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Provided nevertheless that this act shall not effect the interest of any of the inhabitants of the said remaining towns, or the town of Troy, in any school-house now built within the same.
"SECTION III. And be it further enacted, That Joshua Harrington, Esq., and Daniel W. Farrar, or either of them, be empowered to call a meeting of the inhabitants of the said tow .. of Troy, for the purpose of choosing all necessary town officers, to continue in office until the annual meeting of said town for the choice of town officers, which shall forever be holden in the month of March, and the said Joshua Harrington and Daniel W. Farrar, or
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either of them, shall preside in said meeting until a Moderator be chosen to govern the same, which meeting shall be holden in the month of July, next, and shall be warned by posting up a notification at the meeting-house in said town of Troy, fifteen days prior to the day of holding the same.
"Provided however that all town officers residing within the limits of the said town of Troy, and chosen by the towns of Marlboro, Fitzwilliam, Swan- zey, or Richmond, shall continue in their respective offices during the time for which they were elected, with full power to execute the same; and provided further that all public taxes which the towns of Marlboro, Fitzwilliam, Swanzey, and Richmond shall or may be compelled to assess, before a new act for proportioning the public taxes among the several towns in this state shall pass, may be assessed, levied, and collected, by the proper officers of the towns of Marlboro, Fitzwilliam, Swanzey, and Richmond, upon the in- habitants of the town of Troy, in case the selectmen of the town of Troy neglect to assess, levy, and collect their proportion of public taxes, and pay the same seasonably into the treasuries of the towns of Marlboro, Fitzwilliam, Swanzey, and Richmond, in the way and manner as if this act had not passed, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding."
This act was passed by the house, June 17, 1815, by the senate June 19th, and was approved by the governor on the 23d.
As we have previously stated, the surface of Troy is very uneven and hilly, the highest point being the summit of Gap mountain, situated in the easterly part, and separated from Monadnock by a deep ravine. Almost every variety of soil is afforded, though the best is found in the easterly section, where are some well cultivated and productive farms. There are some extensive meadows, both in the easterly and westerly parts, while in the central are somne excellent intervale lands. The south branch of the Ashuelot passes through the center of the town. It rises from Rockwood pond, in Fitzwilliam, flows north, and in its course through Troy receives several tributaries, the first being Keith brook, near the south line of the town ; the second, Jackson brook, flows east, and discharges its waters into the pond. Ward brook, in the easterly part, drains the westerly slopes of the Monadnock and Gap mountains, and in its course towards the west, receives Bowker brook, and turning north enters the Branch. Brandy brook-so named from the color of its waters-rises in the southeastern part of Marlboro, and flowing southwest enters the Branch in this town. Marlboro brook, formed by two branches, one from Stone pond and the other from Meeting-house pond, in Marlboro, flows south and also enters the Branch in this town. On these streams are many excellent mill privileges. The greatest natural curiosity is probably the falls on Ward brook, located about half a mile from the village. Within the space of a few rods the water descends about two hundred feet, so that in times of high water a truly sublime spectacle is presented. Fine grades of granite are found in different localities, especially in the vicinity of the falls just mentioned. The eastern part of the town was originally covered with a heavy growth of maple, hemlock, and beech, while the intervales in the cen- tral part were covered with a heavy growth of elm, yellow and white pine, hemlock and birch. The highlands in the western part were covered with
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maple, red oak, and beech, while the swamps and low grounds were covered with alders, spruce, hemlock, and brown ash.
In 1880 Troy had a population of 796 souls. In 1884 the town had four school-districts, five common schools, and one graded school. Its six school- houses were valued, including furniture, etc., at $2,500.00. There were 138 pupils studying the common or primary branches, and forty-eight pursuing the higher branches, giving employment to one male teacher at an average monthly salary of $50.00 and five female teachers at an average monthly salary of $25.86 each. The entire revenue of the town for school purposes during the year was $1,207.43, while the entire expenditure was $1, 108.07, with Dr. M. T. Stone, superintendent.
TROY, a bright business-like post village located in the central part of the town, on the Cheshire railroad and on the Branch, is the only village in the township. It has, aside from its hundred or more residences, two churches
(TROY VILLAGE AND MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN, FROM S. M. FOLLANSBEE'S.
(Baptist and Congregational), two hotels, two stores, two primary and one grammar school, town-hall, masonic-hall, a blanket factory, pail and tub factory, box factory, fire-lighter manufactory, one shoe shop, wagon shop, tannery, a meat market, fire company, brick yard, and the Monadnock trout ponds.
The Troy Grammar school .- About 1861 Mr. E. P. Kimball established a private school here for teaching the higher branches, though for some reason he did not meet with success financially. After about a year, how- ever, Barrett Ripley took an interest in the enterprise, and it was continued along until 1876, when it was changed into a town grammar school. The town was re-districted at this time, and all pupils allowed admission to the grammar school upon passing a stipulated examination.
Troy Blanket Mills .- These mills, located on Mill street, at Troy village, were established by Thomas Goodall, in 1856, and were bought by the pres- ent company in 1865, which is composed of the following gentlemen : Henry
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Elliott, Royal H. Porter and Barrett Ripley, of Keene. The present firm originally did their manufacturing in the wooden building now occupied by O. C. Whitcomb as a box factory. In 1869-70 they erected their present brick factory building, 40x100 feet. In 1877 they added a French roof, and in 1880 an additional forty feet, so that the building now is 40X140 feet, three stories in height, while they have also their offices, machine shop, pickers, sewing-room and store houses in detached buildings. Their machinery con- sists of ten sets of cards with other appliances to correspond, operated by both steam and water-power. They are protected against fire by a steam fire pump, a Humphrey rotary pump and automatic sprinklers. The firm employs. 120 hands, and manufactures 500 square and shaped horse blankets per day. They also own a fine water-privilege in the northern part of the town, where most of their "picking" is done.
E. Buttrick & Co.'s pail and tub factory, located south of the river at Troy village, was established by Mr. Buttrick and O. Hawkins in 1844, ad- mitting Solomon Goddard as partner. Mr. Hawkins subsequently withdrew and Mr. Goddard remained until his death. In January 1866, Mr. Buttrick admitted into partnership his son-in-law, Asa C. Dort. They manufacture from 600 to 800 pails and 125 tubs per day, employing twenty-five men. Their works were destoyed by fire June 29, 1877, and were immediately rebuilt, so that manufacturing was begun again in the following August.
Ripley's shoddy mill, located in the northern part of the town, on the Branch, was built in 1880, while he has another mill built here about twenty years ago, both of which manufacture shoddy for the Troy Blanket Com- pany.
C. D. Farrar's tub and pail factory, on road 7, was built by Amos Sibley for a peg factory, and was purchased by David W. Farrar in 1860, who- converted it into a tub factory, and conducted the business several years. He died October 9, 1882. His son, C. D. Farrar, engaged in the business in March, 1873. He manufactures 75,000 pails, and from 50,000 to 75,000 buckets per year, employing eighteen hands. He is also a wholesale dealer in all kinds of wooden-ware.
W. Y. & R. M. Silsby's tannery, located at Troy village, was built by Col. Lyman Wright, about 1820. In the spring of 1869 it came into the possession of the present firm, who remodeled the establishment, added a. steam heating apparatus and an office, so that they now have facilites for tan- ning 300 hides per week, and finishing them for "upper " leather. They employ eighteen hands, ands ue from 700 to 800 cords of bark per year.
Winthrop Knight's grist-mill and wheelwright shop, on road 6, was origin- ally built by him, in 1839, for a sash and blind factory. In 1867 he put in the grist-mill and does wheelwright and machinist work.
O. C. Whitcomb's box factory, at Troy village, was established in 1882, the building formerly having been used as a woolen-mill, by Thomas Goodall. Mr. Whitcomb manufactures all kinds of lock corner packing boxes, turning
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out about $500.00 worth per week, and also does custom sawing, employing twenty-five hands, with W. J. Boyden, foreman.
Webster Corey's shingle and cider-mill and pail-handle shop, located on road 2, was built by him in 1872. He has facilities for 5,000 shingles and 10,000 pail-handles per day, and manufactures 160 barrels of cider per sea- son.
Charles A. Farrar's fire-lighter and Red Star cleaning powder works are located at Troy village. The building he occupies was built by Harvey Blanding, in 1844.
Ezekiel Haskell's saw-mill, on West hill stream, was built by D. M. Far- rar about 1863, and was taken by Mr. Haskell in 1882. He does custom sawing and manufactures shingles.
Joseph Pippins's carriage shop, at Troy village, was established by him in 1884. He manufactures carriages, wagons and sleighs, and does a general repair business.
The Monadnock Trout Ponds, owned by George A. Starkey, were estab- , lished by him about twelve years ago. The hatching is done in a building 20 X 36 feet, while his twenty-six feeding vats are located in a building 20 x 180 feet. He hatches about 1,000,000 trout per year.
As Troy was for so many years a part of what are now its neighboring towns, to the history of these towns must we look for sketches relative to its history. For this reason our remarks on this point are brief, referring the reader to the sketches of the other towns, viz. : Marlboro, Fitzwilliam, Swanzey and Richmond. The first settler to locate upon the territory now included within the limits of Troy, however, was William Baker, from Westborough, Mass., who came here in 1761, locating in a part of what was then Monadnock No. 5, or Marlboro, now the northwestern part of Troy. He remained only a short time this time, however, simply long enough to select a location for his future home. The following year he returned, with provisions enough to last him a limited time, and commenced a clearing ; but neither in this nor in the following year did he make any considerable pro- gress. In 1764 he again returned, and spent several weeks, during which time he enlarged his clearing, erected a log house and made the necessary arrangements for moving his family thither. Early in the autumn, having returned to Westborough, he made his final preparations for removing to his new home, and with his wife and five children set out on his journey with an ox team, arriving, after much toil and many slight accidents, at the end of their journey on the 17th day of September, 1764, the first family to settle in Monadnock No. 5. In 1770, after a road had been built by his residence, he opened a public house, which he kept some eight or ten years, the first in the town.
In 1767 a large number of individuals came to Marlboro and Fitzwilliam, purchased land and made preparations for taking up their abode here. The following year no less than eleven individuals and some of them with their
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families, settled on land now included within the limits of Troy, among whom may be mentioned the following : Thomas Talman, Phineas Farrar, Rich- ard Roberts, James Brewer, John Farrar, Caleb Winch, Jonathan Shaw, Josiah Harrington, David Wheeler, Joseph Tiffany and Ezekiel Mixer. From this time down to 1780, a period of twelve years, emigration was slow, owing, no doubt, to the war. But during this time the following named began set- tlements : Benjamin Talman, Jacob Newell, Moses Kenney, Henry Morse, Daniel Lawrence, Daniel Cutting, Joseph Cutting, Reuben Ward, Ichobod Shaw, Peter Starkey, Jonathan Lawrence, Joshua Harrington, Duncan Came- ron, John Bruce, Thomas Clark, Agabus Bishop, Abner Haskell, Joseph For- ristall, John Godding, Alexander Parkman, Joseph Nurse, and Daniel Farrar.
The first grist-mill was built by Thomas Talman, in 1769, where O. C. Whitcomb's box factory now stands, and near it he also built a saw-mill, a few years later. After he had gotten his saw-mill into operation, and had time to. prepare lumber, he built a frame dwelling, which he opened as a tavern, and which is still standing, the oldest house in the town, though it has been moved from its original site and been subjected to extensive repairs. The first tan- nery was built by Jason Winch, about 1782 or '83. The first physician was- Dr. Justus Perry, of Marlboro, who came here in 1796. Luther Chapman, who came here, from Fitzwilliam, in 1836, was the first lawyer in town. The first death was probably that of a child of Jonathan Shaw, in 1772, who was buried on a swell of land near Mr. Shaw's dwelling, the first interment the first burial-ground.
Among those who entered the Revolutionary army from this town were the following : Benjamin Tolman, Jacob Newell, Jr., Ezekiel Mixer, Pearson Newell, James Brewer, Caleb Winch, John Farrar, Jr., and Peter Starkey. During the late war the town furnished eighty-two men, of whom the follow- ing enlisted between April 1, 1861, and October, 1862 : Joseph F. Capron, Oren S. Adams, Robert Wheeler, Samuel M. Thompson, Silas S. Stickney, Charles H. Streeter, John Amidon, Nelson Haskell, Ezekiel Haskell, Hough- ton Lawrence, Center H. Lawrence, Frederick Cutler, Patrick McCaffrey,. Edward Harvey, George Derby, Robert Cosgrove, Frank Pierce, Henry Amidon, James Amidon, Lemuel W. Brown, Albert G. Roby, James Kava- naugh, Lorenzo B. Tolman, William H. Tenney, Frederick Long, Henry T. Smith, Frederick Lawrence and David Fisk ; in 1863, for three years, Jesse- Hiscock, Lyman Spooner, John Mahoney, Peter Moore, John Johnson, John Douglass, Charles Anderson, John Collins, John Daniels, Evan Crook, George· W. Clark. David L. Barnard, Charles Long, William Barnes, Charles H. Bassett, Sidney E. Tolman, Edward F. Fuller, Simeon Merrifield, Jr., Frank Shattuck, Frank Burns, Frank Laraby, Daniel Harris and Curtis A. Whitte- more ; for nine months, Lorenzo Dexter, John Long, Patrick Shahan, Joseph H. Hill, and Francis S. Piper ; in 1864, for one year, Nelson E. Haskell,. Robert M. Silsby, Albert Cobb, George W. Tupper, George H. Kinsman,
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Jonas R. Foster, George J. Ripley, Joel Holt, 2d, John H. Burrill, Orin S. Adams (re-enlisted), Danvers C. Fassett and Frank E. Amidon ; in 1865, for one year, Samuel M. Thompson (re-enlisted), Sidney B. Brown, Lucius H. Clem- ent, Ezekiel Haskell (re-enlisted), and Frank Pierce (re-enlisted). The sub- stitutes were as follows :-
Thomas Bruce, for Nathan Carter ; George Wallace, for Alvah S. Clark ; Daniel Smith, for H. W. Farrar ; Ernest Beard, for Thomas Goodall ; Allen McLeod, for F. B. Forristall ; Francis Page, for William G. Silsby; George Harris, for Leonard Wright ; John Eisentrant, for Daniel P. Thompson.
The town furnished, in bounties, $15,613.00, and in aid to soldier's fami- lies, $3,797.37, making a total of $ 19,310.37.
Thomas Tolman came from Attleboro, Mass., about 1767, and settled where Warren Brown now resides. He built the Monadnock Hotel, which was first made of logs, and, though since built over, some of the original timber still remains. His brother came soon after and settled where Frank Lovering lives, near Marlboro Depot. He afterwards bought 500 acres of land on the north side of the Ashuelot river, in Marlboro, at one dollar per acre. He was succeeded by his son Daniel, and the place was owned by the family more than one hundred years. Thomas, son of Thomas and grandson of Joseph, was born near Marlboro Depot, and went to Boston in 1830. He there engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1867, when he had a stroke of paralysis and was obliged to quit business. He came to Troy in 1872, and bought the farm now owned by Thomas Mitchell, which he occupied about ten years. He then went to Fitchburg, Mass., and is in the commission busi- ness, general agent for Davis, Bennett & Jones, of that place.
Peter Starkey came here from Massachusetts, about a hundred years ago, and, owning most of the land where the village now is located, he first settled thereon. On account of frost, however he moved to the West Hill. His son Luna was born here, where he lived until his death, in 1850, aged fifty-two .. Of his family of eight sons and two daughters, Ira G. resides on road 11, and Alanson on North Main street. Calvin, son of Peter, was sheriff several years.
Elijah Bemis, a native of this town, died here in 1852, aged forty-nine years. His son Edmund, also born here, has been a selectman twenty years was town representative in 1865-66, and has held the office of justice of the peace since 1866.
Jonathan H. Holt came here, from Holden, Mass., when but two years of age. He was selectman several years, town representative in 1852-53, and died here July 2, 1881, aged seventy six years and four months. He married Miriam Bartlett, of Berlin, Mass., who bore him six children, as follows : Jotham N., of New York city, Levi B., of California, Joel, of Kansas, Ed- win F., of California, Ellen, wife of Charles Lewis, of Kansas, and Sarah D. who lives at home with her mother.
Stephen Harris, born in Richmond in 1791, married Patty, daughter of
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Daniel Ball, in March, 1816. In 1819 he moved to Troy and remained one year, when he moved to Swanzey, residing there till 1838. He then returned to Troy and bought the farm now owned by Reuben Gibson. His wife died in 1852, and he married, for his seecond wife, Sally Whitcomb. His death occurred about 1860, aged seventy years. His son William, a native of Swanzey, came here with his parents in 1838, and married Sarah E: Fife of Troy.
Preston Wheeler, a native of Westmoreland, married Sarah Page, of Litch- field, N. H., who lived to the advanced age of ninety-one years. John, son of Preston, and the adopted son of Luke Harris, of Troy, was born in West- moreland, N. H. He married twice, first, Roxana Clark, of Clarendon, Vt., and second, Sarah L. Goddard, of Worcester, Mass .. the latter in 1841. He has worked in Buttrick & Dort's pail manufactory, and near there since the age of thirteen. He is now in his seventy-first year.
Thomas Wright married Sally Coane, a native of Truro, Mass., and located in Jaffrey in 1824. In 1827 he came to Troy, remaining one year, and after living in various parts of the county, returned here about 1830, where he died in May, 1876, in his eightieth year. His widow still resides in town. His daughter Mary, a native of this town, married Alanson Starkey.
James Capron, born in Winchester, N. H., in 18c8, went to Keene when eighteen years of age, where he remained twelve years. He came to Troy in 1845, was a shoemaker fifty-six years, and occupied the shop where his son Joseph F. now is thirty-six years. He died here January 7, 1882, aged seventy-four years, eight months and twenty-four days. Joseph F. Capron, born in Keene, June 9, 1837, came to Troy February 8, 1845, and is also a shoemaker.
George P. Ward, a native of Ashburnham, Mass., enlisted in Co. F, 14th N. H. Vols., August 7, 1862, was detailed for duty in the regimental band, and was with them until 1864. ' He was then detailed as private orderly on Gen. C. Grover's staff, where he remained until July, 1865. He was wounded five times at the battle of Winchester in 1864. He is a reporter for several newspapers.
Elias D. Elliot was born in Mason, N. H., where he lived until twenty- three years of age, when he bought a farm in Stoddard. He has since lived there and in Marlow. His son Walter, a native of Stoddard, went to Massa- chusetts at the age of sixteen, from there to Aistead, N. H., and in 1870 came to this town, where he still resides, a farmer, on road 4.
Martin Rockwood was either born in Fitzwilliam or came there with his parents when a child, as his father was one of the first settlers. He died December 19, 1819. Mary M., daughter of Martin, and a native of Fitz- william, married Levi Whittemore, Jr., who was a stone cutter and farmer. He died here in February, 1864, at the age of forty-eight years. Martin Rockwood was a woolen manufacturer, doing the work by hand, and carried his cloth to Boston markets. His father, Samuel, was a native of Maine, and came to Fitzwilliam from Hollis, Mass.
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Melvin T. Stone was born in Webster, formerly Boscawen, N. H., July 28, 1854. He studied at the New Hampton Institute, graduated from Dart- mouth medical college in 1879, and spent several months in a hospital in England. He came to Troy in 1880, practicing his profession, and married Cora M., daughter of Charles W. Whitney, January 26, 1882. He has been superintendent of schools since 1882.
Daniel Lawrence, a native of Weston, Mass., came to Monadnock No. 5, in 1773, bought a lot of land, and built a log house. He then returned to Massachusetts, entered the army, assisting in the fortification of Bunker Hill, and fought in the battle which followed. After eight months service he re- ceived an honorable discharge, and returned to Weston. In 1776, with his wife Elizabeth (Graves) and one child, he came and took possession of his log house. He reared a family of five children. His brother Jonathan, who married a Miss Moore, of Sudbury, came here in 1777: Jonathan, Jr., one of his ten children married Dorothy Cutting. who bore him seven children, of whom Sophronia, the third child, and Gregory, the youngest, are now living in Troy. The latter married Emily, daughter of Capt. Lemuel Brown, in 1843, and has two children, Alfred G., and Harriet R. The former was born in 1849, and is now a member of the board of selectmen. Harriet R. married C. M. Bar- nard. Joseph E. Lawrence, son of William, has been a farmer most of his life, and resides in the northwestern corner of Troy. He married Harriet E., daughter of Issac Fuller, and has one child, Eva H.
Hezekiah Hodgkins, a native of New Ipswich and a soldier of the Revo- lution, came to this town and bought the farm now owned by Edmund Bemis, in 1803. Previous to this, in 1788, he lived in Marlboro a few years, near the middle of the town. He was a cabinet maker and built his house, also a saw and grist-mill, near where Edward Bemis now lives. He married Lydia Cummings and reared a family of eleven children, of whom Pelatiah. Aaron and Sarah married and spent their lives in Troy. Pelatiah, born in 1784, was the third child, married Mehitable Adams, of Jaffrey, who bore him five children, only one of whom is living. Augustus, son of Pelatiah, was born in Troy, June 29, 1820, has always been a farmer, and married Hannah J. Rosebrook, January 7, 1857, who died Jaunary 7, 1882. He married for his second wife Mrs. Elvira E. (Gline) Leavitt. He has been a member of the board of selectmen for ten years, including the active period of the civil war. He was town representative in 1869-'70, served as town clerk three years, and has held other offices.
Thomas Clark, a soldier of the Revolution, came to Troy, from Attleboro, Mass., more than a hundred years ago, was one of the first settlers, and died here at the age of sixty-seven years. His son Thomas was born in town, where he died in October, 1856, aged seventy-seven years. Dea. Alva S. Clark, son of Thomas, Jr., was born in Troy, in 1824, has been a farmer, and married Sarepta Brooks, of Framingham, Mass., in 1850. He reared a family of twelve childen, only one of whom, Sarah E., is now living. He has
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been a firm supporter and a deacon of the Baptist church about twenty-five- years. He has been selectman three years and tax collector six years. An older brother, Fuller, resides in Marlboro, being over eighty years of age, and Luke C., another brother lives in Troy.
Edward P. Kimball, a son of Colonel Retyre Kimball, was born at Hills- boro, N. H., February 23, 1819. He married Mary A., daughter of Cyrus Fairbanks. July 9, 1844, having settled in Troy in 1836, and engaged in hat making with Benjamin T. Grosvenor. In 1848 he bought of David W. Far- rar the store built a few years previous by S. G. Whitney, and continued busi- ness as a merchant, having commenced in 1842. He was postmaster under the administration of Presidents Pierce and Buchanan, was high sheriff of Cheshire county in 1874-'75, and has been deputy sheriff since 1842, and justice of the peace for many years. He kept a livery stable forty years, served six years' apprenticeship to Grosvenor at the munificent salary of thirty dollars per year, has been engaged in mercantile business since 1842, and in 1874 two of his sons, Charles E. and George F., who had been in business with him, went to Sanford, Maine, and opened a store. George F. died April 26, 1881, and Charles E. still continues the business there. The youngest son, Warren W., is engaged in the store at Troy. Mr. Kimball has done much to build up Troy, both in the erection of dwellings and in aiding the various industries which have been located here.
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