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Size; 3.5"x5 FHS-RKL Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Manny Krasner Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Farmington railroad station trains transportation https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/12165/archive/files/261813f5fe8ab54e872656aa5855117b.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=baVCVM5Qx7WRhhHCSoaYzbVpDI1uEpjl3AccA-VcevuOn3OBZtOe4YgM3kueKGHpfL9bJdjec-5C9pKFGFaoxK44fmLqEd4drDMtYee0H45s8HwGAtwZgJW9gwTpN8yRj55pHkIFGuE0vbGaLwW4XN8OoXUgDIrI0KJpPph8dQfqtOFfmdcTikev0PHPo-H3AcwYPpCGTVhpiVITsiitaQ4wg1mBwC-LOhRUrhRpMRbEzXdf10cTgrFptvn9S9EyxNL-1PyRnmcgjmrPssrMm806VP0Dsl34uwrHkueIMtVxtytbdp6eIJsVNw0YwFaDjuQJSc4P6no-3ilJJRncww__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 6347a91d98e30d4f50f094102f336ece PDF Text Text By Lisa Mausolf For NH Department of Transportation July 2017 �Cover Design and Layout: Jillian Edelmann, NHDOT Cover Photo credits: Top: Farmington station, Railroad Stations in New Hampshire http://www.lightlink.com/sglap3/newhampshire/farmingtoncolpost.jpg Middle: Unidentified driver in front of Mooney’s (previously Hayes) Mill (Images of America: Farmington, 1997: 51) Bottom: John Ricker Auto Dealership, Spring Street (Images of America: Farmington, 1997: 55) Background: Bird’s Eye View of the village of Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire, 1877. �Table of Contents Introduction 3 Early Roads in Farmington 4 From Horse-Drawn Carriage to Horseless Carriages 6 Road Construction and Treatment 8 Frank A. Adams 10 Bridges in Farmington 10 The Hayes/South Main Street Bridge 12 The Railroad in Farmington 15 Bernardi’s Greater Show Train Wreck 16 Main Street Coasting on the “Greatest Sled on Earth” 17 ‘Mud Buggy’ Racing 19 Farmington in the 21st Century 20 Bibliography 21 Circa 1930 Postcard, Central Street, Farmington 2|F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Introduction This document has been prepared as mitigation for the replacement of the historic (1924) bridge carrying South Main Street/NH Route 153 over the Cocheco River. In 2013, the bridge was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and that its removal constituted an adverse effect to a historic resource under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. To mitigate this effect, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was executed between the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and the New Hampshire State Historic Preservation Officer. This publication fulfills a stipulation in the MOA and is meant to provide educational outreach material on transportation trends in Farmington throughout the years.1 Original 1924 drawing for South Main Street (Hayes) Bridge As is the case in any community, transportation has played a major role in shaping Farmington. Lacking navigable waterways, Farmington’s transportation story has historically been dominated by roads and railroads. This document is intended to provide brief stories relating to local transportation themes. It draws heavily on historical resources, maps and especially back issues of the Farmington News which offer wonderful insight into life in the community from 1879 to 1976. 1 Copies of the New Hampshire Historic Property Documentation prepared in 2015 for the bridge - NHDOT Bridge 096/140 (NH State No. 728) are on file at the NH Department of Transportation and the NH Division of Historical Resources in Concord as well as at the Farmington Historical Society. 3|F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Early Roads in Farmington Until it became a separate town on December 1, 1798, Farmington was the Northwest Parish of Rochester. The earliest roads in what is now Farmington date back to the early 18th century. In 1731 it was voted that Ten Rod Road, extending from Dover to Alton Bay, should be “cleared fit for man and horse to pass and repass.” The road was intended to be a highway over which the militia could march in the event of attacks by Native Americans. It is not known how it came to be called Ten Rod Road. Some said it was to be built ten rods wide while others believed that each abutter was to build ten rods.2 The 1816 Carrigain map (below) shows a web of trails and roads crossing what is now Farmington. The avoidance of physical impediments such as Blue Job Mountain, Chesley Mountain and Hussey Mountain resulted in a number of twists and turns. Early settlement occurred adjacent to Ten Rod Road, New Durham Ridge Road, Chestnut Hill Road and at Merrill’s Corner. “If you wonder why some of our highways have so many twists and turns and…are as crooked as a “ram’s horn”, the answer is found in the fact that the early settlers followed the course of least resistance and built roads at the least expense.” -Ned L. Parker, “Old Ways and Byways”, 1951 2 Ned L. Parker, “Old Ways and Byways”, Farmington News, January 12, 1951. A rod is 16.5 feet. 4|F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Town and city atlas of the State of New Hampshire. Boston: D.H. Hurd, 1892 By 1892 the number of roadways in town had increased dramatically and a railroad had been added as well. In addition to the main village which developed in proximity to the railroad and Cocheco River, smaller villages were located at Merrill and West Farmington. 5|F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �From Horse-Drawn Carriages to Horseless Carriage The “horseless carriage” was still a novelty at the turn-of-the-century. In August 1901 the Farmington News reported that the automobile of the Concord State Fair was in town and attracting considerable attention, including that of a wary work horse. A fatality was narrowly averted when the large horse was “frightened beyond control as he came in sight of the machine, although the latter was standing still”. A passing cyclist, Dr. H. P. Wheatley, was run over by the wagon behind the horse and the doctor’s wheel was destroyed.3 Two years later, in 1903, John R. Hayes became the first in town to own an automobile.4 In the late 19th century Farmington’s beautiful scenery was best enjoyed in a horse-drawn carriage traveling on a dirt road. Postcard, postmarked 1915 Picturesque scenery awaits the wayfarer in highway and byway, and it has been said by many people that nowhere in the settled parts of the country can more delightful drives be found than in Farmington. Mrs. Adelaide Cilley Waldron, 1895 3 4 Farmington News, August 23, 1901. Farmington News, May 23, 1903. 6|F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �By 1916 there were at least two automobile distributors operating in Farmington. That year, you could buy a Ford Roadster for just $390. Left and Right: Advertisements from Farmington News, 1916 Below: Images of America, Farmington 1997:55 Livery stables in the downtown gave way to garages, which offered storage of vehicles as well as repair. Multiple service stations were located throughout town. For many years John Ricker operated the Cold Spring Garage facility at 85 Spring Street shown above. In 1929 an auto showroom was added to the existing garage. Although vacant, in 2017, the garage still stands. 7|F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Road Construction and Treatment Roads were initially hand dug so the purchase of a steam roller by Town Meeting in 1908 gave the local highway crew a critical new tool for building country roads and repairing existing roads. The 10-ton Buffalo Pitts roller was purchased for $1,550.5 It even came in handy for hard-packing the local baseball field. The roller, coupled with the stone crusher purchased in 1914, allowed the town to build and repair its own roadways at a lower cost. The portable “Reliance” stone crusher had an opening 10 x 18”, a 30-ton bin and a 10-foot screen.6 During the 1915 season 2,400 tons of stone were crushed; much of which was used in the construction of a state road at the time. Left: Undated Advertisement for Buffalo Pitts Road Rollers; Right: Images of America: Farmington 1997: 56 Later, the question of permanent roadways also became a “hot” topic and experts debated the relative merits of concrete and macadam (compacted crushed stone). The Town appears to have used both. In 1904 the first 470 feet of concrete roadway was laid from the bandstand on Central Street to the bridge over the Cocheco River. Shortly thereafter it was extended from the bridge up Central and Tappan Streets to the bridge over Mad River. In 1906 funds were expended to construct the macadam road from the square to the Opera House. In the late 19th and early 20th century, horse drawn snow rollers were used on the village roads to roll down high snow banks and drifts.7 The town snow roller was ultimately decommissioned in 1918. On country roads, large snow plows drawn by several pairs of oxen were utilized. Each spring horse drawn street sprinklers dampened the unpaved roads in the village. In addition to keeping dust at bay, it was also believed that the sprinkling would help diminish contagions from the street including manure and horse urine that led to sickness and were detrimental to public health.8 In the early 1900s the town purchased a new Studebaker street sprinkler with a 600-gallon water tank.9 A standpipe in front of a store on South Main Street was used to fill the sprinkler.10 5 Farmington News, November 6, 1908. Farmington News, April 3, 1914. 7 Farmington News, March 17, 1916. 8 Farmington News, April 19, 1918. 9 Farmington News, May 27, 1904. 10 Farmington News, June 2, 1905. 6 8|F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Left: Horse Drawn Snow Roller (University of Vermont Center for Digital Initiatives) Right: Studebaker Street Sprinkler (American City, 1913) Over time, the village area also began to see more substantial improvements including the addition of permanent concrete sidewalks. Harry F. Howard of Rochester first laid concrete walks in Farmington in 1893 and more were added each year. Concrete crosswalks on Main Street were installed in 1894. By 1906 Farmington reportedly had more miles of concrete sidewalk than many towns of its size in the vicinity. Most of the principal thoroughfares had a good concrete walk on at least one side of the street.11 This was a major improvement over the earlier wooden board sidewalks used in the village. As part of the work the grade was improved for sidewalks and street corners, giving the street a wider appearance.12 By 1922 the town of Farmington boasted six miles of concrete sidewalks and seven miles of macadam roads.13 Harry F. Howard of Rochester and his crew on Main Street Farmington News, June 8, 1906 and Images of America: Farmington 1997: 56. 11 Farmington News, June 8, 1906. Ibid. 13 Farmington News, June 30, 1922. 12 9|F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Frank A. Adams Long-time public servant Frank A. Adams (1860-1932) had a hand in many of the public road improvements made in Farmington in the early 20th century including supervising road construction. He served as a selectman for thirteen years and represented Farmington in the State Legislature in 1919 and 1925. According to his 1932 obituary, “he received several successive joint appointments from the state and town as the local highway engineer and miles of our fine roads are monuments to Frank A. Adams. In this capacity he came into a recognized standing with the state highway department and acquired many official friendships throughout the state”. Adams’ influence on the management of the town’s roads and bridges was enormous – ranging from getting the town to purchase a stone crusher for the highway department in 1914 to the updating and reconstruction of many town bridges in the years that followed. Bridges in Farmington Since the earliest days of settlement, bridges have been constructed to cross the town’s waterways including the Cocheco River, Ela River, Mad River, Rattlesnake River, Berry’s River and Dame Brook, as well as over other features such as the railroad tracks. That is, when Yankee frugality didn’t prevail. “The ancient custom of driving through a stream was so firmly embedded in our minds that it required three town meetings before a vote to build a bridge over the Cocheco near Mooney’s mill was approved by our voters.” th Early 20 century postcard view of wooden bridge over Mad River -Ned L. Parker Farmington News, 1/12/1951 10 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �As was typical, most of the original bridges were wooden. In the early 20th century there was a concerted effort, led by selectman/road agent Frank A. Adams, to replace the smaller of the wooden spans with metal culverts and the larger ones with concrete bridges in order to meet modern load requirements and save the town the expense of costly future repairs.14 In the 1924 Town Report, the Farmington Selectmen wrote, “A few years ago we had thirty-one wooden bridges in town. Today we have twenty, and there is likely to be one less any minute. We refer to what is know[n] as the Hayes bridge. This bridge has to be looked over every week and strengthened with additional props and new plank.”15 At Town Meeting in March, local residents endorsed the replacement of the wooden bridge with a new permanent concrete structure. Ninety-three years later, in 2017, the Hayes Bridge carrying South Main Street over the Cocheco River is once again being replaced. Additional bridge replacements have occurred throughout town. In 1926 the wooden bridge carrying Spring Street over the Cocheco River was replaced by a concrete deck girder bridge. In 1947 the Queen Post wooden truss bridge over the Mad River at High Street met a similar fate. Spring Street Bridge over the Cocheco, 2017 As of 2017 Farmington has eighteen bridges. With the replacement of the Hayes Bridge which carries South Main Street over the Cocheco River, fifteen of these bridges have been constructed or substantially rehabbed since 1980. That will leave only three out of eighteen bridges that are more than fifty years old. Not including the Hayes Bridge, the oldest existing bridge is currently the Spring Street/Cocheco River Bridge (1926), followed by the High Street/Mad River bridge (now Flagstone Avenue, 1947) which has been permanently closed. High Street/Flagstone Ave. bridge in 2017 (closed to traffic) 14 15 Farmington News, March 5, 1920. Annual Report of the Town of Farmington, N.H., 1924, p. 7. 11 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �The Hayes/South Main Street Bridge A bridge on South Main Street over the Cocheco River was first completed in 1811. Prior to this, the river was forded. It became known as the Hayes Bridge due to its proximity to the sawmill of William W. Hayes. In the 19th century a canal was located to the east of the river, providing water power to Hayes’ lumber factory that stood northeast of the bridge. The canal was later filled in and there is no evidence of it today other than the name of the adjacent street (Canal Street). View of Wooden Main Street Bridge over Cocheco River, looking southeast in 1877. Note canal paralleling river and leading to William Hayes Mill Bird’s Eye View of the village of Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire, 1877. Town Reports indicate that the wooden bridge was in need of replacement for many years and in 1921 a temporary wooden replacement had to be erected after the older bridge gave way. A new concrete bridge was erected in 1924. By this time Mooney’s Mill was operating on the site of the former Hayes Mill. As of 2017, the concrete bridge is the oldest bridge in town that has not been substantially rebuilt. It sits on stone abutments from the older wooden span that were faced with concrete. The 1924 Hayes Bridge is of interest as one of the earlier designs of noted NH Highway Department engineer Harold Langley (1896-1991) who worked for the department for more than forty years. The bridge was constructed by the Ames Construction Company of Somersworth at a cost of about $9,000, with 25% of the cost being met by the State. 12 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Technically speaking, the 1924 Hayes Bridge is a representative example of an I-Beam bridge with concrete encased steel I-beams and a concrete deck. The choice of concrete and steel was a marked improvement in terms of the difficulties of maintaining wooden bridges and also had the benefit of reducing the potential fire hazard, especially associated with a wooden bridge near a large woodworking factory. The practice of encasing steel I-beams in concrete for the purpose of bridge construction was used to a limited degree in New Hampshire beginning about 1915. After the 1920s, steel I-beams were replaced by rolled steel I-beams that were more cost effective as they required no assembly. Concrete encased steel I-beams were still used in special situations into the late 1930s but the use of rolled steel Ibeams without concrete encasement became the norm for bridge construction during the 1930s and after World War II. Portion of Original 1924 Drawing for Bridge showing beams encased in concrete Source: NHDOT The use of an open concrete rail is a decorative detail that distinguishes this bridge from other concrete bridges of its era. 13 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �In October 1924, the Farmington News reported that work on the bridge was coming along: “The progress is slow, especially from the fact that only one half of the bridge can be under construction at a time, thus allowing the other half to be open for traffic”.16 By December, “The Main street bridge, which has been partly open for transportation, waiting for the cement to dry, is now, ready for use, the timbers having been removed this week. There is still asphalt to be placed on the road bed and a little more work of a minor nature to be done to the bridge which will be postponed until spring, owing to the atmospheric conditions.”17 Hayes Bridge, 2015 Hayes Bridge Date of Construction: 1924 Bridge Type: I-Beam with Concrete Deck Designer: Harold Langley, NH Highway Dept. Total Bridge Length: 48.0 feet Number of Spans: 2 x 21’ 6” Total Bridge Width: 40.5 feet Right Curb Sidewalk Width: 40.5 feet Quantity of structural steel: 18,000 lbs. Although the bridge was now sound, the Cocheco River passing underneath it continued to be a problem for many years due to its limited channel capacity. It overflowed periodically, flooding the center of Farmington. The flood damage was especially serious in March 1936 and May 1954. In 1956 and 1959 the Army Corps of Engineers initiated projects to increase the channel capacity of the river. The 1959 project included the construction of about 3,000 feet of earthfill levee along the north branch of the river, west of the bridge. In 1964 and in the early 1980s there was again significant flood damage despite the efforts to widen and deepen the river. The levee had to be repaired after heavy flooding in 1984 and stone slope protection was placed along eroded areas. Thanks to continued maintenance, there has not been any significant flooding damage since 1985. After more than ninety years of use, the bridge was in poor condition with extensive spalling and exposed and deteriorated re-bars. It was added to the State Red List in 2004. Construction of a new bridge will be completed in 2018. Quantity of reinforcing steel: 15,150 lbs. 16 17 Farmington News, October 24, 1924. Ibid, December 12, 1924. 14 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �The Railroad in Farmington Farmington Depot (circled) from the 1877 map Today, there are few remnants of the railroad that changed life in Farmington beginning in 1849. Route 11 runs where the main line once was. Between 1849 and 1851 the 29-mile long Cocheco Railroad was constructed from Dover, through Rochester, and on to Alton Bay where the funds ran out and construction stopped. It was extended to Laconia in 1890. The rail line was reorganized as the Dover & Winnipiseogee Railroad in 1862 and later became part of the Boston and Maine (B & M) Railroad. Route of the Cocheco Railroad B&M Bulletin, Summer 1977 Farmington Depot, c. 1915 Walker Transportation Collection, Beverly Historical Society, Beverly, MA In Farmington the main depot was located west of the village at the south end of Tappan Street (near the present Rite Aid) and there was also a freight house, yard and turntable. A small flag stop operated out of a farmhouse at Walker’s Crossing to the south, near the Farmington-Rochester town line. The railroad enabled local residents to more easily move farm produce, bolstered the prominence of the village and was critical to the success of the local shoe industry. In 1881, Farmington manufacturers produced about 1.5 million pairs of shoes, valued at two million dollars. All were shipped by rail. 15 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �When the B & M Railroad ceased operating in the mid-20th century, the rail alignment was converted to a combination of roadway and trail. The rail line west of Farmington to Alton Bay was closed in 1941 and abandoned the following year as was the section from just north of Dover to Gonic. Remaining track was used as freight spurs serving Davidson Rubber in Farmington. In 1993 Guilford (successor to the B & M) sold the Farmington line and the little traffic that remained ceased in 1995. The line was dismantled, rails and ties were salvaged for reuse and the right-of-way was sold to the State of New Hampshire.18 Bernardi’s Greater Show Fatal Train Wreck On July 22, 1928 Farmington experienced a terrible tragedy on its rails. Six individuals were killed when a circus train carrying the performers and equipment of “Bernardi’s Greater Show” derailed near where the southbound tracks crossed Meeting House Hill Road. The twenty-car train was carrying 368 people from Lakeport, New Hampshire to Gloucester, Massachusetts when the crash occurred in rainy conditions. All of those killed were laborers of the traveling troupe.19 Train Crash in Farmington, 1928 Leslie Jones Collection, Boston Public Library 18 19 Robert M. Lindsell, The Rail Lines of Northern New England. Pepperell, Mass.: Branch Line Press, 2000. New York Times, July 22, 1928. 16 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Main Street Coasting on the “Greatest Sled on Earth” Uncle Sam Sled The most unusual transportation story in Farmington history involves the use of Main Street not by horses or automobiles but by a sled known as “Uncle Sam”. Designed by local resident Hervey Pearl, and constructed in 1894, the three-section sled weighed 1,500 pounds and was 77 feet long. The sled was constructed at B.F. Perkins carriage factory of steel and thick ash planks painted blue with gold striping.20 Pearl (1862-1945), a house painter by trade, lived at 48 Central Street. He reportedly had the sled built to win a wager that he could coast a certain distance. The double runner sled had the unchallenged reputation of being the largest and fastest such sled in the country. When winter conditions were right for coasting, the sled used the long gentle downhill slope of Main Street to good advantage. COASTING BY WHOLESALE Yankee ingenuity has conceived a sled on which a whole town can enjoy a good old-fashioned ride. The affair goes with railroad speed and those who have tried both declare that it “beats tobogganing at hollow.” Besides, no one has to wait for a turn. Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 1, 1900 (Text at right) There is plenty of room for all. From the hill at North Main Street, the course ran across Central Square, over the South Main Street bridge and along the road of lessening grade for at least a mile. Accounts vary widely on the sled’s capacity which was reported to be anywhere from seventy to 110 people. The speed the sled traveled ranged from 40 to 70 miles per hour depending on the load and conditions. The sled was generally steered by Hervey Pearl himself, lying face down with one or two stout men sitting on his legs to hold him flat. At the end of a run, it was hauled back up the hill by horses. One day in January 1895 a special course was arranged, the roadway was flooded with water from the hydrants.21 The next day was “Carnival Day” and schools and places of business closed. With the selectmen, school board and town residents in attendance, the sled with seventy-five passengers sped down the hill making “a noise like that of a heavy freight train, as it rushed along the icy street, safely steered by the strong builder, little flags fluttering from the head of every passenger”.22 Newspapers across the country at the turn-of-the-century included articles telling the story of the amazing sled. 20 John Nolan, “Once famous Farmington sled ‘Uncle Sam’ slides into oblivion, Foster’s, January 21, 2010. Ibid. 22 Souvenir of Farmington, New Hampshire. Farmington: Farmington News Print, 1904. 21 17 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �“Uncle Sam” was still in use in the 1920s. In 1922 The Shoe and Leather Reporter, a national publication, included a photograph of Haskell & Brown Employees riding the sled and noted that it included automatic brakes and safety devices.23 An article appearing in the Boston Daily Globe in January 1922 reported that people from surrounding communities traveled nightly to Farmington for a ride on the 100-foot sled. When conditions were good, traffic on Main Street was suspended every evening with officers stationed to close off the street.24 Shoe and Leather Reporter, March 15, 1922 Between 1923 and 1935, “Uncle Sam” was not ridden in Farmington. During this period Hervey Pearl, who had moved to Union, took “Uncle Sam” to winter carnivals throughout the state including in Concord, Laconia, Manchester, and Plymouth as a carnival attraction. The rise of the automobile ultimately spelled the end of the “Uncle Sam” era. There were too many cars on Main Street and the plowing of the streets was not conducive to coasting. In 1941 Pearl sold the sled to Alton Crone of Camden, Maine. In 1973 Judd and A.J. Cameron brought the sled home to Farmington. In 2010 it was donated by the Cameron family to the New Hampshire Farm Museum in Milton.25 Left: Postcard postmarked 1924; Right: Foster’s Daily Democrat showing “Uncle Sam” at Farm Museum 23 “Haskell & Brown Employees Coast to Work”, Shoe and Leather Reporter, March 15, 1922. “Odd Items from Everywhere”, Boston Daily Globe, January 12, 1922, p. 30. 25 Foster’s Daily Democrat, May 27, 2010. 24 18 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �‘Mud-Buggy’ Racing For a few short years, just prior to World War II, Farmington was a center for an unusual automotive racing sport, held not on paved courses but on a dusty old race track. On alternating Sundays crowds of up to 1,000 from all over New England paid 35 cents admission and gathered at the half-mile track owned by the Farmington Sportsmen’s Club. Every cent taken in by the Club was turned back to the drivers, either as prizes for winning or in the form of loans for new parts. The buggies consisted of automobiles “stripped to almost skeletons”. The idea for racing the jalopies began in the Winter of 1939 with races on the ice from Alton Bay across Lake Winnipesaukee. In 1940 and 1941 the “mud buggies” were headquartered at Farmington. Races ranged from ten to forty lap races and sometimes there was also harness racing and motorcycle racing.26 Charlie Elliott of Dover ‘mud-buggy’ racing at Farmington Catamountstadium.com One of those racing at Farmington was Charlie Elliott of Dover, who would go on to become a future prominent New Hampshire promoter of stock car and super-modified car racing. The Farmington Sportsmen’s Park appears to have ceased operations after 1941. Farmington News, Sept. 26, 1941 26 Daily Boston Globe, Aug. 10, 1941; Farmington News, various issues. 19 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Farmington in the 21st Century According to the 2005 Farmington Master Plan, within the 37.5 square miles that comprise the town, there are approximately 68 miles of roads of which 30 miles are maintained by the town, 30 miles of private roads and 8 miles that are statemaintained. Of the 30 miles of municipallymaintained roads, 17 miles are paved and 13 are gravel. Roadways in Farmington range from the major arteries – NH Routes 11, 153, and 75 to eight miles of Class VI unmaintained roadways. Locally designated scenic roads include Poor Farm, River and Reservoir Roads. Rt. 11 now runs along the old railroad corridor. An inventory completed in 1998 indicated that at that time the only surviving rail-related resources in Farmington were a couple of cattle passes and a concrete slab bridge.27 The 6-mile long Farmington Recreational Rail Trail now extends from site of the former Davidson Rubber Plant (Davidson Drive) south to the intersection of Chestnut Hill Road and NH125 in Rochester. Top: River Road, 2017 Below: Rail Trail near Meetinghouse Hill Road 27 Elizabeth Hostutler, Area Form for Dover & Winnipiseogee Railroad, 1998. On file at the NH Division of Historical Resources. 20 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Bibliography Bicentennial History Committee. The History of Farmington, New Hampshire. Farmington: 1976. Bird’s Eye View of village of Farmington, 1877. Boston Daily Globe, January 12, 1922, p. 20. Davis, Bryant and Lawton. The Town Register: Farmington, Milton, Wakefield, Middleton, Brookfield, 1907-8. Augusta, Maine: Mitchell-Cony Co., Inc., 1908. 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On file at the NH Division of Historical Resources. Mausolf, Lisa. New Hampshire Historic Documentation for NHDOT Bridge 096/140 (NH State No. 728), 2015. Mausolf, Lisa. Personal postcard collection. New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Bridge Design, Inspection Card, Drawings and reports for Bridge No. 096/140 and other bridges in Farmington. New Hampshire Department of Transportation. NHDOT Bridge Summary, March 31, 2016. Newspapers.com. Nolan, John. “Once famous Farmington sled ‘Uncle Sam’ slides into oblivion”, Foster’s, January 21, 2010. Nolan, John. “Uncle Sam sled donated to Farm Museum”, Foster’s, May 27, 2010. Rule, Rebecca. “That’s some sled”, Travels with Becky, November 10, 2010 http://islandportpress.typepad.com/travelswithbecky/2010/11/thats-some-sled.html 21 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n �Scales, John. History of Strafford County, New Hampshire and Representative Cities. Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1914. Shoe and Leather Reporter, March 15, 1922. Souvenir of Farmington, New Hampshire. Farmington: Farmington News Print, 1904. Town of Farmington, Annual Reports, various dates. “Uncle Sam is a Big Sled”, The Wichita Beacon (Wichita, Kansas), March 2, 1895, p. 6. Waldron, Mrs. Adelaide Cilley. “Farmington”, Granite Monthly, vol. XIX, No. 4, October 1895. Walker Transportation Collection. Beverly Historical Society, Beverly, Massachusetts. Photographic collection. www.CatamountStadium.com http://www.lightlink.com/sglap3/newhampshire/farmingtoncolpost.jpg Postcard, postmarked 1929 22 | F a r m i n g t o n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Rochester Hompsnlro whoso wolfare was I D CONTEST GOING STRONG Laurence B. Haley of Jeopardy by reason of any contem More Subscribers Than E m Before Courier plated abandonment of railroad Hast Rochester, on a m o t o r trip ir Contestants Doing Fine Work lines. He first made plain the fact i b o r t time since, stopped at H e d Only a Few Days Left t h a t the Interstate Commerce Com­ dlng campground and qn a huso Tti>- first public more on I b e part mission bad no Jurisdiction over Subscribe Now uf Farnilngton to protest the plan curtailment or railroad s e r v i c e and The progress of the Farmlngton blackboard saw the f o l l o w i n g i n ­ til Hi' Boston & Maine railroad to t h a t the Issue at present w a s merely N e w s' subscription contest ia teresting versos: abandon train service over that por­ f a c i n g ibe naked truth of abandon­ A l r e a d y the results h a v e tion of toe Lake port branch now be­ m e n t From making this point emazing THB ROCHESTER F A I R ing mrved by the thirty-live miles p l a i n to his h e a r e r s the speaker far outreached our expectations. Everybody goes there. nf i r n i k between Rochester and stated that the citing of same of his he contestants have waged their Lukcptirt w o . t o e attendance of experleocr-s In acting as counsel for Used t o sell old Medford's best nearly 1 0 0 0 local citizens at the various towns In New Hampshire i am palgn faithfully and courteously brewing. special inwn meeting held at the that were put In a position similar i>nd have received hearty and g e n Hut now, alas, if you w a n t a glass. opera limine TucBday evening. I D t o that of Farmlngton In defending irous support from all quarters. Itself this was a demonstration of t u e l r community welfare against They whisper, ' N o t h i n g doing ' enough olio and magnitude to es­ t h e railroad would. In his opinion, Much enthusiasm Is being manifest­ Tho three-minute class tor horses progress being made. tablish a precedent for other towns be the most helpful theme he could ed ovor the w a s fast. a l o n e the line that will be bit by speak upon. F o l l o w i n g this .good The standing published last week any discontinuance of train service, Judgment ho outlined the trend of • untalned some Interesting features, Fed their cows and hens on mash. and spur them to join with t h e molt t h e testimony of the Boston & Maine Have a dinner Immense for thirty forth much comment feasible resources at their command a t various N e w Hampshire hearlngB and called cents. In making a fight that will carry on a t which It sought abandonment of This week w e are placing before the to final Jurisdiction, If necessary, to portions of its lines. It developed public an array of figures that Now Its fifty cents tor hash. retain this Important element of t h a t since the burden of proof seemB should m a k e our readers sit up and Moore. community welfare. That t h i s meet­ t o fall on the defense t h a t most of With only a few days ing w i l l go on record at subsequent ts valuable evidence roust <?bo ex­ take notice. hearings on the matter as Indicative torted from railroad witnesses, who lift before the campaign closes, this A rather musay l i t t l e urchin wan­ against what may bo termed a crisis of course, represent the expert per M u critical period with tbo contestin o u r existence there can be little sonnol of t h e road which fact furtb dered upon the porch and begau to i nis N o w Is the time for all those doubt The fart thai the protest Is e r strengthens t h e railroad cause o n rlay with Donald Smith, whose unanimous must and will have much account of t h e fact that this con­ .ho have promised their subscrip­ bearing on the matter As early as dition supplements the necessity of tions to make good that promise and mother la quite fastidious as to play­ the subject came up. the g r a v i t y of the locality affected by proving t h e help t h e i r favorite In a neck and mates for hor small son. the situation such as would be lm three fundamental requisites, name Where's he f r o m ? " mother asked neck race, one subscription might posed by a suspension of train ser­ ly "Public necessity " 'public re­ vice, was realized at once by the quirements " and 'the future," all i arry the contestant to victory on Donald In an aside, a n d not g e t t i n g satisfactory explanation, she called business Interests o( this locality and of which e g g s arc In the railroad O c t o b e r 3 1 , the c l o s i n g date The apprehension wan quickly communi­ basket from the outset M r Davis rtandlng or the contestants to d a t e Donald Into the house, which dlscated to every tazpaylng property stated that the most valuable usted biro entirely holder who saw bis values suffering points bad been scored on cross IH as follows Now. mother." be argued, "can't losses corresponding to a reflex of examination of the road's wit Mrs John Place 106 BOO lust this one boy play w i t h me w i t h ­ The Money B a c k M a n business T h e selectmen and Board ncsseB and accounted for this from Mrs. L e w i s W e n t w o r t h 104,500 of T r a d e Immediately set about the the fact that It was an obvious poll out being from a n y w h e r e ? " Mien T w o m b l y 70.500 securing of facts relative t o deter­ cy of these witnesses to attempt tn 08,600 m i n i n g the disposition of the rail put In evidence highly discounted Miss L e n a Wbltehouse Krank B r o o k s . Gl 600 road, the rntorstat© Poromorre Com­ figures of earnings credited to the 52.000 mission and N e w Hampshire Public branches In question T h i s testl Mrs. Elizabeth Drew Walter Marcoux 61 000 Service Commission toward hear­ mony It appears. Is c l e v e r l y engln 51 000 ings, and settling upon the most ag cered and It developed that the fig Maurice' Bennett gremlve methods of opposing tho ures submitted credited certain s t a ­ plan, hence the special t o w n meet tions only w l t b tbeir p r o rata earn­ BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES ing was called for tho purpose of ings figured on a m i l e a g e basis This F r i d a y evening at 7 30. the framing a constructive program that This obviously Is wholly unfair and men of Farmlngton are to hear Dr would bo embodlod In t w o articles, on a ratio In the proportion t h a t .! M T i b b e t t s deliver bis famous namely T o sec If the mooting on a ration in t b o proportion that lecture, ' T h e Secrets of the Mormon would appoint a committee to repre­ S I 400 bears to J28.000, an instance fomple ' N o tickets necessary sent tho town and to take a vote cited from o n e of the speaker's ac­ Friday and Saturday our official r e l a t i v e to raising a sum of money tual experiences In one of thest delegates w i l l attend the state Chris­ to- be used In defraying expenses and cases M r Davis ventured that lo­ employing counsel for tho defense cal real estate holdings would de­ tian E n d e a v o r rally at Dover, and plans are being made for a delega­ T h a t tho citizens were e a g e r to sanc­ preciate 26 por cent In the event of tion these projects, was manifested discontinued railroad service and tion of members to attend the Sun­ liy an attendance that overflowed the that tho ultimate result t o business day afternoon mass meeting leaving t o w n hall as early as 7 30 and ad­ conditions could not be pictured un hore at t w o o'clock Boy Scouts wbo are to attend the i-.A journment w a s taken to the opora ICSB we could sea our t o w n about the house whore the floor o f tho big size of P i c k e r i n g ' s and subsisting on ( ' E. r a l l y Saturday must be at the 11 • Hbriu. bnarsonage at one o'clock ntidltorluro was filled Through the agriculture. Another point of lm The Missionary socloty w i l l meet efforts of Interested manufacturers nortanco t h a t the speqfcer made was We are agents in Rochester for the the presence of John Cummlngs the "blanket rate" In effect on the at the parsonago thlB week Saturday celebrated guaranteed Black Cat at two o'clock transportation onglncor of the N e w railroads for tho shipment of cnal Hampshire Manufacturers' associa­ w h i c h to explain, means that coal Sunday, the day for rest and Line of Ladies' and Children's Hos­ tion and R. W Davis of the firm of Is delivered to consigners at stations •.vornhlp. ynu are invited to spend McLane and Davis, Manchester at intermediate between b i l l i n g paints with UB Whether you are a rest iery manufactured for many years torneys. was secured tor the meet at no g r e a t e r transportation foes dent or a stranger, whatever your ing M r Cummlngs had been here than at b i l l i n g points. In other age. race or occupation, your soul by the Allen A Co. of Kenosha, Wis. and talked to a representative group words, under this system, liochoslor needs a breathing Bpell, and the at­ of citizens and business men In re being a billing- point, no moro trans­ mosphere of God's house on God's Card to tho subject on a former oc portation charges o r e assessed for day caslon and It was by h i s courtesy this commodity delivered at Farm­ At 10 45 there will bo music by that Mr Davis was Induced to ac­ lngton than at Rpchjester Obvious­ the choir and soloist, singing by the company him for tho purposo of g i v ­ ly, no truck system that supplants congregation and a sermon by the ing Farmlngton people some side­ tho railroads can o p e r a t e on this pastor lights on his experience as counsel basis. H e n c e , If this enforced con­ Graded Bible lessons are taught for other N e w Hampshire towns dition should obtain, coal could only for all ages, from 12.06 to 1 o'clock. whose fights against railroad abnn be delivered In remote northern Junior C E. w ) I I meet at 4 30 in donment either have been satisfac­ parts of the stato at prohibitive the veBtry torily dotermlned or a r e ponding prices. K v e n fuel coats to FarmingIn the evening there will bo a Consequently, as soon as Modoratoi ton manufacturers w o u l d advance o'clock, Ned L Parkor had called tho moot 26 per c e n t , ' a plus cost that no on- public praise sorvlce at 7"Faith vs. followed by a sermon on Ing to order and disposed of the terprlBo can stand In drawing his A beautiful Fibre Silk Hose in all the A very handsome line of the regular Fear " reading of the warrant, motion to remarks t o a close, M r Davis stated The Ladles' Circle will meet on hear tho speakers war confirmed and that in t h e event t h a t motor trans­ new shades, black and white includ­ weight, Pure Thread Silk. Made M r Cummlngs was Introduced under portation became an enforced con­ Tuesday at two o'clock w l t b Mrs M s ofllclat title. H o w e v e r , he lost dition, nine bridges out of ten would Ellen Card. Pleasant street. They ed. Fall fashioned with seam in back. Full Fashioned on German Machines, tio words in instructing his audience bo condemned by the state, necessi­ report that through local coopera­ with seam in the back, in all the tion, t h e harvest supper lost Friday that ho w a s not appearing In bis of­ tating tremendous rebuilding costs ficial capacity, nor as adviser to t h e that w o u l d qperate t o doom towns was tho most successful In history new shades. Our prayor meeting at 7 30 next meeting, but explained that a n y already stricken by limited business thing' ho m i g h t say m i g h t bo regard facilities. W i t h those facts burn Wednesday will be followed by the ed as coming from an oxpert trans Ing l i k e tho h a n d w r i t i n g on the monthly business meeting Donation man, in which capacity hi wall. M r . Davis restod while ap­ standing committee These compare with many on the had independently qualified F i r s t plause mada plain t h e approval of The L a d l e s ' Circle will bold a market at $1.00 and $1.50. ho read to the meeting sections of the audience and t h a t both speak­ rummage sale afternoon and e v e n tho Intorstnto Commerce act. ai ers had carried tho l i g h t of full un­ ing 8aturday. Nov 7 A n y o n e hav­ passed by Congress In 1920. which derstanding to the people of Farm­ ing a r t i c l e s to contribute can leave arcatcd tho commission known un lngton. w h o are d o e p l y Indebted to tho same at 29 d r o v e St.. or send dor that name. Drlofly. ho defined theso gentlemen. A f t e r presenting word t o tho abqvo address and we tho province of this commission in the compliments of the meeting to will c a l l for them its relation to the caso i n band, and the speakers. Modorator Parker re­ explained that tho P u b l l o Service called t h e warrant and tho meeting The Santa Barbaro earthquake Commission of New Hampshire con acted on tho articles In numerical opened subterranean water sources Mltutod a court or hearing boforr order Under A r t i c l e I It was vot which ovldonco would be presented od to empower tho moderator to np and a l l Btrcnms in the quake zone both by tho railroad and the o p p o point a committee to represent the show a marked Increase In flow THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED slllon, and that such ovldonco w o u l d town in this IBBUO M r Parkor re­ •Once t h e shake up If Hie in bo' compllod and submitted to the I n served his announcement of tho ap­ r r e a B c d now continues It w i l l more terstate Commoree commission w l t b pointment until b e w a s ablo t o give certain'recommendations from tin such a w e i g h t y m a t t e r duo consider­ than pay for the losses suffered by A NEW PAIR OR YOUR MONEY BACK Public Service Commission. M r ation. Artlclo I I . relative to rais­ the shock Cummlngs further stated that the ing m o n e y to defray expenses and IF THEY PROVE DEFECTIVE hearing bofora the P u b l i c S e r v i c e employing counsel was voted, such Commission would bo w i t h i n 60 days sum t o be hired and not to exceed OR GIVE UNSATISFACTORY SERVICE from N o v e m b e r 10, and that In th $5,000 T h e appolntmont and pub meantime F a r m l n g t o n had a tro lie announcement o f the commltteo mendous Jab on Its hands in prepar will bo the signal f o r an energetic Ing Its dofonso. Ho stressed the lm and a c t i v e protest that w i l l very portanco o f having an energetic and likely bo adopted t o follow methods lnJIuontlal commltteo to represent suggested by the exports w h o have the town and Impressed bis hcarerr favored us with their vnluahlo and with tho fact thnt tho ontlre cosi sincerely appreciated suggestions must bs built up on tho threo requi­ Accompanied by W D. Allen, w h o If sites that tho commission would con- a v a l u a b l o champion of this cam ill dor in rondorlng its decision olthoi palgn. Messrs Cummlngs and Davis for or against the abandonment o ' left immediately f o r Alton, whore railroad service. T h e s e requisites later thoy addressed a mooting of are: " P u b l i c necessity for railroad tho citizens of t h a t town, w h o as­ P H O N E 103-W ROCHESTER. N. H . E S T A B L I S H E D 71 Y E A R S sorvlco;" "publlo requirements," or sembled for the same purpose. In other words. Just w h a t Is roquired New Hampshire's Leading Clothing and Shoe House, Custom Tailors. tin railroad capacity, and " t h e fu­ Mail Orders Carefully and Promptly- Attended. t u r e " w h i c h means w h a t tho com­ MAKES munity can promise t o sustain and develop business f o r tho r a i l r o a d . Summed up, It Is obvious that a tre­ Crepe Paper and Novelties for mendous burden o f proof rests w l t b H a l l o w e ' e n R o b e r t s ' Drug Store the protosting towns. Howevor, M r WOMAN'S CLUB NOTES Cummlngs stated t h a t aspocts f o r a W a r m Underwear at Ned Parker's The first general meeting ot the favorable decision b y the commis­ sion were, in his opinion, favorable. Woman's club was held In Grange ONE HUNDRED small wooden In.that a roalty l a r g o volume of boxes, w i t h covers. 6c and 10'- .'ach ball lost Friday afternoon, w l t b a Trans'iMrtattorr business was done F r a n k E. Mooney largo attendance T b o program over the branch t h a t tho stations consisted of music, an excellent re­ did not g e t credit f o r . owing; to N e w colors In Balbrlggan Jersovi, methods o f " c o l l e c t " b i l l i n g a n d the Accurate Time* Keepers. port of the Federation mooting, held Perkins' Dry practice o f buying " o n e w a y " tick- 64 Inches wide. %2 98 In Keene In M a y . by Mrs. Annie E. tits' by local patrons. I n tact, ac­ Goods Store. These Bargains Cannot Thayer. One report of Field meeting tual tonnage and traffic statistics T r y a pound box of thoso delicious be Duplicated. In Plymouth, by Mrs. W l n n l f r e d m u t t not only bo obtained b u t - t h e y must be forced by proper counsel to 48c Chocolates, t h e best wcek-ond Kimball, and a splendid talk on bs admitted In evidence. T h i s , It package. Roberts' Drug 8tore. Federation Topics by Mre. A l t s M c appears, is a very difficult m a t t e r i Duffeo. A reception and refresh­ as it has been tho practice o f the Boston ft Mains railroad to w i t h ­ ments followed the program L o n g evenings a t draw a l l records f r o m the possession This Friday afternoon the Shake­ of Its branch line stations f o r the ' Watch and h o m e with your radio past five years, a fact that Is signifi­ speare department meets with Mrs. cant in its connection with a state­ - , a n d a b o x of our Jewelry Repairing Q. L. Perkins. I ment m a d e later by M r D a v i s that The Portsmouth district confer-' dellolous h o m e - m a d e thcro a r e 1000 m i l e s or Boston ft once of Women's clubs took place in Maine track in N e w Hampshire and that It has been the a i m of t h e road tho white church at Milton last for some time to eliminate s o m e 400 week Wednesday and was well at­ miles of this trackage which con­ tended T h e principal speakers w e r e stitutes a l l of the cross state l i n e s . " the Federation president. Mrs. Mr. Cummlngs urged in closing that every possible e x i g e n c y and e x t r e m i ­ Spcnre. and the R e v Moses L o r e l l . ty be anticipated i f possible and Both emphasized the necessity of that the possibility o f unit c a r and Joining the World Court. Each A N E W VARIETY ALMOST mixed t r a i n service b e carefully con­ A limited supply of hard president g a v e an Interesting fire sidered tor feasibility before sub­ EVERT DAT mitting to railroad abandonment coal is due to reach me by minutes' talk w i t h regard to t h e and the substitution o f bus a n d mo­ work ot hor club. Ladles present QUALITY A N D FRESHNESS tor truck service, w h i c h Is a physi­ November and I«shall dis­ from Farmlngton were Mead am es cal Impossibility H i s final state­ ARE GUARANTEED ment, which might bo taken t o re­ pose of it in accordance H o m e . Sanborn. T h a y e r . Grace, flect latent doubt o n the part o f tho Thomas. Miss Hanmore. with fuel regulations. HIGH-GRADE CHOCOLATES towns successfully coping w i t h Ihr situation was thnt final Jurisdiction GOITRE VANISHES IN BOX A N D BULK over railroad abandonment rested St. Lotus County Banker Saved as wltb t h e supreme court and t h a t the RAILROAD ABANDONMENT FLAN PROTESTED SPECIAL TOWN MEETING FIRST HOVE While our new store front is b e i n g oompleted, we 9 h a l l offer exceptional values in New F a i l and Winter Merchandise New Coals, Suits, Fur Coats, Wool and Silk Dresses, Millinery, Children's Apparel, New Dress Goods and Silks, Nf;wMousing and Carter's Underwear, New Gloves, Corsets, Hosiery, Infants' Wear, Art Goods, New Sweaters, In faof, every department In this live store wilt share in this unusual event. Don't frtlss our bargain b a s e m e n t for extra s p e ­ cial bargains during the next t w o w e e k s . 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ALTMAN CANDY lMue w a s worth t a k i n g to t h a t tri­ bunal if necessary As soon as M r Cummlngs finished his remarks, he expressed himself as i o l n g awaro that many questions might s t i l l exist and volunteered t o answer t h e m so far as ha was able o n the same basis that ha offered h i s address. How­ ever, i t appeared that most o f the tnterrogfttlvcs c a l l e d for reiteration of w h a t he already had said; y e t he was v e r y courteous In a n s w e r l n s the questions fully T h e ' speaker sat down T / I U I sincere applause f r o m his. audience. M r . P a r k e r t h e n Intro­ d u c e t-l'i-;- Davis, -who e x p l a i n e d ths.t ;<b cp]>i!Grssce m e r e l y T/ES t n a c t or irliaiii'ulii toward bjj prcdocsssar cad t o r / a r t any community In N o v ; A FULL ASSORTMENT OP BAR GOODS WITH HARD CANDIES IN ALL VARIETIES AND PRICES ASH YOUR FRIENDS WHO PATRONIZE THIS STORE THEY ARE YOUR FRIENDS AND OUR. CUSTOMERS Farmlngton GANDYLAND Hard C o a l Expected Willard RELIEF COAL Operation by a Home treatment N o t e : tt w o u l d be Illegal to pub­ lish these statements if not true. W J Vance, Banker. V a l l e y P a r k . Mo., says " T w o days before using Sorbol-Quadruple, I had a bad hem­ orrhage In m y throat caused by tightening w h i c h produced serero coughing. T w e n t y - f o u r hours from vrst application ot Sorbol-Quadruple I felt relief, and In f o r t y - e i g h t hours noticed i t w a s reducing. I n three weeks, one side has vanished and tho relief is beyond expression. You make use o t this and I w i l l gladly answer a l l questions." Manufaetured by Sorbol Company. Mechanlcsburg. O. Sold by a l l d r u g stores. L o c a l l y at Roberts' D r u g Store. Adr. Comes in.Mixed^izes Pea, Nut, Stove, Egg and Furnace altogether. W e must sell it as w e get it The price will be cheaper than for the usual hard cbaL While it lasts, ordersMor not more than 3 ton lots will be delivered 'in/Volation. HOWARD DICKIE The custom ot knocking on w o o d i dates back t o tho ancient tree worshiners. 1 A nutritious and appetizing- lo^afi' m a d e with the choicest W h o l e W h e a t G r a h a m Flour o b ­ tainable, EVERY BITE TASTES RIGHT Ask: Y o u r G r o c e r Bergiron Bakingjpi � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documents, Papers, & Articles Digital File Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1925 Raliroad Abandonment Plan Protested Special Town Meeting Called Farmington News, Page2, 1925-10-23 Description An account of the resource An October 23, 1925 Farmington News, page 2 article talking about the Boston & Maine railroad abandonment plan for the Farmington, NH rails and stop. This plan was heatedly discussed and protested and a special town meeting called to deal with the issue. This is a digital file and does not reside in the physical collection. 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R d b M t s * W recovering —Sleighing o n the country roads i s from>the mumps; J. \*- only fairly, g o o d . ^ • W i s l e y ' I ? N u t t e ^ 6 f Osoipee, was, , — M i s s I d a Colomy spent the Sabbath THE B A M ROAD HAS THREE IN l n t o w a : K e d n > s d / y \ ^ » . -.<, with friends in,Cnmbef land Mills, Me. TWO DAYS. —:Mrs^JpKn. D. Lyman'of;'Exeter js — T h e L a d i e s ' Aid Society will meet \ M t i n g friendf.in New~3Tork oity. ivitb M r s . 8 . H Buziell next. Tuesday Btlsbap* a t Dover nod <3onle.—Ho Lives host. A L M O S T — .—RoV'rls & Pea'vey as usual were nfternoon. up t o daso whlvthblr jblg stock of val —Installation of of&jora, a a d enter, The Boston & Maine road bas been entines. tainment "at t h e Good Templars t h i s , —Mra^ E d w i n ' R o l l i n s of 8omerville unfortunate this week. Tuesday, — T h e subject j)f consideration next T h u r s d a y , evening. U viaitirig friends.in toiyn. Farmington and other passengers, who Sunday a t the chapel will b e . W h e r e — W a l t e r C o b b , telegraph operator a t left here a t 9.22 were delayed an hoot — M r e . - J o h n P . Elklos is confined to are t h e dead. t h e depot, w a s a t his home in Camber- and a half a t Rivorside by a broken rail. h e r . h o m e J f o m ^ . severe .cold. .^-j£ran'k Copp and Will Peavey pro, land M i l l s , M e . , Sunday. Men who were breaking out the high­ ' r ^ A ^ , p a ^ " o j * ^ e o & c l e B ' ' / h a s been pose t o build cottages a t L o o n Cove — T h e Y i M . B . A.- will hold meet- way near t h e railroad discovered a rail found?" M a y bVjiai'ai'pdstofflce;, next spring. ings at* t h e ' d e p o t school house every broken in several places. A man with j^—Bl S J -Parker, 'Est}., has been in — C . E . Peabody is -to tender his Friday e v e n i n g , until farther notice. a shovel ran o p the track and signaled an Kr. B. If. Parlchurt* attendance a t supremBvCourt this week, resignation as second lieutenant of t h e S a m , Vermont — M r s . E m m a C . Leighton, whose engine with snowplow that was clearing — M r . H e r v e y P e a r l h a s had a n in Wilson Guards. death is recorded in H e r e a n d There, the track for the passenger trains. H a d genious brake p a t upon bis great sled, it struck t h e broken n i l a serious acci­ —Sheriff.elect Hayes is in attendance was 4 7 y e a r s , 11 months a n d 2 7 days d e n t must have resulted. A section — M a x M a y e r h a s a new ad i n thY at t b e February session of the supreme of age. crew from Dover p n t in a new rail. istue.'^iHe xs still offering remarkable court a t Dover. — M r . A l l i e Cates injured band is Inflammation In t h a Kyaa I n the morning of the same day an bargains. — M r . E . T . Avery has been in Alton improving b u t i t will doubtless be well accident occurred in tbe freight yard at A B u s i n e s s M a n C u r e d b y H o o d ' s — for a lew days this week, looking after along in t h e Spring^ before h e wilt be — M r . F r e d Allen a n d Charlie JenDover. T h e 8.40 tnain from North Perfect Eyesight Restored Kotirr Stork <>f heat [ » r i f n I'nnf" able t o r e s u m e work again. ness of Bochester, were in town business affairs. Berwick ran into an open switch, which 4 ct* per )ard Bead u u letter of Mr. n. N. Pukhunt. a Wednesday. — T h e PaBcataqha -Congregational h a d been left open through carelessness, tfsaler In graalU and nunnfirturer at cranlu •F. O . Papenoe, president of the Best Apron <Jin«tittin«, 1 { <tn & \d — T h e groceries t h a t are sold a t the T o p e k a Investment company of Kansas Club will hold its'annual meeting with and piled u p a freight train standing on monument* at Barre, Vt. > O n e of \'lh< l)re»4i U i n ^ f . n m * * , < < 'A the First C h u r c h , E x e t e r , F e b . 2 2 n d . t h e track. T h e passengers got a bad "O. L Hood A Co., Lowell, Mass. store o £ J ; E . F e m a l d a r e warranted City, w a s in town, Tuesday. per yd. "Last winter I was taken with ecroruloul the ;vfc»yi .best. —• -Business a t Flanders' last factory Rev. T . E a t o n Clapp, D . D . , and R e v . shaking u p , and were badly frightened. sore eye*. I was totally Mind In ooo Whole Block ofM < bird * b\r < -t > and — T b e ; senior and -fourth classes will is rushing. N i g h t work is necessary t o B. M . L o o k h a r t , will speak on W a s h ­ The train consisted of a baggage car, tho other was to badly affected that ton, 30 cU. a piece ington. A l l orders for guests tickets smoker and two passenger cars, which fill t h e orders received. I Could Not « e e hare rn'etdricala a t t b e high school Ffi< Balance o f entire M>* k ul 1 Ur m u s t be sent t o Henry M . Plummer, were badly damaged. The shifter was to read or write. My eyes pained me tery day afternpph. Good*. 1 lc per >ard — C . E . H u t c h i n s of Alton, h a s Rochester. much for three or four months, mod for about standing on a side tract and J a m e s A . , — E v e r y : m e m b e r of t h e Legislature moved his tonsorial rooms from over the Balance o f entire s i n k of ' DP three weeks before I went to Burlington tor •At t h e a n n u a l meeting of tbe Free.|*Piper, who was standing on the pilot, treatment, the palo was hardly endurable. On Goods, 22c per j d b i s been, assessedVa dollar t o make tbe Welch drug store t o t h e Savage block. Baptist society officers were chosen a s was caught by tbe car which was my return from Burlington In April last, I could Balance of entire ntr»ck of carnival a t Concord n e x t week a s u e — F r a n k G. T i b b e t t s , who is em and 8 1 0 0 Dreti U«.od», 4 V 1" cess. 1 ployed in a dry goods bouse a t Portland follows: Moderator, W . H . Oilman ; jammed into the shifter. It was neces­ not see any beuer than before 1 left borne. At clerk, J . A . R o b e r t s ; treasurer, C. W . sary to jack up the car to release him. this rime 1 commenced to take Hood's SarupaFruit of the loom Ble&thcd —Mr; D u d l e y B . Waldron, one of Me., h a s been in town a few days this T a l p e y ; w a r d e n s , Fred A . Giles, Chas. rUla and hare now taken two botUe*. I t is not believed his injuries will prove 3CID wide, 6rjr per )ard tbe most substantial citizen!) of Roches week. B . H a n s o n ; u s h e r s , Walter D a m e , fatal. T h e smasb-np will bs a costly I C a n Now See Lock wood unbleached ( ott'>n 'J*..i, *ter, made a call a t t h e N E W S office, — T h e Pope Manufacturing Co. have Harry R i c k e r . T h e financial condition one, as several freight curs were smashed as well as before the affllcuont can see to read wide, 5c per j d Wednesday. appointed 0 . W . Roberts agent for of tbe society i s very satisfactory. to kindling and two engines badly and carry on my business, that of a manufac­ Lock wood unblearhad C o t U m *".r, turer of granite monuments, without the aid of — I t is Rockland, M e . , tha,i Key. W their entire line of Columbia a n d H a r t wide, b^c per yd — C h a r l e s H o w a r d , while working wrecked. glasses. When I left the doctor's care 1 could I . 8weet is to remove/from Passaic, N ford bicycles. Accident number three was caused by hardly bear the tight on my eyes, and had to be Best Turkey Red > > ' < < 'iaM.rl-.'tfor Charles E N u t t e r , Monday, had tbe J . , instead of R u t l a n d , a s . stated last — A party of t e n persons drove u p misfortune to d r o p a heavy barrel upon the tender of the morning freight lesv marked down to 3 0 c p*r jd week. to Alton, Wednesday night, t o attend his left foot.injuring the toes badly. D r . ing t h e rails a t Gonlc, Wednesday Kntire slock of OuimgR f>{ \x.r \<\ — T h e Y . P . 8 . 0 . w i l l ' g i r e an en. the meetings conducted by the Christian J . C . P a r k e r , w h o attended him found morning. I t blocked tbe road for a Kntire stock of ladies, misses an.I tertainment a week from Tuesday even, Crusaders. it necessary t o amputate t h e two middle long time. T b e passenger train which g e n u woolen 25< hone marked down t i ing a t t b e vestry of t h e Congregational — M r ; . C. E . H a c k e t t who h a s been toea, t h e p a t i e n t refusing ether or any leave* here a t 7 o'clock was delayed 12rj a pair church. quite ill from the m u m p s has been able other anaesthetic for t b e operation, almost two hours. Entire stock of men * *»nc O u t i n g also unlaundred fthirts, 36c each —Today T h u r s d a y , a t Miss Card's to resume work in th.6 stitch-room a t which be withstood bravely. IN M E M O R I A M . school, on School street, exercises a p - Wallace, Elliott & Co's. Kntire st'»ck of 6 \ ( tirsets, fi *« t* —Seven members of M a d River E n ­ piopiate t o S t . Valentine's day were a pair * A t the board of trade meeting c a m p m e n t , drove to Dover, Tuesday On Sunday, J a n . 13th, memorial ser­ very careful when out on tbe Itreat alone. held, to t h e delight of t b e children. Entire stork «»f » 0 r < <>rset» • a Tuesday evening, oo definite action was afternoon, a n d were present in tbe vices were held in tmr mission in Brook Hood's Banaparllla has purtned my blood and been the means of restoring my eyesight It pair — M r s . George I . H a y e s , who hastaken in regard t o t h e new industry evening to witness the work of the lyn in memory of Orlando Jenness, who has also helped me In other ways. I am not Kntm stock of 7 > and * 7 i Kid- . " i been a t a Boston, hospital for a fe offered our town. now troubled with constipation, my dlgesttoo u degree team a t t h e Dover camp. I t died Dec. 30, 1894, aged 51 years. leel like a new Kntne stock of 81 Kid (il.-v,... weeks, r e t u r n e d home Saturday. There As a faithful, practical, christian betterB andT1 Barre, Vermont. man." H. N. PAKK UBS , •Alexander Hollingsworth, em­ was splendidly done. After a fine s a p ­ 69c a pair is a gratifying improvement in her ployed a t Foss' blaoksmith shop, is vis­ per they drove t o Farmington, and a t gentleman, he had won the respect of • H o o d ' e Pills are purely regetable, and do Entire stock <f 8 . Kid t i l M « health. iting friends in Portland, Me., a n d in half-past t h r e e , when they drove into those who were fortunate enough to be not purge, pain or gripe. Bold by aD druggists. 81 I *2 a pa ir Iza H o m e ' s s ta ble , the mercory was associated with him in the work that —Mr. J . H . Perkins of T a p p a n Nova Scotia. One lot of Light ( olored \\ rapj-» r» THE COLDSIBIAH OSOQESTBA. four degrees above zero, but they ex­ was so much a part of his daily life street, h a s given u p bis position a l , 39c each Seven new members were voted perienced n o discomfiture from the J H i s helpfulness was many times de­ What P«o*l« and Paper* Are P l e a s e d t e Soraersworth a n d bas accepted one in Beat Lining ( ambries, 3ic \#x >d I monstrated in the bible class of the the cutting-room of tbe Wallace, Elliott into t b e Wilson G u a r d s last week, and cold. Bay of It. more new members a r e to be added this Beat English Si lest as, *Jr}r per ) shop. — T h e winter term of t h e town Sunday school, where he was always a week Best Linen ( anvass, M< \* r \<1 M r ? Lord of Portsmouth, J a n 3. By his practical schools closed J a n u a r y 25th, there hav­ welcome addition. —Mr. E . B . H a y e s , who visited Entire stock of (iermant*»wn ^ am " T h e people here are fairly •The following are the advertised ing been three terms of each school, expositions and remarks he contributed 1895 Lynn, Boston and Worcester last week, Tc a skem crazy over your music We b a r e had says that in all of those cities he heard letters u p to Feb. 9 : Julia H . Demers, during t b e y e a r . T b e entire enrollment in no small degree to the interest of all the crack bands, and they ain't in it Whole Btock o f SJK>UI < " t l " P l rt» interested inquiries a b o u t our great sled Joseph O . Hoitt, Master Fred M Var- for the year 1 8 9 4 -of t h e nine schools tbat body. a ipool ney, A J . Gould In tbe hurry and bustle of business along with the Columbian." was 1'37. T h e number of pupils whose "Uncle 8 a m . " Guard's Ball, Rochester, Sept. 1894 Whole stock of Sewing ^ilk (» ft- * — F r i d a y night of next week occurs ambition a n d steadfast perseverance did affairs, where our energy is ever taken — M r s . H e n r y Miller received a dis­ spool the mapquerado of t h e Pythian Sister­ not allow them t o miss a half day for up by the strain of close competitors 'The concert by QuimbyV Columbian patch from Marlboro, Mass., 8sturday the duties we owe tc the community Orchestra was of a most artistic charac­ the entire school year, were as follows t h a t her h u s b a n d . Who has been a t work hood. I t will be one of the social Carl N . R o b e r t s , of the RoberU school, and the individual are given, often ter and the applause rendered was very events of the season. there, is very ill d f l a g r i p p e and fever. enthusiastic." .There is to be a rehearsal of t h e Charlie L . Glidden and Harrison G . times, an inferior place in our consider­ She went t o his bedside a t once. Stoneham Independent, March 10, ation. Not so, however, was it with Rebekah Degree staff tbis Friday Waldron of t h e Waldron school, Joel — F e b r u a r y weather has brought our brother Jenness. I t is said of him 1894 " T b e stage was handsomely evening. I t is desired that all m e m ­ 8 m a r t of t h e P e a r l school, a n d George some pretty tough experiences h u t t h e E. Goodrich of t h e Horn T o w n school that bo would, if duty impelled h i m , decorated with flowers and potted Flat and Bound Belling — A fine qualit) Mearbed larridftk experiences of- Farmington Tuetday bers be present. — N e x t w e e k will be Ladies' Week p u t aside business transactions, where plants and upon it was seated tbe beet — F . H . Carpenfer of Alton w a s in at Concord, md t h e Legislature and evangelical calls commanded him to orchestra that ever came to town, viz Belt Hooks, Lficlnp; and Dressing. incK«'^ « ul-' retfirar price 7 '> for tins evening, wero of a pleasant and novel •*a!e 3yc )x*r ) J at I UK M i l t Colombian Orchestra of Lawrence Light and Heavy Cylinder Oil. character. They netted a tidy town Monday, with one of the hand­ citizops of Concord Avill m a k e extra- attend to tbe religipus.work.at hand Rochester We've said this before and we now re­ little sum, t o o . for t h e treasury of tbe somest matched pair of black horses efforts to have t b e grand sleighing car­ This brother was endued with that — A large a^-*'»rtment i • n.ll * For time, nov­ Machine and Engine Oil, Ladies' A i d Society. Long may its tbat we have seen in a long time. nival and other features successfully practical, christian spirit which is capa­ iterate t h e statement he Mi. sale at Hubert- \ elty a n d popular and pleasing music Square Flax, American and good work continue. — M a n i l a M Ricker is to bring suit carried out. T h e Concord & Montreal ble of interpreting the "Golden Rule" uriia) m u r n i n t f they are unsurpassed The concert Diamond Packing, —Mr. Floyd O. Coon, traveling against t h e directors of the looted R. R. will offer from all principal sta­ in its broadest sense. — I>-» v o u n^ed an . i they gave was alone worth the price of H e died as be lived, in the full con­ salesman for Samuel Kidder, belting, Dover bank to recover tbe value of the tions specially low rates to Concord and Asbestos Wlcklng, Cotton Masle. t-uj o n e at I 111- I- M l . t admission " return, F e b . 2 0 , 2 1 , 2 2 , tickets good sciousness of a risen Savior, who saveth packing a n d mill supplies, 60 Federal ("stock s h e held in tbat institution. 8 i I •> The Columbian Orchestra will furnish American and Champion (.lav. ular [ for return passage up to F e b . 23td. street, Boston, is a t t h e Eiiott Hospital, — T h e Rebekahs will hold another of Keep watch for further announcements t o the uttermost and keepeth tbe feet of the music for Hercules Firemen's Ball, -I'll i ul, r \ ne^ar i t J the righteous from destruction. 8 8 Commonwealth,Ave., where he h a s their popular five cent socials Wednes­ ^ Cutters, at nalii * March 8th been operated on. for appendicitis. T h e day evening, Feb. 2 0 . Each member of the numerous attractions t h a t are to W i i . CuMMinon operation w a s quite' successful and he is has the privilege of inviting a friend. be offered, and d o n ' t forget to pay the • ai In LOWEST P l l l C K S , Ac the services held in memory of — You can save money dress doing as well a s can b e expected, and An entertaining program will be pre­ capital city a visit during this week. »r,..r I : i ^ t t i - ' n . 1) 1 Hi­ Concord is n o t a dead town by any Mr. Orlando Jenness, I *was assigned goods, ' k s snd trimmings THE will bVout in about a month. lit sented. means, as t h e people of New Hampshire the sad, yet in a sense, pleasant duly of PAIR - r • ••ritl.i —Mrs. C . 'F» D a v i s of Brockton, was — M r . J . E . Berry of North Barnstead will find when they come to pay it a speaking of bis good qualities. My hl».| recently presented with a handsome with three Cows m a d e , from J a n . 1st, visit during tho carnival week THE D I U PIKK. One of text was Acts 10 8 8 , " W h o went A IV.. gold ring a t a fair in t h a t city, as being 1894, t o J a n . 1st, 1 8 9 5 , 961 pounds of the attractions will be Hervey Pearl and about doing good." Brother Jenness, - n Twenty years ago last Sunday morn­ the most popular Sabbath school teacher butter. Kor the same period a flock of his great q u a d r u p l e runner T h e man­ like Him of whom these words were ing, F e b 10, 1875, occurred the " O r e a t serte ttic 4(>lh anniversary o f th< IT m . i r It « r.e-t < a I'd I H I rA IK ll, r e i n t b o F i e e Baptist church in that place fifty hens laid 8,908 eggs. Good r e ­ agement have engaged him for the en­ spoken, was never tired of doing good and nage Kelntli es anil fnciuls nutn N r I' neer forj whose benefit t h e fair was held. sults, truly. wherever he went he always found Fire" which burned the Elm House ing about sevent), including -i | w n i ii »lit n \ tire week. nt?< r I li, lr. tf'i " I - n u n M r 1-..1 Mrs. Davis w a s formerly Miss Clara time to help some poor, fallen brother and stable, two dwelling houses and a from Farmington uert pn-si-nt T h e annual concert of tbe D a r t ­ mm large shoe factory, between the hotel evening wan most agreeably pan.**-,! « t d l.adit-p utii . : H. > . i| n .1 Belle Leighton o f this place. —The' friendstof James M York of to rise from tbe depths to which he had and J E Pernald's store, except wbat mouth glee, bai.jo and mandolin clubs games, mupir and sinking aft< r « h n i> fail fi i . *' ' r i c tt re a t Ir — A p a r t y o f twenty.five more or less, was given in the Gymnasium at H a n ­ Lowell, a n a t i v e of tbis town and a s u n k . prme '1 11 r K M It a, In travelling through the country, he is called tbe California building, where the host and hostcm inwt#d tin tr. ' t i n drove up from Rochester, Tuesdsy night over, Friday night before the largest former resident, w e r e shocked to learn by almost superhuman efforts the fire dining room where a «nnni>tuoui p pit.', *»( I . i - t i n . , mm t t o assist i n raising u p t h e chiefs in audience a college glee club h a s ever of his sodden death a t his home, 176 found his way to a mission in almost was checked. u a s served T b e gu<-*ta departed -it a by tradir.tf at t l | - p u l Mineola Council, Degree of Pocahontas, sung to there. T h e club will give a School street ~in t h a t city, Monday everytown be entered a n d was ever A burning brand flew over the houses late hour leaving a s a token of thi ir - - 1 rnem, nti. !i n r r t h e work w a s admirably performed, dozen more concerts before dUbanding. morning. H e retired in bis usual good ready to give a word of testimony to the on the south side of Central street and friendship and esteem man) \ u i u a M , A June* at J h Hi nial.l a n d a find, s u p p e r served. Wednesday spirits Sunday evening, and failing to saving power of our Jesus, or in prayer — T h e stitchers were o u t of tho W a l ­ worked its war into the new Congrega­ and ureful present*, and a!) atrrf* im - i'lo pi,-re« i>{ wa-.'ia night a p a r t y from this town reverted put in appearance Monday morning his by the side of some poor sinner pleading lace, Elliott shop, S a t u r d a y , because of H e tional church, which stood where the that a very pleasant evening h « d n alt n , - p i : ti - t \ I . » I u l relatives went t o h i s room to learn the with God" for His forgiveness. t h e order'of. t h i n g s a n d visited Roches­ the discbarge of M r s . Pbebe Palmer. brick church now stands and in a very spent and that Mr anil Mr* ( at, r \,. r» and i.p ot [ H I h i l l t e r for a'*'similar-purpose. T b e visit Upon S u p t . Ivory's return matters were cause and found biro lying dead in bed. loved God and His Word and work and short time it was in asbes. When the delightful entertainera. H e is survived b y his-sons D r . A . J ) . never tired of "going about doing good." w a s mado very^rjleasant for them, satisfactorily arrangrd, and all went to bell commenced to strike the hour of Mjlt. f I l.-l i it. • I 11 E D W A S D KIBKWOOD Y o r i o f Lowell, a n d R. 8 . York of •* —Comrade Avery, of Farmington work again Monday morning, Oil t 3 it rang out its own death knell in one I Ul WEST MILTON w h o was elected a delegate to the N a ­ including M r s . P a l m e r , w h o bad been Boston,who is also a physician. H e was lit \ l . F l.K fierce peal, then fell to the ground The suolight of our life has gone and \» t b e . f i l l . I I'ftr tii-r tional convention by t h e 8tate depart- told to leave her work for no satisfactory a veteran- of t h e civil war, and a mem­ It was one of the bitterest cold nights ber of t h e K n i g h t s of Pythias. Funeral we are left in darkness and gloom but I .It T h e Messrs Downs have one "( tl.i i n u n ^ i i - m e n t of N e w H a m p s h i r e , last week, reason. ever experienced Water froze where best broken road districts to be f o u n d i i t . i f I l.-,! services were held in Lowell at the such words of appreciation from those baa a ratber*"rjniqu>-record and which - n u t at I i ,r ever it struck and tbe firemen were — T h e following i s t b e program of home of his s o n , a n d bis remains will who knew and loved him, can not fail to their breaker too is unexcelled _ cannot possibly beTeclipaed by any deleI i >S I III •I I literally tall icebergs, their clothing g a t e of even! a n y Comrade;of t h e O . A . R . the Independent Orchestra, to be ''given be brought t o Farmington for burial bring some comfort to an aching heart being saturated with waier and frozen Ml«s Sadie Shortridge haa r e t u r t . i I . 'i • I at .the masquerade of t h e P y t h i a n , 8 i s - Friday. H i s wife's death preceded bis H o w incapable am I of paying fitting ann t I I.. I CAM -The, AVeryiJ &n^iiffij*$mp\»ii\f be I t was a morning long to be re­ from Rochester, and the Mesarr* M i n r t lethodd, F e b . 2 2 : by somo years. H e was t a x collector tribute to the memory of a father, stiff Kl.ll • ridge are home for a short time "«al|ed.the lighting ffamily^of the Granite membered, v V I. \ S K I I K S V -i 1." Jfarch, Blandartentrager, Fahrback of F a n n i n g t o n i n 1 8 8 2 . H e made whose loving care, tender and sweet as 3 . Overton. UcculonaU Grncn-wald many a n d pleasant friendships, and a mother's has been over me every day • if! 1. Andrew and Htley Swinerton w i n in a n d • -• r i l n i l i n Levy S s o n s p^ tbe^^mefftt^er,and'tbother who S. Solo lor Cornet, rottntf" America, ' 11, .1 , i . • .lllU-r The latter will prcbabl. "IV 1 It -• tl —A few Chins seal muffs at 3,*> cents borne Sunday * . Mr. JoanEood. everybody w h o k n e w him liked him of my life. \ I' j i w i e r e i h ^ i | w > ' ^ a m p 8 h i f e o l ^ ^ a s s a c b n - i. Concert BcholtlKho/Naocy Jlank*.0, Sole lor Violin; Bonamfenlsl * Verdi because of h i s genial and hearty m a n Patient and foregiving, faithful and each, as long as tbey last, at T H E come home in t i e spnng to r r m a i t I j e e t t i regtm"eriS'%durag.the^ari"f F o u r through the summer Mr, JTV A. Coebran. I I- W i s ner. H i s age w a s 7 6 years. t r u e , the memory of him, which will be F A I R . <L, Diversion Galop. -refMs'-brotbersSwerVeW t i n I iiMn Mr Will Harriman has been confined —Always send your rebate card when with me while life lasts, is sweet and ) — F r e d Varney undertook to t a k e a ordering goods by mail from T H E to the house by a cold Mrs II left II i l l • precious. CniPSV CONTniBDTION. at a f i tl n l i ' ti I v rideivyith^Andrew Robinson's* speedy the infant son in bia care and hravel. a t i ' l a - • b o ­ During his illness, h i t resignation to F A I R , Rochester. -••I - m i l in horse,^Saturday. Coming down' Peavey W h a t t h y h a n d flndetb to d o , that d o the will of God was complete and we drove to town for grain one of thi cold il rf,„ ,.. •f I I . . n -~TM f ' office's cbpy}'of.the .New. Yorkr.Herald HUlJtheihorse.ran away, a n d though with t h y might* T h i s may b e good ad­ know t h e language of his heart was— Ir— days. 8TRAFFORD CORNER. "<)fApril'lS, 486J, -Vfhfcb has. pepoiiar [Mr, yarrieyj'escape'd -without accident, vice i n many cases,bat4Khen sawing wood " T h y will, not mine, be done." F .1 ' IIKNr 1 Mrs. M D Goodell has been .iMtintt " W P . Stanton is confined to the > v1ntef«^m*,view/"ofi the_ general' interest t h f whippleViree^roas har and dasher, we aro n o t In Jt. VJT"" lil . I ' r u g g i . i Jesus I m y cross have taken, her daughter tbis week Harmony l o d g e . K of P . , held an en.•^exercised'AS L i n c o l n ' s ' birthdayH'flt were kicked Tnto;<¥indling 'woo'dj and" thnsinstlo meeting Tuesday evening.. The house with rheumatism. All to leave and follow thee ; Mrs Minnie Johnson F.llia of Knchet the ^ i n t a b t s t h e announcement of the' as'-, a'ntm'al^r^hlberanningyet^ut from two Freds w e r e Instructed In t h e mys­ Jacob Berry of Lewis ton, Me , has Naked, poor, despised, forsaken. ter, was in town to attend the funeral sassin\tlon?J"of• ^President Lincoln a n a thefactytbat'itgot a i h i h d j - j c g , o y e r a teries of the rank of- esquire t o their en­ T h o u from hence my all shall be. been visiting relatives i n this place for of Mrs. Lizzie Ntite shift." /The''horsejva»'n'b£ injure^.* r v , t i r e satisfaction. Perish every fond ambition, the past t w o weeks. ^ Tha meeting of t h o U . 0 . P . F . last All I've sought or hoped t o know, Charles Downing's little g i r l , t'lnra —ATjAttjrjfK gentlemen-|have? passed, Monday evening w a s well, attended. One Yet how n o b i s my condition, Crown Point Grange conferred the has been quite ill a few dayi'at^Url; Garlsnd's cottsge'.^t application yns received and m u c h Inter­ God and Heaven are stUl my own. first and second degrees o n five candi­ Lobn Corej'the^pw-'weflkV TheyJw.ere est w a s manifest l o r t h e good ol t h e - o r ­ v. dates a t its regular meeting Tuesday T R A D E MOTES. beside p r . - r ^ a j r j i h d ; .thejhoM,~'Ffliolt derj" and a determined effort will be made evening. 'Cppp/rF;; C, .Hajr.eVi'rDen'ni^ Rmg,,*-!)^ to.lncrcase its -.membership. jrfthents' -;6f~ G r a n t • Honooriy L o d g e ; JKV of p . , ore to_glvo The cold snap of last week was t h e — B u y your spring dress good* at ^altbgeth'ea;SKe-;^rsUe i«.*one of' thrtiling Keay'.-and Jo^:.;Sh'aw;.''the;- iatter'i Jtwo an'enteTtalhmenc/andifsupper n e x t Tues­ first of t h e season, a n d the severest T H E F A I R , Much lower prices than frbro'-EMt Roches tor,, stoppipg :biit one day evening; t o "which tho Sisterhood are known in tbis section for several years at any other store. , - > — E d w a r d - O ' C o n n o r cajne ^ t o . t h ' e a a y ^ T B e ^ a t r i n g ^ o t - flsht.nnmbered cordially Invited.^'•A good time is sure to M a t ' - o m l m a n * | e | | r » i r m « " ftn-l w<>inrn U>M Ihe Barnstead^and Rochester stage was hair which about.755ia^waiters. Mr.^FredAiken follOW. >.«,'ii." — T h e F A B M I R O T O N N E W S and Re­ lui»u flufler*v] PITIH uum*f (rminp tr.»m r h r n m a 'Jti^^ >t-Str«ffor^HoaWyrom^ fi*m If T T J « r r • > * t i w . t i i ' d ao«I <!Muiital>-1, TT unable to mako its daily trips Tuesday view of Reviews 93, for one year 've^fcpurtebnsly^;off«ed them the "nae ot, i-1We bear m a n y , complaints from t h e has become thin, hn»r ••-boa An l p a i n * , it r « * a r v 1 r-urvn t>* -n and Wednesday, hence the non-appear­ vtgnratinjr UM> w h o l e Mmtcro (iurift.ii (tto l>l.n>l ;his''fis|i hoase^antfihei/ sport' on"\tl5" cold .weather:of l a s t week.'^Frozen feet, —SO pieces new jet trimmings just i m p r o T o * •!lfe*ung r«*u>rra »raich *ui<l mrrng".' and Jceep the scalp <^biMre^noon4w ance of o u r communication. icfliWas rend^ired^all the .more 'pleasant. frozen ears o r nosesVSwhlle w a t e r pipes received at T H E F A I R . and s i n ui ot clean and healthy,-UBO j j ' ^ ^ ^ n j i p ^ r ' U n d e j r ^ j h o s e l o n v i t h e general k ; s p ob u s ;tsh^en d exception,t tn p b e Olive Branch Lodge, I. 0 . 0 . T b a s rule, t man "who g o In D r . Glidden's Rheumatic Pure ..ill S. A. HOWARD, Solo Proprietor, jjfg .slea^tWit.C^ent'pm t the bridge; trie "morning and', h a d ; tt>- heat ..water to elected for the ensuing quarter tbe fol­ & r , f 6 \ w a ^ e d W a > l a t e r y : tram: and ino, 36y 1 New H a m p t o n N. H .and tf"Jtew"iimted g u e s t s , by Mr. C - "El t h a v r o u t . t h e e t o v e p l p e , before h e could lowing officers: C . T . , Annio Fclkcr , cure yon. • r c H i ^ - b f f i ^ ' & o r g t t ^ i i u e b t C They. —Absolutely free—Elegant solid oak buUd theffrft t a k e s t h e biscuit. Whew, T . , Nellie F.\£teruton , Secretary, t ^ * K o t Rile a.i K. m BT* 6I i'» \« ^bbth,'w,ent;fo-Doye'r; a n d found ^O'Connor ginger! wasn't It cold, though. Myron Varney; financial secretary, A b - . furniture given away as a premium at I>rug Store •*> 1) informsl ^'OTjthejBostorr t'rairi <ibVnnd^dr::HaveY4 W M , a ^ ' e ^ v p l e " a s a n t ' , y ^ o ^ bie E . Scxulon; Treas., John M . F e l - T H E F A I R . 5000 'yds-, a p r o n vcheck ginghams afi'airS-l).andngTfwas*|en^ "the k e r : C h a p . , Millie B . Scruton; M . . for; this, sale only 4 c p e r yard, a t T H K L o t of excellent snapping corn at J. E BUCHXKK*S A«IMCA RAI VB. It^.prevent8|the hair George H a r s h ; Guard, Harry H o w ­ F e m a l d ' s . ^enJarnisEirjg,''^ The best Salve in\Ur ui»rM f'»r nil*. - from faffing out'' a r d ; Sen.; Hervey A . Scruton; 8 . J r — O n e lot white bed spreads, large Mtinglis;promp£ef;^Befonr^ ^ T 3 e . D a r t m o u t h j ? c a ' t a l p g u e shows ihe' . . . . IBMJjttltilUjvjL, . T., Mary B . Berry; P. C. T . H e n r y size a n d handsome patterns, sold else. ' bruUes, Bores, utrrn" anil rheum fever or^turnin^groy. sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, y h o l e n u m b ^ o f s t u ^ n t s tq\bo 5 0 9 , a n FeQcer; L . D „ F r a n k , E . Scruton. where for 75c. 8pecial price a t T H E coraa and nil »kin prupvlons ami poaiUvr.ih£feise^6£ffc^ver l M t £ e a r & J T h e y a r e L ^ T h e b e s t / ' TJ-^Being'unable,/Jo^pajf'^flnCl "•^•erirX F A I R only 49 cents each. ly cures pile- or no pay required It 1« A T e r y pleasant social ovent occurred divided 'as follows: Dartm'outh''college, < 1 Is guarnntrM to c^vo perfect flatI«farU«>n at the home of Mr. a n d Mrs. Alonzo 8 5 9 ; l M e r i i c a l callege, iS6; Thayer D r . Glidden's Rheumatic Core will or mnne\ refunnVU Price *2. c*»nts per g^when-hVleft^P'anrun^^ > Cater Monday evening, Feb. 4, " t o o b - cure you. box For «ale bv Hubert* A I'cftwj, 36j 1 T'-iiiir^—it-'f^tw-rt-; -l.Vt.r- C - i L j w ; [PRY &FANCY COOPS] t : ; ; r AT YOUR OWN PRICE! In order to convert the whole stock into cash at once. Nothing will he re­ served, everything must be clos­ ed out. Cost of goods not Could Not See to Read considered. l r tri > ID H HOOD'S Sarsaparilla CURES 1 4 H l < Hi 1 MAX MAYER. t AT E. T. WILLSOH'S.:: s l 1 K 1 : r : v : 1 ( < (( Evidence Piling Up! r v ! ;; Rbenmatic Core To Restore 1 r ; ; u 8 : 1 HAIR VIGOR 1 v f 1 <: Dressing r � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documents, Papers, & Articles Digital File Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boston & Maine Railroad Accidents 1895 Description An account of the resource B&M Railroad article detailing accidents that occurred in Farmington NH in 1895. The articles are from the Farmington News, Page5, February 15, 1895. 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