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THE
HISTORY OF MANCHESTER,
FORMERLY DERRYFIELD, IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE;
INCLUDING THAT OF ANCIENT AMOSKEAG,
OR THE MIDDLE MERRIMACK VALLEY ;
TOGETHER WITH THE ADDRESS, POEM, AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS, OF THE
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION,
OF THE
INCORPORATION OF DERRYFIELD ;
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. AT MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 22, 1851.
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BY C. E. POTTER,
Corresponding member of the Historical Societies of Iowa and Maryland, and of the New England Historic Genealogical Society ; Member of the American Antiquarian Society; and President of the New Hampshire Historical Society.
MANCHESTER, C. E. POTTER, PUBLISHER. 1856.
Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1856, BY C. E. POTTER, In the Clerks's Office of the District Court of New Hampshire.
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TO
THE NATIVE
AND ADOPTED CITIZENS
OF MANCHESTER,
THIS HISTORY
IS DEDICATED, WITH THE MOST SINCERE REGARD
FOR THEIR WELFARE AND PROSPERITY,
BY THEIR FRIEND
THE AUTHOR.
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PREFACE.
The idea of writing a History of Manchester originated with the Centennial Celebration of 1851, when the undersigned was appointed Chairman of the Committee whose duty it was to collect materials, and prepare a history of Manchester for publication. The Committee held various meetings, and divi - ded their labors as they supposed most meet and convenient. To the writer was assigned the writing the history of the Pennacooks, who had their head- quarters at the Falls in this town, as well as the ancient history of the Prov- ince and of Amoskeag to the settlement of the lines between New Hamp- shire and Massachusetts in 1740, and amid a multiplicity of other cares, he prepared for the press the first eleven chapters of this work. When this had been accomplished, it was found that press of business had prevented the other members of the Committee from performing the duties assigned them, and the writer was forced from his position to continue the work, and the present volume is the result of his labors,-the more difficult and perplexing, as he has had to grope his way in an unexplored region; not a scrap of the history of the town having been written, saving alone that connected with the life of one of its distinguished citizens. I have thought thus much of explanation necessary that the responsibility of the work, its errors, and imperfections, should rest where it belonged, and also as an apology for its long delay, the more irksome to the public, as from the large number of the Committee, an early publication was expected. It was my plan in performing the duty assigned me, to de- scribe in detail the incidents connected with the life of any man of Amoskeag, as being part and parcel of its history. Thus the stirring scenes in which Pas- saconnaway, Wannalancet, Kancamagus, Goffe, the Rogerses, the Starks, and their brave companions were engaged, are given with minuteness, whether performed at home or abroad, because in them the men of Amoskeag were prom- inent actors, and their acts have become identified with,-a part of its history. The same reason influenced me in giving a history of the Masonian claim, the difficulty with Massachusetts as to the lines, and the "Scotch Irish"; Derry- field being a part of the Masonian claim, often the battle ground of the con- test in regard to the lines, and the Scotch Irish within its borders, being in the thickest of the fight, in that border controversy. So that if any one should complain that my plan has taken too wide a range, I can only say, that the fault is not mine, but the responsibility is with the men of Amoskeag,-they
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took a wide range, were Rangers, and wherever they ranged, left their mark, ever to be traced. But it is not to be understood, that in my labors I have had no assistance. On the contrary, I have had much valuable assistance, and Hon. Samuel D. Bell, Samuel N. Bell, Esq., and Joseph M. Rowell, Esq., of this city in particular, have my hearty thanks for such assistance. F. B. Eaton, Esq., Librarian of the City Library, has extended to me many courtesies .- Hon. Wm. C. Clarke, Dr. J. S. Elliot, Col. William Patten, and Maj. Hiram Brown, by their kindness have laid me under many obligations. To Messrs. E. A. Straw, O. W. Bayley, Cyrus W. Baldwin, Phinehas Adams, David Gillis, Wm. P. Newell, Waterman Smith, and C. H. Dalton, gentlemen formerly, or at the present time connected with the corporations in this place, as Agents, I am under very great obligations, not only for furnishing me with engravings of the works under their charge, but for rendering me every facility in obtain- ing information as to those works. The other gentlemen who have furnished me engravings, wherewith to illustrate and embellish the work, have my hearty thanks. Thomas P. Treadwell, John L. Hadley, and L. N. Pattee, Esquires, of Concord, have placed me under great obligations at the Secretary of State's office, for their many favors in facilitating my researches. Samuel G. Drake, and J. W. Thornton, Esquires, of Boston, and Frederick Kidder, Esq., of New York, as also the late Dr. T. W. Harris, Librarian of Harvard College, and John L. Sibley, Esq., the present Librarian ; as well as S. F. Haven Esq., Li- brarian of the American Antiquarian Society, at Worcester,-all have placed me under very great obligations for their many courtesies. "But last, though not least," I would return my thanks in behalf of the Committee, to the City Government, for the handsome appropriation of $500, towards defraying the expenses of the work. I should hope that it might be a profitable investment in furnishing knowledge for the present and future, of facts now rescued with difficulty from oblivion. And here I would gladly stop in any allusions to merely personal matters, but there are circumstances connected with the pro- gress of this work, known only to a few personal friends, which I cannot pass over without doing great violence to my own feelings. While so many in and out of our city, have done every thing that could be asked of them, in forwarding the work, a few individuals have thrown in the way of its progress and com- pletion, every obstacle that invention could form, or malignity suggest ; thus causing much delay in the publication of the work ; but thanks to generous friends, causing only delay, as the volume herewith presented to the public, is ample testimony.
I am under the necessity of apologizing for the many errors that are to be
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found in the work. Under the circumstances, many of them were inevitable. I was groping in the dark. In some instances, in the early part of the work, facts are given upon the authority of other writers, as to the Indians, which subsequent investigation has shown to be erroneous ; tradition in families as to family names and individuals, has been followed, and in some three or four instances, such tradition has been found inaccurate; other mistakes have crept into the work unwarily; many of them have been corrected in notes, and in the errata, or addenda; but others will have escaped my scrutiny, and the in- dulgent reader will excuse them, while correcting them, the more readi- ly when he learns, that hundreds of the pages of the following work, were written, when the writer was suffering the most excruciating pain, or upon a bed of sickness. It will be seen, that although the work purports to be a His- tory of the town of Manchester only, yet the history of all the leading inter- ests of the city are given in detail to the present time. Thus the history of Manufactures, Mechanics, Schools, Religious Societies, Highways, Canals and Corporations, public and private, are made as complete as circumstances would permit. Biographical sketches are given in the course of the work, of many of our noted and distinguished citizens, but all matters strictly genealogical, are reserved for a more appropriate place and opportunity. And now the greatest source of fault-finding will undoubtedly be,-Omissions ; but let those dis- covering them ask themselves, how many suggestions have we made to, or how many facts have we furnished for the writer of this History? And after answering satisfactorily to themselves, let them furnish them now, as they will be most gratefully received for future insertion or amendment.
It is believed, that the Table of Contents will furnish all needful help in the way of reference. The Table of Contents includes all the Running Titles while the contents at the head of each Chapter, include all the important proper names and subjects treated of in the same. Thus name or subject can be found with the greatest facility. And now to close, I can but hope, that the book will meet the reasonable expectations of the citizens of Manchester and that the reading of it, will afford them as much pleasure, and by far more profit, than the publication of it has the author.
Manchester, July 4, 1856.
C. E. POTTER.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PORTRAIT OF GEN. JOHN STARK, .
Title Page.
PASSACONNAWAY, 53~
AUTOGRAPHS OF INDIANS, . 56
MAP OF COCHECHO,
83
GREAT SEAL OF NEW ENGLAND, .
120
PORTRAIT OF LT. GOVERNOR JOHN WENTWORTH,
165
GEN. JOHN MCNEIL, 187
SPECIMEN OF PROVINCE MONEY,
274
AUTOGRAPH OF GOV. B. WENTWORTH, .
. 293
HENRIE SHERBURNE,
365
THEODORE ATKINSON, 366
VIEW OF HOUSE OF F. SMYTH, ESQ.,
414
COL. J. S. KIDDER, · 464
J. T. P. HUNT, Esq. 493
MAJ. J. G. CILLEY, 524
PORTRAIT OF HON. SAMUEL BLODGET, 525
TICKET IN AMOSKEAG CANAL LOTTERY. €
. 530
VIEW OF HOUSE OF COL. F. A. BROWN, . 544
PORTRAIT OF COL. ROBERT READ,
557
VIEW OF HOUSE OF PHINEHAS ADAMS, ESQ.,
560
MAJ. HIRAM BROWN, · 560
VIEW OF MACHINE SHOP,
, .
. 563
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VIEW OF STARK MILLS, . 565
STARK NEW MILL, . 566
AMOSKEAG NEW MILLS, 567
Nos. 4, AND 5,. 568
MEDAL, .
. 570
OLD PRINT WORKS, 571
NEW PRINT WORKS,
- 573
VIEW OF MOUSLIN DE LAINE MILLS,
573
VIEW OF HOUSE OF HERMAN FOSTER, ESQ., 575
VIEW OF STARK MONUMENT,
584
OLD MEETING HOUSE, . 590
OLD TOWN HOUSE, 606
PORTRAIT OF FOSTER TOWNE, ESQ.,
609
VIEW OF NEW TOWN HOUSE,
. 617
VIEW OF HOUSE OF MESSRS. NORRIS AND MORRRISON,
633
MESSRS. CURRIER AND I RENCHI, 689
VIEW OF HOUSE OF G. M. FLANDERS, ESQ., 690
VIEW OF SMYTH'S BLOCK, 706
DEPOTS, 719
VIEW OF HOUSE OF C. W. BALDWIN, ESQ., 720
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, 722
HANOVER-STREET CHURCH, 723
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH,
726
FRANKLIN-STREET CHURCHI, 732
E. A. STRAW, EsQ., 740
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, . 742
VIEW OF GAS WORKS,
752
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER 1.
Early voyages to America. Discovery of New Hampshire. Discovery of the Merrimack. Setttlement in Maine. Smith explores the coast of New England. The Pilgrims arrive in the New World. 1-14
CHAPTER II.
Grant of Mariana. Situation of Mason Hall. Grant of New Hampshire Mason and Gorges divide their property. 13-21
CHAPTER III.
The Indians of New England. The Indians of the Merrimack Valley. Fish- eries at Namaoskeag Falls. 21-32
CHAPTER IV.
Manners and Customs of the Pennacooks. Ahquedaukenash, or Weirs. In- dian methods of fishing. Agriculture. Hunting among the Pennacooks. Employment of Indian Women. War, its weapons and customs. 32-53
CHAPTER V.
Indian Sagamons. Passaconnaway. Wonnalancet. Kancamagus. John Hogkins. Attack upon Cochecho. Death of Kancamagus. Christian, or Christo. 53-100
CHAPTER VI.
Opposition of Massachusetts to Mason and his claim. Her northern bounda- ry. Difficulties at Dover. Endicott Rock. Massachusetts usurps New Hampshire and Maine. 100-116
CHAPTER VII.
Randolph's Mission. The Million Purchase. Sir Edmund Andros. Mason sells his claim to Allen. Settlement of Londonderry. 116-128
CHAPTER VIII.
The Scotch Irish. Character of James II. Siege of Derry. 128-144
CHAPTER IX. Indian War. Lovewell's Expeditions. Battle of Pequauquauke. 144-163
CHAPTER X.
Progress in the Province. Great Earthquake. Provincial reform. Scotch Irish emigration. Settlement of Namaoskeag. John Goffe. Archibald Stark. John Hall. John McNeil. Throat Distemper. 163-190
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CHAPTER XI.
Border difficulties. Narragansett Townships. Settlement of Tyngstown. Bor- der difficulties. 190-212
CHAPTER XII.
Want of harmony among the colonists. Deposing of Gov. Beleher. Gov. Beleher. Gov. Benning Wentworth. Siege of Louisburg. Indian troub- les. Indian attaek at Contooeook. Canada Expedition. Indian Massacre at Pennaeook. Stark's Fort. Attaek at Suneook. Mrs. MeCoy's captivi- ty. Indian attaek. 212-235
CHAPTER XIII.
Revival of Mason's claim. Sale of it. Settlement of Bedford. Joe English- A Catamount Hunt. The Rhododendron. 235-258
GHAPTER XIV.
Charter of Derryfield. Old and New Style. Old and New Tenor. Armed possession of Coos. Capture of Stark and Eastman. Sabatis and Plausa- wa. Capture of Meloon. Earthquakes. 258-287
CHAPTER XV.
French War. Treaty with Six Nations. Fort Necessity. Attack at Stevens- town. Braddock's Defeat. N. H. troops at Stevenstown. Battle of Lake George. Scout of Rangers. Fort William Henry. Its siege. Massacre at same. Defeat of Rangers. 287-322
CHAPTER XVI.
N. H. Troops. Defeat of Abererombie. Expedition against Niagara. Mont- real and Quebee. Scout of Rangers. Surrender of Crown Point. At- taek on St. Francis. Retreat of Rangers. Expedition against Niagara. Against Quebee. The Plains of Abraham. Expedition of the Rangers. Soldiers of Amoskeag. 322-348
CHAPTER XVII.
Difficulties at Derryfield. Attempt to settle a minister. Protest. Building. Meeting house. Tax List for same. Tax List of 1766. Petition from Der- ryfield. Aet of Legislature. Town offieers. Bill of Committee, Attempt to settle Mr. Gilmore. Sell Pew ground. Plan of Meeting house. Rev. Mr. Piekels. 348-384
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Revolution. Stamp Aet. Gov. B. Wentworth. Division of State into Counties. Seizure of Pine logs. Benj. Whiting. Duty on tea. Ports- mouth Resolves. Tea at Portsmouth. Tea at Pembroke and Coos. Gov. John Wentworth. Employs Artifieers. Attack on Fort William and Ma- ry. Hillsborough County Congress. Governor Wentworth in difficulty. 384-414
CHAPTER XIX.
Battle of Lexington. Convention. Tax List of 1775. Gov. Wentworth and Assembly. Another Convention. County Congress. Battle of Bunker Hill. Stark and Hobart. Return from Derryfield. Rev. Mr. Houston. Col. William Stark. Return from Derryfield. Battle of Trenton. Battle of Princeton. Col. Stark's resignation. Soldier's rate. Private subscrip- tion. Major John Moor. Major Goffe and Lieut. Orr. Samuel Remick. 414-464
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CHAPTER XX.
Difficulties' of 1777. Behmus Heights. Surrender of Burgoyne. Sol- diers of Amoskeag. Money and Corn Tax. Beef Tax. Extracts from Patten's Journal. Paper Currency. The Dark Day. Maj. Robert Rogers. 464-493
CHAPTER XXI.
Derryfield under various forms of government. Meeting in Goffstown and Derryfield. Provincial Government of 1776. Committee of Safety. Con- vention of 1781. Address of Convention. Proclamation of Committee of Safety. Insurrection of 1786. Constitution of 1792. 493-514
CHAPTER XXII.
Increased enterprise. Hon. Wiseman Clagget. Death of Griffin and Thomp- son. Col. John Goffe. First election of President. Lining the Psalm. Hon. Samuel Blodget. His Canal. Social Library of Derryfield. Loca- tion of school house. Division of Town into Highways. Name of the Town changed. 514-544
CHAPTER XXIII.
Commencement of Manufacturing in Bedford. First Mill at Amoskeag. Dr. Oliver Dean. Union of Amoskeag and Hookset Companies. William Amory, Esq. Col. Robert Read. Sale of Land. Private Buildings in 1839. Improvements in 1839, and 1840. Machine Shop. Stark Mills. Amoskeag New Mills. Print Works. 544-574
CHAPTER XXIV.
Effects of the War. Excitement at Piscataquog. Maj. Gen Stark. The Mam- moth Road. The Candia Road. New Buildings. Municipal Regulations. Exciting Town Meeting. Small Pox. Sites for Townhouse and Cemetery. Deeds of Lots. Calef and Bald Hill Roads. Foster Towne, Esq. Liquor Prosecutions. Fourth of July 1844. New Town House. Murder of Jo- nas L. Parker. Honors to Gen. Jackson. Growth of Town in 1844. Building of Sewer. First City Officers. 574-635
CHAPTER XXV.
Topographical History. Quadrupeds, Birds, and Reptiles. Quarries in Man- chester. Falls of Amoskeag. Fisheries of Amoskeag. Fishing Places, Mills at Amoskeag. Accidents at Amoskeag. The Cohas. Lakes, and Ponds. Brooks. Amoskeag Brook. Little Cohas. Hills. Amoskeag Village. Piscataquog Village. Hon. Matthew Patten. Isaac Riddle, Esq. Moor's Village. Christian's Brook Cemetery. Valley Cemetery. Commons. 635-690
CHAPTER XXVI.
Highways. Streets. Wards. Blocks. Bridges. Ferries. Canals. Rail- 690-720
ways.
CHAPTER XXVII.
Preaching at Amoskeag. Universalist Society. First Cong. Society. First M. E. Society. St. Michael's Church. Unitarian Society. 720-740
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Schools. Forming of Districts. Location of Houses. Division into Schoo Districts. Report of Prudential Committee. 740-756
CHAPTER XXIX.
Mechanics' Building. Manchester Locomotive Company. Brass Foundry Gas Light Company. 756-76
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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION,
OF THE
CITY OF MANCHESTER, N. H.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
In Common Council, August 5, 1851. THE President called Mr. Danielson to the Chair.
The President presented a resolution, entitled a " Resolution in regard to a Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of Manchester ; " read a first and second time, and passed.
The following gentlemen were appointed, on the part of the Common Council, to carry the said Resolution into effect :- From the citizens at large, Hon. Samuel D. Bell, Hon. Geo. W. Morrison, Daniel Clark, Esq., Dr. Josiah Crosby, Hon. Richard H. Ayer, Benj. F. Ayer, Esq., David Gillis, Esq., and Charles Stark, Esq.
From the Board of Common Council, the President and Messrs. Danielson, Clough and Gould.
Attest, GEORGE A. FRENCH, Clerk.
In Board of Aldermen, Aug. 5th, 1851.
The Resolution sent up from the Common Council relating to the Centennial Celebration, was taken up and read a first time.
On motion of Alderman Waterman,
Resolved, That the rules be so far suspended, that said Res- olution be read a second time, and pass at the present time.
Read a second time and passed in concurrence.
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His Honor, the Mayor, appointed to the committee named in said Resolution, on the part of this Board, Ald. Waterman, Brigham, Clark, Saunders, Mixer and Mitchell.
On motion of Ald. Mixer, the Aldermen added His Honor, the Mayor, to said Committee.
His Honor, the Mayor, declined accepting the appointment upon said committee.
Attest,
F. SMYTH, City Clerk.
RESOLUTION.
CITY OF MANCHESTER.
In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.
Resolution in regard to the Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of Manchester.
Resolved, By the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the city of Manchester, in City Council assembled, as follows : That- -of the Common Council, together with such as the Mayor and Aldermen may join from their own board, and - from the citizens at large, be a committee to consider in what manner it is expedient to observe the Cen- tennial Anniversary of the Incorporation of Manchester, with power to make such arrangements for a celebration, as they shall determine to be proper.
In Common Council, Aug. 5th, 1851,-Passed.
ISAAC W. SMITH, President.
In Board of Aldermen, Aug. 5th, 1851,-Passed.
MOSES FELLOWS, Mayor.
A true copy. Attest,-
FREDERICK SMYTH, City Clerk.
ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE.
The committee met at the Common Council Room on Fri- day evening, Aug. 8th, 1851, at 8 o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by I. W. Smith, Esq., and on his motion, Hon. S. D. Bell was chosen chairman.
On motion of David Gillis, Esq., B. F. Ayer, Esq., was ap- pointed Secretary.
On motion of Dr. Josiah Crosby,
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this committee, it is ex- pedient to celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of the Incorpo- ration of Manchester.
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OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER.
On motion of David Gillis, Esq.,
Resolved, That the committee do not think it expedient to attempt any extraordinary parade or display, on the occasion of the proposed celebration.
On motion,
Voted, That a sub-committee of five be chosen by nomina- tion, to select and recommend some suitable persons to deliver an Address and a Poem on the occasion.
The following gentlemen were chosen said committee, viz :- Messrs. Bell, Smith, Morrison, B. F. Ayer and Mixer.
On motion of Dr. Crosby, adjourned to the 11th inst. at eight o'clock, P. M.
Monday evening, Aug. 11, 1851
The committee met pursuant to adjournment.
S. D. Bell, Esq. in behalf of the sub-committee, appointed for that purpose, reported that they had made choice of the Rev. Cyrus W. Wallace, of this city, for Orator, and William Stark, Esq., of Troy, N. Y. for Poet.
The committee further reported that Mr. Wallace had accept- ed the invitation, which had been tendered him, and that he would be prepared to deliver an address, on any day in October which the committee should hereafter designate.
On motion of Dr. Josiah Crosby, the report of the committee was accepted.
On motion of David Gillis, Esq.
Voted, That a committee be appointed to prepare and report a plan for the preparation of a History of the town, and to nominate a committee from the citizens at large, to collect materials for the same.
On motion of Dr. Crosby,
Voted, That Messrs. Bell, Morrison and Clark constitute said committee.
On motion of David Gillis, Esq.
Voted to adjourn to Saturday evening next at 8 o'clock.
Saturday evening, Aug. 16, 1851.
The committee met pursuant to adjournment.
S. D. Bell, Esq. in behalf of the sub-committee, appointed at the last meeting, reported the following resolutions, viz :
Resolved, That, in connection with the celebration of the centennial anniversary of the incorporation of the town, it is
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expedient to adopt suitable measures for the preparation and publication of a History of Manchester.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to collect materi- als, and prepare such history for publication, with power to add to their own numbers, and to divide their labors, as they may find convenient, and that five be a quorum of the committee.
Resolved, That the following persons be members of the committee : Hon. Chandler E. Potter, Rev. C. W. Wallace, Hon. Frederick G. Stark, Hon. J. McK. Wilkins, Hon. S. D. Bell, Daniel Clark, Esq., Mr. Jonas Harvey, Mr. J. Y. Mc- Queston, Mr. Ephraim Stevens, Mr. David Webster, Dr. Thos. R. Crosby, Rev. B. M. Tillotson, George A. French, Esq., Hon. Geo. W. Morrison, Archibald Gamble, Esq., Walter French, Esq. W. G. Means, Esq., I. W. Smith, Esq., E. A. Straw, Esq., W. W. Baker, Esq., W. P. Newell, Esq., W. L. Lane, Esq., Rev. A. B. Fuller, Hon. Mace Moulton, J. M. Rowell, Esq., D. P. Perkins, Esq., Joseph Kidder, Esq., Dr. Z. Colburn, Moody Currier, Esq., B. F. Ayer, Esq., Col. S. C. Hall, Mr. Edward Hall, Frederick Smyth, Esq., Rev. H. S. Clarke, Mr. S. P. Jackson, S. N. Bell, Esq., Mr. Rodnia Nutt, David Hill, Esq., James S. Cheney, Esq., Rev. E. Adams.
On motion of I. W. Smith, Esq., the report of the commit- tee was accepted, and the resolutions were unanimously adopt- ed.
On motion of Mr. Mixer, the committee adjourned to meet again in three weeks from this evening, at 8 o'clock.
Saturday evening, Sept. 6th, 1851.
The committee met pursuant to adjournment.
I. W. Smith, Esq., from the sub committe appointed for that purpose, reported that William Stark, Esq., of Troy, N. Y., had accepted the invitation to deliver the Poem on the occasion of the proposed celebration.
Voted to accept the report.
Voted to adjourn to meet at the call of the Chairman.
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 1851, 3 o'clock, P. M.
The committee met pursuant to the call of the Chairman. On motion of I. W. Smith, Esq.
Voted, That Wednesday, Oct. 22d, 1851, be selected as the time for the celebration.
On motion of Dr. Crosby,
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Voted, that the exercises commence at 2 1-2 o'clock, P. M. On motion of David Gillis, Esq.
Voted, That the Musical Education Society be invited to furnish Music and Singing at the celebration.
On motion of Dr. Crosby,
Voted, that Messrs. I. W. Smith, B. F. Ayer, Walter French, Frederick Smyth and G. T. Mixer be appointed a Committee to make arrangements for a meeting of the citizens on the eve- ning of that day.
Voted to adjourn.
B. F. AYER, Secretary.
THE CELEBRATION.
Agreeably to public notice, the Citizens of Manchester and adjoining towns assembled in the City Hall on Wednesday, October 22d, 1851, at 2 1-2 o'clock in the afternoon,. to listen to the exercises on the occasion of the Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of Derryfield.
The City Government were present in a body, and the May- or, Hon. Moses Fellows, presided.
The exercises were observed in the following order :
1. Music .- By the Musical Education Society.
2. PRAYER .- By Rev. B. M. TILLOTSON.
3. MUSIC.
4. ADDRESS .- By Rev. CYRUS W. WALLACE.
5. MUSIC.
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