The obituary reads:

Dorothy A. Bean, 84, of Farmington passed away on August 20, 2021 after a period of declining health.

Dottie was born in Orange, NJ on January 6, 1937 to the late Joseph and Donna (Otey) Bean and spent her childhood in New Jersey. After her father retired, the family moved to Farmington, NH where Dottie’s grandfather owned a 340 acre farm. Dottie graduated from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA in 1958 with a bachelor’s degree in biology.

After graduation, she worked as a research supervisor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston under a grant administered by Harvard University. In 1970, she accepted a position with Tufts University at New England Medical Center in Boston, now Tufts Medical Center.

Because of her parents' failing health, Dottie moved back to her family’s Farmington home in 1990 and resigned from Tufts in 1991. Since the death of her parents, Dottie has taken care of the farm’s buildings and property. During her custodianship, she developed an abiding concern for forest preservation and farming.

While living in Farmington, Dottie was an active member and avid supporter of many area organizations, including the NH Farm Museum, where she was the membership registrar; NH Historical Society; Farmington Historical Society, where she had served as president and headed a committee to publish a book on the town’s history; Farmington Woman’s Club; Goodwin Library, where she had served as a trustee; NH Preservation Alliance; Currier Museum of Art; Wright Museum and the First Congregational Church of Farmington, where she was active in the Women’s Fellowship and was one of the founding members of Blessed Bargains thrift shop. She also worked at the voting polls during each town election for many years and in 1995, she was named Puddledock Press Person of the Year. Dottie was an enthusiastic supporter of the Boy Scouts, Moose Mountains Regional Greenways and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, where she was passionate about conserving the land.

Her deep appreciation of history and land converged on her own property, where she worked tirelessly for more than 30 years on the restoration and improvement of her historic home and land. Her conviction in the importance of farming and her belief in the need to preserve and protect undeveloped land led Dottie to establish the Joseph D. ‘26, Donna M. and Dorothy A. Bean Endowed Fund at the University of New Hampshire. She established this fund in honor of her father who graduated from UNH in 1926. This fund will provide need-based scholarship support for students enrolled in the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and will also provide general support for COLSA faculty members.

There will be a graveside service at Pine Grove Cemetery in Farmington, NH on Sunday, September 12 at 1:00 PM. If you wish to honor Dottie’s memory with a donation, please direct it to the charity of your choice or to the UNH Foundation with Bean Endowed Fund in the memo, University of NH, 9 Edgewood Road, Durham, NH 03824.

Cremation care by Peaslee Funeral Home. To express condolences, please visit: www.peasleefuneralhome.com

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The obituary reads:

Paul Moulton
May 14, 1951 - July 22, 2021

Farmington, NH Paul Moulton passed away peacefully on July 22, 2021 at the age of seventy after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was the loving husband of Linda Moulton; proud father of three sons, Corey, Jamie and his wife Jill, Mike and his wife Heather; cherished grandfather of Sophie, Brady, Keltin, Reid, and Elise; dear son of Robert “Buzz” Moulton. He was predeceased by his mother, Althena Moulton, and sister, Gloria Vachon.

Paul was a proud lifelong resident of Farmington. In high school, Paul was a standout basketball player for the Farmington Tigers, scoring 1,000 points during his career and was a part of the town’s first state championship team in 1970. After graduating high school, Paul went on to work for forty-six years at DiPrizio’s Lumber Mill then Middleton Building Supply.

While working and raising three boys of his own with his wife Linda, Paul dedicated his time to serve as a volunteer on the Farmington Fire Department for twenty-four years. He also took pride in fostering the love of the sports in children, volunteering for over twenty years, at the Farmington 500, with the basketball and baseball programs. In his retirement, many things brought Paul joy, but nothing did like seeing his own grandchildren play on the court or field. During his short retirement, Paul enjoyed spending time with the love of his life and wife of fifty-two years, Linda. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and catching up with friends. As a friend, Paul always had a way to make you feel special, remembering to ask about something you mentioned in passing. Paul leaves behind countless friends whose lives he touched with his humor and loyalty.

A service will be held on Sunday, August 1st at 2:00 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Farmington, followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Paul’s honor to the Farmington 500, a volunteer organization that was important to Paul. The Farmington 500, P.O. Box 404, Farmington, New Hampshire, 03835.

Cremation care by Peaslee Funeral Home. To express condolences, please visit: www.peasleefuneralhome.com

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The article reads:

10,000 Attend Klan Meeting

National officials Speaks
in farmington, NH

American Flag Floats Over
Interested Throng

Hundreds of New Members
Are "Naturalized"

Special Dispatch to the Globe

ROCHESTER. N II. June 1 — This
morning, at K. K. K. State headquar-
tm, in South Main st, there was a
large gathering of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont and Massachusetts
klansmen, and thia afternoon a big
meeting, attended by fully 10,000 per-
sons, was held on an unoccupied farm
in the town of Farmlngton, about four
miles from Rochester. Dozens of klans
men did picket duty, and all members
present wore klan robes.

Outsiders were admitted. If vouched
for by klansmen. Rochester police esti-
mate that 2S0 automobiles bearing
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New
York and Massachusetts registration
plates passed over the roads leading to
the meeting place.

On the south side of the farm was a
platform over which the American flag
floated, and for more than two hours
three speakers from national headquar-
ters, Atlanta spoke on the principles of
the order. The throng was silent and
gave close attention to the speaker.

King Kleagle E.W. Gaynor of Indiana,
new leader in this section, presided over
the meeting but the names of the
speakers from national headquarters
were not annouced.
Music for the Farmlngton meeting
was furnished by Witham Klavern
Band of 35 pieces, from Portland.

Later in the evening several thousand
new members were naturalized at State
headquarters here, and a buffet lunch
was served. At the edge of the farm
where the afternoon meeting was held,
the fiery -cross burned, and a blazing
electric cross blazed from the roof of
headquarters.

The entire proceedings of the day
were carried out with gravity and per-
fect order.

This is a digital file and does not reside in the physical collection.

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The inside of the booklet reads:

Both born in 1912 in Alton in homes
side by side
Both played together as little girls
Both went through twelve grades of school together in Alton
Both graduated from Alton High School
Class of 1930
Isabel went to Plymouth Normal School
Beulah went to Keene Normal School
Both became teachers
Isabel taught at Alton 'High School
Beulah taught at Bedford' Elementary School
Isabel married Harold Fowlerof Alton Bay
And Florida
Beulah married Jim Thayer of Farmington
Isabel has one daughter, four grandchildren,
six great grandchildren and
two great great grandchildren
Beulah has one daughter, two sons,
nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren
Believe it or not - here we are - 90 years later
still speaking - still really good friends
with lots of

Happy Memories!

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The text reads:

This issue of The Puddledock Press is dedicated to the memory of Roger Belanger or Rog-B as most knew him. Roger recently passed away after a period of declining health at age 71.

It has been said that the typical date of birth, dash, date of death is misleading. The dash is such a small symbol for a life. Rog- B's life was that of a very dedicated person. He was dedicated to his family, church, community and this publication.

He started at the Press in advisory capacity and of course, that was not enough so he began to work with the staff at every meeting, finding old stories, setting up the pages, laying out the stories, delivering the paper and more. In the months that Rog was not well and unable to help, this staff realized how much he contributed and how he was missed!

When not working on the Puddledock, Rog was active with St. Peter's Church where he was recently honored with a plaque from his church "family". He assisted with the Interfaith-food Pantry. He was recognized with a Community Achievement Award and was the Puddledock Press Person of the Year in 1987. The Farmington Historical Society had him present programs on Farmington history several times and of course his famous political collection was featured at the Goodwin Library on occasion.

Perhaps more than -the awards, we would like to think he enjoyed the waves, hellos, and thank-you's from many, many people who knew him as he walked around town sprucing up our comrmunity He will be missed.

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The note reads:

This line shows how tall Ruth Gordon was the Sunday before Easter in 1097 just before her 13 birthday on April 11, 1907.

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The article reads:

The death of Mrs Lucy Dodge, after
a long period of ill health daring which
she was most carefully attended, re-
moves one of whom can be said "She
hath done what the could."

A forlorn little black child, the was
brought from Virginia in the latter part
of the civil war, by the late Mrs James
B Edgerly who was formerly Miss
MarthaE. Fernald of South Berwick
In the Fernald home Lucy wsa given
a kind and amiable training, in. all
available ways, and up to the time
when her mind grew clouded by disease
she was a loyal and loving servant to
the misstress by whom she was regarded
with affection, arnd to be her family She
became in 1877 a member permanently
of the household mi Mr James B. Ed-
gerly of North Main Street.

Religion was a great deal to Lucy,
and the was made early in her Northern
life a member of a church in South
Berwick She enjoyed contributing
toward the maintenance of worship and
the auxiliaries of local church work,
and it gave her greet pleasure to make
holiday or birthday gifts to her friends
among those with whom she was asso-
ciated

She had no acquaintance with people
of color but was devoted to “her family "
Of the household of her happy home
there remain only Mr Edgerly and his
younger daughter to sorrow for the loss
of one so true and faithful , yet there
is content in view of her merciful release
on last Saturday, from imminent suffer-
ing

The funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoon to charge of Mr J P Tib-
betts. Fitting remarks were made by
the Rev S. H Goodwin, and appro-
priate singing waa given by Mr and
Mrs. )D W. Kimball. Mrs. A E. Put-
nam, and Mr E. E. Carlloo Inter-
ment waa made in the Farmington
cemetery, beside the grave of Mrs
Edgerly.

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The text of the article reads:

Probably two good .men who. have
charge of the regular collections at the
Congregational church never wore more
pleasingly astonished in the course of
their Sunday duties than -were they on
December 15 when they found in the
morning offering a cheque for five hun-
dred dollars; this amount to be known
as the Lucy Dodge Memorial Fund, the
Income to be used in the support of the
church and its customary exercises.
The name given recalls to the older peo-
ple of tho community the story of a
loyal soul whose devotion is thus com-
memorated but this should be known
also to our younger friends, in merited
regard for both past and, present,.and as
a lesson for the future. -In the period
of the civil war Mrs. Martha E. Edgerly
(her first marriage having been to Cap-
tain Enoch Dodge who was killed in the
war) brought a homeless little black girl
to her own home in South Berwick, Me.,
and this child was known as : Lucy
Dodge. She was taught everything
practicable in the well appointed house-
hold, and at both common and Sunday
schools, and became a faithful and com-
petent housekeeper. She was nearly as
much at home In Farmington.-as at
South Berwick, attending her mistress
in visit's to her brothers, and to.her sis-
ter who was the first wife of' James B.
Edgerly, and upon the marriage of Mrs.'
Dodge to the latter, several" years after
the sister's decease, Lucy became per-
manently resident in town and.was ever
a devout attendant upon exercises of the
churcb, taking honest pleasure in con-
tributing to its support and good works.
In falling health, after the decease of
her kind mistress, Lucy was given every,
possible care by the .members.of the
family which.she held as hers, until she
followed those whose loss she had
mourned. It is like the conscientious
and public spirited head of tho house-
hold, James B. Edgerly, to .have planned
thus generously for the continuance of
a part lo the progress of the church and
parish, In the name of the loyal friend
whose memory is thus perpetuated.

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