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Elisha H. Carr grew up in Hillsborough, where he attended the district school. In his early life he was employed as a clerk. After- ward he engaged in business for himself in East Washington, N.H., and in Goshen, N.H., keeping a general store. In 1891 he came to Newport, and opened a livery stable, which is now the leading establishment of the kind in the village. His equipment is of the best, and includes twenty-five fine horses and many stylish carriages. Mr. Carr was mar- ried October 5, 1869, to Jennie Purington. She was born in Goshen, N. H., June 4, 1845, daughter of Imri and Mary Purington. They have no children. In religious belief they are Universalists. A Republican in politics, he has held various public offices. He was for several years Town Treasurer of Goshen; its legislative Representative in 1879, 1881, and 1883; Treasurer of Sullivan County for four years; and he is the present Representative of Newport in the legislature. A Mason of prominence, he belongs to Blue Lodge, Chap- ter, and Commandery. His business career has been that of an active and enterprising man.
OHN ARTHUR JONES, a farmer of Hopkinton, was born in Contoocook, N. H., April 3, 1864, son of John F. and Maria (Barnard) Jones. His grandfather was a resident of Hopkinton for the greater part of his life. John F. Jones, who was born in Hopkinton, is now a resident of Concord,
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where he is Treasurer of the L. and T. Savings Bank of that city. He has been con- nected with this bank for a period of twelve years.
John Arthur Jones, the subject of this sketch, received his early education in the public schools of his native town and in the academy. Later he was a student at Colby Academy, New London, for a time. From New London he returned to Hopkinton, and went to his grandfather's farm, which was soon put under his management. He is the only representative of the family in the town. On the homestead, which contains about one hun- dred and sixty acres, he is engaged in dairy- ing and stock-raising, having a fine herd of Guernsey cattle. His cream, of which his dairy yields a large quantity, is sold in Bos- ton. Mr. Jones is a Democrat in his politics, while he has never held public office.
On January 19, 1887, Mr. Jones married Mabel N. Bailey, a native of Newbury and a daughter of George Bailey, then of Hopkinton. Mrs. Jones is a talented musician. Before her marriage she taught school in the county for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have one daughter, Ruth, aged four years. They attend the Baptist church. Mr. Jones is a very suc- cessful farmer. The family residence is the old homestead, standing on a beautiful emi- nence overlooking the Contoocook River and commanding a fine view of the diversified land- scape.
RANKLIN J. EMERSON, formerly a member of the Concord City Council, was born July 11, 1824, in Unity, N.H., son of Samuel and Matilda (Gould) Emerson. His grandfather, Jonathan Emer- son, who was born in March, 1740, settled in West Concord, and there reclaimed from the wilderness the property now owned and occu-
pied by his grandson. Jonathan subsequently replaced his primitive log cabin with a modern frame house; and at his death, which occurred when he was seventy-five years old, he left a good farm. He was twice married, and had twelve children, six by each union.
Samuel Emerson, father of Franklin J., was born at the homestead, May 2, 1783. He was brought up a farmer; and when a young man he began to till the soil upon his own account in Hopkinton, N.H. In 1809 he settled upon a farm in Unity, where he resided for the rest of his life, and died at. the age of forty-three years. His wife, Matilda, was a daughter of Gideon and Hannah (Heath) Gould. The father, born in Hopkinton, January 16, 1741, died March 5, 1821; and the mother, born in Warner, N.H., December 17, 1746, died De- cember 3, 1843, at the advanced age of ninety- seven years. The children of Samuel and Matilda (Gould) Emerson were: Emily, Nancy, Caroline, Harriet, Harriet (second), and Franklin J. The first Harriet died in infancy. The mother's death occurred May 12, 1852.
Franklin J. Emerson, the only survivor of his parents' children, received his education in the district schools and at the Hopkinton Academy. Although he was left fatherless at a tender age, his natural energy enabled him to advance without the usual parental aid. Since reaching manhood, he has attained pros- perity by industrious farming in West Con- cord. He now owns an excellent farm of one hundred acres, which is kept in a high state of cultivation, and a new set of substantial buildings erected by him.
Mr. Emerson married Eliza J. Abbott, daughter of Levi and Eliza (Dimond) Abbott. Both he and Mrs. Emerson attend the Congre- gational church. The city had the advantage of his services in the Common Council and
WILLIAM A. J. GILES.
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upon the Board of Assessors for some time. He cast his first Presidential vote for Zachary Taylor in 1848, and he has supported the Re- publican party since its formation.
ARVEY B. GLIDDEN, an enterpris- ing druggist of Claremont, was born in Hopkinton, Mass., May 17, 1857, son of Gardner F. and Mary M. (Bing- ham) Glidden. His grandfather, Nathan Glidden, who was an early settler in Unity, where he continued to reside for the rest of his life, reared a large family of children. Gardner F. Glidden was born in Unity. When a young man he became connected with the shoe manufacturing business. In 1850 he went to Hopkinton, Mass., where he was fore- man in a shoe factory until his death in 1866. He was a man of much energy and business ability. His wife, Mary, who was a native of Unity, returned to that town after the death of her husband. She was sixty-six years old when she died in 1893.
The education of Harvey B. Glidden, begun in the public schools of Hopkinton and Unity, was completed with a commercial course at the New London Academy. He entered the drug business in 1874 as a clerk for Frank G. Winn in this town. Five years later he went to Boston, where he obtained a wide experi- ence in the business as clerk in various stores. In 1887 he passed a successful examination before the New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy ; and in 1892 he established himself in busi- ness, under the firm name of H. B. Glidden & Co., at his present location in the Hotel Claremont building. The store, excellently situated, is twenty by sixty-five feet. It is finished elaborately in antique oak, and is very attractive in appearance. It is stocked with a full line of drugs, chemicals, patent medi-
cines, toilet articles, druggists' sundries, cigars, tobacco, and Tenney's famous New York confectionery. Mr. Glidden is the pro- prietor of Glidden's Liver Pills, Berney's Cough Drops, and Berney's Tooth Powder. His prescription department contains all of the latest additions to the materia medica, as well as the standard pharmaceutical prep- arations. Mr. Glidden's long experience as an apothecary is sufficient assurance that all physician's prescriptions intrusted to him will be accurately and faithfully compounded. Since starting in business he has had a large patronage, and his popularity both as a drug- gist and a citizen is fully merited.
On September 14, 1881, Mr. Glidden was united in marriage with Minnie A. Pride, daughter of William H. Pride, of Boston. A Mason of the thirty-second degree, he is con- nected with Hiram Lodge, No. 9, F. & A. M .; Webb Chapter, No. 6, Royal Arch Masons; Columbian Council, Royal and Se- lect Masters; and Sullivan Commandery, No. 6, Knights Templar. He owns and occu- pies a very attractive residence at 4 Bond Street.
ILLIAM ANDREW JACKSON GILES, attorney-at-law of Con- cord, N.H., was born in this city, July 11, 1861. His parents, John B. Giles, a native of Roscrea, Tipperary, Ireland, and Ellen M. Driscoll Giles, of Cardiff, Wales, emigrated to America in 1852.
William A. J. Giles acquired his early edu- cation in the public schools of Penacook and Concord, and completed his school course at Boscawen Academy in 1881. The next year he began the study of law with the late John Y. Mugridge and Chief Justice William L. Foster, at the same time acting as reporter for the Boston Traveller, Concord Journal, and
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other newspapers until 1889. In March, the year following, he was admitted to the bar; and he has since been in successful practice. As an illustration of his professional ability it may be mentioned that as plaintiff in a suit brought by certificate holders against the Order of the Helping Hand, tried before Judge Hammond, of Boston, he won his case, although the opposing counsel were ex-Gov- ernor Long, Mr. Brackett, and Samuel J. Elder. Before the legislature of 1893 Mr. Giles drew up bills for the Employers' Liabil- ity Act, for establishing a bureau of labor statistics, and a fifty-eight hour act, besides other legal documents, all of which were stub- bornly fought by the ablest lawyers of the State.
On February 14, 1895, he was married to Mabel E. Welch, of this city. Fraternally, he is a member of Kearsarge Lodge, No. 48, K. of P., officiating as Chancellor and Com- mander of the same; also a member of Uni- form Rank, K. of P .; and of the Ancient Order of American Foresters; and is Past Grand Master of General Stark Lodge, No. 7400 I. O. O. F. He officiates as attorney for the Central Labor Unions. As a member of the Amoskeag Veterans he took part with them in the dedication of the Grant Monu- ment in New York City.
Mr. Giles is a Democrat in politics and a member of the Democratic State Committee. He was the original silver advocate of the State of New Hampshire, and, besides making many able addresses on the silver issue, he was the author of a pamphlet that attracted much attention, entitled "The Silver Ques- tion," and dedicated to William J. Bryan. Out of six hundred and twenty delegates en- titled to seats in the Democratic Convention, Mr. Giles stood alone as an advocate of free silver. He wrote a letter to William J. -
Bryan, tendering his services in the campaign, which that gentleman graciously accepted.
At Mr. Bryan's reception at Madison Square Garden, Mr. Giles sat upon the plat- form as the only silver representative from New Hampshire.
YER GOVE, a retired farmer of Henniker and a native of this town, was born June 24, 1814. His parents were prosperous farming people, and he was reared to agricultural pursuits. He succeeded to the possession of the home- stead when about twenty-one years old, and continued to carry it on successfully until 1869, when he moved to another farm in West Hopkinton, N. H. He resided there for six- teen years; and, after tilling the soil as a gen- eral farmer for fifty-five years, he retired from active labor in 1886, since which time he has resided in Henniker village. In politics he supports the Democratic party, but has not taken an active interest in politics. He is highly esteemed by his fellow-townsmen for his upright character and genial disposition. On March 4, 1841, Mr. Gove was joined in marriage with Mary C. Piper, of Hopkinton, who died in her native town, April 28, 1883. She was the mother of four children, namely : Lavinia Ann, who died in childhood; Charles F., now a carpenter of Roxbury, Mass .; George P., a resident of Henniker; and John F., of Bedford, N.H.
George P. Gove assisted his father in carry- ing on the farm from the time he was old enough to be useful. When a young man he learned the carpenter's trade. Since settling in the village he has followed his trade. He is also associated with his brother, John F. Gove, in the proprietorship of the Proctor Hill Spring. This spring is located some
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two hundred and thirty feet above the village, and has sufficient force to maintain a steady pressure. The brothers have laid about one and one-half miles of main pipe, and supply forty families with the water. On June 9, 1874, George P. Gove was married in Hop- kinton to Mary E. Rowell. She was born in Hopkinton, daughter of Isaac and Harriet (Adams) Rowell, both natives of Henniker. Their daughter, Ina H., was born October 28, 1883.
In politics Mr. Gove is a Democrat, and he was elected a Selectman in 1891. He is con- nected with Aurora Lodge, F. & A. M., of Henniker, and with the chapter of the order ._ He has occupied the principal chairs in Kear- sarge Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Contoocook; is connected with the encampment, and has been a member of the Grand Lodge and the Grand Encampment of New Hampshire.
RANK L. JOHNSON, an influential farmer of Cornish and the owner of one of the old picturesque farms on the banks of Blow-me-down Brook, was born Sep- tember 24, 1852, son of William P. Johnson. William, who was born in Cornish in Novem- ber, 1815, son of Nathaniel Johnson, was edu- cated in the town schools. He became a farmer, and has since followed that occupa- tion. He has been essentially a home man, not caring for public life, though well fitted for it in point of energy and ability. He has been much interested in the educational affairs of the town, and has served as a mem- ber of the School Board. He was also High- way Surveyor for a time. He has been band- master, and for thirty years has led the choir and played in the Baptist church. He mar- ried Salome Souther, of Plainfield, who has had four children - Jane, Belle, Frank L.,
and Edward. Jane, born in Cornish, married Freeman Johnson, a farmer, and has had three children - Alva F., Ebenezer, and Mary. Belle resides on the old homestead with her father. Edward lives at Cornish, and is mar- ried to Anabelle Lear, daughter of William Lear, of South Cornish. Their children are: Darwin and Charles Johnson.
Frank L. Johnson's early training was ob- tained in the schools of his native town. His working life began on his father's farm, where he stayed until his twenty-fourth year. He then bought the beautiful estate along the Blow-me-down Brook that has been his home for twenty years. Only a few of the old homesteads on the banks of the Blow-me-down remain in the possession of the descendants of the original owners. The rest have been pur- chased by wealthy Boston or New York people for use as summer residences. At one time to own one of these estates was proof sufficient of a reputable ancestry. The buildings on Mr. Johnson's farm are large and in an ex- cellent condition. Besides carrying on gen- eral farming, he trades extensively in cattle. Like his father, he has been too busy a man to give much time to public affairs, although he is interested in all questions pertaining to the general welfare of the town.
On December 25, 1877, Mr. Johnson mar- ried Dora A. Chase, daughter of Lewis T. and Mary (Smith) Chase, of Plainfield. Mr. Chase, who carried on a large farming busi- ness, and was Selectman of Cornish for a number of years, died August 16, 1876. His wife died June 27, 1892. He was son of Jacob Chase, who was son of Joseph, who was son of one of the three Chases who first set- tled the township of Cornish. Joseph built the house now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, hewing the timbers and making the nails needed for the purpose.
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The house was successively occupied by Jo- seph, Jacob, and Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. John- son have a daughter, Marjorie May, who was born May 7, 1892.
LYDE AUGUSTUS . BLAKE, a prosperous merchant of Hill, N.H., was born here, December 17, 1876, son of Curtis N. and Jennie L. (Piper) Blake. He comes of a vigorous American family. His grandfather, Greenleaf Blake, who was born in Sanbornton, N. H., settled. in Hill, and there followed the occupations of blacksmith and farmer. One of those ex- amples of health and sturdiness of which there were so many among the early settlers, he had attained an advanced age when he died. His wife's maiden name was Miss Charlotte Kelley. Curtis N. Blake attended the district schools, and there received the education which afterward fitted him to take a leading place among his fellow-townsmen. He was for many years Postmaster of the town, and in that position he made a large circle of acquaintances and many warm friends. He was also for a time proprietor of the Union Store, a general merchandise depot. Later in life he sold out this estab- lishment, and bought a large farm of two hun- dred acres, known as the Webster place. Here, with his wife, Jennie, he spent the re- mainder of his life, taking an active part in town affairs, and holding at different times various town offices, including that of Select- man. He passed away at the age of sixty - eight years, leaving two sons- Bert L. and Clyde Blake.
Having, like his father, acquired his early education in the town schools, Clyde Augus- tus Blake completed his training at the New Hampshire Institute and Commercial College.
He then became interested in general farm- ing, and did considerable business in dairy products until in April, 1896, when he bought the large grist-mill formerly owned by F. W. Eaton. Since that time he has dealt in miller's supplies, hay, grain, feed, paints. oils, and fertilizers, besides coal and wood. On June 10, 1896, he was married to Lulu M. Clarke, daughter of Guy and Jennie V. (Ladd) Clarke. Energetic and business-like, Mr. Blake is highly respected by his townsmen. In politics he is a Republican and closely identified with that party. He is a member of the grange and a friend of every movement for progress and reform.
LMON FRIEND BURBANK, a law- yer of Pembroke, was born in Webs- ter, N.H., October 17, 1857, son of Friend Little and Dorothy (Jackman) Burbank. The father, a native of Boscawen, N. H., was born June 29, 1806. Beginning in his earlier years, he was engaged in lum- bering in Webster, N.H., and was widely known as an able and stirring business man. Later in life he was associated in business with his son, William W .; and the firm was known as F. L. Burbank & Son. He was a Republican in politics, and took an active part in public affairs. For a number of years he served as a Selectman in Boscawen, held other town offices, and was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1858. His wife, Dorothy, also a native of Boscawen, became the mother of five children, of whom there are living : William W., Irvin A., and Almon F.
Almon Friend Burbank attended Simmon's Free High School in Warner, N.H., and fitted for college at the Penacook Normal Academy. Instead of pursuing a collegiate
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course, however, he began the study of law with Messrs. Chase & Streeter, of Concord, V.II. He was admitted to the bar in 18So; and, locating for practice in Pembroke, he has since resided here. On August 6, 1887, Mr. Burbank wedded Mary Ellen Labontee, of Pembroke, and is now the father of two children - Priscilla and Esther. In politics he is an active supporter of the Republican party. He served as Supervisor for several years, was a member of the Board of Select- men for three years, and a Representative to the legislature in 1897.
TON. WILLIS GEORGE BUXTON, a
well-known lawyer of Boscawen and a member of the New Hamp- shire Senate, was born in Henniker, N. H., August 22, 1856, son of Daniel M. and Abbie A. (Whitaker) Buxton. His father was a na- tive of Henniker; and his mother was born in Deering, N.H. His paternal ancestors came from Massachusetts. After receiving his ele- mentary education in the public schools of Henniker, he pursued a higher course of study in the Clinton Grove and New London Acad- emies. In 1876 he commenced the study of law in the office of B. K. Webber, of Hills- borough Bridge, and in 1878 entered Boston University Law School, from which he was graduated in 1879. He was admitted to the bar in March of that year, and immediately began the practice of his profession at Hills- borough. In 1882 he removed from Hills- borough to Penacook, where he was associated with the late Judge N. Butler for a time, and continued to occupy the same office after the death of his partner. He was instrumental in establishing the Penacook and Boscawen Water Works, of which he is at the present time Treasurer and Superintendent, He is
clerk of the Penacook Electric Light Com- pany, has been a member of the Board of Edu- cation, and is Town Treasurer of Boscawen. He has been a member of the Republican State Committee since 1886; was a member of the Constitutional Convention of New Hampshire in 1889; and was elected to the House of Representatives from Boscawen in 1895, and served as Chairman of the Commit- tee on Elections. He is now a member of the State Senate, and is serving as Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary. For some years past he has been the Secretary of the New Hampshire Orphans' Home.
On June 4, 1884, Mr. Buxton wedded Martha J. Flanders, of Penacook; and they have one child, Grace H. He is a member of Contoocook Lodge, No. 26, I. O. O. F. ; of Horace Chase Lodge, No. 72, F. & A. M., of which he is a Past Master, being in Trinity Chapter, No. 2, Royal Arch Masons, and Mount Horeb Commandery, Knights Templar. Mr. Buxton conducts a large and profitable law practice. His political prominence is entirely the result of his earnest efforts in be- half of good government.
HARLES A. KNOWLTON, a prom- inent resident of Sunapee, was born here, November 21, 1846, son of Dennis G. and Elizabeth A. Knowlton. His father, who was a well-known man in Suna- pee, died April 11, 1894. Charles received his education in the common schools of his native town and at Wolfboro High School. He grew to maturity in Sunapee, and quite early learned the trade of machinist. He worked at that business for about five years, and then started a store in Sunapee. He has now been keeping store for over twenty-five years. The business is flourishing. The es-
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tablishment is attractive, commands the best patronage, and has a full stock of the mer- chandise ordinarily found in a general store. The name of Knowlton carries much weight with it in the community, as bearers of it are the oldest and best known traders in the town. Mr. Knowlton has been Tax Collector, Town Clerk, and Town Treasurer; and he has been Moderator for ten years. He was Post- master of Sunapee during both administra- tions of President Cleveland. He is a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Sunapee, and he also belongs to the Knights of Pythias of Newport. In politics he is a Democrat, and in religious belief he is a Universalist.
Mr. Knowlton was married August 23, 1870, to Emily S., born in Sunapee, August 23, 1848, daughter of Josiah and Sarah (Os- borne) Trow. Josiah Trow was a native of Sunapee; and his wife belonged to Spring- field, N.H. Both are now deceased, the former dying at the age of forty-five, and the latter when seventy-one years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Knowlton have one daughter, Olga Lenna, now the wife of A. C. Sutherland, of Sunapee, who is connected in business with Mr. Knowlton.
ULLIVAN FLANDERS, a farmer of Hopkinton, was born in Brad- ford, N.H., October 6, 1822, son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Wright) Flanders. His grandfather, Jeremiah, came here from South Hampton some time between 1780 and 1783, and managed for one McCard large tracts of land covering several miles in the west part of Hopkinton. In 1794 Jeremiah purchased and settled on land where Thomas White now lives. He married Miriam George; and they had a family of nine chil- dren, seven sons and two daughters. His
death occurred in Hopkinton, June 14, 1845, and that of his wife, April 14, 1856.
Nathaniel Flanders in early life was a shoemaker. Later on he took up farming, buying in 1841 the present farm of the Copps family. This place was called the Straw farm; and the house was erected by the proprietor bearing that name, who also planted the large elm in front. Captain Aaron Adams, who belonged to the Massachu- setts Adamses, was the first owner of the place, having bought it of the "Lords Propri- etors," as the deed says. Here Nathaniel died February 14, 1890; and his wife died February 16, 1869. Their children, six in number, were: Melissa, Sullivan, Lydia W., Joshua W., Nathaniel, and George. Melissa married Rufus P. Copps, of Hopkinton; Lydia W. married John Holbrook, of Swan- zey, N. H., and died in 1891; Joshua W. married Ophelia Paige, of Weare, where they reside; Nathaniel, who did not marry, lives with Sullivan; George was killed by a falling tree at the age of thirty.
Sullivan Flanders undertook the manage- ment of the farm when quite a young man, and with the exception of two years spent in Lawrence, Mass., has remained here and worked with his brother Nathaniel. He was married February 5, 1850, to Helen M., daughter of James and Lydia Johnson Adams, all of Henniker, and a great-grand-daughter of the Captain Aaron Adams referred to above. Mrs. Flanders was born April 20, 1830, and died September 14, 1877. Mr. Flanders has two daughters - Clara A. and Cora M. The former, who was born February 25, 1851, and resides with her father, was educated at Con- toocook, and has taught school for twenty years in Merrimack County. Cora M., born December 22, 1858, superintends her father's household.
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