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129. Samuel Hills about 1800 erected this building in which to dress leather and was succeeded by his son, Samuel R. Hills, who ran the business a few years. Jacob Fisher ran the business, 1834; Albert Brown, 1837; James Davis; Luke Fairbanks, 1842; Joseph H. and Samuel Whitney being the last men in the tanning and currying business; 1856 they sold that with other property to Daniel Hodgkins. The building has since been used as a shop and tenement. Bethuel J. Davis resided here 1861; Reuben Brown; Daniel Bunker; Nicholas Vincellette and Herbert M. Webster, 1891.
130. Marks the site of a building, in which Esq. Hills ground tan bark for the tannery, using a horse on a sweep for power. Finally he erected a bark mill at No. 133 and used water power. This building was torn down 1850. There was also another small building near this spot, in which several tan-vats were located, which has been gone for over 60 years.
131. The late C. Wharton Wilcox, authority on this part of the town, re- membered that in boyhood old people said a small dwelling house stood here, though nothing remained in his day to mark its site. Said to have been located two or three rods east of the brook and quite near Wilcox mill pond.
132. Jonathan Mack drew L. 10; R. 5, and sold to John Thomson. Dec. 1, 1787, Thomson sold about 12 acres in the north-east part of said lot for "Love and good will" which I bear to Samuel Hills, tanner of Alstead. Mr. Hills settled here 1788 and went into the tanning and currying business with buildings at Nos. 129, 130 and 133. Esq. Hills was living here, 1822, when two sheds in his tan-yard were razed by a tornado. His son Samuel R. Hills took over and ran the business a few years, then became dissatisfied with his "high taxes" sold and removed to Brook- line, Mass. Benjamin Hills with Capt. Holbrook had interest in place and sold Oct. 17, 1834 to Jacob Fisher, then Albert Brown, James Davis,
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Luke Fairbanks owned property. Samuel Whitney bought, 1845, and ran the tannery most of time until he sold to Daniel Hodgkins, 1856, and after the death of Mr. Hodgkins his sons Charles H., and George M., had the farm, and now, Leon A. Hodgkins. Rev. Luther J. Fletcher lived here, 1840/1; the old house was torn down and on its site the present one was built, 1880 (?). A chimney fire nearly destroyed the present dwelling, 1907 (?), when discovered the upper part was full of smoke and a hot fire burning.
133. Esq. Samuel Hills built a mill here for grinding bark for his tannery, using water from Thomson's brook for power. Several lathes were in- stalled and the building was used for turning bobbins for a few years after 1856. Subsequently the Hodgkins family had a shop and cider mill here, using water power and finally a gasoline engine when making cider. The latter business ceased, during the World war; the building became useless and was torn down, Mar. 1921.
134. Between the wall and roadway can still be seen a cellar hole marking the location of a cider mill which was standing prior to 1840.
135. The first house on this spot was moved here from No. 136, about 1804 and tradition says it is the low one story portion of the present dwel-
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NATHAN D. REED FARM. No. 135.
ling; built by John Thomson, 1777, and moved to this place by Dr. Samuel Thomson. Dr. Thomson lived here until the spring 1806, when he leased the farm and went to N. Y. City to live. Apr. 13, 1819, Judge Elijah Knight bought this farm, house, barn and blacksmith shop; he built on the two story portion of the present house and opened a tavern in 1820, and in the spring of 1821 the first post-office in Surry was in this house; the Judge being postmaster. Samuel Hills' son bought the
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farm and sold to Benjamin Hills, and he was here some years, except, 1845-46 (?) when George Joslin took the farm. Isaac Brown settled here 1851, owning property several years. One year he rented to Cal- vin Wright; George Bundy also lived here with Mr. Brown. Rev. Joseph Allen bought; then Alanson D. Comstock took over the property and he sold to Nathan D. Reed who settled here Apr. 1, 1864; after his death his son, Charles W. Reed, had farm. His widow sold to John W. Lynch who settled here Apr. 20, 1919. He sold to Frank L. Smith, the present owner, 1920.
136. Oct. 23, 1765, Moses Chase of Cornish, N. H., sold a tract of wildland to John Thomson of Grafton, Mass., who came to this wilderness in the summer of 1767; began a clearing and built a barn that season near this spot; moving his family hither early in 1768. The snow being very deep his wife had to travel over a mile on snowshoes guided by marked trees to get to their habitation. Dr. Samuel Thomson has portrayed in his book a vivid account of condition at that time. John Thomson be- ing very poor bought the farm on credit, built a barn into which his wife and baby Lucy moved, 1767. Here in a cove surrounded by hills, at the end of a blazed trail, one mile from neighbors to the south and three miles to the north, they settled; a house was built and the roof being partly finished they moved in in July, 1777, "which was more com- fortable than the barn." Tradition says this house stood in the field ten rods east of the present barn and not far from a spring of water; here it remained at the end of the road until 1799 when a highway was laid out from No. 132 to 137 and northward in Alstead when Dr. Samuel Thomson moved the house to No. 135. Feb. 9, 1790, John sold a half interest in the farm to his son, Samuel, and moved to Jericho, Vt .; in 1794 Samuel bought balance of farm, which lay in both S. and Alstead.
Samuel, the eldest son of John Thomson was born here Feb. 9, 1769, and became the founder of the Thomsonian system of medicine.
137. Another house in edge of Alstead stood here till within about 15 years; doubtless, the "vacant house" into which Dr. Abner Bliss moved, 1796. Abel Puffer, a man having an unbalanced mind was here around 100 years ago, then Mrs. Lucy (Thomson) Hills was here in her old age, an energetic capable woman who spent nearly all her life in this vicinity. Various wood-choppers in more recent years occupied the old house.
138. A cellar hole marks the site of the old "Mack house" which stood until about 1858. It was 30 x 30 feet on the ground, one story high and built of plank. The barns fell during a wind storm, 1855. Asa Wilcox was living here, 1781; Reuel Mack bought, 1797, and died, 1812; his widow sold next year to Capt. Simon Baxter. Oct. 16, 1820, Mrs. Margaret Baxter sold to George Baxter, who in 1826 sold to Jonathan Robinson, Jr. Among those who rented or lived on the farm were: John Hatton; Joseph Ingalls; Dauphin F. Delance, 1837 (?), a pauper who decamped, and Moses Moody, 1844, probably the last occupant. During the tor- nado, 1822, these buildings suffered somewhat.
139. Eliphalet Young drew L. 10; R. 7, and sold to Stephen Taylor, Dec. 23, 1770. 1773 Taylor to Giles Crandall and he to Samuel Crandall the
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same month. Samuel sold to Joseph Mack one part and to Thomas Redding the balance then Mack sold his part to Redding, this appears to have been two 50 acre lots-the one mentioned above and Lot 10; Range 8. Mar. 23, 1778, Thomas Redding sold the south half-50 acres -to Asa Wilcox, q v. No. 138, and the north half to John Redding Jan. 24, 1778. This was known as the "Redding farm" 100 years ago. 1820 John's estate sold to James Redding. Apr. 8, 1828, Jonathan Robinson, Jr., bought and sold to Nathan D. Reed Jan. 16, 1837. The latter lived here until he moved to No. 135, after which the house stood unoccupied; torn down by the Reed family. Who first came here to live is uncertain but probably one of the Reddings. The house was a large two story square roof building, and while Mr. Reed lived here it was a home where the latch string was always out; with his natural musical ability and the social qualities of the family, this was a nucleus for neighborhood dances during the winter months; from 50 to 75 would come in from all the old farms and dance till two, three or four in the morning. Harry (Henry) Britton lived at this place, 1837 (?) and Luther Dwin- ell held an interest in farm 1843. During the tornado the barns and much timber were destroyed; new barns were built which stood until about 1885 when they fell in a high wind.
140. This was the Dea. David Reed "old red house," in the edge of Alstead. The house, 23 x 33 ft. on the ground, was exceptionally well built of old growth timber. It stood some years unoccupied when Harry D. Randall bought it for $75.00, tore it down and rebuilt at No. 70, about 1852. The chimney was taken off the house and most of the orchard uprooted during the tornado 1822. Dea. Reed lived in S. until after 1806, then here until his death, 1819, when his son, David Jr., took the property. The farm was advertised for sale Apr. 5, 1820; house, barn, cider-mill, orchard and 80 acres land. Jonathan R. Field finally bought the barns after 1856, took them down and rebuilt in his meadow in the south end of the town.
141. This house stood not far from the north-east corner of the town, on L. 15; R. 1, "under the mountain" or "East of mountain" as given in the range table. It was a 100 acre lot drawn by Eliphalet Young. This probably is where Dea. David Reed lived prior to his moving to No. 140; David Jr., was living here 1817; and James Kingsbury, 1825-29, then his son, Lauren of Needham, Mass., owned the farm and sold Mar. 27, 1832, to Jonathan Robinson, Jr., who tore the house down and rebuilt at No. 101. Obadiah Reed is said to have built the house; a building about 30 feet square, the site and old farm is now a big woodlot.
142. Erastus Benton bought this lot of Thomas Sumner and 1774 sold to Abijah Benton who built on this spot. Jesse Jaquith lived here or at No. 143, 1797-03; Stephen Smith soon after. The early records speak of "Benton brook" but after 1850 it was changed to "Cannon brook."
143. The site of this house was quite near the Surry-Gilsum town line; the farm lay in both towns. Comfort Ware was living here, 1789; removed to Gilsum; perhaps Jesse Jacquith before and after, 1800. William Bax- ter held mortgage on farm when John Dustin came here, 1827. Johnny
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Dustin lived here several years then moved to Gilsum after which the house was unoccupied. There remained for many years an excellent fruit orchard. Caswell & Carpenter bought and cut off timber 1844/48 ( ?).
144. This is in edge of Gilsum. Thomas Dart of S. built a house and settled here 1781. His son, Thomas, Jr., lived with him many years and re- moved to New Keene, N. Y., 1812, then William Baxter bought the place and let it to James Kingsbury who resided here until 1818; his son, William, lived in the house till 1837. Its site has been obliterated by tilling the land.
145. This place is also in edge of Gilsum. William Baxter owned the place and sold to William Kingsbury (son of James), 1818 (?), in whose fam- ily William was reared. In 1837 William built the brick house now standing, making the brick from a nearby clay-pit. His son Otis H., and dau Mary J. Kingsbury, spent most of their days here. The property is now owned by Samuel H. Chickering of Keene.
146. Josiah Hendee built the "Plastered House" on this spot 1797; in 1804 Josiah Hendee, Jr., bought and in 1806 sold to Capt. Simon Baxter. 1843 John Cannon was here; Ariel Carpenter; Joseph Knight; John Foster (?), 1850; Salmon Britton, 1851; Jonathan Mansfield, 1852; Thomas Austin, 1853, who moved here from No. 2. The house went to decay about 40 years ago.
147. Judge Lemuel Holmes settled here 1781; a Rev. soldier. He held many offices in town and state. William Baxter said to have lived here; Jona- than Harvey, Sr., before 1831, then his son Jonathan, Jr., several years; Charles Johnson and possibly Calvin Randall. According to the "Bill Baxter" legend, William Baxter, a Tory is believed to have lived here, or at No. 117, during the Rev. war. The house was two story high and its site is marked by a cellar hole quite near the highway which formerly ran nearer the river bank.
148. 1827, Henry Kellogg, an "iron-smith" bought of William Baxter land on and near the Ashuelot and during that summer built a dam across the river, remains of which can still be seen on the further bank, as well as drill-holes in the ledge. He built a shop about 1830, and utilized water power to run a trip-hammer. In 1832 he was taxed on land, a cow and horse; in 1834-35, on land, stock and two buildings, one being a barn and the other his shop in which he probably lived. The build- ings had disappeared prior to 1840 and the dam had washed away be- fore 1845.
149. This place is probably on L. 9; R. 7, drawn by Thomas Sumner and sold July 14, 1768, to Samuel Gilbert. Joseph West bought and sold Feb. 4, 1773, to Joshua and Abiah Crane, Jr. The latter lived here, then his son, Dea. Ichabod Crane until he removed to No. 39 in 1853/5. Stephen Smith lived here, and died, 1846; Freeman and Horace Wilbur; Calvin Randall and Joshua Davis, his father-in-law. Between 1864-68, George C. Hubbard was here, then moved to No. 83. Jackson Reed bought and
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settled here over 50 years ago, and after living here some 40 years re- moved to Keene. The farm is now (1923) owned by his dau. Helen J. Reed. The old barns on the farm formerly stood several rods farther east and near a small stream of water. The old house here was de- stroyed by a chimney fire, Dec. 28, 1887, and Mr. Reed built present one on the old site the following year. A few years earlier he built present barn.
150. A few rods south of No. 149, is where the Crane family had a cider mill which stood until about 1850; its site has disappeared.
1501/2. Jonathan Mack drew L. 10; R. 5. Jan. 14, 1785, Abigail Rice appears to have bought the north part of said lot. Phinehas Rice was living in this immediate vicinity, 1790. The exact location of this place has not been discovered by the writer, we have however, placed it above the highway as shown on map, as a possible location.
151. Herbert M. Webster built this house during 1895 on a portion of his father's farm, using material from an old school house which stood near the S. Angier house in the south-west part of Alstead. He lived at No. 129, then, 125 and here some 15 or 20 years after which he settled in Keene. Ernest W. Ball lived here three or more years prior to Apr. 1922, when Leon A. Hodgkins bought this and No. 152 and added prop- erty to his home farm, No. 132. Buildings standing, unoccupied.
152. This is probably where Samuel Sawyer, the goldsmith, lived and sold to Edward Ordway, Mar. 14, 1798; the farm lays in both S. and Alstead. A Mr. Proctor owned property, 1855 (?); Ezra Webster lived here many years prior to his death-1917. Charles H. Collins rented place, 1920/1. Leon A, Hodgkins bought tillage and buildings as noted under No. 151. At the corner of the road half a mile above this place is "Pulpit rock" where a marriage took place 40 or 50 (?) years ago.
153. This place was in the south-west corner of Alstead and near S. line. Feb. 6, 1775, Joseph Hale of Atkinson, sold this land to Nathaniel Watts of Atkinson and in 1782 he sold to Timothy Watts of Marlow, who doubtless lived here. He sold to William Baxter and June 11, 1795, Baxter sold the farm "I formerly lived on" to Benjamin Proctor of Ipswich, Mass. The farm was owned by the Proctor family over 60 years, Ebenezer Proctor being here as late as 1857, and the buildings were standing as late as 1882. The farm is now pasture and woodland.
154. An old cellar hole marks where Benjamin Porter probably lived about 1800; Dec. 29, 1802, he bought 334 acres of land west of the Proctor road of John Marvin but whether he owned the land on which this house stood is unknown.
155. William Perkins of Ipswich, Mass., came to S. 1794 and bought a size- able farm in this corner of the town. After his death his son William, Jr., took over the property and lived here until he moved to No. 106, 1858 (?). In 1850 this farm had two dwellings, barns and out build- ings and in 10 or 15 years all had been taken down, removed, and now we find old apple trees, numerous stone walls and a herd of stock graz- ing in the field during summer.
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156. William Perkins, Jr., built this house 1835 (?) in which his aged mother and sister Sarah lived until 1854. A cellar hole still remains.
157 (?). This house stood on the highland with an excellent view southward with Monadnock Mt. in the distance. Tradition says this is the John Marvin place, but this is improbable in the writer's mind as this appears in L. 9; R. 1, while Marvin settled on L. 9; R. 2, a diligent search how- ever, has failed to discover any other cellar hole on Marvin hill except those shown on map. The R. of D. records state Benjamin Mann (or Maan) drew L. 9; R. 2, sold to Samuel Gilbert, and he in 1763 sold to Clement Sumner; Sumner to Thomas Redding, 1773; Mar. 7, 1778, Red- ding to Delevan Delance who exchanged farms with John Marvin, Mar. 10, 1791. Mar. 13, 1815, Lelon Marvin heir of John sold 33 acres of farm to Benjamin Proctor. The barns on the John Marvin place were destroyed by the whirlwind, 1822.
157. James Spencer drew L. 9; R. 1, and sold to Peter Olcott. Olcott sold 1772, to Benoni Olcott and he in 1790 to Thomas Wheelock.
Nov. 24, 1792, William Hartwell bought and sold 1801 to Robert Daws of Harvard, Mass., who sold 1813 to Jeremiah Dyer. 1816, Dyer sold part to Elijah Fuller and in 1825 the balance to Elkanah Hixon, 25 acres called "The mine lot." June 5, 1826, Hixon sold 26 acres to Esq. Sylvester Smith.
158. James Spencer drew L. 8; R. 1, sold to Jonathan Smith and, 1770, he to Cornelius Smith. May 24, 1777, Zebulon Streeter bought and settled on this spot, according to family tradition. He sold Jan. 29, 1787, to his son Daniel, who sold 1804 to Esq. Sylvester Smith. Perhaps this was where David Bragg, a blacksmith, was living about 1805. Dea. John Mason Adams was living in Rev. Zebulon Streeter's house, 1824, and . possibly, Luke Houghton, Samuel B. Bliss, etc. A cellar hole remains.
159. Benjamin Mann drew L. 8; R. 2, and sold to Samuel Gilbert; he to Clement Sumner, 1763; May 4, 1773, Sumner to Thamos Redding and Redding sold Aug. 18, 1777, to Zebulon Streeter a "cordwainer," and lay preacher of the Universalist faith after he settled in S. His son Jesse Streeter is suposed to have erected first buildings on this spot and he was succeeded, Dec. 14, 1837, by his son Willard Streeter who re- mained until he moved to No. 102, 1853. Then Samuel Long bought farm July 12, 1853, and after his death his widow married Levi Brit- ton and remained on the place till 1860, then William Gage was here a few months. Silas Angier of Alstead bought and tore the old house down about 1861. Jonas Gassett bought the land about 1870 and built a house on the old site in which he lived for several years and chopped wood, after which the buildings were torn down and removed.
160. Nothing now marks the site of the cider mill which was run by Jesse and Willard Streeter; standing south of and quite near the highway till removed, 1855 (?).
161. David Taylor drew L. 8; R. 3. Aug. 11, 1786, he sold to Henry Scovel (but "Covel" in deed), who soon came and settled on this spot. When he bought this 50 acre lot he was living in Conn. and it was represented
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to him as a "fine level piece of land." Imagine his surprise and dis- may upon arriving in town and viewing his "farm"-so hilly, rough and rocky he was troubled to find a spot on which to build. His cabin in which his family lived for ten years had no cellar. Charles M. Scovell, a great grandson of Henry, and the writer visited this spot 1919, and placed a stake and heap of stones to mark the site of this dwelling. Nearby were old apple trees and remains of the potato and root pit.
1611/2. Fredk R. Crane and Frank D. W. Carpenter built a choppers' camp here about 1895, now in a dilapidated condition. Ray Huntley, Mr. Long of Keene and William O. Davis have lived here.
162. The old Daniel Marsh farm in edge of Walpole on which he "pitched his future home" in 1781. His children remained here until 1860; one of whom Catharine, married George Joslin of S.
163. Apr. 29, 1795, Henry Scovell bought of Benjamin Bellows this land in edge of Walpole and moved here from No. 161. Soon after he erected a set of buildings; subsequently he sold to his son Frederick that part of the farm on west side of the road, and erected a second dwelling near his own in which Frederick lived after his marriage. Henry and Wil- liam Howard Scovell also lived on the farm. About 1869 George H. Rand bought old house and rebuilt it at No. 173 in which he lived until it vanished in smoke. No buildings here for many years.
164. Esq. Sylvester Smith lived here many years prior to 1855 (?) when he removed to No. 106. This was a good comfortable one-story farm house in 1850. Henry L. Wilbur once lived here, and others on the site, in a small building built 1890, for choppers, etc. The old buildings have all been gone for many years. Some 10 rods north of the old house is a fine spring of water nearly hidden in the tall grass and bushes.
165. David Taylor drew L. 7; R. 2, and Jan. 17, 1782, sold to Benjamin Isham who built and settled here. After his death Timothy Isham bought property and the Isham family lived here until 1845 when Tim- othy moved to No. 121; thence to Drewsville. The Isham family dug a cellar and partly finished a second house near the first dwelling; both cellar holes are still easily found in the open pasture. At the end of the lane as you leave the old road to these houses Mary L. Scovell met death, 1828, when a cart in which she was riding ran over the wall on "death rock" and tipped bottom side up. Frederick Scovell owned old farm several years while he was living at No. 163.
166. Apr. 13, 1783, Charles Carpenter bought of his father, Jedediah a part of his homestead farm and built the first buildings on this spot. He died 1845 and his son, Warren, took over the property and lived here till he moved to No. 55 in 1855. The buildings stood for several years.
167. Dec. 20, 1793, Aaron Carpenter, another son of Jedediah, bought this tract of land and soon after built on this spot a house for himself in which he lived 10 or 12 years then sold to his brother Charles and re- moved to Vermont. Charles moved the buildings to No. 166 and joined the land to his farm. Perhaps the best woodlot of young spruce in town is on this farm.
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168. Duren Wade drew three 50 acre lots; L. 6; R. 1, 2, 3 and sold part of the land to Dr. Gideon Tiffany of Keene and remainder to Thomas Wade. Feb. 14, 1778, Jedediah Carpenter of Keene bought the above three lots and also L. 5; R. 1, making 200 acres. The west part he sold to his two sons, Charles and Aaron, while he retained the east part. Duren Wade settled on the place about 1770 but whether on this spot is unknown. Mr. Carpenter is known to have settled here soon after he made his purchase. In 1796 he sold his homeplace to his son Ezra who lived here most of his life. He sold the farm Mar. 29, 1837, to his son William who continued living here until Feb. 1, 1850, when he bought and settled at No. 41. 1852/3 Chandler Wilbur lived here he being the last; the old house, one story facing the east, was torn down 1864.
169. Site of Cider mill which was torn down about 1860 by Hollis Wilcox. Ezra and William used a horse on a sweep when grinding apples.
170. A slaughter barn; moved here from No. 73, 1885 (?) by F. D. W. Car- penter; now in poor condition; not in use. South of highway not far from this barn Herbert N. Gunn had a steam-saw mill, 1892 (?).
171. Josiah Fuller of Westmoreland bought a few acres here about 1790 and sold Mar. 5, 1792, to Delevan Delance who sold to Jonathan Robinson in 1798, 1815 Samuel Hawes, a shoemaker, bought for $10.00 and prob- ably built on this place as he sold Sept. 9th of the same year to Jere- miah Robbins for $75.00. 1822 Robbins sold to Polly Prentiss With- ington, "a spinster." In 1837 she conveyed an interest in property to Azubah A. Withington. Dec. 10, 1864, Azubah A. (Withington) John- son of Hinsdale sold her right to Mary E. Horton, wife of William H. Wright. The latter while living here met death while chopping wood near the "40 ft. falls." Fred H. Wilkins of Keene now owns property and lives here summers.
Others living here: Stephen Withington, 1848; Benj. Frank, and George G. Horton; Mrs. Charlotte R. Cram; Loring Fay; J. Langdon Britton; Bellows Emerson, 1864 (?); Charles Hill, etc. B. F. Horton met death by falling into the spring of water across the road south of this house.
172. Nathaniel Dart drew L. 2; R. 3, and was living in town prior to 1768; Feb. 20, 1777, he sold the farm "on which I now live" to Thomas Harvey, who annexed this to his home farm. Capt. Thomas Harvey sold this portion to his son Jonathan who settled here in 1797. Jonathan moved to No. 83, and sold to Eli Dort who sold to Daniel Abbott in 1822. 1827, George Joslin bought the property and lived here until his barns were burned, 1869 (?) when he left town. 1870, George H. Rand held a claim on farm and sold to Marshall B. Britton who became bankrupt, after which the farm was split, Henry T. Ellis, George K. Harvey and Calvin Randall had portions. 1871, Rev. Joseph Allen and Sumner Wil- der held interest. John A. Blake bought farm and sold, 1888, to Fred R. Crane and F. D. W. Carpenter; they sold to Antoine LaBounty in 1889, and not long after the house took fire and was destroyed. La- Bounty built on the old site the present cottage which has since been improved. Herbert R. Crane bought, 1904, and sold same year to
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