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Charles H. Marston
Charles H. Marston
1898 First term Walter W. Favor
Second term Fred A. Philbrook
1899 First term Second term John H. Kidder
Frank Lamprey
Charles H. Marston David Perkins David H. Goodhue
1900 First term Elbridge S. Bickford
Second term John J. Bryson
1901 First term John J. Bryson
Second term Ai B. Smith
David Perkins
1902 First term Alonzo H. Worthley
David Perkins
1894 First term Second term
C. Aaron Southard
George H. Kendall
George S. Tilton George S. Tilton
Homer Roby
Homer Roby
Charles H. Marston
David H. Goodhue David Perkins
Frank A. Gordon
Frank R. Sawyer
Charles W. Coolidge Calvin H. Martin
1883 First term Second term Hadley B. Fowler
Fred H. Briggs Frank C. Buttrick
1886 First term Fred H. Briggs
Channing Bishop Frank A. Gordon
J. Dudley Webber
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FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
1902 Second term Charles H. Tukey David Perkins
1903 First term Arthur H. Morrill David Perkins
PROMISE LODGE, NO. 12, DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH
Promise Degree Lodge, No. 12, Daughters of Rebekah, was instituted as an adjunct to Cardigan Lodge, I. O. O. F., Feb. 3, 1876, with the following charter members : Robert S. Hastings, Kendrick S. Bullock, David S. Fowler, Charles B. Heath, Woodbury Sleeper, Green L. Tilton, Simeon H. Cross, Milo H. Crosby, Burley M. Ames, James A. Curtice, Mrs. Jane B. Burley, Mrs. Harriet B. Crosby, Mrs. Mary J. Heath, Mrs. Mary A. Ames, Mrs. Martha D. Alexander, Mrs. Julia A. Hastings, Mrs. Martha A. Brown, Mrs. Julia A. Cross, Mrs. Mary J. Fowler, Mrs. Annie C. Sleeper, Mrs. Almira E. Bullock, Sidney A. Brown, Joseph D. Kelley, James W. Burley.
This lodge uses the same hall as Cardigan Lodge, has had a prosperous existence, and now numbers 101 members. The following have served as noble grand and secretary :
Noble Grands
1876
Hadley B. Fowler
1889
Sarah Fowler
1877
Joseph D. Kelley
1890
Kate E. Wilbur
1878 Henry A. Randolph
1891-92 Sarah E. Robie
Martha D. Alexander
1893
Caroline D. Thyng
1879
Olive M. Sawyer
1894
Mary E. Favor
1879-80 Annie C. Sleeper
1895
Florence D. Tilton
1882
Martha D. Alexander
1897
Harriet E. Webber
1883
Jane B. Burley
1898
Sarah E. Robie
1884
Julia A. Hastings
1899
Ida M. Calley
1885
Sarah Fowler
1900-OI
Kate E. Wilbur
1886
Hadley B. Fowler
I902
Sarah Fowler
1888
Hulda B. Rollins
Secretaries
1876
Annie C. Sleeper
1888
Julia A. Cross
1877
Mary J. Heath
1889-90 Josephine M. Hazelton
1878
Mary A. Ames 1891
Mary E. Favor
1879
Harriet A. Haynes 1892 Florence D. Tilton
Jane B. Burley
1893-94 Sadie V. Burley
1880 Jane B. Burley
1895
Sarah E. Robie
1881
Olive M. Sawyer
1896
Mary E. Moshier
1882
Sarah Locke
1897
Sarah E. Robie
1883-84 Harriet A. Haynes
1898-99 Della A. Briggs
1885-86 Kate E. Wilbur
1900-OI Myrtie Bryson
1887 Mamie E. Taylor
1902-03
May F. Clark
188I
Jeremiah A. Haynes
1896 Sadie V. Burley
1887
Charles B. Heath
1903
Liller J. Sarsons
28a
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HISTORY OF BRISTOL
NELSON POST, NO. 40, G. A. R.
Nelson Post, No. 40, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized in Bristol by Capt. C. J. Richards, department com- mander, and other department officers and visiting comrades, on Thursday evening, Aug. 8, 1878. The Post was named in honor of Albert and Dan Nelson, of Bristol, brothers, who lost their lives at Chancellorsville. The following were the charter mem- bers : Richard W. Musgrove, William A. Beckford, Hadley B. Fowler, Moody O. Edgerly, Charles N. Drake, Henry A. San- born, Timothy Tilton, Henry A. Randolph, Oliver P. Hall, Wil- liam F. Hanaford, George C. Breck, Stephen D. Huse, Horace L. Ingalls, Enos B. Ferrin, James W. Burley, Charles B. Heath, M. E. Southworth, Benj. E. Blackstone, Benj. Swett, Frank A. Ferrin.
Twenty-one comrades were initiated, after which the follow- ing officers were elected and installed : Post commander, R. W. Musgrove; senior vice-commander, W. A. Beckford ; junior vice-commander, M. O. Edgerly ; adjutant, C. N. Drake ; quar- termaster, Timothy Tilton; surgeon, H. B. Fowler ; chaplain, Henry A. Randolph; sergeant-major, William F. Hanaford ; quartermaster-sergeant, Henry A. Sanborn.
Cardigan Lodge, I. O. O. F., loaned the use of its hall in Post-office block for this and one or two subsequent meetings. The Post then hired a hall over a store-house of Cyrus Taylor on Pleasant street, where it continued to hold meetings till the spring of 1895, when it hired of the Knights of Pythias the same hall its first meeting was held in.
This organization has had a prosperous existence and a warm place in the respect and affections of the people. Its mem- bership at the end of the first year was eighty. From that time till now, owing to deaths and withdrawals, there has been a gradual loss, till now the membership is only thirty-five.
This Post has done a good work in looking after needy veterans and their families. It has observed Memorial Day each year in a fitting manner. Its usual exercises on that day have been a visit to Hill in the morning, assisting in the services there. At 2 p. m., in Bristol, a parade occurs with martial music, the school children often participating, brief exercises at the soldiers' monument with an address to the unknown dead, the decoration of the graves of deceased soldiers with flags and flowers at the roll of the drum; a return to Central square or town hall where an oration is delivered either immediately following or in the evening. These services are always attended by a large and interested concourse of people. At first the expenses of the day were paid by contributions, but soon the town made an appropriation of $50 and later $60 each year to pay the expenses.
NELSON POST, G. A. R., MEMORIAL DAY, 1892
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FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
Commanders
1878
Richard W. Musgrove
1891-92 Daniel K. Cummings
1879
William A. Beckford
1893
George H. Fleer
1880 Moody O. Edgerly 1894
Alonzo H. Worthley
1881-84 Charles N. Drake 1895 George W. Dimond
1885
James W. Saunders 1896
George C. Currier
1886
William C. Sargent
1897
George D. Maclinn
1887
Charles H. Proctor
1898-99 John F. Phillips
I888
Simeon H. Cross
1900 William F. Hanaford
1889
Timothy Tilton
1901-02 Edwin O. Marden
1890
Reuben H. Jaquith
1903
William C. Kelley
Adjutants
1878
Charles N. Drake
1887
Harvey W. Drew
1879
Charles B. Heath
1888
James W. Saunders
1880
Henry A. Randolph
1889
Charles N. Drake
1881 Charles S. Brown
1890 Frank A. Gordon
1882 Harvey W. Drew
1891
James W. Saunders
1883
Charles H. Proctor
1892-93 George C. Currier
1884-85 Charles B. Heath
1894-03 James W. Saunders
1886
Charles N. Drake
NELSON POST RELIEF CORPS
Nelson Post Relief Corps was organized in Grand Army hall Aug. 4, 1884, by Mrs. Celia F. P. Foster of Milford, department secretary. The following were the charter members : Philinda Şanborn, Hattie A. Drake, Jennie N. Kidder, Emma M. Cum- mings, Ruth P. Brown, Ellen M. Cummings, Jane B. Burley, Ellen F. Pattee, Amanda G. Hanaford, Mary M. Page, Ida A. Calley, Lizzie Sargent, Antionette E. Fleer, Anna M. Hutchin- son, Minnie Walker, Abbie F. Proctor, Harriet Twombly, Sara J. Littlefield, Jane Everleth, Lovina W. Kirk, Laurilla P. Cross, Angie M. Heath, Mary Keaton, Annetta Favor, Abbie Colby.
The following officers were elected and installed: Presi- dent, Philinda Sanborn ; S. V., Hattie A. Drake ; J. V., Jennie N. Kidder; secretary, Emma M. Cummings; treasurer, Ellen M. Cummings ; chaplain, Ruth P. Brown ; guardian, Ellen F. Pattee.
Presidents
1884-85 Philinda Sanborn 1895
Mary J. Saunders
1886 Jane B. Burley 1896-97 Ellen M. Cummings
1887-88 Jennie N. Kidder 1898-99
Amanda G. Hanaford
1889-90 Lizzie Sargent 1900-01
Sadie V. Huckins
1891 Ellen F. Pattee
1902
Sarah E. Seaver
1892 Emma M. Kendall
1893-94 Antoinette E. Fleer
1903
Liller J. Sarsons
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Secretaries.
1884-85 Emma M. Cummings 1895 Ellen F. Pattee
1886 Emma M. Kendall 1896 Emma M. Kendall
1887-90 Jane B. Burley
1897-99 Abbie F. Grey
1891 Linnie M. Smith
1900 Ellen M. Cummings
1892-93 Ellen M. Cummings 1901 Amanda G. Hanaford
1894 Jennie N. Kidder 1902-03 Zenna M. Fleer
NEWFOUND LAKE GRANGE
Newfound Lake Grange, No. 162, was organized by Emri C. Hutchinson, secretary of the state grange, Mar. 17, 1891, with the following charter members : Calvin H. Martin, Zerah E. Tilton, George D. Judkins, Warren F. Keezer, Silas S. Brown, Solon Dolloff, Woodbury Sleeper, William J. Sullivan, Horace N. Emmons, Fred B. Buttrick, Alvertus N. McMurphy, George W. Morrill, Charles H. Morrill, Perley H. Sleeper, Enos B. Ferrin, Mrs. Silas S. Brown, Mrs. Woodbury Sleeper, Mrs. Horace N. Emmons, Mrs. Helen Judkins, Mrs. Hannah Mor- rill, Mrs. Georgia Tilton, Mrs. Lizzie Foster, Mrs. Calvin H. Martin, Mrs. Jennie McMurphy.
The officers at organization were: Calvin H. Martin, mas- ter ; Zerah E. Tilton, overseer; George D. Judkins, lecturer ; Warren F. Keyser, steward ; Alvertus N. McMurphy, assistant steward ; Silas S. Brown, chaplain; Solon Dolloff, treasurer ; Woodbury Sleeper, secretary ; William J. Sullivan, gatekeeper; Mrs. Georgia Tilton, Ceres ; Mrs. Lizzie Foster, Pomona ; Mrs. Calvin H. Martin, Flora ; Mrs. Jennie McMurphy, lady assistant steward; Horace N. Emmons, Fred B. Buttrick, and Alvertus N. McMurphy, executive committee.
This grange has had a prosperous existence. It has held each year at the town hall a highly creditable grange fair. Its meetings are held on Friday evening of each week in a hall in Robie's block, and are of a social and literary nature, and topics of practical importance to the farmer are discussed. Its present membership is 132.
Masters
1891-92 Calvin H. Martin 1898
Daniel K. Cummings
1893 Zerah E. Tilton
1899 Zerah E. Tilton
1894 Woodbury Sleeper
1900-OI Solon Dolloff
1895 Warren F. Keezer
1902-03 Frank G. Bartlett
1896-97 AlvertusNMcMurphy
Secretaries
1891-93 Woodbury Sleeper
1898 Alonzo B. Gale
1 894 John R. Connor
1899 Edwin C. Merrill
1895 Calvin H. Martin
1900
Fred E. Seaver
1896-97 Edwin C. Merrill
1901-03 Jennie McMurphy
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FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
LAKE AND VALLEY POMONA GRANGE
Lake and Valley Pomona Grange was organized at the town hall, Bristol, May 14, 1901, by George R. Drake, of Manchester, representative of the state grange, assisted by Charles S. Ford, of Lebanon, Pomona deputy, and Richard Pattee of New Hamp- ton, district deputy. The officers elected and installed were : H. Taylor Heath, Bristol, master; Albert E. Moore, Hebron, overseer ; Richard Pattee, New Hampton, lecturer ; Hadley B. Worthen, New Hampton, assistant lecturer ; Frank R. Wood- ward, Hill, chaplain ; H. Elgin Wells, Alexandria, steward ; Mrs. Jennie McMurphy, South Alexandria, secretary ; Solon Dolloff, Bristol, treasurer ; Harris W. Hammond, Bridgewater, assistant steward ; Mrs. Sarah Fowler, Bristol, Pomona ; Mrs. Ned Emery, Alexandria, Flora ; Mrs. Clara P. Fifield, Bridge- water, Ceres ; Lucy M. Favor, Bristol, lady assistant steward.
This grange is composed of members of the following subordinate granges : Newfound Lake grange, of Bristol ; New Hampton grange; Cardigan, of Alexandria ; Olive Branch, of Hebron ; Pasquaney, of Bridgewater, and Pemigewasset, of Hill. It holds a meeting each quarter with such subordinate lodge as may extend an invitation, and a yearly meeting. Its headquarters are at Bristol. At its organization it had ninety- five charter members, and in January, 1903, had a membership of 231.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Bristol Lodge, No. 46, Knights of Pythias, was organized Nov. 8, 1894, with the following charter members : George H. Calley, Charles A. Nelson, Horace C. Yeaton, William A. Beckford, Charles L. Kemp, Otis F. Cross, Amos A. Blake, W. S. H. Remick, Olin Bert Sanders, Napoleon B. Giguere, John A. Favor, William George, Horace H. Kirk, Charles E. Rounds, Dudley K. Blake, Edward E. Wheet, Frank S. Kirk, John F. Phillips, Frank S. Webster, William A. Phillips, John W. San- born, Herbert L. Phillips, Hiram M. Worthley, Fred S. Fall, William J. Sullivan, George H. Fowler, Charles N. Drake, James W. Saunders, Quincy A. Ballou.
This is a benevolent and fraternal organization. The Bris- tol lodge has had a prosperous career and Jan. 1, 1895, received from Grand Chancellor Frank M. Beckford, a prize banner for having made the largest gain in membership of any lodge in the state during the year 1894. Its meetings are held in the hall in Post-office block.
Chancellor Commanders
1894-5 George H. Calley
1897 Quincy A. Ballou
1896 Charles A. Nelson
1898 W. S. H. Remick
Horace C. Veaton
William J. Sullivan
1897 Fred S. Fall
1899 William J. Sullivan
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1899 Sebastian S. Quint
190I Arthur Jewell
1900 William G. McCrillis
1902 Hiram M. Worthley
Fred W. Simonds
Stephen Valla
190I Ansel G. Dolloff
1903 Frank H. Fleer
Keeper of Records
1897-1903 James W. Saunders 1894-5 Charles L. Kemp 1896 Ulysses G. Buxton
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN
Merrill Lodge, No. 23, Ancient Order of United Work- men was organized in Bristol, May 1, 1895, with the following officers : Charles W. Fling, P. M. W .; Channing Bishop, M. W .; Amasa S. Hilands, F .; Albro Wells, O .; Louis S. Robie, recorder ; Charles W. W. Pope, financier ; Orlando B. French, receiver ; Walter W. Favor, guide; Albon M. Simonds, I. W .; Quincy A. Ballou, O. W.
This is a fraternal beneficiary organization and meets twice each month in Knights of Pythias hall.
Its present officers are : Stephen F. Hammond, P. M. W .; Quincy A. Ballou, M. W .; Albro Wells, F .; Louis S. Robie, O .; Walter W. Favor, financier ; Charles W. Fling, receiver ; Chan- ning Bishop, recorder ; Charles W. W. Pope, guide; William C. White, I. W .; Frank H. Fleer, O. W.
KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES
Red Oak Lodge, No. 26, Knights of the Maccabees, was instituted in Bristol, Feb. 24, 1902. The present officers are : William S. Boswell, past commander ; Charles C. Martin, com- mander ; Burton E. Foss, lieutenant; F. L. King, record- keeper and financier ; Dr. J. W. Coolidge, medical examiner and chaplain ; Samuel L. Pierce, sergeant ; Leon H. Grey, mas- ter-at-arms; A. H. Tibbetts, sentinel.
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CHAPTER XXXVIII
FARMS AND FARMING
Farther down, on the slope of the hill, was the well with its moss-grown Bucket, fastened with iron, and near it a trough for the horses. -Longfellow.
In the early days of the town, farming was its chief indus- try. Manufacturing was largely confined to sawing lumber and grinding grain for domestic use. The pasturage of the farms was extensive, and supported large herds of cattle and flocks of sheep, the sale of which constituted one of the chief sources of income from the farms. On every farm sufficient hay was cut to winter the stock and to furnish some for the local market. Wheat, rye, and corn supplied the table and fattened the stock and swine for market. Wood from the forest supplied fuel for the huge fireplaces and found a market in the village. The food that was consumed and the clothes worn were the products of the farm. At all seasons of the year, the farmer's life was one of incessant toil from morning till night.
On the incorporation of Bristol, there were only thirty-five taxpayers residing in the village district, and a part of these were farmers ; outside of the village there were eighty-five tax- payers, nearly all of whom were farmers. The number of farmers continued to increase till 1848, when it reached its highest point, 186. About that time emigration from New Hampshire commenced on an extensive scale, and many left the hill farms of Bristol for the prairie farms of the West. In later years, village and city life have drawn many from the farms, and the decrease in the farming population has been constant till now, while the population of the village has constantly increased. In 1902, there were 580 taxpayers in town, but the number of farmers was no more than in 1820.
The greatest change in the farming community has taken place in and near the Locke neighborhood. Where once was a thriving community with a large school, religious privileges, and social activity, there are now three or four isolated farms that are inhabited. One pasture, lying partly in Bristol and partly in Bridgewater, contains what was once thirteen farms, each of which supported a large family. The highway where once rode the post-rider, and which was once an avenue for commerce, is now crossed by a stone wall. Apple orchards are struggling for existence among rapidly growing forest trees, and rose bushes
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mark the spots where farmhouses once sheltered life and activity. Much of these abandoned farms are now growing up to forest.
Cattle are now rarely raised for market. The keeping of sheep, once a prominent industry, is now almost unknown. In 1844, there were 1, 265 sheep taxed in Bristol ; in 1902, only 119. The spinning-wheel and the loom have disappeared and in their places are seen the sewing machine, silks and cassimeres, and on the once sanded floor is a carpet from the factory. Scarcely a field of wheat has been seen in town for many years, flour from the West having taken the place of domestic wheat. Pressed hay from Canada supplies the local market, and even fertilizers are purchased for the farm. Stoves have superseded the roar- ing fireplaces, and many homes are heated with coal from the mines of Pennsylvania. The mowing-machine has taken the place of the scythe, and the horse tedder, the hand rake. The farmer of to-day lives in environments and in a civilization unknown to the farmers of even fifty years ago.
More attention is now given to fruit culture and dairy farm- ing than ever before. Apples for market are now raised on nearly every farm. The Baldwin is the favorite variety for export, but it is supplemented with the Gravenstein, Nonesuch, Porter, the Rhode Island Greening, Nod-head, Blue Pearmain, and a few other varieties. No success has been attained in the raising of pears, peaches, or small fruit on the soil of Bristol. In 1902, there were shipped from the railroad station in Bristol, about 10,000 barrels of apples raised in Bristol and adjoining towns. In 1902, there were taxed in Bristol 425 cows. The grade of stock is now much superior to that formerly kept, and includes the Hereford, the Jersey, and the Holstein. A por- tion of the milk is made into butter at the homes, but the greater part is sold on the local milk routes, delivered to the milk car that leaves Bristol four times each week, or is sold to the Deer- foot Farm company that sends the cream to market and gives the skim-milk back to the farmers, who feed it to calves or swine. ?
The survival of the fittest is seen in the history of farming in Bristol, as well as elsewhere, and so there are in town fine farms and progressive, modern farmers. Zerah E. Tilton has the largest farm in town and pays the largest tax of any farmer. His home farm and the 'Aaron Sleeper farm, which he recently acquired, contain 600 acres. He cuts nearly 100 tons of hay, and in 1902, cultivated ten acres of corn and the same of oats, all of which was cut up for the silo. He keeps twenty cows and twenty-two other neat stock, all full blood or high grade Hol- stein, and five horses.
John F. Merrow, of Boston, has a farm of about 300 acres, that is under the highest state of cultivation of any farm in town. His farm is especially valuable for its grass and fruit.
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He cuts nearly 100 tons of hay, and sometimes ships 400 barrels of apples to market, including early varieties like the Graven- steins. He has kept a large number of high grade Jerseys. Mr. Merrow spends his summers on this farm. Its location in the northeastern part of the town is especially fine, and the view is one of the grandest in this part of the state.
Rev. George J. Judkins has a farm of 400 acres. He cuts forty-five or more tons of hay, and plants ten acres of corn, which is cut for the silo, making nearly 100 tons of ensilage. His has been distinctively a dairy farm, and he has kept thirty or more cows. For many years, he made on the average eighty pounds of butter each week. In 1898, he purchased of Horace N. Emmons, a milk route, but in 1902 he abandoned this business, and now sends his milk to the milk car.
Horace N. Emmons has a valuable farm of about 400 acres. He operated a milk route for twenty years previous to his sale to Rev. Mr. Judkins, and kept thirty or more cows. He has raised as many as 600 bushels of shelled corn in one season. He has, also, a good fruit orchard.
Solon Dolloff has one of the best fruit orchards in town, and he keeps fifteen to twenty cows. Calvin H. Martin cuts sixty tons of hay and milks twelve cows, making the cream into dairy butter. J. H. Huckins keeps from sixteen to twenty cows and markets his milk at the creamery. Alfred H. Heath has a fine herd of thirty Holsteins, and cuts seventy-five tons of hay. Levi N. Heath milks ten cows, and cuts thirty tons of hay.
Ranking among the best are the farms of Hiram T. Heath, Charles A. Gale, M. V. B. Dalton, Levi J. Nelson, Harry F. Prescott, Silas S. Brown, and E. J. Gordon. Simeon H. Cross has kept fifteen or more cows and a portion of the time has operated a milk route. William F. Hanaford has operated a milk route for twelve years, with ten or twelve cows. George A. Dow now has a milk route buying his milk of the farmers.
In 1902, Mrs. Albert G. Robie made, from the milk of four- teen cows, 2,950 pounds of butter, all of which was sold in the local market at the uniform price of twenty-five cents per pound.
CHAPTER XXXIX MINES AND MINING
The lofty lines Abound with mineral treasure.
-Blackmore.
On the Samuel Hilands farm, east of Newfound lake, is a mine of plumbago, or black lead, of considerable extent. Farmer &' Little's Gazeteer for 1820 speaks of this mine as "a large body of plumbago recently discovered in Bristol, which is pronounced the best in the country. The land has been purchased by Charles J. Dunbar, of Massachusetts." This deposit was worked for commercial purposes soon after its purchase, and a high grade of lead pencils was made from it. A prize was given at the "Brighton Exhibition" in Massachusetts in 1823, for lead pen- cils made at Concord, Mass., from the Bristol plumbago, and these were the leading pencils of the day. Zeabury, Olup & Watkins operated this mine for a few years from 1845. The lead was ground and put up in small packages for shipment in the building now used for a blacksmith shop, on the west side of Water street. While blasting in this mine, John Atwood, a workman, lost both eyes by a premature blast.
In 1875, Edwin S. Foster and William A. Rice purchased the mining rights on the farm of Isaac C. Tilton, in Bridgewater, on the east shore of the lake and sunk a shaft seventy-five feet, obtain- ing fine argentiferous galena. A tunnel was also commenced, but ore in paying quantities was not obtained and work was abandoned.
In 1875, Dr. Lucius E. Truesdell commenced work on a silver mine on the hillside west of North Bristol for Thomas B. War- ren, of Springfield, Mass. Work was continued here for ten years or more. A shaft was sunk from the top of the ledge, and later a tunnel was bored 300 feet into the solid ledge. Argentiferous galena, gold bearing quartz, and beautiful speci- mens of quartz crystals were found here ; but more gold and sil- ver were put into the hill than ever taken out, and consequently mining was abandoned.
The Shamrock Mica company was composed of Charles C. Howe, William Healey, N. L. Bradley, George E. Howe, and Fred S. Fall. All but the latter were residents of Connecticut. They organized Oct. 14, 1891, under the laws of New Hamp- shire, and had their nominal place of business at Bristol. Their capital stock on paper was $10,000. Their business was to "buy, sell and deal in mica mines, and to operate the same." They added nothing to the industry of the place.
CHAPTER XL
FATAL ACCIDENTS
Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field.
-Shakespeare.
1776. Dec. 26, Henry Wells was frozen to death in New Chester.
1782. John Favor, son of Capt. Cutting Favor, twenty- two years old, lived in a house now owned by the heirs of the late Rev. Dr. Murdock, on Murray hill, then a part of Alexan- dria. He had been on a visit to his father's home, and perished in a storm, as will appear from the following affidavits :
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. )
The Evidence of Robert Murry
I Robert Murry of Alexandria in the County and State afore S.d Being of Lawful Age and as John Feavor Being a Neighbor of Mine & as he had been gone from his own house in Alexandria from tuesday Morning untill the next fryday Morning following his wife Being very uneasy and I was very Suspicious Something had Befallen the man I went after him & fol- lowed his Snow Shew Tracks which he went out to New Chester to his fathers and as I had Travilled about two Miles and an half on S.d Road and about So far from his own house ' I Saw as I Took it to Be the Body of a Man Lying Some Rods Distance from Me which Surprisd me very Much I left S.d Tracks and Made the Best of my way to New Chester and acquainted his friends and the People with what I had Seen & his Mother told me that he went from their house on tuesday before and I went with nine men More & found the Dead Body of John Feavor Lying on the Snow and I assisted those nine Men in Carriing the Dead Body to N. Chester to his fathers dwelling house and assisted in Lying the Corps out and it appearing to Me according to the Best of My Judgment that as their was no Marks on S.d. body when wee Laid out S.d Body that he Perished with the Severity of the weather.
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