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The annual meeting of 1888 was on the day of the great blizzard that swept over the northern part of New England, Tuesday, March 12. Only 27 voters were able to reach the town house, and the session was not a long one. It was two days before the stage road was open, and the outer districts were snowbound for a week. In November, 1889, the war- rant for the biennial meeting contained an article asking a vote from the town towards furnishing new uniforms for the New London Cornet band, which was then in process of organization. This measure was carried, the town furnishing money to buy the uniforms, which were to be loaned to the band. Charles W. Gay, Edwin F. Messer for the selectmen, and Fred Goings for the band, were made a committee to purchase the uniforms, which were secured at an expense of $310.60. The red-letter event of the year 1888 was the centennial celebration of the founding of the church. The historical address by Rev. George W. Gardner, D. D., acting pastor of the church, and other papers pertaining to the occasion, are given in full in another portion of this volume. From a printed report of the exercises of the day the following abridged account is taken :
Tuesday, October 23, 1888, was a day bright and beautiful without,- a representative autumnal day, with its unclouded sky, its bracing air, and its brilliant array of purple, red, and gold in the shaded lawn and leafy forest. If the forefathers, holding the horoscope of the century, could have arranged the beginning with a view to the end, they could not have made a more auspicious selection for this centennial day in the church life. At two in the afternoon a large assembly-present and past members of the church, citizens, and visitors, gathered in
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the church, which loving hands had garnished with the fairest of Nature's handiwork. Three of the five living ex-pastors were present-Rev. Ebenezer Dodge, D. D., president of Madison university, New York, Rev. Henry F. Lane of Win- chester, Mass., and Rev. F. D. Blake of Wickford, R. I.,- Rev. Lucien Hayden, D. D., of Concord, and Rev. S. C. Fletcher of Dexter, Maine, being represented by letters. The choir, under the leadership of Anthony C. Burpee, with his chorister's record of more than forty years, was in its place, and Mrs. Angeline Everett of Providence, R. I., formerly of Colby academy and organist of the church, rendered the organ prelude.
Following the invocation by Rev. De Forrest Safford of Danbury, Nahum T. Greenwood, presiding officer of the day, extended a hearty welcome to those who had gathered to par- ticipate in the centennial exercises. The anthem, " Oh, Praise the Mighty God !" was then sung by the choir, and appropri- ate selections of Scripture were read by Rev. A. Chipman of Campton. Rev. N. F. Tilden of Lebanon offered a tender and earnest prayer of thanksgiving for the past, of supplication for the present, and of petition for the future of this ancient church. At the close of the historical address, the choir and audience united in singing the following hymn, written for this occasion by Dr. Gardner :
" CENTENNIAL HYMN.
" Our fathers' God and ours,
" With all our ransomed powers " We Thee adore !
" Thy presence may we have !
" Thy blessing now we crave !
" Thy pardoning grace to save " We now implore !
" Thou hidest all thy flock
" Within the riven Rock " In storm and stress !
" Then in Thy verdant meads
" Each sheep Thy bounty feeds,-
" By streams Thy Spirit leads " Of quietness !
" Thou here didst build this fold
" In distant days of old,
" With Christ the Door !
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" Thy people, freed from sin,
" By faith have entered in,-
" This to their souls has been " A rest before !
" We celebrate to-day
" The wonderful display " Of grace Thine own !
" Grace to our goodly land !
" Grace to our living band !
" Grace to our host who stand " Before Thy throne !
" One hundred glorious suns !
" May yet more glorious ones " Shine with Thy love !
" Preserve this flock from harm !
" These lambs keep from alarm !
" Thy holy Shepherd Arm " Fold us above ! "
An interesting sketch of the old-time Woman's Missionary society was then read by its author, Mrs. J. Maria (Burpee) Greenwood, and a fresh and charming paper entitled " Remi- niscences of the Choir," was read by Mrs. Ida Pike. At the close of this portion of the exercises the audience adjourned to the town house, where a bountiful collation was served under the direction of James E. Shepard, chairman of the entertain- ment committee, assisted by ladies of the church and town. This, together with a social gathering in the church an hour later, gave opportunity for general congratulation and good cheer. The evening services were of an informal character. Rev. E. M. Fuller of Canaan offered prayer, the choir sang several antique selections, and brief addresses were made by the ex-pastors, followed by letters from absent friends, and a greeting from the church in North Attleboro, Mass., from which Elder Seamans had come to found this church in the wilderness. The exercises of the evening and of the centen- nial anniversary were closed with prayer and the apostolic ben- ediction, after singing the following hymn, written for the occa- sion by Mrs. Addie (Messer) Fellows of New London :
" Our grateful hearts to God we raise
" In adoration, love, and praise ;
" His grace hath led us all the way
" To this, our glad Centennial day.
JOHN P .. ELKINS, M. D.
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" Our former pastors here we greet,
" And absent friends again we meet.
" Together let us join to sing
" The loving kindness of our King.
" Dear ones have fallen by the way ;
" We miss their faces here to-day ;-
" But death to them no terror gave ;
" They trusted Jesus' power to save.
" Lord, may we consecrated be,
" And spend our lives in serving Thee ;
" Then, with our mission here complete,
" Above, with Christ, may we all meet !"
The last decade of town history is marked by but few im- portant events, and may be briefly summarized. The closing of the scythe works in the spring of 1889 was a severe blow to the business interests of the town. The once thriving hamlet of Scytheville has little but its intrinsic beauty of location to attract newcomers, though a few smaller industries are still carried on. During-the summer season its cosey, hospitable homes are filled to overflowing with guests who enjoy the attractive surroundings and the facilities for boating and fish- ing afforded by Lake Pleasant. In July, 1896, the name of this village was changed to Elkins, in honor of the late Dr. John P. Elkins, whose widow has done so much in late years to improve the natural beauty of the place.
At the annual meeting in 1891 the question of the prepara- tion and publication of a town history was brought up and dis- cussed, and as a result the town voted to instruct the selectmen to attend to the preparation of a suitable history, a sum of $300 to be raised for that purpose the current year. For repairs on the fences and grounds at the cemetery $100 was appropriated. In 1892, with a view to securing permanent and substantial sidewalks, $300 was appropriated for the purchase of granite slabs, and an equal sum the following year. This granite walk at present extends from Four Corners to the grounds of the brick academy. Repairing and improving the town house, or building a new one, was another topic of discussion in 1892, and the following were a committee to consider the matter and recommend the best way of providing what was needed : Capt. A. J. Sargent, George M. Knight, Anthony C. Burpee, Capt.
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Charles Woodward, Amos H. Whipple. In 1893 the town house was thoroughly repaired and the interior fittings greatly improved at an expense of $803.39. Although the sense of the voters in 1893 was for indefinite postponement in the erec- tion of a new town house, it is, nevertheless, greatly to be de- sired that a brick or stone structure, commodious, and adapted to the growing needs of the town, should replace the present building at an early date.
The stately and valuable brick academy, dedicated with such loving pride in 1872, was totally destroyed by fire on Monday, April 25, 1892. Early in the afternoon the students started on their annual excursion to the Sutton woods for Mayflowers, and just before their return at six o'clock fire was discovered break- ing through the partitions on the upper floor of the dormitory. All efforts to check the spread of the flames were unavailing, and ready hands quickly lent themselves to saving all the fur- nishings possible. The library, chapel furniture, and much that was valuable on the lower floors, were removed safely. It was only a few hours before the beautiful structure had become a vast heap of smoking ruins. The fire was visible for miles around, and the danger to adjacent buildings made it an anxious time for all concerned. The students were hospitably cared for by townspeople that night, and the following day the " Heidelburg" (the "ladies' boarding-house " in the '50s and '6os), which was under lease as a summer hotel, was opened for the accommodation of the lady students and teachers. The day after the fire school exercises were suspended, but on Wednesday the regular routine of work was taken up in the old academy building, where it has since been carried on. The years succeeding the fire have not been favorable finan- cially to rebuilding the brick academy, but existing accommo- dations have been utilized and improved so that the school at present enjoys cosey and homelike surroundings on the former academy grounds. A new gymnasium, thoroughly equipped, was built in 1894.
In 1893 the question of establishing a free public library was brought up, but was passed over. Again, in 1896, the matter was agitated, and this time was successfully consummated, the town voting to accept the $100 aid offered by the state under Chap. 8, s. 21-28, of the Public Statutes, and appropriating
COLBY ACADEMY.
THE HEIDELBURG.
GYMNASIUM.
COLBY HALL (THE FIRST MEETING-HOUSE).
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$25 in addition. A board of trustees, consisting of James P. Dixon, Mary E. Burpee, and George W. Gile, were chosen to serve three years, two years, and one year respectively. No special action was taken by this committee in 1896, but public interest was slowly growing in favor of the library, and the fol- lowing spring, with the election of Dr. John D. Quackenbos as trustee, a little energetic work on the part of a few earnest believers in the plan resulted in an actual establishment of the library. The books and working outfit offered by the state were promptly secured, rooms were engaged in Grange hall, and the trustees having chosen Edward O. Lord as librarian, the library was opened to the public on April 10, 1897. Dur- ing the summer gifts of books were solicited, and the response was most generous. The librarian's report for the year ending February 1, 1898, showed a total of 1,072 volumes in the library, of which 80 per cent. were gifts. During this time the circulation was 1,199 volumes, the rooms being open Wednes- day evening and Saturday afternoon of each week. At the annual meeting in 1898, Dr. John D. Quackenbos, reporting for the trustees, was accorded a vote of thanks for his valuable service during the year, and in further recognition an appro- priation of $100 for the maintenance of the library, in addition to the amount required by law, was promptly and almost unan- imously voted. A branch library was opened at Elkins in April, 1898, under the care of Mrs. Clara (Messer) Thurston, and is much appreciated. Through the kindness of Mrs. Jane A. Tracy the library now enjoys an annual subscription to sev- eral of the leading periodicals. Among other valuable gifts during the year, one of special interest is the donation of about 50 volumes belonging to the Social library organized in 1801 [173], which were given by Misses Sarah and Elizabeth Brown, granddaughters of Josiah Brown, the first librarian. With the steady growth of interest in the library, present quar- ters will soon be outgrown, and this presents an opportunity for some generous son or daughter of the town to erect a suitable building for its use, and thus provide for the reading-room so much needed.
The annual town meeting, as well as that for the election of state officials on November 6, 1894, are noteworthy from the fact that these are the only occasions in the town annals where
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it is recorded that the meeting was opened with prayer. What- ever may have been the custom since the first gathering of the town fathers at 'Squire Messer's in 1779, these are certainly the only times the town clerk has seen fit to record the circum- stance. The November meeting of 1894 is also memorable for the long balloting necessary for election. According to the records the meeting opened at ten o'clock, " continued ballot- " ing until one o'clock p. m., voted to adjourn 45 minutes for " dinner, voted to adjourn at half-past four thirty minutes for " supper, met again at five o'clock, and continued to ballot," until, finally, at an unnoted hour the meeting adjourned " with- out date."
The people of the West Part, and the community in general, are especially indebted to the thoughtful kindness of Mrs. Jane A. Tracy, who at her own expense placed the historic grave- yard of that neighborhood in perfect order, and surrounded it with a substantial stone wall. The accompanying engraving shows the enclosure as it is to-day. This is only one of many neighborly favors quietly and unostentatiously done by Mrs. Tracy, whose beautiful summer home, " Willow Farm," is a model country residence. At the annual meeting in 1895 the town clerk was instructed to place the following resolution on record :
"Resolved, that the thanks of the Town are hereby tendered " to Mr. and Mrs. James J. Tracy for their interest manifested " in the Town, and for their generosity displayed in the im- " provements made in the West Part burial-ground."
In 1896 the selectmen were authorized to expend $150 in the purchase of a safe for the preservation of town books and papers. The Merrimack County Telephone company peti- tioned for leave to string wires from North Sutton through New London village to George's Mills in Sunapee. This line, in addition to the Potter Place line, which was installed in the early '8os, together with the introduction of the long-distance telephone, afford an avenue of communication with the outer world that is appreciated by summer guests and townspeople alike. Another step in touch with modern thinking was the appointment, in 1897, of a board of health, consisting of Dr. Charles A. Lamson, Willard C. Leonard, and Edwin A. Jones. Mr. Jones declining to serve, Dr. John D. Quackenbos was
WEST PART BURIAL-GROUND.
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appointed in his stead. The chief interest of the annual meet- ing in 1897 centered in the following article :
" To see if the town will vote to raise a sum not exceeding " one thousand dollars, and appropriate the same for the pur- " pose of making the regular courses of study in Colby acad-
" emy free to the children, of suitable age and attainments, of " the citizens of the town, according to authority granted in " Public Statutes, Chap. 89, s. 2."
After some discussion it was voted to substitute in place of the above article one reading as follows :
" That the sum of one thousand dollars be appropriated, in " addition to the appropriation for the school fund required by " law, to be used, or not to be used, by the school district in " contracting with trustees of Colby academy."
This article was adopted finally ; and it is to the credit of the town that the closing record of its annals should be one look- ing to the securing of free high school privileges for the chil- dren of its citizens : a fitting consummation of the spirit of prog- ress inaugurated by the fathers one hundred and twenty years ago.
In a careful review of the reports of the superintending school committee (published annually in connection with the town treasurer's report), it is interesting to note the universal desire for the best possible advantages for the rising genera- tion. In the earlier reports the work of each teacher is fairly, even if frankly, criticised, parents and children receiving due admonition as well when found wanting in the mutual respon- sibility. The town has been generous in its provisions for schooling purposes, and the buildings now in use are comfort- ably fitted and modernly equipped. In accordance with state law, the several districts are now administered as one, under the supervision of a board of education, one of its three mem- bers being elected annually to serve for three years. While strictly graded schools are impracticable, excellent work is nevertheless accomplished, and it is a matter of congratulation that in the appointment of teachers the employment of home talent is the rule and not the exception. The amount appropri- ated for school purposes in 1898, including $1,000 for Academy tuition, was $1,925. The value of the school property in 1886, at the consolidation of the districts, was $2,143.49.
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The public census gives the population of the town as 875 in 1880, and 799 in 1890. The valuation of the town April 1, 1898, is shown by the following inventory, returned by the selectmen :
VALUATION OF THE TOWN OF NEW LONDON APRIL 1, 1898.
Description.
Number.
Valuation.
Polls
207
$20,700 280,275
Horses
300
15,251
Oxen
63
2,835
Cows
461
11,909
Other neat stock
18I
3,223
Sheep
236
672
Fowls .
ยท
50
20
Carriages
3I
2,120
Stock in public funds
5,100
Stock in banks
1,050
Stock in trade
8,675
Money on hand and at interest
31,003
Total valuation
$382,833
Rate, $1.75 on $100.
Amount of taxes assessed, $6,703.37.
C. W. GAY, F. W. TODD,
Selectmen
E. F. SARGENT, New London.
Those taxpayers whose invoice exceeded $5,000 in value were,- Charles W. Bucklin, Oren D. Crockett, Martha E. Colby, Susan F. Colgate, Susan A. Herrick, Austin Morgan, John D. Quackenbos, James E. Shepard, Amos H. Whipple. The whole number of real-estate owners, exclusive of non- residents, was 200, of whom 37 were women. The list of town officials which follows brings to a close the fifth and present historical period of the town of New London :
TOWN OFFICERS FROM 1876 TO 1898.
Moderators. 1876 .- March, Nahum T. Greenwood.
1877 .- March, N. T. Greenwood ; Oct. 2, Andrew J. Kid- der.
1878-1879 .- N. T. Greenwood.
Real Estate .
.
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1880 .- March, A. J. Kidder ; Nov. 2, N. T. Greenwood.
1881-1887 .- John K. Law.
1888 .- March 12, Anthony C. Burpee.
1889 .- March, John K. Law.
1890 .- March 14, John K. Law; March 18, Daniel E. Colby.
1891-1898 .- John K. Law.
Town Clerks.
1876-1893, George Woodward ; 1894, H. M. Fales ; 1895- 1896, Reo E. Farwell; 1897, R. E. Farwell, Herman S. Adams ; 1898, H. S. Adams.
Treasurers.
1878, Leonard P. Gould ; 1879-1891, Daniel E. Colby ; 1892, George Woodward ; 1893, Baxter Gay ; 1894, Charles W. Gordon ; 1895-1898, Oren D. Crockett.
Selectmen.
1876-1877 .- Leonard P. Gould, N. Addison Parker, Seth Littlefield.
1878-1879 .- L. P. Gould, Charles W. Gay, William A. Messer.
1880-1881 .- Luther McCutchins, Charles Whitney, Joseph H. Messer.
1882 .- C. W. Gay, Mark Nelson, Frank P. Messer. 1883 .- C. W. Gay, F. P. Messer, James D. Prescott. 1884 .- C. W. Gay, J. D. Prescott, Nathaniel Messer. 1885 .- C. W. Gay, Nathaniel Messer, John D. Pingree. 1886 .- C. W. Gay, J. D. Pingree, Frank Knowlton. 1887 .- C. W. Gay, Frank Knowlton, Isaac Lovering. 1888-1889 .- C. W. Gay, Edwin F. Messer, Edward A. Todd.
1890-1891 .- C. W. Gay, Jacob H. Todd, William S. Car- ter.
1892-1893 .- C. W. Gay, Abel F. Boynton, Fred O. Pres- cott.
1894 .- Charles A. Todd, Mason W. Emery, Frank M. Stanley.
1895-1896 .- C. W. Gay, John K. Law, James F. Hayes.
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1897 .- J. K. Law, J. F. Hayes, Sidney M. Pedrick. 1898 .- C. W. Gay, Frank W. Todd, Edgar F. Sargent.
Representatives to the General Court.
1876-1877, Charles C. Phillips ; 1878-1879, Luther Mc- Cutchins ; 1881, Daniel E. Colby ; 1883, J. Sherman Phillips ; 1885, Charles Woodward ; 1887, Charles Whitney ; 1889, Ransom F. Sargent; 1891, Charles W. Gay ; 1893, George Woodward; 1895, Fred Farwell; 1897, Edwin P. Burpee, Joseph M. Clough ; 1899, John K. Law.
Tax Collectors.
1876, Daniel M. Annis ; 1877, D. M. Annis, Henry R. Gates ; 1878-1883, Job C. Cross ; 1884-1885, Charles S. Whit- ney ; 1886-1888, J. C. Cross ; 1889, Jacob H. Todd ; 1890- 1891, Isaac J. Lovering ; 1892-1898, Asa N. Todd.
Auditors.
1876-1877 .- Nahum T. Greenwood, Edwin A. Jones. 1878-1880 .- N. T. Greenwood, George M. Knight. 1881-1882 .- N. T. Greenwood, James E. Shepard. 1883-1887 .- N. T. Greenwood, G. M. Knight. 1888 .- N. T. Greenwood, J. E. Shepard. 1889-1891 .- G. M. Knight, Anthony C. Burpee. 1892 .- G. M. Knight, Charlton M. Woodbury.
1893 .- G. M. Knight, E. A. Jones. 1894 .- A. C. Burpee, E. A. Jones.
1895 .- Edwin P. Burpee, E. A. Jones.
1896 .- E. A. Jones, John D. Pingree.
1897-1898 .- Willie M. Knowlton, Elmer E. Adams.
Sealers of Weights and Measures.
1876-1891, 1893-1895, 1897-1898, John M. Dow; 1892, 1896, Frank O. Dow.
Sexton.
1876-1884, F. O. Dow; 1885-1887, J. Smiley Bohanan ; 1888-1891, E. P. Burpee ; 1892, Charles E. Shepard ; 1895- 1897, J. S. Bohanan ; 1898, J. Franklin P. Call.
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Surveyors of Wood, Bark, and Lumber.
1876, N. A. Parker, O. K. Russell, N. T. Greenwood, Thomas Davis, J. G. Everett, James M. Pike, G. M. Knight, Charles Woodward ; 1877, O. K. Russell, A. Nelson Todd, Charles A. Everett, Charles Woodward, N. A. Parker, G. M. Knight, J. M. Pike ; 1878, O. K. Russell, E. A. Jones, N. A. Parker, Thomas Davis, Charles Woodward, Elbridge Sargent, C. A. Everett, G. M. Knight, George Peabody ; 1879, A. N. Todd, E. A. Jones, Thomas Davis, G. M. Knight, C. A. Ever- ett, Charles Woodward, Morrison Blood, Andrew J. Kidder, George Peabody, Charles Pingree ; 1880, E. A. Jones, John K. Law, Charles Woodward, A. N. Todd, Hiram Sargent, John W. Taylor, J. M. Clough, Thomas Davis, Nathaniel Knowlton, Almon B. Whittier ; 1881, James F. Hayes, Charles Woodward, C. A. Everett, G. M. Knight, G. F. Peabody, Thomas Davis ; 1882, Morrison Blood, G. M. Knight, J. E. Shepard, Nathaniel Knowlton, E. A. Jones, A. N. Todd ; 1883, Nathaniel Knowlton, Thomas Davis, J. E. Shepard, Charles Woodward, Morrison Blood, E. A. Jones, Stephen J. Dean, Frank P. Messer; 1884, Morrison Blood, Nathaniel Knowlton, G. M. Knight, A. N. Todd, Charlton W. Wood- bury, J. E. Shepard ; 1885, Morrison Blood, Charles F. Put- ney, E. A. Jones, Charles Woodward, Nathaniel Knowlton ; 1886, G. M. Knight, Morrison Blood, Charles Woodward, J. F. Hayes, Nathaniel Knowlton, A. N. Todd, E. A. Jones, Edwin P. Burpee, J. E. Shepard ; 1887, A. N. Todd, Morri- son Blood, Charles Woodward, Nathaniel Knowlton, C. A. Todd, J. E. Shepard, E. A. Jones, G. M. Knight ; 1888, A. N. Todd, G. M. Knight, J. E. Shepard, Mark B. Means, Morri- son Blood, Francis E. Derby, E. A. Jones ; 1889, Morrison Blood, G. M. Knight, Edward A. Todd, E. A. Jones, J. E. Shepard ; 1890, Morrison Blood, E. A. Todd, J. E. Shepard, C. A. Todd, Charles S. Whitney, G. M. Knight ; 1891, G. M. Knight, E. A. Todd, Morrison Blood, J. E. Shepard, A. J. Sargent ; 1892, E. A. Jones, Frank Todd, G. M. Knight, J. E. Shepard, E. A. Todd, Morrison Blood, J. F. Hayes, F. P. Messer, William S. Carter, Baxter Gay, A. N. Todd ; 1893, E. A. Jones, J. F. Hayes, Henry E. Quimby, F. P. Messer, G. M. Knight, Charles Woodward, Morrison Blood, Edwin F.
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Goings, M. W. Emery ; 1894, Charles Woodward, M. W. Emery, Morrison Blood, E. F. Goings, E. A. Todd, Charles E. Shepard ; 1895, J. F. Hayes, A. N. Todd, Morrison Blood, C. A. Todd, G. M. Knight; 1896, M. W. Emery, J. F. Hayes, C. A. Todd, E. F. Goings, E. A. Todd, J. E. Shep- ard, A. J. Kidder ; 1897, J. F. Hayes, G. M. Knight, J. E. Shepard, H. M. Fales, E. F. Goings, M. W. Emery, J. D. Prescott, Charles Woodward ; 1898, M. W. Emery, George Thurston, Lewis Brisbin, H. E. Quimby, E. A. Jones.
Fence Viewers.
1876, H. M. Fales, C. A. Everett, E. Sargent Putney ; 1877, N. A. Parker, Daniel S. Seamans, E. P. Burpee ; 1878, Nathaniel Messer, N. Columbus Knowlton ; 1879, J. M. Clough, William A. Messer, J. E. Shepard; 1880, J. M. Clough, W. A. Messer, J. K. Law; 1881, J. D. Pingree, Harry Greenwood, John Seamans; 1882, Job Cross, N. C. Todd, Luther McCutchins ; 1883, N. C. Todd, J. M. Clough, D. E. Colby ; 1884, J. D. Pingree, Elmer E. Adams, Fred Morgan ; 1885, Charles R. Hayes, Harrison B. Williams, Benjamin Merrill ; 1886, Belden Morgan, Oscar W. Brownell ; 1887, David Smith, Austin Morgan, John W. Morse ; 1888, Stephen Messer, Herman J. Currier, D. E. Colby ; 1889, Ben- jamin Everett, Belden Morgan, H. J. Currier ; 1890, John M. Messer, Nathaniel Messer, James D. Prescott ; 1891, Nathan- iel Knowlton, A. N. Todd, J. D. Pingree ; 1892, Baxter Gay, J. E. Shepard, Richard Morgan ; 1893, Abial Everett, Edwin A. Dean, Nathaniel Knowlton; 1894; F. P. Messer, J. D. Prescott, J. E. Shepard ; 1895, F. P. Messer, J. D. Prescott, W. M. Knowlton ; 1896, Ira S. Littlefield, M. W. Emery, W. M. Knowlton; 1898, I. S. Littlefield, Benton M. Stanley, Ai Worthen.
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