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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 00055 5448
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The author of this book,
Reo. Elliott b. Cogswell dies of Brights Disease at Mye Beach, New Hampshire , Aug. 31. 1887 , But. 73. It had nearly prepared a history of Northwood, S.H. Arthur M. Nichols
JHBufford's Lith
Eph P. Bradford.
HISTORY C
OF -
NEW BOSTON,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
COMPILED AND WRITTEN
BY ELLIOTT C. COGSWELL,
PASTOR OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NEW BOSTON, N. H.
BOSTON: PRESS OF GEO. C. RAND & AVERY, 3 CORNHILL. 1864.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, BY E. C. COGSWELL,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of New Hampshire.
1355782 PREFACE.
IN all the arrangements for the Centennial, the publication of a historic volume was a controlling consideration ; and the subjects assigned for discussion were selected with a view to this object ; so that the subsequent volume might bear the im- press of many minds, rather than of one, and thus become the product of New Boston intellects and hearts. Still, it was fore- seen, that the articles furnished must be subjected to the care- ful revision of one responsible person, and be arranged in their appropriate order ; while many subjects, untouched by others, must necessarily be developed by him ; and the great burden of collecting incidents and facts, which would be of permanent interest, and serve to unfold the character and habits of by- gone generations, could well devolve upon no other. Accord- ingly, at a meeting held the evening of July 4, 1863, at the parsonage of the Presbyterian Church, by the returned sons of New Boston, Dr. Thomas H. Cochran was appointed Chair- man, and Robert B. Wason, Secretary, when "on motion, it was unanimously resolved that a history of New Boston, our native town, be published, embracing, among other materials, the transactions of the Centennial Celebration this day held."
" On motion, it was resolved, that, in order to defray the expenses of such publication, the amount necessary be raised by joint-stock subscription, and that the respective subscribers be assessed, from time to time, upon the amount of their sub- . scriptions, in the proportion, which the amount necessary to be raised bears to the aggregate sum subscribed."
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" On motion, resolved, that the Rev. E. C. Cogswell be and he is hereby constituted the committee to gather and compile the materials, and prepare said history for publication, and to take the sole charge of such publication, and that he have full power to designate such assistants as he may choose, and assess the subscribers, from time to time, in such sums as may be needed."
Elbridge Wason, Robert Boyd Wason, Thomas H. Cochran, Joseph T. Bradford, Clark B. Cochrane, Gerry W. Cochrane, and Josiah W. Fairfield became responsible for the work in subscriptions of one hundred dollars each. Exhausted by efforts preparatory to the Centennial, we had no heart to under- take the task; but yielding to the solicitations of the gentle- men whose wish, thus expressed, we could not well refuse, we entered upon our labor with many misgivings. The task has been performed ; how well, others will determine.
Our work possesses some features of originality. That it has imperfections, we frankly admit ; but our aim has been to make it readable and truthful. Errors in date will undoubtedly appear, for they are unavoidable in a work of this kind. It has cost us much labor ; but it has been bestowed without hope of praise, or expectation of reward ; to us it has been a labor of love. Amid unusual parochial duties, the preparation of this work has proved too much for our strength, and quite incapacitated us for physical or intellectual effort for the last three months ; and this must be some apology for some defects that may appear in the work.
The embellishments in our work have been furnished at our earnest solicitations ; while some, through modesty, have with great reluctance allowed their portraits to appear ; but our aim has been to obtain representatives of the dead and the living for the benefit of the future ; the same has been true in regard to views of residences. The expense of embellishments has been borne by those who furnished them.
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We cannot forbear to express our gratitude to the highly esteemed gentlemen, concerned in the immediate publication of this work, for their confidence, patience, and cheerful co- operation, especially to Mr. Elbridge Wason, whose hospitable mansion has been opened to us and greatly enjoyed in our in- valid state, a portion of the time during which this work was passing through the press.
Often amid bodily anguish have we exclaimed, " Oh, that our words were now written! Oh, that they were printed in a book !" That desire is now gratified. May Ahnighty God bless the book to the sons and daughters of New Boston; to those that are afar off; and to them that are near.
Our thanks are due to Mr. Harry Bixby, who, having just returned from Europe, kindly proffered his aid at a time when we could do but little, and had reluctantly come to the conclu- sion that our work, though passing through the press, must be suspended until health was recovered. His aid lightened a burden we had not strength to carry, and enhanced our appre- ciation of him as a gentleman and scholar, whose simplicity of manners and integrity of heart, combined with a scholarship enriched by foreign travel and study, eminently qualify him to be a successful teacher in modern languages, to which he in- tends to devote himself.
Our thanks are also due to the friends in our beloved con- gregation, who decreed that we should appear among the " worthies," and generously bore. the expense of our litho- graph.
E. C. C.
NEW BOSTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE,
July 1, 1864.
EMBELLISHMENTS.
Page.
Page.
1. REV. E. P. BRADFORD . . Frontispiece.
2. REV. E. C. COGSWELL. 9
3. HON. C. B. COCHRANE 25
4. JOSIAH W. FAIRFIELD, ESQ. 95
5. RESIDENCE OF REV. E. P. BRAD-
FORD .
123
6. PRESBYTERIAN MEETING HOUSE, 128
7. MRS. MARY M. BRADFORD . 131
8. RESIDENCE OF J. T. BRADFORD . .
133
27. ALBERT D. CROMBIE
377
9. REV. EDWARD BUXTON . 137
10. REV. JOHN ATWOOD 143
11. BAPTIST MEETING HOUSE -TOWN HOUSE 144
12. JAMES CROMBIE, ESQ. 153
13. REV. J. A. GOODHUE . 163
14. PERLEY DODGE, ESQ .. 199
15. REV. WILLIAM CLARK 269
16. DR. THOMAS H. COCHRAN 275
17. RESIDENCE OF SIDNEY HILLS . . 300 18. VIEW OF JOE ENGLISH . . 304
19. RESIDENCE OF ELBRIDGE WASON, 312 39. MAP.
20. REV. HIRAM WASON
.
. 319
21. RESIDENCE OF HON. G. W. COCH-
RANE
331
22. HON: GERRY W. COCHRANE .
333
23. JOSEPH COCHRAN, JR., ESQ.
366
24. DEA. S. L. CRISTY
371
25. CLARK CROMBIE .
374
26. DANIEL D. CROMBIE
375
28. ELBRIDGE WASON .
390
29. RESIDENCE OF GEO. A. WASON . . 391 30. RESIDENCE OF T. R. COCHRAN . . 392 31. RESIDENCE OF ISRAEL DODGE . . 393 32. AMOS DODGE, ESQ . . 394
33. RESIDENCE OF AMOS DODGE, ESQ. 395 34. CAPT. JOHN LAMSON 421 35. RESIDENCE OF DEA. SAMUEL DANE, 423 36. AMOS W. TEWKSBURY, ESQ. . 426 37. DR. SAMUEL GREGG . 442
38. RESIDENCE OF SOLOMON DODGE. . 457
CONTENTS.
l'age.
CENTENNIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Preliminary Measures 9
Committee Appointed 9
The Day
12
Procession
12
Exercises
13
J. W. Fairfield's Remarks 20
HISTORICAL ADDRESS.
Introduction 25
Preparatory Events 36
The Grant
40
The Settlement.
43
The Incorporation
47
Churches and Church Edifices 50
GRANTEES AND GRANT, ADDITION AND MASONIAN CHARTER 61
POEM, BY W. R. COCHRAN
75
RESPONSE OF JOSIAHI W. FAIRFIELD, EsQ. 95
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
Provisions of the Grant 103
First Meeting-House 104
Second Meeting-House
106
Rev. Solomon Moor.
109
Rev. Ephraim P. Bradford
117
Other Pastors
133
RESPONSE OF REV. EDWARD BUX-
TON 137
HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH .. 143 MINISTERIAL FUND.
Its Origin 147
How Appropriated
Its Loss.
RESPONSE OF JAS. CROMBIE, ESQ.
153
SCHOOLS.
First Appropriations 157
Divisions into District3.
RESPONSE OF REV. JOSEPH A. GOOD- ICE. 163
SCHOOLTEACHERS, CHORISTERS, MU-
SIC TEACHERS
169
RESPONSE OF WILLIAM W. COLBURN 173
l'age. RESPONSE OF GERRY W. HAZELTON 179
RESPONSE OF WILLIAM P. COCHRAN,
EsQ. 185
RESPONSE OF DR. CHARLES COCHI- RAN 195
RESPONSE OF PERLEY DODGE, EsQ. 199
Sketches of Lawyers.
201
RESPONSE OF DR. JAMES H. CROM-
BIE
207
Sketches of Physicians
212
HISTORY OF MILLS. 217
CASUALTIES, BILLS OF MORTALITY, GRAVE-YARDS, POUNDS, ROADS 227 RESPONSE OF LORENZO FAIRBANKS, EsQ. 241
LETTERS.
247
TOWN OFFICERS
255
GRADUATES.
261
ROLL OF HONOR,- AND TRIBUTE TO THE ABSENT SOLDIERS -
NAMES OF SOLDIERS .. 265
RESPONSE OF REV. WILLIAM CLARK 269 RESPONSE OF DR. THOMAS H. COCH- RAN . 275
BUSINESS AND INTERESTING LOCALI-
TIRS
299
POEM, BY MRS. S. T. WASON.
309
RESPONSE OF REV. HIRAM WASON. . 319
SABBATH SCHOOLS. 325 RESPONSE OF HON. G. W. COCHRANE 331 RESPONSE OF REV. J. A. GOODHUE. . 343 BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEOLOGICAL
SKETCHES.
Thomas Smith.
349
Deacon John Smith.
349
Deacon Thomas Smith.
350
William McNeil
352
Jolın Blair
352
Dea. James Ferson
352
Hugh Gregg
353
Andrew Walker
355
Den. Jesse Cristy
355
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Page.
BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEOLOGICAL
SKETCHES (continued).
Dea. Thomas Cochran 356
John Cochran.
358
Peter Cochran.
360
Capt. George Cristy
361
John McMillen .
362
Daniel McMillen.
362
Nathaniel Cochran
363
John Cochran, Esq.
364
James Cochran.
365
Elijah Cochran
365
Joseph Cochran, Jr., Esq. 366
Abraham Cochran.
368
John McLaughlen
369
William Clark, Esq.
369
Dea. Robert Clark
370
John Clark
371
Rebecca Clark - Moses Cristy
371
Ninian Clark.
372
Ninian Clark, Esq.
372
James Crombie
374
John Crombie ..
375
Lemuel Marden
377
Samuel Marden
378
Benjamin Dodge
379
Andrew Beard
380
William Kelso. 383
John McAllister
386
Dea. Robert White.
387
Willsons
387
Dea. William McNeil.
388
Dea. Robert Patterson
390
Dea. Robert Wason
390
Dea. Archibald McMillen
391
Dea. Thomas Cochran
392
Lieut. Solomon Dodge
393
Dea. Solomon Dodge
394
Luther Richards.
395
John Dodge
396
Isaac Peabody
397
Ephraim Colburn.
399
Page,
Capt. Benjamin Buxton 401
Robert Parkinson 404
John Goodhue.
407
Capt. Matthew Fairfield.
409
John Fairfield, Esq .. 409
John Cochiran, Esq. 409
Alexander McCollom. 411
Robert Campbell
412
Thomas Campbell
414
Josiah Warren.
415
James Caldwell, Esq. 417
Dea. William Moor. 418
Capt. Josepli Lamson 419
Daniel Dane.
421
Dea. Samuel Dane.
422
Robert Hogg
423
Abner Hogg. 424
Amos W. Tewksbury 426
David Starrett.
427
Jolın Lamson
430
Dea. Marshall Adams 431
John Whipple.
432
Jacob Hooper
434
Livermore Langdell 435
Zechariah Morgan 436
Capt. Joseph Andrews 436
Dea. Issachar Andrews. 438
Maurice Lynch.
438
Robert Livingston 439
Capt. Gerry Whiting. 440
William Woodbury 441
Samuel Gregg, Esq. 442
Daniel Dodge
443
Joshua Jones
444
Capt. Eplıraim Jones 445
Thomas Otis
445
Jeremiah S. Cochran, M. D. 446
Rev. Samuel Clark
447
Rev. Samuel Wallace Clark . 450
FARMS AND FARMING.
454
CENSUS FOR 1756
460
CENSUS FOR 1860
462
JH Bufford's Lith
yours Peatonally El. Comwell.
CENTENNIAL PROCEEDINGS.
As early as the day of the State Fast, in April, 1862, a meet- ing at the Presbyterian church, at the close of public worship, was held to consider the propriety of taking some notice of the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of . New Boston. This meeting was attended by persons from all parts of the town, and the sentiment was unanimously express- ed that the town ought to celebrate the occasion. Measures were adopted for calling a legal meeting as soon as practicable. Such a meeting was called, and it was voted to celebrate the event, but not to appropriate money to defray the expenses ; this last decision was reached through the influence of a few, and it was understood that a vote to appropriate money would be unavailing ; therefore, the subject was dropped, and no further action was taken until the early part of the autumn, when the citizens were invited to meet at the Town Hall, to choose an Executive Committee to make all necessary arrangements for the observance of the centennial. Rev. E. C. Cogswell was called to the chair, and Warren R. Cochrane was appointed Secretary ; and the following gentlemen were appointed an Exec- utive Committee, viz. : E. C. Cogswell, R. B. Cochrane, N. C. Crombie, S. L. Christy, Daniel Campbell, John Lamson, Solomon Dodge, Luther Colburn, John Dodge, John Atwood, and subsequently David Gregg was added.
This Committee appointed Warren R. Cochrane their Secre- tary, and resolved to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of New Boston on the fourth day of July, 1863, with an historical address, and other appropriate services. The Hon. Clark B. Cochrane was unanimously in-
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vited to deliver the address, and following is his letter of ac- ceptance : -
ALBANY, October 14, 1862.
MY DEAR SIR : -
Your favor, announcing that the Centennial Executive Committee had " unanimously chosen " me to deliver the historical address usual on such oc- casion, and had " voted to celebrate July 4, 1863," came to hand in due course of mail. In answer, I hasten to say, I accept the invitation, and will attempt the duty assigned.
Be kind enough to make to the Committee my grateful acknowledgments for this flattering expression of their kind remembrance, and accept for your- self the assurance of my affection and esteem.
To W. R. COCHRANE, Sec. Com.
CLARK B. COCHRANE.
The following circular was ordered to be printed and sent to absentees : -
DEAR SIR :
New Boston, the place of your nativity, was incorporated about a hundred years ago, and it is thought best to take special notice of its HUNDREDTH AN- NIVERSARY. The Old Folks at home, therefore, send greetings to the Young Folks abroad, and desire to meet them in general assembly for high consultation at " the Old Homestead,"
ON THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE.
They would thus call home their sons and daughters to revive recollections of the past, and to collect such facts respecting the early inhabitants as will otherwise soon be beyond recovery.
You, therefore, are urgently requested to be present on that day, and to bring with you a heart in sympathy with the occasion, when an Historical Ad- dress will be delivered by the Hon. Clark B. Cochrane, of New York, and such other services will be had as will become the day.
Yours, respectfully,
E. C. COGSWELL,
SOLOMON DODGE,
R. B. COCHRANE, LUTHER COLBURN,
N. C. CROMBIE, JOHN DODGE,
S. L. CHRISTY, JOHN ATWOOD,
DANIEL CAMPBELL, DAVID GREGG,
JOHN LAMSON, Executive Committee.
NEW BOSTON, N. H., October 21, 1862.
The Chairman and the Secretary were authorized to make all necessary arrangements for the intellectual entertainment,
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to which duty great labor was devoted ; appointments were made and subjects assigned adapted to unfold the history and character of the early settlers of the town, while no pains were spared in searching for materials to assist some of the writers, and to form a complete history. Several meetings of the Com- mittee were held in the spring of 1863, to perfect arrangements, and subdivided itself as follows : E. C. Cogswell, John Atwood, and W. R. Cochrane were to provide for the intellectual exer- cises, including singing and instrumental music ; Luther Col- burn, David Gregg, Daniel Campbell, and S. L. Christy, to ar- range for dinner ; N. C. Crombie, John Lamson, and Solomon Dodge to erect pavilion, tables, and seats ; R. B. Cochrane and John Dodge to obtain requisite funds to defray expenses.
The following appeared in the Farmers' Cabinet some weeks before the fourth, from the pen of Mrs. Wason, which awakened no little interest : -
INVITATION TO NEW BOSTON
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, JULY 4, 1863.
Dear " Cabinet," thy ceaseless rounds The last half hundred years, Has told us oft our Saviour's love, And oft of change and tears ; Dear, old, tried friend, a mission new
New Boston's sons would give to you.
They'd bid you seek the Prairie Homes Far towards the setting sun,
And rouse the wanderers dwelling there, And call them, every one, To our Centennial, that's to be July the fourth, in sixty-three.
They'd bid you go with lightning speed To California's strand,
That's lured the stray ones from our hills To wash her golden sand, And tell them treasures lost and found At cur Centennial will abound.
Go o'er Virginia's battle-fields With slow and solemn tread, And see the rank grass springing there
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Above her sleeping dead ; And tell, oh, tell our loyal sons We'll greet them when their mission's done.
Go with soft and gentle whisper, To Louisiana's shore,
And tell the loved ones gathered there We miss them more and more ;
There'll be a sadness in our joys,
Because of absent soldier boys.
Go to every nook, and corner, Throughout our wide-spread land,
And tell our sons, and daughters too, We'd take them by the hand, And have a day of jubilee For old Scotch-Irish ancestry.
During the night preceding the fourth, a delightful rain re- freshed the thirsty earth, and cooled the heated atmosphere. The fourth was ushered in with the roar of cannon and ringing of bells, and proved to be just such a day as was desired. A beautiful banner, with no star lost, nor stripe erased, received the preceding day, the gift of General W. S. Cochran, of Rock- land, Me., was unfurled to the breeze, and at nine o'clock, agreeably to previous arrangements, a procession was formed at the Town Hall, under the direction of Chief Marshal George A. Wason, and his Aids Thomas R. Cochran, Samuel M. Christy, Ira A. Gage, Alfred M. Campbell, James B. Whipple, Butler T. Hills, and Charles F. Dodge; and, preceded by the New Boston Cornet Band, marched to the Presbyterian meet- ing-house. Here a platform had been erected front of the church, and seats on the beautiful green ; but, as great reluc- tance to speaking in the open air was expressed, it was resolved to enter the church, and that large edifice was filled to its ut- most capacity, while hundreds lingered at the doors and win- dows, and other hundreds, unable to hear, went away. When the crowd was composed the Marshal announced the presiding officers to be, Rev. E. C. Cogswell, President; Waterman Burr, Esq., Dea. Samuel Dane, Rev. John Atwood, Hon. R. B. Coch: rane, and John Dodge, Vice-Presidents; and the following original hymn, by Mrs. Wason, was sung by a large choir, in '
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which were several aged people, (Mrs. Hannah Farley being seventy-eight years old), under the direction of Mr. Jesse Beard, a veteran school-teacher and singing-master, now seventy-four years old, assisted by Mr. A. P. Brigham : -
CENTENNIAL.
Our fathers' God, to Thee, Enthroned in majesty, We humbly bow, To thank Thee that this day
Recalls our childhood's way,
Brings loved ones, far away, To meet us now.
We'll lay aside our creeds, And will our fathers' deeds Commemorate ; With marshaled hosts' array, And music's grand display, Our anniversary day We'll celebrate.
'Twas our departed sires, Who kindled here the fires Of peaceful homes ; Circle of noble men, Let each, with tongue and pen,
Proclaim their praise again, Where'er he roams.
Virtues like theirs, appear More bright, as year by year We glide along ; Such be our earthly store - Then on the " shining shore " We'll join them gone before, In endless song.
The 107th Psalm was read, from a Bible brought with him from the old World more than a hundred years ago by Wm. Kelso, and prayer offered by Rev. Edward Buxton, of Webster, followed with music by the band. The President then wel- comed those who had returned, in the following brief address :
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SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF NEW BOSTON : -
In behalf of the Committee of Arrangements for celebrating this, the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of this town, I extend to you a cordial welcome. Many of you have been long absent from the firesides of your childhood, and have found homes elsewhere. As we have watched your paths, and seen you transfer from the old homestead the love you once cher- ished, to the new homes you have chosen, we have rejoiced to know that you have carried with you a fond remembrance of your birthplace, and have not allowed the burning patriotism of your fathers to be less ardent in your own bosoms, nor their all-controlling religious sentiments to be less influential over your lives. We have seen, with great satisfaction, that other communities have welcomed you to their inheritances, and have had no occasion to regret the confidence they have reposed in you. Justly proud of our sons and daughters whom we have sent forth, we have called you back to your ancestral homes, that we may pronounce God's blessings upon you, and incite you to endeavors to show that whatever community receives a son or daughter of New Boston, receives a blessing from the Lord.
With this day in view, we have been led to contemplate the men that cleared these hills and reared these dwellings. Heroic men, and not less he- roic women, the grandparents of your parents, rise up before us to say that theirs was a rough inheritance which they received to impart to their children. The Smiths, the Blairs, the Fersons, the Cochranes, the Mc Allisters, the Clarks, the Crombies, the Campbells, the Warrens, the McNeils, were men that walked before God with great uprightness, and the pathway of those men shines brighter and brighter. The virtues of such men this day will unfold and serve to perpetuate the remembrance of them. In the joy we have felt at the unfoldings of noble elements of character in generations gone before, we have invited you to participate. And you have done well in heeding our summons. And we bid you welcome to the scenes of this day ; we welcome you to the green hills your childhood roamed; we bid you welcome to hearths on which the fire goes not out, and to our social enjoyments ; we bid you wel- come to the graves of your sires, where the cold slab records the names of those who, though dead, yet live; and may God Almighty bless you and us, and by the discipline of time prepare us for the richer inheritance above.
In the accomplishment of the object sought by this occasion, we have called to our aid not a few of those qualified in head and heart for the pleasant ser- vice. Upon one we have imposed the task of rescuing from the gulf of obliv- ion the facts and incidents of the early history of this town. To this labor he has brought the energies of a vigorous intellect, and the ardor of an affec- tionate heart, who, we are happy to believe, will convince you that the race of New Boston has deteriorated neither in stature of body nor breadth and vigor of intellect. Therefore, with great pleasure, I introduce to you the HON. CLARK B. COCHRANE.
Mr. Cochrane was listened to for the space of nearly two
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hours, with intense satisfaction, and the following hymn, by Mrs. Wason, was sung by the choir : -
OUR CENTURY PLANT.
Our century plant is in blossom to-day ; Its thousand leaves fragrant with scenes passed away ; 'Twas a slip from the hardy old storm-beaten tree That grew in the Highlands, 'way over the sea.
"Tis a bonnie Scotch native, Americanized, Retaining some traits the Scotch covenanters prized ; It grows rank in the soil where the red man roamed, O'er the graves of their hunters 'tis watching alone.
Its ancestral arms were emblazoned on high, When the fires of Smithfield glared red on the sky, When Claverhouse's bloodhounds dragged out from each den Of Scotia's bleak mountains, her Protestant men.
A root was transplanted from Argyleshire's dale, To blossom but once in old Erin's green vale ; Transplanted again to America's shore, 'Twill blossom and flourish till time is no more.
And where are the fathers who planted our flower, And watched o'er its growth in its infancy's hour ? They're sleeping in quiet beneath our blue sky ; Their names are immortal, they never may die.
After music by the band, Rev. Thomas Savage, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Bedford for thirty-seven years, whose face it was pleasant for many to see, and voice to hear, as the friend and associate of Rev. Mr. Bradford, made a brief and pertinent address, by request of the President : after which a recess was taken for dinner. About five hundred being seated at the tables, the divine blessing was invoked by the Rev. Isaac Willey, for the last twenty-five years of Goffstown, and an asso- ciate of Bradford. Before leaving the tables, the following song was sung : -
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SONG. AIR, " Auld Lang Syne."
We come from northern snow-draped homes, From western forest shade, From mast and mead, and sea-girt shore, And sunny everglade. For Auld Lang Syne, dear friends, For Auld Lang Syne ; Up to the old ancestral hills, For Auld Lang Syne.
New Boston ! now to celebrate Thy birthday we are come, Nor need we here to ask "what cheer," The shout is, " welcome home !" For Auld Lang Syne, dear friends, For Auld Lang Syne ; Glad greetings we exchange this day, For Auld Lang Syne.
We've been where flows life's busy tide, With beauty, wit, and grace, Yet e'er our throbbing hearts have yearned For thee, far dearer place. For Auld Lang Syne, dear friends, For Auld Lang Syne ; The very music of our lives Is Auld Lang Syne.
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