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The Boutwell place .- Jonathan Cram, Jr., was undoubtedly the first settler on this land. Dec. 24, 1760, he deeded it to Rev. John Rand. Rand sold it to Ebenezer Coston, and Coston deeded it to James Boutwell, Apr. 8, 1767. James Boutwell evidently bought and sold considerable land at one time and another. There is a record that he took a deed of a lot of land from Asahel Brunson, paying therefor 3,000 "Spanish milled dollars." This farm has been owned since 1767 by some mem- ber of the Boutwell family. James Boutwell, Nehemiah Bout- weil, Rodney C. Boutwell, Benjamin J. Boutwell, Charles R. Boutwell, Mrs. C. R. Boutwell.
The large, square house was built by Nehemiah Boutwell and was remodeled by Charles R. Boutwell.
The Dutton cottage .- Franklin Hadley built this house as home for his aged father and mother. For some reason they never went there to live, and the place was sold to Eliza Cham- berlain. Betsey E. Dutton, C. R. Boutwell, Rev. O. E. Hardy.
The Nancy Miller cottage .- Nancy Miller bought of John Richardson the old store-house of Daniel Gould, had it removed to this place and remodeled it into the present building. This was about 1850.
The Abram Boutwell place .- Leonard Morse had the old shoemaker's shop of "Esquire " Tupper moved to this place and remodeled. Abram Boutwell, Frank Joslin.
The Raymond place .- J. Hartshorn built the house on this place. Henry M. Stayner. William B. Raymond bought the place in 1844 and has lived there sixty-one years. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond have lived together man and wife sixty-nine years, a record that is rarely equalled in New England to-day.
The Stearns place .- The house on this place was built by William Abbott. Charles Maynard, John Stearns, Frank Stearns.
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DISTRICT NO 2.
The John Chenery place .- The widow McMaster built the house on this place. Eliza McMaster, John Chenery.
The Dr. Israel Herrick place .- Dr. Israel Herrick bought this place of Jonas Wheeler. The house on the place was burned after Dr. Herrick bought it; whether Jonas Wheeler built the old house or not is uncertain. The probabilities are that he did not, but at this date there are no traditions and no records. The old buildings were burned as recorded elsewhere, and Dr. Herrick replaced them with new. Benj. G. Herrick.
The Lafayette Herrick place .- David Woodward, 2d., built the brick house on this place. Between Woodward and Karr there were changes of ownership of which I have no record. James H. Karr, Lafayette Herrick, Indianna Herrick.
The Dea. McIntire place .- So far as is known, Joseph Kidder or some member of the Kidder family first settled on this land. It was deeded to John Kidder by Ephraim Powers, June 15, 1772. Joseph Kidder built the house or part of it which stands on the land now. Nathaniel Tay, Elias McIntire, Nathaniel T. McIntire.
The Israel Woodward place .- Benjamin Fuller first built on this land; then a Mr. Hackett, Israel Woodward, Hannah Woodward, Wilkes H. Hadley, Mrs. Martin.
The Fuller homestead .- Nov. 11, 1767 Sewall Goodridge deeded to Andrew Fuller part of Lot 86, 2nd. division. Jan. 10, 1772 Josiah Abbott deeded to Andrew Fuller the remainder of Lot 86. Nov. 20, 1773 Joseph Blaney deeded to Andrew Fuller Lot 5, 2nd. division.
Andrew Fuller was the first settler and builder on this land and the farm has been handed from father to son until now. Andrew Fuller, Jr., Moses C. Fuller. This is one of the farms owned by a direct descendant of the first settler.
The Pinnacle House estate .- David Woodward was the first settler on this land and built a brick house thereon. John and David Gage, John W. Burnham, Edward W. Duncklee. Mr. Duncklee built the large summer hotel known as the Pinnacle House.
The Isaac L. Duncklee place .- Thomas Holt, - Floyd, Isaac L. Duncklee, Clintie Duncklee.
The David Holt homestead .- William Holt and David Strat- ton settled on this land together. They built a log-house and occupied it one winter. William Holt then removed to an
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adjoining lot now owned by Benj. G. Herrick. Stratton remained and built the seventh frame house in Lyndeborough. He soon sold out to Holt, and the latter came back to this farm and it has remained in the family possession ever since. Wil- liam Holt, Oliver Holt, David Holt, Andy Holt, Fred Holt. Most of the present buildings were erected or improved during the ownership of David Holt.
The Harvey Holt place .- Dr. Benjamin Jones was the first settler on this land, and also the first settled physician in town. He took a deed of this land of James Andrews Aug. 29, 1770. He sold the place to his son Joseph, and built the brick house at the " Center." Harvey Holt, Henry H. Joslin.
The David C. Grant place .- Melchizedeck Boffee first made a home on this lot, taking a deed of the same from Jeremiah Lee, Aug 10, 1770. The next owner was John Boffee, his son. James Grant bought the farm but between Boffee and Grant there was probably a transfer of which we have no record. James Grant, David C. Grant, Arthur Grant, Frank H. Joslin.
The Foster Woodward place .- Foster Woodward bought this land of Levi H. Woodward and erected the present buildings. Eliza and Josie Woodward.
The " Houston " Woodward place .- This land was originally part of the Stephenson estate. When Eleazer Woodward, Jr. sold his farm to the town, he bought here and built a house and barn. Levi Houston Woodward, Dana B. Sargent, Mrs. Dana B. Sargent, Mrs. Mattie Putnam.
The Williams Woodward place .- Williams Woodward built the cottage on this place. Levi H. Woodward, Harriet - Myra Davis, Lizzie Hilt.
The Stephenson homestead farm .- John Stephenson was the first settler on this land and the ownership has descended from father to son to this day. John Stephenson was one of the early settlers and this farm was certainly improved by him as early as 1755. John Stephenson, John Stephenson, Jr., Jonathan Steph- enson, Willis J. Sephenson. John Stephenson took a deed from B. Lynde Dec. 20, 1764 of Lot 55, 2nd division and March 5, 1780 he bought of the same party Lot 56, 2nd division. Nov. 2, 1768 he bought of Benj. Cram part of Lot 59.
DISTRICT NO. 4.
The Watkins place .- This place was probably first improved by some member of the Kidder family. Either Phineas, Phin- eas, or Phineas C., known as "Old Phineas," "Middle Phin-
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eas " and "Young Phineas"; then Oliver Watkins, David Upton.
The Old Parker Tavern stand .- Jonathan Parker was the builder of a log house on this land. Isaiah Parker, Charles Parker; then a number of transient occupants; George R. Barnes.
The James W. Merrill place .- William Loring, Manley Kid- der, who built the present house. James W. Merrill.
The Charles Parker place .- Charles Parker, George Dunck- lee, George H. Stevens, Horace D. Gage.
The Jonas Abbott place .- Owned and occupied for many years by the Abbott family. Charles L. Avery
The Christie place .- First house on this place built by John K. Christie. Morris Frye, Charles Goodrich, Charles R. Smith.
The Dea. John C. Goodrich place .- Ebenezer Hutchinson first settled on this place. John Southwick, John C. Goodrich and Eliphalet Atwood, John C. Goodrich, John H. Goodrich. The post office at North Lyndeborough was always kept at this place.
The Paul Atwood place .- Paul Atwood built the house on this place. John H. Goodrich ; now owned by Mrs Stella E. Woods.
The Benjamin Ames place .- Jonathan Thayer first built here. William H. Gould, Luther Odell, Benjamin B. Ames, Edward E. Rogers.
The John Clark place .- John Clark, a brother of Major Peter, built and settled on this place in 1776. Sarah C. Good- rich, Ella M. Quiggle.
The Senter place .- Either Asa or Benjamin Senter first im- proved this place. The traditions indicate that it was Asa. Franklin Senter, Charles H. Senter.
The Francis Epps or Osborne place. - Samuel Senter deeded part of Lot 107 to Francis "Epse," Nov. 15, 1771. Daniel Epes deeded part of Lot 108 to the same Francis, Jan. 15, 1772. Francis Epps was the first builder and settler on this land. Eliphalet Atwood, William H. Osborne, Charles H. Bailey, Adams & Mudgett.
The Starrett place .- Asa Palmer, Richard Batten, Martin Whitney, William Starrett, Allen Brown.
The Nathan Brown place .- Nathan Brown, Jonathan Clark, Allen A. Brown.
The Daniel Proctor place .- Daniel Proctor, John Proctor.
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The Major Peter Clark place .- Benjamin "Epes " deeded this land to Peter Clark, Dec. 23, 1773. He built the house and mill as recorded in another chapter. William Clark, Capt. Peter Clark. Present owner, Henry E. Holden.
The Allen Brown place. Allen Brown, John C. Goodrich, who built the present house, Patrick Hanley, John Wellman, Daniel Henderson, Oliver Harris, Mark Morse, Mark Morse heirs, J. McLane.
The Boardman place .- Thomas Boardman first improved this land. Daniel N. Boardman, Peter Clark, Samuel Dyer, W. K. Cochran, Alfred C. Wilder, Irwin D. Wilder.
The old Proctor place .- John Proctor first built on the side of the mountain south of this place. He afterward bought this place of Charles Whitmarsh. Charles Whitmarsh, John Proc- tor, Sylvester Proctor, David E. Proctor.
The Asa Hill place .- Abel Hill, Asa Hill, Asa Hill heirs, W. C. Wilder, Merrill T. Spalding.
The Needham place .- Daniel Plummer, David Stiles, Jr., Martin Whitney, William L. Needham, Warren Needham, Mrs. Harry Morse.
DISTRICT NO. 7 .- JOHNSON'S CORNER.
John Johnson to Adam Johnson, Dec. 29, 1746, Lot 45, Ist division.
Elias Taylor to Adam Johnson, March 17, 1758, Lot 45, Ist division, with a full share of common or undivided land.
Adam Johnson to Rachel Johnson, April 9, 1768, Lot 59, Ist division.
Elias Taylor to Adam Johnson, March 17, 1758, Lot 46, Ist division.
John Johnson to Adam Johnson, April 8, 1772, Lot 58, Ist division.
James Johnson to B. Lynde, Sept. 22, 1772, Lot 56, 2nd division.
James Boutwell to Adam Johnson, Jan. 14, 1775, Lot 58, Ist division.
Solomon Cram to Adam Johnson, July 1, 1772, Lot 23, Ist division.
The above transcripts from the registrar of deeds office shows the amount of land in part owned by the Johnson family, and why that section of the town was early called Johnson's Corner.
The David Carkin place .- David Carkin, Asher Curtis,
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Alfred Nourbourn. Mr. Nourbourn occupies this place now as a summer home.
The Edwin Patch place .- Joseph Chamberlain first built on this place. . Edwin N. Patch, - Clough, Robert T. S. Shep- ard, Robert T. S. Shepard heirs.
The Rose place .- Solomon Cram was first settler on this land. Timothy Putnam, Abram Rose, Brackley Rose, George Rose, George Rose heirs, Willard Rose.
The Eli Clark Curtis place .- This land was part of the Carleton estate. Dudley Carlton built the brick house. Ama- ziah Blanchard, E. C. Curtis.
The Amaziah Blanchard place .- Amaziah Blanchard first settled on this land. William W. Curtis, Asher Curtis.
The old Carkin homestead or Robert Lynch place .- John Carkin, Aaron Carkin, Rufus Chamberlain, Robert K. Lynch, W. W. Curtis, Edward W. Curtis.
The Andrew Tyler place .- Andrew Tyler built the house on this place. Sally Curtis, William Richardson.
The Asa Manning place .- Jacob Manning, Asa Manning, Solon Richardson, Willis Perham, Walter S. Shepard. This record is imperfect. Between Manning and Richardson were probably transfers of this land of which we have no information.
This place was once used as the Mont Vernon poor farm. Some of the older residents of the town can remember when it was thus used, but we have been unable to find anyone who could tell the reason of Mont Vernon's coming over into Lynde- borough for a place to maintain their paupers.
The William H. Bowen farm .- This place was originally part of the Johnson property. A man named Brown once lived there, but whether he built the old set of buildings which were on the place when Burnham Russell bought it cannot now be told. Orrin Russell built the present house. Burnham Russell, Orrin Russell, Joseph White, William H. Bowen. Mr. Bowen has added to and remodeled the whole set of buildings.
The Burnham Russell farm .- John Johnson, Adam Johnson, Edmund Perkins, Burnham Russell, Aaron W. Russell.
The Kilburn S. Curtis place .- Amos Wilkins, William Car- son, Josiah Russell, John Ramsdell, Asher Curtis, Kilburn S. Curtis, Mrs. Frances Curtis. Kilburn S. Curtis built the pres- ent set of buildings. The old house was once struck by light- ning and badly damaged.
The David D. Clark place .- Jacob Wellman, John and Polly
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Wellman, David D. Clark, Fred Lowe, George J. Carson. The house standing on this farm is said by the Rev. Mr. Clark to be one of the oldest in town.
Alexander Carson place .- Alexander Carson, Benj. Gould, John Wellman, William R. Duncklee, Isaac L. Duncklee, Leonard G. Brown. Ira R. Brown built the present house.
The Leonard G. Brown place .- Ezekiel Upton, James L. Clark, Robert R. Brown, C. H. Holt, Leonard G. Brown. Be- tween the ownership of Mr. Upton and Mr. Clark, a man named Marvell lived here, but whether as owner or tenant is not known.
The Charles L. Perham place .- John Hutchinson, first set- tler. Rev. Mr. Clark says that "he gave a bond to Jonathan Peal of Salem, Mass., July 10, 1736, that he would have within four years a dwelling house, 20x18, built and twelve acres cleared, broken up, and fenced in." The deed was given Sept. 27, 1760, and the conditions were fulfilled.
The next owner of which we can get any account was Abel Hill, but between Hutchinson and Hill there were probably tranfers of the land. It is known that David Butterfield lived there for a time. This farm was deeded by Abel Hill to James L. Clark, Apr. 20, 1815. Asa Clark, Oliver Perham, Charles L. Perham.
The Haggett place .- John Haggett, Joseph Haggett, Joseph Haggett heirs, D. Whiting & Sons, E. C. Curtis.
The Micah Hartshorn place .- Micah Hartshorn, Samuel N. Hartshorn. Samuel N. Hartshorn heirs, Eliphalet J. Hardy, Owen E. Hardy, Edward G. Hall.
The Persons S. Holt place .- Now owned and occupied as a summer home by the heirs of John Herrick.
The Jeremiah Carleton place .- Jeremiah Carleton, James Donnell and John Hartshorn, Joseph Chamberlain, Israel Cur- tis, Eli C. Curtis.
DISTRICT NO. 8.
The Jesse Simonds place .- Jonas Kidder took a deed of this land from Benjamin Lynde May 1, 1766. After Mr. Kidder re- moved to Hudson there were one or two transfers of the prop- erty of which we can find no record. He was the first settler on the land, and kept a tavern there. The old tavern built by him was torn down in the early 60's by Jesse Simonds, who built the present house. In 1840 Jesse Reed owned the place, then Charles Woodward, Jesse Simonds, John D. Butler, Robert C. Mason.
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The Levi Spalding place. - The house on this place was built by one of the Spalding family, Henry Spalding, proba- bly. Levi Spalding, Levi Spalding heirs, Frank Starrett, Warren Nichols.
The Daniel Woodward place .- There is a tradition that there was a log house on the land when Daniel Woodward bought it, about the year 1800. He built a brick house there in 1820. Daniel Woodward, Jr., Sumner French, Sumner French heirs, Willis J. Stephenson. House destroyed by fire.
The Dutton place .- Reuben Dutton, Benjamin Dutton, Bet- sey E. Dutton, John Fletcher.
The Houston place .- Dea. Samuel Houston first built here, and the farm was owned by the Houston family until their re- moval to Iowa. Buildings long since torn down.
The Whiting place .- Dea. Oliver Whiting or his father first improved this land. After he removed to New York, there were transfers of the property of which we have no record. The buildings have been torn down, and part of the land is owned by D. B. Whittemore.
The Nathan Cummings place .- This was a part of the large tract of land once owned by Edward, Stephen, Capt. Levi, and Henry Spalding. It is probable that one of these men built the old house which stood there. Nathan Cummings built the present cottage. Henry Joslin, Nathan Cummings, Mrs. Na- than Cummings.
Sherebiah Manning place .- Benjamin Jones built the large, two-storied house which stands on this farm and was the first settler there. Sherebiah Manning built the barn. Benj. Jones, Sherebiah Manning, Levi P. Spalding. Millard Wilson.
The " Paige " Spalding place .- A comparison of records and traditions seems to show that Capt. Nathaniel Bachelder was the first settler here. Dea. Abram Patch, Edward P. Spalding, Edward Parry, Edward Parry heirs.
The Twitchell place .- Of this place we can get but little in- formation. Asa Twitchell lived there for a time as did George R. Barnes. It is now owned by Mrs. M. A. Sweetser of Stone- ham, Mass. and occupied as a summer home.
The Whittemore homestead .- Daniel Whittemore took a a deed of the lot, numbered 124, 2nd division, April 28, 1770. It is one of the four farms in Lyndeborough which are tilled by a direct descendant of the first settler on the land. Aaron Whit- temore, Aaron Whittemore, Daniel B. Whittemore.
CHAPTER XXXII.
TOWN FAIRS AND CELEBRATIONS.
THE TOWN FAIRS OF 1879 AND 1880. BY H. W. WHITTEMORE.
In the olden time, as has been intimated in another chapter, the people of Lyndeborough were industrious to a fault. But the reason is not far to seek; it took pretty nearly all their time to earn a living.
Within comparatively recent times, however, the towns- people have become accustomed to taking a day off for some sort of recreation, and that fact is easily explained, too. The stone walls that cross and re-cross the town in every direction were nearly all built long ago. Clearing the land of the stone for walls left the fields in readiness for farm machinery ; and with the advent of the mowing machine, the horse-rake, the hay-fork, the corn-planter, and the cultivator, out-of-door work that used to be done slowly, by hand, is done rapidly now by machine. A similar revolution has taken place within the housekeeper's domain, for much work formerly done in the kitchen, by hand, is now done by machine in factories of many kinds, at a distance.
Having more of leisure in it, the life of the average citizen has been modified, perhaps, by the bright city cousin and the jolly summer boarder who have been coming to Lyndeborough for many years to enjoy, for a season, the wholesome hospitality of a New Hampshire country town. Be that as it may, the stranger from " down below " often helps to enliven the basket picnic that, on occasion, calls together men, women and chil- dren from all parts of the town.
One such picnic was held years ago on the top of Pinnacle Mountain. Several ox-teams were employed by the committee on transportation, and it is safe to say that more oxen were up there that day than can be found in the whole town now. One man rode in a wagon all the way up -a feat probably never performed before or since.
Other picnics have been held at "Purgatory " Falls, at Barnes' Falls and in a grove near the old Parker place on the turnpike. A brass band, with headquarters at North Lynde-
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borough, assisted in drawing people to this grove, and on at least one occasion the Lafayette Artillery Co. was present.
More ambitious attempts at making a holiday distinguish the years 1879 and 1880 when town fairs were held at the centre.
At a public meeting held in August, 1879, a committee was chosen "to see what action the people would take to start a town fair." The committee was as follows :
Fred A. Richardson, David C. Grant, David G. Dickey, Luther Cram, Joel H. Tarbell, Franklin Senter, Wm. W. Burton, E. C. Curtis, George Rose, D. B. Whittemore, Jotham Hildreth, Charles L. Avery.
This committee met on August 25th, voted to organize for a town fair, and chose Daniel B. Whittemore, president ; George Rose, vice-president ; John H. Goodrich, secretary and treas- urer ; Eli C. Curtis, general superintendent. The committee also appointed the following persons trustees :
District No. I. F. A. Richardson, Martin Whitney, David G. Dickey.
2. Benjamin G. Herrick, David C. Grant.
3 .. Charles F. Tarbell, Artemas Woodward, Luther Cram.
4. Erwin D. Wilder, Franklin Senter.
5. Wm. W. Burton, Wm. N. Ryerson.
6. Geo. W. Parker, Charles Tarbell, John Batchelder.
7. Geo. Rose, Chas. L. Perham.
8. D. B. Whittemore, L. P. Spalding.
9. Jotham Hildreth.
IO. Chas. L. Avery.
At later meetings a constitution and by-laws were adopted, judges were appointed, other necessary arrangements were made and October I was fixed upon to be the day of the fair.
At II o'clock, A. M., on the day named, a procession was formed in the following order :
Capt. Andy Holt, Chief Marshal George E. Spalding, Marshal Mont Vernon Brass Band Lafayette Artillery Co. Town Team, composed of thirteen yoke of oxen Citizens in carriages
On the common, during the day, there were various tests of strength and endurance, and on an improvised track, near by, there was a horse-race, probably the only formal race of the kind ever seen in Lyndeborough. (Sometimes, it may be said, the ringing of the church bell has excited the horses of people making their way, single file, towards the centre of the town, so that they became, practically, unmanageable. In such
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cases usually the best horse arrived first. But horse racing has always been held in much disfavor by most Lyndeborough people.)
Some of the best live stock in town, cattle, horses and sheep, was on exhibition and in the town hall there was to be seen the best the people could do in the way of fruits and vegetables, butter, cheese, and bread, some of it made from home-grown wheat.
Besides, there were exhibits of needle work, both ancient and modern, and a number of articles, interesting on account of age or associations, such, for example, as the chair, 110 years old, which was once the property of the Rev. Sewall Goodrich, and the samples of cloth shown by Mrs. E. Cram. This cloth was woven in 1772 by the great-grandmother of the exhibitor.
After dinner the president of the day called the company to order and speeches were made by Mr. David C. Grant, Mr. C. H. Holt and Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, of Worcester, Mass.
The officials of the second fair, held Sept. 22, 1880, were about the same as those of the previous year, with the exception of the judges, who were more numerous and whose names follow :-
Live Stock .- Luther Cram, Erwin D. Wilder, Geo. E. Spalding; F. A. Richardson, Charles Tarbell, Charles L. Perham; Rufus Chamberlain, Nathan Richardson, Edwin N. Patch; Wmn. H. Clark, James H. Karr, Al- bert Cram; J. A. Woodward, B. J. Clark, Robt. K. Lynch.
Fruit, Vegetables and Seeds .- Rev. T. P. Sawin, John E. Batchelder, David Putnam; Geo. Rose, Everett E. Lowe, Geo. H. Stevens; David G. Dickey, Benj. G. Herrick, N. W. Tarbell.
Bread and Dairy Products .- David C. Grant and Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Geo. Rose.
Knit and Fancy Goods, Embroidery, Cut Flowers, etc .- Mrs. E. C. Curtis, Mrs. D. B. Whittemore, Mrs. G. E. Spalding; Mrs. B. G. Herrick, Mrs. D. G. Dickey, Mrs. J. E. Batchelder; Mrs. C. L. Perham, Mrs. J. C. Ordway, Mrs. C. F. Tarbell; Miss Ida Patch, Mrs. Belle Boutwell, Mrs. J. A. Woodward.
The list of prizes awarded in 1880 is given in full in the Mil- ford Enterprise of Sept. 27, and is, approximately, a catalogue of the products of the town. The names of a large proportion of the families of Lyndeborough appear in this list, or somewhere else in the secretary's book.
The music of the day was by the Mont Vernon band. Mr. David H. Goodell of Antrim, who was Governor of New Hamp- shire a few years later, made an address.
These town fairs were good examples, on a very small scale, to be sure, of the thoroughly respectable agricultural fair that
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used to entertain and instruct great numbers of New England people, and provide the occasion for dignified speeches by the governor of the state and by other men of note.
THE CELEBRATION OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF LYNDEBOROUGH.
BY J. A. WOODWARD.
There was a strong desire on the part of many of the people living in Lyndeborough at the time the town had reached the age of one hundred years, to fittingly celebrate the event, and some steps were taken to do so. But for some reason the scheme fell through. It would seem now that it was unfor- tunate for the history of the town that the people did not carry out their good intentions. A historical sketch written at that time would be very interesting to compare with that which we have been able to gather now.
Fifty years later at the March meeting, 1889, the question of celebrating the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary was brought up and it was unanimously voted to hold a celebration .* The following committee was chosen to make the necessary ar- rangements : -
Fred A. Richardson
Harvey Perham
Henry H. Joslin
Eli C. Curtis
Fred B. Richards
Daniel B. Whittemore
Erwin D. Wilder
Sewell M. Buck
William W. Burton
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