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In October, 1836. The extensive smith's shop and axe manu- factory belonging to Messrs. Peaslee and Whittemore, was destroyed by fire.
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October 27, 1838. At midnight the spacious house of George Nelson was discovered by Mrs. Nelson to be on fire. She im- mediately aroused her husband, who started at once to call their son, who slept in the chamber. After doing this he passed through the kitchen and opened a door leading to the small back room connected with this. The moment he did this a current of hot air and smoke struck him with so much force that he was felled to the floor. He then tried to find his way to the entry door, but he was so bewildered that he soon found himself in the: parlor. Throwing up one of the windows he dropped out upon the ground, more dead than alive. He was told that his daughter had escaped and that his son was rescuing an old lady who was' stopping with them at the time. It was then discovered that Mrs. Nelson was missing. He rallied instantly and started to find her. After stumbling in the dark until he was nearly overcome a second time, he found her lying across the threshold of the same door he had opened earlier in the scene. She was insensible, hav- ing been overcome just as he had been by the currents of hot air pouring in from the adjoining shed. He carried her in his arms; across the road to a neighbor's house. On the way she revived, but she was so scalded internally and externally that neither medical skill nor anxious care could save her life. She died on, the morning of November I, at the age of fifty-eight years, her last words being, "Peace be still with you."
1863, January 12. Greenleaf's hotel stable was burned at Bridge Village.
This same year the house of Abner Gould was burned and he perished in the flames.
1869, in March. A fire catching in a stable on Depot street spread so the American House standing on the site of the present Post Office building was burned to the ground, together with the Whittemore block.
1871, May 14. David Johnson's house was burned.
1871, June 13. Joel Temple's barn was struck by lightning. 1872, December 6. Stephen Tuttle's tannery burned.
From 1875 to 1885 the Widow Lawton's house, the Keyes house and Edward Jones house were burned. During a thunder
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shower the lightning struck the two barns of Hiram Davis in the west part of the town doing considerable damage.
1889. Hotel at Lower Village, owned by George Butterfield, burned. The fire started by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Same summer, fire at north Branch.
1890. June 28. The foundry and machinery at the Lower Village was burned, caused from melting metal. The loss was $3,000. It was occupied by Henry Martin.
1890, July 28. The Lake View House, a summer resort, on shore of Loon Pond was burned that Wednesday night. It was owned by E. C. Hoyt & Son. Only three boarders were there. The fire was started in a stable in the northwest corner, a wind blowing smartly made it burn rapidly. Loss : 4 horses, 2 hogs, 7 carriages, 3 sleighs, 9 harnesses, 29 chamber sets, I piano. The loss was $8,000, insurance, $4,200. The cottage owned by Mrs. Alonzo Robbins was also burned with a loss of $1,000 on the buildings with no insurance; on furniture, $500.
1892, April 8. The barn on the old Gould place on Stow Mountain owned by F. N. Blood was burned with its contents, having caught from a brush fire burning in the vicinity. The house was saved with great effort.
1892, June 19. The old meeting house burned valued at $3,000, insurance $1,000. It was supposed to have been set by an unknown person. At that time there was an effort being made to have the building, which was falling to decay, repaired and maintained as a landmark.
1893, January 26. The town farm buildings were burned, the fire originating from a defective chimney in the ell. The agent and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Grinnell, with four occupants, Edward Kendall, Frank Burtt, Joseph Ferry and Lucinda Fran- cis barely escaped with their lives. The house had been repaired three years before. Stock and hay were sold, January 30, 1893.
1893, August 25. During a terrific thunder storm, the fine barn of Mrs. Emma Lock on the Alvah Merrill farm was struck by lightning and the building with its contents, hay and crops, was burned.
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1893, December 14. The unoccupied house of Herbert Flan- ders was burned.
1897, October 14. The dwelling house of Robert G. Crooker was discovered to be on fire by two little girls, and they im- mediately gave the alarm. Through the prompt response of neighbors and their energetic efforts, the fire was confined to the main house and ell, so that an adjoining shed filled with wood and a barn being built just beyond, as well as other barns across the street, were saved. Mr. and Mrs. Crooker were away from home, and the cause of the fire is unknown. The loss was heavy, but partially covered by insurance.
1898. Dwelling owned by Lyman Densmore was burned with a loss of $200.
1914, August 2. The dwelling owned and occupied by) Walter J. Farrah was struck by lightning and burned.
1915, August 8. George M. Russell's house was struck by lightning.
1916, August 27. The farm buildings of Fred McClintock were struck by lightning and burned.
1918, May 18. The unoccupied dwelling owned by George W. Lincoln was burned due to carelessness of smokers. The loss amounted to $5000 partially covered by insurance.
1918, May 18. The dwelling of Charles A. Jones was burned, supposed to be caused by carelessness of smokers. It was valued at $5,000. $2,500 of the total loss covered by insurance.
1918, September 26. The dwelling owned and occupied by James Witt was burned caused by a defective chimney. It was valued at $1,000 and the insurance amounted to $700.
1921, February 2. House of Frank Brockway on Windsor road, burned with good barn. He had recently sold the place but papers had not been signed.
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE RECENT WARS.
The Spanish-American War-Precipitated by the Explosion of the Battleship "Maine"-The Boys of '98-Cutting the Cable at Cien- fuegos-One of Heroic Deeds of the War-The World War-A Glance at its Horrors-Service Lists of Hillsborough Men in the Army-In the Navy-Conclusion.
National differences had arisen between Spain and this country late in the 19th century, but it was beginning to look as if these might be adjusted by peaceful arbitration, when a most unexpected and terrible disaster happened which precipitated a war. The affair which suddenly ended all peace talk was the destruction of the battleship "Maine" at rest in the harbor of Havana on the morning of February 15, 1898. It was believed at the time to have been the work of the Spanish, but it has since been shown to have been an internal explosion of which no one seems to have been to blame. The accident cost the lives of 264 seamen and a swift and bloody war, the result of which was the surrender of the Philippines to the United States, and juris- diction of Cuba and Porto Rico given to this country for a certain period. It is needless to say that the outcome was beneficial to Spain, to the United States and to the world. As ever the price paid was human lives, suffering and endeavor which has not ceased yet. Hillsborough's record, as nearly complete as may be, follows :
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR VETERANS.
ASH, MOSES E. Enl. in 1st New Hampshire Volunteers.
ATWOOD, GEORGE E. Enl. in 1st New Hampshire Volunteers.
Re- BATCHELDER, JOHN. Enl. in 1st New Hampshire Volunteers. enlisted in the Regular army; saw service in the Philippines.
CHAMBERS, MARTIN. Enl. in 1st New Hampshire Volunteers. Re- enlisted in the Regular army, 9th Infantry. Saw service and was killed in the Philippines.
DOUGLASS, EARL W. Enl. in 1st New Hampshire Volunteers.
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JAQUES, FELIZ. Enl. in 1st New Hampshire Volunteers. Re-enlisted in Regular army.
MERBITS, JOHN W. Enl. in 1st New Hampshire Volunteers. Re-enlisted in Regular army, 22nd Infantry (now dead).
WOOD, GEORGE. Enl. in the 1st New Hampshire Volunteers. Re-enlisted in the Regular army, 17th Regiment.
MARINE.
WEST, WALTER S.
WALTER SCOTT WEST.
With its long line of military heroes and leaders belongs the record of Walter Scott West, a young man from Hillsborough who enlisted in the regular U. S. naval service May II, 1897, just before the declaration of war with Spain. He had been in the service one year, and was one of the crew on the battleship "Marblehead," then lying off Cienfuegos, Cuba. The order had come for a small party of regulars to be dispatched in the boat to cut the cables at this harbor, and by so doing destroy com- munication from this place. One was killed.
It was an extremely hazardous undertaking, and only a certain number of picked men were to be allowed to make the venture, and these with a full realization of the danger they were incurring. Only volunteers were to be taken. Young West was among these, but the quota was filled before he was reached. Disappointed he quickly resolved that he would be one of the party in spite of all opposition.
Watching for his opportunity he leaped overboard as the boat containing his comrades was putting away from the battle- ship. It was a desperate chance, but the young sailor had weighed all this and taken his life in his hand.
Fortunately he was a good swimmer, but he was nearly spent with buffeting the waves before he was discovered by the boat's crew. Here was an unlooked for dilemma on the part of the brave adventurers approaching the raking fire of the enemy. But it seemed too much like savagery not to save the life of the swimmer making a determined effort to reach them. The boat lay to and the nearly exhausted sailor was picked up.
The little craft, with its brave seamen, now resumed its hazardous undertaking, and, in spite of the deadly hail of the
NOTE .- Those who served only under enlistment of New Hampshire Volunteers for the war did not see service at the front but were discharged at Chickamauga.
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enemy, accomplished its daring purpose. The cable was cut and communication between this port and the outside world ended for the time. One of the brave little band lost his life.
For his part in this deed of valor Mr. West received a medal by vote of the United States Congress, "for heroism and gallantry when under fire." Nor did his service to his country end here, for Seaman West was engaged in at least two further encounters where he displayed unusual bravery, and before the close of the war he was voted a second medal for deeds of valor at Guan- tanimo and at Manzanillo. He was also given a medal for marks- manship.
Upon the surrender of Admiral Cevera, in command of the Spanish forces at Santiago on July 3, 1898, Walter Scott West was among those delegated to be keepers over the illustrious prisoner while he was detained at Portsmouth, N. H.
THE WORLD WAR.
Since work upon this history has been begun another war more terrible and wide-spread-a world war in truth-has been thrust upon innocent and unsuspecting peoples, costing many mil- lions of lives and the loss of property beyond estimate, and fought to a conclusion. Let us hope to the eternal end of war.
In this struggle Hillsborough did her part, bore her degree of sacrifice, paid her portion of the price in the sons she sent to the front and the daughters who did their duty at home and abroad. This can be told in print, and a long list of names given, but the honor of it all remains only in the minds of its survivors. In the years to come those who have read about the Great War will visit the scenes of the awful conflict and in imagination review its stupendous cost. But they may never know its horrors. "They will see the twisted trees of Belleau Woods but they won't see the sprawling forms beneath them. They will see the bullet bitten rocks, but they can never feel the trembling horror of lying in those crevices while the German guns spat their death through the grass. They may wander through the little villages in the valleys, and see their strange, sad windows
HONOR ROLL - 1914 - WORLD WAR - 1918 HILLSBORO - NEW HAMPSHIRE
BEAL. FRANK P.
APPLETON. ARTHUR C.
ASHFORD. HARRY
ABAILEY, PERCY H. BOSLEY, WILLIAM P. BOSSIE. A.J.
BOSSIE, DENIS J. BOUTELLE, FORREST BOUTELLE, HERMAN H. BOUTELLE SUMNER E BRUCE. RUFUS J.
BUTTRICK. HAROLD CHILDS. JOHN S
CLARK. RAYMOND W CLARK, WILBUR E.
COBB. JOSEPH W JR. COLBURN HAROLD E. CONNOR, LESLIE A. COTA. LOUIS J. DOBLE. HAROLD B.
*DOUGHERTY. C.L. DOW. ARCHIE C. DRESSER, FRANK M. DUVAL, ROMEO FALARDEAU. EMIL J. FAVOR. GEORGE E.
FLANDERS. CHARLES FOSTER. FREDERICK W. GEORGE, CECIL A
ABBOTT, HAROLD B. BAKER. ALBERT H. CARTER. LESLIE F.
CONNOR. ROGER F. ELGAR, ALBERT C. ELGAR. ERNEST GODDARD. HOWARD
-ARMY GRAY, WILLIAM A. GRIMES, HARVEYJ. GRIMES. WARREN C. GRUENLER, ARTHUR J. HARDY. SCOTT S. HARRINGTON, CLAIR S. HARVEY. FRED
*HEATH. EVERETT M. HEATH, WILBUR H. HOYT, HENRY T. HUNTOON, LLEWELLYN H.JR. JOHNSON, ABEL R. KEMP, LEON E. KENDALL. ROBERT KENDALL. SCOTT W. KING, WILDER H. KULBACKI. K.A KULBACKI. LEOPOLD LAMBERT, JOHN B
LAUGHLIN. VERTNOR L +LEGASSE, ALBERT J MAC GREGOR, ARTHURT MCALPINE. AVERILL G. MCCLINTOCK, MARK E. MCCORMACK. LAWRENCE A. MC GREEVY, JOHN J. MERRILL. GEORGE H. MERRILL, WILLIAM E. " NAVY
FREEMAN, GEORGE ยท GRUENLER, ALBAN K. *HICKS, LESTER PYE. JOHN E. MARINE CORPS DUDLEY. BERT MERCHANT MARINE HARRINGTON RAYMOND O. HENNESSEY, MARTIN HUDSON. FRANK MARCY, PHILIP B.
CHAPLAIN
MURDO, CLARENCE A. NELSON. GUY NELSON. HARRY E ODELL. W.H. POWERS WINFRED C. READ AMBROSE I. REECE RAYMOND A. RICHARDSON, ALLEN H. RICHARDSON, BERT L. SCRUTON. PAUL S. SHUTTS. CLAUDE R. *SMITH. ARCHIBALD L. SPAULDING, CHESTER A STANTON PATRICK J TASKER. JOHN B. JR. THOMPSON,J.CLARE TRAVIS.LUKE
TUCKER. CHARLES VAN DOMMELE. GEORGE W. WALLACE. CHARLES W WEAVER. CHARLES V. WEAVER. HERBERT G WEBBER BERNARD A WEST. FRANK E.
WHITNEY HENRY L, WOODBURY, PHILIP J YEATON, WILLIAM B. *YOUNG. GLEASON W.
RUMRILL. HAMILTON RUSSELL. CECIL STILL. WILLIAM H.
PARKER.DONALD SKINNER. FREDERICK N. WOODWARD. GROVER C.
MEMORIAL TABLET.
Given by GEORGE W. HASLET.
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SERVICE LIST.
that look out across fresh meadows like staring, blinding eyes, but they cannot see the grim shadows of crime that lurk in the background.
"The horror has been hallowed. The mystery has become picturesque ; the crime turned to romance. Nobody under God's great, tranquil skies can tell of the rottenness of war save the men who suffered through it."
SERVICE LIST .- ARMY.
APPLETON, ARTHUR C. Born in H .; age 27 years ; ent. ser. July 14, 1917, at H. Battles ; Xuray, June 16, 1918 ; Aisne-Marne, July 18, 1918; wounded.
ASHFORD, HARRY. Born in New Brunswick; age 26; res. in H .; ent. ser. July 27, 1918, in engineers dept. and went to Quebec.
BABKIRK, JAMES A. Born ; enl. in old state guard, then Bat. A; went to Concord, July 25, 1917; Bat. D, 103rd F. A .; went to France in Dec .; transferred from priv. to sig. ser. as telephone operator.
BAILEY, PERCY H. Born Apr. 7, 1897, Lancaster, Mass .; cred. to H .; ent. ser. July 6, 1918 ; died of disease Oct. 9, 1918.
BEAL, REV. FRANK PEER. Born in 1883 in Rochester, N. Y .; res. in H .; ent. ser. in fall of 1917 in Y. M. C. A .; sent to Italy, and later to France. (See.)
BEMIS, FRANK O. Born ; res. in H .; killed in action.
BOSLEY, WILLIAM PERLEY. Born Jan. 28, 1897, in Sharon; ent. Coast Artillery Corp, Jan. 8, 1918; Battery E. Battles : St. Mihiel, Sept. 12, 1918 ; Argonne Salient, Nov. 11, 1918 ; disch. Nov. 15, 1918.
BOSSIE, ALFRED J. Born in Belmont ; age 22 ; ent. ser. Oct. 23, 1917, at Fort Slocum, N. Y .; in Am. Ex. Forces ; entl. to two gold chevrons ; disch. Dec. 6, 1918.
BOSSIE, DENNIS J. Born June 15, 1891, St. Patrick Hill, Can .; res. in H. 7 years; saw ser. at Mexican border where he was made Corporal; ent. ser. from Nashua, July 25, 1917; went to Concord and made Sergeant; killed in action in France, July 17, 1918; family awarded medal of honor.
BOUTELLE, FORREST. Born in Antrim; age 24; ent. ser. Sept. 5, 1918; 1st cl. priv., 151 Brigade; served in France; disch. Nov. 15, 1918; arrived in U. S. Feb. 15, 1919.
BOUTELLE, HERMAN H. Born in Antrim; age 21; priv. 3rd Truck Co., 60th Am. Train, U. S. A.
BOUTELLE, SUMNER E. Born in Antrim; age 25; res. in H .; ent. ser. Nov. 3, 1917 ; priv. 6th Co. Portsmouth of Provisional Battn .; disch. for disability.
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BRUCE, RUFUS J. Born in Laconia ; age 25; res. in H .; Sergt. in Med. Dept .; disch. Nov. 21, 1918.
BUTTRICK, HAROLD F. Born in H .; age 21; 1st cl. priv. Co. F, 108 Eng. Att. Group 2; disch. Nov. 15, 1918.
CARTER, LESLIE F.
CHAMBERS, MARTIN A. Did not go from H. but was b. and spent early life here; enl. in 2nd Connecticut Reg. in 1906 and was with Conn. troops in France; was trained at Plattsburg and became 2nd Lieut. in U. S. Reserves. Before leaving for France and after war was declared he was in charge of a company which took possession of one of the big German liners that was tied-up in Boston.
CHILDS, JOHN S. Born in H .; ent. ser. May 5, 1917, at Laconia; avia- tion ; 2nd Lieut .; disch. Jan. 13, 1919, at Langley Field, Hampton, Va.
CLARK, RAYMOND W. Born July 25, 1896, in H .; ent. ser. August, 1917; Battery A, 102 Field Artillery ; overseas.
CLARK, WILBUR E. Born ; ent. ser. ; Co. F, 103 Reg., Camp Bartlett.
COBB, JOSEPH W., JR. Born Sept. 29, 1897, in Dorchester, Mass .; res. in H .; ent. ser. Apr. 16, 1917, at Manchester; ser. in Co. F., 103 Inf., France Battles : Xuray, June 16, 1918 ; Aisne-Marne, July 18, 1918 ; St Mihiel, Sept. 12, 1918 ; Meuse-Argonne, Oct. 16 to Nov. 11, 1918 ; disch. Nov. 21, 1918.
COLBURN, HAROLD E. Born in H .; age 18; ent. ser. May 2, 1917; 1st cl. priv. Co. F .; 103 U. S. Inf. Battles : Chemin-des-Dames, Feb. 7, to Mar. 20, 1918 ; Toul Sector, Apr. 12 to 18, 1918 ; Aisne-Marne, July 12 to 25, 1918; St. Mihiel, Sept. 12-13, 1918; attack on Rieville, Sept. 26, 1918; Meuse-Argonne, Oct. 14, 1918, to Nov. 11, 1918; disch. Nov. 21, 1918.
CONNOR, LESLIE A. Born in Henniker ; age 25; ent. ser. July 30, 1918, at Milford; Corp. 22nd Ord. Guard Co .; disch. Feb. 3, 1919.
COTA, LOUIS J. Born in Lebanon ; age 21; ent. ser. May 15, 1917; priv. in Battery B, 73 Art. Coast Art. Corps; A. E. F. Sept. 21, 1918, to Dec. 22, 1918 ; disch. Dec. 30, 1918.
DOBLE, HAROLD B. Born in Beverly, Mass .; age 30; ent. ser. Sept. 5, 1918 ; in France with 2nd Co., Heavy Coast Art., 2 months; disch. Jan. 14, 1919.
DOUGHERTY, CHRISTOPHER L. Born in Bronx Co., N. Y .; age 22; ent. ser. Apr. 16, 1917 ; Co. F, 103 Inf., France ; killed in action, July 17, 1918, at Chateau Thierry.
Dow, ARCHIE C. Born in Fitchburg, Mass .; age 30; ent. ser. July 14, 1917, at H .; served in A. E. F. Co. F, 103 Inf., France, Sept. 24, 1917 ; wounded by shrapnel, July 18, 1918 ; arrived in U. S. June 19, 1919.
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DRESSER, FRANK M. Born in H .; age 24; ent. ser. July 14, 1917, at H .; priv. Co. F, 103 U. S. Inf. Battles: Xuray, June 16, 1918 ; Aisne- Marne, July 18, 1918; St. Mihiel, Sept. 12, 1918; Meuse-Argonne, Oct. 16, to Nov. 11, 1918 ; disch. Nov. 27, 1918.
DUVAL, ROMEO. Born in Manchester ; age 19; res. in H .; ent. ser. Oct. 15, 1918 ; private, Co. E. Students' Army Training Corps, N. H. College ; disch. Nov. 26, 1918.
FALARDEAU, EMILE J. Born in Laurette, Can .; age 24; res. in H .; ent. ser. May 8, 1917, at Laconia ; in A. E. F. Sept. 21, to Dec. 22, 1918. Corporal, Dec. 13, 1917 ; Sergt., Aug. 2, 1918, to Oct. 18, 1918 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1918.
FAVOR, GEORGE E.
FLANDERS, CHARLES. Born in Warner ; age 31; ent. ser.
. Co. B, 504 Eng .; disch. Nov. 15, 1918.
FOSTER, FREDERICK W. Born in H .; age 29; ent. ser. Apr. 26, 1918, at Milford ; priv. Co. C, 309th Inf. Battles : St. Mihiel, Sept. 12 to 16, 1918 ; Linney Sector, Sept. 16, to Oct. 4, 1918 ; disch. Nov. 15, 1918. GEORGE, CECIL A. Born Aug. 25, 1894, in H .; ent. ser. Apr. 9, 1917; 1st cl. priv., 291 Co. Mil. Police Corps ; went to Concord, then to Wake- field where he was merged into the 103 Inf., Co. K, 26th Div. and served in France Sept. 27, 1917, to Oct. 20, 1919; dis. Nov. 4, 1919. GRAY, WILLIAM A. In the national army.
GRUENLER, ARTHUR J. Born in Germany in 1896; ent. service 103 Inf., 26th div .; overseas from Sept. 26, 1917, to Apr. 2, 1919 ; served in the defensive sector at Champagne Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel and Argonne. Held grade of Sergeant; was slightly wounded July 22, 1918. Honorably discharged May 30, 1919.
GRIMES, WARREN C. Born in Reading, Mass .; age 21; ent. ser. May 7, 1917 at Laconia ; com. Corporal, Oct. 14, 1918 ; disch. Nov. 23, 1918. GRIMES, HARVEY J. Born ; ent. ser. 26th. div .; Ambu- lance Corps, France.
HAMBLIN, MAXWELL O. Born Oct. 28, 1898, in Framingham; res. in H .; ent. ser. March 30, 1917, in Battery, 79th Reg., 6th Corps. Went to Camp Fort Slocum, Camp Logan, Texas, and Camp Mclellan, Ala .; saw service overseas.
HARDY, SCOTT SARGENT. Born Aug. 28, 1887, in H .; ent. ser. in 317th Field Signal Battalion, France; took part in battles of St. Mihiel and Meuse, Argonne offensive. His battalion was twice cited. Discharged June 21, 1919, being overseas one year.
HARRINGTON, CLAIRE S. Born Dec. 31, 1890, in Moretown, Vt .; ent. ser. June 27, 1917 ; Corp. U. S. A. Signal Reserve Corps ; went to Camp Upton, Yahank, L. I. on Oct. 20; promoted Dec. 21 to Sergt Co. C; 302nd Field Signal Battery ; served in France from Apr. 14, 1918, to April 21, 1919. Battles : Baccarat Sector; Vesle Sector; Aisne off .; Meuse-Argonne off.
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HARVEY, FRED R. Born in H .; age 22; ent. ser. Feb. 13, 1918, at Mil- ford ; A. E. F. Med. Dept. June 8, 1918, to Jan. 19, 1919 ; disch. May 27, 1919.
HEATH, EVERETT M. Born in Orange; age 29; ent. ser. May 25, 1918; priv. Battles : St. Mihiel; Argonne Forest. Killed in action Oct. 10, 1918, in Argonne offensive; buried in Nat. Cem. at Romagne. HEATH, WILBUR H. Born in Grafton; age 22; res. in H .; ent. ser. May 25, 1918, at H .; Inf. 1st enl. period ; saw ser. in France. Battles : St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Oct. 4, to 12, and Nov. 1, to 8, 1918 ; disch. Nov. 15, 1918.
HOYT, HENRY T. Born in H .; age 31; ent. ser. May 25, 1918, priv. 5th Co. Bn., 151st Depot Brigade at Camp Devens; sent to France in 302nd Reg. Battles : Meuse-Argonne off. Oct. 24, to Nov. 11, 1918 ; disch. May -9, 1919.
HUNTOON, LLEWELLYN H., JR. Born in Madison, Me .; age 25; ent. ser. Dec. 21, 1917, at Mckinley, Me .; 1st cl. priv. 25th Co., C. A. C., Battery F; disch Mar. 14, 1919; overseas.
JOHNSON, ABEL R. Born in H .; age 32; ent. ser. May 10, 1917, at Con- cord; priv. 6th Co. Portsmouth Coast Art. from May 10, 1917, to July 10, 1918 ; served in Battery B, 73rd Art. C. A. C. from July, 1918, to March, 1919 ; disch. March 6, 1919.
KEMP, LEON E. Born ; ent. ser. Co. F, 103rd Inf., France.
KENDALL, ROBERT. Born in H .; age 24; ent. ser. May 16, 1918; priv .; non-com. Corp., July 21, 1918, 24th Co., 7th Rec. Batl., 151st Depot Brigade.
KENDALL, WILLIAM SCOTT. Born Oct. 4, 1891, in H .; priv. in Base Hos- pital No. 6, stationed at Bordeaux, France; at the time of his discharge, April, 1919, he held the rank of Sergeant.
KING, WILDER H. Born in Sutton; age 22; res. in H .; ent. ser. May 7, 1917, at Laconia ; Corp. Dec. 13, 1917; A. E. F. Sept. 24, to Dec. 22, 1918.
KULBACKI, LEOPOLD. Born in Webster, Mass .; age 22; res. in H .; ent. ser. June 24, 1918, at Milford ; priv. Co. D, 42nd Inf. from Aug. 1, 1918, to Jan, 1919; disch. Jan. 23, 1919.
LAMBERT, JOHN B. Born Central Falls, R. I .; age 24; res. in H .; 1st cl. priv., Co. K, 42nd Inf .; disch. Nov. 21, 1918.
LEGASSE, ALBERT J. Nat. Army, Camp Devens ; saw service in France; killed in action.
LAUGHLIN, VERTNER W. Born in Marlow; age 24; res. in H .; ent. ser. Oct. 3, 1917, at Milford; 1st cl. priv. 76th Div .; tr. to 101st F. S. Bat., France; disch. Nov. 21, 1918.
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MARSHALL, EUGENE. Born in H .; res. in H .; ent. ser. to credit of Wash- ington, N. H. Killed in action.
MATHEWS, ELTON ROY. Born March 1, 1895, in Henniker ; res. in H .; ent. ser. July 30, 1917, at Syracuse, N. Y. in Co. A, 49th U. S. Inf .; made Lance Corp. Jan. 21, 1918 ; stationed at Camps Syracuse, N. Y .; Merritt, Tenafly, N. J., and Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, N. Y.
MCCLINTOCK, MARK E. Born in H .; age 21; res. in H .; ent. ser. Aug. 7, 1918, at Milford; priv .; disch. May 21, 1919.
MCCORMACK, LAWRENCE A. Born in Gloucester, Mass .; age 33; res. in H .; ent. ser. in the aviation corps as an aerial photographer, Feb. 22, 1918, and was sent to Kelly Field, Antonio. He was with the British recruiting staff under Major Boyer in Manchester for 3 months .; disch. Nov. 15, 1918.
MOGREEVY, JOHN J. Born in H .; age 29; ent. ser. Feb. 6, 1918 ; 1st cl. priv .; disch. Nov. 14, 1918.
MCGREGOR, ARTHUR THOMAS. Born in 1872, in Montreal, Canada ; with Eng. army ; in R. A. M. C. Hospital Corps; saw service in Russia taking active part in the campaign there; discharged Sept. 15, 1919.
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