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Cressy, Frank
Manager, Cressy & Co .; b., Bradford, N. H., Oct. 21, 1840; s. William P. and Mary G. (Gould) Cressy; ed. public schools and Colby Academy, New Lon- don, N. H .; taught school several years; established a graded school in Bradford; appointed U. S. mail clerk in 1865, running between Bradford and
Manchester; in November of that year became a clerk in office of Sixth Auditor of the Treasury, Washington, D. C., serving till Aug., 1873, and twice promoted; transferred to N. E. division, U. S. Railway Mail Service, and served as first local agent at Con- cord, N. H., for two years; again trans- ferred to train service, running between Boston and St. Albans, Vt., till 1884, when he resigned, and became travel- ing salesman for Blanchard & Co , flour and grain dealers, of Concord; two years later joined the firm of Moseley & Co., in the same business, traveling for them over New Hampshire and Vermont, till, in 1898, he bought out the business, which he has since suc- cessfully conducted under the name of Cressy & Co., his son Harry R. later becoming a member of the firm; Uni- tarian, Republican; member, Concord board of aldermen, 1901-2; member,
N. H. house of representatives, 1892; member, Boston chamber of commerce and two years president N. E. Grain Dealers' Ass'n; member Concord board
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of trade (president, 1913-15), Wono- lancet Club, White Mountain Travel- ers' Ass'n (twice president and treas- urer the last twenty years); ardent equal suffragist, ready after-dinner speaker; m., March 31, 1862, Annette M. Ring, who d. Dec., 1916; children, Will Martin, Mary F. (d. Feb., 1917), Harry R. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Rolfe, Jennie Clapp
(Mrs. Benjamin S.); b., May 13, 1855, Nashua, N. H .; dau. Henry W. and Sabina A. (Taylor) Clapp; de-
Woman's Club, N. H. Historical Soc., N. H. Memorial Hospital for Women. and Children (life member and on board of monthly visitors), Friendly Club and Red Cross, also of several local charity associations; m. Benja- min Stodder Rolfe, June 6, 1877; child, Benjamin Henry Rolfe, b. Nov. 27,. 1886, who m. Josephine James, Oct. 12, 1909. Residence, 48 South St., Con- cord, N. H.
Blake, Amos Jewett
Lawyer; b., Rindge, N. H., Oct. 20,
scended from Thomas Clapp, who set- tled in Dorchester, Mass., July, 1633; ten ancestors who fought in the Revo- lution; graduated from Concord high school, 1874; charter member, Rum- ford Chapter, D. A. R. (registrar four years, regent 1914-17); number in National D. A. R., 25, 774; chairman, committee to secure N. H. state flag for Continental Hall, Washington; member, committee to secure final pay- ment on Continental Hall; member, South Congregational church, Concord
1836; s. Ebenezer and Hephsibeth (Jewett) Blake; ed. public schools,. Marlow Academy, Mt. Caesar Semi- nary, Swanzey, Green Mt. Liberal Inst., Woodstock, Vt., Appleton Acad- emy, New Ipswich, 1859; studied law with F. F. Lane of Keene; admitted to N. H. bar, 1862; U. S. district. court, 1867; Congregationalist; Repub- lican; superintending school committee Rindge, two years, Fitzwilliam, eleven years; selectman, Fitzwilliam, three years; moderator, ten years; ınember,
HON. HENRY F. HOLLIS
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N. H. house of representatives, 1872-3, 1901; state bank commissioner, 1876- 9; assistant assessor, U. S. internal revenue, 1862-70; member, N. H. constitutional convention, 1889, 1902, 1912; census enumerator, 1880, 1890; trustee and president, Fitzwilliam Sav- ings Bank, for several years; super- visor, Fitzwilliam town library, for thirty-five years; historical student and writer; author, "Life and Charac- ter of Gen. James Reid," published in Vol. 1, Proceedings of the N. H. His- torical Soc .; sketch of Fitzwilliam, Granite Monthly, June, 189S, and "Life and Character of Col. Amos A. Parker," Granite Monthly, Oct .- Dec., 1904; Free Mason since 1862; member, N. H. Historical Soc., Sons of the American Revolution; m., 1st, Dec. 26, 1865, Ann E. Howe; who d. June 22, 1867; 2d, Jan. 2, 1SS3, Flora E. Stone; one son, Leroy S. Blake, of Fitzwilliam, b. Nov. 5, 1SS3. Residence, Fitzwilliam, N. H.
Hollis, Henry French
Lawyer, U. S. Senator; b., Concord, N. H., Aug. 30, 1869; s. Maj. Abijah and Harriette Van Mater (French) Hollis; ed. Concord high school, class of 1886, private tutors, Harvard Col- lege, 1892, A.B., Magna cum laude, hav- ing engaged in civil engineering work for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R., between high school and college courses; studied law at the Harvard Law School and in Concord offices and admitted to the bar in March, 1893; commenced practice in Concord imme- diately upon admission, having been associated for six years with the late Hon. Harry G. Sargent and Edward C. Niles, for six years later with the late Attorney General, Edwin G. East- man, later with Hon. James W. Rem- ick, Alexander Murchie, Robert Jack- son and Robert C. Murchie, under the firm name of Remick & Hollis, and finally with the Murchie brothers in the firm of Hollis & Murchie, enjoying an extensive practice in all connections; Democrat; member, Concord board of education, 1896-9; Democratic candi-
date for Congress, second N. H. dis- trict, 1900; candidate for governor, 1902, 1904; chairman, Democratic state committee, 1902; member, Dem- ocratic congressional committee, 1900- 01; elected U. S. Senator from New Hampshire by the legislature on the 42d ballot, to succeed Henry E. Burn- ham, March 13, 1913, being the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1852; assigned to serv- ice on the Senate committees on en- rolled bills (chairman), banking and currency, civil service and retrench- ment, District of Columbia, expendi- tures in the Interior Department, transportation and sale of meat prod- ucts, University of the United States and woman suffrage; author and mana- ger in Senate of National Farm Loan Act; Unitarian; member, Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard; Harvard Club, Bos- ton; Metropolitan and Chevy Chase clubs, Washington; Regent, Smithson- ian Institution, 1914 -; m., June 14, 1893, Grace Bruerton Fisher, Norwood, Mass .; children, Henry French, Jr. (Cornell, 1917); Anne Richardson, 2d. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Jackson, Lydia Drew
(Mrs. James R.) teacher, lecturer; b., Newmarket, N. H., Dec. 3, 1854; dau. George K. and Lucy (French) Drew; ed. public schools, Dover, N. H. (high school, 1874); taught five years in Dover grammar schools before marriage to James R. Jackson of Lit- tleton, July 16, 1879; has since taught in Littleton and Lancaster high schools and given instruction to hundreds of private pupils; Episcopalian; member and past president, Friday club of Lit- tleton; honorary member, Unity Club, Lancaster-the only woman thus recognized; trustee, Littleton public library; secretary, Littleton branch, N. H. Chapter, American Red Cross; has given numerous lectures on educa- tional and historical subjects before women's clubs and other organizations throughout northern New Hampshire (see sketch of James R. Jackson). Residence, Littleton, N. H.
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Thompson, Edwin Payson
Lawyer; b., Gilmanton, N. H., July 28, 1852, on farm purchased by his grandfather in 1836, which he now
owns; s. William B. and Luezer J. (Asher) Thompson; ed. public and private schools and Gilmanton Acad- emy; studied law with Col. Thomas Cogswell of Gilmanton and Hon. Eras- tus P. Jewell of Laconia; admitted to the bar, April 1, 1876; practiced in company with Colonel Cosgwell at Gilmanton one year, and alone until Oct., 1879, when he removed to Bel- mont and was in practice there until appointed clerk of the supreme court, for Belknap County, Jan. 1, 1885, con- tinuing till April 1, 1901, when the court was abolished and he was ap- pointed clerk of the superior court, since continuing; held residence in Belmont till 1900, when he removed to Laconia; Republican; town treasurer in Belmont and moderator for sixteen years; delegate in N. H. constitutional convention of 1889, and in convention of 1902 from Ward 4, Laconia, being
one of twenty members serving in both conventions; member, Laconia city council, seven years, from March, 1905, and sometime acting mayor; trustee, City Savings Bank, Laconia, since 1907; director, Laconia Building and Loan Ass'n, since 1904; director, La- conia National Bank, since 1909; di- rector and treasurer, Casino Building Co .; member, Belknap County Bar Ass'n, and N. H. Bar Ass'n; m., Dec. 9, 1896, Minnie E. James, dau. of Orrin F. and Bedora (Durgin) James, b. Thornton, N. H., Sept. 17, 1867; no children. Residence, Laconia, N. H.
Roberts, Ernest Porter
Banker; b., Brunswick, Me., Feb. 18, 1869; s. John and Lydia Sylvester (Porter) Roberts; ed. Concord public schools; employed as clerk in general freight office, Concord R. R .; money order clerk in Concord postoffice under
Postmaster Henry Robinson; clerk in superintendent's office, Concord Div., B. & M. R. R., under Supt. Horace E. Chamberlin; entered N. H. Savings
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Bank as clerk, Feb. 1, 1899; appointed treasurer, N. H. Savings Bank, Aug. 3, 1914, being fifth in succession since the founding of the bank in 1830; Congre- gationalist; Republican; clerk of Ward 4, Concord; treasurer, First Congrega- tional Church, Concord; director, Concord Y. M. C. A .; treasurer, Red Cross war fund; Mason; member, Wonolancet Club; m., Sept. 14, 1899, Esther Burpee Jackman; children, Porter, b. June 26, 1903; John Harlan, b. Jan. 16, 1909, Mary Elizabeth, b. June 28, 1913. Residence, Concord, N. H .; Sunapee Lake (summer).
Hazelton, Gerry Whiting
Lawyer; b., Chester, N. H., Feb. 24, 1829; s. William and Mercy J. (Coch- ran) Hazelton; ed. Pinkerton Acad- emy, Derry, and by private tutor; studied law in New York and removed to Wisconsin in 1856, locating at Co- lumbus; Republican; member, Wis- consin state senate, 1861 and 1862, and president pro tem; district attorney for Columbia County, 1864-6; U. S. col- lector internal revenue, 1867-8; mem- ber, U. S. house of representatives, 1871-5; U. S. district attorney for Wisconsin, 1875-85; U. S. commis- sioner since 1898; removed to Mil- waukee in 1875, when he accepted the office of district attorney at the re- quest of President Grant, at the time of the "Whiskey Frauds" excitement, the former incumbent having been sus- pended; Elder in Presbyterian church, for twenty years; member and former president, Milwaukee Bar Ass'n; hon- orary member, Wisconsin State Bar Ass'n; member and former president, 'Old Settlers' Club and Phantom Club -a social and literary organization; former trustee, Fox Lake Seminary and Carroll College; author of many pub- lished articles upon legal, historical and biographical subjects, including one on the "Construction of the Federal Con- stitution," published in the American Magazine of National History, "John Jay and the Treaty of 1794," New York Legal Times, "The Author of the Book of Job,". Bibliotheca Magazine,
and sketches of Webster, Hamilton, Franklin, Greeley, Blaine and Thurlow Weed, published in volumes issued by the Phantom Club; m. in 1854, Martha L. Squire, Great Barrington; one daughter, Anna. Residence, Milwau- kee, Wis.
Bugbee, Marion Louise
Physician and surgeon; b., Hartford, Vt., Sept. 2, 1871; dau. Jonathan and Ellen A. (Lewis) Bugbee; ed. Tilden Seminary, West Lebanon, N. H., 1889,
Woman's Medical College, N. Y. In- firmary, M.D., 1897; postgraduate course, Polyclinic and Postgraduate hospital, New York City; in general practice, Hartford, Vt., 1898-1909; physician in charge, N. H. Memorial Hospital for Women and Children, since 1909; member, American Medi- cal Ass'n, N. H. Medical Soc., Center District and Merrimack County Medi- cal Soc., Concord Woman's Club, Concord Woman's College Club, Rum- ford Chapter, D. A. R., Concord Dis- trict Nursing Ass'n, Concord Charity
ORLANDO B. DOUGLAS, M. D.
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Organization Soc. (member tuberculosis committee), N. H. Charities and Cor- rections, N. H. Children's Aid and Protective Ass'n; president, Associates N. H. Memorial Hospital; member, National Security League, Council of National Defense, Concord Equal Suf- frage League. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Douglas, Orlando Benajah
Physician and surgeon; b., Corn- wall, Vt., Sept. 12, 1836; s. Amos and Almira (Balcom) Douglas; academic education, Brandon, Vt .; M.D., Uni- versity Medical College, New York University, 1877; private, lieutenant and adjutant, 18th Mo. Vols. and act- ing assistant adjutant-general in Civil War; twice wounded; assistant surgeon, 1877-83, surgeon and director, 1883- 1902, consulting surgeon, 1902-, Man- hattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital; professor, diseases of nose and throat, New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 1889-1901; presi- dent, 1891, and treasurer, 1879-87, Med. Soc. of County of New York; treasurer, N. Y. Acad. Medicine 1888- 98; member, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. H. Med. Soc., N. H. Surg. Soc., N. H. Ass'n Military Surgeons; hon- orary member, Vt. Med. Soc .; com- mander, Dept. of N. H., G. A. R., 1914-15; companion, first class, Loyal Legion, U. S. A .; medical director of Survivors of Battle of Shiloh; Mason (32d degree, Shriner); medical director, Dept. N. H., G. A. R .; president, N. H. Orphans' Home 1904- ; vice- president, Soc. for Protection N. H. Forests; member, State Ex. Com., Y. M. C. A. of N. H., 1902- ; past treasurer, N. H. Woman Suffrage Ass'n; lifelong advocate of prohibition; mem- ber, Baptist church, 1855- ; Sunday- School teacher, 1857 -; Republican; m. 1st, Mary A. Rust of Orwell, Vt., Dec. 27, 1864 (d. Aug. 31, 1873); 2d, May L., dau. Rev. A. C. Manson, Sept. 16, 1875 (d. Jan. 18, 1913). Son, Edwin Rust Douglas, mechanical engineer, M.E., Stevens Institute, Hoboken; Sc.M., Harvard University; b., 1872;
m. Caroline Sleeper; res. Philadelphia. Grandchildren: Dorothy, Henry and Mary. Doctor Douglas is the author of "Is the Cure of Chronic Nasal Catarrah as Difficult as Has Been Sup- posed?" "The Upper Air-Passages and Their Diseases"; "Modern Methods of Treating Diseases of the Nose and Throat." Residence, Auburn St., Con- cord, N. H.
Kellom, Franklin Pierce
Journalism, banking; b., Concord, N. H., Aug. 16, 1852; s. Stephen W.
and Sarah E. (Ferrin) Kellom; ed. Concord public schools; employed four years in youth as mercantile clerk; connected with the New Hampshire Patriot and People and Patriot, Con- cord, as bookkeeper, cashier and busi- ness manager from 1873 to 1892; Democrat; member, N. H. house of representatives from Ward 3, Concord, 1881; treasurer, Merrimack County, 1893-4; U. S. national bank examiner, 1893-7; removed to Winchester, N. H., and became cashier of the Win-
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chester National Bank, 1897, since continuing; member, N. H. house of representatives from Winchester, 1903, serving on committees on banks and apportionment; engaged extensively in lumbering for the last five years; Meth- odist; m., April 8, 1884, Mary M. Patton; children, James S. (Wesleyan University, 1914); Franklin Patton (Wesleyan University, 1916); George C. (Wesleyan University, 1919). Resi- dence, Winchester, N. H.
Little, Cyrus Harvey
Lawyer; b., Sutton, N. H., Aug. 14,
1859; s. Lieut. Hiram K. (of Co. F, 11th N. H. Vol. Regt., who was mor- tally wounded in front of Petersburg, Va., and died in Government Hospital, David's Island, New York Harbor, July 4, 1864) and Susan H. (Wood- ward) Little; descendant in ninth gen- eration of George and Alice (Poor) Little, who settled at Newbury, Mass., in 1640; great grandson of Bond Little, who served with distinction in French
and Indian and Revolutionary wars; connected on his mother's side with the Harvey family, of which Congressman Jonathan Harvey and Governor Mat- thew Harvey were. members; left an orphan at age of five; ed. New Hamp- ton Literary Institution, Bates College, A.B., 1884; engaged in mercantile business for a time; member, school board, Sutton, 1885-9; studied law with Hon. James F. Briggs and Hon. Oliver E. Branch, Manchester; Bos- ton University Law School, LL.B., 1896; has practiced in Manchester since 1896; member, N. H. house of representatives, 1897-1902 (speaker, 1901-2); member, state constitutional convention, 1902; chairman, state board of license commissioners, 1903- 13; trustee and president, board of corporators, New Hampton Literary Institution; has delivered many ad- dresses on historical, political and other subjects; Republican; Congregation- alist; Mason, Knight Templar; mem- ber, Sons of American Revolution, Massachusetts Commandery, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, N. H. Bar Ass'n, and N. H. Historical Soc. Resi- dence, Manchester, N. H.
Whipple, Henry Chandler
Woolen manufacturer; b., Hanover, N. H., June 25, 1846; s. David C. and Clementine (Chandler) Whipple; ed. Hanover public schools; employed in country store in Hanover for ten years; removed to Enfield, becoming a mem- ber of the firm of Dodge, Davis & Co., in 1873, continuing till 1884, when the business was removed from the Shaker Mills to the Holden Mill in Bristol, purchased by the firm; resident man- ager till 1887 when the firm was incor- porated; treasurer since, and president since 1897; Congregationalist; Demo- crat; member, N. H. constitutional convention, 1912; president, Bristol National Bank; trustee, Bristol Sav- ings Bank; Mason, Knight Templar; m., June 2, 1875, Lilla J. Plummer, Enfield; children, Fay, Margaret, Ashley P. Residence, Bristol, N. H.
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De Meritt, Jennie Mabelle
Librarian, historian; b., Madbury, N. H., June 2, 1863; dau. Ezra E. and Louisa (De Meritt) De Meritt; ed. public school, private tutors and Rob- inson Female Seminary, 1882; Uni- tarian; Progressive; assistant in Bos- ton Athenaeum Library, Boston, Mass., Feb., 1892 to Feb., 1901; at present engaged in historical work in same library; member, board of education, Madbury, 1914-17; for eleven suc-
cessive years active member, N. H. Federation of Women's Clubs, serv- ing as chairman. of literature and li- brary extension committees, 1906-08; chairman, reciprocity and club exten- sion committee, 1908-9; second vice- president, 1909-11; first vice-presi- dent, 1911-13; president, 1913-15; General Federation State Secretary, 1915-17; during her incumbency as president occurred two important events-the institution of the system of district conferences, upon various subjects, held throughout the state, and the joint publication of the wo-
man's edition of the Manchester Union, whereby $1,800 was realized for advancing the work of the Federation; member, Dover Woman's Club, since 1904, president, 1907-8, Margery Sul- livan Chapter, D. A. R., Dover, vice- regent, 1905-06, historian, 1915-17, and chairman various committees for historic work; N. H. Historical Soc., N. H. Equal Suffrage Ass'n, Dover Equal Suffrage League; active member, New Hamp- shire's Daughters, in Boston, Mass., and of the Boston Browning Soc. since 1894. Residence, Madbury, N. H.
Woodward, Sarah Jones
Educator; b., Concord, N. H., June 1, 1883; dau. Charles Webster and Susan Jones (Wentworth) Woodward; ed. Concord high school, 1901, Wel- lesley College, B.A., 1905, M.A., 1911, Teachers College, Columbia Univer- sity certificate to teach Greek and Latin, 1907; teacher in Lancaster, Pa., 1907-8, Kansas City, Mo., 1908-9; Wellesley College, 1909-12, psychol- ogy, 1911 alumnae editor, 1912 official college reporter; Packer Collegiate In- stitute, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1912- psy- chology and philosophy; pursued grad- uate work at Columbia University, 1905-Feb., 1907, in education and Greek and Latin; Cornell University Summer School, 1915, psychology, philosophy and mathematics. In col- lege at Wellesley, member, freshman crew, class and college basket-ball teams for four years; class indoor meet team, four years; president, Athletic Association, senior year; Tree Day solo dancer; village senior; Shakes- peare Society; took clown's part in three public outdoor plays. In teach- ers College, member, basket-ball team; president, Self Government Ass'n of Whittier Hall-dormitory for 350 women. Member, Wellesley College Alumnae Ass'n, New York Wellesley Club, Wellesley Teachers Ass'n, Wel- lesley Shakespeare Soc., Ass'n of Math- ematics, Teachers of Middle States and Maryland, Private School Teachers Ass'n of New York, AE Sorority of Columbia University; Episcopalian; suffragist. Residence, Concord, N. H.
HON. NATHANIEL E. MARTIN
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Martin, Nathaniel Everett
Lawyer; b., Loudon, N. H., Aug. 9, 1855; s. Theophilus B. and Sarah L. (Rowell) Martin; great-grandson of James Martin of Pembroke, a soldier of the Revolution; ed. common schools and Concord high school, class of 1876; studied law with Sargent & Chase; ad- mitted to the bar Aug. 14, 1879; lo- cated in practice in Concord and has since continued; has had several part- ners; now head of the firm of Martin & Howe; Democrat; solicitor of Mer- rimack County, 1SS7-S, and first solici- tor in the state to rigidly enforce the prohibitory liquor law; mayor of Con- cord, 1899-1900; member, constitu- tional convention, 1912; state senator, 1915-16, 1917-18; delegate in Demo- cratic national convention at St. Louis, 1904; treasurer, Concord Building and Loan Ass'n, since organization Sept., 1887; member, Rumford Lodge, I. O. O. F., Canton Wildey, P. M., Concord Lodge, B. P. O. E., Wonolancet Club, Concord Gun Club (president); in- terested in agriculture owning the an- cestral farm in Loudon; also, in lum- bering and real estate; m. 1st, March 27, 1902, Jennie P. Lawrence, who d. Oct. 20, 1911; 2d, June 14, 1915, Mar- garet W. Clough. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Blanchard, Grace
Authoress, librarian; b., Dunleith, Ill .; dau. George A. and Frances (Sar- gent) Blanchard; removed to Concord; N. H., in early childhood; ed. Concord public schools, Smith College, North- ampton, Mass., 1882; frequent con- tributor to magazines and newspapers for many years; author, "Phil's Happy Girlhood," 1910, "Phillida's Glad Year," 1913; librarian, Concord Public Library, since 1895; has frequently spoken before library associations on pertinent topics, and at woman's club meetings; Unitarian; member, Con- cord Woman's Club, Stratford (Shakes- peare) Club, Concord Woman's Col- lege Club and the N. H. Smith College Club. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Graves, Robert John
Surgeon; b. June 22, 1878, Bosca- wen, N. H .; s. Dr. Eli Edwin and Martha A. (Williams) Graves; ed. Concord high school, 1896, Harvard University, 1900, Harvard Medical School, 1903; interne, Massachusetts General Hospital two years, Boston Lying-in Hospital, six months; studied in the hospitals of Germany, France and Switzerland, 1914; practised, Con- cord, N. H., 1905- ; Fellow, Ameri-
can College of Surgeons; surgeon to Boston & Maine R. R. and Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital; Congre- gationalist; Republican; member, Æsculapian Club, Boston, Harvard Club, Boston, Mass. Medical Soc., N. H. Medical Soc., American Medical Ass'n, Center District Medical Soc., N. H. Historical Soc., Wonolancet, Bow Brook and Passaconaway clubs, Concord, and the Masons, Odd Fel- lows, Elks, and Capital Grange, P. of H .; m. Oct. 10, 1905, Helen McGregor Ayers, dau. of Augustine R. and Clara
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(Kimball) Ayers; children, Katharine, b. Aug. 3, 1906; Jane Phillips, b. Jan. 28, 1909; John Kimball, b. April 29, 1912. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Bridge, John Davis
Printer and publisher; b., Warwick, Mass., Aug. 23, 1859; s. Henry M. and Elizabeth T. (Cady) Bridge; re- moved with parents to Colebrook, N. H., in infancy; ed. in public schools; learned the printer's trade in office of Colebrook News; bought the paper,
and, later, bought the Colebrook Sen- tinel and united the two; after a time sold out, and worked as a compositor on Boston and New York papers: in 1887 purchased the Journal at Little- ton, N. H., and published the same for three years; removed to Lancaster and published the Coös Democrat about a dozen years, meanwhile publishing papers in Haverhill, Whitefield, Grove- ton and Berlin; removed to Concord in 1902, to become manager of the Rumford Press, which, since that time, has become the most extensive print-
ing plant in Northern New England; Democrat; Mason; Odd Fellow; mem- ber, Wonolancet Club; m., Sept. 28, 1888, Angie B. Watson of Littleton; one son, Harold W. Residence, Con- cord, N. H.
Dolloff, Charles Hall
Physician; Superintendent N. H. State Hospital; b., Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 29, 1877; s. Benjamin W. and Henrietta (Hull) Dolloff; ed. Everett, Mass., high school, 1896, Dartmouth
College, 1900, Dartmouth Medical School, M.D., 1903; interne, U. S. Marine Hospital, Chelsea, Mass .; ap -- pointed assistant physician, N. H. State Hospital, Oct., 1903; assistant super- intendent, 1907; superintendent, July, . 1917; consulting physician, Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital; Mason; member, Merrimack County Medical Soc., N. H. Medical Soc., American Medical Psychological Ass'n, N. E. Soc. of Psychiatry, Wonolancet Club, Beaver Meadow Golf Club; Baptist; Republican; m. Sept. 1, 1909, Gladys
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