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HISTORY OF CHESTER
NEW HAMPSHIRE INCLUDING AUBURN
A Supplement to the HISTORY OF OLD CHESTER Published in 1869
Compiled and Published by JOHN CARROLL CHASE
DERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1926
Composition and Presswork by RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY Haverhill, Mass.
FOREWORD
In preparing for the 200th anniversary, in 1922, of the found- ing of the Town of Chester, a general desire was expressed that events which had occurred since 1869, together with the earlier ones which Benjamin Chase was unable to include in his History of Old Chester, should be published in suitable form.
Our greatest inspiration was the enthusiastic encouragement and advice of George Cochrane Hazelton, whose last work in life was the execution of his part in the program of the Anni- versary exercises. To his intense interest, broad vision and de- tailed outline are largely due the conception of this work and its ultimate accomplishment.
The Committee would also most gratefully acknowledge the splendid response of former and present residents of Chester in furnishing material relating to subjects assigned them.
We sincerely mourn the loss of three members of our Com- mittee. Miss Jenness passed on before the inception of the work, in which she would have greatly aided, had she lived. Miss Learnard and Miss Goldsmith gave inestimable assistance by research and counsel as long as their physical strength permitted, and their decease before the publication of the work, in which they took such great interest and labored so assiduously to make a success, is greatly deplored.
By the special wish of the Committee, to our late Historian Benjamin Chase, is accorded the honor of the first portrait in this volume.
The Committee are gratified beyond measure, and deem it most fitting, that John Carroll Chase, the grandson of Benjamin Chase, consented to be the compiler of the new History,-and on his wisdom and judgment we have relied implicitly.
JENNIE PORTER HAZELTON ARTHUR HENRY WILCOMB
*MARTHA TROWBRIDGE LEARNARD
*CELESTIA SUSANNAH GOLDSMITH EMMA F. (TENNEY) LANE
*EMMA LOUISE JENNESS ALICE LILLIAN TENNEY
Historical Committee.
*Deceased.
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The History of Old Chester published in 1869 covered the ground so thoroughly that there is comparatively little to add. Since that time the town has not been making history to any great extent, shrinkage in population and prestige being the most prom- inent incidents of the last half-century, and, therefore, there is little that is noteworthy, or of interest, to record.
Repetition of what was already in print has been avoided, except in-so-far as was necessary to connect the previous work with the present one. Features that had been overlooked, or omitted on account of lack of space, have received attention, grave-stone insriptions and church records being prominent ex- amples. Increasing interest in the several patriotic and historic societies appeared to make it desirable to reprint in full the mil- itary history with some necessary additions and corrections.
Regretful as it is to record, our history of the past few years is one of decadence, so far as industry is concerned. The manu- facture of edge-tools, shoes and pails ceased several years ago, agriculture and fruit raising have shrunk with the population, and dilapidated dams are the only evidence of a great majority of the busy mills of by-gone years.
The opening of the electric railroad to Derry, in the closing years of the last century, was an important event for the town but the rapid increase of automobiles presages its early demise, when one learns of what is taking place in neighboring communi- ties, and the coming generation may be using aerial transporta- tion. The introduction of electric lighting marks a recent step in the latter-day progress, the telephone having been installed so long ago that it is no longer a novelty.
The published history of mills and roads leaves little to record, except to say that of the nearly a score of saw and grist mills existing in the two towns in the late sixties, only four of the former are now operated, the portable steam saw-mill function- ing in the devastating work of preventing forests from coming to maturity. The fathers would have been appalled at the slaughter of the innocents.
No new highways have been built and some of the old ones have been discontinued, but the rapid increase in the use of auto- mobiles has led to a "good roads" movement, in which Chester is doing its share.
The following from the pen of our deeply lamented associate, Miss Martha T. Learnard of the Historical Committee, written as a preface to a certain feature of this work, treats of another
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product of the old town, and it is hoped that later historians will find that the production has not ceased.
The one staple product of the town in the past has al- ways been its men.
Scarcely more than a hundred years after the axe of the first settler was heard in the forest see-aye and hear it too- a procession coming down the mile-long street of Chester Village, carriages filled with distinguished men, many riders on horse-back, bands playing, drums beating, the colors flying ; on the wide sidewalk the militia marching eight abreast.
It is the welcome of his friends and fellow-citizens to the new Governor coming from his inauguration at Concord to his home in Chester. Two other Chester men of the same family have served the state as Governors.
For twelve years in the United States Senate a Chester man was colleague of Webster, Clay and Calhoun. Two others followed him as senator. There have been two members of Congress, a consul for many years in Genoa, a clerk of the National House of Representatives for ten years, a first as- sistant secretary of the Treasury during three administrations.
To the historian of Old Chester belong the high honor of being one of the earliest anti-slavery leaders in the state, a co-worker with Garrison, Phillips and Pillsbury. He lived to see over two hundred men from Chester and Auburn go forth to destroy evil of slavery against which he had fought from early manhood.
But the list is too long ; we cannot quote it. Her mission- aries have been in China, India, Turkey, and the islands of the sea. Her physicians have worked to enlarge the bounds of medical knowledge, have helped found hospitals for the sick and asylums for the insane. Two of her lawyers, have held the office of Chief Justice of the State and one that of at- torney-general. They have helped to revise the statutes and made a valuable "Digest of the Laws."
One of her sons as president brought Dartmouth College safely through its period of greatest peril. Her many college professors and teachers have poured in at the fountains fitting her sons and daughters for great service in the world.
The writer's thanks are extended to the many persons who furnished the Historical Committee with articles upon various topics, which have been of material aid in the preparation of this book. Notable among them are Rev. Chester J. Wilcomb, Rev. James G. Robertson and Rev. Thomas J. Cate ; Albert F. B. Ed- wards, Miss Emma Pearl Goldsmith, Preston M. Goodrich, Mrs. Mary (McKendry) Hall, Miss Laura R. Lane, Mrs. Annie L. (Kimball) Little, Miss Emma M. Moore, Mrs. Anna (Marsters) Marston, Mrs. Laura (Robinson) Morse, Mrs. Mary F. (Hazel- ton) Morse, William T. Owen and Mrs. Harriett L. (Watson) Tilton : Town Clerks, Cyrus F. Marston and Edward C. Griffin, and John C. Ramsdell. Secretary of the Celebration Committee ; Miss Edith E. Hazelton rendered valuable and faithful service in copying the grave-stone inscriptions and the indexing ; Deacon Frank B. Coult has been of great service in securing material for
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the section relating to Auburn; George W. Chamberlain of Mal- den, Mass., has been very helpful in editing and arranging matter for the printer. Appreciation is also due and extended to Miss Jennie P. Hazelton and Arthur H. Wilcomb of the Historical Committee for their hearty and efficient co-operation.
Miss Martha T. Learnard and Miss Celestia S. Goldsmith of the Committee deserve and are given appreciated credit for the untiring assistance rendered so long as health permitted and it is greatly regretted that they did not live to see the completion of a work in which they took such an interest and labored so diligently to bring to fruition.
When, after repeated solicitation by the Historical Commit- tee, the writer consented to undertake the work of compiling and editing the material that had been collected and making necessary and desirable additions thereto, it was with a full realization of the addition it would make to the demands upon a life that has grown busier as it has lengthened, and the completion of the work, enjoyable as it has been, brings a deep feeling of relief. If the result meets with the approval of a majority of those into whose hands the book may fall, the writer will feel fully repaid for his labors.
JOHN CARROLL CHASE,
Derry, N. H., March, 1926.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
Page
The Celebration-Church Services-Dedication of Me- morial-Bi-Centennial Address-The Parade-Acade- my Reunion-Anniversary Dinner-The Pageant -- The Maiden at the Church. I
THE HISTORY CHAPTER I EARLY PROPRIETARY RECORDS AND ROYAL CHARTER Early Records-Petition for Grant-The Royal Charter- List of Proprietors. 63
CHAPTER II THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Church Records-Pastors 78
CHAPTER III THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Church History - Records - Officers - Members - Baptisms -- Assessments. 83
CHAPTER IV THE BAPTIST AND METHODIST CHURCHES Baptist Church History-Ordinations-Ministers-Gifts- Methodist Church History-Pastors. 102
CHAPTER V NATIVE MINISTERS OF CHESTER II2
CHAPTER VI MILITARY HISTORY Soldiers of the Revolutionary War-War of 1812-15 --- Mexican War - Civil War - Spanish War - World War-Red Cross Nurse-Bell Post, No. 74, G. A. R. - Bell Woman's Relief Corps, No. 128 - Chester Militia 1842-50. II6
CHAPTER VII THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS School History-School Life by Gerry W. Hazelton and Mary A. (Tenney) Bartley. I26
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CHAPTER VIII SCHOOL AND MISSIONARY TEACHERS I3I
CHAPTER IX THE ACADEMIES 151
CHAPTER X SOCIAL AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES The Libraries-Catalogue of 1821-Free Public Library 156
CHAPTER XI PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC
Lawyers-Physicians-Nurses-Dentists-Druggists 159
CHAPTER XII INDUSTRIAL HISTORY Farming-Cooperage-Shoemaking-Stores and Trades- men-Railroads-Telephone and Telegraph-The Grange-Town Officers and Representatives-Votes for Governor. I66
CHAPTER XIII CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS Chester Village-North Chester-The Branch-Sanborn -Old Presbyterian-Lane Family-Marden Family- Auburn Village-Long Meadow-Roby Family. 176
CHAPTER XIV BI-CENTENNIAL CALENDAR 246
CHAPTER XV
BIOGRAPHIES 255
CHAPTER XVI GENEALOGIES 274
CHAPTER XVII CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH RECORDS Members-Marriages-Births-Baptisms 384
CHAPTER XVIII
SOLDIERS MONUMENT AND JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS 406
CHAPTER XIX
MILLS, ROADS AND TAVERNS 412
CHAPTER XX HISTORIC SPOTS AND HOMES Manchester Road-Chester Street-The Square-Haver- hill Road-Walnut Hill Road-Derry Road-Hall's Village-Raymond Road-The Brown-Richardson House-The Almshouse. 415
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CHAPTER XXI REMINISCENCES Judge Henry F. French-Edward Coolidge-Helen A. (French) Cochrane-Charles A. Wilcomb. 420
CHAPTER XXII LONGEVITY 437
CHAPTER XXIII ADDENDA AND MISCELLANY Additional Biographies, Daniel French, Col. William H. Paine-Additional School Teachers-College Gradu- ates-"Lord" Timothy Dexter-Fire Engines and Fires-Tower Clocks-Public Gifts-Hampton Falls Records-The Church Choir. 444
AUBURN CHAPTER XXIV HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE Historical-The Long Meadows. 45I
CHAPTER XXV MILITARY HISTORY AND TOWN OFFICERS Soldiers in the Civil War-The World War-Town Officers-Representatives-Votes for Governor 456
CHAPTER XXVI THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Church History-Pastors-Superintendents of Sunday School-Deacons-Clerks 462
CHAPTER XXVII
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH MEMBERS 468
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE METHODIST CHURCH AND PASTORS 475
CHAPTER XXIX SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS
Teachers-College Graduates-Professional 476
CHAPTER XXX
LONGEVITY 483
Additional Genealogy
488
Errata
490
General Index
491
Index of Persons
495
ILLUSTRATIONS
Chase, Benjamin,
Frontispiece Page
Stevens Memorial, Soldiers' Monument, World War
Memorial,
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Gillingham, George E.,
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Ramsdell, John C.,
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Webster, John M.,
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Executive Committee,
32 41 48 56
True, Herbert H.
56 64 72
Parade Floats,
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Adams, Rev. Silas N., Chester Churches,
88 96
Bell, Charles H., Rev. Ebenezer Flagg-Gov. John Bell House,
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Bell, Louis,
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Chase, Benjamin, Jr.,
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Chase, Charles,
136
Chase, Rev. George S.,
144
Chase, John Carroll,
152
Chase, Joseph Warren and Horse Block,
I68
Grave Stones, Rev. and Mrs. John Wilson,
176
Coult, Frank B.,
184
Crombie, Franklin,
I36
Dearborn, Mary E.,
192
Drake, Jennie G. (Clarke),
168
Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F.,
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French, Daniel,
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Daniel French and Brown-Richardson Houses,
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French, Benjamin Brown,
224
French, Henry Flagg,
232
French, Francis Ormond,
240
French, William M. R.,
248
French, Daniel Chester, 256
French, Amos Tuck,
264
Tappan Webster-"Lord" Dexter House and Old Tavern, 272 Grant, Charles C., 280
Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. George P., 288
296
Hazelton, George Cochrane,
304
Hazelton, Gerry Whiting, 312
Hazelton, John Adams, 320
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Griffin, Sebastian S.,
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Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. George P.,
104
Historical Committee,
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Holmes, Rev. James,
328
Hosley, Col. George A.,
336
Knowles, Charles H.,
344
Lane, Henry H.,
344
Marston, Cyrus A.,
352
Melvin, Hon. Thomas J.,
360
Newell, Lydia A. (Stevens),
368
Noyes, Hon. John W.,
376
Pratt, Rev. Theodore C.,
328
Robertson, Rev. James G.,
384
Stevens, George W.,
392
Tenney, Rev. Charles,
400
Townsend, John H.,
408
Underhill, Wells C.,
416
Watson, Sarah H. (Parkhurst),
424
Wilcomb, Charles S.,
432
Wilcomb, Charles A.,
440
Wilcomb, William W., M. D.,
440
Wilcomb, Arthur H.,
448
Wilcomb, Chester J.,
448
Town Hall-Academy,
456
"Old Brick" School House,
456
Devil's Den,
464
Pulpit Rock,
464
Old Pound,
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*Group Civil War Soldiers,
472
Auburn Churches,
480
Old Mile Stones,
488-495
*Chester Boys, Members of Co. I, IIth N. H. Vol., in daguerreotype taken at Lancaster, Garrard Co., Kentucky, 1863, left to right: Standing : Thomas O. Reynolds, Warren J. Hills, Nathaniel West, J. C. Ordway, Co. C, Flag Bearer; Daniel S. West, Color Guard; W. E. C. Coolidge, E. T. Robie, D. J. Marston, J. M. M. Elliott, Nelson Gillingham. Seated : Capt. Wm. R. Patten, Lieut. John Charles Currier.
BROAD AND INTERESTING OUTLOOK
From the top of "Walnut Hill" in Chester by the aid of a glass the ocean and ships passing along the coast may be seen and in the evening Portsmouth lights can be plainly distinguished. The Isles of Shoals also come into view on a clear day.
Looking toward the southeast, one can see a part of West Newbury, Mass., with the church in that town, and further to the south, Poe hill in Amesbury. To the southwest Wachusett mountains in Princeton, Mass., 60 miles west of Boston, and 2,480 feet above sea level, are distinctly revealed along the horizon. The view directly west is mostly closed by the highlands back of Manchester, known as the Goffstown hills, 18 miles distant. From west to northwest the eye glances over a vast tract of country, embracing a glimpse of Monadnock mountains in Dublin, to the northwest the hoary summit of old Kearsage in Salisbury, fully 67 miles away, to the north Saddle Back and Pawtuckaway mountains in Nottingham and Deerfield. Ten miles further off the Blue hills of Strafford are in sight.
A little east Nottingham Square appears like a jewel among the hills. In this direction and to the northeast many points in Maine and New Hampshire are seen. The top of Agamenticus mountain in Maine, 35 miles away, looms above the surrounding hills as the eye overlooks Dover, Somersmorth and the country around Saco, Biddeford and York in Maine.
Within the described circuit 15 church edifices can be counted and probably no such outlook can be found in southern New Hampshire, including as it does 100 miles in broadest range and in direction less than 42 miles.
At the foot of the hill is "Homedale Farm," originally a tract of some four hundred acres when purchased in 1804 by Deacon Silas Tenney. It is now occupied by Walter P. Tenney and wife and sister Alice L. Tenney, great grandchildren of Dea- con Silas.
One of the early roads in town, possibly the first, runs past the house, turning towards Sandown a little way beyond. Orig- inally it ran through what is now pasture to the Hazelton mills on the "Great Brook," about a mile away. At one time there was apparently quite a settlement on the road as there is still to be seen a number of depressions indicating cellars, with evidences of open fields and orchards. Some of the houses on "Walnut Hill" have rose bushes that were taken years ago from this locality.
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SAMUEL SMITH JR. AND STEPHEN SMITH TO ENOCH COLBY.
'KNOW ALL MEN : by these Presents yt: We Samuel Smith Junr and Stephen Smith of Hampt ; in ye Province of Newhamp- shire in Newengland Farmers : For & in Consideration of : Thirty Pounds in Currant money of New england ; abovesd: to us in Hand Payd: by : Enock Colbe : of Chester of ye same Hampshire abovesd : the Receipt there of: We doe acknowledg our selves : Fully Satisfyed Contented & Paid: have Given Granted Bar- gained Sold : aliened Enfeoffed & Confirmed : & by these Presents Doe fully freely & ; absolutly Give Grant bargain sell alien Enfeoffe & : Confirm : unto him ye sd : Enock Colebe & unto his heirs Exec: Adms: & assigns a certain Piece of land scituate lying & being with in ye bounds of ye township of Chester : above sd :- Con- taining by Estemation : twenty acres by ye same more or less as it his laid out & bounded : Which Piece of land : is a share or lott : in ye First Division in Chester : so called: And in ye Thirty Nineth lott in Number : in ye First Division : in Chester : & is Bounded as Followeth (viz) Westardly upon Mr. Woodmans land: & Every other Part of ye lott of land is bounded upon High Ways: together With all Rights Previledgs appurtenances Comodity unto ye same Belonging or in any : Kind appertaining there unto ye sd : Enock: Colbe :
"To HAVE AND TO HOLD: the above mentioned & bounded : Thirty nineth lott in ye First Division in Chester: & all other ye Premises With ye appurtenances unto him ye sd: Enock Colbe: & unto his heirs, Exec: Adms. & assigns: to his & there own Proper use benefitt & behoofe for Ever: With out ye least leet : Hindrence molestation deniall Eviction or Ejection of us ye sd : Samuel Smith & Stephen Smith: our heirs Exec: Adms: or assigns : or any other Person or Persons: Claiming by from or under us by any Ways or means What so Ever: In Witnes Were of We ye above Named : Samuel Smith &: Stephen Smith : have hear unto sett our Hands & seals: this twenty sixth day of Feb"" :: In ye Fourth year of King George ye Second : his Reign our Grate Britain : Annoqu Domi : one Thousand : Seven Hundred & Tirty or Thirty one: Signed sealed & Delivered in Presence of us :
Witnesses
Edmund Rand
Jabez Smith
the mark & seal of Samuel § § Smith J. [seal] Stephen Smith [seal]
"Province of Newhampshire : Feb" : 26th 1730-31 M's Samuel Smith: & Stephen Smith above Named Personally appeared &
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acknowledged there hands & seals & ye above Writen: Instru- ment to be there voluntary act : & Deed : Before me :
Jabez Smith Justice of Peace"
JETHRO COLBY'S AGREEMENT "Chester Sept. 9 1793 "Jethro Colbys Resarve in this-
"For my board six bushels of Ingian Corn fore of wheat one bushel & a half of rye for my drinck five Barrels of Syder for my lodging one feather bade one straw bade a bedestid & Cord fore sheats three blankets three Coverlades full Cloh for me a Coat & the lyning, one Chest with one draw the grate Chare apair of Small handirons the Small fire Shovle & tongs the Iron Shovel one ax one Cast bottle two chunc bottles one white mug
"Tese things above mentioned I receive for my use my life and do leave them for my heirs to return at my decease what is not wore out in my use to Josiah Bradley & Jonathan Bradley or their heairs For Value Received as witness my hand
Amos Merrill
Jethro Colby"
Edmund Sleeper
TWO HUNDRED YEARS
Two hundred years! Two hundred years! How much of human power and pride, What glorious hopes, what gloomy fears, Have sunk beneath their noiseless tide!
'Tis like a dream when one awakes- This vision of the scenes of old 'Tis like the noon when morning breaks 'Tis like a tale round watch-fires told.
God of our fathers, in whose sight The thousand years that sweep away Man, and the traces of his might Are but the break and close of day.
Grant us that love of truth sublime, That love of goodness and of Thee, Which makes thy children, in all time To share thine own eternity.
SOLDIERS MONUMENT
WORLD WAR MEMORIAL
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STEVENS' MEMORIAL
TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY 1722-1922
CHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE August 27, 28, and 29
T the annual town meeting held in Chester in March 1917, it was voted to set aside $125.00 each year to- wards defraying the expenses of the celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary in 1922. At the time of the celebration this with accumulated interest amounted to $655.32. At the March meeting the town appro- priated $1000.00 and there was contributed by interested in- dividuals $425.00. The committee received from the sale of tickets to the pageant and other sources $522.47, making a total of $2602.79.
On the evening of June 28, 1921, a well attended meeting was held for the purpose of making plans for the celebration. George E. Gillingham was elected chairman and John C. Rams- dell clerk. The subject was thoroughly discussed and the follow- ing executive committee was elected :
Rev. Silas N. Adams,
Martin Mills,
Edward C. Chase,
Augustus P. Morse,
Roger P. Edwards,
Clarence O. Morse,
John D. Fiske,
Edward T. Morse,
George L. Fitts,
Mary B. Noyes,
Isabelle H. Fitz,
William T. Owen,
George E. Gillingham,
John C. Ramsdell,
Nathan B. Goldsmith,
George D. Rand,
William C. Hall,
Herbert W. Ray,
Jennie P. Hazelton,
John H. Robie,
Col. George A. Hosley,
Walter P. Tenney,
Edwin P. Jones,
William B. Underhill,
Walter W. Lane,
William B. Wason,
Martha T. Learnard,
John M. Webster,
Eleanor J. Locke,
George S. West,
Cyrus F. Marston,
Arthur H. Wilcomb.
At the same meeting honorary members of the executive committee were elected as follows:
Hon. George Cochrane Hazelton, Washington, D. C. John Carroll Chase, Esq., Derry,
Edward Tuck, LL. D., Paris, France.
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Mr. and Mrs. Amos Tuck French, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. Lieut. and Mrs. Paul Fitzsimons, Newport, R. I. Daniel Chester French, Litt. D., Glendale, Mass. Hon. Charles U. Bell, LL. D., Andover, Mass. Louis Bell, Ph. D., West Newton, Mass.
Chester Noyes Greenough, Ph. D., Cambridge, Mass. Helen French Soule, Greenfield, Mass.
Rev. Harry M. Warren, D. D., New York, N. Y.
Rev. Morris W. Morse, A. M., Moscow, Idaho. Mrs. Mary (Tenney) Bartley, Burlington, Vt.
Charles W. Kimball, A. B., Penn Yan, N. Y.
Jay W. Chase, Parker, So. Dakota.
Arthur Greenough, Derry,
Hon. John Mitchell, Oakland, Cal. Charles A. Wilcomb, Fullerton, Cal.
Charles D. Tenney, Palo Alto, Cal. George W. Stevens, Everett, Mass. Adelia C. Freeman, Malden, Mass.
Albert L. Kimball, Charlestown, Mass.
William E. Dennis, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Ira H. Morse, Lowell, Mass.
The first meeting of the executive committee was held on the evening of July 7, 1921. The organization was completed with the election of George E. Gillingham chairman, Edward P. Jones, vice chairman, John C. Ramsdell clerk and John M. Webster treasurer.
It was voted to invite the towns of Auburn, Candia and Raymond to participate in the celebration and that each town be asked to appoint three or more persons to represent them on the executive committee and that the selectmen of those towns be notified to that effect.
Dana A. Emery, Thomas R. Varick, William P. Farmer, George M. Clark, Orin L. Hazelton and Edmund J. Wilcomb were elected members of the executive committee to represent Manchester. John H. Foster, Mrs. Josiah C. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Hubbard were duly appointed to represent Candia ; Walter J. Dudley, T. Morrill Gould, Edward F. Cram and Joseph F. Savage to represent Raymond and George E. Spofford, Edgar L. Preston and Freeman R. Davis to represent Auburn.
At this meeting it was voted to celebrate the Anniversary on August 27, 28 and 29, 1922.
At a meeting held on July 12, 1921, chairmen of numerous sub-committees were elected to carry out the work of arranging for the celebration. It was also voted that each chairman select at least five to make up the committee. Following are the com- mittees who worked zealously to make the celebration the success that rewarded their labors.
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