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The High school for the year was fairly successful, but was under the disadvantage of so large a number of classes as the law required, with so few pupils-the maximum number being not more than twenty.
The triennial meeting of the alumni for 1903 was voted by the Trustees to be held on the 5th of September, in connection with the annual celebration of the Old Home Week, and the Centennial anni- versary of the town, for which arrangements were making.
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Prof. Leslie A. Bailey and his wife, of Dresden, Maine. were engaged as Principal and Assistant for the year beginning in Septem- ber, 1903, the High school arrangement being continued as before.
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey remained but a single year, he resigning to accept a school in Maine, very much to the regret of the Trustees.
For the next year, 1904-05, Mr. Henry W. Delano. a Dartmouth graduate, and a resident of Marion, Mass., was secured as Principal, and Clarence H. Hallowell, M. D., was induced to act as Assist- ant.
It was a most satisfactory combination, and was renewed for the succeeding year. Dr. Hallowell, however, removed from town, in January, 1906, and Prof. Delano, with the assistance of Miss Annie Hazen, an advanced pupil, continued the school.
Mr. Delano was one of the best principals the school has ever known. But the number of pupils of High school age and capacity had now become reduced to eleven, and there was small encourage- ment to continue the school as a High school.
For some years the permanent population of the town had been diminishing, and the surrounding towns, also growing smaller, were sending their children to High schools in towns which were large enough to support them. The regular fitting schools had, by their superior advantages, drawn many of the class that formerly came to Mont Vernon, and McCollom Institute could no longer compete in the work.
REUNIONS OF ALUMNI.
It was early determined that it would be pleasant and valuable for those who had been pupils at Appleton Academy to have frequent reunion meetings. As there was no complete and formal curriculum ending with graduation by classes, every pupil who attended the school was accounted as an alumnus. It is a great pity that complete records of these reunions were not kept and deposited in the Academy library. But from the files of the Farmers' Cabinet, and other sources have been gleaned a considerable number of facts concerning all the meetings held.
Beginning in 1854, reunions were as follows, generally with a regular period of three years intervening, but not always :
No. 1, 1854, August 31.
No. 2, 1857, Angust 19.
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No. 3, 1859, August 24.
No. 4, 1862, August 28.
No. 5, 1865, August 30.
No. 6, 1868, August 26.
No. 7, 1872, August 28.
No. 8, 1875, July 20, (25th Anniversary ).
No. 9, 1878, August 28.
No. 10, 1881, August 24.
No. 11, 1884, August 27.
No. 12, 1887. August 24.
No. 13, 1890, August 21.
Fo. 14, 1893, August 23.
No. 15, 1896, August 19,
No. 16, 1900, August 15, (50th Anniversary) .
No. 17, 1903, September 5, (Town Centennial) .
No. 1. The first meeting was held in Academy hall, Aug. 31, 1854, beginning at 10 a. m. George A. Ramsdell was chosen pres- ident; Ainsworth E. Blunt, vice president; George Bowers, of Hancock, secretary : John D. Nutter, John F. Colby and H. Perham were marshals. The Amherst Brass Band furnished the music. As the Cabinet put it, "the procession proceeded to the dinner tables collocated under a covert of verdant bowers, and spread with the luxuries of a prolific season. The pastor of the church, Rev. C. D. Herbert, asked a blessing. Toasts offered by the alumni called ont a cheerful and pathetic response from Rev. Mr. Colby, Rev. Mr. Herbert, Mr. King and others." The location of the tables is not mentioned, but it probably was just above the Dr. Kittredge place, afterwards Conant Hall. The Rev. Mr. Colby was John Colby, one of the early assistant principals of the school ; and the Mr. King was Prof. Fenner E. King, the third regular principal after the school was incorporated.
When the dinner was over, the procession was reformed, and returned to the hall, where the Rev. John Colby delivered an address, his subject being "Our Influence on Others, a Stimulus to Right Action."
There was a committee appointed for the purpose, consisting of Prof. King, Mr. Blunt and George A. Spalding, who reported a series of resolutions, which were adopted, pledging hearty co-operation with the trustees, teachers and parents in promoting the interests of the Academy, declaring their gratitude to and friendship for the former
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teachers, Mr. Clough, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, Mr. Colby and Miss Jaquith, and their appreciation of the work of the trustees, and of the citizens of Mont Vernon. The second resolution was as follows :
Resolved-That we tender to Hon. William Appleton, of Bos- ton, our grateful acknowledgments for the liberality manifested in the donation of our Library, and the generous aid afforded in the erection and establishment of the Appleton Academy
After some responses to toasts, the meeting adjourned till even- ing, when a pleasant social hour, with miscellaneous entertainment of speeches and singing, was enjoyed.
No. 2. The second alumni meeting was held August 26, 1857, at half-past ten in the forenoon in Academy hall. The names of the officers are not given. "Hundreds" were in attendance, and the exercises were prayer by the then pastor, Rev. Charles E. Lord, music by the Glee Club, and an oration by John E. Wheeler, A. B., of Amherst, on "Literature ;" a poem by Dr. George E. Bowers, of Nashua, on "Progress." We have the word of the reporter that Mr. Wheeler's address was one of "rare excellence," and that Dentist Bowers's poem evinced that "its author possessed much taste and cultivation."
A procession was formed at the close of the exercises and marched to F. O. Kittredge's Mount Vernon House, where dinner was served to the merry crowd. The procession then returned to the hall, where the Matrimonial Statistics were read by A. E. Blunt of Dart- mouth College, and the Obituary Record by J. F. Colby also of Dartmouth College. A toastmaster was chosen and the "most prom- inent members" of the alumni were called out. After singing "Old Hundred," the meeting was "adjourned for two years."
It is a pity the reports were not fuller. It would be interesting to know who were the officers, what band furnished music (if they had a band) and why they adjourned for "two" years, instead of three. Perhaps the triennial custom had not then been adopted.
No. 3. The third meeting was held August 24, 1859, probably in Academy hall. William Barrett presided, the oration on "Amuse- ments," was by George A. Ramsdell, then hailing from Peterboro; and the poem by Ainsworth E. Blunt. In the evening there was a social reunion in the hall, the only formality recorded being the read- ing of an ode written by Eliza Boutelle of Wilton.
No. 4. The fourth alumni meeting was held on Thursday, August 28, 1862, in the midst of the time of the Civil war. It was largely
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attended. The president of the day was John F. Colby, Esq., of Boston. Rev. Augustus Berry, of Pelham, officiated as chaplain, and William Barrett, then practising law in Nashua, delivered the address, his subject being "Books : their Uses, etc." The Poem was by J. M. Blood, M. D., then of Temple, and it was described as "amusing and sprightly," and in the metre of Hiawatha. The Annals had been written in the field, in Virginia, and in the hospital after the ".Seven Days Fight," by George A. Marden, who had not expected to be present at the meeting, but it so happened that he got a fur- lough just in time to appear and read the paper himself. The toast- master was George A. Bruce, then engaged in recruiting a company for the Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers. The Matrimonial Record was read by Frank G. Clark, of Lyndeborough, and the Obituary notices by Charles M. Kittredge, who soon after was com- missioned a Second Lieutenant in the Thirteenth. The Ode was written by Charles F. Kittredge, who also, with Clark Campbell, officiated as Marshal, and they formed a procession of the alumni at the Academy hall where the exercises were held, and, with the New Boston Brass band, marched to Baker & Campbell's hall. where dinner was served. Toasts were given, and responses made by Dea. William Conant, Jonas Hutchinson and Lieut. George A. Marden, who, after serving about eight months as a private and non-commis- sioned officer in the Berdan U. S. Sharp-Shooters, had just received a commission as first lieutenant.
In the evening there was a social reunion at the Academy hall. where addresses were made by Rev. Augustus Berry and others.
No. 5. The fifth meeting of the alumni was held on Wednesday, August 30, 1865, the number attending being described as "unprec- edented." The weather was delightful. At eleven o'clock, under the marshalship of Clark Campbell, a procession was formed at the Mount Vernon House, with the Wilton Cornet Band furnishing the music, and proceeded to Academy Hall, which had been elaborately deco- rated for the occasion, and which was filled to overflowing. William Barrett, Esq., of Nashua, presided, and prayer was offered by Rev. John E. Wheeler. John F. Colby, Esq , of Boston, delivered the oration, his subject being "America and Her Institutions." George A. Marden read the poem. A Military record was read by Prof. C. F. P. Bancroft. £ There was no Matrimonial or Obituary record, owing to some oversight. An ode was sung, written by Miss Mary Frances Perkins. After the exercises at the hall, a procession
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of four hundred was formed and marched to the Hiram Perkins grove. where a dinner prepared by the ladies of the town was served. Harlan P. Conant, of Boston, was toastmaster, and responses were made by George Stevens, Esq., of Lowell, Mass., Rev. Augustus Berry, of Pelham, and Dr C. F. P. Bancroft, all former principals, Prof. Charles A. Towle. the present principal, Capt. George A. Bruce, Lieut. George A. Marden, Rev. John E. Wheeler, George A. Rams- dell, Jonas Hutchinson and Dr. J. M. Blood.
At the conclusion of the exercises, the procession marched back to the village. In the evening the hall was again filled for a prome- nade concert and a social reunion. The Wilton band was then a crack organization, led by Carl Krebs, and its music was a great attraction. Miss Agnes Giles, (since Mrs. Agnes (Giles) Spring, of Boston,) was just coming into notice as a fine contralto singer, and she was a member of the school. Her singing added much to the evening's pleasure.
Arrangements were made for the next Triennial to be held on the last Wednesday in August, 1868.
No. 6. The sixth triennial occurred at the Academy Hall. Wednesday, August 26, 1868. The Hall was beautifully decorated with bunting. The services were opened with prayer by the Rev. Augustus Berry, of Pelham, a former principal. William H. Towne, Esq., of Boston, presided, and gave an address of welcome, Col. George A. Bruce, of Boston, delivered an address on "American Culture," and as Mr. George B. Buzell, of Portland, Maine, one of the earliest alumni, who had been appointed poet, failed to appear, George A. Marden, editor of the Lowell (Mass.) Daily Courier, read a poem written for another occasion, in his stead. The Matrimonial Record was read by Maj. Charles F. Stinson, of Charlestown, and the Obituary Record by Henry E. Spalding, M. D., of Hingham, Mass. The closing ode was written by Miss Ellen C. Sawtelle, of Brookline.
A committee of five was chosen to make arrangements and select officers for the next triennial.
A photograph of the alumni, assembled in front of the Academy, was taken, after which the multitude marched to the Mount Vernon House to dinner. After "the cloth was removed," John F. Colby, Esq., was introduced as toast-master, and responses were made by George Stevens, Rev Augustus Berry and Charles A. Towle, former principals, and Rev. John Colby, former assistant, J. V. Smith the
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present principal, W. H. Conant. George A. Bruce, George A. Mar- den, Dr. Henry E. Spalding, Col. Thomas L. Livermore, and Maj. Charles F. Stinson.
The music for this gathering was by the Nashua Cornet band, E. T. Baldwin, director, which gave a delightful promenade concert in the evening. The marshals were Col. Thomas L. Livermore, Clark Campbell, and Darwin E. Kittredge.
No. 7. The next meeting of the alumni was held in the meeting- house, Wednesday, August 28, 1872. The weather was fine and there was a large gathering. The morning meeting at 11 o'clock saw a church filled with people. Prayer was offered by the Rev. William H. Cutler, of Westminster, Mass., who was once a pupil of the school from Lowell, Mass. George Stevens presided, and made an address of welcome. Rev. Augustus Berry, of Pelham, a former Principal, delivered an address on "What education do the masses need, and how better to secure it?" Rev. C. F. P. Bancroft, a former Principal, and lately from Look-out Mountain, Tenn , where he had been Prin- cipal of a successful educational institution, read a poem. The Annals were read by Chestina A. Hutchinson, the Matrimonial Record by Harlan P. Conant of Somerville, Mass., and the Obituary Record by Mrs. Ellen J. (Kittredge) Drury. of Lowell, Mass. The Milford Cornet Band furnished music. The exercises at the church closed with an Ode to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne"-the name of the author not being given in the report.
The alumni then marched to Academy (now Institute) Hall where dinner was served. After dinner George A. Marden, of Low- ell, was introduced as toast-master, opening with a brief poem of his own composition, and offering the successive toasts in rhyme. These were responded to by Rev. Dr. Seth H. Keeler, then pastor, George A. Ramsdell, Esq., of Nashua. Clerk of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire, Rev. Augustus Berry, Dea. William H. Conant ( who also read letters from Rev. John E. Wheeler and Rev. Vaola J. Harts- horn, ) George A. Bruce, H. P. Conant, Prof. George W. Todd present Principal, just beginning his first term, Rev. W. H. Cutler, Prof. Andrews of Boston, A. A. Rotch, junior editor of the Cabinet,. and Dr. Bunton. Prof. J. H. Morey of Concord, being present, favored the alumni with some most delightful music on the piano. The church and hall were profusely decorated with the national colors.
In the evening the usual promenade concert was given by the band, with additional piano music by Prof. Morey, and the singing
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of the Star Spangled Banner by Miss Mary Miller, of Salem, an alumnus of the school noted for her fine vocalism. W. H. Conant, George O. Whiting, Henry T. Stinson, George A. Ramsdell and George A. Marden were appointed a committee of arrangements for the next triennial and twenty-fifth anniversary, to be held in 1875.
No. 8. This triennial was held July 20, 1875, in celebration of the twenty-fitth anniversary of the founding of Appleton Academy in 1850. In 1871, Mr. George W. McCollom of New York City, who was once a resident of the town, and whose wife, Mary Ann (Stevens) McCollom, was a native, gave the school an endowment of $10,000, in consideration of which its name was changed to "McCollom Insti- tute." Mrs. McCollom was a danghter of Asa Stevens, and her mother was Mary (Appleton) Stevens, who was a sister of the William Appleton, for whom Appleton Academy was named. The day of celebration was, for some reason, changed from Wednesday to Tues- day, and the month from August to July. The increased importance of the quarter-centennial anniversary was recognized in the decora- tions on the village street and the "Institute" (as the building has been called since the change of name.) On the outside, in large letters and figures in evergreen, was the inscription "1850-WELCOME-1875," and the hall was also decorated within, as was also the Meeting-House, where the literary exercises were held, beginning at 11 o'clock, A. M. The excellent Wilton Cornet Band furnished the instrumental music, during the day, and in the evening, Curtis's orchestra. The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. Frank G. Clark, of Rindge, a native of Lyndeboro, and a graduate of the school, and of Amherst College. George A. Ramsdell was President of the day, and made an appro- priate welcome address. The oration was by Col. Frank W. Parker, of Quincy, Mass., on "New England Culture and its Influences." The poem was by Edward E. Parker, Esq., of Nashua. Mr. H. Porter Smith, a merchant of Boston, read the Annals, giving a brief histor- ical sketch of the school and its teachers. The Marriage Record was read by Henry T. Stinson, and the Obituary Record by Wendell P. Marden. The closing ode was written by Miss Emily (Dodge) Simp- son, of Lawrence, Mass.
Maj. Nathan B. Boutwell, an officer in the Boston Custom House, was marshal, and under his direction a procession was formed at the close of the exercises in the meeting-honse and marched to Institute Hall, where dinner was served by J. H. A. Bruce, the then land- lord of Hotel Bellevue. Over the platform was the inscription
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"'50-ALL HAIL --. 75", while the walls were hung with flags, pic- tures, mottoes, etc. Col. George A. Bruce officiated as toast-master, and responses were made by Rev. Dr. S. H. Keeler, then pastor at Mont Vernon, George W. McCollom, of New York, for whom the Institute was named, Hon. Lucien B. Clough, the first principal after the school was incorporated, William Barrett, Esq., of Nashua, Rev. F. G. Clark, Rev. Henry Marden, a native of New Boston, a gradu- ate of the school and of Dartmouth College, and a Missionary in Turkey, who was home on a leave of absence, John F. Colby, Dr. C. M. Kittredge, of Fishkill-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., Rev. Augustus Berry, of Pelham, Rev. C. F. P. Bancroft, Principal of Phillips Acad- emy of Andover, Mass., Prof. Lucien Hunt of Falmouth, Mass., a former Principal, Rev. Vaola J. Hartshorn of Hyannis, Mass., Prof. George W. Todd the present Principal, Rev. Darwin E. Adams of Wilton, a grandson of Dr. Daniel Adams, for many years a promi- nent physician of the town, Hon. George A. Marden of Lowell, Mass., Clerk of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and editor of the Lowell Daily Courier, George W. Putnam of Amherst, Rev. Bezaleel Smith of West Hartford, Vt., pastor of the church at Mont Vernon from 1841 to 1850, and Charles H. Hopkins, an under- graduate.
This long list of speakers did not allow an adjournment until six o'clock P. M. Mr. McCollom was honored with demonstrations of great appreciation of his generous endowment of the Institute, and he gave to the school portraits of himself and his departed wife, which were hung in the hall. Of the ten Principals of the school, six were present : Judge Clough, Rev. A. Berry, Dr. Bancroft, Prof. Hunt, D. A. Anderson of Newton, N. J., and George W. Todd.
In the evening there was the usual promenade concert and social reunion. Resolutions of gratitude to Mr. McCollom were passed, and thanks to those who had so successfully managed the celebration. There was singing by Maj. N. B. Boutwell and Dr. C. M. Kittredge. The teachers at this time were Prof. Todd, Charles P. Mills and Mrs. Todd, and there were ninety pupils.
No. 9. This reunion was held on Wednesday, August 28, 1878, and was largely attended. Institute Hall was handsomely dec- orated, and the exercises began there at 11 o'clock. Music was furnished by Curtis & White's orchestra. Hon. George A. Bruce presided, prayer was offered by Rev. Augustus Berry, Charles P. Mills of Andover, Mass., a former assistant teacher, delivered the
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address, and Newton H. Wilson, Goffstown, the poem. Mrs. Eliza- beth (Boutwell) Parkhurst, of Boston read some happy "Reminis- cences of School Life," the Marriage Record was by William H. Stinson, of Dunbarton, and the Obituary Record by George W. Putnam, of Amherst. The ode sung was written by Emma F. Wyman, of Mont Vernon.
At the close of the exercises, Clark Campbell, as chief marshal, conducted the alumni procession to Hotel Bellevue, where, in the orchard in rear of the house, tables had been spread for the dinner by Landlord J. H. A. Bruce, at which 250 sat down. No toast-master had been appointed, but the President of the day officiated in the double capacity, and drew speeches from Hon. George A. Ramsdell, Rev. Dr. Keeler, of Somerville, Mass., who spoke in behalf of Dea. William Conant (who was unable to be at the dinner, ) Samuel Hodg- kins, Henry Robinson, George A. Marden, A. A. Rotch, Rev. A. Berry, Rev. W. H. Woodwell (present pastor,) Dr. George Bowers, Col. F. W. Parker, Prof. C. P. Mills, Prof. George W. Todd, and Prof. William H. Ray, who had just assumed the Principalship. There was singing by a male quartette, led by Maj. Boutwell. The sad news was received that Mr. George W. McCollom of New York, had been stricken with paralysis.
In the evening a promenade concert was held at Institute Hall, and appropriate resolutions relative to the report as to Mr. MeCollom were adopted. The social reunion was enjoyed with singing and other music, and the reunion wound up with dancing. This is the first record of any dancing at one of these reunions.
No. 10. The tenth reunion was held Wednesday, August 24, 1881, with "an unexpectedly large attendance." Col. Thomas L. Livermore, of Manchester, was President of the day. The alumni met in the Meeting-house at 10.30 in the forenoon, and prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Bancroft, of Andover, Mass. John H. Hardy, Esq., of Boston, delivered an address on "Freedom of Thought," and John W. Adams, of Littleton, Mass., read a poem. Ilenry F. Rob- inson, of Hancock, read the Matrimonial Record, and Mrs. Ann A. (Perkins) Campbell, of Mont Vernon, the Obituary Record. The ode sung was written by Miss Lucia E. Trevitt. Music both day and evening was furnished by Nickles' Orchestra of Milford. It is not stated in the report, but probably these exercises were held in the Meeting-house, and that the dinner, which was served to 300 persons by George E. Boutell, landlord of Hotel Bellevue, was in Institute
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Hall. The after-dinner speaking (no mention being made of a toast- master) was participated in by George Stevens, Esq., of Lowell, Mass., John F. Colby, Esq., of Boston, Rev. C. C. Carpenter (then pastor), George A. Marden, of Lowell, Prof. Lucien Hunt, Dr. Ban- croft of Andover, and Dr. John P. Brown, Supt. Taunton (Mass.) Insane Hospital, (who married Caroline A. Stevens, sister of George Stevens. ) There was the customary social reunion in the evening.
No 11. This reunion was held Wednesday, August 27, 1884, with the morning exercises in the church. Hon. George A. Marden, of the Lowell Courier, and Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, was President of the Day. Rev. Charles P. Mills, of Newburyport, offered prayer, the oration was by Hon. Augustus E. Sanderson, of New Jersey, one of the early graduates, and the poem by Mrs. Emily Dodge Simpson, of New York, the Marriage Record by George W. Putnam, of Lowell, Mass., and the Obituary Record by Mrs. Carrie (Averill) Trow, of Amherst. This record was notable, in that it recorded the deaths of George Stevens, the founder of the school, Hon. George W. Todd, a recent principal, and Miss Martha Ellen Conant, daughter of Dea. William Conant, who had been for several terms an assistant teacher. The exercises closed with the singing of an Ode written by Alice Hammond Peaslee, of Bradford. Appropriate memorial addresses on the several teachers above mentioned were read, that on George Stevens by H. Porter Smith, that on Prof. Todd by G W. Putnam, and that on Miss Conant by Rev. Mr Berry.
Dinner was served to as many as Institute Hall would hold, and the after-dinner speakers were Hon. George W. Sanderson, of Little- ton, Mass., who, as a member of the Massachusetts Senate, was asked to report for Hon. George A. Bruce, President of that body, who was unable to be present, Hon. A. E. Sanderson, the orator of the day, and brother of the preceding speaker, Rev. C. C. Carpenter, Rev. R. R. Meredith, D. D., pastor of the Union Congregational church, Boston, and a summer resident of Mont Vernon, Rev. A. Berry, Prof. Hunt, Rev. C. P. Mills and Prof. C. S. Campbell, who was just assuming the position of Principal.
In the evening the social reunion was furnished with instrumental music by Nickles' Orchestra of Milford, and the assembled alumni and friends were delighted with singing by Mr. Ludlow Patton of New York, and his wife Abby (Hutchinson) Patton, the soprano of
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the famous Hutchinson Family, who gave a number of the old-time Hutchinson songs.
No. 12. The twelfth reunion was held Wednesday, August 24, 1887. It rained when the alumni gathered in the church at 11 o'clock, but the house was filled. Clark Campbell was marshal. Niekles' Orchestra furnished the music, Rev. Dr. Bancroft officiated as Chap- lain, Dr. C. M. Kittredge was president, and Hon. E. Moody Boynton, of Newbury, Mass., a friend of several prominent members of the alumni, delivered the address, his subject being "Our Western Christian Civilization, the product of three forces-the Teacher, the Preacher, and the Inventor." The poem was written by Henry A. Kendall, of Somerville, Mass., and read by H. Porter Smith, and the Ode by Henrietta N. Hanford, of Danville, Ill. The Matrimonial Record was read by Henry T. Stinson, of Winchester, Mass., and the Obituary Record by J. B. Twiss, of Jaffrey. This latter recorded the death of Dr. J. V. Smith, a former Principal, at Melrose, Mass., also the deatlı of a Trustee, William Stevens.
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