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Gc 974.202 SA54R V. 1 RUNNELS, M. T. 1830-1902. HISTORY OF SANBORNTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Moses Ibunuels.
HISTORY OF SANBORNTON,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Un Cho Volumes.
VOL. I. - ANNALS.
BY REV. M. T. RUNNELS.
" Historia, testis temporuni, lux veritatis, vita memoriwe, magistra vitae, nuutia vetustatis." - CICERO.
" Why turn we to our mountain homes With more than filial feeling? "L'is here that Freedomn's altars rise, And Freedom's sous are buceling."
BOSTON, MASS .: ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, 34 SCHOOL STREET. 1882.
Allen County Public Library 900 Webster Street PO Box 2270 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
COPYRIGHT, 1882, BY ALFRED MUDGE & SON.
Dedication.
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T0 THE DESCENDANTS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF "OLD SANBORNTON," WHEREVER RESIDING, AND TO THE PRESENT INHABITANTS OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN, These Volumes ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR.
CONTENTS.
ILLUSTRATIONS xvii
INTRODUCTION . xxi
CILAPTER I.
NATURAL FEATURES. - WATER-COURSES. - MOUNTAINS 1
Sanbornton as God made it. - Position. - Natural boundaries. - Pemigewasset River. - Shore line. - River and bays upon the south and east. - Extent of water fall. - Brooks and ponds within the town. - Salmon Brook and tributa- rics. - Shad os. sahnou. - Tributaries of the Pemigewasset. - Tributaries of the Winnipiseogee. - Hunkins Pond. - First restriction on fishing. - Army-like descent of the mountains into Sanbornton. - Salmon Brook Mountains, or San- bornton Mount. - Individual peaks. - Views afforded. - The northeastern range and chief eminences. - Unsurpassed lake and mountain scenery. - A guide for the landscape proposed. - Mountains in the northeast section : LaFay- ette, Sandwich Range, Ossipee. - Mountains in the southeast section : Gunstock, Suncook Range, Uncanoonne. - Mountains in the southwest section : the Monad- nocks, Kearsarge, Ragged. - Mountains in the northwest section : Cardigan, Moosilauke, Pemigewasset Range. - Diagram and table of the foregoing moun- tains.
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CHAPTER II.
NATURAL FEATURES. - GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS. - TREES . 10
Surface ; ridges and gorges. - Plains, bottom lands, meadows. - The " Gulf" : descrip- tion from Gazetteer - The Devil's Den, from a school "composition." - Depth of the tissure. - 'The Glacial Drift. - Course of the "stria " in Saubornton. - Distribution of howlders. - Prominent bowlders in Sanbornton. - Dimensions of the Big Rock. - " Modified Drift" (Hitchcock's New Hampshire Geology). - High alluvimm plain of the Pemigewasset. - The " kames " and " dunes." -'T'he dunes of Sanbornton more fully described by Hitchcock. - Recent action of river currents illustrated. - Anterior geological periods. - Three formations meeting in Sanbornton. - The " Lake gneiss." - The " Montalban." - The " Rocking. ham mica schist." - The schist of Sanbornton (quoted from the " New Hampshire Geology "). - Dr. Jackson's Report of Sanboruton, 1842. - Alleged existence of precious metals. - Primitive forests. - Pines succeeding the hard-woods. - Exotic trees. - Elin-trees worthy of remark.
CHAPTER III.
WILD ANIMALS IN SANBORNTON 17
Numerous in early times. - Bounties on wolves. - Corn-husking all night. - Child- hood's fears recalled. - The last wolf in town. - Adventures with bears. - Mrs. Sanborn's exploit. - A disastrous hear trap. - Acceptable provision. - "Bear " Folsom. - Other reminiscences. - The " bear-pig story." - Chivalrous oxen. - Close encounter. - Last bear in Sanbornton. - Later appearances of deer. - The last mouse captured in town.
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CHAPTER IV.
INDIAN RELICS AND ANTIQUITIES . 21
Disappearance of the Indians. - Indiau fort, as described in 1841. - Letter of James Clark, Esq., with measurements. - An Indian fishing resort. - Loss frequented after the settlement of the whites. - Dr. A. G. Weston's diagram of the fort. - Remark of Belknap. - Dr. Westou's descriptivo sketch. - Variations of state- mont. - When and by whoin bailt. - Alliance of the Ponacooks and Pequawkers. - A defence against the Mohawks. - Probably of earlier date than 1675. - Two traditions of the battle at Mohawk Point. - The carlier, au between the Mohawks and Poqnawkets, the more probable. - Merrimack Journal sketches. - List battles at the fort. - The ludian "carrying-place."
CHAPTER V.
SANBORNTON AND THE MASSACHUSETTS CLAIM 28
First white men in town, 1639 and 1652. - Union of the two colonies. - Survey of the Upper Merrimack. - Original claim of Massachusetts. - The Eudicott Rock. - Surveyors passing the falls of Sanhornton. - Endicott's tree withiu the town limits. - Quotation from Belkuap's History - Cavalcade to the Salisbury Court (note). - Sanbornton first called Crotchtown (note). - Supposed location of the tree. - Its significance lost. - Its mythical character.
CILAPTER VI.
PROPRIETARY HISTORY 32
Earliest date of the Proprietors' Records. - Original petition. - Names of signers (grantees) ; their residences, and the lots drawn by each. - First business mert- ing. - P'etition presented. - Committee for laying out the town. - Location finally selected. - Report of committee. - The Masonian proprietors (grantors). - Provisions of the Masonian grant. - Number of shares reduced. - Subsequent meetings of the grantees. - Business forms and receipts. - Movement for the first survey. - First survey reported. - Report of committee for the second survey. - First division of lots more valuable. - Second division of lots more extensive. - Joint meeting of the grantees and Masonians for the drawing of the lots :- The Masonian lots, and the order of their drawing. - The grantees characterized. - Original name of the town. - Interruption by the " French and Indian war." - The grantees (proprietors) resume efforts for settlement. - Forfeited " rights." - Equalizing the lots - Upper mange lines. - Settlers eu- couraged. - Conflicting interests. - Work of the proprietors completed. - Removal of their records.
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CHAPTER VII.
EARLY SETTLEMENT AND INCORPORATION 4-4
Introduction to the Annals of 1841. - Early fishing lodges. - First actual settlers. - Early petition for help. - Aid granted by the proprietors. - First winter passed in town. - Anecdote of the lost axe. - Examples of fortitude. - The buried potatoes. - Watchfulness of the proprietors. - Earliest framed house. - Lumber first carried to the Square. - Burning of the camp at Tin Corner. - A primitive orchard. - " Clearings" in 1967. - Additional settlers. - Failure of crops. - Petition for release from Province tax. - Hardships pathetically deplored. - The men of Sanbornton in 176%. - Fate of petition unknown. - Valuation in 1768. - Lot of land to the first-born child ; doubtful - Petition for incorpora- tion. - ('harter of the town. - Established boundaries. - Privileges guarantee.l. - Royal reservations. - Provision for the first town meeting.
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CHAPTER VIII.
ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS AND SKETCHES OF THE EARLY SETTLERS . 53
The value of tradicional acennuts. - Scarcity of things uow indispensable. - Par- ticular locations of the first settlers. - A Scripturally approved theft. - I'ru- visions from a distance. - A timely supply of game. - Unwelcome intruders. - All night in the woods. - Perils occasioned by fire. - Driven from home by hunger. - Touching expressions of sympathy. - Siguals of distress. - Quotation from Miss E. J. Cate. - Effect of the winter's loneliness. - " Clearing "expeditions of the later settlers. - Several occupations combined. - Families attending meet- ing ou horseback. - The tiest chaises in towu. - The first two and subsequent wagons. - Quotations from Prof. Sanborn's " History of New Hampshire." - Ilouses and furniture of the earlier inhabitants. - The housewife's duties. - MIr. Perkins's sketch. - Domestic life in Saubornton. - Chimneys and two-story bouses. - Wooten plates carliest in vogue. - The almost forgotten sounds. - Chintz rs. homespuu. - An ancient Sauboruton table-cloth. - The first apple- tree and lilacs. - Earliest English grass. - Pumpkins for sweetening. - First improved stock in town. - Primitive mole of grinding corn. - An original boat upon the Bay. - Going to mill by water. - "Cheating" the Evil One. - Sports and pleasantry. - Observance of Fast Day. - Administration of justice ; a pe- culiar case. - A sharp bargain. - Witchcraft in Sauboruton. - Just observations of the former avualist.
CHAPTER IX.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 64
Religions provisions in the Masonian graut. - First action of the grantees. - Assist- ance wisely offered to the settlers. - Similar encouragement for a meeting-house. - Resoluto vote of the settlers, precoling. - Their prompt response to the pro- prietors' proffered aid. - Call of Mr. Woodman. - Stipulated perquisites and privileges. - Ordination proposed - An old pamphlet discoveredl. - Ordination sermou by Mr. Hale. - The supreme good, and the means of enjoying it. - Ad- vice since faithfully followed. - Charge by Mr. Walker. - Right hand of fellow- ship by Mr. Stearus. - Date of the church's organization proved. - Romantic sopel. - New plan for building a meeting-house. - Work interrupted by the war. - Various votes respecting the house. - Completed in 1789. - Parsonage land and care of first minister. - Minister's salary and the currency depreciation. -Act of intolerance. - Long controversy begun. - Views sincerely bebl by grantees aud first settlers. - Legal dlecision respecting the parsonage land. - Capt. Jesse Sanboru's testimony (note) .- Baptist Society cleared from meeting-house tax. - Disseut to the " equality " vote - Meeting-house further improved. - Baptist Society may be incorporated. - Supplying Mr. Woodman's place. - First com- munication from Me. Woodman - His views of the ministerial contract. - New proposals for settlement. - Parsonage land at last to be sold. - Second com- munuication from Mr. Woodman. - Final proposition. - Pastoral advice and recommewlations. - Happy influence of the letter. - Town's contract with Mr. Bodwell. - this ordination. - The " Toleration Act." - Rules for selling the parsonage land. - The sale effected. - The " Parsonage Fund." - Dividing the parsonage interest. - Town still in charge of meeting-house. - Mr. Bodwell's contract relinquished. - The " Act of 1692 " finally suspended.
CHAPTER X.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. - CHURCHES AND MINISTERS 80
Classification amt summary. - I. The Congregational Church. - Original members !! - The great awakening of 1816. - Long pastorates. - Centennial celebrations. - Auxiliary societies. - Church-going babits. - Pastors, - 11. The First Bur tist Church. - Earliest members contracted with Meredith. - First movers for a meeting house. - Church and society organized. - Great prosperity onder Father
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Crockett. - llis " Farewell Address." -Church history by Deacon B. M. Wad- leigh. - Pastors - 111. The Second Baptist Church. - Earliest organization and meeting-house. - Formation of present church. - First admissions. - The Rev. William Taylor. - Sabbath-school society. - Temperance article. - Pastors. - IV. The Freewill Baptist Church at Union Bridge. - Simplicity of its organi- zation. - Subsequent changes. - Society formed. - Their house of worship. - Preachers and pastors. - V. East Tilton Methodist Church. - Early prejudice overcome. - Steward's records. - Sabbath-school report, 1839. - Preachers and pastors. - VI. The Congregational Church of Northfield and Tilton. - Origi- ually formed in Northfield. - Union with Saubornton. - Semi-centennial. - Vote of thanks to Rev. C Curtice. - Tabular list of pastors. - VII. The Third or North Sanborntou and Meredith Baptist Church - Earliest gathering at l'ine Ilill. - Council for forming church, 1833. - House removed to North Sanborutou. - Revival scenes. - Rededication. - Pastors. - VI11. The Methodist Episcopal Church, Northfield aud Tilton Station. - First Methodist preachers in Northfield. - Class-meeting commenced at the Bridge. - New meeting-house in Sauboruton. - Benevolence and revivals - Pastors. - IX. The Trinity ( Episcopal) Church of Tilton. - Founded in Northfield. - Attractive house of worship in Tilton. - Obituary of Rev. Dr. Herrick. - Rectors. - X. The Christian Church. - Pioneer labors of Elijah Shaw. - Early church covenant. - Other preachers. - The Chapel movement. - Church finally disbanded. - Ministers. - XI. The Uuion Meeting-House. - Occupied hy various clergyiuen.
CHAPTER XI.
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY . 100
Provisions of grant. - Sums voted for schooling, 1774-97. - Leasing the school lots. - Districts and securities. - Town purchases the school-houses. - Report of ap- portioning committee. - Inferences from report. - Carrying the seats. - Pen picture of Master Perkins. - First schools in town. - " Narrowing the stocking " at school. - Reading and spelling matches. - Other teachers. - The grammar school. - A distinguished visitor. - Snowballing melee. - " Making mauuers."- First female teacher. - Jonathan Waruer. - Masters Colby and Lane. - From district to district. - School-boy at the forge. - Lower End district. - Division of districts. - New district at Frankliu Falls. - Committee for redistricting the towu, 1844. - Subsequent changes. - Present arrangement in Sauborutou and Tiltou. - Early services of school committee. - First report ou record. - Report of 1846 eugrossed in full. - Text-books in 1847. - New State law. - Condition of schools, 1848 to 1851. - Number of scholars, 1860. - Condition of School Funds. - School appropriations in Sauboruton and Tilton. - Former religious instruction. - Atlases introduced. - A crop of rye for Morse's Geography. - Large families and large schools. - Mr. Ilayes's list. - School-keeping notes of Jacob N. Kuapp .- His teaching iu Londou ; children's dress. - First introduction to Saubornton. - llired by the selectinen. - Watched with interest. - The read- ing challenge at Northtield. - Poetic tournament. - Order in his schools. - Invests in the school lot. - Havoc among the trees. - Lot cleared and sowu. - Boarding the schoolmaster. - Laughable adventure. - The schoolmaster's im- pressions of Sanboruton.
CHAPTER XII.
ACADEMIES AND SEMINARIES 118
1. The Sanbornton Academy, at Sanbornton Bridge. - Its first catalogne. - Safe- quent preceptors. - The Academy building. - 11. The Woodman Sanbornton Academy. - Act of incorporation. - Building erected. - Contract with first principal. - The constitution and by-laws. - Annual meetings. - Changes in Board of Trustees. - Changes in other officers. - Additional items. - Alumni of the institution. - The catalogue of 1840. - Final disposal of the building. - Pre- ceptors. - II1. The Saubornton and Franklin Union Academy. - Its origin. - Deacon Nathan S. Morrison. - Character of its teachers. - Their names, etc. -
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IV. The New Hampshire Conference Seminary. - Church records. - First os- tablished in Northfield. - Sketch from the Granite Mouthly. - Cusectarian. - N. H. Female College. - Courses of study. - Third home of the seminary. - Distinguished graduates. - Summary, 1845-72. - Principals. - Male teachers. - Preceptresses. - Female teachers. - Music teachers.
CHAPTER XIII.
ANNALS OF THE TOWN, - 1770-1500 131
First town meeting called. - Petition of proprietors for justice of the peace -A new county. - Delegates to Provincial Congress, 1775. - "Giving in rates." - Action upou plaus of government proposed. - Adoption of the State Consti- tution. - First State election, 1784. - The constable muddle. - Lunes mer mo- rabilis, 1785. - Deep snows, yet early spring. - New county alliance sought. - Warning of town meeting. - Another remarkable year. - Old prices. - Time of town meeting changed. - Regulating swine. - Adjouruments of town meeting. - Washington's death. - Call to the town by Bradstreet Moody, Esq. - Mr. Perkins's account of the commemoration. - Master Lane's memorandum intro- duced. - Dividing years of the two centuries in Sauboruton.
CHAPTER XIV.
ANNALS OF THE TOWN, - 1801-1881 1.10
Town Records and Joshua Lane's memorandum continued. - Warrant for town quect- ings, 1801. - Great storm of 1804. - Father Crockett's account book in 1806. - Bounty on crows' heads. - Sanborntou and the embargo, 1808. - The cold Friday, 1810 .- Relief for sufferers by fire at Newburyport, 1811 .- The spotted fever, 1813. - The great September gale, 1815. - The distressing years, 1816, 1817. - Provi- dential reliefs. - Severo winter, 1818. - Town meeting, three days. - The ice freshet of February, 1824. - The drought and freshet of 1826. - Cold October of 1828 -Posting the warrant, 1830. - The great corn year, 1831. - County division question. - Old meeting-house site. - Final vote on the county division. - The storm and ice freshet of Jannary, 1839. - Log-cabin of 1840. - The two days of town meeting in 1843. - Turbulent scones in the old Town House. - The great rain of October, 1869. - Town meeting in Tiltou, 1881.
CHAPTER XV.
REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY 150
Meeting at Exeter for choosing delegates to Continental Congress. - First alarm, 1775. - The news of " Lexington " in New Hampshire. - Col. Poor's regiment. - The pay-roll of Capt. Jeremiah Clough's company. - The sixteen men of Sanborntou. - The association test. - Signatures. - Ono Tory in Sanbornton. - Capt. Abraham Perkins's sorvice. - Lieut. Nathan Taylor's service. - Others of Whitcomb's Rangers. - Ilon. G. W. Nesmith's observation. - A letter of Major Benjamin Whitcomb. - Capt. Chase Taylor at Bennington. - Badly wounded. - List of his men from Sanbornton, as lately discovered. - The Continental soldiers of 1777. - Sacrifices at home. - The two bounty men of 1778. - Four additional Continentals in 1779. - Significant votes. - The West Point nien. - False tradition refuted. - The ten " hundred-dollar men " of 1781. - The vote of the cows. - The payment of soldiers delayed. - Back claims allowed. - Other Sam boruton soldiers not found on the pay-rolls. - Final summary.
CILAPTER XVI.
MILITARY AFFAIRS AFTER THE REVOLUTION. - WAR OF 1812-1815 . 167 The Miami and " John Adams" wars. - The old Tenth Regiment N. II. Militia. - Muster fields. - Patriotic meetings in 1814. - The Military Association. - Sig-
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uatures iu their original order. - First detachineut of men for the seaboard. - Sanbornton Light Infantry Company culisted. - Nomiual and real captain at the "seat of war." -Incidents on the march. - Company's reputation at l'orts- month. - British ships in sight. - Danger passed and company discharged. - Roll of members. - Capt. Hayes's artillery company. - Soldier life at Fort Con- stitution.
CHAPTER XVII.
MILITARY AFFAIRES AFTER THE WAR OF 1812-1815. - WAR OF THE REBELLION 170
Twenty-ninth Regiment of the revised N. IL. Militia. - Sanbornton companies. - Staff officers of 1842. - The old militia musters. - Raid ou the gamblers. - Recollection of an old-timo muster (note). - Decline of the military spirit. - First town actiou for the war of 1861. - Efforts to seeure enlistments. - Lib- eral bounties proposed. - Voto of town with reference to substitutes. - Sanboru- tou soldiers iu the war of Rebellion. - The three-years' men of 1861. - N. 11. Fourth Regiment. - N. II. Sixth Regimeut. - N. H. Eighth Regiment. - N. 11. Battalion, First N. E. Cavalry. - Second U. S. Sharp-shooters. - The three- years' meu of 1862. - N. H.L. Niuth Regimeut. - N. Il. Twelfth Regiment. - The battle of Chancellorsville, 1863. - N. H. Fifteenth Regiment (nine-months' meu ). - N. 11. Sixteenth Regiment (niue-months' men). - First Heavy Artillery. - Recruits iu the various regiments.
CHAPTER XVIII.
HIGHWAYS AND BIUIDGES 193
The " carrying-place," from Capt. Peter Powers's Journal. - First road of the pro- prietors in 1762. - Original bridge over the Winnipiscogee. - Abraham l'er- kins's road making. - Early highway taxes. - Special privileges and appropria- tions. - Delinquent surveyors. - I'recautious against indictment. - The falling of Sanboruton Bridge. - Second bridge over the Winuipiscogee. - Third and fourth bridges (Sanborn's and Union). - Republican and Federal Bridges. - The upper bridges at Tilton Village. - Bridges Nos. 6 to 10 across the Winni- piscogce. - Ilill or " Belknap " Bridge. - History of the Gulf Bridge. - Special town meeting, 1819 .- Always imperfect, but firm. - The Turkey Bridge. - Other sinall bridges iu towu. - Previous dwellers ou the Frauklin River Road. - The " Stone Bridge." - Highways " conditioned." - The Sanborn Road dispute. - Report on road to the New Chester Bridge. - The turnpike. - Contemplated highways. - Clark's Corner Road ; peculiar history. - Grounds of opposition to the road. - Built by a court's committee. - Never formally accepted. - Sur- veyor's warrant for the Centre District in 1783.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE MILLS AND MILL SITES OF SANBORNTON 207
Provision of charter and grantees. - I. Original Morrison Mill ( Franklin). - Its traditional history. - Subsequent mills uear this first town mill site. - Their earlier and later business extensive. - II. The Darling Mills. - First corn ground in Sanbornton. - Milling anecdote of Sergt. John Sanborn. - Destroved by freshet and fire. - Latest improvements. - 111. The old Dustin Mills. - IV. The Chapel or Piper Mills. - V. Earliest mills at Franklin Falls. - VI. The Gibson Falls or Union Bridge Mills. - VIL. The Tilton-Copp Mills. - William Follansbee and A. 11. Tilton. - Vill. The Prescott Mills. - IX. The Joseph Smith, or threshing mill. - X. The Burleigh clothing mill and others near it. - The excelsior factory. - Xl. The Moody and Simonds Mills. - Xl1. The North Sanbornton Mills. - XIIL. The Sanborn Mill. - XIV. The Cross Mills. - XV. The Wallis Mill. - XVI. The Gulf Bridge Mill. - XVII .- XIX. The mills at Turkey Bridge. - XX. The Johnson clock factory. - XXI. The Gordon-P'ies-
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cott mill site - Quotation from Prof. Russell. - XXII. The Blake Mill. - XXIII. - The Abrams Mill. - XXIV .- XXVI. Mills upon Colby Brook. - XXVII .- XXXI. Mills upon the Bay brooks. - XXXII. The Philbrick Mill (Tilton). - XXXIII. The Jesse Samboru clothing mill. - XXXIV. The Green- Chase clothing mill. - XXXV. Earliest paper mill at Franklin Falls. - Present operations of the Winnipiseogee Paper Company, mill No. 2. - XXXVI. The Aiken Mills at Franklin Falls. - Quickest building time on record. - XXXVII. The Holmes-Tilton Mills in Tilton. - XXXVIII. The Upper Mills at Franklin Falls. - XXXIX .- XLII. Smaller water privileges. - Other manufacturing in- terests. - Eye-glass factory, Tilton. - H. K. Thompson, undertaker. - Quota- tion from Merrill's " N. II. Gazetteer."
CHAPTER XX.
VILLAGES AND PLACES OF BUSINESS IN SANBORNTON 224
I. Sanbornton Square at varions times. - An advertisement in 1824. - First tavern in towu. - The Couner buildings. - flat shop and printing office long ago disap- pearing. - The Ward-Lovejoy store building. - Union Hall and book-printing establishment. - Suummary of business places at the Square. - Some of its dwell. ยท ing-houses. - Comparative number of buildings, past and present. - IL. The village of Sanbornton Bridge, now Tilton. - The place as viewed sixty years ago. - Few buildings ou the street. - Ouly house ou Academy Hill, with its " section door." - Coutrasted with the present. - Business places now in Tiltou. - Village improved and beautitied the past few years. - Its private residences. - III. The Tin Coruer. - Its early business. - Timothy Gridley and his new enterprises. - Clock-making - The wheelwright business of J. W. Clement. - IV. Franklin Falls. - V. The villages of East Tilton. - The "corner store" and hotel. - Viciuity of the railroad station. - VI. The hamlet of Salmon Brook. - Store and tauuery once there. - VII. The Chapel Village. - VIII. The village of North Sauboruton. - IX. Clark's Corner. - Ouly store left in the preseut Sanbornton. - Other business enterprises formorly scattered over town. - Farmers who were also mechanics. - Two rural euterprises still coutinned.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE PHYSICIANS AND LAWYERS OF SANBORNTON . . 237
Records of early medieal sorvice. - Dr. Abbott's Sketches (those not embodied in Vol. II. here given): Dr. Chickering, Dr. Daniel Jacobs, Dr. Samuel Gerrish, Dr. Colby, Dr. Joseph M. Harper, Dr. Peter Bartlett and Dr. Sweatt, Drs. Daniel Mowe and Calvin MeQuestou, Dr. Charles C. Tebbetts, Dr. Ephraim F'. Wilson. - Later physicians iu town : Dr. Byley Lyford, Dr. James P'. Osboru, Dr. Alfred W. Abbott, Dr. Frank L. Mason, Dr. Albert A. Moulton, Dr. John 11. Sanborn, Dr. Edward Abbott. - Physicians of other towns practising in Sau- boruton. - Lawyers ( thoso not referred to in Vol. II. here sketched ) : Charles J. Stuart, Esq., Benj Boardman, Esq., Beuj. A. Rogers, Esq., James O. Lyford, Esq.
CHAPTER XXII.
CASUALTIES IN SANBORNTON, - SERIOUS OR FATAL 2.1-1
Fifty-four different notices proposed. - Earliest accidents in town. - Hersey's Cove. - The drowning of Simon Gilman. - The Kelley Ledge disaster. - Mysterious drownings of 1805. - Death of David B Prescott. - The Jaques brothers. - Elijah Rollins, - The " cold Friday " of 1810. - Quotations from the Boston Journal. - Tragical death of the Ellsworth children. - Dragged by a cult. - Soumambulism. - A presentiment. - Drowning of Samuel Taylor and others. - l'eculiar accidents. - Gilman and P'ottle lost on the bay. - John Dustin crushed by a log. - Thomas J. Poctle's death from exposure. - Drawn under a dam. - Sad case of drowning at the Bridge. - Numerous accidents on the bay. - Sketches from the New Hampshire Democrat. - Rowing all night in a circle. - l'rayer while the danger lasted. - Recent boating experience. - Casualties by lightning.
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