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date of the Democrats of Hillsborough county for register of deeds in 1892, but of course was defeated, although receiving a very complimentary vote.
HOOKE, LINCOLN FRENCH, Fre- mont. Republican, Universalist, farm- er, single; age, 31. Born in Fremont, Jan. 12, 1861. Educated there and at Medford, Mass. Has served as select- man 4 years.
HOWARD, SAMUEL A., New Hamp- ton. Republican.
HOWARD, TIMOTHY J., Manches- ter, Ward 9. Democrat, Catholic, law- yer, married; age, 30. Born in Manches- ter, Aug. 21, 1862, and lived 2 years in Wisconsin. Educated in the public and parochial schools of Manchester and was graduated from Laval University, Quebec. Served on school committee 2 years.
HOWE, GARDNER, S., Hinsdale. Republican, Congregationalist, mer- chant, married; age, 52. Born in Dover, Vt., and has lived in Hinsdale 16 years. Served as town treasurer.
HOWLAND, FRANCIS G., Lisbon. Republican, Second Adventist, farmer and produce shipper, married; age, 48. Born at Sugar Hill, Lisbon, and lived 2 years in Franconia. Educated at Sugar Hill and Newbury, Vt., seminary. Has served on the school committee and was always a Republican.
HOYT, CHARLES H., Charlestown. Democrat.
HOYT, HORACE F., Jr., Hanover. Republican, Baptist, farmer, married; age, 50. Born in Enfield, Oct. 26, 1842. Educated in the common schools. Is a son of Horace F. and Caroline E. Hoyt. His father removed to Hanover in the spring of 1843 to the district known on the map of Hanover as Hoyt Hill, where he lived till 6 years ago; was selectman in 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882 and 1883; was tax collector in 1890, 1891, 1892. Deacon of the Baptist church at Etna since 1874. Treasurer of the Et- na Creamery since a short time after it was started, which is doing a $20,000 business annually. His present resi- dence is at Etna. Has been a member
of Grafton Star grange, No. 60, since its formation fifteen years ago; elected master and has held nearly every office in the same; at present is chaplain of Mascoma Valley Pomona grange and district deputy of the fifteenth district of the state.
HUNT, ROSWELL, Piermont. £ Ile- publican, Congregationalist, farmer, for- merly engaged in the meat business, married; age, 64. Born in Piermont, Nov. 18, 1828, and always resided there. Educated there and in Bradford, Vt. Formerly a Whig.
HUNT, THOMAS E., Gilford. Re- publican, Free Baptist, farmer, mar- ried; age, 53. Born in Gilford, Sept. 5, 1839. Educated in the district schools, at Gilford academy and New Hampton Institution. Served three years in the 12th N. H. Vols. as hospi- tal steward, enlisting as a private in Co. G, but was promoted to hospital steward before leaving the state; was on detached service much of the time, and was for nearly a year chief steward of the 18th army corps hospital located at Point of Rocks, Va .; returned with the regiment. Saw much of the hor- rors of war, often assisting at the am- putating-table; was for a time in the drug business at Lake Village, but de- voted most of his time to farming; was early connected with the grange, has been master of Mt. Belknap grange and Belknap Co. Pomona grange, and at present is deputy of district No. 4, com- prising the granges in Belknap county. Served as selectman 4 years. Democrat prior to the war.
HUNTLEY, FRANK P., Claremont. Democrat, liveryman, married; age, 40. Born in Stoddard, and has lived in Mar- low and Alstead. Has served as select- man.
HUNTRESS, HAMLIN, Moultonbor- ough. Republican, postmaster and mer- chant.
HURLBUTT, DAVID, Dalton. Re- publican, farmer, married; age, 54. Born in Dalton, the youngest of 9 children. Has served as selectman 4 years and was elected representative by 31 major- ity in a Democratic town.
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INGALLS, FRED W., Kingston. Democrat, physician and surgeon.
INGALLS, GEORGE H., Belmont. Democrat, hotel keeper and has served on the board of education.
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JACKMAN, CHARLES H., Nashua, Ward 2. Republican, Congregationalist, member of the firm of C. B. Jackman and Son, wholesale and retail dealers in plumbers', steam and gas fitters' sup- plies, married; age, 30. Born in Nashua, July 16, 1862. Has served in the city government 3 years.
JEWELL, GEORGE E., Holderness. Democrat, merchant, married; age, 38. Born in Holderness, May 25, 1854, and has always resided there. Educated there and in Nashua. Always a Demo- crat.
JEWETT, FREDERICK, Claremont. Republican, grocer, married; age, 65. Born in Vermont and has lived in Clare- mont 44 years. Has served as select- man and town treasurer. Member of the House in 1891.
JOHNSON, ALFRED F., Nashua, Ward 6. Democrat, Catholic, shoe mer- chant, married; age, 36. Born in Low- ell, April 15, 1856, and educated there. Has served as councilman, and was al- ways a Democrat.
JOHNSON, BENJAMIN, Epping. Democrat.
JOHNSON, DANIEL W., Claremont. Democrat.
JONES, ANDROS B., Nashua, Ward 7. Republican, foreman of shoe factory, married; age, 46. Born in Pownal, Me .. Aug. 5, 1846, and lived in Stoneham and Southborough, Mass. Educated in the public schools. Has served as select- man, councilman and alderman. Was a member of the 5th and 62d Mass. Vols. in the war of the rebellion. Al- ways a Republican.
JONES, EDWIN R., Manchester, Ward 6. Republican, attends Universal- ist church. carly engaged in manufactur- ing and has been overseer of mule and
ring spinning in Manchester mills since his return from the war in 1865; was married to Mary A. Farnham of Man- chester and has one son, Edwin F Jones; age, 58. Born in Lebanon, Me., May 18, 1834, and with his father's family moved to Great Falls in infancy, and resided there till 1857 and since then in Manchester. Enlisted in June, 1862, in Co. A., 10th N. H. Vols., and served until mustered out, in June, 1865. Mem- ber of Louis Bell Post, G. A. R., and Mechanic Lodge, I. O. O. F. Was a Democrat before the war.
JONES, HENRY C., Rochester, Ward 4. Democrat.
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KALEY, FRANK E., Milford. Re- publican, treasurer and business mana- ger of the Morse-Kaley Mfg. Co; age, 36. Born in Canton, Mass., and began business as an office boy for the com- pany he is still connected with. Is di- rector of the Souhegan National Bank and president of the local building and loan association. Served on Gov. Cur- rier's staff in 188₺ with the rank of colonel. Is a Mason and Odd Fellow.
KEYES, HENRY W., Haverhill. Dem- ocrat, farmer, single; age, 28. Born in Vermont. Graduated from Harvard, class of '87. Member of the House in 1891.
KILLEY, WILLIAM E., Manchester, Ward 2. Republican.
KIMBALL, OSCAR F., Dover, Ward 1. Republican, Universalist, merchant, married; age 39. Born in Dover. Edu- cated in her public schools and always resided there. Has served on the board of education and in the city councils. Is a prominent fraternity member, be- longing to Wecohamet Lodge, No. 3. I. O. O. F., Olive Branch Lodge, No. 6, K. of P., and Wanolancet tribe, No. 7, I. O. R. M. Has been very prominently identified with the Knights of Pythias in New Hampshire. In his own lodge has held many official positions of trust. being now one of the three trustees. Has been ever active in the Grand Lodge, serving as Grand Prelate, Grand Vice Chancellor and Grand Chancellor, completing his work as Grand Chancel- lor in June, 1890. He closed his term very successfully instituting 8 lodges
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and witnessing a gain of 500 members to the order, the largest gain during any Grand Chancellor's term. Is at the present time Supreme Representa- tive for a term of four years from Jan. 1, 1892. Always a Republican.
KINGMAN, CHARLES S., Madbury. Republican.
KITTREDGE, EVERETT, Bradford. Democrat, Episcopal preference, farm- er, married; age, 42. Born in Brad- ford, April 26, 1850, and lias lived in Warner. Educated in Warner and at New London. Served as selectman 2 years. Always a Democrat.
KNOX, JAMES E., Sanbornton. Re- publican, farmer and drover; age, 60. Born in Sanbornton, Nov. 6, 1832. Edu- cated in tlie common school. Was one of the first to drive cattle from below Man- chester to pasture in the northern part of the state and takes pride in his suc- cess as a sheep farmer. Was in poor health in the war time and was excused from service on this account. Always a Republican.
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LAMPREY, GEORGE W., Orford. Republican, mechanic, married; age, 56. Born in Orford, June 3, 1836. Has served as town clerk. Member of the House in 1889 and 1891.
LANE, EUGENE, Pembroke. Re- publican, Universalist, editor and pub- lisher of Suncook Journal, a live local weekly newspaper, married; age, 36. Born in Limerick, Me., on Christmas day, 1856. Educated in the public schools and at Limerick Academy. Lived in Augusta, Me., 6 years and for the past 12 in Suncook. Served as town clerk 2 years. Always a Repub- lican.
LANEVILLE, DESIRE, Manches- ter, Ward 4. Republican, Catholic, grocer, married; age, 32. Born at Arthabaska, P. Q., Aug. 10, 1860. Came to Manchester on the day he was six years old, and resided there until 1879; then resided in Haverhill, Mass., until 1882; then returned to Manches- ter and has always resided there since. Is member of the Canadian Dramatic Club, and has been called an actor of no mean ability, having played in Man-
chester, Haverhill, Worcester, Nashua and other places, and has always re- ceived very high praise for an ama- teur. Was organizer of the Lafayette Guards, Co. H., N. H. N. G., and their first captain, which commission he re- signed, business not permitting. Is a member of St. Augustin Benevolent Society; was a charter member of the Chib Jolliet. His occupation has most always been that of clerk in the meat and provision stores, until the 1st of August, 1891, when he went into part- nership with J. N. Lacourse, under the firm name of Lacourse and Laneville, meats and groceries. Was married, in 1879, to Miss Cordelia Lussier and has three children. Has served as council- man. Always a Republican.
LAWRENCE, FREDERICK. J., Jaf- frey. Republican, Congregationalist, farmer, married; age, 41. Born in Jaf- frey, Oct. 13, 1851, educated there and always resided there. Served as select- man 6 years. Always a Republican.
LEACH, EDWARD GILES, Frank- lin. Republican, Unitarian, lawyer, married; age, 43. Born in Meredith, Jan. 28, 1849, and has resided in Frank- lin since 1871. Educated at Kimball Union Academy, class of '67, and Dart- mouth College, class of '71. Served as county solicitor from 1880 to 84. His father, Levi Leach, and only brother, WVm. S. Leach, enlisted in the fall of '62, in Co. I, 12th N. H. Vols. His brother died in the service in Feby., '63, at the age of 16 years and 13 days. His father was discharged in 1864, from wounds received at Gettysburg. In the fall of 1864 he quit school one day at noon and went to Laconia, and tried to enlist in a company of heavy artillery with several other boys, but was pre- vented by his uncle, Dr. Sanborn of Franklin Falls, who saw the recruit- ing officers before he got there, and they rejected him. Afterwards paid lıis way through college by teaching school winters and as clerk at the Crawford House, White Mts., and Memphremagog House, Newport, Vt., summers. Read law with Hon. Danied Barnard and Hon. E. B. S. Sanborn, until 1874, and was partner of the late attorney-general to 1879. Since then partner with Hen- ry W. Stevens at Concord; is president Manufacturers and Merchants Mutual Ins. Co. of Concord, Franklin Building
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and Loan Association and Franklin board of trade. Also has been clerk and one of the trustees of Unitarian Society in Franklin for last past ten years, and member of the board of water commissioners of Franklin. Republi- can since a voter.
LEAHY, JOHN, Somersworth. Dem- ocrat, Catholic, telegraph operator, sin- gle; age, 31. Born in Somersworth, Sept. 26, 1861, educated there and al- ways resided there. Served as super- visor 2 years. Always a Democrat.
LEAVITT, CHARLES B., North- wood. Democrat, Free Baptist, engag- ed in staging and express business, sin- gle; age, 46. Born in Pittsfield and is a popular and respected citizen.
LEDORX, TOUSSAINT, Nashua, Ward 3. Democrat, Catholic, machin- ist, married; age, 44. Born at St. Al- bans, Vt., Oct. 27, 1848, and has lived in Nashua 14 years. Has served as alderman 2 years.
LITTLE, SYLVESTER, Antrim. Re- publican.
LOCKE, JOHN E., Portsmouth, Ward 1. Democrat, overseer C. and M. rail- road wharf, married; age, 57. Born in Rye, Aug. 25, 1835. Member of the House in 1891, and of the Constitution- al Convention of 1889.
LOCKE, JOHN H., Carroll. Repub- lican.
LOUGHLIN, PETER, Dover, Ward 5. Democrat, Catholic, married; age, 38. Born in Ireland and has lived in Dover since 17 years of age. He be- longs to several secret societies and is very popular in his ward, having three times been elected to the House.
LOVERIN, JONATHAN L., Tilton. Democrat. Livery stable keeper.
LOVERIN, RUEL D., Croydon. Democrat, Baptist, farmer, married; age, 42. Born in Croydon, Dec. 27, 1850, educated there and always re- sided there. Has served as selectman and tax collector. Always a Democrat.
LUCIER, EDMOND D., Nashua, Ward 6. Democrat, Catholic, engaged in the millinery and fancy goods busi-
ness, married; age, 31. Born in Nash- ua,, April 21, 1861, educated in her public schools and always resided there. Has served as selectman, councilman and alderman. Always a Democrat.
LYFORD, JAMES O., Concord, Ward 4. Republican, Unitarian, lawyer, mar- ried; age, 39. Born in Boston, June 28, 1853. His family removed to Can- terbury when he was thirteen years of age. He has resided there, at Tilton, and at Concord since. Educated in the public schools of Boston, and at New Hamshire Conference Seminary at Til- ton. Read law with Sanborn and Clark of Concord, and was admitted to the bar in 1880. Practiced law at Tilton. Elected to the Constitutional Conven- tion of 1876 from Canterbury. Mem- ber of board of education at Tilton while residing there. Appointed bank commissioner in 1887. Has had to do with journalism since 1877, and is now an occasional editorial contributor to Republican state papers.
LYNCH, JOHN J., Manchester, Ward 5. Democrat, Catholic, book-keeper, single; age, 22. Born in Manchester Nov 19, 1870. Educated at Park street grammar school and Manchester Busi- ness College, and is the youngest mem- ber of the House.
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MARSHALL, GILBERT A., Lan- caster. Republican, Methodist prefer- ence, farmer, married; age, 41. Born in Columbia, June 27, 1851, and has lived in Lancaster 38 years. President of Farmers' League and member of board of education, and is one of the most enterprising and successful farm- ers in his town.
MARSTON, THOMAS F., Somers- worth. Democrat, Baptist, married; age, 56. Born at Great Falls and al- ways lived there. Member of the House in 1891.
MARTIN, ARTHUR, Plainfield. Re- Republican.
MARTIN, DANFORTH W., Rich- mond. Republican.
MARTIN, JOHN F., Manchester, Ward 5. Democrat.
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MATHES, GEORGE F., Wolfeboro. Republican, Unitarian, conductor on the B. and M. R. R., married; age, 36. Born in Rochester, March 25, 1856, and educated there. Member of the Con- stitutional Convention of 1889.
McDUFFEE, GEORGE H., Deer- field. Republican.
McDUFFEE, GEORGE W., Keene, Ward 3. Republican, Congregational- ist, chair manufacturer, married; age, 51. Born in Lempster and resided for a time in Acworth. Has served as councilman and alderman.
MCGREGOR, JOHN L., Whitefield. Democrat, physician and surgeon, mar- ried; age, 37. Born in Whitefield, Sept. 5, 1855, and has always resided there. Ever a Democrat.
MCIVER, HENRY E., Whitefield. Republican, Presbyterian, lumber sur- veyor, single; age, 32. Born at Cape Breton, Feb. 29, 1860, and has lived in Whitefield 12 years. Graduated at Sydney Academy in 1878, and taught there for two terms, and then came to the grandest country on earth. Was a Liberal till he came to this country.
MEADER, STEPHEN C., Rochester, Ward 3. Republican, Friend, woolen manufacturer, married; age, 51. Born in Rochester and. educated at the Friend's school, Providence, R. I. Mem- ber of the House in 1876 and 77.
MERRICK, HENRY E., Henniker. Republican, Congregationalist, post- master, married; age, 58. Born in Warner and educated at Henniker Aca- demy and at New London. Went to Washington, D. C., in 1859, and was connected with the National Hotel; was chief clerk and superintendent from 1862, until 1865; was intimately ac- quainted with J. Wilkes Booth, he being a guest of the National at the time of the murder of Mr. Lincoln. Was one of the first witnesses at the famous trial of Mrs. Surratt and others; was employed by the war department to assist the assistant secretary of war (Gen. Eckert) in making investigations of the conspirators so far as they had connection or head quarters at said hotel; there were many of them and would often call upon Booth (he is sure
they were not all captured.) After the war was one of the proprietors of the St. Charles Hotel, Richmond, Va., until 1867. In 1871 and 1872 was manager of the Spencer Springs Hotel, Tioga Co., N. Y. Held an internal revenue ap- pointment in. Brooklyn in 1867 and 68; census enumerator in 1880. Always a Republican.
MERRILL, CLARENCE R., Man- chester, Ward 4. Republican, Univer- salist, flour and grain dealer, married; age, 40. Born in Norway, Me., May 12, 1852, and has lived in Manchester since 1879. Served as selectman in 1887 and 88; in common council in 1889 and 90, and assistant engineer of Manches- ter Fire Department from July, 1890, to the present time. Always a Repub- lican.
MESERVE, JOHN P., Somersworth. Democrat, expressman, married; age, 47. Born in Durham.
MESKILL, JOHN, Rollinsford. Dem- ocrat.
MITCHELL, JOHN M., Concord, Ward 4. Democrat, Catholic, lawyer, married; age, 43. Born July 6, 1849. After one year old lived in Vermont until 21 years of age and then in Little- ton from 1870 to 1881, and since then in Concord. Educated in the public schools of Vermont and at Derby Aca- demy. Was supt. of schools in Salem, Vt., and member of Littleton school board and chairman of board of select- men, 1877 and 78. Solicitor of Grafton county, 1879 to 81. State railroad com- missioner from Oct. 1, 1888, to April 15, 1891. Enjoys a large legal practice and is one of the leaders of his party. Always a Democrat.
MONTPLAISIR, JOHN, Manchester, Ward 9. Democrat.
MOORE, DANIEL LOWELL, Lou- don. Democrat, Adventist, farmer, married; age, 50. Born in Loudon, June 30, 1842, and has always resided there. Educated at Belmont private schools. Always a Democrat.
MORAN, JAMES H., Nashua, Ward 6. Democrat.
MORAN, WILLIAM, Portsmouth, Ward 3. Democrat.
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MORRILL, FRANK I., Hopkinton. Republican, no religious preference, lumber manufacturer and dealer, mar- ried; age, 44. Born in Contoocook. Educated at New Hampton and gradu- ated at Boston University law school in 1873, admitted to the bar in 1874 and practiced 8 years in Boston. Since 1883, has been engaged in his present business at Contoocook. Is a Mason and Odd Fellow. Served on ward and city committee in Newton, Mass., and supervisor in Hopkinton 6 years. Al- ways a Republican.
MORRISON, GEORGE D., Marlow. Democrat, believes in the I. O. O. F. as his religion, carpenter and building mover, married; age, 54. Born in Al- stead, Sept. 23, 183S. Has served as selectinan, and was always a Demo- crat.
MORRISON, JOHN CALVIN. Bos- cawen. Republican, Baptist, farmer, married; age, 55. Born in Boscawen, July 18, 1837. Educated in the dis- trict schools. Has served as selectman 3 years. He calls himself a farmer but has been engaged in lumbering all his life, at times doing a large business. He has a farm of 250 acres in the Mer- rimack valley, raised 32 acres of corn the past season. Is wintering 54 head of horses and cattle. Is much interest- ed in grange work and holds the office of master of Merrimack county Pomona Grange, also is chairman of the execu- tive committee of the State Grange Fair and district deputy for the Gtil district. Enlisted in the 9th N. H. Vols. and was rejected for disability. Re- publican always.
MORSE, FRANK O., Hebron. Demo- crat, believes in the religion that will do the most good to the largest number, farmer, married; age, 43. Born in He- bron, March 13. 1849. Educated in the district school, at Bristol Academy and Eastman's College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Has served as supervisor 11 years, town treasurer 9, and is a jus- tice of the peace. Resides on the farm settled by his great grandfather, Dea. Jonathan Morse, on his return from the Revolutionary war, which descended to him from his father and grandfather.
MORRILL, GEORGE F., East Kings- ton. Democrat always, Liberal, assist- ant station agent and telegraph opera- tor, married; age, 28. Born at East Kingston, April 20, 1864, and always lived there. Attended the public schools and Kingston Academy. He learned telegraphy from his brother when 12 yearly old, and lias substituted in nearly every office from Boston to Portland. Has been in the employ of the B. and M. road since Nov. 6, 1881. Served as selectman in 1888, 89 and 90.
MOULTON, ALBERT G., Lyman. Democrat, engaged in farming and speculating, married; age, 27. Born in Lyman in 1865. Educated in Lisbon, Landaff and Tilton. Has served as selectman 3 years and town clerk 3 years. Member of the House in 1891. Democrat always.
MOULTON. ARTHUR C., Thornton. Democrat, Universalist, farmer and lumber dealer, married; age, 37. Born il Campton, but has lived in Thornton since 7 years of age. A born Demo- crat.
MOULTON, CHARLES B., Hamp- stead. Always a Republican, Univer- salist, shoe manufacturer, married; age, 35. Born in Hampstead, Feb. 25, 1857. As a boy he surpassed all of the same age in force of character and business ability. When fifteen years old, his father, having died, he went to Salis- bury, to live with his uncle. Here he remained eight years, farming and teaming. The inducements to return to his native place being very great lie came back to Hampstead in 1880, witlı his wife and child; for the past twelve years he has been engaged in the manu- facture of shoes; and by honesty and strict attention to business he is now considered one of the most successful and prosperous young men in the town.
MOULTON, CHARLES TAPLEY, Dover, Ward 2. Republican, Congre- gationalist, stove and hardware dealer, married; age, 35. Born in Dover and always resided there. Educated in the public schools and Bryant and Strat- ton's Business College, Manchester. Served in the common council 2 years. Always a Republican.
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MULLEN, JOHN P., Manchester, Ward 1. Republican, Catholic, loom fixer, married; age, 44. Born in Mayo county, Ireland, June 22, 1848. Resid- ed in England six years and then set- tled in Ohio, thence removed to Massa- chusetts, residing 9 years in' Lawrence, and has lived in Manchester 14 years. Has served 4 years as councilman. Voted for Wendell Phillips for Govern- or on the Greenback ticket and was ac- tive in behalf of the ten-hour law in this state.
MUZZEY, MOSES C., Sunapee. Re- publican, Universalist, blacksmith, mar- l'ied; age, 73. Born in Wendell. Edu- cated in Sunapee. Served as lieutenant and captain in the N. H. militia.
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NASH, JOHN B., Conway. Demo- crat, lawyer, married; age, 44. Born in Windham, Me., May 17, 1848, and has lived at North Conway since 1870. Served as county solicitor. Member of the Constitutional Convention of 1889, and of the House in 1891, and one of the Democratic leaders during the session.
NERBOUNE, ALFRED, Manchester, Ward 3. Republican, Catholic, carpen- ter, married; age, 45. Born in the Prov- ince of Quebec and lias lived in Man- chester 23 years, and has been employed by the Amoskeag Co. for 22 years. Be- longs to several secret societies, in which he has held office, and served in the common council two years.
NESMITH, FRANK E., Surry. Re- publican. Has served as town treas- urer.
NEWTON, SHERMAN T., Ports- mouth, Ward 4. Republican, whole- sale fish dealer, of the firm of Elvin Newton and Co., married; age, 28. Born at the Isles of Shoals, Sept. 5, 1864, and educated in Portsmouth. Al- ways a Republican.
NOBLE, JOSEPII H., Nashua, Ward 6. Democrat, shoe cutter; age, 35. Born in West Kennebunk, Me., Dec. 23, 1857, and has lived in Nashua since 1884. He has served as councilman and alder- man. Is an Odd Fellow and Red Man.
NOONAN, JOHN F., Gorham. Demo-
crat, Catholic, lumber manufacturer, manager of the firm of C. S. Peabody and Co., and engaged in insurance busi- ness in Manchester since 1889, where lie resided for two years, single; age, 30. Born in Gorham and educated there and at Hebron, Me., Academy. Member of the Constitutional Conven- tion of 1889.
NORWOOD, CHARLES M., Keene, Ward 1. Democrat, Universalist, box manufacturer, married; age, 48. Born in West Brookfield, Mass., Oct. 25, 1844. At the age of 12, his parents removed to Winchester, wliere lie resided until 4 years ago. Commenced to work at the box business 30 years ago; started in business eigliteen years ago last July. Removed to Keene four years ago last Oct. Employs 22 hands and makes about a million boxes per year, uses al- most a million feet of lumber, and markets them in New York, Philadel- phia and Baltimore. The past year lie contracted to make a hundred thous- and boxes for a firm, and thought that was doing well.
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