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"One additional statement I wish to make to that in the paper. Mr. Hill has had six children,-two by his first wife and four by the second. The one not mentioned in the paper was one of the daughters by the first wife, who died a few years since, the wife of Mr. H. J. Eaton, of this city, who left three children, who now reside with their father and who should be mentioned as a branch of the family tree. The biograph- ical sketch in the paper has told us of Mr. Hill's success in his special business, and also his success and influence as a business man generally ; how much Concord owes him for her substantial business blocks and the improvements on its main business street, and too much has not been said in his praise in these particulars. But I do not propose to enlarge in that direction.
"One subject I think is particularly worthy of mention, and that is the relations that Mr. Hill always maintained with his help in the shop. Ilo knew what good work was, and when he found a man that could do good work and understood his business, he kept him. lle was willing to pay him such a price that he could afford to stay, and his regular men became attached to him and he always treated them with great kindness and respect. There were no strikes among his men. A man that did not suit him he discharged at once, but if a man suited him, he was will- iug to make it for his interest to stay with him. I am told that the relations between him and his workmen have always been of the most friendly and intimate kind, and this accounts for the fact that such men as Rollins and Philbrick aud Chandler and Everett and Kimball and Dunn and Roach and Roers have been in his employ about twenty-five years each, and some of them more than thirty years, while a large number of others have been there from twelve to twenty years. This is the best evidence in the world, not only that these men are good and faithful men, but also that they had a kind and considerate and worthy employer, whom they liked and in whom they had confidence.
" I have known Mr. Hill for more than twenty years, more intimately for the last fifteen years, since I came to Concord to live. Ten years ago I began to occupy an office in his block, and continued its occupancy for five years, was his counsel in several important snits and have ever since been on terms of intimacy with him. We never exchanged an unpleasant word. I always found him prompt and ready to do everything as he agreed, and nothing would make him more angry than to have a man whom he had trusted deceive him and forfeit his word and his honor. Mr. Hill had his faults, otherwise he would have been more than human.
"The young men and youth of to-day may profit by his example in this, that any calling or trade is honorable if it is honest and useful, how- ever laborions, and whether mechanical or agricultural. It is not the trade or occupation that makes the man honorable, but the manner in which he follows his occupation.
" ' Honor and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part, there all the honor lies,'
" When Mr. Hill entered the shop as an apprentice to learn his trade how many of the boys and young men of his age bere in Concord would have been willing to have done the same? They lonk for something that they call higher, because it was less laborious, forsooth. But how
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many of them have done as well as he, even though their advantages may have been much better than his? What a vast majority of them all have made a failure of life, because they were not quite willing to take hold of anything that had hard work in it ! Mr. Hill's example tends to eunoble labor, to make hard work honorable as well as successful. Let the young men of to-day heed the lesson, and remember that nothing valuable can be acquired without labor of some kind, and that maunal labor may be just as honorable and sometimes more successful than men- tal or intellectual work."
Hon. John Kimball spoke of the relations which he had held with Mr. Hill, as a member of the Board of Water Commissioners, for several years. He was a valuable member, taking active and earnest interest in the business of the board. When it was found necessary to increase the water-works of the city, he was among the first to give his support to the en- largement. Mr. Hill's aim was to build up the city rather than break it down. He was in favor of the best thing to be had at a fair and reasonable expense. He had strong ability to make business, even from small beginnings, to overcome difficulties and win snecess where many other men with the same oppor- tunities would fail. He had a love for construction of buildings and of making improvements, and in gratifying this love he did not remove good buildings, but built up waste places with new blocks. We are indebted to his ability, industry and strength of char- acter for many of the beautiful buildings that adorn our Main Street.
Mr. Lewis Downing, Jr., said,-
"Mr. Chairman, -I can add only a word to what has already been said, but that is sufficient. I first remember Mr. Hill as being at work in at long, narrow room, in what was called the Williams Block, standing on the site of the present Merchants' Exchange, or if not in that block, in a small shop adjoining, and that must be more than forty years ago. I have known him ever since, and have had business connections with him continually, so 1 am prepared and competent to say that asa business man he has ever been prompt, reliable and faithful to all his agreements and trusts. He, of course, was ready at all times to make a good bar- gain, and knew how, or he could not have left such results as he has, and from which the city of Concord has derived so much benefit. The business in which I have been engaged for the past forty-seven years has been more or less connected with Mr. Ilill's, and perhaps it may not be unjust to say, that in all probability, but for the success of the one, the other would never have developed itself as it has, as the interests of both were mutual. The founders of the present Abbott-Downing Com- pany were, however, the pioneers, exploring new countries where car- riages and barnesses were wanted, but the quality of the work, iu both departments, Mr. Hill sustaining his own with marked fidelity, was the real key to the success of each. That the city of Concord has been greatly benefited by the enterprise is not to be questioned, when you look at the magnificent buildings erected by Mr. Ilill, to which he was continually wkling improvements, so that as business citizens we should fail of doing our anty did we not at this time express our appreciation of, and grati- tude for, the many benefits conferred on us by our departed friend, James R. Hill. I shall most assuredly join in passing the resolutions offered when the vote is taken."
William M. Chase, Esq., spoke of his relations with Mr. Hill for a period of nearly twenty-one years, during which time he had occupied his present law- office, as Mr. Hill's tenant. He had seen a good deal of the man, and he desired to call attention to one important trait of his character, and that was that while he was attentive to the greater interests of business, he was also attentive to the little things, and was a very hard-working and busy man from
early morn to night. Everything received its due attention from him. He has benefited this city not only by building up fine business blocks, but even more by establishing and continuing the firm of J. R. Hill & Co., thus bringing men to our city and giving them employment, whereby the city was the gainer.
WILLIAM P. FORD & Co., iron founders, manu- facture stoves, ranges and agricultural implements, etc.
FORD & KIMBALL, brass and iron founders, are doing a large business. This establishment was founded in 1865. The firm consists of Theodore H. Ford and Benjamin A. Kimball.
CONCORD MACHINE-WORKS, Colonel John A. White, proprietor, were established in 1877. Mann- facture wood-working machinery.
Other iron founders are Clapp & Co., Concord Axle Company, Hobbs, Gordon & Co., N. P. Stevens.
THE PRESCOTT ORGAN COMPANY was incorporated in January, 1880, with a capital of thirty thousand dollars. This business is one of the oldest established of its kind in the United States. It originated in 1836, although the founder had made musical instru- ments as early as 1814. The present officers of the company are A. J. Prescott, president ; George D. B. Prescott, treasurer ; D. B. Corser, superintendent.
THE CONCORD AXLE COMPANY, located at Pena- cook, was organized in 1880 with a capital of fifty thousand dollars. Its officers are as follows : C. H. Amsden, president; D. Arthur Brown, treas- urer ; Edmund H. Brown, clerk ; Charles H. Amsden, D. Arthur Brown, E. H. Brown, Jolin Whittaker, J. C. Pearson, directors. This company manufactures the original Concord axle.
CONCORD GRANITE QUARRIES .- The quarries of the celebrated Concord granite are located on Rattle- snake Hill, which is literally one vast bed of granite. The superior value of this granite is due to its free- dom from all mineral impurities, which so often mar the beauty of this stone.
Among those engaged in this business are Concord Granite Company, Patrick Crowley, Crowley & Quinn, Donogan & Davis, Fuller & Co., Asa L. Gay, Granite Railway Company, Abijah Hollis, M. H. Johnson, Lyman Knowles, Putney & Nutting, Sargent & Sullivan.
THE CONCORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, of West Concord, was incorporated in 1873. Capital, one hundred thousand dollars. Manufacture all- wool flannels and heavy twilled goods. Capacity, eighteen thousand five hundred yards per week. A. W. Sawyer is president ; G. F. Blake, clerk; Daniel Holden, treasurer and agent; P. R. Holden, superin- tendent.
THE CONTOOCOOK MANUFACTURING AND ME- CHANIC COMPANY is located in Penacook ; manufac- turers of print cloths. Cotton used annually, 300,- 000 pounds; number of yards of cloth made, 1,600,000 ; number of looms, 163; number of spindles, 6200 ; number of hands employed, about 100.
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HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
THE PENACOOK MILL is located in East Canal Street, Peuacook ; John S. Brown, proprietor; mann- faetnres print cloths. Number of pounds of cotton used per year, 525,000 ; number of yards of cloth made per year, 3,000,000; number of looms, 330; number of spindles, 13,064; number of hands em- ployed, 190.
WILLIAM B. DURGIN, manufacturer of solid silver- ware, commenced this business in 1854, and it has grown from small proportions to rank among the representative establishments of the city.
THE CONCORD SHOE-FACTORY has a capital of twenty-five thousand dollars. Its offieers are George A. Cummings, president; W. F. Thayer, treasurer ; N. E. Martin, clerk ; Oscar V. Pitman, W. G. Shaw, L. D. Brown, Edward Dow, directors.
THE CONCORD CATTLE COMPANY was incorporated in February, 1883.
THE CONCORD GAS-LIGHT COMPANY was incor- porated in 1854. Capital, one hundred thousand dollars. John Kimball, president; Sylvester Dana, clerk ; John M. Hill, treasurer and agent; William Badger, superintendent; Seth Eastmau, John Kim- ball, John H. George, Josiah Minot, Edward H. Rollins, Sylvester Dana, Josiah B. Sanborn, directors.
The company has laid more than seventeen miles of main-pipe. There are about eleven hundred con- sumers and one hundred and ninety street lights.
Town Accounts .- The following are extracts from accounts from 1771 to March, 1775 :
€
" To Abiel Chandler, for keeping school and surveying for 8. d.
the parish . 55
14 216 To Jo. Emery, for keeping school . 0
10 6
Patrick Guinlon, for keeping school . 31
17
7 6 John Blanchard's order for boarding a school mistress 0
6 Robert Hogg, for keeping school two years at £30 60
0 0
. Daniel Abbot, for a wolf's head . 0 10 0
Dr. E. H. Goss, for taking care of Jacob Pilsbury and 2
7 8 wife.
Rev. Mr. Timo. Walker, for procuring the incorporation of Concord 5
5 10
Joseph Eastman, jr., for a wolf's head . 0
0
Timo. Walker, jr., for a set of measures, 53 crows' heads, articles supplied Pilsbury, and his service as select- man and clerk . . 7
Abiel Chandler, for surveying. . 0
1 6 6 0 Benj. Emery's order for carrying out a lame man, and his services ae selectman . 2
8
0
1772. To the Rev'd Mr. Timo. Walker, for preaching from 26th day of Jan'y, 1772, to 26th Jan'y, 1773 . 47 1 0 To John Kimball, for making 5 staves for the tything men. 0 6 3
To sundry articles supplied Elizabeth Russ and Samuel
Walker . 1
7 3 To Noah Parker, for one new weight, and sealing the old ones . . 0 12 0
To Gilman West, for making nails for the meeting-house 0 5 5 **
FROM 1774 TO 1775.
" To Abiel Chandler, for surveying roade and taking the
number of the people .
John Kimball, for mending the meeting-house, and for
nails for do. .
0 13
0
0 6 0
Timothy Walker, jr., for his hill against the parish the £ s. d. year past . 2 13 3 Do. for journey to Exeter, to attend the Congress, 5 days
at 58., travail 138. 4d. 1 18 4 To cash paid John Giddinge, for the support of the dele- gates at the Continental Congress, as per rec't . . . 6
4 0 Rev'd. Mr. Walker, for three journeys to Exeter, to attend the Congress, 3 16
To cash paid John Giddinge, for the support of the dele- gates, as per rec't . 3
10 0) To a horse the above four journeys, at Gs. 1
4 0 To cash paid Mr. Jobu Fowle, for taking care of Dr. Carrigin, when sick of the small pox, as per ree't . 3
0 0 To 711 feet of plank for bridges 2
1
0
Abated Nath'l Chandler Abbot 0
In 1762 the principal merchant in the new town (then Rumford) was Andrew McMillan, whose store was located on the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets. Illustrative of the price of varions com- modities at that date, the following charges from his ledger are snbjoined :
" Rev. Mr. Timothy Walker, junior,1 Dr. € s. d.
1762.
Decemb. To 1 lb. of Coffey 1 06 0
" 1 scain of silk . 0 14 0
= " 3/4 yd. of bear-skiu, at 8s. 6 00 0
" 1% gall. of wine, at 98 .. 4 10 0
" 12 gall. of W. I. rum . 3
00 0
1763.
Jan. 10. " 1 th, of coffee, by John Culby 1
06 0
"
0 " 12 pipes . 12 0
= 18.
" 1 comb, 208. . 1
00 0
" 13 th, of tua, at 128. 6
00 0
= " 1 quire of post paper, at 508, 2
10 0
Feb. 9.
" 4 lbs. of sugar, at 14s. . 16 0
Mar. 6.
" 1 quart mug, at 508 2
May.
" 12 a yd. of long lawn, by Judith 4
00 0
$6
" 1 handkerchief, by Judith 8
00 0
46
" I pint W. I. rum . 15
July. " 1 gall. W. I. rum, by Joho Colby 6 00
=
" 1/4 lb. of powder, by John Colby 1
05
" Deacon Farnum, Dr.
1763. € s. d.
Jan. 15. To Sundries brought from old ledger, p. 196, 211 11 6
" 1/2 gall. and pint of N. E. run . 2 19 0
=
" 1 }b. of coffey, at 268. 1
06 0
= = " 1 glass of brandy . 0
04 0
" 1 qt. of wine, at 258. 05 0
Feb. 1. " 1/2 gall. of brandy 4
10 0
" 1 pint of brandy 04 0
" 1 glass of brandy 3 0
" 8. " 2 lbs. of brown sugar, at 14s. 08 0
" 16. " 1 glass of brandy . 04 0
Mar. 1. " 1}/2 gall. of brandy, at 9s. 10 0
= " 1/2 th, of raisons . 00 0
# 14. " 5 pare of men's gloves, at 50s. 12
1 0
" 2 pare of woman's black do., at 50s,
.. " ] pare of woman's white do. 13 0
= " 3 yds, of hat crape, at 50s. 10
0
" Contra. Rumford, January 15, 1763. Cr
By sundries brought from old ledger 156
08 8
April 5. " cash . 124 17 0
June 6. " cash, iu full 94 00 10
" Esra Carter, Doctor, Dr.
1763. € s. d.
Jan. 21. To sundries brought from p. 11 . 492 15 6
# 22. " 32 gall. of brandy . 4 10 0
Andrew McMillan, Esq., for petitioning the General
Court, and assisting in settling Mr. Walker's salary. 6 0 John Kimball, for a coffin for the body of Samuel Walker .
3 10
6
1 After Timothy Walker, Jr., was licensed to preach, September 11, 1759, he romained in Concord, and was a while in company with Andrew McMillan.
2
0
" 9. " 1 pint of brandy, by John Colby, 248 1
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CONCORD.
£ s. d.
Jan. 22. + 12 gall. of brandy
4 10 0
“ 26. 4 14 " 1/2 gall. of brandy
4 10 0
# 27. " 16 gall. of brandy
4 10 0
66 28. " 14 gall. of brandy 10 0
** 29. " 16 gall. of brandy 10 0
" 31. " 16 gall, of braody (for medicine ?) 10 O " 5 ths. of sugar 16 0
Feb. 1. " 1/2 gall, of brandy 10 0
8. " 5 mots of thread, at 3x. 15
0
" 6 sbeets of paper, at 18. Gid. 09
(
" 12 gall. of snakerut 05 0
11. " 36 gall. of W. I. rum 00 0
.: 1 12 gall. of clove water 15 0
12. " 12 gall. of W. I. rum, balf a dollar 3 00 0
" John Chandler, Dr.
1765.
8. d.
June 13. To 4 buttons 1
00 0
" 1% bowl of tody 07 0
Mar. 11. " 11/2 yds. of blue broad cloth, 17s. 10 0
" 2 doz. buttons, at 308.
0
" 8 jacket do. 10 0
" 13% yds. of blue camblet 6
0
" 1 qt. of rumu, at 24s., and 2 bowls of tody . 2 12 0
July 22. " 1 gall. of W. 1. rum, 68. 6
00 0
" Rev. Timothy Walker, Dr. £. s. d.
1763,
Dec. 9. To the balance of your account 26 15 0
" 3 yds. of red shoe-binding, by Judith 0 09 0
Dec. 8. " 114 1b. of chalk, at 40s. 2 10 0
" 2 qts. rum . 3 00
1764.
Jan'y 2. " 1/4 lb. of pepper, 188. 0
18
0
Febj'y 2.
" 1 quart of W. T. rum, 358. 15 0
" 14 of buckram . 12 0
16.
" ] gall. of W. I. rum, by Mr. Tim. 6 0)
June 2. " 1" yd. of cambrick, by Judith, at Ils. . ] 08 0
15
0
=
" 1/s yd. of gauze, and to 12 skein of silk. 1 04 =
" 2 qts. of rum. 00 0
Aug. 9.
" sundries paid Mr. Paul Burbeen . .50
00) 0
11. " I gallon of rumu, at fs. 6 00 ("
Concord Railroad, The first passenger depot of the Concord Railroad was erected in 1849. The pre- sent depot building was completed in 1885, and is a large and commodious brick structure, and is supplied with all the modern improvements.
The Penacook Academy was established in 1866. Hon. William H. Gage generously contributed a large lot of land, and the school was opened No- vember 6, 1866, the same year. The first board of instruction consisted of M. Weed, A.M., Mrs. Mary A. Weed and Miss Eliza T. Moore.
The New Hampshire Historical Society1 was formed at Portsmouth, May 20, 1823. The number of original members was thirty-one, of which George Kent, Esq., the last survivor, died at New Bedford, Mass., in the winter of 1884-85.
An act of incorporation was passed by the Legis- lature June 13, 1823, and the first meeting of the members under its provisions was held in the council chamber in the State-House on the evening of the same day, when a constitution was adopted. A code of by-laws was adopted at a meeting held at Exeter September 17, 1823.
The object of the society is to discover, procure
and preserve whatever relates to the natural, civil, literary and ecclesiastical history of the United States in general and the State of New Hampshire in particular.
John Farmer, Esq., the noted antiquarian, historian and genealogist, was one of its original members, and to his exertions as its corresponding secretary much of its early success is due.
Hon. William Plumer was its first president; his successors have been Levi Woodbury, in 1825; Icha- bod Bartlett, 1826; Salma Hale, 1830; Matthew Har- vey, 1832; Charles H. Atherton, 1834; Joel Parker, 1838; Nathaniel Bouton, 1842 ; Nathaniel G. Upham, 1844; Samuel D. Bell, 1847; Charles Burroughs, 1849; Levi Chamberlain, 1852; William Plumer, Jr., 1854; Chandler E. Potter, 1855; Edwin D. Sanborn, 1857; Joseph Dow, 1860; William H. Y. Hackett, 1861; Joseph B. Walker, 1866; Charles H. Bell, 1868.
The semi-centennial of the society was celebrated May 22, 1873, at which time the society's building- then recently purchased and fitted up-was dedicated to its use. A dedicatory address was delivered by Joseph B. Walker, Esq. Addresses were also made by other honorary and resident members, and an ode written by George Kent, Esq., of Washington City, was sung.
The semi-centennial address was delivered by the president of the society, Hon. Charles H. Bell, and a poem written by Edna Dean Proctor was read.
Eight volumes of valuable historical matter have been published by the society, and a ninth is in course of publication.
The library now contains about eight thousand volumes, twelve thousand pamphlets, one hundred thousand newspapers, a valuable collection of manu- scripts and a large number of ancient and curious articles, which are kept at its rooms, 212 and 214 North Main Street.
The present number of resident members is about one hundred and fifty.
CHAPTER V.
CONCORD-(Continued).
The State Prison-United States Conrt-Ilouse and Post-Office-Schools- St. Paul's School-Water-Works-Walker House-Masonic 1-Odd-Fel- lows-Other Societies.
State. Prison .- The old State's Prison, on Main Street, was erected in 1811 or 1812 on land given by Joshna Abbot. The location was thought to be se- cluded, quite out of the way of business and of popula- tion. It was erected under the supervision of Stuart J. Park, and was built entirely of granite, quarried from Rattlesnake Hill. It contained originally thirty- six cells. Its cost was about thirty-seven thousand dollars. It was subsequently greatly enlarged and improved.
1 See appendix.
1 By D. F. Secomb.
" 1 punch bowl, at 15s. . 0
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HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The present prison is located about two miles north of the State-House, on the road to Penacook, and was completed in 1878 at a cost of about two landred and thirty thousand dollars. It is a mas- sive and imposing structure. It was crected under the supervision of Prison Commissioners John Kim- ball, Albert M. Shaw and Alpha J. Pillsbury.
The whole number of convicts in prison is 127, -- 116 white and 11 black, 126 males and 1 female. Only 35 persons were committed to the prison during the past year, being the smallest number for twelve years.
The earnings of the institution for the year were $18,754.24, and the expenses have been $20,349.25, leaving a balance against the prison of $1,595.01.
The number of prisoners discharged during the year was 48,-7 being pardoned, 36 released on ac- count of the expiration of their terms of sentence and 5 died.
Of the 127 inmates, April 30, 1885, 43 were mar- ried and 84 single ; 33 claimed to be temperate, and the remainder admitted themselves to be intemper- ate ; 12 were under 20 years of age when committed, 66 between 20 and 30, 31 between 30 and 40, 8 be- tween 40 and 50, and 10 over 50; 109 can read and write, 11 can read only and the remainder are unable to do either; 23 were convicted in Rockingham County, 10 in Strafford, 5 in Belknap, 6 in Carroll, 4 in Merrimack, 33 in Hillsborough, 7 in Cheshire, 9 in Sullivan, 7 in Grafton, 5 in Coos and 18 in the United States Courts ; 4 are serving time for murder in the second degree, 4 for manslaughter, 5 for at- tempt to kill, 2 for rape, 3 for arson, 1 for highway robbery, 29 for burglary, 11 for horse-stealing, 3 for stealing cattle, 3 for forgery, 4 for breaking and stealing, 9 for breaking and entering, 28 for stealing, 1 for stealing from person, 1 for obtaining goods by false pretences, 1 for poisoning cow, 7 for robbery, 3 for attempt to rape, 1 for assaulting officer, 1 for robbing post-office, 3 for being tramps, 1 for false entry in bank ledger, 1 for false affidavit to obtain money and 1 for falsely personating another to ob- tain money.
Ninety-eight are natives of the United States, 11 of Ireland, 4 of England, 1 of Scotland, 6 of Canada, 2 of Nova Scotia, 2 of Sweden and 3 of Germany. Four were sentenced for 30 years, 1 for 25, 4 for 20, 1 for 15, 1 for 13, 5 for 10, 1 for 9, 4 for 8, 7 for 7, 1 for 6, 15 for 5, 2 for 43, 13 for 4, 35 for 3, 3 for 22, 20 for 2, 1 for 13, 1 for 1} and 7 for 1 year and a day.
The smallest number committed during any twelve- month was 1 in 1812, and the largest 76, in 1878. The total commitments aggregate 2306, of whom 1211 were discharged, 633 pardoned, 149 removed to the asylum for the insane, 189 died and 20 escaped. The last escape was in 1870.
United States prisoners, $392.31 ; gain in inventory, $401.08. Total, $18,754.24.
Expenses,-deputy warden's salary, $1000; phy- sician, $500; overseers, $9764.17 ; clothing, $1530.23 ; discharged convicts, $126; furniture, $154.03; sub- sistence, $3966.36; light, fuel and water, $1450.62; hospital supplies, $261.09; funeral expenses, $38 ; repairs, $867.87 ; incidentals, $690.88. Total, $20,- 349.25 ; excess of expenses over earnings, $1595.01.
The officers of the prison are as follows: Wardeu, Frank S. Dodge; deputy warden, Thomas A. Pills- bury ; physicians, H. M. French, M.D., C. R. Walker, M.D .; chaplain, Rev. E. R. Wilkins; over- seer of cook-room and hall, F. L. Robinson ; over- seers of shops, F. J. Sanborn, David Sanborn, M. B. Smart, J. B. Greaton, W. H. Stevenson, Fred. Peas- lee ; guards, S. N. Allen, Fred. L. Sabin, J. E. Mor- rison, J. A. Pillsbury, Joseph Martin, George M. Colby ; night watchman, J. L. Jones, N. W. Mc- Murphy.
United States Court House and Post Office .- June 10th, 1882, Congress made an appropriation of two hundred thousand dollars for an "United States court house and post office" at Concord, N. H. Owing to vexatious delays in securing a satisfactory site and acceptable plans, very little visible progress has been made at the present writing (August 27, 1885). A lot satisfactory to all the citizens of Con- cord was secured. It embraces an entire square, and is two hundred and twenty-three by two hundred and sixty-seven feet. It fronts on State Street, and is bounded on the north by Park Street, on the west by Green Street, and on the south hy Capitol Street. The building is designed to be Gothic in style of architecture, with pitch roof and dormer windows. It will have a frontage of one hundred and seventeen feet. Giles Wheeler, of Concord, is the superinten- dent, and received his appointment from Secretary Manning. An excavation for the cellar has been made, and a concrete floor laid. The contracts for the building are not yet awarded.
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