbar, L. D. Merchant.
Eastman, W. H. Clergyman.
Emmerson, Samuel, Farmer.
Gault, John S. Farmer.
Goss, Benjamin S. Farmer.
Hall, A. Farmer.
Hall, A. D. Hotel Keeper.
Hastings, David S.
Farmer.
Hastings, Joseph Farmer.
Hastings, Orren S
Hastings, P. H.
Hemphill, J. Farmer.
Leavitt, Wm. B. Farmer.
Teacher.
Mechanic.
Wooden Ware Manufr.
Woolen Manufacturer.
Harris, Milan
Hazen, Francis M.
Holbrook, Amos Clergyman.
Morse, Bela Farmer.
Newhall, C. Clergyman.
Phillips, Washington
Laborer.
Prindy, Wm. H. Wool Sorter.
Mechanic.
Ruffle, James E.
Smith, Aaron Farmer.
Stratton, Francis Livery Stable.
Symons, S. T. Wooden Ware ManufactniOT.
Tarbox, George M. Farmer.
Traxler, Geo. L. Mechanic.
Tufts, Geo. F. Blacksmith.
HENNIKER.
Allen,
W. n.
Atwood,
L. F.
Mechanic.
Book-keeper.
Carpenter.
Bacon, C. R.
Baker, Miss Mary E.
Barnes, Wm. B. Cattle Broker.
Brown, Thomas
Farmer.
�655
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Brown, S. A. Tanner.
Burtt, Milan Mechanic.
Bui tt & Sleeper, Harness Makers.
Codnian, George B. Painter.
Blacksmith.
Campbell, Harris
Campbell, Harris
W.
Carter, LI. C. Paper Manufacturer.
Carter, Harrison Farmer.
Maker.
Cate, D. S. N. P. P^'per
Cbaudler, Charles U. Mechanic.
Wm. Blacksmith.
Chandler,
Chase, John Farmer.
Clark, Mrs. M. J.
Cogswell, L. W. Farmer.
J. C. Cashier of National Bank.
Carr, Nathan
Alonzo
Carter,
Collins, D. S. Clothes Pin Manufacturer.
Campbell,
Conn, Freeman Blacksmith.
Cook, George W. Physician.
Crooker, A. J. Currier.
Crooker, Q. Currier.
Cogswell, Warren S. Blacksmith.
Cogswell, Washington Farmer.
Cogswell, Wm. E. Tinman.
Colby, Eri Farmer.
Colby, Frank E. Farmer.
Colby, James M. Farmer.
Colby, Thomas E. Farmer.
Conner, Alex. W. Farmer.
Connor, John
K
.
Cutting,
Daniel
French, J. Q. A.
Goodell.
John
Wm.
Manufacturer.
Dow, George W. S. Kit '"
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Eastman Miss Susan C. i vc 1 ier
Co.
Emerson, H. A. Agent of C. V. Paper
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15.
F'oley,
Farmer.
Courser, Charles H. Millwright.
Davis, Wm. D.
Dodge, R. T. Farmer.
lr
Farmer, George H. Farmer.
Favour, Andrew D. Farmer.
Farrar, George H. Merchant.
Flanders, A. R. Carpenter.
Flanders, Wm. 0. Farmer.
Physician.
Physician.
Farmer.
Gould,
Grimes, Sarah C.
Lane & Co. Grain Dealers.
Hale,
Hastings, S. D. Carriage Maker.
Wood Turner.
Hill, Cumiugs
Mechanic.
Hill, Gilbert P.
Hi.ls, John M.W. Wood Turner.
Hmes, L. D. Proprietor of St. Charles Hotel.
B.
Currier.
Uuyt.Moses M.
wooden
Gage, John Dry Measures and
Gage, Perley, R. Mechanic.
Paper Maker.
J.
Gilchrist, J.
Glover, Miss Mary D.
Goss, Miss H. C.
Gove, Frederick C. Farmer.
Gove, Miss Rebecca Paper Maker.
Guttersun, John
Gutterson, Wm. W.
Hackett, G. H. Physician.
Howe, Miss Belle Teacher.
Jameson, John W. Farmer.
ware.
•
Ladd, J. B. P. Shoemaker.
Maker.
Livingston, Charles E. Paper
Mc Alphine, C. H. Meat Dealer. V. Paper Co.
Foreman C.
Mc Gown. John A.
Morrill, Harrison Farmer.
Morgan, A. E. Shoe Peg Maker.
Morrison, Mrs. Jane J.
Newton, John A. Farmer.
Newton, Nahum Farmer.
Patten, Squire M. Farmer.
Patterson, Alonzo & Son Farmer.
Peabody, L. W. Physician.
Poor, George M. Farmer.
Preston, George C. Merchant.
Putney, Daniel Mechanic.
Ray, John C. Farmer.
Kenton, J. B. Shoe Manufacturer.
Farmer.
Rice, II. A.
Rice, Robert D. Farmer.
Ripley, H. N. Shoemaker.
Robbins, D. K. Carpenter.
Repairer.
Sargent, Walter Clock
Smith, Mrs. L. B.
Smith, Watson W. Clergyman.
Waldron, II. Frances
Watkins, Eli P. Paper Maker.
Webster, Jesse Merchant Tailor.
Whitcomb, Mrs. Annie
Whitman, Mrs. C. M.
«..«_*
Manufacturer.
Whitney, Frederick. Coffin
Wilson, 0. E.
Mary
Dudley, Samuel S. Clergyman.
Button & Morse, Merchants.
Eaton, Jubal II. Blacksmith.
Faton, L. S. Merchant Tailor.
Mechanic.
Farrah, Walter J. Sawyer and
Farmer.
HILLSBOROUGH.
Abbott, 0. Butcher.
Bowers, S. 0. Dentist.
Bragdon, John Clergyman.
Tannery.
Brown, Gil as E. Foreman of
Humphrey
Jacknian,
Watchman.
Jackman, Ira W.
Jackson, Noah
Lovering, R. E.
Livery Stable.
Lumber
Dealer.
Bedstead Manufacturer
Charles F. Photographer.
Farmer.
Melleu, Seth
Mannahan, W. U.
Mc Clary.
Merrill, William Farmer.
Newman, D. W. C. Tin- ware, etc.
Merchant.
Newman, James
Printer.
Patten, Geo. C. Civil Engineer.
Peaslee, G. D. Sock Maker
Peaslee, Nathan B. Mechanic.
Pike, Geo. A. Farmer.
Prescott, L. W. Clergyman.
Osburn, J. G.
Putney, Lewis
Quin, C. II. Mechanic.
Ring, Levi C. Tanner.
Robbins, CD. Farmer.
Geo. F. Blacksmith.
Balttuarsh,
Sargent, Orlando Teamster.
Sargent,
Wm.
Editor.
Smith, John B.
Manufacturer.
Taylor, C. W. Farmer.
Tutherly, Rufus
Upton, B. F. Harness Maker.
Vickery, D. L.
Webber Brooks K. Attorney at Law.
Wl.ittaker, Henry P. Tanner.
Whitteuiore, Wm. B. Furniture.
Wilkins, Edgar M. Currier.
Wilkins, Isaac F.
Wilson, Erastus Lumber Dealer.
Wyman,
S.
Dow
Young, Alvin H.
Farmer.
Tanner.
HINSDALE.
Ami don,
C. J.
Barrows, W. S.
Bishop, Edward
Davis, A. B.
Dunham, Ira
Fales,
Lemuel
Fiske, F. D.
Latham, Henry
Newhall & Stebens
Pratt, L. E.
Robinson, N.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
656
Babin, T.
Greeley, D.
W.
Huntor,
Sanderson, D. K.
Thayer, E. G.
M.
J.
Smith, D. 0.
Smith, N.
Thomas, G.
\Vatson, C. C.
Wellington, G. P.
Webster, Kimball
Woods, G. S.
Wilder, G.S..
Worden, E. & N.
JEFFERSON.
HOOKSETT.
Catlin,
Buswell, 0. B.
Colby, G. A
Converse, A. H.
Davis,
W. M.
Gage, H. P.
Goodnough, Lafayette
Guild,
II. II.
Head, Natt
Head, Samuel, 2d
Head, W. F.
Abbott, L.
Blood, G.
Burnes, R.
Hosiery Mill.
Pressman.
Constantine, W. A.
Cotton, W. P.
Edgerly, Florence.
Hotel.
Everett, George H. Wil lard
Holt, Frank P. Paper Box Maker.
A. Justice S. J. Court.
Hibbard, E.
Hamlin,
Laird, James.
B. J.
Lovejoy, A. R.
Nichols, E.
Spaulding, S.
Hunkins, J. S.
Lamphrey, Wm. H.
Libbey Frank F
M.
Prescott, D.
Worcester, J. N.
Worcester, T. G.
HOPKINTON.
Barnard, John Farmer.
Brown, Ellen K.
Chandler. Alfred N. Farmer.
Chase, Ambros Farmer.
Law.
Chase, Hon. Horace Attorney at
Choat, Horace L. Farmer.
MelTin Painter.
Colby,
Connor, Isaac K. Carpenter.
Connor, James M. Farmer.
Currier, John Farmer.
Dauforth, Enoch, Oakland, Cal. Farmar.
Dorr, Kl 'ii
Flanders, Parker M. Farmer.
Goodrich. Geo. K. Farmer.
Gould, Charles Farmer.
Green, Herman W. Attorney at Law.
Hawthorne, C. G. Attorney at Law.
Jones, John F. Farmer.
Kimball, Rich M.
rge E.
i
Farmer.
Farmer.
Lord, Thomas Farmer.
Page, John W. Farmer.
Page. S. S. Farmer.
Putnev, Ira A. Farmer.
Eowell, Isaac Farmer.
Sceevens, Eugene P. Farmer.
Snyder, A. Clergyman.
Spencer, Elijah Farmer.
Tewksbury, Henry R. Carpenter
Whittemore, Win. B. Farmer.
Young, John K. Clergyman.
HUDSON.
Wm.
Andrews,
Belknap, A. J.
Holler, W. H.
S.
W.
Dm ant, G.W.
Emery,
Hosiery.
Frank E.
John T.
Lewis F.
Eastman, Clarence
Farley, J.
Clyde,
Bu<iel,
Busiel,
Busiel,
Dallison, George
Cameron, H. G.
]
Blacksmith.
B.
Busiel, C. A.
HOLLIS.
E.
Crawford, Charles Farmer.
Houses.
Crawford, E. A. Farm and Mountain
Gray, William Farmer.
Mason, A. F. Trader.
Moulton, L. B. Clergyman.
Palmer, L. H. Farmer.
Pottle, J. H. Farmer.
Thayer, T. S. Mechanic.
Ames, G.
J. G.
Otterson, H. B.
Towle, F. C.
Woods,
Farmer.
Andrew
LACONIA VILLAGE.
Homey, John
Hussey,
Mountain House.
Beadell, F. J.
Bonney, Horace
J.
H.
Carpenter.
S.
Randall, Frank C.
Smith, Fannie C.
Slowe, J. S.
True, Noah P. Physician.
««„„-,Vaughan, 0. A. J. Editor Laconia Democrat,
Waring, John J.
Watson, David
Webster, George M.
Weeks, Hazen
Whipple, Thomas Attorney at Law.
Young, S. E.
LANCASTER.
Benton, Jacob Attorney at Law.
Burns, William Attorney at Law.
Harness maker.
Calley, Fred C.
Coos Rep. Association, Publishers.
Crawford. J. G. Attorney at Law.
Emerson & Hartshorn
Publishers.
Evans, A. G. Grocer.
Evans, Samuel G. Merchant.
Mechanic.
Field, John E.
Law.
Fletcher, Hiram H. Attorney at
Gray, H. Drawer.
C. B. Clerk of Court.
Jordan,
Kent, Col. II. 0. Attorney at Law.
Justice S. J. Court.
S.
Marshall, A.J. Carriage Maker.
Ossian Attorney at Law.
Bay,
Smith, J. A. Merchant.
Snaulding, John W. Postmaster.
Ladd W.
Attorney at Law.
B. F.
Wilson, Willie B. Mechanic.
Whidden,
LEMPSTER.
Allen. Lewis B.
Beckwith,
Wm.
P.
Bruce, Timothy
Bruce, William F.
Carey, Edward 0.
Carey, F. C.
Cheney,
S.
H.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
657
Clark, D.
Cragin, Edward A.
Dickey, J. H.
Bradley, T. R. V.
Furniture.
Harnesses, Carriages and
Finley, B. C.
Gordon, B. N.
Hurd, Stephen
Brigham £ Pratt Bakers.
Brown, W. W. Physician.
Burnham, J. E. Attorney at Law.
Kempt, John D.
Campbell, Z. F.
Keys, Brothers
Kingsley, K. A
Noyes, Albert
Page, Oliver E.
Parker, A. J.
Parker, Hiram
Perley, A. F.
Perry, Mrs. L. A.
Casbin, John II.
Catherdy, N. H.
Branch. Edward
Trunks.
Druggist.
Ales, Liquors and Wines.
Carpenter and Builder.
Chadwick, H. M. Retail Liquor Dealer.
Cheney, P. C. Paper Manufacturer.
Chevilliar, J. Aug. Catholic l'astor.
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Exchange Billiard Hall.
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Clark, Moses C. Clark's Pat. Horse Shoes.
Coburn, E. K. Books and Stationery.
Colby & Pressey. Physicians.
Guilds,
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Porter, George S.
Roundy, R. S.
Sabine, William C.
Smith, Alvah
Stearns, John M.
Towne, Geo. W.
Walker. Henry
Way, William E.
Wells, George F.
Corey, William
Cumuer &
LITTLETON.
Wm.
Merchant.
Bingham, Harry Attorney at Law.
Cheney, Charles Y.
Bellows,
Ela, Curtis
Hodgman, F. F. Druggist.
Gordon, A. H.
Gould, Henry T. Book-keeper.
Gould. P. R. Postmaster.
Lovejoy. A. H. Painter.
Lovejoy, Geo. E. Merchant.
Messer, John Shoe Manulacturer.
Miller, Mrs.
Moffat, James
Shoe Manufacturer.
Oavrand, S. Restaurant.
Parker, Luther Farmer.
Richardson, James Lumber Dealer
Sawyer, Eli D. Hop Dealer.
Sanger, T. E. Physician.
Shute, Sewell Blacksmith.
Sinclair,
Lumber
John G.
Dealer.
Smith, Richard
Stevens, W. H.
Tarbell, C. D.
Manufacturer.
Wheeler, Dennis
Wilkins, Dixie
House Painter.
LOUDON.
Ordway, G.
F.
Farmer.
LYME.
W. Farmer.
Baker, F.
Butler, E. P.
Clergyman.
Dike, Henry Farmer.
Franklin, H. 0. Farmer
Gilbert, G. F. Clerk in Store.
Kent, John S. Proprietor of Hotel.
Palmer, F. B. Mechanic.
Webster, M. K. Merchant.
Weed, B. M. Farmer.
Wells, James M. Farmer.
Willmot, M. I. Farmer.
MANCHESTER.
Adams, Phineas Manufacturer.
Alden & Flanders Civil Engineers.
Groceries and Provisions.
Back, W. E. Teacher.
Baldwin & Batchelder Pianos & Organs.
Alton, H. H.
Baldwin, James & 0. Bobbins and Shuttles.
Bartlett C. II. Lawyer.
Groceries and Provisions.
Attorney at Law.
Bean & Mathews
Bell, S. N.
Carpenter.
Blodgett. N. C.
Boutell, Geo. E. Hotel.
Needle Manufacturer.
Merchant Tailors.
Wheelwright.
Co.
Currier, B.
Crosby, Josiah Physician.
Custer, E. Physician.
Devine, P. A. Undertaker.
Diguam, W. Mus.cian.
Dodge, Geo. W. Boots and Shoes.
Dufrain, L. N. Pump Manufacturer.
Eager, John Q. A. Grocer.
Eager & Robinson. Grocers.
Edgerly, M. V. B. Life Insurance.
Emerson, D. B. Retail Liquor Dealer.
Eventt, J. S. Eating House.
Everett, W. G. Insurauce Agent.
Fabay, Patrick Ales, Wines &c.
Stoves, Furnaces and
Fairbanks & Folsom
Ranges.
Fairbanks & Patten Deputy Sheriff.
Fellows, J. W. Attorney at Law.
Ferguson, John Physician.
Flanders, P. C. Provision Dealer.
Ford, John F. Plumber.
Insurance Agent and
French, George A.
Adjuster.
French, Henry Contractor and Builder.
Gaskell, G. A. Principal of Business College.
Gray, Frank L. Manufacturer of Soda Water.
Haddock, F. Shoe Manufacturer.
Harrington, E. W. City National Bank.
Hawkins, A. S. Cigar Dealer.
Haves, Fred jr. Druggist.
Hayes, John Wholesale Liquor Dealer.
Hersey, Geo. E. Physician,
inland. Frank Attorney at Law.
Hill,
Hiram
Dentist.
Holbrook, Geo. Carpenter and Builder.
Holmes, W. F. Flour and Grain Dealer.
Book Binder, Blank Book
Hoyt, Geo. C
Manufacturer and Paper Ruler.
Hubbard, Geo. H. Cigar Manufacturer.
Livery and Hack Stable.
James, S. S.
Edward Clothing.
Cigars and Tobacco.
C.
Kimball, Jesse Shirt Manufacturer.
V. B. Carpenter and
Kinney, M.
Kenneily,
Kennedy, E.
Lumber
Dealer.
Granite Workers.
Lane, A. J. Real Estate and Biz. Agent.
Steam, Gas, and Water
Lane, Thomas A.
Lampson & Marden
Pipe.
Wm. Attorney at Law, 3 copies.
Livingston, C. F. Printer.
Locke, & Demmick W. I. Goods Ac.
Lodge, Joseph Manufr of Dress Goods.
Lord, Samuel D. Attorney at Law.
Mahoney, D. I. Book Keeper.
Mallard, Albert & Son Grocers.
Mc Donald & Cady Boots and Shoes.
Little,
Mellendv, Hamilton Undertaker.
Merriam, Geo. W. Blacksmith.
�658
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Meeser, Octavus L. Groceries and Provisions.
Miller, R. M.
Provisions and Fish.
Mitchell, James jr. Boots and Shoes.
Monette Brothers, Groceries and Provisions.
Mooar, J. W. Physician.
Moore, John Watches and Jewelry.
Morrison, Henry Blacksmith.
Murray,
Attorney at Law.
P. J.
Newell, J. P.
0' Brian, J.
Catholic Pastor.
O'Connor, C. A. Attorney at Law.
Olzendam, A. P. Hosiery Manufacturer.
Page, B. F.
Parmley, J. H. Dentist.
Par-ions, W. S.
Phvsician.
Patten, W. R. Attorney at Law.
Perkins, £. W. Confectiuner.
Perkins, M. H. Granite Billiard Hall.
Perry, A. F. Druggist.
Pettee, Horace Flour, Grain. Lime & Cement.
Phiibrick, A. Harness Manufacturer.
Pickering, J. W. C. Clothier.
Pike, J. Clergyman.
Piper, B. H. Spokes and Handles.
Prout, M. Ale, Wine, and Cigars.
Raymond, N. H. Stave Manufacturer.
Reynolds, H. C. Manufacturer.
Roby, W. K. Oysters.
Rowell, N. L. Clergyman.
Scott, James B.
Cigar Manufacturer and
Dealer in Tobacco.
Shelter & Lewis Boot & Shoe Dealers.
Smith, Isaac VV. Justice of Supreme Court.
Smyth, Frederick Merrimack River Bank.
Spear, Justin Deputy Sheriff.
William Baker.
Starr,
Stearns, J. E. Civil Engineer.
Stevens, J. L. Postmaster.
Straw, E. A. Governor of the State.
Sullivan Bros. Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces
Sulloway, C. A. Attorney at Law.
Tanswell, G. II. Dry Goods
Tebbetts, G. W. 0. Druggist.
Tewksbuiy Bros. Book-sellers.
Thompson, H. M. Ag't M. P. Works
Tucker, W. J. Clergyman.
II. B.
Dealer 'in Nuts.
Upton, Samuel Attorney at Law.
Van e, Geo. R. Stove Dealer.
Varney, D. B. Coppersmith & Brass
Founder.
Wattsou & Homes Flour and Grain, WholeTwist,
sale.
Weeks. Geo. W. Boots & Shoes.
West, John Physician.
W'
v>
ston.
James A.
hituey,
Mayor and Civil Engineer.
Music & Musical Instruments.
I. S.
MARLOW.
Baker, F. W.
Conn, Freeman
Downing, Albert
S.
Downing, Daniel
Geer,
Edward R.
Honey, H. E.
Hnntley, E. G.
Jones. John Q.
Joslin,
Andrew
T.
Morrison, Geo. T.
Nason, (ieo. A.
MERRIMACK.
Bnrtlett,
M.
Doloff, S. S.
Eaton, W.
S.
Ela, B.
Ferguson,
Hubbard,
Kitten-.)
J.
W.
Russell, G.
Wilkins, J. G.
MILFORD.
Averill, C. S.
|.;
W,
Attorney at law.
Barnard, H. L. Hotel.
Blanchard, J. M. Printer.
Burnham, D. S. Merchant.
Emerson, L. B. Manuf r Extension Tables.
Foster, B. F. Photographer.
Fuller, Andrew L. G. F. Manufr.
Gilson, A. A. Miller.
Goss, Samuel
Gray, J. E. Extension Table Manufacturer
Gutterson, E. F. Grocer.
Hatch, C. G. Livery Stable.
Heald, David Furniture Mannfacturcr.
Kaley, T. Manufacturer of Tidy Yarn.
Kuowlton, Win. Manufacturer.
Lancaster, H. K. Grocer.
Lewis, James Tanner.
Moulton, J. B. Tanner.
Powers, John A. Tinner.
Rich, John L.
Robinson, A. H. Merchant.
Saw.ver, F. T.
Cash. First Nat. Bank.
Towne, Wm. B. Pres. First Nat. Bank.
Tuttle. Charles B. Merchant.
Wadleigh, B. Attorney at Law.
Wac Heigh, George Attorney at Law,
Worcester, G. A. Student.
NASHUA.
Andrews, Abner
Andrews, G. F.
A ndrews, J. F.
Bailey, J. F.
Barker,
Barrett,
J.
N.
Wm. A.
Beard, Albert
Black, J. S.
Blunt, J. G.
Blown, E. P.
Brown, W. 0.
Bui k. N.
W.
Case, Levi,
Chandler, S. D.
Cbeever, W. H.
Clark, Betsey C.
Collins. A. S.
Cook, W. H.
Coygin & Farley.
Craige, J. H.
Crombie. D. D.
Critchet, C. E.
Currier, G. W.
Dane, H. F.
Dauforth, C. P.
Dearborn, C. V.
Deveron, J. A.
Dodge, Oliver.
Dodge, Sabra 0.
Downs, Lovicy A.
Dunlap, A. H.
Eaton & Aver
Eaton, II. H.
Emerson, S. D.
Evars, C. G. A.
Farwell, L.
Fields,
C. L.
,..
Kitteredge, J.
Lund, D.
McWilkins, A.
Parker, L. W.
Parker, Thos.
Parkhurst, E. P.
Reed, J. L.
II.
Fisk, David B.
Fletcher, Benjamin
Fletcher, Claru A.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Fletcher. J. M.
Foster, N. A.
S.
W.
W.
A.
French,
Fuller,
Gage,
C. P.
Gale, E. B.
Gordon, A. C.
Greenwood, H. E.
Greenwood, N.
Gregg & Son Doors, Sash and Blinds.
Hardy, G.
Hastings, G.
Healey, R. H.
Hills, A. M.
Holt, Henry.
Hosford J. K.
Hubbard, S. P.
Hyde, J. W.
Jaqueth, J. E.
Kelsea, C.
Kendrick, B. F.
Kimball. J. G.
Knowlton, A. B.
Maloon, C. L.
Marshall, D. R.
Mclntire, E. P.
McKeen, Frank A.
McKeen, A.
McMillin, W. H.
McQuestion, Charles R.
McQuestion, E. F.
McQuestion, George M.
Mellendy, H. D.
Monroe, F.
Moore, G. W.
Moore, 0. C.
H
S.
Morris, G. E.
Murray, 0. D.
Oi er, C. P.
Otis, D. A.
Parkinson, H.
James L.
Perkins. W. N.
Peirce,
Philbrick, H. A.
Powers, A. S.
Proctor, H. 0.
Public, Library,
Putnam, B.
Ramsdell, Geo. A.
Reed, A. G.
Russell, E. S.
Reed, John
Reed, Williard 0. R. R. Conductor ,B. L.
N. R. R.
Roby, C. J.
Roby, L. A.
Sanders, A. H.
Sargent, A.
Shattuck, C. W.
Shipley, C.
Spaulding, E.
Spaulding, J. A.
Spaulding, S.
Squires, W. H.
Stearns, A. J.
Stevens, D.
Sullivan, D.
Swallow,
S.
Thomas, H.
Tilton,
Wood, T. H.
Woodward, Q. A.
Worcester, K. F.
Worcester, Samuel
Godfrey, Alfred
Goodale, John H.
Mordotgh,
659
Whitemarsh, J. F.
Whittemore, B. B.
John
Tolles, C. F.
Tolles, C. F.
TJnderhill, G. A.
Wellman. S. K.
Weston, W. S.
Wheeler, H. B.
NEW-HAMPTON.
,
Dustin, S.
Evans, Geo. C. Student
Fiske, E. Clergyman.
Gordon, Miss Abby A.
Gordon, James
Gordon, Wm. P. Carriage Maker
Healey, Miss Carrie M.
Merrow, M. H.
Meservey, A. B. Prin. of Institute.
Piper, J. S.
Prescott, E. A. Clergyman.
Prescott, John F. Farmer.
Rich, W. E. C. Teacher.
Wallace, Joseph C.
Mason.
NEW-IPSWICH.
Bailey, William
Burton, George T.
Clark, Peter H. Clark's Hotel.
Farwe'l, Daniel
Farwell, Russell
Fox, George
Heywood. S. B.
Perry, J. P.
Preston, Will A.
Thayer, S. A.
Townsend, A. N.
Wheeler, Charles
Whitney, C. A.
Wilson, C. F.
NEW
LONDON.
Abbott, T. B. & Son
Warren
Bickford,
Cloui;u, J.
Lumber
Dealers.
Mechanic.
Farmer.
Merchant.
E
Burpee,
P.
Burpee, J. H.
M.
S.
V. S. Mail
Cooper, Solon
Agent
Farmer.
Currier, H. J.
Artist.
Dickey, R.
Scythe Welder.
S.
Elkins, J. S. Farmer.
Everett, C. A.
Fiske, M. H. Teacher.
Fletcher, Rev. S. C. ClergymanHerrick, Geo. W.
Howe,
Clergyman.
S.
Jones, Edwin A. Tanner and Cnrrier.
Knight, Ephraim Teacher.
Littlefield,
Loverin,
Seth
A. E.
Farmer.
Trader.
McCutchin8, Luther Farmer.
Messer, Curtis Farmer.
Phillips, Lewis Clergyman.
Phillips, C. C.
Scythe Manufacturers—
")
Folson, C. E.
SSuccessors to Phillips,
Greenwood, N. T. J
Messer & Colby,
Pingry, N. D. Farmer.
Merchant.
Merchant.
Seamans, H. W. Jeweler.
Smith, E.G. Mechanic.
Smith, Elhaman Scythe Finisher.
Russell, 0. K.
Sargent. C. S.
Swett, S. B.
Todd, Henry M.
Currier.
Warren, L. E. Pres. of Institute.
Whitcomb, Ruel
Williams, E. V.
Currier.
Williams, Roger Mechanic.
Woodward, George Merchant.
NEW-MARKET.
Bennett, Edwin Stoves and Hardware.
Bickford, John F. Carpenter.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
660
Cutter with B. F. Haley.
J. W.
Burke, L. Physician.
Caswell, A. B. Second Hand in Mill.
Cleighton, S. E. W.
Davis, Wm. Henry Pedler.
Dennett, Benjamin F. Tailor.
DeMerritt, J. F. Overseer in Cloth-room.
•
Doe, C. V. Merchant Tailor.
Doeg, I. W. Machinist.
Maker.
Eastman, J. D. Carriage
Edgerly, J. B. Mechanic.
Elkins, J. L. Physician.
Folsom, Lewis B. Munufr and Dealer in Con-
Brown,
and retail.
Butcher and Grocer.
fectionery, wholesale
Gerry, Warren
Green, Samuel H. Physician.
Haines, Albert J. Machinist.
Haley, S. A. National Bank.
Machinist.
Hall, D. C.
Hall, Gilman Grocer.
Hall, Lafayette
Ham, John F., Jr. Butcher.
Hanson,
Hanson.
J. J.
L. F.
Grocer.
Physician.
Hodgedon, John R. House Painter.
Haskell, H. B.
Mechanic.
Hurd, Fred
W.
Kitteredge, G.
Physician.
Leavitt, George K. Grocer.
Leavitt, N. H.
Dealer in Horses, Carriages
and Sleighs.
Madox, G. T. Tailor, with B. F. Haley.
Mathews, Jr. Benj. Grocer.
Mc Neil, G. W. Tailor, with B. F. Haley.
Mc Pherson,
L. T.
Foremaa
in Doe's shop.
Moses, C. C. P.
Noyes, Fred W.
Pike, Fred F.
Pinder, James S.
Farmer.
Pinkham & Wingate, Publishers.
Richardson, Edward Grocer.
Roach, W. S. Foreman, with B. F. Haley.
Savage. H. F.
Scott, 0.
W.
Mechanic.
Clergyman.
Shackford, E. B.
Shackfunl, W. A. Police Justice.
Small, Wm. B. Attorney at Law
Smart, Charles H. Granite worker.
Smart, George K. Grocer.
Smith, Almun P. Farmer.
Smith, Charles H. Lawyer.
Smith, N. C. Expressman from Newmarket
to Boston.
Stackpole, F. E.
Manuf'r of xxx Laundry and
Btott, J. D.
Chemical Soap.
Tuttle, Thomas Blacksmith.
Waterson, A. J. Mechanic.
White, Isaac C. Clergyman.
Wiggin, A. D. Dry Gouds.
Wiggin, J. W. Stable Keeper.
Millinery and Fancy
Wood, Mrs. M. A.
Goods.
Young, Jere
NEWPORT.
Abbott, Oilman P. Jobber.
Allen, 15. H. Carpenter.
Averill, H. A. Hotel Keeper.
Badger, II. W. Carpenter.
Bailey, L. D.
Tailor.
Barney, Ahira
Track Layer.
Bartlett, Nettie L. Teacher.
Barton, Wm. II. Jack Spinner.
Blake, Jonathan Stone Cutter.
Bowers. S. L. Lawyer.
Brett, M. L. Mechanic.
Brown, Geo. R. Lawyer.
Brown, J. H. Hotel Keeper.
I
Burke, Edmund Lawyer.
Burke, M. W. Merchant.
Call, Hial Farmer.
Carr, David H. Farmer.
Chuudler, Ira F. Lumber Dealer.
Chase, Ashley A. Carder.
Chase, A. B. Clerk.
Chase, E. S. & Son
Claggett, Rufus P.
Shoe Dealers.
Sheriff.
Manufacturer.
Coffin, P. S.
Manufacturer.
Coffin, Silas C.
Comstock, Geo. H. Farmer.
Converse, E. C. Merchant.
Crain, Harvey B. Farmer.
Currier, D. M. Physician.
Cutts, Lorenzo L. Farmer.
Dame, A. M. Farmer.
Dame, Geo. E. Farmer.
Darling, Wm. W. Physician.
Dewey,
Wm.
H.
Farmer.
Handle Maker.
F.
Dow, W. A. Carpenter.
Dow, Wallace, L. Contractor and Builder.
Dodge, L.
Merchant.
Emerson, Jonathan jr. Blacksmith.
Emery, S. A. Farmer.
Evans, Randall Farmer.
Fairbanks, Geo. H. Merchant.
Edes, Geo. 0.
Fairbanks, John E.
Flet< her, Charles F.
Forsaith,
Stone Cutter.
Farmer.
Edward
Gardner, P. K. Farmer.
George, J. E. Farmer.
Gordon, James M. Farmer.
Gould, A. J. Farmer.
Gove, Arlan M. Farmer.
Gregg, R. M. Harness Maker.
Hall, R. H. Farmer.
Hayes, Henry H. Printer.
Heath, B. C. Carriage Maker.
Heath, G. A. Painter.
Hitchcock, A. V. Cloths A Custom Clothing.
Uobbs, John 0. Merchant Tailor.
Howard, A. D. Civil Engineer.
Howard, Charles C. Laborer.
Howe, A. P. Farmer.
Howlett, Moses S. Carpenter.
Hubbell, Wm. W. Furniture Dealer.
Huutoon, R. Merchant.
Hurd, Bela Farmer.
Hurd, S. H. Stone Cutter.
Ingram, H. M. Jack Spinner.
Jencks, H. A. Farmer.
Jennings, G. E. Farmer.
Kelley, J. C. Druggist & Bookseller.
Kempton, Elisha M. Register of Deeds.
Kenersou, J. M. Hosiery Manufacturer.
King, W. W. Lumber Dealer.
Lamb, A. Farmer.
Leavitt, II. C. Clergyman.
Lewis, F.
W.
Cashier 1st Nat. Bank.
Moody, S. U. Farmer.
Newton, D. A. Farmer.
Nuurse, Geo. W. Postmaster.
Page, Nathaniel 0. Rake Manufacturer.
Parker, Dexter Farmer.
»
Patch, Daniel F. Shoe Dealer.
Perry,
Wm. II.
Pollard, Granville Harness
Powers, E. Farmer.
and Trunk Dealec
Reed, Erastus Farmer.
Richards, Dexter Flannel Manufacturer.
Richardson, H. Farmer.
Rounsevel, Lyman Tanner.
Sanborn, Thomas Physician.
Sett. (i. R. W. Clergyman.
Scribner, John Manufacturer.
Severance, Daniel Stone Cutter.
Shackett, Frank Laborer.
�NAMES OE SUBSCRIBERS.
Sibley, Ezra T. Scythe Manufacturer.
Sibley, Paul Farmer.
Silsby, Charles A. Farmer.
Staniels, Hiram Farmer.
Straw, Orra C. Jack Spinner.
Swett, J. L. Physician.
Thompson, R. H.
Farmer.
Richardson, Edward Shoe Workman.
Sherman, C. W. Merchaut.
Smith, C. C. Shoe Workman.
Swain, J. J. Shoe Workman.
Tasker, Ezra Farmer.
Towle, BeDJamin F. Shoe Workman.
Towle, S. N. Shoe Workman.
Tilton, John P. Weaver.
Tilton, R. W, Farmer.
Lawyer.
Waldron, Geo. H. Tinsmith.
Walling, C. E. Stone Cutter.
Wellcome, A. P. Lumber and Farmer.
Wheeler, Edmund Mechanic.
Whipple, Orsamus Farmer.
Whitney, George F. Farmer.
Whitney, 0. Farmer.
Whittier, M. L. Carpenter.
Wilcox, J. E. Farmer.
Wilkins E. R. Clergyman.
Wilmarth, George E. Auctioneer and Farmer.
Wait, A.
S.
NORTHFIELD*
Blake, C. C.
Cate, Asa P. Judge of Probate.
Cate, Miss Mary E.
Chase, Francis R. Attorney at Law.
Coffran, Benjamin.
Corliss, Geo.
W.
Cross, Daniel J.
Cross, 0. L.
Dearborn, Miss Laura R,
Dow, Sumner A.
Downing, E«lgar O.
Forrest, James N.
Glines, Mrs. Annie L.
Glines, Edward R.
Glines, Westerly M.
Gould, C. R.
Haines, Benjamin
Haines, Samuel
Healy, Isaac H.
Eenniston, Alpheus
Kenniston, Fred
Kenniston, John
i
Knowle-, Westerly
Lambert, S. H.
Langee, Oilman
Payson, Miss Sarah T.
Plummer, A. F.
Plummer, W. H.
Rand, J. D.
Riley, George
M.
Roberts, John
Robertson, C. H.
Slader, Mrs. Elizabeth D.
Smith, W. H.
Stevens, Francis
Watson, John P.
Weeks, Geo. W.
Wyatt, Otis C.
Yeaton, John B.
N0RTHW00D.
Brown, E.
C.
Proprietor Harvey House.
Bryant, Ella M.
Dow, Eben C. Farmer.
Durgin, W. M. Shoe Freighter.
Clark, B. W. Shoe Workman.
Cogswell, E. C. Clergyman.
Edmond, W. H. Farmer.
Emerson, D. G. Shoe Workman.
Greenleaf, A. M. Shoe Workman.
Farmer.
Merchant.
Farmer.
Mead, John G. Merchant.
Miller, Henry Shoe Workman.
Perry, C. M. Blacksmith.
Pillsbury, A. J. Shoe Manufacturer.
James,
S. S.
Lancaster, J. P.
Lbcke, James C.
661
PEMBROKE AND SUNCOOK.
Abbott, Richard L.
Alexander, Enoch
Appleton, George P.
Austin, David
Cilley, Charles W.
George P.
Coffrin,
Corbin, J. M.
Dodge,
S.
Edgerly, Calvin E.
George Daniel
J.
Hildreth, Dr. C. F. P.
Jewell, D. L.
Jones, D. S.
Knox,
S.
W.
Larabee, G. H.
Morse, Charles P.
Moulton, C. 0.
Noyes, N. R.
Osgood, A. L.
Osgood. A. N.
Paine, R. H.
Rowe, A. J.
Sanborn, John W.
Sargent, Warren
Simpson, George N.
Sullivan, John H.
Truesdell, E. E.
Vose, G. S.
Walker, Isaac
White, Rev. L.
Whitemore, A.
Woods, F. N.
PETERBOROUGH.
Ames, Albert A. Butcher.
Ames, George W. Harness Maker.
Ames, J. M. Mechanic.
Ames, Timothy K. Oldest Sheriff in N. H.
Bashaw, Charles Harness Maker.
Batchelder, F. S. Boarding Master.
A. F. Clergyman.
Beckwith, Thomas L.
Overseer.
Blair, George W.
Cotton Spinner.
Blair, James P.
Briggs, Joshua Piano Stool Manufr.
Bruce, Charles C.
B ixter.
Chase, W. D. Physician.
Cheever, M. V. Billiard Hall.
Collins, J.
M.
Farmer.
Cragin, John Farmer.
Cross, Levi Cotton Manufr.
Culter, Daniel B. Physician.
Physician.
Cutler, John H.
Dadman, Wm. E. Boot Maker.
Dodge, Edward B. Lumber, and Contractor.
Dustin, George Clergyman.
Eaton, Nathan T. Meat and Provision Dealer.
Farmer, Charles W.
Farnum &
Printers.
Scott,
Machinist.
Felt, G. P.
Carpenter.
Felt, Jonathan
Carpenter.
Field, Henry
Fisher, J. Merchant.
Fletcher, E. A. Painter.
Fletcher, George A. Butcher.
Forbush, Nathan C.
Frost, Albert Undertaker.
Fuller, A. Stoves and tin ware.
Gorman, John
Lumber and Wool
Gould, D. W. Clerk.
Hamilton, George A.
Dealer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
662
Hatch, R. B.
Hill, E. B.
Lawyer.
Cotton Manufacturer.
Holt, Lorenzo Farmer.
Holt, Lorenzo Carriage Painter and Trimmer.
Howe,
Truss Manufacturer.
E.
Hunt, Norton
Jaquith, Cliarles E. Manuf'r and Builder.
Kimball, A. H. Wool Carder, Cloth Dresser
and Dyer.
Langley, George H. Proprietor of Bakery.
Lee. Frank E.
Livingston, J. Cotton Manuf'r.
Livingston, Wm. G. Merchant.
Loveland, Sylvester D. Machinist.
Macumber, J. W. Stone Mason.
Mara, Charles
Marble, Robert C. Carriage Maker.
Mc Coy, Charles Largest Farmer and Stock
Grower in Peterborough.
Mc Langhlin, Patrick Watchman.
Mears, Franklin
Morse, L. Carpenter.
Nagley, C. H. Machinist.
Nickless, John H. Overseer.
Nooen's, Joseph
Son's. Woolen Manuf'rs.
Patterson, C. N. Overseer.
Preston, Charles A. Machinist.
Preston, Isaac F'. Machinist.
Proctor, A. J. Soap Manuf'r.
Rice, W. F. Machinist.
Robbe, Avarado.
Robinson, Charles E.
Proprietor of French's
Hotel.
Rourk, John
Livery Stable.
Lawyer.
Scott, Albert S.
Scott, Charles
High
Scripture, George II.
Sheriff.
Photographer.
Simous, S. Spinner.
Smith, Albert M. Spinner.
Smith, E. M. Lawyer.
Steele, John H.
Stationer.
Straw, Mi-8 E. Worsted Wreath and Bonnet
Manufactdrer.
Sweatt, Mrs. Maria B.
Tarbell, Solon Carriage Maker.
Templeton, H. H. Merchant Tailw.
Thoruing, C. A. Overseer.
Towne, E. A. Basket ManuPr.
Upton, Albert Trader.
Tose, Samuel I. Auctioneer.
Wheeler, C. A.
Slide Yoke Dairy Thermometer Manufacturer.
White, I. D
Farmer.
Wilder, Charles Manuf'r of Barometers and
Thermometers.
Wilder, George
Williams, Charles A. Loom Fixer.
Williams, John A. Second Overseer.
Wilson, L. P.
PITTSFIELD.
Adams, D. B. a
Aiken, Edward J. Tailor.
Bartlett, A. W.
Lawyer.
Bu/./.'ll, J. C.
Cashman, John C. Editor.
Cram, Chas. T. F'armer.
Cram, Frank E. Brick Maker.
Drake, N.
S.
Expressman.
Fosb, Jeremiah C. Carpenter.
Elliot. P. S.
F'oss & VVablron
Grain Dealers.
Foster, D. K. Teacher.
Ferrin, Charles E.
French, John C. Agent.
Muchmore, D. L.
Page, A. L. Machinist.
Saltmarsh, 0. C.
Sanborn, J. B. Painter,
Shaw, William
Farmer.
Smith, John
Tibbetts, Miles B.
Tibbetts, W. H. Mail Carrier.
True, Porter C. F'armer.
Tucker, John M.
Tuttle, Hiram A.
Mechanic.
Merchant.
Wadsworth, A. B.
Carpenter.
Webster, C. H.
PORTSMOUTH.
Alden, W. H.,D. D. Clergyman.
Alton, William Grocer and Provisions.
Akerman, Joseph
D.
Store.
Bailey, John H. Merchant.
Balch, E. H. Stable Keeper.
Barnard, ,1. G. Sash and Blinds.
Barris, Mrs. B.
Beachman, R. H. Stable Keeper.
Ar Showe, Johu Tea
W. Publisher.
Flour and Grain.
Joiner.
Buflord, M. City Clerk.
Butler, James D. Lawyer.
Burleigh, J. B. Picture Frames.
Buzzell, H. B. &, Son
Books and Stationery.
Call, Thomas E.
Caswell, J. W. Fish Dealer.
Brewster, Lewis
Brooks, J. & Co.'
Brown,
F. S.
Charlesworth, Eml. Confectionery and Oyster
Saloon, Cor. Bridge and Congress Streets.
Clark, George W. Stoves and House Furuisuing Goods.
Clark, H. M.
Coffin,
Edward
Coleman,
D.
Painter.
Merchant.
J. L. D.
Curtis, Beuj. W. Physician.
Curtis, Joseph R. 61, Pleasant Street.
Dearborn, F. E. Hats, Caps and Furs.
Donaldson, S. J. Physician.
Dixon, Charles H. Carpenter.
Dixon, John
Downs,
Wm. &
Eldredge, M.
Son
Grocers.
Brewer.
W. Carriage Maker.
Elwyn, John
Elliot, S.
Elwyn, R. A. Clergyman.
Emery, George T. Miller, North
Mills.
Fernald, A. A. Lumber Dealer.
Feruald, A. R. H.
Paymaster, Kearsarge
Miils.
Flint, Edward
Folsom, Chaning
Teacher.
James Hiller Book Seller.
S. H.
Lawyer.
F'rizzell, John
F'rye, Horace
Express Agent.
F'oster,
Frink, J
Gates, S. II.
Gerrish, J. N. Saloon Keeper.
Gilbert, Sylvester Proprietor Liver Lozenges.
Goodall.E. B. Dentist.
Goodall & Marston Lawyers.
Ooodwin, Hon. Ichabod Merchant.
John A. Clergyman.
Goss,
Gould, C. W.
Grogan, W. M.
Giippy, Geo.
W.
Saloon Keeper.
Publisher.
Hackett, W. H. Y.
Lawyer.
Hall, George W. Billiard Hall.
Hall, J. P., M. D.
Physician.
Ham, J. E. & Co. Merchant Tailors.
Hanson, Geo. E. Druggist.
Hardy, A. C. Clergyman.
Harriman, George L. Stone Cutter.
Barman, L. L. Clergyman.
Hartnett, Richard Joiner and carriages.
Hegamen, Jos. Foreman Browery.
Hodgdon, George D. Lawyer.
Hooper, Samuel G. Grocer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Howard, A.
F.
Collector.
Hoyt, Martin Barber.
Huntress, Geo. M. Carriage Manufacturer.
IUsley, Wingate Insurance Agent.
Jenkins, D. E. Joiner.
Johnson, L. A. Dentist.
Jones, Frank Brewer & Malster.
Keeef, P. J. Cooper.
Kimball. R. P. Cashier First Nat. Bank.
Ladd. A. H. Merchant.
Laighton, L. M.
Lang, Dennis.
Locke, Woodbury Stable Keeper.
Lomhard, Henry Saloon Keeper.
Sea View House, Rye
Lougee, George G.
Beach.
Tailor and Agent L. E.
Mallsbender, John
Laritz veg. Wool Manf r & Preparation.
Manson, Herman. House Painter.
Marcy, Hon. Daniel Commercial man.
Marden, Gee A.
Marden, Levi W. Painter.
Marsh, George M.
Marston & Fernald. Publishers.
Martin, W. K. Mast Maker.
Marvin, X. E. 0. City Mayor.
Mc Donough, Richard Painter.
Melcher, G. F.
Jeweler.
Miller, Israel P. Editor.
Mills, John S.
Saloon Keeper.
Mills, S. U. Carriage Builder.
Mitchell, John Saloon Keeper.
Moat, W. J.
Morre, John Tinman.
Morrison, J. H.
Moses, John G. Ship Owner.
Moses, John W. Tailor and Draper.
Moses, Thos. P. Artist and Music Teacher.
Myers, Chas. E. Merchant Tailor.
Newton, W.
C.
Thompson, J. H. Wood and Coal Dealer.
Thompson, J. H. & Son Confectiouers.
Thompson, Samuel R. Machinist.
Thorndike, B. F. Job Printer.
Tibbetts, J. M. Millinery.
Tiffaney & Sou Contractors and Builders
of
Tiffaney Gas Works.
Treadwwll, Samuel P. Cabinet Maker.
Trefethen, Andrew J. Hair Dresser.
Tucker, S. A
Carnage and Wood Worker.
Vaughau, D. J. U. S. Pension Agent.
Walden, Richard Grocer.
Walkler, Wm. P. Merchant Tailor.
Ward,
Wm.
Ward well.
Distiller.
Groceries and Provisions.
T.
Wendell, Henry F. Auctioneer and Appr.
West, E. B.
Whitehouse, George T. Saloon Keeper.
Whitteer, S. C. M. D. Physician.
Horse Shoers.
Wiirgin, Thomas & Son
Wilson, Andrew Hackle Maker.
Winbarton, H. A. Foreman Distiller.
Woodman, S. B. Rockingham House.
Woods, Charles
RAYMOND.
Fernanda E. Shoemaker.
Frank G. Landlord.
Gordon Candy.
Mrs. Joseph Candy.
Blake, Wm. B. Merchant.
Brown, John D. Miller.
Fullington. Joseph Clergyman.
Fiske, Joseph W. Farmer.
Green, William B. Shoemaker.
Harriman, S. W. Farmer.
Higley, Hayden Merchant.
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
Bean,
W.
Blacksmith.
D. Shoe Manufacturer.
F'remont Shoemaker.
Pecker, Geo. A. Landlord.
Ladd,
Ladd,
J.
Wm.
Littlefieli,
Grocer.
Grocer.
Norton, James
Norton, C. A. Homeopathic Physician.
Nutter, Wm. H. City Farm.
Owen, Eleazar Clergyman.
Oxford & Johnson Grocers.
Parsons, J. W., M. D. Physician.
Peirce, Albert 8. Rockingham House.
Peirce, D. H.
Peirce. E. G., Jr. Postmaster.
Pendexter, Oeo. W. Builder.
Perry, Cooledge
Plummer, Cyrus Baker.
Rand, A. H. HI. Market
663
St.
Randall, R. L. Fish Dealer.
Rice, B. F. Shipsmith.
Rix, A. W. Machinist.
Rix, George L.
Roberts, Richard Eldredge's Brewery.
Robinson, C. Merchant.
Roche, Edward B. Pedler.
Rollins, William H. Lawyer.
Rowe, Samuel Merchant.
Rugg, James A. Box Manufacturer.
Rugg, lvah M. Box Manufacturer.
Russell, Wm. F. Grocer.
Sanborn, James
George Market St. Hotel.
Agricultural Implements
J. L.
Seymore, Ira C. Blacksmith.
Sheehan, Thomas J. Grocer.
Simpson, Charles E. Merchant Tailor.
Slatter, John H. Groceries, Boots and Shoes.
Smith, Lewis E. Teacher.
Smith, Geo. W.
Sowesby, Jane W. Baker.
Scott,
Seavey,
ROLLINSFORD.
Beedle, Rufus
Painter.
Cheney, Charles Farm r.
Cook, John R. R. Service.
Dame, H. C. Farmer.
Decatur, Samuel H. Farmer.
Garvin, James H. Farmer.
Garvin, Wm. R. Farmer.
Guppy, Wm. H. Farmer.
Ham, Morris Farmer.
Ham, Samuel Farmer.
Pinkham, Mary E.
Aaron Farmer.
Roberts,
Roberts,
Roberts,
Roberts,
Farmer.
Farmer.
Farmer and Ex-Judge.
Rollins, Joshua U. Carpenter.
Rollins, Thomas Farmer.
Spencer Alphonzo H.
Stackpole. Lorenzo Farmer and Milk Dealer
Wentworth, Gustavus Farmer.
Wentworth, Seleucus Farmer.
Charles C.
J. D.
H. R.
SALMON FALLS.
Abbott, Ichabod Moulder.
Allen, Charles D. Overseer iu Cloth Room.
Bradford, W. P. Carpenter.
Converse, Joshua Agent of Manufg Co.
Cunningham, Hugh Moulder.
Duffy, Luke
Edmonds, Joseph Blacksmith.
Farnham, Edw. P. Carpenter.
Stevens, A. P., D. D. S. Dentist.
Stott, John W. Grocer.
Taylor, George Oyster Saloon.
Fernald, R. C. Grocer.
Ham, W. A. Butcher.
Herbert, William Clergyman.
Horr, W. H. Physician.
Lin-cott, J. B. Painter.
Thatcher, J. H.
Morton, Albert
Mechanic.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
66±
W. H. Cash. Salmon Falls Bank.
Pinkhaiu. Leonard II. Butcher.
Wheeler, Isaiah
Whitcouib, James 0.
Russell, Luke R. Machinist.
Speed, C. D. Machinist.
Stevens, Edw. A. Foreman Iron
Wilkinson, F. B. Barber.
Willey, J. P. Machinist.
Woodward, James
TILTON.
Brown, B. W. Lumber Dealer.
Cass, W. T.
Iona Savings Bank.
Cate, Asa P. (Nortbtield,) Judge of
Gilmore, John L. Book-keeper.
Morton,
Foundry.
SONAPEE.
Abbott, A. S. Harne Maker.
Angell, C. B. Farmer.
Angell, John Farmer.
Batchelder, H. Station Agent.
Chase, James A. Sawyer.
Colburn, Lyman Farmer.
Eastman, H. P. Hame Maker.
Emery. D. F. Lumber Dealer.
Emery, S. F. Farmer.
Emory, C. II. Hame Maker.
Hurd, J. B. Farmer.
Hurd, S. F. Farmer.
Osboru, G. A. Hame Maker.
Osborn. 0. 0. Hame Maker.
Page, Frank Clothes Pin Maker.
Piper, John
Hame Maker.
Sargeant, M. G. Farmer.
Smith, James B. Painter and Furniture
Whitker, G. Farmer.
Young, Abiather Peg Manuf'r.
Young, Wm. Farmer.
P.
Lord, A. C. Jeweler.
Noyes, J. B. Manufacturer.
Perkins, J. L.
Thorpe
Tilton Druggists.
Towns, T. M. Manufacturer.
Wardwell, P. G. Physician.
Blaisdell,
Moses
S.
Pratt, H. L. Cotton Manufacturer.
Pratt, Theo. 0. Clergyman.
Taylor, J. F. Trader.
<fe
WARNER.
Adams, Henry G. Mechanic.
Andrews, John M. Farmer.
Andrews, Joseph P. Farmer.
D'lr.
SUTTON.
Lumber Dealer.
Blauchard, Samuel
Brownsou, Austin S. Physician.
Cheney, A.
Cheney, Gilbert J.
Cressey, A. Dealer in Stoves and Tin Ware.
Eastmau, Rev. T. B. Clergyman.
Eaton, Geo. C. Farmer.
Flint, Calvin Clock and Watch Repairer.
Fowler, Charles A.
Fuller, Geo. C.
Physician.
Johnson, Benj. Trader.
Hoyt, Wm. C. Painter and Paper Hanger.
Marshall, W. H. Wheelwright.
Nelson, J. A.
Nye, Newell J. Harness Maker.
Page, Enoch Farmer.
Peaslee, James M.
Peaslee, Isaac Clergyman.
Pillsbury, Benj. P.
Prescott, James D. Farmer.
Simley, James R. Physician.
Wadleigh, Thomas Farmer.
Watkins. Jason II. Farmer.
Wells. Elliott Farmer.
Wheeler, Leonard Farmer.
TEMPLE.
Bacon,
Wm.
P.
Brown. Nathan A.
Burton, James E.
t'hilds, Nathan
Dillon,
Thomas
L.
Durgin. Thomas
Edwards, S. W.
Farrar, Barnard
Farrar, Danforth
Fisk, Jeremiah
Fisk, M. H.
GiddiiiL's,
John
Giddings, Isaac Jr.
Haywood, Charles P.
Hidden, L.
Howard, Artemus M.
Kendall, Charles 0.
Mansfield, Solon
Sheldon, Nathan H.
Watson, Charles
Bartlett Bros., Excelsior Manuf'rs.
Bartlett, Frank Farmer.
Bartlett, Nathaniel C. F'armer.
Bartlett, 0. H. P. Mechanic.
Belknap. Hamlet Clerk in Hotel.
Benton, C. A. Tailor.
Watson, Blaisdell H. Box Manufacturers,
Lumber Dealers.
and
Buswell, H.
Postmaster.
Brown, W. A. Carpenter.
Burbank. David S. Farmer.
Burrell, Warren A. Mechanic.
Carroll, A. C. Merchant
Clark, A. A. Mechanic.
Clement, L. J. Farmer.
Clough, Reuben Farmer.
Colby, Charles H. Farmer.
Colby, Fred Myron Student.
Colby, Samuel F'armer.
Cole, E. C. High School Teacher.
Collins, Lemuel W. F'armer.
Davis, A. P
Sheriff and Insurance Agent.
Davis, E. H. Machinist.
Davis, Henry H. Farmer.
Davis, Lawrence E. Farmer.
Davis & Sawyer, Farmers and Grocers.
Davis, W. M. W. Speculator
Dow, Mrs. S. H.
Dowlin, J. H. Farmer.
Dunbar, M. & W. C. Farmers.
Edmunds, S. A.
Ela, James G. Merchant.
Ewins, John H. F.rmer.
George, John Attorney at Law.
George, John 2d Teacher.
Graves, F. W. Physician.
Hardy, Bartlett
Farmer.
Ilarrimau, A. W. Farmer.
Harriman, II. H. Engineer.
Hemphill, George A. Carpenter.
Hutchinson, Obadiah Farmer.
Mc Dole, David F'armer.
Morgan, John II. F'armer.
Morrill, J. H.
Osgood, John
Jeweler.
Shoemaker.
Pierce, Daniel Mechanic.
Paige, James D. Mechanic.
Palmer, E. W. Shoemaker.
Pattee, S. 0. F'armer.
Quimby, G. F.
Rand, George Mechanic.
Reddington, C. W. Mechanic.
Rix, J. M.
Physician.
Robertson, J. E.
Rogers, John Jr. Mechanic.
Rogers, J. S. Harness Maker.
Sargent, A. W.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Sargent, Frank M. Farmer.
Savory, George Farmer.
Savory, Wm. D. Farmer.
Sawyer, Charles P. Farmer.
Scobey, Mrs. Rosella
Smith, Charley W. Mechanic.
Stevens, H. C. Farmer.
Turner, F B. Blacksmith.
Wadleigh, James A. Mechanic.
Watson, George Carpenter.
Watson, Humphrey S.
Wheeler, M. D. Blacksmith.
Whitcomb, Clark Mechanic.
Willis, Lemuel Clergyman.
WASHINGTON.
Atwood, Horace Cooper.
Bailey, Oilman Farmer.
Carr, M. U. Mechanic.
Colburn, H. H. Clergyman.
Cram. 0. T. Blacksmith.
Dole, M. H. Farmer.
Dresser, Woodbury Farmer.
Fowler, Frank A. Machinist.
John H. Mechanic.
Gordon. Freeman S. Mechanic.
Hadley, Mark M. Merchant.
Harthorn, L. Hosiery and Flannels.
Hurd, Fred Mechanic.
Lull, N. A. Merchant.
Frazer,
Mcllvien&Son
Wood, Sylvester
Butchers.
Physician.
WILTON.
Adams, Rev. D. D.
Clergyman 2d Congre-
gational Church.
Ames, Henry Station Agent, B. L.
& N. R. R.
Rodney, Cabinet Maker.
Batchelder, C. M. Farmer.
Blanchard, Gardner Breeder of Prime Fowls.
Blanchard, Sumner Boot Maker.
Bumpus, G.G. Supt. County Farm.
Burns, C. H. Lawyer.
Clark, Moses Treas. Wilton Savings Bank.
Cragin, Daniel Wooden Ware Manuf r.
Cram, T. B. R. R. Service.
Dascomb, Geo. L. Laborer.
Ball,
Dascomb, Joseph Farmer.
Emerson, H. L. Carpenter.
Emerson, Wm. Carpenter.
Epps, Henry D.
Express Messenger.
Fitch, A. P. Druggist.
Foster, Waldo, Farmer.
H.llahan, P. Catholic Priest.
Haselton, Charles Mason.
Holt, Henry A. Desk Manufacturer.
Jaques, Alfred E. Merchant.
Livermore, H. H.
Lynch, Edward
Stable Keeper Whiting
House.
May, Charles P. 0. Farmer.
Mc Oregor, John A.
Mc
Kay. John S.
Merchant.
Parkhurst, George Farmer.
Peavey. F. M. Dentist.
Preston, Samuel A.
Procter, D. E. Merchant.
Putnam, P. H. Furniture Manufacturer.
Neville, Geo. S.
Savage,
Wm. J.
Wm. E.
Putnam,
Ridout,
665
Cabinet Maker.
Undertaker.
Russel, Tlieron
Tarbell, Charles L.
Merchant.
Whiting, H. A. Milk, Grain and
Abbott, H.
Albee, Ellery
Atherton, Samnel
Bemis, Charles S.
Bryant, M. D.
Buffom, S. W.
Burnap, James T.
Chandler, Wm.
Colburn, Wm. P.
Colony, J. C.
Colt, A. C.
Currier,
John
Dickerson, Capt. Ansel
Felch, Wm. L. R.
Forbes, E. M.
Fosgate, W. Barrett
Guernsey, W. H.
Harmon,
E.
Holeman, J. 0.
Howard, A. M.
Lewis,
Wm.
H.
Lyman, Henry
Maxfield, A. L.
Morse, S. M.
Pierce, H.
Pratt, Charles
Pratt, H. M.
Pratt, H. W.
Sabin, D. T.
W.
Shampuey. Fred E.
Shrigley, Wm.
Stearn, D. C.
Stevens, N. E.
Stimpson, Edw. F.
Swain, D. S.
Swan, H. B.
Taft, H. A.
Town, Henry A.
Turner, A. B.
Wilson, R. R.
Woodbury, Andrew
Woodbury, A. B.
DORCHESTER.
Musician.
Blodgett, Eben J. Farmer.
Blodgett, Franklin Farmer.
Blodgett, John S. Farmer.
Blaisdell, Pettingill
Bowen, Warren W. Farmer.
Brooks, John W. Farmer.
Clough, Cliarles Farmer.
Follansbee, George Farmer.
Hopkins, Eldbridge Carpenter.
Leavitt, Albert Farmer.
Norris, Benj. R. Farmer.
Norris, John A.
Norris. Ira B. Farmer.
Merrill, John A. Farmer.
Reed, E. R. Farmer.
Wheeler, Amos P. Farmer.
Woodward, Henry H.
Civil Engineer.
MISCELLANEOUS NAMES FROM VARIOUS LOCALITIES.
Mc Daniels, Chas., Farmer, W.
Thomas, Merchant, Athol.
Hastings, Lyman B., Mechanic, Athol.
Duuckley, Henry H., Proprietor Hotel, Greenfield.
Fairbanks, Chester, Machinist, Lebanon.
Missou, John T Carpenter, Lebanon.
Bean, Henry A., Farmer, Lebanon.
Eastman, Edward, Mason, E. Lebanon.
,
Lumber.
WINCHESTER.
Springfield.
Pickering, C. H., Conductor B., L., & N. R. R.,
Boston.
Little, N. & Co., Blank Book Manufacturers,
Boston.
Parker, James, Ex. Messenger, Cambridgeport, Mass.
Shirland, W. E., New York City
�eee
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Streeter, G. W., Esq., 63 Wall St. N. Y. City.
Parmelee, J. W., New York City.
Parmelee, Ezra. Physician, St. Lawrence Co.,
N. Y.
Johnson, G. W., Attorney at Law. Gosport,
N. Y.
Clement, E. B., Paper Maker, Ashland, N. H.
Mason, C. P., Buda, N. Y.
Odel, J. W., M. D., Greenland.
Junkins, N. 0., Physician, Greenland.
Stone, Ed. B., Worcester.
Marshall, John, Engraver, Boston.
Atkinson, Benj., Merchant, Plymouth, N. H.
Avery, J. £.. Farmer, Plymouth.
Moulton, C. C, Artist, Plymouth.
Yeaton, J. S.. Farmer. Plymouth.
Jackman, G. W\, Hotel, Haverhill, N. H.
Gale, F. B., Haverhill, N. H.
George, J. W., Haverhill.
Hutchinson, Z. N.. Haverhill.
Metcalf, P.. Haverhill.
Merrill, Henry, Haverhill.
Smith, C. G.. Proprietor Hotel, Haverhill.
Swazey, N.M., Haverhill.
Weeks", C. W., Haverhill.
Putnam, G. P., Attorney at Law, Warren.
Hackmer, John, Sandwich.
Drake, Beth 0., Sandwich.
Given, L., Kev., Meredith Tillage.
Ladd, S. A., Meredith Village.
Leavitt, L. R., Teacher, Meredith.
Richardson, Edward, Hancock.
Barker, E. B., Merchant, Franconia.
Richardson, R.
E.,
Lumber
Dealer, Bethel.
Brown, Thomas W., Clergyman, Dover.
Horton, Charles
Book-keeper, Dover.
Spalding, G. B., Clergyman, Dover.
Wyatt, Oliver, Merchant, Dover.
Foster, George M., Printer, Dover.
Malvern, L., Clergyman, Dover
Thurston, James, Clergyman, Dover.
Stewart, J. T., Clergyman, Dover.
Chamberlain, G. W., Attorney at Law, Dover.
Libbey, J. T. 0., Publisher, Dover.
Couch, H. H., Farmer, Salisbury.
Paige, C. A., Farmer, Salisbury.
Gilman, G. W., Farmer, Salisbury.
Walker, J. H., Farmer, Wilmot Flat.
Til ton, N. H., Tanner, Wilmot Flat.
Pierce, Charles W., Tanner, Wilmot Flat.
Pierce, Rufus P., Mechanic, Dublin.
Wields, Willard A., Mechanic, Hancock.
Melville, J. H., Farmer, Nelson.
Atwood, C. C, Merchant, Nelson.
Gould, M., Clergyman, Nelson.
Atwood, 0. P. & Sons, Clothes Pin Manuf rs,
Nelson.
Morse, Jewett, Farmer, Nelson.
Taylor, F., Chair Dealer, Munsonville.
Burgett, George L., Chairs, Trunks, &c, MunII.,
Bonville.
Kimball, J. L., Canvasser, Nelson.
Hersey, Elizabeth Mrs., Bennington.
Bryant, Daniel, Litchfield.
S., Litchfield.
Hill, A. G., Litchfield.
Daniel, S.
�ADDITIONAL NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
ACWORTH.
CANDIA.
Barnard, L. P.
ANDOVER.
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"White, C. J.
Farmer.
ANDOVER CENTRE.
Chase, H. J.
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Chase, N. S. At Peg Manufactory.
Cochran, C. A. „
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foster, Jacob, R. Peg Manufacturer.
Moody, M. G. Tinman.
Morgan, G. A. Manufacturer.
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Morrill, C. A. Mechanic.
Palmer, Leonard,
Farmer.
Procter, John,
Woodbury, G. W. Mechanic.
Woodbury, Wm. D. Carpenter.
ANTRIM.
W.
Adams, James Cle.-g\ man.
Bachelder, James R. Carponter.
Brown, John A. Farmer.
Brown, Frank P.
Buswell, S. Augustine Shoemaker.
Gate, John W. Farmer and Lumber Dealer.
Dearborn, George J.
Dolber, Mrs. M. .*. Teacher.
Dudley, Woodbury J. Merchant.
Edgerly, Andrew J. Farmer.
Emerson, D. F.
Fisk, Albin W.
Dry Goods Dealer.
Shoemaker.
French, John P. Farmer.
Heath, Aaron Shoemaker.
Langford, Joseph C.
Lothrop, N. C. Clergyman.
Lovejoy, <;. E. Clergyman.
Marden, John E. Shoemaker.
Marden. George W. Farmer.
Partridge, William Shoemaker.
Patten, A. F'rank Farmer.
Patten, Rufus E. Farmer.
Insurance Agent.
Bass, Eben Farmer and Auctioneer.
Brackett, II. T. Farmer.
Brooks, Levi II. Stone Mason.
Bryer, John R. Blacksmith.
Carr, W. K. Farmer.
Carr, Wm. R. Farmer.
Christie, Morris Physician.
Cochran, Warren R. Clergyman.
Dodge, Brothers Furniture Manufacturers.
Duncan, John M. Builder.
Dustin. B. F. Farmer.
Farmer.
J. H.
Watson, Joseph Stone Mason.
Weeks, Geo. Forrest Clergyman.
Wentworth, Samuel G. Farmer.
Willey, George W. Shoemaker.
Trader.
Gilmore, W. II. Wheelwright.
Man'fr. of Cutlery
Goodell, D. H.
Currier, Albert L.
Baker, E.
Reynolds, Wm. 0. Shoemaker.
Kobinson, George F. Union Hotel.
Smith, Levi D. Shoemaker.
Farmer and Lumber Dealer.
Trnell. Asa T.
Trussell, Warren M. Stone Cutter.
Wason,
Fairfield, A.
CHESTER.
& Apple
Parers.
Hadley, John S. Farmer.
Ilerrick, N. B. Farmer.
Holmes, Ira Farmer.
Loveren, Josiah Lumber Dealer.
Parmenter, O. F. Farmer.
Bwett, Daniel Farmer.
Tuttle. Wm. N. Mason.
Whittemore, Reede P. Farmer.
AUBURN.
Sanborn, H.
C.
Farmer.
BENNINGTON.
W. Manufacturer.
W. S. Contractor.
Burns, G.
Carkin.
Hotel Keeper.
Cheney, Luther,
Dodge, J. C. Farmer.
Eaton, William. Carpenter.
Felch, Benj. D. Farmer.
Gilmore, Wm. H. Wheelwright.
Griswold, Geo. P. Butcher.
Mechanic.
Ilackett, Michael.
Holmes, James. Clergyman.
Holt, Henry D. Mechanic.
Farmer.
CONCORD.
Abbott, Downing Co. Carriage M'frs., 2 copies.
Abbott. J. H.
Abbott, F. D. Clerk.
Adams, C. G. Dealer in Ales.
Adams, G. H. Dealer in Ales wholesale.
Allen, D. C. Machinist.
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Asvlum
for the Insane.
Bailey, E. C. Editor.
Dalian & Curtice, Man'frs Organs
Batchelder^J. T. Grocer.
Biddle, B. Depot Restaurant.
& Melodeons
Blanchard, J. S. Dry Goods.
Blauchard, G. S. Attorney at Law.
Blanchard, Geo. A. Blauchard Churn.
Boynton, C. M. Clerk.
Grocer.
Butterfield, Sam.
Call, Horace Dealer in Lumber.
Carroll, L. II. Dining Rooms.
Carter, S. Ion State Treasurer.
Carter, Andrew B. Grocer.
Carter, Oren T. Grocer.
Chase,
J.
II.
Clifford, J. E.
Stoves and Tinware.
Boots and Shoes.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
668
Clough,
Coffin,
Wm.
A.
CONTOOCOOK.
Book-keeper.
Frank Wholesale Flour Dealer.
John City Marshal,
Connell,
Corning, Charles II., Law Student, Concord.
Corning,
II.
Ilair Dresser.
Crockett, Geo. W. Confectioner.
Crocker, J. R. Prop. Phoenix Hotel.
Crowell, Robert T. Druggist.
Cumniings Geo. A. Marble Worker.
Duilge, Howard A. Wholesale Hardware Deal.
W
Dow,
.
C0NT0C00KVILLB.
Hardon, Rev. Charles.
Jeweller.
C. J.
DEERFIELD.
Downing. A. Carriage Manufr.
Drew, A. E. Clergyman.
Durgin,
Brown, 0. W. Carpenter.
Dustin, Mark G. Commercial Agent.
Gray, Geo. A. Merchant.
Osborn, A. J. Carpenter.
Seavey, Daniel Carpenter.
W.
B.
Silver
Chase, Alden B. Blacksmith.
Chase, Wm. F. Farmer.
Ware ManuPr,
Dutton, J S. Prop. Elm House.
Eastman, Chas. S. Druggist.
Eastman, E. C. Books and Stationery.
Cram,
Edgerly, J. W. & Co. Grocers.
Emery, Geo. H. '-Concord Harness."
Danforth, Dea.
Farley, <ieo. B. Marble Worker.
Ferrin, II. L. Grocer.
Hill,
John
Geo.
Merchant
II.
W.
Hoit, J. Frank
Tailor.
Clerk.
Grocer.
Humphrey, Moses Kit Manufacturer.
Hutchins, Abel Wholesale Flour Dealer.
Johnson, J. D. Harnesses and Trunks.
Jones, Seth K.
Jones, D. B. Millinery Goods.
Jones, A. G. Farmer.
Kilburn, Mrs. E. G.
Kimball, John Mayor.
Kimball, W. G. C. Photographer.
Knight, Jeweller.
Knee, E. J. Hair Dresser.
Ladd, W. D. Iron Dealer.
Lang, T. M., 2d. Clerk in Pension Office,
Lock, J. 8.
Mayers, R.
Merrill, J.
ball, D.
IS.
Billiard
-
Rooms.
Livery Stable.
Bros.
Clothing.
v
lb. we Machine Co. By R. Ramedell, General Agent, 161 Maine St., State office
the Elias Howe Sewing Machine.
Tilton, C. F. Picture Frames.
Todd, Geo, B. Bnpt of Northern R. R.
of
Underbill, F. B.
Dry Goods.
Merchant Tailor.
Upton, J. H.
Walker, Gost. Wholesale Hardware Dealer.
W lute, Nathaniel U. S. & Canada Express.
White John If. Prop. Eagle Hotel.
M bit, her, B. 0. Wholesale Flour and Grain.
Young, Geo. B. Iron Fence.
Dpham, W.
Civil Engineer."
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Mechanics.
Mill.
F"armer.
Farmer.
Undertaker.
Prescott, S. jr. Farmer.
Prescott, George P. Farmer.
Robinson, Gilbert Farmer &
Dining Rooms.
Owen, Frank Dealer in Wines, &c.
Prescott, A. J. Organ Manufacturer.
Prescott, E. P. Wholesale Flour and Grain.
Robinson, A. U. Physician.
Saflbrd, H. G. Clergyman.
B oborn, Chas. P.
Attorney at Law.
Sargent, Frank A. Piano Maker.
Bhaw, W. D. Hats and Clothing.
Shaw, J. D. Artist.
Sinclair, H. M. Eating Rooms.
Shirley, John M. State Reporter.
Stevens, Frank M. Dealer in Wines, 4c.
Stewart, T. W. Merchant Tailor.
The
W.
Merchant.
Drew, Rufus Farmer.
Fifleld, H. L. Shoemaker.
Fogg, Franklin Farmer.
Freese, Wm. G. Farmer.
Furnald, D. S. Farmer.
Gerrish, B. & E. F. Shoemakers.
Giles, C. N. Farmer.
Haines, Samuel G. Farmer.
Hoag, Joseph Farmer.
Hoitt, Horace M. Shoemaker.
James, C. L. Farmer.
King, W. E. Music and School Teacher.
Ladd, Lewis A. Insurance Agent.
Ladd, David B.« Farmer.
Morrison, Isaac H. Farmer.
Moulton, Daniel I'. Farmer and Cooper.
Norris, L. B.
Moore. Chas. P.
Moore, James & Sons, Wholesale Hardware.
Moore, II. P. Silver Types.
Murphy, Eugene 0. Harness Maker.
National State Capitol Bank.
New
Geo.
S. C.
Osgood, J. S.
Prei-cott, J. F.
Wood, Coal and Ice.
Dry Goods.
S. Carriage Manufr.
Norton, W. K.
Noyes, George
W. &
Dow, John A. Portable Steam Saw
Fogg, Geo. G.
Ford & Kimball, Iron Foundry.
Groves, W. H. F. Gold and Silver Engraver.
Hadley, Amos Supt. Pub. Sch. in Concord.
Hill,
Music Teacher and Agent.
J. C,
Currier, T.
Lumber Dealer.
Robinson, J. J. Farmer.
Robinson, Simeon A. Farmer.
Rogers, A., Deerfield & Danville
Shooks.
Ring, I. & E. S. Shoemakers.
Sanborn, T. W. Mason.
Sanborn, B. J. Merchant.
Sanborn, R. J. Farmer.
Shore, William Blacksmith.
Smith, J. S
Farmer.
Stevens, Daniel M. Farmer.
Stone, Joseph Mechanic.
Stearns,
John
Thompson, Wm.
Tilton,
II.
J.
Towle, G. H.
Lumber
G.
Tucker, Chas. C.
Lumber and
Dealer.
Farmer and Lumber Dealer.
Farmer.
Farmer.
jr.
Physician.
M. V. B. Farmer and Lumber Dealer.
Walker, H. C. Clergyman.
Whittier, Addison S. Farmer.
Whittier, Daniel L. Farmer.
Tilton,
DEERING.
Chase, Dennis R.
Farmer.
Codman, Mendal, Farmer.
Cressey, Horace B. Farmer.
Dow, E. C. Blacksmith.
Kll is, John E. Carpenter.
Ellinwood, James S. Farmer.
Gilmore, Frank, B. Farmer.
Wm. II. Wheelwright.
Gove, Joseph N. Farmer.
Gove, J. G. Carriage Manufacturer.
Goodall. Lewis, Attorney at Law.
BUI, Gilbert P. Shoe Maker
Holton, Edwin C. Student.
Loveren, Warren, Farmer.
Morrill, J. G. Farmer.
Muzzey, Ervin D. Farmer.
Giltnore,
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Putney, Almon, Farmer.
Sears, Geo. H. Farmer.
Clergyman.
S. C.
Morrill, J. J. Farmer.
Sanborn, C. A.
Smith, J. P.
Thompson, W. Le.
Kimball,
Smith, Isaac, Farmer.
Varney, Albert L. Student.
Whitaker, Hiram H. Farmer.
DORCHESTER.
GILMANTON.
Burnham, Nathaniel,
Farmer.
Burpee, Marshall, Farmer.
Cheever. Sam'l, Farmer.
Fitts, John M. Merchant.
Reed, Hiram, Farmer.
Streeter, L. M.
Farmer.
Allen, L. B. Teacher in Penmanship.
Blake, Joseph. Clergyman.
Brown, Joseph. Merchant.
Buswell, Samuel, Farmer.
Farmer and Lumber
EAST ANDOVER.
Durgan, Clark. Mechanic.
Emery, E. (1. Fanner.
Hersey, F. G. Lumberman and Farmer.
Kilborn, Henry W. Farmer.
Moody, Rev. II. Clergyman.
Severance, T. Farmer.
Farmer.
Newell, Albert N. Farmer.
Noose, John B. Insurance Agent.
Page, AsaT. Farmer.
Page, Luther E.
Peasley, Henry W.
Peasley, Zaccheus. Farmer.
Potter, Thomas G. F'armer
Ross, George W. Undertaker and Painter.
Sanborn, Alvan E. Student.
Sanborn, G. W. Farmer.
Smith, A. A. Blacksmith.
Bean, John P. Farmer.
Bussell, Samuel, Farmer.
FRANCESTOWN.
Barrett, Cyrus A. Wheelwright.
Belcher, Lyman, Blacksmith.
Bradford, T. B.
Merchant.
Bank
Treasurer.
Bryant, Chas. P. Farmer.
Campbell, II. F. Clergyman.
Cochran, R. 0. Farmer.
Cochran, Win. Farmer.
Colburn, James L. Trader's Clerk.
Downes, S. D. Trader.
Dunklee, F. II. Miller.
Duncklee, Geo. A. Farmer.
Eaton, Sam. W. Farmer.
Emerson. K. W. Farmer.
Epps, Geo. D. Blacksmith.
Farnuin, W. H. Hotel Keeper.
Fisher, Moses B. Farmer.
Farmer.
Hill, Edmund N.
Holt, Stephen, Farmer.
Joslyn, Samuel 0. Farmer.
Langdell. Elzaphan, Farmer.
Lord, Wm. A. Farmer.
Manahan, Horace M. Miller.
Morse, John G. Farmer.
Patch, Hiram, Farmer.
Farmer.
Pettee, Geo. F.
Roper, E. F. Machinist.
Simpson, Henry Y. Physician.
Taylor, T. E. Teamster.
Wilson, Chas. E. Student.
Woodward, Abner B. Farmer.
Varney, Edwin. Merchant.
Wright, Nahum. Physician.
GREENFIELD.
Blanchard, Henry W. Farmer.
Brooks, John S. Butcher.
Dunklee, Henry II. Hotel Keeper.
Farrington, Isaac, Farmer.
Hopkins Bros. Lumber and Grain Dealers.
Peavev, Geo. S. Cattle Dealer.
Partridge. S. II. Phyiscian ami Clergyman.
Wallace, Chas. D. Shoemaker,
GROTON
HANCOCK.
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FRANCONIA.
Davis,
Noah
Barber, Alfred, Gardener.
Carlton, J. Carpenter.
Dane, John B. Stage Agent.
Davis, Joseph, Farmer.
Hill. John P.
Little, J. L.
Farmer.
Farmer.
Matthews, Samuel, Farmer.
Nesmith, Jonathan, Farmer.
Patten David, Hotel Keeper.
HENNIKER.
Clement, Edwin B.
Eastman, Geo. A.
Wood, Geo. D.
V. B.
Farmer.
HOOKSET.
Docham, J. N.
W.
Paper Maker.
Farmer.
HILLSBOROUGH.
Farmer.
GILFORD VILLAGE.
Eaton,
Tanner and Currier.
Foster, A.J.
L.
Sanbon, Alvah 0.
Farmer.
Swett, George L.
Parker, E. B., Merchant, Franconia.
GILFORD.
Gilmanton Academy. Library.
Haynes, Wm. & Son. Rake Manufacturers.
Hill, Charles W. Farmer.
Hill, J. P., Farmer.
Hutchinson, F. Watches and Clocks.
Jenkins, Lewis. Farmer.
Jones, John W. Blacksmith.
Lougee, Stephen G. Former.
Marsh, J. & E. Propr's. Washington House.
Merrill, Chas. E.
EAST WILMOT.
Bixby, Thomas E.
Farmer.
French, Warren B.
Alley, J. Farmer.
Bussitt, H.M. Mechanic.
Durgan, F B. Mechanic.
Stevens, Sylvester.
Augusta E.
Colcord, Richard R. Shoe workman.
Collins, 0. F. & F. T.
Connell, John. Merchant.
Edgerly, Etta M. Teacher.
Foss, Alvah. Farmer,
Farmer.
i'rench, Merwin E.
Collin,
DOVER.
Prescott, Capt. Sam'l
Dealer.
669
Hunter H.
Gile, Benj. J.
Harness Maker.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
670
Gifford, 0. G.
Gordon, W. O.
Hanson, R. R.
Saw Mill.
Saw Mill.
Haselton, George W.
Jones, Walter.
Jordou, James.
Nutting, Elien H.
Peaslee, Daniel W. Carpenter.
Reumley, Albert.
LACONIA.
Blaisdell,
W.
M.
Farmer.
Bla sdell, John C. Farmer.
BlaisdelL Wm. P.
Greene, E C. Carpenter and Builder.
Johnson, Charles H. Blacksmith.
Lougee, Curtis J. Painter.
Richardson, Chas. F. Farmer.
Robinson, Prank I. Farmer.
Robinson, John II. Farmer.
Sanborn, Jacob Farmer.
Webster, Jacob G.
Whittier, Moses J. Carriage Maker.
Woodman,
Ella.
LACONIA TILLAGE.
Attorney at Law.
Croggan Andrew.
Dow, Fred. Spinner.
Copp, Gustavus A.
Elkins, C. II.
Baker.
Frye, Joseph F. Carpenter.
Fullerton, C. H. Druggist.
Gilman, David.
Gove, Mary J.
Jewett, Samuel.
Oram, Charles E. Machinist.
Paige, Asa F. Painter.
Pearson, II. C. Spinner.
Taylor, Fred. Spinner.
Weeks, G. W., of Weeks Bros.
II.
Dry Goods.
Machinist.
Merchant.
Aldricl), I. M.
Merchant.
Appleton. William Jr. Hosiery.
Bailey, Mrs. Sarah J.
Baker, T. D.
Berry & Merrill.
Bowler, Thomas.
Brown, C. F. Merchant.
Brown, Levi 13. Stable Keeper.
Bugbee, II. 0. Merchant.
Bnrnham, W. I. Moulder.
Buzzell,G. M. Hair Dresser.
Clark. J. II. Clergyman.
Clark, S. C. Attorney at Law.
M
Machinist.
Treas. Cole Mannf g Co.
Cole, 15. J.
Cole, Kimball
Moulder.
Cole, S. B. Capt. Steamer,
Co'ik, J.
Cox,
I>.
M.
W.
S.
M.
"Stocking Trimmer."
S.inboru, David.
Aldrich, Johsi
E.
Hoit,
Houston, W. G. Barber.
Huntress, N. C. At J. Pepper's Mill.
Jewell, B. F. Merchant.
Kennedy, Geo. L. Frame work Knitter.
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Kennedy, Robert
Leavett. Christopher Overseer in Appleton's
Hosiery Mills.
Leavett, James Knitting.
Lougee. Frank W. Blacksmith.
Mitchel, R. W. Conductor.
Moore, J. C. Physician.
Morse, Lizzie.
Moulton. 0. M. Machinist.
Murphy, M. T. Overseer at Pepper's Mill.
Oakes, Simeon S. Machinist.
Odell, J.L. Druggist.
Olin, J. T. Iron Melter.
Ryan, Edward
Ryder, C. M.
Adams, Williams
Clough,
Gerald, Laura.
Gilman, Mrs. Abbie M.
Gordon, J. E.
Gray, John Farmer.
Hall, K. S. Clergyman.
Haynes, A. C. Conductor on R. R. Cars.
Haynes, M. A. Editor of Lake Village Times.
Hendley. John B. Merchant.
Hodgdon. Sam. Hosiery Manuf r.
Machinist.
Peaslee, B. F.
Pepper, John Hosiery Manufr.
Pepper, W. H. Machinist.
Robie, C. D. & Co. Merchants.
Rublee, II. F. Blacksmith.
LAKE VILLAGE.
Abel, William
Chief Engineer on Steamer
Folsom, Josiah
" Ladv of the Lake."
Foss, D. B.
George, Otis Carder at J. Pepper's Mill.
"Lady of the Lake."
Wheelwright and Machinist.
Machinist.
Carrier, J. E. Blacksmith.
dishing, R. B. Dentist.
Dames, Dorethy.
Daniels, J. F.
Latch Needle Mauufr.
Darke. D.G.
Davis, John.
Dearborn, John n. Printer.
Dearborn, R. EL Railroad Employee.
Dodge, M. E.
Sanborn. Machinist.
Shackford, N.
Sheeper, Chas. M. Farmer.
Shute, Fannie D.
Simnuns, H. Bleacher.
Simpson. James A. Mechanic.
Smith, A. V. Moulder.
Smith, Ruins.
Sprey, John Stocking Trimmer.
Steele, Joseph.
Story, D. B. Belknap House.
Sturtevant, George Teamster.
Swain, John II. Clerk in Drug store.
Swazy, H. W. Job Teaming and Wood dealer
Taylor, Miles Station Agent.
Taylor, 0. C. Carder.
Tilton, Bettie.
Tucker, Arthur Machinist.
Ward, E D. Photographer.
WardweUl C. P. S. Needle ManuPr.
Webster, John.
Wheeler, E. H. Railroad.
Whittier, J. P. Traveling Salesman.
Whitten, S. Needle Manufr.
Whitman, F. C. Railroad Shop.
Whitting, Annie S.
Wilcomb, Edgar
Wilder. Geo. A.
Woodworth, W.
II.
Merchant, Gen'l Assortment
Needle Manufr.
E.
LEBANON.
Donevan, J. G.
Durrell,.!. M. Machinist.
Barber, Lovell F. Farmer.
Barker, Daniel Farmer.
Bean, Henry A. Farmer.
Bennett, G. Merchant.
Benton, C. C.
M. R. Car Builder
Ellsworth.
Fergesou, David Conduct, on Passenger cars
Billings, II. S. Farmer.
Bixliy, A.
Foundry.
Blaisdell, Edson U. Farmer.
ElkiiiB,
�671
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
English, John AY. Farmer.
Farr, Evarts AY. Attorney at Law.
Farr, George. Proprietor Oak Hill House.
Farr, Nelson C. Merchant.
Farr, Noah. Farmer.
Mechanic.
Bliss, Philetus
Farmer.
Bliss, II. E.
Blodgett, G' orge Farmer.
Bowles, W. S. Dentist.
Breck, John T. Farmer.
Bridgeman, M. C. Auctioneer.
Buck, J. H. Farmer.
Calley, F.
M.
Chandler, J.
Fisher, H. J. Furniture Dealer.
Flanders, Nathaniel. Farmer.
Furber, George C. Editor of Republic.
Printer.
Mechanic.
Graham,
Editor.
Shop * Foundry.
Farmer.
Dunbar, II. B. Poultry Dealer.
Durant. E. J. Merchant.
Eastman, Edward Mason.
Fairbanks, Chester Machinist.
Freeman, C. F. Farmer.
Gallop, Mrs. Susan E.
Farmer.
Gile, A. R.
Deming, N.
Goodrich, H. P. Stair Builder.
Hall, A. A. Prop. Lafayette Hotel.
Harvey, H.
Heath, E. M. Farmer.
Hildrith, C. M. Hardware, Cutlery
Farmer.
Hatch, 0. C.
Holmes, Arial. Lumber Dealer.
Hntchins, F. D. Teacher.
Kilburn Brothers. Photographers.
Lovejoy, Chas. H. Doors. Sash and Blind
R. Re-'t., Hotels, etc
Marsh, Sylvester.
Mclntire, Alex. Lumber Dealer.
Farmer.
Mills, A. H.
Paddleford, P. H. Millwright and Machinist.
Parker, D. C.
Parker, Ira. Glove Manufacturer.
Parker, L. II. Hair Dresser.
Parker, Silas & Co. Tanners and Curriers.
Printer for Kilburn Bros.
Peavey, Jas. 8
Quimby, John C. Farmer.
Rand, Jane II.
Livery Stable and FarRichardson, Henry.
&
mer.
,
Sanborn, L. D. & Co. Furniture Dealers.
Sawyer, S. C. Dentist.
Stoves.
Hoytt, Mary B.
Kelsey, H. S. Soap Manafr.
Keniston, M. L. Farmer.
KeLney, L. P. Farmer.
Kecdrick, E. A. Cashier of Bank.
Kendrick, F. B. Watch-maker.
Knight, E. A. Physician.
Lathrop, Geo. H. Farmer.
Liscomb, E. P. Postmaster.
Mahan, C. B. Machinist.
Miller, J. A. Farmer.
Miner, John T. Carpenter.
Orcutt, Hiram Prin. Tilden Female Seminary.
Packard, C. W. Farmer.
Lumber
Stevens, T. M. Jeweler.
Thayer, H. L. Proprietor Thayers Hotel.
Towne, H. G. Farmer.
AYatson, H. L. Physician.
AYeeks, Alonzo. Boot & Shoe Dealer & Mannt
AYhitney, F. G. Edge Too! Maker.
AYoodward. Edge Tool Maker.
Young, Cyrus. Livery Stable.
MANCHESTER.
Abbott, E.O. Fruit, Confectionery 4 Fancy
Goods.
Allen & Flanders Civil Engineers.
Baldwin, James & Co. Bobbins and Shuttles.
Blodgett, AY. C. Carpenter.
Dealer.
Farmer.
Farmer.
M. F. Mechanic.
Bichardson,
Kice, L. M. Farmer.
Ross, D. M. Mechanic.
Boioe, F. M.,
Restaurant.
Mechanic.
Sawyer,
Sayer, Frank Livery Stable.
Simmons, N. S. Mechanic.
Spring, J. L. Attorney at Law.
Stone, B. F. Engineer.
Stowell, Alfred Mechanic.
Templeton, Lucy L.
Thomas. Edward Farmer.
Truman, Mrs. S.
S.
ics
Denney, & Bisco, Card Clothing Manufaeturers. Mechanics Row.
Dinsmore, A. & C. Lumber Dealers and Box
Manufacturers.
Mechanic.
Edgerly, Clarence M.
Elm
Insurance.
091
Fahey, Patrick
Fitzgerald, Martin Marble Worker.
Follansbee, H. A. Grocer.
Gerrish & Boutwell, Druggists.
Haddock, C.F. Shoe Manufacturer.
Hardy, E. T. Wholesale Dealer in Confectionery.
& Cigars.
Heselton, H. AV. Shoemaker.
Book Binder, Blank Book
Hoitt. Geo. C.
Manufacturer and Paper Ruler.
Hunkins, A. D. Cigar Dealer.
Kennedy, Edwin Clothing.
Kinne, M. Ar B. Carpenter & Lumber Dealer
Lamso'n & Marden, Granite Workers.
.
Depot Store.
Dealer.
Fire
Street.
Ales, AYines, Ac.
Charlton, John M. Farmer.
Chase, Chester P. Printer.
Cudworth, E. Lumber Dealer.
Dodge, Marshall C. Farmer.
Dunn, E. D. Contractor and Builder.
Lumber
Row.
Druggist.
II. G.
Daniels & Co., Hardware.
AYm. H. Book Keeper.
Darling,
Conner,
Bailoy, A. E.
Barrett. J. J. & AY. G. Insurance Agents.
Batchelder, A. S. Law Student.
Bingham, Geo. A. Lawyer.
Bishop, R. M. Contractor on Railroads.
Brooks, Ezra, Jr. Tailor.
Bugbee, R. Jr. Physician.
C. F.
8
Chandler, P. B., & Co. Clothing
Chevalier, J. Aug. Catholic Pastor.
Cleworth, John, Reed Manufacturer .Mechan-
LITTLETON.
Eaton, Charles.
Mechanic
Buck, AVm. E. Teacher.
Cassidy, AY. H. Carpenter and Builder.
Abbott, G. F. Druggist.
Aldrich, AVatson. Farmer.
Allen. Abijah. Farmer.
Eastman,
Groceries.
Druggists.
Roll Coverer.
Row.
AY. B.
Enos
Co.
Bradley, Charles B.
P.
Weeks,
&
Boutwell & Gerrish.
Sargent, A. AY.
AYhite,
P. S.
Cashier Littleton Nat'l Bank.
Clark, Asa
Cole, Bugbee & Co. Machine
Colby, Lucy A.
Con-tantine, M. Farmer.
Davis, W. F. Dentist.
Pattee, L. C.
Perley, M. P.
Pierce, F. AY.
Machinist.
Griggs, Alvin.
S.
Cheney, E. H.
I
�672
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Lane, John G. Insurance. Plumer's Building
Leighton, Geo. A. Machinist.
Lowell, A. II. Iron Foundry, Castings of all
PETERBORO.
Gilligan, Daniel
Martin, R. W. Carriage Painter.
McCrillis & Son,
Carriage Man'frs.
Cor.
Bridge and Wilson sts.
Cody',
Boots and Shoes.
Messier, Octavius L. Groceries & Provisions.
Mooar, John Watches and Jewelry.
McDonald &
Morrill, N. E.
Insurance. 871
Catholic Pastor.
O'Brien. J.
Elm
Glass, Agricultural Tools, Seeds, etc.
A. W.
Carriage Manu'fr. 1168
Sanborn,
st.
Shelters & Lewis, Boot & Shoe Dealers.
Slayton, E. M. Wholesale Dealer in CountryProd iice, 494 Chesnnt St.
Sleeper, & Co. W. F. Grocers & Provision
Dealers.
Smith. J. A. V. Flier Manufacturer. Mechan
Row.
Smith. & Co. J. L. Box Manufacturers, Plane
ing Mill & Lumber.
ie's
Dealer in Nuts.
Tv.i-s, II. B.
VickerA Co
II. M.
Maufacturers of White
Spruce Beer. Ginger Ale & Soda.
Watts & Holmes Flour & Grain, wholesale.
Weeks, B. B. Druggist.
Williams, George G. Merchant Tailor. Globe
Block.
Wilson, Julius E.
Fire Insurance.
MASON.
Hammond,
Farmer.
Goodwin, Daniel, Clergyman.
Whittaker, George, Fruit Grower.
Elliot, J.
MEREDITH VILLAGE.
Bean, F. T.
Clergyman.
Burleigh, C. M. Hotel Druggist.
Cotton, A vah, Canvasser.
I
Dow, M.
E.
Lang, J. M. Merchant.
Moulton, II. II.
Xorris, Daniel, Undertaker.
Rollins, L.
W.
Stevens, Eben.
Thurston, 8. D. Farmer.
Wadleigh, Charles, Farmer.
Wndleigh, M. L. Farmer,
Wadleigh, S. T. Farmer.
NEW
BOSTON.
Butterficld, D. N. Manufacturer of Toy Bureaus, Iron Water Wheels and Machinery.
NEWMARKET.
Burley, Harrison G. Farmer.
Ervin, William Machinist.
Haines, ('. p. Batting Manufacturer.
Jenncss, Charles V. Pattern Maker.
Langlands, William Gardener.
Pendergost, Edmund B. Farmer.
Senter, N. F. Carriage Maker.
Smith, Cyrus G. Farmer.
Wiggin, Edwin
Wiggins, James
F.
S.
Farmer.
Merchant.
Weave Room.
Dodge, E. B. Lumberman.
Eastman, 0. G. Mechanic.
Flanders, 0. S. D. Mechanic.
Seavey, A. G. Miller.
Seavey, James. Mechanic.
RAYMOND.
Street.
Parmelee, J. II. Dentist.
Pike & Heald, Ranges, Furnaces, Plumbing.
Raymond, Wm. H. Stable Keeper.
Robie, John H.
Rockwell, A. L. Custom Boots & Shoes. 21
Stark Block.
Rogers, William C.
Hardware, Paints, Oils,
Elm
Overseer in
POTTER PLACE.
kinds.
Scribner, John Farmer.
Scribner, Charles W. Farmer.
RDMNEY.
Manfr. of Truss Pads.
Abbott Jos. Merchant.
Adams S. Carriage & Sleigh Manfr.
Ames, G. H. Glove Cutter.
Abbott, Daniel,
Ames, Frank P. Painter.
Atwood, Fre A. Farmer.
Avery, S. W. Ladder Mnfr.
i
D.
Hotel Keeper.
J. 0.
Teamster.
Blodgett, S. F. Shoe Workman.
Burnham, J. C. Mechanic.
Baker.
Blake,
S.
Bnrnham,
J.
W.
Farmer.
Farmer.
Buzzell, Abial,
Buzzell, Fred M. Ladder Manfr.
Chapman Chas. C. Ladder Manfr.
(base, J. W. Agt. Steam Washer for Grafton
County.
Colburn, J. A. Farmer.
Collins. George W.
Craig, B. M. Farmer.
Craig, C. C. Blacksmith.
Currier, W. P. Farmer.
Davis. Jacob, Brick Maker.
Doe, O. D. Farmer.
Elliot, Climera F. Miss.
Teacher.
Lumber Mnfr.
Elliot' C. H.
Lumber Manfr.
Elliot. E. H, & Brother,
Farnsworth, Miss. Belle C. Teacher.
Fifield, Dana,
Painter & Glazier.
Fletcher, George W. Buck Glove Manfr.
Ford, II. R. Painter & Manfr. Caskets & Coffins.
French, C. N. Farmer.
French, George P. Glove Cutter.
French, S.
Farmer.
George, A. R. Butcher.
George, Mrs. Thomas.
Gillet, C.
Farmer.
Greeley, Guy E. Buck Glove Manfr.
Hall, A. C.
Hall. B. A.
Physician.
Farmer & Butcher.
Hardy, B. P. Manfr. of Wood Handles Ac.
Ilavnes, J. H.
Farmer.
Herbert, C. W. Farmer.
Holden, Milton. )
„ . en . „ 011 "'
Ho,
Holden,Cha S
.
.A.L
|2
2
Spaulding. Q. C. j Cai »P h °r Refiners.
Jeffers, E. W.
Shoe Workman.
Kenniston, D. D
Farmer.
Keys, Henry, Farmer.
Keys, J. P. Bobbin Manfr.
Keys, Frank A. Student.
Marston, A. R. Farmer.
Marstou, A. Farmer.
Merrill, Frank H.
Ladder Manfr.
Merrill, S. E. Lumber Manfr.
Morrill, A. R. Machine Broker.
Palmer, Chas. C. Ladder Manfr.
Pa} ne, Mrs. G. W. Milliner.
Pease, Charles,
Peppard, J.
W.
Perkins Mrs.
S.
Farmer.
Manfr. Ladders, Steps, Clipper Sleds,
M.
Snow
Shovels, Ac.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
Hoyt, Hiram
Person, Abbott W. Teamster.
Pillsbury, D. R. Mechanic.
Preston, Clinton F. Farmer.
Quincy, Hon. Josiali
Quincy, S. H. Merchant.
Robinson, George H. Lumber Manfr.
Simmons, Jag. S. Ladder Manfr.
Simpson, C, B. Merchant.
Simpson, D. L. Physician
Simpson, T. S. Lumber Dealer.
Smart. C. C. Brick Manfr.
Spalter, Rev. A. D. Teacher
Spaulding, Chas. Manfr. of Lumber, Brick
& Charcoal
Spaulding, E. 0. Charcoal Manfr.
Spaulding, Leverett, Farmer.
Spaulding, Luella H.
Stevens, Henry B.
Stevens, 0. L. Ladder Manfr.
Swain, Miss. Eva J. Teacher.
Swain, J. R. Station Agt.
Tilton, J. D. Clergyman
RTE.
Farmer.
Farmer.
Foss, Robert S.
Garland, Chas. D. Farmer.
David, Farmer.
Jenne>s,
Jenness, Emery C. Farmer.
Jenness, G. H. Chairman School Committee.
Johnson, Gilman W. Farmer.
Jones, Mrs. Parry.
Morrill, Alva H. Clergyman.
Odiorne, Sylvester D. farmer.
Philbrick, John. Farmer.
Philbrook, 0. B. Mason.
Rand, Henry S. Mason.
Rand, Obed. Farmer.
SULLIVAN.
Nahum Shoemaker.
Currier.
Lyman
Blacksmith.
Atwell C, Farmer.
Goodwin, L. H. & D. W. Manuf rs and
ber and Chair Stock Dealers.
Nims, Augustus F. Farmer.
Stevens, J. G. Tanner and Currier.
White, Samuel S. Farmer.
Winchester, Elliot C. Farmer.
Davis,
Ellis,
UNITY.
D
ealer in Grain and
Lumber
Dealer in Lumber.
T.
Laborer.
Cummings, John
Farmer.
Goodwin, David L. Farmer.
J.icobs, George F. Teamster.
Libby, Horatio R. Farmer.
Libby, Nathaniel & Ez. Farmers.
Merrill. Asa B. Farmer.
Noves. Fred E. Laborer.
Weeks, H. W. Lumber Dealer.
Weeks^ Ira M. Merchant.
Whicher, Levi C. Farmer.
Willey, Alexander. Farmer.
WASHINGTON.
Crane, 0. T.
Abbott, C. Henrv, Hotel Keeper,
Aldrich, C. E. Farmer & Summer Boarding
House,
Lumber Dealer,
Aldrich, D. M.
Aldrich, Ira M. Summer Boarding House.
Allard, Sam'l, Firm, Gordon Allard & Co.
Lumber Dealers.
Amadon. Geo. M. Fngineer for Wbiteneld
Lumber Co,
F. Farmer.
Jeweller & Druggist.
S,
Bond, J. Farmer.
Farmer.
S. L.
Bray,
Briggs, 0, S. Farmer.
Brown, A. L. I Lumber Merchants of the Firm
Brown, W. G. j of A. L. & W. G. Brown & Co.
Brown, Frank P. Merchant.
Burns, C. W. Lumber Dealer.
Byrne, Wm, Lawyer.
Carleton, Mrs. E,
Chase. A. M. Farmer & Real Estate Agt.
Colby, C. J. Harness Maker.
Colby, J. S. Farmer.
Cole, G.
W. Farmer &
Cowing, C.
Hazen.
A
W. Engineer
Hazen.
Dodge, Leonard
L.
D. &
Lumber Sawyer,
Cummings, J.W.
& Co.
Darling, G.
Cattle Dealer.
Mechanics for
W.
C.
for L. D.
Teamster. G.
I*.
F.
Libbey
&
L. T.
W. Libby *
Co.
Dodge, M. B. Carpenter & Joiner.
Dodge, Wm. F. Proprietor of Mountain View
House.
Donovan, Wm. J. Teamster for Brown & Co,
Dustin, J. E. Mechanic for Brown & Co,
Enstmau, Ben. Farmer nd Teamster.
Eastman, Chas. Firm, Fasiman & Perkins,
Meat & Groceries.
Eastman, J. K. Livery Stable.
Teamster.
S. A.
Surveyor of Lumber, at
Fearoh, Fred C.
Brown's,
Fearon, G. Head Edger.
Lumber Dealer at War.
Fiske, Hazen W,
cester Mass.
Elmer,
Fiske, J. Sullivan,
WARREN.
Davis, Chas. S.
Gale. Chas. M.
Depot Master,
WHITEFIELD.
.-
Lum-
Glidden, Elisha.
Glidden, Ezra J.
Bixby, Jas. M.
WEST ANDOVER.
Brown, W. R.
Blood, 0.
Aldrich, J. K.
Cram, Frank
Farmer.
I.
Lincoln, F. B, Painter.
Proctor, Israel D. Rake Manuf 'r.
Proctor, Mary B.
Severance, John Farmer.
Bell.Wm.
Weeks, A T. Farmer,
Willoughby, J. F. Farmer.
Wyatt, Rev. T. jr. Pastor of North Holderness Church.
Bridge,
678
Farmer & Summer Board
ing House,
Fowler, A. J. Boot Manufacturer,
Goodwin, J, A. Carpenter.
Gordon, M. H. Firm, Gordon Allard
* Lole
Lumber
Dealers,
Gould, C. B, Farmer & Cattle Dealer.
Gould, L. R. Moulder.
Gove, George S, Physician,
Gove, Ira S. M. General Collection Agent.
Harmon, Wm. M. Clergyman,
Harriman, Geo, Teamster, G, W. Libby & UQ,
Hayes, Orange S. Boarding House Keeper
for
Brown &
niggins, M.
Co.
House Painter,
George W. Farmer,
Holmes, V. R. Board Sawyer,
Holmes, Willis, Lumberman,
Howland, 0. S. Farmer & Stlldeflt.
Huntoon, Amasa, Farmer,
Hutcuins, J. M. Farmer.
Iiildreth,
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
G74
Hutching, M. W. Farmer.
Hutching, W. B. Clerk Insurance Agent.
Jenkins, 0. E. Board Sawyer, C. Libby & Co.
Johnson, J. W. Mountain Stage Driver.
'
l.
Millwright and If achiuist.
King, C. E. Farmer.
Lambert, Louis, Lawyer.
Lane, A. W. Clerk. C. Libby & Co.
Lane, 1! F. Farmer.
Learned, Henry, Board Sawyer, G. W. Libby
&Co.
Learned, J. M. Saw Filer, 0. W. Libby & Co.
Libbey, n. C. Lumber Dealer.
Libbey, J. U A. Grain Mill.
Lumber Dealer.
Libby, Charles,
Libby, II. W. Lumberman, C. Libby & Co.
Libby, J. C. Millwripht.
Marden, E. F. Farmer.
Mc. Gregor. J. L. Student Agricultural College, Uanover.
Edger, C. Libby & Co.
0.
Mc Leod,
Miner, J. L. Farmer.
Morey, George E. Clerk at Brown's Store.
Morrison, Mrs. L, .Milliner, Dress Maker &
Fancy Hoods.
Morse, John, Engineer, G. W. Libby & Co.
Mason.
U
ton, G. P.
Newel, II. S. Farmer.
Nou^se, Eugene, Saw Filer for L. D. & L. T.
Uazen.
Palmer, C. J. Machinist for Brown & Co.
Parker, Daniel, Farmer.
Parker, L. D. Shingle Sawyer, G. W. Libby
A Co.
Perkins, J. S. Firm, of Eastmam & Perkins.
Meals & Groceries.
Pillsbury. Geo. II. Sash & Blind Manufacturer A Builder.
Piukham, G. II. Clergyman.
Priest, .1. B. Boarding Mouse, C. Libby & Co.
Pushee. E. P. Engineer for Brown & Co.
Putney, Alvin E.
Qnimby, A. II. Machinist, C. Libby k Co.
Quimby. Wm. K. Merchant.
Robinson, Geo. Laborer.
S mipson, Jennie E.
At Amoskeag Mills
Manchester.
V
ii
Sanders, John
II.
Teamster
for L. D.
&
L. T.
Uazen.
Snow, D. S. Builder & Sash & Blind Manfr
Snow, E. M. Builder of Houes.
Stalbird, Aaron, H. Carpenter.
Tague, Phill, Chopper for Brown
Farmer.
Taylor, John T.
Thomas, L.
Walker, F.
Warner, A.
I
Sm
>.
th, Lewis F.
Blacksmith for L. D. & L. T.
Uazen.
Smith, 0. P. Carpenter.
&,
Co.
Filer.
Stone Worker.
Farmer.
Blacksmith.
P.
B.
Wells, Isaac,
Wentworth, E. Mill Man at Brown's
Weston, E. II. Station Agent.
Win'. hi, Charles E. Millwright at Brown's
Whedon, W. J. Stone Mason.
Whitcher, L. D. G. f W. he S. f.
WILMOT CENTRE.
Brown, Joseph C.
Farmer.
Clough, Franklin C. Farmer.
Farmer.
Carpenter.
Langley, W. F. Farmer.
Messer, P. Farmer.
Fisk, Calvin.
Goodhen, Seth.
Stevens, Aim is. Farmer.
Stearns, Minot. Farmer.
Thompson, C. H. Farmer.
Trussell, Charles. Clergyman.
Woodward, Geo. E. Manufacturer.
WILMOT FLAT.
Jones, Otis, Tanner & Currier.
Nelson, Win. G. F'armer.
Thompson, Samuel.
Withington, Cyrus.
Farmer.
Farmer.
WILTON.
Carlton, C.C.
Keyes, Geo. D.
WOOLEN MILL.
.
Chase, Thomas.
Lawyer.
Hardy, Willis F. Clerk.
Morey, M. M. Spinner.
Morey, W. C. Carder.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Marshall,
Boston.
Plummer,
Part well, J. m.
Merchant.
Sheaban, John 11. Shoe Maker.
Small M.N. Sawyer at Brown's .
Smith, L. \V. Board Sawyer, C. W. Brown &
Saw
S.
John W., Mechanical Engineer,
S. B., 55
Elm
Street, Boston.
ERRATA.
The following names were incorrectly printed in the former list.
Ford, Daniel, Dover, Ginger Ale and Beer
Maufacturer.
Longley, Geo. H. Peterboro, Proprietor of
Bakery.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
ADDITIONAL,
NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS
FOR FIFTH
ACWORTIL
Ainsworth, J. Clergyman.
Beryl, Geo. H. Mountain House.
Barnard, S. P.
Chenev, S. W.
Clark, D.
Dickey, J. W.
Tin lay, B. C.
Kingsbury, E. A.
Kemp, John
675
D.
Morrison, E. R. Teacher.
Richardson, J. T. Merchant.
Spatildiug, E. Blacksmith.
BARNSTEAD.
EDITION".
Hunt. W. A.
Depot Station Agent.
Ilamet, Mrs. E.
H.irtnet,
James
Shoemaker.
Jones, P. A.
Jenney, H. H. Farmer.
Johnson, II. C. Saw Miller.
Livingston, Colborn Wood Turner.
Shoemaker.
Lanv;, John S.
Lenad, M. M. Needle Maker.
Lane, L. & L. Farmers.
Madigan, Thomas Shoemaker.
Metcalf, Horace F'armer.
Mahan, Miss M. M.
Moore, H. E. Mechanic.
Mayhen, V. S. Shoe Stock Fitter.
Putnam, W. D. Shoe Manufacturer.
Avery, Walter M. Trader.
Babcock, J. 51. Proprietor of Card Mill.
W.
F'armer.
Perry James E.
Farmer.
Blaisdell, J. P. Shoemaker.
Carr, W. 0. Clergyman.
Perry, A. Farmer.
Perry, Edward R. Farmer.
Copp, Reuben
Blacksmith.
Park's, D. W.
Richardson, Jas. Shoe Cutter.
Rogers, Charles E. Clergyman.
Rockwood, A. P. Boot Cutter.
Reed. A. C. Carpenter and Builder.
Rust, A. Custom Shoemaker.
Sanders. Charles A. Shoe liottonier.
II.
Farmer.
Chesley, W. A. Farmer and Poultry Dealer.
Clark, I. H. Shoemaker.
Emerson, Timothy Blacksmith.
Emerson, Geo. W. Dentist.
George, Chas. S. Farmer.
Jenkins Charles E. Farmer.
Jenkins, John II. Carpenter.
Jenkins. W. A. Farmer.
Langley, Mrs. T. D.
Marshall, I. D. Farmer.
Palmer, Frank E. Carpenter.
Thyng, Charles E. Farmer.
Waldo, John Carpenter.
Wheeler, Mrs. Dr.
Young, II. P. Carpenter.
CHARLESTOWN.
Bailey, Eliphalet Farmer.
Bailey, Mrs. M. W.
Putnam,
Ii.
Wood Tumor and Rake
Thomas
Maker.
Swau, William Gardener.
Spooner, Stephen A. Carpenter and Builder.
Harness Maker, Carriage
Sparrow, Chas.
Trimmer and Upholsterer.
Saker, Fred, Tinman.
Snow, G. A. Shoemaker.
Sanders. C. L. Shoemaker.
Sannderson, II. II. Clergyman.
Slavin,
Smith,
Thomas
T.
Farmer.
Tidd, E. II.
Taylor, John W. Farmer.
Bond, George S. Stoves and Tin ware.
Bowman, J. M. Saloon Keeper.
Baker, Mrs. H.M.
Chapin, W. 0. Farmer.
Chubb, A. W. Shoe Cutter.
Callahan, Miss M. C. Shoe Stitcher
Cobb, Josiah Carpenter and Joiner.
Cashing, Edmund L. Attorney at Law.
DeNormandie, Eugene Clergyman.
Evans, Henry K. Boot Cutter.
Easter, II C." Shoemaker.
Eusworth, Geo. W. Carpenter and Joiner.
Lumber Dealer and Steaui Mill
Fish. John S.
Livery and Boarding Stable.
Vial!, II. B.
Williams C. IT. Shoemaker.
White, Geo. A. Farmer.
Proprietor.
Foster, S. C.
Finlay, Chas. A. Eagle Hotel.
Fletcher, Ellen L. Watchmaker ami Jeweler.
Shoe Cutter, and Pattern
Goodrich. M. N.
Perry, Kittrcdge
Draftsman.
Hamlin. I). S. Shoe Dealer.
Hamlin, Win. Fanner.
Hamlin, Geo. W. General Merchant.
Hubbard, E. F. Farmer.
Whit taker, J. M. Physician.
Walker, Cephas Carriage Manufacturer, and
Grain Dealer.
Willard, L. B. White
Washer and Kalsominer.
CLAREMONT.
Prouty, E.
W.
Millwright.
CONCORD.
Drugs and Medicines.
C0NT00C00KVILLE.
Elliott,
Mrs.
J. R.
Dow, Joseph Farmer.
Farmer.
Jones, John P.
Libbee,
Wm.
T.
Carpenter.
I'o-tniaster.
Patterson. Joab
White, Frauk F'armer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
676
Harness Maker and Car.
Hartford, Jas. W.
riage Trimmer.
Lamos, Horace A. Broprietor of Point Cot-
CORNISH.
Blood, E. P. Mechanic.
Blood, Ed. B. Farmer.
Ballock, Wm. Farmer.
Buckman, George
tage.
Metcalf, II.
Democrat
II.
Press.
Overseer of Spinning.
Manock, David
Farmer.
O'Neil, W. F. Farmer.
Peel, Charles F. Overseer Weave Room.
Scales, John Principal of Franklin Academy.
Brown, Helen R.
Churchill, B. B. Carpenter.
Cole, Seth, Capt.
Sea Captaiu.
Cole, Geo. L. Farmer.
Fitch, Lyman Farmer.
Foss, Walter H.
Farmer.
Fogs, A. P. Farmer.
Fisher, J. R. Farmer.
Second hand Card Room.
Twombly, E. II. Register of Deeds.
Tasker, John C, & Co. Groceries, Belknap St.
Taylor, Edward Farmer.
Smith, Albion A.
Farmer.
Farmer.
Towle, Levi
Witham, John E.
Parmer.
Haven, A. L. Mechanic.
Johnson, E. C. Farmer.
Kenyon, B. C. Farmer.
Martindale, Lemuel Sheriff.
Bowers, L. Farmer.
Bowers. Orlando Wool Dealer.
Baget, J. L. Farmer.
Bohinson, A. T. Farmer.
Spaulding, A. K. Blacksmith.
Smith. W. B. Mechanic.
Thrasher, B. F. Farmer.
Tracy, S. A. Farmer.
Walker, M. L. Farmer.
White, John Farmer.
Walker, Henry W. Farmer.
Walker, G. B. Farmer.
Wilder, J. J. Farmer.
Fit. h, E. B.
Shoecutter.
Webster, C. E.
DUNBARTON.
Bailey, Oliver Farmer.
Barnard, Samuel Farmer.
Clark, A. C. Farmer.
Farmer.
Clifford, I. P.
Holmes, Daniel Farmer.
Ireland J. B. Farmer.
Lord, John Farmer.
Merrill, J. 0.
Farmer.
Mills, J. C.
Farmer.
Twist, Page Farmer.
DURHAM.
Coleman, Mrs. Mahitable.
FRANCESTOWN.
BERRY.
Bixby, Augustus H. Civil Engineer.
Dodge, Miss, Julia A. Book-keeper.
Fisher, Theron P. Farmer.
Adams, Charles Store Keeper.
barker, John F. Farmer.
Lawyer.
Bartlett, G. C.
HAMPTON.
Crowell, W. II. Shoemaker.
Currier. David Banker, Depot.
Conch, 0. D. Lumber Mau'fr. and Farmer.
Carter, Alba B.Rev.
Clark, Leonard Farmer.
bustin, J. A. Deputy Sheriff.
Brown, Warren
Ware, Edwin
Evans, James Blacksmith.
Humphrey, H. Ii. Farmer.
Ha-kins. Rev. It. W. Cong.
Leonard, A. G. Merchant.
HENNIKER.
LANCASTER.
Ames, Asa Machinist.
Bugbee, Frank Physician.
Farmer.
Btrotlg, Richard R.
Pillslniry. H.
Carpenter, East Derry.
ttpton, C. P.
Underbill,
Ii.
Brooks, C. C. Farmer.
Corning, B. H. Prop' of Lancaster House.
Cobleigh, E. V. Stoves' Tin, Copper & Agent
for Fairbank's Scales.
Colby, Joseph Cooper.
Drew, Irving W. Lawyer.
Guernsey, Aaron Farmer.
Hartford, M. E. Carpenter.
Holton, H. P. I. Farmer.
Hunt, Win. P. Laborer.
Hartford. W. A. Tanning & Carding.
Hart lord, George A. Farmer.
Hopkins, J. M. Prop, of Williams House.
Heywood, William Lawyer.
Kent & Griswold, Dry Goods, Clothing and
Postmaster.
Reed Maker
Edge Tool Maker.
R.
DORCHESTER.
Biimham, Nathaniel. Farmer.
Farmer.
Bilrpee, Mar-hall
Cheever, Samuel Parmer.
Fiit-., John M.
Merchant.
Btreeter, \,. It,
Parmer.
Reed Hiram
Farmer.
DOVER.
Drdmi
F
its.
mi.
id
Tailoring.
Overseer Card Room.
Proprietor of Circus.
lachman.
Bracket, John H.
dishing. Joseph
Jame
llei
yman.
Book-Keeper,
I
James M.
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Color Mak'-r, Cocheco Print
Gtrlme, William
Works.
Haw. nth. John Machine Printer.
'Hidden. Charles A. Shoe Cutter.
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isar, B. H.
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Son,
Manufacturers
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Farmer.
Colby, Rachael, Mrs.
Seavey, David Contoakville.
Boor, W. W. Miller.
Reed, Orison Blacksmith.
Sargent, C. II. Farmer.
Parker, Franklin
Farmer
HANCOCK.
Kent, Edward R. Merchant.
McGibnee, James Clerk.
Mitchell, Ezra Physician.
Monehan, .lames Blacksmith.
Moody, (I. w. File Manufacturer.
Morse, Charles E. Fanner.
Nutter, Charles A. Stationery & Gen'l Merchandise.
Olcott,
of
I'..
T.
Dentist.
Porter Brothers,
chandise.
Dry Goods & Gen'l Mer-
�NAMES OP SUBSCRIBERS.
Rhodes, Freedom M. Lawyer.
Reed. J. C. Millwright.
Rhodes, Tener M. Farmer & Starch Man'fr.
Richardson, Nathaniel II. Furniture, Paper
Hangings, Coffins & Caskets.
Smith, Frank & Co. Flour, Corn & Feed Store.
Twitchell, Hiram Boarding House.
Thompson, A.
Machinist.
White, Wm. A
Agent.
Whitcorab, Col. Horace & Son, Harness
Makers.
Weeks, James M. Jr. Starch Manufacturer.
Woodward, J. H. Farmer.
Costello,
677
Mike
Mill
Man.
Dickon, Thomas Jobber.
Dexter, L. Sawyer.
Eames, John Farmer.
Fisk, Wm. Farmer.
Gotham, Asa H. Farmer.
Hatch, Asa Farmer.
Howe, R. S. J. Farmer.
Hanaford, J. R. Farmer.
Henson, Charles Laborer.
Hutson, Thomas Laborer.
Butter, J. V.
Putman. Charles
Hanks, B. N. Laborer.
Hutson, Edward Farmer.
Hayes, Wm. Baggage Mister.
Proprietor Hall House.
Hanson, Mrs. Sybil
Jones. James B. Boarding House.
Knight, Edwin Sawyer.
Wheeler, John
Lucas,
LEMPSTER.
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LONDONDERRY.
Annis, Daniel G.
Farmer, North Londonderry P. 0.
Boyce, Geo. W. Farmer, N. Londonderry P.O
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Boyce, Samuel
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Boys, Walter
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Corning, S. R.
Clark, Freemont Pump Manufacturer.
Clark, Win. Farmer.
Ela, Edward P. "
Derry Depot P. 0.
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Hardy, Aaron P. "
Hartshorn, Geo. R. Farmer. Derry Depot P.O.
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Holmes, Mathew
North Londonderry P. 0,
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Mc. Allester, .Tona.
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Mack, Robert C.
Derry P. 0.
Mc Gregor, Alexander "
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Depot
Morse, A. J.
P.O.
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N. Londonderry
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N. Londonderry
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Pettengill, J.
P.O.
Perkins, Washington
Farmer.
Rotary Filler Sawyer.
Merriam, Miss Abbie B. Teacher.
Moore, D. S. Foreman Tanner.
McFarland, Charles Farmer.
McFarland, Cester
Martin, Charles N.
McMann, Wm. Planing.
Morffet, John D. Jobber.
Gardner.
Pike, Mrs. C. T.
Pool, Mrs. S. C.
Rickey, Horace H. Farmer.
Richardson, F. F. Mechanic.
Sargent, J. H. Planing and Saw Mill.
Sheridan, Dommick Job Teaming.
Spredbury, Charles C. Mason.
Spredbury, Wm. Farmer.
John Farmer.
Tookey, P. J. Hotel Keeper.
Willson, David Stone Cutter.
Wood, Franklin E. Farmer.
Whitney, J. T. W. Farmer.
Young, Antipas House Carpenter.
Toll ens.
N. Londonderry
P.O.
Plummer, Nathan
Hiram Carpenter.
Montgommery, Geo. W. Lath Sawyer.
Mc'Intire Henry Farmer.
McKelleps, Geo. M. Foreman Tool's Mill.
PELHAM
P.O.
Richardson,
Wm.
Londonderry
Lumber Dealer,
P.
P. 0.
North
Peabody, J. W. Farmer.
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N. Londonderry P.
Nesmith, J. Y.
Smith, Daniel D. Blacksmith, N. Londonderry
P.O.
Watts, Chas. H. Farmer, N. Londonderry P. 0.
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Watts. C. M.
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Watherbey, John H. "
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Webster, Amos C.
Londonderry Depot
Young. Charles E. "
P.
Young,
0.
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J. P.
N. Londonderry
P. 0.
MADBURY.
Jenkins, Jonathan
Farmer.
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L. R. R.
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C.
NORTHUMBERLAND.
John M. Laborer.
Brown, R. J. Student.
Blake, Mrs. Mary J. Farmer.
Civil Engineer and
Buckman, Edward F.
Land Surveyor.
Astle,
PLAINFIELD.
Austin, George
W.
Farmer.
Buckman, Henry
Bailey, L. L.
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J.
Upholstery.
Bryant, Henry
Dunkley, C. H.
Farmer.
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Eastman, Ora V.
Farnham, Buzzell "
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French, A. W.
Freeman, Will W. "
Hall, Will Merchant.
Student.
Lewin, B. F. Butcher.
Monlton, Fred Poultry Dealer.
Newton, John Stone Mason.
Porter, Jabez Farmer.
Pickernel, Charles "
NEWPORT.
Freight Conductor on C.
Burt, 0. G.
R. R.
Royce, Philip Merchant.
Pastor Free Will Baptist
Church.
Roney, John Granite Worker.
Young, Edward Farmer and Stone Cutter.
[abbey, E. D.
MANCHESTER.
Colburn, A. L. Scale Business.
Doolittle, J. S. Conductor M.
Foss, Rev. Tobias
Sanderson, L. Stone Mason.
Btickney, II. II. Carpenter & Farmer.
Sticknev, II. Farmer.
Smith, E. II. Clergyman. (Wat.)
Spauldlng, L. D. Farmer.
Stroug, S. C. Mechanic.
Watson. Mary A.
Westgate, E. \V. Butcher & Farmer.
RAYMOND.
Browne, J.
F.
Gunsmith.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
678
Manson, B. S. Clergyman.
Moiilton, George M. Farmer.
Cabinet.
Poor, J. L.
KI'MXEY.
Teacher.
Farnsworth. Belle C.
George, Thomas, Mrs.
Farmer.
Preston, Clinton F.
SALEM.
Abbott, N. G. Shoe Shop.
Abbott. 8. K. Reporter for Essex Eagle.
Adams, George M. Parmer.
Armor, Albert L. Proprietor of Salem House.
Kimball, S. H. Farmer.
Kroyd, Samuel A. Jack Spinner.
Long, Mrs. Martha
Lord. David Farmer.
Lowell, Mrs. Lizzie Milliner and Dress-Maker.
Farmer.
Merrill, Daniel
Mirick, Mrs. Hattie N. Weaver.
Mirick, Miss Florence A. Weaver.
Harness Manufacturer.
Parrish, T. D.
Palmer, Joseph P. Shoe Shop.
Page, A. M. Meat Market.
Paul. George M. Farmer.
Pat
Mary
tin-. Mis.-,
Pendergast, Daniel Supt. North Shoddy Mill.
Peabody, E. A. Contractor and Builder.
Austin, Mrs. Abb] B
Aver, Win. 1!. Carpenter.
Poole, Sirs. It. F.
Prescott, A. J. Farmer.
Shoe Manufacturer.
Bailey, Loren E. Carpenter.
Parmer.
Ballad, Jonathan A.
Reynolds, John F.
Richards, L. P. E. Real Estate Broker.
Robinson, B. A. Billiard Saloon.
Ayer,
J.
i
Carriage Painter.
Pastor Congregational
C. A.
.
Rockwood, William
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Bodwell, Mrs.
Bowser, Rev. Samuel
L.
Carpenter.
Bradford, Joseph 1J. Farmer & Shoemaker.
Brad lord, Jesse W. Parmer.
Burns. J. W. Shoe Manufacturer.
Buxton, Joseph Shoe Factory.
Butler, James J. Farmer.
Carey, Joel C. Merchant.
Clark, Alburton W. Stone Cutter.
Clotlgh,
.1.
Fanner.
l>.
Parmer.
fluff J. W.
Parmer.
Cluff, Levi
Clutf, Josiah Q.
Old
Cluff. B.C.
Colby, Fred
Colby, Wm.
Line Market.
<'•
.Mrs. A. II.
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John
Corliss,
Parmer,
D.
tone Cutter.
Crowell, Win. G. Parmer.
Dorr, Rev. Henry Clergyman.
John Machinist.
Duston, Mrs. Abbie M. Weaver.
.
Duston
Kllingwood, J. N. Carpenter.
Emerson, Robert Parmer.
Swings, Clinton Pai
Henry
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Painter.
Fellows Theodore W. Parmer.
Farmer.
Foster, Ez< kiel, II
I.
Manufai turer.
Foster, in
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Carpenter.
i
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Woodbury,
Bhop.
I'.
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Parmer
A.
F.
Silv.-r. C. L.
Shoe Shop.
Smith, Charles Painter.
Smith, J V. Farmer ami Insurance Agent.
Smith. W. M. Designer and Engraver.
Smith. Win. W. Shoe Shop.
Staunton. Wiliiam Farmer.
Blacksmith.
Stott, William B.
Stuart. Rev. Wm. H.
Pastor M. E. Church,
Taylor Richard Lumber Dealer and Farmer.
Taylor,M. N. Manufacturer.
Taylor, L.W. Merch int.
Taylor, Win. Lumber Dealer and Farmer.
horn, D. M. Fai mer.
Thorn, Isaac Fanner,
Farmer.
Tilton, Joseph M.
Villain. Orrin E.
Farmer.
Webster, T. C. Farmer.
Webster, G. II. Painter and Grainer.
Webster, Amos N. Farmer,
Webster, Joseph Shoe Manufacturer.
Wilier, .b.hn Stone Cutter and Farmer.
Welch, Joseph M. Merchant.
w heeler, J. It. Shoe Manufacturer.
Fanner.
W
ler, John A.
Whittemore, Rev. Elisha J. Pastor Baptist
Church.
Wilson, A. G. Farmer.
Woo James Engraver.
Woodbury, George Public Boarding House.
'I
Mason.
Carder and Spinner.
W.
Boss, E.
Rowel I, W.
Church.
Brown. James
Goodhue, Mr-. Laura J. Teacher.
Goodwin, Eugene A. Carpenter.
f
in, Mi - Mary J.
Goodwin, Milton Mechanic.
Rev. .1. A.
Pastor M. E. Church.
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Woodbury, Mrs.
Hall, i
Hall, Ezra B.
Farmer.
Harris, Harvey
Pai out.
moo'.
Shoemaker.
Hihlreth, J. 0.
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Humphry, Benjamin
Farmer.
T.
Hunt, Horace W
Parmer.
Hutchins, Wai ren Farmer.
Jennings, Samuel P. Shoemaker.
turer.
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I
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Kelly, Oilman D,
Kelly, Charles 0.
mon
C.
Kimball, Mrs.
Kimball. Cbarles
Kimball, Mrs. N.
I
at
Shoemaker.
R.
Mason.
Parmer,
II.
Farmer.
W
Ibury, Rev 0. G. Clergyman.
York, Mrs. Eliza.
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Isaiah
STODDARD.
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Hawk
Farmer.
Rowell.Mrs. M. M.
Merchant.
Dow diver I.. Farmer
Silas
Dinsm
Parmer.
Dai i-. Oilman W. Merchant.
i
Farmer.
Esty, Solon
Mel, ure, Isabel le Post Mistress.
i'
ictor,
Hosea
Parmer and Produce Dealer,
Richardson, leorge Farmer.
Fanner.
Stacy, Oilman
Farmer.
Shoultes, William II.
Fanner.
ittemore, Joel F.
Wei,),, li. N.
Hotel Keeper.
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Farmer.
L.
Hardy, E. R.
Foreman
of Section
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WARREN.
Colton, D. B. Farmer.
Hardy, E. R. Foreman of Section.
Whitcher, Adouiron Butcher.
WASHINGTON.
Mentzer, Walter C.
Lovewell House,
WEBSTER.
Burbank, F. L. Lumber Dealer.
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Bnrbank, W. W.
Buxton, Rev. Edward Clergyman.
Colby, James L. Farmer.
Courser,
Thomas
J.
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Couch. Miss Nancy E.
Duncklee, Calvin, T.
Elliott, Miss Priscilla A.
Teacher.
Flanders, John A. Farmer and Carpenter.
Q
lime, Charles F.
II.
Farmer.
George A.
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.Imes, Charles A.
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Iloit,
Holmes, Wi
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Little, Caleb P.
Pearson, J. C.
Tiltoii,
Mrs. Julia A.
Oilman, Mary
B.
m. Carpenter and Joiner.
Qoodell, Frank
Farmer.
Kimball, Mis. II. M.
Moore, W. H. Esq. Farmer.
Merrill, Chas. M. Carpenter.
Philbrick, A. S. Farmer.
Plnmmer, Geo. Farmer.
Page, A.
Tinsmith, Dealer in Stoves and
Hollow-ware.
Smart, .lames Farmer.
Stanyan, Newell Merchant.
Simpson, John M.
Smith, S. II. Mechanic.
Smith, David Farmer.
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Tenney, Edward G. Teacher.
White, Mrs. Charlotte j).
Whitniore, John, M. D.
Whitcher, L. P. Farmer.
Wells, Henry P. Farmer.
Hutchinson, Charles
Tiirill,
James
WENTWORTH.
Blodgott, Jeremiah Esq.
Blood, II. C. Carpenter.
WILMOT.
Johnston, Green
Woolen Manufacturer.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Machinist, with A.
Messer, John A.
Depot Master at Messer's.
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
Brown, W. A.
Coll. urn, Jas.
Farmer.
Currier, S. G. Esq.
Durkey, F. A. Esq. M. D.
Downing, J. L. Esq. Farmer.
Elliott, J. F.
Brown.
Farmer.
Carpenter.
B.
Boyd, F. 0.
Davis, J. a.
Davis, W. II.
Teacher,
QilmanJEnoch Mrs.
Gove,
WEST STEWARTSTOWN.
Farmer's wife.
Brown, W. W.
Boardman, Eldri.lge Esq.
L. & W. G. Brown.
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Fletcher, T. M. Purveyor of Lumber.
Foster, John Farmer.
Merchant.
Merchant.
Teamster, with A. L. & W. G.
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Eaton, Franklin,
Eaton, Davis & Co., Mer-
chants.
Hon. Moses H. Eastman, Judge of the Courts
METHUEN, MASS.
Copp, M. G. House Carpenter.
Emerson, Jacob Cashier of Bank.
F.sher, Albert V.
Trader's Clerk.
Fulton, James Farmer.
Gordon, J. Haskell Provision Dealer
BETHLEHEM.
Bian.lin, J. S.
Bunker, C. E.
Postmaster.
Proprietor Mt. Agassiz House.
Bunker, William G. "
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Bethlehem
"
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Bean, Wilson H.
Sunset
Blandin, A. W. Farmer.
Durgin, J. A. Sinclair House.
Gallaher, Hugh. Farmer.
Gordon, Dan. P. Farmer.
Hatch, Alpha. Farmer.
Hildreth, T. T. Boots, Shoes and Groceries.
McGregory, W. A. Lumber and Starch M'f'r.
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Kidder, James M.
Quimby, I. J. Justice of Peace, and Notary
Plummor, Joseph. Proprietor Cottage Boarding House.
Richardson, I. E. Farmer and Lumber Deal'r
Spooner, B. C. Proprietor of Stage Line from
Bethlehem to Littleton.
Turner, J. N. Proprietor Turner House.
Wildor, H. W. Proprietor Maple Cottage and
L. M. Mrs.
Farwell, J. L.
Bradbury, Albert. Mechanic and Sawyer.
Bui lard, James. Insurance Agent.
Balcom, George L. Woolen Manufacturer.
Belknap, Darius. Overseer Weave Room.
Clark, William. Flour and Grain.
Millinery Goods.
Uermon.
Attorney at Law.
Harris, Thomas J. Insurance Agent.
Ib.lt.
Haul. rich, F. Clothing, Hats, etc.
Hunter. Lewis M. Cloth Dresser.
Benj. F.
Propr. Junction House.
Jewett, J. W. W. I. G
Is and Groceries.
I. one. Charles II.
Station Agent.
Ormsby, II. II. Diuing Rooms.
Parks, C. E.
Proutv, E. W. Millwright.
Hemenway,
Redfield, S. F.
Merchant
Richardson,
Clareraont File Works.
Flour and Groceries.
II.
Tailor.
S. Jr.
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Stowell, G. H. Hardware Ac.
Stockwell, George T. Carpenter.
Straw. O. C. Spinner.
Walker, J. S.
Clergyman.
Vanghan, Edwin. U.S. Consul, Coaticook, P.Q.
Webb, Hiram. Supt. Sullivan Mill.
Sullivan, C. 0.
Livery Stable.
CLAREMONT.
Clerk.
Teacher.
S. C.
Dow,
8,
Public.
Town
Pelham,C.
Sanborn,
CONCORD.
Hazelton, James.
Millinery.
PITTSFIELD.
Bachelder, J. M.
Jeweller.
Coburn, J. M. Clergyman.
Drake, S. J. Farmer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
680
Emery, N. W. Merchant.
French, K. W. Farmer.
Foss, G. W. Farmer.
Hill. s.
I.
.
Hill. J. T.
Dentist.
Merchant.
Lane, I!. 0. Farmer.
Ring, S. F. Farmer.
King, S. S. Farmer.
STRATFORD.
Aiken, II. Engineer.
Atherton, Miss Mary A.
Alger, .1. B.
Merchant.
Blodgett, Win. H. Farmer.
Brown, Branch, Farmer.
Brown, S. F. Fanner.
Brown, S. F. Farmer.
Brown, Wellington. Farmer.
Blodgett, F. A. Farmer.
Blodgett, Charles D. Farmer.
Bennett, Oliver, Farmer.
Buhlwin, J. M. Farmer.
Brown, George A. Farmer.
Blodgett, A. S. Teamster.
Bean, Gh II. Farmer.
Booth, Henry A. Laborer.
l; iss, 1.. I>.
Farmer.
Boyle, John 0. G. T. R. R. Employee.
Baldwin, W. L. Lumberman.
Baldwin. E, A. Milwn'ght.
Boyle, Dennis,
Lumberman.
Corliss, Win.
Farmer.
P.
Farmer.
Curtis, E. W. Farmer.
Clark. Thomas H. Sawyer.
Dowd, Michael, Farmer.
Dunn, Joseph, Farmer.
Day, Samuel A. Farmer.
Dimick. Henry, G. T. R. R. Employee.
Douglass, William, Farmer.
Drew, B. F. Farmer.
English, Mrs. E. J.
Flinii. Franklin,
Jobber.
Conery, Simon
Fuller, Mrs. C. C.
Fay, Win. Laborer.
Gould, Ira I,. Farmer.
Qambsby, Russell, F'armer.
Hapgood, Richard F. Farmer.
Hartshorn, George C. Farmer.
Howell, Wm. G. T. R. R. Employee.
Hinman, U. B.
Hotel-Keeper.
Johnson, Timothy B. Board Sawyer.
Johnson, M. D. Land Surveyor.
Jorden, Abel, Farmer.
Kenney, Fred L. Joiner and Board Surveyor.
Kingsley, A. Jobber.
Laflure, Lewis, Laborer.
Laroche, Jerry, Blacksmith.
McMay, Charles, Farmer.
Horse, Edward, Blacksmith.
Martin, John J. Farmer.
Marshall, Melvin, Merchant.
Marguire, Miss Ellen,
Marden. Mrs. R. B.
Norcott, C. F. Carriage Maker.
Ockinglon, H. A. Mechanic.
Ockington, B. B. Mechanic.
Parnell. Peter, Farmer.
Stone, Miss Ellsie,
Scruton, Wm. H. G. Tr. Agent.
Silver, E. M.
Sawyer.
Stride, Alfred R.
Farmer.
Spiller, G. D.
Farmer.
Stone, John G. Farmer.
Wright, J. V. Mechanic.
Watters, C. D. Mechanic
CONCORD.
Plummer, Mrs. Alice E.
NEWBURY.
Bailey,
Mary
J.
Housewife.
Blodgett, Isaac F. Blacksmith.
Brock way, V. C. Station Agent:
Clark, Asa B. Farmer.
Collins, L. A.
Housewife.
Foster, Silas E. Section Hand.
Fowler, John W. Mechanic.
George, Darius H. Farmer.
Gillingham J. King, Farmer.
Gillinghain, J. L. Farmer.
Gove, Warren C. Farmer.
Johnson, N. S. Mt. Sunapee House.
Marshall, Jesse, Farmer.
Morse, Jeremiah, Postmaster.
Morse, S. A. Farmer.
Muzzey, Wm. W. Carpenter and Mason.
Muzzey, Samuel 2d, Farmer.
Muzzev, John, Farmer.
Pike, S. K. Merchant.
Ring, E. C. Farmer.
Thomson, S. B. Farmer.
�NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS.
PERRY.
Palmer,
Engineer.
Alexander, Alvah. Farmer and Provision
Aldxich, C. E.
Merchant.
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J.
695
Plummer, Alley, LondondeiTy.
Farmer
and Mail Carrier.
Priest James.
Station A
Richai'ds, reorge.
Blacksmith.
(
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Fanner.
Robie, T. R. Blacksmith.
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Dealer.
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Burbank, John S. Railroading.
Crombie, James BE. Physician.
Choate, Charles. Farmer.
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Clyde, Ch
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Edward
Emerson, A.
Farron,
W.
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Londonderry.
W. Farmer.
Painti
Farmer.
r.
John, Londonderry. Carpenter.
\V.
Farmer.
Hemphill, Joseph. Fanner.
W. If. Fa
Klein, Joseph, Fruit Grower.
Lane, !ol. reorg W. Farmer.
Gilchrist,
Head, George
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ssmal
Shute, Mrs. E. G.
Shute, George. Farmer.
Mrs. Mary.
Walker, Mosi a A. Blacksmith.
r, Nathaniel.
Farmer.
armer.
.
Wheeler, Thaddeus. Fanner.
White, W. !>. Me reliant .m:i! Lumberman.
Wilson, Samuel. Pi ach Grower.
Woolley, John D. Farmer.
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Low, A. li
Low, John
Lewi--.,
S. P.
..i.e.
Prop'r Sanders's Hotel.
Sn,',!. p. D.
Lumber Business.
ach Grower.
Corwin, J. F. T. Milk Dealer.
Dana, .Mrs. Nelli A.
Ela,
M iss
Sargent,
Farmer.
i.
Farmer.
Robert.
".Irs. II.
Clough, L.\
.
Farm
!I.
Homer
Teacher.
Mack, Miss L.C. Dr ^ssmaker.
MacGregor, D. Merchant.
M( den, Robert. Farmi r.
Merriam, Mai shall. Farmer.
Shoe Business.
Messer, Geor
Montgom
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Books, Booklets, Ledgers, & Diaries
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The Statistics & Gazetteer of New Hampshire 1874
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The Statistics & Gazetteer of New Hampshire contains descriptions of all the counties and towns in New Hampshire from the period. It also describes principal features such as mountains, lakes, rivers, capes, bays, harbors, islands, and resorts or notable places. Notable business and persons are also described. It also contains 100 pages of statistical tables. Information on Farmington, NH is located on pages 156-157.
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Compiled by Alonzo J Fogg
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D.L. Guernsey, Bookseller and Publisher, Concord NH,
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1870's
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1874
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1874
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Farmington NH
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New Hampshire
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Strafford County
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Article Clipping- Farmington: Will The Tiger Roar Once More? By Dick Casselberry
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"Farmington: Will the Tiger roar once more?" by Dick Casselberry was a piece published in the Fosters Daily Democrat or Rochester Times. It was commentary written in response to a Strafford Regional Planning Commission survey information. it was the second in a series. The survey centered on the history and then current status of manufacturing in Farmington , NH.
Size: 9.25" x 10.25"
FHS-RKL
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Dick Casselberry
Fosters or Rochester Times
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Fosters or Rochester Times
articles
business
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Farmington
history
industry
survey
workers
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Black & White Postcard Central Street Farmington NH
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Postcard, in black and white, showing Central Street in Farmington NH. The photo on the card was taken near the Main Street - Central Street junction, facing west. Clearly seen in the photo are the Esso Station, the Central Hotel, the Super IGA Market, Strand Theater, in the Pythian Block, and many other notable features of Central Street.
FHS-Kyle Leach
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Fairbanks Card Company Brookline MA
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Fairbanks Card Company Brookline MA
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Donated by Joann Doke
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Circa 1940's
architecture
buildings
business
cars
Central Street
people
postcard
vehicle