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JOSEPH,7 b. 1674; d. 1760; m. Jan. 23, 1699, Lydia Smith, Farmington, Conn. (Avon.); 12 children.
JOHN,6 b. June 2, 1718; d. Dec. 18, 1802; m. Sept. 15. 1743, Farmington; 9 children.
CAPT. EZEKIAL,5 b. 1748; d. May 10, 1820; m. Sept. 2, 1773, Sarah Phelps, b. June 23, 1729; d. Apr. 2, 1809, Simsbury, Conn; 9 children; captain 8th Co. 15th Reg. Ct.
JEREMIAH,4 b. Aug. 9, 1783; d. Nov. 16, 1848; m. Apr. 2, 1807, Hannah Latimer, Windsor, Conn., b. 1784, d. Apr. 23, 1855; 5 children.
LESTER,3 b. Sept. 22, 1821; d. Mar. 21, 1887; m. Jan. 14, 1850, Clarissa Peck, b. Apr. 26, 1825, Westminster, Vt .; d. Jan. 11, 1897 (see Peck).
GEORGE FRANKLIN,2 b. Sept. 8, 1862; d. Nov. 9, 1939; m. Mar. 26, 1890; Helen A Wilcox, b. Jan. 2, 1858; d. May 22, 1924. 6 Children.
EDNA ALMEDA,1 b. Sept. 21, 1893; unm .; res. Rockingham, Vt .; nurse W. W. I.
WRIGHT
CHARLES FRANCIS, son of Joseph H. and Marie Jasper Wright; b. Sept. 16, 1876; B. F. grain dealer for 45 years; m. June 14, 1905, Grace dau. of William and Ellen Bemis Williams, b. Aug. 20, 1879.
Children:
1. CHRISTINE, b. July 5, 1910; m. June 18, 1932, Nelson Chandler Faught son of John W. and Lizzie Simmons Faught, b. Aug. 20, 1905, S. Acworth, N. H. Child:
i. WILLIAM CHARLES, b. July 6, 1943.
2. CHARLOTTE, b. Sept. 13, 1915; m. Oct. 1, 1934, Robert C. Howe. Child:
i. ROBERT CHARLES, b. July 1, 1935.
INDEXES
GENERAL INDEX
A
Abbott Bridge, 231
Abbott Farm, 189
Abbott & Kiniry Coal Co., 98
Abbott & Wolff, 94 Abenaqui Machine Shop, 199 Abenaqui Springs, 307
Accountants, 111 Acworth, N. H., 138
Adams Express, 76
Adams Grist Mill, 6, 60, 82, 113
Adams Hardware, 277
Aero Club of Vt., 236
Agnes' Beauty Shop, 112
Agriculture, 340 Agricultural Statistics, 356
Air Mail, 261
Air Raid Shelters, 373
Air Raid Warning, 373, 375 Airplanes, 235
Alfalfa, 354 Allbee & Bodine, 100
Allbee Co., Geo. B., 100
Allbee School, 188 Allied Vt. Utilities, 280
Alstead, N. H., 62, 138, 421 Alumni Assn, 176, 180
Alumni Parade, 187 Amadon's Jewelry Store, 99
America 4-H Club, 271
American College of Sugeons, 131
American Dairy Assn., 346 American Express Co., 76, 221, 299, 358
American Legion, 24, 88, 147, 311 American Legion Auxiliary, 154 American Legion Home, 212, 230 Amity Rebecca Lodge, 152 Amoco Gas, 113 Amusements, 193 Andrews Drug Store, 109 Angus, Major L. L. B. Inc., 278 Antiques, 112
A.O.H. (Ancient Order of Hiber- nians), 141 A & P Store, 60, 109, 113 Appliance Outlet, 112 Arch Bridge, 214, 227, 298, 301, 312, 422 Armory, 117, 186, 206, 207, 360, 371, 372 Arms Block, 140 Army & Navy Store, 101, 106, 113
Army Engineers, 42 Athens, Vt., 280, 289, 354
Athens Church, 260
Atkinson St. School, 172
Atlantic Gas, 113
Attorneys, 417
Auto Accessories, 112
Automobile Assn. of America, 219 Automobiles, 217
B
Babbitt & Kelley Paper Mills, 53, 297
Babcock Tester, 348
Bakeries, 79, 112
Baldasaro Fruit Store, 90, 106, 306
Baltimore Brushes, 77
Bancroft House, 117
Banking, 86
B. F. Savings, 87 B. F. Trust Co., 86, 112, 140, 421 Vt. Savings, 86, 112 Windham National, 86, 112 Banquet Hall, 161, 162, 309, 310
B & P Express, 146 Barber Park, 26, 186, 190, 195, 200, 211, 212, 213, 216, 245, 361, 407
Barber School District, 190
Barber Shops, 101, 112
Barber Estate, 213
Barnard's Jewelry, 99
Barnum & Bailey, 204
Bartlett Co., 394 Bartonsville, 255
Bridges, 231, 233
Burying Ground, 121
Church, 431
Flood 1869, 255
Grange, 257
Post Office, 256 School, 188, 189, 193
Basin Farm, 298, 400, 353
Beauty Shops, 112
Beebe Place, 405 Beef Shop, 97 Belmont Drive-In, 114, 212 Benny's Grocery, 108-113 Benton's Garage, 278 Bertrand's Dry Cleaning, 83, 112
Beta Phi Boy's Club, 253
Beth Bishop Shop, 92, 114 Better Farming Train, 346 Beverages, 112
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HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM
B. F. Amusement Co., 210
B. F. Argus, 66
B. F. Band, 24
B. F. Building Assn., 48
B. F. Cable Corp., 85, 114, 416 B. F. Canal, 64
B. F. Canal Co., 62, 63
B. F. Co-op. Creamery, 69, 305
B. F. Country Club, 194, 228
B. F. Driving Club, 195
B. F. Drug Co., 110, 112
B. F. Electric Light, 62, 63, 222
B. F. Evaporator Co., 49
B. F. Fire Dept., 118
B. F. 4-H Club, 269
B. F. Freezer Locker, 80, 112, 374
B. F. Fruit Co., 106
B. F. Garage, 72
B. F. Garden Club, 21, 160, 163, 402
B. F. Hand Laundry, 72
B. F. Hide & Tallow, 83
B. F. Hydro-Electric, 50, 63, 64, 89, 302
B. F. Ice Co., 73
B. F. Inn, 112, 135, 157
B. F. Lodge of Elks, 42, 97, 131, 142
B. F. Machine Co., 53, 307
B. F. Power Co., 63
B. F. Realty Corp., 47
B. F. Rifle Club, 140
B. F. Rock & Mineral Club, 155
B. F. Screen Plate Co., 83
B. F. Skirt Co., 82
B. F. Village Market, 109, 113
B. F. Water Co., 115
B. F. Woman's Club, 31, 127, 128, 130, 132, 157, 205, 210, 241, 250, 272, 310, 311, 395, 400
B. F. & S. R. R. R., 213 Accidents, 223
Bicycle Club, 140
Bicycles, 219
Billboard Law, 230
Black River, 227
Blacksmith Shops, 57, 263 Blake & Higgins Mill, 53, 298, 301 309
Blakeley Block, 91
Bliss & Lawlor, 111
Blizzard of 1888, 234
Blood Bank, 44
Blue Laws, 37 Board of Trade, 88, 89, 106, 126 Boat Club, 27, 140, 141
Bodine & Co., 4, 100, 307 Bodine & Davis, 100 Bodine & Sons, 100, 114
Bogart & Hopper Mfg Co., 83 Bolles & Bolles, 308, 417 Bolles, Bolles & Bolles, 417 Bolles & Thompson, 417
Bonheur Club, 140
B. & M. R. R., 234, 309
B. & M. R. R. Bridges, 233
B. & M. R. R. Tunnel, 84, 297
Boston Cash Grocery, 105
Boston Store, 97 Boston Tailoring, 83
Bottled Gas, 112
Bowen Farm, 237
Bowen's Mill, 138
Box Socials, 193
Boy Scouts, 24, 164, 165, 242, 371
Bramley Way, 73
Bridges, 231 Brillant's Bakery, 79, 106, 112
Brockway Hustler's Club, 270
Brockways Mills, 42, 231, 258, 391
Brockways Mills School, 188, 189
Brooks' Sales Stables, 81, 112
Brosnahan Livery, 55
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, 235 Brown Block, 306
Brown Fashion Shop, 97
Buick Garage, 62, 111
Builders' Supplies, 112
Building & Loan Assn., 392
Bullock's Gas Station, 106
Busy Bee Cooking Club, 271
Butterfield & Smith, 277
Byrne's Barber Shop, 90, 306
C
Cabins, 112, 406 Dutch Oven, 406
Long View (Evergreen Motor Court), 112, 406
The Maples, 407 Whip-O-Wil, 112, 113, 406
Calvin Coolidge Farm, 78
Cambridgeport, 256, 259, 280, 289, 300, 305 School, 188 Town Line, 260
Camp Fire Girls, 166
Camp Plymouth, 164
Canal St., 90, 306
Canal St. Bridge, 299
Candle in the Choir, 266
Canteen Corps., 44
Canoe Club, 140, 141
Carpenter & McArdle Co., 61, 313
Carriage Shops, 56
Carter & Donegan, 106
Casein Co., 47, 82, 309 Cash Store, 105 Catholic Daughters, 153
Cattle, 112, 352, 353
Cattle Sales, 81, 91, 112
Cavendish, 138 CCC Camp, 40, 41, 42, 305, 354, 372
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HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM
Celebration first train, 14, 169 Cemeteries, 121 Oak Hill, 99, 121, 412 Restland, 99, 121 Rockingham, 121 Sacred Heart, 243 Saxtons River, 121 St. Charles, 247, 405 Cemetery Commissioners, 426 Centennial, 15-22 Exhibits, 17 Indians, 19, 20, 21 Kangaroo Court, 17 Old houses, 16, 20 Parade, 19-21 Play, 15, 167 Special Village Meeting, 18 Souvenirs, 22
Central Elementary School, 163, 172
Central Filling Station, 111
Central Vermont Public Corp., 280
Service
Central Vermont R. R., 235, 309, 325
Central Telephone Corp., 280 Chamber of Commerce, 78, 88, 89, 206, 392, 393 Chamberlain Gift Shop, 95, 114 Chamberlain Machine Co., 47, 81 Champlain Realty Co., 295 Charlestown, N. H., 62, 138, 308 Chase Furniture Co., 93, 98 Chautauqua, 201, 206, 251
Checkerboard Grain Co., 113 Cheever Tire Service, 114 Cherry Hill, 394 Cheshire R. R., 234 Chevrolet Garage, 111, 113 Children's Tog Shop, 97 Chiropractors, 421
Christmas Stamps & Seals, '160 Choral Union, 155
Churches, B. F., 239 Christian Science, 241 Congregational, 251, 252, 253 First Baptist, 211, 239 First Congregational, 264 First Union Protestant Service, 251 Gospel Center, 246 Immanuel Episcopal, 243, 244, 245, 320, 344, 375 Jewish, 248 Methodist Episcopal, 249
Sacred Heart, 242, 394 Seventh Day Adventist, 245, 246 St. Charles, 246, 247, 248 United, 253, 254 Universalist, 249, 250, 251 Church Membership, 239 Churches, S. R., 286-289 Circuses, 203, 204, 205
Citizens No-License Com., 161 Citizens Ticket, 52 City Plumbing and Heating, 331 Civil Defense, 32
Civil War Vets., 359
C. K. 4-H Club, 270 Claremont Paper Co., 53
Clark & Durkee, 104
Clark & Marble, 104
Clark, F. S., Store, 104, 113
Cloverdale Store, 109
C & O Tire & Battery, 111
Coal dealers, 83
Cobblers, 112 Cold River, N. H., 401
Colleen's Dress Shop, 97, 114
Collins Jewelry, 99, 307, 313 Colonial Utilities, 279
Columbus Day, 143 Columbian Squires, 144
Commissary Brook, 406
Community Planning Com., 393
Co. D., 371, 372, 379 Co. E., 117, 118, 308, 357, 370, 371, 379 Co. M, V.V.M., 24 Connelly Fuels, 98, 112
Connors, J. T., Co., 70
Conn. Valley Flood Control, 260
Conn. Valley Orchards, 372
Conn. Valley Platers, 114
Conn. Valley Poultry Assn., 355
Convalescent Homes, 7, 112
Cook Market, 106
Coolidge Highway, 227
Cords & Cables, 112, 314
Corn borer, 355
Corner Drug Store, 3, 109, 313
Costin's Garage, 111
Cota & Cota, 111, 112
Cote & Frost, 62, 111
Country Candy Shop, 113, 406
Covered Bridge 4-H Club, 270
Coy Paper Co., 53 Crandon Mfg. Co., 73
Cray Block, 85, 91, 101
Creative Arts, 316
Crosier's Livery, 55, 56
Crow's Nest, 141
Cub Scouts, 165
Cut Rate Drug, 109
D
Dairies, 69, 112 Daisy Circle Club, 310 Dams, 296 D.A.R., 15, 22, 111, 166, 167, 404 Dave's Gulf Station, 113 Davis Swing Washing Machine, 48 Day-Pollard Co., 95 Daylight Saving, 36, 374 Dean & Dean, 98
502
HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM
Deer Reeve, 15 DeForge Garage, 220 Delaval Separator, 48 Dentists, 421
Depot Hill Bridge, 231, 233
Depression Years, 40
Derby, Ball & Edwards, 60, 61
DeWitt Grocery Co., 73
Dick's Shoe Store, 92, 114
Dimock Orchards, 78
Disaster Relief, 42
Dot's Beauty Shop, 112
Drewsville, N. H., 62, 138
Feeble Minded School, 175
Fenton & Hennessey, 21, 93, 109, 112, 114 Fenton, J. J., Store, 93, 113
Field & Lawrence, 90, 91, 307
Fifield & Sons, 85
Fifield Garage, 297
Fiorey Block, 109
Fire Alarm, 249
Fire Alarm Bell, 119
Fire Mutual Aid Assn., 118
Fire Station, Oak St., 40, 118, 119 Fires
Bartsonville, 256, 278
Bragg Lumber, 313
Brown Block, 306
Edwards Bakery, 79
Edwards & Brosnahan, 353
Edwards & Oakes, 276
Chimes Cafe, 86
Cray Block, 101
Depot, 309
Fall Mt., 314
First National Store, 313
Forest, 308, 314
Gobie Press, 81
Grand Theater, 72
Hadley Harness Shop, 90, 307
Hapgood St. stairs, 119
High School, 47, 174, 186, 309, 312
Ice House, 314
Island, 47, 80, 314
Island House, 307
Liberty Paper Co., 120
Monarch Paper Co., 53
Opera House, 47, 162, 309
Paper Mills, 309 Phelps House, 309
Rockingham, Old Town, 262, 263 Square, 307 Star Theater, 212
St. Charles School, 179
Times Block, 67, 309 Vermont Farm, 80
Warner Home, 283
Wheeler Laundry, 72
Windham Hotel, 47, 313
Zeno Bakery, 79 Firestone Store, 112,114 First Aid, 44
F
Fairbanks House, 130 Fall Mt., 203, 373, 416
Power
Fall Mt. Electric Light & Co., 62, 63, 106, 297 Fall Mt. Electric Co., 63
Fall Mt. Grange, 21, 156, 310
Fall Mt. Ministerial Assn., 254
Fall Mt. Pad & Paper, 53 Fall Mt. Paper Co., 50, 118, 394
Farm and Garden 4-H Club, 271 Farm animals, 346, 347
Farm Bureau, 163, 272, 342, 346, 348 Farm decrease, 346
Farm machinery, 112
Farm statistics, 349
Farm training, 172
Farm wages, 345 Farnsworth & Holt, 398
Farr Brook, 115
Faught, Block, 417
Faught, J. H. & Son, 101
Faught, typewriters, 90, 101, 113
FBF Grocery, 108
Federal Government, 40
Federal Security Agency, 42
Drislane Farm, 141, 204, 221, 304, 405 Drug Stores, 109, 112
Dry Cleaners, 82, 112
Dry Goods, 91-97
E
Eagle Paper Co., 53
Early Town Meeting, 15
Eastern Amateur Ski Assn., 209
Eastern Star, 150
Earthquakes, 315
Eaton & Norwood, 90
Economy Market, 113
Edelstein Dairy, 71, 112
Cambridgeport, 259, 261
Car Barn, 224
E & G TV, 114
El Circle Jardin 4-H Club, 271
Electricity, rural, 7, 349
Endicott & Johnson, 92, 114
Enoch Hale's Bridge, 15
Esquire Outlet, 101 Esso Service, 111, 113
Evergreen 4-H Club, 271
Evergreen Motor Court, 406
Everybody's Washing Machine, 49
Exner's Orchestra, 197, 200, 205 250, 361
Exner & Holmes Tobacco Store, 90, 306 Extension Service, 272, 342, 348
503
HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM
First Community Christmas, 394 First National Store, 55, 70, 109, 113, 211, 313 Fish Derby, 145 Flanders Garage, 113 Fletcher's Newsstand, 98, 113, 114, 313, 398 Flint, Wyman & Sons, mill, 53 Floods, 295 1913, 295 1927, 53, 228, 231, 259, 296 1936, 300, 301 1937, 300
Gold Star Mothers, 24, 154
Goodell's Store, 91 Good Friday, 153
Goodnow Co., 87, 95
Goodnow, Jewett & Bishop, 109
Good Roads Assn., 226
Good Will 4-H Club, 271
Gould & Marble, 104, 116
Gould & Son, 104, 113
Grafton, Vt., 71, 256, 280, 289, 304, 347, 354
Grafton Band, 20
Grain, 113 Granstein Building, 69
Greater Vt. Development Assn., 207
Great Falls, 64
Great Falls Post Auxiliary, 152
Forest, The, 62
Foresters of America, 142
Forestry Control, 348
Forestry Service, 41, 42
Farr & Hughes, 276
Forty & Eight, 148
Green Mt. Power, 55, 62, 63, 301
Green Mt. Telephone Co., 136
Green Mt. Tissue Co., 53, 374
Gretna Green, 29, 363
Grippo's Store, 112
Grocery Stores, 104, 109
Fresh Air Children, 160
Friends of Music, 201 Frey's Mill, 275, 278, 305
Frost, Derby & Co., 60
Frost Livery Stable, 55, 109, 146, 191
Fuels, 112 Fuller & Co., 276, 277, 279
Fuller Drug, 110 Fuller & Simonds, 277 Funeral Home, 8
Halley's Comet, 391
Hallowe'en, 144
Handy Store, 105 Hanifin Lumber, 83, 113
H. C. L., (High Cost Living) 103
Happy Blue Birds 4-H Club, 271
Happy Co-Workers 4-H Club, 271
Harbro Shoe Co., 78 Hardware Stores, 90, 91, 113 Harper & West, 313 Hartford Ore Co., 112 Hatch & Bellows, 92 Hay rides, 193 Helen's Beauty Shop, 112
Henry St. Market, 106, 113
Herrick Farm, 300, 308 Herrick Meadows, 299
Hetty Green Parking Lot, 163, 200 High School, 200, 317, 324, 358 Alumni Assn, 85, 176, 180 Athletic Field, 176 Athletes, 177, 178 Education Planning Com., 174
H
Hadley & Co., 307
Hadley Ins., 113 Haines & Son, 100
Halladay, 77, 112
Hall & Son, 109
Hall Bridge, 227, 232, 233
Furgat's Garage, 278
G
Gageville, 404, 405 G.A.R., 23, 24 Garages and Filling Stations, 110, 113 Garbage Disposal, 9 Gas Light Co., 7
Gates Bridge, 233 Gates Garage, 217, 218, 219 Gay's Express, 213
General Telephone Co., 280
George Perry & Co., 398 Gift Shops, 113 Girl Scouts, 161, 165 Girl's State, 154 Glidden Tour, 217 Glynn Distributing Co., 91 Gobie Press, 76, 81, 307, 309 Gofkauff, 99 Golden Hill Bridge, 231
Green Mt. Boys, 301 Green Mt. Club, 24
Green Mt. Mfg. Co., 77
Green Mt. Paper, 114
Green Mt. Parkway, 228
Fountain, The, 24, 396
4-H Clubs, 269, 270, 271
Four Pines, 105, 403
Fourth of July, 25 Fireworks, 25 French's Gift Shop, 113
Guild Store, 94
Gulf Stations, 106, 113
Gypsies, 395
Florists, 112
Food for needy, 40
Ford Motor Co., 220
Forest Rangers Club, 271
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HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM
Improvement Assn., 175 Manual Training, 177
National Honor Society, 179 Operettas, 181 Senior Bazaar, 175 State Music Festival, 179 Teacher's Club, 166 Teacher's Training, 180 Washington Trips, 175
Hip-hurrah Rock, 194 Historical Sites Commission, 232
History of Rockingham, 126, 310 Hitching posts, 5 Hit-or-Miss Gun Club, 354
Hodgdon & Shaw, 109, 313, 415 Hoelzel meadow, 176
Hog reeve, 15 Holden Fund, 132
Home Demonstration, 161, 272
Home Nursing, 43
Home Service, 44
Home Workers 4-H Club, 271
Hooche-Kooche dance, 161
Hood & Co., 47, 80, 373
Horses, 347 Hospital Fund, 160
Hospital Governing Board, 133 Hotels
Burnett House, 86 Central House, 101, 122, 146
Commercial House, 109, 211
Crayco, 85, 113
Fall Mt. House, 86 Hotel Windham, 47, 83, 84, 113, 114, 295, 297, 307, 394 Lovell Hotel, 262, 263, 268
Mansion House, 21
Rockingham Hotel, 84, 113, 121, 307
Saxtons River Inn, 278, 329 Star Hotel, 76, 86, 97, 114, 313 Hotels & Restaurants, 83, 113, 114 Hot lunches, 176 Hot Shot 4-H Club, 270
Howard Hardware Co., 57, 113, 136, 307 Hubbard, Parker & Small, 79, 348 Hudson Bag Co., 53 Hudson Pulp & Paper, 53, 114 Humphries, Dr., Homeopathic Med- icines, 3 Hurdy-gurdy, 194 Hurricanes, 303-308 Hyde Hill, 416
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I
Ice House, 314 Idlenot Dairy, 112 Industries, 46 Insect pests, 354 Insurance, 113
International Paper Mills, 28, 50, 57, 58, 85, 119, 159, 295, 332, 358
Log yards, 298 Paper Makers' Union, 50
Storehouse, 297 Strikes, 50-52 Inter-ocean Shirt Factory, 72 I.O.R.M., (Independent Order of Red Men), 142 Island House, 48, 205, 305, 307
J
Jack & Jill Shop, 110 James Studio, 102 Jankiewicz & Son, 114
Jewelry, 113
Jolly Juniors' 4-H Club, 270
Jones Bridge, 232, 233
Jones & Blood Co., 80 Judson Memorial Circle, 286 Jungle, The, 395
Junior Music Festival, 286
Junior Red Cross, 43 Junior Woman's Club, 162 Junk, 113
K Kane & Healy, 111, 112, 113
Kane Pharmacy, 110, 112
Kandy Craft, 91
Kandy Kitchen, 9
Katahdin Pulp Co., 53
Keane's Shoe Store, 90
Keefe Shoe Store, 92 Keene Oil Co., 113
Kelton Transportation Co., 278
Kendrick's Corners, 236
Kent's Shoe Store, 92 Kershaw Mfg. Co., 78
Kimball Carriage Shop, 90
King, Hiram, Monuments, 146
King's Field, 393, 420 King's Highway, 231
Kleen-All Products, 85 Knights of Columbus, 130, 142 Knights of Pythias, 24, 149 Korean War Servicemen, 388-390 Kraft Bagging, 53
Kurn Hattin Homes, 167, 304, 375 Kurn Hattin Band, 20, 148, 284, 371
L
Labaree's Horse Medicine, 110 Labor Day, 214 Ladies' cars, 325 Lafayette Squadron, 235 Lake George Excursions, 205 Larabee & Son, 100
Last trolley in Vt., 215 Law & Order Party, 52 Lecuyer Bros., 374
505
HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM
Lecuyer Co., 101 Lend A Hand Club, 151 Leola's Knick-Knack Shop, 113,
Leonard Insurance, 309 Lewis' Jewelry Store, 312
Liberty Paper Co., 47, 48, 54, 83 120, 298, 309 Life in Rockingham fifty years ago 1-11
Lions Club, 142 Liquidometer Corp., 62
Listers, 428, 429
Little Egypt, 401
Livery stables, 54, 55, 56
Log drives, 57, 141 Los Angeles Olive Growers' Assn., 73
Lovell & Carpenter, 107
Lovell & Shedd, 107
Lovell & Son, 55, 56
Lovell Park, 195
Lovell Track Farm, 195, 352, 354 Loyal Order of Moose, 21, 170, 304 310 Ludlow, Vt., 138 Lumber, 113 Lyons Beauty Shop, 112, Lyric Stock Co., 213
M
Machine Shop, 113
MacLennon Block, 313
Mandigo Farm, 353
Mandigo's Orchestra, 278
Manila Brewing Co., 76
Manning, H. A., 82
Maple Dell Greenhouses, 77
Maple Sugar Industry, 349
Maple Sugar special train, 352
Maples, The, 407 Marie & Thel's Shop, 75
Marjery Grey Legend, 336
Mark, Frank, Shop, 75
Mason Bros. Music Store, 99, 102, 223, 308 Masonic Temple, 143, 161, 205, 373 Masons, 106, 143
Mathers & Hatch, 74
McArdle Mfg. Co., 61
Meadow Hill Farm, 353
Meatland, 113, 217
Memorial Day, 22, 213 After W. W. I., 23
Cannon, 23
First Memorial Day in Rocking- ham, 23 Origin, 23 Saxtons River, 23 Memorial Square, 24, 231 Mennonite Church, 431 Merchants Assn., 78, 88, 373, 374 Merchants & Tradesmen, 88
Microfilm, 127 Military Police, 42 Mill Hill, 6, 116 Miller, Eaton & Allbee, 100 Minard's Pond, 73, 74, 115, 255, 411 Minard's Pond Road, 129, 392, 359 Miss Bellows Falls Diner, 56, 114 Missing Link Road, 43, 227, 232, 308, 396
Missionaries, 288 Mobile Service, 113
Model Press, 97, 114
Modern Woodmen of America, 142
Monarch Paper Co., 53
Monier Co., 112
Monuments, 99, 113, 231
Moore & Clark, 276
Moore & Sons, 51
Moore & Thompson, 53, 114, 297, 374
Morgan Homestead, 111, 169
Morgan Street, 72, 392
Morgan Tavern, 90, 99, 107, 109, 116 Morgan's Field, 26, 40, 56, 203, 204, 206, 361, 374, 392, 394, 396, 400, 401 Morrison's Watch Shop, 111, 113 Motorcycle Races, 194
Motels, 228 Cedar Crest, 43, 402, 406 Hetty Green, 406
Mothers' Recreation Club, 291
Moving Pictures, 210
Mrs. Jarley's Waxworks, 159
Mt. Kilbourne, 203
Mt. Kilbourne 4-H Club, 270
Mt. Kilbourne Hospital, 129
Mt. Kilbourne Paper Co., 54, 113
Mt. Kilbourne Missionary Society, 252 Mt. Mansfield, 236
Municipal Court, 97, 417 Municipal Court Building, 311 Murray Heel Co., 196
N
Natachee 4-H Club, 271
National Airport Bill, 237
National Chemurgic Council, 46
National Emblem Club, 152, 402
National Emblem March, 198
National Rifle Assn., 140
National Society of New England Women, 285 National Guard, 303
Nature Club, 21, 289
N. E. Hotel Assn., 227 N. E. Order of Protection, 310
N. E. Power Co., 63, 89, 259, 301 N. E. Road Builders, 226
506
HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM
N. E. Tel. & Tel., 135, 279, 303 Repeater Station, 138, 304 N. E. Weekly Press Assn., 69 Newberry, J. J. Co., 100, 114 New Developments, 392, 393, 394 Newsdealers, 113 New Terrace, 393 New York Racket, 96
Nimble Fingers 4-H Club, 271
Nonogenarians, 396
North Springfield, Vt., 296 North Walpole, N. H., 44, 57, 62, 69, 222, 298, 372, 376, 394 North Walpole Packing Plant, 344 North Westminster, 42, 404 Norwood & Field, 90
Nourses' Mills, 188 Noyes & Whitehill, 91, 109, 112, 113, 114
O Oak Hill, 206, 391, 393, 403 Oak Hill Cemetery, 99, 121
Oakley Hall, 131 O'Connor Garage, 277
Odd Fellows, 145, 241
Office Supplies, 113
Old High School Building, 179, 247
Old houses, Old Town, 16
Old houses, Bellows Falls, 20
Old Ladies' Home, 393
Old North Meetinghouse, 264, 304
Old Rockingham hearse, 267
Old South Meetinghouse, 173, 274, 286, 289
Old Terrace, 393
Olympia Tennis Club, 140
Opera House, 47, 147, 314, 365 Opticians, 422
Optometrists, 422
Osgood & Barker, 53, 331
Osgood's Barber Shop, 278
Osgood's Bridge, 213, 232
Osteopaths, 421
Oulton Drill Corp., 73
Our Lady of the Valley, 243
Outing Club, 207, 208 Overseer of the Poor, 135, 430 Oxford Linen Co., 73
P Page Clothing Store, 92, 96, 113, 311
Page Paint and Paper, 91
Page's Barber Shop, 312
Paint and paper, 114 Palisades Press, 114 Paper Makers' Union, 50
Paper Mills, 50
Parcel Post, 122, 261
Parent Teacher's Assn., 156, 160 Parker Hill, 191, 268
Parker, Merrill & Ellis, 80 Parkhurst Home, 188 Parking meters, 5
Parliamentary Club, 289 Parochial School, 375 Passing Show, 130 Patrol Commission, 226 Pee Wee Golf, 203, 406
Perkinsville, Vt., 138, 296 Pest Control, 41 Petty Brook, 255 Phelps Furniture, 98 Phonographs, 91
Photographers, 102
Physical Education, 177
Physicians, 419 Pierce Clothing Store, 92, 309, 310
Pierce Five and Ten, 90
Pine Hill, 206, 222, 223, 224, 304
Ping Pong Club, 140
Pittsburgh Plate Glass, 77
Playground, 161, 176, 186, 206, 207, 316, 400, 402
Playground, St. Charles, 247
Pleasant Valley 4-H Club, 271
Pleasant Valley Grange, 17, 21, 267 Pleasant Valley School, 188 Plumbing and heating, 114
Police Department, 422
Polio, 360
Polish American Club, 149
Polish people, 11, 242
Population, 11
Porter's Garage, 83
Post Office, 121, 309, 310, 371, 409
Poultry, 79, 355
Pratt, Wright & Co., 93
Presses, 114 Proctorsville, Vt., 138
Prohibition, 44
Pulp Plaster Mill, 53, 83
Pulsipher Tavern, 263
Putney, Vt., 354
Phythian Sisters, 151
Q Quality Fish Market, 106
R Rachel's Beauty Shop, 112 Racial background, 10 Radio & TV, 114 R. R. accidents, 293, 294, 295
R. R. Station, 309 R. R. Trainmen, 235
Rand's Livery, 55 Real Estate, 114
Red & White Store, 108 Red Barn Studio, 278 Red Clover 4-H Club, 271
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HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM
Red Cross, 42, 43, 44, 160, 298, 314, 360, 361, 362, 373, 374, 377 Rockingham Chapter, 42 Swimming Classes, 42
Reliable Bargain, 91, 112, 114, 313 Religious Survey, 254 Restaurants, 114
Barrett's Lunch, 278
Buccaneer, 278
Burnett's Lunch, 86
Cannon Restaurant, 278
Chimes Cafe, 85, 114
Crayco Restaurant, 110
Dairy Bar, 85
Depot Cafe, 85, 114
Dodge's Do-Nut Shop, 278
Dutch Treat, 110, 315
Epicure Shop, 96
Esther's Place, 114, 406
Exner's Restaurant, 90
Fran's Drive-In, 114 Gaynon's Restaurant, 278 Highlands, 114, 215, 407 Jack's Place, 278
McLeod Restaurant, 86
North Shore Diner, 407
Sandwich Shop, 278
Stairway Restaurant, 86, 114 Young's Diner, 85
Retail stores, 88 Revolutionary War, 23
Rexall Store, 109
Reynolds' Grocery, 107
R.F.D., 123, 303, 306
Richard's Market, 107
Richardson Bros. Shoes, 92, 94, 307 Richfield Gas, 113
Riley-Wolff Clothing, 94 Riverside, 195 Roads & Highways, 225 Early road work, 228, 229 First blacktop in Rockingham, 227 Super highway, 228 Winter maintenance, 229
Robertson Paper Co., 53, 114, 305
Rockingham Auto Co., 112, 114 Rockingham Bridges, 231, 233 Rockingham Building Assn., 72
Rockingham Cheese Factory, 263 Rockingham Chinchilla Farm, 356 Rockingham Ferrule Co., 77 Rockingham Free Public Library, 16, 17, 125, 155, 169, 376 Rockingham Meetinghouse, 17, 168, 189, 263, 264 Rockingham Memorial Hospital, 129, 163 Rockingham Memorial Hospital Aid Society, 132, 133 Rockingham Memorial Hospital Aux- iliary, 132, 133
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Board of Directors, 134 Rockingham, Old Town, 188, 189, 262, 288, 300 Rockingham Operating Co., 212
Rockingham Paper Co., 53, 63, 306
Rockingham Press, 81, 114
Rockingham Street, 230
Rockingham versus Westminster, 404 Rockingham, town, of, 10, 35, 227, 354 Rod & Gun Club, 145 Roofers, 114
Rotary Club, 18, 21, 131, 144, 373, 402 Royal Fur Store, 110, 114
Royal Motors, 110, 113
Rugg & Williams, 275
Rugg's Express, 80, 114, 312
Rural Teachers, 192
Rutland R. R., 75, 233, 298, 309, 403 Rutland R. R. Icehouse, 75 Ryder & Graham, 417
S Sabin's Bridge, 227, 405
Saloons, 44, 57
Salvation Army, 155
Sam's Store, 114
Sand Hill, 406
Saratoga Plastics, 47, 314
Saxtons River, 62, 71, 138, 273, 274 298, 300, 301, 420, 421
Blacksmith Shops, 277
Bridges, 232, 274
Churches, 286 Baptist, 286 Christ, 286 Congregational, 287 St. Edmund of Canterbury, 289
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