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1821. John Pendexter, Jr. Jonathan Tasker, Samuel Willey, selectmen ; Stephen Meserve, clerk. For revision of constitution, 4 votes ; against, 56. 1822. Stephen Meserve, Jonathan Tasker, John Pendexter, Jr, select- men ; Ezra H. Meserve, clerk. The inhabitants of Hardscrabble to form a new school district. 1823. Stephen Meserve, John Pendexter, Jr, Obed Hall, selectmen ; Ezra H. Meserve, clerk. Voted to raise $200 to repair Union bridge, erect toll house and gate. 1824. John Pendexter, Jr. Stephen Meserve, Elias Hall, selectmen ; Ezra H. Meserve, clerk. Elias Hall chosen toll-taker on Union bridge. The Democratic ticket for members of congress had 36 votes ; the opposition, 6. 1825. John Pendexter, Jr, Stephen Meserve, Jonathan Tasker, selectmen : Ezra H. Meserve, clerk. David L. Morrill had 96 votes for governor. 1826. Stephen Meserve, John Pendexter, Jr. Jonathan Tasker, selectmen ; E. H. Meserve, clerk. David L. Morrill had 41 votes for governor, to Benjamin Pierce, 45. The toll-bridge is carried away by the heavy freshet that caused the Willey disaster, and Charles Hall contracts to rebuild it. 1827. Stephen Meserve, Jonas Tasker, Isaac Stanton. selectmen : E. H. Meserve, clerk. 1828. Stephen Meserve, James Kilgore, Benjamin
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Pitman, selectmen ; Ezra H. Meserve, clerk. Elias Hall chosen prudential committee for school district No. 2; Jonathan Tasker, No. 3; Joseph F. Densmore, No. 4; Job Eastman, No. 5; John Pendexter, Jr, for No. 1. At the November election, the ticket for electors of President headed by John Harvey had 85 votes, that by George Sullivan, 10. 1829. Robert P. Hodgson, representative for Bartlett, Adams, and Hart's Location. John Pen- dexter, Jr, Timothy W. George, William Stilphen, selectmen ; Ezra H. Meserve, clerk. 1830. William Stilphen, Timothy W. George, John Pendexter, Jr, selectmen ; Ezra H. Meserve, clerk. Matthew Harvey has 87 votes for gov- ernor, to Timothy Upham, 6. Voted to raise $500 for a road commencing near William Stilphen's and passing near Goodrich mills to Jackson line. George P. Meserve representative for Bartlett, Jackson, and Hart's Location.
1831. William Stilphen, Stephen Meserve, Timothy W. George, select- men ; John P. Pitman, clerk. Samuel Dinsmore has 87 votes for governor ; Ichabod Bartlett, 7 votes. Samuel C. Webster, 47 votes for councillor ; John Pendexter, Jr, 51. The Democratic ticket for members of congress receives 84 votes, the Whig ticket 4. March meeting. The selectmen, town clerk, and Jonathan Meserve, 2d, chosen directors of Union bridge. John Pendexter, Jr, chosen agent to look after the town's lands in Jackson, one half the income to go for the support of schools, one half to that of the gospel. May 25. Voted that the inhabitants on the north side of the Saco west from Daniel Rogers form a school district. 1832. Stephen Meserve, Timothy W. George, Eben- ezer Tasker, selectmen; John P. Pitman, clerk. Samuel Dinsmore has 97 out of 99 votes cast for governor. March 13. Voted to raise $200 to build Alice
River bridge ; that practising physicians and surgeons have liberty to pass the toll-bridge free. November 5. Ticket for electors of President headed by Benjamin Pierce has 101 votes; that headed by Langley Boardman, 10. 1833. John Pendexter, Jr, Elias M. Hall, Samuel Pendexter, selectmen ; John P. Pitman, clerk. Samuel C. Dinsmoor has 105 votes -all cast for governor. Ninety-nine votes against revision of the constitution. Selectmen authorized to survey the west line of the town. 1834. John P. Pitman, Samuel Pendex- ter, Elias M. Hall, selectmen ; Samuel P. Meserve, clerk ; George Pendexter, representative. March 12. Voted $200 for town expenses. The literary fund to be equally divided between the support of schools and the gospel. 1835. Joseph Pitman, Timothy W. George, James Kilgore, selectmen; Samuel P. Meserve, clerk; Ezra W. Meserve, representative. March 10. Ministers of the gospel to pass the toll-bridge free. 1836. Joseph Pitman, James Kilgore, Jr, Elias M. Hall, selectmen ; George Pitman, clerk ; Ezra H. Meserve, repre- sentative. November 7. Voted not to grant an appropriation for an insane hospital by 65 votes to 5. 1837. George Pitman, Levi Chubbuck, Elisha Stokes, selectmen ; George Pitman, clerk; Samuel P. Meserve, representative. " The Democratic candidates for congressmen receive 100 votes each, and are
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elected." March 14. Voted that Ephraim Cobb petition the legislature to erect a toll-bridge near his house, and to prevent people fording the river near the bridge. 1838. Levi Chubbuck, Ebenezer Tasker, Alpheus Bean, select- men ; George Pitman, clerk ; Samuel P. Meserve, representative. School districts (five) formed and bounded. 1839. John P. Pitman, Elisha Stokes, Fry H. Eastman, selectmen ; George Pitman, clerk ; Samuel P. Meserve, repre- sentative. John Page has 123 votes for governor. At the March meeting the selectmen were authorized to hire $300 to build the bridge and road advised by a committee, also to petition the legislature to extend the charter of the toll- bridge. 1840. Levi Chubbuck, Ebenezer Tasker, Joseph Thompson, Jr, select- men ; George Pitman, clerk : Joseph Pitman, representative. The March meeting voted to receive the interest of the surplus, and to divide it equally between the polls and taxable widows.
1841. Levi Chubbuck, Hazen Pitman, Jonathan Hall, selectmen ; George Pitman, clerk; Joseph Pitman, representative. 1842. James Kilgore, Hazen Pitman, Jonathan Hall, selectmen; George Pitman, clerk ; Elisha Stokes, representative. Voted $350 town expenses. Eighty-six votes for, 5 against, revision of the constitution. 1843. Hazen Pitman, Charles French, Isaac Meserve, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; Elisha Stokes, representative. Stephen Meserve chosen agent to establish line between Bartlett and Chatham. 1844. George Pitman, Ebenezer Tasker, Cornelius Stilphen, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; John P. Pitman, representative. At the March meeting voted to memorialize the legislature against the petition of the Iron Mountain Manufacturing Company, asking to be annexed to the town of Jackson, also against making the toll-bridge a free one. November 4. Voted in favor of the abolishment of capital punishment, 38; against it, 85; also in favor of revision of constitution by 80 to 40. 1845. George Pitman, George K. Ran- dall, Charles French, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; John P. Pitman, representative. September 23. Voted to suspend taking toll on Bartlett toll- bridge until otherwise ordered. 1846. George Pitman, George K. Randall, John P. Pitman, seleetmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; John D. Thompson. representative. Raised $600 for town expenses. September 5. Voted to accept the road laid out on the west side of the Saco, and chose Joseph Pitman agent to let out the building of it in small jobs ; also voted to ask an appropria- tion from the county (Coos) to build it. 1847. George W. M. Pitman, Reuben Wyman, Ebenezer Tasker, selectmen; John D. Thompson, clerk ; John D. Thompson, representative. 1848. G. W. M. Pitman, Reuben Wyman, Nicholas Stillings, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; John D. Thompson, representative. Voted $800 town's expenses; also, to petition the legislature to ascertain and define the boundaries of the town. The Democrat ticket for President has 121 votes, the Whig 3, Freesoil 2. 1849. G. W. M. Pitman, Moses K. Stokes. James Wentworth, selectmen; John D. Thompson,
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clerk; Ebenezer Tasker, representative. April 12. Voted to build a bridge near where the Goodrich bridge stood, to raise $400 for this purpose, and chose James Kilgore, Reuben Wyman, and Samuel Pendexter building committee. May 7. Changed its location to one near Sinclair's mills. October 8. Chose G. W. M. Pitman delegate to constitutional convention. 1850. G. W. M. Pitman, Moses K. Stokes, James Wentworth, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; Ebenezer Tasker, representative. One hundred and fifty votes for, to fifteen against, a revision of the constitution.
1851. Samuel P. Meserve, Nicholas T. Stillings, Joseph Thompson, Jr, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk : Cornelius Stilphen, representative. 1852. Samuel P. Meserve, Joseph B. Trickey, Joseph Pitman, Jr, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; Cornelius Stilphen, representative. Raised $1,200 for town's purposes. The town redistricted for schooling. November 2. Voted 103 to 13 in favor of annexation to Carroll county. 1853. Samuel P. Meserve, Joseph B. Trickey, Joseph Pitman, Jr, selectmen ; John D. Thomp- son, clerk ; G. W. M. Pitman, representative. Noah Martin 140 votes for governor to James Bell 10. 1854. Samuel P. Meserve, Joseph Pitman, Jr, Reuben Emery, selectmen ; Cornelius Stilphen, clerk ; G. W. M. Pitman, repre- sentative. $1,199 raised for expenses. 1855. Joseph Pitman, Jr, Samuel W. Merrill, Nicholas T. Stillings, selectmen : John D. Thompson, clerk ; G. W. M. Pitman, representative. 1856. Samuel P. Meserve, Edwin K. Chubbuck, Daniel D. Carlton, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; G. W. M. Pitman, representative. 1857. Joseph Pitman, Jr, Edwin K. Chubbuck, Nicholas T. Stillings, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; G. W. M. Pitman, representa- tive. Voted to build a covered bridge across Ellis river at an expense of $700. 1858. Samuel P. Meserve, Ebenezer Tasker, Jr, Daniel D. Carlton, selectmen ; Benjamin W. Wyman, clerk : John P. Pitman, representative. Voted $1,200 town expenses ; also, 76 votes to none against altering the constitution. 1859. Samuel P. Meserve, Daniel D. Carlton, Ebenezer Tasker, selectmen ; Benjamin W. Wyman, clerk ; G. W. M. Pitman, representative. Voted to have town reports printed. 1860. Jonathan M. Pitman, Daniel D. Carlton, Frank George, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; Elias M. Hall, representative. The selectmen were made a committee to investigate the affairs of the town from 1850 to 1860. Democratic presidential ticket has 120 votes, Repub- lican 43.
1861. Jonathan M. Pitman, Franklin George, John E. Pitman, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; Elias M. Hall, representative. 1862. John E. Pitman, Mark W. Pierce, Eben T. Rogers, selectmen : John D. Thompson, clerk ; Nicholas T. Stillings, representative. Voted that the selectmen render aid to the families of volunteers ; also, in favor of purchasing a county farm and building a jail thereupon. Loanmi B. Dame and Frank George appointed recruiting officers. September 15. Voted to pay $100 bounty to volunteers
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under present and previous calls for troops, and chose Samuel Pendexter agent to hire the money and pay the men. October 6. Voted to confirm previous action. 1863. John E. Pitman, Mark W. Pierce, Eben T. Rogers, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; G. W. M. Pitman, representative. At March meeting voted to raise $1,000 for town debts ; 76 votes for, none against, revision of state constitution ; to raise $500 to aid families of volunteers. December 11. Voted to raise $4,000 to procure men to fill the quota of the town for soldiers, and chose N. T. Stillings assistant agent with the selectmen and enlisting officer. 1864. John P. Pitman, Ebenezer Tasker, Jr, Silas M. Pendexter, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; G. W. M. Pitman, representative. Voted to raise $3,500 to pay town debts and obliga- tions ; $500 for aid to families of volunteers. October 6. Voted to raise $6,000 to fill the quota of Bartlett in the last call for soldiers, and to pay each enrolled man who may enlist or put in a substitute for three years $300, and advance the state bounty. G. W. M. Pitman chosen agent to act with the selectmen in this matter. November 8. Voted 104 to 7 against revising constitution. The Democratic electors for President received 122 votes, the Republican 28. Voted 66 against, to 1 in favor of, buying a county farm. 1865. G. W. M. Pitman, Silas M. Pendexter, Levi S. Rogers, select- men ; John D. Thompson, clerk; G. W. M. Pitman, representative. Voted to raise $3,000 to pay town debts, $500 for state aid, and to pay $300 bounty to any enrolled man of the town who may enlist or send a substitute. The selectmen were authorized to look after the surplus of soldiers furnished by the town. February 25. Voted " to pay $100 bounty for one year men, $200 for two years' men, $300 for three years' men who enlist." 1866. G. W. M. Pitman, Levi S. Rogers, Henry T. Eastman, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; Jonathan M. Pitman, representative. Voted to raise $3,500 to pay town charges and debts. 1867. G. W. M. Pitman, Henry T. Eastman, Isaac Meserve, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; Jonathan M. Pitman, representative. John G. Sinclair has 129 votes for governor, Walter Harriman 26, John F. Eastman 1. $3,500 raised for town expenses and town debts; voted against making all paupers county paupers. 1868. G. W. M. Pitman, Nicholas T. Stillings, Albert Pitman, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; G. W. M. Pitman, representative. Voted at March meeting 75 to 6 in favor of petitioning Congress to tax all bonds of the United States. Instructed the selectmen to set up guide-boards. November 3. Democratic electors for President receive 117 votes, Republican ones 26 votes. Voted not to raise any money to relieve men who paid commutation money in the war. 1869. G. W. M. Pitman, Nicholas T. Stillings, Albert Pitman, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk; G. W. M. Pitman, representative. John Bedel 115 votes for governor to Onslow Stearns 24. This year, as many times before, voted to " pass over " the article to build a town-house. October 9. Voted against
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the establishment of a state police ; also, that the inhabitants turn out and build the bridges. 1870. G. W. M. Pitman, Franklin George, John D. Thompson, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; Daniel D. Carlton, repre- sentative. $1,200 to pay town charges, two dollars on the poll and other property for highways and bridges. Voted unanimously against a revision of the constitution.
1871. G. W. M. Pitman, John D. Thompson, Arthur L. Meserve, selectmen ; John D. Thompson. clerk ; Mark W. Pierce, representative. The town refuses to aid the Portland & Ogdensburgh railroad. 1872. G. W. M. Pitman, John D. Thompson, Arthur L. Meserve, selectmen ; John D. Thomp- son, clerk ; Mark W. Pierce, representative. Again voted not to build a town-house. Democratic electors for President have 81 votes to the Republi- can ones 26. 1873. G. W. M. Pitman, Lloyd L. Hall, James R. Wentworth, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; Arthur L. Meserve, representative. Voted to raise $600 to build a bridge across East Branch. 1874. G. W. M. Pitman, Frank George, Benjamin W. Wyman, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk; Arthur L. Meserve, representative. Town refused to abolish the district system of schools. 1875. G. W. M. Pitman, Frank George, Benja- min W. Wyman, selectmen : John D. Thompson, clerk ; Joseph Pitman, Jr, representative. Voted to build a town-house and to take as much of the state bonds as it will require to build it and purchase a location. The seleet- men instructed to locate and build the house. 1876. G. W. M. Pitman, Benjamin W. Wyman, John D. Thompson, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk ; Joseph Pitman, Benjamin F. Stillings, representatives. Daniel Marcy has 163 votes for governor to Person C. Cheney 60. Voted that Lower Bartlett have railroad facilities and that the selectmen notify the company. Republican electors for President have 57 votes to the Democratic ones 178. G. W. M. Pitman and Frank George chosen delegates to the constitutional convention. 1877. G. W. M. Pitman, Arthur L. Meserve, Eben T. Rogers, selectmen ; John D. Thompson, clerk; Benjamin F. Stillings, Cyrus A. Tasker, representatives. September 8. Voted to build a bridge across Ellis river near the town-house, and to raise $2,000 for that purpose. October 6. Confirmed above votes and adopted ordinances regulating travel. 1878. Arthur L. Meserve, John B. Southard, Charles C. Pendexter, selectmen : John D. Thompson, clerk ; Cyrus A. Tasker, Frank George, representatives. Raised $2,600 to complete Ellis river bridge. November 5. Frank George elected representative. December 28. The selectmen are authorized to lay out a new highway beginning where the covered bridge crosses the Saco river and running around by the Luey bridge and across and down Rocky branch to the White Mountain road, etc., and five thousand dollars appro- priated to build it. 1879. Arthur L. Meserve, John B. Southard, Charles C. Pendexter, selectmen : Joel F. Robinson, clerk ; Joseph Pitman, superin-
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tending school committee. Voted $2,000 to pay town expenses and to exempt all money loaned the town from taxation. 1880. Arthur L. Meserve, Benja- min W. Wyman, Charles W. Nute, selectmen ; Joel F. Robinson, clerk ; John Eastman, representative. Voted to raise $3,000 for town expenses and apply on debt. Republican electors for President have 84 votes, the Democratic ones 175.
1881. Benjamin W. Wyman, Charles W. Nute, Charles F. Buffum, select- men ; John R. Gillis, clerk. 1882. Charles W. Nute, Charles F. Buffum, William D. Tasker, selectmen ; John R. Gillis, clerk : Eben P. Garland, representative. Voted to raise $2,000 to pay town expenses; the selectmen instructed to build a bridge across the East branch near the East Branch House, said bridge to be covered or of iron. 1883. George W. M. Pitman, Walter A. Pitman, Austin L. Stillings, selectmen ; Alvah W. Burnell, clerk : Joseph Pitman, fish and game warden. Voted that the people of Lower Bartlett have a railroad station. 1884. Joseph Pitman, Austin L. Stillings. Henry M. Rideout, selectmen : Alvah W. Burnell, clerk. Joseph Pitman. representative. Republican electors for President had 83 votes, the Demo- cratie ones 143. 1885. Frank George, Albert Pitman, Stephen B. Eastman, selectmen : Alvah W. Burnell, clerk. Voted $1,000 each for town uses and town debts. 1886. G. W. M. Pitman, Perley N. Watson, William D. Tasker, selectmen ; Alvah W. Burnell, clerk ; Walter Pitman, repre- sentative. The treasurer was directed to settle with delinquent collectors. Voted $1,000 each for town uses and debts. Thomas Cogswell had 141 votes for governor to Charles H. Sawyer 59. 1887. Perley N. Watson, Joseph Pitman, John W. Chandler, selectmen ; Alvali W. Burnell, clerk. July 9. Voted to hire $5,000 to build the bridge at the Rogers place. 1888. G. W. M. Pitman, John O. Cobb, Mark W. Pierce, selectmen ; Alvah W. Burnell, clerk : Walter Pitman, representative. G. W. M. Pitman, delegate to constitutional convention. Charles H. Amsden has 159 votes for governor : David H. Goodell, 85 votes : Edgar L. Carr, 3 votes. 1889. Joseph Pitman, Benjamin D. Eastman, Clarence H. George, selectmen ; Alvah W. Burnell, clerk.
Civil War. - Under the calls for soldiers in 1861 and 1862, Bartlett sent Charles A. Burbank, Nelson Shephard, Stephen Emery, Daniel Emery. Joseph Mead, Willis W. Mead, Henry Kenison, Phineas Parker, Andrew Parker. John C. Parker. Jonathan Mead, Levi P. G. Moulton, Cyrus F. Stanton, Eldon Eastman, Adams H. Eastman, Chauncey Eastman, Albert Eastman, Osborn Drown, Nathaniel E. Nicholson, George Hayes, Leander Nute. George P. Dinsmore, Lewis Abbott, John D. Babb, George W. Littlefield. Reuben Emery, Alpha M. Hall, Albion C. Goodrich, William Parker, John W. Philbrick, John W. Hill, George Weeks, Albert Emery, James Nute, Nathaniel Scribner, John M. Dearborn, George Abbott, John W.
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Sherburne, Elias M. Hall, Alpheus Littlefield, Charles C. Hall, John Keni- son, Benjamin C. Garland, George W. Chandler-46. Of these John W. Sherburne and George Weeks were not credited to the town, and although $100 bounty was paid to both Leander Nute and Elias M. Hall the town did not receive credit for them. Under the calls of 1863 and 1864, commu- tations were paid by these drafted citizens of the town : John Pendexter, Stephen L. Carlton, Charles J. Thompson, Timothy M. Eastman, Albert . Pitman, Merrill Wyman, Loammi B. Dame, Benjamin D. Eastman, Alfred Eastman, Amos Stanton, Cornelius Stilphen, Charles Allen, and these were received in lieu of service - 12. Volunteer substitutes purchased in 1863 and 1864 were George Love, James Bly, William D. Wyman, John C. Wentworth, Ira R. Gould, Edward Boucher, George A. Lewis, Daniel Mckenzie, George Williams -9. In 1864 substitutes were furnished for Franklin George, Samuel Chase, Charles C. Pendexter, David W. Meserve, Nathan H. French, Benjamin W. Wyman, Israel D. Head, Alfred Stillings, Benjamin F. Stillings, Alonzo Stillings, Levi S. Rogers - 11. Charles Nute was drafted and held to service. This made seventy-nine men furnished and serving prior to April 1, 1865. Twelve citizens had been drafted and run away, so that the original roll of men liable to do military duty was exhausted within four men. Under the call of December 19, 1864, Uriah Burbank and George K. Nute were drafted, and a substitute was furnished for Burbank, making the total number furnished by Bartlett and serving in the war to be eighty soldiers. In 1862 the town paid in bounties $3,700 under the calls of July 3, 1863; October 3, 1863, and February 1, 1864, $5,100; under call of March 4, 1864, $2,100; under call of July 12, 1864, $4,675 : under call of December 19, 1864, $425; which, with contingent expenses, gives $16,200 as the town's war expenses.
CHAPTER LXXVIII.
Early Hotels and Staging - Physicians - Bartlett Village - Bartlett Land and Lumber Company - Kearsarge Peg Company - Description - Business Interests - Glen Station - Later Hotels - Resources - Freewill Baptist Church - Methodist Episcopal Church - Chapel of the Hills.
E ARLY HOTELS AND STAGING. - J. B. Brown kept a one-story road- tavern in the upper part of the town for many years. This was built by his father, Titus O. Brown, a merchant of Lancaster, and in 1820, after the Browns removed to Portland, it was torn down. In 1854 Nicholas T.
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Stillings built a two-story house near the site of the old hotel, and kept a stage- tavern until 1869. He became an extensive operator in staging in the moun- tain region, and removed to Jackson. The first stage route from Conway to Crawford's was owned by Thom, Abbott & Company, of Conway. Mr Thom died, and H. C. & John Abbott and, later, John Abbott and Charles H. Osgood were owners. This firm was strengthened by the admission of N. T. Stillings, who became sole owner soon and continued as such until the advent of the railroad. The old tavern of Hon. Obed Hall was continued by William White, later by Benjamin Gould and others, and was elosed about 1850. The site of the East Branch House was for years occupied by a tavern conducted by the Meserves, Stephen and Ezra being perhaps longest in ownership.
Physicians. - Dr Simon Mudgett was in practice from 1847 to 1849. Dr Loammi Dame came from Portsmouth about 1865, was a public-spirited citizen, a skilful physician, and very popular. He died in 1871. Dr Lewis J. Frink, a graduate of Dartmouth in 1888, and a native of Little Falls, Maine, located at Glen Station in April, 1889. Dr E. M. Ground is in practice at Bartlett village.
Bartlett Village is situated among beautiful mountain scenery at the west end of the town, and is a favorite resort for summer vacation. All trains through the Notch pass through the village. The business is manufacturing lumber, shoe-pegs (of which thousands of bushels are manufactured every year), and kindred articles, and railroading, this being headquarters for extra engines, etc., for trains going through the Notch. The village is a special district for school purposes, has a fine graded school, employing the best of teachers in their grades, with one hundred and seventy scholars.
Since the completion of the railroad, the village has become an important business centre, and from a country district with a few houses has grown to a place of seven hundred or more population. It has long been an important outlet and milling point for lumbering operations in the thickly timbered regions of the upper Pemigewasset valley, and the Bartlett Land and Lumber Company has built a railroad to the Albany Intervales to bring logs to their mill in this village. This company has been the means of building up the place, as it employs a large number of people who have made their home here. The large mill burned last May has been rebuilt. The new mill is called the best one of its size in New England, and is a model one in every respect. It is one hundred and six feet long, three stories high, and furnished with the finest machinery for the manufacture of lumber, will cut fifty thousand feet a day, and is fitted with planers, edging and lath machines.
Another most important enterprise for the village is the Kearsarge Peg Company, conducted by Messrs. Gerry and Augustus E. Morgan, who estab- lished it in 1878. They employ forty hands, nearly half of whom are girls. Their trade extends throughout the United States, England, Germany,
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