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Aug. 18, 1879, Adrietta Goodwin
Hubbard; children, Nathaniel M., Margaret L., Frank P., Lovell H. Residence, New Hampton, N. H.
Powers, Jennie B. Carter
Humanitarian; b., Brattleboro, Vt., Jan. 5, 1869; dau. Capt. E. W. and Isabel Bigelow Carter (Capt. Carter of the Fourth Vt. Vols. in the Civil War, participated in many battles, and re- ceived wounds which made his case one
of the most famous in the history of medical science. Nursed by his wife, who left their daughter, a few weeks old, in charge of her sister, and re- moved to a private hospital from one in which every patient died of gangrene, he recovered and was subsequently commander of the famous Ransom Post, G. A. R., at St. Louis, and was buried with full military honors, in Jef- ferson Barracks); ed. public schools in Canada and Brattleboro, Vt., with a spe- cial course at Mass. Agricultural College, Amherst; Unitarian; agent for Cheshire County Humane Soc., and special
deputy sheriff since 1903; previously for seven years agent of the Vt. State Humane Soc., which position she still holds, but goes into that state only in extreme cases; honorary life member Mass. Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and Animal Rescue League of Boston; charter member Audubon Soc., Vt .; has investigated and attended to over 5,000 cases of cruelty, neglect and crime; arrested about 100 persons, and shot about 300 suffering horses and cattle and many smaller animals; has also cared for hundreds of neglected children, for many of whom good homes have been secured; m., 1881, Frank A. Powers (divorced). Residence, Keene, N. H.
Richards, Charles Herbert
Clergyman; b., Meriden (Plainfield), N. H., March 18, 1839; s. Cyrus S. and Helen D. (Whiton) Richards; ed. Kim- ball Union Academy, Yale College, A.B. 1860, Andover Theological Sem., 1865; served on Christian Commission in Civil War; pastor Congregational Church, Kokomo, Ind., 1866-7; First Church, Madison, Wis., 1867-90; Cen- tral Church, Philadelphia, 1890-1903; secretary Church Building Soc., since 1903; president Wis. Home Missionary Soc., 1885-90; trustee National Coun- cil Congregational Churches, 1901-7; president Penn. Evangelical' Alliance, 1890-3; trustee Howard Univ., Wash- ington, D. C .; author many religious books, and editor song books and hymnals; m., 1868, Maria M. Miner, Charles City, Ind. Residence, Mont- clair, N. J.
Sanderson, Henry Stephen
Mining engineer; b., Rochester, N. H., Aug. 25, 1878; s. Stephen Francis and Nellie (Strout) Sanderson; ed. public schools; Univ. of Minnesota, Metallurgical Eng., 1901; U. S. min- eral surveyor, 1901- ; consulting engi -. neer; director Pingrey Mine Co,; Meth- odist; Republican; A. F. & A. M., 32d degree; m., Sept. 29, 1903, Margaret Ella Jamieson. Residence, 642 Cor- ona St., Denver, Col.
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Brown, Edmund Towle
Physician; b., Bridgewater, N. H., July 18, 1871; s. Josiah and Sarah (Towle) Brown; ed. public schools, New Hampton Literary Institution, Univ. of Vt. Med. College, M.D. 1897; postgraduate work, New York, 1898; Univ. of Vienna, Austria, 1909; in practice in Burlington, Vt., since 1909, specializing in diseases of eye and ear; fellow Amer. Med. Ass'n, Vt. State Med. Soc., A. F. & A. M., K. T. and Shriner; m., Sept. 5, 1899, Mollie J. Hardacre, Winooski, Vt. Residence, 381 South Union St., Burlington, Vt.
Burbank, Charles E.
Lawyer; b., Claremont, N. H., July 5, 1866; s. Jason and Edna M. (Willey) Burbank; ed. public schools, Boston Univ. School of Law, LL.B. 1894; admitted to bar same year and since in practice in Boston; member firm of Stebbins, Storer & Burbank since 1903; Progressive; member Mass. state senate, 1914; Mass. Bar Ass'n, Economic Club; m., Oct. 10, 1906, Lilly Owen Baker, Boston. Residence, East Bridgewater, Mass.
Rublee, George
Lawyer; b., Madison, Wis., July 7, 1868; s. Horace and Kate (Hopkins) Rublee; ed. Groton, Mass., 1886, Har- vard, A.B. 1890; LL.B. 1895; in- structor, Harvard Law School, 1896; in practice in Chicago-Rublee & Burl- ing, 1897-8; removed to New York City in 1898, and there in practice; appointed member Federal Trade Commission by President Wilson, March 5, 1915; member commission to report on operation of Adamson eight- hour law, 1916; member Commercial Economy Board, appointed by Coun- cil of National Defence, 1917; special counsel for Treasury Dept., 1917; ap- pointed to represent U. S. Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corpora- tion on Priorities Committee of War Industries Board, 1917; Progressive; Trustee Groton School, Mass .; member Bar Ass'n, City of New York; Univer-
sity, City and other clubs; m., Jan. 12, 1899, Juliet Barrett, Chicago. Resi- dence, Cornish, N. H.
Mann, Hosea Ballou
Railroading and mercantile life; b., Benton, N. H., May 27, 1858; s. George W. and Sarah (Bisbee) Mann (George W. Mann was long prominent in the public and political life of Northern New Hampshire, an active Democrat and many years representative in the
state legislature); ed. public schools and, like several of his brothers long known to the traveling public, engaged in early life in railway service; conduc- tor on White Mountain Division, B. & M. R. R., for eighteen years previous to 1898, when he retired and engaged in the furniture trade in Littleton where he had removed from Woodsville in 1886, continuing till 1916; Liberal; Democrat; member N. H. house of representatives, 1919-20, serving on Committee on Public Improvements; member Littleton Board of Trade; m., Oct. 6, 1886, Ida E. Ladd. Resi- dence, Littleton, N. H.
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Patterson, Joab Nelson
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Soldier; public official (retired); b., Contoocook (Hopkinton), N. H., Jan. 2, 1835; s. Joab and Mary (Lovering) Patterson; ed. public schools, Contoo- cook Academy, Dartmouth College, 1860; taught school winters while securing education; on the outbreak of the Civil War opened a recruiting office at Contoocook and raised a com- pany; was commissioned lieutenant of Co. H, 2d N. H. Regiment, June 4, 1861, and promoted to captain May 23, 1862 (wounded at Gettysburg July 3, 1863); lieutenant-colonel, June 21, 1864; colonel, Jan. 10, 1865; brevetted brigadier-general for courage and good conduct, to date from March 13, 1865; mustered out, Dec. 19, 1865; Episco- palian; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives from Hopkin- ton, 1866-8; appointed U. S. Marshal for the district of New Hampshire in 1867, serving nineteen years; com- mander First Regiment N. H. Militia, 1866-8 and brigade commander 1868- 71; colonel 3d Regiment N. H. N. G., 1878; brigadier-general in command, 1889; second auditor, U. S. Treasury, Washington, four years from 1889; captain First Regiment N. H. Volun- teers, in Spanish War, on staff of Gen. J. P. Sanger; superintendent of public buildings in Havana, Cuba, three years; U. S. pension agent at Concord, May, 1908, to Jan., 1913; agent for the state of New Hampshire for trans- portation of soldiers of the state to attend fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, 1913; member N. H. Soc. O. A. R. (president, 1917), A. F. & A. M., K. T. and 32d degree, Wono- lancet Club, Concord; m., Nov. 12, 1867, Sarah Cilley, dau. Rev. Nathaniel and Elizabeth Ann (Cilley) Bouton; children, Louis Marston, b. Nov. 11, 1869 (treasurer Me. Central R. R .; m. Alice Harriman Osborn and has two daughters); Julia Nelson, b. Oct. 26, 1872, m. Edward Warren Guyol, four children; Allan Bouton, b. Jan. 27, 1875 (formerly in United States Forest service; now in Napa, Cal.). Resi- dence, Concord, N. H.
Harriman, Alice Stratton
Teacher; clubwoman; b., Matta- wamkeag, Me., July, 9, 1874; dau. Guilford Dudley and Eva (Wing) Stratton; ed. public schools, Gorham, N. H. (high school, 1892); private training school for kindergartners, Portland, Me., 1895; N. H. State Nor- mal School, Plymouth, 1903; principal of a private kindergarten in Brunswick, Me., two years; public kindergarten in Paterson, N. J., one year; assistant in kindergarten and primary depart- ment, Plymouth Model School, two years; teacher in Laconia graded schools two years; Unitarian; member Laconia Woman's Club (president, 1908-9), Laconia Parent-Teacher Ass'n (president, 1913-5), Woman's Alli- ance, Unitarian Church, Laconia (pres- ident, 1909-10); president N. H. Fed- eration Women's Clubs, 1917-19; president N. H. State Parent-Teacher Ass'n, 1916-19; member executive committee N. H. Civic Federation, women's committee, Council of Na- tional Defense, N. H. War Savings Stamp Committee, N. H. Woman's Liberty Loan Committee, N. H. League of Free Nations (executive committee), Children's Aid Protective Soc. (executive committee), Mt. Wash- ington Chapter, O. E. S. (Matron 1911), Interlaken Grange, P. of H., Daughters of the American Revolution, Laconia Park Commission, 1915-20; m., Oct. 4, 1904, Alpha H. Harriman, physician, Laconia; one dau., Louise, b. Dec. 17, 1906. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Sanborn, Frank Berry
Engineer; b., Hampton Falls, N. H., Jan. 15, 1865; s. Albert J. and Sarah Ann (Johnson) Sanborn; ed. Dart- mouth College, B.A. 1887; Thayer School (Dartmouth), C.E. 1889; Har- vard, M.S. 1898; expert in fire protec- tion engineering; assistant professor, civil engineering, Tufts College, 1899- 1901, professor, 1901- ; substitute professor, Univ. of Illinois, 1908-9; author, "Mechanics' Problems for Engineering Students," 1902; "Public Health Survey," 1912; inventor of
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many engineering appliances; pro- prietor Sanborn Company, manufac- turers scientific instruments; m., Sept. 21, 1892, Grace Adelaide Cobb, Boston. Residence, 8 Buena Vista Park, Cam- bridge, Mass.
Crowley, James Benedict
General insurance; b., Nashua, N. H., Nov. 19, 1866; s. Timothy B. and Mary F. (Danahy) Crowley; ed. Nashua public schools, high school, 1883;
actively engaged in general insurance in Nashua for more than thirty years; Catholic; Democrat; member Nashua board of police commissioners twelve years; mayor of Nashua since Jan. 1, 1915; member Knights of Columbus (past state deputy), Foresters of America, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Sons of Veterans; treasurer O'Donnell Memorial Ass'n, Nashua Hospital Ass'n; president Nashua Oratorio Soc .; director Second National Bank; trustee City Guaranty Savings Bank; member Nashua Country Club. Res- dence, Na shua, N. H.
Burley, Benjamin Thomas
Physician; b., Epping, N. H., Nov. 26, 1874; s. Joseph Cilley and Sarah Elizabeth (Haley) Burley; ed. Phillips Exeter Academy, 1893; Har- vard, A.B. 1897, M.D. 1901; post- graduate work in hospitals of Boston, Worcester, Vienna and London, 1901- 4; in practice in Worcester since 1904, specializing in diseases of the nervous system; visiting neurologist, Worcester City and Memorial Hospitals; mem- ber American Med. Ass'n, Mass. Med. Soc., American Academy Arts and Science, etc. Residence, 25 High St., Worcester, Mass.
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Burton, George Dexter
Inventor; b., Temple, N. H., Oct. 26, 1855; s. Dexter L. and Emily F. Burton; ed. Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, N. H., and Comer's Commercial College, Boston, Mass .; editor and publisher New England Star, New Ipswich, 1873-7; inventor of the Burton Stock car, and of a process of heating and welding metals by an electric current, and of various other electrical processes for different purposes; president American Elec- tric Forge Co., Electro-chemical Pulp and Paper Co., Reno, Nev .; Re- duction Works; the Burton Co., yarns and fibers, Clinton and Hollis- ton, Mass .; lecturer on electrical sub- jects before various societies, etc .; has received over 500 patents, and a dozen gold and silver medals for his different inventions and processes; m., Jan., 1894, Frances C. James, Newton, Mass. Residence, New Ip- swich, N. H.
Campbell, Alfred Hills
Educator; b., Litchfield, N. H., Sept. 28, 1850; s. Smith and Sophia (Hills) Campbell; ed. Bridgewater, Mass., Normal School, 1870; Mc- Collum Institute, Mount Vernon, N. H., 1872; Dartmouth College, A.B. 1877, A.M. 1880; Ph.D., Univ. of Vt., 1888; Universities of Leipsig and Jena, 1895-6; [principal Kingston, N. H., Academy, 1877-9; associate
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principal Cushing Academy, Ashburn- ham, Mass., 1879-84; principal John- son, Vt., Normal School, 1884-95; principal Plymouth, N. H., Normal School, 1896-1900; superintendent schools, South Hadley, Mass., 1900- 4, Glastonbury, Conn., 1904-7; prin- cipal Campbell School for Girls since 1903; principal Normal Dep't, Home Correspondence School, Springfield, Mass., since 1907; manager American Teachers Agency since 1908; presi- dent Vt. State Teachers Ass'n, 1892, N. E. Normal Council, 1893; Congre- gationalist; Republican; member Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi; life member Soc. Science Literature and Art, London, England; Royal Arch Mason. Residence, Windsor, Conn .; office, Myrick Building, Springfield, Mass.
Busiel, John Tilton
Manufacturer; b., Laconia, N. H., Oct. 12, 1847; s. John W. and Julia Maria (Tilton) Busiel; ed. public schools; Phillips Exeter Academy, 1864; Harvard, A.B. 1868; Congre- gationalist; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives, 1883, constitutional convention, 1902, 1912; trustee Laconia public library (presi- dent); president Peoples' National Bank, Laconia, Laconia Savings Bank; m., July 6, 1870, Marian Pink- ham, Schaghticoke, N. Y. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Osgood, Wilfred Hudson
Naturalist; b., Rochester, N. H., Dec. 8 1875; s. Marion Hudson and Harriet Amanda Osgood; ed. public schools and Leland Stanford Jr. Univ., A.B. 1899; biologist in U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture, 1897-1909; in charge U. S. biological investigation in Alaska, 1899-1909; studied in Eu- ropean museums, 1906, 1910; special investigator for U. S. government in fur seal question, 1914; member Amer- ican Academy Arts and Science, Amer- ican Ornithologists Union; founder and first president Cooper Ornithological Club of California and member and
officer of various other clubs and organ- izations; contributor of zoological def- initions to Webster's International Dictionary. Address, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Ill.
Glessner, John George Macbeth
Trustee of State Institutions; b., Chicago, Ill., Oct. 2, 1871; s. John J. and Frances (Macbeth) Glessner; ed. Chicago schools, Harvard Univ., 1894; came to New Hampshire with his
parents as a summer visitor, in 1877, and spent a part of each year for many years at Bethlehem, where his father established a summer home and devel- oped one of the finest estates in North- ern New Hampshire, long well known as "The Rocks," and here he has resided permanently since 1906; en-
gaged with his father in the Harvest- ing Machine business in Chicago from 1894 to 1906; Republican; town audi- tor Bethlehem, three years; member N. H. house of representatives, 1913-14, 1915-16; member board of trustees of
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state institutions from 1915 and secre- tary of the board; president Littleton Hospital Ass'n; trustee Littleton Sav- ings Bank; member Passaconaway, Wonolancet and Bow Brook clubs, Concord, and St. Botolph Club, Boston; m., June 7, 1898, Alice Hamlin; children, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 12, 1899; Frances, Dec. 7, 1900; John J., 2d, April 27, 1902; Emily F., May 3, 1904. Resi- dence, Bethlehem, N. H. (Littleton P. O.).
Chandler, William Dwight
Editor and publisher; b., Concord, N. H., Feb. 3, 1863; s. Hon. William
Eaton and Ann Caroline (Gilmore) Chandler; ed. St. Paul's School, Con- cord, 1882 and by travel and study in Europe, 1882-3; Episcopalian; Repub- lican; assistant cashier First National Bank, Winona, Minn., 1883-92; vice- president and treasurer, Republican Press Ass'n, 1892-8; publisher Concord Evening Monitor and Independent Statesman, and treasurer Monitor and Statesman Co., 1898-1918; editor and
sole owner same since April 1, 1918; trustee N. H. State Library, 1896-1914 (chairman 1902-14), 1918- (chairman); member all Masonic bodies up to and including 33d degree A. A. Scottish Rite, having been presiding officer in most subordinate bodies, and now an officer in the Grand Council, Chapter and Commandery and 2d lieut. com- mander, N. H. Consistory; member Capital Grange, P. of H. and Wonolan- cet Club, Concord; m., Feb. 9, 1885, Lil- lian M. Porter, Winona, Minn .; child- ren, Clark P., William Dwight, Jr., Horton L. (see following sketches), Katharine, b., Jan. 1, 1902. Residence, 121 School St., Concord, N. H.
Chandler, Clark Porter
U. S. Army Officer; b., Winona,. Minn., March 30, 1886; s. William Dwight and Lillian M. (Porter) Chand-
ler; oldest grandchild of the late Senator William Eaton Chandler; ed. Concord high school and U. S. Military Academy, West Point, 1907; in contin- uous service since graduation, with suc-
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cessive promotions, present rank being lieutenant-colonel, in Tank Corps; present chief of staff, Nantes, France; Unitarian; A. F. & A. M., lodge and chapter; m., Jan. 4, 1908, Shirley P. Walker, Boston, Mass .; children, William Eaton, 2d (oldest great grand- child of the late Senator William Eaton Chandler); b. Oct. 28, 1908; Thomas Walker, b. Dec. 3, 1911; Stuart Penn, b. Jan. 21, 1915. .
Chandler, William Dwight, Jr.
U. S. Naval Officer; b., Winona, Minn., May 30, 1890; s. William Dwight and Lillian M. (Porter) Chand- ler; grandson of late Senator William E. Chandler; ed. public schools, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1911; in continuous service in U. S. Navy since graduation, with regular pro- motion, present rank being lieutenant commander; engaged four months in
convoy duty this side the Atlantic, at the opening of the late war, and four- teen months in overseas duty with the destroyer force; now navigating officer
U. S. S. Huntington; Unitarian; A. F. & A. M., lodge and chapter; m., April 24, 1912, Amy Richardson, Washing- ton, D. C .; children; Amy, b. June 15, 1913; Betty, b. May 1, 1916; Charles R., b. Jan. 19, 1918.
Chandler, Horton Lloyd
Student; b., Concord, N. H., May 1, 1898; s. William Dwight and Lillian M. (Porter) Chandler; grandson late Sen- ator William E. Chandler; ed. Concord high school, 1914; Dartmouth College,
A.B. 1918; in training at Camp Zachary Taylor (Kentucky) 1918-19; commis- sioned 2d lieutenant, U.S. F. A. R. C .; Jan. 29, 1919; Unitarian; member Sigma Chi fraternity, Dartmouth College. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Perin, Florence Hobart
(Mrs. George L. Perin); author; b., Brookline, N. H., Aug. 17, 1869; dau. George W. L. and Lydia Maria (Saw- telle) Hobart; ed. public schools, Salem, Mass., Normal School; author "The Optimist's Good Morning," 1907;
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"The Optimist's Good Night," 1910; "Sunlit Days," 1915; m., Nov. 6, 1901, Rev. George Landor Perin. Resi- dence, 23 Naples Road, Brookline, Mass.
Aldrich, Edgar
Jurist; b., Pittsburg, N. H., Feb. 5, 1848; s. Ephraim C. and Adeline Bedel (Haynes) Aldrich; ed. public schools, Colebrook, N. H., Academy; Univ. of Mich. Law Department, LL.B. 1868; admitted to the New Hampshire bar in the latter year, and practiced in Colebrook from 1868 to 1881, serving as solicitor of Coös County, 1872-4 and 1876-9; associated for four years of this time with the late William H. Shurtleff, and three years with James I. Parsons, and alone the balance of the time; removed to Littleton, Jan. 1, 1881, where he formed a partnership with the late Judge George A. Bing- ham, which continued until Judge Bingham's second appointment to the bench of the N. H. supreme court, the late Daniel C. Remich having been previously admitted to the firm, which continued as Aldrich & Remich, until Mr. Aldrich's appointment as U. S. district judge for New Hampshire, Feb., 1891; Republican; member N. H. house of representatives from Littleton, 1885, and speaker of the house; mem- ber N. H. constitutional convention, 1902; U. S. district judge for New Hampshire since 1891, serving also, extensively, on the bench of the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Judicial Circuit, under the act of March 3, 1891; author of many his- torical papers and addresses; m., Oct. 7, 1872, Louise M. Remick; children, Florence M., b. July 1, 1874 (Mrs. Howard S. Kniffin, Cedarhurst, Long Island, N. Y.), ed. Tilden Seminary, West Lebanon, St. Mary's School, Concord, and Abbott Academy, An- dover, Mass .; Ephraim Fred, b. June 9, 1878 (Phillips Andover Academy, Boston Univ. Law School, LL.B. 1902), in practice of law in Boston, who d. in Littleton, Sept. 13, 1916. Dartmouth College conferred upon
Judge Aldrich the honorary degree of A.M. in 1891, and the Univ. of Michi- gan that of LL.D. in 1907. Residence, Littleton, N. H.
Bullock-Mahan, Lillian Gertrude
Physician; b., Manchester, N. H., May 13, 1867; dau. Silas Warren and Cynthia Annie (Eaton) Bullock; ed. . Manchester public schools (high school 1886); Eclectic Med. College, New York City, 1895; in practice in Man- chester since graduation; Episcopalian; examiner for Fidelity Life Ins. Co. and N. E. Life Ins. Co .; member Hills- borough County Med. Soc., N. H. Med. Soc., American Med. Ass'n, Medical Women's National Ass'n; member and ex-vice-president National Eclectic Med. Ass'n; first woman member and first woman president (1902) Mass. Eclectic Med. Ass'n; member and ex- president Boston District Eclectic Med. Soc .; member and state chairman American Women's Hospitals (for war service); member Manchester Infant Aid Ass'n (past two years in charge of baby clinic-now under control of Board of Health); member N. H. Me- morial Hospital Ass'n for Women and Children; member and secretary N. H. Animal Rescue League; member and department superintendent W. C. T. U .; member American Red Cross, Woman's Relief Corps, Daughters of Veterans, Florence Nightingale Club, Manchester Federation of Women's Clubs, Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, N. H. Settlement Ass'n, N. H. Children's Aid and Protective Soc., Manchester College Women's Club; m., July 30, 1912, James Henry Mahan. Residence, Manchester, N. H.
Paul, Sarah Woodman
Educator; b., Tamworth, N. H., Feb, 8, 1859; dau. Samuel and Eliza A. (Hidden) Woodman; ed. public schools, Wellesley College, A.B. 1881; studied in Cambridge, England, 1895; teacher, Washington, Dec., 1883- 7; instructor Wellesley College, 1888- 90; secretary same, 1890-5; principal Kent Place School for Girls, Summit,
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N. J., since 1896; Presbyterian; mem- ber Women's University Club, New York; Fortnightly Club, Summit, N. J .; m., June 23, 1887, Edward A. Paul, Washington, D. C .; d., 1888. Residence, Kent Place, Summit, N. J.
Harris, Sarah Neal
(Mrs. Augustus G. Harris); teacher of literature and elocution; b., Ports- mouth, N. H., May 4, 1841; dau. George W. and Minerva (Neal) Jeffts;
grand dau. Capt. Joseph and Polly (Dearborn) Neal; ninth in descent from Godfrey Dearborn of Exeter, N. H., 1639, later of Hampton; ed. in private schools, Hampton and Ports- mouth, Hampton Academy, N. E. Conservatory, Boston; m., Dec. 14, 1864, Augustus Gray Harris of Con- cord (d., Dec. 20, 1906); children, (1) Edward Neal, b. Sept. 10, 1865, d. Sept. 10, 1867; (2) Arthur Henry, b. Dec. 5, 1866, d. June 24, 1903; (3) Julia Atherton, b. April 29, 1874, m. June 23, 1910, Robert Whiting Har-
rington of Newton, Mass., artist- designer, graduate of Eric Pape Art School, Boston, 1904; their children, Robert Whiting, Jr., b. Concord, N. H., April 14, 1911; Richard Bartlett, b. Concord, N. H., Nov. 1, 1912; Edward Neal, b. Medford, Mass., May 4, 1914. Upon her marriage Mrs. Harris moved from Hampton to Concord, which be- came her home till 1913, when she moved to Massachusetts with her daughter; in 1876 began her teaching career which continued for twenty years; classes at Gray's English and Classical School, Concord; Pembroke Academy; Hampton Academy; Miss Morgan's School, Portsmouth; Sauveur Summer School of Languages, Exeter; special classes at Dartmouth College. Hundreds of private pupils in Concord, Manchester and other New Hampshire cities and in Newburyport, Mass., have profited by the inspiration of her teaching; communicant of St. Paul's P. E. Church, Concord, charter mem- ber of the Shakespeare Club, founded in 1877, the oldest literary society in continuous existence in Concord; pub- lication, "Voice, Gesture, Expression," 188 pp. Concord, N. H., 1891. Resi- dence, 73 Perkins St., West Newton, Mass.
Osgood, Etta Haley ·
(Mrs. Edward S. Osgood); journalist and club woman; b., Chatham, N. H., Jan. 21, 1853; dau. Thomas Jewett and Lucretia Eaton (Colby) Haley; ed. Mt. Holyoke Seminary (now col- lege), special course in German later, and graduate work, Univ. of Washing- ton, Seattle; some time correspondent at Bar Harbor, Me., for Boston Globe, New York Herald and other papers; special writer for Portland Argus, Ex- press and Telegram; correspondent Philadelphia Public Ledger; founder and first president Civic Club, Port- land, Me .; life member Portland, Maine State, and National Woman Suffrage Ass'ns; first president Maine Federation of Women's Clubs (now honorary president); officer and parlia- mentarian, General Federation of
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