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CITY GOVERNMENT.
The government of the city is vested in a mayor, eight aldermen, one from each ward, and twenty-four members of the common council, three from each ward, all elected biennially by the people on the next Tuesday following the first Monday in November. The mayor is chairman of the board of mayor and aldermen, and the city clerk is the clerk of the board. The common council chooses a presid- ing officer from its members, and appoints a clerk. Assess- ors are elected, one from each ward, who together constitute a board. Each ward also elects one inspector of check- lists, and one overseer of the poor, and one moderator, one ward clerk, and three selectmen for the transaction of ward business. The city councils in convention elect the city clerk, city treasurer, city solicitor, city physician, city mes- senger, superintendent of the city farm and keeper of house of correction, superintendents of highways, and several minor officers. The board of mayor and aldermen appoints a collector of taxes and a city liquor agent, and the mayor appoints three health officers.
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CITY GOVERNMENT, 1879-80.
Mayor - John L. Kelley.
Aldermen.
Ward 1 .- Richard A. Lawrence. Ward 5 .- John Cavanaugh.
Ward 2 .- Benj. L. Hartshorn. Ward 6 .- Thomas L. Thorpe.
Ward 3 .- Joseph F. Kennard. Ward 7 .- Greeley W. Hastings.
Ward 4 .- John M. Stanton. Ward 8 .- Horatio Fradd.
Common Council.
Ward 1 .- Timothy A. Pearson, Nahum B. Dickey, Daniel G. Andrews. Ward 2 .- Wilberforce Ireland, John F. Clough, John A. Wiley.
Ward 3 .- John F. Seaward, Arthur E. Clarke, Wm. M. Shepard. Ward 4 .- John W. Whittle, Carl C. Shepard, John A. McCrillis. Ward 5 .- William Starr, Edward Mclaughlin, jr., Leonard P. Rey- nolds.
Ward 6 .- Sherburn D. Cass, Charles W. Eager, Robt. Laing. Ward 7 .- Uriah A. Carswell, Geo. B. Smith, Geo. K. Brock.
Ward 8 .- J. C. Littlefield, C. H. Hodgman, Wm. W. Weber.
City Solicitor .- William R. Patten.
City Auditor and Registrar .- Nathan P. Kidder.
City Clerk .- Nathan P. Kidder, office No. 1 City Hall.
Clerk Common Council .- Sylvanus B. Putnam. City Messenger .- John A. Barker, office City Hall.
Collector .- Seth T. Hill, office City Hall.
Treasurer .- Henry R. Chamberlin, office City Hall.
Assessors .- Ward 1, Charles H. Brown. Ward 2, Jos. H. Haynes. Ward 3, David O. Furnald. Ward 4, Horace P. Watts. Ward 5, Michael Cavanaugh. Ward 6, Jona. Y. McQueston. Ward 7, Henry W. Powell. Ward 8, Charles S. Fisher.
Board of Water Commissioners .- President, Alpheus Gay ; James A. Weston, William P. Newell, John L. Kelley, ex officio, John Q. A. Sargent, Aretas Blood, A. C. Wallace. Clerk, James A. Weston.
Superintendent of Water Works .- Charles K. Walker.
Inspectors of Check-lists .- Joseph H. Haynes, chairman ; Harrison D. Lord, clerk. Hiram Forsaith, Joseph H. Haynes, Albert J. Nay, Harrison D. Lord, Michael Kane, Isaac Whittemore, Abner J. San- born, Hezekiah H. Noyes.
Overseers of the Poor .- Hon. John L. Kelley, ex officio, chairman. Ward 1, William H. Maxwell. Ward 2, George H. Colby. Ward 3, Charles G. B. Ryder. Ward 4, Moses E. George. Ward 5, Daniel Sheehan. Ward 6, Robert Hall. Ward 7, Sayward J. Young. Ward 8, Isaac R. Dewey. Clerk, Moses E. George.
Health Officers .- Daniel R. Prescott, Jacob W. Mooar, Patrick A .. Devine. City Physician, L. Melville French.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT.
City Marshal .-- Daniel R. Prescott, office City Hall.
Assistant Marshal .- Horatio W. Longa, office City Hall.
Constables .- Daniel R. Prescott, Horatio W. Longa, William B. Pat- ten, Sidney R. Hanaford, Daniel K. White, Albert N. Brown.
Day Police .- John C. Colburn, Randall W. Bean.
Captain of the Night Watch .- Eben Carr.
Watchmen and Night Police .- William H. B. Newhall, Hiram Stearns, James Bucklin, Zadoc B. Wright, Michael Fox, Edgar Far- rar, Henry Harmon, John F. Cassidy, Melvin J. Jenkins, Thomas Frain, Michael Marr, James F. Dunn, Thomas Reardon.
POLICE COURT OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER.
Justice .- Nathan P. Hunt.
Special Justice .- Henry W. Tewksbury.
Clerk .- John C. Bickford.
Regular term return day, first Wednesday of each month; sits daily for trial of criminal causes.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
In 1839 the town voted to buy a fire engine and neces- sary apparatus: To this single engine others were added from time to time, until eight or ten engine and hose com- panies were under the city's control, when the first steam fire engine was bought in 1859. This was also the first one made by the Amoskeag Company, whose engines have since gained a world-wide celebrity. This invention wrought a revolution in the fire department, and as more steamers were added the hand machines were withdrawn and the membership diminished, until the department at present is composed of two steam fire engines, three hose carriages, and one hook-and-ladder truck, the whole manned by about ninety-five men, under the supervision of a board of engin- eers, consisting of a chief and four assistants. The follow- ing is the organization of the department, as it exists at present : -
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
Chief Engineer, Albion H. Lowell; Assistant Engineers, Andrew C. Wallace, Benjamin C. Kendall, Thomas W. Lane, Sam C. Lowell; Clerk, Thomas W. Lane.
ENGINES, HOSE COMPANIES, ETC.
Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1, 30 Vine street. Foreman, George R. Simmons; Assistant Foreman, Albert D. Scovell; Clerk, Willie R. Butterfield; Driver, George W. Butterfield.
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E. W. Harrington Hose Company No. 3, Clinton street (P.). Foreman, Horatio Fradd; Assistant Foreman, George D. Lear; Clerk, James Hunter; Driver, Aaron Q. Gage.
N. S. Bean Steam Fire Engine Company No. 4, 22 Vine street. Foreman, Eugene S. Whitney; Assistant Foreman, Charles E. Ham; Clerk, Edgar G. Abbott; Driver, Almus B. Cushing.
Pennacook Hose Company No. 1, 24 Vine street. Foreman, Albert Maxfield; Assistant Foreman, Clarence D. Palmer; Clerk, Joseph E. Merrill; Driver, John M. Plaisted.
Massabesic Hose Company No. 2, Nashua street. Foreman, Henry W. Fisher; Assistant Foreman, John F. Seaward; Clerk, Henry G. Seaman; Driver, James Kearns.
Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, 10 Vine street. Foreman, John N. Chase; Assistant Foreman, Alvin L. N. Robert- son; Clerk, Henry French; Driver, Augustus J. Robie.
Two other engines are kept in reserve for use in case of extreme emergency, and there are also hose carriages at Goffe's Falls and Amoskeag, together with two hundred and ninety-seven public and nine private hydrants, scat- tered over the city, supplied from the water-works, and thirty-seven reservoirs and cisterns supplied from brooks and ponds. The department uses ten thousand feet of hose, and the total value of its apparatus is not far from forty thousand dollars.
FIRE-ALARM TELEGRAPH.
This valuable adjunct to the fire department was con- structed in 1872, and comprises about twenty miles of wire, traversing the compact part of the city, and reaching to Amoskeag and Piscataquog villages, Hallsville and Bakers- ville. There are thirty-four alarm boxes, whose keys are kept at adjacent houses or stores, and five strikers, situated on the city hall, the Lincoln-street and Ash-street school- houses, the engine-house in Piscataquog village, and a tower at the north end of the city. There are also gongs at the engine-houses and the residences of the engineers and oth- ers. The following is the
LOCATION OF BOXES.
No. 3. - Blood's shop, Elm street.
No. 4. - Corner Spruce and Elm streets.
No. 5 .- City Hall.
No. 6. - Engine House, Vine street. No. 7. - City Hotel.
No. 8 .- Elm, foot of Orange street.
No. 9. - Corner of Elm and Webster streets.
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No. 12. - Blood's Locomotive Works.
No. 13. - Corner Brook and Chestnut streets.
No. 14. - Corner Prospect and Union streets.
No. 15. - Corner Pearl and Chestnut streets. No. 16. - Corner Lowell and Union streets.
No. 17 .- Corner Amherst and Beech streets.
No. 18. - Corner Manchester and Maple streets.
No. 21. - Corner Merrimack and Pine streets.
No. 23. - Corner Central and Beech streets.
No. 24. - Corner Massabesic and Park streets.
No. 25. - Corner Hanover and Ashland streets.
No. 26. - Corner Bridge and Russell streets.
No. 27. - Corner Merrimack and Elm streets.
No. 31. - Amoskeag Village.
No. 32. - Langdon Mills.
No. 34. - Mechanics' Row.
No. 35. - Stark Mills.
No. 36. - Corner Belmont and Amherst streets.
No. 41. - Amoskeag Mills.
No. 42. - Manchester Mills.
No. 43. - Namaske Mills.
No. 51 .- S. C. Forsaith's shop.
No. 52. - Barr's Brick Block, 'Squog.
No. 53. - Wallace's Brewery.
No. 61. - Corner Elm and Hancock streets, Bakersville.
No. 62. - Massabesic street, Hallsville.
No. 71. - Corner Cedar and Pine streets.
James W. Preston has the superintendence of the fire- alarm telegraph.
FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
Organized February 14, 1873. Designed for the relief of any of its members who may be injured or disabled at a fire. The following is a list of its officers : -
President, Albion H. Lowell; Vice-President, John N. Chase ; Secretary, Joseph E. Merrill ; Treasurer, Horatio Fradd.
Executive Committee.
Board of Engineers. - Thomas W. Lane. Amoskeag No. 1. - George R. Simmons. E. W. Harrington No. 3. - George D. Lear. N. S. Bean No. 4. - Eugene S. Whitney. Pennacook Hose Company No. 1. - Walter L. Blenus. Massabesic Hose Company No. 2. - Henry W. Fisher. Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. - John N. Chase.
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
The first schools in town were held in private houses, and the first vote of the town in favor of education was in 1781, when it was voted to hire a school-master for nine months of the year. In 1783 the selectmen originated the school-district system, which continued in use eighty-five years, the first division being into four districts. The first teacher whose name has been preserved was Jonathan Rand. In 1868 the city assumed control of the schools as a whole, abolishing the district system, and grading the schools more carefully than before. The value of school property now owned by the city is estimated at $278,075. The following is the organization of the school department for 1879 : -
MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The Mayor and President of the Common Council, ex officiis.
Ward 1. - Henry C. Sanderson, residence No. 1 Canal street, corner of Mechanic.
Ward 2. - James E. Dodge, office 885 Elm street.
Ward 3. - William A. Webster, office 1017 Elm street.
Ward 4. - George W. Weeks, store 937 Elm street.
Ward 5. - Charles A. O'Connor, office 801 Elm street.
Ward 6. - Abial C. Flanders, residence 304 Park street.
Ward 7. - Ezra Huntington, residence 13 M. P. W. corporation.
Ward 8. - Louis E. Phelps, residence Granite street, corner of River, 'Squog.
William E. Buck, Superintendent of Public Instruction, office, City- hall building. Office hours, from eight to nine A. M. school days.
Regular meetings of the Board first Friday in each month, at half- past seven P. M.
Meeting of the Finance Committee, to approve bills, Monday before the twenty-fourth of each month, at half-past seven P. M.
HIGH SCHOOL. - BEECH STREET.
This school was first kept in the old building now stand- ing on the corner of Lowell and Chestnut streets. The house was erected in 1841, at a cost of three thousand dollars, and was used for a district school, with David P. Perkins as the first master. Some five or six years later it was changed to a high school, and in 1867 it was moved to its present location on Beech street, the new building having been erected to meet the demand for better accom- modations for the school. The value of the house and lot
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is about forty-five thousand dollars. The following is a list of the names and residences of the teachers : -
Principal, Albert W. Bacheler, 726 Beech street. Assistants, Herbert W. Lull, 97 Bridge street. Lucretia E. Manahan, 38 Walnut street. Emma J. Ela, 508 Chestnut street. Mary A. Buzzell, 85 Middle street.
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. - LOWELL STREET.
This was organized as an ungraded school, to afford in- struction to those who were unable to maintain a regular standing with the classes in the graded school. It was kept in halls and various places until January, 1854, when it was removed to the brick building on Manchester street, built for its use at a cost of about eight thousand dollars. In 1874 it was removed to the old high-school building on Lowell street. It is at present suspended.
TRAINING SCHOOL. - MERRIMACK STREET.
This school was instituted for educating in the science of teaching, and young ladies who graduate from the high school may enter this as assistants, and teach under the direction of the regular teachers, themselves becoming pupils in the science of instruction.
HIGHER DEPARTMENT.
Principal, Nancy S. Bunton, 116 Pearl street. Assistant, Mintie C. Edgerly, 193 Laurel street.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. Principal, Martha N. Mason, 585 Beech street.
SPRING-STREET GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
This school was begun in 1848, in the brick building on Spring street, and was then called the North grammar school. Moses T. Brown was its first principal. The grammar department is now consolidated with that of the Franklin-street school, and both are under Mr. Sherburne as principal. The assistants at Spring street are : -
Mary L. Sleeper, 271 Pine street. Anna O. Heath, 39 Ash street.
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FRANKLIN-STREET GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
This school, formerly called the South grammar school, was originally kept in a chapel on Concord street, from which it was moved in 1847 to the brick building on Park street, built for its use. Ten years later it was transferred to its present location on the corner of Franklin and Pleas- ant streets. This building and lot are valued at eighteen thousand dollars.
Principal, Edward P. Sherburne, 246 Central street. Assistants, Annette McDoel, 272 Laurel street. Lottie R. Adams, 362 Hanover street. Carrie E. Reid, 135 Myrtle street.
LINCOLN-STREET GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Under the name of the East grammar, this school was begun in 1867 in the new high-school house, with two divis- ions, gathered from the North and South grammar schools. In the fall of 1868 another division was added, and in the spring of 1869 it was moved to the old high-school building, where a first division was added, and a master appointed. In 1871 a new house was built for its accommodation on the corner of Lincoln and Merrimack streets, worth fifty thousand dollars, where it is now located.
Principal, Benjamin F. Dame, 328 Merrimack street. Assistants, Julia A. Baker, 178 Lowell street. Mary J. Fife, 307 Merrimack street. Isabelle R. Daniels, 584 Beech street. Mary F. Barnes, 525 Beech street.
ASH-STREET GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
In 1874, a fine building was erected on the corner of Ash and Bridge streets, to meet the growing demand for school facilities, and a grammar school was established, composed of pupils residing in the north-eastern section of the city. The building is a fine specimen of school archi- tecture, and is valued at fifty-eight thousand dollars.
Principal, Daniel A. Clifford, 509 Pine street. Assistants, Anstrice G. Flanders, 11 Harrison street. Rocilla M. Tuson, Appleton street east of Elm. Sarah J. Greene, 603 Beech street.
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PISCATAQUOG. - NORTH MAIN STREET. -
With the annexation of Piscataquog village in 1853, the grammar school came under the care of the city. It was. kept in the Center-street building until 1874, when it was removed to its present location.
Principal, William M. Stevens, 113 Parker street, 'Squog. Assistant, Mary A. Lear, 131 Dover street, 'Squog.
AMOSKEAG GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
This came into the care of the city by the annexation of Amoskeag village, and was removed to the new school- house in 1860.
Principal, Etta J. Carley, residence 528 Chestnut street.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
No. 1, Blodget street .- Nellie I. Sanderson, 1 Canal street.
2, Ash street .- Mary A. Smith, 1604 Elm street.
3, Ash street .- Hattie S. Tozer, 38 Water street.
4, Lincoln street .- Anna J. Dana, 304 Hanover street.
5, Lincoln street .- Carrie M. Gilmore, 379 Central street.
6, North Main street (P.) .- Florence McEvoy, 117 Dover street, Squog.
7, Franklin street .- Hattie G. Flanders, 15 Pleasant street .!
8, Franklin street .- C. Augusta Abbott, 435 Manchester street.
9, Spring street .- Clara G. Fogg, 440 Hanover street.
10, Spring street .- Lizzie P. Gove, corner Pine and Pearl streets.
11, North Main street (P.) .- Fredrica S. Mitchell, 135 Laurel street.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
No. 1, Blodget street .- Ellen B. Rowell.
2, Manchester street .- Clara N. Brown, 166 Concord street.
3, Ash street .- Georgianna Dow, 248 Lowell street.
4, Ash street .- Helen M. Morrill, 108 Harrison street.
5, Lowell street .- Elvira S. Prior, 478 Beech street.
6, Wilson hill .- Abbie E. Abbott, 435 Manchester street. 7, Lincoln street .- Emma F. Beane, 387 Hanover street.
8, Lowell street .- Florence L. Stone, North Elm street.
9, Manchester street .- Julia A. Dearborn, 325 Merrimack street. 10, Manchester street .- Nellie Pearson, 2 Water street. 11, Franklin street .- E. Jennie Campbell, 81 Bridge street. 12, Franklin street .- Martha W. Hubbard, 145 Pearl street.
13, Spring street .- Ella F. Sanborn, 10 Langdon street.
14, Spring street .- Emma L. Stokes, 496 Chestnut street.
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15, Center street (P.) .- Jennie F. Bailey, 264 Manchester street. 16, Center street (P.) .- Augusta S. Downs, 397 Merrimack street. 17, South Main street (P.) .- Alice G. Lord, corner Main and A streets, 'Squog.
18, Manchester street .- Maria N. Bower, 303 Hanover street.
19, Amoskeag .- Jennie G. Stebbins, Appleton street, near Elm. 20, South Main street, (P.) .- Sarah D. Lord, corner Main and A streets, 'Squog.
21, Bridge street .- Emma J. Henry, 14 Stark street.
22, Florence A. Nichols, 48 Prospect street.
SUBURBAN SCHOOLS.
No. 1, Stark district .- Helen G. Kimball, River road, Stark district. 3, Bakersville .- Principal, Addie M. Chase, 135 Laurel street. Assistant, S. Isetta Locke, River road, Bakersville.
4, Goffe's Falls .- Georgie A Nute, Goffe's Falls.
5, Harvey district .- Mary W. Mitchell, boards at S. F. Knowles's.
6, Webster's Mills .- Olive J. Randall, Park street, Wilson hill. 7, Hallsville .- Maria H. Hildreth, Hallsville.
8, Youngsville .- Susie G. Woodman, Hallsville.
9, Mosquito Pond .- Lana S. George, Mosquito Pond district.
Music Teacher .- Jason J. Kimball, 39 Ash street. Truant Officer .- D. R. Prescott.
Graduates of the Training School since May, 1875,* in the order of their time of graduation.
[Those already elected teachers in our schools are given in the pre- ceding list of teachers.]
Cora M. Dearborn, 325 Merrimack street.
+Ella F. Barker, 1 Pearl avenue.
Flora M. Senter, 323 Park street.
Ida R. Eaton, deceased. Nellie M. Dennett, unknown.
Ellen A. Morrill, out West.
Clara E. Woods, 26 Mechanic street.
Nellie B. Putnam, 437 Amherst street.
ĮJessie B. Farmer, 558 Chestnut street. Bertha L. Dean, Myrtle street, between Ash and Maple.
+Belle M. Kelley, Ashburnham, Mass. +Lilla O. Cressy, 145 Pearl street.
+Clara J. Garland, South Berwick, Me.
tEmma C. Gee, 345 Central street. +Gertrude H. Brooks, 256 Park street. Fannie D. Moulton, 394 Concord, corner Hall.
¿Florence A. Nichols, 587 Chestnut street.
Louisa R. Quint, 55 Prospect street.
* Graduates of a previous date are chiefly teaching here or not wanting situations, or have left the city.
t At present (November, 1878) teaching out of the city.
# Employed as teachers in the city for the fall term, 1878.
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Janitors.
High school, Ash street. Bridge street, and Blodget street .- John S. Avery, 135 Amherst street.
Franklin street, Manchester street, Lincoln street, and Wilson hill. -John A. Carr, 12 Linden street, corner of Arlington.
Spring street and old high-school house .- James W. Preston, 39 Water street.
Merrimack street .- Rufus Lamb, 236 Merrimack street.
'Squog schools, consisting of Center and North and South Main street schools .- George E. Moore, C street, 'Squog.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
To afford some educational facilities to those who are unable to attend the day schools, but are eager to acquire knowledge, a system of evening schools has been instituted for the winter months, and has proved a great boon to many who would otherwise be deprived of all school privileges. The first school of this character was held in the winter of 1854, but was not resumed until 1868, since which time the plan has been in successful operation, increasing in interest yearly. The schools are held at the old high- school house on Lowell street, and at the Center-street house in Piscataquog.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
Beside the regular public schools of the city, there are several schools supported by the Roman Catholic popula- tion. The teachers are principally nuns, from the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy. The largest school is on Park street, in the brick building owned by the city and formerly occupied by the South grammar school. Its principal is Thomas Corcoran, assisted by several of the sisters. There are also schools on the corner of Lowell and Birch streets, corner of Union and Laurel streets, and parochial schools connected with the Catholic churches, numbering in all a daily attendance of about fourteen hundred pupils.
Mount St. Mary's Academy, at the convent, corner of Union and Laurel streets, is an institution where the higher branches are taught, but it has also a primary department connected. The Mother Superior is M. Frances Xavier Warde, and the number of pupils is about one hundred and fifty. There is also connected with the convent an Orphan
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Asylum, on the corner of Hanover and Pine streets, in charge of the sisters. Catholic evening schools are also main- tained for those employed during the day.
CHURCHES.
The early religious history of Manchester indicates that its services of worship were infrequent and spasmodic. The Indian fishermen at the Falls were sometimes taught by the Rev. John Eliot, and afterwards by Simon Betog- kom, an Indian convert. When the whites were attracted to the place for fishing purposes, religious services were sometimes held on Sunday, and as early as 1743 Rev. Mr. Seccomb, of Kingston, who came to the Falls to fish, used to preach to the people on Sundays. In 1753, the Rev. Alexander McDowell was invited by the town to preach, but there is no record of his acceptance. In 1758 a meet- ing-house was begun, but factious quarrels prevented its completion, and it nearly went to decay. It was used for town-meeting purposes, but was never furnished with pews.
The first church organized in town was in 1812, and was the result of preaching by David Abbott, a Baptist, and was a Baptist church of fourteen members. It flourished for some years, but finally dissolved. Preaching was main- tained at irregular intervals by the various denominations for a number of years, but the first church that became a permanency was the Congregational, organized at Amos- keag village, December 2, 1828. A Presbyterian church had been organized at Manchester Center a few months previous, and the growth of the new village on the east bank of the river made a union of the two churches desir- able, which was effected August 15, 1839, and a house of worship was erected the same year. Cyrus W. Wallace, a licentiate, was supplying the pulpit, and soon received a call to settle as pastor. He was ordained January 8, 1840, and was the first minister ever ordained and settled in the town.
THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY
was organized at Amoskeag village, where it was at first proposed to build a church, but it was finally decided to build on Hanover street, as above noted. In 1852 the house was enlarged, the congregation meanwhile worship-
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ing in the city hall. The property is now estimated to be worth about eighteen thousand dollars. The following is the present organization : -
Pastor, Rev. Edward G. Selden. Deacons, John P. Newell, S. S. Marden, Horace Pettee, Peter K. Chandler, Leonard French, Taylor S. Swett. President, Horace Pettee. Clerk of Church, J. D. Patter- son. Secretary and Treasurer of Society, Joseph B. Sawyer. Super- intendent of Sabbath-school and Organist, E. T. Baldwin. Sexton, Calvin D. Carpenter.
FRANKLIN-STREET SOCIETY.
Immediately following the organization of the first Con- gregational society, and at the close of the same meeting, the advisability of a second society was discussed, and May 7, 1844, a constitution was adopted and signed by sixteen persons. On the twenty-seventh of June, of the same year, a church was organized in connection with the society. The first pastor was Henry M. Dexter, who was ordained Nov. 6, 1844. They worshiped in the town hall until its destruction by fire, then in a chapel on Concord street, and a hall in Patten's block, then in the new town hall until the completion of their present house of worship on Franklin street. April 25, 1860, the name was changed from Second Congregational to Franklin-street society. The church building was remodeled in 1878, at an expense of about $18,000, and the seating capacity increased to 1,400. A tower was added, in which has been placed a chime of nine bells, weighing 7,500 pounds, the gift of ex-Governor Smyth. The following is the organization : -
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