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January 25, 1873, Henry A. Wilcox, while in the basement of the village saw-mill, where he went to procure sawdust, came in contact with the saw, and had his right arm, above the elbow, severed from his body.
Geo. H. Comstock, a brakeman on the railroad, was thrown from the down train near Warner village, on the morning of April 17, 1873, and was run over by the cars and killed.
May 4, 1873, a tenement house on Elm street, belonging to S. L. Bowers, Esq., was consumed by fire. During the prog- ress of the flames, the main chimney fell upon Charles E. Rich- ards and George Williams, crushing them in a most shocking manner. The former was killed instantly ; the latter survived but a short time. Richards was son of Sylvanus, aged 26 years. Williams was a young man from Vermont.
February 4, 1874, Willie Baker, a lad of 17 years, employed in the sash and blind factory of Dow & Baker, was caught in a belt and carried with great violence over a shaft, by which both legs and one arm were broken, and other severe injuries in- flicted.
June 10, 1874, as the gravel train was passing near the trot- ting-park east of the village, Dominic Martin, a Frenchman. while attempting to pass from one car to another, fell between them, and was run over and so badly injured that he died in a few hours.
May 17, 1876, the body of O. B. Stearns was found on the
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banks of the river, near the residence of William S. Kemp- ton.
November 14, 1876, George Ladd, son of Jeremiah, aged 17 years, was drowned in the mill-pond of L. F. Dodge. He was there for the purpose of setting traps. It was supposed he came to his death by the upsetting of his boat.
September 1, 1876, George B. Dyer, living at Kelleyville, went into the woods for a load of bark. Not returning, a mes- senger was sent in search of him, who found the load upset, and the lifeless remains of Mr. Dyer lying near by.
In the summer of 1877, a son of Jeremiah Ladd, while at- tempting to get upon a moving railroad car, was thrown under one of the wheels, by which one of his limbs was so badly crushed, that, in order to save his life, amputation was resort- ed to.
A Mr. Dowlin, an operative in the mills, was caught in the belting of a rapidly-revolving wheel, crushing and mangling his person in every part to such an extent as to leave hardly the semblance of the human form. He nevertheless survived, and finally recovered from the effects of the injury.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
FIRES AND LIGHTNING.
FIRES.
T THE first building burned in town was the house of Benja- min Bragg, which stood upon the site occupied by the present dwelling of G. H. Fairbanks.
The house of Aaron Buell, one of the early settlers. situated near the B. W. Jenks place, was destroyed by fire.
The dwelling of Philip W. Kibby was burnt, and with it the records of the Baptist church and society.
A blacksmith shop belonging to Dea. David B. Chapin, standing on the grounds now occupied by the residence of Matthew Harvey, Esq., was consumed in IS2S.
November 19, 1829, the blacksmith shop and out-buildings of Ira Wakefield, situated in the north part of the town, at the Kibby place, were destroyed.
A barn and shed belonging to Hubbard Newton, Esq., in which was stored a quantity of hay and flax, was consumed in December, 1829.
A barn filled with hay, owned by Capt. John Russ, was de- stroyed in IS34 ; accident caused by a careless smoker.
The woollen mill belonging to Messrs. Smith & Rockwell, on Sugar river, near the residence of Austin L. Fletcher, was burnt in 1835.
A woollen factory, standing on the spot now occupied by the Eagle mills, and owned by Hon. Franklin Simonds, was de- stroyed in 1833. This was the first woollen mill in town, and was erected by Col. James D. Walcott in IS13. It was rebuilt and occupied by Philo Fuller as a worsted mill, and was again burned in 1840.
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The old Newport academy, a two-story structure, used at the time as a school-room for District No. 2 and a vestry for the Congregational church, was burned Nov. 2, 1843. It stood on the ground north of the church, now occupied by the Congrega- tional parsonage. The fire took in the stairway leading to the upper room, where a school was being kept ; and a son of Rev. John Woods, one of the scholars, came near perishing before he was rescued at a window in the opposite end of the building.
The north wing of the old Baldwin house, standing on the ground now occupied by Wheeler's block, was consumed in December, IS45.
A saw-mill owned by Dea. Jonathan Cutting, in which was also a bedstead shop, run by Nutting & Buxton, standing on the ground now occupied by the Sugar River mill, was destroyed in July, 1847. Loss, $2,000.
September 8, 1848, the scythe factory at Northville, belong- ing to Larned & Sibley, together with much valuable machinery and fixtures, was consumed ; also, more than a hundred dozen scythes, ready for market, besides others in an unfinished state. Loss, $2.500 ; insurance, $1,200.
The dwelling, with its contents, owned by Erastus Huntoon, at Northville, was destroyed Nov. 27, 1850. The fire was caused by a defect in the chimney.
February 8, 1851, the dwelling of Enoch Noyes, standing at the foot of Claremont hill, together with nearly all its contents, was burned. No insurance.
February 16, 1852, the saw-mill of Oliver Comstock, in the east part of the town, was destroyed.
July 28, IS53, the dwelling of Nathan Gould, in the north- west part of the town, was burned. The family were absent.
The school-house in District No. 2 was destroyed in 1859.
In February, 1855, the cardboard factory belonging to Royal Booth, on the brook at Randall's mills, was burned. Insurance, $Soo.
Jan. 6, 1860, the Newport House, then owned by H. G. P. & J. H. Cross, was burned. There was a large ball at the house that evening, and the fire was supposed to have originated with some intoxicated lads from a neighboring county, who had been denied access to the hall.
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In January, 1862, a fire broke out in the picker-room of the Sugar River Mills, and consumed some $Soo worth of cotton and wool. The fire-proof walls and force-pump prevented the destruction of the mill.
In 1862, the house of Maximilian J. Webber caught fire, and was materially injured.
In December, 1865, the dry-house connected with the pail shop of Ilial Dow, at Northville, was burned.
The tannery of Hunton & Dill, and the grist-mill, barn, and dwelling-house of C. C. Shedd, Esq., were consumed Jan. 6, 1866. A considerable portion of the contents of the buildings was saved. The loss was particularly severe upon Mr. Shedd, whose property was thus all swept away.
The barn, shed, and butchery of Oliver F. Stearns were burned in IS66.
The bridge near the residence of T. W. Gilmore, Esq., was de- stroyed by fire in 1867. It was thought the fire was caused by a spark dropped from the pipe of a careless traveller. Loss,- $1,500.
In January, 1867, a dwelling-house owned by Stephen Call, near the village cemetery, was burned.
The most destructive fire that has ever happened in town was on the night of Nov. 1, 1867. It took in some shavings in the rear of the Sugar River House, then owned by G. L. Cass, and consumed the hotel, barn, and buildings attached, the store of Whitney & Sibley at the south, and the dwelling-house and all the out-buildings of Ethan S. Chase at the north. It was thought to be the work of an incendiary. These buildings oc- cupied the ground on which now stand the Whitney store, Phenix hotel, Woodbury's block, and the Dudley building. In- surance, Whitney & Sibley, $500 ; Cass, $3,100 ; Chase, $2,000.
In November, 1867, a barn belonging to W. D. Barrett, at Northville, was burned.
In 1868, the house and all the buildings owned by Chester Dodge, and occupied by Seth Chellis, Esq., in the north part of the village, were destroyed.
Feb. 16, 1870, the barn of Timothy Herrick was burned Loss, $350 ; insurance, $100.
Nov. 19, 1870, a cottage house belonging to Solomon Dean,
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Esq., standing near the school-house in District No. 14, was de- stroyed. Loss, $1,200; insurance, $Soo.
Jan. 26, 1872, the dwelling-house, together with its contents, belonging to Richard H. Thompson, Jr., at the Sears place on the Unity road, was destroyed. The family were away for an afternoon visit, and returned to find their home in ashes. Loss, $1,000 ; no insurance.
Nov. 11, 1872, the Newport Mills, owned by Abiathar Rich- ards, were burned. The fire took in the picker, which was on the second floor. Mr. E. A. Whipple, foreman of the mill, who was present, said the entire mass of material passing through the machine and lying about it apparently ignited in a moment, and baffled all his efforts to stay its progress. It was a three- story building, originally erected and used as an oil-mill. In- surance, $15,000.
Sept. 24, 1873, the house and barn belonging to Edward Stevens, situated in the south part of the village, were destroyed by fire. The residence was new. Insured. $2,000.
Dec. 24, 1872, a barn belonging to Mr. William Kempton was destroyed, with forty tons of hay and nineteen head of cat- tle. No insurance.
June 20, 1873, two barns, owned by Orrin C. & William B. Kibby, in the north part of the town, were destroyed by fire, together with four hogs and a lot of farming tools. Loss, $2,000 ; insured for $500.
About two o'clock on the morning of Nov. 14, 1873. fire was discovered in a livery stable occupied by Milton S. Jackson, which was destroyed, with six horses and a large quantity of hay, grain, etc., together with a building owned by Benjamin M. Gilmore, and used by him in the manufacture of coffins ; and an ell connected with the Eagle block, and owned by S. H. Edes. The stable belonged to S. L. Bowers. Total loss esti- mated at $7,000 ; partially insured.
March 17, 1874, the house of Lucius Lathrop, on the Sunapee road, was destroyed. Insured, $2,000.
In 1875, two barns belonging to the same were burned.
On the 25th of March, 1874, the rake and handle manufactory of Leander F. Dodge, on Oak street, was consumed. Loss, $2,000.
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A dwelling-house belonging to the estate of Leonard Lawton, on Summer street, near the school-house in District No. 14, was burned.
In 1876, a fire caught in the picker-room of the flannel mill of S. H. Edes. The room being fire-proof, the fire was extin- guished. Damage, $200.
May, 1874, the house of S. F. and A. W. Clark, on Laurel street, caught fire. The prompt appearance of both engines and nearly the whole village, soon extinguished the flames. The building was seriously damaged, both by fire and flood. Insured.
About three o'clock on the morning of July 20, 1875, the house, ell. and stable of A. P. Wellcome, on the Croydon road, were destroyed by fire. Insurance, $6.000.
May 19, 1877, the house, and all the out-buildings and con- tents. belonging to Elon Cutting, on the Unity road, at the M. Hurd place, were destroyed. The loss was $5,000 ; insurance, $3.000.
In November, 1877, the barns and sheds, with hay and a sta- ble filled with cattle, owned by Shepherd H. Cutting, and sit- uated in the west part of the town, were destroyed by fire. It was supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
In IS7S. the buildings owned by B. C. & H. N. Pike, at the J. E. Reed place, on Pike hill, were destroyed.
In August, 1S78, a shed filled with wood, belonging to the Concord & Claremont Railroad, was burned.
September 21, IS7S, the village saw-mill, all its machinery and much lumber, two dwellings, an ell and a barn, belonging to the estate of Daniel Nettleton, a large wooden structure be- longing to L. Whittemore and E. E. Stearns, in which were machinery, lumber, and a large quantity of rakes belonging to Alexander & Perkins, and the dwelling and barn of John Flan- agan .- all situated in a group between the railroad and river,- were destroyed. The railroad bridge was damaged ; grain, hay, and live stock were lost. The Nettleton property was in- sured for $2.500 ; Alexander & Perkins, rake- and handle-mak- ers, for $500 ; Lorenzo Whittemore, sash- and blind-maker. for $1,500; John Flanagan, for $1,200; E. E. Stearns, for $1,000.
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LIGHTNING.
The barn of Dea. Jeremiah Nettleton, at the H. Hanson place, was struck by lightning in the summer of 1814. His son and a son of Philip W. Kibby were in it at play at the time. His son was struck on the head by a portion of the timber thrown off by the lightning, which fractured his skull. When taken up he was thought to be dead, but soon revived. The crushed por- tions of the skull were removed, and his life was prolonged to an advanced age. The lightning, striking the Kibby boy on the back of his head, passed down the whole length of his body and limbs, inflicting a severe injury, from which he was a long time in recovering. He fell, when struck, directly under the eaves of the barn, from which the water poured in torrents upon him, and which was thought to have been the means of saving his life. The new tow frock and trowsers which he wore were literally torn into shreds, and lay at his feet.
The barn belonging to the residence of M. J. Webber, occu- pied by Brooks C. Flanders, was struck by lightning on the 5th of July, 1842, and considerably injured. A hen and her brood, sitting at the foot of the post down which the fluid passed, were found undisturbed, but with life extinguished.
August 11, IS42, a cow owned by Cyril Wheeler was killed by lightning.
June 28, 1843, Charles Comstock had a fine pair of oxen killed by lightning.
On the 30th of July, 1846, the dwelling of Orange Whitney was struck by lightning. It hit two chimneys situated near each end of the house. From one it passed down a post, tear- ing off a coffee-mill attached to it. Mrs. W., who stood only a few feet from the post, was made senseless by the shock, but soon recovered.
In June, IS4S, the lightning struck the dwelling of Gov. Ralph Metcalf, now occupied by William Dunton, throwing the laths and plastering all over the nursery, which Mrs. M. and her two children had left but a moment before. Passing to the lower story, a portion of the fluid followed the bell-wire, but, avoiding the glass door-knob, passed unceremoniously out at the front door, taking the panels with it.
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October 21, 1851, the dwelling of Bela N. Chamberlin, stand- ing on the spot now occupied by the Phenix hotel, was struck, but received slight damage.
The barn of Calvin Thatcher, on Thatcher hill, was struck by lightning, Oct. 19, 1852, and three of his cattle were killed.
In September, 1862, Davis B. Robinson had a valuable yoke of oxen killed by the electric fluid.
During a shower, Oct. 10, 1872, the bridge across the Goshen Branch of Sugar river, on Elm street, was struck by lightning. The damage was slight.
The lightning struck the house of the Rev. Paul S. Adams during a severe shower, July 23, 1872, but passed down the rod, doing but slight damage.
During a terrific thunder-storm in the summer of 1876, a lightning-ball went into the chamber window of the house of S. F. Lund, at the south end of the village, and when within about a foot of the chamber floor, it exploded, doing no dam- age whatever. Mrs. Gleason, who was in the room at the time, saw the ball when it came in at the window, and was not more than four feet from it at the time of the explosion. Dur- ing the same shower, a streak of lightning passed down one of the rods on the house of Dr. J. L. Swett, passing off on the granite underpinning into the cellar, but doing no particular damage.
July 17, 1877, the barn of Henry J. Hurd, at Northville, was struck by lightning, splitting five posts and tearing off shingles and boards. No marks of fire were seen, though there was hay in the barn.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
AGRICULTURE.
F ARMERS' AND MECHANICS' ASSOCIATION. This association was organized Sept. 26, 1874. Its object is the promotion of agriculture and the mechanic arts. George E. Dame was chosen president ; Charles A. Silsby, Augustus Trask, and Benjamin F. Carr, vice-presidents ; Henry A. Jenks, treasurer ; E. R. Miller, Secretary ; Dexter Richards, Geo. E. Dame, F. W. Lewis, W. A. Perry, and Samuel K. Wright, directors. The officers since have been,-
Presidents-Geo. E. Dame, IS76; Charles A. Silsby, IS77, IS78.
Vice-Presidents-G. F. Whitney, 2d, Simon A. Tenney, Augustus Wylie, 1876; G. F. Whitney, 2d, Augustus Wylie, S. A. Tenney, 1877; G. H. Towle, Augustus Wylie, B. F. Carr, 1878.
Secretaries-E. M. Kempton, IS76, IS77; Simon A. Ten- ney, IS78.
Treasurers-Henry A. Jenks, 1876, 1877 ; Perley S. Coffin, IS78.
Managers-Mark Gove, W. H. Perry, G. H. Towle, B. F. Carr, S. H. Cutting, 1876, 1877 ; E. M. Kempton, O. Parker, O. C. Kibby, Freeman Cutting, and Samuel P. Wright, 187S.
During the autumn and winter this association has had fre- quent meetings for the discussion of farm topics, which have been well attended and full of interest.
The first annual town fair was held Sept. 30, IS75, under the auspices of this society. It was an occasion of much inter- est. Some 117 yokes of oxen were present, nearly all of which were joined in one team and driven through the village streets,
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escorted by the Newport Cornet Band and the fire companies. The display of stock and the various agricultural products was very extensive, and the display of fancy work in the ladies' de- partment was elaborate and beautiful. In all the departments the exhibition was most flattering. Each year since, the town has held its annual fair under the direction of this association, with a like success, all indicating a most commendable interest in agriculture on the part of our citizens.
The speakers at the different fairs have been,-Geo. E. Jenks, Esq., of Concord, and Hon. L. P. Cooper, of Croydon, IS76; Gen. Luther McCutchins, of New London, James O. Adams, Esq., of Manchester, and Hon. Moses Humphrey, of Concord, 1877 ; Hon. John D. Lyman and Hon. L. P. Cooper, IS7S.
Marshals-J. B. Cooper, G. F. Whitney, 2d, S. M. Richards, S. H. Cutting, W. H. Perry.
In 187S, Freeman Cutting had on exhibition ninety-four head of cattle, besides a large number of fat hogs and colts, and S. H. Edes, Esq., had a nice herd of thorough-bred Ayrshires. At this fair it was estimated that more than 4,000 persons were present.
The Sullivan County Agricultural Society held an annual fair in this town Oct. 1, 1851. The day was fine, and the fair in all respects was a success. A Devon bull, owned by P. & M. Humphrey and E. H. Brown, of Croydon, weighing a ton, and two Ayrshire cows, by H. Bingham, of Unity, were among the objects of greatest interest, both, then, comparatively rare breeds of stock in this section of the country. An able address was delivered on the occasion by the Rev. John Woods, a prac- tical farmer as well as preacher.
The Sullivan Grange, No. S, Patrons of Husbandry, was organized in Newport, Nov. 7, 1873, by Edwin Thompson, Deputy of the National Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, with twenty-seven charter members, which has been increased to sixty members, its present number. Its officers, in 1874 and 1875, were,-Master, Isaac A. Reed ; Secretary, Simon A. Tenney ;- in 1876 and 1877, Master, Simon A. Tenney ; Sec- retary, Lorenzo L. Cutts ;- in IS7S, Master, Frederick L. Lit tle ; Secretary, Charles A. Silsby.
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The following farm statistics have been gathered from vari- ous sources :
Year.
Horses.
Cattle.
Sheep.
Stock in trade.
Money at interest.
1794
72
703
1802
287
II25
$760
$410
1825
333
1852
792
12,150
5,400
1850
373
2066
2753
15,450
40,632
1876} 1877S
486
1479
1356
76,820
111,613
In 1870, the census showed 18,533 acres of improved land, 317 horses, 1,843 cattle, 1,372 sheep, 371 swine ; value of live- stock, $137,501. Total amount of farm products, as given by the U. S. census, $148,156 ;- wheat, 856 bushels ; rye, 398 ; corn, 10,807 ; barley, 14,520; wool, 8,140 pounds ; beans, 322 bushels ; potatoes, 30,170 ; apples, $7,299 worth ; butter, 67,979 pounds ; cheese, 11,326 ; milk, 10,SSo quarts ; hay, 4,998 tons ; maple sugar, 33,290 pounds ; value of slaughtered animals, $26,294.
In 1872 the number of polls was 636 ; valuation, $1,711,668 ; stock in trade, $70,650 ; stocks and money at interest, $95,604 ; saving bank deposits, $118,282 ; town debt, $100,060.
In 1876, the selectmen reported as follows: The town has produced 3,940 tons of hay ; 29,600 bushels of potatoes ; 7,690 bushels of shelled corn ; 650 bushels of wheat ; 12,940 bushels of oats ; 290 bushels of rye ; 2,200 bushels of barley ; 790 bush- els of India and buckwheat ; 245 bushels of pease and beans ; 63,635 quarts of milk sold or used as milk ; 64,475 pounds of butter ; 30,000 dozen eggs ; 34,000 pounds of poultry ; 73,750 pounds of maple sugar ; 5,800 pounds of wool.
In 1878, the selectmen report,-Whole inventory of the town, $1.196,440 ; increase over the year previous, $27,485 ; per cent. of taxation, $1.82 ; highway tax, 17 cents on $100 ; number of horses, 496 : cattle, 1,448 ; sheep. 1,458 ; hogs, 421 ; dogs, 166.
The New Hampshire Board of Agriculture has held several
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sessions in this town, which have been full of interest, and have been very profitable to the agricultural portion of the community.
Capt. Joel Nettleton kept a full-blooded Durham bull in 1827 for the improvement of stock.
Paul J. Wheeler in 1860 raised an Alderney calf which at six months old weighed 600 pounds, which he sold to the Enfield Shakers for $100.
John Endicott took the first premium at the state fair in 1854 for the best fat ox. It was four years old, and weighed 2,590 pounds.
William H. Sprague slaughtered a hog in 1863 which weigh- ed 714 pounds ; Emerson & Booth one in 1855, which weighed $25 pounds ; and Britton & Wiggin one in 1877, which weigh- ed, after being dressed, 1,025 pounds.
James Baker, in 1868, produced and sold 1,407 dozen eggs,- kept 160 hens.
Wm. F. Newton, Esq., in one year produced and sold 100 bushels of strawberries. Other parties have since engaged in the business.
A cow owned by N. B. Hull, Esq., had five calves in two years.
CHAPTER XXXV.
SPORTING
T THE first settlers in town, coming from the region bordering on Long Island Sound, were accustomed to all kinds of fish- ing sports, and felt the loss of them here. As a substitute, they were accustomed, after the planting season was over, to go down to Bellows Falls and spend several days in a general good time, catching shad and salmon, which in those days, before the dams were built across the river below, used to come up thus far in great abundance. This season of sport and recreation was al- ways looked forward to with great interest by the young men and boys. Sugar river and its tributaries have always furnish- ed an ample field for those sportsmen who are seeking trout and the other varieties of the smaller fish. The interest in this direction has been greatly augmented by the introduction of the black bass by our fish commissioners.
The Newport Fishing Club was organized in 1871. They erected a house on Big island, in Sunapee lake, in 1874, where they established their head-quarters, and to which they, their la- dies and guests, make frequent excursions during the summer months, spending time in fishing, boat-riding, and social en- joyment.
Soon after the war a party of young men took their teams, camp equipage, and a reporter for the press, and spent several weeks among the mountains and lakes in the north part of the state, hunting and fishing.
In May, 1827, an eagle was captured on the meadows, which measured from tip to tip some six feet. A quill from one of its wings was manufactured into a pen, with which the editor of the Spectator recorded the incident, and which he declared
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imparted a special inspiration to his editorials. In May, 1829, Capt. Oliver Lund shot a very large eagle upon the meadows, but as no quill reached the editor. only a terse account of it was given. Among all the game which has abounded in our forests, the partridge and the pigeon have been the most hunted and the most enjoyed.
The deer, a valuable game, was much hunted and enjoyed in the earlier days. The rabbit and gray squirrel have always been plenty, and their meat has been among the luxuries. So late as the winter of 1827 a deer was discovered and shot in our village.
In the earlier days bears were comparatively numerous, and often captured. The wife of John Wilmarth, who lived near the Griffin place, sent John Moore, a lad living in the family, to a thicket of hemlocks to procure boughs for a broom. He soon came running back, declaring that a big bear was down there. Mrs. Wilmarth went to the barn and notified her hus- band, who, taking his gun, ran to explore the region. IIe found that the boy had walked up a large tree which had been blown nearly down, for the purpose of picking the boughs, and that Bruin had walked out directly under his feet. The neighbors were aroused and gave chase. The animal was overtaken and captured near the M. Hurd place.
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