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" We do by these presents nominate and appoint John McMurphy to call the first meeting of the inhabitants to be held within the said town at any time within twenty days from the day hereof, giving legal notice of the time, place and design of holding said meeting in said town, after which the annual meeting in said town shall be held for the choice of town officers, and forever on the first Monday in March annually. In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of our said Province to bo hereto atfixed.
" Witness, Benning Wentworth, Esq., our Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Province, the third day of September, in the year of our Lord Christ, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-one, and in the twenty-fifth year of our Reign.
"By His Excellency's Command
with advice of Council,
"B. WENTWORTH,
"THEODORE ATKINSON, Sec'y.
" PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
"Entered and recorded in the Book of Charter, this third day of Sep- tember 175G, pages 79 & 80.
" l'er THEODORE ATKINSON, Sec'y."
This charter covered about eighteen square miles of the southwest part of Chester, about nine square miles of the northwest part of Londonderry, including The Peak, and the strip of land between Londonderry, Chester and the Merrimack River, called Harrytown, containing about eight square miles.
This charter did not embrace the whole of what was known as Harrytown, a nook at the north part, be- twixt Chester and the Merrimack being left ungranted. This contained about two square miles, was called Harrysborough, and was added to Derryfield in 1792.
The act of incorporation empowered John McMur- phy to call the first town-meeting, whichi was held at the house of John Hall, inn-holder, September 23, 1751, as follows :
"PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
"At a meeting of the proprietors, freeholders and inhabitants of Derryfield, assembled at the house of John Hall, in said town. At this first meeting upon Monday, the twenty-third day of September, Anno Dom'e, 1751, by His Excellency's direction in the charter for said tewn - ship, dated September the third, 1751, according to the direction in said charter, by Ilis Excellency's command, I, the subscriber issued a notifica - tion for choice of town officers upon the afforesaid day, and the afforesaid house, and the people being assembled,
" Voted, Jolın Goffe, first Selectman.
William l'erham, Ditto Selectman.
Nathaniel Boyd, 66
Daniel MeNeil,
Elieza Wells,
"3dly, for town clerk, John Ilall.
"4thly, Commissioners for assessment, to examine the Selectmen's ac- count, William MeClintock, William Stark.
"5thly, for constable, Robert Anderson.
"Gthly, for tything men, John Harvey, William Elliott.
"7thly, for surveyors of highways, Abraham Merrill, John Riddle> John Hall.
"8thly, for Invoice men, Charles Emerson, Samuel Martin.
"9thly, for Haywards, Moses Wells, William Gamble.
" 10thly, Deer-keepers, Charles Emerson, William Stark.
"11th, for culler of staves, Benjamin Stevens.
"12thly, for surveyor of boards, planks, joists and timber, Abraham Merrill.
" Recorded by me,
" JOHN IIALL, Town Clerk."
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HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Thus the town was organized under the charter.
The next town-meeting was holden the 16th of November following, and mainly for the purpose of raising money to defray the expenses of obtaining the charter. On the 4th of November the meeting Was called by warrant of the Selectmen, the second article of which was
... To rase money to dlefray the charges that Mr. John Hall has been ut in obtaining a corporation for said town and to chuse a committee for examining and allowing his accounts."
At the meeting held November 26, 1751, upon the second article of the warrant, it was
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" Tofed, that Mr. John Hall be paid all the money that a committee upon the examination of his accounts shall allow to be his just due for obtaining an incorporation for this town, and the committee's names are us followeth : John Goffe, William MeClinto, William Perham."
This committee made their report to the selectmen December 21, 1751, as follows :
" DERRYFIELD, December ye 21, 1751.
"To the selectmen of Derryfield, Gents, We, the subscribers, being a committee chosen by the town of Derryfield to examine and allow the necounts of Mr. John Hall, that we should find justly due to him for his obtaining a corporation for said town, we have set upon that affair, and upon a critical examination of the accounts of said John we find that he has expended in money and time, at a reasonable, or rather moderate al- lowance, amounts to the sum of two hundred and fifty-one pounds old tenor, and accordingly we judge it highly reasonable that he should have the sum with all possible expedition.
" Certified by us the day and year above.
" WILLIAM MCCLINTO, " JOHN GOFFE, " WILLIAM PERHAM, " Committee Men."
At the same meeting the following votes were passed :
"Billy, Voled, to Rase 24 pounds old tenor, to be rased to paye fore Priching for this present year.
" Ithly, Voted, to Rase 12 pounds old tenor to defray the charges that may arise the present year."
As originally incorporated, the town was wholly on the cast side of the Merrimack. In 1795, by an act of the Legislature, a gore of land was annexed to the north side of the town, being a portion of "Harry- town,"' and was intended to be included in the original incorporation. June 13, 1810, the name of the town was changed to Manchester, it is said, as a compliment to Hon. Samuel Blodgett, who constructed a canal around Amoskeag Falls and who had often asserted
1 " It seems that a portion of this city, next to the Merrimack, consist- ing of a strip of land three miles in width, extending through its entire length, was granted, in 1635, to Ephraim Hildreth, John Shepley and others, by the Province of Massachusetts, that province claiming that thor north line extended three miles north and east of the Merri- mack Hildreth and Shopley, for themselves and other soldiers under Captain William Tyng, petitioned the General Court of Massachusetts province for the grant of a tract of land six miles square lying on both sides of Merrimack River at Amocking Falls. The petition was presented on the ground of services rendered in an expedition against the Indians on whow-shoes, in the winter of 1703.
"This petition was granted and the tract of land included within it was known by the name of Tyngstown. Tyngstown extended from "Soncook or Lavewell's town' (now Pembrokes to Litchfield, and was bounded on the west by the Merrimack, and on the east by a line paral- lel to the Merrimack, and at the distance of three miles from the same. Thus the town was about twelve miles in length and three miles in length "-Ber e W. Wallace, D.D
that the place some day would be the Manchester of America."
The following is a list of the selectmen and town clerks from the organization of Derryfield, in 1751, to the incorporation of the city in 1846 :
SELECTMIEN.
1751, John Goffe, William Perham, Nathaniel Boyd, Daniel McNiel, Eleazer Wells ; 1752, John Goffe, Archibald Stark, Alexander McMur- phy ; 1753, William Perham, Alexander McMurphy, John Riddell ; 1754, William McClintock, Alexander McMurphy, John Ilall ; 1755, Daniel McNiel, Robert Anderson, John Harvey ; 1756, Daniel McNiel, Robert Anderson, John Harvey ; 1757, Eleazer Robbins, Robert Ander- son, Daniel McNiel : 1758, William Perham, William McClintock, Abra- ham Merrill ; 1759, William Perham, William McClintock, Abraham Merrill ; 1760, William McClintock, Dugh Sterling, Abraham Merrill ; 1761, William Perham, John Hall, Thomas Russ ; 1762, William Per- ham, John Stark, John Moors ; 1763, John Stark, William McClintock, John Moors ; 1764, William McClintock, John Stark, John Moors; 1765, William Perham, William McClintock, Abraham Merrill ; 1766, Alex- ander McMurphy,1 Ebenezer Stevens, John Hall, David McKnight ; ? 1767, Eleazer Robbins, Alexander McClintock, Nathaniel Boyd ; 1768, John HIall, John Goffe, John Harvey ; 1769, William McClintock, Alex- ander McMurphy, John Moor; 1770, William McClintock, Alexander McMurphy, John Moor ; 1771, William Mcclintock, Alexander Mc- Murphy ; 1772, Alexander McMurphy, John Moor, William Mc- Clintock ; 1773, John Stark, Samuel Boyd, James McCalley ; 1774, James McCalley, Samuel Boyd, John Perham ; 1775, John Stark, John Moor, Joseph George; 1776, David Starrett, Ezekiel Stevens, John Perham ; 1777, John Goffe, Ebenezer Stevens, Benjamin Crombie ; 1778, John Hall, Benjamin Baker, Samuel Boyd ; 1779, David Starrett,3 John Perham, Samuel Moor, Jonathan Russ ; 4 1780, Jonathan Russ, John Sheldon, Samuel Moor ; 1781. John Hall, Samuel Moor, Jonathan Russ ; 1782, Samuel Moor, Jonathan Russ, Joseph Sanders ; 1783, Samuel Moor, Joseph Sanders, Jonathan Russ ; 1784, Joseph Sanders, John Goffe, John HIall ; 1785, John Goffe, Jr., William Perham, Sanmel Stark ; 1786, Jo- seph Fermor, John Goffe, Jr., Isaac Iluse ; 1787, James Thompson, Isaac Huse, John Greene ; 1788, John Hall, John Webster, John Perham ; 1789, James Thompson, John Green, John Ray ; 1790, Isaac Iluse, Sam- nel Moor, John Stark, Jr .; 1792, Daniel Davis, Samuel Moor, John Stark, Jr .; 1793, John Goffo, Isaac Huse, John Webster; 1794, John Stark, Jr., Daniel Davis, Samnel Moor, Jr .; 1795, Daniel Davis, John Stark, Jr., Samuel Moor, Jr., John Ray, John Perham; 1796, Isaac HIuse, John Tufts, John Stark, Jr .; 1797, John Goffe, Samuel Moor, Jr., Sammel Blodget; 1798, John Goffe, Daniel Davis, John Stark ; 1799, John Ray, Joseph Moore, Daniel Davis ; 1800, Sammel Moor, Jr., John Ray, Israel Webster ; 1801, Samuel Moor, Jr., John Ray, Israel Web- ster ; 1802, Sanmel Moore, Jr., Israel Webster, John Ray ; 1803, Samuel Moor, Jr., Israel Webster, John Stark (3d) ; 1804, Samuel Moor, Jr., Isaac Huse, John Stark (3d) ; 1805, Samuel Moor, Jr., Edward Ray, Archibald Gamble ; 1806, Samuel Moor, Jr., Edward Ray, Amos Wes- ton ; 1807, Samnel Moor, Jr., Amos Weston, Edward Ray ; 1808, Sam- nel Moor, Jr., Amos Weston, Samuel Hall; 1809, Samuel Moor, Jr., Isaac Huse, John Stark ; 1810, Samuel Moor, Jr., Thomas Stickney, Isaac Iuse ; 18II, John Stark, Jr., Amos Weston, Israel Webster; 1812, Samuel Moor, Jr., John Stark, Jr., John Dickey ; 1813, Samuel Moor, Job Rowell, Jolin Dickey ; 1814, Isaac Huse, Israel Webster, John G. Moor; 1815, Isaac luse, Israel Webster, Ephraim Stevens, Jr .; 1816, Isaac Huse, John Frye, John Stark (4th) ; 1817, Isaac Huse, John Stark (4th), John Dickey ; 1818, Isaac Huse, John Dickey, Nathaniel Moor ; 1819, Samuel Moor, Ephraim Stevens, Jr., John Stark (4th) ; 1820, Joseph Moor, Ephraim Stevens, Jr., Amos Weston, Jr .; 1821, Amos Weston, Jr., Ephraim Stevens, Jr., John Proctor; 1822, Amos Weston, Jr , John Proctor, Nathaniel Moor; 1823, Amos Weston, Jr., Nathaniel Moor, John Proctor; 1824, Amos Weston, Jr., Nathaniel Moore, Isaac Iluse ; 1825, Amos Weston, Jr., Isaac Hnse, Nathaniel Moore ; 1826, Frederick G, Stark, Israel Merrill, James McQueston ; 1827, Frederick G. Stark, Amos Weston, Jr., Franklin Moor ; 1828, John Gamble, John Ray, Nathaniel Moore; 1829, Frederick G. Stark, Archibald Stark, James MeQueston ; 1830, Amos Weston, Jr., John Proctor, Nathaniel Conant ; 1831, Frederick G. Stark, John Proctor, George Clark ; 1832, Amos Weston, Jr., Frederick G. Stark, George Clark ; 1833, Amos Wes- ton, Jr., John Proctor, James McQueston ; 1834, James McQueston, Gil-
1 Until August 13th.
8 To July 16, 1779.
2 From August 13th.
4 From July 16th.
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MANCHESTER.
bert Greeley, Frederick G. Stark ; 1335, Frederick G. Stark, Amos Wes- ton, Jr., Isaac ITuse ; 1836, Frederick G. Stark, Amos Weston, Jr., Gil- bert Greeley ; 1837, Amos Weston, Jr., Gilbert Greeley, Joseph M. Row- ell ; 1838, Joseph M. Rowell, Archibald Gamble, Jr., Isaac ITuse; 1839, Joseph M. Rowell, Archibald Gamble, Jr., Isaac Iluse ; 1810, Amos Weston, Jr., J. T. P. Ilunt, Iliram Brown ; 1841, Amos Weston, Jr. Isaac C. Flanders, Isaac Iluse ; 1842, Moses Fellows, Andrew Bunton, Jr., Abram Brigham ; 1843, Moses Fellows, Andrew Bunton, Jr., David Child ; 1844, Nathan Parker, Warren L. Lane, George Clark ; 1845, Na- than Parker, George Clark, Charles Chase ; 1846, Moses Fellows, An- drew Bunton, Jr., Edward McQuesten.
MODERATORS.
1751, Jolın Goffe ; 1752-54, William Perham ; 1755-56, John Goffe ; 1757, Archibald Stark ; 1758-60, William McClintock ; 1761, William Per- ham ; 1762-63, John Goffe ; 1764, John Stark ; 1765, Alexander McMur- phy ; 1766, John Ilall ; 1767, David Starrett ; 1768, Thomas Russ ; 1769, William McClintock ; 1770-73, John Stark ; 1774, John Hoffe ; 1775, John Stark ; 1776-77, John Goffe ; 1778, John Ilall ; 1779, John Goffe ; 1780, John Harvey ; 1781, John Hall ; 1782, John Little ; 1783, John Stark ; 1784, Jolın Hall ; 1785, John Stark ; 1786, John Hall ; 1787, John Lit- tle ; 1788, James Gorman ; 1789, John Stark ; 1790, Samuel Moor ; 1791-92, John Stark ; 1793, John Webster ; 1794, John Stark ; 1795-96, Daniel Davis ; 1797, John Goffe ; 1798, Samuel Blodget ; 1799, Daniel Davis ; 1800, Samuel P. Kidder ; 1801, John Stark ; 1802, Joseph Moor ; 1803, John Stark ; 1804, Joseph Moor; 1805, Samuel P. Kidder; 1806, John Stark ; 1807-8, David Flint ; 1809-11, John G. Moor ; 1812, David Flint ; 1813, William Hall; 1814, John G. Moor ; 1815-16, John Dwinnells ; 1817-18, John Stark ; 1819, Samuel Moor ; 1820, Nathaniel Moor ; 1821, Jolin G. Moor; 1822, John Stark ; 1823-25, Nathaniel Moor; 1826, Ephraim Stevens, Jr .; 1827, John Stark (3d); 1828, Nathaniel Moor ; 1829, Ephraim Stevens, Jr .; 1830-32, Frederick G. Stark ; 1833, Ephraim Stevens, Jr .; 1834, Gilbert Greeley ; 1835, Ephraim Stevens, Jr .; 1836, Gilbert Greeley ; 1837, Frederick G. Stark ; 1838, Ephraim Stevens, Jr .; 1839-40, Charles Stark ; 1841, James McK. Wilkins ; 1842-43, Joseph Cochran, Jr .; 1844, George W. Morrison ; 1843-46, Herman Foster.
TOWN CLERKS.
1751-53, John Hall ; 1754, Alexander McMurphy; 1755-56, John Goffe ; 1757-66, Jolin Hall ; 1767-74, David Starrett ; 1775, John Ilall ; 1776-79, David Starrett; 1 1779-86, Asael Smith ; 2 1787, John Russ; 1788, John Hall ; 1789-93, John Goffe ; 1794, John Stark, Jr .; 1795, Isaac ITuse ; 1796, Sammel P. Kidder ; 1797-98 ; John Tufts ; 1799-1810, Samuel Moor, Jr .; 1811, Joli Stark, Jr .; 1812-13, Isaac Huse ; 1814, Samuel Moor ; 1815-18, John G. Moor ; 1819-23, Frederick G. Stark ; 1824-25, Amos Weston, Jr .; 1826-28, Franklin Moor: 1829-30, Samuel Jackson ; 1831-33, Amos Weston, Jr .; 1834-37, John R. Ilall ; 1838-40, Samuel Jackson ; 1841, Walter French ; 1842-46, John M. Noyes.
The town-meetings were held in the town until 1840. The increasing power of the "New Village" was not looked upon with favor by the old inhabitants, who regarded these new-comers as interlopers. Mutual jealousies soon arose, which finally resulted in a stormy town-meeting in March, 1840, which re- quired the selection of thirty constables to keep order before the other town officers were elected.
It had become apparent (said Judge Potter, in re- ferring to this meeting) that the inhabitants of the " New Village " would soon outnumber those of the town, if they did not at that time. The people of the village did not talk or act with much moderation. They openly told their intention of controlling the affairs of the town, and the nominations for town officers by the two parties seem to have been made with this idea, as all the candidates for the important offices in the town lived at the " New Village," or in its immediate vicinity. At the annual meeting, the votes of the first day showed conclusively that
the people of the "New Village " predominated. Accordingly, when about to adjourn on the evening of that day, a motion was made to adjourn to meet at Washington Hall, on Amherst Street, at ten o'clock A.M. of the next day. This motion at once produced a most stormy discussion. Upon putting the question, the utmost confusion prevailed and a poll of the house was demanded. Finally it was proposed that the two parties to the question should form in lines upon the common, in front of the town-house, and should be counted by the selectmen, thus taking the vote surely and in order. This suggestion met the views of all parties ; the question was put by the moderator and a large portion of the voters went out and formed lines as suggested. While most of the voters had thus left the house, some one made a motion to adjourn the meeting to the next day, then to meet at the town- house ; the moderator put the vote, it was carried, and the meeting was declared adjourned. When the " outsiders" heard of the vote, they rushed into the house ; but to no purpose, the meeting was adjourned, and the moderator would hear no motion. After much confusion the people left the house and went home; but on both sides it was only to rally their forces for the contest the next day. The voters of the " New Village" met the same night in Washington Hall, and laying aside their political preferences, nominated a union ticket for town officers. The next day the parties were at the polls at an early hour, all under much excitement; so much so, that it soon be- came apparent that they could not proceed with the meeting without an increase of the constabulary force ; it was accordingly " Voted to postpone the choice of selectmen until constables be chosen."
They then made choice of thirty constables, as fol- lows, viz. : James MeQuesten, J. L. Bradford, David Young, William P. Farmer, Mace Moulton, Matthew Kennedy, Walter French, John H. Copp, Levi Sar- gent, Adam Gilmore, Jonathan R. Cochran, Isaac C. Flanders, Joseph B. Hall, Jr., Alonzo Boyce, Nehe- miah Chase, Taylor L. Southwick, Barton Monsey, George W. Tilden, Josiah Stowell, Thomas Gamble, Jonathan C. Furbish, E. W. Harrington, Hiram Brown, Alonzo Smith, Reuben Kimball, John H. Maynard, Henry S. Whitney, Jacob G. Cilley, Joseph M. Rowell and Ebenezer P. Swain.
They then proceeded to elect the Board of Select- men, and made choice of the gentlemen nominated in the caucus at the " New Village," viz. : Amos Weston, Jr., Jona. T. P. Hunt, Hiram Brown.
After this ballot the business of the meeting passed off quietly, the village party having things their own way. After choosing the usual town officers they raised a committee, consisting of the selectmen, George Clark and James Hall, to purchase a " Pauper Farm," without limitation as to the price, and author- ized the selectmen to hire such a sum of money as might be necessary to pay for said farm. They also constituted the selectmen a committee to take into
1 To July 16, 1779. 2 From July 16th.
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HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
consideration the subject of a new division of the town into districts for school purposes.
The villagers were triumphant ; but they seem to have been moderate as victors, as the selectmen called the very next meeting for the choice of electors at the town-house.
It may well be imagined that a people of as strong prejudices as those of Manchester could not look upon these " new-comers" overriding them in a town- meeting with any great degree of complacency, and many stories are told of their remarks during the ex- citement. One is told of John Stark, Esq., or " Justice Stark," as he was commonly designated. He went into the moderator's desk and addressed the people thus:
" Who are ye, that are here to act, and to tread upon us in this manner? I'll tell ye who you are ?- You're a set of interlopers come here to get a living upon a sand bank, and a d-d poor living you will get, let me tell ye !"
Upon this the " interlopers" made so much dis- turbance that the "Justice " could not be heard, and he left the desk. The result was decisive. The peo- ple of the old part of the town saw at once that their power had departed, and that henceforth Manchester was to be controlled by the people of the "New Village."
The first town-meeting in the new village was held in Washington Hall, February 1, 1841, and among other improvements voted was that of building a town- honse. This structure was completed during the following summer at an expense of seventeen thou- sand dollars. The building committee consisted of John D. Kimball, Edward McQuesten and J. T. P. Hunt. The first meeting in the new house was held March 8, 1842.
City of Manchester .- So large had the popula- tion of this town become that at the March meeting, in 1846, it was deemed expedient to petition the Legislature for a city charter, and a committee, com- posed of David Gillis, Samuel D. Bell, Isaac Riddle, William C. Clarke, John A. Burnham, Luther Farley and Walter French, was chosen to take the matter in charge. Accordingly, a petition was at once pre- sented; on June 1, 1846, the city of Manchester was incorporated. At the August election the act was ae- cepted, by a vote of four hundred and eighty-five to one hundred and thirty-four.
The first city election occurred August 19, 1846, with four candidates for mayor, viz., Hiram Brown, Whig ; William C. Clarke, Democrat ; Thomas Brown, Abolition ; and William Shepherd.
The result was as follows :
H. Brown. Clarks. T. Brown, Shepherd, Whole No. rotes
Ward 1. . 11
1
111
Ward 2. . 78
65
21
169
Ward 3. . 55
30
170
Ward 4. . 10x
21
= 113
Ward 5 .123
93
Ward 6. . 15
71
185
Ward . . . 16
137
H2
100
1170
Necessary to a choice 586
H. Brown's vote 569
Majority against Brown . 17
The following officers were chosen at this election :
Aldermen .- Andrew Bunton, Jr .; George Porter, William G. Means, David Gillis, Timothy Blaisdell, Edward McQuesten, Moses Fellows.
Common Council .- Jolin S. Kidder, George W. Eaton, William Boyd, llervey Tufts, Daniel J. Hoyt, James M. Morrill, Israel Endicott, Joel Russell, George P. Folsom, David Cross, Abram Brigham, William M. Parker, Ebenezer Clark, Asa O. Colby, Nathaniel Herrick, William Pot - ter, J. G. Cilley, F. A. Hussey, Sewell Leavitt, William W. Baker, Rod- nia Nutt.
School Committee .- Archibald Stark, Nathaniel Wheet, Joseph Knowl- ton, Moses Hill, James McCauley, William W. Brown, Amos Weston.
Overseers of the Poor .- Joseph M. Rowell, B. F. Locke, Francis Reed Levi Batchelder, Caleb Johnson, Flagg T. Underhill, James Emerson. Assessors .- Edward Hall, Ira Ballou, James Wallace, Charles Chase, Lewis Bartlett, Stilman Fellows, James Hall, Jr.
The second election for mayor was held September 1st. There were four candidates, viz. : Hiram Brown, Isaac C. Flanders, Thomas Brown and John S. Wig- gin. The result was as follows :
HI. Brown. Flanders. Wiggin.
T. Brown. Whole No. rotes.
Ward 1. . 41
48
2
4
100
Ward 2 .. 79
47
15
26
175
Ward 3. . 98
36
17
23
183
Ward 4. . 112 16
4
9
142
Ward 5. . 124
65
9
30
236
Ward 6. . 0
72
4
14
186.
Ward 7. . 58
64
0
4
132
602
347
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109 1154
Hiram Brown had .
602
Necessary to a choice. 578
Brown's majority . 24
The city government was organized in the City Hall, September 8, 1846, Moses Fellows, chairman of' the retiring Board of Selectmen, presiding. Prayer was offered by Rev. C. W. Wallace, D.D., after which the oath of office was administered to the mayor by Hon. Daniel Clark. After the delivery of the mayor's address the city government was organized as follows: President of Common Council, William. M. Parker; Clerk, David Hill; City Clerk, J. S. T. Cushing ; Treasurer, Thomas Hoyt; Marshal, George T. Clark. Hon. Samnel D. Bell was appointed, Sep- tember 28, 1846, police justice, and Isaac Riddle and Joseph Cochrane, Jr., special justices.
Mayors and Clerks,-The following is a list of the mayors and clerks from the incorporation of the city to 1885 :
MAYORS.
lliram Brown, 1846-17; Jacob F. James, 1848-49 ; Moses Fellows, 1850-51 ; Frederick Smyth, 1852-55, 1864; Theodore T. Abbot, 1855- 57, 1863 ; Jacob F. James, 1857; Alonzo Smith, 1858; E. W. Harring- ton, 1859-60 ; David A. Bunton, 1861-62; Darwin J. Daniels, 1 1865 ; John Hosley, 2 1865-66 ; Joseph B. Clark, 1867; James A. Weston, 1868, 1870-71, 1874-75 ; Isaac W. Smith, 1869 ; Person B. Cheney, 1872 ; Charles: HI. Bartlett,3 1873; John P. Newell, 4 1873 ; Alpheus Gay, 1876; Ira. Cross, 1877 ; John L. Kelly, 1878 ; Horace B. Putnam, 1881 ; Geo. II. Stearns, 1884.
CLERKS.
John S. T. Cushing, 1846-49; Frederick Smyth, 1849-52 ; George A.
1Died August 15, 1865.
2 Elected to fill vacancy.
3 Resigned February 18, 1873.
4 Elected to fill vacancy.
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MANCHESTER.
French, 1852-56 ; Joel Taylor, 1 1856-57 ; Frank H. Lyford,2 1856-57 ; Joseph Knowlton, 8 1858-65; Joseph E. Bennett, 4 1865-76 ; Albert Jackson, 1876 ; John P. Newell, 1876; Nathan P. Kidder, 1877 to present time.
The area of the city was enlarged July 1, 1853, by the annexation of what is now known as Amoskeag from Goffstown and Piscataquog from Bedford.
CHAPTER IV.
MANCHESTER-(Continued).
TIIE PRESS-EDUCATIONAL-CITY LIBRARY.
THE first newspaper published in Manchester was Amoskeag Representative, established by John Cald- well, October 18, 1839. Its name was changed to Manchester Representative January 22, 1841. The paper was sold, December 7, 1842, to Kimball & Cur- rier, and merged with the Manchester Democrat.
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