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PETTEE & ADAMS, Grist Mill, Piscataquog. Grind annually 75,000 bushels of eorn, and 20,000 bushels of grain for the wholesale trade.
GRANITE STATE PLATING COMPANY, corner of Anburn and Franklin streets. W. G. Mason, manager.
GEORGE A. LEIGHTON, manufacturer of knitting machines. Located in Forsaith's building. Employs 20 men.
SWEET & STEARNS, Forsaith's building. Manufac- ture brackets, mantel shelves, etc.
SANBORN CARRIAGE COMPANY. Salesrooms : 53, 59, and 65 Lowell street, Manchester, 24 and 26 Beale street, San Francisco, Cal.
WELCH && SMITH, carriage builders, 29 and 31 Lowell street, nearly opposite Universalist church.
CHARLES H. ROBIE, manufacturer of Robie's In- proved Concrete Pavement. Brook, corner of Union street.
AUSTIN, JJOHNSON & CO., southern part of the city, near Portsmouth railroad. Employ 60 men. Use per year 1,500,000 feet of lumber; make 60,000 window sashes, 35,000 blinds, 35,000 doors and frames, and 1,500,000 feet of moldings per year.
MANCHESTER EARTHEN-WARE WORKS, corner of Park and Belmont streets, Klemke & Watjen, proprie- tors. Manufacturers of and dealers in earthenware, vases, plain and fancy flower-pots, urns, etc.
LAMSON & MARDEN, granite workers and dealers. Established in 1849. Rear Elm, near Prospect street. Employ 11 men.
J. S. HOLT & CO., soap manufacturers, Amherst street. Employ 5 men; make 2,600 barrels soft soap, and 25,000 pounds hard soap per annum.
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HARRIMAN'S SOAP AND BLUING WORKS, on Nutt road, near Nutt's Pond. John S. Harriman, proprietor. Manufacturer of all kinds of hard and soft soaps; manu- facture 66,560 gallons soft soap, 100,000 pounds hard soap, 1,000 gallons bluing per year. Employ 4 men.
MOSES C. EASTMAN, manufacturer of soap, Hooksett road.
GRANITE WORKS, south end Elm street. JJoseph Johnson. Employs 4 men.
W. B. MORGAN, lozenge manufacturer. Amory, near Highland race course, Rimmonville.
BENJ. H. CHASE, loom pieker manufacturer, Mechan- ics' Row.
LOWELL'S IRON FOUNDRY, corner of Auburn and Canal streets. Established in 1867. A. H. Lowell, pro- prietor. Employs 75 men, and melts from 3 to 5 tons of metal per day. Valne of annual products, $100,000.
Insurance.
NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Ex-Gov. J. A. Weston, President. Hon. S. N. Bell, Vice- President. Geo. B. Chandler, Treasurer. John C. French, Secretary. S. B. Stearns, Assistant Secretary.
STATEMENT, JULY 1, 1883.
Cash capital.
$500,000 00
Reserve for re-insurance
197,661 70
Reserve for unpaid losses 26,555 00
Net surplus. 205,843 63
Total liabilities $930,060 33
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS.
Bonds and stocks.
$637,327 50
Loans on collaterals
106,712 50
Loans on mortgages.
74,446 86
Cash on deposit. 30,870 82
Interest due and accrued 5,678 65
Premiums unpaid 75,024 00
Total assets
$930,060 33
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Manchester Public Library.
Incorporated September, 1854. Library building on Franklin street. Mrs. Mary J. Buncher, Librarian. Number of volumes in library, 26,686, including the gift of 700 volumes by Hon. Moody Currier, consisting of Bohn's Standard Library, and Harper's Select Library ; and also 500 volumes, the gift of the late Gardner Brewer of Bos- ton, and also a liberal donation of the late Oliver Dean. Number of persons taking books from rooms, 3,929. Rooms open every day, except Sundays and holidays, from 9 to 12 A. M., 2 to 5, and 7 to 9 P. M., except Wednes- day evenings.
pera House Company.
Organized February 26, 1880. Annual meeting, first Saturday in January. Capital, $40,000. President, Benj. C. Dean. Treasurer, Edward W. Harrington. Clerk, Lucien B. Clough. Directors, John B. Smith, Samuel F. Curtis, George B. Chandler, Benjamin C. Dean, Charles E. Balch, Thomas L. Thorpe, Walter M. Parker.
Granite State Telephone Company.
Incorporated August 15, 1881. Capital, $130,000. Cen- tral office, 16 Amherst street, Dunlap's Block. Presi- dent, David B. Varney. Treasurer and Clerk, C. F. Morrill.
Express Offices.
UNITED STATES AND CANADA, to all points North, East, South, and West. Andrew Bunton, Agent, 860 Elm street, Tewksbury Block.
HILL & CO., between Manchester and Boston, 993 Elm street.
CHANDLER'S, Manchester, New Boston and Frances- town, 860 Elm street.
TEMPLE & FARRINGTON, MANCHESTER, N. H.,
JOBBERS AND
RETAILERS -OF-
COLGATE & CO.'S
FAMOUS
TOILET SOAPS
We enumerate a few of the leading styles :
CASHMERE BOUQUET, ROSODORA. 7TH REGIMENT, PANSY,
GLYCERINE, OAT MEAL, AND ABOUT ONE HUNDRED OTHER STYLES.
ALSO A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
DOUBLE AND TRIPLE HEXTRACTS}
For the Handkerchief,
AND A GREAT VARIETY OF
VASELINE PREPARATIONS For the Skin, Hair, and Medicinal Purposes.
Catalogues mailed free upon application.
Temple « Farrington,
MANCHESTER, N. H.,
Jobbers and Retailers in
GOLD PENS AND PENCILS
Tooth Picks and Pencil Charms, STYLOGRAPHIC PENS, WRITING DESKS, H >*WORK BOXES,
BRONZE * STATUETTES,
PHOTOGRAPH+AND+AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS, An Elegant Line of Vases,
BACKGAMMON BOARDS, DOMINOS,
Chess pue Checker Men
AND A THOUSAND AND ONE ARTICLES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.
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City Government for 1883-84.
Mayor, Hon. Horace B. Putnam. City Clerk, Nathan P. Kidder. City Treasurer, Sylvanus B. Putnam. Col- lector of Taxes, George E. Morrill. City Solicitor, Will- iam R. Patten. City Messenger, John A. Barker. City Physician, James M. Collity. City Engineer, George H. Allen. President of Common Council, John A. McCrillis. Clerk of Common Council, James A. Fracker. Superintendent of Water-Works, Charles K. Walker.
ALDERMEN.
Ward I .- Charles H. G. Foss. Ward 2 .- John F. Clough. Ward 3 .- Samuel Thompson. Ward 4 .- Edward P. Johnson. Ward 5 .- Leonard P. Reynolds. Ward C .- Thomas L. Thorpe. Ward 7 .- Horace P. Simpson. Ward 8 .- Frank A. Cadwell.
MEMBERS OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Ward 1.
Henry S. Perry.
George W. Cheney.
Stillman P. Cannon.
Ward 2.
George M. True. Henry W. Fisher.
Charles E. Stearns.
Ward 3.
Alexander HI. Olzendam. Abraham G. Grenier. Eugene S. Whitney.
Ward 4.
Stephen B. Stearns. Joli A. McCrillis. Alpheus Bodwell.
Ward 5. John Bryson, Jr. Simon McCarthy. John Griffin.
Ward 6. Albert A. Ainsworth. George W. Prescott. Henry A. Horton.
Ward 7.
Samuel Lunt. Henry W. Randall. Abner J. Sanborn.
Ward 8. Edward H. Doherty. Ferdinand Riedel. Frank O. Clement.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Judge of Police Court, Nathan P. Hunt. Associate Jus- tice of Police Court, Isaac L. Heath. Clerk, John C. Bickford. City Marshal, Melvin J. Jenkins. Assistant Marshal, Eben Carr.
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Hon. Horace B. Putnam, ex officio Chairman. William H. Maxwell, Clerk.
William H. Maxwell. Daniel Shechan.
John E. Stearns. Robert Hall.
James Sutcliffe. Elbridge G. Woodman.
Horace Gordon. William Weber.
ASSESSORS. George W. Weeks, Chairman. David O. Furnald. Clerk.
Charles H. Brown.
Patrick A. Devine.
Joseph H. Haynes. John P. Moore.
David O. Furnald. Henry W. Powell.
George W. Weeks. Pius Brown.
INSPECTORS OF CHECK LISTS. Joseph H. Haynes, Chairman. Harrison D. Lord, Clerk.
Charles H. Warren. Maurice Fitzgerald.
Joseph H. Haynes. Isane Whittemore.
David O. Furnakl. Solon D. Pollard.
Harrison D. Lord. Charles C. Tinkham.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Thomas W. Lane, Chief Engineer.
Benjamin C. Kendall, Clerk.
Henry W. Fisher. Benjamin C. Kendall.
James F. Pherson. Frank Hutchinson.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Melvin J. Jenkins. Patrick A. Devine. Lyman H. Lamprey.
MANCHESTER WATER-WORKS.
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Pumping Station at Massabesie Lake; Reservoir at Manchester Center, holds 13,000,000 gallons. Total amount of water used per month, about 39,000,000 gal- lons. Water-works office in Court House building, eor- ner Merrimack and Franklin streets. Charles K. Walk- er, Superintendent. Cost of Water-works, 8723,320.99.
WATER COMMISSIONERS. Ilon. Alphens Gay, Chairman. Hon. James 1. Weston, Clerk. William P. Newell. Alpheus Gay.
James A. Weston. Andrew C. Wallace. Eben T. James. Edwin H. Hobbs.
Hon. Horace B. Putnam, ex officio.
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TRUSTEES OF THE CITY LIBRARY.
Nathan P. Hunt. Isaac W. Smith.
William P. Newell. Moody Currier.
Daniel Clark. Lucien B. Clough.
Thomas L. Livermore. Hon. Horace B. Putnam, ex officio. John A. McCrillis, ex officio.
VALUATION, APPROPRIATION, ETC., FOR 1883.
Real estate. $11,193,032
Factories and machinery. 4,714,278
Stock in trade
2,134,290
Money at interest 590,448
1748 horses 135,452
Carriages.
54,852
677 cows and oxen
17,718
137 hogs 1,320
Sheep.
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Bank and telephone stock. 431,290
Stock in publie funds. 63,700
Railroad stock, (state report)
1,424,589
Deposits in savings banks, (state report)
4,415,018
No. of polls, 7943 . 794,300
Total valuation.
$25,970,307
Total appropriation called for, for 1883
$387,510.00
Amount to be raised on polls and estates liable to taxation $330,011.77
Rate of taxation, $16.50 on $1000. The following are some of the items: State tax, $41,060, (1884, $48,404, or $121.01 on every $1,000 of state tax) ; county tax, $32,000; interest, $20,000; highways, $18,600; sewers and drains, $20,000; fire department, $18,000; police, $13,000; city offi- cers' salaries, $12,000; schools, $54,200; hydrant service, $20,000; interest, $20,000; incidental expenses, $35,000; payment of funded debt, $13,000. Increase of Man- chester's valuation since 1879, four years, 84,735,966. If the proposed " doomage " by the State Board of Equal- ization of $1,610,446 is forced upon us, the increase will bo $6.346,412, and the total valuation of the city will be $27,580,763, or nearly } of the entire valuation of the state, which is 8227,914.543.
Total amount of city property, $1,715,527.21.
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Public Schools.
COMMITTEE FOR 1883-84.
Horace B. Putnam, Mayor, ex officio Chairman. John A. McCrillis, President of the Common Council, ex officio.
Henry H. Huse, President of the Board. Frank T. E. Richardson, Clerk of School Committee.
Ward I.
Ward 5.
Frank T. E. Richardson. Perry H. Dow.
Charles A. O'Connor. Thomas F. Collins.
Ward 2.
Ward 6. D. M. Goodwin.
Benjamin C. Dean.
William C. Clarke.
Jacob J. Abbott.
Ward 3.
Henry HI. Huse.
Nathan P. Hunt.
Ward 7. George D. Towne. Edwin F. Jones.
Ward 4.
Ward 8.
John T. Fanning.
Samuel D. Lord.
Louis E. Phelps. Douglas Mitchell.
Superintendent of Public Instruction, WilliamE. Buck. Office, City Hall building.
Truant Officer, Samuel Brooks.
Appropriation for 1883, $54,200. To be disbursed by the committee upon the following :-
Teachers' salaries. Books and stationery.
Care of rooms.
Contingent expenses. Fuel.
Furniture and supplies.
Printing and advertising.
Repairs.
Evening schools.
STATISTICS.
No. of High Schools ...... 1 No. of Middle Schools ..... 14
66 Grammar Schools .. 5 Primary Schools ... 30
Training Schools ... I " Suburban Schools .. 9
male teachers employed.
female teachers employed. 68
Average No. of pupils belonging to schools. 2,957
Average daily attendance ... 2,712
Whole No. of pupils enrolled. 4,095
Amount of school property $310,075.00
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LIST OF TEACHERS. HIGH SCHOOL .- BEECH STREET.
Principal .- Albert W. Bacheler. Sub-Master .- George I. Hopkins. Assistants .- Lucretia E. Manahan. Mary A. Buzzell. Rocilla M. Tuson.
FRANKLIN-STREET SCHOOLS.
SECOND FLOOR .- GRAMMAR GRADES.
Principal .- Fred C. Baldwin. Assistants .- Leonora C. Gilford (2d division.) Lottie R. Adams (3d division.) Carrie E. Reid (4th division.)
FIRST FLOOR .- LOWER GRADES. TRAINING SCHOOL.
Principal .- Sarah E. Sprague.
SPRING-STREET SCHOOLS. SECOND FLOOR .- GRAMMAR GRADES.
Annie O. Heath (3d division, and first class of 4tl.) Lizzie P. Gove (second class of 4th division, and Higher Middle No. 10.)
FIRST FLOOR.
Lower Middle (No. 9) .- Fannie D. Moulton. Higher Primary (No. 14) .- Emma L. Stokes. Lower Primary (No. 13) .- Lucia E. Esty. Lower Primary (No. 26) .- Carrie I. Stevens.
LINCOLN-STREET SCHOOLS. SECOND FLOOR .- GRAMMAR GRADES.
Principal .- Benjamin F. Dame (1st division). Assistants .- Emma S. Sanborn (2d division). Mary J. Fife (3d division). Isabelle R. Daniels (4th division).
FIRST FLOOR .- LOWER GRADES.
Higher Middle (No. 5) .- Mary F. Barnes. Lower Middle (No. 4) .- Carrie M. Gilmore. Higher Primary (No. 7) .- Eva F. Tuson.
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ASH-STREET SCHOOLS. SECOND FLOOR .- GRAMMAR GRADES.
Principal .- Edward P. Sherburne (Ist division). Assistants .- Anstrice G. Flanders (2d division). Annie A. Webster (3d division). Bertha L. Dean (4th division).
FIRST FLOOR .- LOWER GRADES.
Higher Middle (No. 3) .- C. Augusta Abbott. Lower Middle (No. 2) .- Hattie G. Flanders. Higher Primary (No. 4) .- Helen M. Morrill. Lower Primary (No. 3) .- Georgianna Dow.
WEBSTER-STREET SCHOOLS. FIRST FLOOR .- LOWER GRADES.
Mixed Grammar and Middle (No. 13) .- Mary A. Smith. Mixed Middle and Primary (No. 35) .- Louisa R. Quint.
BLODGET-STREET SCHOOLS. FIRST FLOOR.
Mixed Primary (No. 1) .- Gertrude HI. Brooks.
SECOND FLOOR.
Mixed Middle (No. 1) .- Nellie I. Sanderson.
SECOND FLOOR.
Lower Primary (No. 24) .- Mary E. Sylvester. Higher Primary (No. 5) .- Ella F. Sanborn.
MANCIIESTER-STREET SCHOOLS (cor. Chestnut). FIRST FLOOR.
Lower Primary (No. 18) .- Maria N. Bower. Mixed Primary (No. 10) .- Mary G. Tynan.
MERRIMACK-STREET SCHOOLS (cor. Union). FIRST FLOOR.
Lower Primary (No. 33) .- Helen F. Wetherbee. Mixed Primary (No. 32) .- Nellie M. James.
SECOND FLOOR.
Higher Primary (No. 31) .- Mintie C. Edgerly. Lower Middle (No. 12) .- Nancy S. Bunton.
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WILSON HILL. Lower Primary (No. 6) .- Kate M. Follansbee.
BEECH-STREET SCHOOLS (cor. Spruce.) FIRST FLOOR.
Lower Primary (No. 22) .- Florence A. Nichols. Mixed Primary (No. 29) .- Emma M. Rowley.
MAIN-STREET SCHOOLS. SECOND FLOOR .- GRAMMAR GRADES.
Principal .- Frank S. Sutcliffe (1st and 2d divisions). Assistants .- Cora M. Dearborn (3d division). Lizzie A. Burns (4th division).
FIRST FLOOR.
Higher Middle (No. II) .- Florence MeEvoy. Lower Middle (No. 6) .- Ellen E. MeKean. Higher Primary (No. 34) .- Josephine H. Martin.
CENTER-STREET SCHOOLS. FIRST FLOOR.
Lower Primary (No. 25) .- Clara E. Woods. Lower Primary (No. 28) .- Belle M. Kelley.
SECOND FLOOR.
Lower Primary (No. 15) .- Jennie F. Bailey. Mixed Primary (No. 16) .- Augusta S. Downs.
SOUTH MAIN-STREET SCHOOLS.
Lower Primary (No. 20) .- Delle E. Haines. Higher Primary (No. 17) .- Alice G. Lord.
SUBURBAN SCHOOLS.
No. 1, Stark District .- Nina D. Annis. 2, Amoskeag .- Etta J. Carley. Jennie G. Stebbins.
3, Bakersville .- Nettie C. Woodman. S. Izetta Locke.
4, Goffe's Falls .- Georgie A. Nute. 5, Harvey District .- Mary W. Mitchell.
6, Webster's Mills .- Susie G. Woodman.
7, Hallsville .- Annie W. Patten.
8, Youngsville .- Olive J. Randall.
9, Mosquito Pond .- Olive A. Rowe.
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SPECIAL TEACHER.
Music .- J. J. Kimball.
CATHOLIC PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.
Organized February, 1859. Superintendent, Rev. Father William McDonald.
TEACHERS.
Park-street Grammar School .- Principal, Thomas Cor- coran, assisted by nine Sisters of Mercy.
Grammar, Middle and Primary Schools for boys, cor- ner of Birch and Lowell streets. Principal, Sister Jose- phine, assisted by three other Sisters of Mercy.
School for Girls, near St. Joseph's Church. Teachers, four sisters of Mercy.
School for Girls, corner of Laurel and Union streets. Teachers, four Sisters of Mercy.
Grammar, Middle and Primary Schools, Union, corner Cedar streets. Teachers, six Sisters of Mercy.
Total number of different pupils during the year 1882, 2,200.
Average daily attendance, 1,300.
MOUNT ST. MARY'S ACADEMY.
Mother Superior, Mother Xavier Warde, assisted by twenty Sisters of Mercy. Average number of pupils, 100.
The pupils attending the French Catholic parochial schools number about 450, employing as teachers, ten Sisters of Merey.
The Catholic Orphans' Home, 184 Hanover street, and the Old Ladies' Home, 222 Hanover street, are under the charge of the Sisters of Mercy; Sister Liguori being at the head of the former, and Sister Aloysius the latter. The number cared for at both places, being about 65.
Churches.
FIRST BAPTIST SOCIETY. House corner Concord ard Union streets. Organized 1839. Pastor, Rev. C. H. Kimball.
MERRIMACK-STREET BAPTIST CHURCH. Erected 1857. Pastor, Rev. N. L. Colby.
MERRIMACK-STREET FREE BAPTIST SOCIETY, Merrimack street, corner of Chestnut. Organized 1839. Pastor, Rev. A. M. Freeman.
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PINE-STREET FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH. Organized 1859. Pastor, Rev. II. G. Corliss.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY. House on Hanover street. Incorporated 1839. Pastor, Rev. Ed- ward G. Selden.
FRANKLIN-STREET SOCIETY. Organized 1844 as the Second Congregational Society. Pastor, Rev. Geo. B. Spalding, D. D. Church building remodeled in 1878. Chime of bells, nine in number, 7,500 pounds, the gift of ex-Gov. Smyth.
SOUTH MAIN-STREET CHURCHI (Piscataquog). Pas- tor, Rev. Charles F. Carter.
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOCIETY, Manches- ter Center. Organized 1829. Pastor, Rev. J. W. Presby.
ST. PAUL'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOCIETY, Union street, corner of Amherst. Pastor, Rev. J. M. Avann. Organized 1839.
ST. JAMES METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, corner of Pine and Pennacook streets. Pastor, Rev. W. A. Loyne.
GRACE CHURCH (Episcopal), Lowell street, corner of Pine. Organized 1841. Rector, Rev. L. Sears.
UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY. House on Lowell street. Organized 1839. Church remodeled 1878. Pastor, Rev. L. F. Mckinney.
UNITARIAN SOCIETY. House on Beech street, cor- ner of Concord. Organized 1840. Pastor,
CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Worship at Post-Office Block. Pastor, Rev. G. T. Ridlon. Organized IS70.
SECOND ADVENT SOCIETY, Arlington street. Organ- ized 1843. Pastor, Elder Charles R. Crossett.
CITY MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Merrimack street, cor- ner of Beech. Established 1850. Services under direc- tion of Y. M. C. 1.
ST. ANN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, corner Union and Merrimack streets. Priest, Rev. Father William McDon- ald. Organized 1848.
ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Pine street, cor- ner of Lowell. Priest, Rev. Father D. M. Bradley. Or- ganized 1869.
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ST. AUGUSTINE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Beech street, corner of Spruce. Priest, Rev. J. A. Chevalier. Organ- ized 1871.
ST. MARIE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Beauport street, corner of Wayne. Priest, Rev. Pierre Hevey.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH. Place of worship, rear 23 Mast street, Piscataquog. Pastor, Otto O. Brickman.
SPIRITUALISTIC SOCIETY, meets at City Hall.
Newspapers.
WEEKLY UNION. Union building, 15 Manchester street, near Elm. Published every Thursday morning by Union Publishing Co. Terms, $1.25 per year in advance.
DAILY UNION. Union building, 15 Manchester street, near Elm. Published morning and evening by Union Publishing Co. Terms, $6.00 per year in advance.
DAILY MIRROR AND AMERICAN. No. 64 Hanover street. Editor and Proprietor, John B. Clarke. Terms, $6.00 per year.
WEEKLY MIRROR AND FARMER. NO. 64 Hanover street. Editor and Proprietor, John B. Clarke. Terms, $1.00 per year.
WEEKLY BUDGET. No. 21 Hanover street. Editors and Publishers, Kendall & Ladd. Terms, $2.00 per year.
ECHO DES CANADIENS. No. 22 Concord street. Pro- prietors, C. L. Fitzpatrick and L. Boudreau. Editor, Le- ander Boudrean. Published every Tuesday and Friday. Terms, $2.00 per year.
Manchester Art Association.
Formed September, 1871. Rooms in the Court House buikling, Franklin, corner Merrimack street. Incorpo- rated October 13, 1874. President, Henry W. Herrick. Secretary, Francis B. Eaton. Treasurer, Joseph B. Saw- yer. Auditor, Augustus G. Stevens. Directors, Benja- min Wiesner, George W. Stevens, Angustus G. Stevens. Rooms open for art study, Wednesday evenings, from April to October, and Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from October to April. Number of members, 350. Li- brary connected with the same, for the use of members. Object, to promote knowledge and skill in art technol- ogy among its members, and artists and artisans.
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The Manchester Women's Aid and Re- lief Society.
Organized Jannary, 1875. Its objeet being the relief of the poor and destitute in the city. President, Mrs. P. C. Cheney. Treasurer, Mrs. Aretas Blood. Secre- tary, Miss Olive Rand. Matron, Mrs. Jason Copp. The hospital was established for the indigent sick, but pay- ing patients are admitted on reasonable terms.
Young Men's Christian Association.
Masonic Temple, Hanover street. Open every day and evening. Superintendent, W. S. Towner.
Young Women's Christian Association.
Rooms basement Franklin-street Church. Open every evening from 63 to 93, and on Sundays from 12} M. to 6 P. M. Superintendent, Martha W. Hubbard.
Business College.
N. II. BUSINESS COLLEGE, William Heron, Jr., Prin- cipal, 829 Elm street.
Post-Office.
Nos. 54 to 58 Hanover street. Office Hours from 7 A. M. to & P. M. Joseph L. Stevens, Postmaster.
Masonic.
HOLD MEETINGS AT MASONIC TEMPLE, HANOVER STREET.
TRINITY COMMANDERY, KNIGHTS TEMPLARS. Meets fourth Wednesday of each month, except July and Angust, at Masonic Temple, Hanover street, at 7.30 P. M.
ADONIRAM COUNCIL, NO. 3, ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS. Meets Friday following fourth Wednesday of each month, except June, July, and August, at Ma- sonic Temple, Hanover street, at 7.30 P. M.
MOUNT HOREB ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER, NO. 11. Meets second Wednesday of each month, except June, July and August.
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LAFAYETTE LODGE, NO. 41, F. AND A. M. Meets first Wednesday of each month, except July and August.
WASHINGTON LODGE, NO. 61, F. AND A. M. Mects third Wednesday of each month, except July and Angust.
MASONIC MUTUAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION. Presi- dent, Joseph Kidder. Vice-President, Charles F. War- ren. Treasurer, Daniel W. Lane. Secretary, Julins E. Wilson.
I. O. of Odd Fellows.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. I- stituted October 28, 1845. Annual session, 2d Tuesday in October.
GRAND LODGE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Instituted July 9, 1844. Annual session, 2d Wednesday in October. Both bodies meet at Odd Fellows' Hall on Hanover street, unless carried elsewhere by special vote.
SUBORDINATE LODGES.
Meeting in Odd Fellows' Building, 73 Hanorer street.
HILLSBOROUGH LODGE, NO. 2. Instituted Decem- ber 21, 1843. Meets Monday evenings.
MECHANICS LODGE, NO. 13. Instituted November 21, 1845. Meets Tuesday evenings.
WILDEY LODGE, No. 45. Instituted August 8, 1866. Meets Wednesday evenings.
WONOLANSET ENCAMPMENT, NO. 2. Instituted September 6, 1844. Meets first and third Fridays in each month, at 7.45 P. M.
CAMP RIDGELY, NO. 2, UNIFORMED PATRIARCHS. Instituted October 9, 1882. Meets fourth Friday in cach monthi.
MOUNT WASHINGTON ENCAMPMENT, NO. 16. In- stituted March 2, 1871. Meets second and fourth Thurs- days in each month.
SOCIAL REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, NO. 10. Insti- tuted April 26, 1875. Meets the second Friday in each month.
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ODD FELLOWS' BUILDING ASSOCIATION. Char- tered July 7, 1871. Organized July 17, 1871, President, Joseph Kidder, Secretary, Joel Daniels. Treasurer, Nathan P. Hunt.
ODD FELLOWS' MUTUAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION. Organized April 9, 1870. Membership, 832. Meets at Odd Fellows' Hall, first Thursday in January and July.
ODD FELLOWS' MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM- PANY. Organized June 30, 1874. Membership, 512.
THE VETERAN ODD FELLOWS' ASSOCIATION OF MANCHESTER. Organized May 7, 1880, and is com- posed of Odd Fellows who have been members of the Order not less than twenty-five years. Annual meeting first Thursday in October, at 2 P. M., in Odd Fellows' Hall, Hanover street.
MANCHESTER UNITY FRATERNITY LODGE, NO. 6558. Instituted January 9, 1883. Meets every Tuesday evening at Weeks' Hall.
United Order of the Golden Cross.
Organized December 8, 1879. Meets on Friday even- ings in Good Templars' Hall, Dunlap's Block, Elm street
MANCHESTER COMMANDERY, NO. 89. Meets every Friday evening in Good Templars' Hall.
MIZPAH COMMANDERY, NO. 181. Meets first and third Tuesday evenings in Good Templars' Hall.
Knights of Pythias.
GRANITE LODGE NO. 3. Meets every Monday even- ing at 7.45, in Pythian Castle Hall, Opera House Block.
MERRIMACK LODGE, NO. 4. Meets every Friday evening at 7.45, in Pythian Castle Hall, Opera House Block.
ENDOWMENT RANK, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Meets second Tuesday in each month, in Pythian Castle Hall, Opera House block, at 7.45 P. M.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MUTUAL AID ASSOCIA- TION, Meets first Tuesday in January and July in Pythian Castle Hall, Opera House Block.
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Grand Army of the Republic.
ENCAMPMENT LOUIS BELL POST, NO. 3. Head- quarters, Towne's Block, Elm, corner of Amherst street. Organized in 1868. Meetings second and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month.
G. A. R. MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION. Organized March 3, 1876. Annual meeting second Tuesday in July, in Grand Army Hall, Elm street, at 8 P. M. President, George H. Dodge. Secretary, Samuel Cooper. Treas- urer, S. S. Piper.
Manchester War Veterans.
Armory, G. A. R. Hall, Towne's Block. Organized 1870.
Sons of Veterans.
CAMP W. W. BROWN, NO. 1. Organized September 23, 1882. The order is comprised of sons of veteran sol- diers of the late war, and declares its objects, to keep green the memories of their fathers and their sacrifices for the maintenance of the Union; to perpetuate the memory and history of their heroic deeds; to assist in the proper observance of Memorial day; to aid and as- sist worthy and needy members of the order; to incul- cate patriotism and love of country; and to spread and sustain the doctrines of equal rights, universal liberty, and justice to all.
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