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On April 28, 1866. Kearsarge Lodge, under dispensation, held
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its first meeting in a hall on the third floor of the first Proctor's block, standing on the same foundation as the second Proctor's block, in which Kearsarge Lodge is now located. Brother John B. Wadleigh served as master, and the other stations were filled by election and appointment.
Brothers Shirley and Sleeper were appointed to draft and present a constitution and by-laws. Brothers Sleeper, Carr and Huntoon were appointed a committee to estimate the expense of fitting up the lodge rooms and the cost of jewels, and to arrange with Mr. Proetor for the rent. An assessment of fifty eents per member was voted. Brother John Fellows was elected the first representative to the Grand Lodge.
Kearsarge Lodge was chartered June 13, and was duly consti- tuted on June 23, 1866, John H. Rowell, grand master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, being present. Bro. George Sleeper was chosen master under the charter. The other offi- cers remained the same as under the dispensation, except that M. P. Thompson was chosen treasurer and J. B. Wadleigh mar- shal. Of the twenty-three Masons present at the constitution of the lodge, fourteen were living at the twenty-fifth anniversary. and seven, J. H. Rowell, H. A. Weymouth, John B. Wadleigh. Charles W. Quimby, John F. Emery, J. D. Philbriek, and C. H. Morrill, were present at the meeting on June 23. 1891.
In August, 1866, Bros. John Fellows, H. A. Weymouth and John P. Carr were authorized to furnish the lodge room, to hire money for that purpose, and give their note for the same. Sub- sequently they reported that they had expended the sum of $570.69.
In September the fee for the degrees was raised from $15 to $25, and in January, 1867, a direet tax of $5 was assessed on each member towards paying the indebtedness of the lodge.
On July 13, 1867, Bro. J. W. Fellows presented the lodge with a beautiful Masonie ehart.
The aet of incorporation, approved June 22, 1867, was ae- cepted and adopted February 1, 1868.
In March, 1868, all the rooms on the third floor of Proetor's block were leased for a term of ten years.
In May, 1868, the ladies, wives, sisters and daughters of members, presented the lodge with a large Bible for the altar.
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In August, 1868, Bro. John F. Emery was appointed a com- mittee to ascertain the actual indebtedness of the lodge. He finally reported the indebtedness to be $148.63. A vote was then passed to assess each member $4 per year until the debt be paid.
August 29, 1868, Bro. John M. Shirley presented the lodge with a solid silver square and compass, in behalf of the wives. sisters and daughters of the members. The donors were invited to be present on October 10 following, at a meeting for social entertainment and for a supper.
"While the years were passing, and our debts were being steadily lifted, on July 19, 1871, our new hall, our charter and our entire furniture, which had cost us $1,000, were destroyed by fire. We had no insurance and the flames spared nothing but two small books and a considerable debt. Having degree work on hand at that time. King Solomon's Lodge, then at Wilmot Flat, opened wide its doors, and a dispensation from the grand master enabled us to complete the work.
"Stated communications were held in Academy hall and in the hall of the Franklin House, formerly kept by Bro. S. S. Moulton, until the completion of this our new hall. when Bro. Robert C. Carr was authorized to procure a lease of Mr. Proc- tor for ten years."
The following January the beautiful large Bible now used on the altar was presented by the ladies, with words of encour- agement by Miss Mary A. Brown, on behalf of the donors. A fitting response was made by Bro. C. W. Woodbury on behalf of the lodge.
The committee appointed to raise funds to refurnish the present rooms reported subscriptions amounting to $396; re- ceipts from a festival conducted by the ladies to aid the fra- ternity, $62; in all, $458. On January 31, 1874, the records show the lodge out of debt.
Later the ladies gave the lodge $15.75, to provide the curtains which are still in use, and Bro. J. W. Fellows presented the beautiful picture of George Washington in Masonie regalia, now suspended over the senior warden's station.
Notwithstanding its reverses. Kearsarge Lodge has kept steadily on. Additions have been made from time to time to
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replace removals, and it now (1891) numbers sixty members, with a fair average attendance and degree work on hand. Its charities have been generous and well bestowed, its benefits well earned and its honor untarnished and well preserved by its offieers and members who have been worthy and well qualified.
The losses by death to 1891 have been as follows :
S. S. Moulton
C. H. Melendy
John Fellows
WV. H. Melendy
John Woodbury
Peter Stone
Horace S. Clay
C. H. Potter
Aaron Cilley Simon Graves
Stephen Morse
John M. Shirley
William H. Huntoon
B. T. Severance
B. Frank Kilburn
John P. Carr
Samuel Robbins
Amos H. Proctor
George H. Morrill
In 1895 the lodge purchased new regalias and jewels, and also two swords, at an aggregate eost of $70.
The twenty-ninth anniversary of the lodge was observed Oc- tober 26, 1895, with the wives, sisters and daughters of the mem- bers present. The exercises consisted of a musical program, banquet and a social hour. Many portraits of members have been presented to the lodge, and there are about two dozen now hanging on the walls of the hall.
Since 1891 dimits have been granted to H. M. Bosworth, H. B. Dow, Joseph Baker, and J. C. Danforth.
From 1891 to 1901 eighteen new members were received by initiation and by card, and by death the lodge lost the following members :
C. G. Pevare, East Andover. David E. Clark, Franklin.
George Sleeper, Wilmot. Joseph D. Philbrick, Andover.
Daniel F. Whiteomb, Sutton. John F. Emery, Sutton. John S. Ford, Danbury.
The whole number of members who have signed by-laws, 112. Number of members enrolled in 1901. 67.
LIST OF OFFICERS OF KEARSARGE LODGE, NO. 81.
The first list in 1866 were those serving under the dispensation from the grand master.
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MASTER.
SENIOR WARDEN.
JUNIOR WARDEN.
William H. Huntoon.
William H. Huntoon.
Moses P. Thompson
George Sleeper ...
Charles W. Quimby. Charlton W. Woodbury ..
John B. Wadleigh
Moses P. Thompson
George Sleeper ....
Charlton W. Woodbury ...
Charlton W. Woodbury .. .
Charlton W. Woodbury .. John B. Wadleigh John B. Wadleigh .
Joseph D. Philbrick.
Nathan Woodbury. Jr.
Henry M. Bosworth
Weare D. Tuttle ..
Charlton W. Woodbury ..
Joseph D. Philbrick.
Nathan Woodbury, Ji
George H. Morrill
Joseph Baker.
George H. Scribner
Amos H. Proctor
1877 1878
George H. Morrill.
Henry M. Putney
John B. Wadleigh
Reuben M. Gregg ..
Amos H. Proctor.
1879 1880
Charlton W. Woodbury George Sleeper . John B. Wadleigh George Sleeper . Frank P. Goss.
Frank P. Goss.
James W. Scales.
William A. Batchelder.
Robert C. Carr ..
John B. Wadleigh.
James W. Senles.
Herbert B. Dow.
Stephen B. Sweatt
Herbert B. Dow ...
Herbert B. Dow ...
Herbert B. Dow ...
Alphonzo A. Emery
Benjamin P. Fifield.
George W. Stone.
Stephen B. Sweatt
George W. Stone. .
Charles H. Morrill.
Warren S. Quimby
Charles H. Morrill ..
Warren S. Quimby ..
Warren S. Quimby
Wilton P. Graves ..
Wilton P. Graves ..
Wilton P. Graves ..
Henry L. Emery.
Arthur H. Rollins ..
William Morrill.
Willis A. Shaw ..
William Morrill.
William Morrill
William Morrill.
Willis A. Shaw.
William Morrill.
Fred F. Chase .. Fred F. Chase.
Arthur Allen Briggs
B. P. Filleid.
B. P. Fitleld.
B. P. Fifield
1903 1904
Arthur Allen Briggs
Arthur Allen Briggs Arthur C. Seavey .
Vivian S. Quimby .
B. P. Fifield.
Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury.
HISTORY OF ANDOVER.
Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury.
George Steeper ...
Reuben M. Gregg.
Reuben M. Gregg.
Frank P. Goss ..
Frank P. Morse ..
George II. Seribner
Robert C. Carr
1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1891 1895 1896
Alphonzo A. Emery Frank P. Goss. Frank P. Hoss ..
George W. Stone.
Warren S. Quimby
Warren S. Quimby
Wilton P. Graves ..
Wilton P. Graves ..
Willis A. Shaw ..
Charles C. Moulton
Willis A. Shaw .
Charles C. Moulton. Fred F. Chase.
Arthur Allen Briggs
Charles C. Moulton Charles C, Moulton
William Morrill.
William Morrill. Fred F. Chase .. Fred F. Chase
Arthur Allen Briggs
Arthur C. Seavey ... Arthur C. Seavey.
TREASURER.
John P. Carr.
George H. Morrill.
1866 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 187.1 1875 1876
John B. Wadleigh.
Charles W. Quimby ..
John B. Wadleigh.
Joseph Baker ..
John F. Emery ..
Carlos G. Pevare.
Nathan Woodbury, Jr
Carlos G. Pearce.
Charlton W. Woodbury
Carlos G. Pevare.
George H. Morrill. George I1. Morrill. George 11. Morrill. George H. Morrill.
Nathan Woodbury, Jr. Nathan Woodbury, Jr.
Henry M. Putney.
Henry M. Bosworth
Amos 11. Proctor
Nathan Woodbury, Jr. Nathan Woodbury, Jr.
Reuben M. Gregg.
Amos H. Proctor.
Amos It, Proctor.
1881
Robert C. Carr
Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury . Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury. Nathan Woodbury.
Stephen B. Sweatt
James W. Seales. .
Ifenry L. Emery ...
Stephen B. Sweatt
Alphonzo A. Emery
George H. Gordon ..
Stephen B. Sweatt.
Benjamin P'. Fifield.
George W. Stone ..
George W. Stone.
Charles II. Morrill
Charles H. Morrill
Charles H. Morrill ..
George W. Stone .. George W. Stone. Warren S. Quimby Warren S. Quimby ..
Wilton P. Graves, Wilton P. Graves.
John B. Wadleigh.
Robert C. Carr.
Henry M. Bosworth.
John B. Wadleigh ..
Joseph Baker,
John F. Emery.
George H . Morrill. John B. Kendrick. John B. Kendrick. Nathan Woodbury, Jr. Nathan Woodbury, Jr.
John F. Emery.
John M. Shirley .
Amos H. Proctor ..
Charlton W. Woodbury .. George HI. Morrill.
John B. Wadleigh
James W. Seales.
Henry L. Emery ..
1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902
SECRETARY.
THE LOCATION AND TOPOGRAPHY OF ANDOVER.
Andover is situated in the central part of New Hampshire, and in the northern part of Merrimack County. It is bounded on the north by the towns of Hill, Danbury and Wilmot; on the east by the city of Franklin ; on the south by the towns of Salis- bury and Warner, and on the west by the town of Wilmot.
The Pemigewasset River was the eastern boundary of the orig- inal grant. and the southeastern corner of the township was about half a mile above the junction of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers that unite to form the Merrimack.
The approximate latitude of the center village is North 43º 27' and the longitude is 71° 50' West from Greenwich or 5° 14' East from Washington. The center village is, by railway, 29 miles from Concord, 104 miles from Boston, and 41 miles from White River Junction, in Vermont. By highway, along the route of the old Fourth New Hampshire Turnpike, the distance from Concord to the center village is 23 miles.
The western part of the town lies between Kearsarge and Ragged mountains, covering a large part of the northeastern slope of Kearsarge and nearly all of the southern slope of Ragged Mountain. The central and eastern sections stretch southward from the eastern spurs and foothills of Ragged Mountain in a succession of hills and valleys, slopes and meadows, such as con- stitute the distinctive beauty of the hill country of New Hamp- shire. The surface of the town is divided, practically, into two separate drainage systems,-one formed by the Blackwater River and its tributaries, and the other by the Highland Lake and the Webster Lake basins. that by a short outlet reach the Pemige- wasset River. The low and inconspicuous ridge joining Taun- ton Hill and Boston Hill marks the dividing line between the two systems.
MOUNTAINS.
KEARSARGE.
This mountain is a prominent landmark, the dominant feature in the landscape in this section of the state. As an isolated peak it stands a dark and silent sentinel at the gateway to the mighty
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hills of the north, recognizing no rival save the grand Monad- noek far to the southwest. Seen from the northeast to the south- east the view is at once beautiful and impressive, and happy the sons of men who from a thousand hills and valleys may turn their eyes to catch the first glint of the morning light from its towering peak.
There is a tradition that when first seen by white men, this peak was nearly covered to the top with a dense growth of spruce timber, but soon after that period the top of the mountain was swept by a destructive fire which burned every tree and shrub far down its slopes.
The work of the Coast and Geodetie Survey fixed the height of Kearsarge as 2,970 feet above sea level. Other anthorities have placed it at 2.943 feet. The top of the mountain lies in the town of Warner, but some portions of the eminence lie in the towns of Salisbury, Sutton, Wilmot and Andover.
The southwest corner bound of Andover rests on the northeast slope of Kearsarge Mountain. Much has been written and spoken concerning the true name of this peak, and a prolonged and heated discussion of the rival claims of this and of the Car- roll County peak for the honor of giving the name to the victor in the famous sea fight of the Kearsarge and the Alabama has made this mountain a noted point in the scenery of this section of our country.
It is not proposed to re-open the discussion of those rival claims, which, happily, have been justly settled, but to present a few facts concerning the history of this beautiful isolated peak. In his historical address at the centennial celebration of the in- corporation of the town of Andover, on June 25. 1879, Mr. George E. Emery presented the following interesting and impor- tant historical notes concerning the Merrimack County Kear- sarge and its immediate vicinity :
"The General Court of Massachusetts, September 6, 1638, ordered a survey of the Merrimack River, to ascertain its extent northward, with a view of appropriating the Masonian lands and suppressing the Wheelwright claim at Exeter under an Indian deed. I have discovered that a party of explorers, with Na- thaniel Woodward as chief surveyor, and some Indian guides, made a survey of the Merrimack River in 1639, from its great
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bend at the present southerly line of New Hampshire, as far north as Pennacook (now Concord, N. H.,), and explored the river (ceasing their measurements at Pennacook) as far north as Andover and Kearsarge Mountain. At that date Andover was first visited by civilized men. I was so fortunate as to bring to light in the spring of 1877 the original plan of the survey of the Merrimack River in 1639. Upon this remarkable historic relic or map Kearsarge is called 'Carasaga.' The name Carasaga or Kearsarge, it should be stated, was given to the chief mountain of this region by the Natie Indian guides. The name means when fully translated 'Notch-pointed-mountain-of-pines.' The notch at the summit is at present a noticeable peculiarity in the outline of Kearsarge when seen from the eastward. The moun- tain was covered with pine trees as late as 1796. That year a great fire swept the mountain free of nearly all the primeval forest that had grown upon it. The great fire so lighted up the surrounding country at night, for nearly a week, that the New Testament could be read out of doors in the western part of this town. Many small military expeditions were sent up the valley of the Merrimack and among the mountains of the southern and central parts of New Hampshire after 1720. Sat- urday, July 31. 1725, Capt. Samuel Willard encamped with a party of soldiers and some friendly Indian guides upon the top of Monadnock Mountain. In the journal of his march Captain Willard relates that he saw 'Cusagee.'
"On the 8th of August. 1725, he was in the west part of this town on his return towards Massachusetts, as he said, 'By rea- son of our Indians having no provision and several of our Eng- lish but little.' Capt. Joseph Blanchard with a party of ran- gers went down through Andover along near the present river road the same day, which was Sunday, when Willard was in West Andover. Capt. Ebenezer Tyng of Dunstable led an expedition in search of Indians up the Merrimack valley and visited Chance pond, April 11, 1825. Another notable Indian fighter named John White was in this town with a party of forest rangers on April 18, 1725, he having scouted along the east side of the Salisbury Bays the day before. White described the region hereabouts as 'very full of great hills and mountains.'"
The original map of the survey of the Merrimack River in
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1638-'39 is now in the Essex County Court Records at the court honse, Salem, Mass., and has the following endorsement: "Plat of Merrimack River from ve See up to Wenepesoce Pond, also the Corses from Dunstable to Penny-cook. Jno. Gardner."
Gardner was apparently the draughtsman who made the plat. A copy of this map may be found, together with some notes on the survey, in the Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, Vol. XIV, p. 153.
It should be said that there is probably no evidence to show that Goodman Woodward and his party ever reached the terri- tory of Andover, but it is certain that they did locate with con- siderable accuracy the relative position of the mountain which they named "Carasaga" and we call Kearsarge.
RAGGED MOUNTAIN.
This truly ragged pile of ledge and boulder. crag and cliff, hill and ravine, stretches along the northwest boundary of the town, and is a fitting companion to Kearsarge, as they both stand like sturdy guardians over the traffic and travel that ebbs and flows through the great natural highway between their massive walls of stone.
Like most of the detached peaks throughout the Appalachian range, the south and southeastern slopes of both Ragged and Kearsarge mountains are by far the most abrupt. Between the summit of Ragged and the center village. and really one of the foothills of the mountain, rises the rounded dome of Pine hill, once covered with a valuable growth of pine timber. Farther to the east and nearer the east and west axis of the mountain ap- pears the notable "Bulkhead," an almost perpendicular cliff nearly 400 feet high.
Still farther to the east and practically along the whole length of the present northern boundary of the town lies a range of foothills with a gradually decreasing elevation. pierced by two passes or gaps through which roads run to Hill and beyond. Through the western gap ran the first state road from Concord to Dartmouth College.
Since the settlement of this section of the state fierce fires have destroyed the trees. shrubs and leaf mould on the higher parts of the mountain, leaving at the top and for some distance below
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nothing but bare rock, while blueberry bushes and other small shrubs live on the still lower slopes. From the summit the view commands the White Mountain region and is charming in every respeet. The height of Ragged Mountain above sea level is a little over 2.000 feet.
HILLS.
The hill lying to the southwest of Cilleyville and traversed by the old road leading up to the Wesley Cilley farm was formerly known as Twist Hill, on account of the winding or twisting course of the old highway which may still be traced.
Prospeet Hill is situated on the south side of the Blackwater River and southeasterly from Potter Place. As it lies at the western end of the larger river valley the views from its summit are far broader than from any other similar height in the vicinity.
Stretching southward from the Baehelder road and lying be- tween the Baehelder or Fellows meadow and Bradley pond lies a rocky ridge known as the Bear World. Tradition avers that this locality was onee a well-known resort of the ordinary blaek bear, and the conditions for the last sixty years would indicate the high probability of the story. This ridge terminates just south of the Salisbury line in a rounded peak known for many years as Bald Hill. The name Bear World is also applied to another locality on the eastern slope of Ragged Mountain, including the mountain brook ravine and adjacent rough territory.
Mompey Hill is more properly a spur of Ragged Mountain, and lies northwesterly of the eenter village. It includes the territory between Mud or Mooseanket pond on the east and Cole pond and the house of the Ragged Mountain Fish and Game Club on the west. There is a farm with a fertile soil on this hill, but it has been neglected. The prospect from several points on the hill is unsurpassed from any similar height in town.
Beech Hill ineludes a large territory lying between Bradley pond on the west and the heights above the river on the east, and from the higher lands south of the Blackwater river southerly to the Salisbury line. Apple Hill, the highest point, is the most prominent feature in the landscape, and its rounded, bare sum- mit affords views that in breadth and distance are unsurpassed
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in this section of the county. except by the outlook from the peaks of Kearsarge and Ragged mountains. The local name indicates that the first settlers found a large percentage of beech trees in the forest. a peculiarity that still exists. This section abounds with almost every variety of scenery in town, making it an attractive locality for walks and drives to every lover of field and wood and stream.
Overlook, the high bluff that rises sharply from the intervale south of the center village. is really the most prominent northern spur of Beech Hill. Its height and proximity shut off the view of Kearsarge from most of the houses in the village.
Oak Hill lies north of the road from the Shirley place to and past Nathan Woodbury's and stretching northward nearly to Adder pond. This is a prominent object in the landscape at all seasons, but in the autumn the wonderful mass of oak leaves is a charming study in brown.
Taunton Hill, like Beech Hill, is the name of a locality rather than of a single elevation. It includes the high land west of Highland Lake, north and east of the great plains and northward toward the Hill line. From the residence of ex-Gov. N. J. Bach- elder the view to the south and east is very attractive. The view to the eastward across Highland Lake and the valley of the Mer- rimack and on to Red Hill and Gunstock Mountain is worthy of the unstinted praise that has been bestowed upon it for many years. He who fully describes it must be an adept in the use of superlatives. The early settlers found here an excellent soil, and their descendants have so well managed it that some of the best farms in town are now found on this hill.
Mr. George E. Emery believed that the name was derived from an Indian name, Ntanntawem, meaning "I climb." Whether this be correct or not. the traveler who gains the summit from any side will be ready to believe that at least it is probable.
The prominent eminence lying east of the great plains, west of the little plains and south of the railroad. was first settled by William Morey. and was for some time known as Morey's Hill. After Morey moved to Wilmot the section to which he moved became known as Morey Hill, and the Andover name was aban- doned. Portions of this section have since been known at vari- ous times as Connor's Hill and Jonathan Cilley's Hill, but the
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best known name for the entire locality has been for many years Boston Hill. The name has been the subject for speculation for many years, but thus far no authentic reason has been given for adopting the name Boston. There are ample reasons for calling this locality Connor's Hill, but the successful change of a geographical name is a slow process.
The eminence directly south of Boston Hill and lying on both sides of the dividing line between Andover and Salisbury has long been known as Raccoon Hill. The origin of this name has always been in doubt, although the subject of much guess work. One of the finest drives of the vicinity is from the eastward over the road crossing this hill on the town line. The views to the north and west are the best in this section.
Tucker Mountain is a locality on the southeast slope of a spur of the Ragged Mountain foothills and is reached by the road from East Andover village past the old poor farm and through the Pass to Hill. The neighborhood was originally settled by the Tucker and True families.
The prominent peak lying easterly from East Andover village affords a fine prospect from its summit, and at one time was a popular resort for lovers of attractive scenery. It has been known under a variety of names. First as Blake's Hill, from Thomas Blake, an early resident on its eastern slope; afterward as Corliss Hill, from Peletiah Corliss, whose house was situated on a lower slope on the west side; again as Robie Hill, from Paine R. Robie, a later resident on the east side; later and at the pres- ent time as Artist Hill.
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